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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Government Gets Ready to Fight
Standard Oil.

The first testimony in the Govern.
ment's ST. Louis suit to dissolve the
Standard Oil Company and kindred
companies on the ground that they
constitute a trust will be taken IN
New York on Sept 3
Former Judge Franklin Feriss of
sSt. Louis. who was appointed spec
ial examiner to hear testimony, has
issued an order for the taking Of the
first testimony and copies were mail
ed Thursday to all the attorneys ON
both sides Frank B. Kellogg of ST.
Paul and C. B. Morrison of Chicago,
special counsel for the Government,
requested Judge Ferriss to issue the
order.
The taking of testimony will mark
the actual beginning of the Govern
ment's fight to overthrow the Stand
ard Oil Company and the seventy or
more subsidiary corporations allied
with it. The suit was filed in St.
Louis early in the year and all pre-
'1iminary matters have been cleared
away.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Lost Valuable Brooch.

Spurred on by the promise of lib
eral reward, the police of Atlantic
ity are making every effort to locate
"a pearl brooch. valued at $4,000,
which was lost by Miss Frances Fell,
the daughter of Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer,. Thus far they have met
with no success.
The brooch is in the shape of a
horse and was set with many pearls
of rare value. But it is not alone
for its intrinsic value that the return
of the piece is so earnestly sought
The brooch was the property of Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, and was family
heirloom.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,, with
his wife and Miss Fell, left their
home at Camp Hill for a trip by au-
tomobile to Atlantic City The jour
ney was made without incident, and
when Miss Fell, who wore the
brooch, upon their arrivla took off
the wrap she had worn she noticed
that the pin was at her throat. Th II
the party went for a stroll on the
board walk. They had gone but a
short distance when Miss Fell dis
coveredLthat she no longer had the
pin. 1t had evidently come unclasped
and had fallen down, possibly going
through a crack between the plank
ing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Lying Should Cease.

Is it not time for the esteemed and
veracious Star to cease its misrepre-
sentations regarding the approaching
marriage of Senator Beveridge? 1t
has repeatedly described Miss Eddy,
Mr. Beveridge's intended bride, as an
"heiress to millions" and sought to
-onvey the impression that the mar
rage is governed by money-seeking
and political ambition rather than
clean affection Now it reports that
the wedding is to be one of regal
splerdor," etc. etc.
The real facts are that Miss Eddy
is not an heiress to millions or any
other kind of an heiress, and never
expects to be- she is a sensible,
wholesome, good American girl, and
should be spared tie unmanly refer
ences and insinuations that are local
ly and spitefully published More
than this the wedding will take
place at the American embassy in
Berlin, because the serious illness of
the brides mother compels such an
arrangement, and that is as close as
it will be to regal splendor" Still,
further, Senator Beveridge is not a
money-grabber or seeker. and he is
about the last man on earth to con-
tract marriage relation because of a
desire TO secure money
The Star should try-should try,
we say-to tell the truth.-Indian-
apolis Sun.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Oil Trust Again Indicted.

The federal grand jury for the
Western district of New York, which
convened on July to investigate the
governments charges of violation Of
the Interstate commerce act by the
Standard Oil company, the New
York Central and the Pennsylvania
railroad companies, submitted re-
port to Judge Hazel at o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
The report included the presenta-
ton of ten indictments, two against
the Standard Oil company of New
York, two against the Vacuum Oil
company of Rochester, subsidiary
of the Standard; two against the New
York Central railway and Pennsyl-
vania jointly, and two against the
railway companies separately.
In one Indictment against each
concern there are 1ss counts and in
the other forty counts.
The indictments charge the oil
companies with accepting and the
railroads with giving special and IL
legal concessions. The charge is that
from August, 1904, to June, 1905, the
Vacuum Oil company shipped to the
Standard Oil company 22s cars of Pc
troleum and its products by the route
of the Pennsylvania and New York
Central railroads. combined with the
Rutland railway company and the
Vermont Central railway company,
from Olean to points in Vermont. =
The indictments charge that the
lawful rate from Olean to Burlington
was made up of two filed rates, one
from Norwood, N Y. to Burlington,
VT, which was actually used, and one
from OIean to- Norwood, which was
not used
The legally filed rate from Olean
to Norwood was 20 1-2 cents per hun
dred weight, while the rate charged
on 22s cars was only IL As cents per
hundred weight. 1t is charged that
the same reduction was made on
shipments to Rutland and Bellows
Falls.
The indictments say the filed rate
from Norwood over the Rutland rail-
road and over the Vermont Central
railroad was paid in full the reduc
ton being given by the Pennsylvania
road from Olean to Rochester, and
the New York Central from Roches-
ter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Railway Luxury for the President.

The new union railroad station at
Washington will be supplied with a
unique feature-a special entrance
and reception room for the President
of the United States. The Presidents
entrance is an archway of marble
thirty feet in width. On alighting
from his carriage beneath it, the fore
most citizen of the nation will step
into a vestibule of noble proportions
of the same width as the archway,
and twenty feet in depth. In this
vestibule the persons who accompany
him will be waited upon by trained
attendants, while the Precedent him.
self will seek privacy in a room set
apart for his exclusive use on the
right hand adjoining The Presi-
dents room as it is called, will be
most beautifully and luxurious1y fur
nished. Costly Oriental rugs will
cover the floor; the ceiling will be
done in gold and color, and the walls
will be paneled in blue silk. In the
middle will be table suitable for
writing, provided with solid silver
inkstand and sother appurtenances to
match-this and all the other articles
of furniture being of mahogany. All
of this luxury will not cost the chief
executive penny, but will be paid
for out of the pockets of the railroad
companies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Tribesmen Swarming casablanca.


The official news received from
Tangier Sunday showed serious
condition of affairs there. The re-
gion around Casablanca is swarming
with thousands of anatical trhcsmcn.
who, mounted on superb horses. are
swooping down necessarily upon the
French forces, but are never able to
drive home their attacks agaipsr the
withering fire of rifles and guns OF
the troops The reckless courage OF
the tribesmcn is attested by the man
ner in which they return to the On
slaught.
Aside from the trouble al Casa.
blanca, the situation seems 10 be a
threatening one lower down the
coast.
In two wireless dispatches, dated
Saturday night, Rear Admiral Phili-
bert, commanding the Second French
Naval Division, reports attacks Fri
day and Saturday afternoons at Casa
blanca The latter the admiral de-
scribes as heavy, but quite bril-
liantly repulsed" Two of his men
were wounded.
He also says that his troops are
approaching the Mazagan coast and
that the city of Mazagan is threat
ened. The cruiser Du Chayla has
been sent to Saffirs and Mogador,
from whence the admiral anxiously
awaits news He reports that calm
reigns at Rabat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15

In the invention OF battery made
by Frank Curtis of Milwaukee, lead
ing financial and railroad men of the
country believe a successful rival to
Standard Oil company has been
discovered. A company known as
the Battery Light and Power Com
pany has been organized under the
laws of the State of Wisconsin with
capitalization of $5,ooo,0oo to ex-
plot the invention which has been
successfully tried with satisfactory
success by some of the largest rail-
road companies of the country.
Among the many important men
interested in the corporation are Fred
d. Underwood, president of the Erie
Rrailroad Company; F. c. Rice, sup
erintendent of the Pullman Palace
Car Company; A. W. Trenholm, gen.
eral manager of the Omaha road and
near relative of Marvin Hughitt,
president of the Northwestern road,
who is also said to be interested in
the company; Frank Tabor, one of
the most astute mining fnanciers of
the United States, and E. H. Johnson
superintendent of the Western
Union
]. w. Wagner of Milwaukee is the
president of the corporation and the
inventor. Frank c. Curtis, is the sec
retary. For the last six months those
closely identified with J. ]. Hill have
tried to obtain control of the bat
terry but Wagner insisted that it re-
main with Milwaukee, so as to insure
the remaining of the Offices and the
main factory in Milwaukee
1t is predicted that every house, no
matter how small or humble, can be
equipped with its own individual cleo
trio plant at nominal cost.
The decomposition of the chemi-
Gals in solution furnishes the electric
current in as large a quantity as may
be desired The battery will last for
many years. the solution and ionite
being the only parts to be acted upon.
The cost of the solution will not ex-
ceed five cents cell.
The concentrated solution may be
kept indefinitely and for travel is put
up in crystal form. There is no for
nation or any sediment in any part
of the battery and no harm is done
in allowing it to be exhausted. The
solution will work without freezing
at a temperature of 30 degrees below
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Strike Ties up Chicago.

Chicago vas almost entirely cut
off from telegraphic communication
with the outside world Friday night
as a result of the operators strike.
Fragmentary reports from other cit
les indicated a rapid disaffectlon
among the key men. A further spread
Of the trouble i'll both Western Union
and Postal forces is expected
At 6 O'Clock Friday night the oper-
ators of the Postal company in Chi
cago, 400 in number, lefs their KEYS
and joined their discontented fellows
of the Western Union. This virtually
cut off Chicago, the greatest Of all
the nations market places, from the
rest of the universe and clogged its
commercial machinery absolutely
About 1,400 telegraphers are now
idle in that city
Throughout the county there are
at least 1000 who have deserted their
posts and the total Saturday morning
union leaders say, was swelled 20 the
1000 mark.
No violence is reported from any
city and the disposition of the off
cials of the Commercial Telegraph
ers' Union of America is .eaceful
Picketing, however, was carried on II.
Chtcaro md ot1a~ c,f,ac The co,y,
panies say they will fight the strikers
to the end and make no concessions.
The only wires permitted to nper-
ate in Chicago by the strikers are
the leased ones, which carry for the
most part stock quotations. No COM
mercial messages may be sert over
them Leased wires also run into
most of the newspaper Offices. These
carry news dispatches, but nothing
else. The Associated Press leased
wires also remain in operation.
Both in word and deed, the CHI
cago officials of the two telegraph
companies bore out the report that
there is to be no concessions of any
sort. General Superintendent T. P.
Cook of the Western Union and Gen.
eral Superintendent w. I. Capen OF
the Postal asserted with emphasis
that they knew of no grievance to be
settled Mr.. Cook laid special stress
on the fact .hat the Western Union
operators had walked out and had
been given no direct cause, as he said,
fors the step.
We had four men on our Los An
geles wire when the trouble first
started" said Superintendent Cook.
Suddenly they stated that they
would not work with the nonunion
men in Los Angeles, and they we're
told they could go home.
"We switched other men into their
places, and these operators also an
nounced their unwillingness to work,
and we told them we could not use
them under the circumstances. The
long and short of it was that when
dozen or more alen had quit the
whole force. with the exception of
four or five, arose and walked out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
ILLEGAL Train Riding.

Official figures now filed, show that
on the Eastern lines of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad during the month of
May 299 arrests were made for ille-
gal train riding The largest number
was on the Eastern Pennsylvania di-
visior which comprises mcst of the
main line between Philadelphia and
Pittsburg. The Erie division and
Northern Central had ninety-eight ar
rests, the Western Pennsylvania ff-
ty-nine and the B. & A. v. division
fourteen. and the New Jersey division
nine.
Of the 900 persons arrested 102
were fined ard 141 were confined in
jail from one to thirty days. In 6f-
teen cases the sentence was suspend
ed, while two principals were dis
charged
Strenuous efforts are being made
by the Pennsylvania management to
put an end to illegal train riding,
which has increased greatly in the
last few years On the Erie division
of the Northern Central railway
alone last year, there were ever 1000
arrests for illegal train riding while
on the entire system there were over
5000
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Mikado Can Get Money.

If Japan has chance to buy the
Philippines from the United States
leading German financiers say the
Mikado will have no trouble in rails
ing loan in Berlin for the purpose.
They assert, however, that German
investors have no money to finance a
war, and that unless it is made clear
to them that the Japanese are not
seeking funds with this object, there
is small chance for the success of the
loan
The effort is being made by Presi-
dent Sojeva, of the pool of eight Jap
anese banks recently formed to me-
gotiate government loans in Europe.
He seeks to place an issue of $780,
100000 government bonds at Berlin.
A conference between Sojeva and
representatives of the German banks
had been arranged for Monday
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Swallows Teeth in Milk.

A glass of milk almost cost John
Whalen, prominent Gallitzin, Pa.
man, his life. While drinking the
milk he swallowed his false teeth.
1t was but a small plate, containing
two teeth, and it slipped down his
throat so quickly that he was unable
to catch it.
Lodging in his windpipe, the plate
gave him sixteen hours of the most
excruciating pain before the physi-
clans at the Altoona Hospital, who
tried repeatedly, succeeded in remov-
ing it. He nearly choked to death
several times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15

The most successful summer term
of the Indiana Normal will close this
week. The attendance was about
four hundred greater than the S54 OF
last summer and makes the total of
different students for the year more
than two thousand. This term for
the first time there was college
course taken by thirty-four students.
Prof Arthur Cunningham, librar-
ian. sailed Thursdav for Italy, and
before he returns he will visit some
of the noted libraries on the contin-
ent. The CONTRACT for the new Ii
brary building was let this week, and
President Parson still hopes that it
can be occupied by the opening OF
the spring term next April.
At the term just ended club COM
posed of more than one hundred ko-
man Catholic students was formed
and held weekly meetings.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Btveridge Weds in Berlin.

Mis- Catherine Eddy, OF Chicago,
sister of Spencer F. Eddy first sec
retary of the American embassy at
Berlin. and Senator Albert J. Bev-
eridge. of Indiana. were married at
Berlin, Wednesday.
E. L. McClain, of Greenfield, o.,
a cousin of Senator Beveridge, and J.
c. Schaffer, of Chicago, were the wit
nesses at the civil marriage. Miss
Helen Birch, of Chicago, was the
bridesmaid. Senator William P. Dill
linpham, of Vermont, was the best
man.
The services were of the most SIM
pie character, only relatives and a
few intimate friends being present
The principal drawing-room OF the
embassy was converted for the occa-
sion into a provisional chapel con
tanning small altar, before winch
Dr. Hall. professor of theology at ti'e
Union Theological Seminary former
" pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian
church at Chicago, stood with back
ground of plants. Augustus N. Eddy,
father of the bride, gave her away.
Her wedfng gown vas OF white sat
in. trimmed with lace and having a
long train
Several hundred congratulatory tel
egrams and cable messages were re-
ceived. including one from the moth
err of Mr.. Beveridge, at Champaign
ILL.,. and messages from President
Roosevelt, Senator Allison, James
Whitcomb Riley, most of the Sena-
tors, many members of the House,
and political friends all over the
States
Large numbers of cable messages
continued to arrive after the depart
ure of Mr.. and Mrs. Beveridge from
Berlin. They were forwarded to
Dresden. where the bridal couple will
make a temporary stay.
The marriage of Senator Beveridge
and Miss Eddy, their friends say, IS
the elimination of a pure love match,
not without its romantic phase. Miss
Eddy, who by special PERMISSION, has
studied in the German universities,
also at the University OF Vienna and
at Columbia University, New York,
is deeply interested in social and IN
dustrial problems, and it was her IN
terest in Senator Beveridge's hight
in the Senate for a law for the pre-
vention of child labor that led to the
close friendship between them. But
it was far from the original ntentior
of either of thera to be married
abroad. the plan being to be married
at Chicago, Miss Eddy's home, Oc-
tober 25.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Moorsl for Holy War.

Special dispatches received at Paris
from Tangier represent the situation
as being more alarming on the coast
and in the interior. Caid Sale, the
administrators of customs at Rabat, IS
said to be openly preaching holy
war among the Mussulmans, as the
result of which the French consul
has distributed arms to the Europe
ans. In addition, fanatical priest
named Maclanin, at the head of a
horde OF followers, is travelling
through the littoral inhaming the an
ti-foreign sentiment.
Reports from Fez say that the ad-
visers of the sultan are terrified and
have not yet informed him Of the
gravity of the situation
In spite of the firm intention of the
French government to keep within
the terms of the Algeciras conven-
ton in its dealings with Morocco the
French press clearly forsees that
France, unless the situation rapidly
improves, has entered upon a long
and heavy task.
The newspapers express the opln-
ion that France, upon which the chief
bur den is restoring security in the
di ;turbed country will fall, may be
forced to occupy in turn all the Mo-
roccan ports and then probably b..
compelled to undertake punitive ex-
pedition to Fez, after which it would
be impossible to withdraw, as was
the case with the British in Egypt.
A steamer which arrived at Tan
gier Friday from Casablanca reports
that quiet has beer restored there
among the natives and that the Euro
peans are all we'll. The lombard
ment of the place by the French
cruisers lasted forty-eight hours. The
native quarter was much damaged.
Additional French forces were
larded at Casablanca Thursday after
noon.
The report of the bombardment of
Mazagan by the French cruiser Du
Chayla is confirmed.
French sailors are guarding the
British consulate at Casablanca,
where the consular agents of the
United States, Germany, Austria
Hungary and Sweden have sought
refuge The Italian and Portuguese
consuls are at the French consulate.
A minaret from which heavy sus-
tanned fire was directed against the
French consulate was demolished by
the guns of the French ships at th
request of the Moroccan authorities.
The European shops were pillagcd,
but no Europeans were killed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Fix Rules for War Balloons.

Rules for the use of balloons IN
warfare were agreed upon BY the
peace conference committee on hui
manitarian usage in warfare, at The
Hague. Wednesday,
Russia. Belgium and Italy offered
pro ,osals which eventually were for
mu ated by Count Tornielli as fol-
lows:
"Any balloons used for destructive
purposes in warfare should be dirig-
ible and be managed by regular mill
tary crews"
The vote on the proposal stood S
TO in favor of it. Eleven delegates
abstained from voting. France head
ed the objectors, maintaining the
best course would be simply to apply
the rules already existing on bonn
bardment and the use of mines. Ger
many shared considerably in this
view
A second proposal forbidding the
dropping of projectiles on undefend-
ed towns and villages. or the dis
charge of deleterious gases thereon,
but permitting the dropping of pro-
jectiles over regularly beleaguered
garrisons, was carried by vote OF
30 to 2. There were three Austen
tions. Nine delegates were absent,
which means they received no in
structions from their governments.
Lord Reay Wednesday gave Great
Britain's adhesion to the declaration
of the conference OF 1899 against the
use of dumdum bullets. Great Brit
ain at the first conference refused to
sign such a decision.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-15
Delay in Oil Appeal.

The Standard Oil Company Friday
lost the first skirmish in its battle
to annul the $29, ,24O, 900 fine of Judge
Lands
The desire of Judge P. S. Grosscup
to delve into the financial affairs OF
the corporation caused its lawyers to
sound the call for a retreat, and they
have intimated their intention of
awaiting the return OF Attorney John
S. Miller, commander of the legal
forces, before their next maneuver is
made.
Their hasty and unexpected appeal
for writ OF supersedeas was drop
ped when Judge Grosscup demanded
knowledge of the real value of the
plant of the Standard Oil Company
OF Indiana and its ability 70 furnish
security for the appeal. In Discus
sing the merits of the case the jufist
displayed unexpected Familiarity with
all its intricacies, indicating that he
had followed it closely in its prog
ress in the federal courts.
The hope of the corporations law
yers to pass the case to the Court OF
Appeals on nominal bond or With
out security was shattered by almost
the first words of Judge Grosscnp-
He questioned them as to the ralua-
ton of the Whiting plant, and his
questions indicated that definite an
swers were desired to specific qder-
les.
While the assistants in the district
attorneys office eagerly awaited the
showing of the financial condition of
the Indiana branch of the oil COM
pany or the filing of an appeal bond
by the company it's lawyers made no
further move 1t was intimated to
the federal lawyers that none would
be made until the return of Attorney
Miller from his European vacation.
The assessed valuation of tie Indi-
ana plant in 1906 was $500, ,46. The
Indiana Pipe Line Company, Az aux
iliary. was assessed $293,9OS The
residents of Lake County, Indiana,
have protested against what they as
serted to be insufficient taxation and
this year the board of assessors rais-
ed the valuation more than 81 i,OoG,-
600. w. p. Black, president OF the
county board, has held the tax be
inadequate
Appraisers engaged by tn, board
of review have declared the property
to be worth from $4,000, 900 to $780,
100000. 1t is capitalized at 81 900, 900
Attorney ]. B. Peterson of the conf
pany, has devoted most of his time
to fighting pressure to raise the tax
assessment to what the residents as
sert to be an equitable figure.
The writ of error filed by tnc
Standard Oil attorneys with Judge
Gros'scup presents 139 citations in
which Judge Lands is declared to
have erred in the trial
s Judge Landis is declared to have
erred in reading his charge to th.
jury and to have made legal mis-
take in summoning John D. Rocke-
- Al IA &1.
case had been closed to testimony