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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Fleet Encounters Storm in Passing
Through Straits.

The Pacific Navigation Company's
steamship Orita. which arrived at
Punta Arenas, STRAIT OF Magellan,
Sunday morning reports having
passed the American flee, in the strait
at s o'clock Saturday evening twelve
miles east of Cape Pillar. The Chill
ian cruiser Chacabncto was leading.
The weather was very stormy.
The captain of the Orita said that
lie sighted nineteen vessels in the
feet, these being the sixteen Amer
lean battle ships the Gillian cruiser
and two others, probably golfers.
He did not sight the American tor
pedo boat hotilla, which accompanied
the battle ships from that port. but
which turned north at Smyth Chan
mel. thirty miles rom the western
end OF Magellan Strait, to proceed
through this passage to Telcahuano.
Owing to the heavy weather the
warships were spread out over a on
siderable stretch, but all seemed to
be making splendid progress in the
face of the strong winds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Public Printer Suspended During
Probe of Office.

President Roosevelt Wednesday
temporarily suspended as public print
er Charles A. Stillings, and appointed
William S. Rossiter temporarily TO
that office. The action as explained
officially, is to facilitate the investi-
CATION now being made of the gov
ernment printing Office by congress.
Mr.. Rossiter is chief clerk of the cen
sus Office.
The president in a letter TO Chair
man Lands said he believed the IN
formation SO important that there
should be a written record thereof.
You inform me that your commit
teehas discovered circumstances in
connection with the printing Office,
notably of expenditures for furniture
and purchase OF supplies, which make
you feel there is great irregularity
therein" runs the letter. "You also
believe the present audit system
serves to shield these irregularities
and that the persons in charge Of this
system exert an improper influence
not merely on the purchase OF sup
plies for the government printing Of
fee but in the management OF the Of
fee. And you say the subcommittee
feels it cannot make a satisfactory
investigation Of the office while Mr..
Stillings and the persons in charge
Of the audit system are in the Office.
and request that | suspend Mr.. Still
ings pending investigation, and also
suspend the execution Of the contract
made under the audit system. have
accordingly temporarily suspended
Mr.. Stillings and shall put Mr.. Ros-
sitter IN his place, directing him 10 CO.
operate in every way with you- .om-
mittee and report TO nae"
As the presidents action in sus-
pending Mr.. Stillings was being an
nounced, a committee of labor leaders
called at the White House AMI pre-
scented resolutions charging Mr. Still
ings with violations of the eight hour
law, discrimination against veteran
soldiers and the widows of soldiers,
and violation of the civil service Law
have been submitted to congress an
the president.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
SOUTH WHITLEY TRAGEDY.
Philip Cox Found with Throat Cut,
and Demented Son Unconscious.

A double tragedy was enacted at
the home of Philip Cox, a highly es-
teemed farmer residing four miles
west OF South Whitley, Sunday aftef-
moo
Philip Cox, sixty years of age, was
found lying in a shed like structure
with his throat cut and gasping fox
breath, and he died at 4:3O o'clock
the same afternoon with regaining
consciousness. The arteries of his
throat were severed by two deep
gashes.
His eldest son, Jacob, unmarried
and thirty-nine years of age, who was
at home on a furlough from the hos
pital at Logansport, was found only
a few minutes before in the summer
kitchen in an apparently dying CON
ditiOn with a deep long ash in the
middle of his forehead and another
on the back of his head. The son
was returned to the hospital Monday,
but died Tuesday morning.
How the tragedy occurred is u1-
known as there were no eye wiz
nesses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Greatest Lumber Cut.

More lumber was cut in the United
States last year than in any other
year in its history. The enormous
amount OF 37,55O,736 board feet was
produced, and the mill value of this
was $621,151,3 1888. In addition there
were produced IL, s5s,26O,OOO shingles,
valued at $~24,155,555 and 3,S12,S 07 900
lath valued at S11,490,570. On the
whole, it is safe TO say that the pres
ent annual lumber cut of the L. S.
approximates 40 billion feet, ard that
the total mill value of the lumber,
lath and shingles each year produced
is not less than 500, OOO, 900. These
figures give some idea of how vast is
the lumber industry and how great
the demand is for its products.
\ glance at the kinds of lumber
produced shows very clearly the pass
ing of white pine and oak, one the
greatest soft wood and the other the
greatest harl wood the forest has eve
grown. Since 1899 the Il of white
pine has fallen off more than 40 per
cent. while that OF white oak has fall
en- off more than SO per cent Today
yellow pine leads all other woods in
amounts cut, while Douglas fir-and
this will be a surprise to many
comes second. Since 1899 the Gu. OF
Douglas FIR has increased 1s6 per cent.
Louisiana is the foremost yellow pins
state with Texas, Mississippi and Ar
kansas following in order. Washing
ton produces by far the greatest
amount of Douglas hr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Thousands Look Their Last on Port
ugal's Royal Slain.

Thousands of Portuguese filed
slowly Sunday through the cathedral
of San Vincente and gazed for the
last time on the faces OF their slain
king and crown prince. When the
doors were closed at night a large
crowd awaited admission.
At ? p. m. Monday the caskets were
closed and transported to the Pan
theon, where, with further ceremonies
they will be placed in the sepulcher.
All the people wore mourning, and
in passing the collins placed beneath
them floral offerings, wild flowers,
%violets and other blooms.
In official circles it is believed the
ceremonies in connection with the
coronation of King Manuel may not
take place for two or three months,
and perhaps never, as the king
wishes to inaugurate his reign with
as little o%stentation as possible.
King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dria, the prince and princess OF
Wales. Princess Victoria, and many
government official of England at
tended the memorial services Sun
day for King Carlos and his son at
St. Paul's, London. Crowds filled
the streets along which the king and
queen drove, and about the cathedral
and within were more than 5000 per-
sons. The roval party drove in clos
ed carriages and was not attended by
an escort.
Sunday passed with Senior Franco,
the former premier of Portugal,
still in Bordeaux, France, in seclu-
sion. Since his arrival on Friday he
has not emerged from his hotel. No
one has been enlightened as to the
hour of his departure or his des.ina-
ton. but II is believed he will not
remain there long. The former pre-
mier registered there under the name
Of Jean Ferreira.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Hitchcock Will Run the Taft Cam
paign.

1t has been announced at Washing
ton that Frank II. Hitchcock, First
Assistant Postmaster General, in a
few days will retire from the postal
service to undertake, in part, the
management OF the presidential CAM
paign Of Secretary Taft. 1t is likely
that Mr.. Hitchcock will be succeeded
as First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral by Charles p. Grandfeld, chief
clerk in the office of the first assist
ant.
Mr.. Hitchcock will probably take
charge OF the Taft forces in the
South. 1t is said that the president is
dissatisfied with the way the Federal
oficeholders handled the Florida con-
vention and wants Hitchcock 10 take
hold of the whole Southern situation
at Once as the man who. in the Presi-
dents opinion, can handle the FEEDER
al o~ficeholders down there succe s
fully.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Chicago to Remain wet"

Chicago will remain wet" for an
other year. Anti-saloon forces, which
have been trying for several weeks to
obtain enough James to petitions to
have the question of prohibition con-
sidered at the next election lacked s.
900 names at midnight Friday, the
expiration of the time limit OF sixty
days prior to the election. The Ii
quor interests made a counter move
by circulating a petition for a vote
on the question of public policy-the
closed saloon. The temperance forces
obtained $4,000 names, while their
opponents obtained 174,146 names to
a petition % have the city decide by
vote at the spring election whether
saloons shall be closed on Sunday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
AS WE GROW OLD.
The Kidneys Need Constant Help.
Plymouth People Depend on
Doan's Kidney Pills.

Don't bear unnecessary burdens.
Burdens of a bad back are un-
necessary.
Get rid of them.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure bad
backs;
Cure lame. weak and aching
backs;
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Lots of local endorsement to
prove this.
Jonathan Brown, retired veter-
an, formerly living on Michigan
street, Plymouth, Ind, said: "My
experience with Doan's Kidney
Pills purchased at the Oak Drug
Store, has taught me, that for
hard grinding backaches and
pains over the kidney regions,
Doan's Kidney Pills are not to be
excelled. | am willing to give
them my hearty endorsement"
For sale by all Dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-M ilburn Co..
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Cupid Blocked by Blizzard.

Miss Bessie Whittenburgh of De-
troit, Mich, and Fred Reglin of Roy
al Oak, with W. friends as wit
nesses, went to Vassar, Mich, last
Thursday TO get married. The wit
nesses went TO the county seat, Caro-,
to get the license. A blizzard stop
ped all railroad traffic and they were
forced TO remain in Caro- until Satur-
day.
The young couple who desired TO
wed mailed a letter on a train to
Vassar to their friends telling them
to hurry back with the necessary le-
gal permission for the ceremony.
The train carrying the letter got
stalled in snow.
The storm abated sufficiently late
Saturday TO permit of resumption of
trains and the license finally reached
the place Sunday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
WIDOWS PENSION BILL

The house of representatives at
Washington Wednesday passed the
~Sulloway bill giving pensions to wild
ows of all honorably discharged SOL
diers. Mr.. Sulloway explained that
the bill involved an additional expen-
diture of SIP, 741,OOO. He described
destitute widows of soldiers who were
unable to secure pensions because of
some technicality of the law regard
ing property holdings, and received
applause when he said these tech
nicallties should be swept away.
The bill increases the pensions of
Widows from IS to sI2 per month,
and it is applicable to all such pen
sions for less than that rate which
have been or may be granite under
existing pension laws.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Death of Henry SNYDER.

Henry Snyder, ex-county commits
%sioner, died Sunday, at his home six
miles southeast OF Argos, aged 90
years.
Deceased was born in Starke coun-
ty, Ohio in 1s47, CAM with his par
ents to German township in 1s4S and
this county has since been his home.
He resided in German TOWNSHIP ,
where he was engaged in the lumber
business with his brother, Benjamin
Snyder, until 1879, when he moved
to the farm where he died He was
elected county commissioner in 1896
and served six years. He was unit
ed in marriage with Caroline Huff
in 1873. and to this union ten child
rem were born, seven of whom 1--WE
sons and two daughters, with their
mother, are now living.
Henry Snyder was an excellent
citizen, reared a good family and had
a farm Of $50 acres of excellent land
finely improved. Funeral at the Ar
COS NJ. f. church Wednesday; burial
at Maple Grove cemetery east of Ar
Cos.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Postal Commission Reports to Con-
greSs

Congress Monday, received a pre-
liminary report of the joint commits
sionappointed during the last Con
gress to investigate the busine s
methods OF the Postofhce Depart
ment and postal service and submit
Recommendations for legislation to
effect changes in their administration.
The commission consisting OF Sena-
tors Penrose, Carter and Clay and
Representatives Overstreet, Gardner
(of New Jersey and Moon, points
out many Objectionable features 10
the business methods OF both depart
ment and service. Chief among the
recommendations Is a plan to place
the the actual direction OF the bust
ness OF the Postofhce Department
and service in the hands OF an officer.
with necessary assistants, 10 be ap-
pointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent OF the
Senate" for long terms SO as to in
sure the continuity OF efficient service.
Under this plan the Postmaster-Gen-
eral, as a member of the Cabinet, i
chargeable with general supervisory
control and the determination Of
questions of policy.
The commission also recommends
that the business of the department
be decentralIzed, SO as to avoid the
congestion at the national capital
which impairs the efficiency and in
creases the cost of the service; that
the bookkeeping, auditing and ac-
counting be simplihed, unified and
centralized to obtain greater accur-
acy, more prompt methods and elm
nation of duplication Of work; and
that the practice OF requiring need
less detailed reports from small post
Offices be discontinued. The Inoder-
ate application OF tne homecoming
system TO small offices will elim;n-
ate about 10000, or nearly one-half
Oh all the postoficc accounts from the
present complex report and book
keeping system, or would at least
greatly simplify the same.
The commission says: 1T appears
too obvious to require argument that
the moss efficient service can never
be expected as long as the direction
OF thheSbusiness IS, as at present, in
trusted to a Postmaster General and
certain assistants selected withou,
special reference to experience and
qualifications and subject to frequent
change. Under such a system a large
railroad, commercial or industrial
business would inevitably go into
bankruptcy, and the Postofice De
aprtment has averted that fate only
because the United States Treasury
has been available to meet dehcien.
cies."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
The Waters of Niagara Again Be-
come an issue.

Persistent efforts are to be made
in Congress to prevent the %re-enact-
ment OF what is known as the Burton
law, passed in 1906, governing the
disposition of the waters of Niagara
Falls. The object of thu enactment
was to conserve the waters OF the
falls against the e-ncroachment of
commercial enterprise. 1t was des-
tined as a purely temporal measure to
be supplanted by a general conven-
ton or treaty on this subject between
the United States and Canada, and
which is intended to cover also the
disposition of other waters forming a
boundary line between the two coun-
tries. TIE Burton law expires in
less than a year and a hall. Those op-
posing its re-enactment for ten years,
as IS proposed in some quarters, de-
clare this is a distinct advantage to
the Canadians who, because such a
large portion of the falls are on the
Canadian side of thu river, are con
tent to let existing conditions remain,
in preference to agreeing to a treaty
which will restrict the privileges they
now enjoy. For this reason it IS ar
gued the law should not be re-en-
acted. as there will be greater incen-
tive to delay in the execution OF a
general treaty OF the part OF the Can
adams.
The question of signing a treaty
covering the disposition of all the
waterways between the two countries
has been pending between the United
States and Great Britain for a long
time. Some time this month Ambas-
sador James Bryce. OF Great Britain,
IS going to Ottawa for a consulta-
ton with the Canadian authorities,
bur whether or not this will develop
into active steps toward the forma-
ton of a treaty on the general subject
IS not stated. The United States
Government wants a treaty prepared
and ratified at this session of Cong
gress if possible. A failure TO reach
an understanding in the form of a
treaty between the two countries at
ar early date will make necessary the
massage of some form of legislation
extending the present law. Certain
New York interests are bitterly OPP
posed TO this plan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13

A delegation OF railroad officials
Wednesday asked the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign COM
merce to amend the hours of the SER
vice law SO as 10 permit the inter
state commerce commission to make
exceptions in the time of the begin
ming Of its enforcement. A lack of a
sufficient number of telegraphers. the
officials explained, will make it i'm
possible to respect the law, which be-
comes operative March 1 Of this year.
The committee took no action. OPP
position 10 the request will come
from the telegraphers and trainmen
who say there are plenty OF idle tel
egraphers and who claim that the
railroad officials are simply attempt
ing to pave the way for an evasion of
the law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
OBITUARY
In Memory of Nancy M. Benedict.

In Memory of Nancy M. Benedict.
\ good woman, a beautiful char
acter, who had quietly gone in and
out among our people for many
years has passed away and gone 10
that undiscovered country from
whose bourne no traveller returns.
To die is the common lot of all, and
in the economy Of human existence
il IS as necessary TO die as il Is to be
born. 1t IS only too r that we
come forth as a flower and are Cut
down; we flee also as a shadow and
continue not; and the time comes all
too soon when the silver cord shall
be loosed, and the golden bowl brok-
en-, and the pitcher be broken al the
fountain; then II is that the dust re-
| turns to the earth as il was and the
spirit returns TO God who gave it"
The important vents in the life OF
Nancy NJ. Benedict are embraced in
| the following: She was the daughter
OF Stewar, and Sally Bailey, and was
born October 81, 1850. She VS. united
in marriage with Alfred s. Benedict
May 25, 1878. To them was born n
daughter. Nora Glenn, who died at
the early age Of seven years. Mrs.
Benedict united with the Methodist
church in the year 1871 and lived a
faithful Christian life to the end Of
her existence. She leaves surviving
her, her husband, Alfred S. Benedict,
and Lawrence +. Carvey whom she
adopted in infancy, and five brothers.
ID. S. Bailey OF Minnesota; S. ]. Bail
ey. Menominee, Wisconsin; w. H.
Bailey, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin,;
w. Z. Bailey, Plymouth, Indiana; w.
c. Bailey, Peru. Indiana. and one Sis
ter, Mrs. Caroline Black, near Macy,
Indiana.
She was a devoted member of the
beautiful order OF the Eastern Star,
having been the first worthy matron
of Macy chapter at the time OF its or
ganization and served three terms as
such by election, when she removed
to Peru when she became connected
with the Chapter at that place. On
removing to Plymouth several years
ago, she united with Plymouth chap
ter No. &c, serving with great ac-
c~eptibility in various positions. espec-
tally as Chaplin. Whatever she had
to do was always we'll done.
Her life was a continual exemplif-
cation OF Christian Iaith and forti-
tude, of wifely devotion, and sisterly
.affection, loving, generous and sweet
n disposition, the memory of her life
will remain a solace and a JOY to all
who knew her. The sorrows and
shadows of life are fast falling
around her relatives and friends in
life. and now that she is gone, they
will grow broader and deeper. But
around and through these shadows
will shine the Eight CT the purcSt
Christian character and the sweetest
affection. In coming time no thought
will be sweeter to the relatives and
friends she has left behind than the
memory OF her life. ard no assurance
more comforting than that, in the
ages to come, her life work will re-
ceive It's due reward.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
BOOMING A DEAD ONE

Treasurer O'Keefe, OF Marshall
County Behind the Times.
William O'Keefe, the treasurer of
Marshall county, who has achieved
much notoriety by reason OF the fact
that he is the only treasurer in the
state who turns back INTO I'll county
treasury the interest on all public
money lent by him, is making a play
that his friends are at a loss TO un-
derstand.
Several of O'Keefe's friends think
that his head has been turned by the
public notoriety given his official ca
reer, and that he is now attempting
a 'grand-stand' play. O'Keefe was
informed Of the death OF the bill sew
eral weeks ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13

at his home on North Plum street,
Wednesday afternoon at 400 o'clock,
aged 81 years.
He had been sick for a few weeks
before his death, but his condition
was not thought to be serious, and
his sudden demise was a surprise 70
his relatives and friends.
Deceased was a carpenter by trade,
having worked at that occupation in
this city for several years.
He was an unmarried man, and
lived with his sister, Sarah Heckert,
who with two brothers, Washington.
81 this city, and John OF Chicago,
survive him.
TIL. funeral was held at the resi-
dence on North Plum street, Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Converse Comes to the Defense of
the NAVY.

Admiral Converse Saturday sub
mitted TO Secretar of the Navy Met
calf a report on the results OF his in
vestigation into the recently published
criticisms of American naval vessels.
Admiral Converse's report is long,
for he has felt bound to take up and
answer in great detail every charge.
1t is not probable that its contents
will be made public until the Presi-
dent has had an opportunity 10 read
it, if then. 1t may be stated, how
ever, that the report undertakes 10
demonstrate as clearly as figures com
PARSONS for foreign navies and scale
drawings can establish the fact, that
the fighting ships OF the American
navy were at the date of their design
the best ships in the world OF their
class, and that they are today COM
parable on even terms with the ships
of any other navy.
1t is declared in the report that
everything that human forethought on
the part OF intelligent and highly
trained navy officials could do to in
sure this result is shown to have been
done by the veteran naval officers,
both line and staff, who perfected the
designs for the vessels of the new
navy. Few if any, OF the objections
which have been found by later-day
critics, were unknown TO the design
ers Of the ships, who considered them
while the plans were being prepared,
which, it is said, represented the nee
essary compromise between extreme
views of different schools of construc-