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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
TAFT RAPS PORTO RICO
Saws Failure to Pass Money Bills
Makes Serious Situation in
the Island.
GENEROSITY is FORGOTTEN"
Special Message to Congress Urges
Change in Foraker Act-Holds
Politicians Irresponsible.

President Taft sent to Congress a
special message recommending legisla-
ton at the present extra session to
amend the Foraker act, under which
Porto Rico is governed The President
directs attention to "a situation of un-
usual gravity" the result of the fail
ure of the legislative assembly of
Porto Rico to pass the usual appropri-
alton bills. leaving the island without
support after June 80.
Porto Ricans have forgotten the gen.
crosby of the United States, the Pres
ident says. in the desire of certain of
their political leaders for power, and
that the United States has gone too
fast in the extension of political rights
to the Porto Ricans. Mr.. Taft con-
cludes that the absolute power of APP
preparation should be taken from
chose who have shown themselves too
irresponsible to enjoy it,
The President suggests to Congress
the wisdom of submitting to the appro-
priation committees the question of
qualifying some of the provisions of
the fundamental act as to the respect
i've Jurisdictions of the executive coun-
ell and the legislative assembly But
no action of this kind, he says, should
be undertaken before the Foraker act
is amended. so that when the legisla-
tive assembly shall adjourn without
4 lott e.
carry on the government sums equal
to the appropriations in the previous
year shall be available from the cur
rent revenues and shall be drawn by
the warrant of the auditor on the
treasurer, countersigned by the COVER
nor. Such a provision applies to the
legislatures of the Philippines, and of
Hawai-, and lit has prevented in those
two countries any misuse of the power
of appropriation"
The message presents an exhaustive
review of conditions on the island, its
trade, its wealth and the improved edu-
cational facilities. 1t points out that
there never was a time in the history
of the island when the average pros
perity of the Porto Rican was higher,
his opportunity greater. his liberty in
thought and action more secure" For
the first time in its history Porto Rico
is living under laws enacted by its
own legislature.
The President points out that if the
Porto Ricans desire a change i'm the
form of the Foraker act the subject is
a matter of congressional considera-
ton. dependent upon the effect on real
political progress in the island Such
change. he says. should be sought in
an orderly way and not brought to
the attention of Congress by 'paralyz.
| ing the arm of the existing govern
ment.' The President says that the
Porto Ricans' forgetfulness of the gen.
crosby of this government should not
be an occasion for surprise, nor In
dealing with whole people can il be
made the basis of charge of ingrat:.
tude."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
PEACE CHAMPIONS IN
SESSION AT CHICAGO
National Congress Is Urged to Be-
gin a Campaign of Education
to Danish Conflict.
PRESIDENT TAFT SENDS LETTER
Leaders from All the States and
European Nations Voice Cry
to the World.

The second national peace congress
was opened formally in Chicago for
three DAYS session Orchestra Hall
was we'll filled with delegates. Robert
Treat Paine. of Boston, president of
the American Peace Society, was in
the chair.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Governor Charles s. Deneen and May
or Fred A, Busse, of Chicago. The
Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett, chairman of
the reception committee, welcomed the
delegates to the work of the congress.
and told them of the arrangements
that had been made for their comfort
and convenience.
In his address of welcome DR.. Bart
lett said: This congress must be
more than a spasmodic expression OF
protest against war, and resolution
that disarmament would be desirable.
1t should inaugurate a still more eff
fective campaign of education of the
people in the interests of permanent,
worldwide peace. The burdens of
war are borne by the common people,
and in the end the verdict of war or
file of the people"
President Taft in his letter applaud
ed the purpose of the conference and
said:
The United States has contributed
much to the cause of peace by assist
ing countries weak in respect to their
internal government so as to strength
en- in them the cause of law and or
der. This relationship of guardian
and ward as between nations and
countries. in my judgment, helps along
the cause of international peace and
indicates progress in civilization. The
policy of the United States in avoid
ing war under all circumstances ex-
cept those. plainly inconsistent with
honor or its highest welfare has been
made so clear to the world as hardly
to need statement at my hands. l
can only say that so far as my legiti-
mate influence extends while at the
head of this government it will al
ways be exerted to the full in favor
of peace, not only as between this
country and other countries, but as
between our sister nations"
Exercises of many kinds were held
in the city Sunday as a preliminary
to the opening session. Special peace
services were held in all of the
churches in the morning In the aft
ernoon there was a labor demonstra-
tion and the Socialists held several
meetings. In the evening a big mass
meeting was held under the auspices
of the Sunday Evening Club. at which
Jacob Gould Schurman. president OF
Cornell, discussed taxation and war
President Schurman predicted that
there would soon come from the prop
erty classes in all countries a demand
that some way be found to reduce the
cost of defense and preparations for
war.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
S GUILTY IN BUCKET-SHOP CASE
Cincinnatians Convicted by Jury of
Using the Mails to Defraud.

The jury in the case of Louis W.
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud in conducting a so-called bucket
shop, returned verdict of guilty in
the United States District Court in
Cincinnati Friday. The men found
guilty are Louis w. Foster, John Cor
man. w. j. Campbell. A. c. Baldwin,
John Nj. Scott and Edwin F. He'll The
penalty is a fine of from 1000 to So
600, eighteen months in the peniten-
tiary, or both.
William j. O'Dell, who died in Gin
cinnati several years ago. left an es-
tate estimated at 100000. He amass-
ed this fortune by running a bucket
shop on a larger scale than ever before
known in this country, having branch
es in all the principal cities and towns
in the West and South. At his death
the defendants found guilty Friday
continued the O'Dell Brokerage Com
pany. German, Baldwin, Scott and
He'll were formerly telegraph opera
tors in the employ OF O'Dell. William
Dudley. telegraph operator. and Attor-
ney Thomas Shay. both of whom are
dead. were interested as partners at
one time. All these men are credited
with having cleaned up $1,00O,000,
most of which, however. German and
Dudley and Shay retained.
The verdict is a clean victory for
the government. which contended the
defendants did not even play the buck
ct shop game honestly. but by slow
wires and fast wires to Chicago and
New York took advantage of the mar
ket quotations and closed out trades
with their customers to the best ad-
vantages to the defendants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
0ONONON-OONN

The Burlington Railway has decided TO
make a 2l2-cent passenger rate, effective
in Missouri. and this action is expected
to end the proceeding to nullify the =
cent law.
All the coal carrying roads are rush
ing large quantities of coal TO the tide
water, and to Western points, and every
railroad crew is busy. while miners are
being worked full capacity.
Plans for the construction of the Great
Northern Railroad line from Noyes,
Mimi. to Winnipeg. have been filed with
the Manitoba government. The line is
to be in operation by Sept. !.
Since the completion of it's line to the
head of the lakes, the Wisconsin Cen
trail has advanced the rate on soft coal
between Manitowoc, Wis. and the Twin
Cities from 90 cents to $1.15 per ton.
The stockholders of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company have voted to
issue S1O0.000,000 of new stock which
will be offered at 500 per share in ex-
change for the company's bonds at $130.
About thirty iron ore carrying con-
tracts between the Guyana Range Rail
way Company and fee owners and lease
holders ON the Guyana range have been
filed for record at Brainerd. The rate is
10 to rs cents a ton.
The Missouri representatives have
passed a prohibition law for passenger
trains. making it unlawful to drink or
expose intoxicating liquors on passenger
trains in that State, or 10 ride on a pas
senger train in an intoxicated condition
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way Company has completed its double
track system between Chicago and the
Missouri River. The last link in the
double track system was completed when
the second track of the new bridge across
the Mississippi at Clinton was finished at
a cost of $2,000,OOO.
The Iowa representatives passed the
Senate bill prohibiting drinking intoxi-
canis on trains This puts an end to the
sale of liquor in dining cars for consump-
| ton while on the trains. Members of
| the train crew are given the power TO
| eject offenders and call upon local off
| GERS 20 arrest them, but may not make ar
| rests.
For excellence in track maintenance
| the coming year the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company is to offer nearly ST., 200
| in prizes to track employees. To make
| the record accurate glasses of water will
| be placed on the stills of the inspectors
car attached to the fast trains, and every
| spill of water from the glasses will he
counted against the section of trscz
where it occurs In addition to this s.u
| instrument has been devised which will
register every vibration of the car verii.
| cally or horizontally.
1t is now claimed that as a result Of
| the panic in 1908. the earnings OF
American railways decreased $330,OOO,
| 600.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
ST. ELMO AUTHOR DIES.
Augusta Evans Wilson, Well Known
for Her Novels, Passes Away.

Augusta Evans Wilson, author of
"St. Elmo" and many other novels,
popular a generation ago, anG still
widely read in the South, died at her
home in Mobile, Ala, Sunday as the
result of an attack of heart failure.
She was born in 1885 in Columbus, Ga.
She was the daughter of Matt Ryan
and Sarah Howard Evans, one of the
oldest families in the South.
While a child she removed with her
parents to Texas, then frontier State.
Soon after the Mexican war, her peo-
pie located in Mobile, Ala. 1t was there
that, in 1868, she married Colonel l..
NJ. Wilson. The marriage was a very
happy one, and, although they had no
children, they were known among
their friends as the lover couple" un-
til Colonel Wilson's death in October
1891.
1t was in 1855 that her first novel
"Inez, a Tale of the Alamo appeared
1t met with only moderate success
Her second novel, "Beulah," published
four years later, won instant apprecia
ton and she soon became recognized
as one of the leading writers of the 70
mantle and intensely emotional school
In 1864 she found time to complete
"Macaria," which she sent to 6
Charleston, S. c., publisher, who copy
righted it under the laws of the Con
| federate States of America" The boob
was published on coarse brown paper
all that the printer could obtain, ant
soon after it left the press the entire
edition was confiscated by fedora
officer A blockade runner, however
smuggled one copy through to Havana
CUBA, whence it later was taken K
New York City and published. Th'
book met with heavy sales immediate
ly.
"St. Elmo" the most popular, mos
criticised and most widely read of Mrs
| Wilson's books, appeared in 1866, ant
| it is still one of the six best sellers
| in the South. "Vashti" and "Infelice
followed quickly and in 1887. Mrs. viii
son published AT the Mercy of Ii
Der u.s." strong argument against cir
cumstantial evidence as a means o
| conviction. "A Speckled Bird" wa
| published, and her last book, "Devota,
appeared above a year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
AMERICAN SCHOOL RAZED.
Property at Kessab Burned in the
Christian Riots.

An investigator who has returned
from a trip to Kessab, Asiatic Turkey,
reports that all the American property
at that place has been destroyed by
the Moslem raiders. The property con-
sisted of girls high school under the
direction of Miss Fife n. Chambers. a
missionary of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Three-fourths of the native houses also
have been destroyed, but the Armenian
church and the new Protestant school
building are standing. Nearly all the
people who fled from Kessab have re-
turned to find their houses looted and
they are destitute. Some food and
clothing are being distributed, but
there is no system in the work and
the supplies are inadequate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY

On account of the decision uphoding
the section of the New York State in
surance laws prohibiting company from
doing more than $150,O00,O00 of new
business in one year. the New York Life
Insurance Company will dismiss on May
81 about 1000 of its agents. This step
is likely to be followed by the withdraw
al of some of the foreign agencies, but
an effort will be made to have the law re-
pealed
Since the insurance department of the
State of Iowa has been barring certain
Minnesota insurance companies from do.
ing business in that State, Senator NJ. L
Fosseen. Minneapolis, offered a retalia.
tory measure, under which the companies
from Iowa will not be granted licenses
in Minnesota under similar conditions
The bill applies to all States which make
regulations that would exclude Minnesota
companies.
BY an order of the interior depart.
ment. about 100000 acres of land in
the counties along the eastern border oil
Wyoming are to be thrown open at once
to homesteaders, who will he allowed ia
take either 100 or 80 acres The Ian
cannot be irrigated and will be of use
therefore, for dry farming only Those
who take the full $40 acres entries must
make an attempt to cultivate the land
while those who go in on the smaller
holdings will not be compelled by the
law to do so.
The business life of London was al
agog over the opening of the new depart
ment store of the American merchant
Selfridge, formerly of Chicago, who bold
ly advertised his intention of showing
the Britishers how the Yankee does things
in tdat line. Immense throngs of people
crowded the big store owing to attractions
offered, but at the same time the leading
London houses in dry goods accepted the
challenge by inserting big advertisements
| i'm the papers and also drawing crowds
| Hitherto they had not used the daily pa
| pers extensively.
The Security State Bank, of Brain
| erd. Mimi, which was closed down about
two months ago, because OF holding
about $4,000 of the paper Endorsed by
| Banker Jones, of Rugby, y. d., who
| failed, has reopened for business, an as
| sessment of 500 per share having been
paid.
Senator L. +. Putnam's bill, which
| commits the Legislature to the policy OF
establishing and maintaining an agricul.
| tural department in one high school in
each Minnesota county, was passed by
the Senate with only two dissenting votes
| The bill carries an appropriation of 500
| 600 TO cover the first two years of the
| work.
| The idea that flax straw possessed
| high qualities for the product of dena-
tured alcohol does not appear to be
borne out by the experiments so far mad.
bv Prof. Morton of the Narth Dakota
| State Agricultural College, who is con.
Quoting the denatured alcohol tests.
A sign of the severity of the depres-
sion in England is seen in the arrival
of $50 second-cabin passengers on the
| liner ct. Paul from Southampton, most
of wtsm were mechanics and small
trades.nen with their families, bound foI
the Canadian Northwest. Their depar-
ture, and others of their class, is a mat,
ter of great regret to the British gov.
eminent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
TELEGRAPHIc BREvIrIEs

Robert 4. Taft son of President Taft,
was elected treasurer of the Yale Uni
vers;ty Y NJ. c. A.
Fire in the stockroom of McCurdy
Brothers department store. Philadelphia,
caused loss OF $4,000.
Fire at EIkins. W. Va. destroyed the
machine shop of the Western Maryland
Railroad, causing a loss of $4,000.
One hundred and fifty Californians
celebrated the third anniversary of the
San Francisco earthquake at dinner in
New York.
Fire destroyed the Keystone Type
Founders building and one adjoining,
occupied by the Spool Cotton Company.
in Atlanta. Ca The loss is estimated at
S50.ono.
Capt. William III. Roberts. for many
years captain in the United States navy.
died in Los Angeles. Cal. For the last
six years he had been constructor and
inspector of life-saving stations on the
Pacific.
Truman X. Fassett. son of Congress
man ]. Sloan Fassett. has won the Gull
ford prize of $50 at Cornell University
for an essay.
II. ID. Williams. purser Of the liner
St. Louis. has been asked by the New
York customs officials to explain the pres
ence i'm n staieroom of $4,000 worth OF
silk and women's wearing apparel.
Following a conference held in Kansas
CITY to-day it was stated that nearly
thousand lumber mills in Texas. Louis
lana Mississippi and Florida will be
shut down for an indefinite period The
combine members say they will force up
prices and will remain closed for twelve
months if necessary.
Mai Daniel " Bash. formerly of Chi
cago. retired officer of the United
States Army. died in Pass Christian,
Miss. after n short illness.
About 100000 pounds of tobacco were
lost in a fire of incendiary origin which
DESTROYED four warehouses at Mayfieid.
XIV. The warehouses belonged 10 indie
pendcnt firms. The loss is $4,000.
Because he had so many children that
lie could not get cren with life's struggle
+ Albert Menard. Vancouver machinist.
| decided to woIk no more. Il have twelve
| Kids Menard told the court, ''and that
| is too much for one man." The court did
| not look at it that way and decided to
! send Mcnard to jail for month.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Roosevelt BAGS Bio Rhinoceros.

A bulky rhinoceros is the latest
prize wrested from the jungle by Col
onel Roosevelt. From the ex-presi-
dents camp near Machakos, Africa,
word was sent that the luck of the
Roosevelt party continues and that
fifteen varieties of game, including the
big rhino, have been bagged in the
last expedition. The big rhino was
charging Mr.. Roosevelt when the hunt
er fired. The distance was fourteen
PAGES and the animal fell dead. The
naturalists of the party are kept busy
preparing the trophies which Mr.
Roosevelt and his son Kermit are
bringing in daily. Forty-five skins al
ready have been prepared for the
Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
w. L. Penfield Is No More.

Judge William J.. Penfield, formerly
solicitor of the department of state
and an authority on international law.
after long illness died at his apart
ment in the Ontario in Washington,
ID. c. His death was due to a compli-
cation of heart and stomach troubles
which had confined him to his bed for
several months. The end came in the
presence of bis wife. a son and daugh-
ter and sister. Mrs. Duncan, of
Greenfield, lad. Judge Penfield was
born in Lenawee county. Michigan,
April 2. 1886, and was of English line
age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

say that as the latter was passing that
point on the way up they discovered
wreckage strewn all over the lake
and, in their opinion, it belonged to
the Shores. The fact that she was a
week overdue at Duluth and no word
of her has been received adds color to
the theory.
The Adelia Shores belonged to the
S. o. Neff Transportation Company OF
Milwaukee, and is said to have been
up bound from Michigan with a load
of salt. The ship was of 1850 tons
burden and under command of Captain
S. Holmes. The engineer was R. S
Mott. The names of the crew and pas
sengers are not obtainable
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
FEATURES OF INTEREST
ABOUT THAT WHICH HAS BEEN
AND is TO BE.
All Sides and Conditions OF Things
are Shown. Nothing Overlooked to
make it Com plete.
Nine Drowned When Boat Upset.

Hine Drowned When Boat Upset.
Six men, woman and two children
were drowned in the Susouen emma,
river near Wilkesbarre. Pa, by the
capsizing of row boat in which they
had started for an outing. The nire
persons had started out for boat ri6e
In the small craft. While they re-
manned close to the shore all went
well but as the boat drifted into the
swift current it began to dip water.
The occupants of the boat became
panic stricken and called frantically
for help. Some boys at play on the
bank of the river heard the screams
for help but before a boat could be
obtained the row boat in mid-stream
had filled with water and sank. None
OF the occupants could swim and they
were swept down the river to their
death by the rushing current. None
or the bodies has been recovered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
LOSES $4,000 PLAYING FARO.

Two Days mt the Table Prove Ex-
penSive for New York Man.
Marshall Bell of Newburg, N Y,
lost $4,000 in two days play at faro
in New York City, according to an
answer he filed in White Plains to
suit brought against him to recover
$4,000 in a note, the signature to
which he does not deny, but which he
says had been given with no consid-
Grafton and was in payment of a gam
bling debt Joseph Mayer, who gives
his add'e only as Westchester Coun-
ty, is the plaintiff in the action, and
asserts that he obtained the note from
James Thompson on an assignment
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Dynamite Kills TWO

The explosion of a stick of dyna-
mite carelessly or malfciously placed
In a stove caused the death of two
men and serious injury to three 9TH
ers at the Peterman coal mine near
Fredericksburg, Ohio. There has been
no trouble at the Peterman mine and
the employees cannot account for the
dynamite being placed in the stove.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
ALIMoNY FIRM TO AID EX-WIVES
Omaha Agency Volunteers to Trail
Neglected. Husbands.

Neglected. Husbands.
A unique collection agency. with the
sole purpose of collecting alimony FOR
Divorces whose former husbands have
failed to live up to the obligations i'm
posed on them by the court, has been
started in Omaha, and. according to
the men in charge, has already an ex-
tensive clientele. 1t makes no differ
ence whether the husband was neglect
full in paying the sum in bulk or in
monthly installments-the firm under
takes the collection of both. The
agency will be run by men who have
had experience in the collection of or
binary debts and they anticipate no
trouble.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Four Bodies Blown to Bits.

The mixing room of the Lafiin-Rand
powder mills at Turk tsation, near
Columbus, Kas., blew up, instantly
killing four men. Twenty workmen
were injured, some seriously. The men
we're at work in the mixing room at
the time of the explosion. Their
bodies were blown into bits. Imme-
diately after the explosion the factory
took fire, but the blaze was finally
extinguished. The less will reach
$4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
ASKS SIS, 900; GIVEN $4,000.
Woman Awarded Big Damages I'm
Suit Against Ferry Company.

Although she only asked $4,000 for
the loss of foot. jury in Philadelphia
gave Mrs. Jennie Amos $4,000 damages
IN her suit against the Delaware River
Ferry Company. The woman was a pas
senger on a ferry boat which locked at
Kaighn's Point, Camden. There was no
gang plank provided for the passengers
and as she was about to step from the
boat TO the wharf the boat gave a jolt,
throwing her forward. Her left foot was
caught between the boat and the planking
of the slip and crushed.