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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-14
But Japan Denied 1t.

1t is said that diplomatic hints
to Japan that a violation of the
open door policy was contemplate
ed in the proposed treaty were
met with denials. 1t is now un-
deStOod, that this treaty gives an
exclusive right Chinese and
Japanese only to exploit mines on
both sides of the South Manchur-
ian and Atrng-Mukden railroad.
Furthermore it is said, there is no
Limitation as to how far on Ell er
side of these railroads. these ex-
elusive rights shall obtain.
In either case such an agree
ment is regarded in Washington
as a violation in spirit, at least,
of both the "open door" policy
and the Portsmouth treaty. 1t is
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-14
Call for Advance Payment.

Clerk Marshall Circuit Court
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-14
Torn Up AS An Insult.


1t is understood here that Mr..
|O'Blien sailed back to Japan on
the same boat Mr.. Crane intend
ed to take when recalled to
Washington. Mr.. O'Brien 5
movements in the meantime re-
ceived no publicity in connection
with the diplomatic situation npw
KIN. IT TO exist.
1t is further Teamed here that
the United States attempte ] me
wha- Indirectly ~ have the ''sues
between Japan and China. invol-
we'd il. the treaty signed ~ July,
referred to Tho Hagcc tribunal
FOR arbitration. on the ground
that The open door policy and
provisions in the treaty 81 Ports
mouth were at stake. 1t has been
|icporred that when the Chinese
foreign office submitted sdch a
proposal to Baron Inkuin it was
literally torn up as an insult to
Japan and the reply made that
"the resources of diplomacy had
not been exhausted" This was
in March, of this year. The re-
port which reached the state de-
partment as to the time it would
take to conclude negotiations was
made I'm Nav.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
EVANSVILLE BOY
STmTLES WORLD
Clever Young Hoosier Inventor
May Revoluti0nize the
Art Of War.
SHOOTS WITH WIRELESS
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
SHOOTS WITH WIRELESS
UNITED STATES Government
AND SCIENTISTS ARE DEEPLY
INTERESTED IN EXPERIMENTS
he Is MAKING.

Evansville, Ind. May 3.-That the
shot fired last Wednesday evening by
the use Of q wireless apparatus by
Charles Williams, of this city, was the
first OF its kind in the world. and that
it may revolutionize the warfare Of
the whole earth is the belief Of people
who are studying the matter.
So far as can be learned. never be
fore In the history of the earth has q
charge of explosives been set off b!
wireless waves. News of Young VIII
liams's experiment has been received
with great comment all overblhe cOun
try. and his method of exploding pow
der, nitroglycerin. suncotton or any
substance which can be set off by con.
cussion, Is declared to be an invention
Of international importance.
A Costly Shot.
It 10 probable that the young inven
tor will soon be asked to give an ex-
pertinent Of his wireless apparatus in
the presence Of officials from the
United States War department. The
charge that he used last Wednesday
evening and which weighed but three
ounces, he claims cost him $40. He
carried the explosive three miles
above the city and placed them in the
top Of an old tree. Then returning
to his home he began to work his
wireless apparatus and in second
there was an explosion that was heard
for many miles away and shook the
city and led many people to believe
that an earthquake had taken place.
Williams says II he had better in.
struments with which to work he could
set off explosives as far away from this
city as Chicago. The instruments he
now uses he made himself and they
are very crude. Young Williams re-
fuses to tell what his explosives con-
tain, but he il confident his secret will
win for him both fame and fortune in
a very short time. He is now arrang-
ing to dynamite an old Indian mound
at Newberg, Ind. ten miles east OF
here. The mound is several hundred
feet high and is supposed to contain
relics left there by either the mound
builders or the Indians.
Hundreds of people Of this city will
go to Newberg to see Williams blow
up the mound by working wireless
telegraph device. which he will set up
q few miles from the mound. vii.
liams is receiving letters from scien-
tific men from all parts of the country
asking him for more definite informa.
ton about his inventions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
WIND WAS NUISANCE
Franks of the Breezy Prank
ster Peeved the Sum-
day Paraders.
MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE

The high winds OF yesterday proved
a source of annoyance to the Sunday
parader. It was far from pleasant in
automobile or vehicle and the pedes-
trian had his troubles. The woman
with the big hat had more than she
could do in her attempts to hang onto
her head gear and at the same time
repress the upward tendencies Of hel
skirts. AS consequence Main street
and the other popular places for sun
day promenades were almost deserted.
The winds did considerable damage
to orchard trees. Limbs we're broken
off and thousands of fruit buds were
blown away. The March weather
prevailed during the night as well al
the day. The early evening hours
were made beautiful by the brilliant
moon, but later cloud banks were
formed that at an early hour this
morning brought rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03

guesswork, but from q careful study
of the lay of the land in the various
counties in the state. and the two re-
publican leaders who were discussing
the matter reluctantly admitted that
they state the true situation. If he
names of these two republicans could
be published they would cause sen
sation, but they would at the same
time prove that they know what they
are talking about.
How to overcome this evident dis
advantage is the task that confronts
the republicans of Indiana today, and
to this task they will surely have to
apply themselves IL they expect to
win at the 1910 election. This Is one
reason why the leaders are trying to
keep the liquor question out of the
next campaign. Everybody Is afraid
of it. Both sides dread the issue. II
the republicans declare again for
county local option they will drive
away a large liberal element that the
party will need at the polls. If the
platform makes any adverse declara.
ton 1t will mean the loss Of the large
dry element In the party. which is
equally important and necessary to
success. So the general impression Al
this time seems to be to say nothing at
all on the liquor question. The local
option law is on the bookshelf it stay
there That seems to be the most
popular plan.
Mum on Booze Question.
OF course. il the republicans can
keep from saying anything at all on
the liquor question and can at the
same time tie up the democratic part:'
in the state with the brewers. as was
done in the last campaign. it is admit
ted that it will be easy sailing for the
republicans. But the democrats are
as badly scared of the liquor question
as anyone else, and there is no GER
tainty that they will listen to the lure
of the brewer next year and fight his
battle for him.
Any republican, or democrat, who
will take the time to sit down and
make careful study Of the political
conditions as they exist throughout the
state today will find that the figures
given above are as nearly correct as
any estimate can be made at this time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
Wants Final Action Taken on
Tariff Bill the First
OF July.
MEASURE WILL BE PASSED
ALREADY THE STATE DEPART
MENT HAS NOTIFIED FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THAT TREAT
les WILL be VOID.

Washington, May 3.-Chairman
Payne of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee, will ask the house next Thurs
day to agree upon a rule fixing July
as the date for taking a final vote on
the tariff bill. 1t is asserted by house
leaders this afternoon that they have
already secured enough pledges In "a
vor of the rule from members from the
Atlantic coast. gulf and Pacific coast
states, democrats as well as republ.-
cans, to insure its passage. This
means that the senate and house lead
ers have agreed that the bill will be
ready for final passage by that date
II no slip up occurs thereafter, the new
tariff law will be on the statute rolls
by July 4. provided, always, that the
bill meets with the approval of Presi
dent Taft
state Departments Acts.
Coincident with the decision of the
house managers to bring in this rule
forcing a tariff vote on July 1, the
state department has taken action
which indicates q belief that the tar
If bill now framing will shortly be en-
acted into law. Secretary Of State
Knox notified all the governments
with which the United States has com.
mercial agreements. under section 3 oil
the Dingley tariff law, of the intention
of this government to abrOgate these
agreements. Manifestly, Secretary
Knox assumes. first. that the Dingley
provision for commercial treaties is t.
be superseded; second. that it is to be
displaced in the near future by new
provision of law, which will do away
with such agreements-that is the
maximum and minimum clause OF the
tariff law, which was introduced in
the senate yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
THE THEAT TER
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
NEW PHllLlPs.
All Week-High Class Vaudeville.
Al the Arcade.

Monday and Tuesday, "Mephisto
and the Maiden" now showing at the
Arcade Is said by those who have
seen it to be the best motion picture
play they have ever seen. The char
acter of the play Is msch the same
as Faust" an old Ffiar sells his
soul to the devil for the sake of few
hours Of youth; the devil carries out
his part of the contract, claims his
reward; is frustrated In his purpose
by the sacred repentance Of the old
Friar. 1t Is picture which holds the
audience spell bound during the en-
tire round and receives rounds Of ap-
plause at each show.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
AuNrlEs
They ssions to the Whole Neishbor-
hood.

They esione to the Whole Neiohbor
hood.
That dear old neighbor we know as
'Aunty" and who lived down the
street was no relation. OF course, en-.
cept that her tender old heart made
her "Aunty" to all the young people
And how she did love the young moth.
ers.
One who remembers her, says:
I'VE could always depend on
sAunty' for good sound advice. She
was particularly well informed on
food and what to use for certain trou.
bles
After having taught in the public
schools for years my health became
bad and suffered frequently from in.
digestion After my marriage l had
indigestion SO badly 1t became chron.
&c.
Owing to my condition my little
baby did not get proper nourishment
and was = very delicate child. I had
about decided to put her ON artificial
food altogether when the advice Of
dear old 'Aunty' put baby and I on
the right road.
she insisted upon my trying Grape
Nuts food. declaring that Il would
help me and givs baby more nourish
ment, 30 to please her did. trying Il
for breakfast. The result Was &C
marked and 20 quick that ! ate II fol
luncheon too and must say the
change has been wonderful. / have
good health now and baby q : strong
activo child.
NY mother says thxt 0rape-Nuta
helps her more and keeps her more
cheerful and happy than anything else
she has ever done. Truly pure. scien
tific food has great power There's
= Reason
Read THE Road to wsIlville.- n
pkGs.
Ever read the aheve ieeterf Il NeN
one appears ffsn Nms . tirns. They
prs oeNutne, true. ~ TN = thurman
1ntetseA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
The New Phillips.

OF course you will go to the New
Phillips to hear the election returns
read from the stage. But that IL no,
all that you will see there, nor hear.
You will hear some things. 1t n aA0it-
ted by the management, that you have
never heard nor ever will hear again
"The Room Mate gives you . new
phase of college life which IL very
amusing. 1t is put on by the Crane
Findlay company. a band Of very good
actors, 1t is said.
Mccormack and Wallace are appear
ing as ventriloquists and they get
away with their stunts well.
That Upside Down Duffy IL not the
originator OF Malt Whiskey. but he ii
about as prominent in his line. He
balances on his head and is . trapesc
artist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
re SPREAD OUT.
Advice the Rosfse Got From HE oeel
In Apprentice Days.

Advice the Rosssr Got From HE Bees
In Apprs~ties Days.
The man was working on the side Of
stseply sleeping rosf. All Of sudden
his foot slipped. ana. with q groan. he
began to slide down slowly toward the
edge.
As he slid he clutched with tense
fingers at the tin. but 1t was smooth.
It offered him no hold, and his speed
gradually but suEely Increased
As IN . sitting posture. like q tobo9-
gamer, the man continued his deadly
slide he began to pray in q loud, an
guisheA voice.
Memory, as II in answer to his pray
er. flashed across his brain the words:
Spread out"
The man instantly lay nat On his
back. spreading arms and legs to their
widest angle. making himself ~ mech
% possible like Q starnsh. And his
speed at once decreased. The addi-
tional friction surface acted Ike q
brake. few feet from the edge Of
the roof he came to anchor.
Help be then shouted.
But the slight movement Of shouting
acted Ike push. and he slipped down
q few inches more.
"Helpr Ard again he sid little.
But this time hap came. A rope was
thrown, and the man climbed hack to
safety.
He wiped the dews Of terror from
LII brow.
my bon In my apprsntice days" be
said, told me II ever started aiding
down roof slope to spread out and II
would stop me didn't believe him:
but. By lingo. he Was right"
The man smiled and si9hed. Dusfng
on his long desd boss. Then he crawl
ed back to his dangerous work On the
steep sjepe Of the roof.-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03


To have to eat Christmas dinner at
hotel IL bad enough. NO matter how
numerous the courses and how choice
the viands. To have to eat It alone n
worse. One man who sat Mt q table
solitary glanced over the menu with
little interest. 1t was q big card. re-
splenAent with pictures OF poinsettiAa.
and at the top was the motto:
"Peace on earth, good win to men"
In IN effort to forget his depressio0
be said to the waiter. pointing at the
Biblical quotation:
please bring me some Of that nrst.
I've never eaten peas that way. May
Be won't IKE them"
The waiter was an Irish American.
With q smile that began and ended n
his eyes be said soberiy:
I'm sorry. SIR. bat that's q mistake.
There isn't any peace In the kitchen-
We've got an Irish and . Dutch cook
down there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
PUBLICANs ARE
THREATENED WITH
ANOTHER DEFEAT
Unless the Party Uses the Ex-
tremest Care and Takes
Wise Counsel Win Be Wiped
off the Boards.
DEMOCRATS APPEAR TO
HAVE LEGISLATURE
VT Rep 'bIicans Can Win Out in
Marion County They Will
Gain Control and Have a
ioint Majority.
Especial Correspondent.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 3.--During ]
uation In the state Of Indiana between
two republicans who are high up in
the councils Of the party, few days
ago. II was brought out that unless the
republicans use extreme care and
make use of the wisest counsel be-
tween now and the next state election
they will be wiped off the boards b.
the democrats. It is far cry from
now to the next election, but 1t was
pointed out that the present situation
In one that viii, require all the time
that intsrvenes to straighten out.
Figures show that the republicans
nave slim chance Of securing control
OF the next legislature. This may
sound strange, but 1t is true. A good
many Indiana Republicans will doubt
1t. but 1t is true. A good many Indi-
ana republicans will doubt 1t because
they have been SO successful in this
state during the past sixteen years,
during all OF which time they have had
control Of the legislature, that they
have come to regard It as practically
impossible for them to be defeated.
Continued success has made some of
them chesty and has bred in them a
too apparent overconfidence.
Figures May Surprise.
So that the figures may surprise
them, when they show that 1t will be
only by carrying Marion county that
hkr< ., Jxarsa xv,f1I 49, ~ H. 49, -
majority on joint ballot in the next
legislature. II the republicans carry
Marion county they may control the
legislature. II they do not, according
to present figures. they will lose OUT
on joint ballot.
This situation Is Of extreme import
ance to the republican party In Indi-
ana, for 1t means either that the repub-
1icans will elect Senator Beveridge 70
succeed himself or that the Democrats
will elect his successor.
There are twenty-five hold-over
Senators, half of the total number be-
ing elected every two years. or the
twenty-five the democrats have fifteen
and the republicans ten. This differ
ence in favor of the democrats Is due
TO the result OF the election last fall,
when the democrats gave the republi-
cans such walloping on the legislat-
Ave ticket. The following are tho
democratic holders:
Democrat Holdovers.
Fred W. Beal. vigo county: Samuel
Benz. Crawford. Perry and Dubois: Sa-
lem d. Clark, Marion: Michael H. Far
rell, Marion: Stephen B. Fleming, Al
len: Harry e. CRUDE. KOsciusko and
Marshall: Levi P. Harlan. Marion;
George W. Long. Brown. jackson and
Washington: Milton T. McCarty. Car
roll and Clinton; G. X. Mccullough.
Madison: Stephen A. Powers, Dekalb
and Steuben; Robert E. Proctor. Elk
hart; Samuel D. Royse, Clay and vigo:
Frank G. Tilden, Marion, Morgan and
Putnam; VIII e. Yarling. johnson and
Shelby.
The following are the Republican
holdover senators: +. r. Brady. Fultch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
Two performances at The
New Phillips vaudeville house,
Monday night, ISIS and 8:45.
Election returns will be re-
.ceived and read. 1.st
THIRD CLAIM PAID.

The Massachusetts, Mutual Life
ms Co. has been called upon three
times within two months to pay
claims on account of the death of
Richmond policy-holders. A claim OF
$3,O07.77 on account of the death Of
Jesse Miller has been paid through
their representative, Geo. C. Bartel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03

0liss.
Lysander" (sweetly). do Jon know
what day this is?"
Sure! Our anniversary. Margaret,
dear pretending to hsve rems1bsred
Il Ill the ume).
mo such thing tfrigidly3. IT'S tie
day you promised 70 nail H. lsg sn
that old Kitchen table"
Lysander paled, tried to square him
self on the anuiversary blunder, failed
utterly. and the fireworks were on
Judges Library.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03

The largest mass Of Ice IN the world
Il probably the one which fills mp near.
II the whole OF the interior Of Green
land. where e has accum ulated since
before the dawn of history. Il = BE-
lieved to form block 10000 square
miles In area ana to average q 80
and . hit In Thickness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
The Talented NQ;lier. F.r,;lv

Nc I0J0dto0 NgtU0r 01Sl9ty.
what - the Miller family doing
nowr
Tho wife r writing poems that 10
body VIII read, the daughter = paint
Ing pictures that nobody win buy. the
son = composing plays that nobody
win put on the stage. ana the husband
II writing checks that nobody win
cash Batter.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-03-07
ETERNAL LIFE.

Who is there who possibly hope for expect or desire
eternal lifes
The very thought Of eternal life is fearful to contemplate
No end No Nothing but eternal life and motion.
Argued to its logical end it is fearful than eternal
decentralization There is something peaceful, rest
full in Sleep Eternal sleep must mean eternal peace.
Eternal life eternal conflict for all life III amy
form, is a conflict, struggle.
1t may be that the ignorant desire for Immortality
gave rise to the belief in such doctrine but belief, or
DESIRE proves nothing If there be god if there be no
life beyond the grave all the expressed beliefs Of all the
ages will not put gods High Olympus, nor discover
new bourne for the weary travellers of earth If god does
not exist and if there be land of perennial bliss, then
all the unbeef in the universe could not change that fact
and they would still be, did the whole universe deny them
The dream of Christian Immortality is not original
conception Nor did it to them from the Jews alto
getber though the Jews furnished them with the material
out of which their system of faith was built Prior to
the Babyonan captivity, the Jews did not believe in
future state of existence To them the grave the
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Blue GRASS BLADE

in slavery mere barbarc savages without the of
intelligent communication and by association with the
white acquired and assmaed the art of intelligent
Speech traits of civilization, and learned of the facts
of society and the social contract did the Jews, by
association with the Bayonians people of superior in
telect acquire and asmiate religious conceptions
and we now find them beginning evnce a belief in
of future life. We have but to turn to of the
pessmistic passages of the old to he convinced
of these facts History reveals the great influence of
stronger race upon weaker people, The weaker intellect
fall before the presence of the stronger And the
Jews but barbarians, initiating their captors ut
matey to believe in and began to teach the doctrine
of future life.
From this very fact the fact of nonbelief in future
life, by the Jews individually and race, of the
most avorte arguments of orthodox advocates is shattered
namely that all and nations of men have believed
in future life of character. Here the Jews
with absolutely such belief and this fact will have to be
explained by the orthodox professors before reiterang
the argument
Once future life became element of orthodox
ship would appear that every other religious system,
leaders thereof entered into sort of agreement
thereon with slight variations. The Buddhist believes in
Nrvana the of perfection and constant rencarnaton
to higher lower according the account of good
or bad deeds performed The Buddhist has no hell In
this he immensely superior to the Christian None but
Christian deity could create lake of burning fire and
birthstone in which to torment the creatures whom he had
made. The Mohammedan believes in paradise wherein,
if he acquire it, he is surrounded forever with Dackeed
hour perfect dolce far niene through all eternity
The Christian invented both heaven and hell. Bliss
in one and bsers in the other Its heaven place of
barbarc fancy Its hell disgrace to those who preach it,
According to this idea the moment hits the globe he
starts on for the grave at the end of which heaven
or hell awaits him. and for than forty years have
been striving to determine which of these two evils
should seek to avoid Col Ingersol said that while
heaven may have the best climate hell enjoyed the best and
most intellectual society, and mans character is usually
Judged by the company he keeps would prefer hell, if
preference be given me.
There is good story told of an incident said to have
occurred during the civil From the mad hell of
that feht a wounded hero brought His life hung
by a narrow, slender thread He was carried to the
hospital and placed in the of nurse, of those
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