The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-07-29
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After his return from the trip to
New England and Lake Chanplain
President Taft gave out his plans for
the coming extensive travels. He is
TO start from his summer residence at
Beverly, Mass, about the middle of
September, for Seattle, to attend the
exposition there, and making stops en-
route at Denver, Salt Lake, Spokane
and other places yet to De determined.
From Seattle he will go TO San Fran
cisco, visit the Yosemite Valley and
see a sister in Los Angeles. Thence
he will go by way of San Diego
through New Mexico and Arizona to
Ell Paso. Tex, where he has accepted
an Invitation to meet President Dia3
of Mexico. Later at New Orleans he
will attend the waterways conference,
after which he will tour the southern
tier of States to Georgia cities, and
stop on his way north at Wilmington,
n. c., and Richmond. Va, intending
to get back to Washington about the
middle of November.
Commissioner Williams has been dis
appointing lot of the immigrants ar
irving at Ellis Island by a strict en-
forcement of the law regarding nom
admission of persons likely to become
public charges. He has taken the
stand that any one arriving at that
port with less money than SIS in his
or her possession must be held I'D and
deported unless friends on shore come
forward with bonds. Several hundred
would-be immigrants have thus been
detained under very trying conditions,
and several hundred have been sent
back. Charges of brutal i'll treatment
of those held have been made by them
and thcir friends. and test case has
been taken to court to determine the
constitutionality of the proceeding.
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A ruling was made at Washington
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion that lone carrier shipping fuel.
material or other supplies over the
lines of another carrier must pay the
legal tariff rates applicable to the same
commodities shipped between the same
points by an individual" If carriers
insist upon making or maintaining
preferential rates, it may be confident
ly expected that such voluntary action
will be accepted as evidence of the
unreasonableness of higher rates.
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The plan favored by Mr.. Powderly
of the immigration Bureau to have
the government transport free of cost
immigrants to places where they can
get work and also to give such free
transportation to any of the unem-
ployed is opposed by the Federation
of Labor. A bill to authorize such
transportation is being urged by the
National Liberal immigration League.
The federation officials say that behind
the plan they fear that scheme to
send strike breakers turks.
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Among the appointments which have
been made recently at Washington are
the following: Frank A. Clause, Of
Salem, Indiana, superintendent Of the
public schools in the Panama canal
zone; Fred III. Abbott, of Nebraska,
assistant commissioner of Indian az
fairs; Charles S. Sloane, now serving
as Geographer of the census was APP
pointed permanent geographer under
the new census act.
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Government printers and pressmen
have been shifted to a per diem basis.
| There are about 1000 employees Of the
bureau of engraving and printing. ard
the change from the monthly pay roll
to the new system carried out the
ideas of Secretary of the Treasury
McVeagh and Director Ralph. with a
view to placing the bureau on strict
ly business system.
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At the request of the Most Rev.
Archbishop Ireland the United States
government has consented to make
| the site of st. Charles, Minnesota, a
Monument Reserve" This will dedi-
cate the spot to the memory of the
zation in the Western country.
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Almost on the eve of his departure
| for Europe, Samuel Gompers called
on President Taft. He said he would
| return to this country in time either
| to attend the annual convention of
| the American Federation of Labor or
| to go to jail.
| The failure of Mr. Herring to de-
| liver his flying machine to the War
| Department on July 1, the last day OF
| his time extension, has forfeited the
| s20,0O0 deposit, and this sum may By
| used by Gen. Allen in furthering the
| plans for flying experimentation.
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The Isthmian Canal Commission has
given to Secretary McVeagh its estf
mates of the cost of work on the
Panama Canal for the year 1911. The
total is s4S,0oO,O00, or $4,000, 900
more than the amount spent this year.
Among the prominent speakers who
addressed the Y p s. c. E. delegates
at their convention in St. Paul, were
William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska.
and Governors Davidson and johnson.
| of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Famous French Soldier Dead.
| Gen. Marquis de Gallifet, former