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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY.
Commercial War Averted and Door
Opened for Other Settlements.

BY the tariff agreement with Ger
many announced the other day the
United States has not only avoided a
commercial war with the empire, but
has paved the way for a settlement of
the differences existing with France
and Canada.
1t seems certain now, that the bust
ness interests of the United States may
look forward to a period of peace in
the commercial relations of the coun-
try. To obtain this result, Secretary
Knox and his advisers in the State
Department, as well as the tariff
board, were compelled to abandon
their demands for concessions on
American live cattle and meat prod
ucts and for the modification of the
German customs rules governing draw
back of duty allowed on flour when
exported from Germany
A promise was obtained, however,
that the German government would
discuss these matters automatically
with the United States AS German
goods now will enjoy the benefit of
minimum rates of duty, the French
government must seek like treatment
for its products, many of which COM
pete with those of Germany. Other
wise the market here will be lost to
them.
If an arrangement be made with
France as expected American goods
will enter French territory upon pre-
cisely the same grounds as those of
other foreign countries. This will
mean that the Franco-Canadian reci-
procity treaty will be of small benefit
to Canada, and the latter probably
will decide, in view of the circum-
stances, to accord to American i'm
ports treatment equivalent to that Of
fered to those CT France.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
2nd Ey9th y 10th gg}23rd.
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 Complet
N. w. Gilbert Goes Hinher.

Newton ". Gilbert, of Indiana, has
been nominated by President Taft as
vice governor of the Philippines, and
Charles B. Elliott, of Minnesota, as a
member of the Philippine Commission
and secretary of the Department of
Commerce and Police. Charles +. Ma
goon. former provisional governor of
Caba. vas offered the position of vice
governor and secretary of commerce.
and police. but declined owning to his
DOCTORS advice that he should remain
in this country for the present. Mr..
Gilbert will continue as secretary of
public instruction in the islands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
LAKE DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
Tonnage in 1909 About $500, 900
Below That of 1907

Domestic commerce on the great
lakes during the calendar year of 1909
aggregated S0,974,605 tons of freight.
This tonnage, while about one-third
larger than for the year before, is
about two and one-half millions below
the tonnage for 1907, the largest to-
tai in the history of the lake trade,
according to report by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. OF the
total, 44,0S7,071 net tons are credited
to ports of Lake Superior. 14,120.029
TO ports OF Lake Michigan, 1,510,S79
net tons to Lake Huron ports, 1862
221 tons to Lake Erie ports, and $780,
943 tons to Lake Ontario ports. In
the case of Lake Superior and Lake
Michigan the bulk of the shipments
were iron ore and grain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
SAVES A LIFE; GETS 500, 900.


Lumberman Rewarded for Heroic
Deed Performed I'm England.
John s. Andrews of Sault Ste. Marie,
who before going to Canada was por-
ter on the London & Southwestern
Railway, claims he has been left $780,
600 by an aged lady whose life he
saved when he rescued her from the
track in front of an approaching train.
Though unrewarded at the time the
woman was profuse in her thanks, tell
ing Andrews that his fortunate inter-
vention on her behalf should not be
forgotten Andrews has been working
in lumber camp near the 500 dur
ing the winter ard recently was noti-
fed that he was heir to a fortune Of
$4,000 He cabled to England and re-
ceived assurance of the reality of his
luck He is now on his way to Eng
land to get the money.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
DERRICK DROPS; TWO DEAD.

Second Fatal Accident In Building
Makes Death List Five.
Two men were killed and two will
die as the result of a second accident
at the Freidberg Building in Cincin-
natl. John Zeach, an employe of the
Bishop Wrecking Company, was kill.
ed instantly, and Charles Fox was so
badly hurt that he died when a gigan-
tic derrick upon which they were work
ing collapsed. This makes five lives
which have been lost in the one loca-
ton within a fortnight. Two weeks
before the east wall collapsed and
In this accident three were killed and
one other is fatally injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
TRUST IN BREAKFAST FOODS?
Cereal Manufacturers Plan to Form
a Holding Company

Several of the largest cereal manu-
facturers in the country plan to form a
holding company to take over the dig
factories, thus forming a trust in
breakfast foods. 1t is understood that
while some details remain to be ad-
justed, the deal is practically closed
The following concerns will probably
be in the combine, according to the re-
port: The Northwestern Cereal Corpo-
ration; the Minneapolis Cereal and
Milling Company; the Fruen Wheat
Food and Milling Company; the Mime
Paul Cereal and Milling Company; the
Malta Vita Food Company of Battle
Greek, Mich; the Pettijohn Fure Food
Company; and the Iowa plants of the
United Cereal Company of Chicago
1t was further declared that seven
white -four mills in Minneapolis would
be in the merger and that two of the
large bakery concerts of that city
would also be included.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
BIG NEW YORK BROKERS FAIL.
Bad Market Causes Fisk & Robin
son to Go Into Receivership.

Fisk & Robinson, members of the
New York Stock Exchange and one of
the best known bond houses in New
York. with branches in Chicago, Bos-
ton and Worcester, were petitioned in
to insolvency the other day by three
friendly creditors. The liabilities Of
the firm approximate 100000. with
nominal assets slightly in excess of
that sum.
Calling of the bank for better collat-
eral than is held as security for some
of the firms loans, inability of the firm
to market some $4,000 of the bonds
and preferred stock of the Buffalo and
Susquehanna Railway Company and
general dizziness of the bond market
are assigned as the causes of the fail
ure. which. according to Joseph Stan
ley Brown, floor manager of the firm
and one of the petitioning creditors.
was decided upon when it became clear
to the members that to continue for
ther would be too dangerous and I'M
fair to the creditors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
TAFT ORDERS TARIFF QUIZ
President Prepares to Make study
of the Entire Matter.

An exhaustive study of the whole
subject of the tariff is planned by Pres
dent Taft He has directed the tariff
board authorities under the recent tar.
iff act to prepare for such an inquiry.
In order to defray the expenses of the
work, the President will ask an appro-
priation OF $4,000 from Congress. Such
an investigation of the subject as was
recently made by the German govern
nent is sought by the President.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
BIG PACKING HOUSE FAILS.
Mexican National Company Is Sent
to Receiver by Banks Suspension.

mexican national Company is Sent
to Receiver by Banks Suspension
The Mexican National Packing Com.
pany. a New Jersey corporation con-
trolled by English investors and oper-
aticg string of slaughter-houses and
packing-houses in the Republic of Mex
leo, under concessions from the Next
can government, failed the other day
with liabilities, including stock. of ap-
proximately s37,000.000.
The assets were not announced, but
it is estimated that they are in excess
of the liabilities. The company will
continue to operate its plants as us
ual. Henry De Kay was appointed re.
ceiver by Judge Lanning in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court in New Jer-
sey.
The appointment of a receiver was
not brought about by any condition in
the live stock market, but by the ty-
ing up of part of the company's funds
in the United States Banking Company
IN Mexico City, which suspended re-
Gently
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Girl Goes Over the Falls.

A young woman thought to be Miss
Beatrice r. Snyder. of Buffalo, y. Y,
committed suicide 6y wading into the
river just above Prospect Point. and
going over the American falls. AS her
body swept over the brink of the cata-
would-be rescuers and smiled fare
well TO them. On the bank was found
handbag and in it a card bearing the
name of Beatrice r. Snyder. With
the lower river damned with ice and
the jam increasing hourly. there is lit
tie hope that. the body ever will be
recovered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Seven Men Blown to Atom.

Needless of the warning of a fore
man in charge of excavating opera
tons along the line of the private
motor road from Kelvin to the Ray
copper mines, near Phoenix. Ariz.. the
motorman of gasoline car contain
ing six passengers ran his car close
to sputtering fuse of a heavy charge
of dynamite and the car and its seven
occupants were blown to atoms.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Mammoth Subway for CHICAGO.

A plan to relieve Chicago's longest
ed traffic systems by the construction
of ninety-mile subway was believed
to have been furthered when it was
announced that Bion K Arnold had
been appointed the city's subway en-
gineer to prepare plans. Rough esti-
mates have been that the subway
would cost from sSO,O0e,oO0 to $780,
.OO0, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
New Hotel for INDIANAPOLIS.

A fourteen-story hotel, to occupy a
quarter Of block, to cost at least ST.
600. 900. with a theater and roof gar
den attached, is projected for Indian
apolis, Ind. Thomas Taggart and
Crawford Fairbanks are the men inter
ested. Briefly their plan is to obtain
from the Ewing estate which owns
the Denison hotel property a long
lease, tear down the present building
and erect the hotel on that site.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Machine Guns I'm the Air.

The French Minister of War has
sanctioned an interesting experiment
Two aeroplanes are to be fitted with
machine guns, and flights are to be
attempted. If they are successful an
attempt is to be made at firing at a
target.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
WILL PROBE LOADED JURY

Judge Directs Investigation Follow
ing Acquittal of Woman as Stay r.
Judge j. III. Quinn, of Fairnlont,
Mimi, instructed the grand jury and
appointed Harrison l.. Schmitt, assist
ant county attorney, to investigate
charges of loaded" jury against the
jury which recently acquitted Mrs.
Holly ]. Ledbeter of the murder of her
husband. A public indignation meet.
ing, attended by 400 citizens of thi,
city and surrounding country, first
voiced these charges and attacked
Judge A. r. Pau. who presided at the
Ledbeter trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Ex-Treasurer cIazier Sentenced.

Former State Treasurer Frank 7.
Glazier, of Chelsea, Mich, was SEN
fenced by Judge West at Mason to
not less than five nor more than ten
years in prison for Incorporating
$6S5,000 of State funds. Glazier con-
trolled baEk at Chelsea which failed
in December, 1907, and the money had
been deposited in this bank contrary
to law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Descendant of Two Presidents.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Taylor HUFF.
who died in Louisville, KY, of pneu-
monia at the age of sc, was descend
ant of two Presidents, James Madi-
son and Zachary Taylor. She was
granddaughter also of Commander
Richard Taylor. who fought in the
Revolutionary War.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Nurses Bravery Saves Patients Lives

Bravery Of the nurses in Parkview
Sanitarium, private hospital at Sa-
vannah, Ga, probably prevented a
very destructive fire. Eighteen pa
tients were carried from the burning
wing of the hospital, the nurses saving
some of the sick after fighting their
way through thick smoke in close
proximity to flames. With the private
fire fighting apparatus. before the ar
rival OF the firenen, the nurses fought,
beating back the flames until help ar
rived. The property loss was not great.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Congressman Lowering Dead.

Representative William C. Lowering,
of Massachusetts, died at his residence
in Washington He was IS years old,
Republican, and cotton mapufac-
turer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

A decree was handed down I'm Com
mon Pleas Court at Philadelphia au-
thorizing the receiver for the Pennsyl-
vania Sugar Refining Company to ac-
cept the terms of settlement offered by
the American Sugar Refining Company.
which was being sued for $4,000. 900
damages.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Fatal Wreck in Arkansas.

Dashing head-on into an east-bound
freight train, Rock Island passenger
train No. was wrecked at Fourche,
thirtyeight miles west of Little Rock,
Ark, killing Edward Rawls, of Beard,
Ark, who was riding ON the blind"
and injuring fourteen passengers and
members of the crew.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

Announcement is made by the trus-
tees of the University of Pennsylvania
that a gift of 100000 has Deen receiv-
ed for chair in the medical depart
ment of the institution Further par
ticulars of the gift will be announced
IN university 6ays" Feb. %.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Act Of an Insane Farmer.

William Ruckheim, a farmer, aged
IS years, murdered his wife and four
children and shot himself at Barker's
Prairie, Mimi. He was found dying
when his son went to the farm. Ruck
helm is believed TO have been tempo
rarily insane.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

aroused over the effort of the postof
flee department to bring about an in
crease in the rate for second-class
mail matter, declare that any advance
in the postal rate will mean an in
crease in the price of magazines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
EXPRESS COMPANY MERGER oNp
American Reported Purchaser of Big
Block of Wells-FargO.

BLOCK OF Wells-FargO.
1t was said in authoritative circles
in New York that the American Ex-
press Company had purchased the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company's
holding of stock in Wells, Fargo & Co.,
which is taken to indicate that a
merger of the two companies is under
way. The Southern Pacific's decision
to sell the stock is in line with the
policy of the new management of the
road TO avoid stock market manipula-
tion and confine itself strictly to rail-
road management. James c. Fargo,
President of the American Express
Company. and Judge Robert s. Lovett,
president OF the Southern Pacific, de-
clined to talk about the reported pur-
chase
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Gives Birth to Twenty-Sixth ch,,a

Mrs. Philip w. Webster, AZ years
old. gave birth to her twenty-sixtb
child at Niagara Falls, n. Y. She mar
ried at the age of l6. Five pairs of
twins and one set of triplets were ir.
Guided in the number, but none of them
lived.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
BROOKLYN Boy Hangs Himself.

Chagrined and disheartened because
he was the largest and oldest boy in
his class and had failed of promotion.
Walter Thompson, 10 years old, COM
mitted suicide in Brooklyn, n. Y, by
hanging himself to bed post with
his school book strap.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

The Studebaker Automobile Com
pany of South Bend has begun at De-
troit its fourth attempt to secure a
temporary injunction against the f.
NJ. L. Company to prevent the latter
from selling cars direct TO dealers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Wreck on the BURLINGTON.

Two through passenger trains on
the Chicago, Burlington G. Quincy rail-
road collided head-or near De Sofa,
thirty miles south of Lacrosse, Wis.
No one was killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Fatal Wreck on Florida Road.

One man was killed outright and
four others seriously injured in South
Jacksonville, Fla, when train No. SO
from St Augustine on the East Coast
railroad, crashed into the rear end of
train No. 40, the New Smyrna express.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Fatal Wreck in uIinots.

One man was killed. three were nos.
sibly fatally injured. and an engine
and fifteen freight cars were demolisb-
ed in wreck on the Elgin, Joliet ami
Eastern Railway at Gilmer. LII
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

The three-masted schooner Frances
Captain CoOmbs, from New York to
Jacksonville, Fla, was lost on the
treacherouh Hatteran coast and her
entire crew of ten men are supposed
to have persisted in the raging sea that
tore the stranded vessel to pieces.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
New North Dakota seno,or

Fountain L. Thompson, a Senator
from North Dakota, has resigned on ac.
count of i'll health, and w. e. Purcell
of Wahpeton has been appointed his
successor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

Charles T. Yerl1es' large collection of
paintings. statuary and oriental rugs.
i'm the late traction magnate's New
York residence, will be sold at auction
before spring.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

Ferdinand Cohen. the hotel waiter
who is charged with kidnapping Ro-
berta De Janon, the young heiress of
philadelphia, Pa, was released from
prison in $500 bail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Eaur Children Cremated.

Four children named Tatum, rang
ing in age from to 16 years, were
burned to death at the home of their
grandfather near Dover, Della.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Justice in Name OnIv.

Although he has served as justice
of the peace for eight years, l.. ID.
Reed, of Attica, Ind, has never had a
case come before him or performed a
marriage ceremony.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

Gas in House Explodes; FL Hurt.
Twenty-one persons were hurt. two
seriously, in natural gas explosion
in Leroy, y. Y. A pipe burst in a
house, both ends of which were blown
ont
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
Robbers Blow Illinois Bank.

Robbers blew open the safe in the
Van Cleave bank at Blue Mound, Ill.
They escaped with more than 81 500
In cash.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
TRAMP Is AWARDED $3.50, 600.
Wayfarcr Proves Right to Forum

Wayfarcr Proves Right to Fortune
Left by Junk Dealer.
After having tramped in poverty
throughout the country for nearly a
dozen years James j. Corbett was de-
clared heir to s250,0OO. Judge George
of the Probate Court in Boston de-
cided that Corbett was the missing
brother and heir of William J. Corbett
a junk dealer of that city. The claims
a several other persons, including
some from Philadelphia, were rejected
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

Six i;attle ships of the American feet
at guantanamo exceeded the designed
speed during full power steaming trials
last week.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

The Senate devoted the greater part
of Thursday to consideration of the
postal savings bank bill, agreeing to
several amendments. The Lodge price
of food investigation resolution was
reported from the committee on
finance. and the fact that it received
so much more prompt attention than
the resolution OF Senator Elkins on
the same subject was Interpreted by
the West Virginia Senator as dis
elimination against him. He made a
speech complaining seriously of the
treatment and asserting that it was in
tended to protect the trusts and the
tariff against the inquiry. The House
passed the agricultural appropriation
bill, carrying appropriations aggregat-
ing nearly sl3,5OO,000, net increase
of over $40O,oC0 over last year. this
increase being chiefly Cor the forest
service, made necessary by the addition
to the national forests of 26,522. 439
acres. Consideration of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was
begun.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
The Week
i'm Congress


The entire time of the Senate Tues
lay was devoted 10 q discussion of the
postal savings bank bill. Senator Da-
Wis declared that the bill as it stood
was in the interest OF the national
banks, while Senator Smith OF Michi-
gan thought the measure might prove
plague instead of a blessing. w. E.
Purcell was sworn in rs successor Of
Senator Thompson of North Dakota,
who was appointed to succeed the late
Senator Johnson. Mr.. Thompson re-
signed on account of illness. Criticism
of the bureau of forestry, led by Rep
.resentatives Mondell of Wyoming and
Taylor of Colorado, was the chief fea-
ture of the proceedings of the House.
The agricultural appropriation bill
continued before the House through
out the day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

The urgent deficiency and the army
bills passed the Senate Wednesday.
carrying a combined appropriation of
S102 100000. The postal savings bank
bill was discussed at length. A bill
exempting certificates of Indebtedness
and requiring the payment of the prin-
cipal of Panama Canal bonds. pre-
viously passed by the House, was act
ed upon favorably After a long de-
bate the census bill was passed in the
House. providing for amendment to
the present law so that there should
be an enumeration of cattle slaugh-
tered and hides produced in country
slaughtering-houses. together with a
provision for an enumeration Of in
formation concerning irrigated lands.
Charges of partisanship in the taking
of the census were numerous. Demo
cratic members insisting that 4 non
partisan census were impossible I'M
less enumerators we're appointed from
men of both political parties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

In the Senate Friday Mr.. McCnmbcr
of North Dakota delivered prepared
argument to prove that the farmer
does not obtain his due share of the
prices paid for food products. Mr..
Hepburn of Idaho concluded mis- speech
in opposition to the postal savings
bank bill. On account of the death
chusetts the Senate adjourned earlier
than usual and for the first time this
session failed 10 adjourn over Sat
urday. Practically no business was
transacted in the House ard an early
adjournment was taken because of the
death of Mr.. Lowering.
The Senate gave the greater part OF
the day Saturday to the question OF
constitutionality of the extradition OF
criminals from one State to another in
cases in which the prosecution is ac-
cording to the process Of 'informa-
ton. " No action was taken. The
postal savings bank bill was also up
for time. The only important action
taken was on a bill opening 20 settle
ment the unallotted lands in the Pine
Ridge Indian rec crvation in South Da-
kota. Early in the day Senator AL
drich reported from the Comalittee Oh
Public Expenditures q bill creating a
permanent commission for the Iegula-
ton of methods of government ex-
penditure. He failed TO obtain the
unanimous consent asked 10 have the
measure acted upon, Senator Elkins
Directing. The House was rot in ses-
sion.