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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

Carrying out the Taft plan for an
economical administration, the postal
committees in Congress have come to
the conclusion that economies can be
effected in the carrying of the mails.
taking the position that the present
outlay of s40,000.000 a year on this
account is excessive.
Gov Noel of Mississippi announced
the appointment of Col. James Gordon
of Oklahoma to the seat in the United
States Senate vacated by the death of
the late Senator McLaurin, but with
the understanding that il is temporary
or until the Legislature can elect q
Senator to fill the unexpired term. Col
Gordon, who is 76 years old, and who
served in the Confederate Army, was
suspected of connection with the con-
spiracy against the life of Lincoln. He
escaped to Canada, but later satisfied
the federal military authorities that he
had been wrongly accused
The City Council of Cleveland passed
an ordinance granting to the Cleveland
Railway Company a general franchise
for twenty five years, providing for a
3-cent fare service with 1 cent addi-
tional for transfers, but providing for a
Accent rate in case the lower rate fails
to earn per cent dividend, the ordi-
nance to be subject to a referendum
vote. Friends of Mayor Johnson re-
gard this as victory for him in his
eight years fight for the Scent fares
system of street car operation. On the
preceding day Judge Taylor as arbi-
H. L.. l. m
land Railway property and franchises
at $21,127,149 and that of the Forest
City Railway at $1,sO5. 800, or a total
of s22, 932,749. thus furnishing the basis
on which to estimate the rate and divi-
dends.
Judge Young, of Dallas County, Tex
as. has made public a letter from Vice
President Day of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, refusing to buy
bonds offered by that county on the
ground that certain extraordinary
laws" enacted in Texas had driven his
and other life insurance companies out
of the State. On that account he said
that none of them would invest in Tex
as securities, although he admitted
that the Dallas bonds were all right
as an investment. liC law Chiefly OD-
Jccted to was that which requires the
companies doing business in the State
to invest rs per cent of their reserve
in Tcxs business or Texas securities
The New York Life, Mutual, Metropol-
itan and others have taken a similar
position.
Considerable attention is being given
to the results of the recent national
poll of Republicans who voted for Taft.
which was conducted by the Success
Magazine. To the question whether
they believed their vote for Taft had
been wisely cast, 5,27S answered YES
and $40 no; whether they were salts
fed with the Taft administration so
far. 5000 answered yes and 2,49O no.
But to the question whether they are
pleased with Taft's relations with Aid
rich and Cannon only esq said yes.
while 6,293 voted no.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

Fifteen men were injured in a fire
which destroyed the Delaware and
Hudson Railroads freight depot at
Sandy Hill, N. Y. The loss is $4,000
A cry of fire" started when a wom-
an fell downstairs from the balcony of
the Majestic Theater at Cleveland
caused a panic in the crowded house.
Samuel F. Fullerton, formerly State
game and fish warden but lately SUI
perintendent of the Minnesota fish
hatcherics. has been removed from Of
flee by the State game and fish COM
mission.
Judge Lea at Little Rock. Ark, SEN
fenced w, Y. Ellis. who pleaded guilty
to killing N. p Willis of Indianapolis.
Ind. to serve three years in the peni-
tertiary.
Four persons were killed and three
seriously injured when a Central Geor-
ria passenger train collided with pas
senrer train No. on the Macon and
birmingham Railroad at Harris City.
Ga.
Baron Yasuya Uchida, the new Jap
ancse ambassador to the United States.
arrived at San Francisco accompanied
by Baroness Uchida, who is a grad
uate OF Bryn Mawr College, on his way
10 Washington.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

alton ike this will not attract to its as
sistance the worst of the offenders against
the antitrust statute and who will there
fore propose instead OF ii a system of
compulsory licenses for all federal cor
porations engaged in interstate business.
The third objection. that the worst Of
tenders will not accept federal incorpor-
ations is easily answered The DEGREES of
injunction recently adopted in pr0secu-
lions under the antitrust law are so
thorough and sweeping that the corpora
tions affected by them have but three
courses before them:
First. they must resolve themselves
into their component parts in the different
states, with a consequent loss to them
selves OF capital and effective organiza-
ton and to the country of concentrated
energy and enterprise: or.
Second. in defiance of the law and un-
der some secret treaty they must attempt
10 continue their business in violation of
the federal statute. and thus incur the
penalties of contempt and bring on an in
evitable criminal prosecution of the indi-
viduals named in the decree and their
associates: or
Third, they sIust reorganize and accept
in good faith the federal charter j sug-
gest. A federal compulsory license law.
urged as a substitute for federal incor-
poration law, is unnecessary except 10
reach that kind of corporation which. by
virtue of the considerations already ad-
vanced. will take advantage Voluntarily
of an incorporation law. while the other
state corporations doing an interstate
business do not need the supervision or
the regulation OF federal license and
would only be unnecessarily burdened
thereby.
The attorney general. at my sugges-
ton. has drafted federal Incorporation
law. embodying the views have attempt
ed TO set forth and IL will be at the dis
position of the appropriate committees q
Congress
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
GENERAL RUCKER. DIES.
Oldest Retired officer of United
States ARMY 90 Years of Age.

Gen. Daniel H. Rucker, the oldest
retired officer of the United States
army that ever lived. died at his home
in Washington, d. c., aged 9S years.
He was born in New Jersey and join
ed the army from Michigan.
Gen. Rucker was appointed second
lieutenant of the First United States
dragons on Oct. 1S, 1887, and ten
years later became a captain. He
took part in the Indian campaigns in
the West and Southwest and later
commanded a squadron of cavalry in
the Mexican war with such gallantry
that he was breveted a major. In 1861
he was appointed a briged der general
of volunteers and was again breveted
major general for gallantry. For sew
eral years he was quartermaster gen.
eral of the army, being retired at his
own request in 1882 after more than
forty years active service. The Off
Ger was married twice. Gen. Phil
Sheridan was his son-in-law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

The entire island of Lanai has been
sold by w. G. Irwin to a company in
Honolulu for S325.000. Lanai is one of
the Smallest islands Of the Hawaiian
group and has an area of $50 square
miles. 1t is the intention of the pur-
chasers to raise cotton and other agri-
cultural products
A report from Constantinople states
that twenty-six moslems were executed
at Adana recently in connection with
the April massacres. Great crowds
witnessed the executions and the rela-
tiyes of the condemned men, together
with thousands of others joined in the
manifestations of grief
Capt Chaves, the first Nicaraguan
refugee to reach American protection
at Corinto, gave to the press by cable
the first account believed to be author
itatiye concerning the manner of the
death met by the American soldiers of
the insurgent army, Cannon and Groce.
Ii was the company commanded by
Chayes which captured the Americans.
Gen. Medina had caused them to be
whipped and had then reported their
capture to Zelaya, who wired: Lose no
time in shooting them" After an ex-
cuse for a court-martial. composed of
two officers, they were condemned and
Chayes was ordered to execute the SEN
tence. He refused and was himself
sent to prison. Then four soldiers of
Capt. Constantinos command were
told off to do the murderous work
Roth were buried in the same grave
w. Sanford Evans. formerly editor of
the Toronto Mail and Empire, has
again been elected mayor of Winnipeg
From the British government Cana
da has now purchased the cruiser
Rainbow for 100000. to be used as a
training ship in Pacific waters, while
other vessels to constitute a Canadian
navy are being purchased or construct
ed
King Leopold, of BelgiI m, leaving no
direct heir. the crown passes to Prince
Albert, the only son of the late kings
brother. The new monarch was born
April 8. 1875. and on Oct. 2. 1900. mar
ried Princess Elizabeth, of Bavaria.
They have three children.
The government of Manitoba will at
once make preparation for passing a
hill at the next session of the Manitoba
legislature, providing for the govern
ment ownership and control of all grain
elevators in the province. For some
wears the farmers of the West have
striven to achieve this end.
The worst storms and floods of half
century have caused vast damage to
property and loss of life over Southern
IN, md
towns in Spain and Portugal were
completely inundated. In the latter
country Oporto is the heaviest loser
and the government is giving aid to
thousands of homeless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

The United States Steel Corporation.
with a great labor war confronting ii.
is believed to be depending largely up
ON the loyalty of those employees who
in the past have bought shares OF the
common stock. 1t is expected that these
men will resist the efforts of the Fed
Grafton of Labor to bring them into
the unions when the fight begins. In
line with this so-called profit-sharing
policy. the Steel Trust has now made
public the terms upon which il will is
sue $4,000 shares of preferred stock for
subscription by employees at s124 q
share. In addition to this. $1,000 900 in
stock is to be awarded to the employ
es as a bonus. this consisting of both
common and preferred AS formerly.
fhe employees have three years in which
to pay for their holdings. the money
being withheld from their pay envel-
opes month by month in proportion as
they may designate, not to exceed %
per cent. If they hold the stock for
five years they are to get a bonus of
IS a share in addition to the dividend
of per cent. in addition to the bo-
muses. of those others who do not hold
on.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
the break now known as the Ballinger-

the break now known as the Ballinger-
PinchOt controversy.
In the ominous silence which fell on
the situation following the first shot
after the cabinet meeting at the White
House, Washington correspondents as
sert that many political forecasters
see unmistakable signs of great tenn
pest within the Republican party, with
ramifications about which some of the
most hopeful fear to think.
There is only one conclusion which
all reach. 1t is said that there is a
great fight on hand-one which the
resident sought to avoid, for the
present. at least. In forcing it at this
me. the Presidents supporters main
lin, Mr.. Taft has considered all the
probable effects and consequences and
has decided 10 see it through.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Sugar Weighers Are Sentenced.

Four former employees OF the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, convict
ed of underweighing frauds, were SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment
each by Judge Martin in the United
States Circuit Court in New York City.
The men sentenced are Thomas Ke-
hoe, Edward a. Boyle, Patrick ]. Hen
nessey and John NJ. Coyle. The quar-
tet were checkers on the docks of the
sugar company in Williamsburg. where
discovery was made that the scales
used to weigh sugar imports had been
tempered with. Before sentencing the
men the court denied a motion for a
new trial
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
SEVEN INSANE FLEE ASYLUM.

Inmate Refused New Years Visit
Home Releases Companions.
Denied the right TO go home and
eat New Years dinner with his re!e-
tives. James Hill, member of a rich
Pittsburg family, arranged and carried
out wholesale delivery of inmates Of
the insane department of the County
Home there Hill had been confin51
in the institution for some time and
the wealth of his family gave him
many privileges. He let six other in
mates out by saving off the lock OF
a door and the other morning the last
of the six insane patients was recov.
cred, almost frozen. Hill is still at
liberty and is thought to be in hiding
in the home of some rich Pittsburg
friends
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
sLAYER's STORY FREES THREE.
Woman and Two Men Held ON First
Tale of Kansas City Crime.

Woman and Two Men Held on First
Tale Of Kansas City Crime.
After making a false confession
causing one innocent man to be ar
rested on tie charge of murder, and a
MAJ and woman to be held for investi-
cation, Ward Mower of Falls City,
Neb., confessed that he alone murdered
Neil McCoig on Dec. q. McCoig's
body. brutality cut and bruised and
bearing one bullet wound, was found
in the outskirts Of Kansas City, Kan.
Fear that he would be proved the thief
of some notes he had stolen from Nc
Coig was his reason for killing the
man, Mower says. AS result of Now
er's first story. William Nelson was ar
rested, and Mrs. Alice Barber. McCoig's
former sweetheart. and Bert Boyd, a
boaTder at her house. were held.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
INSURGENTS BEAT CANNON.
Aided by Democrats, They Take Sc
lection of Committee fro5a Speaker.


The first skirmish between the Re-
publican insurgents and standpatters
in Congress came off in the House the
other day and the insurgents won
victory. Twenty-six Republican pro-
gressives, voting with 123 Democrats,
OVERRIDE 146 Republican conservatives
and took from Speaker Cannon the
privilege of appointing the House rep
resentatives on the joint committee
which will investigate the controversy
between Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger and Clifford Pinchot, ousted
chief forester. By this close vote of
149 to 146 the House decered that its
members of the joint committee should
be elected. How remains to be deter
mined, but it probably will be by reso-
luton prescribing the method of vot-
ing. Speaker Cannon will have abso-
lutely no voice in the selection of the
House members, except insofar as he
and his organization are able to con-
troll the election.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
SLAIN BY BLACK HAND"
Masked Men Kill Merchant in Home
in Wife's Sight.

Benedetto Seneni, 60 years old, A
wealthy Italian merchant with a store
and residence at 500 West Oak street,
Chicago, was dragged from bed and
murdered in the presence of his wife
by three masked men, whose demand
for $4,000 in the name of the Black
Hand had been ignored AS the terri
fed wife. 81 years old. covered under
the muzzle of revolver held near her
face by third masked man, imploring
the assassins not to kill her husband,
the man was seized while asleep and
thrown on the floor Then the muir
derers fired at him repeatedly with two
revolvers. He was shot. twice through
the head and once through the heart.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

The merging of the big copper in
terests by the Morgan clique. which
has been talked of in Wall street for
some time, was definitely decided upon
at a meeting of the various boards of
directors of the Guggenhe,m companies
at New York The directors of the
Utah Copper Company authorized an
increase of capital stock from 100000
shares TO 100000 TO carry out the
plan. The Boston Consolidated Copper
Company is to be taken over and part
of the new stock is 20 be used for in
creasing the output OF this and the
Utah companies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
BREWER Commits Suicide.

Prohibition having deprived him of
livelihood and death of his wife of
many years, Frank Pabst, head brewer
for the Capitol City Brewing Company
in Montgomery. Ala, until put out of
business by the law, placed a shotgun
against his breast and killed himself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Tied on Track by NEGRO Robbers.

Because Daniel ]. Matthews, fireman
on the Central of Georgia railroad, re
fused to give four armed negroes a
switch key, he was tied face downward
on the main line of the Central road
and now lies in a critical condition at
a hospital in Macon, Ga. He was
struck from the track by passenger
train. The negroes were plotting to
wreck a train.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Fifteen Miners Hurt.

Fifteen miners were hurt, eight OF
them seriously, when the monitor al
the Greenwood mines, near awton,
Fayette County, West Virgia ia broke
loose sixty feet above the tior,e and
crashed through it. When the monitor
began to slip the drum operator tried
to sand the track and released his hold
on the brake. The crash followed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Gas Explosion Kills Three Men.

An explosion wrecked the water gas
plant of the Union Gas and Electric
Company, Bloomington. i'll. Portions
of the building were carried for blocks
and windows were broken over the
west side of the city The building
caught fire after the explosion and the
firemen and police had hard fight to
reach the dead and injured. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
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 Complete.
Military School Burns.

The New York Military Academy at
Cornwall, y. Y, was destroyed by fire,
with the exception of Bard Hall, used
by the younger students. Nobody was
hurt. When the fire was discovered the
bugle was sounded and the cadets with
military precision, marched out, most
Of them i'll pajamas and bath robes.
They lost all their personal effects.
There were about fifteen students in
the academy. The buildings destroyed
were worth about 100000. The AGA
deny has educated young nen for
West Point for forty years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
KNOX SEEKS UNIVERSAL PEACE.
Urges World to Unite with U. S.
for Arbitral Justice.

The State Department in Washing
ton, through Secretary Knox, person
ally has confirmed the statement that
the United States has addressed the
great powers in circular note on the
subject of universal peace.
The impressive idea evolved by this
government was that the conscience
of the world should be committed
first to an international court of arbi-
trail justice. the inevitable result of
which would be the attainment of uni
versal peace. The State Department
reports that the American ambassa-
doris and ministers at some of the
leading foreign courts had indicated
that the idea was receiving favorable
consideration. England's attitude is
described as particularly sympathetic
and encouraging.
Interest vas added to the situation
by the informal statement that Presi-
dent Taft is standing behind his Sec
ictary of State in urging compliance
with the note of this government,
which was addressed directly to the
foreign Offices and, therefore. to the
sovereigns themselves.
The strength of the appeal for an
international court of peace" as it
may be termed. lies in its directness.
1t goes far beyond the somewhat crude
proposal of the Car of Russia, which
startled the world some years ago
when he made the fantastic suggestion
OF disarmament by the military pow
ers. The proposal contains an astute
suggestion to Great Britain, through
its alarm over possible war with Ger
many. 1t appeals to France. whose
enemy is near at hand. 1t commends
itself. as Knox puts it. to the con-
science of the lesser powers. who have
everything to lose and nothing to gain
bv war
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
She Worked at Ninety-Four.

After thirty-five years in the govern
ment bureau of engraving and print
ing, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Philpott
within six years of being a centenari
an, is dead at her home in Washing
ton, d. C. Up to a week ago she was
at her desk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
FILE A VOTE PETITION.


Women SuHragists of Oklahoma
Want to he Allowed to Vote.
The woman suffragists of Oklahoma
have filed their petitions to initiate a
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton allowing women to vote, and. the
signatures were detached in the pres
ence of the Governor and Secretary
of State. There were 3S,543 signers
to the petition, about 500 more than
required
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
HE SAW LINCOLN SLAIN
Deaf and Dumb Educator Who Was

Present mt Assassin alton, Dies.
Prof. w. H. Denote. for sixty years
one of the most prominent educators
of the deaf and dumb In the United
States, died at his home in Indianapo-
lis. He was so years old. and was
born at Harrodsburg, KY. He went TO
Washington as Indiana military agent
during the Civil War. and was in
Ford's Theater the night President
Lincoln was assassinated Prof. De-
motto did not often describe the scene
in words, but he wildly reproduced it
in the sign language and pantomime
for his pupils.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

Buenos Ayres is getting sufficiently
busy to demand subways. A bill is
pending in the Argentine legislature
to authorize the construction OF under
ground electric railways operating in
connection with existing surface lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Proprietor Burned in Old Hotel.

The Lightbody hotel, the Oldest es-
tablishment of it's kind on the Ohio
river, burned at Manchester, Ohio.
John McDade, the proprietor, who was
70 years old, and had conducted the
house since the Civil War, was burned
to death. The fire was started by an
overheated stove.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Two Negroes Must Die.

George Reynolds and John Williams,
negroes. who attacked Mrs w. F. Jack
son, in Kansas City, were found guilty
by the jury and their punishment
fixed at death. The jury remained out
twelve minutes. The men will be hang.
ed the first week in February.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Burning Snow Fatal TO child.

Burning snow-the artificial Christ
mas tree variety-caused the death of
Julia KARL, 9-year-old Harlem girl
Julia was lighting her tree when a
match dropped into box of fluffy inn
itation snow. Her clothing caught fire
and she died.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13

1t was against his will that Sen
ator fernando De Soto Money, of
Mississippi, was chosen minority lead
er in the Upper House of Congress.
He was the logical candidate on the
retirement of c. A. Culberson, but,
because of IL health, he would have
preferred to pass the honor to Senator
Bacon. His fellows, however, over
ruled his objections.
Senator Money is native OF
Holmes county. Mississippi. and is 20
years o. age. He has a university
education and is lawyer and plant
er. He served in the Confederate
army from the beginning of the war
until September. 1864, when defective
eyesight forced his retirement. After
serving in the House of Representa-
tives for IA years he was elected to
the United States Senate, where he
has remained since 1897.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
J. A. Stober Found Dead.

State Treasurer-elect ]. A. Stober
was found dead in bed at his home, at
Schoeneck, north OF Lancaster, Pa. He
was elected State treasurer last No
vember, and was to have taken Office
In May. Mr.. Stober was found dead
by his wife The cause of death was
heart disease. Mr.. Stober was 81 years
old and was prominent in Republican
politics for many years, serving two
terms in each house of the State Leg
islature.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
Thieves Rob Coin Collector.

Some time during the night thieves
entered the store of Otto l.. Smith, a
coin collector in Third street, Evans
vile, Ind, and stole rare gold coins
valued at several thousand dollars.