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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
OIL PRICES ARE CUT.
Reductions Are Made to Increase Use
In Foreign Lands.

In Foreign Lands.
New York;. l. c. Clarke, through
whom the Standard Oil company
makes its official announcements to
the public, has issued a statement to
the effect that the company has en-
tered On a thoroughly mapped out
campaign to increase the consumption
of kerosene In European countries and
the lands of the Orient. The first
mov In this campaign is the reduc-
ton of the prices of oil in those coun-
tries. Mr.. Clarke's announcement says
in part:
The Standard Oil company has in
augurated a campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
The level of prices for refined oil to-
day in the United States is lower than
at any time during recent years. and
as a direct result of these prices the
consumption of refined oil in this
country is increasing. The same pol
icy is now being actively pursued
abroad"
As indicated by this statement, the
Standard company began trying out
the policy of lower prices In the
United States. though without an
nouncing that it had in view a cam
paign that would cover the world. In
August the price of refined oil in
tanks was reduced from 6h to 5k
cents a gallon, and the price of re-
fined oil In barrels at the refinery was
cut 1 cent. from 9% to 81 cents a
gallon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
NEW EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOLS
Fear Of Formally by Making Fam
lily Groups of the Children.

To take away the old fear of the
sti~f-disciplined schoolrooms and make
them into a nice little meeting place,
where children have a splendid time,
and incidentally learn more and better
lessons than children ever learned be-
fore, an entirely new experiment will
be tried which will result in an enor
nous investment in new furniture, if
the scheme is shown to be practica'
bic.
The idea is from the brains of
Stephen E. Kramer, director of inter.
mediate instruction, and John A.
Chamberlain, supervisor of manual
circles.
The scheme has to do with the lit
tie stiff-legged desks which the chill.
dren in the first and second grades
have studied at from the early times
when desks supplanted the old-fash-
Toned FORMS" The desks sit in rows,
formal and formidable, and the black
iron legs of the desks and the stiff
ness with which these little pieces of
furniture sit on the floor all add to the
strictness of discipline which in these
latter days is beginning to be looked
upon as having disadvantages as well
as advantages.
Mr.. Kramer has devised a little ia.
BILE desk. only a few pounds in weight.
which any first-grade child can lift
up and carry around the room. Mr..
Chamberlain drew the plans and
made the models. A little chair goes
with each small table desk, and both
desk and chair al be picked up and
carried anywhere in the schoolroom.
When the teacher wants to tell them
a simple tale of how one and one
makes two, they will pick up their lit
tie chairs. push aside the desks and
sit around the teachers chair In a
very fascinating little family group.
The chairs and desks have rubber
tipped feet, SO there will be little
noise.
In this way the teacher will get
right in among her children. When
she is demonstrating at the black.
board the little boys and girls will
bring their chairs and sit close to her.
AS everyone knows, the present
method of having straight and stiff
lines of desks and chairs makes 1t i'm
perative that some of the children will
have to sit far off in the back row.
The idea will gain favor, it is be-
lieved, and will also take away a lit
tie of the first fear of the schoolroom
that small children have.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Manaaina a Husband,

Men are like children; they want
managing. although you must never
let them dream that you think 80. No
child likes to be ordered about, 10
man will endure coercion. But man
aging! II is an art so subtle. so elu-
sive, that few women understand
even the rudiments of it. Sisters
mine. let us reason together, says
Woman's Life. In every human being
there is a spark Of the divine; 1t Is
yours to fan that spark into a flame
that is managing a man-it is to get
the very best out of him there Is to
have. and not two women In ten can
do II.
Do not think that there is anything
unworthy in managing a man-to
bring out the best is a high vocation
Only let Us see to IL that we are
worthy of 1t. There are women who
have made angels of men, but at the
cost of their W divinity. There is
room for more than one unselish per-
son In a family.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Fixes Responsibility for Wreck.

Button, Ind.-Coroner Thoma of
Wells county returned his findings in
the Kingsland disaster, where forty
three lives were taken by collision of
electric cars on the Wabash Valley
line. The coroner finds that Motorman
b. F. Corkwell, now in a hospital in FIT.
Wayne, and Conductor Del Wilson, in
charge of the south-bound extra car,
were responsible for the wreck by rea-
son of failure to heed orders. The
coroner also finds that the construc-
tion of the cars was a factor in the
loss of life, the floor of one having
been higher than the floor of the
other. Corkwell and Wilson were in
dicted by the Wells county grand jury
for involuntary m~anslaughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
POLICE ON WREcKERs' TRAIL.
-os Angeles Sleuths Asser. Trace of
Ei&r.fe L. Eoupd

tos Angeles SIeuths Asser. Trace OF
FienGs IL Found.
Los Angeles. CaI.-The police Wed
lesday confirmed :. report that the
rail OF the supposed dynamite con
spirators WHO are believed to have
wrecked the Times plant had been
struck III this city.
Il regard n eecond clue which We
nave quite as important as that when
s ongas1ng th.. attaation Of the DE-
:ectives In Ssn Francisco" said Chief
II Police Galloway. He refused 30
tell WIZ ;hS clue aas.
An inci:ECt OF the day was the Err
rest OF tel. Harrison Gray Otis. pro
Drietor of the Times, on the charge
IF having crirn;naily bDcled Andrew
Gallagher. a San Francisco labor lead
sr, IL tba coiunrs u. the Times. Gen-
s-sl Otis was taken into custody
while preparing to attend the funeral
If Wesley Reaves. che ycdng stenng.
.apher = whoE he dictated tss ar
dele "a which the libel vas based.
The ~arresti1g officer accompanied
ne general to the funeral and then
into a justice court. where bail was
arranged
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

Still they come, those Chinese stu
dents who are to be trained at Ameri-
can educational institutions. A party
OF sixty-eight has arrived at Honolulu.
These students are some of the num-
Der sent by the Chinese government,
the expenses to be paid from the
Boxer indemnity money returned by
the United States, says Troy Times.
That kindly act has brought a rich re-
ward in the form Of the esteem, graft
tude and confidence of China and the
influence that will be exerted through
ahe absorption of American ideas by
the bright young men who are the
beneficiaries of the arrangement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
WHY NEW ORLEANS
CITY is LOGICAL POINT FOR
WORLDS PANAMA EXPOSITION.
Its Geographical Position and Many
Other Considerations Mark Il az
Most Suitable Spot for Ded:-
cation of Great Work.

Publ sentiment has decided thai
the completion Of the Panama Canal
In 1915 shall be celebrated with q
great International Exposition In
which al the nations of the world
may participate; and the question OF
where this Exposition is to be held
Will be settled by Congress al its ap-
r~roaching session.
New Orleans and San Francisco
are contesting for the honor of hold
ing this Exposition, and both cities
have guaranteed immense sums Of
money as an evidence of their ability
to finance 30 great an enterprise.
An Exposition worthy of the term
Worlds Fair" such as New Orleans
proposes to build, will be a great ed
vocational movement. Its success az
such, however, will depend entirely
upon the percentage Of our popula-
ton who can secure Its educational
advantages. this In turn, depends up
on its location, as the time in travel
Ing to and from the Exposition, and
the cost In railroad and Pullman
fares, are the most important factors.
Considering these matters. New
Orleans claims to being the 'Logf-
cal Point" for this Panama EXPOSE
ton, seem to be fully substantiated
by the following facts:-
New Orleans is 500 miles from the
center of population In the United
States. San Francisco is $500 miles
distant therefrom.
Within a radius of 500 miles from
New Orleans there are II. 900
people. Within the same radius from
San Francisco there are only 1000. 900.
Within a radius Of 1000 miles from
New Orleans, there are 8 1000, 900.
Within the same radius from San
Francisco there are only 5000, 900.
At an average Of 900 miles from
New Orleans, there are 20 of our
principal cities with q combined
population Of 1000, 900. Averaging
900 miles from San Francisco there
ere only s large cities, with a COM
bined population of Just 1000. 900.
The average distance OF all these
cities to New Orleans is 1872 miles,
to San Francisco 2,407 miles.
Over Is per cent. of the people Of
the United States could go to an
Exposition there at an average ex.
pense for railroad fare Of $3.50, as
against an average OF $3.50 to the
Pacific Coast; and for several MIL
lions OF our people. the Pullman
fare and Dining Car expenses alone,
for a trip to San Francisco, would
amount TO more than all their trans
portation expenses for q trip to New
Orleans.
This is an important public ques-
ton to be settled by Congress at the
session which owen In December.
Many Of our readers will wish to
visit this Worlds Panama Exposf-
ton, and IL held In New Orleans Q
great many more could spare the
time and money for the trip than
could 60 to San Francisco. There.
fore, We urge our readers to write to
the two senators from this State and
the congressman from this district
requesting them to support New Or.
leans In the contest
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
O|E1z DEFIANT
TRUCE IS ENDED
Defender of Cameron Dam Re-
fuses to Surrender.
SHERIFF ORDERED TO ACT
Terms Offered by Wisconsin Governor
Are Again Rejected by Outlaw,
Who Refuses to Surrender
Peacefully.

Winter, Wis. John F. Dietz has
refused the terms offered by Gov
srnor Davidson's representatives, and
Deputy Thorbahn has been told by
Sheriff Madden ito do his duty"
The deputies plan to close In on the
defender Of Cameron dam. They say
they will shoot If he will not hold up
his hands when so ordered. The finish
may be expected at any time.
Attorney General F. l.. Gilbert and
Col. o. G.. Munson, Governor David.
sons secretary. held two conferences
with Dietz.
Dietz laid down the conditions un.
der which he would surrender peace
ably. He demands that all charges
against him be dropped except the one
resulting from his shooting Of Bert
Horal. He says he is willing to stand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
BROWNE NAMES AIDS.
Gives Names of Leaders in Obtaining
lorimer Votes.

Chicago. - Lee O'Neil Browne be.
for the senatorial committee made
new revelations concerning the names
OF Legislators alleged to be leaders
IN soliciting votes for William Lori
mer prior to his election as Junior sen.
ator from Illinois.
Browne gave the names or three
men, who, besides himself, Shurtleff
and Lorimer, worked among the leg
islators to bring about the election
OF the bionde-haired senator. Those
mentioned were E. J. Smejkal, B. ].
~Chiperfieid and Daniel Shanahan.
He also sale there were a number
OF legislators from districts in the
city of Chicago who we're regular
Lorimer men and who could be relied
on to vote and work for him at any
time.
When asked by Senator Frazier of
the committee who paid the expenses
Of his two trials Browne frankly an
swered my friends" He did not
say who the friends were.
Explaining the reason for his fail.
ure to take the witness stand during
his w trial for bribery Browne said:
II did not testify in my W behalf
at the bribery trials OF Charles A.
White because vas told by my coun-
sci that | would be indicted for per-
jury whether l told the truth or not.
1t was not because l was afraid of
cross-examination."
Did you ever pay any member OF
the legislature at any time DIT any
place any money or anything of value
in consideration for his vote for
Lorimer and for having voted for Lor'
imer?"
mo. sir"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
TWO MORE VICTIMS
DEAD MANS CROSSING CLAIMS
TWO LIVES ON PENNSY.
DROVE IN 'FRONT.' OF TRAIN
Columbia City Tragedy Makes Total
of Eight Lives Lost There-Both
Bodies Maneled and Horse Killed
Wagon Demolished.

Columbia City, Ind.-The second
section of Pennsylvania train east
bound No. 6, running as an extra
equipment train without passengers.
with i've Pullman sleepers and nine
baggage cars being pulled by two en-
gines and running at a speed of 65
miles per hour struck and instantly
killed Arch E. Anderson, twenty-one
years old, and Reed Haas, nine years
old, as they were crossing the tracks
at the Kanaly crossing just east of the
Pennsylvania depot coming from the
south in a covered mail wagon driving
a single horse. The train was running
on the south track.
The pilot of the engine cut the
horse in two and literally tore it to
pieces, the remains of the carcass
alighting rs feet away. The light ru-
raj mail wagon with canvas top was
demolished, hardly a spoke in a wheel
remaining intact.
The body of the Haas boy was
thrown 225 feet east of the spot where
the train struck the rig and after
blowing through a woven wire fence.
The body of young Anderson was
thrown 200 feet east of the crossing.
S. p. Craig of Fort Wayne, the en-
gineer on the head engine, said he no
ticed the lagman at the crossing, but
did not see the rig until nearly the
instant of the disaster. He said he
had sounded his warning for the cross
ing and gave the danger signal. He
says that the only sight that he wit
messed of the accident was the face
of the Haas boy just as the train
struck the wagon. The engineer said
that the lad was seemingly looking
him in the face. and the expression
will long be remembered.
This makes eight persons that have
been killed at this crossing in the
past eight years and is known as dead
mans crossing to everyone.
Anderson was just recently appoint
ed as substitute mail carrier for viii
liam Haas, the father of the boy, n
was one of the most popular young
men in his community. He was a
member of Company G, of this city.
Reed Haas who met death with An
derson made the trip daily. He at
tended school in this city at the south
WARD
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
CONVENTION ENDORSES TAFT.
Massachusetts Republican Gathering
Approves the Taft Regime.

BOSTON. - Precedent ruled the Re-
publican state convention here and
Gov. Eber s. Draper was named by &C.
clamation for 4 third term. 1t has
been many years since a Republican
governor has been refused a third
nomination il this state. All other
state officers selected were nominated
wtth the same unanimity.
The platform adopted, besides com.
mepding the tariff law and favoring a
permanent tariff board. strongly ap-
proved the administration of Presi.
ent Taft and favored the conserva-
ton of national and closer
trade relations with Canada.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

New York.-A case of cholera has
developed in the steerage OF the Ham,
burg-American liner Moltke which has
been detained at quarantine as a pos
sihle cholera carrier since last Mon
day. DIR. A. II. Doty, health officer of
the port. reported the case with the
additional information that another
cholera patient from the Moltke is IN
der treatment at S%winburne Island.
This makes three cases of cholera
which have actually reached this port,
All of the steerage passengers and part
of The crew will be removed to Hoff-
man Island for detention.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Childish Reasoning.

Look at the brownies. papa!" ex;
claimed a little miss as she gazed up
ward at a Wall street sk~yscraper.
They arr not brownies. dearie,"
replied papa. They are big men, like
me, but they look SO tiny because they
are so high"
IF they were twice as high, would
they look twice as small?" she asked,
showing the mathematical turn not
unnatural In the offspring of a suc-
cessful broker.
Papa answered Yes"
She made G quick calculation and
remarked: They won't amount to
much when they get to heaven. win
they?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

Engineers at work on the Panama
canal propose to leave as little as
possible to chance. They are now en-
gagged in experiments to determine
the effect of sea water on concrete,
an enormous quantity Of which is en-
ployed in the construction of the canal.
Concrete in different stages Of prep
aration and with various forms of
protection will be subjected to the ac-
ton of the salt water and the results
will be carefully noted. Probably
there never was a great undertaking
of this kind in which so many pre-
cautions were taken to guard against
future risk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
NEGRO Outlaws Shot and Killed.

Huntsville, Ala.-Joe and Ed. Chand-
Ter. negro highwaymen, were killed and
Ed. Black, a third member of the
gang, was MORALLY wounded by Sheriff
Mitchell and a squad of deputies. The
negroes were known desperadoes and
for several weeks have been terroriz-
ing sections of this town. After a
systematic search which began Friday
the sheriff and his deputies surround
ed the three negroes in a railroad cut
west of town. There was a lively ex-
change of shots and the three despera-
does fell
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
HUGHES RESIGNS AS GOVERNOR.
Leaves Albany for Washington to
Assume Supreme Bench Duties.

Albany, N. Y Charles E. Hughes
retired from the governorship of
New York submitting to the legis-
latura a resignation that will take
rs place as one of the briefest Off
cial documents on record. 1t says:
ITO the Legislature: l hereby re-
sign the Office OF governor.
(Signed) CHARLES f. HUGHES"
Mr.. Hughes Immediately left for
Washington, where. on Monday, he is
20 assume the duties Of a justice of
tie United States Supreme court and
perhaps later the exalted office of
Lresiaing Justice. to take the place
OF tie late Chief Justice Fuller.
.ieGt Gov Horace White becomes
governor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
ATHLETICS GET FIRST GAME.
Worlds Champions Baseball Battle e
Open at Philadelphia.

Cincinnati. - Games between the
Chicago National league team and
the Philadelphia Athletics Of the
American league for the worlds base
bail championship will begin In the
Pennsylvania city on Monday. October
II. This decision was reached by the
national commission here. The other
games are scheduled as follows:
Second game. October IS. at Phila-
delpnia.
Third game. October 20. at Chicago.
Fourth game. October 81. at Chicago.
Fifth game. October %. at Phila.
delphia-
Sixth game. October %, at Chicago.
Place Of seventh game. II necessary
TO bs decided by toss Of coin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Was Veteran of Peace and War.

st. Joseph. NOV. Boone Major,
eighty-fve years of age, a native of
Kentucky, whose regiment fired the
first gun at the battle of Buena Vista
in the Mexican war, lied here. He
was the Salt Lake City manager of the
old Pony Express company, and served
through the confederate army, surren-
dering at Austin, Texas, following the
last battle of the a He was an
uncle of Attorney General Elliott Ma
jor of Missouri.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
FIRE IN MINE eNDANeERs $50.
All Men Brought to Surface When
General Alarm is Sounded.

Danville, Ill. = Fire. which for
a time threatened the lives of 150
miners, bro4e out in Hartshorn's cleo.
trio mine. about six miles west of the
city. 1t started on the lower level and
is supposed to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion.
AS soon as the fire was discovered g
general alarm was sounded for all OF
the miners, and they were quickly
brought to the surface. The fire has
been walled in. but will destroy the
entire north half of the level.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Gives Up Hopes of Finding Dynamite

Gives Up Hopes of Finding Dynamiters
Los Angeles, Cal.-That the search
for the Times dynamiters on the coast
is practically regarded as futile by
the police was evidenced when it be-
came known that the detective bureau
had sent to all important cities of the
world descriptions of the suspected
persons and requests for their arrest.
One more body was taken from the
ruins. There is still a great mass of
wreckage to be removed. Three more
bodies are believed to be in the debris.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

Germans usually do things thor
oughly, and the announcement that
there is no cholera in Berlin, although
the disease has broken out in the vi
cinity, no doubt testifies to the eff
fectiveness of the safeguards en-
ployed. Modern medical science is
usually victorious over the ailments
once regarded as scourges. against
which il was almost useless to con-
tend. Yellow fever, cholera and the
Ike are no longer the terror they
were formerly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
nos BURNS NEGRO.
Alabama Convict Lyrched for At
.c1a sn Woman.

.c,js: SS Woman.
Montgcme-,. Ala. Six hours
after lie had attacked Mrs. Hirsm
Stuckev. : prominent young vom-
an o. Coyin&tnn county. Bush Wi.h-
ers, b pegr:. .trrsty" at the Hen
dereor cons.rt camp, was taken rom
the warder. while Ell route 90 prison
at Andalhs'a. ted to q stake by an
infuriatei mob CT 400 men, and
burned.
The .yrch!ng was conducted quietly
and tire menaers of the mob. formed
sron adjoining towns. dispersed to
their homes. leaving no traces of their
fury save the ashes Of the negro.
The crime for which The negro was
lynchec was committed Monday. whei
he Z t. the farm of Mr.. Stuckey
for TIE purpose OF getting drinking
water fer fellow convicts who were
employed 4. the camp neal by.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Strikes at Zelaya Road.

San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua.-The
government has placed an embargo
ON the National Railroad and Steam.
ship company. Former President
Zelaya is the owner of many shares
of the company's stock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

General information concerning in
fantile paralysis is meager, but since
a woman of sixty-six has died of the
malady, the fact is plain that the
scientists who gave it a name were
not oyercrowded with information
either.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
Cotton Lockout Is Ended.

Manchester. England.-The trouble
between the Federation OF Master
Cotton Spinners and it's employees,
which resulted in the lockout of $780,
900 operatives, was settled Thursday
and the mills will be reopened next
week.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
pIow's Enujne Blows I'm

Drayton, N. D.-Mrs. o. C.. Olsen
had her skull fractured and may die
while her husband and their three
children were injured seriously Tues
day by the bursting of a steam trac-
ton engine used in pulling a set of
plOWe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
East Mail Train Wrecked.

Sharon, Mass.-AIl traffic on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad was held up at this point
Thursday by a wreck due to a col
lision between a fast mail train and
a freight. An engineer and a braks =
man suffered fatal injuries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

A Chicago professor says that the
law is a hindrance to some people. II
by some people he ean burglars,
pickpockets and grafters. we might
add that that is exactly what the law
is intended to be.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13
covernor ordersfouiz

s.. Paul, Minn.-Sheriff James Nc.
Davitt of Dakota county must appear
before a commissioner appointed by
the governor ard explain why he
did not stop the steer-killing con
test at Promo park on Septem-
Der 10. I