Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 43, Plymouth, Marshall County, 1 August 1907 — Page 1

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Haywood Freed; Pettibono Next. William Haywoocf is free. After eighteen months imprisonment closing with eleven rerve racking weeks of legal inquisition, he walked out Sunday, alone and elated, into the bright1 sunlight of a still and drowsy Sabbath morning, acquitted of the charge of murdering Frank Steuncnberg. His vindication" came from the lips of twelve Idaho farmers, plain, blunt, uncultured men, representatives of the -sturdy stock that is the backbone of this contry, whoj simply were not convinced that the state had connected Haywood, "by his own acts and declarations," to use the language of the court, with the murder of Frank Steuncnberg that's all. That was the verdict, and the how, and the why, and the wherefore of it. The masterly logic of Senator Bwah, the painstaking analysis of Prosecutor Hawley, and the story of Harry Orchard crumbled and withered away in the unemotional atmosphere of the room where the purors for twenty-one hours minutely dissected the evidence as they saw it. And their verdict was "Noit guilty." The probability of a verdict of acquittal had been freely predicted since Saturday, when Judge Fremont Woods read his charge, which was regarded as strongly favoring the defense in its interpretation of the laws of conspiracy circumstantial evidence, and the corroboration of an accomplice who! confesses. A canvass o fthe jury immediately after they were discharged showed the accuracy of the prediction. Ten of the jurors declared that in their individual opinion the instructions practically forbade a verdict of guiltp. The other two would not admit this view of the judge's charge, but declared that they had found it impossible to believe that any legal connection of Haywood with the Stetmenberg murder had been made. While counsel for the prosecution refuse'd to discuss what factors they considered bore most strongly upon the jury's decision to acquit Haywood, the consensus of opinion among lawyers who were not connected with the case is that the instructions made conviction impossible. There were sixty-five paragraphs in the charge, of which thirty-one . dealt with the subject of reasonable doubt. There is no criticism, of the statement of the law in any of the sections of the charge with perhaps one exception, but it seems to be the general opinion, and, the talks with jurors agree with it, that the reiteration of those instructions which might be favorable to the defense '-mveyed the impression to the jury that The court believed the verdict should be acquittal. This is of a piece with the attitude 'of the authorities and the prosecution throughout the trial. The desire tol be absolutely fair to the d;fendant has amounted at times almost to an obsession. If there has been any leaning to one side or to the othei it has been to th'at of the defense, and that attitude is maintained even yet. There is almost no criticism of the result among the friends of the prosecution in Boise.

Hard Luck for Fisherman Brings Him Rich Treasure,. The misfortunes of. 'uV H. TiescTay, resulted in his becoming possessor of a bag of gold and silver. Moorehead was; on a fishing trip. Before noontime he had stepped in a hole and sprained an ankle, upset a canoe and nearly drowned. With no fish, he was making a short cm for home. It led him through grounds where a cottage was burned four years ago. Briers hid the path ami the cellar excavation. He tumbled into the cellar and got up to vow that he never wuld go fishing again. Then he saw a ilver shgar bowl nearby. Investigation disclosed more silver, including big and little pieces, and in a crevice was a blick box. It contained watches and many rings, some of them set with diamonds. The goods found by Moorehead are valued at' from $2,500 to $3.000 and are supposed to have been hidden by thieves. Russian Woman; Hanged. With the observance of the greatest privacy Madame Fromkina, who, in March last, attempted to assassinate General Rhcinhot, the exprefect of police, and" who, in May, made an attempt, to murder the inspector of the political prison in Moscow, wounding him with a pistol which bad been mysteriously smuggled into her cell, was hanged in Moscow at sunrise Thursday. The authorities made every effort io persuade the woman to plead for the mercy of the emperor, but this she obstinately refused to do. Her parents interceded with the throne in her behalf, but their efforts were unavailing. Madame Froankina was not charg ed with actual murder, mit of making several ineffectual attempts to kill officials. It is believed her mind was unbalanced and that 'she .suffeTed from hysteria. Burglars Wreck a Safe. Burglars Thursday night blew open the safe at the Claypooi Lumber Company at Claypooi. Nitroglycerin was used and the building was partially demolished. They obtained only two revolvers all the company's money having been taken to the Clay-

pool rank that day.

Filipinos Ignore Vote. The approach of the first Philippine general electiotn July 30, when a Philippine congress will be chosen, iä marked by apathy throughout the islands in spite of the efforts made by party leaders to bring out the vote. Reports from the provinces indicate that less than 10 per cent of the entire voting population has registered. It is estimated that the total registered vote is- less than 00,000. The complexion of the campaign is

kaleidoscopic. Four months ago the independent factions, which united under the name "nacionalistas," appeared to control the situation, and the progressives,, Secretary Taft's old federal government party, did not seem to have much of a following outside of the office-holding element. The situation is changed, however, and today prediction1 would be futile. The "nacionalistas" have been split up by factional fights, and the chances of the progressives seem to be gooid. The coming elections give definite realization to the long contention for Philippino home rule, by the establishment o fa Philippine congress, or assembly, representing all the islands except those of the warlike Moros and other non-Christian tribes. Five years ago the United States Congress passed an act authorizing the estab lishment of a Philippine congress, or whenever the President shall be satisfied that condition's of general peace have been established. The condition of peace was officially certified to the President by the Philippine commission and a census was therefore ordered to fix the basis of representation. Meantime the Philippine commission adopted an election law and on March 29 last President Roosevelt issued the exec utive order for an election, the date of which was fixed for July 30. The assembly will consi of eighty-one members, apportioned on the basis of one degate for each 90,000 persons, but the full membership may be increased to 100. To some extent it corresponds to the lower branch of the American Congress. The Philipoine commission will act, as an upoer bramch or senate. The delegates hold oiffice for two years. American Railways Most Deadly in AH the World administration, has prepared a comparative table of statistics of those killed and1 injured by railways in various countries. He finds that both absolutely and relatively the railroads in the Uned "States are the most deadly. The United States has" more mileage than all of Europe, but, even taking that into consideration, the United States holds preeminence in proportional figures. ; Out of every 10,000 employes the relative figures of killed are: United States, 26.1; England, 12.3; Switzerland1 8.2; Russia, 7.; British India, 6.7; Belgium, 4.1. Out of every thousand railway employes the ration of the number injured each year is as follows: United States, 43.5; Switzerland, 25.3; England, 11.8; Belgium, 11; Germany 2.4. Herr Guillery finds that in a single year, the fiscal year of 1902, 376,500 were injured in the United States, of whom 60,000 were employes, and 9.S00 were killed, of whom 3,600 were employes. In the matter of travelers injured France holds the lowest record in the world. UnitcI States shows proportionately forty times as many injured as Russia, twenty-two times as many as Italy, as England twenty, Belgium eight, Switzerland four, Ger. many t'wice. Miss Ethel's School Chum. Much interest' is being manifested in th? coming debut of Miss Ethel Roseyelt. She is now seventeen and her intimate 4 riends say that a more finished young lady has never graced the White House. Miss Margaret Michie, her school chum, will be her chief guest at Oyster. Bay this summeand one of the receiving party when she is presented to society. Miss Michie is the daughter of Capt. E. L. Michie, of the armj and is herself a pretty miss. She and Mis. Ethel have been "finishing" at thbeautiful oJd Cathedral school for the last two winters. Early in the last school year it was whispered that Miss Margaret disobeyed one of th? stringent rules, which Mrs. Walker. mistress of the Cathedral school had laid down for her young ladies. Miss Roosevelt espoused her cause, and it is said her pleading went far toward 'squaring it." From this time the two were fast friends. Miss Michie has been invited to spend several weeks at Oyster Bay. Miss. Ethel will not return to the Cathedral school in the fall, but a governess- will be chosen to coach her in the studies in which she is most interested. Physicians? Growing Cautious. A physician says that he has found that it is not best to report the nature of the ailments his patients may be afflicted with to the newspapers for publication", especially when they are suffering with chronic diseases like rheumatism. He finds that these references ate cut out by press, clipping bureaus and forwarded to proprietors of proprietary remedies and forthwith the patient is flooded with a lot of literature advertising a "sure cure" preparation, and in many cases a sample bottle is sent along. These cases are annoying to patients and! provoking t'o the physicians.

Hundreds of Boysi Gather at Winona Lake "City." The boys' city at Winona lake Friday became a beehive of industry. Hundreds of youths from all over the middlewest put in an appearance during the forenoon. Somewhere between Houston Tex., and Winona lake there is lost ta the Winona lake boys' camp management a "package" containing 300 pounds of negro man. He is "Big George" Ware, a famous cook of the Lone Star state." "Big George" started for Winona lake several days ago. His arrival is awaited impatiently. The first boty to reach the camp started from his home in Salt Lake City several days ago. His name is Frank Emery and he is a Mormon. His father is C- F. Emery, sheriff of Salt Lake City, He left home with a huge Ijojc of dainty lunch prepared by one of Brigham Young's granddaughters. The Fortland (Ind.) bankers who will hold the brigade's cash came on Thursday and plunged into the thick of the camp work for there were no depositors in sight and the bank was not ready, to receive money. Reports coming from ., the various delegations? would indicate that thf fight for the mayoralty will be a close one. Frank Abbott of Gotshcn, Ind., son of a wealthy lumberman at that point, who is waging a campaign, has the support of the delegations from northern Indiana. The boy's' city is now under military rule and will be until after trje city election according to the announcement made by Judge Willis BroKvn of Salt Lake City, the originator of the idea. There was held a meeting of the cnire population of the city in the auditorium Saturday morning, wh n the plan of electing

and nominating the officers was made known. The two issues arc: "Will the majority of spoxts in the boys city be land or water sports." Attack Stings Tobacco Trust. President Roosevelt has begun a flank attack on the Tobacco Trust, which, it is said, threatens to do more execution than the direct attack in the courts. There is more than cine way to hunt an octopus, in the belief of the President, and the new weap ons he will use will be regulations of the International Revenue Bureau of the Treasury Department. One of the new regulations will provide that when cigarette dealers pay a tax of 54 cents per 1,000 and upward they must take oath that they have not contracted, and will not contract, to handle the goods of any one concern exclusively. It is more over, made the collector's duty to see that this agreement is carried out. Through exclusive contracts of the sort claimed the American Tobacco Company is alleged to have largely built up its control of the cigarette trade. Another new regulation is designed to prevent undervaluation for in ternal revenue purposes. The tax is 54 cents for cigarettes which sell for no more than $2 per thousand1, and double that amount for cigarettes selling from $2 to $4. 'It is alleged that the company has been getting around this by selling a subsidiary distributing concern at a figure a little below $2. The subsid iary concern then sells to the retail trade at a figure which results in the cigaettes bringing in from $2 to $4 per thousand. In this way high-priced cigarettes pay but a 54 cent tax. A large share of the husines of the American Tobacco Company, the head of the trust, is in .cigarettes. More than 4,000,000,000 of them were turned out by the trust last year. Finds' $1.500 Pearl Making the season's biggest find, Leon Bouchner a .missel digger, Friday afternoon discovered a $1,500 pearl while cooking soonc shells which he had thought were valueless. Bouchner has been employed at the Blackford Glass Factory, which recently shut down for the heated term. He decided to spend his vacation digging mussels, and with his good find Friday, realized a small fortune. The big pearl weighs forty grains and measures over an inch in circumference. It is perfectly round and has a whitish pink hue. The gem was found in what, ' knohvn as a threeridge mussel, just a short distance below Vincenncs, and is the biggest that has been discovered there this year. Although the pearl business has been exceptionally good in that vicinity this year, some of the mussel diggers below Vincenncs are being compelled toi abandon the business because the crude oil from the Bridgeport fields has formed in a scumlike coat an inch thick on the water. The odor is very offensive and the glare so brilliant as almost to blind them. John Cannon, one of the diggers, has about loßt his sight from that cause, an other similar cases have been reported. Dinner Party. Mr. and Mrs. Sol. Stockman had a pleasant gathering at their home on Center street last Wednesday. There were present at the dinner hour: Mr. Stockman's mother, Mrs. Jackman, of Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Filson and Miss Olive Harris of Plymouth, Mrs. John- Beck, oi Bourbon; Mrs. E. W. Jackson, and D. F. Re.M and family, of Tahlcquah, Ind. Terr.; Mr. and Mr. Swit2er, and Mr. Jarrett of Warsaw.

It Works All Right. Certain labor leaders, judging from reports receievd at Washington, arc somewhat exercised over the effort of the government to divert, through the division of information, the stream of immigratioai toward stated and localities where settlers are most needed. They fear that such labor will tae he place of domestic labor or- be used for strike-breaking purposes in case of emergency. Terrcnce V. Powderly, chief of the division of information, declared that the division had been crcate'd to properly distribute immigrants in the United States. He said that information "bearing on ccc.iomic conditions was now being received from many states and territories in the Union. There was no intention he declared, to induce the government to concern itself in the strike-breaking business. Requests for desirable immigrants arc coming in from several states. One came from the Fulton Fire Brick company, of Fulton, Mo., asking for' a colony of about twenty-five laborers, boys and men, whom they propose to employ the year round. The preference oif the company is .for Germans, Danes or Swodes.

An Eansvillc, Ind., man who ownsf 200,000 acres of land in Bolivcr county, Miss., wants about 500 laborers. He offers house rent free, to furnish land' and seed, a team to cultivate the land with, horse feed, implements and timber for firewood, and will divide the crop equally with the tenant when the cotton is ginned. Another big planter near Greenville, Misss., asks for 100 able-bodied cotton pickers, preferring Italians from the agricultural districts of Northern Italy, to whom he will pay f0 cents per 100 pounds for picking cotton the first year and later oir will farm on equal shares. Since the establishment of the information division a great many persons seem to have the idea that it is to be a general bureau of govcrnmejval information, and dozens of letters of the "crank" variety are pouring into Chief Powderly's office. Get Less Pay for Hauling Mails. The revenue derived from hauling the United States mails by the railroads running west from Chicago lit. Louis, St. Paul, and Minneapolis, and the Missouri river is to be further reduced approximately $1,000,000 a year as the immediate result of the reports of 125 inspectors who have been at work for the last six months determining whether the space used in railway postal cars by the government was in excess of space sufficient to accomplish the work. When Postmaster General Cortclyou was at the head of the department he made a ruling reducing the compensation for carrying the mail and also ordered inspectors' to make reports on the compensation allowed for car space. Under the terms of the postal laws the railroads are not allowed compensation for car space under thirty feet, but between thirty and forty feet the4 railroads collect $25 a mile per annum; forty to fifty feet, $40; fifty feet and over, $50. It makes no difference as to the size of the car, it may be fifty feet or it may be forty, if the government says the work can be accomplished in thirty feet of space the railroadcannot collect any compensation. Nearly, all the cars built in the last five years are sixty, feet in length, excepting a few which are used on the fast mail trains between Chicago and New York. $9 a Week, Board, Buggy and Company of a Girt Cristie Wright, a wealthy farmer living four and one-half miles northwest of El wood, Ind., in Tipton county, went to town Friday, morning to look for farm laborers. To use his own language, Mr. Wright "is up to his neck in work, the threshing, the haying and the weeds in the corn all demanding attention at one time." He was unable to get men, though he said he would pay two good, stoait young men $9 a week and board for the netx four weeks, furnish a horse and buggy to drive into town each evening after work hours, if desired1, and that one of his girls, who arc noted for their beauty and versatalitv, might accompany the men for company and incidentally to see that' the man did not run away with the horse. Asked what might happen if the men would run off with buggy and girls included he gave a sly wink and said: "I don't know whether I would be loser or gainer by such a der! as that." Mr. Wright is one of the most reliable farmers in that section of the State, and his word is said to be as pood as a gold1 bond. Elijah Hayes Dead. Elijah Hayes, a wealthy and eccentric nonagenarian, long a resident of Warsaw, died there Thursday. Mr. Hayes was originally a blacksmith, then he followed mercantile pursuits for many years. He had by prudent business management and frugality, accumulated considerable means which he invested in various city properties. Mr. Haye was an ardent admirer and intimate personal friend of the late Bishop McCabc and while the latter was secretary of the missionary board of the Methodist Episcopal church, Mr. Hays deeded to that body the bulk of his property, reserving but an annuity of $1,500 for the support of himself and wife.

Life in the Country. Go out into the country 'these hot summer days and study the lives cJ the people there, many of them poor in a financial sense, having perhaps little besides the actual necessities of life, laboring with their hands ten or twelve hours a day, possibly knowing little and caring less for the so-called luxuries of modern city life, though in this day country-dwellers number among their necessities many things counted as unattainable luxuries during the past generation. Yet what ever they have nar, they have always with them the beauties of nature, and an appreciation of these things brings with it a deep content that no city dweller can ever know unless he has experienced it; a peace that no man-mad-e luxury can ever give; an inspiration greater than any other toward right living. It teaches one in the beautiful words of Henry VanDyke: "To be glad oif life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to- look up at the stars to be . satisfied '.ith your possession, but not contented with yourself until you have made the best of them to despise nothing in the woirld except falsehood and meanness, and to fear nothing except cowardice to be governed by your admirations rather than by your disgusts; to covet nothing that h your neighbor's except his kindness of heart and gentleness of manners to think seldom of your enemies, often" of your friends, and everyday of Christ; and to spend as much time as you" can, with body and spirit, in Go.d's out-of-doors." It is comforting to know that love for Nature's beauty is steadily taking a stronger hold upon dwellers in the cities and that the tendency toward communing with Nature is becoming more and more pronounced. Thist admiration for life in the country can be greatly enhanced by farmers making their holdings what they ought to be the most inviting spots- on earth.

Starving Chinese Resort to Cannibalism. Pitiful tales of the famine in China, where 15,000,000 natives in the hunge stricken provinces along the Yang-Tsc-Kiang River have undergone the ravages of slow starvation until death or the relief expedition delivered them from their sufferings are told in letters which have just been received at the Presbyterian board of foreign missions froim William H. Gysteent who headed a relief expedition from Peking. Mr. Gleystecn says thousands pf Chinese existed for months' on the bark of trees and weeds: In their dire distress some are said to have practiced cannibalism. Describing the scenes as he viewed them from a launch ort the grand canal, Mr. Gleystecn states that at points along 'the canal swarms of women and chidlren surrounded the boat and begged for food. Mothers held up their skeleton babes, and lay bare their shriveled breasts, as evidence of their great need. Thousands of emigrants crowded the landing' places waiting to be taken to the cities. No Men Leff in Town; All Come to America. The lure of iie United States as a land of opportunity' and wealth to the people of Hungary has brought out" a curious state of affairs in the village of Kerisova, near Lugos, that at the last census had a population of 3,500. One by one the male residents of Kerisova heard the call across the water, and the emigrated in batches until the mayor was the only, adult male to remain in the village. Finally he also succumbed to the reports of' good wages and golden chnnccs in America sent back by his fellow townsmen, and. packing his trunk, he made his way to the emigrant ship at Fiumc. As a result of this exodus of males the women of Kerisova have just elected a Yol,nK woman to the position of mayor, and other female residents have been elected to fill the remainder of the municipal offices. The statues in Hungarj provide that no woman' shall hold public office, and according to the letter of the law. the presence of the women in office :. illegal. Farmers Get Busy. There is a section1 in the ditch law enacted b the last legislature which provides thc.t all farmers on whose ground the open ditches arc located shall keep them clear of weeds and all rubbish from June to August. The first part of August the contracts are let for the cleaning out of the ditches and it is intended that all ditches shall be free f;nm weeds so that the parties who take the contract will not have to cut the weeds and remove the rubbish beford the ditch can be cleaned. This provision of the law is called attention to by persons' who have the ditch work in charge so that the farmers will have time to get their ditches free from rubbish before the contracts are let. Jumped into Lake. The most tragic drowning along the east shore of Lake Michigan occurred off Michigan City. Frank A. Tyron of Chicago was the victim. Crazed with fear while aboard the yacht Volant, after the boat had passed through a terrific squall ten miles north ast of Michigan City, he threw off restraining han'ds and jumped into the lake.

Steal A Ride; Never Again.

E. R. Buckley, a hotel clerk, and George. Elliott, an actort were taken from the roof of a carriage on the Lake Shore's Twentieth entury limit ed when it arrived in Clevebnd Fri day after a hair raising trip. They say they slipped on to the top of a sleeper as the train was pulling out of Buffalo, nott realizing the exposure and peril they invited. A few miles out of Buffalo, as the speed of the train increased and the noise rose to a roar, tlie men clung desperately to one of the little guard rails for life, and finally fainted. A railroad detective found the men when the train pulled into Cleveland an'd brought them back to conscious ness. Then they were arres.ed. The men told Judge Fiedler such a moving tale of their experiences during their wild night ride that' the judge was moved to sympathy and permitted them to go on suspended sentences. Both men claim to be members of well tol do Chicago families. Elliott fell sick in Boston and was unable to rejoin his company, which left Boston without him. He met Buckley in Buffalo. Neither had sufficient money to pay his way. They shipped their clothes to Chicago and managed to climb to the top of the limited unobserved: "We screamed with fright when the twin struck its- gait," said Buckley. "We were protected from falling off the top only by the low hand rail, which ran all around. Time and again our grasp on the han! rail was jarred loose by the motion of the train. Hot cinders flew into our faces and down the backs cS our sweaters until we could scarcely endure the torture. "Hour after hour wc were thrown and tossed, from side to side. At the stops we were too dazed to attempt to climb from the top and too weak tb) cry for aid. After enduring the pain for what seemed to be' eternity, I lost consciousness and remember nothing more until he defective pour ed whisky between my lips. "I would nof attempt to ride that train again for a million dollars." Establishes Precedent The department of justice has received a copy of an opinion which it considers of unusual importance recently delivered by Judge John L McCall, sitting in the United States district court at Memphis Tcnn. The case was that against the Standard Oil company eharge'd with knowingly accepting and receiving concessions and rebates from the Illinois Central and Southern railroads. The Standard fought the service made upoin its manager at Indianapolis on the ground that it was outside of the Tennessee jurisdiction, and4 further, that it was not mad upon the highest official of the company at that place. The company claimed to be a foreign corporation and declared that it had not a residence nor an agent in Tennessee. Judge McCall made a ruling that thus far stands alone. He held that unde- section 716 oif the revised statutes, cnactd in 1879 and amended in 1793 his court had the right to issue all writs not specifically provided for by statute which may be necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction, i Judge McCall 'ruled against the Standard Oil company in the strong effort it' made to have the service wiped out. The Blirid Tiger Law. A decision ' of great interest throughout the state of Indiana was rendered at Bedford, Ind., Friday afternoon by Judge Issenminger in the case of the state vs the lolcal lodge of Elks. The 'police some time ago confiscated beer glasses and otheT paraphernalia found in the rooms of the club and arrested Rural Richardsorf, the custodian. The judge order ed the discharge of the custodian and the return to the club of the beer glasses and other articles which were forcibly taken by the authorities.. The decision avers that it was conclusively shown that the beverage was for a banquet at .a social session of the lodge and that none of it had been bartered, sold or given away. This is said to be the first cast oif the kind decided since the passage of the law by. the last legislature. Salvador Ready to Settle, Mexico has been approached by the government of the Republic of Salvador with a request that it take wlfat practically amounts to the initiative in opening negotiations between Salvador and Nicaragua for a settlement of the difference between them and the reference to arbitration of the claims for reparation for damages sustained by Salvador as a result of the expedition against it by President Zelaya about six-weeks ago which' created considerable damage in and about the harbor of Acajutla and surrounding country. Are! New Republicans; William A. Peffer former populist senator from Kans'as was asked the other day as to what had "become of the people's party." He answered "The people's party has become merged with the Republican party. I look fot the Republican party to carry out the 'principles of populism as enunciated by us when we came upon the scene as a political factor." Marion Butler, former populist senator from North Carolina, has also become an ardent Republican. ..I,-'

As Europeans See Roosevelt.

"All the people of Europe regard President Roosevelt as a great man and they also believe that the end o the fight between him and the sys tern will make headlines for the pa pers of the whole world. As to Mr. Harriman, he will yet walk to the White House with his portmanteau and his night shirt in his hands, Eu rope believes. In the end Mr. Roose ve't probably will call a commission to take diarge of the Harrimon affair "Europe expects to see Mr. Roose velt renominated by the Republicans, and if the big men in the party are fowls enough not to n'ominate him he will be nominated by the Demo crats by acclamation. I do not be licve he wants it, and it may be bad for him and not likely to add to his glory in a place, in the history of the country. New he can go out in a blaze of glory. "I don't know the strength of Mr Taft! or the other possible candidates; but .what is the use, they won't be nominate!. The people want the 'big sick and they know Mr. Roosevelt is the man to use it. If the 'big stick' goes overboard the 'system' will have the people by the neck. With another man in the White House right now the 'system' would go there and say: 'Bring out the tally sheet They would then get back every cent they have lost through President Roose velt and in ten times the amount "It is possible that the President has made a mistake in calling Harri man a liar, but the people believe that Mr. Roosevelt's1 mistakes are the evidences of his sincerity. Every man who does big things? and many things is bound to make mistakes occasionaIly.New York Herald1. Caleb Powers Again Faces Jury for Death of GoebeL Before Special Judge Robbins to day began the fourth trial of Caleb Powers, formerly Kentucky's secre tary' of state, for complicity in the murder seven years ago of Senator William Goebel democratic aspirant in the gubernatorial election contest then pending. Twice Powers has been convicted and given a life sentence and or-the third trial he was sentenced to death. The entire state has been aroused over the cas'e, and Indiana officials have also been involved, while federal interference has been sought on behalf of Powers on a claim that the bitterness in his home state was such that a fair trial was impossible. It is estimated that it will require at least a week to secure a jury. In the list of witnesses discussed by Powers and his attorneys ap peared the name of W. S. Taylor of Indianapolis, who was governor of Kentucky when the legislature de cided the election contest in favor of Goebel as governor. Taylor will likely be summoned b-the defense, although there is no possibiilty of his accepting the summons. For seven years Taylor has lived in Indiana, and, although frequent demands have been made upon this state by Kentucky; for his' return. Indiana would never surrender him, the two Indiana governors who have been in office during this time stating publicly that Taylor, who is also charged with the murder of Goebel, could not obtain a fair trial in Kentucky. Woman Real Boss; Man Only a Non entity. Mere man must take a back seat. He has been classified, tagged, and set into a proper place by .Magistrate Walsh of the Harlem police court The justice says woman is the real boss and man is a nonentity, a being made of tough fiber and lacking in the finer sensibilities. He has not the real ability to rule. But wxmar has. After having shuffled the deck, cut the cardsv and drawn a hand filled with heartsthe magistrate has this io say of the game of love: "The .woman should rule the home. She is man's master. All down the ages, man has flattered himself that he was the lorf of creation, but he has never been. Woiman ist always was, and always will be the ruler of man. "Woman should rule the home. Why, it" isn't even a question of whether she should or not she simp ly does, that's ill. She is the real master." His honor said he believed anything that threatened the wife's1 independ ence was inimical to her best inter ests. "When a wife's independence is lost, her will is gone. When her will is gone love becomes involuntary. That is nolt love at all." Mississippi Governor Declares for Old Stars an'd Bars; "The stars and bars for me. Away with the Stars) and Ktripes." This is the remarkable statement attributed toi Governor James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, in a campaign speech at Brok'haven, Miss., according to a dispatch. A message added that a howling, hooting audience cheered the remarkable utterance. "I would rather be under the Stars and Bars, today with Jefferson Davis as president than in the U. S. with President Roosevelt asi head of the nation," Vardaman continued. "The rebel rule was preferable to trust dictatin. The man behind the plough is a nolbler creature than the crooked politicians who pander to wealth." Political enemies of Governor Vardaman, according to the dispatch are already charging him with preaching' sedition.

Sentenced for Life. The jury in the Albert Traylor murder trial" at St Petersburg, Ind., after being out eight hours, Friday; night at 8 o'clock returned a verdict of guilty and Traylor was sentenced to the Michigan City; prison for a term of ninety-nine years. The trial began a week ago last Monday and had to be adjourned twice on account of death. The crime for which Traylor wns convicted was committed on the afternoon of Sunday, May 10 last; near the little town of Otwell, ten milesi north of Bedford. Traylor was being sued for divorce by his wife, and his" step-mother, Mrs. Martha Traylo'r, was the principal witness against him. Court adjourned Saturday afternoon until th next Monday and the Traylor case was only half finished.' "The next day Traylor began drinking, and to a numbc of acquaintances' he said that his stepmother had not treated him right and that he would;

get even. That afternoon he went tol the home of Mrs. Traylor armed with a shotgun. He approached the house from the rear and asi Mrs. Traylor came to the door he emptied the contents of the shotgun into the woman, fatally wounding her in the neck and slfcmlder. She lived until the next Wednesday night Traylor immediatel gave himself up to the police. In his defense he contended that Mrs. Traylor had1 shot at him twice with a revolver before he nred at her. The de fense contended that Traylor was in sane at the time the crime was committed. Moire thjn 250 witnesses were examined during the trial. The Newspaper Grind It costs a country newspaper mon ey every time it makes a stand on any question, says an exchange. Any other citizen can do so without injuring his business, because he is not put on record. Wrhcn a news paper publishes anything, it is there in black and white and no way tc get atound it. If the editor advocates improvements, the mossbacks go after him and sometimes stop their, paper. If he opposes improvements, the progressive sort get on his frame and call him a back number. If he boosts the churches the liberal clement call him crazy and if he doesn't the church people say he's going to the devil. If he publishes local news, some say it is all nonsense and if he doesn't he gets it in the neck from those who look for the short items. If he publishes politics the opposition gets into his hair and if he doesn't he is charged with being afraid to stand out for his opinion If he condemns mail order houses, there are some people who ask him to attend to his own business as they have a right' to trade where they please. If he pubishes mail order ads the home mer chant goes after his gore.. No counry paper can come square out and stand up for St's rights without making enemies and losing money, and in tfye run of a year or two will incur ome criticism from nearly everyr body. Bat this should not be discouraging. flic newspaper that undertake! to pkase everyobdy will please nobody and if it is honest and sincere and thoughtful the public will respect iL Man Holds Unique Record When Will Hanagan appeared at the Indianapolis City Dispensary Sunday night, the internes, without asking questions, prepared to set Hanagans dislocaied shoulder in place. Hanagan is one of the steady patrons of the Dispensary because of his shoulder and Sunday night's disocation was the thirty-eighth. Every time Hanagan indulges in too much exercise his right shoulder Hies out of place. When, in the midst Of his! dreams, he turns over in bed suddenly it means a trip to the City Dispensary and an hour's hard work for the internes. Hanagan had not been at the Dis pensary for some time, several weeks n fact, until Sunday. He was indulg ing in an extra Sunday evening nap, when he turned over in his sleep. His shoulder snapped out of place and he awakened in pain. Each time Hanagan's shoulder is diclocatcd he hasi to take an anesthet ic, and as he has- taken chloroform more than thirty times the physicians lave trouble in getting him under its nfluence. Births Exceed Deaths by 10,000. According to the statistics com piled by the State Board of Health there were nearly 10,000 more birth's in Indiana during the year 1906 than there were deaths. The total number of births was 45,300 and the number of deaths was 35,992. The total num ber of marriages was 26,225. Of the births, 23,409 were males and 21,831 were females. The white males numbered 23,013, and the colored males' numbered 456. A tot'al of 21,418 white females were born and 413 colored emalcs were born. Srudebaker Adds to Fund. J. M. Studebalvcr, of South Bend, ho once presented Winona assembly ith $50 000 and who left Monday for Europe, has donated $25,000 to pro mote the etxension oi the inlerurban railway. The directors plan the closg of the gap between Valparaiso and Fort Wayne, providing a Chicagorittsburg service. An unknown woman presented the nsscmWy with SIMM) for the fund to be used in the erection of a r.sw auditorium. .

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