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V 9 Y t VOLUME 57 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 19 1. NUMBER 20 5UPR,F,(V3E COURT DISSOLVES THE STANDARD OIL TRUST iXountv ifec order iJanlO WEEK REPUEL CAN : i : J V Epoch Making Decision Marks the High way of Industrial Progress InAmer ica Prevents Combinations for the Restraint of Trade. (From Chicago Tribune) petition11 to such an extent as tobe a combination of conspiracy in re straint of trade in violation of the first section of , the Sherman act and also to be an attempt at a monopo lization which became a perennial violation of the second section. "We see no cause to doubt the correctness of these con elusions," said the chief justice, "considering HAVE FRIENDSHIP DAY English Roses Sent Prom the Grave of Ann Hathaway by Mrs. Young Alice Freeman Palmer. Washington, D. C, May. 15 The Standard Oil company of New Jersey and its nineteen subsidiary corpora tions were declared today by the Supreme Court of the United States to be a conspiracy and combination in restraint of trade. It also was held to be monopoliz ing interstate commerce in violation the bfat from every aspect' nf tbfl Sherman anti-trust law. The dissiolution of the combination was Ruthless Crushing of Rivals, ordered to take place within six Ranging over a career of thirty month?. - (two years, the Standard Oil corn Thus eilded the tremendous 6trug- paay is found by the court to have gle on the part of the government had one continuous purpose the to put down by authority of law a crushing out of rival. In subject combination which it claimed was a ing to scrutiny the acts and doings menace to the industrial and econ- of Standard Oil in the long distant omi3 advancement of the entire past for the purpose of getting ountrv. .assistance in discovering intent and - ipurpose, Justice White said: limits to "unaue nestraini. ttWe tMnk no disinterested mind At the same time the court inter- can survey the period in Question .pretod the Sherman atti-trust law without being irresistibly driven to so as to limit its application to the conclusion that the very genius acts of "undue' ' restraint of trade for commercial development and . It was on this point that the only organization which it would seem discordant nete was heard in theVas manifested from the berinn:ncr ouri. soon b'ejrot an intent and purpose to Justice Harlan dissented, claim- exclude others, which was frequently in? that cases already decided by manifested bv .acts and dealinsrs the court had determined onee for wholly inconsistent with the theory ters from those members who have all that the word undue or that they were made with the removed from Plymouth, "unreasonable," or similar words, sn?:e conception of advancing the! Mrs. Ada Corbin responded from were not m me siaiut?. ne ue- development of business power bv clared that the reasoning of the nsuai methods, but which, on the court in arriving at its finding was contrary, necessarily involved the in effect legislation which belonged intent to drive others from the field in every instance to congress and an(j to exclnde them from their not to the courts. j right to trade and thus? accomplish , The opinion of the courtwas an-themasiery-whichwa5 the-- end- in H rouneecr rhy Chief" ' Justic e White. yjew Tn printed form it contained more than 20,000 words. For nearly an Monopoly Intent Continuous, hour the chief justice discussed the "And, considering the period fiom t ease from the bench. goin: over most the date of the trust agreements of -of the points in the printed opinion 1879 and 1882 up to the time of the but not once referring to it in order expansion of the New Jersey cor poration, the pradual extension of the power over the commerce in oil ! which ensued, the decision of the LETTERS HUH IBERS TELL OF FAR LIDS SATURDAY CLUB HEARS MOST INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS OP ENGLAND AND WESTERN UNITED STATES. MOTHER'S DAY. Impressive Service is . Held at the Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning. SPR LING OF STREETS BEG I Saturday was Friendship Day foi the Saturday Club which held its meeting with Mrs. Kilmer. There was a large attendance and each one re sponded to roll call with a thought on friendship. It is the custom of the Club once each year to receive let- to refresh his memory. Distinguished Men Listen. Before him sat a distinsuished Supreme c,,urt of OMo the tardiness andience of the most famous men of the country, Senators and repre- or reluctance in conforming to the demands of that decision, the sentaties left their respective cham-j . , fi . n(1tp(, nnatw which . .1 i-l i- i A XI. 1 hers m tne capuoi io isien u, vue finaly culminated in tYe plan of the epoch-mating decision of the court. yewjersev corporation, all addition. Most eager to hear were Attorney aUv gerre to mate manlfest the uenerai w.eMnui u continued existence of the intent KeLogg, special counsel ot tne goy.wnirfl we hm previon?ly inaioated ernmeni, who nan ctuuucicu me 3 i. i, .n, xt,:-. ". . , . , , rxM iand which, among other things, great fight against the Standard Oil.'. , eXT)3n?Ion of t,ie yew None of the brilliant array or Jev ration. counsel ior me curpvianuu vi in dividual defendants was present in the court during the reading of the Portland, Oregon,' with a letter full of beautiful description of the seen ery in that far off state. Mrs. J. H. Willey wrote from San Diego, Cal., a breezy letter giving a comprehensive description of that end of the Pacific coast. She spoke of the Army and Navy stationed there guarding our boundary. Also of the trees and flowers, stating that a Plymouth florist, Miss Rose Tasch- er, had won a medal for the beauti ful ptnsies she produced. Mrs Ada Kelley, wrote from Pueb lo, Colorado, "where woman is as good as man." She says that she has voted twice, and that the mothers and other women who should be in terested do not vote as a rule, but that the women of the underworld vte early Mid often. Mr?. Dicfcey wrote from Idaho, of the glories of Boise City, and sent a set of views to prove. her statements. All these tadies are in raptures over the far .West, but express a longing for picturesque little Plymouth and I the Saturday Club. The custom, now followed widely, of observing a Sunday devoted to the nature and charms of mother hood, was recognized at the Presby terian church Sunday morning. The parts about the pulpit were orna mented with white and pink lilacs and white carnations. The program for the morning was arranged with reference to the main theme. Three special musical numbers were sung with marked effect upon the aud ience. Messrs. Leonard and Mortland sang a duet, "Meet Mother in the Skies." Immediately preceding the sermon and preparing the way for it, Miss Julia' Yockey sang that sweet solo, "My Mother 's Prayer." The paistor had for his theme, "The Blessing of Motherhood." This was followed immediately with the we'll known song, "Tell Mother I'll be There," Mr. Ralph Leonard singing very imprssively . the solo part, and the quartette singing the chorus. Many hearts were touced and will doubtlejss be better . for the good thoughts stirred within them by the service. . In the course of his sermon the pastor referred to the exalted nature of motherhood, and quoted testimony from literature and life as to the great influence which mothers have had both for pood and evil. Reasons for this great influence were assigned including the influence for Christ ianity in exalting motherhood, and the duty to be discharged was point ed out. The service will be long re membered by all those who were present. DUST ERA IN PLYMOUTH WILL BE BROUGHT TO AN END BY PREQUENT APPLICATIONS FROM WAGON. A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT. A Public Court Trial in Which Prominent People Will Participate. WATER TROUBLES OVER Wm. etwiler Will Get Water Prom The Unused Wells of the City And Thus Cut Costs. over according to statements made,vridw f this city and wil have Insurance Companies havo organized to answer to tne ßreaen oi rromise a committee or inty expert inspec tors, everyone of them being engi neers, and as capable men as they could possibly secure to inspect every All TEI FOR BASE BALL THIS SÜ11ER SUBSCRIPTIONS BEING SECUR ED POR SUSTAINING A NINE FROM THE BOYtf IN PLYMOUTH. opinion. Today, as on previous days for months past, rival broker agents with messengers in line to the var ious telephone : and telegraph in struments throughout the Capitil wre on hand, bnt to their dismay the an nouncement of the decision was not hecrun until an hour after the closing of the stock markets. Defends "Rule of Reason. Bv far the gT3ater portion of the opinion of the chief justice was de voted to the justification of th6 court in requiring that the "rule of reason ".be applied to restmins of trade bef ore they were held to be violations of the Sherman antitrust law. . " The court found this justification -in the common law of the fore fathers and in the general law of ihe country at the time the Sher man antitrust law was passed. In short, the court held that the technical words of tt .statute were to be riven the meaning which those -words had in the common law and in , ihe ,vw of the country at the time nf the enactment. This meaning of the words accord ins totheeourt . called for the ex- -erises of. reason in determining what restraints on trade were pro- fiiUtcd. XZzzi Ccnpicta cf Trxits. In the course of tee opinion, ' Chief .Jnstiee White recalled that -tha ltrwcr court the United States Circuit Court of Eastern Ifirccrl had foend that the effect of the tcquHtbn by the Standard OilCom- Ti-nv of New Jersey ox tne snares oi other corporations in exchange for Irs eertiScates, irate to the corpora- iicn an enlarged and mere perfect, sway and control over tha trade and commcrca in petrol run and its pro ducts, Mrs. Angelica Thayer Young wrote No Question Remains. a delightful etter from England, tell- "TIia PTPreiso cf ihn nnxepr whfoli in? of a recent motor triD in which resulted from that organization she visited Windsor Castle. Oxford, fortifies the forgoing conclusions. Cambridge, Bunyan's home, Shakes- since the development which came, peare s home at Stratford-on-the-the acquitition here and there which Avon. She sent some English prim ensued of every efficient means by roses from the grave of Ann Hath- which competition could have been I away. Each one present felt as if she asserted, the slow but resistless had enjoyed a pleasant visit with methods which followed by which these ladies. means of transportation were ab- The letters were in charge of Mks sorbed and brought under control, j Klinger who had written to the ab- the system of marketing which was sent ones asking them to tell soxna- adopted, by which the country was thing of their homes, impressions of divided into districts and the trade teir localities, and which subject of in each istriet in oil was turned the year's work, most interested over to a aesignatea corporation i them. within the combination others were excluded, all lead WILL CHOOSE MANAGER The dust era in Plymouth is about Among the most successful and popular entertainments of the times are the Mock Court Trials given un der the directin of an expert-CoL A. V. Newton, the well-known lawyer lecturer of Worchester, Mass. Many cities in various parts of the country, have been greatly excited over them, as" attested by the leng thy and favorable reports in the leading newspapers, and best of all by the great audiences that have packed the largest halls and opera houses to the doors; in many cases the interest being so great that every seat has been sold in advance and hundreds turned away unable even to obtain standing room. One of these popular entertain ments will be given under the aus pices of the Saturday Ciub, in the Orpheum, on Friday evening, May 19 th. for the benefit of Public Lib rary. It will be assured that one of our most respected and prominent citi zens has been trifling with the af fections of a young and beautiful SHOULD FOR LOWER CITY RATES ,CAN BE CHANGED POR THE BETTER IF EVERY- : ONE WILL CLEAN BASE- MENTS AND ALLEYS. . J f 1 INSPECTORS COMING Commercial Club Committee Asks AH Business Houses to See That Their Premises Are Pree f ; From Trash. ,". The National Underwriters Fir by Wm. Detwiler. owner of the sprinkling wagon. He sprinkled La port and Michigan streets Saturday, mostly on his own hook, and partly hecause Chas. Reynolds had arranged for him to sprinkle Laporte street. Mr. Detwiler stated that sprinkling would in all probability begin again for the season on Monday. The work has thus far been postponed be cause of the charge meter rental for water by the city, and also partly because of the trouble Mr. Detwiler has had in collecting from some of those who have been taking the wat er sprinkling. It has now. been arranged that lie will get his supply of water from the unused wells of the city, the "red" water as it is called. The cost oi this will be only to pump it, and this will greatly reduce the cost of the water from that of last year. Mr. Detwiler states that the charge will be the same as heretofore: 25c for the ordinary business place and 50c for the dry goods houses each week. The unprecedented time of dust we have had the past three weeks or J STATE more nas maae every ooay aesirous oi something being done in the matter and it seems that a solution has been arrived at. which will be quite satis factory, until something better than water can be secured for sprinkling. suit brought against him, and there will be fun without limit. Indeed, it is safe to predict that it will be many moons beforethe walls j city in the United States and fix of the Orpheum will again re-echo rates. They have been at this for two years. They will classify and inspect wiin so mucii lauguier as wui u heard onn that occassion. Addition al interest will be created in the tri al from the fact that a large number of our prominent people will be par ticipants. All the rules of areolar court of justice will be observed.. JURY TO HEAR ni i nimnmr SENATOR REPORTED ABOUT TO LEAVE TOWN TO. AVOID BREACH OP PROMISE SUIT. IMPROVING THE CRYSTAL. HEAR FRIDAY NIGHT them in the regular order. At the present time they are inspecting cit ies in the class of South Bend. The next class for inspection will be the one in which Plymouth is situated. The rate they are fixing is formed by taking a certain per .cent .of -800diL... ferent items, I most cf which - are -found in each buildir g and all of them in each town. These rates are given to Sellars and Company, of Ind ianapolis; who in turn appoint dis trict agents, whose business it is to inspect each building and to appraise as many of the 800 items as they can and in that way form the rate eacK building shall pay for its insurance. The man who has charge of this dis trict is Mr. Kelly, of South Bend. Some of the items that will be taken into consideration will be the amount of rubbish and inflamable materials back of the buildings and in the alley, old buildings that have ceased to be occupied and conditions of waste ma- erials in the basements of buildings. The Commercial Club feels that if each property owner in Plymouth will have all rubbish and inflamable material removed from his buildings, they can greatly assist in reducing he rate f insurance on the citv, as well as on the business buildings. The Commercial Club respectfully sol icits the assistance of the community. "Lys" Lemert or H. M. Tebay May Be Placed at the Head Organization For Season. The Leagues Are Making Many New Changes for the Protection of the Public. domain of reasonable contention. so certain as practically the cause I üce Freeman Palmer, the first We the subject not to be within .the man president of Wellesley CoDega. This wonderful woman was a marvel of learning, executive ability and the pwer to attract and hold all who came in contact with her. Her life Subscriptions are being taken to l l VU a. -B ir 1.-11 -a i . , - -isupuurt a ua&e-uau team ol iuarsuau and all Mesdame Harr? and Rehftll rrtft-cfI rr . ... . . ti- i x xi V V J I county boys tms summer. A large tne a pleasing instrumental duet. i , . mind fP to a conviction of a pur- Miss Mary Sonthwortt followed Taw tfc. IM been out for two days soliciting the subscriptions. It is said by those in charge of the petition that it is prob able "Lys!' Lemert may be induced to täte cnarge oi tne team, c - ne choice may fall on.H. M. Tebay, whose ability in this direction is al so exceptional. It is felt that there are enough good ball players in this county to get up a "crackerjack" of a team and the base-ball enthusiasts, other wise called "fans" are tickled over the prospects of a team that will make some good sport for the season. The total amount of the subscrip tions on Baturday Ec!I Ness started the team two years ego that ended in the "Clippers" who made such a good record for Ply mouth. 1 Philithea Class Meeting. Tmdav "evening the rirls of the consecrated to the good of the Philithea class of the Methodist Sls bo students. Sunday school, held a class meeting The next meeting which will be the at the home of Miss Esther Me- animal picnic will be held ' with Mrs. Croryon Sophia street. An election eine Ressner. was held in which the following class oficers were elected: Big Eastern Star Meeting. ur; Tl-nn ctU mere was a large auenaance at tary, Edna Mow; treasurer, Rose the Eastern Star Tuesday night and Matthew; librarian, Helen Fraley. fTT- a" Vr Y t" r tw u i-?JUww.w-m enjoyed -hy all. Mrs. Jacob McDuf- 1 2Z UA ifWnS fie n Miss Blanche McCoy were games were played and refreshments I r . rr .m i , act CU. n 1 T? 1 J lf T TT ana, wp-i .cngisn san anu iiu-. i. Bishop rendered a piano sole, which 3 T 1 L . served, after which some talks were Quite a numoer of ladies and made by a number of members gentlemen of the, women Relief Corp and G. A. H. went to Rich mond today to attend the encamp ment cf the Ö. A. It. Amcrg then Going To New Ilszico. Mr. and Mrs. John "Wolford left were Mrs. Elen Burroughs, Mrs.' It. Tuesday for Levy, N. JI., to visit S. Houston, Mn. Nettie Hemingt7, their son Fred. They will be gone The efTect of thb, Justies TThU Mrs. M. J. Field, Mr. and Mrs. E, for several weeks. They may loci 3 O, Price, Dr. F. II, Burkett end L. I over a little at the Insurrectcs to cee r-id tha lc? tzzz hell vrtz cztTCj pcttirllr cf csa- Tanner. what real war is like. Attention UnzZTi Club! 3Vbrd has been received that the train arriving here at '6:00 p. EL, will stop at Bcurcon for the con venience of thces going to the con cert. Should there be any mmbers of the club who can net go, will they please notify Mrs. A. R. Underwood before noon on Thursday? Be at station soon zilzr oioO. Orpheum Theatre Will Be Crowded By Anxious Citizens Awaiting 9 Outcome of Notorious TIia drvsfal has o.lnapd its dnoiNt Trial. w - . for a short time while the manage ment are makiruj. much needed re pairs. The inclined floor has all been torn out and rearranged so that On Friday evening, May 19th., be- the audience win lace Michigan fore Judge S. N. Stevens, at the Or- . i ii . .1. street, win ine curiam in iron i pheum, Senator Grube a well known between two doors, one on each side and highly respected citizen of this with a lobby between the curtain city will stand as defendant in a and entrances I Breach of Promise suit brought bv lhe seating capacity has been in- ne of Plymouth's fair daughters. creased about seventy-five chairs Judge Stevens says the case is one and with numerous electric fans will 0f the most interesting that has ever make the Crystal one of the finest been tried before him while Harley moving picture house in Northern I Logan Esq. and Col. Newton the law- w 1 ii. . e xi . I ' . .. .. lnaiana consiaenng xne size ot flyers for the respective parties agree city. I that it is one of the most complicat- The operating room will be in the! ed in which they have been retained- rear in a fire proof asbestoes lined The defendant in this startling room, absolutely safe from the large I case offers for his defense "conspir- audience that attend nightly. lacy." He says that well known The new arrangement is heartily parties have conspired with Mr. B. approved by the Board of Under-e. Boys and others, for the purpose writers and will be much appreciat-jof damaging his - the defendant's - ed by the patrons of the house. I reputation. The management will continue to we cannot vouch for the truth of give first class films and at thelgacij statements, but it is said by same old price or five cents. I those in position to know, that from the opening of the court until the Albert Eoiner Hurt. close of the ease, the audience wil A1U4 TWr f Nrrtrtt tnM-Jo kept keyed up to the point of con- e.T -frTTIvuIsions by the unique proceedings. TV AAAA .VLA-a aVMV OV0 AVWMM9 VAUIrVaAVU I - tl. J ' j and ahrew him from a planter. His iOCÄ1 m" I?5 ? T upon wiiauui vuo fcuaue uj. uxieasa to refined tastes, the Mock Court Trial will be an event of unusual interest. A HEN PARTY. J Twenty Ladies Surprise Mrs. John Moore Fine Menu Spread ' . For Company. K f eft ear was almost torn cff. Attend Deital Cnventien. Drs. E. R. Danforth, Clifford W. Curkett of thh city and Dr. Dunf ee of Bourbon left Tuesdav for Ind- Ilarriage Licenes. ianapolis, where they will attend' the I Jas. Schul theiss, 47, to Elsie Gas Cttar Detrtil Convention. , . Ikill, 19, both cf this city. A party composed of twenty ladies went in with well filled baskets and planned a great surprise on Mrs. John Moore "better known as Ann." rhey spent the afternoon in social chat and , had a jolly good time only as any one can have at fcex home. This surprise was given be cause of them going tö leave our. city as Mr. Moore has already gone to Benton Harbor where he has a position. 1 They will move in about ten days. We are very, sorry to have them leave our city but hope our loss is their gain. The ladies also remembered Mrs. Moore with ft beautiful hand bag. ' ; Menu Boiled ham Mashed Potatoes Chicken Nooclles Gravy Potato Salad fj Bread, butter Pickhs - Jelly Fruit Salad f' Peach pie al-i-rsoda . Ice cream and Cake After the girls had all eat hearZ7 of the good tlings, Mrs. BcrtCiO" bury yet had a complete eurpiLcn the whole bunch by orderirj lea cream sent over at this hens. At five o'clcek they all left fcr their homes by wLhing Mrs. Mccry tud her family success in their new. boms. Hoping she will have as many smiles fcr Benton Harbor a a the has always had fcr us. One who wes ttcri. it J i a