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The Washington times., 1904-10-14

The train on which the geOgraphers
were travelling, some seventy in all, In
GLIDING famous Wrench, German and
Swiss scientists was caught between
two WashOuts when midway across New
Mexico. For fifty miles on either side
from the point where the engine stalled
there was not a human habitatiou. lThe
desert stretched away 70 the horizon
and the torrents OF rain which fell all
the time that the train was stationary
made IL almost impossible for the party,
among whom were many women 10
get out Of the cars. There were no
diners OF buffet cars on the train. which
had been operating on the plan OF stop
ming af mel sfaTions.
The Washington times., 1904-10-14
Attacks Repulsed

'ThereupOn we immediately pursued,
the enemy retrCatiug In disorder and
we captured four more guns during pur-
suit. The enemy twice made desperate
counter attacks but each time were
repul1ed with heavy losses our rlzu
column Of the left army. while pursuing
the enemy near Shiliho, captured uVe
guns ana i've ammunition WAGONS
The Washington times., 1904-10-14
.GEOGRAP HERS NOW
BACK IN CAPITAL
Storm Bound 20 Hours In
New Ne xjcO.
SCIENTISTS MUCH HUNGRY
Party Subsists on Crackers and Water
in Great American Desert-Caus-
ed by Washout.

Safe and sound after an adventure
trip over the American continent, del
gates TO the International Geograpt
Congress, who were taken for q trip
the American societies, have arrived
Washington.
In New Mexico the geOgraphers we
storm bound for sixty hours IN a desc
ana suffered danger OF starvation. T
experience IS one which they are n
likely 70 forget. and details OF Il we
learned from some Of the fOreigne
TODAY.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

The Cincinnati Enquirer takes
strong ground against the proposition
to increase the pay of congressman.
That paper goes on to show that they
are fairly we'll paid as it's. The SAL
airy is S., 900 a year. In addition to
this each congressman gets 81, 200 for
clerk hire and an average of 5000 for
mileage. In two years they spend
about ten months in Washington and
actually get over $1,000 per mouth
for the time they put in while cpn-
gress is in session. Many congress-
men devote their vacations to some
pursuit which brings them some re-
turns. The salary does not seem to
disparge men who are ambitious to
shine as statesmen, for there are al
ways gOOdly number ready and viii.
ling TO take the job if they can get it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Public Duty of Citizens.

The Muncie Herald (Dem.) takes
this broad view of the duty of citizen
ship: Every man, as a citizen. owes
something to the community IN which
he lives, to the state. One important
duty OF every man is to help eett
competent and honest men to office.
In other words, it is the duty of every
citizen to vote. not only vote but cast
his ballot for the best man or men on
the ticket. He cannot hide behind
bis party at all times. II his party
has nominated men that he knows are
not fitted for the position to which
they aspire he is morally bound not
only TO vote against them, but do all
in his power to defeat them. Nor is
this all. There are times when a man
should not refuse nomination to Of
flee. When clean administration of
public affairs is demanded the patriot
ic citizen will see to it that such an
administration is secured even at the
cost of his own ease and comfort. Pay.
ing taxes and obeying the law does not
end the responsibility of the citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

In a communication to the Indian.
apolis Journal }. H. Claypool says
that 'the unfolding of the Sherman
act is Of no less importanc to the lib
critics of the American people today
than the granting of the Magma Char
ia was to the English people in 1915
under King John. II is true there
are many great monopolies in exiS-
tence in this country, as result OF
the non-enforcement of the Sherman
act, but we need no longer fear their
baneful influences, because il they do
not have the wisdom to correct them
selves we have a sure cure for them
1.-The additional legislation that
was supposed to be needed to prevent
the great corporations from swallow
ing up about everything in sight, in
the light of the supreme court decis.
ion in this celebrated case, is thor
0ughly tested and has been found to
mean just about what it says, and its
language is certainly not ambiguous.
With few wholesome statutes by the
several states to regulate and prevent
domestic monopolies, such as are prey
ing upon the people of this and other
states, the trust and monopoly ques-
zion will be settled for all time to
come. The trusts still have their
seines, but are not likely to use them.
The plea of vested rights cannot we'll
be interposed by the trusts, for the
Sherman Law was passed before their
birth. "
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
The Jury DIsa greed.

Tie case of Mrs. Amos Green of
Culver, against Mayor Knott and John
w. .WUiford of this city, was given to
the jury Wednesday evening and re-
suited in a disagreement. One juror,
it is said, thought he was better
Judge of the law and evidence than
the other eleven.
1t was avered that the saloonkeeper
at Culver, for whom Knott and VOL
ford are bondsmen. sold liquors op
Sunday to man who got crazy drunk
and ran his team into the vehicle in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Green were rid
ing. smashed the carriage throwing
out the occupants and ,injurlhg Mrs.
Green so badly that she is still suffer
ing from her injuries.
AS the selling OF liquors on Sund ~
is violation of law it was argued that
the bondsmen were responsible for the
damages caused by a violation OF the
law and Mrs. Green asked for So, 900
damages.
Parker and Matthew we're her at
torneys and H. A. Logan was attor-
ney for the defendants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
The Lid off of Missouri.

The lid is off Missouri. The stone
Mr.. Folk had had SO long to leave IN.
turned was lifted. What was under
it? Squirming in the light and with
ing off into their dark holes, were
state senators and state officers, state
committeeman and party leaders, but
also there were the Western Union
Telegraph Company, the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, the ST. Louis &San
Francisco, the Iron Mountain and
Southern, the Wabash; Mr.. Folk 5
old friend. the st. Louis Transit Com
pany; the breweries, the st0ckyards,
the telephone companies. business men
OF st. Louis, st. Joseph and Kansas
City-the big business Of the whole
state. There they were. the Soon
temptlble bribe-taker" and the very
respectable bribe-giver, all doing
business together. So they still trav-
eled in airs;and the highways still lay
between the deadly parallels-business
and politics. The system was indeed
bigger than St. Louis; it was the sys-
tenn of MIssouri.-Lincoln Steffens, in
April McClure's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
A Just Judge.

A funny story comes from the
South, where the Cynic had gone to
spend few of the cold days of Janu-
airy. While coursing his way through
Georgia he stopped off to see an old
friend, and jaunt through the coun-
try was the outcome of his visit. 1t
happened that this friend was qnite
prominent in politics IN the vicinity.
and as they trudged down the road an
old darkey approached and saluts d
them cheerfuIly.
"Morain, iedge." began old Sam.
"Howdy."
"Say, jedge, Use like tn be on de
nex' ticket for justice Nv de peace, u
continued Sam.
"You judge." replied my friend
::Why what do you know about the
law"
"MoS, eberythin'."
swell, now, Sam, if we should elect
you and man was brought before
you charged with committing suicide,
what would your judgment be?"
This caused Sam some deep medi.
tation, and after considerable wait
he replied:
'Well, under de circumstances,
guess I'd make him support his WIFE.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Fighting the "Yellow Peril"

The democrats of the Thirteenth
Congressional district are busy in an
effort to check the growth Of the
Hearst boom. and some of the influ-
entail democratic leaders are tearing
their hair in the effort. A dispatch
from Goshen says ex c Congressman
Shively, of South Bend; ex-Mayor
Deahl, of Goshen: Corbett, of Elkhart,
and Ogden, of Milford, are engaged in
an effort to kill what slight Hearst
movement was developed in this dis
trict. What strength Hearst has is
said to be confined to Marshall county
and Plymouth. Leading newspapers
of the district. the South Bend Times,
Elkhart Truth, Goshen Democrat and
Plymouth Democrat are all opposed
to Hearst. The anti-HearSt men will
try to organize the district for Par
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
made a permanent one.

WalterL. Ball, of Muncie, is now
an active candidate for the nomina-
tlou for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the
republican ticket. He has the solid
support of the Eighth district and all
of the district leaders are euthuSiaS-
tic in his interest. Horace Stillwell,
Of Anderson, voices the general senti-
ment in an interview given at Indian
apoliS, as follows: 1--WE are not 90
ing to come down to Indianapolis
wearing badges and talking for can
didate this time. We are going to
nominate our man for lieutenant-gov-
ernOr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.


Mr.. Hearst may be very undesir-
able presidential possibility, but bis
prospects compel one Of two things to
be conceded either that the demo-
cratic voter is very easily purchased
article or that Mr.. Hearst has abili-
ties as campaigner which are far
above the ordinary. Either sbar'l"
is a very potent qualification in demo-
cratic eyes or the young editor is show
ing the older politicians Ct bis party
tricks with which they are not famil-
lar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
A Chld's Ordeal.

A child, a girl of fourteen, and
therefore legally old enough 20 choose
her own guardian. had 10 make a
choice in the Superior Court whether
il should be father or mother. The
parents had just been divorced and
the custody of the child had to be de-
termined. 1t was terrible ordeal.
but the child chose her father The
decree had been granted to the moth
er. It's hardly likely that there was
anything really serious between this
husband and wife. But In some way,
perhaps little by little, they had
grown apart. The judge who granted
this divorce would not have allowed
it if there had not been legal cause.
Why should the cause have existed
Some one is responsible for the tears
and heartaches in this case. 1t is
either the father or the mother. 1t
is possible that it is both. Anyhow.
the keenest suffering comes to the
innocent. Why did the father and
mother not think of that? Why can
not they think of it yet? Is the
break in this home relation beyond
repair? 1t should not be. But this
case should be lesson to Others who
have not yet. reached the breaking
point. Stop and consider the conse-
queDces. Let there be concessions.
Cancellation, forbearance-a restora-
tion Of old confidential and affection
ate relations. Do not harden the
heart until it is brittle.-Inoianapolis
Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

] L. Harbour, one of the editors of
the Youths Companion, takes lot Of
pleasure ia rehearsing stories of the
Sunday school. He tells the follow
ing as one OF his favcsities: Zone Sum-
day a prominent exhorter visited the
Sunday school. He was asked to
make few remarks, and IN sone way
brought bis subject around to the mat
ter Of polygamy. He explained what
it was, and then asked: Now, can any
Of you children tell me why polygamy
is wrong?' =
Eyes, SIR piped up small boy
Because 1t says in the Bible that a
man cannot have two masters"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Burton a Native of Indiana.

Joseph Ralph Burton was born and
reared on a farm in Lawrence county,
Indiana, At 19 years old he left the
farm and entered Franklin college.
Then he took up law and special
course in oratory at Asbury, now De-
paw university. He was graduated
in law in 1875 and the same year ad-
mittcd to the bar at Princeton, Ind.
In 1878 Burton went to Kansas, loca-
ted at Abilene and established o law
practice.
His first campaigning in Kansas
was in 1880. Two years later he was
elected to the state legislature. He
was reelected with an increased ma
jority in 1884. He campaigned that
year throughout Illinois and Indiana,
under the direction of the Republican
national committee. In 1886 he was
a candidate for the congressional nom
inatioD, but failed by just two votes.
ln 1888 he was elected to The legisla-
ture and campaigned that year for the
national committee in Maine. He
was nominated by reclamation for
congress in 1892, but the wave of Pop
ulism which was then sweeping over
Kansas engulfed everything and he
lost. But the race which brought
him prominently before the country
took place in 1884, He was then a
candidate for United States senator.
Numerous candidates caused dead
lock, resulting in the election Of Lu-
Glen Baker, as compromise. Mr..
Burton became again candidate for
the nomination in 1895 against John
j. Ingalls, and secured the Caucus nom.
nation. The legislature, however,
was populistic on joint ballot and
elected w. A, Harris. He was elec-
ted to succeed Mr.. Baker and took his
seat March 4, 1901. His term would
expire in 1907. He was indicted last
January. His conviction is the FIRST
under this section of the statute
which was enacted by congress in 1854
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
COST OF SEEING
THE WORLDS FAIR.
For the Majority of Visitors II Viii Be
Less Than Railroad Transportation
to ST. Louis and Return Would
Cost In Any Other Year.

From any point within 300 miles OF
st. Louis a person may travel to the
Worlds Fair this year, view the Won
ders of the Exposition for three days
and expend less money than in any
other year he would pay for train fare
alone.
This may seem an astonishing state
ment, but it is a fact.
Railroad men have practically deter
mined that lone fare for the round
trip will be the rate during the seven
important months of 1904. Public an
nouncement of this only waits the pas
sage of certain legislation concerning
"scalpers' tickets and formal indorse-
ment by the various passenger agents
associations.
With this fact in mind clear dem
onstration of the statement il the open
ing paragraph can be made.
The fare from Chicago is $50. OF
S15 the round trip. So under the new
schedule $3.50 will be put down as the
railroad fare from that city to st
Louis and return. If you are econom-
ical, your per diem expenses In the
Worlds Fair City need not exceed those
given in this table:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Justice Brewer, Of the United States
supreme court, said in his recent Chi
cago address,: There is more VIOLA
ton of law in city than elsewhere.
There is more crime in city than in
the country. AS proof Of this take
the statistics from penitentaries, for
instance, each year during the last
three years more than half the con-
victs of Illinois came from Cook
county. Consider. also, the number
in Chicago 10 jails and other places
where lesser criminals are punished. y
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

The South Bend Times thinks the
idea of making the state democratic
nominations after the presidential
ticket shall have been placed in the
field is sood one, especially under
existing conditions. The party will
know exactly what is before it, and Sc
Iections for the various state offices
may be made with special reference
to the then existing situation. 1t
would be a good thing to have the
rule made permanent one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
eiIiousness, constipation prevent re-
covery. Cure these with Ayers pills.
NOW THEY WANT ROAST DOG
Igorrotes from the Philippines Are Civ
ing the Worlds Fair People
Much Worry.

st. Louis, April 1.-When the men,
hers of the Igorrote ard other saw
age tribes of the Philippine Islands
arrived at the Worlds fair several
days ago they speedily developed pner-
monia and gave those in attendance
much worry. Now they are recovering
from pneumonia and demand that dogs
shall be served them daily as a part
of their bill of fare
Not since they left Seattle have they
tasted roast or boiled dog, and a for
NAL demand for their favorite food
has been lodged with NJ X. Healy,
who looks after their comfort Healy
mas applied TO the city authorities TO
furnish him with dogs from the dog
pound, and permission has been grant
oil
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Hon B. F. Shively of South Bend,
attended the democratic lovefeast at
Indianapolis. When the reporters at
tempted to interview him he said be
was not prepared to say whom he
would favor for the presidential nom
ination, but remarked that he did
not favor Hearst. 1t IS understood
that statement from him similar to
that issued by John w. Kern will
come at the opportune time to act as a
counter irritant to Hearstophobia in
the Thirteenth district. shively, like
Kern and Ralston, was quoted as a
hearst ran q few weeks ago, but
these old leaders are not going to he
caught in the Hearst wagon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
BIrthrlsht Easily Maintained.

At the recent annual dinner IL St.
Andrews Society,". Andrew Carnegie
said: "But few Scotchmen have been
cursed by being born to wealth, +" and
continued in speech praising power.
ty.
The Rev. DIR. George G. Lorimer
raised laugh &C the expense of Mr..
Carnegie. II am glad, said d.. Lor.
inner, "to hear that Andrew Carnegie
is such an enthusiastic admirer OF pov:
erty. was born poor, and 1 know
that shall not have to exercise nv
wits to.know how to die poor"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Representative Crumpacker

Representative Crumpacker very
wisely favors reducing the
mileage allowance to congressman.
1t ought all to be done away with, as
ought all special privileges to any and
all classes. There ought to be no
favoritism of any Kind allowed in this
country. Every man should be placed
on an equality in everything, so far as
the law can effect such a result.-La-
porte Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

"Do you swear by the beard of the
Prophet Mahomet the holy harem and
women and their virtue and the faith
of all your people to tell the truth.
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth?n
, This was the unusual form of oath
administered in the court Of general
sessions at New York during the trial
OF HASH Mahass for assault.
The witnesses were Mohammedans,
and defendants counsel insisted that
they should be bound by by an oath
they regard as sacred.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

General Reub Williams in an editor.
ial on the denomination of Senator
Parks IN the Northern Indianian says:
''It can be trushfully said that Mr..
Parks looked after the interests OF the
people Of his senatorial district and of
the state at large and it was often re-
marked that Warren G.. Sayre and
John w. Parks were two men who
could always be found fighting every
thing in the legislature that squInted
toward graft
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Multiply $2.45 by 8. and you have
$7.35, the sum total for three days
sightseeing. Add to this the $50 rail
road fare, ard you have a grand total
of 10 cents less than the car fare alone
would cost you in any other year.
For this money you have thrown open
to you the thirteen grand exhibition
palaces, the forty and more state build
ings, the fifteen and more foreign gov
eminent structures, the ten great stone
edifices acquired temporarily from
Washington university. including the
Hall of Congresses and the Physical
Culture Hall, with its adjoining Stadi-
um, the Filipino Village and many
other pleasant places.
Should you desire to remain longer
than the three days you can Go SO with
out greater per diem expenditure
than given above.
But, supposing that you have plenty
Of money to spend and desire certain
comforts and even luxuries, yet are not
e1travagant, what will the figures be?
Less than So day!
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

Much bas been heard Of the large
following Hearst commands in the
ranks of organized LABOR and that the
labor unions, as organizations, would
work in the interests of his candidacy.
o. P. Smith, of Logansport, state or
ganizer of the American Ee leration
of Labor, has given out a statement
In which he declares that he is not
supporting Hearst and will not sup
port him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
Worlds Fair New Stamps.

The postoffice department has an
nounced that special series in stamps
in five denominations, to commemor-
ate the Louisiana purchase of 1908
and to be kpown as the commemor-
alive series of 1904, will be issued be-
ginning April 81. for sale to the pub
lie during the term of the st. Louis
exposition from April 80 to December
i, 1904. A supply of the regular issue
of stamps will be kept in stock by all
postoffices during Che period.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
State Promised to Parker.

The democratic state central com
mittee met at Indianapolis Thursday
to set the convention dates. Though
the question Of presidential prefer
erences was not formally discussed, al
the members expressed themselves fol
Judge Parker, of New York, and de-
clared their districts would send del
egates pledged for him. 1t is the In
tention to present B. F. Shively, Of
South Bend, former congressman, fol
vice-president.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07

In his great Chicago speech Justice
Brewer urged respect for law. His
statements were all right and exactly
to the point so far as they went, but
be failed to tell the lawyers and
judges who constituted majority OF
his hearers that it IS pretty hard to
work up great repect for law while SC
many lawyers and judges put in most
of their time showing that it is not
worth Obeying.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-07
WORLDS FAIR
NEWS NOTES

The Department of Justice will show
at st. Louis photographs of the large
prisons. penitentiaries and warehouses
in the United States. with specimens
Of work done by prisoners.
During his exile on st. Helena Ma
poleon told his physician, DR.. O'Meara.
that the sale of the Louisiana territory
to the United States was one act of his
life to which he looked back with the
greatest pleasure.
Mr.. James F. Early has produced a
superb model of the Library of Con-
gress which will be the principal fea-
ture in the exhibit to be made under
DR.. Putnam's direction at St Louis for
the government Several of the beau
tiful Corinthian columns in miniature
have already been completed. This
work when finished promises to sustain
Mr.. Early's fine reputation as a sculp-
tor and architect.
The exhibit of Alaskan trade and en-
terprises will be one of the most inter-
esting at the Exposition. The resources
OF the Klondike-the seal. salmon. cod
and halibut fisheries-will be extensive
iy exploited. A family of Alaskan seals
will be brought to st. Louis. A unique
anthropological exhibit of desirable
specimens will be seen. The Alaskan
building is typical Alaskan structure
with four giant totem poles on each
corner
The original treaty for the purchase
Of the Louisiana territory. now in the
vaults of the Department Of State, is
written on six pages of Irish linen pa
per bound together with a piece of
green silk ribbon. The original docu-
ment will be taken to st. Louis, and
the first page, securely protected, will
be exhibited.
A model creamery is a leading fea-
ture Of the dairy section. 1t is $50 by
20 feet, with walls of glass. Visitors
may see every process Of buttermaking
from the cans of fresh milk to the yell
low rolls or other packages.