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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Ohio Legislature Adjourns.

The seventy-seventh Ohio Legisla-
ture has adjourned. 1t passed more
reform legislation than any other in
the history of the State. The plan
has been to ignore the bosses of
either party. Neither Senators Fora
ker, Dick o Mayor Johnson of
Cleveland has succeeded in his at
tempted dictation. The latter was
the most formidable and was beaten
at every turn.
Five of the most important laws
enacted during the session were indie
pendent of the promises of either of
the leading political parties. In this
list can b included the Freiner 2-cent
fare law, the Aiken law, increasing
the Dow tax on saloons to 81 10000 a
year, the Wertz railway freight and
passenger regulation law, the Dever
law, making effective the Valentine
antitrust law, and the Wertz law,
abolishing contract labor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
1voo11vNo1L1ddv

70 evade your dog tax sometimes
gets a fellow into touble. Over near
Burkett, John Miller failed to meet
the requirements of the law, in re-
gard to the dog tax. Last week he
was at Warsaw when in consultation
with Justice Filler and was relieved
of s27.5e.
S. B. Yodcr and wife started for
the northwest last Tuesday to be
Egone at least a year. Their objective
point is with their son-in-law, John
E. Joseph, who lives in Rega, N. D.,
and with good luck they will arrive
there Thursday.-Bourbon News-Mir-
ror.
Rev. G.. H. Hill, presiding elder of
the Richmond district North Indiana
conference, has decided to retire
from active work in the ministry. He
was the Methodist pastor at Bour-
on several years ago, and has done
very effective service as a presiding
elder.
Wayne township in Starke county,
in which North Judson is located, has
sarted a move to consolidate the
schools of that township. The plan
is to do away with the country
schools and have every n go to
North Judson school, which is to be
remodeled and an addition built.
During the last year the Nickle
Plate road hauled 10000 emigrants
into Chicago. Special trains run
over the road about once a week
loaded with recruits from the eastern
countries. On the emigrant train
Wednesday morning were six Lap
landers bound for Alaska to assist in
raising reindeer for the government.
Onion land around Milford is said
to be renting for from fifteen to
twenty-five dollars per acre In
some cases this land is plowed and
the seed furnished while in other
cases land rents readily at fifteen dol
lars without being plowed. This is
governed somewhat as to the dis
lance from market.
Mrs. Sarah Chaplin Wickizer went
to Poplar Grove Friday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Logan, the
widow of her brother, Henry M. Lo-
gan, who was sheriff of Marshall
county forty years ago. Mrs. Lo-
gan's maiden name was Francis and
her parents were among the first set
tiers of the Poplar Grove neighbor-
hood. The remains were brought to
Hibtard Friday from Chicago.
The Place estate of 1000 acres was
equally divided this week among the
four heirs-D. w. Place, Mrs. c. H.
Beechgood, Mrs. Charles Young and
| the heirs of the late Mrs. N. w. Mil
Her. The number of each allotment of
Hand was placed in a sesled envelope
and zach heir drew his share by this
method, not knowing the numbers in
the envelopes, thus making a division
of the estate that was fair and salts
factory to all concerned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
The Famine in Japan.

1t seems hard TO associate with suf-
fering from famine a race SO ener
getic, so frugal, so industrious and so
intelligent as the japanese, yet it is
now known that the northern provin-
ces OF Japan are suffering from the
most serious calamity in their his
tory. The cause of the famine is the
failure of the rice crop, the harvest
of which was less than IL per cent
of the normal Many of the suffer
ers have been driven to eat the roots
and bark of trees
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Following the sensational removal
of John Alexander Dowie as head
of Zion City, his followers clinched
Sundays action by filing documents
at Waukegan turning over to Deacon
Alexander Granger, as trustee for
the people of Zion, all the property
and interests of Zion, aggregating
millions of dollars. Overseer Voliva
filed the deeds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Patents to 10000 Acres.

John p. Cakes, a real estate man,
Saturday filed for record in the Office
of County Recorded Plambaeck at
Laporte, certified copies of United
States patents on all the swamp lands
in Laporte county, a total OF 100000
acres. The original patents are
signed by Presidents Willard Fill
more and u. S. Grant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Turns Against Liquor.

A Philadelphia saloonkeeper has
astonished all other liquor dealers by
asking the court to revoke his Ii
cense. He gives a number of reasons
for the presentation of his petition,
most of which are personal but in ad-
dition he sets forth the fact that:
The liquor trade has so degenerated
that it is almost impossible to pur-
chase pure liquor, and it is a crime
to furnish cologne spirits and fusel
oil to a man or woman who asks for
whisky, and yet it is done"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Plan Reform in South Bend.

Twenty-Five young peoples socities
at South Bend have started a crusade
for systematic reform By the inactiv-
ity of tie police department. AT a
meeting held by representatives of
these socities it was decided to sub
init evidence of violations Of the law,
gathered by members of organiza-
tons during the last four weeks TO
the states attorney, and force him to
proceed with prosecutions. The So
~cieties have secured Governor Ha,ly
to deliver an address on Law" Gov
ernor Folk is also to speak, and "Bil-
ly" Sunday is to start a revival.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
SHALL THE PEOPLE GOVERN.
Pointers Regarding Strikes and Coal
Operators.

The people of the United States are
on at the current war be-
tween the miners union on the one
hand and the mine operators on the
other with a l%ivelier degree of inter
est, in all probability, than either MI.
Mitchell, or Mr.. Baer and the other
of the operators confed-
eracy have my definite understanding
of.
Heretofore the public has looked
on and ground its teeth, but as a rule
has given sympathy to the miners
in a general way because they are
supposed to be of the worlds poor,
while the operators were counted
among the rich. That time is past.
The public now sees itself the victim,
the inevitable loser, no matter which
of the fighting armies is in the wrong
or if both are wrong.
1t IS significant that no small num-
Der of the public now believe that the
current strike of the miners is an UNI
derstood thing-what the street calls
a "put-up-jeb"-between miners lad
operators.
The average increase in the price
of coal to since the strike
of 1902 is a little more than 46 cents
per ton. OF this the miners have had
IS cents per ton and the operators
the larger part of the remainder.
1t is of no small m to opera
tor and miner alike that many peo-
pie believe that the present strike
was decided IN and is being managed
chiefly with the aim of creating
another like cheese" to be divided
between the same parties. Even if
this notion is wholly mistaken its ex-
istence is a very grave fact for both
sides.
In the controversy itself, assuming
it to be all in good faith, the most
important fact is the insistence on the
so-called recognition of the union
the concession that no man shall be
employed to mine coal save Only
members of the union of u~nic1.s--the
miners monopoly.
The American public is beginning
to see that this doctrine of the clos
ed shop is practical treason. To as
N to it is to put the government
of the nation, in effect, into the hands
of a secret society.
The miners trust now compelling
a strike is made up of only a little
nor than half the mineworkers. If
they win the present demand from
the operators nearly half the strikers
will not be permitted to go to work
again till they shall put on the livery
ard the letters of the union.
from the point of view of freedom
this is unmixed infamy. Every hum
an being has the inalienable right to
earn his living on whatever honest
terms he pleases. The despotism Of
the past abridged it and bred the
great revolts of the eighteenth cen
tury- The original, central idea and
aim of this republic is individual lib
erty regulated by voluntary law inter
preted by judicial tribunals.
No society or union can take away
or abridge that right without virtual
ly denying what the nation was Great
ed to assure.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Sanford Sheaks Surprised.

S~ ford Sheaks of Polk township,
and his good wife have been married
forty years and their neighbors and
friends decided to surprise them on
their wedding anniversary.
The surprise was complete. Sixty
eight persons marched into their
home with well-ffled baskets after the
shades of night had fallen. They had
music refreshments and a good time
generally until almost midnight and
left Mr.. and Mrs. Sheaks confident
that their neighbors had not forgotten
them or ceased to respect them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

The Singer Manufacturing com
pany will greatly nlarge its present
factory at South Bend. Three brick
buildings with the following dimen-
sions, 60x24O, 45x56 and 25x6O, are
to be added. The buildings will be
erected at a lost of about $50, 900
They are to be used for the machin-
cry department. II. G. Christman &
Co, who have the contract, will be-
gin work on the new buildings as
soon as the material arrives, with the
intention of having them completed
by the last of September.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Elkhart County Going Dry.

By the filing of a blanket remon-
strnace at Goshen, aimed at the sa-
loon business, the town of Wakarusa
now supporting three saloons, is to
be made dry. Wakarusa coming I'M
der the influence of reform. leaves
Elkhart and Goshen as the only
towns in Elkhart county having sa-
looms, and the temperance forces en-
couraged by the outcome of their
campaigns in Nappanee, Wakarusa,
Middlebury, Millersburg, Bristol,
Benton and New Paris, have decided
to try and make their power felt in
Elkhart and Goshen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Woolen Anniversary.

Monday. April End, Mrs. Charles
Vangilder. as a surprise to her hus-
band, entertained the Christian En-
deavors of the Reformed church to q
sumptuous 6 o'clock dinner. The
event was in commemoration Of the
18th year OF the host and hostess
married life. The guests joined in
wishing them many more such happ,
anniversaries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Agreement Set Aside.

Persons contemplating marriage
may not by agreement fix the ali
mony in case of future disagreement
and divorce. The husband of a sick
or crippled wife may not turn her
adrift with the mere pittance she
agreed to take when preparing for
her marriage. The appellate court
SO declared in affirming a judgment
for 600 alimony and 500 attorney
fees in favor of Mrs. Rachel Watson,
although an anti-nuptial agreement
stipulated that she should only have
$500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Electricity is a most erratic force.
A very small voltage is sometimes
fatal. Official electrocution of Grim
inals is accomplished with less than
5000 volts, yet here in Indiana is a
case reported in which a nan receiv-
ed the full power of the feed wire of
a dynamo carrying $4,000 volts and
was not only not killed instantly, but
probably will recover from the shock.
There is much yet to learn about this
wonderful ether.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
How to Help the Coal Trust

If you want to play into the hands
and pockets of the coal trust that re-
Gently met in joint convention at In
dianapolis, just insist upon your local
dealer filling your coal bins at once
That will enable the coal barons to
maintain present prices and put thtem
up a few notches. That's the game
that is being played by the coal com
bine. 1t depends very much on the
general public whether this game
shall be played as intended, or wheth'
err it shall be ANONYMOUSLY defeated
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Marshall County Sunday Schools.

The reports made at the convention
last week show that the county has
rs Sunoay schools, with $50 officers
and teachers, $3.50 scholars and an
average attendance of ABA.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, l.. S,
Hahn of Culver; vice president, o,
S. Ellis, Bremen; secretary, Mrs. M.
Z. Hume, Plymouth.
The next county convention will
be held at Culver.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Mrs. David Ramp died at her home
three miles southeast of Argos, Tues
day, March 81, after a lingering ILL
ness of about two years duration,
aged 80 years, IL months and &c
days. Her maiden name was Ola Nc
Laughlin, and she was we'll known in
Argos and vicinity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Marriage Licenses.

Frederick Dill and Eta Ferguson.
lanes B. Haslett and Flora Sellers,
George A. Heinke and Florence M.
Young, John Gottschalk and Cath
crime Miller.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Reform movement which is sweet
ing the country is a crusade against
special privilege and the piratical
rich, and the people will overcome
lawlessness and corruption, says
Governor Folk, in a speech in Des
MONIES.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Very little is being said about the
doings of the conference committee
having in charge the matter of COM
ing to an agreement regarding the
admission OF Oklahoma and Arizona
and New Mexico. The probabilities
point to this: Oklahoma is to come
IN; Arizona and New Mexico hail
have the privilege of voting for or
against admission to joint statehood
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

President Roosevelt has consented
TO a revision of the railroad rate bill
placing more power in the hands of
the courts. This seems to satisfy
most of the Republican friends of the
measure, though it is doubtful wheth-
er it will please the Democrats. No
one can yet tell how the forces will
line up. All that is certain is that
there will be a new alignment. The
President has certainly divided the
enemies of the bill, for Allison and
Aldrich are now on opposite sides of
the question. This would seem to in
dicate that Mr.. Roosevelt had played
good politics. The trouble is that he
may also have divided the friends of
the bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Sherman NJ. Becker. the young Re
publican alderman, whose spectacular
campaign during the last few weeks
has been the wonder OF the polite
ians, was elected mayor of Milwau-
kee Tuesday yer David S. Rose by
a plurality of 1900 or more. His cleo
ton is due to the enthusiastic sup
port which he received from the
yosng men of the city, and to the
feeling that Becker stood against all
kinds of graft, while Mayor Rose has
been an apologist for the grafters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

To all appearances John Alexander
Dowie, friendless and alone, is now
a man without a church and practical
ly disowned by those nearest him
1t has been said hat his ways and
extravagances have long been tire
some to Zion. The present united
movement is but the outcome of a
storm which has been gathering for
months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

There are many other reforms that
are needed, besides insurance re-
form. Therefore, it is we'll to be on
guard against those who are now so
eager to make it appear that the peo-
pie have really grown tolerant in
their attitude against crime. OF
course, there has been hysteria in the
exposure of methods that have been
used. But there has been, and is no
hysteria in the determination of the
people that graft and stealing shall
stop.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Michigan wins in the Supreme
Court a fight OF years to compel rail
roads to pay taxes al the rate at
which other property IS assessed
The state gets $4,000 900 back taxes
and the roads must now pay three
times their former rates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

The New York Legislature has
killed the anti-betting bill, and the
Ohio Legislature has killed the anti
treating bill, so there will be nothing
to Interfere in the slightest degree
with the enjoyment Of mex falls cam
paign in those states except, possibly,
a scarcity of contributions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Reports received today from the
anthracite coal fields state that the
order of the miners scale committee
directing that mining be suspended
until ar agreement could be reached
With the operators was obeyed almost
to the man. In all three districts
preparations were made by the opera
tors for a resumption of work Mon
Gay morning. Whistles were blown
at the regulai hour and evrything
was in readiness for the men to &C
to work, but there was no response
by the miners, and the day took or
a holiday aspect. One hundred ant
hfty-hve thousand men are out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

A magazine writer says pork is one
of our most useful products. He can
prove it by Speaker Cannon who IS
holding his in reserve until all the
boys have been good and earned a
slice.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-13
DIVISION 18 Celebrated
ITS SIXTH hhNIvERSAR

Division No. IS. Ancient order OF II
bernians. and visitors from six local d
visions yesterday celebrated the sixt
anniversary OF the institution OF the div
sion.
President James ii. Keegan presided
and the reports OF Financial Secretar
Michael j. Flynn and Treasurer Thoma
NJ. Murphy showed that the division ha
a membership of l07 and a fund OF sass
81
Refreshments were served by a com
mittee consisting of Lieut.. William
Powers, Michael Kilcrinn and Patrid
Finegan; and an entertainment progra|
was rendered by ex-President Jam}
Curley of Division No. IA, James F. Ske|
fngton. John p. McCarron. John Donnd
ly. Thomas O'Brien. Patrick f. McGoi
ern, Michael j. Flynn, Capt. James 4
Keegan. William j. Powers. Daniel I'D
ly. John J. Geary, Thomas O'Brien. Pal
rick j. Finnegan. Bartholomew GalligaI
James Campbell. John Gilhooley, MichaI
Kilcrinn. Thomas +. Murphy. Bernal
Lynch, James Farrell and Michael III
ton.
The following delegates were elected
represent the division at the state col
vention at Westerly: James II. Keega'
Daniel Kelly, John j. Geary. Michael
Flynn and Thomas +. Murphy.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-13
NEW DIVISION, LADIES'
AUXILIARY, 4. Q. n,

A new division, No. II, Ladies' Auxil-
iary TO the Ancient order OF Hibernians.
was instituted in South Providence, yes
terday. with "A large membership by the
County Vice President Miss Catharine A.
ORourke assisted by County President
Mrs. Thomas T.. Murray OF Woonsocketl
County Secretary Miss Mary Donnoleyl
State Vice President Mrs. Dennis c. Dug1
gan, President Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly o1
Pawtucket Division. No. 8; Miss Eliza
beth T. Doyle of Division No. Z. and q
delegation OF men representing Division
No. 10.
The meeting was presided over by|
County President Mrs. Thomas p. Murl
ray, with Miss Mary DonnolIey as secrel
tary.
The following officers were elected
President Miss Elizabeth Deignan: vic !
president. Mary Murray; recording secre
tary, Mary Flanagan; financial secretary
Miss Jennie Martin: treasurer. Miss SadiJ
Brady; mistress-at-arms. Miss Jull4
Deignan; sentinel, Miss Cathariny
O'Rourke; chairlady OF sick committed
Mary Fitzpatrick.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-13
KING TO MEET
THE KAISER At
FR|EDR|CHSHOF

London. Aug 13.-King Edward and
day from Cowes TO prepare for his
ma ajesty's annual trip 10 Marienbad. on
which he starts tomorrow. The king will
cross the channel in the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert to Flushing. whence a
special train will convey him to Fried
richshof, where his majesty will meet
Emperor William Aug. 10.
There has been endless speculation on
the political significance of the meeting
OF the monarchs. The Pail Mall Gazette
says that recently an autograph letter
from Emperor Nicholas To King Edward
was brought by special messenger 10 the
Russian embassy here and delivered 10
the king personally by the ambassador
and that at the same time other personal
letters from the Russian empress were re-
ceived by relatives In this country.
The Russian emperors letter 10 the
king is understood 10 have been request
for advice on the situation in Russia.
A reply is said TO have been sent and
almost Immediately afterwards the meet
ing between King Edward and Emperor
William was arranged.
After the conference at Friedrichshof
joint letter IL Is expected, Will be sent
TO Emperor Nicholas containing the ad-
vice of King Edward and Emperor Viii
liam.
Grand Duke Alexis is staying at HON
burg. and probably Will represent the
Russian emperor at further royal con-
place.
King Edward will be the guest of
Prince and Princess Frederick Charles of
Hesse at Friedrichshof for "a hours, leav-
ing on Aug l6 for Marienbad, where he
Will stay till Sept. g. then going TO Dres-
den or Vienna.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-13
NATIONAL c. A. R.
ENCAMPMENT
BEGINS SESSION

Minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 13.-Vet-
erans by the thousands and other visi-
tors by the hundred thousands are here
to attend the fortieth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public which began today and is to
continue throughout the week
Despite the fact that the soldiers are
so rapidly lessening i'm numbers, the
encampment promises TO be one OF the
most successful ever held. There also
will be annual meetings Of the many
affiliated societies, such as the Woman's s
Relief Corps and many military organ
izations. The social events. planned
for the visitors are many and elab-
crate.
The first reunion of the day was that
Of the First Minnesota Volunteers.
which its survivors say, was the first
the Civil War. The nus se/ion of the
Womans Relief Corps was held in
Wesley church.
Tonight the chief events will be a re-
ception I'm honor OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution, at the home OF Mrs.
III. II Klmball. a similar event rendered
by the St. Paul posts of the Grand Army
to Commander Tanner at the state capt.
tol and a patriotic concert in the audi
torium
The political aspect has been mild thus
far. as none of the candidates for the
honor of being the next commander of the
organization has arrived. The leading
candidates are Capt p H. Coney OF To-
peka, Kan. II. b Brown OF GAINESVILLE,
o. and Charles G.. Burton of Missouri.
There is no contest for any of the lesser
offices.