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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
President Harper.

A private letter from, the late Pres
ident Harper, of the Chicago Univer-
sity, reveals the success at the cost
of sacrifice, on which me Cleveland
Plain Dealer speaks thus:
when l left my work in New
Haven to come to Chicago" he wrote
his friend, Il was laying the gtSatest
emphasis on the. scholarly side On
reaching Chicago he had to turn aside
for the next twelve years to secure
money for the university The re-
suit of his success in doing this gave
him the reputation of being money
getter, although he had an antipathy
for that work and love for the other
The scholar mourned the fact that he
was to be remembered chiefly for
his unequaled success in securing
That was the tragedy of his life But
it is a tragedy of success. His theory
of his duty to mankind was thus
stated: so far as my touch with life
goes, the big thing to do is to in
crease the sum of human knowledge
and the means of gaining knowledge"
AS the organizer and directing mind
of a great university, President Har-
per did more toward the accomplish
ment of that big thing" than he
could ever have done as Professor
Harper, one of the greatest Hebrew
scholars in the world There's a di-
vinity that shapes our ends, rough
hew them how we will
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
LAST DAYS OF ]. N. FREE.
The Immortal ]. NJ" is Old and Has
Had Hard Days.

Poor old ]. N. Free, more familiar
ly known the country over as The
Immortal ]. n" is having a mighty
hard row to hoe these days. He is
SO years of age and the people who
in former days were willing TO see
that he got along are becoming tired
of his presence. He has been up
and down" the road in all parts OF
central Ohio, the past rev months,
but the best is piece of cold should
er. On Saturday the Richland infir-
mary directors "ticketed" him to Blu
cyrus. He had spent the previous
night in the Mansfield city prison on
the charge of lettering. For some
days and nights he had been hanging
about the depots in that city, not on
ly bothering the officials with his
rambling talk, but by getting onto the
tracks and causing trouble in that
way He belongs in Crawford county
and it is quite likely that he will
spend his declining years in the in
Urinary there.--Mt Vernon co. Re-
publican-News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
LApoRrE MAYOR GUILTY.
Convicted, With Two Others, in Dis
-barment Trial at Goshen. Ind.


Goshen, Ind, Jam 21-The jury in
the disbarment proceedings instituted
against Mayor Lemuel barrow of La
porte, Attorney John W. Talbot of
South Bend and Herman w. Worden
city attorney of Laporte and a law
partner of Mayor barrow, returned
verdict early this morning finding
barrow and Talbot guilty of unpro-
fessional conduct as charged and ac-
quitting City Attorney Worden of
Laporte. The case was brought to
this city on a change of venue.
Judge James Dodge of Elkhart, re-
turned to this city last night and
summoned the jury, repeating orally
his Instructions The jury again re-
tired and reached an agreement
within nalf an hour An appeal will
be filed Monday.
The defendants in the case are
charged with securing Mrs. Rose
Duck of South Bend to give perjured
testimony and impersonate a clerk in
dry G DDS store, thus securing the
acquittal of Mrs. Stella Luta of Mich
igan City on charge of larceny.
With the disbarment proceedings
pending against him Lemuel barrow
was reelected mayor of Laporte last
November on the Democratic ticket.
Laporte, Ind, Jan. 21.-The verdict
of guilty as to Mayor barrow of this
city in the disbarment case at Gosh
Ell came as bolt out of clear sky.
Newspaper extras were issued and
the downtown STREETS were thronged
with pople Darrow's friends here
state that an immediate appeal will be
| taken to the supreme court and they
are extremely bitter in condemnation
OF the sitting Judge, whom they hold
responsible for the verdict. Nothing
is known as to any further line of
procedure.
The case ended sensationally Sat
urday afternoon, when Samuel Par
ker, Plymouth attorney, in making
his closing argument on behalf of the
defense, used language allegedly
charging Judge Richter, of the La
porte circuit court with being in a
conspiracy to defer the sentence on
Mrs. Rose Duck, who pleaded guilty
to perjury in the trial of Stella Lula
at Laporte, and induced her to come
to Goshen and perjure herself to con-
vict the three lawyers. She says these
lawyers engaged her for a specially
made witness year ago. Judge
Dodge stopped Mr. Parker, saying:
Mr.. Parker, | must remind you that
you are attacking the integrity of the
Laporte court, surely most despic-
able thing for you to do; cease it. -
Parker stopped his argument, apol-
ogized with the explanation that he
thought the evidence warranted the
conclusion, and then started on an
other subject
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
SAW ACCIDENT IN A DREAM.
Second Instance Where Vision to
Railroad Man Pictured Death.

Edward Hill, residing near Walker
ton and employed as section hand
on the B. & O. railroad was run over
by a switch engine at Walkerton on
Thursday evening andinstantly killed
He was AZ years old and leaves wife
and three children.
During the day of the accident
Hills foreman, Fred Wolff, telling of
a dream he had the night before, de-
scribed the fatality almost exactly as
it happened, including the tragic
death of Hill Once before, some
months previous, Wolff had a similar
experince in which he dreamed of a
wreck at Wellsboro and pictured it
to his crew in advance of its occur
renee, including the very spot and
moment and even small details. The
dreamer is now regarded as some
thing uncanny and his midnight Wis
ions will hereafter be heeded.-South
Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES
Manager c. A. Reeve Gives State
ment Concerning Telephone er-s:

There has been considerable com
ment by the press in this part of the.
state in regard to an independent tel
ephone merger, or such a combina7
ton as would bring together into one
financial company all Independent
properties in northern Indiana.
Manager Reeve, of the Plymouth
exchange, when asked to give state
ment of the case, said false impress
sion of the matter had obtained
Some look upon recent movements, F"
said he, "as sign that the Bell peo-
pie would own all; others think that it
means another monopoly. The fact is,
however, that it is neither Since the
bell company, some two years ago,
commenced to buy Independent ex-
changes, to the injury of the sur
rounding connecting exchanges, there
has been a feeling among stockhold-
ers and owners of Independent secur-
tiles that something should be done
to bring the larger companies closer
together, and as Consequence OPP
tons have been secured from these
large plants under the conditions that
there should be a general holding or
operating company into which all the
different companies should turn their
assets and liabilities, the stockholders
in the old companies to receive cash
or, if they prefer, stock in the new
company This means that the indie
pendent movement will be stronger
than ever on account of the new CAPT
tai that will be added to the plant; the
strengthening of the weak exchanges
the building up of heavy through toll
lines between the large exchanges OF
the company and the looking after
the interests of the smaller exchanges
as toll-line feeders for the new com
pany.
Every local exchange would have
TO be operated under its. specific fran
chise, which in most cases means nc
change of rates other than those per
mitted by the franchise protecting
well the interests of the subscriber
"If all telephone companies sur
rounding Plymouth should be taken
into such a merger it would not al
all affect the subscriber of the Ply
mouth exchange. The Plymouth ex-
change is protected with toll-liue con
tracts for a period of twenty-five
years, which contracts are made &c
extend to successors and assigns tC
either company, and whatever is done
to improve the exchanges in the
neighorhood would benefit the Ply
mouth exchange and its subscribers
Ever since Independent tele-
phone owners have been working
toward uniting their interests the
value of Independent Telephone stock
has advanced"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
A Surprise.

Last Friday evening while Mr.. and
Mrs Avail Putnam were entertain
ing relatives at their home, and en-
joying a few social games, their
neighbors and friends were congre-
eating in order to give them a sur
prise.
About forty were present and the
surprise was complete. The ladies
brought well-flled baskets and served
a fine supper.
The evening was spent in games,
music and social conversation. The
guests departed at 1a,e hour, leav-
ing their best wishes with Mr. and
Mrs Putnam, who will soon leave for
Niles, Mich, where they will make
their future home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
The President and the Bosses.

Current rows and heart burnings at
Washington over federal patronage
raise again the whole question of the
completely of the national govern
ment in fastening the tyranny of cor
rupt bosses upon states and cities.
Wayne MacVeagh, in his North
American article on the triumph of
honesty at the polls in Philadelphia,
points to the extraordinary fact that
the whole effective power of the adj
ministration at Washington was
against the reformers. This was be-
cause the President had allowed the
Pennsylvania senators to dictate all
the appointments. Consequently,
though Mr.. Roosevelt might express
sympathy with the good cause priv
ately, and though Secretary Root
might openly wish the honest citizens
of Philadelphia Godspeed in their eff
forts to Gust corrupt and criminal
combination masquerading under the
name of Republicans the whole
force of federal officials was working
night and day to save the bosses
from the wrath to come. Mr. Mac
Veagh states, in dwelling on the al
lance between the executive depart
ment of the national government and
the bosses, cynically engaged in de-
spelling Philadelphia and Pennsyl-
vania," that almost every person in
Pennsylvania who had been honored
with commission bearing the signat-
ure of President Roosevelt was the
avowed, per. tent and reckless oppo-
nent of that decency and honesty in
politics for which President Roose-
welt has so courageously battled all
his life"
That is sorrowful history. The
lamentsble present fact is that the
same process is apparently in full Wig
or once more at Washington. In
meekly knuckling down to the de-
mands of senators in the matter of
appointments to Office, Mr.. Roose-
welt is, by so much, declaring himself
in favor of the rehabilitation of the
bosses. Ever since last November's
election the question of thoughtful
citizens has BEEN Shall we be able
to secure the fruits of the peoples
victory" Are the smashed machines
to remain in fragments, or will they
be put together again and set running
more remorselessly than -before?"
Well, the repair gang has called upon
the president for aid, and he is giving
it to them.
The very best fight against the re-
turn of the crew which the people
spoke their minds so emphatically
about last November would be made
by chief executive who should point
clamorous, boss-made and boss-allied
senators to the constitutional provis-
ion: THE President shall nominate"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
L. E r w.

One way End class colonist
fares, Feb. Is to April 9TH. to
points in Montana, Ogden, Salt
Lake City, Utah, Oregon. Wash
ington and California at very low
rates. Call on or write agent l..
E & w. for particulars.
Home seekers rates to South,
Southwest and Western on first
and third Tuesdays of each
month. Call for particulars.
One way second class coloniSt
rates to the west and southwest,
first and third Tuesdays of each
month.
Cheap rates via l.. E. & w. to
Marde Gras Festivities, New Or.
leans, La, Mobile, Ala. Pensa-
cola, Fla, Feb. 21 to Goth. Re-
turn March 3rd or by deposit OF
ticket and a fee of SOC extension
Of limit to March 18th.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Republican County Committee.


Chairman, w. C. Hendricks, Ply
mouth
Secretary, c.. NJ Parks, Bourbon.
Vice Chairman, DR.. ~ B. Aspinall;
Treasurer, c. M. Slayter, Plymouth
German township-Cnairman, Hen
ry Schlosser; 1st prec., J. ]. Freese;
2nd, S. J. Hayes; 3rd, Benjamin Shat
er; 4th, Joseph Black.
Bourbon-1st prec., Albert Rogers;
End, Bert Ames; 3rd, Frank Corl; 4th
c. NJ Parks.
Chairman, John Lath-
am; 1st, Will Coar; End, Will Mickey
Walnut-1st, Harrison Brewer; 2nd
Simon Railsback; 3rd, c. T. Middle
ton; 4th, Geo. Powell.
Green-1st, Bert Hand; End, Elba
Robinson.
Union-1st, J. F. earn; End, Sam
uel Melbourne; 3rd. William Norris
West-1st, Henry Hall; End, Sam
earn.
Chairman, Frank Nash; 1st
F. H. Lehman; End, Peter Larson;
3rd, Chas Powell
North-1st, Paul Logan; End, Har-
vey Way.
Center-Chairman, c. o. Tribbey
1st, N. B. Aspinall; assistant, Chas
w Helm. 0nd Fl II ROnharn. assis
tant, Fred Koontz; 3rd, c. NJ Stay
ter; assistant, J. o. Pomeroy; 4th, P
T. Hendricks; assistant, D. ]. Van
vactor; 5th, ID. c. Smith; assistant, C.
A Yearick; 9Th, F. NJ McCrory; as
sistant, Willis Stephnson; 18th, B. B
Parks; assistant, Fred Bell
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
The Statehood Bill Will Pass.

Speaker Cannon announces his con-
hdence IN the enactment of the state
hood bill on the lines laid down in
the Hamilton measure in the House
No day has been set 70 rthe consider
alton OF the bill. This apparently has
led its enemies, especially the Demo-
Gratis, to suppose that it will be post
poned till late in the season. Moth
ing of this sort is in the minds of
either the speaker or any of the Re
publican leaders. The present indica-
tions are that it will be brought for
ward within a week or ten days.
The defeat of hte Republican OBJ
sructionists in the vote on the Phil
lippine tariff has evidently weakened
their ranks. Not all the Republicans
who opposed the Philippine bill will
work against statehood. Speaker
Cannon and Representative Hamil-
ton, the author of the bill, now seems
to think that the chief strength of
the opposition will evaporate in a
few days Its ranks are weakening
as time passes. Babcock has had
some experience in the role of reb-
ell, and for this reason he was as
signed the leadership of the malcon-
tents in the present session. In two
or three Congresses he had been
talking against his party on the tariff,
but although he never led any formal
revolt against it until this year, the
Democrats have been looking for a
long while for aid from him.
On the statehood issue it will be
harder for him to make strong
fight. Most of the Democrats, of
course, will be with him, but he can
not hold his anti Philippine Repub-
licans in line Many of these have
dropped out of the ranks of the in
surgents since the passage of the
Philippine act. Others will get back
to their party in few days. The
delay which the speaker favors in tire
consideration of the statehood bill is
wise 1t will diminish the opposition
to it, and save some of the present
Republican obstructives from embar-
rassment in the future On. March 4
the FIVE civilized tribes dissolve their
old governments and mingle with the
mass of the country's citizenship. 1t
will be we'll to have the statehood
bill signed by that day, if possible,
and the chances now are that this will
be done.--Globe Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Mrs. Ducks Fate.

The Goshen Democrat says: The
question now is" What will be the
fate of Mrs. Duck?" She pleaded
guilty to perjury over years ago.
She has had the freedom of the La
porte county jail since then, not hav-
ing been sentenced. Is she to be
liberated? Mrs. Duck is delighted
at the verdict She says she was bar
gained for by barrow through Tai
bot and that she told the truth on
the stand in Goshen. She says she
cid not know what perjury meant,
and while she does not deny she was
aware it was wrong to take the stand
and testify falsely she says the mayor
influenced her to do so and his plead
ings alone are responsible for the
disgrace that has fallen on her. Mrs.
Duck has much sympathy She is not
an intelligent woman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.
Because It's for the One Thing Only,
and Plymouth is Learning to APP
preciate This.

Nothing can be good for everything
Doing one thing well brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
/. They cure sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney
ill.
Here is Plymouth evidence to
prove it.
Mrs. E. w. Welch, of Walnut ST.,
says: 81 honestly believe that there is
little need of anyone suffering from
backache when such an effective
remedy as Doan's Kidney Pills can be
purchased. The prompt and thorough
relief which followed their use has
given me an abiding faith in the mer-
its of the remedy. To know of pre-
paration that. can be depended upon
to act up to the representation made
for it should be of sunlold value. /
cheerfully recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills." - *
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.

He neglected to take Foley's
Kidney Cure at the first signs of
Kidney trouble, hoping it would
wear away, and he was soon a
victim of Bright's disease. There
is danger in delay, but if Foley's
Kidney Cure is taken at once the
symptoms will disappear, the kid
neys: are strengthened and you
are son sound and we'll. A. R.
Bass of Morgantown, Ind, had to
get up ter or twelve times in the
night, and had a severe backache
and pains in the kidneys and was
cured by Foley's Kidney Cure.
For sale bya all Dealers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
barrow Takes an Appeal.

The finding of the jury in the Oar
row-Talbot disbarment case was read
in the court at Goshen Monday af-
ternoon and judgment was pronounc-
ed by the judge. The sentence is that
Messrs. barrow and Talbot be dis
barred for life. Motion was made
for a new trial, but Judge Dodge ov-
erruled the request An appeal was
then granted to the appellate court,
each defendant furnishing bonds OF
$500. Special stress will be laid by
the defendants on Judge Dodge's
action in recalling the jury Sunday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
RURAL PARCELS POST.
More Work For Carriers.

In letter by William E. Curtis, to
the Record Herald of Chicago, he
says the postal officials are planning
an improvern ent by adding on to the
rural carriers work, the purchase and
delivery of goods desired by rural
patrons.
This will be we'll enough and never
should have been removed when it
was established The greatest Unjust
ice ever done the public was when the
right to solicit subscriptions by rur-
al carriers, from patrons, was taken
away The greatest good of the rural
service was the facilities placed be-
fore the rural public to obtain daily
papers and other good literature with
a tendency to advance enlighten-
ment and place the farmer and his
family on an equal footing with his
city brother.
This right to solicit subscriptions
Tor all papers, books and magazine
should be restored at once for the
reason that many allow papers to
lapse because of neglect to attend to
it at once and other reasons, when
if the carrier was permitted to solicit
the renewal the patron and his family
would continue to have the literature
he might as well, and would have
Carriers tell us everywhere, that
within six months after the removal
of this privilege, the list of daily pap
ers had fallen off seventy-five pei
cent, and in many instances was moi
replaced by any reading matter, anC
in others, some light literature of lit
tie or no worth, took its place.
The parcels post seems to be, Z
coming feature and only little way
off, but when it is taken up we art
bold enough TO say, the authorize:
at Washington can profit by calling
to their aid some level headed rura
carriers for conference; such men a:
Mr.. Cunningham, the expresident o.
the carriers association, and make
this order along lines laid down by
men who know what is just to al
concerned, and while they are about
it, make ali carriers agents of all liter
atory publications of merit
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Indigestion is easily overcome by
the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
because this remedy digests what
you eat and gives the stomach a
rest-allows it to recuperate and
grow strong again. Kodol reliev-
es Indigestion, Belching of Gas,
Sour Stomach, HEARTBURN, ETC.,
and enables the digestive organs
to transform all foods into the
kind of rich red blood that makes
health and strength. Sold by Fred
Wenzler.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Plymouth's Lid.

A few weeks ago Mayor Logan no.
tilted the saloon keepers that any of
them violating the liquor laws would
be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law; in other words the lid" was to
be put down good and tight This
was move in the right direction and
the good people of Plymouth COM
plimented the mayor on the stand he
had taken. 1t seems however, that
this cid" was only intended for few
saloons, as the olive" over the res
taurant was running in full blast Sum
day afternoon, poker game was in
progress all afternoon and part of the
night If the mayor will not do his
duty, the sheriff should look into the
matter. We expect to call Governor
Hanly's attention to this matter if it
occurs again.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Sherwin Is Removed.

c. d. Sherwin has been summary
dismissed from the Goshen postof-
fee. Postoffice Inspector Burr, OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, summoned Sher-
wins bondsmen to Goshen Monday
to appoint an official to serve pend
ing NJ v. Stars qualifying and re-
Giving his commission The bonds
men are L. A. Dennert, w. ]. Davis
E. A. Dausman, Peter d. Berkey, ]
A. Beane and c. W. Miller. They
selected Mr.. Starr to serve in the
meantime Mr. Starr will give $50, OOC
bonds.
The dismissal vss by order Of
President Roosevelt.