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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
History of Our Flag.

The American flag was created un-
der an act of congress on June IA,
|1777. This act read: Resolved,
That the flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes alternate
red and white, that the Union be
thirteen stars-white, in blue field
a new constellation
The Stars and Stripes of America,
except in the manner of their ar
rangement, have undergone few
changes, and no important ones,
since their first adoption. A new
star is added for every state admitted
to the Union, such addition taking
place on the Fourth of July next fol-
lowing the admission.
The care and making of "Old
Glory" belongs now to the Navy De-
partment of the United States, and
all flags for the government are made
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
There are three sizes of flags made
at the Nevy Yard: the storm and re-
cruiting flag, eight feet long by four
feet two inches in breadth; the post
flag, twenty feet long and ten feet
wide; the garrison flag, which is
floated only on holidays and great oc :
casions, thirty-six feet long and TWEEN
ty feet in breadth. In each of these
the same proportions must be MAIN
tained-the Union, or canton, must
be one-third of the length of the flag
and extend to the lower edge of the
fourth red stripe from the top.
The banners carried by infantry,
artillery, and the battalions of engi-
neers are made of silk, and these
must be six feet six inches long and
six feet wide, and are mounted on
stats. On such banners, the color
field is prescribed to be thirty-one
inches in length, and to extend to the
lower edge of the fourth red stripe
from the top
1t is. not generally known that in
Uncle Sans flag shop he makes not
only his own national flags but the
banners of every country to which
his navigation extends
The flag locker of great Ameri-
can cruiser must have in it more than
two hundred different banners, some
one of which is, when our fleet comes
into foreign ports, hoisted to the
breeze out of Difference to the visited
nation.
There is flag language" which
every officer in the navy must under
stand and be able to converse in
when called upon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Sunday School Convention.

| The convention of Center township
Sunday School Association was held
Sunday at Walnut Grove, three miles
northeast of this city. A Sunday
school session was held in the fore
noon, joined by the schools of Shiloh
and Mount Olive.
The classes were arranged in 1--WE
divisions and were taught by teachers
tn i had been appointed. DR.. c. A.
Brown conducted the session upon
hsi plan of model Sunday School,
and Mrs. c. A. Brown, in charge of
the primary class, gave talk on pri-
mary methods.
A most excellent and bountiful din
ner had been prepared by courtesy
of the Walnut Grove people in the.
school house near by, while other
schools and companies spread their
dinners under shaded trees on the
grass. Vehicles were driven into
Peter Helms yard and the horses
given free dinner in his stables.
Forty or more went out from town,
the larger number going at the close
of Sunday schools. They were in
vited to bring their appetites with
them and each responded nobly. The
Walnut Grove people were ready for
them and the long tables were loaded
with big plates of chicken and banks
of pies and cakes, cooked in an ex-
cellent manner, while delicacies of all
kinds abounded. Supper was also
served for all before they returned in
the evening.
The afternoon session was crowded
with work. Ora S. Ellis of Bremen,
vice-president Of the county organi-
zation, presented valuable paper on
"The Sunday School Work as 1 See
It" Others on the program were
Mrs. Eva Kizer, A. North, Mrs. ].
]. Coleman, Charles Helm and John
w. Parks, Rev. John S. Crowder was
prevented by sickness from filling
his part on the program, but sent
message to the convention.
The convention passed a resolution
of sympathy to the church and to
the family of the late Rev E. A. La
bounty, pastor of the M p ci,cuit
The evening session began with a
program of song by the Mems
Chorus Club, aided by Miss Bessie
Bender, organist, Miss Pansy Hess.
eornet solo,, and Miss Wayne Bus
sard and Ralph Leonard, solos.
Judge VIM. B. Hess delivered the
address and the convention closed
with the PATRIOTS song America"
Officers for the ensuing year are as
follows: Pres, w. M. Nichols; vice
president, Rev. John S. Crowder;
sec.-treas., Charles Helm; supt home
dept, Mrs. Eva Kizer; supt primary
dept. Mrs Leroy Staley; supt. cradle
roll, Miss Pearl Stout
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Where is the Limit?

The supreme court has reversed
the decision of the lower court in the
case of Charles Dunn, charged with
the murder of Alice Cotherell, at Fl.
Wayne, upon slight technically,
the refusal of the Judge to instruct
the jury on one point as requested
by his counsel. These aggravating
things are a fruitful cause of lynch
law. YET lynch law is by no means
infallible. Only week ago young
woman in Springfield, Mo-, in order
to hide her. own vileness, accused two
negroes of assaulting her. Two inno-
cent negroes were hanged for the
crime. There ought to be golden
mean between these extremes, if our
courts can find it-Bremen Enquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
After the Grafters.

The state having won victory in
the suit against the former auditor A.
c. Daily of Boone county, by which
it recovered $25,4355O, is now going
after former auditor J. 0. Henderson,
to compel him to disgorge $1O1 900
of the commonwealth money. The
Henderson suit is pending in the
Marion superior court on the states
demurrer to the defendants answer
defending the collection of certain
fees on the ground of custom and
long usage The Henderson case is
similar to the Daily case. Mr.. Daily
will appeal from Judge Artman's de-
cision, which calls on him to return
$25,435.50 to the state of Indiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
BRIDGE TRUSTS BEATEN.
Attorney General of Ohio Master of
Situation.

Attorney General Wade H. Ellis
has driven the looting and pooling
bridge trust on the rocks so hard
that the companies are not trying to
explain away his evidence, and are
submitting to being declared guilty
and fined without even making plea
in their behalf. In Sandusky the King
Bridge Company, of Cleveland; the
Massillon Bridge Company, the Can
ton Bridge Company, the Bellefon-
tame Iron and Bridge Company and
the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company and
their agents were fined $500 each
for participating in pools in this
country. The agents are w. H.
Cleveland, H. c. Webster, Harry G.
Hammond, H. E. Lyone and ]. H.
Hilton. Two weeks ago Henry
Hughes, another agent, was fined
81 .O00 These companies have been
notorious poolers in Indiana and.
working in collision with Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin bridge firms,
have held up Indiana county treas
uries for thousands of dollars.
Another one of the Indiana county
TREASURY looters-the Bracket Bridge
Company, of Cincinnati-has gone
into bnkruptcy, the result of Ellis's
campaign to bring the pirating COM
bine to justice and to wipe out the
pooling. The failure of the bridge
companies to make any defense, and
of two companies even to appear
when cited, and also the fact that a
number of agents have become flu
gitives from the state, show the sue
cess of Ellis's campaign and war
rants his assertion that for the first
time in many years no bridge pool is
operating in Ohio at this time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Hits Big Colleges.

Charles Francis Adams says that
the college idea is wrong. Mr.. Adams
was for 20 years member of the
Harvard board of overseers and sure
ly ought to know something about
the subject of education In speech
delivered in New York he advocated
the plan of sub-dividirg the larger
colleges into many smaller ones and
of giving to the officials of the minor
institutions the power of governing
themselves. Mr.. Adams said that he
was moved to this course by the lack
of individuality in the great univer-
sites of the United Sites. 1t is hard
ly probable that he intended to startle
educators and college bred men by
the announcement of his conclusions
but that is what he did. The declar-
alton has started discussion the like
of which has not been INDUCED in
for years. 1t is regarded as an open
criticism of the larger colleges and
universities by one in a position to
know.-South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Wants to Be Let Alone.

Rumors that Grover Cleveland ia
vors William J. Bryan for the next
Democratic nominee for president
are said to be premature Mr. Cleve-
land says he is not able TO compre-
bend what is the cause of the recent
interest in Bryan He is loath to
speak of Bryan. In reply to ques.
tions he says:
81 want the people to let me alone
on politics for a while"
How is that for dictatorial spirit
/ want, etc. He wasn't so anxious
to be let alone, when he wanted two
terms in the presidency. Having got
ten all that he can out of politics
and made all that he can, he doesn'i
want to be bothered. The selfish
creature!LLaporte Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
vogel-coil Wedding.

Miss Dora Vogel of this city and
Mr.. Charles Coil of South Bend were
married at the home of the brides
parents in this city Thursday after
noon, June IA. 1906.
A large number of invited guests
were present, the house was beauti-
fully decorated and an excellent wed
ing dinner was served. Rev. John
S. Crowder was the officiating min
lister and the short form Of the Meth
odist marriage ceremony was used
Miss Vogel was one of Plymouth's
popular young society ladies and was
a leader in musical circles. Mr.. Col
is book keeper of the Dodge Manu-
featuring company at Mishawaka, and
the newly married couple will make
their home in that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

A look over the exchanges that
come to a newspaper Office is inter-
esting in many ways. Among the
scores that reach this Office are all
sizes and grades They are published
by practical men, who are pretty well
acquainted with the world, the flesh
and the devil, and in not one of them
will be found defense of immortality
no defense of whisky, no trace of
vulgarity, nor any that teach or justi-
fly dishonesty Nor will one find
sneers at purity, at religion, at the
best things in life. In many of them
are excellent bits of advice and little
homely sermons. Whenever the
schools are mentioned it is in terms
of praise and encouragement. The
dominant note in every one is de-
cency, progress, enlightenment, NOR
atty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Here and There.

Robert Meredith, OF Decatur. Ill,
was i'll and rubbed himself with what
he thought was coal oil. 1t was gas
oline and later when he struck a
match the whole upper part of his
body was enveloped in flames. Be-
fore assistance reached him, he was
burned so badly that death followed
in short time.
A man who has no money of b.
own and has married rich woman
or is otherwise second fiddle" is
likely to be known as his wife's hu !
band. Mr.. Nicholas Longworth s
rich, and is apparently the head OF
the family, yet he must have been
conscious that he was guest at
Whitelaw Reds dinner solely by viz
tue of being the Presidents son-in-
law. Perhaps he didn't care. 1t seems
to have been dinner worth attend
ing.
Fourteen members of the DePauw
faculty have been granted an increase
in their salaries for the coming year.
The total increase being $500 it re-
quires no student of higher mathe-
MATES to figure out that the individ-
ual additions will take none of the
fourteen members to Europe on their
next vacation. However, every little
counts.
. The story that all marriageable
girls of the better class in Korea
have been forbidden to marry until
the crown prince has made his choice
of a wife reads like chapter from
the Arabian Nights"
The Republicans of Pennsylvania
have nominated for Governor a man
whose boast is that he has never
been kissed by anybody but his
mother Unless he allows this record
to be broken to smithereens he will
stand no chance Of election. even in
such Republican state as Pennsyl-
wanna.
A fellow died in ST. Louis recently
who for the last twenty-eight years
.of his life had never been known to
talk of anything except politics and
baseball If he had been a true blue
fan he needn't have included politics
in his conversational program.
Orville Dunbar, 17-year-old youth
Of Stockwell, Ind, saw one of the
big posters which the War Depart
ment puts out to allure young men
into the army and was captivated
The soldiers in the picture in spic
and span new uniforms and with
heads erect, gave the young man
an impression that life in the army
is one grand, sweet song. He en-
listed and now he knows better At
ter great effort Representative Crum-
packer secured his release without
the customary term of imprisonment
The arrivals at the state prison
have been falling off during the last
two or three weeks and there will be
few of them during the remainder
of the summer, owing to the fact that
the courts over the state are having
their summer vacation The number
of convicts at the prison is decreas-
ing accordingly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Too Much Meat Eating.

A reading of the beef report may
make lot of socialists, says the Lo-
gansport Reporter, and lot more
vegetarians.
The report may mean victory for
the meat inspection bill in congress
But it means more decided triumph
still for the vegetarian diet.
1t is comforting reflection now
that anyway, we eat too much meat
Usually it is hard to hold ourselves
down to moderation in meat eating
But not now. Providentially, as il
were, just as the heated season comes
on, we suddenly lind encouragement
to let meat little more alone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

Labor on farms is nearly always
pressing after spring opens, but it
is difficult to secure capable help.
There are many excellent opportun-
tiles for boys TO secure good homes
to serve year on farms in the en-
deavor to learn. 1t may be men,
toned, that, while many suppose that
anybody can work on farm" the
fact is that even large number of
laborers accustomed to farming are
undesirable The best farm hands are
those who requireno supervision, this
relieving the employer of the neces-
sity of leaving his personal duties IN
order to look after the help.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

There is no mention, in the official
account of the Bialystok massacre,
of the Jewish anarchist" who, ac-
eording to the first reports of the
shocking outbreak, caused it all by
throwing a bomb into a religious
procession. The procession, it was
said, was disturbed by roughs" and
shots were fired from Jewish
houses" Two bombs were thrown
at some distance from the procession,
but they caused no damage, and it is
not even implied that they were
thrown by Jews.
Attacks by frenzied mobs on inof-
fensive Jews are, unfortunately, ia
miliar incidents" in Russian life to-
day, and the important question is
whether the bureaucracy has changed
its methods since the days of the un-
speakable Plehve or even since the
horrors of last fall, when, according
to the union of unions and recently
intercepted official documents, the
reactionary officials actually instigat-
ed and encouraged massacre, plumber
and iendish outrages on the helpless,
unarmed Jews of the pale"
The dispatches indicate that the
Intervention of the police and troops
while not as prompt and energetic as
the victims had the. right to demand
of government claiming respect,
was far more effective at Bialystok
than on previous occasions. The
fact that the douma is in session
seems to make considerable differ
ence. The powers of the parliament
may be limited, but publicity is at
least certain. The ministers can be
called to account, and lame excuses
won't stand the light of day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Democratic Contention.

Hearst is ION his ear" and proposes
to run himself for president or get
some other Democrat to run in order
to beat Bryan. In New York City
the fight has opened in earnest and
Hearst's lieutenants are actively en-
gagged in organizing for the work. In
Chicago and in other large cities of
the country the work of organizing
Hearst clubs is rapidly progressing.
The committee OF organization in
Chicago numbers 1000 and it is pro-
posed to materially increase it. Be-
fore the convention meets in 1908
there will BE- lots of fun 10 see the
fight that is already begun, and which
will gather strength as it progresses.
While this is going on the Republi-
cans will sit and just ''laff' and '1aff'
to see the show go on.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

Senator Beverage and others ia
miliar with the conditions in Arizona
and New Mexico have always main
tanned that the people of these two
Territories, as distinguished from the
special interests opposed to state
hood, are in favor of joint admission
Is they are right, the referendum to
be ordered by the conference act will
result in the creation of State out
of Arizona and New Mexico as well
as one out of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. This would give US in
Oklahoma the sorty-sixth state and in
Arizona the forty-seventh. The Sen
ate will consist of ninety-four me m
bers instead of ninety. where j. has
stood since the admission of Utah in
1896. and the electoral college will
be increased to 4ss instead o. arc.
Teu States have already been admit
led since the Civil war-Nebraska in
1867, Colorado in 1876. the two Da-
kofas, Montana and Washington IN
1889. Idaho and Wyoming in 1890,
and Utah in 1896. In view of the
contest that has ragged over Arizona
and New Mexico, it is we'll to- recall
that such controversies are usual
upon these occasions. If the present
struggle seems strenuous, it = al
least humane, compared with the try
ing times of 1859 over bleeding Kan
sas-Indi annapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

The romance has ended which be-
gan last winter by the abduction
from Washington of the son of the
president of Nicaragua by his father
orders, and his forcible return to the
parental home, because he was in
love with dentists daughter. The
young man pacified. his father, return
ed to Washington and married the
girl, to the satisfaction of the world
that loves lover" He took her
to New York to live, but proved too
shiftless to support her. So she has
gone back to her paternal home, a
sadder but a wiser woman.
A preacher ina neighboring town
undertook to tell what it costs to be
an American citizen. 1t costs many
citizens mighty little. They eat and
sleep and do enough to pay for these
luxuries, maybe, and then vote away
the property of the thrifty in taxes,
obstruct the methods of progress and
perform numberless acts of general
cussedness. The cost OF citizenship
to them is purely negative, and the
cost to the country is very large in
the aggregate.
Speaking of the district Democra-
cys effort to secure some one to run
for congress the South Bend Tribune
says: Shively is in a receptive mood.
He has not stated his position OPEN
ly, but his friends declare that he will
accept the nomination if sufficient
pressure is brought to bear. 1t is the
consensus of opinion in Democratic
circles that Mr.. Shively will be the
nominee and that he will have no op-
position when the convention opens
its session.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
PENSION LIST INCREASING
Veterans Are Dying Rapidly, But the
Roll Doesn't Diminish.

According to the annual report OF
the secretary of the interior, one per
son in every s3 in the United States
is a government pensioner. The high
est number of pensions was reached
last year, when the roll showed that
1904, 196, as against 1,OO1 ,494 in 1902
the next highest previous year The
number remaining on the roll at the
close of the fiscal year was 9ss,441, a
net gain of 3,679 over 1904
OF the Indian wars there are 1868
survivors and of the Mexican 1910
The pensioned survivors of the Civil
war number 6s3,6Os, not including
6O3 army nurses.
The war with Spain leaves the gov
eminent with more than 10000 pen,
sioners, of whom 1911 are invalids,
1O6s widows, 272 minor children, 1857
mothers, and 473 fathers, and nine
brothers and sisters of dead soldiers.
Pensions are paid to one widow and
four daughters of Revolutionary sol
diers.
There are 10000 pensioners in the
army and navy, of whom 10000 are
invalids.
OF the 99s,441 pensioners on the
rolls 717,15S were males and 2s1, 2s3
were females and dependents. A to-
tai of 1883 new pension claims were
rejuected uring the year and 22O,s22
claims are pending, of which s5,49O
are original claims.
The amount paid IN pensions dur
ing the year is Sal, 142, $780, The to-
tai cost of the pension system to the
government since its foundation is
So, 424, o79, 1876.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
BRIDE RIDES IN PATROL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coil Given
Charivari by Antler Tribe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coil, who
were united in marriage at Plymouth,
Ind, fell into a merry bunch of Elks
while returning to South Bend
Thursday evening to attend recep-
ton in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank CcI, parents of the groom.
Mr.. Coil is an Elk The antlers were
returning from the state meeting at
Peru, Ind, and had considerable time
to wait at Plymouth for trains while
making connection with the Vandalia,
having come in over the Lake Erie
& Western. They went to the home
of the bride and proceeded to make
merry.
Mr. Coil and his bride were frus-
ed in their attempt to take car
riasge to the train and were escorted
on foot to the depot by procession
of Elks and others, which was nearly
a block long. Banners and stfesm7
ers and showers of rice and old
shoes were brought into play during
the entire line of march, while mer-
ry din on tin pans and other instru-
ments furnished music for the occa-
sion.
A telegram was sent to the South
Bend police department for the pa
troll wagon to meet the train, the Off
GERS receiving word that an import
ant arrest had been made. When the
train pulled in Mr.. and Mrs. Coil
were loaded into the wagon and a
number of Elks accompanied them
to the home of the groom's parents
on East Broadway. Appropriate ban
ners and streamers were unfurled to
the breezes and much zest was made
Of the occasion. The victims took
the charivari good naturally, and
made the best of the situation.-South
Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

Indications point to another speed
war ia be waged between the Penn
sylvania and the New York Central
Lines. The Pennsylvania has for sew.
eral months been making trial runs
over various portions of the system
with a view of ascertaining if it is
practicable to cut the time of the is
hour service between Chicago and
New York to 16 hours.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21
Railroad Passes.

The bepuzzlement of the national
legislators at Washington as to how
they shall fix law so as to grant
railroad passes and yet not permit
the abuse of passes is much like the
attitude of the old-time physicians
who consulted as to whether they
should bleed or purge the patient. II
never entered their heads that they
should do neither. Can not our ma
tional legal doctors conceive the idea
that they should permit no passes al
all? Can not they take hold of the
idea that the whole thing in any
shape is wrong?-Indianapolis News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-21

Capt. Holtzendorff, of Company J.
Third Infantry, has received notice
of the date set for the encampmeni
of the Indiana National Guard al
Fort Benjamin Harrison. The com
panies of the state, will enter camp
August 10, and remain until August
%, the War Department having as
signed the Indiana troops ten days
in camp with the regulars who will
also be at Fort Benjamin Harrison
at the same time.