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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

About fifty Plymouth young people
assembled at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Gear Friday evening in honor
of the 21st birthday anniversary of
Robert Leroy Gear, and were very
pleasantly entertained. Light refresh
ments were served, there was excel
lent music and various games and
other amusements were INDUCED in
The Gear family came to this city
a short, time ago and occupy what is
known as the H. G. Thayer residence
on South Michigan street They are
an excellent family. whom all good
citizens will be glad to become ac-
quainted The young man, Robert
Leroy Gear, is very popular among
Plymouth's young people and has an
excellent position in Chicago. The
parents and son ana daughter
younger than Robert are equally pop.
ular among all acquaintances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
The Free Seed Humhug.

The plain truth about the free seed
distribution by the Government is
that its continuance is desired, not by
the farmers of the country, but by
members of Congress with a rural
constituency. Farmers, as a rule,
care nothing whatever about these
seeds as seeds. When they have had
little experience with them they
discover that they are no better than
those they raise themselves and often
not as good, since, being furnished
to the Government by contract in
large quantities, they are not care
fully selected, represent only the
commonest varieties of grains and
vegetables and are very likely to be
mixed with the seeds of noxious
weeds. Still, every recipient of a
package of these seeds has certain
pleasure and sense of satisfaction
in the knowledge that he has been re-
membered by the Congressman of
his district, and the congressman
knows it. Therefore he does not in
tend, if he can help it, to give up
this inexpensive means of Offering
fattering attentions to his constitu-
ents-inexpensive to himself tut cx
pensive to the government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Hazing Story Denied.

A sensational story to the effeci
that Cadet Edward Berry, a student
at Culver Military Academy, had died
from the effects of being frightened
by hazers at the school, was Friday
denied by the authorities of the acad-
emy and branded as deliberate false
hood
Cadet Berry. who is son of DR.
c. c. Berry, leading physician re
siding on Michigan avenue, Chicago
however, died at the Academy or
April 25 from the effects of an oper
alton on his throat made necessary
from an acute attack of tonsilitis
The operation was performed at
o'clock on the morning of that day
with the permission of DR.. Berry, ac
cording to the authorities, and deal
occurred during the evening, it being
found impossible to stop the hemorr
hage which started from the opera
ton.
Major Gignilliant, commandant o.
the academy says Cadet Berry was {
son of DIR. c. c. Berry, of Chicago
and was one of the most popular
students of the freshman class. HI
had never been hazed and was no
in danger of being treated t. any
such action by the members Of the
upper classes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Judges of the United States courts
were given severe castigation at the
hands OF Senator Tillman in speech
in the Senate. Carefully avoiding
glittering generalities," the senator
from South Carolina produced list
of seven jurists who, he declared
had offended previously, reading it tc
an accompaniment of scathing criti-
cism.
His speech was in support of the
Bailey amendment to the railroad rate
bill, which deprives the inferior fed
eral courts of the power to suspend
decisions of the interstate commerce
commission. He explained his lit
tie excursion into the field of judicia
|peccadilloes" by saying that the situ
alton was such as to require the ad
ministering of Some physic"
II would not allow the judges te
roam up and down the land doing
whatever the railroads want, and re
fusing to grant relief to the people,
ne declared.
Senator Bailey, who naturally is
conservative, added to the surprise o
the other senators by coming to th'
support of Tillman with the declara
ion that judges are not sacred ane
that there is much to criticize. Boil
senators exempted the Supreme
Court from attack, but Tillman quail
flied this by saying that the highes
tribunal of the land "wobbled' mor'
or less.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
May Be Named Grand View.

The name Grand View," which is
very appropriate, seems destined to
become identified with the state cpl
leptic village and is being generally
adopted in Newcastle. As a result
of the visit of the state commission
ers last Saturday the announcement
has been made that some work will
be done this summer, despite the
small amount of the appropriation
that remains. The plan now consid-
cred is to remodel the buildings al
ready on the site and to erect few
more with the idea in view of ac-
comodating about 100 patients before
the year ends. The buildings now on
the site can be utilized with few
additions and remodeling, and before
the summer closes it is expected 10
see the state epileptic hospital real
lied in small way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

There is bitterness in the Demo
cratic camp at Plymouth which has
come about over the defeat of Will
liam O'Keefe, ex-treasurer of Mar
shall county in his desire to be one
of the delegates from his home city
to the Democratic state convention.
William O'Keefe, the interest-pay-
ing treasurer, is very popular man
in Marshall county, and he has a
good many friends among the lead
ing Democrats throughout the Thir-
teenth district that do not hesitate
to declare there will come a day OF
reckoning for what they consider such
contemplate treatment in purposely
barring him as a delegate to the state
convention. 1t will doubtless result
in placing Marshall county insthe Re-
publican column for certain this year
But, as has been observed at the last
few elections, Marshall steadily has
been her Democracy considerably
anyhow; SO this will not be surpris-
ing in view of the split which is now
beginning to be seen over there
Warsaw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
PRECEDENT IS SET.
State Receives Income on Money
From Officials.

Indianapolis, May 4.-Warren Big
ler, auditor of state, and Fred A
Sims, secretary of state, have set the
most important precedent that has
ever been set by public officials ir
Indiana.
Both on the day of their last set
tiement, May 1, paid into the state
treasury, the interest on the public
funds they had in their control This
was the two per cent interest tina,
they got from the banks in which the
funds were deposited.
The amounts in each case are com
paratively small Sims, who had beer
in Office only one month, or from Ap-
ril /, paid in about $50; Bigler paid
in total of about $500 Though the
amounts were small, their payment
to the state treasurer are of great i'm
portance as a precedent Never be-
fore in the history of state officials
and seldom in the history of county
or township officials, has the interest
on the public moneys been accounted
for,
This interest belongs to the state,
said Secretary of State Sims in dis
cussing the proposition. 1T is very
simple proposition Ihe State has
certain moneys in my hands as trus-
tee. | deposit these moneys, acting
for the state, of course, and receive
the interest on them. To whom does
this interest return belong? To me
the trustee, or to the state, the owner
OF the money? 1t seems to me that
the answer is simple. 1t certainly be-
longs to the state. This, at least, will
be my construction of my duty in this
matter"
Auditor Bigler was out of the city
but it is fair to assume tnat he holds
similar views, else he would not have
made the interest payment.
1t is interesting to note in this
connection, the fact that both of the
officials making the payment are ap-
pointees of Gov. Hanly. Bigler sue
ceeding former Auditor David E.
Sherrick, and Sims, succeeding for
mer Secretary Of State Daniel E.
Storms. OF course. there is no ques-
ton but that Gov. Hanly will be
pleased with the action of his ap-
pointees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The Bremen postmaster is in hot
water. 1t seems he has been guilty
of conduct unbecoming a postmaster
when looked at through the eyes OF
the government He has been guilty
of soliciting campaign funds from the
carriers that attend to the rural route
work from the postofice at that point.
He was reported by Jos. Black for
this infraction of the postmaster-gen-
erals orders and civil service officer
was sent to the town to investigate
the charges. The rural carriers tes-
ti6ed tha the charges were true and
the officer, Mr.. Moss, returned to
his Office Since that time nothing
has been heard from the case. Moss
was Postmaster Ranstead's guest
while investigsting the charges. The
matter has not been dropped by Mr..
Black, we are told.-Bourbon Mirror.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Charles Ryan, son of Engineer Mi
chael Ryan of the B. & 0. rsilroad,
died at his home in Pittsburg, Pa,
tuesday, aged is years.
The family were former, residents
of this city and the vicinity of Dom
aldson. Mcs. Ryan was a Jefirs, a
sister of Peter and Michael Jeffirs of
Plymouth. She died about twelve
years ago of typhoid fever and the
death of her son was caused by the
same disease.
Charles was a very promising young
man and his death is a sad blow to
his father and to many relatives and
friends in Plymouth.
The remains were Drought to this
city Thursday forenoon accompanied
by the father and brother of deceased,
and we're taken to the residence of
Daniel Brown, whose wife is a sister
of Michael Ryan. Funeral at the
Catholic church Friday morning at 9
O'Clock interment at the Catholic GEM
etery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
DEFEAT OF MR.. O'KEEFE.
Original Interest -Refunding Treas
urer's Defeat a Political Surprise.

The Goshen correspondent OF the
indianapolis News writes as follows:
The defeat of William O'keefe, of
Plymoutli, for delegate to the Demo
cratic state convention, was one of
the most sensational events in north
ern Indiana politics in years O'Keefe
had bes- county treasurer, and as
such, lie had turned back into the
public funds thousands of dollars Sc
cured IS interest. His action was
volunta ", and it Immediately brought
him state attention. The grateful
Democrats in the northern part of
the state had commenced to urge him
for State Treasurer, and the boom
grew John Isenberger, of North
Manchester, had announced himself
for the nomination, and there was a
good deal of favorable mention OF
Joseph NJ Cravens, of Madison, but
the O'Keefe boom kept growing. The
Thirteenth district was about lined
up for him, and the Twelfth district
Democrats sent friendly assurances.
Three weeks ago word was receiv-
ed here that O'Keefe would be en-
barrassed by editor Clay w. Nets
ker, of the Plymouth Independent,
the Democratic organ, and that edi-
tor Metsker would not only prevent
friendly announcement of O'Keefe's
possible candidacy to come from the
Democratic organ of his county, but
that he would fight the interest-pay-
ing treasurer to a finish The Thir
teenth district Democrats paid little
attention to this. They figured that
the announcement could be sent from
South Bend, or Goshen, but that
O'Keefe was clearly the master of
the situation in his own county, and
that nothing could prevent a friendly
delegation. The Plymouth Democrats
met and selected their delegates o.
Keefe was beaten There were warm
words. The defeated man accused
Metsker of packing the convention
and said that James A. Gilmore, who
presided at the convention, was not
regular" in 1896 and 1900 Metsker's
friends now insist that the delegates
are avowedly against any politica'
recognition whatever of O'Keefe..
This may leave the extreme north
end of the State without Democrat
ic aspirant for State Office, though
friends will probably induce John b.
Faulkner of the Michigan City dis
patch, to take the nomination for
Clerk of the Supreme court Faulk
ner is strong all over this end of the
State. Enoch Myers, of Rochester,
will be supported by the Thirteenth
district for Appellate judge, and
Judge Joseph A. Adair, of Columbia
City, will be pushed for Supreme
judge The belief prevails that the
Twelfth and Thirteenth districts will
stand together on all propositions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Culver High School.

The graduating exercises of the
Culver high school were held Friday
evening Prof Sherman 1. Davis Of
the American School Book Co., for
merly member of the faculty of the
Indiana University, delivered an ad-
dress. The graduates were Chloe
Houghton, Clara Wiseman, Clara
Stahl (class representative Clara
Rollins (colored), Ada Scheuerman
Froia Mcfeeley, Otto Zechiel, Clar-
ence Jones.
Supt. /. S. Hahn will spend por-
ton of the summer vacation in taking
a special course at Purdue University
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Is it too optimistic to express the
belief-not the conviction-that the
reign of special interests is drawing
to close in this country? Thanks
to the man with the muck-rake" the
people know now as they have never
known before the business connec-
tions Of men in public life and the
special influences that sway them.
The light has been turned into many
a dark corner 1t will become more
and more difficult and dangerous for
men to betray the people. The thing
will have to be done in the open,
done de6antly and unblushingly. For
we may be sure that the man with
the muck-rake" will continue in i,usi-
ness.-Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Prof. w. H. Elson has been elect
ed superintendent of the Cleveland
city schools for term of three years
at a salary of $4,000 per year. Prof.
Elson formerly lived in rark county,
Ind, where he was engaged in farm
ing for number of years. From tbs
farm he was elected county super
nitendent and from there he went to
Laporte as superintendent of the city
schools there. After a years SER
vice there and year as assistant su-
perintendent he was chosen as super
intendent of the schools of West Su-
perior, Wis. Five years ago he was
elected superintendent of the Grand
Rapids schools and from there he has
just been promoted to the superin-
tendency of the Cleveland schools,
which is considered one of the best
positions in school work in the mid
die west. He was chosen over 16
competitors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

James NJ. Greer has finished min-
iature log cabin, a fac-simile of the
kind our forefathers lived in. 1t is a
splendid piece of workmanship. The
doors are hung on wooden hinges,
the latch-string is conspicuous and
the clay chimney is just as they used
to erect them. The roof is made OF
clapboards and are held in place by
poles and wooden pins take the place
of the nails that one would use these
days. The cracks between the. logs
are chinked with mud and the whole
building is a thing that attracts atten-
tion from every one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Rate Problem Solved.

AT last the Republican senators
have found a solution of the railroad
rate problem. After three months of
debate and conferences they have
reached common ground where they
can join in supporting the salient
features of the bill There is no cast
iron agreement among them, but the
leaders of the conservative and radi-
cal forces express complete confidence
that the amendment which is to bring
harmony into the Republican ranks
will receive the vote of practically all
Republicans, and will make the rail-
road rate bill Republican measure,
notwithstanding the fact that it has
been under the care of Senator Till
man of South Carolina
The opposition to the Hepburn bill
has been directed by the conserva-
tives, or so-called railroad senator's,
to its alleged failure to provide for a
review in the courts of the decisions
! of the interstate commerce commits
sion. Senator Knox repeatedly has
stated in debate that that omission
rendered the bill unconstitutional
The friends of the bill have insisted
consistently that it does provide for
all the court review necessary to rem
der it constitutional, and they have
rejected all amendments which con-
template broader view than is nee
esary to protect the railroads against
the conhscation of their property.
Senator Allison of Iowa, who is a
pronounced friend of the legislation
which the President is attempting TO
secure, has been at work for several
weeks attempting to find common
ground upon which all the Republi-
cans of the Senate could stand. A
dozen senators, including the leaders
| of both factions upon the Republican
side, say he has succeeded.
The solution has been found iii a
declaration in the body of the bill
that the Circuit Court shall have jur-
| isdiction.
The amendment upon which practi-
cally all the Republican senator's will
unite, reads: "And shall be subject
to the fill jurisdiction of the courts !"
1t is proposed to place this amend
ment at the end of line IA on page II
of the Hepburn bill, so the paragraph
will read: The venue of suits brought
| in any of the Circuit Courts of the
United States to enjoin, set aside, an
nul or suspend any order or require
ment of the commission shall be in
| the district where the carrier against
whom such order or requirement may
have been made has its principal op-
Grating Office, and shall be subject to
the full jurisdiction of the courts"
Lawyers differ in opinion as to the
effcc. the amendment will have fhe
conservative, or so-called railroad
senator's claim victory, and assert it
.-ill give the broadest kind of court
review, while the radical, or admins
|tration senators insist that the amend
ment is simply declaration of what
is already in the bill. and will not give
| a bro.Se- review than was provided
| by the bill as it passed the House
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Sow Beans and Cow peas.

The Purdue Experiment Station ad-
vises every farmer who feeds live
stock to become acquainted with the
soy bean and the cow pea, as often
one or the other may be used to
good advartage Being ANIMALS OF
rapid growth they fit easily into a
variety of rotations and may often be
used as emergency crops where few
other things would fit in. Both crops
are excellent soil improvers, having
especially beneficial effects upon the
physical condition. of soils that are in
clined to be heavy, making them loose
and mellow. For stock feeding pur-
poses they may be used in variety
of ways. Most varieties of COW peas
and the ranker growing soy beans
make excellent crops for feeding
green, or making into hay. For these
purposes. however, the cow pea IS
generally to be preferred. When sown
before the last of June on good soil
from two to three tons of cured hay
may be expected When we'll cured
the COW pea hay is of excellent quail
ity ana possesses a food value fully
one-half higher than red clover hay.
Both crops can be successfully grown
on almost any soil of reasonable fer
tility. They require good drainage,
and will do we'll in periods of dry
weather. Some soils require to be in
ocalated with the proper baJeria be-
fore satisfactory results can be Sc
cured. This need can only be deter
mined by trial and by examination oi
the roots for the nodules
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

1t is believed that Peter Evans OF
Warsaw holds the state record for
being arrested. A table compiled by
Miss Hattie Frazier for the period
from 1882 to 1906 shows that Evans
has been arrested 256 times. He has
spent 1876 1-2 days or about five and
one-half years in the Kosciusko
County jail. He has cost the county
s9O7.30 for board alone. He was ar
rested once for larceny, three times
for assault and the remaining 252
times for drunkenness. His Longest
stay was 269 days for assault in 1898
In addition to this time in jail Peter
Evans has spent about the same time
in the county inhrmary. He has not
been arrested since December, 1904,
for the reason that Sheriff Mabie has
placed him on the black list.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Mr.. Dunne's Political Decease.

Perhaps there was never a more ig-
nominious political discontinue in
Cook county than that which Mayor
dunno suffered in the Democratic
convention of the eighth supreme
court district on Tuesday.
Moreover, it was permanent and in
curable. When the convention reject
ed Judge Magruder simply because
the mayor had ostentatiously urged
him and when it enjoined on its ju-
dicial nominees total abstinence from
politics while on the bench it simply
treated the mayor with studied con-
tempt, which was something he might
outlive. When it appointed hardly
any one but his enemies on the coun-
ty committee or on the committee to
redraft the constitution and bylaws OF
the party in Cook county it simply
screwed Mayor Dunno up in his polit-
ical coffin.
This has already been heralded as
the victory of another political corpse
named Carter H. Harrison, but entire
ly without reason
The proceedings of the convention
are to be regarded as a reaction of the
party against the radicalism and So
cialism of Dunno and Hearst. Mu-
nicipal ownership seems to have been
recognized and exercised as the un-
clean devil that has possessed the par
ty OF late years and led it to the
brink of destruction
The convention demonstrated the
disintegration of the party and fore
shadowed its defeat in the spring OF
1907.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The soldiers and the police are
forcing every available man in the
down town district of the city to
work, no matter where they are found
or under what conditions, says = tel
egram One party of four men that
came down town in an automobile
were stopped by the soldiers. The
well dressed men were ordered out of
the machine and compelled 10 assist
in clearing the debris so that pro-
visions may be hauled up through the
center of the city. Then the automo-
bile was loaded with provisions and
sent ont to relieve the hungry peo-
pie in the parks. Men coming from
the unburned district in the western
addition with the intention of cross
ing the bay to go to Oakland and
Berkeley were stopped m the down
town district and put to work One
case which attracted attention was
that of young man who was pressed
into service by the soldiers. He came
clad in a fashionable summer suit,
straw hat and kid gloves. The min
ute the guards saw him he was grab
bed and ordered to help clear the
bricks and other debris of the car
tracks. At first he hesitated, but the
sharp point of bayonet convinced
him that there was no escape for the
next FIVE hours he was doing laborer's
work in spite of his handsome attire.
As result of this system the streets
are being rapidly cleaned
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

At 6s years of age Edward Payson
Weston, the veteran walker, is to es-
say task that he accomplished when
he was 25 years old He walked from
Philadelphia to Jersey City, ninety
eight miles in twenty-four horrs. The
oId-timer will leave the cit-' hall, Phil
adelphia, at II p. m, May s. He ex-
poets to traverse the old turnpike
road through Bristol, Trenton, New
Brunswick and Newark, to his ter
minal point inside the time limit. Two
doctors in automobiles will sccom
pany the aged walker. .
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Depart in Peace.

Because the authorities of Texas
are compelling them to obey the laws
the beef trust threatens to remove all
their packing establishments out of
the state Perhaps they may try the
same thing on the United States if
the immune bath fails. Should they
do so, however, the country would
probably get along without great dis
aster. So it may be assumed will
Texas. The penalties accruing for
alleged violations of law in Texas are
computed at s12,000.0OO The state
could take this money very comfort
ably and say: Depart in peace"