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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15


1t is said that the leading men of
Hammond are fathering project of
moment to the cities in their corner
of the state which has met with fav-
orable reception. 1t is that Hammond
shall annex me cities of Whiting,
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,
making them all one municipality
with the central government there.
Whiting and East Chicago business
men have SO far indorsed the plan.
At banquet which will be given by
fifty business and professional men of
eeach city the plans will be set under
way for annexation and absorption.
The four places are practically one
now, being located boundary to boun-
dairy.
Street car systems connect all of
them. All are supplied with the same
water. One gas and electric light COM
pany furnishes power for each, and
seventeen railroads knit them closely
together while the proposed ship can
al will run through each of them.
If Hammond absorbs the three
cities named in a short time it will
be the largest city in size, population
and number of Industries in the state
of Indiana. 1t is expected that in ten
years Hammond will have a popula-
ton of 100000. Industries are being
located within the limits of these cit
es at present which will bring thous-
ands of families to the Calumet re-
gion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Reception to High School.

The reception given by the Ep-
worth League to the high school the
school board and the teachers of the
Plymouth schools Friday evening
was one of the social events of the
season. The attendance was large
and there was fine musical and in
tellectual program. There were
speeches by Rev J. S. Crowder, Sup
eritendent Randall, and Geo. II
Thayer. delightful readings were rem
dered by Miss Lois Humrichouser
Mrs. Crowder and Mrs. Bussard
while musical numbers were given by
Misses Carrie Boss, Eva Mason, Eliz-
abeth Evans, the Misses Bussard and
Messrs. Russell Tanner, Lester Zum
baugh. Glenn Worthington and Glenn
Seybold. instrumental music was fur
ished by the Seybold orchestra assist
ed by several others. Light refresh
ments were served and everybody
was happy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
What Hearst's Vote Signifies.

The vote for Hearst did not elect
him Governor, but in an important
sense it accomplished its purpose.
That purpose was the expression of
an angry protest against the plumber
of New York by corporations and
bosses - ~
Hearst the man was accepted by
The 100000 who voted for him as a
moral leper, as the publisher of vile
newspapers, as the party TO a corrupt
bargain with Tammany Hall. He was
also branded by President Roosevelt
as accessory to the assassination OF
Mckinley
Hearst the candidate was bolted in
spite of all the blemishes on Hearst
he man, because he had made him
self the exponent of tie protest
against machine and corporation
under.
The measure of this protest is the
repugnance the good citizens who
voted Hearst the candidate had to
overcome for Hearst the man.
The meaning of the result is plain
1t means that the resolution of the
American people that the rich and
powerful shall obey the law and that
the public Office shall be a public
trust is no whit abated, but will per
sist until the exploitation of the public
for private ends and the defiance or
evasion of law by powerful corpora
tions shall cease.
There is satisfaction in the thought
that this determined purpose of the
people will be more creditably and
effectively realized under Hughe-
than it could have been under Hearst
indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Machine Voting.

The local use of voting machines
Tuesday was 2 surprise and delight
1t was counted confidently, and by
the carfulest men, that the machine
or the machinery" would confuse
people and delay voting. 1t did moth
| ing of the kind III any case. All oil
the celebrity claimed for the operation
of the device was demonstrated in
practice Tuesday. 1t was lamented
from the same causes-that there
would not be much scratching, be-
cause men would fear TO lose their
vote. On the contrary, there was
scratching, and much to the point
We do not know of any way to make
comparisons as to the amount oil
scratching, but it defeated two Re-
publican candidates i'm the face of an
overwhelming party majority and
greatly cut the margin of others. The
machine indeed facilitates scratching
1t is so much easier to throw a lever
down and raise one up than it is to
hunt down a long paper ballot and
make marks.
There is this fact that many people
do not take into account The vast
mass of men are not used hand
ling pencils; their fingers are unac-
customed to it; their hands are train
ed to larger or different grasps. But
most men are deft with anything in
the nature of tools. They can do
things with all sorts of mechanical
appliances. Thus + is easier for the
average man to use the voting ma
chine than the ballot. 1t is easier for
him to throw down a lever than to
use a pencil and mark with it in a
square place on paper. So the great
point on which machine voting must
stand or fall was clearly demonstrate
ed in its favor in Marion county;
that point is the adaptibility of the
that goes with the machine, the celer-
ity, the certainty, the absolute surety
against fraud, ballot box stufhng."
false counts and all the familiar
faults and fears that attend the use of
the ballot down to the human elc-
ment of error that may wrongly
throw a ballot out-all is done away
with by machine voting. With the
long list of candidates voted on Tues
day the figures for every one were
completed and reported within TWEEN
ty and twenty-five minutes after vot-
ing ceased.
We assume that machine voting
will become general The next Leg
islature ought to make it compulsory
for Indiana. 1t will soon pay for it
self-in money cost-in the saving of
printing bills, the reduction of cleo
tion officers and the reduction of the
nlsnber of voting places. Further
more, with such a reform the law
could likely be modified so as to SIM
plify the after processes of the cleo
tion When a machine has registered
the votes and shown the totals there
should be very little more demanded
of election officers-simple tabulation
for The canvassing board; and a re
duction of duplicate and unnecessary
"red tape processes should be the
order of the time-Indianapolis
News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

Mrs. Harriet Snyder, aged 66, was
found dead in bed at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunbar in
Elkhart Saturday morning. She was
sister of Norman S. Woodward oil
Plymouth, and her niece, Miss Daisy
Woodward, went to Elkhart Satur-
day afternoon accompanied by I'm
dertaker Bunnell and brought the re-
mains to this city. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon and the
remains inferred at Oak Hill.
Deceased had no relatives at Elk.
hart Her husband enlisted in the
army at the time of the civil wal
and was among the missing never
heard of since the war She had on'
son who was a barber but he lef
Elkhart several years ago and wheth
err or not he is living, is unknown
Mrs. Snyder had been in feeble
health for many months and he
death was caused, physicians say, b.
heart failure.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Voters Know What They Want.

1t is evident that many OF the vot
ers of the United States Know w..a.
they want and they arc going to vote
for what they believe is the best In
terests of the country. Political
bosses and machine pon,Icians nave
been given a much needed lesson
Congressman have been informeA
that honesty and hard work are
expected and that they will
posts and do their duty aaill al,
close of the long term of congress
before election and then come home
and ask for a denomination OH their
merits, instead of spending all the
time OF the first two or threc months
of their terms working for ienom-
nation and forcing co.ne..tion, eigh.
months before elec. ioAs freI Lands
and A. L. Brick have probabi" learn
ed lesson that they much needed
to learn.
1t is evident that the voters of this
country knew precisely what they
wanted and knew how to get 1t. The
so cast their ballots as to serve a
solemn warning on the Republican,
party that unless it elects to become
the party of progress it must take
the consequences, and at the same
time they afforded the party one
more opportunity to make good by
giving the President Republican
congress.
The prevailing opinion among pub
lie men is that the party must be up
aud doing, not only in the nation,
ut in the States, if it hopes to be
Successful two years from now. 1t is
firmly believed that the failure OF
any State Legislature to carry out
the reforms the people are demand
Ing will result in the State going
over to the Democrats in 1908.
Far-seeing men are convinced tina.
The only way for the Republican pa:
~ to prevent either Bryan or Hears.
from becoming a formidable candi-
date for the presidency in two years
is for the party in power to do
promptly those things the people
want done The President has grasp
ed the situation. He realizes that
the Republican slump was not a re-
buke to him or to Governors of
States who have been trying to make
progress along reform lines, but
rather protest because the party IN
power in the nation and in practically
all the Northern States has moved
50 slowly toward the accomplish
ment of certain results.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
More Postofhce Matters.

Editor Tribune: | desire to call at
tention at this time to a condition ex-
listing in rural route matters, to make
a few predictions and the dear peo-
pie can figure out the balance. A year
| ago Oct. 1st | resigned as Garner on
rural route No. l and an examination
was held of applicants for the place
at which the postmasters prospective
son-in-law was given highest grade
and the place from which | had re-
signed. Roller F. Kleckner won sec
ond place and Ora Jacox fifth place
there being nine applicants. This
year Mr.. John Nye decided to with
draw from the service and purchased
the restaurant of Mr. Grippe taking
possession Oct 10TH Mr.. Kleckner
wrote the department stating the
facts, making formal demand for his
rightful place.
AT this time another letter was sent
the department stating the facts more
fully than Mr.. Kleckner felt warrant
ed in doing and reply was received
that there was no vacancy on route
No. 8 and as soon as a vacancy oc-
CURED, if the Civil Service Commits
sion recommended Mr.. Kleckner, he
would be appointed at once"
0f l.
ton to The department, Mr.. Nye plac-
ed it in the hands of Mr.. Jockey, who
held it up until the department was
notified by outsiders and demanded
it at once, and it was sent in about
Oct. II, so we are credibly informed.
Now why all this jockeying? First
Mr.. Kleckner is Democrat Second
the mother and brother of Mr.. Jacox
we are informed are sureties on Mr.
Yo-key's bond and Mr.. Jockey asked
pc mission for Mr.. Jacox to drive the
route from Oct. 10 on instead Of send
ing in the resignation of Mr.. Nye and
asking that his successor be appointed
at once. A notice is pasted in the
lobby of the postoffice for examina-
ton for rural route carriers, since the
commissions of those examined a
year ago expire Nov. 16 Now we
predict Mr.. Jacox will be given first
place and the route, at once after the
examination, for which we will wait
and see, Now let us moralize little
When those men took that competi-
tive examination a year ago Mr.. ia
cox virtually agreed to take his place
according to what he won. If he en-
tered into such Vaccinations as above
stated, is he the party the people on
route s desire 10 trust to carry their
mail? What do you think of a post
master who will be a party to such
scullduggery which amounts almost
to crime. My dear people this is the
class of political scavengers and their
methods against which Mr. Hendricks
and his friends have waged war dur
ing the past ten months and will con-
tinue. if they so continue, for the next
ten years. People who will lend them
selves to such work would enter an
orphan asylum and rob the baby of
its nursing bottle and jaw the nurse
for having allowed it to drink some
of the milk. Nothing remains of hon
or and common decency but the grin
ming skeleton and they envy even that
the little space it occupies
F. M. McCrory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Surprised.

Wednesday evening about o'clock
a few of the ladies of Plymouth, Mrs.
Jas. w. Thayer, Mrs. L. A. Reeve.
Mrs. L. j. Southworth, Mrs. B. C..
Southworth, Mrs. Dan Jacoby, Mrs.
c. E. Bender, Mrs. f. c. Martindale,
Mrs. w. F. Young, Mrs w. w. Hill,
Mrs Chas. Mclaughlin, Mrs. O. p.
Bair, Mrs. ]. E. Ellis, Mrs. H. E.
Armstrong, Mrs. AL Gibson, gave a
little surprise on Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Gibson, it being their first day
at house keeping. All went with we'll
filled baskets and nice three-course
lunch was served After the banquet
the ladies gave the young couple a
lengthy talk on house keeping. Other
amusements of the evening followed
until late hour when they all re-
turned to their homes to report the
good time they had had
| One of the bunch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
A Long Criminal Record.

Chicago detectives deny that James
Edward Dunlap, the noted bank rob-
Der and safeblower, is dead and thai
hrs skull and skeleton adorn Phil
adelphia museum, but assert that ne
is a prosperous business man OF Chi
cago.
James E. Dunlap, now &C years old,
was the highest exponent OF the ne
farious art of safe blowing. His
name has for decades been synony-
nous with police-baffling crime. With
remarkable versatility in the roles OF
business man or burglar, of wonder
full adaptibility to either the habits
of gentleman or gun, Dunlap prov
ed himself the premier criminal of the
earth. AS army officer, railroad man,
tramp and crook, his life has been
kaleidoscope of excitement and adj
venture. A summary of his record
would read like this:
1s71--Robbed the Quincy, Ill, Ma
tional bank of 100000.
1s72-Robbed the Pike County
bank at Louisiana, Mo, OF S5o,oo0.
1s72-Robbed the Manhattan Nation
al bank of 100000.
1s73-Robbed the Mullanphy Saw
ings bank at ST. Louis of 100000
1s74-Wirh Jimmy Hope and
Red" Leary cleaned up the eastern
states for 100000.
1s75-Robbed the State Savings
bank in Chicago of 100000.
1s76-Robbed the Northampton.
Mass, bank of s1,Oo0,00O
Bob" Scott and "Shang' Draper
were Dunlaps inseparable pals, in
crime and leisure life. When Dunlap
had been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for the Northampton bank rob-
berry in 1873 Scott charged his girl
wife as he lay on his deathbed to
work for Dunlap's release. She gained
him his liberty in 1892.
Dunlap's release was soon marked
by a number of bank rooDeries
throughout Illinois, which because OF
their daring execution and complete
success were obviously the work oil
the noted convict in 1900 Dunlap
was arrested for the robbery OF Pate's
bank at Wellington, Ill. Detectives
Conick and Culhane, now of the
chiefs Office, arrested Dunlap in the
flat of Mrs. Devine on Twenty-second
street near Wabash avenue. In. his
possession was found satchel filled
with burglars tools to which the
plaster of the banks vaults still adj
hered. In November, 1900. he was
sentenced by the court at Watseka
ILL.,, to twenty years imprisonment
Through the influence of Robert
Pinkerton Dunlap was RELEASED from
prison on parole three years ago
Since then his friends declare that he
has been living faultless life and
has kept his parole inviolate. Be-
cause of his inactivity the local police
lost track of his existence to some ex-
tent, but have always as Rohan says.
kept their weather eye" in his direc-
ton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Goshen Young Man Orator.

Floyd Deahl, of Goshen, Ind, won
the Hamilton orarorical contest al
Ann Arbor, Mich, and will represent
Michigan in the league with Wiscon-
sin. Illinois, Iowa, Chicago, Mime
sofa, Northwestern and Knox The
final contest will be held in Chicago
on Hamliton's birthday, January IL
Deahl won second place in the univer-
lsity oratorical contest last year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Pleased With Voting Machines.

Delaware county saved about $4,000
on election day expenses by use OF
voting machines, as estimated by the
county commissioners. So well pleas
ID was everybody Herewith tina
there is no doubt of their contiru
zee. Only minor troubles were eN
perienced, and these only. in two or
three precincts, due to the ignorance
of the election officers in their use
The county commissioners believe
that by renting the machines to the
city for city elections and to the po-
Iftical parties for use al the primaries
the machines will pay for themselves
in a few years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Lake Shore Defeated.

The supreme court has affirmed !
Judgment awarded Mrs. Anna Nc
Williams against the Lake Shore rail
road for injuries received while on a
train going from Grand Rapids to
Hudson, Mich, on July 4, 1903. Or
the same train was drunken mar
who had revolver and who was
shooting blank cartridges and he par
TALLY filled her face with powder a.
the time of one discharge. 1t was
commended on her behalf that the con
ductor should have put the man of
before he fired the shot that hurt he
inasmuch as he fired before in anoth-
err coach
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Centralized Country Schools.

1t is surprising that anybod,
should be found opposed to central
lied country schools, but there are
some such persons, as indeed there
are some opposed to everything
from religion to pure food. In this
case, however, the opposition is bas-
ed on delusions. 1t is argued, for
example, that education is a bust
ness proposition" and that centraliz.
ed schools are more expensive than
the present district schools. 1t is ar
gued that Capitalization takes the
children away from home influences
1t is argued that large schools de-
stroy individuality.
If there were any force in these
propositions they would be equally
true of city schools. We ought to
abandon our large city graded and
high schools, and have little schools
in each block, to save expense, culti-
vate individualism and promote
home influences. But the large ma
jority of the people know that these
propositions are absurd. They know
that large schools are both cheaper
and better than small ones. They ad-
NIT of grading and classification of
pupils They give opportunity for
more lines of study, and increase the
development of individualism, in
stead of destroying it.
1t has been found by actual trial
that Capitalization does not increase
the cost of schools, and that it does
improve their quality. There is not a
community in the United States that
has tried them that could be induced
to go back to the old system The
evident fact is that Capitalization
gives the country the same kind of
graded and high schools that are to
be found in the cities, and it is motor
ious that one of the chief reasons
why people have been abandoning
country life for city life is to secure
better schools for their children. The
average American is ambitious fo-
his children to have a fair education.
And the system is better for the
children in other respects than mere
book education. 1t relieves the iso-
lation of country life 1t gives them
playmates and develops their social
qualities. 1t promotes physical cul-
ture by giving opportunity for intel
1igent athletics and for games You
can not organize a ball club or a
football team in district school
composed of four boys and FIVE girls
1t gives an opportunity for literary
and debating socities and other slim
ulants to self-education In fact, both
reason and experience are strongly
in favor of the Capitalization Plan
Indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
No Change on Pennsylvania.

Word from Pittsburg is to the eff
feet that practically no change in the
running time of passenger trains on
the Fort Wayne road will take place
this winter. 1t is also said that the
company will make no change in its
through trains east of Pittsburg, the
present schedule being all that could
be desired
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

Thanksgiving and Christmas will
soon arrive, and there is but little
time left for getting the turkeys in
prime condition. Both the size and
the future price should be considered.
1t is not too soon to begin forcing
them, and as turkeys will probably
be in demand this year, with the sup
ply not up to the average, those who
are so fortunate as to have large
flocks will find that turkeys are one
of the most profitable Crops" on the
farm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

A horse in a corn shredder caused
considerable excitement at the home
of Daniel Bockover. at Twelve Mile,
north Of Peru Thursday. The horses
tail caught on belt which carried
it to the shafting. The tail was wrap
cpd around the shafting and pulled
from the horses body. In its efforts
to set itself at liberty :he horse kick
! ed the machine to pieces.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Queer Election Mistake.

A queer election mistake occurred
in a Texas town when w. ]. Belch
was candidate for justice of the
Deace. By mistake the name of J. l..
Belch, the candidates son, was print
ed on the ballots, and as the majority
of the voters did not correct it the
son, who was not candidate, was
duy elected Father and son will
make an amicable adjustment of the
situation, but the occurrence is said
to be unprecedented in the history OF
elections.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Republicans Carry Salt Lake City

By the transfer of about 5000 Dem
ocratic votes into me Republican
column the latter carried Salt Lake
county with plurality of 1900. The
state is emphatically Republican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
RESULTS ON BRICK.
Official Returns From All Counties.

Congressman A. L. Brick was re-
elected Tuesday by an official plural
ity of 2o7. The official plurality of
each of the seven counties of the
Thirteenth congressional district is as
follows:
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-15
Death Of RAYMOND Moves.

Raymond Euclid Moves died Monday
morning. Feb. b, at o'clock at the home
OF his father, + Wilson Moves, in Tun-
bridge. The deceased was well known to
the young people and had many friends
who will mourn his early death.
He was born in Tunhridge, Oct 10, 1885
He attended Chelsea and South Royalton
High schools and, being graduated at the
latter place in the class OF ZOE, entered the
u. v. NJ at Burlington the following fall.
lie had just completed the first half OF the
third year when he was taken i'll with ty-
phoid fever and was Obliged to give up his
college work. He intended to return IN
February, but suffered an attack OF grip,
which caused bis death.
He was treasurer OF his class and sang
second tenor both in the chapel choir and
glee club. He also held in succession the
officers OF sergeant, first Lieutenant and
captain OF the military battalion.
Surviving him are his father and mot her
and one brother.
lie was buried beneath wealth u flow
ers, some OF which were sent by his class
mates from Burlington, showing the es-
TEEN in which he was held. All that low
ing hearts could do was done To remove at
least some of the exterior harshness OF
death. The funeral services were held
Thursday at the Cong'l church, where his
voice will be greatly missed in the choir.
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin ofiiciated. His favorite
hymns, "Only a Little Mhile,v "Nearer,
My God, to Thee and 1.-THE Rifted
Cloud, were sung by a quartet. The fol-
lowing young men were pail bearers -
Messrs. Elmer Howe, Howard Tucker,
Lester and Leslie Wheelock. Interment
was in the cemetery near the church. The
family has the sympathy of the whole
community in its loss.