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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
Asks Bid for Canal.

Invitations for proposals to COM
plete the Panama Canal were issued
Tuesday by the canal commission
and the form of contract under which
which the work is to be done was
made public by Chairman Shonts,
who also gave out letter written
to the Secretary of War giving the
commissioners reasons for adopting
the contract plan.
The contract provides that each
bidder must undertake the entire
work of construction No bar will
be offered to corporations associat-
ing in the undertaking, but they
must be legally organized into a
single body with which the govern
ment can deal. Bidders will not be
considered who do not have available
capital of s5,oOo,OOO. A certified
check for 100000 is required with
each proposal and bond of $3,O00,-
600 will be required from the sue
cessful bidder
The chief engineer of the canal
commission is to be chairman of the
engineering board. The engineering
board will also estimate a reasonable
time for the completion of the canal
and will agree upon a system o. pre-
miums and penalties to be paid to
the contractor according as the work
is completed within or beyond the
estimated cost and time.
All the government plant for &C
tual construction work, including
railway, is to be placed at the dis
posal of the contractor and is to be
maintained by the government
The contract specifies that the
commission is to retain control oil
all engineering work in connection
with the construction of the canal
also municipal engineering, the po-
lice, sanitary, hospital and comis-
siary departments, messhouses, quar-
ters, construction and maintenance
of buildings, operation of the Pan
anna Railway, an auditing department
to which contractors accounts are
to be open, and department of ma
terials and supplies.
Sixty days after the signing of the
contract actual work is to begin or
the isthmus, and the contractor is to
take over all employees on the 18th
mus which the commission does no.
wish to retain. No American employs
is to work more than eight hours.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

The Outlook has recently had m
examination made of the court rec
ords in several Estates of appeals in
criminat cases during the decade 1890
to 1900. In Indiana there were $50
appeals and 157 yreversals.i Illinois
had sas and 100. respectively: Iowa
6ss and 1877; Wisconsin III and a..
Most of the. resersals are on tech
nical grounds-frequentiy errors"
that could not have affected the re-
suit; but all tend to the delay and
defeat of justice In English juris-
prudence an error" to cause rever-
sal, must be shown af1irmatively to
have been responsible for the CON
viction. Hence. England has fewer
appeals or reversals than has this
country-South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
GREAT LAKE FORMING.
Salton Sea Wiping Towns off the
Map in California.

Who is responsible for the crea-
ton of the. Salton sea In southern
California which already covers an
area of 400 square miles and threat
ems to spread over 1000 square miles
if some means of diverting the Col
orado river cannot be devised
This question is perpIexing Mex
lean and American diplomatists, 5nt
for the time being diplomatic repre-
sensations have been suspended sGd
both the United States and Mexico
are bending every effort to check the
river which has been accidentally
turned from its course through the
efforts of the California Develop
ment company to irrigate lands in
northern Mexico and southern Cali
fornia.
Interesting complications of an in
ternational nature are threatened
when the two governments attempt
to settle their differences and make
good the damage which has been
wrought by diverting the Colorado
from its old channel The Colorado
Development company originally
tapped the river below Yuma, Ariz.,
and carried water from Arizona
through a canal into northern Mex
leo and back into a great valley in
southern California. In 1904 it was
found that this canal was inadequate
to supply water required for the irri-
CATION project and Mexican cor
poration, controlled by the California
| Development company was authoriz-
ed by Mexico to take water from the
| Colorado in Mexico short distance
south of Yuma
The irrigation canal was only one
fourth of mile from a river at the
point in Mexico where ditch was
cut through the sandy bank of the
river connecting with the great If
rigation canal. No gates were pro-
vided and with the high water OF
1905 the Colorado river was diverted
from its channel, cut away its bank,
and went raging into the low lands
in California far below the sea level
Repeated attempts have been made
to turn the river back into its old
channel but without success.
Again and again the Southern Pa
cihc railroad has been compelled 10
move its tracks which ran through
the Salton sink and have been forced
ION to the foot hills surrounding the
tgreat basin whi{h is being converted
into assea.r Several small towns are
now beneath the waters which the
Colorado has poured into the basin
and in many places only the tops oil
the railway telegraph poles indicate
where the roadbed formerly was. Ir
the lowest part of the sink the water
is now 20 feet deep.
For a time the water from the
Colorado raised the sea at the rate
of six inches a day and it has beer
estimated that granting the failure
of engineers to check the river ir
40 years all the basin located be.
meath the main course of the Color
ado will be covered with water.
part of this basin is in Mexico an;
the failure tor control the river wouls
give this country and Mexico a lake
comparable to the great lakes sepa
rating the. United States and Can
ada. AT present the lake is greater
than any body of water wholly with
in the United States except Salt LAX.
and Lake Michigan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

Judge Bernetha Tuesday morning
rendered another decision in favor
of Hendricks in the county chairman
ship case. He threw out of court
the petition for a mandamas against
the election commissioners deciding
that it is the duty of the election
commissioners to decide which tick
ct shall go under .fhe emblem of the
eagle-Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

The decadence of .markmenship il,
Kentucky is almost a national calam-
ity. The American victory at New
Orleans in 1918 was due to the SPLEEN
did shooting of sKentuckians, but
now comes the humiliating report
that the 'Hall-Martin factions had a
collision and fired sixty shots, but
killed only one man. AT this rate
these two gangs of modern Ken
lucky fighters will not be extermin-
ated in century Kentucky should
send a regiment or two of them TO
our next army post encampment to
learn how to shoot-Indianapolis
Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
He Died Like a Christian.

Literally cooked alive in boiler
at vincennes, Indiana, Tuesday,
intoI which steam was turned by mis-
take, Gustave F. Friend, 30 years
old and recently married, lived FIVE
hours with his flesh, dropping from
him in chunks. He remained con
scious and arranged all his worldly
affairs. babe his people goodbye, and
then prayed with his pastor till death
came.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

The Republicans of Polk township
met in convention at Tyner, Ind,
Saturday, Oct. 9th at 200 D. m. for
the purpose of nominating town
ship ticket In The absence OF Chair
man Nash, James NJ Schroeder, act
ing pro tenn. the following men were
nominated: Justice of the Peace pre-
cinct No. n: Constable. pre-
cinct No. H. Rinuldon Beck; Justice
of the Peace precinct No. 3.
Constable precinct No ,, Ad-
visory Board precinct No. /, Albert
!. Burke; No. 2 Isaac Miller; No. 3.
Monroe Maurcri
James NJ Schroeder, Chmn.
ts. -. NJ F. Beck, Sec
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
Center Township Convention.

The Republicans of Center town
ship are hereby requested to meet. III
Bissell's hall Saturday, October 49,,
1906, at 3 o'clock for the purpose OF
nominating a township ticket
c. o. Tribbey,
Chm'n Center Township.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
Sheep for Salg

Thirty-two head of Ewes for sale.
On the Montgomery & Williams
farm g s-2 miles. west Of Plymouth
on Laporte road.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative in Congress,
ABRAHAM L. BRICK.


For Representative in Congress,
ABRAHAM L. BRICK.
For Prosecuting Attorney 41st Ju
dicial Circuit
SAMUEL ]. HAYES.
Representative
PAULtLOGAN
Clerk
CLINTON C. YOcKEY
Auditor
GILBERT COAR
Treasurer
JOHN " ASHLEY
Sheriff
JOSEPH M. BLACK
Surveyor
FREDERICK THOMPSON
County Assessor
WILLIAM WHITE
Commissioner, First District
EDWARD LAUDEMAN
Commissioner, Third District
PHILIP SICKMAN
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
Card of Thinks.

w ewish to thank our kind friends
and neighbors for heir assistance
and sympathy during the illness and
death of our dear mother also for the
beautiful. flowers. We also wish to
thank the singers
Mrs Ocker,
Mrs. Renner,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11


Marshall county is the only county
in the United States in which state
chairman has attempted to hive a
boilers ticket placed under rrty
emblem. 1t will soon begin te A-wn
on the Republicans of Indiana that
Jim Goodrich and Carl Riddick are
bending all their energies to elect the
Democratic state ticket and major
ity of Democrats to Congress in this
state in order to further a scheme
which they hope will advance their
own interests.
Secretary Shaw said in Cincinnati
Sunday that the Republicans are in
no danger of losing the national
house of representatives He is right.
A few Republican congressman will
be defeated because they do not rep
resent the people. The defeat of such
congressman is really a victory for
the party and even if the Democrats
should have majority in the lower
house the Republicans have the pres
ident and the senate and the Demo-
Gratis in the house could do no harm.
- = -
Five years ago when William o.
Keefe treasurer of Marshall county,
turned the interest on the public
funds in his hands back into the
county treasu ry, he was the subject
of ridicuIe by politicians of all par
ties. Now a candidate in Indiana,
who will not pledge himself to do
what O'Keefe did, has no show of
election in any county in the state.
And over in Illinois John F. Smuis-
XII, Republican nominee for state
treasurer, reiterates his pledge TO
turn all interest on public funds back
to the state, if elected
- - -
Boilers Knocked Out Again.
The suit filed by Merrill Moores
and Senator Parks in the Marshall
circuit court to mandate the election
commissioners to put the boilers
ticket on the ballot under the en-
blem of the eagle was decided adj
versely to the boilers Tuesday.
Judge Bernetha threw their case
out of court because the law says
plainly and positively that the cleo
ton commissioners have to decide
this matter, and the courts cannot
interfere.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
One Cold and Another

The seasons first cold
may be slight-may yield
to early treatment. but the
next cold will hang ,on
longer; it will be more
troublesome, too. - u n
necessary to take chances
on that second one. SCOTS
Emulsion is a preventive
as well as a cure. Take
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET,

NEE " DL1SAN Ola = AASAS .
For Secretary of State,
FRED A. SIMS.
For Auditor of State,
JOHN c. BILLHEIMER
For treasurer of State,
OSCAR HADLEY.
For Attorney-Gensral,
JAMES BINGHAM.
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
EDWARD FITZPATRICK.
for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton,
F. A. COTTON.
For State Geologist,
w. S. BLATCHLEY.
For State Statistician,
JOSEPH S1UBBS
For Judge of Supreme Court, First
District,
JAMES H. JORDAN.
For Judge of Supreme Court, Fourth
D1Str1cr.
LEANDER J. MONKS.
For Appellate Judge, First District
1.-TWO to be eleoted)
c. c. HADLEY.
WARD H. WATSON.
For Appellate Judge, Second District
(three to be elected)
DANIEL w. COMSTOCK.
J. M. RABB.
FRANK ROBY.
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
POTTER WOULD RESTORE
A WASHINGTON MONUMENT

LONDON. May 2s.-Bishop Potter. Of
New York, who is now IN London, has
undertaken to restore ths. monument In
Garsdon Church, Wiltshire, which was
erected there in 1645. IN memory Of Sin
Lawrence Washington. a prOgenitor Of
George Washington 1t was originally a
handsome piece Of sculpture. but parts
were taken out in 1871 and transported
to America. Eventually these were re-
covered. bu- never replaced.
Sir Lawrence Washington is described
on the monument as Registrar OF
known pyety. charity and perpetual ben
efactor." Five members Of the Washing
ton family are buried at GaTsdon, where
are the. ruins Of an old manor house
which belonged TO the Washingtons.
Bishop Potter recently preached at
Garsdon. and when at the little hotel OF
the place wrote IN the visitors book;
",Three savages from far New York
found rest and refreshment here
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
BAD LUCK IN WORM BAIT
PROVED BY TROUT FISHER

ALLENTOWN. Pa. May 26.-"I found
fishing for trout with worm unlucky.
dead. sure" declared Jonathan Gangler.
OF Salisbury. Standing on slippery
rock in the Little Lehigh. 1 got a bite.
After falling into the stream and fishing
myself and my trout out, I found the
latter was a big eel
when 1 tried 10 unhook his gQuirm-
ing eelship, 1 hooked the palm Of my
left hand so deep that I had 20 cut the
barb out with my knife.
Then 1 decided II was time 10 wade
ashore. which 1 did, when a believing
bull took after me- I reached the dis
tant fence first; but II was one OF barbed
wire. ! got over. but I guess the bulls
horns. or one Of them. would have been
preferable. The doctor has counted a
dozen cuts and gashes all over my
anatomy. and says he hopes 10 stave
of the pneumonia, which my fall into
the Little Lehigh had scheduled
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
ARCHBISHOP DEFENDS
THE USE OF LIQUOR

MADISON, Wis. May H-That
booze is not always bad for man was
the rather startling declaration OF Arch
bishop Messmer. of Milwaukee,. in an
address read before the State Anti-Sa-
loon League here. He said:
1T is unnecessary TO state that I use
the term temperance in the usual strict
sense as applied to the use OF intoxi-
cants, not in the wider sense of moder-
alton in the use and enjoyment Of any
earthly goods. Hence in itself and un-
der normal conditions the moderate en-
Joyment of an exhilarating liquor is no
greater wrong than the enjoyment Of a
cooling disi- Of ice cream or Of a plate
of citron favored blue points or Of a
glass of sweetened lemonade
But we are told alcohol is most in
furious TO the system and the natural
law forbids man to needlessly injure mis-
health. Hence IL is always wrong 70
take it. But is alcohol Siways injurious
To me this is one of those intemperate
eXagSerations that we sometimes hear
from the unguarded lips of professional
temperance speakers. Neither science
nor medicine nor experience supports
this statement; they fatty contradict
It,.
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
BACK DOOR FUNERAL
CAUSED CONMOTION
Coffin Had to Be Taken Out at Rear of
the House on Account Of other
Tenants Objections.

BALTIMORE. May 26.-Perhaps the
most unusual funeral IN the history of
South Bait more was that Of Nicholas
Preuer. sixty-seven years old.
His body was taken from the back
door Of his home Is East West street.
yesterday at 3 p. m. to the side fence.
where the coffin was showed through an
opening about two and a half feet wide.
It was then borne TO a hearse in side
street. while curious crowds watched the
proceedings from windows. doOrsteps,
paYements. and streets.
According TO members of the Preuer
family. who occupy the second floor. this
was on account Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bernhardt. an old couple who occupy
the first floor. Last Sunday night. when
Mr. Preuer died Of Bright's disease. I'm
dertaker Stuntebeck was called IN. and.
after embalming the body attached
crepe to the door. Mrs. Bernhardt pro-
tested IT is alleged. and the undertaken
then nailed the symbol OF sorrow 20 a
rain spout several feet from the door.
where it excited no little curiosity. Ac-
cording TO Henry Preuer. when the un-
dertaker made arrangements for the
funeral yesterday. asking Mr.. Bern
hardt to allow the casket and mourners
TO pass through his front room, Mr..
Bernhardt emphatically declined to co
so. and the pleadings and protestauOns
OF the family and undertaken were Of 10
avail
Several policemen were stationed
around the house. in case Of any dis
turbance. but the funeral passed of
without any mishap. The Indignation OF
the crowd was intense. and the women.
who were in the ma ajority, expressed
their opinions In loud tones.
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
Il AM HOLY GHOST"
SHOUTS REVIYALIST
Atlanta Man Begins Religious Services
at $3.50 A. Meets Warm Welcome
From Aroused Sleepers-

ATLANTA, Ga. May 26.-ShOuting
that the year Of jubilee had come and
that he himself. was the Holy Ghost.
Simon Griffin. OF q East Harris street.
started out about $3.50 a. m. 10 hold a
revival OF his own in the Peacht=ee Au-
ditorium entrance.
II cannot be denied that he stirred
things. Such a shower Of bottles, glass
es. electric light bulbs and other throw
ables descended upon the from roof OF
the auditorium that the noise resem bled
a cyclone during the busy season.
As each missile would strike the roof
the ''revivalist" would shrek, Hell and
damnation. I'm the lion OF the tribe
of Judah and you can't hurt me-" He
outlined his services carefully.
Now Wen have singing service -
And he'd sing Now welI have a whis-
Ting service" and he'd whistle
One indignant guest OF the Aragon
hurled a large bottle from the sixth
floor. and as il struck the roof Of the
rink and broke. he exclaimed excited
ly: ''D-n me. II I didn't throw away
the full bottler'
When an effort was made to arrest
him. Griffin informed the policeman that
God was with him and that he couldn' Z
be arrested
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY'S
EXCURSION TO LURAY
Second Outing Given by the Organization Proves Most
Enjoyable Party That Went to See Beauties
of the Mammoth Caverns.

In order to permit OF many members
and friends enjoying a visit 10 the won
derful caverns of Luray. Va, who were
unable to obtain tickets for the excur-
sion on May. 1s. the National Geographic
Society gave a second excursion 10
Luray yesterday
A special train was provided and the
party. some 300 In number, left the Bal
timore and Ohio station at s a. m. Upon
arriving at Luray luncheon was served
at the Mansion Inn. after which the
party proceeded to the caverns in car
riages where guides were waiting 70
show them the wonders OF the cave.
The committee in charge consisted OF
President Willis L. Moore. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor, Frederick V. Covilie, John o.
LaCiorce, Col. Henry r. Blount Otto
I-uebkert. DR.. l. NJ Hynson, and Mar
vim r. Scaiff.
Those In the party were Charles T.
Scott. Mrs. Scott. Miss Scott. H. o.
Young. Mrs. II. o. Young, Senor p. D.
Bermudez, Minister from Uruguay; W.
d. Window, G. L. Davis, Julio Yela,
Mrs. Julio Yela, Mrs. Swan Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs E J. McQuady. Miss NJ
J. Stevens. L. 8. Hunt and friend VIII
liam A Johnson. Mr.. VareIla and party
Frank l. Hess. Capt. George s Gibbs
and Mrs Gibbs. DR.. and Mrs. Henry d.
Fly. II. G. Dickinson. Mrs. II. c. Dick
inson, y. H. Whitten, Mrs. F. s. Brown,
y. w. Duncan, DR.. Shirley W. Bowles.
y. II. Darton. Miss Frances Davenport.
@. W. Stose, Mrs. n. r Pipes, J. Roy
Pipes. r. P Williams, Mrs. r. P VIII
iams, Mrs. Chaster II Brush Miss
Mary L. Linn. Miss Josephine Fernald.
Miss D. G. Alwine. Miss May A Miller.
Mrs. A G. Miller. Miss e c. Espey,
Mrs. r. 3. Stafford. Miss F. S. Homerfck.
b. Y. LarcOmbe Mrs. II. 3. Stephens,
John T. Stewart, Ernest Pollard. Mrs.
Ernest Pollard. Miss Marie l. Font
John T. Knott. Lesley Jackson, Miss
5 z. Butterfoss. Frank o. Stst-
son. Frank Sutton. NJ isses JTIke,
Mrs. George H kunsman, Miss Maysie
r kunsman- Miss Annie r. Walton.
Mrs. A n Wills. Mrs. CiaEett- NJ. I.
Weller. Mrs. N. I. Weller. Miss Weller.
Mrs. G. A Mccarthy. John A Waiting,
Mrs John A waiting. Miss Rice.
Frank s and Mrs Sanford Mrs
George Shilby, Miss Mary H Dodge.
Carl and Mrs Smith. Mrs Henry p.
Sanders. r. A Charles. J. s. Swonn-
Etedt. Mrs J. s. Swonnstedt. Mark A
Tyndal and party. c. W. Gallagher
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
WEST VIRGINIA BOARD
BOOSTS r. r. VALUATIONS

CHARLESTO-S, W Va. May 2s.-The
valuation Of the railroads Of the State.
made by the board Of public works.
totals $l76.S35,s6 which includes both
steam and traction lines, the latter be-
ing placed at S7.606.s7I The total valua-
ton for steam and traction lines and
bridges for the present fiscal year Is IN
round numbers about $4,000 900. so thar
the board has increased the valuations
for 1906 by about 4oo per cent. The board
has now taken up the assessment Of
telegraph, telephone and pipe line, and
il IS said a large increase will be shown
in these valuations
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
OLD ENGLISH PICTURES
DECREASE IN VALUE

LONDON. May -26.-Old Subject pic
lures painted during the middle Vic
torian period have dropped considerably
In value
A. a recent sale at Christie's the prices
obtained for the anecdotaI costume pic
lures. so fashionable in the "forties and
ffties," were extremely small compared
with their former value. Thus a one
time popular picture by W p Firth
Pope Makes Love 10 Lady Mary
Wortley- -Montagu,' which realized near
~ N.l00 in 1873. was sold for s2.4l5: A l.
Eggs --PepVs' Introduction 70 Nell
Gwynne." which fetched s2100 IN 1885.
went for S1S1; and a Scene from The
Heart of Midlothian, by J. Phillip.
sold in 1881 for 2.305 fetched only $50.
The Washington times., 1906-05-27
LINCOLN PALLBEARER
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

SOMERSET, Pa, May 25-The seven
ty-eightth birthday of Hon. A. H. Coff-
roth. ono OF the oldest members of the
Somerset county bar, was celebrated at
his farm in Milford township. He Is
a strong Democrat and was elected to
Congress In an overwhelming Republi>
can district in 1852. 1864 and 1878. He was
an ardent admirer Of Abraham Lincoln
and is the only man now living who
served as a pallbearer at Lincoln >
funeral.
Distinguished Democrats were present
att he gathering. Notes of regret We're re-
ceived from William Jennings Bryan,
Judge Alton B. Parker and Joseph C. s.
Blackburn. A handsome gold-headed
cane was the birthday gift of the guests.