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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
Macadanize the Roads.

So saws our esteemed cotemporary,
S. E. Boys of the Chronicle, but he
don't say it with quite so much vim
as he did a week ago, neither does he
quote any prices, though he cites all
to little pamphlet that is to be had
for the asking which will tell you all
about it, and do everything but pay
the bills. He modestly advocates the
building of macadamlzed pike
through the county on the Michigan
road and side lines to Bremen, Bour-
bon, Culver and the county line on
the Laporte road; little matter of
seventy miles Now we venture the
statement that such roads must cost
close to $4,000 per mile which would
make matter of $350,0o0. Now this
would be a grand improvement and
we are always in favor of improve
ments but since this must be done
wholly at the farmers expense we are
willing they should have the hrst say
in the matter.
1t Is an easy matter for man %
sit in an. easy chair to table the
right height, and build 20 miles OF
any old road with pencil and paper,
but when he takes hold of the real
work that produces the money with
which to pay the bills. it is different
thing. Mr.. Boys will find the farmer
opposed to the idea of paying his land
tax in money and turning the money
over to state road commissioner. Il
build roads to his idea alone.
This is the most absurd idea he ad-
vanced on the subject We will nc
pleased to hear from our farme.
friends on this subject
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
OBITUARY.
Mrs Lucinda Singleton.

Mrs. Lucinda Harris Singleton was
born near Kirkland, Clinton county,
Indiana Sept II. 1889. died at her
home near the Catholic cemetery in
Plymouth, May Is, 1907, aged G7
years, 8 months and days.
She was married to Thomas Single
ton in Sept 1853 to which union was
born two sons and three daughters,
one girl having preceded her in death.
Her aged husband, two sons. Henry
living in Plymouth and Stephen in
Niles, Mich, Mrs. Belle Jones near
Bourbon and Mrs. Mary Giek in Ply
mouth and ten grandchildren are left
to mourn their loss which is indeed
great.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. N. H. Sheppad and the inter-
ment was in Oak Hill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
When Accidents Happen.

The agitation in favor of Sunday
rest on the continent of Europe has
led to an injury into the value of rest
as a preventive of accidents. LII
France, Belgium, and Germany sta
tistics have been obtained which show
that rest has a value which not even
the abuse of the rest day by some as
an occasion for debauchery is able to
offset. In both Belgium and France
the smallest number of accidents in
connection with industries is found to
occur on Monday, and the number in
creases to a maximum on Saturday.
The increase is regular except that
Thursday shows a larger number than
Friday Friday has number larger
than any of the first three days OF
the week, but slightly smaller than
Thursday. The figures for Belgium
reduced to percentages and taking the
record for Saturday as the base are
Monday "a, Tuesday So, Wednesday
"a, Thursday 81. Friday 90, Saturday
100. AT the Herault chemical works
the percentages are respectively 6s,
72, 73. SO, 81. 100.
The fatigue that comes with work,
increasing as the day advances, is
held to be responsible for similar
increase of accidents. The Berlin In
stitute of Insurance hnos that 90 per
cent of industrial accidents occur dur.
ing the morning, ~ per cent in the
afternoon A tabulation of 1884 in
dustrial accidents in France shows
the same thing. Accidents are more
numerous each successive hour of the
morning up to IL o'clock, when work
men begin going out to lunch. Acct
dents begin again with minimum
at noon and increase each hour up TO
D. m. The number of accidents be-
tween 5 and p m is double that be-
tween s and a. m, and nearly seven
times as great as that between and
z a. m, although in the factories in
vestigated the full number of work
men is engaged at the earlier hour.
The congressional investigation in
connection with the bill limiting the
hours of work for railway employees
proved that many railway accidents
were due to overwork The European
figures show that the same thing is
true of accidents in factories. The
general adoption of the Saturday half
holiday in this country has the effect
of cutting out the most disastrous
period of the week. From that point
of view the approach of the season
when the Saturday half holiday is
more generally observed may also be
expected to diminish the number of
accidents to workingmen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23

and set the world ahame. We. too,
received the Holy Ghost at the time
of confirmation, and Catholics must
have the spirit of God. The same
spirit has consoled the church, and
every true priest is sustained by the
Holy Ghost. The spirit of the priest
hood is the spirit of God, and the peo-
pie love the priest because he brings
to them consolation and advice The
priest must sanctify himself, and then
he can 60 and be blessing to his par
ishoners. Let your prayer in the
morning be: o Holy Ghost, come
into my soul, and help me this day to
act in thy guidance and under thy
perfect control, SO that when the day
is done / shall have Thy consolation
and the approval of my own con-
science"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
Mothers Glance Backward.

In Broadway car long past enid
night robust, motherly woman sat
with a well-grown boy of about Is
beside her. The boy had fallen asleep
and his head rested heavily against
her shoulder. A man entering the
car was cordially greeted by the
woman and was about to slap the boy
on the knee when the mother inter
posed. Don't wake him." she plead
ed. "He's so big now that he is
ashamed of doing childish things.
This is the first time N year that he
has been my baby boy again Let me
enjoy it"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
Uncle Sans Great Heart.

Hot Springs, S. D., May 17.-The
Great Battle Mountain sanitarium,
which the government dedicated and
opened in April for the free use OF
disabled United States volunteer sol
diers, is the finest and most perfect
building of its kind in the world. 1t
cost $sOO,OOO before opening.
Perched high up on the lee side of
Battle mountain, $3.50 feet above the
sea level, the site, containing 1000
acres, was chosen because of the pure
atmosphere and the general healthful
climate by board of United States
army surgeons after every likely
place in the country had been exam
ined.
There are 336 beds in the sanitar-
ium and this number can be increased
to 500 whenever necessary. Any ex-
United States volunteer soldier who
is dependent will be transported from
his home anywhere in the United
States to the sanitarium, cared for
and treated and returned to his home
without a single cent of expense to
himself. The government bears the
entire cost. If the old soldier is
drawing a pension and is an inmate
of soldiers home he must pay his
own railroad fare.
Eight years ago Captain II. E.
Palmer of Omaha of the board of
managers of national soldiers homes
originated the idea of building the
great sanitarium for old soldiers at
Hot Springs. At first laughed at, the
work finally was begun under the
general direction of the board Of man
ayers and the personal supervision os
Supervising Architect Frank p.
Rooney.
Actual construction began three
years ago. In soldiers home circles
the new sanitarium is known as
Palmer's pet" because of the pride
and care Captain Palmer has taken in
its building.
The grgounds include the famous
Battel mountain, where the Indian
traditions say the greatest battle ever
fought among Indians took place, the
end being the total determination and
annihilation of an entire tribe which
had taken refuge on the mountain,
Hence the name of Battle mountain
The Hot Springs-Minne-Kahta--
were held la superstitious awe and
veneration by the Sioux, Cheyennes
and other western Indians. The can
yon was a place in which the dead
liest of enemies could meet on friend
ly terms and no Indian would ever
attack another Indian when that In
dian had taken refuge in the canyon.
The sick of all western tribes were
brought to Minne-Kahta to be cured;
there might be an attack by hostiles
while the trip was being made, but
once within the shadows of the can
yon there was no fighting until the
party started homeward.
Battle Mountain sanitarium Is in
tended only for the durable sick OF
the army and among old soldiers and
is in no sense a soldiers home. Be-
fore the summer is over it Is believed
by Captain Palmer that old soldiers
from every state in the union will be
at the new hospital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
Sherman Might of Said 1t.

A discussion is now being carried
on in some of the public prints as to
whether or no General Sherman ever
remarked that "War is hell" Wheth-
er the general said sol or not is OF
minor Importance; the ESSENTIAL fact
is that the expression is correct
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23

Mr.. Bunnell received a telegram
this, Saturday afternoon, announcing
the death cf Peter Brenner at his
home in Arkansas and that the re-
mains would be started here Sunday
for burial. Mr.. Brenner was a man
well advanced in years and lived in
this county for long series of years
until his recent removal to the place
where he died.
Further particulars later.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23

1t sometimes happens that wrong
act is better defended than confessed
A man who was accused of saying
that his horse was Fifteen feet high"
insisted that he had said fifteen
hands high" but when it was proven
by several witnesses that he had, in
tentionally or unintentionally, said
Fifteen feet high" he said VERY we'll.
If / said fifteen feet high" / will
stick to it"
There is something heroic about a
man like that, osay the least. and
if John Lewis Clark. who in the name
of Christ joined Corey and the Gil
man woman in marriage, had stood
by his guns and defended his action
it would soon have been forgotten.
When he saw the storm he had rails
ed, however. he weakened and made a
confession which has led to no end
of trouble
Not only is he in trouble, but his
wife is in trouble, his prudential COM
mittee is in trouble, his church is in
troubls, all the Congregational min
isters in Brooklyn are in trouble and
even the Congregational associations
which are now about to meet appre-
hend trouble.
How easily Clark might have de-
Tended himself is shown by the COM
ments of Rev. Dr. Bradley, Congre-
gational pastor in Cleveland, who
said: II have no objection to marry
ing divorced persons, lat not per-
sons OF the reputation Of Corey and
Miss Gilman" If Dr. Bradley is re-
spectacle after saying this it would
appear to be an easy matter for Clark
to defend himself by defending the
reputation of Corey and Gilman or
by pleading that he was misled about
it.
Instead of this Clark confesses that
he did wrong and pleads for forgive
ness on the ground that his error was
committed mot with evil intent" but
'unwillingly and without due examin-
alton and reflection" He also asks
for mercy on the ground that he has
returned the marriage fee. which he
admits was 81 1,00o
He has made pretty mess of it
and his prudential committee has
rushed into print with letter to the
church fully as abject as Clark's let
ter to the committee. The prospect
is that his church viii, be rent in
twain by the scandal and that the
whole Congregational denomination
will BE rocked to its foundation by it.
Behold how great matter little
fire kindlethi"
In one way Clark has performed
an invaluable service. By his shame
less misconduct in an extreme case
he has caused a revulsion both in the
church and in society against cruel
and needless divorces in aid of ungov-
ernable lewdness. He has not been
so very much worse than some other
ministers. He has only been a little
more shameless and "a little more
mercenary than some others. 1t was
the wealth of Corey and the world
wide Publicity given to his mar
rage that made Clark's part in il
shocking to the civilized world
1t would not be surprising if his
fate made many other ministers
ashamed of their past conduct and de-
termined no longer to give the sane
ton of religion to the most irreligious
vice of any age of the world Chron-
icle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23
A SPRING SUNDAY.
Bright Skies and Balmy Air are Wei
coined by Many Church Goers.

aye may trace my step DER the wax
ening earth
By the winds which tell of the violet's
birth,
By the primrose stars in the shadowy
grass,
By the green leaves opening as /
pass"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
ADJUSTMENTS
GEORGE AIDES SATIRE.

In the successful musical COMEDY
the Sultan OF Sulu," that comes 70
the Keylor Grand next Sunday ana
Monday, George AIDE has written
political satire that ranks with the
hest of the older Gilbert and Sullivan
nieces. Mr.. AIDE has taken Tor MS
theme our new insular possessions IN
the Far East, where he mas 1ound
plenty of local color of brilliant not
to say bizarre quality. Into this set
ting he has put an amusing story, re-
plete with funny incidents and comedy
situations of a new and entertaining
kind, together with lot of the witty
dialogue, sparkling lyrics and keen,
vet kindly, satire for which he has be-
come famous. A magnificent prOduc-
ton. with new scenery and costumes
and an exceptionally fine company,
has been provided by Manager Corey.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
COUNTY CAN LEVY ROAD FUND
City Of WaltsbuPg Loses and
Must Pay Costs.
WALl WAlLA MAY Be AFFECTED
IMPORTANT. SUIT Is NOW GER.
TAIN TO BE FOUGHT BEFORE
SUPREME COURT.
wALu WAlu NAY Be AFFECTED

Judge Brents of the superior court,
has decided in favor of the county in
the suit instituted by E. NJ Denton,
representing the city of Waitsburg, to
test the right of the county to levy a
road and bridge fund to be paid by the
city Of Waitsburg and the case will
probably go to the supreme court
The plaintiff demurred to the answer
Of the defendants and the demurrer
was overruled. The plaintiff stood on
its answer and Judge Brents decided
in favor of the county. assessing the
costs in the case to the plaintiff.
Much depends on the final decision.
Should Waitsburg win finally the de-
cision would affect Walla Walla like
wise.
The plaintiff contends that under it's
charter the county has no authority
to- make an assessment for road and
bridge funds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
BANQUET JUDGE STEWART
Nearly 100 Idaho Attorneys Meet at
Festive Board with Recently
Elected Supreme Jurist.

BOISE, Jan. 4.-Members of the
bar of the Third and Seventh judicial
districts gave banquet at. the 1danha
hotel last night in honor of Judge
George H. Stewart, who has been ele-
waited to the state supreme bench.
Nearly 100 attorneys were present. J..
H. Hawley acted as POSTMASTER and
the following program was carried
out:
1.-The Judiciary" Chief Justice c. O..
Stockslager.
THE Federal Courts" Judge James
H. Beatty.
The Lawyer in Politics." W. E.
Borah.
The Lawyer as Legislator" A. l..
Freehafer.
Duties of the Practicing Lawyer"
]. H. Richards.
The Retired Lawyer" John Kin
kaid
Relations of the Bar to the Bench, .
John C. Rice.
'The Young Lawyer" Edwin Snow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
1.-THE MIDNIGHT FLYER"

The originality of the dramatist in
adopting actual occurrences, and by
his art of enlarging on them and con-
structing a possible lot of situations
with possible dialogue, and the inter
weaving of it into a play of human
heart interest, is what has never been
so cleverly done in recent years as by
the author of 'The Midnight Flyer
a play that has been seen and favor
ably received in every country of the
globe This success cannot be laid to
chance, but solely to the strength of
the play, which encompasses every
passion of the heart, places them in
the most intensely interesting situa-
tons, and plays with master hand on
the sympathies of the audience. Ed.
Anderson, the well known manager
has secured a brilliant company to
produce 1.-The Midnight Flyer and it
will be seen at the KeylOr Grand Thea
ire Wednesday,, January 1G.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
TWO DIE TRAGIC DEATH.
BoehmIer of Cedar Falls, Last OF His
Firm, Cut to Pieces.

BoehmIer of Cedar Falls, Last Of His
Firm, Cut to Pieces.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Theo
dOfe Boehmler of Cedar Falls, Iowa, a
prominent merchant who has been
staying at Hills retreat here, was cut
to pieces under a coal car on the Des
Moines Union tracks today The po-
lice established Identification by pa
pers in the mans pockets.
Boehmler has been treated for some
time by DR.. Gerishom Hill for brain
trouble. His brother John recently
created a sensation in Cedar Falls by
killing himself in his bathroom. Thus
the two members of the firm of
Boehmler Brothers are dead in a most
tragic way.
1t is not known yet just how the
death today occurred 1t may have
been suicide Or it may have been an
accident. The man was cut in two by
a freight car which was backed down
upon the track. The railway en-
ployes believe that he deliberately
jumped lin front of the car.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

country coming here to decree What
recognition shall or shall not be given
our soldiers.
According to Mulligan's statement ne
went to the skating rink last night anu
applied for an admission ticket and
ticket calling for pair Of skates. he
declares he was told all the skates were
reserved and that. only an ADMISSION
ticket could be purchased. Mulligan,
at the time, was in uniform. Two
minutes later another soldier, in civil
ian clothes. entered the rink purchased
tickets and procured skates.
A few hours before that occurrence
Col. Goodwin had been assured that MS
soldiers, wearing the honorable uniform
of the United States, would not be
barred as heretofore. To emphasize
this assertion a signed statement was
approve of transients from another
hurriedly rushed into print declaring
the uniform would not be excluded.
1t is time to stop this nonsense about
whether or not the uniform our faith
ers wore, the uniform which gave us
this great and goodly country-which
saved to us the glorious uniOn-oe
made the football and dOOrmat of every
irresponsible conductor Of a public
amusement place. 1t should be to the
shame of every community that such
gross insult is tolerated.
In attempting to place ban on the
army uniform, those pinheaded snobs
who would do so, are not only offering
insult to the nations defenders-they
are insulting the memory OF those
thousands who gave their lives for a
cause which their present day detrac-
tors can never unterstaO n1Hpport'
The people of the UnSC States
should resent the implied calUmny.
Here in Walla Walla we should nave
sufficient spirit to recommend the re-
turn to the discontinued to the
other side of the border, where the uni
form represents but shilling, and not
the heroic deeds of the martyrs of five
glorious wars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

prices stable and to prevent the de-
structive effects of gambling in shingles
byl certain. large brokers and other
spectators. We expected to have the
cooperation of the Single Mills Bu-
reau, but it did not stand by us. More
over, it was found that the work was
not satisfactory, so the shortest way
out of the difficulty is to quit
LAS a matter of fact, the club was
not organized to fix prices on lumber.
1t was to enable it's members to enjoy
an occasional dinner. Yes. the dinner
feature of the club was it's most i'm
portant one-the business end was
merely incidental
Bolcom smiled at his little joke and
then the next moment admitted that
the club handled perhaps so per cent
of the states single output.
From another source it was learned
that the members of the club were not
satisfied with each others conduct en-
tirely and found that the purpose ror
which it was organized was not sub
served.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
HAVEN'T KISSED AND MADE UP
Definite Denial Is Made of Report
That Duke and Duchess of MARI
borough Have Patched Troubles.

The keyster graft may have been
worked in Walla Walla by some parties
but it is hardy right for a newspaper
to infer that every person who is the
victim of a theft is trying to work,
the game" is the statement made this
morning by z. Denny. of Ethiopia, who
had taken offense at an item pub
lished in a morning paper.
Mr.. Denny, i'm a signed communica-
ton states that a valise containing
considerable clothing was stolen about
week ago from a local notel ana
that although he made immediate COM
plant to the police of the theft. the
missing goods have not been recovered.
Mr.. Denny is indignant at the publish
ed report because he feels that it casts
reflection on him in view of his loss
and he declares that far from contain
ing old newspapers and valueless ar
ticles, the valise stolen from him was
weighted down with useful wearing
apparel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Pacific Lumber Wholesalers Club
Is to Be Oisin(e'poFated
HAS ITS HEADQUARTERS At SEATTLE
TO STEADY PRICES OF
SHINGLES AND LUMBER-DO
NOT FEAR THE LAW.

SEATTLE, JAM AT meeting neld
in this city last Friday, the Pacific
Lumber Wholesalers club, an organic
alton composed of shingle and lum-
Der manufacturers, which was framed
to regulate prices, it was decided to
disincOrporate and Saturday Bennett
was instructed to take the proper egal
steps. This means the breaking of one
of the many organizations born in the
past 10 years with the purpose of keep
ing shingle prices stationary during
the troublesome days that come every
spring and fall
That members of the organization
found. after legal inquiry, that they
were i'm danger of prosecution under
the antitrust act and for that reason
decided to quit business, is denied by
President BOlcom of the club. The
statement was sent out from Everett
that fear Of the laws restraint in the
shape of a Jail sentence actuated the
members in their determination to dis
incorporate Said Mr.. BOlcom:
1.-The club started out to help keep