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The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

cuse Uncle Joe" of being inconsistent in
his meanness. anyhow
The number of indictments against
Ruef, of San Francisco. now amounts 90
l69. and the jury is stiil busy. Mr.. Ruef' 5
collection of indictments will soon rival
that of Mir Rockefeller.
The old, reliable Richard Olney boom
was given a much needed airing recently.
"The price Of liquid air has been re-
duced." says the Augusta Herald. IL Is
presumed that viii help some even
though YOU cannot eat or wear the stuff.
Il have not worn fancy vest for ten
years" says Mr. Timothy Woodruff.
Why, no. of course not; that would be
entirely too long 10 wear it.
One enthusiastic gentleman thinks Mr.,
Roosevelt should remain in the Presiden-
tial chair until he can complete the
Panama Canal" This reads very much
ike q life sentence.
The Concord Monitor neauly repudiates
our newly discovered New Hampshire
poet. Morgan Mottle Nudge There is
something in this gentleman's name that
prompts us to think the Monitor will live
to bitterly regret its beartlessness.
Former Senator Burton is also great
force for a third Roosevelt administra-
ton
The Nicholas RomanoH resignation ru-
NOR seems to have been thoroughly Platt-
Depewed.
A Cabinet member. in speaking Of re-
cent meeting. said: Nothing of great in
terest was discussed" Not even lawn
tennis?
Mr.. 4. F. Bloomer runs in the Punxsu-
tawney Spirit one of the snappiest para
graph columns in the land. but, unfor-
tunately, some of his very best efforts
never get into print
The author of ''FIorodora'' is dead. but
the original sextet" goes on forever
Between the Charleston whale and the
Washington shad, the poor old Houston
strawberry has been crushed to death.
There Is no way to economize in this
country. The man who turned out his
NtlichEAH 10 Save AltG ttoi VI 1hANAiRE -
now confronted with a threat from the
BARRIERS 10 raise the price Of hair cuts and
beard trims.
The Duke of Orleans is to make another
dash for the pole. If he finds il. he might
set up a nice kingdom. or an ice Kingdom,
whichever you prefer, and thus restore
some of the family's ancient glory.
Perhaps that negro eharwoman who is
alleged to have purloined sl75.000 from the
subtreasury was tired of having the im-
preston prevail that the activities of her
race in this direction are confined to hem
roosts and watermelon patches.
We grieYe to note that among the im-
mortal twenty-eight Pittsbursers there
appears the name Of only one minister.
Mai. Penrose has changed his mind
again. II the MAJORS mind had been
dollar bill six months ago. it would be
all nickles and dimes by this time
Violent speech conveys no truth. " SAYS
the Ohio State Journal On. well. perhaps
not; stil, violent speech does not always
concern Itself with "conspiracies' and
fhf,pu
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Tell US not in mournful numbers spring
Is but an empty dream,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Look Up and Lead On.

How's your garden?
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Hearts Of oak and pics Of steell
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

New York Ofaee. Nassau-Beekman Bldg. LaCoste a
Maxwell Managers
Chicago Oiice. Marquette Bldg, LaCoste Max
weil. Managers
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Ths Washington Herald Is delivered bv
carrier IN the District Of Columbia and at
Afsrandria. Va, at IS cents per month,
daiIu dad Sunday. OF al Is cents per
month s1ithout the Sunday issue.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Steal Safe in Sunken Vessel.

Details of safe robbery which
easily puts to shame anything in that
particular line ever credited TO pro-
gressive American "yeggmen" were
brought to New York by John L. Nc
Pherson and Simon Grant. divers,
who returned from Hayti on the
Graecia. They made the discovery
that a safe containing valuables
worth $4,000 had been stolen from
the admiral's quarters in the Hay
tian gunboat Cret la Perriot, which
has been on the bottom of Gonavies
Harbor for five years.
Haytian officials were astounded al
the discovery and could not find the
slightest clew to the identity of the
submarine thieves.
Mcpherson and Grant had no diff
Guilty in finding the sunken ship nor
in locating the admiraps room But
when they sought the safe they found
that it had been taken away. The
condition of the walls where it had
stood indicated that it had been re-
moved recently.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Woman of 81 to Swim 10 Miles.

Mrs Lima Brandenburger of St.
Louis, will enter the Missouri Ath-
letic Club ten-mile Marathon swim in
the Mississippi river, Oct.2, which will
be part of the aquatic carnival when
President Roosevelt arrives there.
Mrs. Brandenburger believes swim
ming to be means to health and
happiness for women.
She is. 81 years old Several years
ago she suffered heat prostration, and
for the years following left town
every summer to avoid a recurrence
of the stroke.
81 talked over the matter with my
physician and he finally consented to
let me stay at home for the summer
if would keep cool and spend some
time in the water every day." she
said.
II commenced to swim when | was
SO years old, and now | think it is
the best thing a woman can do.
feel younger, and it seems tirIe has
stood still for me-"
About $4,000 will be given in prizes
to the swimmers of the Marathon
races. 1t requires three hours for
the average amateur swimmer to COW
er ten miles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Another Building for the State Uni
verSity.

Tie trustees of Indiana University
have let the contract for an addition
to Maxwell Hall to William F. Still
well of Lafayette, who was the low
est bidder The contract is for SAG :
900 and the work is to be done by
December 1.
Maxwell Hall is used as a library
now and when the new library is
completed it will be used by the
school of law The addition will con-
tain four recitation rooms, locker
rooms, etc. Two of the recitation
rooms will be large. One room will
be small auditorium, which will be
used for the largest classes and for
the entire school when special lee
lures are given.
Some time ago the trustees author
lied the establishment of a school OF
music The entire work will not be-
gin at present, but at the meeting
just NiOSOu tiC tiuStSCo maui az
engagements for Prof Ebert Buch-
helm, of Danville, to begin regular
work in piano instruction this fall
Professor Buchheim has given a SER
] les of recitals there during the two
years, and under the new arrange
ment he will continue these, as vel
as give regular instruction.
A years leave of absence has beer
granted Prof. William H. Beeler
who is one of the teachers in the
school of law, and he will spend the
time in advanced study. John b
Dutche who received the degree Of
Master of Arts this year, has beer
selected as an instructor in the de-
partnent of physics for the year be
ginning August l.
A special committee, consisting o.
trustees Joseph H. Shea, ]. w. Fes
Ter and Edwin Corr has been select
ed to prepare resolutions on the
death of Judge Robert d. Richard
son, of Evansville who, for many
Years, was member of the board o
trustees of Indiana University.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Road May Be- Carnegies Rival.

The Pennsylvania Railroad and
the Carnegie Steel Company are at
loggerheads over the manufacture OF
the new Cassatt steel rail, which is
expected TO take the place of the rail
used at present. The Cassatt rail
was invented by the late A. J. Cas-
satt, who was president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. For
several months the Steel company
has been making and testing it.
Everything was moving along nice
ly until a couple of days ago when
the Steel company notified the rail-
road that it would not make the Cas-
satt rail for less than s33 ton, while
the price of the present standard rail
is $2s.
The railroad refused to agree to
the increased cost and notified the
Steel company that unless the price
was cut S. the railroad would go into
the steel rail manufacture itself. The
demands of the Carnegie company
are said to be backed by the Beth
lehem Steel company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Reap Death Harvest.

Human lives sacrificed upon the
altar of industry" might we'll be the
title of the blotter in the Office ci
the coroner of Allegheny county, a
volume that mutely proclaims upor
its pages what it costs besides monty
for Pittsburg and its district oil
smoky mills and gridironed territory
TO maintain it's prestige in the mill
ing, mining and mercantile marts Of
the country and retain its title oil
workshop of the world"
This volume, an official record de-
manded by the laws of the common
wealth, shows that almost so pei
cent of the deaths are violent and
are the result directly and indirectly
of the unceasing rush and grind Of
the industries in the Pittsburg dis
|trict. Deaths from natural causes
contagious diseases, suicides. muir
ders and accidents met in the ordin
airy walks of life are not considered
in this percentage attributed to the
industrial juggernaut.
Twenty-six hundred and sixt,
deaths were reported to the coroner
in the year 1906, 919 of which were
the result of accidents in mills mine:
Tor on railroads. Some of the victims
were burned by molten metal. bias
furnace burst or huge ladle was
upset in the steel mills ;others were
caught in the rollers in a plate mill
and some crushed in the machinery
of the rail mills
Many were killed in mines by fall
in slate some by gas explosions and
others by falls from derricks scat
folds and like structures. Not few
met their death while working about
the numerous electric cranes The
average number of deaths reported
to the coroner is about $50 month
For the first five months of the pres.
ent year there were 1905 deaths, 344
of which may be classed as "sacri-
fees" For the same period in the
preceding year there were 1,o1'
deaths of which $50 may be put in
the same category.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Venus the Inhabited Planet.

Venus may possess a population Of
human beings and civilization just
as well as the earth. In fact, it is
likely that Venus, ore than Mars OF
any other planet besides the earth
has an atmosphere in which human
beings may thrive and develop a life
This is according to the theory oil
Prof. Forest Ray Moulton of the
University of Chicago as given in a
lecture to summer students on "The
Relation of the Earth to the Other
Planets"
"The atmosphere around Venus. as
near as we can tell, is much like that
of the EARTH" he said. at is more
similar to that OF the earth than prob
ably that of any other planet"
at is impossible for me to sa. any
thing about Mars in respect to life
on that planet If Their are inhabi-
tants on Mars they probably are
more developed, more advanced intel
ctually and physically, than the peo-
pie of the earth are"
Prof. Moulton also characterized
as absurd a more Or less popular
theory that the earth and Mars might
communicate with each other by
means of bon6res or electricity.
This is the Prof Moulton who de-
livered the series OF astronomical
lectures at the Washington school
building last winter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
.emons in the Snoeberger Contract

Lemons IN the Snoeberger Contract
1st The city is to pay cents per
XIV. for the lights at the city hall
fremen's hall and pumping station
which are now furnished free, in.
creasing the cost about $500 annu
ally.
End. The city is to pay cents per
k. W. for all incandescent lights
used outside of the city school
building, about eighteen 16 c. D.
lights; increasing the. present cost
about 500 per year.
Bird There is no provision in the
franchise giving the common coun-
Gil the right to inspect the meters,
as is provided in the gas company's
franchise. Snoeberger presents his
bill and whether it is right or
wrong you pay i and keep still.
4th There is no clause in contract
or franchise forbidding sale OF
plant and transfer of contract to
competing light company without
consent of common council.
5th. No fiat rates as have been
granted for the last twenty years.
9th A minimum charge of fifty
cents to each private consumer,
whether you use any current or not
18th. No fixed rate whatever for
power. You do not need to take il
if you don't want to.
sth. City begins paying for lights
at city hall, firemen's hall, water
works plant and other places at
meter rates Immediately after pas
sage of ordinance. Cause why?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

Ora c. Vinnedge and wife 20 Jo-
seph II. Haas and wife in lot "a
Foltz' add Bremen; $1400.
Christian Bellman to George NJ.
Dausman. lot in Bremen; 1925.
Aaron J. Asper and wife to Schuy-
Ter c. Shilling, lot in Culver; 81.
Schuyler c. Shilling and wife TO
Aaron J. Asper and wife. lot in Gull
yer; 50.
George A. Fore and wife to Jen-
ME P. Bailey, lot SO Kramer's add
Tippecanoe; 5000.
Irwin G. Fisher and wife to Mar
garet A. Fishburn. lot in Culver;
s11oo.
Joseph E. Mccoy to George F.
Swinehar, lot Al Parks add Bour-
bon; SITS.
Frederick Lauder.an and wife TO
Peter Dietrich, lot blk Martins
add Bremen; 5000.
Jennie Butcher etal to Nellie Frey
man; part of W hf of NV q sec - tip
% l.; 81.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
THE CONTRACT.

This contract and agreement made
this. day of "A ID. 1907, by
and between the City of Plymouth
Indiana, hereinafter called the City
and {. ID. Snoeberger, his associates,
successors and assigns, hereinafter
called the Company" Witnesseth:
That for and in consideration OF
the mutual promises and agreements
hereinafter contained and the expect
ed performance of the same, the par
ties have mutually agreed, and by
these presents do mutually agree to
the following terms and conditions,
to-wit:
The company agrees to install, fur
nish, maintain, repair, operate and
care for fifty (5O) or more arc lamps.
the number to be determined by the
City Council as it may become neces-
sary to have additional light, for
lighting the streets, alleys. thorough
fares and public places of the said
city, for a period of ten years from
the 10th, day of February, 1910, to
the 10th day of February, 1920, said
arc lamps to give approximately 1000
candle power light.
And said company agrees that it
will at all times clean, trim, repair
and operate said arcs so that the
streets, alleys, thoroughfares and
public places where the same are
placed will be lighted up to the APP
proximate degree of light on each
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

the city agrees to pass all necessary
ordinances and resolutions as may
be necessary to carry out the terms
and provisions of this agreement and
to protect the rights of the company
hereunder
1t is further understood and agreed
that all of said arc lamps shall be
operated as hereinbefore provided
and for failure SO to do, deduction
may be made from the claim for pay
ment at above rate, but such deduc-
ton shall not be in excess of the
earning capacity of such lamps as
fail to so light the city, and for the
period they so fail to give light.
The company does not bind itself
to give uninterrupted service bun
does agree to use due diligence in
re-cstablishing service in case of in
terruption or breakdown; and further
that it will so arrange its plant and
machinery, as to furnish a complete
interchangeable plant of double ca
pacity necessary for operating the re-
CURED number OF arc lamps.
This contract shall not affect the
present street lighting contract which
expires on February 10th, 1910.
1t is expressly understood and
agreed that if said c. ID. Snoeberger
his associates. successors and assign;
shall fail and refuse to fully comply
with all and singular conditions, COW
enants, agreements and stipulations
conained in this contract, and an or.
dinance granting said c. D. Snoeber-
ger franchise. then this contract
shall be null and void and said fran
chise shall become null and void and
may be revoked by the common coun-
Gil of said city of Plymouth, Indiana
And it is agreed that any judgment
on this contract shall be without an,
relief from valuation or appraisemen
laws. and to include reasonable attor
ney's fees.
Executed in duplicate this. 49,.
day off,. 1907, in behalf of tn.
City of Plymouth, Indiana by tn,
City Mayor, attested by the Cit,
Clerk under authorities of a resolu
ton of the City Council, and by sais
c. D. Snoeberger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Mrs. Leonard ]. Hearn.

Mrs. Leonard Hearn, is dead al
her suite of rooms in the Brink
block, as the result of taking poison
Sunday night.
Mrs. Hearn is about 25 years 81
age, and is daughter of Oscar
Palmer of Larwell, Ind. She and her
husband, have lived in Plymouth for
about six months, having moved here
from Warsaw.
1t seems that trouble had arisen
between herself and her husband
the brooding over which melted her
to take her life.
Coroner Kizer held an inquest
Monday morning, and decided that
the act was suicidal.
The remains will be taken to Lar
we'll for burial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

The foregoing is.a copy of the pro-
posed electric light franchise and con-
tract in full. Following the contract
W publish eight nice, large, juicy lem
ons that the common council pro-
poses to hand to the citizens of Ply
mouth. - - -
Some one asked us this morning If
it were possible that as a member OF
the citv council and a heavy stock
holder in one of the banks certain
councilman might not be interested
in the city funds running low in order
to necessitate loans on the bank in
which he is financially interested?
We do not think this possible, but it
does look little queer that men OF
honor and ability should squander
the money entrusted to their care.
- - -
After paying the bills Monday
night the city council found that its
DdidliSC Nd DSlOW OiS thOuooha WI
lars, to pay the running expenses Of
the city for almost year and a
school house bond coming due very
soon for $1,000 and interest. The
chairman Oil finance recommended a
loan of two thousand dollars, half
from each of the banks. Right in the
face of this financial embarrassment
Tanner, Deeds and Ness voted to ex-
pend SIS between the two Snoeberger
booster newspapers to tell the cIti-
zens of Plymouth how dearly they
love them and how greatly they are
interested in handing lemons to the
good people of this city They refus-
ed to allow the Tribune to do this
work for one-third of the
above pric~. the only reason they
could give was that we saved the city
$45 by exposing the proposed scheme
of paying all the newspapers in the
city $40 each for publishing, what
interests Snoeberger more than any
one else.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Panhandle Texas Lands.

o Texas lands will meet your
wants. We will sell you land for
$3.50 to $4,000 per acre. We have
some fine sections that we will ex-
change in part for property. Our $685.
900 acre tract is suitable for colonI-
zation purposes and great induce
ments will be given the actual settler
This land can be had for $3.50 to
$12 per acre.
We are not talking Texas from
hearsay, but have carefully investi-
gated the district for three years, and
know the land we represent Come
in and arrange to go with us, July
2 and 10th and see for yourself.
FRANK JARRETT, local agt, rep
resenting
Switzer & Lentz, Warsaw. Ind.
Warsaw, Ind
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27
Plans at Hague Conference to Put
Curb on Naval War.

Prof deMartens, president of the
fourth committee of the peace con-
ference, at its meeting Monday sum-
married. the work accomplished by
the convention of 1899 and the fields
to be covered. He recalled the men
who worked for the same purpose
in 1899, and mentioned Andrew d.
White. head of the American dele
CATION to the conference of 1899,
whose original skepticism, the speak
er said, was transformed at the end
of the conference into the best hope
for its success
The professor referred to Gen.
Porter's proposition, especially re-
garding the bombardment of unforti-
fed towns by naval forces. and to
Sir Ernest Satow's proposition on
the subject of laying automatic
contact mines, and floating mines.
Joseph H. Choate presented a
proposition regarding the enemy's
private property at sea.
Lord Reay and Sir Ernest Satow
presented a proposition on the sub
ject of neutral prizes, reserved the
right to present another proposition
for the definition of what constitutes
a warship, and presented statement
on contraband of war.
Prof de Martens appointed M.
Fromageot (France) to be secretary
of the committee, and distributed to
the members dozen questions on
the arguments to be dealt with, ask
ing each of them to present at the
next meeting his own opinion on
every question, thus enabling the
president to decide now to divide the
work of the committee, and how
many subcommittee to appoint
Queen Wilhelmina has decided to
reccive the delegates July 1 at the
Huis Ten Bosch if the weather is
fine Otherwise her majesty will re-
ceive the delegates at the royal pal
ace.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

and every night during the life of
this contract, from dusk until eleven
(11) o'clock p. m, except that on the
night of full moon and two nights
before and two nights thereafter said
arcs need be operated only during
dark hours. And from and after
eleven (11) o'clock p. m. of each and
every night said arc lamps shall give
the required approximate degree of
light according to the Philadelphia
Moonlight Schedule; but said Com
pany agrees to furnish such required
light on all dark hours up to IL o.
clock, and from and after O'Clock D.
m. till daylight, of each and all nights
during the term of this contract; also
at any time fire alarm is given, for
sufficient time to enable firemen and
others to attend fires and return
home with lighted streets, as we'll as
at the time of any emergency, such
as wreck, riot or protracted distur.
bance or danger to said city, its prop
erty or inhabitants, when given no.
tice thereof by any officer of said city.
Lamps are to be located and sus-
pended according to their present ar
rangement and if at any time it is
desired by said City to change the
location of any lamp or lamps the
same Shall be changed by the Com
pany within ten days from the date
of the receipt of written notice from
the council so to do, which work
shall be done at the expense of said
City, but it is hereby understood and
agreed that any such change shall be
made at cost Any additional lamps,
that may be ordered placed, the com
pany shall install without expense
to said city other than the regular
rate for operation and said city here
by agrees that it will pay for each
and every additional lamp the same
price and rate for the ones establish
ed and located at this time.
And said Company agrees TO fur
nish said lights and the city. agrees
to pay therefor, operated on the
schedule hereinbefor agreed upon, al
the rate of seventy $4,000 dollars
per arc lamp, per year payable
monthly at the end OF each month.
on presentation of bill for same and
allowance by the city council; and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-27

John + Lemler and wife d to
James c Corl, acres in Sc q OF ne
q sec tip 80 3; 5000
Heirs of Lucinda Corl to Charles
E Berkeypile, part of Sc of ne q
and ne q of ne q all in sec tp 80 T
3; $1741.
Charles E. Berkeypile and wife to
James c Corl, part of ne q of ne q
also Sc q of ne q sec 2 tp 30 r 3;
$4,000.
Edith Corl to Charles E. Berkey-
pile, und II of part of sc of ne q
also ne q of ne q sec 2 tip 35 3;
S34s.
Anna L. Brown to Marcus A. o.
Packard, South Al feet of lot IA orig
plat Plymouth; $1,000
James T. Poulson by sheriff, sher-
ifs deed to Eugenia A Vanderweele.
e 81 feet of lots 81, 9s, 90, 100, 1o1
1O2, 1913. 104, 1O5, LOG Winters add
lion; s161s.52.
Adolph c. Holtzendorff to William
B Kyle and wife lot Cressner's sub
div to Plymouth; 5000.
Fred J. Nentrup ct al to Oliver G.
Soice, trustee, lots l to 1872, Central
add Plymouth; 81.
Charlie NJ Johnson and wife to
Charles T Eakins, lot 107 Thayer's
con add Bourbon; SOS.
Jennie Wymer and hus to Clara l.
Hartford, lots and Group and
Coar's add Inwood; 1925.
James v. Combs and wife to James
O. Terrier, 26 acres in sec 81 tip 80
|r 1; $500.