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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
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Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.1
NORFOLK, Va, October i.-After
long and painful illness James i. Boz
rum has passed away at his home In
Portsmouth, aged seventy-tivc years
He was highly esteemed in Norfolk
as wsll as In Portsmouth. Mr.. Borum
Is survived bytone son, Jas. A. Borum.
and two daughters Mrs. Sailie c. Dey.
OF this city. and Mrs. Eta e. cul-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05

hours after the
birth Of our child
and I had to raise
the baby on arti-
fetal foods. Six
months after birth
she broke out and
/ had two doctors
in att g dance g.
There was not 9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05

Complete External And Internal Treatment for
9vssy Hurnor OF Infants Children and Adults
ienYI1 Of CuiIcuf. Sop t35c( 20 Cl,s g.. sknI
TeHeula Rssolvent ttOc) {ip the form OF Chocolate
6s!d lnfeushout ias world. Potter Drug D Chem.
OsrD. esh Props Boston. Masa.
- Aalis< Tfs. crsisurs BOOK % 0k,S Dllsasss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
'NO7'A PARTICLE
o. skin !. ON / BODY B
Worst Case Of Eczema Doctor Had
Seen in 40 Years For Six
Months Father Expected His Baby
to Die-BIood 0ozed 0utAlI Over
Her Body-Had to Be Wrapped
In Silk and Carried on a Pillow
NowShe Is Perfectly Cured.
DOCTOR ECOMMENDED
CUTICURA REMEDIES

q my little girl was born two weeks
before her time and my wife died four
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
l:KlEcErrIoN no STUD ENTs.
Enjoyable Occnsl0nEat First Buptist Church
tpl,t

ss The recepton given to the students Of tho
colleges of the city 1 al the First : Baptlst
5Clrur oh last night WAS n most enjoyable nj y
SfaIr@ The !eeture-room of&the church Was
eautifully decorated Will flags ana pa me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
Mrs. Kettle A. Bond.
fSnoc,nl ~ r,be T,mea.D,sr.

Especial to This Times-D ispatch.)
e RADFORD, VA, October 4.-Mrs.j
Bette "A. Bond died suddenly OF heart
failure at her home In East Radford
Tuesday, and the body was taken to
Bedford Wednesday, for burial.
Mrs. Bond was sevcnty-four years
old. and leaves. besides her husband.
MIR. William t. Bond. seven children,
Messrs, j. T.. ]. H. Pleasant and
Stephen Bond. Of East Radford; Mr..
u. e. Bond. OF Bluefield Mrs. 7. N.
Holland. OF Moneta: and Mira. NJ s.
Holland. of Bedford CITY.
Jnmcs &. Glynn.
Especial to The Tlmes-D lspatch.l
WINCHESTER, VA, October A.
james g. Glynn. for many years secre-s
tary OF the United States Naval Acad-
envy, at Annapolis, died ut his country
home ut Mountain Falls, this county,
last night. aged .sixty-nine years. Ill
health compelled Mr.. Glynn to give up
his position last May, and he came to
Virginia hoping to rccuperatc. His
condition failed to improve. however,
and the end come last night.
Mr.. Glynn was afnatiye OF New York
State. Surviving him are his widow.
Mrs. Mary Pendleton Giynn. two sons
and four daughters.
l. 4 1t<NN ssskt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Bankrupt Isn't a Bankrupt.

Joseph Lesson, of Garrett, was ad
judgd bankrupt in 1904. His lawyers
neglected to have him discharged as a
bankrupt within year from the time
he went into bankruptcy, as the law
prescribes and now some of his cred
itors ar suing Inn for the full amount
of their claims and will get them.
The peculiar part of it all is that Lee
sons attorneys who had him declared
bankrupt are now bringing The suits
to make him pay his old claims in
full For Lessons neglect to apply
to be discharged as a bankrupt the
whole bankrupt proceedings are rem
dered null and void. 1t is said that
there are dozens of men in Northern
Indiana who have gone through bank
rupt proceedings and settled with
their creditors for few cents on the
dollar and neglected to petition for
discharge as bankrupts and thus void
ed the entire proceedings The Gar
rett case is expected to put some OF
the creditors of other bankrupts wise
and some other gentlemen may now
be called upon to settle in full in
other towns of this section of the
state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
More Work for the Republican Coun.

When public sentiment is once
aroused it is wonderful how quickly
the evils of a community can be cor
rected, as for instance, the slot ma
chine craze, since that has been dis
posed of to the satisfaction of the
majority of the citizens of Plymouth
we would like to call the attention oil
the Republican council to an evil
much more injurious than. the slot ma
chine, which is being overlooked by
the mayor and marshal You will
remember that soon after election the
order for Sunday closing of saloons
went into effect and was strictly
obeyed, with but a very few excep-
tons as it was only intended for a
purpose it lasted for only a short
time. 1t has now reached a point
where the violators feel so secure
from interference that the stairways
and Railways are lined with men and
boys going and coming where beer
and whisky is openly sold in violation
of the law A firm stand by the Re-
publican council assisted by the law
abiding citizens will compel the may
or and marshal to do their duty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Arrogance Rebuked.

Some of the Indianapolis papers
already begun their self-imposed task
OF telling the members of the Indiana
General assembly what they should
do and what leave undone. The unset
fish devotion of some of the publica-
tons is beautiful to behold. They ap-
pear to imagine that they are the self
appointed guardians of the $50 men,
bers of the legislature, and act ac-
cordingly. 1t is possible there may
be some members in that BODY who
hold to the idea that the General AS
sembly is fully capable OF managing
its owr business, without so much of
this gratuitous advice from the local
press. If they fail, then will be ample
time for the newspapers to take upon
themselves the burden of directing
the course of the legislature upon all
matters relating to the general well
fare of our people.-Lafayette Lead
er.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Disease and Death in December.

The monthly Bulletin of the State
Board of Health for December says
Bronchitis and sonsilitis were the
most prevalent diseases. Pneumonia
caused 4Os deaths as against BAT in
the same month last year Diphtheria
existed in epidemic form in IL local
tiles during the month. 1t was report
ed as present in so counties and 44a
cases were recorded with 60 deaths
The city rate for this disease was 45f
and the country 1875 per 100000 49a
cases of smallpox were reported from
10 counties with on death. Said
death occurred in Marion county. Ty-
phoid fever was reported present i'll
so counties. There were 439 cases in
all with 70 deaths. The city rate OF
this disease was "a and the country SO
per 100000
tuberculosis wrought its usual de
struction killing 329, 293 being caused
by the pulmonary form. The death
rate of all cities was 1877 and of the
country 11.6. The six larger cities
present the following death rates:
Indianapolis 179, Evansville IA, Fit
Wayne 1876, Muncie 17.s, South Bend
14.9, Terre Haute "a.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
The Corn Show.

Prizes aggregating $500 and rib
bons were awarded at the Purdue
University corn show at Lafayette
Friday. There was great rush to
get into the corn school but the
doors were not opened until all the
ribbons had been tied on the winning
corn, and then fully 1000 persons
thronged through the exhibit hall of
the corn school. The judge, A. H.
Winters of Winona, ILL.,, awarded the
premiums.
The state was divided into five sec
TONS In section one, which included
Marshall county, the awards were as
follows: Yellow corn: First, Grant
Hayden, Lowell; second, w. d. Lit
tlejohn, Kentland; third, p E. Hud-
son, Lima; fourth, Moses Sligo, Rem
ington. White corn: First, S. V. Cor,
don, Rochester Mixed corn: First,
P. E. Hudson, Lima; second, G..
Graverson, Bremen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
A Blue Pencil Needed.

Basing the figures on the number
of persons enrolled in the Indiana
institution for the deaf and dumb,
and the. demand made upon the legis-
lature by its management, it is esti-
matd that if very large per cent of
the people OF the state were thus af-
flicted, the entire state of Indiana
would have to be knocked down at
sheriff's sale in order to raise the
money to erect school buildings and
dormitories. 1t would, if the same
equipment were required to provide
for the education of a normal child
that is asked in behalf of the deaf
and dumb, necessitate an investment
of two and a half billion dollars. 1t
would seem that the authorities of
the Indiana institution for the deaf
and dumb might hold some profitable
sessions with their architects draw
ings and large blue pencil.-Marion
Chronicle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Women County superintendent.

In many states women arc chosen
county superintendent of schools
Thirteen of the best counties in ILL
nois have women superintendent and
we may have several in Indiana after
next June.
In accordance with an opinion
handed down by Attorney General
Miller on inquiry of State Superin-
tendent Fassett A. Cotton a woman
is eligible to the Office of County
Superintendent. The opinion is based
on the following found in section
oo31, Burns statutes of 1901: ANY
woman, married or single of the age
of q years and upwards, and posses
sing the qualifications prescribed for
men, shall be eligible to any Office un-
der the general or specific school
laws of the state"
my opinion is that the county sup
erintendent falls within the purview
Of the last cited section says the at
torney general. while the State con-
stitution in section 49, rquires that
no person shall be elected or appoint
ed as county officer who shall not be
an elector of the county, yet l do not
construe the term county superin-
PENDENT as being included in county
officers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Will Begin Criminal Suits.

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 2i.-Crim
inal prosecution of the railroads ON
Gals, as well as damages from the
company, was determined here today
by relatives of the dead and by sur.
vivors of the explosion which de-
molished a Big Four passenger trair
and freight train at Sandford Satur.
day night.
To the county prosecutor it wa:
represented that the State law gov
erning the handling of explosives was
violated by the railroad, and thai
criminal carelessness was shown ir
the manner in which the death-deal
ing shipment was packed.
The prosecutor has promised a rig
id investigation and warrants for the
offenders if criminality is shown
Coroner Leavitt began an inquest to
day.
1t is now believed that the car con-
tanned nitroglycerin, though its com
plete destruction makes the. theory
impossible of proof, at least at pres
ent.
Two of the injured died today
bringing the total number of known
dead up to twenty-eight. 1t is no,
certain, however, whether all the pas
sengers have yet been accounted for
and more bodies may still be found
Four more deaths are expected
among the injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Lobbyists Out of Nebraska,

The Nebraska legislature has pass
ed bill making it misdemeanor
punishable by heavy fine, for any cor
poration to employ a professional
lobbyist, and restricting all compan-
les and individuals to arguments be-
fore committees. To this end any
preson frequenting the capitol. with
out apparent occupation, may be ar
rested, questioned and elected from
the building, and if they return may
be confined in Jail until the session
closes. This is understood to be pre-
liminary to variety of radical re-
form laws which have been introduc-
ed for 2-cent passenger rate, direct
primary elections, rate regulation, an
ti-passes, etc.
The legislatures of Kansas and
South Dakota are also considering
similar measures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Daylight was not seen in Pittsburg
during the thirty-six hours ending
Friday evening Known throughout
the country for its dark days, Jan.
10 is recorded in the history of that
city as the darkest day and the only
day in which daylight has not been
seen for a few hours at least.
The phenomenon is attributed to
the warn weather fog and smoke
from the mills and manufacturing
plants, coupled with absence of wind
that would carry off the distractions
to light. Stores, Offices, factories and
dwellings were illuminated as at
night, and but for the time as shown
by clocks aud timepieces it might
we'll have been theater-going hour at
any time during the day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
The Salton Sea.

What to do about the Salton Sea
is a problem which Congress must
decide in the next few weeks or never
President Roosevelt has sent in an
emergency message describing the
situation and telling a remarkable
story of struggle between man and
nature now holding the upper hand.
The Imperial Valley of San Diego
County, California, also known as
the Salton Sink, lies below sea level
and also about 200 feet blow the level
of the Colorado river which flows
along its eastern side The valley is
protected by low hills which extend
as far as the Mxican border, but there
end. Irrigation has been the prea:
need of the valley, and a few years
ago private company undertook to
supply it by leading the water of the
river around the southern end of the
hills and through Mexico back into
California. The company rejoiced in
huge profits, which its official pock-
ted instead of using for permanent
irrigation works With what the pres
ident calls criminal negligence" no
controlling works were erected at the
river where the cut was made, aid
when the floods came the river tore
through its soft banks and began to
flow into Salton country. To save
its tracks the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company spent 100000 and
patched up the bank, finishing the
work Nov. last. A month later
came rise in the river, which tore
the levees out again. With the
spring floods such a breach will be
made that enormous expenditures
will be necessary to save the valley
from being turned into an inland
lake, if, indeed, there will be any
hope of saving it.
The president urges that the rights
of the private Improvement company
be acquired on reasonable terms, that
$1,0O0,000 be appropriated FOR work
in building permanent levees, and
that funds be provided for an irr'ga-
ton scheme on huge scale.
He estimates that 100000 acres of
land "as fertile as the Nile Valley"
can be reclaimed, and he illustrates
the Importance of the work by point
ing out that the entire producing
area of southern California is only
about 100000 acres. The land will
support he thinks, from $4,000 to
100000 people. and the land values
alone, under proper protection,
should be worth from s35,OO0,OO0 o
s70.00o.000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Forest Giants Once Here.

Negotiations for the sale of the 400
acre Elder tract of timber. near Bar
bee lake, one of the few large bodies
of woodland left in Northern Indiana
has recalled to the minds of older cit
liens the former wealth of walnut
and poplar near Pierceton, says the
Pierceton Record. William and ]. G..
Mcnamara are among those who
helped lay many of the giants of the
forest low, when such a patch as the
Elder forest was little noticed.
Between Dutchtown up here north
of Wooster and Chapman lake stood
poplar tree 9 feet in diameter" said
J. G. McNarlara. the other day. 90
such timber! 1t was certainly i'm
mense in all that regionl 1 ran what
was, think, the first saw mill in that
neighborhood. 1t was the Jacob Sny-
der mill and / run it for him in 1859
MY, but we've burned many a
thousand feet of the finest poplar and
walnut you could imagine in big log
rollings around Pierceton.
The finest of wide walnut, even
"a to 80 inches wide, sold for $12 to
$14 thousand" The finest tree 1
think | ever cut was a huge walnut
on F. P. Sellers place. 1t measured
6 feet and inch at the butt and was
all curly grained clear to the top. l
think the stump is still standing. That
tree was split up and taken to the
Dave Miller saw mill, later known as
the sidebottom mill, south of town,
and sawed up. 1t sold for $14 a thous-
and, while now every foot of it would
be used for veneering and bring the
highest price"
Mr.. Mcnamara told of other giant
trees and of the richness of the early
supply of timber. The saw mills were
all equipped with the old upright
saws. he said. Il believe / filed the
first buzz saw brolgh. into this
neighborhood," said lie.
Much of the walnut was squared
and shipped east to go to the German
market, America being too well sup
piled with timber to create a demand.
1t is different now.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Death of Mrs. O'Keefe.

Anna Maria Wilson was born in
Butler county, Ohio, in 1881, and died
at her home in Plymouth, Indiana
Jan. IL, 1907. She was married in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1s49, to Timothy
O'Keefe, who died January %, 1899
She with her family came to Mar
shall county in 1871 and resided here
until her death. She was the mother
of eight children FIVE of whom sur
vive her. They are William and Tim
othy O'Keefe, Mrs. Kate Sester and
Miss Mary O'Keefe of this city, and
Mrs. Hahn of Indianapolis. She also
leaves several grand children and
many friends who had known her as
an excellent woman during her long
residence near this city.
Funeral at the Catholic church
Saturday morning at nine o'clock
Services conducted by Rev. Father
1remmel, Interment in the Catholic
cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Don't get scared, but it is a fact
that in boring for the new we'll at
the Kamm & Schellinger Brewing
Co., in the search for pure water, the
drill has recently encountered body
of clay which gives forth unm;ssak
able evidence of crude petroleum
The company is after pure water, to
be used in brewing their famous beer
and for manufacturing artificial ice,
but if they should strike the oil or
gas gusher, they would not be very
badly dissappointed-nor the citizens,
either.
The we'll is down over 400 feet at
present, and the contract stipulates
an ultimate depth of $50 feet, if nee
essary. The drill is now in limestone
rock.-Mishawaka Enterprise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The Indiana State Board of Edu-
cation at its closing session Friday
in the Office of State superintendent
Fassett A Cotton adopted a resolu-
ton expressing the sentiments of the
members with regard to the proposes
legislation increasing teachers salar-
les. The resolution states that it is
most important that this session of
the legislature enact law whereby
more money can be raised for an in
crease in teachers salaries. The res
olution was drafted only after an all
day consideration of the question and
conference with Senator T.. T.
Moore, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on education. and Represen-
tative Slimp chairman of the house
committee on education.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Pension for Soldier Woman.

The entire Indiana delegation in
congress will unite this week to Sc
cure the passage of bill giving
Mrs. Elizabeth Finnan of Greens
burg, Ind, pension of $50 month
Mrs. lFinnan enjoys the unusual dis
tinction of having served through
the war as soldier. She donned
male attire and performed number
of deeds of heroism She is now con-
fronted by direst poverty. Her case
will be the first of its kind ever pre-
sented to congress.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Whether Agnes F. Barney, widow
of Samuel F. Barney, founder of the
wrecked American Mutual Life insur-
ance company, of Elkhart, and her
sons, Hugh c., Richard Carl, Wade
and Torrance Barney can be held
responsible for $s6,163.73 of the funds
OF the concern alleged to have been
misappropriated by the founder, will
soon be determined in a suit to be
fled in the Elkhart circuit court by
the Elkhart County Trust company
the receiver for the American Nut
ual
Hundreds of policy holders in In
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York are in
terested in the outcome of this liti-
CATION.
If the Samuel E. Barney estate is
held for the big shortage, policy
holders will realize something on
their claims. If it is not SO, they will
lose practically everything.
If the suit against the Barney es-
tate is successful, and all of the real
estate left by Samuel E. Barney is
seized, it will not pay more than 25
per cent of the sum he is alleged to
have Incorporated in the manage
ment of the American Mutual.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The Senate has had a streak oil
economy. 1t has eliminated from the
House legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill the provision
for increasing the salaries of Vice
President, speaker and cabinet mem
bers from $4,000 to $4,000 year
If the House had not got frighten-
ed when the time came to vote on
the proposal to increase the pay oil
members of Congress by so per cent
and if the country had not complain
ed loudly of the proposed increase
the senators would no doubt have as
sented to the increase of their own
salaries, and then they would not
have thought of striking out of the
bill the further appropriation for in
creased pay for the cabinet members
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
An Income Tax for New York.

The state of New York has revised
or materially changed its system of
taxation more frequently perhaps,
than any other state in the union.
1t has created number of COM
missions, first and last, to investigate
the subject profoundly and discover,
if possible, thoroughly scientific sys
tenn. One of these commissions was
headed by the late David A. Wells,
who made an elaborate report which
was more scientific than the legislat-
ure could grapple with, and it was
almost entirely ignored.
The state now has tax commits
sion which was appointed by Cover
nor Higgins last year and is supposed
to have been working out the scien-
tific problem once more. 1t met last
Saturday to complete its report,
which has been foreshadowed in one
respect. 1t will recommend a pro-
gressive income tax The counsel for
the commission has already prepared
bill for such a tax the passage of
which it is believed the commission
will recommend.
1t has been given out that the bill
provides for laying a tax on all in
comes exceeding $500 per annum.
The tax proposed on every income up
to and including $4,000 is per cent
on the excess over $500, per cent on
the excess over $4,000 up to $4,000
5 per cent on the excess over $4,000
up to $4,000 up to 100000, Is per
cent on the excess over 100000 up
to 100000 and 90 per cent on all in
excess of 100000.
Persons whose incomes exceed the
exempt $500 are required to file state
ments of the amount and sources of
their incomes-wages, salaries, fees,
commissions and from all sorts of Sc
curities and investments. The total is
subject to reducti to The amount
falling due within the year on the
taxpayers Indebtedness, if any.
A uniform income tax is about the
fairest of taxes that can be devised
or would be if the incomes of all
could be ascertained with certainty.
Yet, though this is beyond reasonable
dispute, it has always been found diff
hcult, at least in this country, to get
correct returns from taxpayers or
fair assessments in default of returns