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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
A Noble Gift.

Robert n. Carson, Philadel-
phia millionaire, who died sud-
denly last week, has left in his
will a provision for $5,OO0.O00
home for orphan girls near that
city-the bequest 10 become ef-
fective after the death of his wild
ow. Years ago Stephen Gerard
left a large sum of money for
boys college, which is now the
largest institution of its kind in
the world. The Carson home is
to be patterned after it, and the
will contains the same stipula-
ton as that made by Girard-
namely: that the institution shall
not be controlled by any religious
body, though all denominations
shall have access to it and enjoy
its privileges.
This noble bequest will furnish
the City of Brotherly Love with
a home for girls amply endowed
and handsomely equipped, and,
side by side with Girard college,
.justifies Philadelphia in boasting
of the great advantages it can
hold out for boys and girls. Sim
liar exhibitions of the charitable
spirit have been made this year in
other parts of the United States.
especially for the benefit of the
young and the aged. Anna L.
Jeanes, of Philadelphia again, has
left a million dollars to aid in or
ganizing schools for negro child
rem. c. r. Gallard of Seattle has
given 81, ,500,000 for a home for
aged, Mrs. Russell Sage 1925, 900
as fund for the assistance of in
digent families, and nearly $780,
900 has been given in smaller
sums for kindred purposes. So
shines good deed in a naughty
world" But there are so many
good deeds Illuminating the
world that it may fairly be ques-
toned whether it is so very
naughty after all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
James Reddick Killed by Auto

James Reddick, Of Chicago,
chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee and
public administrator, was killed
and his wife seriously injured
early Sunday morning by the
overturning of an automobile
while he was riding near Liber-
tyville, a suburb of Chicago. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. William Wells, the
other occupants of the car, escap-
ed with only slight injuries.
The accident was due to the
skidding of the automobile on a
muddy road, which caused it to
upset in a ditch. Mr.. Reddick
occupied a rear seat with his wife
and although she was thrown
some distance, he was caught be-
meath the tonneau and crushed to
1eath.
With the passage of the pri-
mary election law practically as
sured, it is probable that no sue
cessor will be chosen to James
Reddick. chairman of the Repub.
lican County Committee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Roosevelt Curbs a Boomer.

An interesting development of
the day at the White House
Monday, will make third-term
boomers little cautious. There
IS excellent authority for the
statement that the President has
informed Senator Bourne that his
persistent third-term propaganda
S not receiving hearty indorse-
ment at the White House. Sen
ator Bourne has been particular
ly active with his second cleo
i've term campaign and has Of
fered a prize of $1,000 for the
best essay on the subject. He
has been frequenl caller at the
White House, and on leaving has
llways given out an interview re-
iterating in one form or another
his opinion that the President
must be nominated whether he
gives his consent or not. The
President has gone so far as to
inform the Senator that he will
be better pleased with his friend
ship if he will discontinue his
propaganda.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
The Asphalt Scandals.

Henry w. Marshall, president
OF the. Western Construction
company; George w. Baxter,
cashier of the Western Constrmc-
ton company; Tom Shufelton
and John Rosasco, city inspectors
of Indianapolis, were indicted
Saturday morning by the Marion
county grand jury and all have
been placed under arrest in con-
nection with the asphalt paving
graft case.
The other interesting feature
of Saturdays developments was
the return of Harry p. Brunaugh
from Detroit in the custody of
Sheriff Clay, who arrested him in
that city Friday afternoon.
Marshall, Baxter, Rosasco, and
Shufelton called at the sheriff's
office in the court house at Indi-
annapolis and gave bond for their
appearance for trial in the Mar
ion county criminal court. The
bond in each case was placed by
Judge Pritchard. of the criminal
court, at $4,000.
The indictments against the
five men contain two counts. TIL,
first count charges that they con-
spired TO commit a felony, to-wit,
grand larceny of about So, 400 on
May 10, 1907, the property of the
city of Indianapolis. The second
count alleges conspiracy to pre-
sent false claim against the city
of indianapolis.
Developments have come thick
and fast since the story of the as
phalt graft first became public.
AS soon as il was shown ten days
ago, that the books of Shufelton
and Rosasco, city inspectors in
charge of the street repair work,
in indianapolis. had been altered
and falsified SO that the bills were
greatly in excess of the work
done, Prosecutor Hooton laid the
matter before the grand jury. A
score of witnesses were called
and examined, among them being
all of those indicted Saturday, ex-
cept Brunaugh.
In addition there were Mayor
Bookwalter, Preston c. Truslcr
and Joseph II. Elliott, members
of the board of public works !;
Blaine II. Miller. city engineer !;
several employees of the Western
Construction company. which
had the contract for the asphalt
street patching, and numerous
other contractors who had figur-
ed on the job. 1t was shown that
somebody had changed figures in
the books of the inspectors SO rs
to make them show on the books
larger patches than could be
made in some streets. Figures
had been altered and amounts
raised many times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Driven to Drink by Chipmunk.

Frank Hatfield. boy natural
ist of Allegheny, Pa, disagreed
with President Roosevelt's theo-
ry on ground squirrels, but, on
investigation found that the head
of the nation was right. This so
annoyed the Is year old student
of natural history that he took to
drink and may die in conse-
quence. The Hatfield boy, who
has studied much natural history,
protested vigorously some time
ago on reading that Mr.. Roose-
Welt said the chipmunk, or
ground squirrel, hibernated. He
asserted that he had met the lit.
tie animal in the depths of win
ter. He visited all the haunts of
the chipmunk within miles of the
city, but could find not one. He
drowned his sorrow in whisky
and was soon senSeleSS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Allen Near Defeat on Peanut
Diet Theory.

One weeks diet of peanuts has
weakened Prof. T. ]. Allen of Au-
rora, ILL.,, almost to the point OF
giving up and admitting defeat.
The professor declared he had a
desire for fruit that amounted in
its intensity to agony. He has
lost 10 pounds in a week, and his
temperature has risen to 100 3-4.
Since starting his unique test,
Prof. Allen has given up his idea
that the roasting of peanuts de-
stroys their nutritive quality. He
began his test eating unroasted
COOLERS, but the diet made him
i'll, and he was forced to roasted
peanut diet. He is eating two
meals day and has been COM
PEELED to add glass of lemon
Juice. This he did after having
been advised by physician that
he would be attacked by scurvy if
he did not
He is still in good physical
condition despite his loss in
weight and in the face of his
appetite for fruit, declares he will
carry his experiment to the end
set. sixty days. Prof. Allen, who
is president of Aurora College,
began his test when the Board of
Health of the town was about to
place its ban on peanut candy, on
the ground that it was unhealthy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Limit on Jap Immigrants Bound
for United States.

A delegate from the Japanese
residents of San Francisco inter-
viewed Foreign Minister Haya-
shi Monday and fully explained
conditions in that city relative to
the prejudice against Japanese.
He pointed out that the feeling
for exclusion Was directed
against the undesirable immi-
grant alone, and that American
employers welcomed honest Jap
anese laborers. He requested that
the foreign Office permit emigra-
tion Of 900 honest emigrants
monthly through Seattle and
San Francisco.
Minister Hayashi replied thar
at present it was advisable to linn
it emigration to half that num-
Der. He further assured the dele
gate that everything will be done
to protect Japanese interests, and
at the same time emphasized the
Importance of stopping anything
calculated to injure the tradition
al friendship. of both countries.
The government would hereaf-
ter. he said, supervise the kind of
emigrants allowed to go out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Water Congress is Called.

The official call for the meeting
of the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress has been sent out
by President Ransdell of Loulsi-
ana and Secretary Ellison of
Cincinnati. The congress will as
semble at the New Willard in
Washington on Dec. 4, adjourn
ing on the evening of Dec. 6. 1t
will be the fourth meeting of the
congress and the second since its
reorganization.
The call is specific in its declar-
alton that no special project for
river or for harbor Improvement
will be advocated or considered
by the congress, and that it will
stand for broad and liberal pol
icy by the national government
for all improvements that have
been favorably considered by the
board of engineers of the army
and by that board recommended
to the Congress of the United
States.
1t is the design and purpose of
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress to demand that a more
liberal proportion of the revenue
of the government derived from
commerce shall be expended in
the interest of commerce in inn
proving the national channels of
trade and transportation, the
amount heretofore appropriated
for such improvements having
been about 3 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
CHAS. MILLER CONFIDENT
Predicts His Nomination in Ipdi-
annapolis Interview.

With the coming of Charles W.
Miller and Congressman James
+. Watson to indianapolis. the
Republican gubernatorial race
has taken on big quantities of re-
newed activity.
Mr.. Miller has been in New
York for two weeks on legal busi-
ness had been doing a campaign
ing stunt in, the southern part of
the state for nearly a week w.
l.. Taylor had also been out of
the city part of the time and
Republicans who came in from
over the state to discuss the gu
bernatorial situation had to do so
with campaign managers and
clerks.
Mr.. Miller held forth Wednes-
day at the Dennison hotel the
greater part of the day and met
a number of out-of-town repub-
licans who came to see him. Con-
gressman Watson was closeted
in his private room at the Clay
pool much of the time. w. l..
Taylor's headquarters in the
State Life building was also "a
very busy place.
Mr.. Miller Thursday said he
was willing to go on record as
predicting his own nomination.
AS far as | can tell the situation
rs it regards my candidacy has
not changed since | announced
myself seven weeks ago. said he.
81 believed then that | would be
nominated and | believe the same
now."
Mr.. Miller has heard that an
effort might be made to hold the
state convention earlier than usu-
al and he said that he was oppos-
ed to any such move.
81 think the convention should
be held at the usual time, in APP
ril, said he.-Goshen News
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Alton B. Parker Says it is Great
to Be Heayen-Born.

Alton B. Parker, former Demo-
cratic candidate for President,
said that he had seen w. ]. Bry-
ans statement made in Schenec-
tady, that when in Congress Mr..
Bryan advocated a law to protect
depositors from exactly such con-
ditions as occurred in New York
during the last few DAYS.
Commenting thereon, he said
How glorious it is to be heaven
born financial genius. What a
pity Congress could not have ap-
preciated the wonderful advan-
tages of such law. Had they
appreciated it, we would not have
needed Friday the patriotism Of
]. Pierpont Morgan that prompt
ed him to throw twenty seven
millions into the maelstrom at a
critical moment; the twenty-five
millions of the Government; the
ten millions of Rockefeller and
the money and strenuous labor
of public spirited and honest
bankers and business men, who
strove nightly to save business
generally, and therefore every
citizen, from ultimate injury.
al am sorry that he did not
mention the title of the bill. In
the absence of specifications,
there will be those who will think
that its title may have been '16 to
l."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
MILLIONS FOR NAVY.
Metcalf Asks for Big Sum.

Naval matters occupied the at
tention of the Cabinet during a
considerable part of the meeting
at Washington, Friday. Secre-
tary Metcalf has just completed
estimates for the maintenance of
the naval establishment, and as
these show great increase, the
President and the secretary of
the navy are giving earnest atten-
ton to them.
The secretary advanced a prop
osition to increase by $4,000
the standing appropriation for
the payment of enlisted men in
the navy. According to his esti-
mate this increase would admit of
about 5000 more bluejackets.
The proposition will be includ-
ed in the estimates to be submit
ted to Congress. Another matter
cnsidered was the recommends
ton of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission looking to the widening
" the locks of the Panama Canal.
Some naval officers, whose views
were reflected by Secretary Met
calf, held that width of 100 feet
in the locks would be quite suffi-
cient to meet all naval needs
within the next half century, but
it appeared that another element
believes that the locks would
prove too narrow in ten years or
less. The President decided to
await detailed report from the
Canal Commission.
Secretary Metcalf also has the
report of the Naval General
Board. headed by Admiral Dew
ey, upon the new construction re-
quired to meet the plans of the
board and these were touched
upon. 1t is pointed out that be-
cause he last year expressed the
opinion that one new ship would
be all that necessarily should be
authorized at this Congress. that
President has somewhat embar-
rassed himself, but as several of
the battleships which were last
year supposed to be perfectly SER
viceable have since rather unex-
pcctedly been shown of obsolete
type, it is not apprehended that
the President will have any diff
Guilty in explaining to Congress
the necessity of amending the
original estimate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Defending Own Case.

Repeating his refusal of legal
aid, Frank III. Warner, of New
York, resumed his fight Monday
against conviction for the murder
of Esther c. Nordling and Chas.
Wilson in a fit of murderous fury
July 23. He is defending his case
with considerable skill, on the
ground of temporary alteration.
Warmers contention is that his
mind was unbalanced by the ruin
of a furnishing goods and hat
store by the long construc ion of
Forty-Sccond street, where the
store was, while the subway was
being constructed. He was COM
PEELED to turn over his stock to a
dealer with more capital. Miss
Nordling had been his cashier.
Warner knew she had several
thousand dollars and repeatedly
begged her to invest it with him,
but met invariable refusals. The
young woman remained as cash
ier and bookkeeper for the new
proprietor of the Warner store
and had just arrived for her days
work on the morning of her death
when Warner. by this time re-
duced to his last 25-cent piece
stepped inside and asked her for
the last time if she would help
him. Frightened at his wild man
ner, Miss Nordling turned to
flee. Warner shot her as she
reached the door and fled.
The police were so slow pursu-
ing that Warner escaped and
went to Wilson's store and asked
for so. Without waiting an an
swer. he shot Wilson, who died a
few days later.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Beats Pearl Hunting.

That a $65 diamond for 15-
cent turtle soup order beats any
Sure thing" or inside informa-
ton about stocks. is the opinion
of II. D. Kennedy, of Pittsburg,
Pa. Kennedy Thursday found a
half karat diamond embedded in
the meat in a bowl of turtle soup
He heard something roll on the
floor and saw that it glistened.
1t proved to be diamond. The
man consulted a leweler who said
it was worth $65. Sold! said
Kennedy, who now declares he is
fonder of turtle soup than ever.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
At the Christian Church.

At a short conference held at
the Christian church Monday
evening, it was decided to con-
duct short series of revival
meetings. and locate permanent
pastor. State Evangelist. Il. ].
Legg, who Is well known in Ply
mouth. to have charge of the
meetings. However. Rev. Geo.
Henny of South Bend. will
preach Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings and Rev. Legg, this
evening.
Mrs. Lola Calvert of Indian
apolis. one of the best chorus di-
rectors in the state will direct the
music. Services begin at 7:15
each evening, sharp.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Atlantic Fleet Will Sail on De-
cember 16.

Secretary Metcalf announced
Saturday that it was definitely
settled that the Atlantic fleet
would leave Hampton Roads on
December 16 for its cruise to the
Pacific coast. This announcement
followed a conference held at the
White House, to which the Pres
ident summoned Secretary Met
calf, Rear-Admiral Evans, who
will command the Atlantic fleet
on its cruise to the Pacific, and
Rear-Admiral Brownson, chief of
the Bureau OF Navigation of the
Navy Department. The confer
ence was called to continue more
in detail the Cabinet meeting dis
cussion of naval affairs Friday.
The discussion related particular.
ly to details of the Atlantic fleets
cruise to the Pacific.
The fleet will return by way of
Europe. thus making a circuit of
the globe. 1t is the Presidents
desire that the far East shall sec
the fleet as an object lesson, and
he wishes it to visit several of the
capitals of Europe. Possibly Ad-
miral James Henry Dayton of In
diana. will bring the fleet back.
Senator Flint, of California, was
present at the conference. to re-
quest that the fleet stay at San
Francisco at least two months.
It's stay there will mean $1,000
0O0 a month to San Francisco in
the way of supplies, etc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
GIVES A FRANCHISE
Council Grants Interurban Com
pany 40 Year Right of Way.

The Indianapolis, South Bend,
and Logansport Traction COM
pany was gwen a franchise by
the city council, Monday even
ing. The right of way is to be
along Michigan street, in the CEN
ter of the street.
Among the provisions are
the franchise will become invalid
if construction on the road is not
commenced within six months,
and If the road is not completed
by April 1, 1909. The company
must make deposit of $4,000, as
a bond for accidents, or personal
injury.
The maximum rate within the
city limits to be 5 cents.
The franchise gives the COM
pany the right of way for forty
years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
Must Pay $4,000 for Hazing.

For hazing Charles Stoner of
Bradford, a student of school
there last spring. five young men
of that town $4,000 damages.
This verdict WAS brought in
Monday by jury at Kewanee,
Ill. Defendants are VIM Real,
Earl Lappin, Arley Harwood
Earl Howe and Francis Long.
They. with two others who have
left the state, are said to have
tied Stoner to a tombstone in a
cemetery. Stoner was frightened
so badly that he pulled the tomb
stone over on himself in his eff
forts to get free. A bone in his
leg was broken and he was kept
in a hospital, a nervous wreck,
for several weeks. The hazers
have been indicted for conspiracy
and will have TO stand criminal
trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
A Conference on Trusts.

The Civic federation confer
cnce on trusts has adjourned af-
ter four days of interesting and
valuable discussion.
The speakers at the conference
did not agree in the Legislative
or administrative remedies which
they proposed for existing evils.
But it was the general sense of a
body representative of widely dif-
ferent interests that present con-
ditions call for new legislation.
The Sherman law. which was
enacted in the interest of free
competition and to protect the
public. will have to be supple
mented bv additional legislation,
whatever its value may have been
at one time. or might have been
il it had been universally enforc-
cd.
The resolutions adopted by the
conference will commend them
selves to thinking men. a COM
petent commission should be Gre
ate1 by congress for the consid-
Grafton of all the great problems,
which have resulted from the en-
ormous industrial development oi
the country and from the merger
of great railroad and other cor
porate interests. And it is equal
" important that there should be
legislation along the lines recon-
mended by the president permit
ting reasonable agreements be-
tween railroads subject to the ap-
proval of the government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-31
WRECK ON ERIE ROAD.
Engineer Killed and 20 Persons
Hurt Near Letters Ford.

In collision on the Chicago
& Erie railroad, between passen
ger and milk train No. % and &
freigh train, at Letters ford, ter
miles northwest of Rochester, al
8 O'Clock Friday morning, one
man was killed and twenty in
jured. The dead-Michael Mast
Huntington, engineer of the pas
senger train, crushed in his seat
Daniel Burkhart, Huntington
fireman of the passenger train,
bruised and shaken by jumping,
Name unknown, porter of the
passenger train, back broken.
p. w. Whittern, Fl. Wayne,
travelling salesman for the Ma
tional Biscuit Company, nose
broken.
Charles PATHS. attorney, and
wife, Knox.
Daniel Agnew. Rochester.
A. ]. Barret, Rochester.
All the other passengers were
bruised or otherwise injured.
Burkhart leaped from the en-
CINE in time to save his life, but
Mast, was crushed to death as he
sat in his seat with his hand on
the throttle, and the body remain
ed in sitting posture. with the
cap on. for more than two hours,
until the wrecking crew could get
to it.
The caboose of the freight was
mashed into kindling wood, the
box car ahead of it was split wide
open and the sugar with which
it was laden was scattered in all
directions.
The cause of the wreck was the
breaking in two of the freight
train as it was pulling into the
switch at Letters Ford. The cars
that broke loose could not be seen
by the tower man, who. when he
saw the freight pulling into Lett
ers switch, notified Germany, 3
miles away, that the block was
clear for the passenger train. Be-
fore the freight could back up
and get the lost cars the pas
senger train dashed around the
curve and ran into the cars. Six
physicians were summoned to the
wreck, and a relief train from
Huntington brought the injured
men to Rochester.
Y. Creamer was conductor
on the passenger train. and Fred
Grappy was conductor of the
freight. Mast was an old Toledo
* Ohio Central engineer, and
came to the Erie in 1882 at the
time of the opening of the road
from Lima. For number Of
years he was road foreman of en-
gines. He leaves a widow and
nine daughters, one of whom is
known as Sister Dolorosa. teach
er in St. Agnes's Academy. Indi-
annapolis. Another daughter is
Miss Monica Mast, an actress.
now playing in Chicago.