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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
The Constitution in the Schools.

We have received letter from a
fourteen-year-old school boy in which
the constitutional rights of the Presi-
dent to accept the Nobel prize, award
ed to him, is questioned. Reference
is made to the provision of the con-
stitution which forbids any person
holding office of trust or profit under
the Government from accepting, with
out the consent of Congress, "any
present emolument, Office or title, of
any kind whatever from any king,
prince or foreign state" We are glad
that the constitution is being studied
in the schools, and especially glad
that there is at least one strict CON
structionist among the pupils But in
this case our young friend is, we fear
wrong. Indeed, he himself is forced
to construe the constitution to make
IT cover this case For, after citing
the provision in question, he says
that the Nobel prize is "profered'
by foreign state So it is. But it is
MOI given by foreign state, and
II. only a gift that is forbidden. Nor
way simply decides who shall receive
the gift. But the gift comes from
fund created by private individual.
Alfred Nobel bequeathed fortune of
$4,000, 900 to create a fund. the inter-
est on which was to go each year to
persons who had done most for the
good of humanity. The peace prize
is awarded by a committee of FIVE per-
sons, chosen b. the Norwegian Legfs-
lature. The state does not give the
prize, but only chooses FIVE men to
decide who is worthy to receive it.
Therefore it seems to us that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has an unclouded title
to the prize. The strictest construc-
Zionist can not, in our opinion, find
in his action any violation of the con-
stitution. Yet we entirely approve the
spirit of our correspondent 1t would
be we'll for all of us to test the acts
of government more frequently than.
we do by ti1e constitution That great
document is worthy of our careful
study, and its provisions ought to be
most carefully Observation-Disclosures
lis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
No Work, No Pay.

Some sneering and sarcastic per
sons may be disposed TO say that the
average congressman might better
be paid than "docked" for absenting
himself from his place in the house
That is a matter of opinion respect
ing which there will be differences
But as a matter Of ordinary bust
ness it really seems that the legis.
lator who gives no attention to his
duties ought not to draw pay. Rep
resentative John Wesley Gaines
thinks so and, what is more to the
purpose, he has hunted up an old
statute which says So There is, con
sequently, no. need Tor new law OF
the subject The enforcement of the
old one will meet the situation
Members of congress are not to
be treated like railroad laborers, go
ing to work at the sound of the
whistle and "docked" for any time
that they are idle. 1t is equally
clear that a congressman ought not
to be paid for congressional duties
which he flagrantly neglects. The
man who can not give his time and
attention to his legislative functions
ought to resign his seat.
There is nothing funny about Mr.
Gaines proposition to enforce the
statute of 1856. 1t is commendable
business proposition.--C Chicago Chron
icle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Wants Monthly Reports.

1t is said that Representative
elect Aaron S. Zook, of Elkhart coun
ty, proposes to introduce at the next
session of the legislature a meas SUR
providing for a closer financial re-
Iation between school boards and com
mon councils. His experience on the
Goshen school board of eight years
has shown him, he says, that the
present law pertaining to the hand
ling of moneys and making reports
by school boards is entirely too lax
His bill will favor the compel
ling of school boards to make month
ly reports to the common councils Of
moneys received and expended from
the school fund Under the presen
law the treasurer of each school
board is required to make an annual
report of expenditures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Secretary James R. Garfield.

The man who will succeed Ethan
Allen Hitchcock as secretary of the
interior is the second son of the late
President Garfield. James Rudolph
Garfield is fortyone years old, ma
tive of Hiram, O., where his father
in early manhood was president Of a
college. He practiced law in Cleve
land until his appointment as a mem
Der of the United States civil service
commission IN 1903 he became com
missioner of corporations. His report
on the matter of railroad rebates first
Garfield married Miss Helen Newell
of Chicago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
In No End of Trouble.

Joseph B. Workman. whose tax
ferret contract with two of the Allen
county commissioners is under a
cross fire in the superior court, APP
piled for a change of venue from the
county, which was strongly objected
TO on the part of the attorneys rep
resenting L. J. Libbing of the board
IN support of the objection it was
stated that Workman is party to
the suit on his application and not
one of the principals in the action.
Judge Heaton held, however, that he
is entitled toa change of venue and
stipulated that the issue must be
made up before it is granted. The
other attorneys in the case have been
advised and will take up the issues
and when this work is completed an
order granting the change will be
made.
Workman has been encountering a
great deal of trouble in his field OF
operations. He wanted a contract in
Elkhart county, but the commission
ers turned him down.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Dr. Lyman Abbott is not felicitous
in his illustration of the wrongs oil
our governmental system. He says
he knew a man who put 5000 into
a gold mine, and in two years, with
out doing a stroke of work or using
his brain, took out s2,O0O,ooO- This
system is not just and we are going
to leave it in the rear" What is
there unjust about it? There is an
element of chance in it, as there is in
many other investments. There are
hundreds of men who invested in
gold mines and took out nothing.
Neither Dr. Abbott nor anybody else
makes any complaint of them. The
criticism is merely of the man who
happened to "srrike it rich" The the
ory' seems to be that if you make a
lucky investment there is something
wrong about it.
On the same principle, if man in
vests in-Feal estate that happens to
go ap, he has, IN some mysterious
waJ, wfonged his fellow men. If
gees down or remains stationary ir
va.ue there is nothing wrong from
the. Abbott point Of .yiew. If ma
buys horse. and it turns out to be
an ordinary animal. the transaction i
commendable. but il it should devel
op into racer. and be worth a grea.
deal of money. the purchaser would
be an enemy of mankind who ought
to be suppressed In other words
what DR.. Abbott objects to is sue
cessful investment. He wants sys
tenn in which good judgment as t.
investments shall count for nothing
"a system in which there is simpl,
wages for work and nothing more
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
A Salary suggestion.

The question of increasing the pay
of congressman from 5000 to $500
per year is now under discussion
throughout the Union. A number of
the gentlemen interested have been
interviewed and have in a pathetic
manner set forth the hardships en-
dured in attempting to get along on
the beggarly sum allowed them. So
far, however, none have reported that
their wives have to take in washing
or do plain sewing in order to make
both ends meet 1t is true that in
addition to the five thousand dollars,
they have stationery and postage
free; that they have an allowance OF
$500 per annum for secretary,
whether or not they employ one, and
their mileage is reckoned at ten cents
whereas it costs them three or less
1t is true also that the congress
men have the fixing of their own
salary They have but to put forth
their hands and take whatever they
choose There is only this limitation.
that if they wish to return, their CON
stituents may put forth their hands
and thrust them aside In this diem
ma The Times offers suggestion
Let congressman get at work and
earn bigger salary. The people are
generous employers, but they like
to have their employees earn their
money. Let congress pass laws that
will curb the insolence of corpora
tons, revise the tariff so as TO rem
edy its inequalities, enact an income
and inheritance tax, give the country
an elastic but absolutely safe cur
rency, ameliorate the condition of
children whose lives are crushed out
by long hours of cruel labor, legislate
for the Philippines in the interest OF
the islanders and the people of the
United States instead of the sugar
and tobacco trusts, and, finally, enact
statutes that will make an end OF
bribery and corruption at federal
elections Should congress speedily
and thoroughly do these things, the
people, surprised and grateful. nigh
even petition its members to increase
their salaries.-South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Child Killed at Bourbon.

Another fatal accident from hand
ling of guns by children follows the
death of the Hively child who ;as
shot>>6pd <l6D>tphx bis aittle siztSr
near Teegarden, few days ago. This
time it is little Bourbon township
girl killed by her brother.
Rufus Haines, who resides near
Bourbon, went hunting Friday at
ternoon and when he returned gave
his gun to his little son Alva, ten
years old, to set it away Elsie the
twin sister of the little boy was play
ing with some pictures under a table
when the gun was in some way ac-
cidentally discharged the entire load
striking the little girl under the chin
and almost tearing her head off
Half dozen accidents from the
handling of firearms within less than
fifty miles of Plymorfh during the
past week, emphasize the fact tina
children should not be allowed to
handle guns.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
A Good Law.

The Citizen is in sympathy with
Representative McDonald's proposed
anti-railroad subsidy bill The prac-
tice of voting aid to railroads is
vicious and out of date. 1t had its
origin in days when the railroads
were a necessity to the development
of new country and were of great
err benefit to the territory reached
than the territory was to the rail
roads. The experimental stage Of
railroad operating has been passed
and now any new railroad that seeks
route is amply assured of prof
table business as soon as its trains
begin to move There is an abund-
ance of capital to finance any rail
road thai is worth building. and there
should never be, in this section oil
the country at least, any more votin 2
away of the peoples money and plac
ing a burdensome debt on the PEG
pies property for years to come
Culver Citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Anti-Pass Law.

The going itno effect OF the anti
pass provision of the railroad rate
law marks officially an important
step in the reforms of the day. Most
of the railroads OF the country have
anticipated the provision of the rate
law by cutting off free transporta-
ton, but few of the great systems
have continued to follow the old pol
icy After Tuesday, Jan. l, it will be
unlawful for any common carrier en-
gagged in interstate commerce "di-
rectly or indirectly to issue or give
any interstate free tickets, free pass,
or free transportation for passengers,
except to its employees and their fam
lilies, its officers, agents, surgeons,
physicians and attorneys-a t-law; to
ministers of religion, travelling secre-
taries of railroad Young Mems Chris
tian Associations, inmates OF hos
pitfalls and charitable and eleemosy-
nary institutions, and persons exclu-
sively engaged in charitable and
eleemosynary work; to INDECENT, des-
titute and homeless persons, and to
sucf persons when transported by
cha ritable societies or hospitals, aud
the necessary agents employed III
such transportation; to inmates u
the national homes or State homes
for disabled volunteer soldiers. and
of soldiers and sailors homes, m
GLIDING those about to enter AID
those returning home after dis
charge, and boards of managers of
such homes; to. necessary caretakers
of live stock, poultry and fruit; to
employees on sleeping cars, express
cars, and to linemen of telegraph
and telephone companies; to railway
mail service employees, postoffice in
spectors, customs inspectors and i'm
migration inspectors; to newsboys on
trains, baggage agents, witnesses at
tending any legal investigation in
which the common carrier is interest
ed, persons injured in wrecks and
physicians and nurses attending such
persons, provided, that. this provision
shall not be construed to prohibit
the interchange of passes for the Of
ficers, agents and employees of COM
mon carriers and their families; nor
to prohibit any common carrier from
carrying passengers free with the OBJ
ject of providing relief in cases OF
general epidemic, pestilence or other
calaniitous visitation.
"Any common carrier violating
this provision shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and for each. Of
Tense, on conviction, shall pay to the
United States penalty of not less
than 500 nor more than $4,000. and
any person, other than the persons
excepted in this provision, who uses
any such interstate free ticket, free
pass or free transportation shall be
subject to like, penalty"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

William P. Booker, of Louisville,
KY, aged IS, obtained license Mon
day to marry Mrs. Amanda Clapham
The clerk who issued the license
asked whether it was his first vent
ure.
Eyes, replied the applicant "Pve
never been married before, but / find
I'll haze TO do it. ! started out at
the age of IL with mother and FIVE
sisters to support. The last sister
died eleven months ago and am
both free of obligation to them and
lonely without a family. I can't get
along alone and | am going to join
the married men on the principle
that its better late than never"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
MANIAC RUNS RAILYARD.
Seizes Tower-House, Routes En-
ployes and Flags Trains.

For six hours Wednesday a MANIAC
ran the switchyards at Cavanaugh
Ind, a junction point near Hammond
where the Lake Shore tracks cross
those of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
Railroad He gained possession yol
the tower-house, tagged every pas
senger and freight train that passed
and with coupling pin put to flight
every train crew that made a protest
In four hours he discharged twenty
four brakemen and six conductors
and to fill the vacancies hired any
weary Willie" that showed up.
The maniac appeared early in the
morning just as the section hands
were starting eff on the handcars.
He mounted the steps of the tower
at the crossings and confronted w
J. Bate, operator of the switches.
I'm the new yardmaster," he said
Glad to meet you," replied Bate,
busy with his levers.
Il don't like your red hair" stated
the newcomer, belligerently.
Its better than a red nose," re-
torted Bate, with a laugh.
You're too fresh;you're fired Go to
the station and get your envelope,
shouted the new yardmaster." No
red-headed men can work for me"
The operator left hastily, influenc-
ed by the sight of corpling pin
which his critic fourished.
AS soon as the coast was clear
the maniac amused himself by jerk
ing at every lever in sight, throwing
the interlocking switches and bring
ing all trains to standstill. Several
train crews tried to arrest him, but
he fought them off. - -
After discharging a number OF
brakemen he turned to hobo who
stood near, with the remark:
Il appoint you president of this
road. Co out and get some more
of the boys and I'll give them easy
jobs You may think I'm buggy, but
I'm not"
After several hours delay c. 3E.
Salisbury, agent at Hammond. wired
into headquarters at Chicago, and or
ders we're given for special tain.
1t took squad of a dozen brakemen
and deputy sheriffs to make the ar
rest, several being used up in the en-
counter with the crazy man and his
coupling pin. He finally was over
powered and taken to jail at Ham
mond
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
ARE AFTER HENDERSON.
Case Against Ex-State Auditor for
Appropriating Insurance Fees.

| Acknowledgement Charles w. Mill
or filed an amended complaint, ard a
second and third paragraph, IN the
superior court, in the suit of the state
of Indiana against ]. Oscar Hender
sou, former state auditor for the col
lection of insurance fees which Hen
derson is alleged to have wrongfully
retained during his tenure of Office
Al demand for judgment for total
of 100000 is made in the amended
complaint.
fThe amendment deals with the
Question of the collection of foreign
insurance taxes and alleges that Hen
@erson owes the state 100000 tor
moneys of this character alleged to
have been collected and retained by
him during his two terms of Office
In the second paragraph a demand
Isl made for $4,000, and the question
OF Henderson's right to collect and
retain such fees is gone into. The
third paragraph deals with the ques-
tion of the alleged omission OF fees
from the reports made by Henderson
to the treasurer of state during his
igcumbency and charges that the for
mer auditor owes the sts.e $4,000
on such omitted fees. Judge Carter
ruled that Henderson shall make an
swer to the amended complaint at
an early date and pleading of some
nature win probably be filed by the
former auditors attorney on the next
rule day in Judge Carriers court:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Because there is no provision in
the law setting fine for hunting out
of season Judge Mcmahon in the
Lake county circuit court, Wednes-
day sustained a motion to quash the
affidavit in the case against Warren
Stillsen on the ground that the game
law is defective Stillsen was arrested
by Game Warden Fleming a few
weeks ago for shooting rabbits out OF
season, being caught in the very act.
He appealed from the justice court
I othe circuit court, and filed a no
ton to quash on the ground that the
statutes do not provide penalty for
the offense The court found his con-
tention to be right and ordered the
case dismissed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

The news OF Mr.. Hearst's activity
in Indiana, given to the world in
Thursdays issue of The Star. haT
reached the attentive eye and ear of
Mr.. Bryan, who has an answer ready
on the instant. The dread intelligence
overtakes him at Topeka, where he
promptly rises to remark that when
in due time the Democratic nomina
ton for the presidency pursues him
beyond hope of escape and insists on
pressing itself down upon his modest
and startled brow, lie will at length
and in becoming wise yield to the
inevitable and again lead the hosts
of Democracy to DEBUT let us no.
Observation-Disclosures Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
War on Whisky Blenders.

A big row is on between Score
tary Wilson of the Department OF
Agriculture and the manufacturers OF
blended whisky. The controversy is
of particular interest to Indiana be-
cause of the vast quantities of spirits
manufactured at Terre Haute and the
Importance of the industry in dollars
and cents to the distilleries of the
State
The disturbance has been created
over The proper definition of the
word whisky. In preparing to enforce
the pure food law Secretary Wilson
has announced that things must be
labeled what they are and not what
they seem. The distillers and manu-
facturers of blended whisky claim
that neutral spirits, or cologne spir-
its, are only whisky under a different
name, and that when they are mixed
with whisky the result is blended
whisky, entitled to be known and lab
eled as such. Secretary Wilson con-
tends that they are not like substan-
ces and theefore can not blend, and
that when whisky and cologne spirits
are combined the result is not whisky
but mixture of whisky and cologne
spirits, which must be labeled as
such.
The manufacturers of blended
whisky al over the country arc thor
oughly aroused. They declare that if
Secretary Wilson adheres to his rul-
ing and prohibits them from label
ing as whisky what they declare real
ly is whisky their business will be
absolutely ruined AS the blenders
secure their spirits chiefly from Terre
Haute and Peoria, ILL.,, the import
ance of the secretary's ruling to the
distillers of Indiana is readily apprc-
ciated
Secretary Wilson is supported in
his war on the whisky blenders by
DIR. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry and former
Indianan. Dr. Wiley said:
"Ninetenths of all the whisky, So
called, that is sold in the United
States is not whisky, but mixture.
fully one-half of the stuff that is sold
as whisky contains no whisky what
ever. This may seem strange, but it
is true.
IL will describe the methods Of
the blenders A blender whose estab-
Iishment is in Boston will send to
Terre Haute for 100 barrels of neu-
trail spirits. Nearly all of the spirits
in the country are made at Terre
Haute and Peoria. He dumps the
hundred barrels of spirits into huge
vat and adds to it 10 barrels of pure
water Then he puts in some arti6c-
ial coloring matter and some beading
oil to give it the appearance of age
and sells the mixture for pure whis-
ky Under the operation of the pure
food law such stuff may be sold, but
it must be labeled as mixture OF
various ingredients and not as wills
KY"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Will Raise Price of Beer.

AT an executive session of the
Western Brewers association held at
the Auditorium Annex in Chicago
Thursday, members, while loath to
be quoted, admitted that the price of
beer would be raised The wholesale
price, they say, will be advanced per-
ceptibly. Increased demand and strin-
gency in prohibitive districts were
given as causes for the prospective
increase in price.
Albert Lieber of indianapolis pre-
sided. Twenty members were pres
ent. Reports from the various men,
bers showed prosperous condition
generally throughout the country,
but some complaints were made re-
garding transportation facilities ow-
ing to car shortage on several lines
An executive session of the Amer
lean Distlling Company was held AT
the Grand Pacific hotel to consider
the manufacture of denaturd alcohol
as prescribed under the new law, eff
fective Feb 1, 1907. Samuel Woolner
of Peoria presided.
Mr.. Woolner said the board would
have to figure out the Interpretation
that would govern the operation of
the company. He said that the new
law would likely prove beneficial to
the consumer where light was desir-
ed, but did not believe it would bene-
fit power operations to any extent.
He predicted large sale of the new
alcohol.
Members of the gathering believed
the law a good one and would prove
BENEFICIAL to producer and consumsr
equally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03


IN one of the windows u Norm
Mancheste~ hardware store stands
stove that is not there for sale. 1t is
not equipped with "alI modern i'm
provements" or in fact any of them
1t was made in 1850 and was brought
to this state by Mrs. Wier, who 10
Gated in South Whitley years and
years ago. She brought the stove
from Dayton, o. Some years ago she
married Mr.. Onstott and moved
from South Whitley to Norm Nam
chester In the course of lew years
Mr.. Onstett died and his widow
moved back to South Whitley. Dur
ing the time she lived in Manchester
Charles Frame learned of the stove
and tried to buy it. But the stove
was NOT for sale. A short time ago
Mrs. Onstott died and then Mr..
Frame bought the stove. 1t was no
doubt a fine piece of kitchen furnit-
ure in its day, but it wouldn't meet
the demands of the up-to date house
keeper. 1t is without CRATES. but has
one dampcr. and while of rather fraiI
construction yet it stood active use
from about the year it was made up
to short time ago.