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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Indiana Leads in Good Roads.

The United States department OF
agriculture comedies to the state OF
Indiana great credit in the matter OF
road building, writes James Ludlow
to the Star from Washington. The en-
comiums of the department in this
regard ought to be source of pleas
ure and satisfaction to every Hoosier
In road building Indiana stands a,
the head of all of the states in the
union.
AT this time 35 per cent of the total
mileage of roads in Indiana is sur
faced either with stone or gravel
This is record in which the national
government takes great pride and
which is cited by the officials of the
department of agriculture for the EN-
ulation of less enterprising states
Ohio stands next to Indiana. Al
present 1877 per cent of the total
mileage of its roads is surfaced with
stone or gravel.
Why. does Indiana lead in road
building3 This question, asked of
officials of the good roads bureau.
elected two-fold answer. 1t wa
conceded that Indianians seem a little
more enterprising than the people of
other states, but it is also asserted
that the Hoosier state is wonderfully
blessed with bodybuilding material.
Indiana is probably better supplied
with gravel, the officials say, than
any other state. The glacial drift
brought down from Michigan and
the Canadian country farther north
vast quantities of gravel and deposit.
ed them in Indiana
Furthermore, what nature has
done has been effectively supple
mented by legislation The Indiana
laws with reference to gravel roa1
construction are very full and CON-
plete. During the last ten years Indi
ana has raised the enormous sum OF
s11 ,Oo0,o0 in bond issues to build
roads, and during the same time in
Ohio, which is next to Indiana in
bodybuilding advancement, has rails
ed only about $4,000, 900 by bond is
sues. In addition the total annual ex-
penditure on roads, including cash,
labor and bond issues last year was
81, 1885, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

The fantastic history of the Pana-
ma canal project will get an added
dash of the incongruous by the ap-
pointment of Senator J. c. S. Black
burn, of Kentucky, as a member ot
its governing body. The senator
steps out of Office on March a,
through the refusal of his own party
to re-elect him. and President Roose-
welt is to put him on the Panama
commission. With such backing it
is safe to say that his late associates
in the senate will confirm him by a
unanimous vote.
So far as the country has been able
to learn, Mr. Blackburn has just
about as few qualifications for mem
bership of the canals constructive
forces as he would have had for
membership on that commission of a
quarter of century ago which re-
vised the Bible. He is not an en-.
gineer, is not business man, and
has had no training or experience as
practical man of affairs aside from
his work of capturing caucuses and
running conventions He is more of
Bryanite than Bryan himself. The
only service he has ever rendered the
Republican party is by opposing it.
and by furnishing an example Of the
sort of government the American
people would be up against if they
should, in moment of temporary
insanity, put the Democratic party In
power.
But Mr.. Blackburn is good fell
low. Republicans like him even bet
ter than do the Democrats. Mr..
Roosevelt is particularly struck with
his picturesque angularities. He
helped to disrupt the Democratic par
ty in Kentucky in 1895 and 1906, let
ting the Republicans carry it for gov
ernor in the former year and for
president in the latter Lots of steal
ing of elections will be done in Ken
lucky hereafter" were the words at
tributed to Blackburn after he helpef
to push the Coebel bill through the
legislature at Frankfort, but the Re-
publicans won't get chance to do
any of the stealing" Yet neither Mr..
Roosevelt nor any other Republican
has the heart to remember this
against him His confirmation will
go through the senate with whoop.
The record of the Panama canals
queer outfits under French and Am
erican sway will receive grotesque
addition when, few days or weeks
hence, Blackburn Is placed on the
roll.-Globe Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
LEGISLATURE ADJoURNS.
Farber Insurance Bill Vetoed by Gov
ernor Hanly.

Both branches of the Indiana legis-
lature adjourned before seven o'clock
Monday evening and the sixty-fifth
session of the general assembly came
to close very quietly.
Governor Hanly vetoed the Farber
insurance bill Saturday and the sem
ate passed the bill over his veto.
When the measure went to the house
Monday morning the Democrats vot
ed solidly, with the Republicans who
were opposed to the bill, to sustain
the veto, but said they would recon-
slider their action and vote solidly
against the governor, if the Republi-
cans would agree to revive the Nc
Cullough metropolitan police bill and
pass that over the governors veto.
Jim Goodrich hurried to Indianap
oils and tried to line the Republicans
up with the Democrats On this propo
sition, but failed and the veto was
sustained. There was intense excite
ment for several hours Monday and
everything was up in the air, but no
trades could be made.
1t has been the custom in the past
for the session to continue until mid
night of the final day, but after the
changes in the appropriation bill were
agreed upon in the house motion
carried to adjourn sine die. Shortly
afterward the senate after attending
to a few unfinished bits of legisla-
ton also adjourned sine die.
The adjournment put an end to all
doubt as to the fate of the Farber in
surance bill and the metropolitan pc
lice measure. which continued dead
from the veto of Governor Hanly
No attempt was made during the af-
ternoon session to revive either oi
ing taken at o'clock, -1-s finally
these bills, adjournment SINE tie be-
settling the fate of both measures and
ending the sixty-hfth session of the
legislature as far as the house was
concerned.
The senate continued in session,
rounding up odds and ends of legis-
lation, finally adjourning sine die at
6:35 p. m.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Mrs. Michael Whitley.

The funeral services for Mrs. Jo-
hanna Whitley were held at the Cath
lie church Monday morning and the
remains were inferred at the Catho
lie cemetery. Her death came after
short illness from congestion OF the
lungs. Her age was 70 years. Her
husband Michael Whitley, died Feb
ruary %, and she died March s, just
two weeks after the death of her hus-
band Her maiden name was Johanna
Brosnahan and she was united IN
marriage with Michael Whitley thir
ty-fve years ago Charles Whitley is
the only survivor of the family and
she leaves no other relatives nearer
than nephews and nieces so far as we
can learn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Republicans Did Not Agree.

Republican members of the House
failed in conference Monday after
noon to agree on two propositions
First to secure a reconsideration OF
the vote by which the Governors
veto of the Farber bill was sustained
IN the House earlier in the day; Sec
only, to reconsider the vote sustain
ing the Governors veto of the Nc
Cullough metropolitan police bill.
The result was that the Legislature
closed with both the Farber and Nc,
Cullough bills dead as door nails"
The forty-seven Democrats of the
House playing the game of politics
for all it was worth, voted solidly
Monday morning to sustain the Gov
ernor's veto on the Farber bill, hop
ing thereby to force the Republicans
into compromise which would per-
NIT of a reconsideration of the Nc
Cullough bill, which was vetoed by
the Governor last week.
The Republicans held a conference
beginning at 1 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon, and stormy time ensued
A substantial element, insisted that a
compromise should be effected with
the Democrats. The proposition was
that the Republicans join with the
Democrats to resurrect the McCul-
Tough bill on condition that the Dem
ocrats join with the Republicans to
secure a reconsideration of the vote
on the Farber veto proposition. 1t
was pointed out that the Republican
party would be in a "hole," politi-
cally speaking, if the Legislature ad.
journed with no insurance legisla-
ton, and that it would be good poll
tics to give the Democrats what they
wanted-namely, the passage Of the
Mccullough bill-if the Democrats
would help pass the Farber bill over
the veto.
Speaker Branch and Representa-
tive Kelley led the fight against such
a compromise. They declared that
it would be better to have no insur
ance law than to take from the Gov
ernor the appointing of police
boards.
After forty-hve minutes of wrang-
ling the conference broke up, with
all plans and propositions "up in the
air." They were still "up in the air.
when the House finally adjourned
shortly after 5 o'clock.
1t is reported that Jim Goodrich
deserted Hanly and worked for the
compromise with the Democrats but
Jim learned that he is no longer it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Based on Artman Decision.

In an affidavit filed in court al
Noblesville, Saturday afternoon by
John M. Lambert against Edward l..
Sother, proprietor of a saloon in thai
city, the constitutionality of the law
for licensing saloons is questioned.
The affidavit was prepared by Prose
cutor Gentry and Attorney-Orbison,
the last named of Indiana. oils, who
represents the State Anti-Saloon
League In order to raise the ques-
ton, the affidavit charges Sother
with maintaining a public nuisance.
In the decision of Judge Artman,
in which the law governing the ssu-
ing of licenses was held to be uncon-
stitutional because the saloons were
of an immoral character, there was a
remonstrance against the applicant
In the Sother case It is alleged that a
license is no protection to a person
engaged in the liquor business, be-
cause the law that authorizes the Ii
cense to be issued is unconstitutional
In brief, the city is brought to an
swer the question that if license law
is unconstitutional, the saloon bust
ness should be restricted. 1t is the
first case of the kind ever filed in In
diana, and it is the intention of the
anti saloon league to file similar suits
in other counties of the state, and n
the event all of them are not decided
in their favor, they will appeal in
order to get ruling from the SUI
preme court on the question The de
cision in the Sother case will be
watched with interest over tn State.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Council Proceedings.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening, with all MEM
bess present
Permission was given VIM. Young
to tap Second street sewer.
The proposed ordinance in regard
to stationing Waterman at Fifth
street crossing. on Pennsylvania
railroad, was postponed.
Superintendent of Water Works
reports that all is in readiness for
proceeding with the cleaning of the
wells
Marshal reports that he has buried
no dogs.
Bills to the amount of $657.6o,
were presented and allowed.
The committee reporting on petit
tons for North Michigan street
sewer, advised postponement and so
the council decreed.
Several electric lights were report
ed as being unlit on dark nights. and
committee was instructed to inves-
tigate
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
LONE GIRL SAVES CITY.
Telephone Operator Heroine of East
Chicago.

While the men and women of East
Chicago, Ind, slept in apparent Sc
curity early Sunday morning Miss
Ella Thompson, lone slip of CIR"
by the exercise of as remarkable a
piece OF pluck as is on record, saved
the town from destruction by fire. To
her courage alone probably is due
the saving of millions of dollars of
property and possibly scores of hui
man lives.
Miss Thompson is telephone op-
orator at East Chicago The build
ing in which the exchange is located
caught fire and the flames crept sur
reptitiously upward until they reached
the floor on which Miss Thompson
and the one other hello" girl, Miss
Nellie Matthews, were working
Screaming with fright Miss Matthews
leaped to her feet and rushed for the
door.
Not so Miss Thompson. The room
was rapidly filling with smoke now
and almost at her elbows she could
hear the snap of the flames as they
advanced Her companion, half way
down the stairs, shouted to her for
Gods sake" to come on. But she did
nothing of the sort.
Choking with smoke she CROPPED
her way back to the switchboard ana
remained at her post until she had
notified the fire department not alone
at East Chicago but at Whiting, at
Hammond and at Indiana Harbor as
we'll. Then, close to fainting, she fed
just as the floor of the building on
which she had been working a NOM
ent before fell with a crash.
The building-the East Chicago
block in which were the Todd Opera
house, the Office of the First National
bank of East Chicago and the tele-
phone exchange-was destroyed with
a loss of s25o,O0o, but the town of
East Chicago was saved. Fire COM
panies began arriving at once in re-
Spouse to the girls summons and the
flames, which threatened to spread to
all parts of the Sity, were extinguish
ed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Asks Pension at Ninety.

His FIVE children butchered by In
dians while he was serving in the
Union army, Henson Wiseman of
Cedar county, Nebraska, now 90
years old, is begging the government
for small pension to sustain himself
in his old age Representative Elect
Boyd of Nebraska will push the hgh
in the next congress for the pension
Three times the old mans plea has
been listened to with deaf ears by
congress
Wiseman with his family was liv
ing in Cedar county when in 1863 he
enlisted in company /, Second Ne
braska cavalry, which was doing ser
vice as home guards. His regiment
was ordered into the Dakotas and
Wiseman was begged by his friends
not to go for fear the Indians would
massacre his family if they were left
alone
Wiseman had only Recently gone
to the new country from West Vir-
ginia and did not believe the stories
he had heard of the savagery of the
Indians. He left his family and went
with the regiment On July 1, 1863,
while Wiseman's wife and mother
were were at Yankton buying sup
plies Indians swooped down on the
little homestead and butchered the
FIVE children, looted the home and
burned it. While the Indians were
still about the homestead Mrs Wise
man and her mother-in-law returned
but escaped by hiding in the tall
prairie grass.
A month later Wiseman heard a ru
NOR that family had been butchered
in Cedar county and that an Indian
had been seen at the Crow agency
wearing a pair of his wife's shoes. He
left his regiment without leave and
hurried 200 miles to his home and
there learned the details of the mas
sacre-
On the day following tt -tchery
neighbors went to the home and
found 5-year-old boy and his Is.
year-old sister still alive but both
died without being able TO make any
statement.
Because Wiseman quit his regimen
without leave to go to his home hi
record is not clear and for that reas-
on he has been unable to get a pen
SION Representative Elect Boyd viii
devote his time to ge ting congress
to correct Wiseman's military record
SO that he may get pension.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Explosion Wrecks House.

AS a result of a gas explosion in
the residence of ]. B. Arnold, a
wealthy South Bend lawyer, Thurs
day, Louis Bernard, plumber, lies
at Epworth hospital terribly injured
and the Arnold house is wrecked.
Bernard went to the house to repair
leak, and, lighting a match to go
into the cellar, caused the escaping
gas to become ignited. Bernard's face
was frightfully burned and his condi-
ton is serious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Verv Fine Duroc Sows.

c. w. Baker, who owns what is
known as the Simons' farm of 40
acres, north of the railroad, east of
this city, has fine stock as we'll as a
fine farm He seems determined to
put the standard of hogs in Marshall
county as high as can be found any
where. Last Saturday he received
from Lincoln, ILL.,, two thoroughbred
Duroc sows, probably the finest ever
brought to this section of the state.
The sows were as pretty as pictures
and the two weigh 1900 pounds They
are certainly valuable acquisition to
Mr.. Bakers fine herd and to Mar
shall county as we'll.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Road Refuses to Paw Taxes.

The Big Four Railway company
has declined to pay taxes which the
town board of Hope, Bartholomew
county, claims it owes for the last
twenty years, on the ground that the
part of the town through which its
main line and side tracks pass was
never properly annexed to the town
proper, and on that account it holds
that the taxes can not be collected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Married at Columbia City.

Charles Disher son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Disher, of this city, and Miss
Minnie Srell, of Bourbon, were mar
ried Saturday at Columbia City,
where the bride had been teaching.
The bride and groom will remain here
until Wednesday, when they will go
to reside upon farm at Chester, H.,
where Mr.. Disher has been located
for sometime.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

The soil has brought forth most
beautifully this year and the rice and
sugar crops are the largest of any
year since long before American oc-
cupation. The whole population from
highest to lowest, with the prospect
of such large harvests before them.
seem satisfied with things and con-
ditions as they are and the only in
dependence talk heard is from dema-
gogues like DR.. Gomez in Manila
who try to stir up the people by their
inhammatory utterances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Big Medical Meeting.

The Marshall County Medical So
ciety will hold its 3oth annual meet
ing in this city Thursday, March IA
Among the physicians who will be
present are Drs H. F. Mitchell, G. c.
Terry, Charles Stoltz. H. w. Miller,
J. B. Berteling, of South Bend; DIR.
Byron Robinson, Chicago DR.. J. d.
Lorng, Valparaiso; Dr. J. B. Greene,
Mishawaka; Drs. Miles F. Porter, G
w. McCaskey, Fort Wayne; DR.. G
W. Thompson, Winanac; and DR.. J.
c. Loring, Rochester The officers
of the society are DR.. J. w. Edison,
president, Bourbon; DR.. N. B. Aspin-
all, secretary, Plymouth
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Beyeridge Still Game.

Senator Beverage has been unfort-
innate during this session of congress
but he is fighting still and declares
that the issues he lost will be carried
into the next congress. Although
three well-meaning questions pushed
by him went down to defeat he has
gained the respect of the people for
trying to do something for their in
terests. His greatest fight was for an
interstate commerce provision which
would prohibit as freight all products
into which child labor had entered.
Senator Beveridge's scheme for pre-
venting child labor seemed rather
awkward-constitutio lawyers said
it was invalid-but be it said to its
credit that no better suggestion has
been offered
A measure compelling the packers
to pay the cost of inspection and a
measure compelling the packers to
put the date of packing on all labels
were the other Beverage measures
killed. 1t is feared that Senator Bev-
eridge is getting little too radical
for the Senate. The dear old senators
are not accustomed to travelling at
such great speed. At the opening ses
sion of the present congress they
went on Legislative spree passing
remedial bills that shattered all ira
ditions. During this session however.
they have acted as if ashamed of
their former rashness. Senator Bever-
idge has been beating his head
against reaction. But Senator Bever
idge is on the right track and it is
hoped that he will continue to be the
friend of popular legislation
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Death of Clyde Splitter.

Clyde Splitter, aged IS years. died at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Splitter, near Antioch
church, Thursday night at 1000 o.
clock. He was born in West town
ship and resided in this county all his
life. He had never been strong and
had been an invalid for several years
Funeral services at the u. B.
church in this city Saturday at o.
clock in the afternoon. Interment at
Oak Hill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

The last tribute of Zion City to its
founder will be accorded Thursday
afternoon, when the remains of John
Alexander Dowie will be given a
great public funeral.
An elaborate memorial service will
be held in Shiloh tabernacle at o.
clock and then the body will be in
TERED in Lake mound cemetery, in
the center of Zion. The memorial
service promises to throng the taber-
nacle as it has not been crowded since
DR.. Dowie proclaimed himself the
first apostle in 1905.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

In Basket Ball game with War
saw Friday evening the home team
was beaten by score of 26 TO 81.
The game was close one through
out, but Warsaw brought a good
team, and the Plymouth boys did not
play up to their standard The Pl :
mouth girls go to Warsaw today to
play the Warsaw girls.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-03-30
La REtNA MARGARI'TA
Mario 28 de 1907.

que pasa nadie no ctare pals fecha
pero prevendrG la catastrofe.
Gran Dios! exclam6 de Aencon sin poder reprimir
terror que decis? C6mo vos unica esperanza del par
tdo decr NAL convertible gun crela ievantaras la
cha para vueSos hemaoS? Enrique Enrique veis
obra de modo expones segunda San Baoome to-
dos los cavnas del reno No ves que Catalina solo
OCCASION p7ra extermna todos los que han sobevvdo
e duque, tembooso el surcado por manchaS
roa vdas estrechaba la de Enrique para supca que
renuncase aquea esoluc6n que iba perddo.
Como! do expression de perecta caudidez Fran
CISCO cree ocurran antas desgraas Sin embargo
paaba del rey podra gaantzar vida de los i'm
prudentes.
Con paabra del rel CraIos IX Enrique ino la tenfa Ell
amrantel la tena Teiguy enc la tenas mSmo1 OH
Enrique yo quenos dgo haces que de les perdts
todos soamene eos mismos todos los que hayaH
tenido relaciones directas indrectas elIos.
Enrique parecio refeXiOnar momento djo
-S yo hubiese sido prime pc imporanca corte
hubese obrado de otro modo En- vueo uga por eempo
tuve vuestro ugar que principe de Franca heredo
bable de la
Francisco sscud6 6nicamente cabeza lie nterrumpi6
dicikndOle:
-iQue hariais mi lugar?
Hermano mfo ugar espondio Enrique, pom
da Ia cabeza de movmnto para dirigle Mi nombre
Sos sacaa utidad para mi pinero para ley des
puE de tmpresa cue pude gandes males
Francis.
De Aencon escuch6 paabas algeria que dla6
todos los muscuos de le djo
iC1eeis que proyeco puede evase la practCa que
evitara todos desastres que preveis?
va 10 dio Enrique. Los hugonotes vuestro
exterior modesto siuacn elevada neresane la
nalmen la benevoenCia habeis moSrado siempe los
de Ia religion les incinan servtoS.
-Pero do de Aloncon exse csma e partido Crees
que los que ean de vuesO parte apesaran servirme