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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Preserving State Records.


Adjutant General Perry has under.
taken a work which, had it been
begun two or three generations ago,
would have been of incalculable value
to the people of the state of Indiana,
and which. inaugurated even at this
late date, will put the future under
obligations to the present incumbent
of the adjutant generals office. Gem
eral Perry, with the assistance of
Miss Jennie Elrod, a competent cat
aloguer and organizer of document
airy sources, has begun the rearrange-
ment and classification OF the histor-
ical papers and files of the states
war office The legislature recently
adjourned wisely appropriated five
thousand dollars for this purpose,
and it has been undertaken under
the most favorable auspices and with
certainty that it will be carried to
successful conclusion.
1t would surprise the people of the
state to know how little attention has
beer paid, in past years, to the con-
servation of the military records of
the state Papers have been heaped
together in hopeless confusion and
many documents that would now
have been invaluable have been los.
forever. Presumably there could be
no disagreement as to the desirability
of keeping complete those records of
the state which, more than any 9th
ers, tend to throw light upon the
history of the commonwealth. In this
republic military service is voluntary
and it is certainly only reasonable
to expect the state to keep intact for
all time to come the evidences of the
service rendered to the state by the
citizen soldier In one room in the
dreds of bundles of letters and papers
which will serve TO light the way of
the historian to the truth, especially
with reference to the war period of
the states history. Under present
conditions they are inaccessible, and
within few years they would per-
haps have gone the way of other and
older military records.
Whoever preserves original sources
of history performs a great service to
the public 1t is to be hoped that
General Perry's request that there be
sent to the state capitol and placed
within the custody of the adjutant
general, whatever letters or papers
may now be carelessly kept in pri-
vate homes that may help to make
the official record complete, will
bring a general response. The time is
approaching when those having per-
sonal familiarity with the civil war
period will no longer be able to fur
nish first hand evidence on contro-
verified points; when the grandchild-
rem and great grandchildren OF 1ndi
ana soldiers will be delving in the
records of Indiana, as we OF this gen.
Grafton delve in those of the colonial
states, to establish their relationship
to those who served the country in
its hour of need, and this evidence
the commonwealth should be glad
and proud to furnish.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

One man killed and thirteen 9TH
ers more or less seriously injured,
one of the fastest and finest trans
continental trains of the middle West
lying a pile of wreckage at the foot
of ffty-foot grade elevation, and a
broken switch, tell the story of the
latest Indiana railway catastrophe, of
Friday afternoon.
While laundering westward at a
speed of sixty miles an hour, one
hour and fifteen minutes late, the
Golden State Limited train No. IL,
{. C., c. & st. L Railway, which
leaves Indianapolis at HOS o'clock,
was derailed and wrecked at the Big
Lick creek, fourteen miles west of
Indianapolis, on the St. Louis divi-
sion at lis o'clock.
Striking a frog of new switch
not yet complete he engine, in
charge of Engineman John w. Greg
DRY, bounded to the ties, leaped free
and plunged down fifty-foot grade
on the south side of the tracks. Six
Pullman cars, comprising the train,
followed and, with the exception of
one car, were piled at the foot and
on the side of the grade in a mass
of wreckage. The observation car,
which broke coupling, alone stayed
on the track.
The train was occupied by sixty
passengers, many of whom were max
ing through trip from New York to
St. Lcuis. With the exception of a
few all were in the buffet and dining
cars at the time of derailment Many
of them had just left the observation
car, the last of the. train which held
to the rails, for luncheon when the
wreck occurred. They went to the
forward cars and according to state
ments of the train crew the entire
number of passengers were forward
in the train and in positions which
make the many escapes seem mirac-
ulous.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
CHECK ON PANIC.
Secretary of Treasury to Accept Rail-
road Bonds

Washington, March 25.-In the
hope of allaying the panicky condi-
tions in Wall street for fear that they
may affect the business prosperity of
the country, Secretary Cortelyou to-
day announced that he would accept
gilt-edged railroad bonds in substi<
tuition for short -.
Less than week ago the secre-
tary of the treasury. declined to per-
NIT this substitution in the case OF
the Hanover National bank of New
York and gave it out that he wanted
no more railroad bonds and that in
the future only government bonds
would be accepted. The announce
ment of his determination again 10
accept railroad bonds was made at
1890 O'Clock today. shortly after the
panicky conditions in New York be-
came known here. Ordinarily any
action taken by the government to
ease conditions in Wall street is done
after the stock exchange closes, so
that all may know of it. Secretary
Cortelyou's action today was wholly
unexpected.
In full the secretary's announce
ment said that he would accept IN
substitution for United States per
cent bonds of 1907 now held to secure
public deposits any other governments
bonds, Philippine bonds and certih-
Gates, city of Manila bonds. Porto
Rican bonds, District of Columbia
bonds at par and Hawaiian bonds at
so per cent; also state, municipal and
higngrade railroad bonds such as are
legal investments for savings banks
in the states of New York and Mas
sachusetts on the basis of 90 per cent
of heir market value.
L is understood that many of such
bonis thus Withdrawn must be as
Isigned to the secretary of the treas
Jury for redemption" under the pro-
visions of the department circular of
March IA. 1907
The decrease in stock values is not
caused through lack of money. Tn:
officials of the treasury department.
say there is plenty of money. but
that the panic is caused by the fear
of investors that the railroad bonds
and other securities are to be depre-
ciated.
When Secretary Shaw began re-
ceiving railroad bonds almost on \
par with the governments it gave
them standing they had not before
possessed, especially abroad These
bonds are held by insurance compan-
lies. savings banl<s' and whea Secre-
tary Corteyou, as in the case Of the
Hanover National bank. refused to
permit their substitution for the short
As his action was interpreted in f.
nancial circles abroad as casting a
stigma on them as a security.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

The railroads are going to ask
President Roosevelt to appease pop
ular wrati, and stay the spirit of ret
ribution that is sweeping over the
land.
What is the presidents remedy?
Newspaper correspondents who
live in Washington and get their in
formation straight from the white
house declare that while the presi-
dent is not favorable to either federal
ownership or federal operation of
American railways he sees the neces-
sity of federal regulation of the great
transcontinental systems which can
make or mar the prosperity not only
! of cities but of whole states. All this
he will tell the railway men plainly
when they gather in the white house.
He will point out to them that their
salvation lies in prudential federal
regulation In that way and in no
other can they be freed from the
reckless legislative mania that is
sweeping over many states. In fact.
government regulation seems now
the only haven in which the railways
will be safe from the storm of state
wrath They have been slow to see
where their salvation lies bat the fact
that Mr.. Morgan has sought a con-
ference shows that at last the railway
kings are awake to the dangers OF
the hour and see in the president a
friend who will save them, not an
enemy eager to destroy.
Mr.. Roosevelt has some far-reach-
ing and radical plans for the rail-
ways. He never does things by halves
and it is safe to say that in the pres
ent instance he will surprise the rail-
way by his grasp of the situation and
the methods which he will suggest
as the only remedy.
Undoubtedly he will insist that the
roads agree to satisfactory system
of federal supervision; he may even
suggest some form of legalized pool
ing as an aid to the companies and
he probably will have few words TO
say on the question of safety.
That he will go into the details of
the operations of the lines and not
confine himself to the consideration
of the financial end of the problem is
shown by the fact that the men who
actually run the railv-ays-such men
as Marvin Hughiit of the Chicago
& Northwestern, and President New
man. of the New York Central, and
McCrea of the Pennsylvania-will 60
to the white house. The conference
will do more to clear up the present
serious situation than anything else.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Costly Quarreling.

"Quarrel;ng' is costly, especially
when such dignifed and determined
men as candidates for state senator
engage in a dispute. The State of
Indiana must pay out s1,396.74 be-
cause Thad M. Talcott of South Bend
contested the election of Senator Vol
ney E. Bingham. This is what the
investigation of the election cost, as
shown by the report of the Senate
Elections Committee, which was filed
in the Senate by Senator Hugg.
Senator Bingham was more eco
nomical than Mr.. Talcott in the "con-
testing business" The report shows
that Senator Bingham expended
s54750, while Mr.. Talcott "blowed''
s79s24 Frank P. Christoph, clerk OF
St. Joseph county; David B. ] Schaf-
er, sheriff, and L. E. Morton, the
committee stenographer, all got in on
the deal. The committee recommend
ed that the State pay to Mr.. Chris
toph S22. 80; to Mr.. Schafer, $40,
and to Mr. Morton $50.
The money expended was for wit
ness fees, dispositions, mileag. attor-
neys' fees, etc The report stated
that the committee had attempted to
bring the expense of the State down
to a minimum and that many claims
for money had been rejected. The
report of the committee was adopted
by the Senate on motion Of Senator
Hugg The report recommends that
the Senate allo wthe costs designated
Indianapolis Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Dougherty Bank Pays in Full.

The depositors of the defumct Pc
oria National Bank, of which Newton
Z. Dougherty was president and
which failed when his embezzlem ent
of the school funds of the city be-
came known, were paid the last in
stallment of 10 per cent, making the
100 per cent. of the amount of their
deposits. Receiver Orville F. Berry
announced that an interest payment
will be made before the middle OF
May. The receiver has made record
for the state in the payment of the
depositors in full, and in the innova-
ton of the interest installment
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

Sheep men are phenomenally pros
porous during the last season and
1906 will go into their history as
veritable year of jubilee" At the
recent Chicago show. the exhibition
of pure bred sheep was the best ever
seen on this continent. At the auc-
:ion sales prices were exceptionally
high and proved that there were
more men after good sheep than
ever before. Lambs brought $1l..'
per hundred sheep 81 and one lamb
ram realized 1905 for his owner Al
this rate we should say mutton chop:
were on the rise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Development in the South.

Several persons from northern In
diana have returned from a trip
through Kentucky Tennessee and
North Carolina, and they say signs Of
rapidly developing resources are ev-
erywhere to be met with. There is ar
increasing demand upon the already
extensively cultivated coal fields oil
Kentucky and Tennessee, and ths
timber land in the Carolinas is oil
great value Railroads are being con
structed everywhere through that sec
ton of the country, and give prom.
Use of an extensive .leld of activity in
commercial lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Geist Gets Harbor City Plants.

Michigan City Dispatch: The for
NAL transfer of the Michigan City
Light and Power corapany's plant to
Clarence H. Geist was made Friday
and at midnight Saturday the prop
erty passed under the control of the
new interests. The name of the new
company has not been officially an.
nounced, but the consolidated inter.
ests of electricity and gas, under the
one control, will probably be known
as the Michigan City Electric Ligh,
and Gas company. The plants value
is $150,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Nation Very Wealthy.

The census bureau Saturday issued
bulletin announcing the per capita
of public indebtedness in the United
States is $3.50. The total indebted
ness covering the national, state,
county, township and school district
debt is $2,7s9, 1922 ,22O. However, for
every 1925 public debt there is 500
national wealth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

Chief of Police Jarrett of Misha-
waka swore out warrant against
Edward Harris for keeping screens
in front of his saloons. The case was
tried before Justice Enos Long who
found the defendant guilty and fined
him $25.75. Mr.. Harris will appeal
the case to the circuit court
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
Woman Whips a Lawyer.

Radney Kitchen, we'll known at
torney of Porter county, was badly
whipped by a woman The thrashing
was not done with an umbrella o,
horse-whip or hat pin The wom-
an used only her little fists, but they
sufficed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
A Kind-Hearted Editor.

The resignation of H. M. Strohm
as postmaster of Kentland Ind, has
been forwarded to the Postmaster
General, effective Oct. /. Mr.. Strohm
recently received his third appoint
ment, but protested on the ground
that he believed public favors should
be passed around. Congressman
Crumpacker insisted that he accept
the place until successor could be
appointed and Mr.. Strohm acted upor
the suggestion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

We wish to thank the many friend.
who so kindly assisted us in our be-
reavement ;also for the beautiful fora
tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Werntz.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28

The Tribune has the finest line OF
commencement stationery.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
Ordinance No. 15S.

An ordinance requiring persons
travelling in or on vehicles to turn to
the right when meeting other vehicles
and to provide penalty for its vlo-
lation.
Be it ordained by the city council
Of the city of Amarillo, Texas;
Section 1, In case Of persons
travelling in or on any kind of vehicle
meeting each other in any highway,
street or other thoroughfare of this
city, each person so meeting shall
turn Off and go to- the right side of
the high way, street or other thor
oughfare so as to enable such vehi-
cles to pass each other without acct
dent; and whoever shall violate this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not
less than one dollar nor more than
twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from
and after its passage and publication
as provided by law
Passed by the City Council OF the
City oftAmarillo, Texas, on, the 5th
day OF November. A. D., 1907.
Approved this 5th day Of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1907.
WILL A. MILLER, Jr,
Mayor City Of Amarillo, Texas,
Attest:
SAM j. BROWN,
(SEAL) City Secretary
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
THE BABY POST.
A Curious institution That Once
FIourished In England. a'n'm

A Curious Institution That Once
Fourished In England. 'n'm .
Although few people are probably
now aware of II, the fact remains that
there once flourished in England reg
ular "baby post" the rates OF postage
being fixed on a strictly business basis,
according,to distances traversed.
The curious institution came into ex.
istence in connection with the found
ling hospital in Gullford street. When
this charity was first established, It
was understood that its operations
would be confined to London and its
envlrons. But the people Of the coun-
try towns and villages heard of II and
showed a decided disposition to share
In its advantages; hence the baby
postw
All over the country there were men
and women who entered vigorously
into the business Of carrying chill
dren to London and depositlng them
at the gates of the founding hospital.
The charge was s gulneas from distant
localities like York and Monmouth,
down to a guinea from places situated
within thirty to fifty miles OF the me.
tropols. The unfortunate infants were
borne on horseback in panniers, two to
each pannier, or in wagons lined with
straw, for which the charge was some.
what less.
Naturally abuses grew up in con.
nection with the traffic. But, even
apart from them, the mortality among
the posted" babies was terrible Thus,
out of 1894 received at the hospital
IN four years, only 400 lived to be
"apprentced out" being mortality of
more than 70 per cent.
Eventually parliament passed a
measure abolshlng the practice, and
the "baby post" ceased. London An.
swers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
TRIALS OF THE RICH.
Financial Prosperity and Ito Worries
and Perplexities,

Financial Prosperity and Ito Worries
and PerpleSitiss.
Once upon a time young man and
girl loved each other fondly. He
was poor but bright, energetic and
perseyerlng. She was pretty, cheerful
aud amiable. They married, Thelf
friends thought they might have walt
ed until their prospects were better,
but they laughed prudence to scorn.
Two years after the marriage the
wife met one Of her friends,
How are you getting along2" asked
the friend
VERY nicely, said the wife, beamng
my husband is so good, and l have
such a lovely baby, And, just think,
we have $1,000 IN the bank, and we
don't owe a cent 10 anybody"
Five years later the friend met her
again,
81 hear you are doing very well"
she said. Some one told me your
husband had $4,000 invested in real
estate"
"Why, yes" said the wife, "but It's
such worry. There are repairs and
taxes and interest on mortga ges, and
one OF the tenants has just moved out
owing us whole months rent Isn't
II a shameG
Five years more elapsed, and again
the friend met her
"They tell me you're growing rich"
she said.
"Ye-es, but I'm anxious about the
stock market. Ny husband has $4,000
in stocks and he thinks they're going
up but I'm not so sure about 1t. In
deed, didn't sleep a wink last night"
Five years loter-another meeting,
"Trom what | hear your husband
will soon be a millionaire"
ooh, ! don't know" said the wife,
"Ho hasn't more than half a million
vet. And It is so tied up in all sorts
OF investments-one never knows how
they will turn out, | just wish wo
had enough to put the money in gov
ernnMt bonds so that we wouldn't
have 70 worry. But OF course the in
come from half million in govern
ment bonds wouldn't be enough TO
make both ends meet. And yet, do
you know, some people have such
absurd notions about the amount OF
money we have One crank has even
sent a letter to my husband threaten
ing to shoot him just because he Is
rich. | declare, sometimes I'm so wor-
rled don't know what TO do"
1t would be pleasant to give this
story happy ending, but that isn't
the kind it had. This lady's wealth
continued TO increase as long as she
lived, and she never ceased TO be un-
easy except in those brief intervals
when she forgot all about it.-Bohe-
milan.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
DAUGHTERS
OF Dixie
Meet In General Convention
and Fair Maids Flock
From -Four Quarters.

Norfolk, Va, Nov 13.--Patriotlo
daughters OF Dixie from every State
of the South and from every eastern
northern and western cities are the
honored guests OF the city OF Nor
folk and the Exposition today, mark
ing the opening OF the general con-
ventlon OF the United convention OF
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. The local and state chapters OF
the organization assisted by the Con-
federate veterans and the CONNER
clal bodies of Norfolk, gave a hearty
reception to visitors, The program
for the opening session includes adj
dresses OF welcome by Governor
Swanson, William Mckinley. president
OF the Virginia division, and Mrs.
James Leigh, president Of the Pick
ett-Buchanan chapter, OF Norfolk, the
hostess OF the convention.
The sessions of the convention
will be held in the main auditorium
at the Exposition, lasting until next
Monday, inclusive.
One OF the noteworthy features Of
the reunion will be the memorial SER
vices in honor of deceased Confeder-
ates and sons and daughters of vets
Grams who have died within the last
year.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
Group Quickly Cured.

A few doses Of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy brings surprising re-
suits when a child shows symptoms
of Group. There is no cause for
alarm when this medicine is in the
house, as it rarely takes more than
three or four doses to bring about a
complete cure. 1t has never failed
even in the most severe and danger
GUS cases, and no home where there
are small children can afford 10 be
without It, For sale by Golding
Drug Company.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
No, 81, n.
Notice Of Publication OF Final Account
The State OF Texas.


TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY CON
STABLE OF POTTER COUNTY,
GREETING;
Whereas, Don A. Sweet, admin
istrator OF the estate Of Mary NJ
Sweet, deceased, has filed IN our
County Court his final account Of the
condition Of the estate Of tho said
Mary M, Sweet, deceased. together
with an application to be discharged
as administrators OF said estate;
You are hereby commanded, that
by publication OF this writ for
twenty days In a newspaper regular
ly published in the County OF Potter
State OF Texas, YOU give due notice to
all persons interested in the account
for final settlement OF said estate to
file their objections thereto, IL any
they have, on or before the January
Term, 1908, OF said County Court,
commencing and to be holden at the
Court House of Potter County, Texas,
IN the town OF Amarillo, on January
13th. 1908, when said account and
application will be considered by said
Court,
Witness, Frank Wolflln, Clerk OF
the County Court OF Potter County,
Texas,
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
SEAL OF SAID COURT, at my office
in Amarillo, Potter County Texas, on
this 81st day Of October, 1907
FRANK WOLFLIN,
Clerk OF the County Court OF Pot
ter County, Texas.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14

Austin, Nov 13.-The State treas
ury of Texas got in the same posi-
ton that the National government
and the financial institutions Of the
country.
The state had $1,5O463745, but
could not pay its checks. The money
was in bank repositories and all that
those banks could do was to give ex-
change, and the temporary embar-
rassment had to be met with that con-
dition OF affairs
And It was met as is always done
in Texas.
The funds of the State are more
than amply secured and all that is
required to realize on these securi-
ties and bank repositories, is time.
BY November 30th, there will be
an abundance of cash in state treas
ury to meet all Indebtedness OF every
character, regardless of the finan--
clal condition elsewhere.