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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Feeding Farm Animals.

Investigations concerning the feed
ing of farm animals, the results of
which will be OF far-reaching i'm
portance to cattle hog and sheep
raisers of Indiana, are now in prog
ress at the Purdue experiment sta
ton, an appropriation of $4,000 by
the general assembly of 1905 making
it possible TO carry on the expert
ments in feeding in the newly-erect-
ed feeding barns. The first systemat-
ic steer feeding experiment in the
history of the state has been brought
to a successful conclusion and the
results obtained have just been pub
lished in bulletin form. The expert
ment consisted Of comparison of
three groups OF feeds available to
Indiana farmers, the first consisting
of corn and clover hay, the second
of corn, corn fodder (Stover), oat
straw and about a pound and half
of oil meal an animal each day, and
the third the same as the second with
the omission of the oil meal.
Thirty-three animals were bought
for the experiment and were divided
into three as nearly uniform lots as
possible, each lot ching fed for 100
days. AS result of the experiment
it was found that the first lot made
total average gain of 374 pounds an
animal fed the second lot 1922 pounds
and the third lot 234 pounds. Thus
the lot receiving corn and clover hay
made a gain of 14o pounds IAN ami
NAL more than the lot receiving corn
fodder and straw, and the lot receiv-
ing the oil meal in addition to the
corn, fodder and straw, and the LOT
receiving the oil meal in addition to
the corr. fodder and straw, made a
gain of lightweight pounds an ami
NAL more than the latter. Further
more, the animals receiving clover
and oil meal sold on the open market
at the end of the experiment for 3l
cents hundred more than the ami
mails in the lots receiving corn, fod-
der and straw, as they were much
smoother and better finished general
ly.
Counting feed beef, etc. at cur
rent prices, lot No. made an aver
age gain an animal of $500. lot No.
OF SAIL, and lot No. of s1.14 or a
difference of STA between the lot re-
cciving corn aud clover and the lot
receiving corn, fodder and straw.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Money Will Not Win.

There are those who comment on
the length of time it is taking to try
Harry Thaw, as if it were evidence
that the delay in the case is due to
the fact that Thaw is backed by mil
lions. This may be true, but it is
doubtful if the delay will be to the
defendants advantage. Most of the
delay was in selecting a jury and was
caused by the state in its anxiety to
prevent the possibility of there being
a miscarriage of justice for Thaws
benefit. Most of the talesmen excused
were let out on the objections of the
states attorney. Thaw has able at
torneys, but he is being prosecuted
personally by Mr.. Jerome, one OF the
most resourceful lawyers in the coun-
try; in the case of an ordinary GRIM
inal some subordinate would conduct
the case. The chances are that the
treatment of Thaw will be quite as
severe as If he were some malefactor
in ordinary circumstances
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Saved His Pension Money.

Wabash, Ind, Feb. Henry
Wensler, a veteran of the war of the
rebellion, who, for thirty years. has
been receiving large pension be-
cause of impairment of his mind due
to the explosion of a shell, died here
today. He was seventy-three years
old. Wensler accumulated 100000
from his pension, having no family
and being able to support himself by
huckstering in a small way. He trav-
eled over the country in a little wag-
on, labeled H. Wensler, hugster." A
few years ago some person reported
to the Pension Department that
Wensler had accumulated large for
tune. and that he was not entitled to
Government support. A special agent
investigated, and on his recommends
ton the allowance was cut down.
Fletcher Payne, of this city, is his
guardian. The fortune will probably
revert to the Government as Wensler
has no relatives.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Circuit Court.

Circuit court convened Monday af-
ternoon and almost the entire time
so far has been taken up in getting
cases ready for trial
The first case of importance will be
the trial of Alexander NJ Johnson
charged with the murder of Eugene
Kemp. 1t is set for next Tuesday
and special venire of sixty jurymen
has been drawn.
William Long. Ed Fertig and
Frank Espich, three boys who enter
ed plea of guilty last term of court
to purloining clover seed from the
McFadden warehouse in this city.
were brought into court Tuesday and
after a severe reprimand by Judge
Bernetha sentence was suspended
during their good behavior in the
future
The divorce case of Mrs. Wash
burne, wife of Attorney Washburne
of Bourbon, who wants legal sepa-
ration, will be heard Thursday and il
seems certain now that he will make
no defense and the divorce will be
granted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Sees Junior Supreme Court.

Commenting on the report OF the
house judiciary committee on the
child labor bill Senator Beverage,
author of the senate child labor bill,
said: 1T is absurd as a matter OF law.
1t deliberately ignores decisions OF
the supreme court and the existence
of dozen similar existing laws, such
as the meat law, food law and others.
But it has worse aspect. Ii re-
form bills can be killed by referring
them to a small committe. of men,
hen there is an end of the whole re-
form movement Why moi let con-
gress vote on these measures? This
new scheme of creating a Junior SUI
preme court within congress itself, be
hind which congressman and senator's
can hide and keep from voting on re
forms or other measures is the most
dangerous development of recent
years"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Letter from Texas.
Stratford Texas, Feb. 10, %

Stratford Texas, Feb. 10, 'O7.
Editor Tribune:
want to use little space in your
columns to add little to what | have
already said to the home ople and
also to correct a misstatement made
before
In a former letter | said Indian
corn was not a successful product of
the Panhandle but / find on investi-
CATION that the reason is because it
takes work to raise corn and the ma
tive Texan draws tn line sharply
where work begins. / saw good for
ty bushel per acre corn grown there
of good quality but there are other
crops that are of equal worth with
corn that can be grown SO much cas-
Ter that they make it secondary. Milo
maize will grow fifty bushels Of
heads per acre with but little atten-
ton and is worth fifty cents per
bushel there now Oats from thirty
TO seventy-five bushels per acre and
sold for 6fty-6ve cents per bushel
Feed is scarce and high priced now
owing to the immigration. There
were but few there to grow feed last
year and SO many coming in to feed
1T up now. There are fully ten cars
of goods and machinery unloaded
each week Good schools have been
established in all localities where a
sufficient number of pupils can be as
senbled TO justify the effort and
every school house is a church as
well. The town of Stratford has a
population of about 500 and they vot-
ed the saloons out and you can get
whisky there only for snake bite.
however it is not necessary that they
see the snake bite for yeu to get it.
was out to see our Plymouth
friends at their home and found them
all well and busy working at their
buildings The wolves or rather coy
otes howl about nights and would
take pig or chicken if rot watched
little One night they got pretty
close and they told Joe Goodyear to
take gun and shoot at them and the
boys say Joe got to the door and de-
clared there was no loads in the gun
and he couldn't find any shells and
the boys assured me that all FIVE
guns were loaded for bear and show
ed me the box of cartridges setting
where he could hav reached it easily.
He tried to talk back but it was no
use; his reputation as a wolf hunter
was forever lost.
/ am going to be unable to close
the contract for my purchase inside
the limit of my ticket and must make
another trip here in March.
F. M. McCrory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Building and Loan Laws.

Believing that the present laws re-
lating to the saving and loan bust
ness are good enough for the time be-
ing, the Savings and Loan Associa-
tion league of Indiana at its 10th an
nual meeting in Indianapolis last
week, decided not to maintain lobby
at the legislature 1t was the sense
of the meeting that the present laws
are broad and fair, and that the bust
ness can prosper under them to The
mutua. advantage of itself and those
whom it is intended to assist in Sc
curing homes However, if any bills
are introduced in the legislature that
seem detrimental to the interests OF
the association, or to the business in
general the executive committee was
empowered to act at its discretion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
A Good Law.

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Honan, providing that railroad
companies shall equip all trains with
full crews has been passed by both
houses. Railroad employees and the
public alike are interested in the
measure, which is regarded as of
great Importance. Freight trains con-
sisting of more than fifty cars, exclu-
sive of caboose and locomotive, shall
be manned by a crew of six persons.
conductor, engineer, fireman Two
brakemen and hagrnan. Freight
trains OF less than fifty cars must be
manned with crews of five men, Light
engines have crew of conductor,
fagman, engineer and fireman. Pas
senger, mail or express trains. con-
sisting of FIVE or more cars, shall B..
manned by a crew consisting of en-
gineer, fireman, conductor, brakeman
and flagman, five persons. The pen
atty clause provides that any railroad
company sending out trains not man.
ned in accordance with the bills pro-
visions shall be guilty of misde-
meanor and on conviction shall be
fined in any sum between 500 and
$500. The additional provision is
made that the railroad company shall
be liable for any damages caused by
a violation of the provisions specified
The state railroad commission is to
enforce the law. 1t is believed that
the new law will insure much greater
safety in the running of railroad
trains.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Sic. for Indian, Employees.

Postal employees in Indiana will re-
Give a big slice of the big salary mel
on which the House Committee on
postoffi,e and postroads, of which
Representative Overstreet is chair
man, is preparing to have Congress
cut for the postal employees of the
country. There are about six hundred
clerks in postoffices in the State who
will come in for an 800 increase
Then there are about $50 letter carri-
ers who will get similar increase,
the total of which will be $4,000
There are some 500 railway postal
clerks in the State who will also get
500 year each OF $4,000 and there
are 2,130 rural free delivery carriers
in the State who are down for $3.50
each increase a year. The total OF
which class increase will be $250,000
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
The Electric Light Graft.

1t took about one column in the
"grafter's organ" Monday evening
for an expert electrician from Chi
cago to tell the citizens OF Plymouth
and the city council lust what they
need" in the way of electric lights
and power 1t is presumed that the
people of Plymouth are set of dunn
mics and do not know light from
darkness. Had this paid electrician
told the people why the electric light
company refuses to turn on the street
lights from sc minutes to one hour
after darkness and turns them off in
the same way in the morning; had he
told them why the meters were
changed from amphere to kilowatts;
had he told them why nearly all the
business houses were compelled by
estortion to displace the electric
lights by gasoline light; had he told
the good people of Plymouth why the
electric light company reduced the
voltage at midnight on the arc cir
cult; had ne told us why when a triv-
ial complaint is made by any patron
of the light company that the surly
and gruff satisfaction they get is; IF
you don't like it we will cut your
lights Off; had he told chem many
other defects in our present system
he would have endeared himself in
the minds of the people and confer
red an everlasting blessing on the
taxpayers of Plymouth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT OF ESTATE.

In the Marshall Circuit Court,
February Term, 1907
In the matter of the Estate OF
Joseph Nifer, deceas ed.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, as Adr Illustrator OF the
estate of Joseph Nifer, deceased,
has presented and filed his account
and vouchers in final settlement of
said estate and that the same will
come up for the examination and ac
ton of said Circuit Court on the
first day of March, 1907, at which
time all persons interested in said
estate are required to appear in said
Court and show cause if anv there
be, why said account and vouchers
should not be approved. And the
heirs of said estate and all others in
terested therein, are also hereby re-
quired, at the time and place afore-
said, to appear and make proof of
their heirship or claim to any part of
said estate.
Done January 4, 1907
JOHN II. OVERMYER.
Witness the clerk and seal of said
Marshall Circuit Court, at
(seaD Plymouth. Indiana. this
fourth day of January. 1907
John R. Jones, Clerk.
Parker & Stevens, Attys-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Ministers for Reform.

A movement has taken form in
northern Indiana, starting in Ply
mouth to pledge Protestant clergy
men to refuse to officiate in marri-
ages wherein either party is divorced
unless that party is innocent as spec
fled in Matthew 10, verse 9, on which
the agreement is to be reached.
The clergymen at Plymouth, five in
number, have absolutely refused to
sanction marriages of divorced peo-
pie and the movement is to be furth-
cred throughout the state.-Valpa-
raise Messenger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Hemenway Against Smoot

Washington, Feb. 7.--Senator Hem
enway today outlined his views in re-
gard to the case of Senator Smoot.
Il shall vote to unseat Senator
Smoot," said he. This announcement
comes as surprise because while the
junior Indiana senator has not talked
heretofore regarding the case he has
generally been classed as a Smoot
supporter by those who have specu-
lated on the probable vote Nearly
all the members of the Senate are
displaying considerable reluctance
about expressing their views and
Senator Hemenway is the first sens-
tor to state unequivocally in an inter-
view that his vote will be cast against
the Utah senator.
81 do not believe that an apostle of
an organization such as the Mormon
Church which is continually violating
and defying the laws of the United
States, should be permitted to help
make the laws of the United States.
There is no doubt that the Mormon
Church to the extent of its influence
seeks to dominate affairs of politics
and State as we'll as affairs of religion.
Many persons will doubtless say
that / am making mistake from :
political standpoint by opposing SEN
ator Smoot and that it will cost me
votes. That may be true, but | am
not looking at the political side of
the question In the discharge of MY
duty as | see it, and in the light that
have, shall vote to unseat Sena-
tor Smoot because | could not con-
scientiously do otherwise"
The Indiana senators will divide on
this question, as they did on the
members salary raise, Senator Bev-
eridge having already taken pro-
nounced stand in favor of Senator
Smoot Senators Crane, Knox and
Beveridge are taking an active part
in trying to induce the Senate to re-
tain Smoot in Office.
The vote on the Smoot case will
be taken Feb. 20. The latest indica-
tons are that the result will be closer
than at first anticipated and that
Smoot will not have as easy sailing as
his friends have Indicated Woman's
Christian Temperance Unon in
about seventy-five Indiana towns,
have sent in ringing petitions de-
handing that Senator Smoot be un-
seated, and similar petitions are now
coming in by letters and kilograms
from nearly every state in the Union
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
ne Fast Set.

Every large city mas ITS last set OF
men and women. The New York
fast set may be little more brilliant
than any other in this country, but in
every other respect than money and
equipage the fast set is the same in
every great city.
The fast set consists of a number
of men and women who turn night
into day and who love darkness rath-
er than light because their deeds are
evil. They are the people who eat
midnight lunches with wine accom-
paniments, who hang around the
stage doors of theatres, who rise at
II O'Clock in the morning, with whom
pleasure is business and who throw
away money in the hope of attaining
it.
1t is impossible to speak of the
morals of the fast set. because it has
none 1t is licentious, beastly, i'm
beetle, dishonest, mendacious, Jeal-
Gus, quarrelsome, revengeful, semi
insane and homicidal 1t gets drunk
and ffourishes pistols and daggers. 1t
breaks every law on the statute book
and violates every known code of
morals. There is only one word
which taken alone is descriptive of it
and that is the word rotten"
As a general thing the lid of the
fast set is fastened tight and the eff
fluvia does not escape. Men who
are we'll connected in society are
stepped in this DEVILS stew without
being suspected. This lasts for some
time and then suddenly some crime
is committed in the set which rips
the lid off and the whole community
is nearly asphyxiated with the nau-
seous stencil.
The remarkable thing about it all
is that as soon as great scandal
breaks out in the fast set and it be-
comes necessary that its members
shall go into court and be tried for
their lives or take the witness stand
and expose its doings they appeal at
one to all the lofty standards which
they have, as a set, spurned and de-
rided.
ing they think so much OF as modes
ty People who have lived the lives
Of pigs for years wish it to be under
stood that their modesty is crucihed
when they are called upon to de-
scribe their orgies. Truth and honor
also are then extol'ed to the skies.
Gratitude fidelity and love are claim
ed by a lot of human beasts who
have for years lived for nothing but
the qualification of their lowest pas
sions. Then they appeal to justice
and to the majesty of the law and
the dignity of the courts after ex-
hausting all theif efforts to over
throw law and justice and abolish hui
man society.
1t is thousand pities that society
should be compelled for its own pro-
lection to investigate and compose
the quarrels and the crimes of the
fast set But for the necessity there
is of suppressing crime it would be
far better TO build barbed wire
fence around the fast set, provide it
with all sorts of modern weapons
and cordially invite its members to
exterminate each other.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
1ss Perish at Sea.

Block Island, R. l. Feb. 12.--Rush-
ing together in the teeth ofsany icy
gale which had lashed the Sea to a
fury, the steamboat Larchmont of the
Jap Line and the Harry Knowlton, a
three-masted schooner, coal laden
sank shortly before o'clock this
morning off Watch Hill, fifteen miles
from this place The latest estimate
places the number of dead at 1873.
Of the crew of fifty, seven. includ
ing Captain George McVey reached
shore in long boat after one of the
most thrilling battles against zero
cold and raging sea ever told along
the eastern coast.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Sent to Jail for "Gaddine".

Mrs. Belle OFT. wife of John OFT,
a miner at Cripple Creek, Colorado.
has been committed to the Tel
Ter County jail by Judge Thomas be-
cause she persisted in absenting her
self from her home and neglecting
her husband and children. The hus-
band and children recently secured a
court order compelling Mr.. OFT to GO
home and discharge her duties as
wife and mother. Her contempt of
this order got her into jail. where the
judge says she must stay until she
agrees to respect his command
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
The CRATER at Work Again.

A year ago when c. w. Metsker
presented his bill to the city council
for publishing the city delinquent tax
list he charged an extra price, con-
trary to law, for what is called head
ing and footing. Mr. L. NJ. Lauer
then city attorney called the councils
attention to the fact that the law al
lows 20 cents for each description
and no more; after considerable par
ley the council paid the bill in full
but made an order that in the future
Metsker should be paid the amount
allowed by law and no more
This year there were but is de-
sorirtions and at 20 cents each the
amount should have been $500. The
CRATER presented his bill for s1s.77
or s15.77 graft. The council cut the
bill SGT.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Gruber Ditch Remonstrance.

| have been informed that John w.
Bergner, the dredge man is reporting
that two or three lawyers have been
employed to assist me on the remon-
STRANGE in the Mary Gruber ditch,
and that those who signed said re-
monstrance will have big attorney
fee TO pay, and this report is being
used by him to try to induce those
who signed said remonstrance to
take their names from said remon-
STRANGE. | wish to say TO those who
signed said remonstrance that who
ever says that they will have any at
torney's fees 20 pay by reason of
having signed said remonstrance tell
that which is untrue Mr.. S-Avens
was employed in the case by Enoch
Baker who is to pay him himself and
Mr.. Stevens so understands it, and
that he is not to make any charges
whatever against the other remon-
strators, and as for Mr.. Kellison
employed him on my own account
and he understands that he is to
make no charge whatever against any
other remonstrator, and as for my
self the demonstrators know what !
agreed to, and / think | am well
enough known by them that they
cannot be induced to believe that
would go back on my word. by Mr.
Bergner who is anxious to have said
ditch established in order that he
might get good job at an enormous
expense and cost to those who would
pay ninety per cent of the cost and
expense of said ditch who don't wan:
it and have demonstrated against it.
AS | can not see each remonstrator
in order to refute the above report
write this for publication.
w. B. Hess
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Will Stay in Dayton, Ohio.

The National Cash Register fac
tory will not be moved from Dayton,
o. A report was sent out last fall to
the effect that tho company was look.
ing for a location, and several Indiana
cities were making bids for the plant
But officers of the company held a
meeting recently and decided to stay
in Dayton. Five thousand additional
men will be employed by the firm,
making a total of $4,000 in the en-
ploy of the company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

The House did good thing in pas
sing Representative McDonald's Pot
tawatomi monumnt bill 1t would be
worth more than it will cost to teach
the school Children that there was an
important Indian mission at Twin
Lakes in this state. A great many
people have hazy idea that all of
the Indian mission work in this coun-
try was done by John Eliot and
Father Marquette They ought to
be relieved of this delusion and to be
informed that Indiana has some his
tory in that line.-Indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Death of Fred Arndt.

Frederic Arndt, an old resident of
German township. died Saturday. The
funeral was held from the family
home in Bremen, Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock land the remains were
laid to rest in the Bremen cemetery.
Mr.. Arndt was born in Michigan
Feb. 10, 1921, and was Sc years old.
He is survived by five daughters and
one, son. The daughters are Mrs.
Paul Seller, Mrs. G.. Knoblock, Mrs.
Richard Zimmerman, of South Bend,
Mrs. Fred Schultz of Bremen, and
Miss Bertha Arndt, of Independence,
la. The son is H. B. Arndt, OF Los
Angeles, Cal.