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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Reform by the Bed Slat.

Mayor Busse's advocacy of the bed
slat as an agency of reform is mere
ly another phase of general propo-
sition which is now indorsed by near
ly everyone except professional re-
formers. 1t embodies the strictly
practical as distinguished from the
purely theoretical idea of reform. It
is tangible instead of academic.
Except among the most inveterate
and infatuated apostles of the uplift
it is now conceded that humanity can
not be regenerated en- bloc. The job
has to be done individually. The bed
slat, actual or figurative, has to be
applied to the human unit because it
can not be applied to mankind col
lectively. 1t is the old case of the
bundle of faggots in "Aesop." The
faggots can not be broken while in
the bundle, but taken one by one tie
task is an easy one.
If the race is to develop into ideal
morality and righteousness and jus
tice the process of evolution will be
accomplished through the agency oil
the man with the bed slat He is the
force that makes for righteousness.
He is the instrument of evidence
for eliminating original sin from the
the race. The bed slat typihes ad-
vancement, progress, regeneration.
II might be suggested that the bed
slat is akin to the big stick, but the
parallel would be inexact. The big
stick is not a moral agency save in
a remote sense.
One may go far by speaking softly
and carrying big stick, yet such .
one may do nothing at all for the ad-
vancement of virtue On the other
hand, one who carries bed slat AID
uses it judiciously is certain to con-
tribute largely to the emancipation
of poor, weak humanity from the
tolls Of sin.
The bed slat theory stands in oppo-
sition to the moral suasion theory. II
embodies the undeniable if unpleas-
ant fact that the sinner may be whal-
ed into realization of his perilous
state, while that result could not be
accomplished by feeding him sugar
plums during the next thousand
years.
1t also means wha+ we have al
ready outlined-tbat reform must be-
gin with the individual, ard end
there, for that mater, since society
is merely an aggregation of individ-
uals
The mayors bed slat formula is,
therefore, in accord with the convic-
tions of the greatest and wisest OF
mankind. 1t is a proposition which
the uplifters should (but will not) in
vestigate and adopt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY.
Miles H. Tibbetts Post Hears Ser
mon at Methodist Church.

The first service pertaining to Dec
Grafton day was held Sunday in the
Methodist church, when the Grand
Army post proceeded in a body to
hear a memorial sermon by DR.. {.
A. Brooke, of Valparaiso, twice a pas
tor of the Plymorth church. The long
rain and low threatening skies pre-
vented what otherwise would have
been a crowded auditorium. A num-
Der of the veterans were on this ac-
count unable to be present. The pull
pit was adorned with flags and pic
lures of Washington, Lincoln, Sher-
idan and Grant, and vases of flowers
stood on either side of the pulpit.
The choir music WIS of patriotic
nature, appropriate to the occasion.
The morning prayer offered by the
pastor was filled with a patriotic sem
timent of gratitude to God for the
blessings of free and united peo-
pie, heritage bequeathed to us of
this generation by the young soldiers
of a former generation, many of
whom were not now living, but a
number of WHOM still remained to en-
joy the benefits they had given to
their country in the days of the civil
war; The pastor is a patriot of the
highest type, and although born and
reared where the institution of slav-
cry existed, where the feeling for
southern domination was strong, his
whole heart beat for the preservation
of the union and for the freedom and
liberty of all the people of the Unit
eG States.
DR. Brooke prefaced his sermon
with some "reminiscences of the ear.
lier days of the rebellion, when he
held his first pastorate here. He said
he remembered we'll the thrill that
came over the country when it was
announced that Fort Sumter had fal-
len. He remembered the feeling when
the news came of the Battle of Bull
Run. He was here when sons of the
old soldiers that sat before him now
then young men, some members o.
his egation-enlisted and went
out to the service of their country;
and now, after the lapse of forty
five years, we were met to honor the
men oi those eventful days and to
consider the march of progress that
their deeds had mad. possible Il
cannot tell,'' he said, 'how much we
owe to the old soldiers of our coun-
try / think that conflict into which
you entered for the life of the nation
was more for humanity and for the
uplifting of the nations of the world
than any other conflict that ever oc-
CURED. We, and those that come after
us, owe debt of gratitude that can
never be repaid. We also owe our
lasting gratitude to the faithful ones
at home that cheered anc supported
those at the front"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Governor Hanly Back and Greatly
Improved

Governor Hanly returned to Indi-
annapolis Thursday morninn after a
three weeks trip in the East. He
looked a different man physically,
and it was very evident that the trip
had done him good. He had good
color, his voice had its accustomed
ring and his hand its old-time grip,
and, though he looked as if he has
not entirely regained his strength, he
was much improved. Mrs. Hanly re-
turned with the Governor.
The first act If the Governor on
reaching the executive Office IN the
State House Thursday, was to get in
communica ion with Mayor John
Boehne, at Evansville, concerning the
sfike situation there.
Mayor Boehne tells me that the
city is quiet: that the civil force he
has is sufficient to meet an, probable
needs, and that he people of the city
are standing by him in support of
law and order program" said the
Governor. "The mayor spoke about
several boys stonino a car and said
that they were heavily fined"
The Governor spent the morning
in consultation with Col. Fred Gem
mer, his secretary. getting in touch
with the business of the Office that
had accumulated during his absence.
He said that he would take work
slowly for few days.
Atlantic City is delightful place
for rest and recreation at this time
of the year." the Governor said rem
iniscently. 81 made tremendous gains
during the time l was there, espec-
tally the first week The weather was
all that could be desired. Several of
my friends came there for a few
days while Mrs. Hanly and l were
there, among them being Bob Trace
well and DR.. H. w. Kellogg and his
family"
The Governor spent Sunday with
Dr. Kellogg at Wilmington, Del, and
said that he was delightfully."- situated.
"Dr. Kellogg is doing such good
work in Wilmington that / did not
have the heart TO wish him back
here," said the Governor.
Thursday the Governor and his
wife visited the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburg. 'It is a wonderful insti-
tution," said he, "a wonderful gift.
We were fortunate in being there on
the day we were, during the exhibit
of oil paintings. want.to go there
some time and spend week"
Colonel Cemmer will probably
take vacation soon, now that the
Governor has returned. He has had
none since he has been in Indianap-
oils and che Governor is of the opin-
ion that one is due
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Devils Tower Reserve.

President Roosevelt has issued an
order setting aside the Devils Tower,
a peculiar geographical formation in
northeastern Wyoming, as a national
monument and a federal reserve, saws
the St. Paul Pioneer under the care
of the general land office of Press.
Nearly 1000 acres of land are set
aside with the Tower. This reserve
will be that district, no entries will
be allowed on it and every effort will
made to protect the tower from in
jury.
The Devils Tower is chimneylike
mountain of rock that rises 500 feet
above the surrounding country and
for almost 500 feet is nearly perpen-
dicular and devoid of any growth OF
vegetation. The top of the tower is
large enough in area for a baseball
team to play a good game and is COW
cred with scant soil formed from
the disintegrated rock and bearing
moss, cactus and ferns.
Two men are known TO have climb
ed this tower at the risk of their lives
One of them was Jack Rogers, an old
cowboy, and the other was Arthur
Jobe, a young engineer for the
Homestake Mining Company.
The tower stands on the bank OF
the upper Belle Fourche river and
has been for years one of the land
marks of the country. 1t was at one
time included in an entry made by
Miss Kent, an English woman, who
filed on homestead including this
mountain. The entry afterward was
Cancelled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
The South, the Middle West and the
Senators.

A few days ago list was publish
ed of the states in which direct PIT
maries for the election o. United
States senators have been establish
ed There were thirteen states with
such law when the leg .slatures be-
gan their sessions this spring. ami
five more have been added, OF which
Iowa and Washington are the latest.
In addition, Pennsylvania has come
within a single vote OF adopting such
a measure.
Now, if one takes this liss Of states,
including Oklahoma, and examines it
iii connection with map, it VIII ap
pear that fifteen of the eighteen the
other three being in the far North
west-make a contiguous territory
stretching from the southern Atlantic
coast to the Rio Grande and UP
through the Mississippi Valley to
Lake Superior.
Begin at Lake Superior and we
have Wisconsin, Illinois, low: and
Missouri, making the northern spur.
To the southwest lie Arkansas, Okla
homa and Texas. To the southeast
we have Kentucky, Tennessee, Miss
issippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina and Virginia. Our ot
the whole South only Louisiana and
North Carolina have yet to adopt the
custom. The three remaining direct
primary states lying detached in the
Northwest are North Dakota, Ore
gon and Washington
The country is thus practically d.
vided into three sections, of which
two have still to adopt the new pll III
One is the Northeast and the other is
the West beyond the Missouri, but
both in the Northeast. and the West
the germ is at work, and results may
be expected still more rapidly in the
next few years.
The legislatures are thus being in
part set IIcc lIOlu TIC litSilSiS SHSC
with their strictly Legislative duties
which the senatorial contest involves
They will not be entirely set free un-
less a constitutional amendment is
passed, or unless the states adopt the
still more radical plan in which Ore
gon has set the lead and pledge the
legislators to choose the man who
gets the most votes at the polls. even
though they be of the opposite party.
By this means Democratic legislat-
ure could be made to elect Republi-
can senator and vice versa, and the
legislatures would be really free to
tend to their proper business. Th.
strain on good faith might be near
to the breaking point, but with the
custom once established and public
opinion strong the faith would doubt
less be kept--Record Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
OBITUARY.

The remains of Peter Brenner,
mention of whose death was made in
last weeks paper, arrived fom Arkan-
sas Tuesday and funeral and burial
were held at the Jacoby church We'd
nesday.
Peter Brenner was born in Cum
berland county. Penn, May 80, 1928
and died at Jonesboro, Arkansas,
May IS, 1907, being at time of his
dea,h rs years and months odd He
leaves to mourn their loss an aged
wife, one son and three daughters;
the son our former fellow townsman,
III. A Brenner. now of Estavan. b.
C., ard Mrs. +. w. Dutton of St.
Louis, Mrs Florence Walker of Mid
dletown, O.. and Mrs B. B. Collins
of Jonesboro, Arkansas. at whose
home he died. These children were
the product of former marriage, his
first wife having died many years ago
and the present wife, who i, now ly-
ing very sick at Culver is sister to
Richard Dawson, east of the city.
About a year ago the health of this
aged couple became so poor they
were unable to care for themselves
and though hard as it was to part
from each other they thought it best
and she went to live with relatives
in Culver while Mr.. Brenner went to
live with his daughter as mentioned
before, where he died.
Mr. Brenner was good citizen, a
man of kindly disposition. always
pleasant and obliging, believing in
equal justice to all. and we believe
the world is better for his having
| cd in it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Suit Against Officers of Owls.

Spokane, Wash, May 24-Harry
L. Leavitt, grand executive of the
brotherhood of Owls. organized at
Walla Walla, Wash, last fall, and
later transferred to Seattle, after Que
OF the nests was taken over by an
other order, has instituted a suit for
$4,000 damages in the Spokane cir
cuit court against H. w. Mitchell OF
Cairo, ILL, national organizer, and
John w. Talbot of South Bend, Ind,
supreme president of the Order of
Owls, alleging libel and slander. He
charged that Mitchell and Talbot
conspired to injure the brotherhood
by publishing statements that it had
stolen the literature of the Order of
Owls and was illegally organized; he
declares the brotherhood is incorpor-
ated under the laws of Washington;
that its ritual is copyrighted at Wash
ington, D. c., and that it was not
aware of the existence of the Order
of Owls; he claims II nests and 50,-
600 members.
National organizer Mitchell, who
came to Spokane a week ago, to in
stitute nests of the original order in
this city and throughout the Pacific
northwest, said:
Il expected the suit would be insti-
tuted and came prepared for it and
we will fight. We welcome this turn
of affairs from the fact that it gives
us an opportunity to show that the
organizer of the brotherhood not on
ly stole our literature, making it suit
his purposes by the substitution of
other names than those which ap-
peared in the editorial written by
Fred w. Cook and published by The
Star of Niles, Mich, months ago. He
also copied everything else of public
nature concerning the Order of Owls
and substituted names of persons at
Walla Walla. Finding our ritual was
not matter of public record he had
his manual copyrighted
ut is, perhaps, an unusual coinci-
dence that man came to me a few
hours before notice of the suit was
served and offered double my salary
if / would quit the Order of Owls
and go into the employ of the broth
erhood. The man said he was in
structed to make the offer by H. L.
Leavitt. After / had fatty refused 10
entertain any proposition from these
people, Mr.. Leavitt and some officers
of the local organization came to my
headquarters, and as 1 did not signify
any intention of changing my mind,
Attorney ]. ]. Cleeson, a member of
the brotherhood, served the notice of
suit. ! look upon this as an act of
desperate man, grasping at the last
straw to carry through a bluff.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
A Child Led Them.

Judge Mcclure in Circuit Court at
Anderson set aside the divorce that
he granted to Daniel and Myrtle
Henderer, of Anderson. They filed a
motion in court asking that the di-
vorce proceedings be vacated and
that they be allowed to live together
again without remarriage. They
explained that a reconciliation had
come about through their love for
their child.
The court took the case under ad-
visement for several days, and Friday
struck from the docket the decree
that was granted to Mrs. Henderer,
and the couple with tleir child went
to their new home in Anderson A
part of the proceedings in setting
aside the divorce was that Mrs. Hen
derer was to file dismissal of the
charges made against her husband,
on which the divorce was granted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Maccabees at South Bend.

Reports submitted at the opening
of the great camp review of the
Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees
indicate falling off in membership
Of 100000 during the last three years
throughout the country, as result
of the new rates placed into effect.
The knights opened their meeting in
the Auditorium Annex. with Great
Commander Milo Z. Meredith, of
Wabash in the chair. About $50 del
egates we're present The women met
in the Place Hail. In addition to
State officers, Supreme Commander
Lillian Holster and Supreme Record
Keeper Bina West, of the Lady Mac
cabees of TIE World, were in attend
ance
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
A Scheme.

This wildcat scheme that is being
advocated by S. Z. Boys, of the
Chronicle, to force the farmers to
pay their road taxes in cash and turn
the roads over TO the state commits
sion won't do. Why didn't he say
state graft. That would have sound
ed Just as well. The farmers all know
what a road commission would be.
The county commissioners turned
down a fish commission lately Did
you hear about it? The farmers heard
it and they don't want any road com
mission, and they won't have any
The control of the road work is the
farmers birthright an inheritance
from generations past, an inheritance
left us by our pioneer fathers. This
scheme is an attempt to coerce the
'armcrs' inherent rights Any man
that has horse sense knows the farm
ers are the onlv men that are adapt
able to the road work universally
The farmers in their respective road
districts are familiar with every rod
of the road; they always know the
condition of the roads. Buddy, what
do you think your state commission
would know about this road matter
AS to macadamizing, when the peo-
pie think they are able they can do
So We have plenty of talent right
here to boss the job when the time
comes to build it. So you see, we
won't have to employ any high guys
or rake-offs to boss the job.
James M. Greer, Sr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Scheme Foiled.

The plan of the railroads to COM
pei passengers to buy their tickets
before boarding trains by requiring
then to pay an additional ten cents
when cash fare is paid, was declared
contrary to the two-cent fare law of
Ohio IN decision of the circuit court
rendered in the case of Marion Mil
Ter against the Toledo & Ohio rail-
way. The court held that although
receipt for the ten cents had been
rendered Miller emitting him to re-
cover the excess within thirty days,
the legal rate of fare was being ex-
ceeded.-Wayne Sentine,.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
List is Growing.

The list of eligible names for the
Democratic presidential nomination
in 1908 is growing. Of eminent
Southerners named in that connec-
tion we now have seven, towit: Judge
Gray of Delaware, Governor War
field of Maryland, Senator Daniel of
Virginia, Governor Smith OF Geor-
gia, Senator Culberson of Texas,
Governor Folk of Missouri, and Hen
nv Watterson of Kentucky, Any one
of these distinguished gentlemen
would make a creditable candidate
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30

Preparations are being made to eel
citrate next month the sixtieth ami
versary of the founding of Old Ply
mouth church of Brooklyn, famous
as the scene of Henry Ward Eeech-
er's activities. Former Senator Steph-
en- NJ Griswold, the oldest male
member, joined the church in 1851
and has served as an usher fifty
three years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Groom of so TAKES Bride rs.

A romance covering half century
resulted Wednesday night in the
marriage of A. |. Kinsey of Easton,
Pa, to Mary B. Richman of Musca-
tine. The bride is IS and the groom
so. She is widow of State Senator
Richman and the mother of Irving
Richman, ex-consul to Switzerland.
The two knew each other at school,
but married each others chums. Both
lost their mates through death Cor
respondence was taken up recently
and now toward the close of life they
are united. Mr.. Kinsey is million
aire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Old Soldier Disappears.

Macy B. Malcolm. an ex-Union
soldier is mysteriously missing from
his home in West6eld, Ind. Ele drew
his pension on Monday and on
Thursday left his home, while the
family was away and did not tell any
one where he was going.
He was seen for the last time Sat
urday walking along country road
near Upton Since that time nothing
has been heard from him. His family
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Hobos Indorse Foraker.

The national tramps' convention
held at Chippewa Falls, Wis, after
indulging in flow of oratory against
the police in various cities and laud-
ing Roosevelt and LaFollette, adopt
er a resolution favoring Foraker for
President The tramps were ordered
from the city after the convention.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Poor Jim.

The grain elevator of the Goodrich
Brothers, near Noblesville, Ind, was
struck by lightning Friday night and
destroyed by the fire which followed.
Three thousand bushels of wheat,
1000 bushels of corn and about 1000
bushels of oats were also burned. The
loss will amount to $4,000; half COW
cred by insurance. James P. Good
rich, of Winchester. chairman of the
Republican state committee, owns the
largest individual interest in the ele-
vator. So Il s1
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
Christian American Citizenship.

The subject of DR.. Brooke's ad-
dress was Christian American Citi-
zenship." He based his remarks on
part of the 18th chapter of Ro-
mans: Let every soul be subject 10
the higher powers" etc. 1t has been
said that In the prosperous days of
Rome it was the greatest privilege
to be counted Roman citizen. But
if it was distinction to be a Roman
citizen, how much more is it to be an
American citizen! | think we may
say that we have the best govern
ment the world has ever known; and
that the stars and stripes represent
more than any other banner that is
known. / think we do not appreciate
the benefits of the citizenship that we
have today. / want you to think OF
the constitution. When we think of
the blessings of our citizenship from
that standpoint we cannot estimate
their value. We go back TO the Rev
olutionary days and we cannot pos
s;bly appreciate how precious was the
price which purchased that which we
enjoy today. No citizen of this coun-
try would exchange places with that
of any other country in the world
It's citizenship is the best of any gov
ernment under the sun. First. because
it puts a value upon man. 1t puts
the wreath of honor on the bros OF
every citizen. 1t gives him the ballot
and thus makes him factor in shap-
ing the destinies of the nation. The
power of that ballot stamps that man
as a kingly man. Royal blood is
found in the veins of every American
citizen.
THE VALUE OF A MAN.
The world has been pressing down
the masses, but here humanity is lift
ed up to high plane and no ma
stands above his fellows 1t accords
the largest liberty to man that the
world has ever known. Our consti-
tuition and our declaration of indepen
dence recognize the fact that we are
here to build upon the stronges
foundation. A man has the right tc
do as he pleases so long as he does
right
AS another evidence of our high
citizenship, it affords the largest op
portunties for our material wealth
This is attracting the attention of the
world, people are coming here from
other countries because OF the al
vantages and privileges that they
cannot get elsewhere. Our schools,
colleges and seminaries give rare op-
portunities for intellectual develop
ment
Again-Moral development. Our
fathers came to this country because
here they could worship Col. 1t is a
great thing, to know that a man can
worship God with all restrictions TAX
en- away
There are more men of intellectual
development than ever before. / am