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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Changes in the Cabinet.

Mr.. James r. Garfield, as successor
to Secretary Hitchcock in the Inter
Tor Department, has a great example
to live up to, and it can not be truth
fully said that the public has the same
confidence in his ability to handle the
difficult problems that will come be-
fore him and to circumvent the ras
cality which is particularly rampant
in his field that the President seems
to possess. However, the President,
who will necessarily dominate the de-
partment, has had opportunity to
know him we'll, and as Secretary
Hitchcock leaves the work rather DEF
initely mapped out it may be that mis-
givings are groundless.
Concerning Mr.. Cortelyou, VINO be-
comes secretary of the treasury, there
is no room for doubt that he will
be equal to his new dutiees. AT CIV
cry step of his phenomenal career he
has met all requirements. Less than
ten years ago he was McKinley's pri-
vate secretary. Since then he has sue
cessively filled two Cabinet positions
with credit to himself and to the ad-
ministration, has served with ability
as chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, and now enter.
upon his third Office in the Presi-
dents Cabinet. Sneers have been in
dulged in from time to time over bis
rapid promotion, as if this were q
matter of favoritism, but it is to be
noted that his enemies have failed to
point out any specific instance Of in
capacity on his part On the con
trary, his sane, conservative, sensible
course has frequently wrung from
them reluctant approval.
George L. Won Meyer, who BE-
comes postmaster general, has served
acceptably in several important dip
lomatic positions, but his ability as
manager of such vast business as
the postal service is yet to be tested
Other appointments made about two
months ago create, with those of this
week, almost complete reorganiza-
ton of the Cabinet, though the
change is less radical than 1t seems
because of the transfers from one
department to another.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

Mr.. J. w. Burger returned home.
Blanchard Thomas moved to Lapaz.
Mr.. James Dowell is very sick at
this writing.
Thompson Myers continues to i'm
prove in health.
Rev. Peter conducted the funeral
services of Anthony Fishers infant
son at Lakeville Wednesday.
Ford c. Wareham and Mrs. Aman-
da t. Gouser were united in marriage
Saturday evening at the home of Rev
M. L. Peter. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
France witnessed the wedding cere-
mony.
'Deestrick Skule" drew a large
crowd to LaPaz last Saturday eve
ming. The play will be repeated
Thursday evening A very large
crowd is expected. John Hildebrand
is the star player As Joseph Zeck-
elkapfer" he amused old and young,
from start to finish. The proceeds
will be devoted to the library.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
May License Saloons.

The supreme court OF the United
States, Monday announced a decision
in the case of Delamator against the
State of South Dakota, which seems
to put quietus on the recent deci-
sion of Judge Artman, of Indiana,
that state has the right to license
the selling Of Intoxicating liquors.
The court holds that a state has the
right to impose license on dealers
in Intoxicating liquor In this South
Dakota case Delamator was prosccut-
ed for selling whisky in Porter coun-
ty as an agent for a Minneapolis
house He attacked the state license
law on the ground that it interfered
with interstate commerce and was
therefore unconstitutional
The court holds that the selling of
liquors is not interstate business. but
state business, and subject to the po-
lice regulations of the state. 1t is
clear from Mondays decision that if
the Indiana case should be carried TO
the supreme court the Artman deci-
sion would not be sustained.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
A Remarkable Record.

Charles Holt, the senior editor OF
this paper, father of the editor of the
Culver Citizen, began his DIST year
today March 5th), having been born
in Herkimer County, ~ Y in 1917.
He celebrated the event by making
his usual appearance at his desk
writing a sketch of his life for a jour
nal requesting the information, did
his regular stunt of editorial writing
made social calls on a number OF
friends, ate his regular three meal,
and will go to bed tonight with a
clear conscience
Seventy-seven years continuously
in the printing business, and almost
60 as newspaper editor, entitle Mr.
Holt to claim the palm in point oil
service over any other editor of his
acquaintance in the United States
now in active work=Kankakee Daily
Gazette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Unique in Several Ways.

Alabama is the first state in the
union-alphabetically. She is unique
in another particular She has the
most venerable senatorial delegation,
that is, has been or probably ever
again will be from a single state. In
another respect she stands apart from
her sisters. Should either or both
find the terms upon which they have
entered outlasting their spans of life,
their heirs have been appointed, not
by them but by the people whom
they represent These are ex-Gover-
nor Johnston and ex-Representative
Bankhead Should life and strength
hold, however, Senators Morgan and
Pettus will be one over 90 and the
other close upon it when they come
to the ends of their official service
OF course, this statement would have
to be modified should they again be
selected by the state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
TAKE 1T IN TIME.
Just AS Scores of Plymouth People
Have.

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect the aching back,
Urinary troubles, diabetes, surely
follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back
ache,
Cure every kidney ILL.,
Plymouth citizens endorse them.
Edwin Gibson, of Michigan street.
Plymouth, Ind. says: For several
years weakness of the kidneys and
kidney pains and backaches have seri-
ously annoyed me. At the period
when the pain was at its height, it
was hard for me to stoop, bend or
lift and when l caught cold it settled
in my kidneys There had been more
or less doctoring to cure this trouble
but nothing | used got at the cause OF
the disease until | took Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which ! procured at the
Oak Pharmacy. A short treatment
of this remedy has relieved me, stop
ped my many aches, pains and disor-
ders and | find that my general health
is much better than before using
Doan's Kidney Pills. There is moth
ing too good for me to say of the
remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Mliburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

enact public repositories, private
banking, antitrust and primary cleo
ton laws. The old saying that plat
forms were made to run on and not
to stand on, never fitted any party
better than the Democrats during the
recent session of the legislature. as
they paid no more attention to the
platform than If they hadn't had one.
It looks as If the late session of the
legislature will result in the railroads
being compelled to furnish better, if
not adequate transportation facilities
to the coal trade. The latter has been
hampered for many years by car
shortages and blockades, but the leg
islature has not only enacted a law
Strengthening the railway commission
act, but has passed the shippers bill,
which gives the railroad commission
power to have receiver appointed for
a road that fails to furnish adequate
transportation facilities to its patrons.
The bill goes even farther and au-
thorizes the commission to issue re-
ceivers' certificates for the purpose of
obtaining money to buy new cars and
engines for the roads that are short
Of them Under the railroad commits
sion's own act it can prevent any road
from maintaining an embargo against
another, which will do away with the
conditions that existed at Terre Haute
during the winter, when hundreds of
carloads of coal were tied up
The shippers bill provides that
freight must be hauled fifty miles
day after it is started, so under that
provision blockade would be impos-
sible. There is provision in the rail-
road commission act of special inter
est to operators, as 1t will compel tn
railroad companies that confiscat
coal to notify at once the consignee
and consignor or pay an advance OF
so cents on each and every ton con-
fiscated. In the passage of these two
acts the coal trade of this state has
scored a big victory, although the
railroad attorneys are preparing to go
into the supreme court to see If the
new laws are constitutional.
The Woodfill public depository law
| will not go into effect until the first
Of next December. but in the mean
time much will have to be done
toward arranging to carry out its plan
The application of this law is expect
ed to do away with the system under
which public officials have reaped the
benefit of investing the public's money
In their own enterprises. 1t has been
no secret to the public for many years
that county treasurers were investing
the public money in their own inter
ests. and that the people were being
deprived of hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars that rightfully belonged ts
| them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Hope for Russia.

Gloomy as appears, just now, the
outlook for Russia, there are people
who have made themselves thorough
" familiar with Russian affairs TAX
ing decidedly hopeful view of that
country's future. They say thai
eventually Russia will settle her
troubles and the country become q
better home for the Jews A1an it has
ever been. In that event these san.
guinc ones expect to see not only {
diminution of Russian emigration
but they believe there will be an ex
odus of Russian Jews as we'll as tc
all other people, and they are no.
without hope that the down-trodder
of the realm of the car may yet fine
haven of pe;sce within the domain
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
CALL AT ONCE
The People 5 D|ug Store
LAPORTE STREET,
PLYMOUTH.
A Word AS to the Record.

In spite of the breakdown over in
surance legislation-which is greatly
to be deplored-the record of the
Legislature is, on the whole, surpris-
ingly good. 1t has passed 2-cent
fare law, an antitrust law, primary
law, a law Strengthening the Rail
road Commission, a private banking
law, public depository law, a rail-
road law for the protection of the
shippers, a pure food law, law reor-
ganizing the institutional boards and
several other excellent measures. All
this is in the line of redeeming the
pledges made to the people. Wketh-
er they have actually been redeemed
or not depends on the character of
the legislation. AS far as we now
know it is for the most part reason
ably good There have been many
failures to enact good laws, and the
enactment or attempted enactment OF
some bad ones Two high license bills
were defeated, the metropolitan police
law would have been repealed except
for the governors veto of the repeal
bill, the Vincennes University bill
was passed, and effective insurance
legislation was not enacted The
Legislature raised salaries in Indian
apolis and Marion county, and in do
ing so it wronged the people. But our
own city officers and Our Representa-
tives in the Legislature are largely
responsible for this. 1t is, however,
great wrong.-Indianapols News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Death of Oliver Stone.

Oliver, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Stone, residing near the Berkey
bridge died Friday, March 8, at lis
p. m after an illness of one week of
appendicitis.
He was very bright, kind-hearted
boy, ten years of age and his death
was very sad. DR.. Stephens, assisted
by specialist from South Bend per.
formed an operation Friday Oliver
realized that he was dying, called the
family around the bed divid among
them some candy that had been given
him. also some pieces of money that
he had saved and then sank peaceful
ly in death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Ignorance of Legislatures.

President Roosevelt's dispatch to
the governor of California will serve
to call the attention of that state to
the fact that manifestations by the
legislature of unreasoning hostility to
the Japanese in ways that have roth
ing to do with the right of the states
to regulate their own schools is not
the best way to accomplish what the
California labor unions, under the
name of the Japanese-Korean Exclu-
sion league, are seeking to accom-.
plish. Not much is to be expected
the California labor unions, but the
California legislature ought to know
that international affairs are commit
ted to the national government, not
to individual states much less to the
hoodlum element
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
The New Ditch Law.

The Kelley ditch bill, which be-
comes a law with the governors sig
nature, repeats Section 10 of the
ditch law of 1905, the section provid-
ing for the repair OF bitches, which
created so much dissatisfaction over
the state. The new law is of vast in
interest in Marshall county, where
there is much ditching
Under Section 10 of the law OF 1905
the land owners did not have an OPP
portunity to do their own work OF
repairs, and the cleaning OF the dltcn
was left in the control of the survey
of and was extremely expensive. I'M
der the Kelley bill, there are two
povisions for cleaning a ditch; one
provision is that the ditch may be re
paired by contract on a petition oil
persons owning one-eighth OF the
lands originally assessed for the CON
struction of the ditch.
Under the contract feature OF the
bill, the surveyor determines the
amount of work to be done, and the
trustee attends to the selling and re-
ceiving of the work. An opportunity
is given each land owner TO do the
work allotted to him. The surveyor ;
fees are limited.
The other provision OF the b. Is
for the repairs of the ditch in ! II
ance with the allotment pr sion
which prevailed prior to the law OF
1905, and the surveyors fees are lInl-
tied to a certain amount per mile for
each ditch by him SO allotted
The bill provides that all bills of
the surveyor for himself and assist
ants, shall be approved by the board
of commissioners before they are
paid. Under the law of 1905, the at
ditor of the county was compelled to
draw a warrant to pay any bill the
surveyor might present.
There never was a ditch repair law
that gave so much general dissatisfac-
ton as Section 10 of the 1905 act. The
law allowed the county surveyor to
do the work and charge the cost
against the property owners. The
cost YVES considered exorbitant, and
there was a demand throughout the
state for the repeal of the objection
able features of the act
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
TEMPERANCE MEN BEATEN
The Commissioners Have Granted
Argos Saloon Man License for
Another Year.

The fight against the Argos, or
Walnut township saloon remon-
STRANGE has been one of the longest
and most bitterly contested in any
county commissioners court in In
diana and will probably be appealed
to the circuit court.
The case came up before the COM
missioners Monday of last week and
went over until Wednesday, when the
real contest began and continued un-
til Tuesday night of this week be-
fore attorneys began their arguments.
E. c. Martindale and S. N. Stevens
were the attorneys for Bixler, the
applicant for license, and Charles
Kellison and w. II. Matthew repre-
scented the demonstrators, and the
case is one of the most notable of its
kind in the state.
The anti-saloon people of Walnut
township filed a protest with the
board of county commissioners
against the granting of liquor licenses
in that township. The protest con-
tains 332 signatures and is directed
specifically against the application OF
John F. Bixler, of Argos, for saloon
license.
In order to prevent the saloon men
from having access to the names the
remonstrance was filed just before
midnight of the last legal day. The
applicant holds that city time rather
than standard time should be reckon
ed, which would invalidate the pro-
test; he also holds that it should have
been filed during the business hours
of the auditor Bixler made oath thai
the signatures were fraudulent and
NOR than a hundred of the signer:
have been summoned to appear. The
saloon men knocked out 35 names
, but of that number the remonstrator:
have restored Is.
Inc NOtC VI TIC
was $40, which requires POI names fol
majority, but, the remonstrator:
claimed a majority after all name:
possible were eliminated. The com
missioners took the matter undei
consideration Wednesday forenoon
and locked themselves in their room
AT 2:3O Wednesday afternoon tn,
commissioners decided that the re
| monstrators did not have the lega
sigistures of majority of legal vot
ers OF Walnut township on their re
monstrance land they granted Blk
Ter license.
The victory thus won will probabl,
| prove the worst knock out that tn,
saloon men of Marshall county eve
received Time will tell
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Wisconsin Senators.

Wisconsin has been singularly for
tunate in its representation in the
United States senate The mere men
ton of the names of James R. Doc
little, Timothy c. Howe, Matt H.
Carpenter, and John c. Spooner at
tests the truth and justice of this OBJ
servation. For years Mr.. Spooner has
been recognized as the foremost law
yer, the most forceful debater, the
keenest logician, and the clearesl
reasoner in the senate He was borr
at Lawrenceburg, Ind, which may in
a measure account for his extraordin-
airy smartness.-South Bend Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Death of E. Helms.

f. Helm, one of the old and re
spected residents of North township
died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Kenny. east of Harris station
at midnight Tuesday night He had
been in failing health for severa
years and his death was not unex-
pected. He leaves one son who re-
sides in this city, and several daugh
tiers. His wife died about four year,
ago. He was rs years of age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14

John B. Bowel. Administrator of
Estate of Daniel Myers deceased VS.
Abraham Myers ct al
In the Marshall Circuit Court, Ply
mouth. Ind February term, 1907.
To David Myers, The Unknown
heirs of Elizabeth Klopfenstein,, de-
ceased; The Unknown heirs of Fred
erick Myers, deceased; The Unknown
heirs OF John Myers, deceased.
You are severally hereby notified
that the above named petitioner as
administrators of the estate aforesaid.
has filed in the Circuit Court of Mar
shall County, Indiana a petition max
ing you defendants thereto, and pray
ing therein for an otS>r and decree
of said Court authorizing the sale OF
certain Real Estate Belonging to the
estate of said decedent, and ih said
petition described, to make assets for
the payment of the debts and liaDili-
ties of said estate and that said Pc
tition, so filed and pending, is set for
hearing in said Circuit Court at the
Court House in Plymouth, Indiana.
on the goth day of April 1907.
Witness, the Clerk ard Seal of said
(seal Court this 5th day of March.
1907.
John R Jones, Clerk
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
The Insurance Bill.

Very properly Governor Hanly
vetoed the Farber insurance bill. He
did so because it was not I genuine
reform measure, because it would az
complish little good, because it was
not a fulfllment of the party pledges,
and finally because it would be unfair
and dishonest to try to make the peo-
pie believe that it was fulfllment OF
the pledges. The message closes
with this statement:
Il prefer that the bond be returned
TO the people unfulfilled rather than
become party to the enactment OF a
measure which is in itself false pre-
tense, whose purposes is to deceive
and whose only service will be to fur
nish cover for the further plumber
ing of the people. | believe it wiser
and fairer to go back TO them, con-
fess our failure and ask another let
ter of direction, than to seek to dc
ceive them with the pending meas
ure"
This law, if enacted, would stand
in the way of genuine reform and
would have to be got rid of. The
Governor does we'll in discussing the
organization of the proposed depart
ment to remind the people of their
experience with the Auditors Office,
to which it is proposed to intrust the
enforcement of the insurance law.
The department provided is the same
that we have always had, with the adj
dition of few subordinates depend
ent on the Auditor We think it en-
tirely safe to say that 1T will be adj
ministered in the same old way. with
the same neglect, the same lack OF
initiative that has characterized its
administration through former
years." and also that ''it is left to be
the football of politics. its deputy
ships to be, prizes 70 be handed out
every two years by the successful
nominee of the dominant party as &
reward for personal political services
This is precisely what we should have
to look for
1t is astonishing that the Legis1at-
ure should, after all the revelations
that have been made, see fit to legal
ize agency companies These are vic
ious in their very nature, whether the
officers of insurance companies are
permitted to be interested in them OF
not And the Farber bill makes these
companies legal. This one section i:
of itself enough to condemn the bill
But further than this, we have in fht
bill absolutely no safeguard agains
extravaganza in insurance manage
ment, in the way of salaries, commits
sions and rebates And yet we haf
before Our eyes the spectacle of the
officers of the State Life Insurance
Comoan drawing three and four sal
aries each voted by themselves tc
themselves. With agency companie:
permitted and expenditures uncheck
ed the Insurance Commissioner coulC
accomplish little good
Again, a report to the Governor
must be made at stated intervals, bu
the Governor has no power except tC
accept it." Finally all contracts il
force no matter how unfair or lille
gally special they may be are to b.
respected. This bill actually legaliz
es contracts which might now be sue
cessfully attacked in the courts. Ant
this is the measure which the Cover
nor was asked to sign.-Indianapoli
News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Warsaw Fire Chief Dies.

W. A. Williams, for ten years chief
of the fire department and prominent
as Republican and lodge man, died
Thursday afternoon from paralysis
sustained while he was working in the
drill team of the Ben-Hur lodge. The
Knights of Pythias will have charge
of the funeral.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Mellott-Ladd Wedding.

Andrew E.. Mellott and Miss Rixa
Arvilla Ladd, both of Bourbon town.
ship, were married at the Christian
church in this city at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, March z, by Rev. N.
H. Sheppard. They are prominent
young people of the vicinity of Bour-
bon and have best wishes of many
friends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-14
Warfare Against the Governor.

On Monday afternoon Jim Good
r iii did his best TO whip the Republi-
cans into line with the Democrats
against Governor Hanly, but he fail
ed 1t is claimed that Jim and the
governor have been running a political
machine in scahoots for the last Two
years, but the governor did not do
things exactly according to Jim 5
wishes during the closing days of the
session and Goodrich came to Indi-
annapolis Monday morning, called a
conference of the Republican mem
bers of the legislature, told them that
they must down Hanly or lose the
state He cracked his heels together
and told members what they must do
but they recollected that Goodrich
had defeated Republican members OF
congress and they refused to obey
him.
The South Bend Tribune says
There are some breaches between
the governor and members of the
old Republican organization thai
time will probably not heal. The
break between the governor and his
former law partner, Will R. Wood, o.
Lafayette, is probably too seriou:
ever to be healed over
more important than this, from ;
party standpoint, is the break be
tween the governor and John c. Bill
heimer, the present state auditor
This came over the insurance agita
ton, and the two contending factions
are still at white heat. For the mos
part the Republican organization
stood by the governor and the tive
working together were able to ge
things done"