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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
Disease and Death in Indiana in April

The tabulations of the reports for
April, just finished by the State
Board of Health, show the health OF
the state was not quite as good as in
the corresponding month last year
The total number of deaths was 2954,
rate 1872 In April, 1907, 2s1a, rate
12.7. Rheumatism was the most prev
alent disease. The respiratory dis
eases, such as bronchitis, tonsilitis,
influenza, and pneumonia were not
so prevalent IS in the preceding
month. 329 cases of smallpox, with
2 deaths were reported from 35 coun-
ties. The smallpox deaths occurred.
one in Steuben County and one in
Marion County. In the correspond
ing month last year, 81 cases, with
one death. wereo reprted from 20
counties. So cases of diphtheria with
10 deaths, in % counties. Consump-
ton caused its usual havoc, All
deaths being caused by the disease.
191 males. and 800 females. OF he
females, 80 were married in the pr :
ductive age period of 1910, and left
rs orphans under 12 years of age
OF the males, 81 were in the same
age period as above, and left 134 or
phans. Total orphans produced by
the disease in the month, PIP. Total
number of homes invaded 39S. Pneu-
monia caused 333 deaths, against 2s4
in the corresponding month last year.
Violence caused ia deaths, Ill
males and 43 femlaes. murders, 33
suicides, and 115 accidental. 9 OF the
suicides chose gunshots, 0 c:rbolic
acid, 2 drowning, 2 threw themselves
under railway trains and IL by pois-
ons.
The City death rate was 16.5, and
the country death rate 11.3. The
death rate for the whole state is 1872.
The death rates of the cities having
over 10000 population, we're: Indi-
annapolis 16,: Evansville 1877, Ft.
Wayne IT., Terre Haute 1913; An
derson 14.6, Muncie 22.1, South Bend
15S
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
FRANCHISE IS
FINALLY PASSED
INTERURBAN COMPANY WILL
BE REQUIRED TO RUN
TRACKS TO SOUTH END
OF MICHIGAN STREET
-OTHER BUSI-
NESS.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening with al
members present.
The petition OF J. w Guyse to dig
across Scudder ave, in Fairvlew ad-
dition, in order to drain, property,
was referred TO committee on streets
and alleys
John K. Beatty was given permis>
sion TO tap the Williams street Sc vcr
Report of street commissioner was
received and placed on file
Committee on accounts and st.-
ticnerv reported on bills amounting
to s49315, which were allowed
Finance committee then reported :
Cash on hand .........Si .Sij6i 90
Bills allowed ..............S 1915
Balance on hand .S1O71.s5
"A resolution was passed for CON
structing the west LaPorte street
sewer and it was ordered to adver-
tise for bids, for the construction oil
the same
Frank JacoX was given permission
to put a gasoline tank in the street,
to be placed under the supervision OF
the committee, and having a shut of
valve placed between the tank and
building
The committee on streets and al
leys recommended that Peter Disher
be permitted TO install pair of scales
under the supervision of the conn
mittee. 1t was so ordered,
The matter of petition for a
watchman at the Jefferson street eros.
Sing of the Vandalia railroad was re-
ferred to committee to- investigate.
1t was moved and carried that Sec
ton s of said Onterurban ry.) fran
chise be amended by adding at the
close OF the last sentence of said sec
ton these words - ~ be builr
to the south corporate limits of said
city of Plymouth, Ind, on and along
the aforesaid Michigan street This
was added to insure that the road
when built would not stop at the
Michigan street bridge as was pro-
posed, ,/but must continue south to the
city limits Upon motion the whole
franchise as amended, passed = e
sec5nd and third readings, and was
declared 10 be in effect.
The ordinance, providing for the
new scale of water rent, passed the
second reading
The matter of establishing a grade
on Charles street, was referred TO the
city attorney.
Water works committee was given
power to act in having smoke stack
OF water works plant painted
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
LATEST PoSToFFIcE ORDER.
Department Announces Changes that
Will Go Into Effect July 1.

The Postmaster General has issued
an order that hereafter postal sta
tions for the receipt and dispatch OF
mails that are located outside OF the
corporate limits of cities shall be
known as branch postof'ices and shall
be separately entered IN the postal
guide in alphabetical order in the list
of postoffices.
In the prompt and economical
handling OF mail matter the depar.-
ment often finds 1t advantageous to
combine postoffices adjacent to a
large city under one management,
and 70 make the smaller postofhce a
station of the large one. The prln-
cipal objection to the consolidation
OF .ostoffices in separate municipali-
ties has been that when a postothce
is made a station of another Office II
loses its identity as a separate town
In the case of Cambridge, Mass,
for instance, which has heretofore
been known as Cambridge Station
of the Boston postoffice, the patrons
were unable to have special request
envelopes ISSUED to them with the re-
turn card, Cambridge, Mass" printed
thereon. Under this new order Cam
bridge will be listed in the postal
guide in is proper alphabetical or
der, will have postmark Cambridge,
Mass" and the patrons will be able
TO obtain special request envelopes
with the name of their city printed
thereon. 1t is believed also that the
distribution OF mail for those branch
Offices in other postoffices and in rail
way poStoffices will be facilitated
These changes will go into effect with
the new issue of the postal guide,
which will be ready for distribution
about July 1.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
CONVENTION
IS POSTPONED
WILL NOT HOLD
CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN-
TION ON THURSDAY BY
CONSENT OF CON-
MITTEE-TIME
NOT SET.

District Chairman s n. Stevens of
this city, announced Tuesday that the
Democratic congressional convention
which was called to meet in this city
Thursday OF this week. has been post
poned The consent of a majority
OF the county chairmen of the district
was obtained over telephone Tuesday.
No reason for the sudden action was
given by Chairman Stevens
1t is conceded here however, that
pressure has been brought to bear
by. ST. Joseph and Elkhart counties,
and by the probable candidate B. F.
Shively, to postpone the convention
for several reasons The scheme
seems to be that Shively has re-
fused to accept the nomination on
the Democratic ticker, until it is
known what man the Republicans
name. Shively will not go into
campaign predestined to defeat. If
Chas Miller is nominated by The Re
publicans, .Shively will not accept, and
the only available man. namely Henry
Barnhart of Rochester, will be NOM
mated by the Democrats. If ]. L.
Moorman is the Republican nominee
the Democrats think they can defeat
him, with Shively At the meeting
held at the Ross House in this city.
Monday May 18th, the larger counties
voted to postpone the convention,
while the smaller ones wishing to
protect Barnhart, voted TO leave the
date of May 2sth, stand A tie vote
which was resulted, was decided by
Chairman Stevens. This action of
Stevens was deeply resented by poll
ticians from the larger counties, who
seem TO have carried their pont
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
ADULTERATED MILK LAW
SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE.
South Bend Dealers Escape Prosecu-
ton Because Himself" was
Omitted from Statute.

Because the word himself was
omitted from the statute governing
the sale of milk there will be no more
prosecutions for the sale OF adulter-
ated milk in South Bend.
As now constituted the law reads
that mo persons, either by his agent
or servant, or as the servant or agent
OF another person, shall sell" This
defect was discovered by former
Prosecutor Thomas w. Slick ir the
Henry Holland case. Holland was
Immediately discharged Asa result
of this defect FIVE other milk dealers,
now under charges of selling milk
below the standard, have been dis
charged. Prosecutor Joseph Talbot
did not attempt to contest the case.
City Sealer Willett of South Bend,
in an interview concerning the turn
affairs have taken said: Il intend to
write TO the State chemist for further
directions There have been convic-
tions all over the State under this
law and in no instance have | heard
of the arrested milk dealer escaping
on the ground which proved effective
here There is a rule OF the State
Board of Health forbidding the de
livery of impure milk and the Legis-
lature has given the State Board
power 10 enforce the rules through
out the State, but there is no penalty
attached for breaking the rules"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
Bishop White at the Episcopal
Church

The beautiful day Sunday added
to the happiness as we'll as numbers
who attended ST. Thomas church
throughout the four services of Sun
day. The Bishop took the early Cele-
bration OF the Holy Communion. as
sisted by the rector Many communi
cants were at this service, and large
congregation at 1920 a. m listened
with much profit to the plain and
forceful sermon of the Bishop on
The Love of God as the only suffi-
cient reason for our religion" The
bishop gave an exceedingly interest.
ing address to the Sunday School.
and also in the evening The evening
congregation filled the spacious edi-
fice and all were much interested in
the solemn service of confirmation ad
ministered to class of twenty. The
choir of thirty-hve rendered beauti
ful program of music. 1t was a grea,
day for the Episcopal church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
.PROHPS HOLD
CONVENTION
PORTLAND LAWYER is CHOS-
EN- AS PARTY'S CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR OF IN
DIANA-STATE TICK
EFT is SELL
ECTED.

Filled with energy for an active
cam paign, satisfied with the work ac-
complished in indianapolis and with
cheers for their state ticket, the dele
gates 70 the State Prohibition conven-
ton adjourned their session in Tom
linson hall at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon and departed for their
homes
Sumner w. Haynes of Portland, a
lawyer and veteran in the Prohibi-
ton couse, will lead the temperance
procession through the campaign this
fall Mr.. Haynes was made the nom
inee for Governor
Mr. Haynes had one opponent-A.
b kirkpatrick of Kokomo. Haynes
received 451 votes, Kirkpatrick vote
was 1925.
The convention nominated DR.. Abb
raham Huntslnger physician of
Mishawaka, for Lieutenant Governor
He had no opposition.
w. II. Hill, an attorney of Vim
cennes, was selected to make the race
for secretary of state. His nomina-
ton was made by acclamation.
Three candidates contested for the
nomination for state treasurer. VIM.
H. Crowder of Sullivan won the con-
tess The vote stood as follows: w.
II. 'rowder. 437; w. l.. Brown, 140,
and Cyrus B. Carlton, 61
DIR. Henry Coons of Lebanon, after
considerable hesitation, accepted the
nomination for state auditor No
other candidate was suggested
Tillman f. Ballard of Brook, New
ton county, had no opposition in his
candidacy for attorney general His
nomination was proposed by his
friends He was not present in the
convention
The nomination for reporter of the
Supreme and Appellate Courts went
to B. F. Watson of indianapolis by
acclamation
Monroe J. Vayninger, president of
Taylor university at Upland, was the
unanimous choice of the convention
for superntendent of public instruc-
ton.
1t required three ballots to select a
candidate for state statistician. The
candidates were Jesse B. Davis OF
Scottsburg, Dr. Albert Stanley of In
dianapolis, A. A. Jrelan of CASTOR and
Noah l.. Bristow of Frankfort. Davis
was nominated on the third ballot by
vote of 249.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
CURRENCY LAW
WILL NOT PASS
SENATORS AND REPRESENTA-.
TIVES ARE UNABLE TO
AGREE ON ALDRICH-
VREELAND BILL-UP
TO THE NEXT
SESSION.

That there will be no currency
legislation at the present session OF
Congress is now believed by many
members TO be almost certainty
The conferees on the Senate and
House bills have held several ses-
sions in an effort to work out some
thing under the head OF the "Aldrlch
Vreeland bll' but they are said to
have almost abandoned hope. As a
result there is a decided sentiment
among the coHferees and leaders OF
both branches of Congress that the
whole subject should go over until
next session In that event the work
would be taken up next session by
the same conferees, as the bills intro
duced at the present session do not
die until the end of the Congress.
The Senate committee on finance
has been swamped with protests from
bankers and commercial interests
against the Vreeland bill. The oppo-
sition has been based chiefly on the
charge that it proposes an asset cur
rency through clearing house associ-
atoms being permitted to issue notes.
For the benefit of the conferees,
the views contained in the letters to
the committees have been collected
and dangers" of the House bill point
ed out, as follows:
81 That the market value of Gov
ernment bonds would be impaired by
reason of banks selling bonds in re-
dlcing their circulation with a view
to placing themselves in position to
have the largest privilege of issuing
the proposed notes.
- That many banks may be driv-
en- out of business In organizing as
sociations for the issue of proposed
notes, the stronger banks may be un-
wiling to guarantee the payment OF
the notes of the weaker institutions,
and consequently deny admittance to
membership. Unfortunately konse-
quences could hardly fail to result in
thus publicly branding bank.
"3. That a panic would immediate
ly be precipitated if at any critical
period the associations should take
steps to issue the new notes. Knowl-
edge of such steps could hardly be
kept from the public"
Senators Aldrich, Hale and Allison
have been studying the Vreeland bill
for two days, and they are of he
opinion that it would be bad legisla-
tion to enact it. At the same time
they realize that the House is op,
posed to many of the important pro-
visions of fhe Aldrich bill, and that
the prospects of overcoming the op-
position in the short time remaining
of the present session are not good.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
A. G. GRAHAM
IS CHAIRMAN
COUNTY CHAIRMEN SELECT
IUNE DATE FOR DISTRICT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SELECTION is MADE
UNA N I
NOUS.

The Republican ohairmen OF the
seven counties comprising the 18th
congressional district, met at South
Bend Saturday afternoon 10 name the
successor of John l.. Moorman, for
the district charmanship. A. G. Gra-
ham, the law partner of the late con-
gressman Brick, was the unanimous
hoice of the chairmen assembled,
and was declared district chairman
The meeting was held at the Oliver
hotel. and was called at about lis
o'clock The chairmen present were
Perry Smith OF Kosciusko, Thomas
of ST. Joseph, Wright OF Fulton,
Roose of Elkhart, Foster of Starke,
Riggs OF Pulaski, and S E Boys, for
Garn of Marshall
The date OF Tuesday, June 9th. was
settled upon for holding the congress
sional convention, and Plymouth was
selected as the proper place for hold
ing the same.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
BREMEN WANTS
TROLLEY LINE
ARE ANXIOUS THAT THE PRO-
POSED FIT. WAYNE-SOUTH
BEND ROUTE PASS
THROUGH THEIR
CITY INSTEAD OF
WAKARUSA

c. W. Tucker of Fort Wayne, who
is the right-of-way man for the pro-
posed traction line between that city
and South Bend, was in Bremen a
few days ago consulting with the lead
ing men there on the subject of reviv-
ing the project He met with so much
encouragement that he arranged to
return to Bremen Thursday to take
up the matter for further considera-
ton.
The original survey of the proposed
line takes it through Wakarusa in
Elkhart county, about eight miles east
of Bremen, but the people of the
latter place are anxious TO have the
line changed so as to strike their
town. In order TO do this it will be
necessary to resurvey only the north
western third of the line, from Nap
panee into South Bend The original
survey runs from Nappanee northwest
~ w dhdi IVA anu ihSh$C u s,odih
Bend, but new survey according to
the wishes of the Bremen people
would run almost directly west from
Nappanee TO Bremen and thence
northwest to South Bend.
According TO statements made by
T. o. Freese, editor of the Bremen
Enquirer, who was in South Bend
Wednesday, direct connection with
South Bend is considered very desir-
able by the people of his town and he
gave population figures to show that
it would be more advantageous to
South Bend than the route originally
considered Bremen is a larger and
more active business place than Wa
kausa an dthe line would open up the
southwestern part of this county
which is now practically isolated from
South Bend except by wagon road.
The cost of construction and length
OF line would be approximately the
same George B. Oliver, the southern
magnate, is said TO be back of this
enterprise.-South Bend News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
A Harmonious Convention.

Last Saturday afternoon twelve
eleven tried and true) Democrats
met in the band room TO select dele
gates and alternates to the congress
sional and senatorial conventions.
As there were 16 places to fill and
only IL present to fill them, it was
an easy matter for the unholy editor
to get on the delegation lad bal
lot been taken he would have re-
ceived one vote. 1t was a grand,
harmonious and enthusiastic meetin,,
so says the great editor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
Defalcation in Mexico; May Reach
$4,000, GOO.

Financial and business circles of
Mexico City have been shaken by the
greatest sensation in years through
the order of the Judge of the second
instruction to bring Martin Jacoby, a
millionaire and head of the mercan-
tile house of Jacoby, into court on
the charge of misappropriation OF
funds which, it is claimed, will total
between $3,OOOOO0 and $5,0O0,0O0
The order was issued on the repre-
sentotion made to the court by bank
ers and financiers
The house of Jacoby constitutes the
largest cotton buying concern in the
Republic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
MILLER HAS A CINCH.
Is Easily the Choice of Mass of Thir-
teerth District Republicans.

Reports from over the district seem
to indicate that Charles w. Miller OF
Goshen will receive the congressional
nomination by large majority. Elk
hart county will certainly name twen-
ty-hve enthusiastic delegates for him
and no candidate from any other
county need attempt to secure any OF
the delegates from Goshen or Elk
hart. says a Republican authority at
Goshen.
Mr.. Miller will visit all the counties
of the district except Starke Not un-
til after the congressional convention
will he call upon his friends in that
county 1t IS important that CAM
paign for a congressional nomination
be conducted upon a high plane and
free from personalities and Mr. Mil
ler IS conducting such,a campaign and
will continue TO do SO.
- In discussing the congressional
situation at the meeting Friday night
when Charles w. Miller Republican
club was organized one of the speak
ers stated the case accurately when
he said:
we want a man TO represent us IN
the halls of congress who will not
only reflect credit upon himself but
upon his district; man thoroughly
equipped for the important work that
must be done We have such can
didate and the Republicans of the dis
trict will stand by him, not because
he wants the office, but because the
district needs his services. Mr.. Mil
Ter did not want to make the race,
but he owed it TO the people OF the
district to do So Public experience
is what equips man to properly rep
resent his people. and Mr.. Miller has
had enough to equip him. 1t is the
general expression among leading
Republicans not only in the district,
but throughout the state that Charles
W. Miller Will enter congress the
equal of any man now member OF
that body and that he will be able TO
accomplish things after he is there.
This district will need a representa-
tive of ripe experience when the ship
canal for Northern Indiana comes up
for consideration, as we'll as cham
pion for the district. state and ma
ton"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
Stangle-Kruyer Nuptials.

Sunday afternoon, at 1:3O O'Clock,
at the Catholic parsonage, Miss Clara
Kruger of this city and VIM Stangle
of Charlottesville, were united in
marriage, by Rev. John Tremmel. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Kruger of this city The groom
is an agent for the Vandalia railroad
at Charlottesville Both young peo-
pie are we'll known and we'll liked in
this city
They left for Charlottesville Sun
day evening, where they will go to
housekeeping at once.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
COUNTY CONVEN-
TION JUNE Is
REPUBLICAN COM NIT T E E
AGREE ON ABOVE DATE
FOR HOLDING MARSHALL
COUNTY CONVENTION
DELEGATES APPOR-
TONED l TO S.

The Republican Marshall county
committee, pursuant to call, met at
Burkett's hall in this city Saturday
afternoon, and selected Saturday, June
18th. as the date for holding the
county convention. 1t was agreed
that the delegates were TO be appor
toned, one to each five Republican
votes cast at the election two years
ago.
The delegates will be selected at
the same time and places, as the del
egates to the congressional conven-
ton, which viii probably be the 9Th
or 9th OF June The date will be set
when the county chairman ISSUES the
call for the county convention, which
will be as soon as he gets the call
from the district chairman
1t was further agreed that each
township shall FIX the time for hold
ing its own convention TO select town.
ship candidates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
HANDBOOK OF POLITICS.
Exhaustive Compendium Issued by
Secretary of Republican Commit
tee.

The most comprehensive political
handbook ever issued in Indiana has
just been sent out by Carl W. Rid
dick, secretary of the Republican
state committee. The book contains
fund of information invaluable to
politicians and political writer's IL is
larger than similar books compiled
by the State committees of former
years 1t is divided in five parts =
Republican organization, the nation.
the State, the Legislature and general
political information-and contains
figures and facts in more detailed and
accurate form than any former bo ok
OF its kind
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
WOULD TAP We
SUvIUS AS BOIL.
Tunnel at Base, Scientists Idea of
Preventing Explosion.

Signor Coartina of Naples, has
written a pamphlet pointing out the
danger OF an explosion of Vesuv.us
should the volcanic vent, or chimney,
become blocked, and proposes to af-
ford an outlet for the incandescent
mass contained IN the crater by bor-
ing tunnel at the base of the noun
tain and leading the molten rock into
the sea.
1t might even be possible to lead
the lava into molds that would give
it the shape and size of blocks of
cement, such as are used for build
ing quays, breakwaters and of course,
smaller paving stoSes for the streets
of Naples, such as are now quarried
in the very old and cooled lava.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
Reduced Cotton Crop.

An advance outline of the census
bureaus report of the cotton crop @!
1907 shows a total production OF IL,
75,461 bales, which represents fall
ing off from 1906 of 2,22O,O37 bales
and is 2,304,493 bales less than the
crop of 1904, the largest on record
1t is also short of the average pro-
duction for the last six years by 345,-
914 bales.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
HAS TAKEN DOWN SIGN.
Damage Suit Brought by Attorney S.
]. North Will Probably be Dis
missed.

A sign with the caption, heading
list of 271 saloon remonstrants, my
Friends-Lke Hel," that had for
some time occupied a conspicuous
place in the saloon of William F.
Fisher, at Shakespeare, better known
as Milford Junction, has disappeared,
having been removed by the proprie-
tor Several days ago Attorney Sam
uel ]. North, whose name heads the
list of demonstrators, filed suit for
81 900 damages in the Kosciusko cir
cult court against Fisher. 1t is
thought that the removal of the sign
will end the suit.