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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
COMMUNICATION
FROM PANAMA
VIM. LOGAN FORMER PLY
MOUTH BOY WRITES INTER
ESTING LETTER FROM
THE REGION OF JAG
GER CATS & BOA
CONSTRUCTORS

+. NJ. McCrory received a letter
from William Logan, who is in the
U. S. Navy and stationed at Panama
from which we quote the following:
Yes | got far enough away this
time | guess, 5000 miles from Gods
country and dear old Indiana, camp
cd on the bank Of Teddy's big ditch,
exploring the wilderness at our pleas
ure. said wilderness being the home
OF jaeger cats, hippopotami, boa con-
strictors 1--WE killed one 10 feet long),
niggers, mosquitoes and marines; dril-
ling 40 minutes per day and endeav-
oring to look pleasant in spite Of
hardtack, sowbosom, and other deli
cacies such as mother didn't used to
make, teaching the natives of Pana-
ma the manifold blessings OF the u.
5. brand of civilization and writing
letters between times The mail man
manages to- get here about twice in
nine days and believe me, he is sec,
ond in importance to but two living
Americans viz. the paymaster and
Teddy Roosevelt
We had dandy trip from Phila-
delphia on the u. S. ship Prairie with
the exception of two days while eros.
sing the Caribbean Sea, and landed
the entire cargo of one hundred ma
rines and seven hundred blue jackets
with the loss of only one man, who
was swept overheard.
Say uncle you asked about home
sickness. Yes, when the skeeters ge,
particularly attentive, and my stom-
ach gets weary OF so much canned
material, then my heart or stomach,
| don't know which most, yearns for
old North township and some of
mothers spring chickens and sweet
potatoes, not to mention the sliced
cucumbers and corn on cob, but
what's the use.
Maybe you think it don't get hot
down here? 90 degrees to 100 degrees
every day and this is the winter seas,
ON December is the hot month here
when they have to put the tnermom-
eter on the roof. 1t rains every af-
ternoon from June 10 December and
when it begins there is no half way
business about it, it don't just ram.
it pours Yes, | was aware that Taft
secured the nomination at Chicago
and presumed the boy orator"
would again be led forth for the
slaughter, but was surprised to hear
from home that he would give Taft
the race OF his life. Maybe distance
lends enchantment etc. but don't let
anybody up there think for one min
ute that Willie ]. B. will come any
nearer than Parker. My faith in the
good sense of the voters of the coun-
try tells me different and if not that,
then my belief in an overruline
Providence is, that He would not
permit such calamity to come upon
us. What have we done to be thus
prosecuted?
As ever your nephew,
VIM. Logan, f.
Camp Diablo,
Canal Zone,
Panama.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Soldiers Home Report.

The annual report of the finances
of the Marion Soldiers Home for
the year ending June 80. 1908, has
been compiled. 1t shows the general
expenditures OF the home for the
wear to have been $299,9376s The
average cost of maintaining each
member during the year was $173.3j
The cost of rations for each member
day was 173 cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Scurvy Politicians.

Shakespeare makes one of his char
acters speak of "a scury politician,
who seems to say the things he does
not" This fits all of our public men,
from the highest to the lowest, not
one of them being entirely sincere.
all OF them using words to conceal
ideals. Bryan. with all his boasted
feariessness, has for months past
been play 'ng the role of an opportun-
ist, whiting down his principles,
compromising his past utterances.
His radical teeth have been filed
down until they are as harmless as a
rattler with his teeth extracted.-In-
dianapolis Independent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06

Bremen O-0-1-1-0-4-1-0-1- 8
Plymouth 5-0-2-o-4-2-1-0- - IA
Two base hits, Murphey, Holman.
C Miles. Logan. Three base hits.
Murphey, Smith. Features OF the
game, pitching by Smith, triple play
by Bremen, and clean hitting OF Muir
phey.
Plymouth won the game on hitting
The triple play made by Bremen, in
field ball to 3rd. to End to- 1st, in the
sth inning, was the first play OF its
kind made on the local diamond this
season. Umpire U. S. Lemert.
About two hundred dollars changed
hands in betting, the odds favored
Bremen 2 to 1.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Crime Wave Coming.

A crime wave is sweeping northern
Indiana. From every little town ami
hamlet comes reports of burglaries,
robberies and holdups. People are
keeping cash in their homes and
places of business instead of bank
ing IL.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
RAILWAYS MAKE
G. A R RATES.
One Fare Plus Half for Round Trip
to Toledo, Concession.

One fare plus a half fare for the
round trip will be the general rate
made by the railways from practi-
cally all parts of the country to the
next annuaie encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. to be
held at Toledo the week beginning
Aug. 81.
Extensions to Sept. Is for the re-
turn will be made upon payment of
81 Flat rates will be made from far
Westef IN and Pacific coast pointsN
From no point, however. will the
higher rate exceed the fares allowed
summer tourists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
CRUDE Reunion.

The CRUDE reunion is to be held at
the Fair grounds tomorrow. A large
crowd is expected to be present A
ball game will be played in the af-
ternoon between the Twin Lake .eam
and the Plymouth Blues. This W.,
be an interesting game as both teams
are good players.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Postage Unnecessary.

After August 1st pensioners will
pay no postage ON their pension pap
ers. By an act of congress passed
last session each pension agent is re-
quired to send each voucher which
the pensioner as required to fill out
and return in a penalty envelope"
which is to be returned to the pen.
sion agent without postage AS the
August payments have already been
sent out, this order will not go into
effect until the November payments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Warsaw Citizen Happy Father at
Eighty Years

Robert c. Smith, aged so years. OF
Warsaw, is the father of a seven
pound daughter born Thursday. The
mother is aged 80 years. Another
daughter was born to the same COUP
le wear ago. Mr.. Smith was for
many years in the undertaking brsa-
ness in Warsaw.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Otto Miles in Iail.

Otto Miles, who has been out of
jail on bail, having been arrested
charged with stealing wheat near
Twin Lakes few months ago, was
rearrested Saturday. He had quar-
relied with his wife, who was on his
bond, and she Withdrew her bond.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Canned Oratory.

The speeches of William J. Bryan
which may be heard in the slot pho
nographs are entitled THE Railroad
Question" "The Labor Question"
Swollen Fortunes" "The Trust
Question:" "The Tariff Question"
and "An Ideal Republic"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Fire Department Called.

The fire department was called to
the residence of Henry CRUDE at ITO
West South street Tuesday morning.
A small blaze had broken out in the
roof but was extinguished before the
department arrived
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Camping at Pretty Lake.

Messrs. Harry Soice. Welcome
Harris, Casey Bennett, A. c. Simons,
and Robert Eckert, are occupying
the ''Wampus Roost" at Pretty Lake
this week.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Is Appointed Administrator.

VIM. II. Huff of Bremen, has been
appointed administrator over the es-
tate of Mary Timberlake deceased
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
College Preparatory Course.

SCnOOl. he course OF study Is as
follows:
College Preparatory Course.
FIRST YEAR
English, Algebra, Botany, Latin or
German, Drawing or Music, both
semesters.
SECOND YEAR.
English, Grecian History, Latin.
Algebra or German, Drawing or
Music In second semester Geometry
follows Algebra, and Roman History
follows Grecian
THIRD YEAR.
! English. Geometry, Medieval and
Modern History, Latin, both semes-
ters.
FOURTH YEAR.
English, Physics or Chemistry,
American History, Latin. or Higher
Algebra. Second semester Civics fol-
lows American History, and a choice
may be made between Latin Trigo-
nometry and Physiology
Commercial Course.
In the commercial course the frs,
two years are the same; the latter
two years are as follows:
THIRD YEAR.
English, Geometry, Physical Geog,
Saphy, or Commercial Geography,
American History. In the second
semester, Commercial Arithmetic fol-
lows Geometry, Commercial Law fol
lows Geography and Gives follows
American History.
|, FOURTH YEAR.
English, Physics or Chemistry,
Bookkeeping. Shorthand, Typewrit
ing, Penmanship, Letter Writing and
Spelling. same subjects in both sem,
esters
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
TWO COURSES
in HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE BE-
TWEEN COLLEGE PREPAR-
ATORY AND BUSINESS
COURSES-DIFFER IN
JUNIOR AND SEN
IOR YEARS.

Two courses are offered the stud
ent entering the local high school
next year, one preparatory to college
and the other arranged for those who
DO not intend to continue in scholas-
tic study. For the first two years the
courses are identical, in the third and
fourth years, the student may choose
such subjects as he thinks will best
fit him for his vocation after leaving
school. The course of study is as
follows:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
JAIL WOMAN
AND DAUGHTERS
Mrs. Seldom Borgess., Colored,
and Children Await the
Grand Jury's Action.

Mrs. Seldom Borgess., colored, and
two daughters, Victoria. aged IA, and
Bertha, aged 10, are prisoners in the
county jail awaiting the action Of
the next grand jury on the charge of
breaking into Jacob Fittro's house
on Simpsons fork of Limestone
creek, Saturday last and taking away
some clothing. They were taken TO
the Jail from Wi1sonburg Thursday
evening by Magistrate John 7. Flynn,
of that place.
The woman and her daughters
were given hearing on the charge
Monday at the conclusion OF which
the magistrate held them for the next
grand jury in bonds of 500 each.
To give them opportunity of furnish
ing bonds they were not taken to jail
for two or three days, but Thursday
evening 1t became apparent to the
magistrate that the bonds would not
he forthcoming so he took them to
the prison. At the trial, Mrs. Bog
CESS tainted and doctor had to be
sent for to render medical assistance.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
S Given by Frank shuttIeworth,
Who Was One Of the
Spectators. 81

Upon request of the Telegram edi-
tors Frank Shuttleworth, who at
tended the hanging of Frank johnson
in the state penitentiary, Obliged this
paper with the following observa-
sion:
Yesterday afternoon quiet and
orderly crowd of about seventy per-
sons, all men, were standing on the
lawn at the front entrance of the
state prison at Moundsville. A few
minutes after 8 o'clock some one in
low tone said to so to the rear
We all passed around the wall and
were met at gate by guard who
took our cards and admitted us to
an enclosure similar to the street car
barn. which had yet another gate
which was not opened until all had
entered and the other gate closed
We were given a prlntd slip which
we had time to read in the, three
minutes we remained in this place.
This slip was a notice asking for
strictest silence and decorum. as well
as directing us to leave in the course
and manner we had entered after we
sHouiu recelNeu the oruer VI tne VIII
den to retire.
1.-THE other gate was then thrown
open and we passed through line
of guards across to the small hall In
which the execution took place.
las we We're passing through the
court we heard a hymn sung by all
male voices, which concluded just us
we reached the hail.
AS we entered We looked up at
the gallows and saw the prisoner at
tended by the guards stepping two
ard the center OF the platform, the
warden and chaplain waiting until
we had settled In our positions OBJ
serving the prisoner closely we no
ticed his neat white suit. his face
closely shaved and his whole appear
ahce was clean and tidy. He never
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
VIVID ACCOUNT
OFTHE.EXECUTlON


uttered word through the entire or
deal but obeyed the order to place
ms feet on the proper spot.
There was only the slightest look
Of worry on his face, which seemed
more of inquiring of what was ex-
pectcd of him in the way OF sub
mission, his glance with perfect res
.Ignation went out straight at the faces
before him. he allowed the straps
buckled about him and the moose 10
be slipped around his neck without
a move further than once to make a
general survey as If to read In the
faces OF the officers that arrange
ments wre complete. The black hood
was placed over his head covering
his face and the knot on the rome.
NOV q ~ ,,.orso no,.n, ,ho
warden with ~ t,an1 bn,d,na .,.n,.
1 Tow foo. =, az 800 nv, .ns otha,.
stretcbed ,o,,.n, ~ o,antria -
maj onerotos ~ tr,n device , Tho
cha,,ain a,raaa. az - nranon ,,,,tnh
viii tho mora NOV ny nr,snna,.,s
hoay arons III ,,i,,,,mo. 80, 80,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
KILLING TRUE
. As TO CHICAGO
Chicago Records Show John
son Did Kill a Woman
in That City.

sTEUBENvHLDE, O., July Is
No evidence can be found here that
Frank Johnson ever murdered
woman here, as stated in his confess
Stop. No one was murdered or
found dead here so far as can be
learned on or about November IS,
1906. His story of wholesale mur-
der isnot accounted for by local au-
thorities. A colored family lives at
1872 South Seventh street, but they
know nothing of the alleged crime.
About four years ago colored
woman was killed at that address, but
supposedly by her husband, who es-
capped and has never been found.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
Killed His wife.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. July 1S-The Chi
cago police records show that in
August, 1904, Edith Hanna was shot
by her husband, who was known as
Edward Walton at No. $40 Peoria
street, and that she died two days
later. The shooting followed a
quarrel resulting from some demand
made upon the woman by Walton,
the nature OF which was not known.
Walton fled and was not arrested.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
cHAFIN NAMED.
Chicago Man Is the Nominee OF the
Prohibitionists for President

COLUMBUS, o., July 17.-ror
president, Eugene w. Chain, of
Chicago.
For vice president. Aaron S. Wat
kins. of Ada, o.
This ticket was nominated by the
Prohibition national conven ton and
both nominations wre made unan-
imous. The full endorsement of tho
convention was not. however given to
Mr.. Chain until after three ballots
had been taken.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
LEGS OF FARMERS
ARE TO Be PULLED
BY Bryan and Kern for Money
to Aid Them in Their
Campaign.

FAIRvlEW, LINCOLN, Neb, July
1.-THE first appeal for campaign
contributions by the Democratic can
didates for the presidency and vice
presidency were made today. In a
formal message directed to the farm
ers of the country Bryan and Kern
urge them to contribute according to
their means and in other ways assist
in restoring Democracy to power.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23

oner, and the artists among the for
gers and counterieiters. but when we
thought of the life that had Just
been choked out, we said, Old prison,
within your walls you have not al
together enough ingenuity to follow
for scond this 'cunnigest pattern
of excelling nature or the former
light restore long enough for one
poor tap of the pulse
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
THE CONFESSION

LITE lCOIwF E00EOW
my true true oGn ssas ys, help me Cod
Ihe first bad deed that did The next 1896
az Bossourg a Killed man TOR don't know the Robbery
1he next Chicago killed woman No. 81 South Peoria street
Sne nad nee m wife and then we had been apart for about
death She died 50 learned about three after the having
ganea consciousness married her Joliet under the Edith Harmon
edge did notde to the
nat sne ner ana made by escape don't know whom notify the
From there went Rbon Harris and then
Seg @ believing nat was gong be caught went from there Gallup
Don't Know gs who to notify . at @ who the
mere neard mat ne fellows
shot NM three tour times did not ~atte whether
months war and as
s. Sas iss yP!' hat %af killed su evening"
Mrs Brown Although lived with her and wife had the
went a t. Lock No. witt another night
e e a 0 s had been snn sS and fighting day and from jealousy beat
and within about Two three the and kicked
@ ana navng on heavy pair Kicking her the heart killed
carried her about hall! mile on my back anh bushes
lett the country without going home and completely Bm
90 not who let know the unless the
or sant There are none her that know anything
said stanton am = = $3.50 - : s' ''' '
And last but not least killing Beah being my judge and
helper this the truth and would God that
u make us confession these
as desperate before the receive any
that car make to both - - ~
We the Undersigned do bear witness that this Eddie Harris
alias Frank Jonsos true confession made before this May
[Siged] WILLIE JACOBS, SAMUEL HUNTER.
JOHN HAWKINS BROWN LOVE, MATT BRENT.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
DAUGHTER DIES.

The body of Filomena. the four
months-old daughter of Bageo Paz-
zettc. a foreigner, who died Thurs
day night. was buried in Holy Gross
cemetery Friday afternoon. Ser
vices were held in the Catholic
church.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
BURIED IN HOLY CROSS.

I The iifteen-months-old child OF
carmelo Machlcurl, foreign laborcr
at Wolf Summit, who died Thursday
night, was Inferred in the Holy Cross
cemetery Friday afternoon. after
short services held over the body at
the Catholic church.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
Nothing of Deeds.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 1s-In-
quiry at the 'sheriff's Office concern
ing the negro, Edward Walto, alias
Frank Johnson. who confessed to
killing man at Blossburg, Ala, near
here, elicted no definite information
OF any such crime. There is no rec
ord of Walton being wanted here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
: lNJuNcT1oNs GRANTED

Judge Charles w. Lynch has grant
ed two temporary injunctions in cases
of the j. j. strother heirs against
the Hope Natural Gas Company. the
litigation being over gas territory
near Katylick. The injunctions re-
strain the gas company from drilling
wells on the boundary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23

CHICAGO, H.. July 1s-Eight
persons were severely injured today
when Jackson Park branch elevat-
I'd train crashed against the bumpers
at terminus Of the road.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
TANNERY BURNS.

EVERETT, Pa, July 17-Fire of
incendiary origin today destroyed the
main building of the Elk Tannery
Company here. The loss is sa5O,oOo.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
No RECORD All Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca, July 1S-Nothing
is known here OF the negra, Edward
Walton alias Frank Johnson. Meth
er federal nor state prison records
show that he is wanted in Georgia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-19
DEFICIENCY AT G.. P. O.
ALLEGED THAT WHEELS OF THE
WORKS" MAY STOP SHORT.

There will be deficiency of about a
half million dollars in the appropriation
for the current expenses of the govern
ment printing office for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1885,
The foregoing statement was made to-
day by an official who is in close touch
with the finances of the public printery
He added that unless Congress passes an
urgent deficiency measure to cover the
shortage the wheels of the works will
stop short and all sorts of embarrass-
ments result.
When asked the cause Of the deficiency
the official stated that there had been
lavish expenditures in the matter of sal
aries of newly created officers, ''junket-
ing trips and excessive expenditures un-
der the audit system.
In his effort to reconstruct the meth
DDS of the printing office and upset the
old system the public printer appears to
have moved along at random, without re-
gard to the limits of the appropriation -
the official added. with the result that
the office will be landed high and dry
upon the shoals of a deficiency
Must Ask for Funds.
There fore. should a new public printer
De appointed. or Mr.. StilingS be retained
one of the things that will have to be
done pretty soon is to ask Congress for
an appropriation to carry on operations
until the new appropriation is available
july / next"
The statement was made today that Mr.
Rossiter is endeavoring to close his in
vestigation of the affairs of the printery
this week. in order that he may frame
his conclusions and make final report to
the President early next week. In this
connection 1t was said the congressional
investigation will probably not be re-
stunned until Mr.. Rossiters report has
been made.
In one of his preliminary reports to
President Roosevelt. 1t is said Mr.. Ros.
sitter recommended that the scale OF
printing for the departments should be
reduced to the old prices in vogue before
the creation of the office of solicitor OF
printing and the new schedule of prices
He is also said to have characterized the
methods in vogue at the printery as lab
surd.
1t is understood that recommendation
has or will be made to Mr.. Rossiter that
a capable auditor. selected from the pres
ent financial force of the Office, be desig-
mated for service instead of any so-called
.s.a,,1 n veto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-19
THREE INCHES OF SNOW.
Storm From Arkansas
Reaches This City.

The wild Arkansas storm which was
predicted to reach this locality by Prof.
Garriott of the weather bureau yesterday
came whirling over Washington about
midnight, accompanied by heavy fall of
snow, the flakes being sent in scurries by
the chilling wind. Between midnight and
daylight three inches of the beautiful
mantled the earth and sheeted the trees.
bushes and caves of the buildings. Soon
after the break of dawn the snowfall
changed into a cold rain. dissipating the
snow and making the sidewalks and road
ways slushy and disagreeable.
Prof. Garriott this afternoon said the
reports and observations indicated that
the storm will be rolled away some time
tonight and that tomorrow will be fair
and cold.
How cold?" he was asked.
THE temperature will probably be be-
low the freezing point was the reply.