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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
SENATE PASSES
BANKING BILL
STRICT PARTY VOTE is
CAST ON BILL AND 1T
NOW GOES BACK
TO HOUSE OF
REPRESEN-
TATIVES.

The Aldrich currency bill was
passed by the Senate Friday by
vote OF 42 to 16-ln the main,
party vote. Previous to the TAX
ing of the vote on the Aldrich
bill vote was taken on the Bail
ley substitute authorizing the Gov
ernment, instead of the national
banks, to issue the emergency
circulation for which the bill pro-
vides. The vote on the substi-
tute stood AZ to 13, and this vote
was entirely partisan, even Sena-
tor LaFollette casting his vote
with the Republicans. The bill
has been before the Senate since
Ian. 2. The vote was not reached
until after 6 p. m, and the gal
leries were practically empty.
AS passed the bill provides for
not more than $5O0,000,000 of
emergency currency to be issued
to national banks upon the de-
posit by them of state, county
and municipal bonds, to be ap-
proved by the secretary of the
treasury. The currency is to be
issued with view to securing an
equitable distribution of the Cur
rency over the United States and
in accordance with the unimpair-
ed capital and surplus of banks in
each state. Banks are to pay for
this emergency circulation 1-2 of
1 per cent month during the
first four months it is circulated
and afterwards ga of 1 per cent.
a month.
The bill provides that national
banks shall pay not less than l
per cent. on Government funds
deposited with them. AS amend
ed it carries an important change
in banking laws relating to bank
reserves. This amendment pro-
vides that of the Is per cent. re-
quired to be kept by banks not
in reserve cities four -6fths of this
to be kept in the vaults of the
banks and of that amount one
third can be in the form of Sc
curities of the kind required.
By another amendment agreed
to Friday the period during
which one-half of l per cent. in
terest is to be charged was re-
duced from six to four months,
after which three-fourths of / per
cent is to be charged until re-
deemed.
AT the instance of Mr.. LaFol-
lette an amendment was adopted
prohibiting any national bank
from investing its funds in stocks
or other securities of corpora
ton the officers or directors of
which are officers or directors of
the bank, and providing a penalty
of imprisonment of from one to
FIVE years. In accepting this
amendment, Mr.. Aldrich stated
that he had not time to consider
the amendment fully. but was in
sympathy with its general pur-
pose. He said it could be per-
fected in conference.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Social Union Is Entertained.

Mesdames Daniel Hahn, Bruce
Joseph. l.. f. Dial and John Cook
entertained the Young Women's
Social Union of the Presbyterian
church at the latter's home Thurs
dav evening.
The evening was spent in Mex
leo. Miss Estella Chase read an
interesting paper, on that coun-
try. Mexican drawn work was
exhibited, and Mexican hats and
flags were given as favors.
Hot tamolies and other Mexi-
can dishes were served as refresh
mentS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
District Cabinet Meets.

The South Bend district cabi-
net of the Epworth League met
in this city Friday evening. After
a supper at the Ross House the
meeting was called to order by
the president, VIM. B. Schaefer,
and business regarding the or
ganization was transacted. The
program and date for the annual
convention were fixed, which will
be held at Delphi, June 16 and IL.
The following persons from out
of town were present: VIM. B.
Schaefer and Miss Grace Showal-
ter of South Bend: Miss Eonone
Ransburg and c. E. Wolfe, of La
Porte; Prof. Ellis of Knox; w. A.
Bryan. Idaville, and DIR. Wood of
Delphi.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

DIR. Wiley, chemistsbf the agri-
culture department., is maturing
plans to teach farmers how to
make denatured alcohol. In Au-
gust he proposes to erect a still
at the Bureau of Chemistry and
operate it himself for two or
three months, producing denatur-
ed alcohol daily from damaged
fruits and vegetable substance
such as can be bought cheaply in
the market. He has invited the
agricultural college of each state
and territory to send a represen-
tative to Washington to observe
his still and master the process
of distillation. DIR. Wiley says
that the law permitting the free
distillation of denatured alcohol
has not benefited the farmers at
all, as they do not know how to
build still or run one. He pro-
poses to teach them through the
agricultural colleges if they de-
sire to learn.
Denatured alcohol is an excel
lent fuel and makes a fine light.
As it can be manufactured from
waste the farmers ought to avail
themselves of the opportunity
which the new law gives them,
and no doubt they will as soon as
this knowledge becomes general.
When the farmers learn how,
they will be making this fuel the
same as they now make cider in
the fall.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
DEMOCRATS WILL
HOLD PRIMARY
AT COMMITTEE MEETING
SATURDAY P. M. DE-
eide TO HAVE JU-
DICIAL CONVEN-
TION BY POPU-
LAR VOTE.

The Marshall county Demo
cratic central committee net at
County Chairman Jones office
Saturday afternoon, TO determine
Wiz ther the Judicial nominatior
shoaId he " primary : not. a
vote oi ,hc committeeman was
taken. which resulted in % for a
primary. and 2 against.
Chairman Jones appointed as
committee on primary election,
Frank Brooke, c. \. Bondurant,
and Micael Ryan. As committee
on assessments John Marberger,
Geo. O. Reed, and Chas. Romg
were appointed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
New Suits Filed.

The cases of John c. Schafer
and other demonstrators against
granting liquor licenses to appli-
cants from the 3rd ward of Elk
hart city, versus VIM. A. Harper
and Frank w. Wickwire, appli-
cants for licenses, as change of
venue from St. Joseph court, has
been filed in this county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Marries Sons Divorced Wife for
Spite.

John Kittal, of Valparaiso, ag-
ed rs, Wednesday night welded
his sons divorced wife. Mrs.
Dora Kittal, aged 80. The bride
was divorced two years ago at
Toledo, Ohio, and the old man,
when he learned of his sons ac-
tions, sent for her to come to his
home. where she kept house for
him. Kittal, who had been a wild
over for four years, said he was
marrying his daughter-in-law to
spite his son.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Bad Gold Certificate Out.

The government officials have
served notice ON the banking con-
Germs over the country that a bo-
gus $50 gold certificate is in cir
culation. 1t is of the series of
1906, the check letter is "B",
the signatures are those of "W.
7. Vernon, registrar of the treas
urer of the United States" the
picture is that of Washington
and the number is ''B. 42642."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
PARCELS POST
A NEW MEASURE
GIVES LOCAL MERCHANTS
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OVER
CITY & RURAL ROUTES
EXCLUDES THE
MAIL ORDER
HOUSES.

mere Is a strong movement IN
various parts of the country to
endorse the Burnham bill which
is now before congress, known as
senate bill 5122, providing for a
parcels post. 1t is claimed that
the measure is one which will be
beneficial to the country mer-
chants, and enable them to reach
out and secure the parcels post
trade Immediately surrounding
their town without interference
OF competition from other cities,
an especially from the metropoli-
tan cities.
This bill provides: For the es-
tablishment of special parcels
post system on rural delivery
routes for packages originating
on rural route or at the distrib-
uting postoffice for delivery by
rural carriers to patrons thereof
at charge of cents for the first
pound and 2 cents for each addi-
tional pound or fraction thereof,
up to IL pounds; for two ounces
or less, / cent; over two ounces
and up to four ounces, 2 cents !;
over four ounces and up to eight
ounces 3 cents ;over eight ounces
and up to IL ounces, 4 cents over
II ounces and up to one pound,
cents.
Under the Burnham bill a local
mail parcels service would be car
ried on over each rural delivery
route between all points thereon
and the local postoffice serving
such route. This service would
be strictly local and the rates
would apply only to parcels orig
mating within the local delivery
district and to their transmission
therein. Parcels originating at
other points would not be entit-
led to the benefit of the local
rates, but pay the present higher
merchandise rate. A local pack
age weighing IL pounds would
therefore be delivered along the
local rural delivery route for 25
cents, while packages coming
from a distance would be restrict
ed to four pounds weight and
subject to a charge of l cent an
|ouncc.
There are now 1926 rural de-
livery routes in the United States.
lover each of these a mail wagon
daily passes. The carriers are
prohibited by law from carrying
anything but mail matter of the
various classes prescribed by law.
The weight of packages is limited
to 4 pounds, upon which the rate
is | cent an ounce, equal to Ga
cents for a four-pound package.
The low limit of weight and the
heavy charge imposed in large
measure prevent the mailing of
local packages; and as the carrier
cannot lawfully deliver anything
but mail matter, the people along
the 1926 rural delivery routes
are prevented from having the
benefits of local package deliv-
nv which they might readily en-
10y by means of the mail wagons
which daily pass their doors with
only very small part of their
capacity utilized.
The New York association has
sent circulars to merchants all
over the country urging their
Support of the new measure
which it is intended shall provide
parcels post for the merchants of
any city or town having city or
rural carriers, at the reduced pos
tai rates, to the exclusion of the
merchants of other or competing
cities, who, in order to reach the
rural routes of other cities than
their own, would have to pay the
Ipresent rates of Ga cents per
pound.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Moving to Oklahoma.

Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Trease,
formerly residing in West town
ship, left for Enid, Okla, Thurs
day morning, where they will
make their future home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
STATE CONVENTION.
HOW MARSHALL COUNTY
DEMOCRATS VOTED AT
For Governor.


FIRST BALLOT
Mccullough 2, Marshall
Conn 3.
SECOND BALLOT
Marshall II.
THIRD BALLOT
Slack 1. Marshall 13.
FOURTH BALLOT
Slack Z, Marshall Z.
FIFTH BALLOT
Slack 4, Marshall 10.
For Lieutenant Governor.
FIRST BALLOT
Herring Z, O'Neil z.
SECOND BALLOT
Hall IA.
THIRD BALLOT
Hall II.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

Give the Tribune trial, 40 cts.
for 3 months-You will find it the
best paper in the county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Decision of judges

A large delegation of students
was present from each high
school in the county, great Ell
thusiasm was displayed, and the
air was filled with the din of high
school yells, and pennants waved
on high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
PRESENT A MODEM PROBLEM
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS Is RE-
GARDED AS IMPORTANT.
Matter Given Serious Consideration
Throughout the Country-Phila-
delphia Architects Suggestion.

From the Architects and Builders Journal.
Through an article in a Philadelphia
newspaper, D. knickerbacker Boyd, the
president of the Philadelphia Chapter of
the American Institute Of Architects. con-
tributes some excellent suggestions to-
ward the solution of the problem which
is now engaging the attention of experts
and authorities in the larger cities of
America, namely. the regulation of height
and area in buildings and the width of
streets and sidewalks.
Mr.. Boyd offered the suggestions. as he
says, more TO help along the discussion
of this problem than to attempt to offer
a complete remedy for the situation and
he is much gratified with the reception
which has been accorded them.
Since the appearance in the Philadei-
phia Press of the article mentioned the
New York building code revision COM
mittees have made report, some recon-
mendations OF which are very similar to
portions Of Mr.. Boyd's scheene, one being
the decrease in area of every building
proportionately as its height increases;
another being that no portion of any
building. within a certain distance from
the normal building line, shall extend be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
How to Clean a Clock.

From Popular Mechanics.
1t is very simple to clean a clock
which may sound rather absurd. For ar
amateur it is not always necessary to
take the clock to pieces. With a little
care and patience and using some ben
zine, a clean white rag, a sable brush
and some oil clock can be cleaned and
put into first-class running order. The
benzine should be clean and free from
oil. You can test benzine by putting a
little on the back of the hand: if it is
good it will dry off, leaving the hand
quite clean, but If any grease remains on
the hand it is not fit to use
The oil should be of the very best that
can be procured Vegetable oils should
never be used. Clock oil can be procured
from your druggist or jeweler.
All loose dirt should be removed from
the works by blowing with bellows. or a
fan. or busting with a dry brush: in the
latter case great care should be exercised
not to injure any Of the parts. Dip the
brush in the benZine and clean the spin
dies and spindle holes, and the teeth of
the escanement wheel. After washing a
part. wipe the brush on the rag and rinse
in the benzine; this should be repeated
frequently. until no more dirt is seen.
When the clock has dried oil the spin-
die holes carefully: this may be done
with toothpick or a silver of wood cut
to a fine point. Oil the tooth of the es-
capement wheel Slightly, using a fine
brush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

| line. to one and a quarter times the
width of the street This would give our
philadelphia principal north and south
streets, which are fifty feet in width. a
| 62k feet high building. IL erected at the
usual building line. which would be equiv
alent to a six-story building used for res
idential or Office purposes. or a fve-story
light manufacturing establishment. On
| principal east and west streets. which
are generally 60 feet wide. the height of
the building. If erected on the normal
| building line, could be IS feet or just
about one story higher. The buildings
| on the line. therefore, would be as high as
the full width Of the street plus one side
walk. as the sidewalks of all these streets
are usually one-quarter the width Of the
J,kv.t.
~ told Have Perpendicular Face.
"I would require that above this ini-
tial height no building could be erected
which did not have perpendicular face
| (for its full height, the cornice or top of
which must not extend above the imag-
mary inclined line. which might be called
the building and height line. To deter
mine this consider a line which Is the
hypothenuse of right angle triangle. the
base of which is the width Of the side
walk, or its equivalent. and the vertical
side of which is the established building
| line. just mentioned, one and quarter
Now. If this imaginary line be. drawn
from the curb of any of these streets to
the top Of any building which is the limit
of height on the normal building line and
continued into space. 1t becomes the line
of restriction OF which / have spoken.
The diagonal thereby becomes the height
line and regulates the front building line as
well 1t IL thus at once apparent that to
go up one must 90 back. This scheme,
therefore, forces the building line.' or, in
other words, the entire actual face. of the
building. back from the curb in fixed
height the building may go, which can
roughly be figured upon as two-foot in
crease in the width of the sidewalk for
each story above the initial height.
For the convenience of traffic and for
general health and comfort we must give
heed to the width of our streets and side
walks, as well as to the buildings them
selves. Every owner encroaching upon
the light and air above, which really be-
long to the people, shall offset it by giving
them a concession below, where they need
it most Streets which were wide enough
for the cities and civilization of our an
cestors are certainly none too large for
US. with our Capitalization of effort and
facilities for transportation and every
thing possible to make them wider should
be done. 1t Is also obvious that on the
streets where tall buildings exist more
people are congregated and that larger
sidewalks are. therefore. needed than
where fewer people are housed as in
smaller buildings.
1T has been said by some one that IT,
in some of the congested districts of New
York. all of the occupants of the sur
rounding buildings were to take to the
streets at the same time In the case of
an earthquake or other unusual commo-
ton, they would be piled three deep from
building line to building line"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

yond a plane or an imaginary line at a
certain angle; in the committees case the
angle being always fixed and reckoned
from a given cornice line while Mr.. Boyd
suggests an angle reckoned from the
street curb and varying with the width OF
the street. In either OF these cases the
cornice line would be fixed. the commit
tees recommending a uniform height of
100 feet, while Mr. Boyd suggests one and
one-quarter times the width of the street.
Code Revision Report.
The New York building code revision
committees report states. as will be seen
by reference to their recommendations.
that above 1s5 feet certain portion lone
Quarter) Of any lot might be built upon
to any height. It Is also provided that
the right to increase this area may be
arranged for by purchase from adjoining
property holders of their corresponding
right. This would permit of a tower to
the heavens themselves-lack OF human
ingenuity and inelasticity of materials be-
ing the only obstacle to limit the height.
The portion Of the building below this
1S5-foot limit is restricted in area by a
formula which progressively decreases
the percentage of the lot that can be built
upon or inclosed as the height Is in
creased. This would have to do mainly
with interior courts for light and air, and
in this respect differs from the scheme
and others.
The striking feature of Mr.. Boyd s
scheme, and the one upon which he
dweils In the article previously referred
to. is the most radical Of any of the sug-
gestions yet offered. and Is one which
penalties height most effectually and at
the same time gives an increase Of space.
light and air to the streets below, as well
as to the building itself.
He describes 1t thus: II would limit
the initial height. that Is to say, the max
imum height at the established building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Home and Automobile House.
COUNSEL SUM UP.
Testimony in Regard to Damage by
Change of Grade Finished

The Union station grade damage COM
mission. composed Of Charles A. Baker,
George w. Moss and George Spransy, yes
terday finished the hearing Of testimony
and listened to ''summing-up' arguments
Of counsel. regarding the damages al
legged to have resulted to the real estate
at the corner Of I'd and H and I'd and
G streets northeast. in square 10. on ac-
count Of the changes made in the grades
of the streets in the neighborhood of the
property in connection with the new
terminal improvements. The property
owners were represented in the case by
Attorneys Wilton j. Lambert Stuart Nc
Namara and Rudolph H. Yeatman, while
Special Counsel for the District A. Left
witch Sinclair appeared for the govern
ment.
At the close of the arguments of coun-
sci the commission announced. through
President Baker, that its finding would be
reported TO the District Supreme Court
within the next few days
President Baker of the commission
further announced that the commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
THIRTY-sEvEN YEARS AGO.
Men Named Below Have Risen High
Since 1871.

| From Harper's Weekly.
Frederick D. Underwood now president
of the Erie railroad, was a freight brake.
man on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul
w. H. Truesdale. now president of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western wa.
a freighthouse clerk on the Rockford
Rock Island and st. Louis.
W. H. Newman. now president Of the
New York Central system. was a freigh,
clerk on the Texas Pacific.
Albert j. Earling, now president Of the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul. was a
Woodworking telegraph operator on the
old Milwaukee and St. Paul up in Wis
consin.
w. c. Brown. now senior vice president
of the New York Central system. was a
section hand and loaded wood on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul,
George B. Harris. now president Of tile
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy was a
paymaster's clerk ON the Hannibal and
Marvin Hushitt.s now president of the
Chicago and Northwestern. was a train
dispatcher on the Illinois Central
j. I. Hdrahan. now pres dent of the
Illinois Central. was foreman of a con-
struction gang on the Louisville and
w. A. Garrett. now presiden. Of the
Seaboard Air Line, was a messenger boy
In the old Union station at st. Louis
Theodore P. Shonts, who. in addition to
being president Of the Alton and Glover
Leaf lines, was chairman of the Panama
canal commission, and Is now president Of
the marlborough, was water boy of a con-
structiOn train on the little Abba and Gen.
terville railroad out in Iowa.
Oscar G. Murray. now president of the
Baltimore and Ohio, was a ticket agent
on the Galveston, Houston and Henderson
railroad in Texas
T. M. Emerson. now president of the
Atlantic Coast Line, was a freight clerk
on the Fort Wayne. Muncie and Cincin-
natl
George W. Stevens. now president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio. was an Office mes
senger for the Baltimore and Ohio.
Lucius futile. now president Of the Bos-
ton and Maine. was a ticket clerk on the
Hartford, Providence and Fishkill road.
Samuel L. Felton, now president of the
Mexican Central. was q rodman on the
Chester Greek railroad in Pennsylvania.
j. A. Edison. now president Of the Kan
sas City Southern, was telegraph OPP
orator on the Lake Shore.
Milton H. Smith. now president of the
Louisville and Nashville. was an operator
on the Mississippi Central
L. z. johnson. now president of the
Norfolk and Western. was a fireman on
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
Frederick A. Delano now president Of
the Wabash. was a journeyman machinist
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. j
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would hold rs other sessions for the
consideration of grade-damage cases un-
til September % next. when 1t will begin
hearing evidence as to the damages which
have resulted from grade changes to the
realty on the east side Of Delaware ave-
nue. northeast between c and D streets.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-22
HAcHITA COLD

On account of the finding of rich gold ore in the Hachita distric. IF New Mexico. hundreds are now rush. ing to that camp from every point oI the compass. Sufficient development work has not yet been done to prove that bonanza has been discovered, but the indications are said to be fav- orabIe for such a result. However, 1t is stated that the country has all been taken within xhat is considered to be the gold zone and the opportunity for securing original < -ations of even promising value are practically nil. It is not the policy of this paper to cloud or brighten this newest gold ex- citcment. but we have arranged for complete write up of the district by competent mining man. This ar ticle will appear next Saturday.
 In the meantime we would advise those who go to Hachita to provide themselves with sufficient means and supplies to meet their demands whiie there and to bring them home after they have made their examinations and obe,rvo.io,e
 Everyone win hope that the HachI- ia district will prove to be a great bonanza and it is possible that it will but as said before, hundreds are ai- ready on the grounl and the oppor unity for getting in now with origi- nal locations are slim.