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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
LUNG CAPACITY.
Chest Measurements of Consumptives
Best Source of Diagnosis.

While awaiting the discovery OF
some means of curing tuberculosis,
scientists are searching for some
means of early diagnosis, which hith-
to has been most difficult DIR. Bclr-
ellie of Paris, now describes a series
of experiments whereby an easy
method can be established.
He examined every year 1900
women and girls who were seeking
employment. He treasured the thorax
at the moments of extreme inspira-
ton and expiration and noted the
difference For normal females he
found that the difference always ex-
ceeded two and one-third inches
while for tuberculosis women it never
reached one and one sixth.
: He then measured a thousand SOL
diers and found a difference of from
three and one-half to four and one
half inches. The tests in tuberculo-
sis patients show that in 9s per cent
of the cases the difference never ex-
ceeded one and one-sixth.
DR.. Boureille says that it is not
only consumptives of the second and
third degree who show this small diff
ference in chest measurement, but
also early consumptives who show no
clinical signs of the disease, but new
ertheless are afflicted with it in the
germ.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Two Miles to Ice.

There may be some comfort in
knowing that it is only two miles to
ice. Get out your little runabout aer>
oplane and run stra -ght up that dis
tance and you will find yourself in the
refrigerator If you don't want to
quite reach the freezing point stop
before you get there. If you want to
get real cool before retiring for the
night or to shade down your temper
,ature in the middle OF the day go on
ZIP to the isothermal zone That is
II or IA miles from South Bend on
the main road and the temperature
ranges from 60 to so degrees below
zero.
+. Just think of it, 90 in the shade and
only two miles to icel So near and
yet so far. Sometime the people OF
the earth will spend most of their
time in the air Some Of them do
now They can suit the temperature
to their circulation by regulating the
elevation and at all times be just as
cool as they like. What a relief it
will be to leave behind that insistent
restaurant smell of the city and
breathe only air that would pass in
'spection under the pure food law
South Bend News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
DRUNKEN YOUTH IN JAIL.
Lloyd Gastil Assaults Father and
Restaurant Clerk with Knife.

Lloyd, the 19-year-old son of A. NJ
Gastil, proprietor of the Gastil res
taurant engaged in a fight with Fred
Durbin, a clerk, and later with his
father, who tried to seperate them
Saturday night, which landed that
young man in Jail, where he now
languishes.
The fight occurred i'll the restaurant
Saturday evening and was provoked
by young Gastil, who was under the
influence OF liquor
This is not the first offense OF
young Gastil. he having made bad
record in the vicinity of his former
home at Lapaz, and having engaged
in a number of drunken rows before
in this city
When his father sought to separate
the pair, Gastilr seized cheese knife
and made for his father. Nearby
storekeepers rushed in and disarmed
the drunken youth, and his father had
him arrested. He was given hear
ing in Justice Kinks court Monday
morning, plead guilty to a charge OF
drunkenness and was. fined 81 with
costs amounting to so. Not being
able to pay he went to jail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
LOCAL POLICE ARE NOTIFIED
To be on the Lookout for Stolen
Property-Many Horses are
Stolen.

Numerous reports have been re-
ceived in the city by Sheriff Voreis
during the past week telling of prop
erty stolen from the nearby cities,
and with instructions 10 be on the
lookout for the same News of the
following two robberies was received
Tuesday evening, and it is thought
the thieves or goods may be in or
about the neighborhood, the local
officers will keep a close lookout for
them.
Stolen Saturday from the livery
barn of Gustin & Sbns at Danville, a
horse and buggy, together with fine
set of harness. The description OF
the horse is: Bay mare, age ten
years, weight 1000 pounds; two white
hind feet, and white stripe on face.
TIE buggy was a spring top, with
high wheels and rubber cushion.
There is reward of S25 offered TO-.
the retr-n of the property or the
capture of the thief.
The other robbery occurred near
Blrffton Saturday. when a horse ana
buggy we're taken from a hitch rack
a, Kaystone The mare is twelve
years cid spot in forehead, two white
hind feet; built a little bucked, and
weishr 1000 pounds The news OF
the robbery was received from Sher-
iff L;pkey. of Bluffton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
plxmouth,s First Great Fire.

About midnight Aug. /, 1872, fire
started at four places almost at the
same moment in the Hoham block
on LaPorte street and when the sun
came up on the morning of August 2,
eleven business rooms were in ashes.
This was 80 years ago but many old
citizens remember that night and the
excitement there was in Plymouth.
An auctioneer named Kern, now
in business at Valparaiso, had killed
a man named Lower, the father Of
Ira Lower, now proprietor of the
American house, and 1t was thought
by many people that an incendiary
fired the block to avenge the death
of Mr.. Lower. The business rooms
destroyed were all frame buildings.
After the fire, Mr.. Hoham sold halt
the block to his sister, Mrs. King
hammer, and the present brick block
was built
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
BREMEN SOX
TASTE DEFEAT
IN EXCITING GAME WIT H
HIGH SCORE CLIPPERS DE-
FEAT THE DUTC HMEN
IA TO S-NUMEROUS
ERRORS ARE
MADE.

The Clippers defeated the Bremen
White Sox Sunday by the score
of IA to s. The Bremen team came
to- Plymouth, with the odds to l.,
in their favor The largest crowd OF
the season attended the game,-the
admission was over 600, and when the
locals in the first inning pounded the
celebrated Earl Gardner pitcher for
the Sox, for three hits and FIVE scores,
the rooters caught the enthusiasm
which lasted throughout the game
Gardner pitched a poor game, landing
not single strike out,-against this
Smith for Plymouth struck out II.
Our sturdy pitcher Smith played an
excellent game, limiting the Bremen
hits to z. Against this the locals
landed for II hits: In the eighth in
ming three men in succession were
struck out by Smith. Smith permit
ted two men to walk, Gardner none
The official summary for the runs,
hits and errors is as fOllOWS:-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
MILLIoNAIRE's SON SUES.
Birdsell Accuses His Stepmother and
Uncles With Conspiracy to Keep
Him In Sanitarium-

Horace Birdsell, OF South Bend,
son of the late ]. B. Birdsell, nil
lionaire clover huller manufacturer,
has filed suit for s150.Ooo damages
against Mrs. Olive Tarbell Birdsell,
his stepmother; John c. Birdsell and
Bryan A Birdsel, his uncsss. Bird
sell has retained the law firm of How
ell, Bates. Elliott & Jones.
The complaint of thirty-ave inter
rogatories is sensational charging
the defendants. with conspiracy and
perjury for the purpose of injuring
young Birdsell.
Birdsell in his complaint alleges
that on Oct. 2, 1906, through alleged
false testimony, the ST. Joseph Cir
cult Court in his absence adjudged
him insane and placed him under the
guardianship OF Marion Staiey
1t is admitted he was served with
a summons but that he was so in
toxicated at ST. Joseph Hospital thar
he did not comprehend ITS meaning.
AS result OF the proceedings he was
taken to the private asylum at Flint,
Mich, where he alleges he was held a
prisoner several weeks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
TEACHERS FOR
COMING YEAR
o. E. MCDOWELL OF WASHING
TON, IND, WILL BE PRIN-
CIPAL-TWENTY-THREE
TEACHERS WILL BE
EMPLOYED IN
BOTH SCHOOLS

The following is the list of teach
ers employed by the city school board
for the coming year:
HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS
o. E. Mcdowell, A, B., Principal.
mathematics, Indiana University
Emma Chesney, A. NJ, Latin and
German, Michigan University; Alice
]. Griffin, English, Northwestern Uni
versity; Evangeline Morrisey. A. B..
History, Michigan University; w. r
Towsley, A. B. Science, Albion col
lege; c. T. Wiswell, commercial
branches, Northern Illinois Normal
school, r. A. Randall, B. S. NJ. Pd.
higher mathematics, Michigan Uni
versity, Normal school.
GRADE TEACHERS
Washington Building
o. A. Stephenson, Room B; Edna
Wilcox, Room C; Florence Johnson
Room d; Elsie NJ Rizer, Room F
Bright Camp, Room G; Emma Prots-
man, Room H; Carrie L. Boss, Room
L, ID. Eta Price, Room NJ.
Webster Building
d. L. McKesson, Prin. Room N
Kitt;e Smeenk, Room P; Ethel +
Martin, Room O; Lucy McFarlin
Room R; Ida NJ. Haines, Room S
Special: NJ. Adalaide Mcclure
music and drawing; Alice NJ Lang
don, substitute.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
BODY HIDDEN IN BRUSH.
LaPorte County Has New Murder
Mystery.

LaPorte county has another muir
der mystery in the finding Monday
morning of the body of man who
had been killed, in badly decompos-
ed condition near the railway right OF
way east of Rolling Prairie by sec
tion man. The body was that OF a
man 35 or 40 years of age, finely
dressed and wearing Panama hat.
patent leather slippers, and blue
serge suit. 1t had evidently been
carried to the place where found, rails
being piled on it and weeds and rub
bish being thrown on the rails.
Coroner Mack and Sheriff Smutzer
are now working on the case The
theory is that the man was thrown
from a Lake Shore train, as the track
is but little TO the south of where
the body was found and then muir
>dered for money in his possession.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
DIES AFTER NINETEEN
YEARS OF ELEPHANTIASIS
Woman Whose Case Had Long In
terested Physicians Weighed $40
Pounds at Death.

After suffering for nineteen years
from elephantiasis, Mrs Anna E.
Lynch died Friday at her home near
McKeesport, Pa. AT her death she
weighed SO pounds.
When afflicted years ago Mrs.
Lynch weighed rs pounds. The dis
ease started similarly to erysipelas,
and the lower limbs began swelling
Her left leg measured eighty-s'x
inches around the calf and the iighr
leg six:y-hve inches. Finally the
whole body became affected, and the
physicians say the disease killed her
when it reached her heart Mrs
LYNCH was sixty years old.
Mary physicians OF the United
States and Europe visited Mrs.Lynch
for the purpose of studying the DIS
ease
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
ROY MASSENA GIVES BOND.
He Declares He is the Victim of a
Blackmailing Scheme.

After spending nearly three weeks
in jail because of inability to obtain
bond in $4,000, Roy Massena, who
was arrested in Indianapolis on the
charge of embezzling 81, 800 from the
KOsciuSko county treasury while
serving as deputy under James Bab-
cock, county treasurer, in 1906, OBJ
tanned his release Thursday; a score
of persons attaching their signatures
to his bail bond. The case will be
tried in September. 1t is animated
that other persons will be implicat-
ed Massena declares that ne is the
victim of a blackmailing scheme, but
that he will now go over the books
and show up other men who attempt
ed to shoulder the blame on him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
DEATH CLAIMS
JOHN w. THOMAS.
w E LII KNOWN PLYMOUTH
RESIDENT UNEXPECTEDLY
PASSES AWAY UNDER
OPERATION SUNDAY
DEATH is SUR
PRISE.

John w, Thomas, one of the best
known residents of this city and
Marshall county, passed away Sum
day evening at 1000 o'clock, aged 7s
years. The cause of his demise was
an operation from which he did not
recover
The funeral was held a.. the res
idence at 901 North Center street,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
John w. Thomas was born in Col
umbiana county, o., Oct. 81, 1888,
was the second son of family of
twelve children. The year of his
birth his father moved to the preser.
site OF Bourbon, where he purchased
so acres of land upon which the town
was afterward laid out. and of which
he was proprietor. The elder Thom-
as died in December 1875. John w.
Thomas was married in 1859 to Miss
Susan Jenkins, who as a widow, with
one child, Frank l., survive him.
Mr.. Thomas lived first at Bourbon
but asterward disposed of hts proper
ty in the town and engaged in the
Touring mill business, which he con-
tinued about one year. He then sold
out his mill and purchased land ad-
joining the town of Bourbon, whsch
he plated as an addition to the town
and disposed Of the lots. In the
spring of 1869 he removed to North
township, where he purchased 100
acres of land. at the same time in
vested in sawmill and engaged in
the lumber business. Later he pur-
chased 100 acres of timber land ad-
joining his home and afterwards pur-
chased where he then lived, and at
one time owned over 700 acres of VAL
uable land. In 1876 Mr.. Thomas en-
gagged in the lumber business about
65 miles northeast of ST. Paul, Wis
in partnership with H. G. Thayer,
and erected large mill which they
operated. very successfully for several
years. In 1882 the mill having burn
ed for the second time he shipped the
machinery to North township and
operated there for many years. On
the 30th day OF July 1890 J. w. Thom-
as had his right arm torn off above
the elbow in the planer of his own
mill He moved from North town.
ship to this city about four years
ago, and has resided on North Center
street since that time, devoting lis
time to- farming and stock-raising.
Politically Mr. Thomas was a Re-
publican and with his wife belonged
to the United Brethren church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
LEROY STALEY
FOR TRUSTEE
REPUBLICANS NAME FRED
CASPER FOR TIP. ASSESSOR
SATUR RDAY AFTER
NOON-HEADQUAR-
TIERS OPENED IN
BURKETT HALL

The Republican Center township
convention was held in Burkett's hall
Saturday afternoon. Leroy Staley
was nominated for trustee and Fred
Casper was named for assessor. Two
better men could not be found in
the township, in either party.
The convention was called to order
at 1:35 o'clock, by township chairman
Fred Corse Upon calling for nomin-
ations for chairman of the meeting.
Dr. Aspinall nominated w. E. Bailey.
He was the unanimous choice of the
convention. Alva Porter was select.
ed as secretary to the convention.
Mr. Bailey addressed the convention.
and envoked the Good Old Party to
get into the collar and pull for VIC
tory in the township and county this
fall.
When nominations for trustee were
called for the following names were
presented:
F. NJ McCrory
VIM. H. Conger
Leroy Staley
Frank Ra
The chair appointed as tellers z. NJ
Tanner and Robert Head.
After the votes had been cast and
counted the result was announced as
follows: McCrory &c, Staley &C, Con-
ger 9, Ray 29. Total $780, Staley re-
ceiving the majority of all votes cast,
was declared the nominee.
For township assessor two names
were presented, Harrison Riddle and
Fred Casper. The vote gave Riddle
80, and Casper So. Casper was de-
clared the nominee.
1t was announced that Burketts ;
hall had been secured for the Repub-
Reuben Carr of Akron, Republican
candidate for prosecutor in this dis
trict will be in Plymouth Monday.
and expects to meet as many Repub-
licans as possible
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
DOGS KILL
MANY SHEEP
IN MARSHALL COUNTY CA
MINES RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEATH OF 17e5 SHEEP
DURING PAST YEAR
MORE MUTTON
RAISED.

Dogs and disease killed more sheep
in Indiana during the last year than
during the year previous, according
to- figures which have just been COM
piled by the Indiana Bureau of Sta
tistics. A total of 1888 more sheep
lost their lives this year than during
1907. The number was 57,s05, as
against ss,972 last year
Notwithstanding that more sheep
were killed by dogs and disease. there
are more sheep in Indiana now than
at this tim. last year, the Hoosier
farmers now owning 673,572 head, as
against 635,O94 head last year. There
was a big decrease. however. in the
number of sheep sold, the total num-
Der being 4s4.11e as against s24.so7
the year before.
There was also decrease in wool
production. The figures of the bu-
reau show that 3,s29015 pounds of
wool were clipped during the last
year. The wool clipped during the
year preceding amounted to 3,s1s.-
176 pounds
The counties ranking highest as
wool producers this year are: Steu-
ben, 209,9s1 pounds; Lagrange, 1885,
s94 Noble, -132. 1882; Dekalb. 21s,ss5;
Allen, 1l4,97s; Kosciusko, 1o4,l74.
The counties ranking highest In
point of sheep no won hand are: La
grange, 31.225 head; Hteuben. 30,-
$50; Dekalb. 2o,7lo; Montgomery, 20
o54; Noble, 1905, and Kosciusko
1926. The highest counties in point
of sheep sold are: Lagrange, 2s,s70;
Steuben 25.e2a; KoSciusko, hs.144;
Noble, 17,s45; Montgomery, 1886.
The counties losing the most sheep
during the last year by disease and
at the hands of sheep-kliling dogs
were: Montgomery, 4.e62 head; Kos
ciusko, 2.7o6; Steuben, a,34l; La
grange, 1928; Dekalb, 1868; Mar
shall 1,765. and Noble, LILO
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Hope to End Disasters.

In response to an invitation ex-
tended by the United States govern
ment in behalf of the geological sur
vey, Great Britain, Germany and Bel
gium will send to this country next
month their leading experts on the
prevention of mine disasters to aid in
the Inauguration of the work here.
The negotiations were conducted
through the State Department.
The three experts who will sail
<for New York next month are Capt
Desborough, inspector of explosives
under the home Office, Great Britain;
Herr Meisner, the head of the Ger
man mine service and Victor Wat
teyne, engineer in chief, administra-
ton of mines. Belgium.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06

Notwithstanding all Their bloviat-
ing about publicity of campaign
contributions" it IS safe to say that
both party committees will accept
every dollar given them without look
ing to see if it IS tainted money" If
any predatory corporation desires to
drop wad into Bryan's chest, rest
assured that Chairman Mack viii find
way to enter it on the books SO as
not to excite suspicion. If fsle steel
trust or oil trust desires TO hand
Brother Taft fat check, Treasurer
Sheldon may be relied on to make il
look on his books like a contribution
from some pious philanthropist to
the Children's Aid society. Go on
with your campaign, gentlemen, and
quit playing the role of hyporcltes.-
Indianapolis Independent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Lithographs Appear.

The Watson lithograph has made
ats appearance. 1t is very good
likeness of the candidate for COVER
nor and has his official approval. The
state committee received a large con-
signment of the Autographs Saturday
and is prepared to send them into
every corner of the state free of
charge. The hthographic part of the
campaign has been slow in develop
ing, but it may now be expected that
in short time pictures of Taft and
Watson will beam from the windows
of many Indiana residences and busi-
ness houses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
WARNS OF BAD CROSSINGS.
Accident Bulletin of Railroad Com
mission Recommends Danger
Signs.

For the first time the accident bull
,letin just issued by the Indiana K. r.
just issued by the Indiana Railrad
Commission is illustrated. The cur
rent report which is for the month
OF April, May and June, contains two
pictures of dangerous railroad cross
ings which have been equipped with
large danger" signs and two pictures
OF elevated tracks which have replac-
ed dangerous grade crossings.
The commission is working hard
TO have as many grade crossings done
away with as possible Realizing,
however, that it will require a. long
time to complete this task the COM
mission is urging that those ~ho
cross railroad tracks exercise the
greatest care. This question is dis
cussed in the current bulletin and
copies of the bulletin will be sent to
every newspaper in the State. The
commission has recommended that
conspicuous signs be placed at all
railroad cossings, the word danger"
to appear in bold letters painted in
red. In addition to this there shall
be the words Railroad Crossing"
and if there are two crossings the fol-
lowing: Two Crossings The COM
mission suggests also that in crossing
railr,ad tracks if there is more than
one person in vehicle one should
get out and walk across the tracks
to see whether a train is approaching.
The work of preparing the accident
bulletins is in the charge of w. J.
Wood, commissioner
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Drive Out Rats and Mice.

Get a can of concentrated lye and
sprinkle it literally in every mouse
or rat run possible Do this about
twice year, says an exchange. As
is we'll known, rats frequent moist
places beneath floors, and their feet
are always moist. AS soon as they
step on the lye it causes their feet
to burn; then they lick their feet and
there is more burn; if they smell OF it
yet more burn; and they immediate
ly emigrate. This is found far more
effective than traps, dogs, cats or poi
sons, and it does as we'll for mice as
rats.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
Excursion Train Five Hours Late

The Indianapolis Excursion train,
returning due to arrive here at 1905
p. m, was delayed over f1ve hours
by accidents Sunday night and did
not arrive here until after 800 a. m.
Monday morning. Three hours were
lost at Indianapolis, when a car from
an overhead bridge fell across and
obstructed the track. A few miles
the engine broke, and tore up the lies
on the road bed for several rods
That the engine escaped being de-
rallied is wonderful. In waiting for a
relief engine, the train was delayed
another two hours.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
MILLER GOES TO
CULVER CAMP,
Accepts Invitation From the Culver
Authorities.

Hon. Chas. w. Miller has gone to
Culver where he will be the guest OF
the summer camp of the Culver ca
dets
From now on he will be a pretty
busy man He has number of invi-
tations to speak in the different parts
of the district and he will fill These.
He also has a pressing invitation
from the State Central committee to
make speeches during the campaign
OF course, Mr. Miller will give his
best attention to- the district and will
give what service he can TO the state
committee. He is preparing to make
a vigorous campaign in the Thir-
teenth district when it opens up
Goshen Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06
INSANE MAN DEPORTED.
Escaped Inmate From Cleveland
Asylum Located in This City
and is Taken Back.

John Kohn, the insane man who
was taken in custody at Argos, on
July 22nd, and brought to this city
and lodged in jail, was called for by
Doctor Bell from the Insane Asy-
lum at Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday
and was taken back to that institu-
ton. John had escaped from the
asylum on April sth and had been
wandering about the country since.
He attracted attention in Argos by
calling from store to store and de-
manding that the dealer provide him
with a pair of shoes.