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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
TO PROTECT
MAIL CARRIERS
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS ARE
INFORMED BY THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENTS
WHAT THEY MAY
CARRY-MUST BE
INSPECTED.

Information having reached the
postoffice department. of certain meth
DDS by which the postal laws in re-
gard to mailable and unmailable mer-
chandise on rural routes have been
evaded, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General DeGraw has taken steps TO
prevent future evasions. Rural car
riers are permitted to deliver as ex-
press matter for hire, for patrons of
their routes, unmailable merchandise
weighing. in excess of four pounds
An example of the abuse of this priv
ilege is that of merchant who sent
out by rural carriers, as mail matter,
pair of shoes, to which he added
a bag of salt to make the package
over weight and to avoid paying post
age, SO that the carrier might carry
the package for him.
In view of such abuses, Mr.. De-
Graw has issued the following state
ment: "All packages of merchandise
to be sent out by rural carriers by
merchants of the town should be pre-
sented at postoffice for inspection,
and in case it is found that extrane-
Gus matter not ordered by the pat
rons has been added to anv mailable
matter or packages for the purpose
of making such packages of matter
unmailable, postmasters should refuse
to permit the carrier TO carry any
such matter or package for hire out
side of the mails, and rural carriers
should not receive any mail matter
from patrons as unmaliable matter for
hire which they suspect has been
made unmailable by such devices as
adopted by the merchant referred to.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Some Causes of Death in Indiana.

The death certificates received at
the State Board of Health are not al
ways dry reading, as witness the fol-
lowing causes of death given on GER
tain of said certificates. One from
Harrison County says: Information
of the boles" caused the death, and
another death was set down as due TO
"cuberlossus." Marion County, OF
which Indianapolis is the capital,
furnishes certificate which says the
death it reports was caused by Inter
ceIedus." Other counties also have
doctors who are original in their or
biography, as the following list
shows: Jay county, "stirility;" Jen-
nings County, "hemoridge;" Law
renee County, "tissis'; Randolph
County. "pulnminsary ptysis"; War
rick County, "gastro-eneertis;" La
grange County, "senla parecisis;" !"
Elkhart County, "gangeine'; Grant
County, "teinicious anemia;;" Carroll
County "paulesey'; Decatur County,
"mitril imanprony and rhumatins of
hart;" and lastly, Orange County caps
the heap with, Chronic sests titus.
Let us pray-Health Bulletin
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
How About Band Concerts?

In several of the towns and cities
in this vicinity, open air band con-
certs have been already started 70,
the summer This is true of LaPorte,
Rochester. Goshen, Argos and other
places New bands for concert pur-
poses have been started at Warsaw
and Pierceton. Plymouth has band,
which when all OF its members are
together, rs as good as the best in
this part of the state. Let us all lend
a hand to secure concerts for this
summer, and have them start before
the summer is half over
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
TO STOP SPREAD
OF DISEASE
STA LE BOARD IN CRUSADE
WILL SEND OUT CHARTS
ILLUSTRATING METH
obs BY WHICH CON-
TAGIOUS DISEASE
is SPREAD.

As part of crusade against the
spread of contagious diseases in In
diana, DR.. ]. N. Hurry, secretary oi
the State Board of Health, will send
to all counties OF the State a number
OF charts and photographs showing
the number of deaths caused by tu-
berculosis smallpox, typhoid fever
and other such diseases, how these
diseases are spread, methods for pre-
venting them, etc
All OF the charts which will be used
are to be arranged in cases. Each case
will contain twenty or twenty-five
large frames covered with burlap
and each frame will bear a number of
charts and photographs to convey
ideas of the danger of contagious dis
eases, and how they are spread. All
of the frames are to be placed ;o
wooden cases so that they may be
exposed easily to view if the large
wooden case or frame is placed on a
table. The arrangement is such that
the tables and wooden cases may be
taken to pieces and packed conven-
iently for shipping.
One of the pictures in the collec-
ton shows sectional view giving an
idea of how water is contaminated
from cesspools. To show the results
OF this there is a icture of funeral
procession just above this sectional
view. Another picture shows a line
of house flies on the way from a
cesspool to the dining room OF the
house nearby. Then there are many
other charts showing the advanced
stages of smallpox and thereby the
results of failure to vaccinate and
showing the great number of deaths
which have occurred in Indiana in
recent years.
Il will start these charts over the
State as soon as they have been COM
pleted," said DR.. Hurry. 'The plan
will be to send them from town to
town. 1t will be announced in the
newspapers, for example, that a case
of charts and pictures will ne in a
certain town for five days Then the
case will be placed in the postoffice
or some other public place. The ser
vices of some representative of a
charitable or benevolent society will
be obtained and this perso'. will be
on duty and will explain the charts
and pictures and distribute literature
relating to the prevention of conta
gious diseases. There are usually a
number of women's societies that
take interest in the preservation OF
the public health, and there will be
no difficulty, / think, in finding some
one to explain the charts and
pictures
DR.. Hurry believes that the charts
and photographs will serve better
than most anything else to impress
on the minds of the people the danger
of contagious diseases and the inn
portance of taking steps to prevent
the spread of such diseases.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Lose to South Bend

The local High School team were
defeated by the South Bend team
Saturday afternoon, a. the fair
grounds by score of 9 to 4.
The score by innings was
Plymouth 0 l 90 l % o.
South Bend a o o o 4 o 10
Batteries, Kuhn, Switzer and Zum'
baugh; South Bend, Kanouse and
Ferryman.
Strike-outs-by Kuhn 3, Switzer 2,
Kanouse ).
Base on balls off Kuhn 6.
Hits by Plymouth 4, South Bend z.
Stolen bases, Mclaughlin 2, Kuhn
2, Switzer 1, Carsen 3, Hearne l, Fer
ryman /.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
WILL CREATE
SIX DIVISIONS
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMIT
TEE COMPLETES FAVOR
ABLE REPORT Oh BILL
, FOR ESTABLISHING
DIVISIONS IN IN
DIANA COURT.

The House Committee on Judiciary
has completed a favorable report on
the Indiana Federal Court bill and the
report will be filed in the House
Wednesday. The report is as fol-
lows:
''ThSsbill creates six judicial di-
visions in the district of Indiana and
provides the place of holding court
in each division Indiana now con-
stitutes single district without divi-
sions. 1t has FIVE places of holding
court-Indianapo oils, Evansville, New
Albany, Fl. Wayne and Hammond
but there are no statutory provisions
requiring action to be broSgdit or
tried at any particular place. Actions
may be filed at any of these plaees
and process runs throughout the
state. Indianapolis is located in the
central portion of the state and it is
and has been for long period of
time the practice of the courts to hold
their sessions in the city of Indian
apolis, seldom devoting more than a
day or two in the year at any other
point and holding no session at all at
some of these places. The FIVE di-
visions, other than the one in which
indianapolis is situated, created by
this bill, have an average population
of more than quarter million peo-
pie and are divisions of large material
wealth and industrial activity.
THE bill adds to the places of hold
ing court the city of Terre Haute, of
about $4,000 population, and around
these places of holding court the bill
creates divisions. The divisions other
than the one in which Indianapolis is
situated consist of counties convent
ent to the Several places of holding
court The division in which Indian
apolis is situated is much larger, no
county being attached to any other
divisions where there is convenient
access to Indianapolis
The object of the bill is to give
these portions of Indiana not in the
central portion some reasonable ac-
cess TO the federal courts"
Owing to the congested condition
of legislation and the fact that ad-
journment is not far distant it is very
doubtful whether the bill is taken up
for action in the House this session.
Speaker Cannon, it developed Mon
day, is not disposed to yield the time
that would be required in thrashing
out this local quarrel, which has no
interest outside of Indiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Democrats Select Delegates.

A few Democrats from Center
township assembled at the band room
to nominate delegates TO the congress
sional and senatorial conventions Sat
urday. About II of the "old faithful
were present and the men who serve
on every Democratic delegation were
named. They are-for congressional
c. A. Bondurant, Theodore Cressner
c. w. Metsker, Chris Fisher; for SEN
atorial, VIM Everly, Peter Kruger
Daniel Mcdonald, And A. E. Wise
Each delegate is to name his own al
ternate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
THREAT OF RAILROADS.
Vice President Brown Intimates
Wages Will be Reduced

Will the railroads carry out theiI
ultimatum given to the shippers b,
w. c. Brown. senior vice presiden
OF New York Central Lines. anc
make a horizontal decrease in the
wages of more than 100000 EN-
ployes?
This question is on the mind OF
every shipper, every business mar
and every railway employe and it .ha.
not found definite answer. In goinc
to Chicago to make an address before
mass meeting of commercial or.
ganizations, Mr. Brown went as the
accredited spokesman and agent oi
the eastern railway presidents and
his course was mapped out before he
left New York. 1t is said that every
eastern railway magnate knew what
Mr.. Brown was going to say and tha,
the program as he outlined 1t will be
carried out, is feared on all sides.
1t was not an idle threat, in fact
not threat at all, which Mr.. Brown
delivered, but a conviction followed
by decision by the men who control
the railroads of the country, that thew
are face to face with an emergency
and that one of two things must be
done.
If the shippers will not consent to
an increase in rates, then wages must
be reduced SO that the $10O, ,O0O, 600
which the railroads seek may become
available. This sum represents ap-
proximately an increase of 10 per
cent. in the freight rates in eastern
territory or a decrease in the railroad
wages of the entire country.
Although no railroad president
would SO say, there is little doubt
that the railroads will reject the offer
of the shippers to go before the inter.
state commerce commission as a
board of arbitration. There is an un-
expressed feeling by the railway offic-
ials that the commission is not entire
ly friendly to them, or rather, is not
impartial in railway matters and
would be inclined to bow to popular
opinion. The railroads also realize
that the contention they are making
rs novel one but they are firm in
the conviction that money must be
raised in some way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
CHARGED TO MRS. GUINNESS.
List of Her Supposed Victims Up to
Date-Many Inquiries

Although but ten bodies have been
dug out OF Mrs. Belle Guinness gunny
sack graveyard, the following is a
complete list up TO date of her sup
posed victims:
Helgelein, Andrew K, Mansfield,
S. d.
Budsburg. Ole, O., Chicago.
Oleson, Jennie, Chicago.
Burholt, Henry, Scandinavia, Wis.
Moe. John Elbow Lake, Minn.
Edmonds, Charles. Newcastle, Ind
Hopping, Sam, Harrison, o.
Kointzer, Herman, Chicago.
Tell, Emil, Usage City, Kansas.
Berry, George, Tuscola, Ill.
Lindboe, Olaf, Chicago.
McJenkins, T. J., Corapolis, Pa
That these persons met death at
the hands of the arch murderess
seems reasonably certain when all of
the circumstances surrounding their
disappearance are carefully put to-
gether. Their movements have been
traced from place to place and it
seems as though the last seen of
them was either at the Guinness farm
or enroute to that house of horrors.
Identification in all of these cases
is of course impossible. 1t is even
difficult to identify with any marked
degree of certainty the body of An
drew X. Helgelein, the Mansfield, S.
D.. man, who is supposed to have
been the last victim buried in the
Guinness garden. AT any rate Coroner
Mack refuses to surrender the bones
over to Asie K Helgelern until more
complete identification is made pos
sible.
Letters from all parts of the coun-
try come to the LaPorte authorities
Some Of them are freakish. Others
tell of escapes at the Guinness farm
Many ask as to missing men possibly
having been murdered by Belle Cum
ness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
FRUIT CROP
REMAINS SAFE
PEACH TREES NOT INJURED
CONTINUED RAINS BAD FOR
FARMERS-L WLAN
PAINTINGS MAY BE
SPOILED BY
WET.

The rainfall of the last few days
has kept the farmers and fruit grow
ers in this vicinity guessing as to
whether or not the crops OF the COM
ing season will show bad results al
the time of blossoming from the
heavy downpours. Local produce
dealers say that while the rains oi
Wednesday and Thursday should
benefit crops in general, there may be
some growers who are likely to suffer
great losses owing to the low places
in which many of the products are
imbedded.
AT present the fruit trees are in a
favorable condition particularly the
apple and peach trees. The outlook
for apples is said TO be unusually
promising. While many things can
happen between-How and harvest to
lessen the crop the outlook now is
for specially heavy yield.
Prospects for an excellent peach
crop are, from ali reports frst-class
The buds are coming along nicely
and not too far advanced to be nipped
by sudden cold spell. Practically
the same conditions exist in the great
peach orchards in other parts of the
country.
The apple outlook is the best in
years. Last spring at this time many
orchards had been blasted by ex-
treme cold. Produce dealers declare
that no injury has been done so Tar
in the important, fruit growing re-
gions.
The strawberry crcps are very
promising.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Odd Fellows Initiate.

The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of this city, held an initiation
at the lodge rooms Thursday evening,
and Harry Marvin and Harold Under
wood were introduced TO the Odd
Fellows goat. Fifteen out OF town
guests were present from Rochester,
Walkerton and Bourbon. A feature
of the evening was a pianola recital
by Bernard Lauer, who pedaled the
above named instrument with grace
and alacrity. A banquet was served
in the lodge rooms.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
GIVE LAST DANCE.
Hoosier Kids Club Holds Final Gel
ebration-Will Disband for the
Summer.

The Hoosier Kids held the final
dance at their club rooms Friday
evening This club was organized
during the fore part of the winter, and
will disband after the High School
commencement, i'll the first of June
The club was purely social organi-
zation, the principle amusement being
dancing
The final dance was attended by
eighteen couple. Music was furnish
ed by Arts and Smith of South Bend
An excellent three course banque,
was served at the Plymouth Inn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
INDIANA COMMISSION
COMES IN FOR PRAISE.
Policy Commented on by Railway
Age-Comparisons are Made.

The Railway Age in its current is
sue has the following editorial on
railroad accidents and the Indiana
Railroad Commission:
I'm its third accident bulletin the
Indiana Railroad Commission con-
tinues TO pursue the policy, which we
have heretofore commented upon, OF
sharply distinguishing between those
accidents for which the railroads are
to blame and those which result from
causes beyond the control Of the
railway management. Especial stress
is laid upon the fact that about half
of the fatalities on railways are suf-
fered by trespassers who constitute a
constant menace to the safety of law
full travellers and are an unjust burden
on the carrier. The remedies urged
are publicity in order to promote pub
lie sentiment that will support the
necessary action by the State to pro-
tect the rights of railways against in
vasion by irresponsible trespassers.
THE course of the Indiana COM
mission is in marked contrast to that
of most of the otner regulating
bodies, notably the Interstate Com
merce Commission, which is the
greatest offender in this respect. Thus
in the abstract of the latter's accident
bulletin No. &c for the asst quarter
of 1907, summary of which is also
published in this issue Of the Rail
way Age, we find the total of casu-
alties on railways for the quarter
given as 2O,45s (1,O92 killed and 49,
800 injured) without a word of ex-
PLANTATION as to how many of these
were casualties to trespassers."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
CULVER MAN
: DODGES BULLETS
CHARLES HARRIS ENROUTE
TO WISCONSIN BY AUTO
MOBILE IS MISTAKEN
FOR BURGLAR AT ROC
4 ERS PARK-IS NOT
INJURED.

Chicago May 19th.-Charles Harris
OF Culver, enroute TO Racine Wis.
by automobile. with his sister, Mrs
Stanton and daughter arrived at Rog,
ers' Park early this morning, and FUN
out of gasoline While hunting about
the streets for garage he was mis-
taken for burglar by police who
fired several shots at him. He
thought he was being attacked by
highwaymen, as the officers were not
in uniform. Harris took to his heels
but was overtaken. Matters were ex-
planned and the tour continued.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Blast this Flunkevism.

By paying an English court official
$4,000 for his influence in getting
King Edwards sconsent TO be CUES,
at a dinner she gave in fashionable
London suburb, Mrs Potter Palmer
of Chicago, is tickled nearly to death
on account of the social prestige she
thus achieved. Possibly Mrs. Palmer
is a wise woman; but it was a man
of far greater renown who invented
the truism that all the fools are not
yet dead.-Frankfort Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Watch for Stolen Horse.

Sheriff Voreis has received word to
watch for a horse and buggy stolen
from farmer a few miles south of
Warsaw, Monday night Horse is a
strawberry roam, weighing 1900 to
1900 pounds; blocky build, in good
condition, about 10 years old. Hitched
to a top buggy with red running gear
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
FULTON COUNTY
CONVENTION
Candidates Selected in Republican
Primaries of 1,407 Votes.

The Republican convention held
Thursday for the purpose OF nomin-
atlng candidates for the offices OF
treasurer, sheriff, commissioner, cor
oner, trustee and assessor brought
out total vote of 1,4O7.
Following is given the official
count: For treasurer, Lon Lough ISL
Oliver ult 642 For sheriff, Clay
Sheets s4l, VIM H. Rovch 566. For
commissioner, c. ID. Sisson 949, Con
nor 376. For surveyor, Cellars 6S5
Bryant $50. For coroner, Richards
1126.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Death of Infant Child

Catherine Louise, the eight weeks
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Gordon, who reside at 1901 West
Sycamore street, died Thursday night
Funeral was held at the residence
Saturday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Illinois to Receive sl25. 900.

Illinois is to receive $125,OOO from
the government for its volunteers in
the Spanish American war Like 9th
er states. Illinois filed a claim with
the War Department to cover the ex-
penses incident to raising the regi-
ments for the war up to the time OF
their muster into the army.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Leave for West.

Frank Leonard, George Ewald and
Harry Fuller left for the state of
Washington Tuesday. They expect
to locate near Seattle or Spokane
Frank Leonard is a civil engineer,
and the other two young men will
engage in some business.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
LIQUOR Case Dismissed

The case of state versus George F.
Wolford, for selling liquor without a
license at Culver, was dismissed in
circuit court Monday morning on ac-
count OF lack of evidence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish TO thank the neighbor.
and friends who so kindly rendered
assistance during the sickness and
death of our darling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Gordon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21

Ms. John Collier died at her hope
in Tyner Monday night Funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at 200
o'clock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
For Sale.

Household goods of the late Mrs
NJ. E. Pershing, South Michigan ST.,
on Monday May IS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-30
BURNT MONEY
(Everybody's Magazine.)

In 10 years We have had million
fires in this country-an average Of
100000 a year.
Our fires cost US $500 100000 a
year.
Berlin and Chicago are about of
size. Berlin pays its fire department
$4,000 a year. and sees 100000 go
up in smoke Chicagos fire depart
mental bill is $3,0S7 sos; its bill for
fire loss runs to $5,000,000 annually.
Yearly we pay into the fire insur-
ance companies some 1895, 600 ,000 Ex-
cept in a catastrophe year like 1906
where CONFUSION of nature up
sest all calculations, we receive back
about $95,000,000, leaving a comfort
able little margin of $100, 000, 900 as
profit and cost of doing business.
Fire rates in the United States are
twelve times heavier than in Great
Britain and twenty times heavier
than in Italy On the average we
pay too much for insurance even on
the basis of our highly inflammable
communities
There are some 11,600,000 buildings
in this country, valued at $14000,000,-
600. About 5000 of these are fire.
pro2f, Z that eias,iv term be chari-
tally stretched to cover a multitude
of sins. The other 1892 900 are at
the mercy of a defective flue, a fire
in the adjoining edifice or-the high
financier with the insurance policy in
his breast pocket and the kerosene
can in his strong right hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-30
PRESIDENT MAY
GUT SENTENCES
Labor Chiefs We're Too
Severely Condemned.

Washington. d c., Dec. 29.-It is no
longer regarded as guess that Pres
ident Roosevelt will interfere in the
matter of Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison going to
jail for contempt of Court under Jus
tice Wright's sentence. But no one
looks for pardon. for reasons grow
ing both out of the appeal and out of
the temper of the three Federation of
Labor leaders
But it is practically settled that he
will reduce the sentences imposed on
the men. They. made a separate is
sue of that phase of their condemna-
ton, because in no state is contempt
punishable to the extent of the terms
imposed by the District Justice. Six
months is the highest term elsewhere.
For these reasons the labor leaders
would hardly feel thar a reduction of
sentence by the President were in
anyway sacrificing tn principle they
are fighting to establish by their ap-
peal to the higher court
The President doesn't even know
all the facts in the case, and has not
read the testimony, but he is informed
as to the ordinary sentences of courts
for contempt of court in violation of
injunctions and other causes. He
feels that the sentences imposed in the
case of the labor leaders We're I'M
duly severe and his views on that
point will doubtless be made known
at a later period.