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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
A LESSON IN
TEMPERANCE
EUGENE BALLAU WHO WHILE
UNDER INFLUENCE OF LOU
OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
WRITES LETTER OF
GRATITUDE TO
SHERIFF.

Eugene Ballau, who on the evening
OF February 21st, while under the
influence OF liquor, attempted to end
his life in this city, by plunging a
knife into his throat, has taken a
great lesson from his experience, and
declares that he will never touch a
drop of liquor again.
In letter to Sheriff Voreis he
thanks the people who took such
kind care of him while he was in an
unfortunate condition, and says that
the lesson which he then learned
will last ham throughout the remain
der of his life The following is
the letter received by Sheriff Voreis:
Mr.. Daniel Voreis, Sheriff Plymouth,
Ind.
Dear Sir:
| feel deeply grateful and much
indebted to you for the kind manner
in which you treated myself and faith
er while at your place While l regret
extremely, that anything of the sort
should have happended, l do believe
that it was good thing for me for
nothing but bitter experience such
as that would have brought me to
my senses, and taught me to leave
liqour alone. the continuation of
which would have brought me to
more disgraceful end / was kindly
received upon my return TO Toledo,
and have resumed my work as before.
The credit for the same belongs in
part to you and your dear friends.
My father was deeply hurt over the
matter, but reasons as | do, that it
was for the best
1t is my earnest aim IN the future
TO prove myself deserving of the
kindly interest you all took in me
while in your care.
Thanking you again,
| am yours very truly,
Eugene Ballau
Toledo, Ohio. March s.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING
CLAUD HEFLICK IS UPSET
FROM ROW BOAT AND
SAVES HIMSELF BY
CLIMBING GUY WIRES
Z HAND OVER
HAND.

Claud Hefick narrowly missed a
watery grave Sunday morning and il
is likely that he Will not soon forget
his experience on the flooded river.
AT about 900 o'clock Sunday morn
ing Hefiick was rowing down the
rapidly flowing river with a boat, and
had passed beneath the Michigan
street bridge He was following the
south shore of the river, and just west
OF the brIdg and at the rear OF the
VanVactor repair shop, his boat was
caught in an exceptionally rapid cur
rent, and got beyond his control. The
boat swung around brosdside and
struck some guy wires, which con-
tinued over guy-pole, to a large
telephone pole on Michigan street,
near the bridge The force OF the
current overturned his boat, and
threw Heflick into about feet OF
water. Hefick was weighted down
with rubber boots, and was enveloped
in too strong current, to make any
headway in attempting to swim out
He caught hold of the guy wires,
and climbed them leg and hand, to
the top of the guy pole which was
is feet above the water. Here he
rested for a few moments waitino
for help Although number of peo-
pie had collected, and witnessed the
whole affair, none could render any
assistance. The guy wires led over
the VanVactor repair shop, and in a
few minutes Heflick started to cross
the wires hand over hand, expecting
to drop to the roof of the shop. Be-
fore progressing many feet however,
his hold broke loose, and he dropped
Is feet, into about 4 feet of water.
With the assistance of a plank he
was enabled to reach the shore
The task of climbing the guy wires,
TO the pole was an enormous one, the
wires were strung at about a As de-
gree angle, and the feat could only
be accomplished by a desperate ef-
fort. His hands were badly cut by
the wires He counts his escape as
narrow one and says that the water
was quite chilly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
MAY BRING ABOUT
ANOTHER REFORM
WIN. O'KEEFE WILL OFFER
PLANK TO STATE PLAT
FORM THAT PUBLIC BE
PROTECTED FROM
SALE OF FRAUDU-
LENT BONDS.

Ex-county Treasurer VIM. OKeefe
who is a delegate to the Democratic
state convention, will offer new and
much needed reform, as a plank to
his party's state platform.
The following statement was made
Monday by Mr. O'Keefe.
Under existing laws of this state,
the people have been deluged with
worthless stocks and bonds by which
many people have lost their homes.
and thousands of our working girls
and day laborers their hard earned
savings. Therefore the Democrat
party at the coming convention
should declare in no uncertain terms
in favor of the enactment OF law
requiring all corporations, COM
panies and persons both foreign and
domestic offering stocks or bonds for
sale, TO file in the Clerks office of
each and every county in which such
under oath showing the market value
of the stocks and bonds,-the actual
value on the property on which said
stocks and bonds are issued, and the
total amount of stock issu,r, and the
penalty for violation thereof should
be Imprisonment"
The move will be a radical, but
s4lrch needed reform. 1t is more than
likely that If the above plank is
adopted by the Democrats, the Re-
publicans will also annex the same at
their state convention.
The whole country has been here
sofore flooded witt fraudulent stocks
and bonds from which the public has
had no protection.
A recent example of the ease with
which the public can be feeced into
buying fraudulent stock is the Bid
we'll Cold Motor graft which has just
been barred at Chicago, and in w.l.eh
thousands of dollars were fleeced
from the people OF this state, from
he sales OF worthless stock.
If the above move is made by bota
parties, the public would be absolu.e-
ly guaranteed against any such fraud.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Cat Saves Lives of Five.

The lives of Mrs. VIM. Beisen and
her four children, of Hammond, were
saved the other night by the scratch
ing and mewing of a pet cat, which
jumped upon the bed of Herman
Beisen and awoke him in time to
enable the mother and children to
escape from burning home clad on
ly in their night clothes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
RIVER RISES
TO A FLOOD
HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN CITY
FLOODED BY RAPID RISE
--66 HOUSES WERE SUR
ROUNDED-CITY'S
POOR SUF-
FER.

Yellow river has again overhowed
IT'S banks and has reached, and
surpassed the highest water mark
known in the history OF the city. Per
sons residing near the river and on
low ground. awoke Saturday morning
TO fnd themselves completely cut off
from any exit, save by boats.
The entire east part of the city,
including East CAIRO, East Laporte
and Wa1er streets, together with the
whole of Johnstown for two days
stood completely under water. In
Joflnstown "a houses were entirely
surrounded by water, and in over hall
OF these the water stood on the floor
and forced the inmates to- vacate. On
east Caro-, east Laporte and Water
streets there were - houses surround
ed and many of these had water on
the floors South and west Plymouth
had 10 surrounded houses. Six of
these had from two to three feet of
water on the floors.
The poor people of Johnstown are
the heaviest sufferers, and much prop
erty has been destroyed. The river
floated out-houses, chicken coops,
cord wood etc past the city all day
Saturday and Sunday.
Up to- ~ O'Clock Saturday nighl
the river continued to r.se. From that
time the water gradually receded, un-
I'll by Tuesday morning the river was
again almost normal. The sub
merged parts of the ci.y resembled
the acquaous streets of Venice, the
only means of traffic from house to
house being by means OF boats. Many
out of town visitors were in the city
viewing the flood
Three times in thirty years, III 1878,
1856 and 1892, the water was almost
as high as row. The electric lights
were out at Bremen and Mr.. Snoeber-
ger said rise of three inches more
would have put Plymouth in dark
ness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Southern Prohibition.

One marked feature of the recent
moral awakening in the United States
is the progress made in temperance
reform, particularly in the South.
Prohibition, either bv statewide en-
actment or through local option, has
been adopted in nearly every southern
state, and where prohibition is not
prescribed, very stringent restrictions
are imposed upon the liqour traffic.
A remarkable feature in the south
is that these laws are enforced
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

ed as revoked by me signing any pow
er of attorney or remonstrance to the
contrary hereafter.
Signed John Smith,
Residing Bremen, Ind
Witness Ernest G.. Mochel.
The liquor men were successful in
getting 455 voters to sign such cards,
which were fled with the aulitor last
October The total number of voters
in the township was III, thus if the
would be in the majority. A couple
of weeks ago the Law and Order
League of Bremen got busy with
liquor remonstrance, and succeeded
in getting 424 signers, majority of
only 3s in the township OF the re-
monstrance signers 65 had previously
signed the liquor card, and SO of these
again changed their mind and signed
revocation card as follows:
REVOCATION
Bremen, Ind, February 25, 1908.
To Otto Walter and Ernest Mochel:
| do hereby withdraw and revoke
any and all Power of Attorney exc
cuted by me to you, or to either of
you. concerning the withdrawal of
my name from a remonstrance or
from any and all remonstrances
against the granting of liquor licenses
in German Township, Marshall Coun-
ty, Indiana. Said Power of Attorney
hereby revoked by me, being hereto
fore filed with the Auditor of Mar
shall County, Indiana. and bears
title,-"Power of Attorney No. 6432
of Nash Anderson, ana AL others
filed Oct 3, 1907, H. l.. Singrey, Au-
ditor of Marshall County, Indiana"
And do hereby revoke any and all
Power of Attorney Heretofore made
10 Otto Walter, Ernest Mochel, and
to every other person by me made.
Moreover, | authorize and direct the
signing of my name to remon-
STRANGE or to any and all reinon-
strances against the granting of liquor
license to any person in German
Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
Dated this 25th day of February 1908.
Signed John Smith,
Witnesses, CLANCY Becknell and
James Cochern.
The remonstrance was filed with
the auditor Friday night, Feb. 2s. No
withdrawal with names attached, was
hled, as designated in the liquor cards.
This is where the liquor men made
their fatal mistake Instead of draw
ing up a withdrawal, and signing
thereto the ass names which were on
the cards, they simply filed the cards,
thinking them sufficient in themselves.
as withdrawal
Attorney Stevens argued before the
commissioners court that the liquor
cards stated specifically that Walter
and Mochel bore the power-of-attor-
ney OF the signers, until they were
revoked in writing; this revokal was
never made, and consequently the 65
names on the remonstrance which
were still not properly revoked, were
null
Attorney Parks demurred to the an
swer. He maintained that the total
455 withdrawal cards were in them
selves only powers-of-attorney, giving
the liquor men power to sign their
names to withdrawal, which they
never did The commissioners sus-
tained the demur.
The case is peculiar one. The
fickleness Of many is shown by their
change of mind, to each agent who
approached them. The liquor men
will not make a fight, and acknowl-
edge that they are beaten through a
mistake of their own.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

had sustained the charges were con-
veyed to Mayor Mckee, the mayor
was in the office of City Attorney
Funk. He did not express surprise,
and said il was what he expected,
said the action was taken in the hope
of crushing his congressional ambi-
tons, but hat they had failed. He
said he believed he would get a solid
delegation at the primaries tuesday
at Marion, despite the Councils &C
ton,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Five are Well.

The whole town of Silver Lake, in
the south part of Kosciusko county.
IS sick. Editor Brush, of the Weekly
Record, publishes a "Sick Record"
and alongside of it list of the people
who are well. The latter list included
the editor, the town marshal and the
three physicians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Bitten by Rat, Child Dies.

Death as the result of a rat bite
came Monday to Lorita Nato, 9
months old. The rodent bit her on
the hand a month ago as she lay
asleep between her parents at their
home, 162 Custom House court, Chi
cago, and blood poisoning set it. THE
rats run all over the building where
we live said Carl Nato. in telling
of his childs death "and on the night
Lorita was bitten | heard her scream
and felt large rat run across my
face"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
NOTES.

Metsker looked smaller than ever
at the convention Thursday after
noon.
- = -
Wolfor Martindale, Kruger and
O'Keefe, as the Democratic choice of
the township.
Not being elected as a delegate to
the state convention, Metsker will
have more time to devote TO church
work, also poker games.
- = -
Perhaps another lecture to the high
school boys, pleading with them not
to play slot machines would relieve
the monotony of time left upon his
hands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Indicted for Murder.

James Overlease was indicted on
three counts for the murder of Ed
ward Westfall, the grand jury re-
porting to the Elkhart superior court
at 345 Wednesday afternoon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
New Opera House for Mentone.

The Modern Woodmen OF America
lodge at Mentone, will EJECT an opera
house block. The ground floor, rear,
will be occupied by a theater and the
ground floor, front, by business
rooms. The lodge rooms will be on
the second floor
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
CONFERENCE TO-DAY
In PHILADELPHIA

The United States engineer in charge Of
the government engineering office here
and members Of the river front committee
Of the Board OF Trade. are in conference
to-day with United States Engineer ]. c.
Sanford in Philadelphia, who has charge
of the Delaware river improvements.
The conference was arranged by Major
Sanford as he desired TO hear the views
Of the Wilmington committee on the
proposed rivS front for Wilmington
There is also a committee of members OF
Council who was appointed sometime ago,
to act in conjunction with the Board OF
Trade committee on the river front pro-
ject but It could not be learned whether
any Of its members went to Philadelphia.
The Board Of Trade Committee is com
posed Of Thomas II. Melvin. John .
Thompson and Alfred Gawthrop.
George II. McGovern. assistant secretary
Of the Board of Trade. accompanied the
Board Of Trade Committee to Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
chiefs a. InatnlIed.


Great Chiefs Of the following Tribes OF
Red Men were raised last night as fol-
lows:
Hiawatha Tribe. No. A.. Prophet. ]. II.
Taylor; sachem, c. F. Prince; senior saea-
more, G. W. Avery; junior sagamore. T.
A. Campbell; chief Of records. II. A
Casperson; keeper Of wampum. y. III.
Westcott; c. Of W., c. A. Cline: san
maps, =. S. Bane, G. +. Goodnow: war
riors, f. sayers. Daniel Smith, G. w.
Greene. W. A. Moore: braves, p. L. Hen
derer, II. D. Weyl. NJ. NJ. Vernon. Everett
Jones; guard Of wigwam, B. II. Cooper:
guard OF forest, ]. G. Fritz; trustee, G. T..
Goodnow.
Keokuk Tribe-Prophet. A. e. Rogers;
sachem, William Hirzel; senior saeamors.
Naaman Boyce; Junior sycamore. II. p.
Brown; chief Of records, Robert II. Ham
ma; keeper OF wampum H. c. Sinclair;
sannaps. II. B. Sinclair. William ]. Buck.
ley guard Of forest, +. P. Lysinger: guard
Of wigwam. E. p. Cox; warriors. Robert
Duncan, Robert Dale. r. c. Hall. Harry
Schellinger; braves, George W. Baldwin,
James McManus, H. p. Hansbury, NJ. l..
Rutter.
Wynema Council, d. of P.-Prophstess.
Mary McClane; Pocahontas. Ada g.
Nahb; Wenonah, Clara Saulter: Powhat-
an, Mary r. Evans; keeper Of records,
Margaret Meredith; keeper Of wampuin.
Sarah L. Waldman; collector Of wampurn,
Agnes V. Forkum; scouts, Victoria Brad
ford, Florence Barcus. Florence Clark.
May Clark; councillors. Mary Richards
Isabella Wood; runners, Annie Dutton.
Mary Fisher; guard of forest. Martha
Finney; guard of tepee, Mary Hoffer.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
FALLING OFF in
INTERPRETATIONS

Tho curtailment in the Incorporation
OF new concerns IN the Eastern States
that became so manifest IN the last
three months of 1907. and was further
emphasized IN January and February.
was shown moro clearly by the small
aggregate capitalization Of the new
companies that filed papers In Maine,
Delaware New York and New Jersey
during March. The total capitalization
OF concerns Of 100000 OF more FORM
ed last month was only S62,7S2 600.
which Is the smallest total for this
month In recent years.
Delaware was second In the matter
Of aggregate capitalization and Maine
was first New York was third. and
New Jersey second. A pronounced
factor In the Incorporation Of new COM
panie5 Is the depression in almost all
lines OF business. While money is now
cheap investors show no disposition 70
place funds In new companies, and Will
probably not do so until business con-
ditlons shall have improved
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
BIDDLE FACES
O'BRIEN TONIGHT

Promptly at s o'clock this evening
the curtain viii rise on the first act
of the eMrion Cricket Clubs much
talked-of Athletic Smoker Of which
the crowning feature viii be five
round boxing tout between A. J.
Drexel Biddle and Philadelphia Jack
OBrien.
J. r. Cope Morton and T. NJ. e. Rolls
will start the proceedings with an ex-
hibition game Of boulx line billiards
and from then on until "Tony" Biddle
faces his shifty opponent in the inl-
provised ring there win be Something
doing" every minute of the time
Bob" Folwell, captain II the Rcd
and Blue football team last fall and
a noted intercollegiate wrestler will
give an exhibition Of mis- prowess with
the aid Of pat Dwyer. centre on the
eleven that beat Michigan and Cornell.
-Four preliminary bouts between WE'LL
matched members Of the club have
been arranged 70 precede the meeting
OF the "top-liners," end these. too,
promise to afford good sport for the
large crowd certain to be present.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
DEMAND $4,000
FOR SMALL BOY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 4-There has
been no trace of little Barthold Giuffre,
who disappeared last Saturday, and
who is said to be held by the Black
Hand. A letter received by the boys
father demanding $1,000 for the boys
safe return is the only clue. II is writ
enn in an Itlaian hand and was un-
signed and reads:
"Yours VIII be found. Don't worry
but don't give a clue to the police We
understand each other with few words.
Think quick and prepare $4,000 If you
want peace and look for persons with
good news. BE all attention for the
police"
The parents barely elSe out an exist
ence in the small grocery store kept
by them.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
WILL BUILD NEW
CARRIAGE FACTORY

Patrick Fahey and Sons. contractors
obtained a permit from Building In
spector oJhnson to-day to build a car
riage factory for John B. Cahill at the
northwest corner Of Second and French
streets at cost of 81 ,000
The new factory will be erected on
the site formally occupied by a build
ing which was used as the temporary
offices of the engineering department
of the Pennsylvania railroad. This
structure has already been razed 10
make room for the new factory. which
will be four stories high and 65 by 6S
feet in dimensions.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
BOMB EXPLOSION
HURTS FOUR

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 4-Police reserves
had to be called out at noon to-day
following the explosion Of a small
bomb. which tore the right hand off
Frederick shewac. aged II, and slightly
hurt three other children in hallwoy
in Avenue B. II was at first reported
that an attempt had been made 20
wreck the building and the crowd that
gathered threatened the Italian colony,
but were finally dispersed.
Shewac is In a bad way in the hos
pital. He told the police that he found
the bomb In a cellar on Third avenue.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
FALLING OFF OF
P. o. BUSINESS

Business at the post office is de-
.creasing. The business done during
the quarter ending March 81 was about
$4,000 less than that of the correspond
ing period Of last year. The detailed
statement Of last quarters business
follows:
Sale Of stamps, $4O.56479; second
class matter, S3945s; third-class mat
ter 1885, waste paper, S4.3s. and box
rents, S562.04. Expenses; Postmaster's
salary, SS75; special messengers, $685.
.s6; clerks S6.s796O; railway postal
clerks Ss75.79; mail carriers. Si2.S9l.77
rent of cancelling machine, 500, and
miscellaneous, $3.50.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
ARMY IS TO BE
REORGANIZED

BY United Press Leased Special wire.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-By direc-
ton of the President. and upon the
original suggestion Of General Bell.
chief Of stan, a special army board, of
which Brlgadier- General w. W. With
erspoon. president Of the War College,
is president has been appointed TO
draw up plans for a general reorgani-
zation Of the army on modern, progress
sive lines, calling for an authorized I'M
creased strength from 5000 officers
and men as at present, TO 100000 men
in the regular army. The plans win
also call FOR a closer relationship be-
tween the organized militia and the
regular army looking to a means of
quicker mobilization Of the two
branches than Is now probable.
Evening journal., 1908-04-04
WILL ARRANGE
POLO CONTESTS

A meeting Of the captains Of the
Springs League, Lenox and All-Wn
mington roller polo teams will be held
with the committee trying to arrange
State mpionship series Of games
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Morning News Office. when details may
be completed. The letters received
by the committee in reply to the ques-
ton of whether they would be willing
to play a series at the Country Rink
for the silver trophy are appended.
Since then the committee has decided
TO divide the series between Eleventh
Street Rink and the Country Rink. The
replies are:
Il am in receipt of your letter Of
the 26th and in reply beg to say as
captain of the Lenox Roller Polo Team
that we do not think it advisable
owing to the lateness Of the season
also to the inconvenience of the Coun-
try Rink, TO enter into the series Of
games proposed in your letter, but
would be willing to play a series if
held at Eleventh Street and Country
Kinks respectively. In closing, / beg
to say that / consider the Lenox Roller
Polo Team the champion of the State
for the pool season Of 1907 and 1908
Lenox Roller Polo Team"
I'm behalf Of the Spring League Team
am instructed by the unanimous vot D
of the active players to enter our team
in the series Of games for the cham
pionship cup and to express the hope
that an opportunity will be arr anged
for the series to be played. We pledge
your committee governing the contest
(Signed) William II. Coward, Captain
Springs League Polo Team. Approv
ed by Coward, Siemen, Beatty, Yate
McElwee, Greenwood, players"
Il am in receipt Of wour letter Of
March 26, relative TO a series of pol ,
games TO be arranged between the
Springs team and Lenox and All-Wil-
mington. I have talked this over with
my players, but they do not seem wilt
! ing to enter into this arrangement. as
they feel that polo is about over for
the season. There is, of course som ,
feeling among them as to play at
Brandywine Springs. as this rink, as
you know, is very inaccessible. to saw
nothing of inadequate dressihg room 3
We were willing to assist IN any way
possible the running Of the Eleventh
Street Rink, but sentiment is strong ct
present among my team against a Sc =
les of games. or IN fact. any mere
games 70 be played this season, with
the possible exception of one which
we have booked ahead. We appreciate
the offer of the Springs Amusement
Company of a cup. but inasmuch as our
organization Is only a temporary one
it will be a hard matter to decide in
whose possession the cup should re-
main. should it be won by our team.
We feel that we made a very credit
able showing against both the Lenox
and Springs teams this season. and I
might mention, have a much cleaner
record on games played out OF town
than either team. consequently I do
not think IL worth while to continus
the game until next season. Yours
very truly. S. II. Henry, Captain"