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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Increase is Noted in Assets of
State Banks.

Figures compiled by r. B. Og-
lesbee head of the bank depart
ment in the State Auditors Office,
show that in the three months
ending May II the assets of the
State banks of Indiana increased
from 59.264.7S7.32 to SCI. 1856. 206.-
n. This result is arrived at by
comparing the condition of the
State banks, as shown by the re-
ports of February IA, with, the
condition as shown by the reports
of May IA.
Individual deposits in the State
banks increased more than ST.
100000 during the three months.
On February II the individual
deposits amounted to $45, 1872 1863
81 and or May II they were $40
904, 340.55. Loans and discounts
also increased slightly, but not in
greater proportion than the assets
The loans and discounts on Feb
ruary II amounted to S3S,3S7,-
1851, and on May II they were
$40, 1893 1866.
When all items in the reports
are considered, it is shown that
the State banks are in a satisfac-
tory condition. The increase in
assets and in other items is due
in part to the increase in the num-
Der of banks. AT the time of the
report of February II there were
only 24S such banks, and at the
time of the report of May II there
were 254 State banks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
STOCK FOOD LAW
TO BE TESTED
ELKHART MAN CHARGED
WITH UNLAWFULLY OF
FERING FEED FOR
SALE WITHOUT
DESIGNATING
MARK.

The encouragement has pre-
pared to be filed in the supreme
court his brief in the cae of the
State VS. Henry Weller, appealed
from the Elkhart circuit court.
This case is regarded as being of
more than ordinary importance
as it will serve to test the stock
food law enacted by the last legis-
lature. There are two counts in
the affidavit against Weller, one
being that he unlawfully offered
for sale quantity OF concentrated
commercial feedingNstuff to-wit,
two sacks containing about 10
pounds each of wheat middlings
without affixing or causing to be
affixed to the sacks a tag, label
or stamp as provided by the gen
eral assembly of 1907, and the
other that he sold the concentrate
ed commercial feeding stuff with
out the tags or stamps being at
fixed to the sacks.
The encouragement makes the
point that the tag or label requir-
ed by law is a guarantee of the
weight and ingredients of the ar
ticle, and other facts essential to
the understanding by the purchas-
er of what is being offered to him
or sold to him. The stamp, it is
explained, is the evidence of pre-
vious compliance with the law re-
qiuiring registry with the state
chemist and the payment of in
spection tax. The attorney-gen-
eral then takes up the different
feeding stuffs which are excepted
from the provisions of the law,
and on the statement that wheat
middlings is by-product of the
grain, argues that none of the ar
ticles excepted could be taken to
mean wheat middlings.
Discussing the constitutionality
Of the law, the encouragement
says the law is within the police
power. It's purpose, he says, is to
protect the public from fraud, inn
position and deception, and it is
analogous to all other inspection
laws. He undertakes then to
show that there was an urgent
need of such law on account of
frauds, authorizations and differ
ces in milling, and quotes from re-
ports of various state boards of
agriculture and other documents
70 sustain his point.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
BLIND TIGER
LAW UPHELD
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
JUDGMENT AGAINST AR
CHIBALD YAZEL IN
TEST CASE-SOLD
BEER AT DRUG
STORE.

A judgment convicting Archi-
bald Yazel, under the blind tiger
act, passed by the last Legislat-
ure, of the offense of unlawfully
keeping "a place where intoxi-
eating liquors were sold to (cer-
tain persons) in violation of the
laws of the State of indiana and
sentencing him to Imprisonment
Tor thirty days and payment OF a
fine of $50, was Friday affirmed
by the Supreme Court.
Yazel had a drug store at Riv-
erside, in Daviess county, where
his clerk sold beer. But the chief
objection urged against the con-
viction on appeal was that the at
fidavit on which Yazel was con-
victed did not deny that he had a
saloon license. Judge Marks said
1T is no part of the definition
of the offense (created by the por-
ton of the statute under which
the defendant was convicted) that
the person should not have a IL
cense. A person licensed under
the laws of this State to sell in
toxicating liquors, who keeps,
runs, or operates place where
intoxicating liquors are sold, bar
tered or given away in violation
of the laws of this State, or who
shall be found in possession OF
such liquors for such purpose, is
guilty of violation of said clause
and his license is no defense"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Watterson Talks Politics.

Henry Watterson, of Kentucky.
dropped into the political lobby
at Chicago and con6ded that he
was on his way to Lincoln to
spend few days. with Bryan.
While Colonel Watterson was
modest and reticent about the
purposes of his visit at Lincoln,
It developed that he was going by
invitation of Mr.. Bryan, and
among their mutual political
friends the understanding is that
the platform and general policy
of the campaign will be consider
ed in good deal of detail, in adj
dition to which arrangements for
he conduct of the convention will
be taken UP.
Colonel Watterson talked very
frankly about the recent develop
ments in the Democratic cam
paign, and said some things ABOUT
Governor Johnson, which, in view
of the fact that Mr.. Watterson is
regarded as the discoverer OF
Johnson in presidential politics
sounded remarkable.
He expressed much regret that
the Johnson managers appear to
have connected with a consider
able campaign fund, the origin OF
which Mr.. Watterson did not at
tempt to explain further than to
suggest that it seemed to be
coming from the wrong direction
probably from Tom Ryan; ! don't
know about that" At any rate
Colonel Watterson had discover
ed that the Johnson people were
using good deal of money, and
expressed the opinion that they
were wasting most of it.
81 don't know how much car
be accomplished with money in
politics. said he. Il have the.
DRY that there is a limit beyond
which it is impossible to make ef
fective use of money in running
campaign; literature, speaking
parades, ETC., but when it come:
to buying results, have doubt:
about the efficacy of money. Now
the Taft campaign this year i:
going to be equipped with all The
money it wants; Charley Taft anc
Henry W., down in Wall street
will assure the big fellows ina
brother Bill is a real old-fashion
ed conservative Republican who
is not going to do anything fan
tastic, and the campaign fund:
will be forthcoming.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
John L. NORMAN.

Mr.. Norman took his defeat
like a man. He waged contest
to the bitter end even when there
was not a particle of hope for his
nomination. But when the ballot
was taken he took the stand and
declared that there should be no
bitterness in his heart toward Mr.
Miller or the men who had helped
nominate Miller and that fie
would 60 into the campaign and
work for the success of the en-
tire Republican ticket He said
every true friend OF John Moor
man would take off his coat and
work for the election OF Charles
w. Miller. His speech had the
true ring and cheer went up
from the entire audience when he
closed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
IN LIEU OF TANK SCRAP.
Purdue Students and Faculty APP
prove New Form of Contest.

AT an enthusiastic meeting OF
Purdue students in Fowler Hall,
at noon Thursday, substitute
for the annual tank scrap, recent
ly abolished by the faculty, was
unanimously adopted.
A committee composed of rep
resentatives of the four classes
and three members of the faculty
submitted report to the mass
meeting, which was approved. f,
+. Elms, president of the sophie
mere class and chairman of the
student committee, presided, and
President w. E. Stone opened
the meeting by explaining the
reason for abolishing the tank
scrap. The committees report
which was Endorsed by the facul-
ty and will be put to a vote before
faculty members as whole, pro-
vides for a contest between the
freshman and sophomore classes
on the same field around the
water tank, between 6 and Z o.
clock in the evening, a jollihca-
ton on Stuart field Immediately
after the contest, the victors TAX
ing their captives TO the univer-
sity, where a set program will
be carried out, the students, facul-
ty and athletic coaches taking
part. This is to mark the open
ing of the athletic season. A large
bonfire will be feature. The
control of the new contest will be
in the hands of the upper class
men, and the expenses will be
borne by the classes equally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
AMERICAN ENGLISH
NOT BEST
American Education Far Behind
England's, Says Headmaster
Cow.

James Cow, headmaster of the
Westminster school, challenges
the views Of Profs. Alois Brande
and w. w. Skeat that Americans
speak as good English as the
English themselves. He bases
his qualification to Judge in the
matter on his acquaintance with
several American teachers who
have visited the Westminster
school.
He objects to Professor Brande
comparing educated American
adults with English children in
the elementary schools and cites
Americans residing in England
as admitting that the English
grammar and pronunciation are
more accurate and more graceful
than the American.
He also contends that Ameri-
can education is far behind the
standard of his country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
LARGE DEFICIT
IS SHOWN
NTHLY STATEMENT
SHOWS GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES Elk
CEED RECEIPTS BY
$C3,603,605 IN IL
MONTHS.

The monthly statement OF the
Government receipts and expen-
ditures shows a deficit for the
month of May, 1908, of 1885,
99f as against a surplus for May,
1907, of $S,575,212. The receipts
for May, 1908, show decrease as
compared with May, 1907, OF $14,
SS9, 800 and the disbursements an
increase of $5,144,242, making a
difference of $40, 534, 202.
For the eleven months OF the
current fiscal year the receipts
are shown to have aggregated
$546, 4O1,15O and the disburse-
ments $610,010,755 leaving a de-
felt for the eleven months of $63-
SOB, sos.
The statement also shows that
the receipts for the last eleven
months were 500, 1S7 ,522 less than
for the corresponding period las,
years and the expenditures $72,-
467 ,046 greater, leaving net diff
ference in eleven months of $12o,-
654, SOS. The receipts from GUS
toms during May, 1908, were $40
414,S44, which is a loss as COM
pared with May, 1907 OF about
SO, 100000; internal revenue, SIS
166, 464, decrease of 1867 600
miscellaneous, $5,116,743; de
crease $2,200,000. The civil and
miscellaneous expenditures dur
ing the last month show an in,
crease of $2,30O,00O; navy al in,
crease of $175, 900; pensions an in
crease of $1,10O,000, and public
works an increase of $714 900.
The monthly circulation state
ment issued by the Treasury De,
partment shows at the close OF
business May 90, 1908, the total
circulation of national bank
notes was $69S, 449,517, which Is
an increase for the year of $780,
0S,967, and an increase for the
month OF $S03,S19.
The amount of circulation, bas-
ed on United States bonds, was
1924 ,714,147, an increase for the
year of $71,099,573 and a de-
crease for the month of $711,22S
The amount of notes on deposit
to secure circulation notes was
S629 ,O31, 160 and to secure pub
lie deposits $1S5, 1855, 965.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
BUSSE WEBS IN SECRET
Cleverly Outwits Chicago.

The information became public
Friday that Mayor Fred A. Busse
of Chicago, was married April 20
to Miss Josephine Lee of Chicago.
The Mayor confirms the report.
The ceremony was perfosmed by
Judge Theodore Brentano, there
being but five persons present.
Unusual steps were taken to
keep the story quiet and even the
immediate relatives of the mayor
were not informed. Busee was
anxious to avoid all publicity and
in order to prevent the prospec-
tive wedding becoming public
knowledge through the publica-
ton of the marriage license, in
voked the aid of County Clerk
Merse, who caused the license to
be entered back of the current
number and to identity it caused
it to be numbered the same as
one previously issued, adding the
fraction one-half. In this manner
the usual publication was avoided
and no number was missing from
the list.
Miss Lee is one of three sisters
all of whom were left by their
mother with considerable for
tune, and she has known the may
or for seven years.
The wedding took place at 1O
O'Clock in the chambers of Judge
Brentano and after a breakfast
at a neighboring hotel Mrs. Busse
returned to her apartments at the
Plaza Hotel and the mayor re-
sumed work in his Office.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Death of Mrs. Rothmiller.

Mrs. Mary Schooner Rothmiller
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Adam Schooner of this city, died
May 81, 1908, in Tacoma, Wash.
aged 81 years and 4 months. De-
ceased was sick one week. She
leaves three children, Nadine
Carl and Extra of Washington
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schooner of Plymouth, one broth
'er William and four sisters. Mrs
l.. n. Molter of Pontias, Mich.
Mrs. Gus Hillsman of Elburn
ILL.,, Elizabeth and Hattie of this
city. Her husband died three
years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
RAVAGES OF
SAN JOSE SCALE
SCALE WHICH PRODUCES
HAVOC IN ORCHARDS
CAN BE KILLED BY
AN INEXPENSIVE
PROCESS OF
SPRAYING

B. w. Douglass, state entomol-
ogist, is calling attention to the
great damage being wrought by
the San Jose scale throughout the
state. The scale, he says, is max
ing havoc in many of the private
orchards.
In the nurseries of Indiana the
scale has been pretty well stamp
ed out, for Mr.. Douglass has been
devoting much time to this line OF
work. On account of lack OF
deputies, he has not found time
to give as much attention to the
private orchards as he had hoped
to give, and for this reason he be-
lieves the owners of such or,
chards should do all within their
power to kill out the scale.
The spraying of trees to kill the
scale is not an expensive process,
Mr.. Douglass says. There are a
number of spraying solutions
which maybe bought on the mar
ket, and very good solution may
be made by mixing ingredients as
follows: Lime, fifteen pounds
sulphur, fifty pounds, and water,
$50 gallons. This solution should
be prepared as follows:
Add enough water to the lime
to slake it thoroughly and inn
mediately add the sulphur. Boil
for an hour or so with only water
enough to keep the mass liquid,
until the solution becomes a deep
amber color. Have the salt dis
solved in water and add it to the
boiling mass. After it has all been
mixed together, boil for at least
another hour and then add water
enough to make up the $50 gal
Ions, and spray it as soon as pos
sible. 1t is more efficient when
used warm, and some of the fail
ures with this wash have un-
doubtedly been due to the use of
stale solutions and TO careless
boiling.
Great care should be used in
preparing this solution, as it is
extremely strong. 1t is always adj
visable to protect the hands. face
and eyes when working with the
solution. This should be used in
the fall or winter, when the leaves
are off, as it will kill the leaves.
incidentally Mr.. Douglass sug-
gests that the appropriation for
his department is not sufficient
for a Satisfactory fight against the
scale.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Danger in St. Louis.

Hundreds of men are at work
along the river front moving
freight and Strengthening levees
to- stand another water siege. The
river measures 80 feet 6 inches,
half foot above danger mark,
and the worst is still to come, &C
cording to weather bureau predic-
lions. When the Kansas and
Missouri floods reach there it is
feared the water will approach
tie 3S-foot record of the big flood
of 1908.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Joseph Cannon Watson

Joseph Cannon Watson. That
is the name of the recent arrival
at the Rushville home of James
f. Watson, Republican nominee
for governor. At least that is the
name Mr.. Watson's ne;ghbors de-
cided upon and the congressman
has decided to "let it go at that. +"
In fact. he is just as pleased with
the name as are the neighbors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
A New Thing in Politics.

The following paragraph is
found in the report OF our con,
gressional convention as given by
most of the large city papers.
Mr.. Miller's victory over his
antagonist, John L. Norman,
was all the more notable because
of the revolutionary tactics that
brought it about. The convention
organization took matters into its
own hands, rejected the majority
reports of the committee on Gre
dentials and the committee on
rules and orde- of business and
refused to seat the delegates that
a majority of the~credentials COM
mittee certified as being regularly
chosen. Old politicians cannou
recollect an Instance where con-
gressional convention in Indiana
has rejected he reports OF its
principal committees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Women Spy on Lodge Secrets,

During a district meeting OF
Oddfellows, held at Browns Cor
ner, east OF Wabash, the windows
of the lodge hall were left open
and a band of married women
gathered near the building and
planned to see the ceremony
climbing trees near the windows
and mounting ladders convenient
ly located. Frightened by discov-
cry, the women fled, but the lodge
passed vote to prosecute them
and the prosecutor has been CIV
EN- evidence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

A powerful ally of the Fort
Wayne movement to secure a
deep waterway connecting Lake
Erie and Lake Michigan by way
of the Maumee river was enlisted
when the Miami and Erie Deep
Waterway association declared
its deire to join issues with Fort
Wayne and boom the campaign
for congressional action in the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
WORK FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED
Thousands of Men will be Needed
in Western Harvest Fields.

Thousands of men will be need
ed during the next three weeks
to work in the wheat fields OF
Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, Ok
lahoma and Arkansas, according
to an announcement made by the
passenger department of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain
system. The railway company is
in receipt of communications
from it's representatives stating
that the crop prospects along its
lines are better than for years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
FLAW in NEW
MONEY LAW
OFFICIALS SAY $500,000, 900
WILL NEVER BE USED
BECAUSE OF SERI-
GUS FLAW-EX-
PLANTATION OF
TREASURY

After being jammed through
the House by a special rule anc
through the Senate by the aid o.
night sessions to defeat the fill
buster against it, fatal defect
has been discovered in the AL
drich Vreeland emergency cur
rency law. Treasury officials de.
clare that its most important feat
ure is imperative, and that moi
one dollar of the $500,000,00(
emergency currency authorized
will ever be issued. \
This arises from the fact thai
there is nothing in the law to de.
clare clearing house certificates il
legal, nor are they to be taxed
The law provides elaborate ma
chinery for the organization o
the national currency association:
formed of not fewer than ten ma
tional banks, the purpose o
which is to render available a:
a basis for additional circulation
any securities, including CONNER
cial paper, held by nationa
banking association.
All circulation not based or
United States bonds is to be tax
ed ) per cent. the first and / PEI
cent. additional until it reache:
10 per cent. The 10 per cent
tax has proved prohibitiv,
against the issuance of circulation
by State banks, and would be toe
heavy a burden to permit nationa
bank emergency currency to re
main outstanding. The tax wa.
made heavy in order to drive tn,
emergency currency out of circu
lation as soon as the need of i
had passed.
Under the circumstances if ar
emergency should arise. Treas
ury officials are of the opinion
that instead of issuing highly
taxed emergency currency, they
would again resort to the issu.
ance of clearinghouse certificates
which would cost them nothing
Over 100000 600 in these certif-
Gates was issued last fall.
If this theory of the Treasury
Department is correct the/whole
purpose of Congress in endeav-
ing to provide means to guard
against money panics through
the Aldrich-Vreeland bill vii
have failed.
The department is, however
taking steps as required by the
law to prepare the $500,000,000 o
emergency circulation notes II
blank so that they may be read,
to issue to any bank that may ap
ply for them under the regula
tons. 1t is calculated that tn,
work will take several months
and will cost about $4,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury
it is understood. does not REGARD
the situation with alarm. He feel.
it is said, that if the banks in ;
time of emergency should agar
resort TO the issuance of clearing
house certificates when the pres
ent currency law is available
they would meet with public con
demnation 1t is also true tina
the Treasury Department has +;
very creditable &old over nationa
banks under the existing law, ant
there is no doubt that it woult
exert such pressure as it coult
to induce the banks to make us,
of the emergency currency, rathe
than clearing house certificates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
No Receiver for the Kosciusko
County Bank.

The affairs of the Kosciusko
county bank. which was closed
Wednesday by order of the state
auditor, are to be closed out with
in the year, and no application for
receiver be made, The decision
was reached SATURDAY after several
stockholders meetings.
1t is related that the bank has
been losing money for months.
The depositors, it is said, are fully
protected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
matter.


to the Grand Army and Citizens
of Marshall county. Indiana, the
commander-in-chief of the G.. A.
R. has issued orders that as Flag
Day falls on Sunday this year.
that Saturday June Is shall be
celebrated as Flag Day, so govern
yourselves accordingly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
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