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during the winter months her daughter.
Mrs. kearney. wife of Lieut. Thomas
Albert kearney. U.S.N. Mrs. Kearney
was formerly Miss Laura Thompson Of
Georgetown
Mrs ii. c. Beall is the guest of her
daughter. Mrs William Clarence Gwynn.
wife of DR.. Gwynn, at her home on Q
street
Mr.. w. w. Curry and the Misses Curry.
who have been spending the autumn at
Oak Crest, Md, have returned to the
city, and have opened their house on
Corcoran street.
Mrs. Eugene T., es. Heald has as
her guest for sew raj weeks her son. the
Rev Eugene De Forest Head of Chelsea,
Mass.
Mr. John Starr Of Hartford. Conn, ar
rived in Washington recently for stay
of six months.
Mrs S. s. VOORHEES, was the hostess at
a party Friday afternoon in honor OF the
twelfth birthday anniversary or her
daughter Miss Elizabeth VOORHEES,. The
house was prettily decorated with palms
and cut flowers, and the supper table
was arranged with pink carnations and
shaded candles. with large birthday
cake in the center. Dainty little waXen
fruit We're given the guests as laVors.
Several prize games were enjoyed, the
winners being Miss Linda Stuart and
Miss Alice Leetch. Mrs. VOORHEES, and
Miss Elizabeth were assisted in receiving
the guests by Miss Polite VOORHEES,.
Among those invited were Miss Alice
Leetch Miss Dorothy Frederick. Miss
Sadie Barksdale Read. Miss Isabel White.
Miss Linda Stuart Miss Edith yesterday.
Miss Juliette Williams, Miss Mary-Paree.
Miss Margaret Berry and Miss Katherine
Munson.
4 dance was given last Friday evening
in honor of Miss Daisy Walker of Hyatts-
Vile Md. by number of her Washing
ton friends. Post Office Hall. where the
affair was held, was attractively decorat-
ed with quantities of palms ferns and
white and yellow chrysanthemums and
during the intermiSsion bountiful sup
per was served The guests numbered
about thirty and included most of Miss
Walkers Intimate friends. Miss Walker
leaves tomorrow for San Francisco, where
she expects to spend some time.
Mr.. Edward Jeffreys Of New York is
visiting friends in this city during the
holidays.
Miss Sadie R3rl,SJale Pead entertained
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Wednesday night, November %. fare
we'll party was given by Miss Marguerite
T. Waters. who leaves for Denver De-
cember I to take up work with the forest
service in that city. Those present were
Misses Frances Kelly. Laura Steever.
Grace Copperthite, Annie Titlow. Eliza
beth Hurdle, Mabel Fritch. Mary De-
laney, May Young. Ruth Waters Mar
guerite Waters Mrs. William Burns. Mrs
Rowe Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lorenz and
Messrs. Roy and Frank State, Sam
Shanks, James Hampson. James Tool,
Charles Beaumet. Morgan, Heller, Will
liam Cullen. Lawrence DeAttIey. Arts
Waters, Paul Leyda of Phi adelphia, Pa,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Waters
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Mr.. and Mrs. Taft will have busy
day here December s. when they will be
staying al the BOardman home They
will be the guests of honor at breakfast
that day al the home of the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs Bacon. which
will be given for the Red Cross CON
ference. That evening a large reception
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Mrs. g. y. Barker Of Chevy Chase Col
lege entertained at dinner on the evening
of November %. The guests of honor
were Mrs. Daisy FitZhugh Ayers. Miss
Lady Balantyne of Tennessee, Misses
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The engagement of Miss Isabel Sta
bier. daughter of DR.. and Mrs Angus
tds Stabler. to Mr.. Edwin Moore of
Flushing. l.. J., Is announced. The young
couple became acquainted at George
School, Pa. two years since.
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Miss Ellen n. Thomas is with Mrs
Francis Darby Of Wiliiamsport. Md. and
Miss Stella Moore. ia. for fortnight.
VISITING her aunt. Mrs. Samuel Rump-
ford Of Wilmington, Del.
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Mrs Dorsey NJ. Mcpherson and Mrs.
Harry F. Lowe will be at home TUESDAY,
December l. from To q. The bridesmaids
and matrons of homo: az Mrs. Loves re-
cent wedding will assist them.
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The Misses Head. with a party of
friends were among those who attended
the Army and Navy foot ball game at
hiladelpha yesterday.
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Miss Emma NJ Thorn has been for D.,
few days at Hoilins Institute Virginia
where her sister. Miss Julia Thorn, is
spending the winter
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Mr.. and Mrs John F.. Iathrop will re
ceiye their fir ends at their new home il
Mckinley street. Chevy Chase. ID. G.
after December I.
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Mrs. Henpecke-Oh, | wish / had been
born a man
Mr.. Henpecke observation-disclosures
Philadelphia Record.
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The marriage of Miss Norma l.. Hood
daughter OF Mrs. Louise NJ Hood Of l>Il
NJ street. this city. and MIR. h Russell
Spencer Of Chicago. assistant chief con-
trolers officer. Treasury Department 4.
took place AT > o'clock Wednesday after
noon At the bishops home The ceremony
was performed by Bishop Harding The
bride was attended by her sister in-law
Mrs. Webster l.. Hood of Princeton y J .
and Mrs Xavier Teillard. wife OF Pro
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Miss Laura Sylvester and her guest.
Miss Margaret Delauo Of r. ooklinr
Mass. went To Philadelphia yesterday 10
attend the foot ball game. Mrs Richard
Sylveste: accompani- her daughter aud
their guest, Miss II eiauo. to Annapolis
"Wednesday for the hop that evening
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Stabler have
gone to Portland. Ore. where Mr. Stabler
is to have headquarters as supervisor %
"a large government reservation.
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Mrs. Richard HoXie will entertain Tues
day afternoon the Michael Angelo So
ciety of Belcourt Seminary.
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Albert +. Marlowe has been given a
position in Portland by Mr. Richard Ma =
gruder, q native of Sandy Spring, bat
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Miss Sprecker of Sykesville and Mr..
Dorsey OF Mount Airy are with the
Misses Brooke of Brooke Grove, where
there was a card party Thursday even
ing. and the Misses Miller of AiloWay
will receive their young friends tonight.
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latter is visiting Miss Rebecca I. Mil

Tie Misses Alma jaeger and Hopkins
of the Womans College in Baltimore are
the guests of Miss Nellie Jackson who
gave an afternoon tea Friday in their
honor.
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Miss Palen Of New Rochelle. n. Y. is
the guest Of her aunts, Mrs. Oliver Prince
Buell. and Mrs Lawrence Sprague Bah
bett, at their apartment in Hammond
Court
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Mr.. Fisher. a bird expert. is the guest
Of Fred L. Thomas, devoted natural
iSf
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18th street northwest Wednesdays after
JanuarV l.
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now at the head of large concern in
his adopted state
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number o! her friends Yesterday after
noon in honor Of her twelfth hir: ndaE. at
her nome on street. the rooms We're
decorated with palms and yellow chrysan-
themumS. ana in the dining room the
table was arranged with VASES of yellow
chrysanthemums and ferns. yellow shaded
lights. with tiny Thanksgiving pumpkins
as favors. The centerpiece was large
birthday cak". in which We're a ring d
thimble and :en-csnt piece. Mrs. John
Mason Read assisted her young daughter
in receiving her guests who We're Miss
Isabel White. Miss Margaret Deebla Miss
Elizabeth King. Miss Alice Leetch. Miss
Elijah sth VOORHEES,. Miss Heating Pol
lock. Mss Grace Warner. Miss Martina
Charles. Miss Ruth Bowling. Miss Louisa
Yates and Miss Dorothy Frederick
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Mrs. Charles A. Thompson of the West
moreland will have as her house guest
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Mrs Lewis Steer received the Wom
ans Association Friday al Pleasant View
farm with thirteen members present
and the following guests: Mrs. Thomas
j. Lea Mrs. Samuel Scott. Mrs William
w Moore Mrs. Granville Farquhar. Mrs.
Francis Snowden and Misses Marjory
Snowden, Eliza Candy. Eugene Fawcett.
Isabel Stabler and Anne X. Holme. The
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One Of the events of the past week of
much interest to many was the marriage
Thanksgiving day at - o'c,ocIl of Dr. Ed
ward Homer iIgbert and Miss E,ffie Eliza
beth HAYES at the home of the br de's
sister. Mrs. George f.. Grard. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. George
+. WhitehoUSe Of Emmanuel Baptist
Church. Only members of both families
We're present. The bride wore an empire
gown OF cream satin messaline. She car
lied a bouquet of brides roses and was
una TENDED. The house was Drettily dec
Grated with white and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS The marriage was followed by a
home Thanksgiving dinner. The couple
will be at home to their friends at oi23
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Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Perkins. who have
been the guests of MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Stuart of Massachusetts avenue. left yes
terday for their home, in Los Angeles,
Cal
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Among those who Will give dinners
this week are the Secretary OF The In
terror and Mrs. Garfield. who will have
compan MES Tuesday and Wednesday; Cen
and MRS. Sternberg. and the Chilean mi..-
lister and Mime. Cruz.
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SANDY SPRING.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence al The Star.
SANDY SPRING. Md.
November IS 1908.
Miss Marion FarQuhar received the
Wednesday Club at its recent meeting.
She and Miss Rcberca T. Miller read
letters they had written home while
making the tour % Holland. which coun-
try is now being studied by the twenty
two young women comprising the So
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Mr.. Edward Jeffreys Of New York is
visiting friends in this city during the
holidays.
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Glascock. Graham. Ware and Trice OF
Kentucky.
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Gen and Mrs. j. Franklin + al will
give a large tea at Fort Nc'er for Mr.. and
Mrs Taft during their stay here next
week They gave buffet luncheon pre-
cediug the drill last Friday and wills en-
terrain again in n similar way on De
cember IS. Miss Van ,oorhis of Ohio
is at Fort Myer and win spend the
winter with Mrs. Bell.
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SOCIETY.
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CONTINUED From Second Page
Va, has been the guest of the Misses
Parker at their home on Church street.
Mr.. William Cassin of Baltimore is the
guest of his mother Mrs NJ. A. Cassin,
at her home on 18th street.
Miss Adds Hubert who has been the
guest of Miss Mildred Mccullough of
Rye. J.. l.. returned last week to her
apartment in the Holmes.
Mrs. Rufus Saxon and Miss Fletcher
left recently for Atlantic City, where
they expect to spend most of the winter.
Mrs. A. B. WEIGH of North Capitol
street left last Wednesday for New York,
where she will spend several days.
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MISS FREDERICK MORGAN.

will be given for them BY peir hosts.
The same evening PresideiV and Mrs
Roosevelt are entertaining at Il small
dinner.
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Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who is now ac-
cepting invitations VerN generally. has
been the special guest of several dinners
and luncheons the past week. This Week
she is expected in New York. to attend
some debutante functions. The evening
of her coming-out ball. December ~, Mrs
Bacon. wife of the assistant secretary OF
state will give a large dinner III hei
honor Over fifty covers will he laid
Miss Martha Bacon is also a de5utautt
this season. to whom many special at
tentions viii be given.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
TO OPEN IN THE
ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
Republicans Will Fire First Gun
in Democratic Fl. Wayne.

Formal announcement is now
made that the Republican cam
paign in Indiana will be opened
August 26 at Fl. Wayne. James
f. Watson, candidate for COVER
nor, will deliver the party key
note, which will treat of all the
issues and explain the Republic
can attitude toward each. Per-
sons in a position to know say
that temperance will be feature
of the speech. The Republican
plan of county local option will
be compared and contrasted with
the township and city ward as
the units.
By firing their first gun at Fit.
Wayne the Republicans will
demonstrate a desire to camp
early and late in the enemy's
country. Fl. Wayne and its coun-
ty (A1len) are not only Demo
cratic, burt comprised in the 18th
district, the home district of
Thomas r. Marshall, opponent
TO Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Marshall is
as we'll known perhaps in Fort
Wayne and Allen county as he is
in Whitley county and Columbia
City. having Spracticed law there.
The Fl. Wayne meeting will
be held in the Colosseum, the lar
gest meeting place in the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once everv three
minutes The kidneys filter the blood.
They work day and night. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure matter daily, when unheal-
THY some part of this impure matter
is left in the blood. This brings on
many diseases and symptoms-pain
in the back, headache, nervousness,
hot, dry skin, rheumatism, govt,
gravel, disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness, irregular heart.
debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
in the urine, etc. But il You keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
John Glass, farmer, R. F. ID. three
and half miles south of Plymouth,
Ind. says: 81 doctored for kidney
complaint for long time and spent
4 good deal of money for same but
was never relieved and cured until /
commenced using Doan's Kidney
Pills which ! purchased at the Peo-
Piles Drug Store at Plymouth.
was in such a bad condition when l
first commenced using Doan's Kid
ney Pills that / could hardly straigh-
ten up. The kidney action was weak
and bothered me so nights that !
could not rest | suffered from. Sc
we're headaches and occasional spellh
Of dizziness and fainting sensations.
| was weak and run down from the
disease. can truthfully state that
the use of less than eight boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills corrected all the
kidney disorder, aches and pains. l
have recommended the use of this
remedy to others since being cured
myself"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
FAMILY BROKEN.
On Account of Strict Laws on
immigration.

Abraham Schneider, shoe
member of Valparaiso, is discon-
ISOLATE. His wife, nervous and i'll,
Is on her way back to their for
mer home at Ponevyczh, Koyno,
Russia, torn from her husband a
few days ago upon her arrival at
Ellis Island, New York. Mr..
Schneider was permitted to re-
turn westward with his two
children, girls five and two years
of age. Stern immigration laws
have said that the wife and moth
er cannot enter the portals of the
land of the free unit! she has been
cured of some disorder, which
her husband and doctors in Rus
STA declare is nothing more than
nervousness brought on by her
with two small child
rem on her way to the United
States. The children are with an
aunt in Chicago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
CREMATION UNPOPULAR.
America Disposed Of 1000 Bodies
That Way Last Year
France of 451.

The French branch OF the In
ternational Cremation Society
has just published report in
which it deplores the fact that in
spite of its efforts cremation IS
not popular in France. The num-
Der of incinerations is larger each
year, but the increase is so small
as to be scarcely perceptible. In
the provinces this form for the
disposal of the dead is scarcely
used at all. Practically all the
cremations in France occurred in
Paris.
America, says the report, has
the largest number of cremations
There are thirty-six crematories
in the United States, and these
last year consumed a little less
than 1000 bodies. Germany is
next in order with fifteen crema-
tories and an incarceration list of
1877. The Argentine Republic,
with 976 cremations, occupies 3D.
place. Switzerland cremated 721
bodies. Seven hundred and five
were cremated in Great Britain,
but there were only 451 crema-
tons in the four crematories OF
France. in Paris, Marseilles, Ly-
ons and Rouen, Italy, with thirty
crematories, only incinerated 442
bodies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
TAKING OUT 1ST PAPERS.
Number Declaring Their Inten-
tons Greatest in Year 1904.

More foreign-born persons de-
clared their intention of becom-
ing naturalized citizens in 1904
than in any other year since 1898,
according to reports which have
Just been compiled by Mrs. Mary
Stubbs Moore, chief of the Indi-
ana Bureau of Statistics. A pres
fdential campaign was on in 1894
and it was in this year that Pres
ident Roosevelt piled up his big
majority. To become a voter in
Indiana it is necessary only to
take out first papers, in which it
is declared that the applicant in
tends to become naturalized
citizen. This is supposed. to be
the reason why the number who
take out first papers each year,
especially in campaign years, is
far in excess of the number who
become naturalized.
The number who have taken
out first papers since 1899 is as
follows: 1899. 464; 1900, 665
1901, 1912: 1902, 1853; 1903, 531 /;
1904, $500; 1905, 1877; 1906, L.
376; and 1907, 279. 1t is shown
also that the immigrants of the
so-called undesirable class are
most eager to take out first pap
ers. Sociologists have named the
following countries from which
immigrants are said to be desir-
able: England, France, Germany,
Holland, Belgium, ireland and
Scotland. The undesirable" i'm
migrants, they say, come from
Russia, Italy and other European
countries. In 1904 the percent
age of immigrants from the So
called desirable countries who
took out first papers was only
29.7. n 1907 the percentage from
the desirable countries was 53.S.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
WINTER TO
COME EARLY
FROSTS ARE REPORTED IN
THIS DISTRICT-HOW-
EVER PROGNOSTI-
GATORS DECLARE
FOR AN EARLY
FALL.

Farmers near Elkhart report
two light frosts so far for August,
in the last few nights. No dam
age was done.
The present cold spell makes
the weather a much-discussed
topic. Many people who claim
the title of amateur weather
prophets say that all indications
point to an early winter and also
to cold one. Farmers in gener-
al report that the crops are from
one to two weeks earlier this year
than usual, which is considered
a certain sign that nature is get
ting ready for an early fall. Home
grown garden truck has also
been in the market earlier than
in previous years. Also certain
flowers, which invariably fail to
bloom until almost September,
are said to be dying.
The premature fall of leaves
from shade and forest trees,
which has been noted to some
extent here, is causing alarm in
Indianapolis, where various au-
thorities give reasons for the
early shedding of foliage.
Some say the long drought OF
the summer, some say the maple
scale or the San Jose scale. some
say the wet early spring and
some say lack OF nourishment is
responsible, while others combine
all the above causes, still others
eliminate only the scale from the
combination of causes.
Will Freeman, secretary of the
state forestry commission, says
that the trouble is too much
rain" 1t is this way" said he,
I'VE had a very wet spring and
the leaves came ut very fast and
developed prematurely. They
have lived their time, have been
scorched more or less by the hot
summer and have gone into early
decay. 1t is the case pretty well
all over the state and in the for
ests as we'll as in the cities and
towns"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
BIG INCREASE
ON VANDALIA
MAY LAND CONTRACT FOR
TRANS ORTING Is
TRAINS DAILY FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
CHANGING ON
PENNA.

The Supervisor of Signals on
the Vandalia railroad, from Lo-
gansport, was in Plymouth We'd
nesday, preparing an estimate oil
the cost of 'Y", to intersect the
Vandalia tracks at South street
and join with the Penna. tracks
east of the interlocking tower,
The purpose of this new con-
meeting track would be to accom-
modate a new and heavy trans
portation contract, upon which
the Pennsylvania Co., is favor.
able bidder.
The transportation will amount
to about fifteen freight trains per
day from St. Louis and the South
west, destined for Cleveland,
Buffalo and New York city. This
traffic Is at present handled by
the c. A. & c. railway, and the
Pennsylvania company is expect
ing to land the contract.
This would mean an immense
increased industry for the Van
dalia, and for railroad men in this
vicinity.
The Supervisor also stated
that. if the contract was landed,
the new interlocking tower
would be replaced by a new and
faster electrical machine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
TO STRAiCHTEN
THE KANKAKEE
PROJECT IN VIEW TO
STRAIGHTEN RIVER IN
FIVE COUNTIES
WILL SAVE HALF
MILLION PER
YEAR.

For the last thirty years vari-
Gus plans have been offered for
the benefit of farmers along the
Kankakee river in Indiana, whose
lands are affected by spring over
flows, but as yet no material BEN
ehts have resulted. The overflows
occur with about the same fire.
quency that they did forty years
ago, each year rendering practi-
cally useless hundreds of acres OF
the richest bottom land to be
found in the state.
The most practical project for
the drainage of lands along the
Kankakee and the one upon which
lit is believed, rests the hope OF
farmers along that stream, in
wolves the Strengthening of the
river from near its source to the
Illinois line, a distance of sixty
miles east OF LaPorte by the pill
40 miles by following the wind
ings of the river. The undertake
ing would embrace the counties
of LaPorte, Newton, Lake, Por-
ter and Jasper in Indiana, and if
successful in carrying off the sur
plus water, DIS it doubtless would
be, would benefit the farmers on
both sides of the river to the ex-
tent of more than a half million
dollars annually.
The Kankakee river rises in
the marshes southeast of South
Bend and almost throughout Its
entire length in Indiana, it flows
through valley from eight to
fifteen miles wide. The river
banks are very low, accounting
in part for the frequent overhows
which at times cover the entire
valley.
Last springs destructive flood
awakened the farmers along the
Kankakee river as never before
to realizing sense of their help
less condition in this matter, and
there is general sentiment
among land owners for some sure
and lasting methods of relief. re-
CARELESS of cost.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
REPORT OF
SOUTHERN ROADS.
Earnings for First Half of Au-
gust Less Than Last Year.

Railroads of the United States
reporting for the first half of Au-
gust show total gross earnings OF
$12, 222,S 76 for the two weeks, a
decrease of So, PAS, $50, or 15.5 per
cent, as compared with tie cor
responding period of the preced-
ing year. For a like period in
July the gross earnings were SILL
916,976, decrease of 81, 500, 651,
or 12.6 per cent. as compared
with the corresponding period of
the preceding year. The report
for the month of June, however,
showed decrease of 1913 per
cent. as compared with June of
the preceding year; May showed
decrease of 22.S per cent, and
April decrease of 20.7 per cent.
These roads are mainly Southern
and Southwestern systems.