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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Always Made Good.

One reason why General ST.
mon Cameron was able to main
tain his ascendency i'll Pennsyl-
vania politics for so many years
was due to the fact that he al
ways made good his promises. In
1860, John Covode, for many
years representative in congress
from the Westmoreland district,
was intensely anxious to be re-
nominated. He had gained ma
tional prominence and naturally
felt DESTROYS of adding to this.
Edgar Cowan, a bright young
lawyer of Greensburg, became a
candidate against Covode. He
was immensely popular, and
stood a fair chance of securing
the nomination. Covode appealed
to ca heron for assistance, and he
got :. Cowan was taken In
charge by Cameron, who promis-
ed to make him United States
senator next year if he would get
out of Covode's way. Cowan as
sented. The politicians laughed
at him for being so easy. But
Cameron made good, according
to promise. Cowan was trium-
phantIy elected senator for six
years, though he had never be-
fore held a political office, and
bad no thought of going so high
when he entered the political
arena.-South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Dry Town to Shrink.

Because beer has fallen under the
ban OF the law in Diamond, Ind, a
mining town near the edge of Parke
county, fully ,one-half the reside-ts
OF that place are preparing to HE
themselves to Brazil in the spring
and bring their houses with them.
Brazil has moi yet felt the touch of
the remonstrance and there the
"suds" flow freely Almost 1000 peo-
pie are preparing to remove to Brazil
as soon as the roads become hard
enough to bear the weight of the
buildings.
Diamond is a town OF about 1000
population, the population in this case
being a mixture of Italians, Austrians,
French, English, Scotch and Welsh.
As Brazil has miners trains run
ming to all the mines within twenty
miles of Brazil, these miners can 1--we
in Brazil and reach their work just
as easily as if they lived at Diamond
at the additional expense of osly a
dollar a month.
The people of Perth, a mining town
just a mile south of Diamond, face
a SIMILAR situation and there promises
to be a big influx from these towns.
1t is probable that the Diamond cit
liens will buy land adjacent to the
city of Brazil and lay out a new ad-
ditaon on which they will locate their
houses. Several stores will cone
with the residents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
WIN. B. HESS NOM
MATED FOR JUDGE
MAN is Sc
LECTEU FOR BENCH
OF 41ST DISTRICT
REUBEN r CARR
FOR PROSE
T

The Republican Judicial con-
vention, was called to order at
Rochester Friday p. m, at 1:3O
o'clock AS officers for the meet
ing, F. f. earn, chairman OF
Marshall county was selected
chairman and William Wright,
chairman of Fulton county, sec
rotary.
William B. Hess of this city.
was the unanimous choice tor
Judge, and Reuben K. Carr OF
Akron. was nominated for the OF
flee of prosecuting attorney for
the 41st Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. Hess has formerly occu-
pied the bench in this district
and while acting as Judge, gave
universal satisfaction. Because
of the fairness of his decisions
very few cases were appealed to
the supreme court. and of those
but one was reversed. Mr.. Hess
has presided as special judge in
many important cases, in Fulton
St. Joseph, Pulaski and Cass
counties. Since vacatlng the
bench he has presided as specia.
Judge in many important cases II
this county, and has in every re
spect given entire satisfaction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
A Truth Well Stated.

No thinking person can deny
the truth of Mr.. Bryan's state
ment made in the course of his
lecture that while the Bible is
full of mysteries, the people who
endeavor to live up to what they
can understand of the teachings
of the good book have the least
time to discuss the seemingly
contradictory statements within
its pages. If all lived up to the
Advertisements toward right liv-
ing and high, ideals that r SO
plainly set forth as to be readily
understood by even the intellect
of youth, they would have little
time to worry about what they
did not understand.-South Bend
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Test of Antitrust Law.

1t was announced at Lexing-
ton Friday that tests are to be
made in the higher courts OF the
indictments against the agents OF
the American Tobacco Company.
Every buyer of the trust concern
was indicted separately and the
attorneys say if the antitrust
laws hold good, they are subject
to the largest amount IN fines ev-
err assessed against a corporation,
not excepting the Standard Oils
$29,24O.OOO fine. They estimate
that. the agents concern made
1000 purchases each week for 4
weeks, not counting furthef back
than this season, and that, should
the maximum fine of $1,000 for
each offense be assessed, the to-
tai fine would amount to $780,
OOO, 900; or, even if only the min
imum fine was assessed, it would
amount to So 1000, 600.
While this burden would come
against the company, there IS a
prison sentence to which agents
might be subjected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
mo News in the Paper"

Frequently you pick up one OF
the local papers, and after glanc-
ing at the headlines YEARLY,
thrust it aside, remarking
Nothing in the paper today.
Did you ever stop to think wha:
phase-"Nothing in the paper
today means? 1t means that in
the day or week just passed that
no misfortune has befallen any
one in II city; that no fire has
wipcd out a neighbours worldly
gcods; that the grim angel OF
death has crossed no threshold
OF a friend; that no man driven
by liquor, has taken the life of a
fellown,an; that no poor devil,
haunted by the past or the mis-
deeds of some other, has crossed
the great divide by his own hand.
So the next time you pick up a
paper that doesn't announce a
tragedy; give a little thanks in
stead OF granting because there
is no news.-Nevada Mail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Salary Increase Thrown Out.

The first attack on the propos-
ed increase in the salaries of as
slstant secretaries of the several
departments which the executive
appropriation bill authorizes was
made in the House when on a
point of order raised by Mr.. Ma
con of Arkansas they were all
thrown out. He maintained that
such increases if made, should be
authorized by a separate bill.
The proposed increase in the
salary of the supervising archi-
tect OF the Treasury was rejected
on a point of order by MIR. Mac
OH, who objected also to an
amendment proposing an in
crease in the salaries of the terri
tory judges of Arizona.
Mr.. Gaines, in asking Mr.. Ma
con to withdraw his objection.
remarked that it was only tech
nical. This so nettled Mr.. Ma
can that he protested: 1T is
strange that a representative can
not undertake to discharge his
duties as he sees them without
some one being called upon to
read him a lecture"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
MIR. BURR NOW PROBING,
Postofice Inspector Has a Num-
Der of Violations Drawn to
His Attention.

Postofice Inspector A. r.
Burr, of Fort Wayne, is investi-
eating some alleged violations of
the postal laws which have been
brought to his notice by several
postofice officials. The most of
the complaints which will receive
attention from the Inspector are
those which come about through
the persistency of people enclos-
ing reading matter in packages
of merchandise, a violation upon
which there is a heavy penalty in
case of conviction. Those who
are the most common violators of
the law in that respect are people
who mail packages of tobacco
tags and coupons for which they
expect to receive a premium from
the wholesale house. These peo-
pie invariably place a letter in
side the package of merchandise,
stating the number of coupons
within and the premium desired.
There are also others, according
to the Inspector, who should
Know better than to follow the
practice and who are most liable
to arrest on account of their fire.
quent offenses. Among the ones
who use the mails for a double
purpose are jewellers who send
spectacles to customers and who
generally write a note telling
what should be done by the user
of the glasses to get the best
results.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
All Aboard for Panama.

Ores containing gold silver md
copper have been found in the cele-
brated Culebra cut OF tie Panama
canal. This has been asoertaaned by
chemical investigation a the labora-
tory of Col H. o. Demming con-
sulting State geologist in Harrisburg,
Pa. Three lots of he ore were sent
there for determination and in every
one of them the three metals were
found. one of the samples being con-
sierably richer in the precious met
ais than the others.
Larger quantities are to be ship
ped to ascertain what the profits will
be when the ores are properly worked
ND in bulk. The belief at Harrisburg
IS that ali the returns OF the rich ind
will inure TO the United States Gov
eminent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
OBITUARY
Death of Mrs. Frances Alger.

Mrs. Frances L. Alger died at the
home of Emanuel Price Monday ev-
ening at $50 O'Clock aged SO years.
Deceased had made this city her
home since last July, having come
here from the Old Soldiers Widows
Home, in Bloomington, I'll.
She was a friend OF Mrs. Kooser
in this city and made her home with
that lady for some time. She intend
ed to remain here until next JULY
| when she would be qualified TO enter
the Old Soldiers Home at Lafayette
n this state.
Mrs. Alger was the widow OF Pra
Alger deceased, who was a soldier in
the 4Sth Ind. Infantry during the
Civil war. Her home was formerly
IN Chicago. Death was caused from
dropsy.
The funeral was held under the di-
rection of the Women's Relief Corps
at the residence of Emanuel Price,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
M'KEE E PLAN.
Logansport Mayor Secures Injunction
Against Leader of Opposition in
City Council.

Wlen the special meeting OF the
City Council was called at Logans-
port Monday evening, DIR. J b. Heth-
erington, the ynstigator of the ordin-
ances TO impeach Mayo Mckee on
the charge of intoxication, was not
present. He was enjoined Monday af-
~;ernoon from acting as a councilman
until the complaint OF Mayor Mckee,
! upon which the injunction was issued
could be heard in the CircuiF Court
February 81. This will prevent his
acting as a councilman ar the time
set IN the ordinance for hearing the
mayors case Feb. 10.
Mayor Mckee and his friends have
played a hand which was not antici-
pated by the leaders OF the movement
to impeach him. When the Council
meeting opened and the unexpected
absence OF DIR. Hether.ngton was
noted, Roy johnson, acting as spokes-
MAJ for the opposition, made a mo-
tion TO adjourn until Wednesday.
1t was a dramatic moment. The
crowd waited for Mckee to speak.
and when he arose there was loud ap-
plause. He moved that the motion
be amended. In an instant Johnson
was on his feet. He insisted that a
motion to adjourn was not debatable.
Mckee retorted that an amended mo-
, adjourn was "a~mendable, de-
batable and r~evisable."
You gentlemen have dragged me
into TINS thing in a manner you have
no right to do" he exclaimed. You
have SIX members of the Council
present, one more than the two-thirds
majority required I o pass your ordin-
ance owe my veto. and / insist that
you proceed WITH your plans. | have
acted fairly with you throughout. but
you kept or attacking me. Now go
ahead with your work"
The four couflcilmen, Joe McNary.
Roy Johnson, Fred Glover and c.
William Fiddler, voted against the
passage of their own measure, and the
veto stands until the adjourned meet
ing Feb 10. which will be called but
a few minutes before the time set
for the mayors trial.
In the prayer for the injunction
fled Monday afternoon. Mayor Nc
Kee charges that Hefherington is not
a legal member OF the Council be-
cause he is in the service OF three cor
p~orations; thar Hetherington is pref
udiced in the case because he has ex-
pressed certain opinions, and that the
ordinances prepared by H~etherington
were illegal.
Following the action OF the Coun-
Gil Monday night nothing remains but
for Hetherington and the councilmen
whom he leads to file the charges
anew.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Discord as to Macedonia Threat
ems Serious Results.

What is practically the break
up of the European concert on
the Macedonian question has
come as a shock to the chancel-
leries of the continent and Eng
land. The assent of Germany to
the management OF Moroccan at
fairs by France, the conclusion
OF agreements to maintain the
status quo in the Mediterranean,
an dthe opening OF negotiations
looking to treaties that should
accomplish a similar purpose
wiir regard to the North sea
seemed to make the possibility of
differences arising among the
powers remote.
The conferences of the ambas-
sailors at Constantinople also APP
peared to be going on smoothly
when a bomb was thrown into
camp by the announcement made
by Baron Marschall Won Bierber-
stein, the German ambassador.
that Germany would no longer
act with the other powers in in
sisting that Turkey consent to
their demands.
AS to the cloud that has arisen
between Russia and Austria
Hungary over the projects for
railroad extensions in Macedonia
of the latter state, the right of
Austria-H Hungary to secure a con-
~cvession for the Nobipazar rail-
+. road line and the justice of Ger
many supporting her ally are rec
ognized in England, but it is CON
tended that the present time is
inopportune for the raising OF
this point.
1t is now said that the official
breaking up of all these i%nterna-
tional understandings will aggra-
vaJe the Macedonian question,
reopen the whole near east prob
lem, start a contest for railroad
concessions which may lead to
serious results, and enable Tur-
key to postpone the reforms for
which the ambassadors have
been working.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
YOUNG THIEF
is CAPTURED
FRANK DAVAL, 16-YEAR-
OLD HORSE THIEF, is
CAUGHT NEAR wy
ATT-HORSE AND
BUGGY RECOV-
Erred.

Frank Daval, the 16-year-old
boy who stole a three-year-old
horse and buggy belonging to
John +. Baker, was found near
Wyatt, about 10 miles north of
Bremen, Friday evening, and has
been brought to this city and
placed in Jail. He had attempted
to sell the horse and buggy to a
Mr.. Anthony for SIS. Anthony
suspected that the outfit was
stolen and he told young Daval
that he would have to remain on
his farm and work for him about
a week before he would have the
money. Mr.. Baker and Milt.
Heyde of Bremen crossed the
young thief's trail Thursday and
soon located him.
Young Daval had been work
ing for Baker since the first of
January. About that time Baker
found him lying alongside the
road near the fair grounds, sick
and moaning with the cold. Bak-
er took him in and gave him
work when he grew well enough.
Tuesday morning the boy hitch
ed the colt to the buggy, and
drove off with it. When he fail
ed to return that evening, Mr..
Baker suspected that the horse
had been stolen, and at once took
steps to recover his property.
Word was received from Bremen
that the lad had taken a meal
near that place, and Baker fol-
lowed his trail from there. The
boy and rig were found on the
farm of Mr.. Anthony near Wy
att.
The boy puts up a sad tale. His
father and mother are both dead,
the father and four brothers hav-
ing been killed in a mine explo-
sion. He was unacquainted with
the roads about the county. and
his theft together with other &C
tons show him to be weak-mind-
ed. He was brought before JUS
tice Young Saturday evening
when he entered a plea of guilty.
In default of a 5000 bond, which
was the amount that the rig was
valued at he was bound over to
the circuit court, and was COM
mitted to jail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Death Ct Mrs. Francis Henry.

Word has been received by G. Nv.
Knoblock of this city, of the death
of his daughter, Mrs. Francis Henry,
which occurred at her home in Bell
vile. ILL.,, Wednesday morning at
11:3O O'Clock.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons, George and John, and one
daughter, Charlotte.
The remains will be brought to this
city Friday Dor Short services were
held at the residence at 100 Fri
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. J.
A. Palmer. lnterment at the Donald
son cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Plan for Five Day Convention.

Plans for a FIVE day convention
are being made by the Republi-
can national committee ,constitut-
ing the subcommittee on ar
engagements for that gathering.
The committeeman include Ma
tional Chairman Harry s. New.
Secretary Elmer Dover, Charles
F. Booker of Connecticut. Clay
ton Powell of Arkansas, ID. w.
Mulvane, of Kansas, and +. +.
Hart of Iowa.
After the committee had made
an inspection of the Coliseum at
Chicago Friday with Fred w.
Upham. it met at the Auditorium
Annex to decide upon contracts
for the printing OF tickets for the
convention.
1t was decided Immediately
that provision would have to be
made for at least FIVE days. Some
of the committeeman thought
hat they should be on the safe
side and provide for a weeks SEES
sion, but the majority decided
that five days would allow even
a deadlock convention to run it.
course.
Although thus taking precau-
tions for a stubborn fight in the
convention, a majority OF the
committeeman present declared
unhesitatingly for Taft, Nj. Null
vane said Kansas would be for
the Ohio candidate, Gen. Powell
delivered Arkansas, and Mr.
Hart handed over Iowa..
William F. Stone of Maryland
sergeant at arms of the commit
tee, declared his state for Taft
and Secretary Dover did not have
to predict, Ohio already having
| declared for itself.
Plans for the general seating
arrangement at the convention
hall were submitted by Arthur G
Brown, the architect in charge O
the Encouragement, for the ina.
approval of the committeeman
They will provide for 11,1St
seats and provide also for the ne
cessary committee rooms and fol
the installation of telephone ano
telegraph instruments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Autos in Race Around the World En-
counter Drifts.

Four of the automobiles engaged in
the New rk-Paris-via-Sfber race.
had reached or passed Albany, N. Y,
at a late hour Thursday night. The
American, French and the Italian
reached there soon after noon and
went on west. The first German car,
that in which Lieut.. Hopper OF the
German army is travelling, arrived
there at 10 p. m, passed the night
there and left at $50 a. m. Friday
morning.
The other French car is reported as
spending the night at Hudson; the
second German car spent the night at
Rhinebeck, opposite Kingston. All
the cars have experienced great diff
Guilty with heavy snow drifts and soft
roads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Gary Episcopalians Get $4,000.

The General Assembly of the
Episcopal church has voted an
appropriation of $4,000 for the
purpose OF aiding in building {
church at Gary. The Gary CON
gregation expects to build a $780,
600 church this spring. and the
rest of the money will be raised
by the Gary parishioners and by
the Michigan City diocese. The
Episcopalians are now meeting
in a portable church. one of the
most unique of its kind in the
world. Rev. l.. w. Applegate, of
Valparaiso, has charge of the
work at Gary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
The Swearing Habit.

The Chicago police are to be
assisted in breaking off the bad
habit of swearing by the enforce
ment of a rule which makes the
cost of swearing a discharge
from the force. This should pro-
vide an effective restraint, and it
is hoped that the example of the
reformed police may have an in
huence upon undisciplined citi-
zens.
Chicago, it seems, has a bad
reputation as a swearing center.
Howard Sprogle the attorney
for the civil service commission
ers, says that more profane
language is heard i'll public
places in Chicago in a day than is
heard in an eastern city in a
year If this is so. Chicago is
rough indeed. For all the United
States is cursed with cursing.
Perhaps. Philadelphia from
which Mr.. Sprogle came, is an
exception. but when an Ameri-
can lands in New York after a
tour in England the first thing
he notices is the profanity. He
hears it on the docks and he is
astonished by it in the hotels.
His trip away from the country
makes him realize it as he had
never realized it before, and he
is shamed by a custom that he
accepted previously in the regu-
lar order of things.
Nor is this a custom or habit
that is encouraged in cities only.
\ resident of one of our college
towns who had been taking a
tramp in the country returned
recently with the impression that
the people talked chiefly in cuss
owrds. Profanity was abundant
on every hand and avs generally
the sign of a lamentable paucity
of ideas.
Few men who have succumbed
to the habit are proud OF it and
most men who have done so
would like TO be rid of it. They
will approve. the rules that cor
porations have adopted to pre-
vent swearing by their employees
and the attempt that is being
made to discipline it out of the
police. Possibly they might even
welcome discipline for them
selves if they are outside the
classes named-though this is
considerably short of a certainty.
-Record-Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
January Interest on State Funds.

Reports made to Oscar Hadley,
treasurer of state. by the public de-
positories selected for state funds,
for January amounted to approx
mately 50 1000. Interest checks from
practically all of the repositories have
been received, and it is believed the
amount will not be less than $4,000,
and may be more.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
New Rifles Ready for State Militia.

Acting Secretary Oliver Wednes-
day vas able to make the important
announcement that the War Depart
ment at Washington. at last is in po-
sition completely to arm the oreani-
zed militia OF the country, 100000
strong, with the new high power
army rife. Governors OF states may
have the new rifle for their militia
upon requisition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Death of David Warnacut.

David II. Warnacut, died at his
home in Inwood Saturday evening at
9 D. m, aged 43 years, 8 months.
Deceased is survived by his wife,
Laura, and eight children. He has
been a resident of Inwood for a few
years, having moved there from Ken
lucky. He was proprietor OF the In
wood livery barn and was involved IN
4 notable lawsuit with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad a couple OF years ago.
The funeral was held at the
Methodist church in lnwOod Tues
dav afternoon AT 200 o'clock, SER
vices conducted by Rev. Crews. In
termen; at the Inwood cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Shonts Settles Meager $4,000 OF
Daughter After Her Wedding.

Just $4,000 was the settlement
made by Theodore p. Shonts on his
daughter, Theodore, when she became
the Duchess of Chaulnes Saturday
according to well authenticated re-
ports.
This money went to the bride and
the duke can lay no claim TO it
Shonts refused to put up the usual
dover foreign noblemen have insisted
upon accompanying their American
brides.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Parrots Screamed Justify and Saved
Animal Barn.

A blaze was discovered Wednesday
in the animal barn at the Wallace
circus headquarters al Peru, by Frank
Jackson, just as the great structure
was filled with smoke, and he opened
the ventilators in he roof in time o
ave the zebras, deer ~kangaroos,
birds and goats from suffocation. He
was attracted to the barn by the
screaming of the parrots and cocka-
toos. The blaze started under the
floor, which was wet from a recent
scrubbdng, and 1t was slowly creeping
toward a quantity of hay at time OF
discovery. 1t was easily put out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
Will Go Up in Air.

Unless the Independent misses ITS
guess the worst is yet to come TO
Chancellor Day. With Taft nomln-
ated on a Roosevelt platform and
BRYAN nominated on a platform to
his liking there will be nothing lett
for the poor chancellor to do but go
ND in the air.-Indianapolis ~Independ-
ent.