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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
ASK CHANGE IN DISTRICTS
Methodist Conference Will Con-
slider Re-alignment of Territory

One OF the important matters to
come before the Attica Methodist
conference is the changing of the
districts. There are now FIVE dis
tricts, and now it is planned to
change them SO as to leave but
four, the Valparaiso district be-
ing eliminated and part of that
added to the South Bend district
If this is done it is believed that
the presiding elder of the South
Bend district, Rev. Paul Curnick
will move to LaPorte, which will
be more centrally located and will
be more convenient. The South
Bend, district will, if the change
is made, consist of Lake, Porter
LaPorte, St. Joseph, Marshall and
Starke and possibly some of the
oher countivs on the south.
The Lafayette church has ask
ed that Rev. NJ. H. Appleby, oil
South Bend, be assigned its pas
torate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Signs of Better Times.

Cold is pouring into the ma
tons Golfers at the rate of a
million dollars day from GUS
toms receipts, source that indi-
Gates anticipation OF a revival OF
business as these duties are paid
on goods in bond that are wanted
for the jobbing trade. There is
also a revival in internal revenue
receipts that was not expected
quite so soon and merchants from
all parts of the country are in
market preparing for what they
believe will be brisk fall trade.
1t has been said with entire
truth that the recent panic was
purely mental in its characteris-
tics and this analysis is accepted
for want of a better one. There
certainly was no financial reason
for a slump at the time it took
place and that fact was discover
ed very quickly, but the mental
depression had done its work and
though the scare was over long
ago business is just fairly begin
ming to recover its tone. 1t is be-
coming an old story to say that
crops are large and prices are
high, but it is true and it should
be sufficient ground on which to
predicate a forecast of the bust
ness of the fall. Measured by this
guide. which has been quite in
fallible in the past, the outlook
for business is dependent only
upon a revival of industrial con-
ditions and this seems assured to
a considerable degree.
One peculiar feature of the sit
uation is that conditions do not
seem to be materially affected by
the political campaign, something
that has always heretofore car
ried before it feeling of dread
Record-Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Ligonisr Man Attempts Suicide

Hiram ). Goodspeed, pronn-
nent citizen of Ligonier and who
was postmaster there from 1863
to 1884, made three unsuccessful
attempts to commit suicide Sat
uday. First he went to hard
ware store to buy a revolver, but
was refused; and shortly after he
was barely saved from throwing
himself in front of fast Lake
Shore train. He was discovered
some time later as he was about
to jump from a third story win
dow in the Ligonier mill. His
actions are due to dependency
caused by being obliged to pay
$4,000 in back taxes recently
brought to light by tax ferrets in
that county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Better Have Lost His Chickens.

While attempting to catch a
supposed chicken thief, William
Hays, transfer man of Bloom
dngton, shot off the big toe of his
left foot by the accidental dis,
charge of a shotgun. Hays heard
a suspicious noise among his
fowls and was cautiously opening
his kitchen door with one hand,
when the gun, in the other. was
accidentally discharged.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
WHISKY MEN
LOSE FIGHT
GOVERNMENT VICTORY
FORCES DEALERS TO
LABEL GODS
UNDER REVENUE
& PURE FOOD
ACTS.

The decision rendered by
Judge Thompson on Monday last
in the injunction proceedings in,
stituted at Cincinnati by the
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation, the text of which was re-
ceived at the Treasury Depart
ment Wednesday, IS regarded as
a great victory by the officials of
the three departments at Wash
ington which participated in pre-
pairing the new regulations con-
corning the branding of distilled
spirits. The departments inter
ested are the Treasury Depart
ment, the Department of Justice
and the Department of Agricult-
ure, the last named being more
especially interested in the in
junction proceedings on account
OF the bearing Judge Thompson's
opinion will have upon the en-,
forcement of the pure food law.
The results OF this litigation, if
the departments finally are sus-
tanned, will work an extraordin-
airy change in the methods pur-
sued by rectihers in marking
packages OF distilled spirits plac-
ed upon the market. Prior to
July / OF this year. ard before it
became necessary for the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau 70 make its
spirits harmonious with the pro-
visions, OF the pure food legisla-
ton, the revenue officials exer-
cised themselves primarily with
the collection of the tax, ignoring
the features now emphasized by
the pure food law. Under the old
regulations a rectifer was per-
mitted to designate the name OF
the spirits blended and sold by
him in some cases rye whisky"
in others bourbon whisky, and
so on. TO suit the trade. No ac-
count was taken of the amount
OF neutral spirits consumed.
Under the new regulations, a
recetiier, before his product is
branded, must declare to the
Government the name under
which it is to be sold, and that
name must be consistent with the
titles given to the different
grades of beverage spirits in in.
ternal revenue circular No. 1923
One of these designations is 'im
itation whisky" which is the
name most seriously objected tc
by the wholesale liquor dealers
md which they sought to abolish
through the injunction proceed
ngs. The question presented tc
Judge Thompson was whether
neutral spirits reduced to potable
proof and artihcially colored anC
favored was whisky or only ar
imitation of whisky. Judge
Thompson. in substance, held tht
resultant product is imitation
whisky, and if the recti6er, unde,
the new regulation, fails to so de
clare it to be, he violates not only
the internal revenue regulations
but likewise the pure food law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
3-Year-Old Boy is Cremated.

Harry Wallace, the 3-year-old
son of George Wallace, was
burned to death in a barn which
caught fire at Warsaw Monday.
The babe was playing with
some matches he had found i'll
the barn, and, while his father
was busy on another part OF the
farm, ignited the matches and
set fire to the barn. Before the
father, who observed the smoke.
could reach the scene and extin-
guish the blaze, the flames had
enveloped the structure which
was burned to the ground. The
baby's body was found cremated
under a pile of wreckage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
JAPAN's SHOW POSTPONED
The international Exposition win
Not be Held Until 1917.

1t is conhdentially asserted that
the government of Japan has de-
cided to postpone the information
al exposition, which was to have
been held in 1912, for a period of
FIVE years, or unil 1917. No Off
cial announcements of this decision
will be made until the various
governments interested are in
formed.
The reason assigned for holding
the international exposition at
Toxic in 1917, the date to which
the government is said to have de-
cided to postpone it, was that that
year will be the fftieth anniver-
sary of the Meiji period and the
accession of the Emperor. The
government will appropriate $751;
100000 toward the expenses of
the exposition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
All Kinds of Groceries.
CLIPPERS TAKE
z MORE GAMES
D E F EAT LAKEVI LIE
GRAYS AT LAPAZ IA TO
0-NILES, MICHIGAN
TEAM GOES DOWN
WITH SCORE
IL TO 4.

The Clippers ran away with
the Lak<ville Grays at the Old
Settlers Picnic at Lapaz Satur-
day by the shut-out score of Il
to 0. The game was played on
a stubble field, from which paths
had been moved between the
bases. Hits and errors could not
be counted, for when grounders
were hit they were generally lost,
In this way the Plymouth boys
won the game. Tebay held the
Grays to batting flies, while the
Clippers batted the ball in the
grass. Features of the game were
we're two-base hit by Fox on
the Lakeville team, and four
double plays made by the Clip
'pers.
Sunday afternoon the Clippers
defeated the Niles Mich, team
by the score OF ii TO 4. The line
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Warsaw Man is Missing.

Andrew Sloan, Ga years old. an
old resident OF Warsaw, has been
mysteriously missing since early
Tuesday forenoon and it is feared
by relatives that he has been
drowned in one Of the lakes sur,
rounding the city or that he has
met with foul play. Several years
ago while working for the Penn
sylvapia railroad at Plymouth he
was struck on the head and Sc
verely injured and since that time
his mind has been affected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
CAR SURPLUS
IS REDUCED
TWENTY-EIGHT TIL o u S.
AND TAKEN FROM LIST
OF IDL E S-253,003
CARS ARE STILL
BEING UN-
USED.

Charles B. Riley, secretary of
the Indiana Railroad Commission
has received from Arthur Hale,
chairman OF the committee on car
efficiency OF the American Rail-
way Associa ton, a complete re-
port on the surplus OF cars in the
United States and Canada on Au-
gust 10. The Immediately pre-
ceding report OF this committee
was made for July p. 1t is shown
by the report just issued that
there was a decrease OF 2S,61S in
the number OF surplus cars dur
ing the last fortnight. OF the de-
GREASE, 7,70S are box cars, 12,044
gondola cars and 1910 fiat cars.
The total surplus on August -
was 253,003.
The most marked decrease in
SURPRISES was in coal, gondola
and hopper cars. On july % the
surplus of this class OF cars
amounted to 125,739; on August
10 the surplus was only $4,000.
This decrease is due in part to
the greater number of cars used
in the movement of coal. The de-
crease in the surplus of fiat cars
was only slight, the number on
July 22 being l4,401 and the num-
Der August 10, 13, 494. The de-
,rease in the surplus of box cars
was heavy, the number July 2g
being 120,5S0 and the number 10
106,367. The report shows also
that the coal, gondola and hopper
cars are being placed rapidly and
TO good advantage, for while the
shortage in this class of cars on
July 22 was $50, it was only 10j
on August 10.
AS in previous months the sur
plus of cars is smallest in group
{, which includes Montana, Wy
oming and Nebraska. The total
surplus in this group on August
10 was 1895. This, however, was
an increase, for the surplus on
July 22 was only 1,914. No short
age of any kind was reported in
this group of States. The only
groups in which no shortages
were reported were Groups z,
and ) and Group No. IL, which
includes only the Canadian lines
Group 3 includes Ohio, Indi-
ana. Michigan and western Penn
sylvania. The total surplus OF
cars in this group on July % was
S5,556, while ON August 10 it had
decreased to 69,447. By far the
greatest decrease in surplus in
this group was in line of coal,
gondola and hopper cars. The
surplus of cars of this kind on
July % was 1899, while on Au-
gust 10 it had decreased to &c.
139. On October 80, 1907, the
surplus in this group in this class
of cars was only 1877. Last Octo-
Der the surplus of fiat cars in this
group was only II On August
10, of his year, the surplus in fiat
cars was 2,741, and on July % il
was $3.50. During last October
there were immense shortages oil
cars of all kinds in this group oil
States as we'll as in all other
groups. but now there are im-
mense SURPRISES. Comparison
of figures, however, seems to in
dictate that the SURPRISES have
been slowly decreasing for the
last month or two.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Umpire a Sinful Man.

An awful indignant bunch OF
baseball fans came back to Cul
yer from Argos last Sunday.
They one and all assert that the
Argos umpire stole the, game
and that Culver never had a
ghost of a show in his decisions.
Similar charges were made by the
Plymouth crowd who played Ar
gos the preceding Sunday. All
of which goes to show that this
is a wicked world and that our
home missionary societies should
redouble their efforts, particular
" in Argos.-Culver Citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Sherman Talks to Veterans at
Utica.

AT Thursdays meeting OF the
Oneida Veterans Association
James S. Sherman, Republican
candidate Tor Vice-President, de-
livered an address, which, he said
was not intended to be political
speech.
Mr.. Sherman said he did not
attend the reunion as candidate
for office, but as comrade by
adoption. He spoke in part "a
follows:
I'VE are today in condition
of profound peace with all the
world. Would that that condition
might continue without end, but
the most sanguine can hardly
have such expectations. 1t is ap-
propriate and natural that in time
of peace we give thought to in
dustrial problems. We do not
give thought mainly to CONNER
cial progress, and yet glance
at our annual appropriation bills
shows that year after year we are
placing our army and our navy
or hrmer foundation, for we are
constantly preparing for the war
which we hope will never come.
We believe that our sureSt guar
| anty OF peace is found in perfect
preparation for war.
May | repeat the words OF
your comrade, President Harri-
son, spoken before the Chamber
of Commerce OF San Francisco,
in 1892: "We will pursue the
paths OF peace. We are not war
like nation. All our instincts, all
our history, are in the lines OF
peace. Only intolerable aggres-
sion, only the peril of our in'sti-
tuition, of the flag, can thoroughly
arouse us. With capability for
war on land and sea unexcelled
| by any nation in the world, we
are smitten with the love oil
peace. We would promote peace
of this hemisphere by placing jul
diciously some large guns abou'
the Golden Gate simoly for sal,
uting purposes, and yet they
should be of the best modern
type
And SO let me, gentlemen
lgive expression to my thought II
words uttered on another occa-
| sion that we should at all times
maintain such an army and such
navy as will be the sure guaran
ty OF the protection OF American
citizens and American right:
| everywhere, and be at the same
time an omen OF peace; that WE
should at every exposed point BIZ
so fully protected that no power
| on earth would wish to moles
/ u.s.
Let the uppermost thought o
the day be of peace rather thar
OF war. Let us glory in the com
mercial progress of our. country
and the happiness OF our people
| Let us encourage strife for gooc
government and good citizenship
Let us stimulate the effort, not
alone to advance our welfare a.
home, but to give example tc
good government and good citi
zenship to the peoples of the
earth. Let us continue to ele.
waite mankind in general by rails
ing still higher our own standard
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Leesburg a Lodge Town.

Leesburg, Kosciusko county
with a population of $50. has coo
lodge members in the I. 9. O. +.
Maccabees and Knights OF Pyth-
las societies. the farmers in the
vicinity of the town making up
the number over the population
of male residents in the town.
Leesburg has reputation of be-
ing the best lodge town in the
state of Indiana for a town of its
size.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Cavalry Veterans Reunion.

The Twenty-FirSt Annual Re-
union of the Thirteenth Indiana
Cavalry will be held at Indian
apolis on Wednesday Sept. 8 in
Room IL, OF the State House,
First Floor. There will be bas-
ket dinner and goo1 program.
John w. Gillard and J. NJ. Hem
minger OF this city, are members.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Business Mems Picnic.

The officers in charge of the
business mems picnic have ar
ranged unique program and the
amusements will be far the best
of any ever held in the county. 1t
will be a rare treat and no one in
the County can afford to miss it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Works of the Brewery Trust.

The Indianapolis News, which
has been arrayed against the Re-
publican ticket, admits that the
brewery trust is trying to elect
legislators in<Indiana and control
the politics of the state.
The News says:
Starting at Madison anu ex-
tending down the Ohio river al
most to Evansville, the Louisville
brewery trust is doing business
on the Indiana side OF the river
And in addition to the business
OF selling beer, the trust is taking
a part in politics in this State, is
contributing to the fund 20
handle the disreputaIble element
or election day and, above all,
the trust is standing for ;ha. PC
culiar Kind of personal li'.erty
with which the people OF The
Hoosier state are SO familiar.
TIE cu;sville brewery trust,
until recently, controlled tic pol
itics Of Louisville and, fos .ha;
matter, /: had a hand in Slar'nS
the political affairs of all parts OF
Kentucky. The business of the
trust was to seel beer. All that ii
does is centered about that one
proposition.
The most powerful influence in
the politics of Louisville for more
than ten years was that of the
saloon and brewery. This ele-
ment elected the officers whose
duty it was to enforce the laws
and consequently the laws were
not enforced.
1t appointed the police that
were supposed to protect the
lives and property of the citizen
1t elected the judges to con-
strue the law.
1t drew the grand juries and
the petit juries. And there were
set-up grand juries and fixed pet
it juries.
There were the criminal law
yers. Who has not heard o.
Aaron Kohn?
The people had to contend
with the prominent citizen ant
the political banker.
They had the same old "eagl'
with his eye on the sun" dowr
here, and in Louisville labor wa
busy and trade was active"
The liquor element controlled
elections in Louisville by the us,
of the same class of depravet
whites and blacks the brewers o
Springfield used to bring abou
their political ends. The brewer,
and saloon fixed the amount o
license thatthey should pay; il
every detail, for years, Louisvill
was despotism, ruled absolute
ly by the saloon and brewery in
terests.
OF course, the time came whel
the people revolted. But tn
brewery trust is still in existenc
and is trying to regain its los
ground in Kentucky and at tn
same time plars. IT'S claws in Indi
ana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
DIR. WEISER NOT ON STUMP
Announcement of Speaking Dates
for Socialists is Denied.

DIR. WA. Weiser states that
announcements given out by the
Socialists that he was to speak
for that party are wholly un-
authorized and he will not make
speeches fer that party.
1t is possible that the doctor
will accept an independent nom.
ination and make the COMPRESSION
al race, supporting Bryan on ma
tional issues.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Get Better Rates.

South Bend coal consumers
have, after much fighting, sue
ceeded in getting better rates
from Indiana mines. Rates from
Linton field to St. Mary's and
Notre Dame will be 80 cents in
stead of 81 as now and from the
Brazil field will be reduced from
$1.05 to % cents. A complaint
had been made that the rates to
South Bend suburbs were higher
than TO Chicago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Big Onion Yield.

1t is estimated that the onion
yield in the vicinity of Nappanee
this year will be Approximately
$50 or 600 car loads, which is
nearly double the yield of last
year. The total acreage is about
500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Hindle-GraY Nuptials.

Miss Gertrude Gray of Kim
mel, Ind, and Mr.. Guy Hindle
of this city, were united in mar
rage by Rev. l. Imler at his
home Saturday evening. They
will temporarily reside IN this
city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03
Charles Burt Married.

News was received here Mon
day of the marriage of Charles l..
Burt, a former Marshall County
boy, to Miss Ruby Bert which
occurred at Mountainier, N. Mex
leo, on Wednesday, August Goth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03

The visiting pitcher Richard
son was star, but his poor sup
port lost the game. Features
were 3 base hit by Spayde bring
ing in two men on bases. Ply
mouth is credited with 4 errors.
Attendance medium. Umpire u.
S. Lemret. Time of game 1 As.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03

Operation for piles will not be nee
essary If you use ManZan Pile Rem
edy Put up read to use, Guaran-
teed. Price c. Try it. For sale BY
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03

''The Democratic party is to be
tried by what it has said, and the
Republican party by what 1t has
DONE" was one of the pertinent
points made by James E. Watson
Republican candidate for COVER
nor, in his speech at Fort Wayne.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-03

Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, says if the Democrats
elect Bryan and a majority of the
lower house of congress nothing
can be done with the tariff be-
cause two-thirds of the senate is
Republican and will just laugh al
any tariff bill made by Demo
crafts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-03-26
Married hoo Years.

A worlds record has just been created
by the celebration in the little village of
Isonbolgi, Hungary. of the anniversary
of a wedding which occurred just 100 years
ago. All Hungary is interested, and the
emperor has asked the authorities to for
ward to him official particulars, so that he
can personally congratulate the couple.
The long welded couple are named Szath-
mari. The husband is 12O years old and the
wife 116. They have hundreds of descend
ants in and around the village. A score
of years ago there was a celebration in
honor Of the mans Tooth birthday, and ap-
plication was made to the Hungarian gov
nme for a pension. 1t was granted
after the records Of the village had been
examined and the mans age verified. -Four
years later the woman also was granted
a pension. The old people live in a modest
cottage, and are we'll looked after by rela-
tives. They are nearly blind and deaf, and
sleep nearly all the time. The man, how
ever, still enjoys his pipe and glass OF
wine, and neither Is ~bedridden. 1t is a
| strange fact that In all their years they
have never left the village, and know
nothing OF the great world outside of
IsonbolEL They were both born there,
and have lived continuously a quiet and
peaceful nfe. The celebration OF their Teeth
wedding day was participated in by the
entire village, which is proud OF having
established, without any doubt, q world
record.