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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29


Those voters who have resided in
Marshall county many years need not
be told that William B. Hess is emil
nently qualified for the position OF
Judge OF the 41st judicial circuit His
ability as Judge is known to all the
old residents of the district; but we
believe it is due to the first voters and
to those who have become residents
OF the county in the last few years to
place before them some facts as to
his ability as a jurist and his legal
training as one of the prominent at
torneys OF Plymouth for thirty-eighs
years.
Judge Hess is clear thinker, a
lawyer thoroughly grounded in the
principles OF the law, who has been
retained as counsel in many OF the
most important civil and criminal
cases OF this and adjoining counties,
as we'll as cases in the Federal court
and the Supreme court OF Indiana.
When Judge Slick resigned in 1888,
the governor of Indiana appointed
William b. Hess to fill the vacancy
and he served eighteen months as
Judge OF this district. Under this aD-
pointment he made remarkable rec
ord. There was at that time FAR more
litigation than row and there were
many very important cases on the
dockets OF Fulton ard Marshall coun-
ties, and every decision that he made
was sustained by the Supreme court
except one, and since that time the
Supreme court has reversed itself
showing that Judge Hess construc-
,tion OF the law in that case was cor
rect.
In 1895 President Harrison APP
pointed Judge Hess Consul-General
to Constantinople and he proved him.
self one of the best men that ever
represented the United States in an
Oriental city.
His high standing as jurlst is
probably best evidenced by his selec-
ton as special judge to try many OF
the most important cases in northern
Indiana. He presided one month as
special Judge at Winamac, was at
Loeansport a week and at South
Bend a week and year or so ago tried
two very important cases in Fulton
county. one an insurance case and the
other an important railroad damage
suit. One of these cases was appealed
to the Supreme court, but the de-
cision of Judge Hess was affirmed
The last important case in which he
presided as sepcial judge was brought
TO Plymouth from South Bend and
over a million dollars were involved.
The ablest attorneys OF this and ad-
joining states were in this case. The
defendants lost and decided to APP
peal to the Supreme court but be-
fore the case was submitted their at
torneys became convinced that the
law as construed by Judge Hess was
correct and the defendants settled the
case.
The attorneys of northern Indiana
hold Judge Hess in highest respect,
and the Supreme court of the state
has high regard for his judicial opin-
ions No man in the district is better
qualified for Circuit Judge than he
and the voters of all partiesrwill honor
themselves, the county and the dis
trict by electing him next Tuesday,
Nov. B.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29

Smallpox prevailed TO very much
less degree than in September, 1907
only sixteen cases in four counties
with no deaths. The city death rate
was 1873 and the country rate 11.6.
The death rates of cities having over
$4,000 population were: indianapolis,
1877; Evansville, 10; Fit Wayne, l3;
Terre Haute, Is; South Bend, 7.6
East Chicago presented death rate
of 80, and Vincennes of 25.3. In the
case of East Chicago the high death
rate was due to the slaughter of the
innocents under five years of age by
diarrheal diseases, and by violent
deaths In Vincennes, the high death
rate was due to an unusual number OF
infantile deaths, coupled with the
more than ordinary death rate OF
those over sixty-hve years of age The
pneumonia, deaths wer. exactly the
same, 95, as occurred in September
1907.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
VIEWS OF A
SCHOOL TEACHER
lRESENTS WAGE REDUCING
PRINCIPLE ADVOCATED BY
THOMAS MARSHALL.
Principal of Oswego Schools Says
School Teachers Will Have to
Compete with Laboring Men.

= = = &
Mr.. Marshall, Democratic can
: date Tor Governor OF Indiana,
in a speech at Troy, September
81, made the following state
ments that were elaborated and
carefully explained: There are
many girls competent to teach
that are willing to teach for a
great deal less than the mimi
mum wage law requires that
they shall be paid, if they could
teach at home. AS result many
girls are forced to teach away
from home and their commun-
tiles are paying more than they
can afford for teachers. If the
clause providing a penalty Tor
trustees hiring teachers below
the minimum wage law were re-
pealed this could be remedied.
| do not begrudge to teachers
all they can get, but | do say
that The State should get its
work done as cheaply as pos
: sible."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
Public Sale.

f. NJ. Geller will have public sale
of all personal property, Nov 10th
at his home one-half mile norrh of
town. 2ew2
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
DEALERS MUST
PROTECT FOODS
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
SAYS INSECTS MUST BE
KEPT OUT.
Bread. Pastry, Confectionery, Tapio-
ca Etc. Must All Be Covered By
Glass Cases.

The State Board OF Health has adj
opted new rule as follows: NO
manufacturer, dealer, vender or 9th
er person shall expose for sale or
sell any bread, pastry. confectionery,
spoiled nuts. tapioca or other foods
so prepared that they are ready for
consumption unless such foods are
securely protected from insects, YER
min, dust and all pollution
Dr. J. N. Hurry, secretary OF the
State board, says there was a crying
need for such a rule. Inspectors of the
board at different times, he says, had
found cats slumbering in coffee bins
and cracker barrels DR.. Hurry be-
lieves the grocery store cat should be
provided with a place where it may
sleep without communicating the food
stuffs. DR.. Hurry said also that mag
gots had been found in tapioca, and
vermin OF various kinds in crackers
and nuts. 1t was for these reasons that
the new rule was adopted. The rule
is now in force, and inspectors will
see 70 it that it is observed.
Typhoid Heads List.
The monthly bulletin OF the State
Board OF Health, just issued for
September summarizes sickness and
death for that month as follows:
There were fewer deaths and less
sickness during the month than in
the corresponding month last year.
Total number OF deaths in September
1908, 2,755; rate, 1913 a thousand
Deaths in the corresponding month
last year 2,7s1; rate, 12,4. Typhoid few
er led the list as the most prevalent
disease. This was also the case in
September, 1907.
The order OF diseases prevalence
was as follows: Typhoid fever, dia-
rrhea, tonsihtis, bronchitis, rheuma-
tism, cholera infantum. intermittent
and remittent fever, cholera morbus
dysentery diptheria and Group, pleu-
ritis, influenza, scarlet fever, pheu-
monia, inflammation of bowels, erysip-
elias, typhomalaria, fever, smallpox
whooping cough, cerebro-s spinal men
nights, chickenpox, measles. puerpe-
raj fever
The deaths from certain diseases
were: All forms of tuberculosis, 31S
OF this number 263 were the pulmon.
airy form, typhoid fever, 11s: dip
liberia, 20; scarlet fever, 5; measles
1; whooping cough. 81; pneumonia
95; diarrheal diseases, 302; cerebro-
spinal meningitis, IA; influenza, 5;
puerperal fever. Z; cancer, 1879; vio-
lence. 217.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
MRS. MAHALA REID.

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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
THE LEMON BOX
>o0S<0~0~Sc00S

The Linkeniaelt Coal company is
preparing for severe snow storm.
Manager B. f. Linkenhelt feels it in
the air. Tuesday morning one OF the
coal wagons was. dragging parts of a
bob sled . the coal yards, prepare
tory to oiling and firing them up for
immediate use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET

Congress 18th District,
Hon. Charles w. Miller.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29


preparing for a severe snow storm
Manager B. f. Linkenhelt feels it in
the air. Tuesday morning one of the
coal wagons was dragging parts of a
bob sled % the coal yards, prepara-
tory to oiling and firing them up for
immediate use
The court house clock is on a
strike. Rather il is not on a strike. In
fact it has not struck TOR two days.
A poor sort of an example OF organ
lied labor is that clock, not even be-
ing able to- strike when occasion de-
mapds. Maybe the clock has buried
its little hammer, and refuses any
longer to be the town knocker But
Hush! Listen! Who knows? Perhaps
it is waiting until next Wednesday
morning when it can break forth in
'resounding peals, its salute TO the next
w II. dit.
-
Holy gee fellows, it's past 1900
o'clock, | guess we'd better quit for
dinner hadn't WEI" The "fellers"
guessed they had and off went Fore,
man A. E. Holderman, and has gang
of workmen from Schlossers' cream
cry, Monday. When Holderman
reached home, he found that his wife
had not yet put dinner on, and re-
marked that he would be late. But
it's only little after 1900 o'clock.
why are you home so early" said she.
Holderman looked at his watch, al
have only had this Ingersoll for four
months "sezze" and I thought they
were warranted for a year."
Director B. NJ. Seybold, is respon-
sible for the following A few days
ago an old time resident from Wis
consin happened down in Walnut
township, and thought he would look
up one of his former Democratic
neighbors. He found the house and
knocked at the door The farmers
wife appeared and said in response
to query, that she believed her hus-
band was about the barn, doing the
chores The visitor hied himself to
the barnyard where he beheld an un-
usual scene. The farmer was run
ming after a number of ducks. He
caught one, seized it by the head. and
whirled it in the air, breaking its neck
Tbs done he seized another and dis
patched it similarly. Eight ducks were
sacrificed before the visitor "butted
in" What is the matter with you
Henry, are you crazy?"
"Crazy-not by jug full, Pm not
crazy"
well what an the world is the
matter with your"
Matter enough. I'm going to kill
every duck on the farm and what 5
more I'll never have another one
IMatter!-For the last three weeks
these damned ducLs have been mol
lering Taft, Taft, Taft, Taft"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-29
JOINT SENToRIAL TICKET.
For State Senator.
COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative
DR.. Chas. A. Brown
For Treasurer
Jones Gran:
For Sheriff
Robert Head
For Recorder
Ora E. Ellis
For Surveyor
Milton F. Beck
For Coroner
DR.. w. F.. Lawheac
For Commissioner 1st District
Myron Chase
Commissioner End District
Miles PoE'eroy
For Township Trustee.
Leroy Stacy
For Assessor
Fred Casper
JUDICIAL TICKET.
For Judge,
VIM. B. Hess.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
Reuben R. Carr. of Fulton County.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
FARMERS FEAR TO
DELIVER CROP TO
TOBACCO BUYERS

Murray, Ky, April Z. Especial. y
who have contracted to deliver their
tobacco TO the independent buyers but
are afraid to deliver their crop on ac-
count of the intimidation of night
riders, are facing financial loss in the
shape of civil suits for breach of con-
tract, IL they fail to deliver their to-
bacco before May l, which is the time
specified for all tobacco deliveries.
Practically all of the farmers who
have their tobacco on hand have been
notified not to deliver to independent
dealers. but upon application to the
buyers have been refused return of
their contracts. All the Independent
buyers have worked up their pur-
chases that have been received, and
shipped them to New York and other
Places to be prepared for export, and
The crews at the rehandling houses
are simply waiting for something to
do The presence of soldiers patroll-
ing the rural districts has had the eff
feet OF allaying fears of any trouble
81 present, and it is believed that If
indictments are returned by the
grand jury, which meets Monday,
against the perpetrators of outrages
committed before the arrival of the
soldiers, the work of restoring law
and order in the county will have
been practically completed, but until
then It Is not believed that majority
OF the farmers, who now fear to de-
liver their tobacco according to con-
tract. will do go until the last vestige
OF danger of molestation afterwards
is removed
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
CITY'S WASTE is
TO Be CHECKED BY
NEW DEPARTMENT

II is probable that whoever oadu
cah's city buyer may be, If the alder
men concur in the councilmanic reso-
luton. he will have his Office with
Street Inspector L. e. Bell. Mayer
Smith is given the power of appoint
ment and a systematic method of buy
ing supplies for all the city depart
ments will be inaugurated. Perhaps
some things will be bought IN quarti-
ties and stored until wanted. Other
things. such as hay, will be bought
in large quantities and distributed to
all departments instead OF allowing
the street department to purchase
some, the pest house keeper to pun
chase his own and the police apd fire
department their own. In some in
stances as high as SIS has heen paid
for hay. that could be got for much
less. Departments have purchased
chairs when the city has stacks OF
them captured in raids. The city
Ibuys more than $4,000 worth of ma
lterial a year, and It is believed that
$4,000 easily Is wasted.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
SOLICITOR ASKS
COUNCIL TO PASS
GOOD FRANCHISE
Thinks it Necessary in City's
Litigation With East Ten
nessee Company.
Wants One With Reasonable
Terms in His Fight.
COMPANY MAY ACCEPT THIS

City Solicitor Campbell has made
another proposal to the general coun-
ell for a franchise ordinance for the
East Tennessee Telephone company
which, he says, Is necessary in the lit
igation between the city and the com
pany, and this time the lower board
has instructed its committee to bring
in such an ordinance.
The whole controversy between the
city and the company rests ultimately
on the question of rates, and it is sus-
pected, while Mr.. Campbell expects
after this franchise is offered for
sale to use 1t in the suit, alleging
thereupon that a reasonable franchise
has been offered the company, that
the company will purchase the fran
chise and thus end the trouble
According to the terms, which Mr..
Campbell expects to embody in the
franchise, the company will be allowed
to charge $3.50 for residence and s;
for business phones up to 1900 sub
scrlbers. and after that for every ad-
ditional thousand subscribers, or frac-
tion therof to charge an additional
so cents for business phones and %
cents for residence phones.
MIR. Campbell said the disagree
ment between the city and the CON-
pany was that the latter wished to
make the additional charge after II
had 5000 subscribers.
Attorney Hal Corbett. who Is en-
ployed by the city toaassist Mr.. Camp
bell In the suit, is of the opinion that
the city will win her contention any
way: but Mr.. Campbell is inclined to
think IL necessary to offer a reason
able franchise to the company, and his
study of the situation leads him to be-
lieve that the terms he proposes are
reasonable.
When the city offered the East Ten
lnessee company a franchise similar to
that of the Home company. Mr.. Camp
bell paid no attention, as he frankly
declared, that such a franchise would
not be considered reasonable, after a
court had made investigation of the
cost of maintaining an exchange and
the original investment
A proposition of Councilman A
Young that one or more ordinances
of the same kind be put up for sale, sc
that the Home company would have a
chance to bid on franchise OF the
same liberal terms offered the East
Tennessee company, was defeated last
night.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
TAFT HAS MORE THAN SIXTY PERCENT
OF DELEGATES TO NATL CONVENTION

fully one-third of this number have
made personal Taft declarations.
Sixty y-eight delegates are now instruct
ed for other candidates, as follows:
Vice President Fairbanks. the Indiana
delegation of 80; Speaker Cannon, "a
of the 40 Illinois delegates now elect
ed; Governor Hughes, the four New
York delegates now elected.
There are now AZ contests, in 16
of which only Taft delegates are in
yolved,"
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
Result In Michigan.

Detroit, Mich. April 7.-Indica-
tions are that yesterdays election
added nine more counties to the
Michigan dry column. AS Van Buren,
was the only country heretofore
dry" the total of local option coun-
ties becomes ten. OF the fourteen
counties where prohibition made a
campaign, Kalamazoo, Cass. Glawln'
Osceola and Oakland voted against
local option.
In the Midland country, fifteen out
OF twenty-three precincts gave a ma
jority in favor OF local option.
The "wets" carried st. Joseph,
Clinton, Barry. Wexford, Cratic
Missaukee. Grand Traverse and Oce
ana counties.
At Grand Rapids, George B. Ellis
Republican, was elected mayor, and
+. II. Hllham, Democrat, was elected
mayor Of Kalamazoo. John Campbell
Democrat, elected mayor of Muske'
gen. George r. Herkimer, Democrat
elected mayor OF Dowagiac.
In Tuscola county. where the vote
was on accepting the primary laws
there was fight between Governor
Warner in favor Of the primary and
r. p. Atwood, former state railroad
commissioner. opposed. Indications
are that Warner won by a slight ma
jority.
Later returns from Tuscola county
show a majority OF SCI for the direc'
nomination system. At Flint. Genes
county, George e. Mckinley, repre-
sentlng the "drys," was defeated fol
mayor by II. c. Spencer, and II
Owesso, Sigwasse county. Wallace ID
Burke. a saloon keeper was electe'
mayor. defeating Stanley +. Parkhill
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
How Conventions Resulted
Outside FavOrite Son States
Last Week.

Columbus, o., April when re-
ports had been received at Tart ma
tional headquarters here of the dele
gates selected to the national Repub-
lican convention including Friday,
the following statement was issued:
"In the past week only six dele
gates were selected outside favorite
SON states. West Virginia entered
the list of states without candidates
of their own in which action has been
taken when the third district convem'
tion at Hinton indorsed Secretary
Taft and unanimously instructed two
delegates for him. or the six delegates
elected in open territory during the
week, four were instructed for Seere-
ltary Taft and two, from Porto Rico,
were uninstructed. In addition, two
Taft instructed delegates were elect
ed In the First Illinois (Chicago) dis
trict. Virginia and Ohio contributed
lfour more instructed Taft delegates.
"Other delegates elected during the
week were Is in Illinois, instructed
for Speaker Cannon; the four dele
gates-at-large from Indiana, instruct
ed for Vice President Fairbanks, and
four from the Buffalo, New York, dis
,tricts. instructed for Governor Hughes
The last are the first delegates elect
ed from New York.
"Of the 800 delegates now elected
2O2 or 81 per cent, are instructed for
Secretary Taft. Thirty of the remain
ling delegates are uninstructed, but
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
PAY DAY APRIL l6

RAILROAD officials at Paducah re-
|ceived notice today that the Illinois
Central pay car would reach here
Thursday. April 1G, to pay the local
employees. The pay roll for March
will be up to the average OF any
month since Christmas, for while the
number of employees has been reduced
materially the force has lost little
time, the locomotive department at
the shops working full time, and the
car department losing only two days
during the month. .tt-.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07
Stoney Ferguson Was in Paducah,
But Did Not Respond When Name
Was Called in Circuit Court Today
Slayer of Gus Morris Was Seen
on Street and Recognized
He Admitted His Identity
to Two People Friday.

Contrary to the expectations of his
friends, Stoney Ferguson did not
answer in circuit court this morning
when the case, charging him with
murder was called, and although 1t is
known that Ferguson was in Padu-
cab last Friday and Saturday and
possibly Sunday, it is supposed that
he decided not to face the charge
against him at this time.
Information regarding the move
ments of Ferguson was received by
the officials today and that he was
here at the time stated is positively
known. as he was seen and recog-
nized by several reliable citizens who
conversed with him.
Friday morning about 7 O'Clock he
appeared at the office of the Ken
lucky Printing office, opposite the
sheriff's Office on South Fourth street,
and inquired for his son, Eel Fergu-
son, who was formerly employed
there. He stated that he was the
father of the lad and that the last he
heard of him he was working at that
place. Mr.. Johnson, the proprietor
of the shop and Mr.. Dodd. foreman,
talked with him some time. Neither
was personally acquainted with him
and they did not realize until several
hours after he had gone that they had
in their power a man on whose head
there was a price of 5000. Other
reputable citizens who knew Fergu>
son personally, met him in the vicin-
ity of Seventh and Trimble streets.
Every one seeing him says that he was
poorly dressed and had a several
weeks growth of beard on his face
AS far as learned the only time he
admitted his identity was at the
printing Office, where he inquired fol
his son.
Since Ferguson failed to surrender
to the authorities, his friends are at q
loss to account for his visit to the
city. His family and friends have
stated on numerous occasions that he
would return at the proper time and
stand trial.
Stoney Ferguson killed Gus Morris
about one year ago, by stabbing him
in the neck with a log knife. Thu
trouble was caused by remark Nor
ris made when Ferguson brushed
against May Gordon, woman with
whom Morris was in company. Fer.
guson made his escape and has nevtl
ben captured.
1t has been rumored that he was In
the government service in Panama
but he was never located there by the
officers.
Ferguson's family moved to Muir
ray soon after the killing.
Commonwealth Attorney John G
Lovett said this morning that no one
had ever mentioned to him that Fer
guson intended surrendering and h,
was surprised to learn that Ferguson
had been in the city.
The Paducah evening sun., 1908-04-07

Chicago, April 7.-The fate or
three thousands saloons in eighty
four counties in Illinois will be deter
mined today II will be the first trial
Of the local option law in counties em-
bracing township organization. Last
November In sixten counties. which
retained the older form of county
government, local option elections
were held. and the anti-saloon forces
had their first taste of victory. Sa-
looms were abolished In six counties
and In nine others the city or village
lying within precinct voted to con-
tnue the saloon. all other precincts
In each county voting dry"
This made nineteen counties In the
state In which saloons existed in but
one city orfaillage OF each county.
The ten COD les In which this condi-
tlon preyailtt previous 10 the NOvem-
Der electiouv TO vote on the ques-
tlon Of abotf fg the dram shop. III
all districts wSero the saloons are the
issue the law provides that the people
shall not vote on the question again
for two years.
Provisions OF the statute forbid not
only the operation of saloons. but alsN
the delivery OF bottled goods TO
houses in the territory carried by the
local option forces. Saloon keepers
are given thirty days after the elec-
ton In which time TO dispose Of their
stocks. The law has been attacked,
and a case involving its constitutions
ality Is pending in the supreme court
OF this state.
The finish OF the campaign was at
tended by spectacular features. which
have marked Il from the beginning.
This was especially true In Bloomine
ton. where several thousand women
and children paraded the streets in an
effort to induce voters TO cast ballots
against the saloons.
Although Chicago. as a city. will
not be called upon to vote on the
QUESTION. the residents will have an
opportunity to cast ballots for or
against the saloons. They reside in
the extreme northwest corner of the
city. where the township of Maine ex-
tends over the city line for few rods.
The only cities IN Illinois, besides
Chicago, that do not vote on the sa-
loon question are Peoria, Quincy,
East St Louis. streator Ottawa,
Jacksonville, LaSalle and Galena.