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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
BOY KILLS SISTER.
Child Fires Revolver Loaded by
Father-Were Playing
Burglar.

New York, Oct. 2.-Since a
month ago, when real burglars
tried to get into his fathers home
at Hoboken, 1-year-old Willie
Hansen has foStered an ambition
to kill bold, bad intruder with
a big, rusty revolver that he
knew his father had loaded and
placed on a shelf to be ready for
future visitationS of robbers.
On Thursday night Willie got
his burglar" She was curly
haired little girl of 4 years, his
own playmate and sister, Edna.
This little burglar had daringly
broken into the room where her
small bed stands by parting the
curtains and saying:
Boo! Here comes the bad
mansr'
Then Edna bounced around on
her crib, pretending she was go
ing to steal the pillow on which
her head was wont to rest. Will
lie aroused himself from a pre-
tended slumber and aimed his
revolver at his sister who was
laughing in glee.
Wilhe's finger touched the trig-
ger. There was a loud report
and a flash of flame. The little
burglar" fell back on the bed,
pillow in hand, a smile on her
face, dead.
Willie Hansen was standing be-
side the bed regarding his bur
glar" with puzzled expression,
when his father and mother, who
had been at their evening meal,
rushed into the room. Willie did
not know exactly what had hap
pened. He could see Ednas night
gown dyed crimson just over the
heart, where the bullet had en-
tered her left lung.
Guess you'll never try to steal
that pillow again" he pouted.
Mrs. Hansen with scream
clasped her little girl to her breast
and cried:
My baby girl! Speak TO me!
Oh. what has happened?'
Don't keep sleppin', Edna,
pleaded Willie; Il was only fool
in. is quit playing now, SO
wake up"
But Edna did not wake up. DR.
Won Deesen, who lives in the
neighborhood, came quickly and
said the eyes would never open
again. Willie cried bitterly and
was put to bed, not harsh word
being said to him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Fl. Wayne and the Canal.

AT last we have it direct from
Fort Wayne that as far as the
influence OF that city goes South
Bend and the St. Joseph Valley
will be considered when it comes
to locating the route of the pro-
posed canal connecting lakes Erie
and Michigan This is the gist
of a statement made by the Fort
Wayne News and if the News
has the authority it Has assum-
ed to speak for the city in which
it is published the declaration
must be taken as final and South
Bend may know from it that it
has an enemy in the field.
The Fort Wayne paper bases
the declaration OF the impossible
ity of South Bend as a point on
the proposed canal on an alleged
statement of experts who are
safd to realize that the St. Joseph
valley route, which South Bend
proposes has insuperable obsta-
cles and is wholly impracticable.
South Bend might as we'll look
pleasant and 60 to plotting for
connection with the main canal
by lateral.
South Bend will continue to
look pleasant and will also per-
severe in its efforts to show
that the northern route is not on
ly wholly impracticable but is
in reality the most feasible and
the most advantageous for those
proposed.-South Bend News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Chicago to Get Subway.

That the Rothschilds the Euro
pean banking kings, are about to
consolidate all the surface az
elevated railways n Chicago, ;s
the report in circulation. The r.
por+ is that the fore'gn financie-'
purpose not only MS consolida-
ton. but the cons., uction as sooa
as practicable Of i giant subway
systen, % rival hat Of New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
is WILLING TO RESIGN.
If Necessary to Advance Sobri-
ety-Says Parade Was Non
partisan.

Il am willing to get out OF
the army, or make any other per-
sonal sacrifice if thereby | shall be
able to advance the cause OF tem-
perance.
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant voiced
this sentiment upon his return
from the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ito in New York. He was in a
good-natured mood when he
spoke OF the controversy raised
bv w. X. MichaelS, official OF the
United Societies, who questioned
the propriety OF Gen. Grants
leading the temperance parade in
Chicago last Saturday in a letter
written to the War Department.
Personally | am a teetotlar,'
continued Gen. Grant, land if |
could reduce drunkenness by one
half ! should feel that had done
my share of good in the world.
No one need have any doubts as
to my personal feelings upon this
subject"
The controversy appears to
have been over the use of the uni
form. Why, my dear sir, that pa
rade represented the thing the
army stands for. 1t was law
and order demonstration, and ]
would feel | had been 1erelict in
my duty had ! refused 10 partici-
pate. What do5s the army repre-
sent if not law and order? i
would not have thought of taking
part if the demonstration had
been a partisan one. On the other
hand it was anything else. We
had in that parade all churches
and creeds. There were the Sal
vation Army and the Volunteers
of Amrica. as we'll as the Prohi-
bitionists."
Gen. Grant then explained that
if the parade had been considered
a partisan affair he would never
have worn his uniform and would
have taken part only as private
citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
A NEW TRUST
TO BE CURBED
SELFISH INTERESTS SEEK
ING TO CONTROL MA
TURAL RESOURCES.
Forester Points out the Duty of
the Next Session of
Congress.

Unequivocally asserting that a
monopoly now is in process OF
formation whose object is to OBJ
tain possession OF the water pow
er sites of the country Clifford
Pinchot chief of the bureau OF
forestry, who returned today
from an extended inspection in
the west, declared that remedial
Legislation must be enacted At
the coming session OF congress ii
this great natural resource is to
be reserved to the people.
The problem OF how best to
prevent the nations water power
sites from being gobbled up by
such combinations Mr.. Pinchot
predicted will be one OF the big
gest issues which the next ses-
sion OF congress will have to
thresh out. While he stated that
the alleged trust is now only in
the formative stage Mr.. Pinchot
declared that prompt acton ON
the part OF congress is necessary
to throttle it. On the proper so
luton OF this question the future
happiness OF great many people
rests, he said.
Looming up as another big
problem which will confront con-
gress will the the question of the
dispositions of vast areas of coal
lands in the west, but principal
ly in Alaska. 1t is important that
congress should take prompt ac-
ton on this important matter, Mr.
Pinchot said, for the protection
of the country fuel supply and
also to prevent a monopoly in
that product.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
LOSES WAGER; ARRESTED.
Boy Who Bet He Could Support
Himself is Now Charged With
Theft.

Fl. Wayne. Ind, Oct. 5.-Thir-
ty days ago Frederick Lawrence
OF Peoria, H.. who is reputed to
be worth hall million, made a
wager with his son Richard that
the latter could not stay away
from home for six months ana
take care OF himself for that per-
iod. Today the young man was
arrested in this city on charge
of stealing a raincoat from a La
pei garage and was fined 81 and
costs. Richard was turned over
to Superintendent George |.
Cooper of the Fit Wayne Rescue
Home and Mission.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Mrs. Emma Kunze.

Mrs. Emma Kunze died at the
Laporte hospital Saturday after
noon, OF cancer, aged 80 years, ]
month and Is days.
She was the widow of John
kunze and resided for many
years near Linkville. After her
husbands death she came to Ply
mouth and was for time in busi-
ness here. but was most of the
time employed as a cook in ho-
tells or restaurants.
The remains were brought to
Plymouth and funeral services
were held at Fairmount church
north of This city, Monday after
noon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Had Miraculous Escape.

Z. A. Ke:rin,g fell from a roof
of his barn near Syracuse and
narrowly escaped serious injury.
After rolling Is feet down the
side of a slanting roof he man
aged to grasp the eaves-trough
to which ne held for several min
utes. meanwhile calling Justify
for help. As assistance had al
most reached him he lost his hold
and fell to the ground, a distance
of 10 feet. He was picked up
breathless but otherwise un1n-
jured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
THIRD FIRE IN TOWN.
Glass and CorSe's Restaurant AL
most Destroyed in Ten Min
utes by Explosion.

For many years there has been
a saying that when we have one
fire we'll have two more within
a few weeks. The Blain corner
was burned then a barn on South
Plum street and this morning the
river side restaurant was gutted
by fire.
This restaurant was owned by
Bernard Corse and Earl Glass,
they having purchased it week
ago from Bert Ackles who had
purchased from Kleckner two
weeks before selling to Glass and
Corse.
The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove at six
o'clock in the morning and in five
minutes the inside of the restau-
rant was a mass of flames.
The fire department responded
promptly, everybody near the
scene of the fire gave all the as
sistance possible, so that some of
the stock near the front door was
saved. The loss on the stock was
about $500, with no insurance.
The room was badly damaged
but is fully insured.
The plucky young men carried
what was left of their goods into
she adjoining room OH the north,
bought what was necessary to
start in business again and by 3
O'Clock in the afternoon they
again had a restaurant and are
now doing business almost as if
they had not gone through a fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Veteran Asks Divorce.

George T. Barney of Elkhart.
president of the Indiana State
Association of Mexican War Vet
Grams, has filed suit for divorce
from, Mary Barney. whom he
married ffty-seven years ago.
The complaint says they lived
apart, though in the same house,
for the last twenty years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
LOOPHOLES
In THE LAW
GOV. MARSHALL SPOKE
IN CHICAGO SUNDAY
EVENING.
Denounces Men Unmindful of
Public and Prophesies Higher
Morality.

In the course OF an impassion-
ed appeal for higher standard
of civic and business morality in
the America of the twentieth CEN
tlny, Governor Thomas X. Mar
shall OF Indiana denounced man.
ufacturers who employ perilous
preservatives and railroad Off
cialS who seek to increase their
dividends by endangerng the
lives OF their patrons as copstruc-
tive murderers. Governor Mar
shall was addressing the MEM
bers of the Chic go Sunday
Evening Club at Orchestra Hall
on the subject "A New Puritan"
when the new morality is
developed" said the Governor,
men will interrogate their acts,
regard them in their most remote
social aspects and not acqui.
themselves of guilt, if they have
merely avaided the penalties of
the law.
THE average man today in
America will go to his attorney
10 ascertain precisely how far he
may go without tumbling over
the brink OF the precipice and
landing in the penitentiary.
Old Crimes Unpunished.
The old crimes aye still unpun-
ished, larceny is punished, burg
larry is punished. Here in Chicago
even murderers are convicted and
grafters now and then meet their
dues. But how about those crimes
which are not punishable under
existing statutes? How about the
crimes OF money lust?
The manufacturer for example,
who employees benzoate OF soda
to save a few dollars, what shall
we say of him? The effects OF
this preservative upon the cl1ild's
life have never been adequately
tested. 1t may kill the child.
Higher Morality Coming.
We have not yet in America
reached the stage of development
where we are ready to hold
man responsible for those deeds
which he does not actually COM
nit with his hands, but this high
er morality must and will be de-
veloped among US. We shall yet
see the day when a man will not
go to his lawyer to discover what
is right and what is wrong; when
ne will look within himself and
answer those simple questions
with sturdy integrity.
Governor Marshall held the
church to be culpable in that it
had not enforced a more rigid
sense of personal responsibility.
Never in the history of the
country" he affirmed, 'have the
church and the state been closer
together and never has that kin
ship been more regrettable. 1t is
the trouble with the church that
it has turned over to the state the
function of directing the morals
of the community. 1t has tended
to yield its sanction to those
forms of conduct, which do not
transeresS a written statute"
The meeting was the first OF
the season. Members of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce
were guests.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
A Double Wedding.

On Sunday afternoon October 8
there was a double wedding at
the residence of w. w. Lineberry
three miles northeast of Ply
mouth, Rudolph f. Cramer and
Miss Mollie Shively, and Glen A.
Sherer and Miss Bessie +. Shah-
ley, were united in marriage by
Rev. w. w. Lineberry Both
couples are nice young people re-
siding near Mount Olive church.
They begin married life with
bright prospects and best wishes
of many friends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
The Preachers to Blame.

II newspaper reports OF the
white washing OF preachers by
the Rockford Methodist confer
ence are true. it is useless to ex-
pect any great reform in Chicago
until the Methodist church and
several other churches are as
ready to condemn the immortality
OF their preachers and leading
church members as they are TO
condemn the saloons and disrepu-
table dives OF the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Duties Reach High Figure.

Duties paid by transatlantic
travellers at the port of New York
reached a new iligh-water mark
during the month of September,
according to statement by
Collector Loeb. The total for
the month is almost double the
monthly average and is 100000
greater than ever before collected
in a single month.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Iden S. Ronig.

Iden S. Romig. of South Bend,
chairman of the St. Joseph coun-
ty Democratic committee, made
this Office a pleasant call Thurs
day. He was the Green township
correspondent of the Plymouth
Republican twenty-seven years
ago and was good one
He studied law, went to South
Bend and is now a Democratic
leader as well as a prominent
lawyer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Big Shops at Elkhart.

The Elkhart Review claims to
have official, or at least author
ative information that the Lake
Shore railroad will erect very ex-
tensive shops at Elkhart, larger
than those at Collinwood at a
cost OF nearly $2,0Oo,0OO The
plans have been mapped out, it is
alleged and work to be started
soon after the first of the year.
That will give Elkhart big
boost.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Held on Serious Charge.

Norman II. Kniesley of Bour-
bon. was charged in Justice Grow
er's court in Laporte Friday night
with criminal assault upon
Mary Hulet, aged six years.
Kniesley was bound over to the
Laporte circuit court in the sum
of $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Death. of Miss Nora Cox.

Nora NJ, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Cox, residing on the
Starke county line nine miles
west of Plymouth died Monday.
Oct. 4, aged "a years 9 months
and 10 days. The funeral will be
held at the Dunkard church in
West township Thursday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Ask for Parole.

Fl. l.. Finney. arothrr-in-iaw
of Ray Lampherc in Michigan
City prison for burning tie home
of Mrs. Belle Guinness at LaPorte
has gone to Indianapolis to see
Gov. Marshall and ask for a pa
role for Lamphere, vi o is lying
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Obituary.

y
Greer which was briefly men
toned in last weeks issue of this
paper, occurred on the morning
Of September %, 1909. The de-
ceased had arranged clothes the
night before to put on and attend
a funeral in Plymouth. She had
not been out OF bed long before
she complained of feeling i'll. I'M
mediately her husband and
daughter Blanche hastened to
her, but it was of no avail she
fell to the floor and soon expir-
ed. The funeral was held Friday
afternoon at the home west of
Bourbon and the remarfs buried
in the\Odd Fellows cemetery. The
following prepared by Rev.
Crews of Inwood, who conduct
ed the funeral services, was read
during the latter.
Mary Plummer, daughter of
Barack and Nancy Plummer was
born in Fayette county, Ind, on
December II, 1889. At the early
age of in the year 1917, she
was brought by her parents to
Marshall County Indiana. Here
on the 2nd of July, 1857 she was
united in marriage with James Nj
Greer. To this marital union was
given a household of eight chill
dren-six girls and two boys.
All OF them reside in Marshall,
County Indiana. The subject OF
this obituary notice was born of
religious parentage, fact which
is not only worthy OF remark,
burt of which to BE- most pro-
foundly grateful. The dates here
given reveal the fact that she
was an early settler in these re-
gions and that she endured the
difficulties, hardships and dam
gers consequent upon the life of
a pioneer. :
AT the age of 16 years she
joined the M. f. church and this
fact, together with the circum-
stances that her father was a
most devout christian, justifies
us in believing that from child
she knew the holy scriptures
which were able to make her
wise unto salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
This writer is not here to pro-
nounce an enlogy upon the life
of this splendid, elect lady; she
needs none-but | will say that
in the 31st chapter OF Proverbs
there is fine portrature of her
character. For certainly as Solo
mon says "She did her husband
good and not evil all the days OF
her life" And now, after more
than half a century of the most
intimate and affectionate associa-
ton, he can say with the Wise
man cher price was far above
rhbies' and that ''the heart of her
husband did safely trust in her"
While her husband praiseth her,
her children rise UP and call her
blessed. And we'll they may for
deeper maternal affection per-
haps never resided in any moth
er's heart than reigned in hers.
Her death occurred suddenly but
peacefully on the morning of
September %, 1909.
A granddaughter of the de-
ceased Mrs. A. B. White, offers
the following in memory of the
dead.
You are gone but not forgotten
Bv the ones that loved you
dear:
Relentless death among lis
comes
And bitter grief imparts.
1t took a true mother from our
home
But never from our hearts.
Mourn not for me, nor sorrow
take,
But love, each other for my
sake.
Weep not. dear children, but
be content
My life to you was only lent.
Ny grave you know, my bed
you see.
Prepare yourself to follow
me
In love we lived in peace | died
a You asked me my life, but
Cod danied
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18
YOUNG ORATORS AND SCRIBES
IN FULL CRY At HIGH SCHOOL
All Societies and Clubs Give Programs
and Halls Re-eehO with Impas-
stoned FOrenafca.

sAoueo E~oremntca.
High school societies are IN rull swing
and young orators. debaters and Hterateurs
are hard at it. The recitation rooms re-
sound with eloquent periods. delivered in
impassioned style by the boys and girls.
The Demosthenian society had a program
with a debate referring to the car strike.
The subject was: Resolved, That there
should be compulsory arbitration for the
settlement Of a labor strike" Affirmative.
wyman Beebe and Harold Bittnger; mega
tive, A. A~brahansOn and Park Larmon.
The program included parliamentary law
practice and q paper on current topics by
Paul Maekin.' Mr.. Robertson was In charge
OF the program.
In the Webster society George Lsssel gave
a story. Harold Noon made a speech and
Harry Lindberg related some shcrt anec-
dotes.
The girls Of the Pleiades society held an
Initiation under the leadership Of Louise
Copeland and Villa Mccullough. A mid
way. patterned after the Kings Highway,
was arranged by some OF the members
and was a huge success. The characters
included: spieler. Florence Smith; Trfxie,
Ruth Sheldon; pony. Ruth Bell: tiEht-rope
walker. Claire MeGovern- Wants Meyers
gave an essay. "Other Celebrations in Other
Cities" Irene Shepard read a shert story.
and Claire McGovern had a booth.
At the Athenian society Philip Kills read
some poems, Rollins Cummins gave the
current events and Alfred R~ittenhoase some
jokes.
The Lininger Travel club gave the follow
ing program: In Schoo Days" Mary Day;
Trials OF Omaha High School Life" Kath-
crime English; Joys Of Omaha High School
Life" Mary Goodland; Reading The
Dumb Waiter" characters: Mrs, SIgsbee.
Ruth Lake: Miss Warren, Ines CastIeberry;
Sally Vernon, Helen Brandt; Lucy Dering.
Florence Lake; Hatty Mason, Eleanor
CahiL.
The Elaine society held its initiation and
admitted twenty-five new members 10 the
society. Many novel features were given.
The Hawthorne society also held an
initiation Of new members
The girls OF the Frances willard society
gave this program; Recitation. Rhoda
Lincoln: essay on Yellowstone park. Mil
dred Arnold; recitation. Maud Craig;
Mythical Discovery OF America BIZ Colum-
bus" Hedric Provasnik; original story. Ida
Brodkey.
The Life Of Margaret Fuller. The His
tory Of the Margaret Fuller, SOcie6s' and q
debate, Resolved. That literary societies
are beneficial" constituted the program Of
the Margaret Fuller society.
The Browning society held a carnival
under the leadership Of Daisy Fry. Madam
Butterfly" The Wild Woman ard Two
Headed Woman amused the audience.
Mr.. Anderson. one OF the teachers added
to the faculty. will take charge of debating
in the high school this year. Mt. Anderson
has had some three years, practice al law.
Arrangements have already been made 10
have regular debates between the three
boys debating societies.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18
Fourth Anderson
Sues Car Company
Name is Getting to Be a HOodoo to
the Street Railway Com
pany.

A fourth suit BY a plsintiff OF the
name Of Anderson has been brought against
the Omaha & Council Bluffs street Rail-
way company.
This last Iitigant Is Morris Anderson and
he charges that a conductor siashed the
muscles and artery in his right wrist with
a knife. Anderson says he was riding on
a northbound car on sixteenth street Oc-
tober Z. when the car crew had a squsb-
bic with three soldiers who Offered trans
fers and refused TO pay cash. The con
ductor, Anderson says. drew a knife "md
used Il on the soldiers"
Plaintiff AYERS that he in no way took
part in the row. but that the eondaotor
slashed his wrist and he lost a gallon
Of blood. Also he declares that the street
car company caused his arrest whea he
left a hospital next day. He says he was
discharged after a hearing in police court,
but suffered great humiliation By reason
OF being arrested.
Plaintiff asks for E.So on both causes
Of action
Abraham Scott is suing the street car
company for SEQ for injuries recsfv in
falling from a Farnam street car.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18

evening at the Orpheum. A lunch was
enjoyed afterward a. the Henshaw Ten
or more Of his friends made up the party.
-Four per cent interest is paid on savings
deposits and certificates Of deposit ny the
1--we Stock National hank. Come In today
and start your money 20 worklng for you
Clifford Davis and MS Anna Mailer Of
salem. Mass. were married BY DR. r l.
Wheeler az the parsonage Friday evening
They viii probably make their home On
south Omaha.
Yesterday was apple day at The swim
and Company's packing plant Each EN-
plOye received a fine apple a. he len the
plant This IS in accord with q custom %
the company and b. one OF the annual
events Of the autumn.