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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Twin Lake Wrinkles

-
Mrs. John Cook is quite sick from
gall stones at this writing.
Miss Florence ,Porcher of South
Bend was at home over Thanksgiving
Mr.. ma Ringer visited with his
sister Mrs. Howard Morelock and
husband Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Sours and
daughters visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus s,eider
called on Mr. and Mrs. John Cook
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Porcker spent
Thanksgiving with their SON Harry
and wife at. Nappannee.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kreighbaum
and daughter Miss Edna were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lawrence
Sunday.
Misses Mable and Florence Copp
ate Thanksgiving dinner with their
grandmother Mrs. l.. Lockridge of
Plymouth.
Miss Mable Copp has been suffer-
ing with a sore hand, caused by a
slight cut, which nearly developed in
to blood poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Lawrence and
son of Bremen were guests of his
father VIM. Lawrence and other.rela-
tives a few days last week.
Miss Rose Kyser has been quite
sick for the past few days being un-
able to be at her school Monday.
She resumed her duties as teacher
again Tuesday.
Earl Glass has returned to Fl.
Wayne TO resume his duties as fire.
man on the Pennsy. ry., after a few
days visit with his parents Nj. and
Mrs. John Glass.
Mr. land Mrs Lloyd McFarlin spent
Thanksgiving with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Agles. of Plymouth,
Mr. and Mrs. E o. Holem With his
sister Mrs. VIM. Hampton of Ply
mouth, and Mr.. and Mrs. A[irpn
Cook with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M. Slayter also of Plymouth.
Tuesday evening at about' dusk,
the Misses Nellie Armontrout and
lila McCabe a sister of Mrs. Armon-
trout were driving home from Ply
mouth where they are attending
school when the pony which they
were driving became frightened at a
COW and ran away. Both girls were
thrown out of the buggy and 'sus-
tanned quite serious injuries. DIR
Knott of Plymouth was summoned
and found Miss McCabe to be. the
more seriously injured. She received |
severe wounds on the head and hand
The young ladies will be unable tic
return to school for several DAYS
The buggy was also broken, but it is
that the accident was not
more serious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
JOHN BAueHER HERE
Ex-Marshall County Legislator Is
Prosperous Lumber Dealer
in Tenn.

John W. Baugher of Knoxville
Tenn, formerly of this city, is here
for a visit with old friends in Ply
mouth and Marshall county. He has
been in Tennessee for several years,
where he is engaged in the lumber
and mill business. Mr.. Baugher is
an ex-legislator of this county, repre-
senting Marshall county in the state
legislature, last in 1892. He is con-
sidered one of the best Democratic
representatives which this county has
ever had. Before leaving Plymouth,
he was a lumber dealer here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01

store its lost standards. Although the
constitution gives congress exclusive
power "to fix the standard of weights
and measures it has never legislat-
ed on the subject further than to dis
tribute uniform standards among
the states because it was not legisla-
tion. In the absence of such legisla-
ton any state may adopt its own
standard though for obvious reasons
uniformity among the states is desir-
able. There has been a law in Indi-
ana since 1918 carried in every revi-
sion of the statutes making it the
duty of county commissioners to pro-
cure standard weights and measures
at the expense of the county to be
kept by the county auditor for the
purpose of trying and testing the
weights and measures used in his
county.
Under this law there ought to be
a set of standard weights and meas
ures in the custody of every county
auditor in the state and probably
there is not. The law in force since
1852 says. Any person DESTROYS of
having his weights and measures
tried by the county standard shall
apply to the county auditor of the
county in which he shall live and if
they correspond with the standard
the county auditor shall seal them
with the seal provided for that pur-
pose. 1t is thought there are many
counties in the state in which this
law has never been complied with.
In fact those who are in a position
to know say the whole subject is in
a state Of confusion. Where there
are no standard scales and every per-
son is at the mercy of dishonest
dealers. Nh. Barnard state food and
drug commissioner, says dishonest
canning company Or grocer can not be
punished. Neither is there any law
by which a person selling many other
commodities short weights a be
punished in the absence of a state
standard. There is reason to believe
there arem any dishonest scales, false
weights and short measures in use in
Indiana to the daily loss and impov-
ishment of the people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
MOZART CLUB RESUMES
Musical Organization Will Begin
Rehearsals Thursday on 1.-THE
Messiah"

After a brief vacation following
the production of the light opera
"Zanie," the Mozart club. will re-
sumo its labors, beginning on Thurs
dey evening of this week. The club
will meet at the Apollo Club rooms,
and commence ~rehearsals on "The
Messiah The Tribune is asked to
the members to be present and
also all others who are interested in
music TO join the club in presenting
this musical masterpiece. Members
copies of "Tbe Messiah"
are requested to bring them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
CIGARETTES AND WHISKY IN.
CREASE.
Internal Revenue Figures Just Pub
lished Show Smoking and Drink
ing More Than Ever.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The United
States has just passed through a ban
ner year for drinks and smokes and
oleomargarine. Here is the nation
record for the u months ended on
June 10 it shows the figures OF the
internal revenue bureau.
100000 900 gallons of distilled
spirits-30,000,0O BOO gallons more than
the year before.
59,4S5,111 barrels of fermented
liquors-an increase of 100000.
6,830,000,00 cigarettes-an IN
crease of a solid 1000. 600, 900.
420,000,000 pounds of plug fine cut
cube cut, granalated or sliced smok-
ing or chewing tobacco or snuff,
100000 more than the year before.
Illinois leads all the states as q
producer of internal revenue. More
than $40, 000, 900 was collected in that
state. New York was second, Ken
lucky third and Indiana fourth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Eighty-Six Millions.

The tabulating machines of the
United States census bureau are run
ming night and day. The census will
be announced December 5. 1t is esti-
mated at 86,000,000. Kansas made a
gain of fifteen per cent. The dryest
state in the union, it increased from
l,47O95 to 1,690,499 in ten years.
The increase from 1890 to 1900
two per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
OSCAR CURTIS LEAVES
Well Known Plymouth Boy Departs
for Better Position at
Anderson.

Oscar Curtis, who for several years
has beer local agent for the Adams
Express Company, left Saturday
for his new position as agent at
Anderson Ind. His ssumes charge of
The Anderson Office at once, which is
a larger Office, at an advanced salary
His mother and sister will remain
temporarily in Plymouth. Curtis is
a well known young man, a member
of the Apollo Club, and has a host
of friends here who regret his depar-
ture, but wish him success in his new
position.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Attend Funeral Of Friend

A. s. Benedict, and Mrs. Benjamin
Linkenhelt went to Rochester Monday
morning to attend the funeral of
Clark Cunningham which occurred
Monday. The young man died on last
Thursday, from tuberculosis and in
terment was deferred to await the
arrival of his fnancee who was in
California. He was a well known and
popular young man Of Rochester.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
New Suits Filed.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Coal and
Coke Co., versus c. Oscar Tribbey
complaint on account. l.. M. Lauer
plaintiff attorney.
Cordelia A. Edwards versus Ella
B. Louder and others, complaint for
partition of real estate.
Omar ID. Redick versus the estate
of David F. Redick for claim disal-
lowed.
Western Brick Co., versus Ply
mouth Sanitarium and Hospital, to
foreclose mechanics lien.
General Fire PROBING Co., versus
the Plymouth Sanitarium and Hos
pital, to foreclose mechanics lien.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
School Is Reopened

Miss Title Keller a teacher in the
Culver schools, has just recover from
a three weeks illness with lung fever,
during which time her school was
closed she vas able to resume school
Yesterday. Miss Keller is a niece of
b. B. Scheetz Of Plymouth. She has
many friends in Plymouth who will
be glad to know of her recovery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Debs Edits Appeal to Reason"

Eugene V. Debs of Terre Haute,
former socialist candidate for presi-
dent will go to GDard, Kas., and act
as editor of appeal to Reason" a
socialist paper, while its publisher,
Fred d. Warren serves his term in
Debs advised Warren not to
appeal to the supreme court of the
United States.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
In Debt; Girl Kills Self

Unable TO pay o Doctors bill of
$3.50, Miss Lottie Stubs of Kewanna
Ind, swallowed carbolic acid and a
few hours later died in Epworth
Hospital at South Bend. Before TAX
ing the poison she wrote a note ex-
planning her action. Her father,
Schuyler S. Stubs, has taken the
body to Kewanna.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Salisbury Family Pleases.

The entertainment given by. the
Salisbury Family of musicians at the
Orpheum theatre, was presented to a
capacity house, Thursday night. The
entertainment was n of the best
of its kind which has ever been given
in this city. All manner of musical
combinations, and selections were
presented, from a full band and
orchestra, to solos on single instru-
ments. Every member of the CON-
pany is a musician, and the entire
entertainment was very pleasing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Ladies in Hunting Party

Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Tebay and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Ramsby of this city
composed a hunting party which
spent Saturday hunting rabbits, the
guests of Charles Ramsby, near
Walkerton. The ladies accompanied
their "'better-halves," and partook
of the sport. Fourteen rabbits were
bagged during the afternoon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01

Justus L Broderick formerly presi-
dent of the Indiana National bank Of
Elkhart will be released in a few
days from the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, where he served
three years for the wrecking IF the
institution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
oklahoma's Population.

The census bureau Saturday an
70 need the 1910 population of
Oklahoma as 1857, Jos, an increase
over the last census in 1907 of 242,-
91S, or l7.2 per cent. This gives the
state one new congressman. The in
crease from 1900 to 1907 was 624,-
80, or $50 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Cards of Thanks.

We the undersigned extend our
thanks to neighbors and friends for
their kindness shown us in u sor-
row, and during our fathers burial.
Elias Sherer
Dora Casper
Rosa Hindle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
Congressman Barnhart Here.

Congressman Henry A. Barnhart,
was in Plymouth for a few hours
Tuesday enroute from his home
in Rochester, to South Bend .
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01

County Superintendent, Louis E.
Steinebach is spending the week
visiting the schools Of Bourbon town.
ship.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-01
PAY OFF TWO
HEAVY DEBTS
At MEETING
COUNCIL ORDERS PAYMENT OF
$4,000 NOTE Also SETTLE
MENT OF PUMP
DEBT
Total Amount of Bills Allowed at
Session Is .53-Bcnd Or
dinance Finally
Passed.

AT the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening resolution
passed authorizing the payment OF a
note of $4,000, with interest which
the First National Bank of Plymouth
holds against the city. The new
Triplex electric pump, installed in
the new water works system was al
so ordered paid, in the amount of
$4,000, to the Gould Pump Co. The
total amount of bills allowed by the
council was $4260.53, one of the
largest grists in many months.
The hcsd ordinances for the Pearl
and Dixon street, cement curb inn
provements, were finally passed by
the council, and the bonds were or
dered turned over to the contractor
J. M. Hermann. The dispute over
the issue of the bonds in order to
meet the interest properly was effec-
lively solved by Atty. Hess, who
attached coupons to each bond, each
of which called for ten per cent of
the principal with interest. The at
torney notified the council of the
meeting of the Board of Finance.
which takes place on the first Mon
day in January 1911, at which time,
the public repositories are selected
for city funds. The clerk is requir-
ed to notify the baQks of the city,
who submit bids for the funds. The
city Board of Finace lin cities the
size of Plymouth, consist of the ma
yor and common council.
S. S. S~ponseller was given per-
mission TO erect a small shed on
corner of Michigan and Laport streets
at the Marshall County Trust and
Saving bank. Sponseller will use
the structure as a booth in which to
conduct his peanut stand during the
winter months.
County treasurer Fred Fl. Myers,
reported a total collection of $3973.S9
OF city funds during the past month.
Bills Allowed.
The following bills were allowed
by the council
ID
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
HOW 100000 WAS
BOOSTED TO $7,300,000
DON'T MISS READING THIS GAS STORY-AN-
OTHER HOT ONE WILL BE PRINTED
TOMORROW.

and through the kind offices o.
N. s. Pratt and hts associates, then
on the council, the franchise was
passed and the New York crowd
got what they wanted.
Hoisted to $500, 900.
The value Of the gas company
was then hoisted to $500, 900, and
the New York bunch sold out to
the Union Gas Co., West Virgins
corporation. The people OF SpO'
kane did not get . new gas com
pany, nor even. any consideration
In the rates, but had one gas CONF
pany with two franchises. The
matter was taken to the supreme
court by Charles Tets, one of the
original stockholders Of the SpOs
kane Falls Gas Light Co., and In
decision rendered by Judge Milo
Root of Great Northern-Judge Cor
don fame, Spokane was found to
have two gas companies-one thai
made the gas and the other that
sold 1t. The concern that ma .
the gas was obligated by $3.50
Continued on Page Tive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
Era Of the Promoter.
"READ NEWSPAPERS
AND BE GOOD CITIZEN''

(By United Press Leases Wire.l
UNIVERSITY OF WASH
INGTON Seattle, Dec. o.
That man who does not read
the newspapers cannot be a
good citizen was Professor
Edward McMahon's opinion
expressed to his American his
tory class yesterday morning.
~ wish," said the professor,
"that ! had power to funk my
students who do not read the
papers. There 10 nothing
which 10 so certain an index
to show whether a mn 10 alive
or dead az his Newspaper read
Ing. intellectually he is =
corpse IL he does not keep up
with the papers. We have to
know what 10 going on about
US II we are to be good citl-
zens, and that information
must be acquired from the
daily papers,"
This exhortation was pro-
voked by the ignorance his
students showed on the sub
jects Of the elections now be-
ina held In Great Britain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09

The details Of how a $4co, 900 gas
plant in Spokane was converted
into a corporation with a capitaliza-
tion and authorized bonded in
debtedness Of $4,000 10 a story
of high finance, Of watered stock,
Of juggled franchises, Of a ques-
tionabIe court decision and OF .
robbery Of the gas-consun,ing pub
lie not exceiled In the history Of
gas promotions.
Eight years ago the Spokane Gas
Light company was quiet, inof-
fensive corporation, carrying on its
business in an easy, everyday sort
of manner, taking its profits at a
stiff rate for the service rendered,
but not otherwise imposing on the
dear public in the way Of taking
it's money for watered stock or
questionable bond issues.
Era Of the Promoter.
Then came the era of the pro-
moter. The first contingent to ar
rive on the scene were the repSe-
sentatives of N. W. Halsey & Co.
and Cyrus Pierce 4 Co., who had
acquired all but eight shares OF
the stock of the Spokane Falls
Gas Light Co. They waNted a
new franchise in order to better
carry on their operations. They
did not want a new gas company,
but new franchise, so the city
council of that day was appealed to,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
CHRISTYS MAY
MAKE UP"
(Bv United Press Leased Wlre)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
ZANESVILLE. o., Dec. 9.-Mrs
Howard Chandler Christy, wife of
the artist, will arrive here pax
week to spend the Christpaa) yh5ff-
days with her husbapAQh1d daugh.
ter, it was ann9S,>eed today, and
rumors that><reconciliation be-
.tweeH the estranged couple has
taken place are again current. The
Christies agreed to disagree two
years ago. Since then the tide
Of matrimony in their case has
ebbed and flowed. Many times it
appeared that the artist and his
wife were about to make up. Each
time, however, when at the point
of burrying their differences, some
thing arose to interfere. Dame
Gossip says that the daughter, to
whom both Mr.. and Mrs. Christy
are devotedly attached, was re.
sponsible for the present truce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
A BUNCH
Of GOOD
FELLOWS
Rallying to the Job of Max
ing People Happier on
Christmas Day.
BY A. oooDFELLoW.

Ny, my, but there are bunch
Of US Good Fellows In Spokane.
When | wrote my letter to the
Good Fellows the other day and
had The Press print that picture Of
the Empty Stocking" child, I only
hoped that perhaps ! might inter
est two or three Of the fellows In
the work Of making the children
happy.
But, s-a.a-y! The way the Good
Fellows woke up when they read
that little letter of mine, has been
. surprise. This morning I receiv.
ed bunch of letters, and right
now | know that at least dozen
of Spokane's Empty Stocking
children are going to be happy this
year. for | already have enough
Good Fellows on the list to provide
for this number.
The very first letter opened
this morning was from a man who
knew how to say whole lot in
mighty few words. This Is all he
had to say:
"I'll fill four empty stockings
Christmas"
Only six words. but what a lot
of meaning in them.
Four whole. volumes of happiness
In those six words. Seems to me
that this man comes pretty near
taking the brevity prize.
And, by the way. might as well
state right now that. much as
would like to, I'm not going to pub
lish the names of any OF these
good fellows. The true secret OF
real Joy giving is not in newspaper
publicity. but in the pleasure which
will be given both to the giver and
the receiver, and the names OF the
Good Fellows who play Santa Claus
this year will be a secret just be
| tween the Good Fellows, myself
and tl,e children we make happy.
Well have all the fun we want
and it's nobody's business what
our names are. Santa Claus is q
Continued on PAGE Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
SPOKANE
HAS 104,402
PEOPLE
Increase of 1888 Per Cent,
in Ten Years.

104,402.
A gain Of 67,554.
A gain of 1898 per cent.
That's Spokane's population rec
ord. Gong some, Ell? And how
about our dearly beloved sister
city, Tacoma, now. which Is credit
ed with 82,192 on the first count?
Seattle papers cartooned the cities
Of the northwest recently as school
children, making Spokane a
smaller "kid" than the "city OF
destiny" But the capital Of the
Inland Empire proves up with a
cool R2,2to greater population, al
though 10 years ago she was Z
much smaller little girl.
After holding back Spokane's
figures for weeks. and announcing
about every other big city, the hon.
orable census officials in Washing
Continued on Page Six.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
1DO YOU =
: KNOW .

4 That there are only 13 more
earning days before Christmas?
That there is a postoffice rule
against writing do not open un-
til Christmas" in ink on packages? :?
That Tommy Burns. the pugilist,
married convent girl?
That it Is almost impossible to
rent furnished flat In Spokane
right now and the vacant houses
are filling up rapidly?
That C. C. Jesseph. secretary to
Mayor Pratt, used to be an attor-
ney in Republic, Wash?
That Charles Seaman, watch
man at the South Central high
school for many years, was once
one OF Spokane's best known musi'
cianss
That Fred Hoppe, violinist, and
for II years leader of the Audi
torilfh orchestra. is still in the
musH game in Spokane?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
WRITES NAME ON 81 BILL
AND WINS YOUNG BRIDE

bill. wondering from whom he
would first hear regarding it, To
his surprise Miss Welch was the
first to write. Leaving the army
in 1902, Gaudet located in San
Francisco, and correspondence be
tween the two continued Finally
Gaudet wrote Miss Welch that he
was coming to Syracuse. She was
only 10 years old when she first re-
ce.ved the bill. but she still retains
IL in her possession. She has close
ly guarded her secret. hut was
given away" by a friend, who dis
closed the little romance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
} . q . . . . e. . . . . . q q
IF CONVICTED SHE sWoRE I
} SHE WOULD COMMIT
SUICIDE.

. Omitted Press Leased Wire.) 4
ION CAMBRIDGE Mass, Dec. Q. 4
y yDetermined not to let a
. single opportunity of playing
. on public sympathy escape.
. the attorneys defending Hat 4
= tie Leblanc, ON trial here for ,
. the murder of Clarence
. Glover, introduced testimony I
= today to show that the girl ,
q had sworn to commit suicide 4
= II she were convicted. /,
= Mrs. Lillian Langley, a sis. I
q ter OF the II year-old defend ,
= ant. was the principal witness I
. of the day,
= Hattie swore she would I
= never be sent to prison or be
= hanged" Mrs. Langley testi-
%fied. She told me she was =
. innocent and that II she were =
. unable to prove 1t she would
. kill herself in her cell-any-
. thing to escape suffering for
. something she didn't do"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09

SYRACUSE, Dec. 9.-George II.
Gaudet, Rochester travelling
salesman, and Miss Mary A. Welch
of this city are to be married at
st. Patrlck's church. in this city.
Monday morning. Their marriage
Is the elimination of romance
which began nearly IL years ago.
when Gaudet was in the hospital
corps OF the Seventeenth infantry.
$50 miles up in the mounta rs IN
the Philippines. He enlisted from
Lawrence, Mass, in 1899.
While on duty in the Philippines
Gaudet wrote his name on 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
100 CHRISTIANS
MASSACRED

(By United Press Leased Wlrey
CONSTANTlNOPLE, Dec. s-
One hundred Christians and the
Turkish garrison At kerak, . town
In the Turkish villayet Of Syria,
were massacrsd by 6edouins, ac-
cording to telegram that reached
here from Jeuilasm today. kerak
10 now In the hands Of the Dedouins
and desuitory fighting 10 now going
on. The trouble arose, II was re-
ported, because Of execution by the
garrison Of oedouin. Six thous-
and Of kerak's 5000 population are
Moslems.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-09
TO THE MOTHERS AND FATHERS or
sPoKANES EMPTY STOCKING CHILDREN

How about children this Mrs Mamma
. who up against it,?
going members
morning ana
Claus
they shed of bitter
heartache that cheer
= ngs could not have Christmas presents?
. Don't do it,
you widow where you raise few
chidrens Christmas presents you
unable provide Christmas
of work and there for the Christmas gifts
write TO me in care Of The Press and let know about H.
Remember this isn't charity This
the children happy and there whole bunch
Fellows who
stockings babies will in finding filled we
stocking
list
. for A GOOD FEII10W,.
= On Behalf OF the Rest Of tho Hnnch.