The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-24
RURAL CARRIERS
WANT MORE PAY
PLYMOUTH MAN SAYS HE
MELTED $282.75 IN ONE
YEAR.
Hemenway and Watson Are
Holding up Beverages Nom
nations by Censoring.

trying to hold up postoffice nom
nations made by the president
on the recommendation of Sen
| Beverfdge Twelve nominations
sent in on the recommendation OF
the senator early last week have
not yet been confirmed. The form
er senator and the former repre-
sentative are seeing members. OF
the senate committee on post
offices and post roads personally
and asking them TO vote against
reporting the nominations for
confirmation. The committee,
however. has decided to report
favOrably the nominations.
Some weeks ago Hemenway
and Watson saw the president
and indicated % poStmasters they
wanted retained in Office.
Up to this time every appoint
ment made in the state has been
made on the recommendation of
Senator Beveridge, or on the re-
commentator OF Representative
Crumpacker or Representative
Barnard. Hemenway and Watson
within the last few days have tax
Ell the subject TIP with the presi-
dent and the acknowledgement
again. and having failed to obtain
any promises have appealed to-
the senate committee on post
offices anil post roads.
Senator Beveridge said to-day
that appointment would continue
to be male in the regular way.
Hemenway and Watson are will
ing to admit that with five or six
exceptions the TWENTY-FIVE men
they wanted retained have been
RETAINED.
| The rural delivery carriers of In
diana are not satisfied with their
pay. and are preparing to join in
general movement to obtain an
increase. Many of them are writ
ing to their representatives in con.
gress submitting the actual earn
ingS for six months of last year.
These statments SHOW the actual
expenes incurred by each carrier
in maintaining the necessary
equipment to serve thd route dur
ing the six months of July. Aug
ust, September. October, Novem-
Der. and December.
The accounts show how much
money was paid out for corn. oats
hay. bran. blackJmithing. veteri-
nary services repairs on vehicles,
repairs on harness, depreciation
in vehicles. depreciation in har-
ness. loss of horses by death. loss
OF horses by depreciation. and
amounts paid out for barn tools,
blankets. robes. etc. After figurA
ing tsp the totals Of the above in
vestmentS, 6 per cent, interest is
added. To this account is added
so much for insurance and taxes
on horses, outfit and feed for six
months.
Following are some showings
of net earnings:
One carrier out OF Mt. Vernon,
$158.12: one from Francisville,
S1si.12; Bristol, $213.03; Ply
mouth. S2S2.15: Dubois. S232.98;
Elkhart $257.63; Medarville
$910.15; Monterey, S239.3i; Cos
hen. $25f.11: Walkerton, $214.10;
Wakarusa, S23i.60; New Carlisle
$276.s3.
One rural carrier out of Milford
reports having gone in The hole
financially $500 during tile six
months but that was accounted
for because, in addition to invest
ing in a horse, wagon and harness
he also bought a motorcycle with
which to cover his route in good
weather. Most OF the carriers say
tisss arc compelled To keek two.
Srihny s5f them three horses for
the work.
s. f. Nicholson. the author OF
the temperance law in Indiana
that bears his name, to-day be-
came Legislative agent here for
the National Anti-Saloon league.
For several years Mr.. Nicholson
has been superintendent OF the
Anti-Saloon league in Pennsylva-
MIA. He resigned that position to
take up the work here. The Anti
Saloon league is interested in a
good deal of Legislative pending
before congress and after scam
ing the field il decided that Mr..
Nicholson was the man 70 be put
in charge. Mr.. Nicholson said to-
day that he would move here
from Harrisburg, Pa Just now
the league Is trying L. have GER
tain amendment 10 the statehood
bill adopted. 1t wants 10 make
sure that the constitutions OF the
new states will outlaw the liquor
business.
Representative Barnhart is in
receipt OF a petition bearing TIE
signatures from 1913 old soldiers,
living in Kosciuskol county ask
ing for the passage Of a Sssa day
pension bill. Mr.. Barnhart will
present the petition TO the invalid
pensions committee, next Friday
when the committee will hold
hearing on the many bills of his
character that have been in tro-
duced at ulis session.
sending to the 10 bankers OF
Representative Barnhart is
the Thirteenth congressional dis