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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
The Marriage Question

The South Bend Tribune edi
torially takes UP the question as
to who is qualified to marry
people and after commenting up
ON ministers, justices, Judges and
marrying persons etc, says:
F." The situation is one which
NAV well receive consideration.
Perhaps if little more care
were used in this regard there
world be fewer hasty marriages.
Perhaps there would be fewer
elopments if getting the knot
tied were not as easy If there
were not so many eager for the
fee"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
LEAPER INJURED.
Falls to Ground in Attempting
to Make a Double
Drop"

New York, June 2s.-Try-
ing to make the double drop"
from height OF 1000 Get Sat
urday afternoon, George Taylor
a young Philadelphia aeronaut,
fell several hundred feet, hang
ing from disabled parachute
and was picked up unconscious
but not fatally injured at Belle
Vile, n. ]. The double drop"
consists OF two parachute de-
scents. in the second of which
the first parachute is abandoned
fer a smaller ONE. The first
parachute behaved perfectly but
the second only partially opened
and Taylor sank at a horrible
speed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
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The disgraceful affair which
occur &c ON our streets Saturday
night l. a serlcu. reflection to
to our city peace officers. The
might Waterman not knowing
how to take a criminal - Jail
called marshal Jacoby over the
phone to come down town. Mar
shall JacOby instead OF locking
MetSker up led him by the arm
TO his home. Poker games have
been running in full blast for
several months. Motorcycles and
automobiles are allowed to VIC
late the speed law daily and
other law breakers have been
unmolested for months Occa-
sionally a harmless, homeless
little dog is shot by the marshal
for not wearing tag is about all
that can be expected from our
city marshall.
Isn't it about time to make a
change in our police force? Echo
answers Not until a life is sac
rifced."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
NEW STEEL
CARS FOR
VANDAl|A
LOCAL LINE TO GET PART
OF BIG COACH ORDER
BEING BUILT FOR
PENNSY.
Eventually Entire Pennsylvania
System Will be Given a
Wreck Proof Equip

Wreck proof steel passenger
coaches equipped with wide YES
tibules and other modern con-
venience form the innovation
planned for the Vandalia rail
road. Several thousand OF the
type OF cars are being built for
the Pennsylvania railroad system
and a number will go into SER
vice on the Nandalia division
at a not far distant time, accord
ing to an announcement today.
All the lines of the big system
are being equipped with the new
cars and the Vandalia will be
given its portion as its turn will
come.
The new cars are the product
of the Pullman company and 60
month are being turned out OF
the company's shops at Pullman
ILL.,, Nearly 1000 of the cars were
furniehed the Pennsylvania COM
pany last year and 900 more are
to be manufactured this year
under a second order. The main
line of the system has also been
equipped with IS new steel
sleepers and five combined bag
gage and parlor cars.
The new cars have been called
"Dreadnauglit" cars by reason OF
their construction. They weigh
some 11S,500 pounds as against
$4,000 pounds in the standard
vestibule wooden coach. This
increase in weight very greatly
reduces the vibration of the car
thereby adding to the'oomfort OF
passengers. The car is non-col-
sapsable, its principle feature
being a central box grider 24x
10 inches extending throughout
the entire length of the coach.
In the steel equipment now in
service on the main line Of the
Pennsylvania railroad there are
457 coaches.
The Pennsylvania system on
all of which steel cars will be
operated include the Pennsyl-
vania railroad lines east and west
of Pittsburg and Erie. the Long
Island railroad, the Cumberland
Valley Railroad, the New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad
the Vandalia Railroad and the
Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
road.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
MUST POST BULLETINS.
Indiana Commission Addresses
Instructions to Rail-
roads.

Indianapolis, June 24.-Unwel
come hot weather news for the
railway station from the Office on
the secretary OF the roailroad
commission as a result OF an or
der adopted today concerning
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-u9S su9 8O6I vi '9oIAI9s uIpn
on sAneIsI elpp 10 Sunsod op
board is called has become
joke. And because it has be-
come a joke the commission has
taken action in the interests of
the travelling public.
After setting forth the law, the
order of the commission says:
There IS no accommodation
or facility OF travel so necessary
for the public as to be correctly
and easily informed of the time
OF arrival of trains at stations
or junction points. Plain large
letters should be used and trains
so designated that travellers may
quickly identity them. Failures
properly tobulletin delayed trains
cause uneasiness and confusion
The railroad commission has
observed and is informed that at
some stations, these blackboards
are carelessly kept, the boards
being dirty or defaced. the writ
ing scarcely legdble. In a few
cases agents omit to post the
time altogether or trains arrive
before or after the time given on
the blackboard.
The commission recommends
to the carriers special super
vision and investigation of these
bulletin boards at each station to
the end that they may come up
to the requirements of the law
and avoid the prescribed penal
ties and to the end that any neg
ligence or failure in the manner
in which they are kept may be
remedied."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Pioneer is Dead.

A pioneer resident OF South
Bend, one of the early arrivals
whose parents made the journey
overland with OK teams was re-
moved by death when John Mil
ton Mcdonald expired after an
illness of seven weeks from
dropsy of the heart.
The descendant was born In
Green county Ohio in 1880.
When twelve years OF age he
came with his parents to Indiana
and settled in Green township,
St. Joseph county where he re-
sided until his marriage with
Elizabeth Ouderkirk when he 10
Gated in South Bend. A year
ago last October they celebrated
their golden wedding anniver-
sarv. The deceased was the
father of the late c. NJ. Melon
aid of the South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Wants $10,80O Judgment.

The Kosciusko county bank,
which quit business in Warsaw
two years ago is the complainant
in the foreclosure suit begun in
the KosciuSko circuit court Sat
urday against the Advance Ra-
diator company of Syracuse,
formerly of Warsaw. Judgment
in the sum of $4,000 is demand
ed. spls6
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

ent for the ensuing year the
name of K. A. Chase was pre-
Sented and he was unanimously
chosen.
Water tank and tower receipts
The council directed the mayor
to sign three certificates to the
treasurer, payable to the Chicago
Bridge and Iron Works, each in
the sum of $19S3.33 due in one,
two and three years, in payment
for the water works tank and
tower.
The Walnut street sewer res
olutiOn was adopted and the
sewer ordered tol be constructed.
The length OF the sewer is 542
feet and will be let to the best
bidder.
The Pierce street sewer was
ordered constructed. 1t begins at
the west line of Michigan street
and extends to- the river, a dis
lance of $50 feet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
SORROW A NECESSITY.
Grief Must Soften the Heart to
Ripen the Musical
Powers.

Il will sing with the spirit and
| WIFI sing with the understand
ing also was the theme OF the
baccaIlaureate sermon which the
Rev. Lewis Brown, rector of St
Paul's Episcopal church preach
ed to the graduating class of the
Indianapolis conservatory of mu-
sic last night. The graduating
class numbers 35 in the schools
OF voice, pianoforte, violin and
elocution.
Music in the beginning was
intended to set forth certain
ideas" said DR.. Brown. Doubt
less the first music arose from
mourning. and sorrow. The
second form of music probably
came from celebrations of VIC
tory. Peans of praise to returr,n
ing heroes developed early
forms of music.
In the beginning the nature
of music was discord. Then
two ideas gradually came into
mlisic. enthusiasm and under
standing. The heart touch is
necessary to succeed ira musical,
way, -ssscGf 20 tsts (.
"Sorrowsis necessary to soften,
the heart before one reallysfh has
power as a musician. 1t is said
that even the nightingales can
not truly sing until they have
been blinded and Gagged. Then
they pour their hearts forth in
song. Music means nothing un-
less YOU live it"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
16 MONTHS BEHIND.
Is the Supervising Architect OF
the Treasury Depart
ment

Discovery has been made that
the public building bill carrying
about 100000 as it passed the
senate, does not carry any actu-
al appropriation of moneys, but
merely authorizes the purchase
,of sites and the erection OF new
buildings.
|. 1t is explained by a statement
from a member OF the house
committee ON appropriations
that the supervising architect of
the treasury is so far behind in
his work that there was no use
of appropriating money for any
additional buildings for at least
sixteen months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Drough t is General.
Looking for Mothers Grave

Seeking the grave of his
mother. who died in Fl. Wayne
more than fifty years ago and
whose burial place he was then
too young to remember !. d..
Felty, retired farmer residing
south OF Logansport is in Fort
Wayne. He is now 65 years old
and was mere boy when his
father died and he has not been
IN Fort Wayne for over fifty
wears.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
To Unite Twin Lakes.

A movement is on foot to
unite St. Mary's and St. Joseph's
the twin lakes at Notre Dame
university. This arrangement
would result in a beautiful
sheet OF water fully mile in
length. University authorities
feel the time is not far remote
when the merger of the two
bodies OF water will be effected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
MORE STARS
FOR THE FLAG
UNITED STATES FLAG
PROBABLY WILL RE
CEIVE ADDITIONS
IN 1911.
Beveridge Believes Territories
Will Meet All Require
ments to Gain State
hood.

When the territories of Ari-
zorla and New Mexico are ad-
mited into the Union under the
terms OF the Beveridge Bill,
which recently passed congress,
two more stars will be added to
the blue field of the national flag,
making forty-eight in all. The
time of making the change from
forty-six stars to forty-eight is
Regulated by an ancient statute,
approved April 4, 1918 and is
known as Section 1892 of the Re-
vised Statutes. That statute is
as follows:
"Om the admission of a new
state into. the Union one star
shall be added to the union of the
flag and such addition shall take
effect on the 4th day of July then
next succeeding with such adj
mission.
The earliest possible date
therefore, when the change in
the flag can take effect is July
1, 1911. If there should be a de-
lay not more than twenty-four
i,o:'is Beyond July I, 1911 in the
consume; On of tie ..in.issicn o.
the territory the change in the
flag would not becorc effective
before July 4, 1912 A good
many persons believe that under
the complicated requirements
for admission set forth in the
statute recently enacted the ter
ritorities will not come into the
sisterhood OF states before 1912
but that is not the opinion OF
Senator Beveridge, author Of the
bin. ns
Complete Flag July 4, 1911.
He thinks that Arizona and
New Mexico will be full fledged
states and the rearrangunent of
stars on the flag will be complet-
ed by July 4, 1911.
The arrangement of the stars
on the flag will be made by a
joint board OF army and navy
officers, OF which Admiral
Dewey is chairman, by virtue of
his rank. The last change in the
flag was made ON July 4, 1908,
in recognition of the admission
of Oklahoma into the Union.
The present arrangement as is
fixed by the army and navy
board, places eight stars in the
first, third and fourth and sixth
rows and seven stars III the sec
end and fifth rows. The present
arrangement is as follows:
y
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Troopers Do Circus Stunts.

The wonderful proficiency Of
American army riders will be ex-
emplifed at the United States
Army Tournament to be held at
Grant Park. Chicago, July Ala,
as there will be a great many
special cavalry drills as well as
exhibitions of mounted gymna5-
tics, such as are never seen out
side of a military post. Uncle
Sans troopers have some bare
back riding stunts, which are far
superior to anything seen in a
Circus ring. 1t includes expert
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
BIRD TRIBE LOST
Mysterious Disappearance OF
Wild Pigeons Never Ex-
planned.

Old timers in this region will
recall the myriads OF wild pig
cons that infected this section
thirty or forty years ago and
more. Their comparatively sud-
den disappearance has always
been regarded as one OF the
greatest ornithological mysteries
unsolved to this day.
The disappearance OF the wild
pigeon of North America was
indeed a great bird tragedy. The
young folks of today have no
conception OF the magnitude OF
the numbers of wild pigeons that
the old timers have seem in this
section OF the middle west. The
hocks numbered millions.
The last big flock was in the
vicinity OF Petosky Mich, in the
spring OF 1888. A few isolated
pairs stopped to nest in that sec
tion but ther great body crossed
the Straits of Mackinac and dis
appeared in the wilds of Canada.
This was great disappoint-
ment to- the old time meters who
concluding that the birds had
returned to their old haM1ts, got
out their nets and made prepar-
atoms for their slaughter. The
pigeons never returned. The dis
appearance OF this last great
flock marked the passing of the
pigeon. Its complete disappear
ance has never been explained.
Drough t is General.
Hot and dry weather prevails
all over the country, the torrid
wave reaches from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and in almost
every section drought exists.
And yet the absence of moist
ure has caused no, real damage
here but the farmers say that
unless rain comes soon corn
and other crops will suffer.
Country highways are very
dusty rendering travelling dirty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
He Joined the Republicans.

The Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania have nominated as their
candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor Congressman Reynolds of
Bedford county. In his younger
days he was editor of the Dem
ocratic Bedford Gazette, later on
he represented Bedford county,
in the legislature as a Democrat
during the second Cleveland adj
miniStration he filled the import
ant position of assistant secre :
tarv of the interior.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

ment OF the stars that will COM
.plete the blue field and IT is that
arrangement which doubtless
Will be adopted by the army and
navy board. This possible ar
rangement which shows that the
new field probably will look like
is as follows:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Oil in St. Toseph County

Interest in the projected de-
velopment OF oil territory in the
vicinity of New Carlisle, St.
Joseph county, is having consid-
cradle impetus, resulting from a
well Just drilled a half mile
south of Terre Couoee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Will Tide Over Hot Weather

The Mems Bible class, which
has hitherto met at DR.. Hitch
cocks office on Tuesday even
ings, has agreed to suspend the
meetings during the rest OF the
summer, and will reorganize in
the fall
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Former Clipper Pitcher Here.

Leo BuiweM, Of Bourbon, who
pitched for the Clippers last sea-
son. was in town today and left
TUESDAY afternoon for York. n.
Dakota, where he has signed to
pitch tor team of that place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

Congress never in any law that
1t has enacted has prescribed the
manner of arranging the stars on
the flag and many flags may be
seem in private use with the stars
arranged in different ways.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Democratic Convention

District Chairman Peter J..
Kruver who was authorized to
fix the date OF the democratic
district convention has set the
10Th Of July at South Bend at
l 80 P. m
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
A Large Egg.

Ed. higgins brought to- tbs
office an egg laid 10y one OF his
hens Tuesday, which measured
eight and a half by 6 and one
half inches in circumference. 1t
was one of the largest chicken
eggs we ever saw.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

Will Fill Blue Field.

By peculiar coincidence the
admission of Arizona and New
Mexico not only completes the
union OF states as far as contig-
nous territory is concerned but
it makes possible an arrange
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Senate Passes Bill for Moody.

The house bill authorizing the
retirement Of Justice Moody OF
the supreme court, because of
protracted illness was passed by
the senate yesterday without the
formalitv of sending it to con-
ference. The measure now goes
TO the president for his signature.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

The street commissioner was
ordered to move the Palmer
barn and charge cost to property.
The names of three candidates
were presented for sexton-Syl-
vester Lowell, Oliver Anders and
James Cook. Lowell was elect
ed.
For water works superintend-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
MUCH WORK
IS DONE BY
CITY COUNCIL
R. A. CHASE is ELECTED
WATER WORKS SUPER
INTENDENT FOR EN-
SUING YEAR.
Sylvester Lowell Elected Sexton
Certificates Signed for
Payment on Material for
Water Works Tank

The council met in regular
session Monday night, all mem
bers being present except coun-
Gilman Clizbe. Much time was
given to the consideration of
current business and the session
lasted until nearly eleven o'clock.
The more important matters,
that were disposed OF were the
election of a water works super
intendent and city sexton. the
building OF an eight inch sewer,
240 feet in length, between JEFF
ferson and Adams streets and
between Plum and Walnut
streets; payment of two certi-
hcateS for material for the new
tower and tank connecting a
two inch pipe with the
water pipe, with meter attached,
at the engine house to supply
water for sprinkling the streets,
and final adoption resolution for
the Walnut street and the Pierce
street sewers.
+. NJ. McCrory was given per
mission to dig in the alley in the
rear of the Hoham block to re-
Law sewer drain.
Petition of property owners to
have walks raised between Har-
rison and Jackson streets was re-
ferred to street and alley COM
mittee.
Petition to build walk in Boil
man addition was referred, with
order to report at next meeting.
City Treasures Report.
The treasurer reported re-.
ceipts and disbursements from
June 13 to June q, as follows:
Amt on hand. $500. =. .$126O-2S
Collected on water rents 144.56
Dog tax 1900
License >S.Vo
Sewer tap 1880
Total .14S2.64
Disbursements ...... 1339.59
Balance ........ l43.0o
The matter of taking water for
street sprinkling came up again.
The places for taking water had
not been satisfactory and there
seemed to be no way OF stopping
the large waste OF water. 1t
was finally ordered that the SUI
perintendent of water works put
in a twc-inch tap in front OF the
engine house, with meter attach
ment. from which water should
be obtained. Inquiry develop
ed that there had been nothing
paid fer the water taken and the
street sprinkler was ordered to
be cut off from water supply UNI
til all rents due were paid.
The superintendent was att
thorized to purchase two fire
hydrants. -
The street commissioner re-
ported the cost of cleaning the
pavements for the first Six
months OF 1910 was $391.O1.
Ed. Lacher made request for
a sewer in the rear OF lots 100,
131, 1872 and also in the rear OF
lots 100. 40 and Ill. MIR. Ed.
Lacher complained that the pres
ent sewer was too high and that
he cannot drain his property.
After long discussion the council
decided that city should build an
eight inch sewer, 240 feet in
length as petitioned for. The
sewer will be in the rear, be-
tween jefferson and ADAMS
streets and between Plum and
Walnut streets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
NINE SO FAR HAVE
SUBSCRIBED 1OFUND.
General Solicitation Has
Not Yet Begun.

The work of soliciting funds for the
$1,000 yearly endowment to the Car
negie Library has not yet begun, but
it is understood that President Craw-
ford Wheatley and some other gentle
men interested in the success of tthe
institution will take the matter in
hand in a day or two and devote some
of their time every day for few days
in canvass of the citizens generally
The plan, as has been previously stat
ed, is to secure one hundred citizens
who will agree to pay to the library
every year $40 each, making 81 900 in
all. This money will be devoted to the
purchase of books, ETC., and, if the
funds can be had, will put the library
in the working shape it should be in.
So far nine citizens have voluntarily
placed their names down for the $40
annual donation. They are: Messrs.
Crawford Wheatley, John A Cobb, Lee
Allen, E. A. Nesbit, ]. E. Mathis, w. II.
c. Dudley, Sr., ]. A Davenport, C. S.
Ansley, NJ S. Holiday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
TRESTLE ON FIRE AND
TRAIN IN THE DITCH.
Accident on SeabOard Near
RiChIand.

A Seaboard freight train, Columbus
to Americus, went down before burn
ed trestle at an early hour yesterday
morning, the scene of accident being
north of Richland on the Columbus di-
vision. The engine was overturned,
and four or five freight cars smashed
Conductor Parrish, it is said, was
scalded to some extent, while a negro
fagman sustained a broken leg. The
woods had been burned near the tres
tie recently and the flames may have
thus been communicated to the bridge.
The debris was cleared and traffic over
the line resumed yesterday evening.
The wrecking crew from Americus
went to the scene at daylight to clear
the track.
The following special from Columbus
last night gives further details of the
wreck:
Columbus, Ca, Jan. 13.-Freight
train No. 122 enroute Richland to Co
lumbus, ran into burning trestle near
Sulphur Springs, IA miles below this
city this morning. Engine and four
cars derailed and badly demolished.
Conductor j. A. Parrish seriously in
jured in left side, leg and arm hurt
Fireman John Colbert had left
shoulder dislocated and face cut. En-
gineer escaped by jumping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
FARMERS WIVES MEET
AT ATHENS NEXT WEEK
Hold Conference at AQri.
cultural College.

The conference for Georgia farmers
and farmers wives at the State Ag-
ricultural College, Athens, is only a
few days off, January 1921 All ar
rangements have been made and a
large crowd is expected. The pro-
gram is unusually attractive as all will
acknowledge who know the speakers
who are scheduled to deliver address
ses AS the program indicates the
meeting does not begin until Tuesday
afternoon, giving the people an oppor-
tunity to come in Tuesday forenoon,
and close Friday at noon, allowing
those who attend to get out of the
city on the afternoon trains without
missing any of the discussions. Spec
ial rates have been granted by all
railroads running into Athens. The
Round Table Conferences at these
meetings are a special feature and
should be participated in by all VINO
are present. These are fireside talks
for the farmers and are intended more
as experience meetings that each man
may profit by his neighbor's success.