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New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Concern for Employees Safety.

Il think the note Of warning so clearly
sounded by Mr. Gernon (chief Of mercan-
tile inspection should be carefully CON
sidered and adequate provision made for
the regulation and enforcement Dur
Ing certain periods the business instincts
of our merchants seem to absorb every
other consideration. But the perfect
safety of employees and patrons should
AZ all times be paramount.
|, The fact that in recent years no seri-
Gus fire has broken out IN any large
mercantile esta blishment is no assIr-
ance that such thing Will not happen,
and a provision for the safety in case
of such occurrence would bc far better
than sweeping measures thereafter ac-
celerafcd By rcmorsc ovcr things neg
lccted'
Winfield Scott Shechan. secretary OF
Fire Commissioner Waldo. who was at
The fire Yesterday. said of the matter OF
Gre ESCAPES that IT was in the hands of
tho Ruiidugs Department He said that
tho Fire Department had been Idvocat-
irg long time the sufiiciency of fire
escapes IN factory buildings, and that
Commissioner Waldo wrote some pointed
Paragraphs on Tho subject in his annual
report. flied "a few days ago. This Is
what Commissioner waldo had 10 say on
tho subject.
"'rhe law should give 10 thc Firo De
partmout the authority 10 control all
matters with reference "a fir" escapes.
f'irc csc1pes are used not only for VI"
purpose 81 escape IN ease Of ire, but also
for fire fighting. Under the present sys-
tom tho Fire department has no author
uy over them. IN some cases fire
escapes arc under control Of the Build
mgs Department. ana in other eases un-
der the Tenement House Department"
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Work Transferred to the City.

The. Department Of Labor had juris-
diction over the placing Of fire escapes
up to about six or seven years ago, and
want To say that the work was per-
formed better then than since the power
was transferred to the Fire Department
and the Building Department. That part
Of the work O. the factory inspectors Of
our department was taken out Of their
hands by 2 decision Of the court. the
Court Of Appeals uphoding. under the
New York city charter. the jurisdiction
Of the two city departments that have
mentioned. Before that time We would
mako reports 10 them OF the inadSauacy
Of the provisions for escape from FIRE in
factories. and frequently the answer
would be that in their opinion the build
ings TO which We called attention were
properly equipped. The law has not been
properly enforced
Mr.. Wallng had at hand a copy Of the
report made 10 the Legislature in Janu-
airy ny Commissioner John Williams. Of
the Department of Labor, I'm which tho
Commissioner expressed the fear Of a
disaster like that Of yesterday. Under
the caption Of Relation to Fires in Mer-
camille Establishments nc said, in
urging the Legislature Ia take some
steps 10 make the places safer in case
Of fire. that such q provision for safety
in case of such occurrence would he far
better than sweeping measures there
after. accelerated ny rcmorse over things
neglected.
SO far as known no heed was taken Of
tho warming 0f experience.
MI Williams said in his report: NO
duty is laid by law on the Department
Of Labor In regard To the safety Of en-
ployes in mercantile establishments.
Nevertheless. ! invite serious attention
10 that part Of my report under the cap
ton Escape I'm case of Fire We have
no desire. TO cause undue alarm nor TO
pandcr to senSclcss sensation, but if We
were blind 10 the possibilities Of a catas-
trophe We would richly deserve cen
sUrp
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-22
Locals

Hen Smiley while saving ice on
Snake Greek last week sawed through
the ice and into his boot, but fortu-
nately not hurting his foot. Better
watch what you be doing when you
saw ice hereafter, Hen.
We had expected to be able to pub
lish a pome or two from Miss Sally
Hoskins, our accomplished pome writ
er before this, but things has been
against Sally. First she had pneu-
ralgia in her face and who can write
PONIES when they have neuralgia in
their face we ask2 Then later a boil
come. on her neck and she just had to
lay aside her inspirashion because the
boil panied her so. Sally said it wasn't
any use for her to try to think up any
beautiful thorts with that boil there.
As 4 result Sally hasn't been doing
much versifying Of late.
Ras Slocomb IS out again after sew
eral days spent in bed, the natur of
which we did not learn. Ras didn't
have no doctor on acct. Of the extra
expense, so what allied him is mys-
terry. Ras says he thinks it was govt,
but We think Ras must be mistaken.
Govt comes from high Twin. You can't
get govt by living on biscuits and
beans and salt pork.
Mrs. Hester Beebe, walked IN from
Sorrow Hollow last week, with . bas-
ket of eggs to trade at Hen Weathers-
by's store and when she arrived Hes
ter was disguised to find that the eggs
was froze and that she had too al
most. Hen refused to buy the froze
eggs, and as result Hester had to
lug them back home with her. which
VAS awful disappointment.
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At last this town has got itself
in just the same kind of mess we
have time and again perdicted it
would get itself into.
Hold Peters, while crossing the
main street in front of his residence
to the P. o. tother night to see if
there was any mail for him, being
as he expected letter from a rel
alive in the West, which same he
had been expecting every day for
the past several months, but it has
never came. Well, as we was about
to say, Hold got half way across
the street when he slipped on the
ice, stranling his ankle SO. that he
can't scarcely walk, not to say any
thing of setting down on the
ground with SIGH concusshion that
Hold says he thort to goodness his
spinal collum would 60 clean up
through the top of his head.
Instead of proceeding after his
mail as he had planned, Hold he
goes and hunts up Anne Hillyer,
and asks Anne what chanel there is
of bringing a damage suit against
the town. Law business with Anne
lately has been awful dull, and
Anne told Hold he thort he had a
terrible good chanel to get some
damages for being damaged so in
iuriously, and advised Hold to
bring suit without delay, so Hold
he told Anne to 60 ahead and sue
the town and see what he could get.
We have foresaw a calamity of
this kind for 10 these many years,
as our red hot editorials in the
Bugle condemning the ice on Main
street during the winter time has
showed. Haven't we preached
time and again that the Sefectmen
of Bingville ort to see to it that the
street crossings which is icy ort
to be sprinkled with sawdust or
ashes? Haven't we said if they
wasn't the first thing Bingville
knew it would have a damage suit
on its hands? And haven't our
profectic words come true? Now
we feel like saying that classick
sentence, entitled. we told you
So"
We don't know how much Hold
win bring suit against the town
for. being as we haven't talked to
him, and for that reason amt
aware how much he considers that
he has been damaged. But We cal
kilate Hod win say he has been
damaged several times - much .
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he really has been damaged, becuz

he really has been damaged, becuz
that's the way folks do whenever
they bring suit against town or
compensation. AS for Anne Hillyer,
of course he don't care who wins
the suit. becuz he will get his pay
outen Hold. and will do all he can
to egg Hold on, as Anne always does
when be sees a chanel of making
any money-that's the way Anne
Hillyer makes living in the law
business. What does Anne care
if he breaks up families and dis
rupts homes and makes nabers
mortal enemies? He don't care
nothing.
This damage suit is awful
calamity at Bingville during the
present time, becuz as we 60 to
press there amt but seven dollars
and IA cents in the town treasury,
and there is some doubt whether
all of this amount belongs to the
town or not, being as one of the
Selectmen has a bill of expense
against the town for 35 cents, which
he says he paid out of his own
pocket for the good of the munich
pality.
Be that as it may, the residents
of Bingville will all with one accord
learn that Hold is going to bring
suit against Our enterprising village
with pain and anguish, becuz they
will realize that this will make
Bingville the laughing stock of
Hardscrabble and all surrounding
towns, which never lose a chanel
to poke fun at us.
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and wanted to sell them off before he
ordered any kerosene to sell which he
couldn't do if he had candles on hand.
As soon as news spread that Hen
had got new barrel of kerosene there
was a rush for the kerosene. Being
as Hen had not had time to tap the
kerosene barrel, there was no way to
draw it of, but he didn't like to keep
his customers waiting, so with his
characteristic enterprise he made up
his mind that he would siphon some
kerosene outen the barrel for them as
was in hurry, so he got a long rub
Der tube and knocked out the bung of
the kerosene barrel and put one end
of the rubber tube into the kerosene
and put tother end into his mouth
and begin to pull for all he. was
worth, to start the kerosene flowing
through the tube. All to once Hen
sucked about a quart of kerosene into
his mouth, which he swallered, before
he happened to think what he was do
ing.
Immediately he growed pale and be-
gin to get deathly sick. Ham Peters,
who was one of them present. immedi-
ately run for Doc Livermore. while
other willing hands lead Hen into the
store and laid him down on the floor.
There they stood around him while he
was suffering and tried to comfort him
by telling of cases where people had
swallered kerosene and died in dreadful
agony. Doc Livermore responded
promptly in about half a hour and
when he heard what Hen had swallered
he said he didn't believe there was any
hope for him at all.
By this time Hen was so sick, he said
he didn't care if he did die. Docs
stummick pump was outen order, be-
ing as the last horse Doc used the
stummick pump on, bit the nozzle off.
so Doc told Hen he could not do
nothin for him, and for him to bear
up and be game to the last.
Along towards afternoon Hen felt
better and was able to walk home and
go to bed. Doc cushioned him not
to go near any flame or any lamp that
was lit or to strike a match to light
his pipe or anything like that, because
if he did his breath was likely to ketch
fire and he would explode internally
and die. As We 60 to press, Hen is
much better and is back to work at
the store.
Doc told Hen that his regular bill
in case of this kind would be S. but
being as it was Hen he would charge
him only Is cents for medical services.
Hen told Doc to 60 to blazes, because
he didn't give him no medicine, moth
ing but advice. and that he could get
all the advic he wanted any time free
gratis for nothing.
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Country Correspondence
LANDS END

Ras Hunker, sawed and split some
wood last week.
Peter Arson is down with the grip.
He's been down now for quite spell.
Zachery Peabody made trip to the
Co. seat one day last week, We forget
which, and returned home little the
worse for Ticker.
Ananias Hooker was butted on the
first of the month by his ram sheep,
which is very cross. As soon as Ana
Mas was able to be up and around, he
killed the sheep and sold it for NUT
ton.
Mrs. Luke Samson give birth to a
baby child last evening, whose sex we
did not learn. Luke was a good cal
overjoyed about it.
Little Lester Young, 11-year-old son
of Sam Young of this place. got into
a turrible scrape last Tuesday morn
ing, by putting his tongue against the
ak out in the wood lot. They had to
take Lester and the Ak to the house
and let it, melt off by the fire.
Elk PLURIBUS UNUM.
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Personals

We have a few sample copies of the
Bugle left over this week and have
gave them to Bud Hinckley to deliver
among those who don't take the Bugle
in Bingville. Bud will make a house
to house canvas, delivering a copy OF
the Bugle to non-subscribers of the
Bugle as long as they hold out.
Samantha Deevers takes -excepshion
to the Bugle not printing notices each
week that she is on the sick list. Sa-
mantha dearly loves publicity. We
therefore state with great cheer that
Samantha is on the sick list this week
as usual.
Hake Smiley has our thanks for a
81. bill which he left to be applied on
his Bugle subscription last week. Hake
sold some wheat lately and is just bur-
dened down with money. This pays
Hake up to July 3. 1877. Thank you.
Hake.
Reason Slade Of Zion Crossroads
spent last Sunday with his brother-in-
law, Cy Hoskins Of this city. Reason
and Cy didn't do much all day except
set around the house and drink hard
cider. When Reason went to get on
his horse to go home he was feeling
50 GOOD that he fell of twice before he
got outen Bingville. Cy, however, was
able to attend devine worship At the
Bingvilie church Sunday evening As
usual.
Hen Weathersby prop Of our gen
leral store. has received two kegs OF
nails. One keg is four-penny and the
other is eight-penny. Hen has give out
several samples Of these nails tor his
patrons, who finds them very handy
instead Of bstsons 70 button their sus-
peadsS - \
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Hold he rose up from where he had
Mar, a,1nox ;nfo The sroun and Self his

Hold he rose up from where he had
been flung into the snow and felt his
self all over very carefully, to axcer-
tain ii possible if he had had any bones
broke. Hank couldn't scarcely believe
he was alive, until he had pinched his
self in two or three places so hard
that he exclaimed, "OuchT When he
found that he wasn't dead, Hank went
at it and gave expresshion to the worst
stream of profanity which Hold who
had arrived on the spot, said he ever
heard come outen a mans mouth. Hold
told Hank he thort it was all a good
joke. but Hank resigned from his job
on the spot and after Hold paid him
off. up to date. Hank walked to Bing-
vile in deep DISGUST.
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I have svore 81! No more whishey for ne.
I Havo ma6e up ny mind to stop boosins and
Assd stfikly 10 buainee after this. What Do 4
Wo1t e, and IN not lselns to. II any
irunkard's srsve d to Be- ailed. Il viii have
% 3 al b sonoAuAAy else. Ny business
DIS Vit1 mat iD1ustH y NJ. Herses shoA
vSlle ysa watt. Special atts.shisa givs g
psftin 8 ta9gy tifes I'd eehs, n po.ns1
- - ser,etiy understasA that went shoe
sole. ! vss almost kfllea ~ 9 mule lsse
nm NJ sanst TIN ] doa't bid foe any mule
49,. II 4 q M n IL sAop whea 700 co.,.
S.SS 4 6rs b IL torOs and vaet foe -. PatO
Ss51Sssa "a Sarrela hAVps1. alse.
MI HkpDu1N. y1D0 1lAel \
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Hen Turrible Sick

The other day. Hen Weathersby,
prop Of our general store. received Z
new barrel Of kerosene from the eoun-
II seat Hen has been out Of kerosene
for tie last two uaonths on purpose. b.
n . = vaa evss stocked % eandlsa
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THE BINGVILLE BUGLB
The Leading Paper of the County
Bright, Breezy, Bellicose, Busting

=
Bow doth the busy little be-
Improve each shining hour
By gathering honey all the Day
From every opening dour.
The cheapest ADVERTISING medium In the
County. II you believe In Advertising cone
and see Us. For further Information call on
or address the editor.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30

Of is religious belief OF his political
affiliations.
This is not a matter to quarrel
over, but one to settle with calmness
ad judicious reasoning. 1t is not a
matter Of sentiment, but one Of
common sense We ought to be able
to adjust this matter without un-
neighborly outbreaks, prosecutions
and personalities. The man who
stoops to these things is not good
citizen because he does not under
stand tht obligations Of ma ynanimous
citizenship.
It is our firm belief that Plymouth
will not be benefited morally or fin
ancially by voting for the prohibition
of the retail liquor traffic. Nothing
can be gained by placing a city in
false position; by labelling it dry,
when we know in truth and soberness
that it is wet. It is impossible to
suppress the traffic simply by declar-
ing against saloons. What good will
be accomplished by making Plymouth
dry with all surrounding cities weti
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
To The Thoughtful Citizen.

The thoughtful citizen in casting
his vote at the Local Option Election
desires to know fully all sides of the
question.
The public generally have been
advised that under the new Proctor
liquor law just enacted by the Legis-
lature the City of Plymouth cannot
have to exceed five saloons, which is
true only so far as it goes. The same
law permits and authorizes another
class OF, places for selling liquor
never before allowed which have
been aptly called "Gallon Shops
Under this provision OF the law
any number of licenses may be grant
ed to sell liquor In quantities not to
exceed a gallon at a time The law
does not require any character quail
fications of a liquor seller. Under
its provision, he may be a convict
fresh from the penitentiary, a con-
firmed drunkard, person under age
a man Of bad character and reputa.
ton, and in short anybody may APP
ply and receive such a license and
no matter how may times he has
violated the law that is no ground
for revoking his license or DENYING
this one. Again there is no restric-
tion upon his place, he may keep it
in cellar, a hay mow, a factory,
indeed in any kind Of a place and he
may keep it in any manner he likes.
So that if Plymouth votes wet it
may not only have FIVE licensed sa.
looms but may have gallon shops
without any limit as to number.
These places with no restriction up
on them will make number of blind
tigers under authority of law such as
were never known before. No think.
ing citizen desires any such condi-
tions to exist, and in order to make
it impossible he must vote eyes"
William H. Matthew.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
POINTS OUT DANCER
IN GALLON SHOPS"
w. H. Matthew Tells How Our
City May, and Probably Will, Have
Many Groggeries Instead of Five---A
Communica of Interest

young men and even our drunkards
better worth saving?
A saloonless community gives the
boy and girl a chance; curtails the
business of divorce and criminal
courts; reduces the number of waits;
gives the wife a glad heart and dries
the mothers tears.
No man who is opposed to merci-
less big trusts can consistently sup
port the brewery and distillery trusts
the most merciless of all trusts which
are seeking to fasten their tentacles
on every community and completely
control the politics of every city and
county In Indiana, compelling legis-
latures, county commissioners, and
city councils to make all other ques-
tions subservient to the liquor in
terestS.
The advocates of saloon are very
much afraid of blind tigers, but no.
body ever heard of one of these
men lifting a hand or giving a dol
lar to suppress blind tigers; on the
contrary they are always ready to
help shield them from punishment.
These men should recollect that sa
looms have been closed in Plymouth
only year and half and it is un-
fair to test the results attained in so
short time after the open saloon
has prevailed for more than forty
years and left its devastating effects
And, by the way, would not any
man who is afraid of tigers, rather
risk his chance of getting away from
one blind tiger than from two tigers,
one with open eyes and the other
blind? a
They tell us that we cannot make
men moral by Law. Paris green will
not make potatoes grow, but it kills
the bugs and lets the potatoes grow.
They tell us there is more excit-
ihent III saloon town than in a
temperance town. Yes, and there is
more excitment in slaughter house
when cattle are killed than out in the
pasture where they live and grow. !
The South Bend News of March
Il, says the three murders committed
in South Bend since january /, and
five-sevenths of all other serious
crimes were committed in saloons or
were directly connected with saloons
If horse could read, it would
make him laugh to see the virtues,
honesty, morality, wealth and loving
kindness of Plymouth Is saloon keep
ers as depicted in last SATURDAYS
paper by "The Wet Side.''
On LaPorte street property has in
creased in value 25 per cent since the
city voted dry and it will soon regain
Its old time business prestige if we
have no saloons.
"The Dry Side.'
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
WINS BOURBON PRELIMINARY
Miss Hilda Stockman To Be 0rato
For High School-Good Program
at Contest.

Miss Hilda Stockman will repre-
sent Bourbon High School at tn
county Oratorical and Musical con
test to be held at that place next
month. Her subject is. "Night Re.
veals the Stars" The program Of
the preliminary contest held Friday
night was as follows:
Piano Solo-Inez Slough
Music-H. S. Orchestra.
/. "Civic Pride" Marion Young.
III. "Women Toilers"- Emma Beck.
Music-H. S. Quartette.
III. "The Evil of Trusts Richard
Coar.
Winner w. "Night Reveals the Stars
Hilda Stocknan.
V. "Civil Ddty"-Owen Miller
Music-H. s. Orchestra
vi. "The Educated Farmer'-Wal.
ter Shakes.
VII. Selecting an Occupation
Walter Parks.
Piano Solo-Lulu Mccoy.
Music-H. S. Quartette.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
The Liquor Slogan.

The slogan Of the liquor tarffic and
its supporters in Plymouth is "dol-
lars against humanity" There seems
to be no higher motive than money
on the part of those who advocate a
wet town.
But it is impossible to see how the
citizens of Plymouth would be bene-
fitted from the standpoint of dollars
leaving humanity out of the question.
Thirty-three years ago LaPorte
street was the best business street
in Plymouth. A few years later it
became know as saloon street, and
one business house after another left
that street to get out Of the vicinity
of saloons until half the business
houses on that street were empty and
property had deprecated In value al
most fifty percent.
One of the last big business houses
to move to another locality increased
Its sales In the dry year of 1910 over
$4,000. If saloon is established
by the side OF that business house
and another in front of it, only few
vars will elapse until that business
house will have to seek another loca-
tlon or quit business.
Thirty years ago this principal
saloon district on Michigan street
was between Washington and CAIRO
streets and property there was almost
worthless. Now it is the best business
section of bile city.
A saloonless community eleyates
morals and thus creates a higher
standard of citizenship.
1t makes healthier, happier and
more peaceful people.
1t makes more home owners and
ills vacant houses with a better class
of renters.
1t builds up bank accounts and all
legitimate business and makes men
independent instead of dependent
1t minimizes bad debts and makes
business more profitable and substan-
tial.
But the writer of this article never
considers the liquor traffic from a
financial standpoint unless compelled
to do so in answering those who
place dollars above humanity.
We hear much about conservation
OF our forests, mines and other natur
al resources. Are not our BOYS and
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
The Business Proposition:

(D Stated in general or wholesale
terms it is about this: Plymouth
will have five saloons if the city goes
wet" Each of these saloons will
take in during the year. on reason
able estimate, $4,000. For the five
saloons this would make a total of
$4,000 year.
How will it help the business in
terests of Plymouth-the legitimate
business of the city-to have $4,000
turned from them intos some other
channel of trades
The amount the saloons will take
In might be more or less than the
amount estimated. The argument is
Just the same. How can the business
men of Plymouth think for a minute
of turning from themselves so large
an amount of money each year Wien
it has been going toward them for
the past year and a half or more?