Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 23, Plymouth, Marshall County, 13 March 1902 — Page 2

Zbc Tribüne. Established October 10. 1901. HENDRICKS & CO., Publishers. Telepnone No. 337 OFFICE In Bissell Block. Corner Center and Laporte Street. 4J3YEETI8INQ BATES will be mad known on application. Entered the Toiätoffice at Plymouth. Ind. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION: One Year in Advance fi.50; Six Months 75 cents.lThree Mcnths 40 cents.delivered at any postoffice. Plyaoath, lnd.t March 6t 1902. The date set for the retirement of Mr. Long as secretary of the navy is May 1. Congressman Foss, of Illinois, is most favorably mentioned as ;tiis successor.

The railroads evidently have faith in the continued prosperity of the country as is is announced that $200,600,000 will be spent this season on improvements. Four of Uncle Sam's battle ships have been ordered toColombian waters as a safeguard of American property interests. They may also be regard ed as a tirst-cjass guarantee of peace. General Funston there is not much war in the Philippines, but we must not allow the natives too much lati tude. In other words the natives are not fighting now but some of them are in lighting mood ardneed watching Cuba will begin to govern itself without a public debt and in receipt of customs revenues amounting to $16,000,000 a year. With this start the island will make both ends meet unless it plunges at on:e into extra va gance . The house unanimously passed the bill to repeal the remaining war taxes and the senate has unanimously pass ed the bill to devote to irrigation works the proceeds of public land sales in sixteen western states and territories. This is something of an era of good feeling after all. The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, " in session at Chicago, adopted a resolution strongly urging the preservation of forests by legislation. It was said that unless this weredone the price of lumber will continue to rise each year on ac count of the scarcity of pine. Back a few vears ago when thous ands of laboring men were standing around idle there wasn't such a hub bub going on about theusmoke nuis ance." as is being stirred up now over the country, and especially in manufacturing districts. They would have been mtehtv o-lad to smell a lit0 c tie more of it then. The president has signed the bill providing for a permanent census bu reau. On July 1, when the bill goes into effect, the director of the census will appoint such members of the pres ent force as will constitute a perma nent force. After that date all appointments will be made under regu lations of the civil service act. Prince Henry's railroad tour was re markable In the accuracy with which its time schedule was carried out and in its freedom from accident or delay at an inclement and stormy season of the year. The arrival of his train at Boston after so long a trip precisely at the hour fixed some weeks before speaks volumes for American railroads. Washington dispatches state that when the Boer representatives asked that this government take steps to prevent the purchase of horses and mules in this country by Great Bri tain Secretary Hay informed them that under international law and prece dents the United States could not do that, but that the Boers had the same privilege. It is reported that American capital ists will begin on April 15 the building of a transalaskan railroad, which will enable travelers to go from San Francisco to St. Petersburg by rail in twelve days in parlor cars, with no more of a water voyage than a thirty mile transfer across Behring strait in enormous steel lighters. This line will be 850 miles length and will open up one of the richest countries in the world. It will connect on the Asiatic side with the Russian transsiberan road. This stupendous project was considered- a few years ago only a Munchausen dream, but it promises to be an early reality. Some of the papers of this district and in other parts of the state are assuming that the Thirteenth district will cast a solid vote in the state conyen tlon for Charles W. Miller because Mr. Miller is a resident of this district. Perhaps the editors of these papers do not know that Elkhart county never cast its solid vote for a candidate from this district unless he resided in Elkhart county. QOnly four years ago Mr. Millerj voted Elkhart county solidly against Mr. Orren of South Bend for state treasurer, when Orren had the unanimous endorsement of thetodistric,t. Charley Miller will have to abide by the precedent he established. It is probable that he will be asked to take a dose of his own medicine.

Gen. Funston is authority for the

statement that the Philippiue rebel lion is effectually subdued and half the American troops now in the archipeligo could with safety be with drawn. Herbert A. Giles, professor cf Chi nese at Cambridge, England, says foreign women cannot master the Chi nese language," and that the Chinese cannot be converted by women. He says the Chinese symbol for treachery is woman. As the details of the battle of Klerksdorp come in it appears to have been one of the most sanguinary struggles of the South African war, and one of the most disappointing for those who have been hoping that the Boers were exhausted. James Bingham, of Muncie, has definitely announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for attorney general. He said he had recently decided to become a candidate and had reached this decision after conferences with his friends. He expects within a short time to bein an active can vass. If all tax payers would pay as ranch attention ftto municipal elections as they do to things which should con cern them a great deal less, all cities would have lower taxes and bet ter government. The best men in both parties should always be selected as candidates forcouncilmenand other municipal positions, and the best of these should be elected. Mark Manna on Labor. At the dinner of the Ohio society at the Waldorf-Astoria Senatorllanna, of Ohio, made a speech in favor of the recognition of the laboring man by capital that aroused the greatest enthusiasm . "This is an occasion to make man proud of his nativity," said Sen ator Hanna, when the applause which greeted him had subsided. "Surely Ohio is an incubator of statesmen and equally surely is it a soil productive of great men in all walks and voca tions of life. The men who do things are the proudest products of any state and the men who make themselves felt in other states, as Ohio men have, reflect the greatest credit on their na tivity." Continuing Senator Hanna said: 'Apropos of doing things, some one in this country has been doing things; some one in this country has been do ing things for the past 50 years and doing them well. When one looks back over what has been done in that time he is almost rendered speechless. Our evolution in that brief time has brought us to where we stand now in the commercial and industrial world, second to no nation on the face of the earth. "The great natural resources of our country coupled with the terrible en ergy of our cosmopolitan people have made us what we are, a people whose capitalists of today were the laborers of yesterday. The men who are at the heads of our great iron and steel industries in this country are the men who worked first at the puddle, the furnace and the roll. There stands the aristocracy of labor, not the aristo cracy of blood, but the aristocracy of brains and brawn. "We have gone ahead in this coun try until now for the first time in our history capital stands alone on its own foundation. We are.todav a creditor nation and fast becoming the money center of the world. It surely is not strange that this question of capital and labor is being forced to the public attention. It is not strange that the men who do things should begin to consider that problem from a social standpoint. "If the development of wealth is to make us strong in this country we should see to it that all who contrib ute to the development of this wealth have fair and equal consideration. The men who work with their hands areas much a part of this wealth as the men who work with their brains and they are entitled to a share of all the good that comes from it. "And now I want to say a word to you about the civic federation. It is a new born organization, but is not a new born subject. It is a culmination of that concrete thought which has led thoughtful and reasonable men to consider something outside of their own selfish interests. No man loyal to his country will s'.iut his eyes to the importance of this thing. "The man of little education and small opportunities appeals to you to lift him up and not by word or act to keep him down. Therein lies the social elevation of the country. The federation has started in with the idea that thereshall be no class, no one man better than another. "It is the object of the federation to appeal to the American people who employ labor, the gre?.t captains of industry, to join in this movement and when they do this it is the begin ning of things never thought of or dreamed of before. To those few who are laboring in this vineyard now there comes nothing but praise and commendation from every part of the country. "I want to take this opportunity too, to thank the great press of the ;

country for its Assistance in bringing

capital and labor together and making them sit face to face and heart to heart, When men sit down together in this way to consider things in a spirit of fairness there can be no such word as fail. Our membership should only be limited by the population of the United States, and the purpose for which the federation is laboring should receive the support of the people of the whole country. . '-And I want to tell vou that when capital and labor can thus meet face to face and heart to heart, we have only begun to lay the foundation of our future greatness." The Return ot Mrs. Lulu Tyler Gates. The people of Plymouth will be glad to welcome the return of Mrs. Lulu Tyler Gates for another of her truly great entertainments. In her first appearance here Mrs. Gates charmed her audience with her pleasing personality, her well modulated voice, her graceful gestures, and her truly artistic interpretation. She will be ablv assisted in her entertainment by the Mozart Club which will add both charm and variety to the pro gram. This entertainment will be given under the auspices of the ministers of the city to reimburse them for the financial loss thev have m sustained in furnishing the lecture course of the season. The Lyceum Bureau sends Mrs. Gates to them without charge and the Mozart does the same. The church should be crowded for this unusual entertain ment. Time, Thursday evening March 13. Admission 25c, aDd 15c (Tickets on sale at Hess' drug store. An Open Letter. TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF PLYMOTJTII. Gentleman: In the last edition of the Ply mouth Democrat appeared an open letter signed by Dr. G. R. Reynolds. In it, your .Honorable Board was requested to terminate the "reign of the present supe r i fitendent, with the close of his present contract" if, after due investigation, you find that the interests of the city schools demand it. While no longer a resident of the city of FJy mouth; yet being an admirer of its most excellent public schools, and grateful to the one man whose efforts, almost unaided, have brought them to their present high state of efficiency; I wish to protest against the action desired by Dr. Reynolds. In this request I am not moved by any personal grievance or consideration. I believe that I am conversant with the true state of the facts underlying the veiled charges made and I am of the opinion that they are not sufficient to justify an investigation or worthy of your consideration. This letter is not written with the knowledge or consent of Prot. Chase; nor to antagonize Dr. Reynolds personally; but to avert a cruel thrust at one who has given the best years cf his life to the uplifting of the moral and intellectual welfare of the children of the city of Plymouth and who merits the heartfelt gratitude of all interested in the welfare of Plymouth's public schools. I believe he should continue to act as superintendent as long as he feels physically able to bear the burdens of that office. In this request I am satisfied I voice the sentiments of a large majority of the former students of the Plymouth schools and feel that their opinions are worthy of your due consideration. Respectfully Yours, , E. J. Mayer. Chicago, March 7, 1902. Coal In St Joseph County. - A remarkably rich deposit of coal has been discovered in St. Joseph county. The tract is located six miles northeast of Mishawakaand already a stock company, with a capital of $100,000, has been formed to develop the coal industry. The product is of the highost quality, and additional shafts sunk show that the vein is miles in length and of unknown depth. The find was made in an accidental manner by Farmer Alford. Chicago and Indiana capitalists are attempting to purchase adjoining lands. Are Without Judical Power. Judge II. S. Biggs, Kosciusko circuit court, has rendered a decision which, should it receive affirmation by the Indiana supreme court, will deprive about TOO town clerks throughout the state of aJl judicial power conferred by an act approved by the Indiana legislature February last. Judge Biggs declares the legislature has no judical power, and therefore canno'ü confer judical power on others. The section of the statue in question, which gives judicial power to town clerks equal to that of justices of the peace, is declared unconstitutional . Now is the Time. T purify vour blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla. At this season your blood is leaded with impurities which have accumulated during the winter and which should be expelled. Hood's Sarsaparilla has accomplished thouands of remarkable cures of blood dis eases. It is what the millions take in the spring to build up health and ward off sickness. 23tl

All for Uncle Sam. "Who befriended Uncle- Sam? "I," said John Bull,. "I used my pull. I befriended Uncle Sam." "Who helped him lick Spain?" "I," said the kaiser, "I stood right by, sir. I helped him lick Spain." "Who stood off the powers?" "I," said the czar, "I was right thar. I stood off the powers." "Who's his friend now? "I," said they all. With unanimous bawl. "I'm his real friend now!' Chicago Tribune.

Surprise of the Steel Trust. The Iron Age, which has made a thjrough investigation of the economies affected by the United States Steel Corporation, often called the billion-dollar trust, as regards production, comes to the conclusion that in a thoroughly organized consolidation the reduction of manufacturing cost is so great as to be well-nigh revolutionary. The basis of the savings is found in a uniform svstem of accounting which makes comparisons possible. One organization through which costs are studied conists of committees constituted of the most capa ble officers Jin the different departments of the corporation's service, the blast furnace, .the bessemer, the open hearth, the rod mill, the fuel, the transportation and other func tions. Representing all of these branches are the ablest men in them. The comparison of the cost is made, and the most favorable is made the the standard. When the cost of any material made at any mill is above the standard its workings are critically examined and the causes which enable one plant to produce cheaper than another are carerully studied. Thus all profit by experience. This system puts every mill manager on his mettle to do his best. The Iron Age makes the remarkable statement that in one department the consolidation has lowered the cost of production $3,000,000 a year on the present output. This system furnishes an explanation of the policy of the steel corporation in opposing the advance in prices which the remarkable demand for iron and steel would warrant. At present prices the steel corporation has shown a capacity to make satisfactory earnings, meet fixed charges and pay unexpected dividends on its common stock. It is said that for concerns producing less profitably than the billion-dollar trust the present average of prices does not afford adequate provision for the shrinkage of prices which must come sooner or later. It is not to be assumed that world-wide benevolence is the motive which animates the steel corporation in its holding down prices, but that its purpose is to embarass competitors, thus offering little inducement to capital to build new plants. The billion-dollar steel trust has, however, surprised the public and at the same time confounded its prophetic foes- It has not advancedüthe prices of iron and steel when the conditions of the market would warrant it, but has held them down. It has set about to make remarkably large dividends by the exercise of the utmost economy in production. It has told the world of its business the past six months. It is a wonderful story, out its triumph has been attained by a refusal to advance prices because of great economies and immense output. It has not attempted a monopoly, but by holding prices down it has discouraged investment in new plants. Indianapolis Journal. t Indiana is Short In response to a senate resolution the civil service commission has sent to congress a statement showing the apportionment among the several states and territories of persons now employed in the classified service. The law provides that the persons within the classified service shall be apportioned among the states and territories on the basis of population. The report shows that some of the states and territories,' notably Virginia, Maryland, the District ofColumbia, Nevada, New Hampshire and Vermont have greatly exceeded their quota. Indiana is 12 per cent short of the state's proportionate share of men in the service. The commission says the abuse of the law has sprung up because the commissioners have no control over transfers. Death of Jesse Burke t. Jesse Burket, 'for many years a prominent farmer of Tippecanoe, township, who was persuaded by his son to sell his farm a few years ago and in doing so lost all the property lie had, died at the home of his da'hter in Gau It, Mo., Feb. 20. Deceased was one of c the pioneers of Tippecanoe township and resided 57 years on the farm which he entered near Summit Chapel. He died penniless having been for several months of last year an inmate of the county house cast of Plymouth. His story is a sad one and shows that parents while living should not give all their property to their children.

Cannot Stop Boer War. How very inconsistent are the

ardent Boer sympathizers who insist that Col, Roosevelt in his capacity of President of the United States could stop the war in South Africa if he would. Roosevelt is a kinsman bv blood of the Transvaal fighters and no doubt his personal sympathy for their cause is as strong as that of anybody in this country, but when it1 come to taking official action in the case an other question is involved. The United States like all other na tions has resolved to stand neutral in this trouble between the Boers and England, as they did when America was having a disturbance with Spain a few years ago. It would be violating that most sacred of obligations, an international agreement, should this country take sides with the Boers now. If there was any honorable way to help the struggling Dutch of South Africa to maintain their independence there is little doubt but President Roosevelt would strain every point to do so and give what aid and comtort he could in battling with their enemy, Great Britain. But how can it be done .honorably ? Those who criticise the President for not acting in the matter are decidedly unjust. None of them would dare do it were they in his place, for if such a step were taken complications would arise that could not help plunging this country into bloody war with England and possibly this might extend so as to involve all the countries of the globe. South Bend Tribune. New Partv Launched. The Referendum League of Chicago announces the formation of a national party for the promotion of the-initiative and referendum in all the cities of the United States. The new party will be known as the National Nonpartisan federation for majority rule. George H. Shibley, the organizer, will travel from city to city organizing referendum leagues. The aim will be to secure the passage in each state of a bill compelling municipalities to recognize petitions signed by 5 per of the voters in order that the question may be voted upon by the people. The launchers of the new party are all officers of the league. Didn't Use Her Hatchet Miss Ellen E. Eldred, the temper ance worker from Laurens, N. Y., who has been working in Laporte for the past few days in the interest of her cause, visited the saloons and talked directly to the men whom she found therein. She endeavored to im press them with the error of their ways and to convert them to temper ance. She is not a Carrie Nation whirlwind and no bar furniture was smashed or liquors spilled, although she wore conspicuously on jher bosom a "Nation" hatchet. She sold poems of her own composition at "just the price of a beer.' In warm weather the lady speaks on the streets. She has a regned and lady-like appearance and long exparience has made her confident. She sows the seed and thinks some of it may fall upon good soil. Tend the Grass. The foundation of farming is grass, and in order to be successful the farm er should never omit grass from his rotation. A good sod to turn under, at least every fourQyears, will make the farm more profitable, and will be really worth to the farmer in the bene fits imparled to thesoilmore than the value of the grass for hay or pasturage. When putting in a grass crop in the spring the careful preparation of the soil should be the main object. An application of fertilizer, to be harrowed in, will be worth more to the grass than at any later stage. Get a good start and the grass will take care of itself. A Big Price for Civilization. The Kansas Indians in Oklahoma are willing to abandon tribal organiza tion for a consideration. They want a per capita division of the land reserve and the tribal fund, which would give each man, woman and child about 445 acres of land and $SG0 In money. . In addition to this they ask for exemption, from taxation for twenty-five years and special provisions for a public school fund. They demand a pretty good price for adopting civilized habits. Flouring Mill Wrecked. The flouring mill of Brudi & Co., at I t. Wayne was wrecked Thursday by the explosion of a gas engine. J. G. Brudi, the manager, went to assist Chas. Gerken, the engineer, to start the engiuc. While the pien were working on it the engine exploded with terrific force. Pieces of casting were blown through the mill in all directions. Gerken was struck in the abdomen and the arm and leg. He has serious internal injuries and may die. Brudi was badly burned but escaped the flying pieces of iron. The back end of the mill was blown out. You will never wish to take another doee of pills if you once try Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets. They are easier to take and more pleasant in effect. They cleanse.the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. For sale by J. W, Hess, Druggist.

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Our special line of Men's Spring Suits at 5.00, $7.50. 8.50 and $10,00 will surprise you. Call and see our jroods and prices. We want to show you our spring line without fail. M. LAUER & SON, One-Price Outfitters.

PRIVATE

Bargains in Poland China Brood Sows. I have some röod useful Sows bred to farrow in spring that I will sell cheap. They must be sold, come and see them soon, will sell on years time. Also three short Horn Bulls. Some good Barred Plymouth Rock Cockrells. Address me at Twin. Lake, Ind.

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Farmers of Marshall and Adjoining CountUs: Realizing the necessity for the planting of the same, we have been growing timber ana shade trees very largely, and have now in the Nurseries a large and nice stock of fine trees and plants of the same at very reasonable prices. Come and see them for yourselves. We ijave the State Entomologist's Certificate of Inspection, vrhich goes with each shipment. Also a large steck of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Plants, Vines, etc. Nurseries 2i miles west of Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana.

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Store removed to new quarters in "Wheeler Block, corner Michigan and Laporte Streets. Thanking the people for past favors we invite you to come in and see our new store. :- :- -:- -: -:- r

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in thousands of to-day, and $1.00 The St. , " Dont pay two extra carriages and harness. Deal with the factory. elling direct to customers ts Raving thousands of country. We quote the same rates to you that we offer voll an assortment to choose from euch as we give the broadest guarantee. If It is not in to us ana we wiu pay ireism cnargra ooin ways. for yon on barnoes Write for our free describe the buggies, made our factory famous wait until your need Is

nave me catalogue oy you lor luture use, THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE & HARNESS CO.. Columbus, 0.. P.O. Box 772.

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Gentlemen: Our spring styles are ready. We begin our Great Opening Sale oi Spring Clothing this week. We are showing all the latest ideas and new styles at the greatest reduction in prices. Your money back if you want it.

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