Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 4, Plymouth, Marshall County, 2 November 1905 — Page 1

O) YMOU TLTT RIBUN VOLUME V. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER t, 1905. NO 4. Recorder's Offir fKn-

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Wrecks Car for 25 Cents. In a drunken prank at Chesterton, Ind., Patrick MacGrath climbed into the cab of a freight engine on the Lake Shore railway, and after crowding on full steam, tried to bunt a work train off a siding. The train and cng;ne were demolished in the collision, and four Italian section men were injured, but MacGrath got off unscathed. He explained that he had made a bet that he "would give this sleepy old town some excitement." MacGrath, who is a farmers, drove into Chesterton early in the morning and, after hitching his team in front of the postoffice, sauntered forth on a tour of the saloons. In the course of his pilgrimage he acquired an exhileration that led to great ambitions. He offered cheerfully to thrash any man in town, regardless of weight, and when this challenge was unaccepted cast about for other methods of amusement.

New Bridges and Arches. The county commissioners have let the contract for building bridges across the Shoemaker and Brubaker ditches to the Rochester Bridge Company for $857. The bridge over the big ditch in German township will be built by the Canton company for $1,063. Frank Shively has the contract to build two cement arches over the Voreis ditch in. Union township for $663. A Very Ignorant Editor. "The city election this fall is an important election. If the Republicans should get control, they would have a great advantage in the county election next fall. They would have complete control of the election machinery in this city at the county and state election next fall as well as at the next presidential election. This is an advantage that the Democrats of Plymouth cannot afford to give them." The above article was written by C. W. Metsker, who was born in Indiana, thinks he has a college education, has been a member of the legislature, has been coached and drilled by Stevens, Logan and other prominent Plymouth Democrats for more than six years and yet he does not know that officers for county and 'state elections are selected by the county commissioners. We pity him and will have to advise everybody to pay no attention to his absurd statements i of which the above is only a sample. Fight on Sugar Trust A fight on the sugar trust has been begun in California. The relations hitherto existing between the Western sugar refinery, a trust plant controlled by the Spreckles interests, and sugar planters of Hawaii hve been ruptured. The planters hare acquired control of the refinery at Crockett, Cal., which for som? years has been closed under payments by the trust of big indemnities, and are making preparations to operate the plant in competition with the Western sugar refinery. They will refine their own sugar, amounting to 150 tons daily. Boss Rule Doomed. Secretary Taft in his speech at Akron, Ohio, denounced George B. Cox, who has for years dominated and controlled Republiican tickets in Cincinnati. Taft does not believe . that the Republican party is benefitted by the election of bad men because they manage to get their names on a Republican ticket. He declares defiantly that if he were to cast a vote in the city of Cincinnati it would be against the ticket put forth by Boss Cox who for years has ruled Cincinnati with an iron hand. Such a declaration by a cabinet officer is without precedent in the political history of the . country. It shows conclusively what a thoroughly independent character Secretary Taft is. When the Democratic organ finds it necessary to use column after column trying to explain and defend the official actions of candidates for re-election,, voters know that new men are needed, men who will work for the interests of the city instead of their own and the interests of a few favorites, and will not need white washing when they retire from office. All independent voters will vote the Republican ticket, not because the men on it are Republicans but because the candidates on the Democratic ticket have proven themselves unworthy of the votes of all who have at heart the best interests of the city. Miss Cora Morris of Culver, accompanied her sister, Mrs. Edward White to Chicago. Mrs. White is a sister of Capt. Morris of Culver, and went to her home at Huron, Si Dakota.

SUICIDES IN JAIL.

I Cora Miller Cuts her Throat and Dies Almost Instantly. Cora Miller, one of the shop-lifters arrested Thursday, killed herself in the county jail at noon. today by cutting her throat with a case knife just after she had eaten her dinner. She and her sister, Mrs. Barbara Wyant were in the woman's cell together and each was given an ordinary case knife and a spoon when their dinner was taken to them. After they had time to eat Deputy Sheriff Head started to the cell which is in the second story of the jail and just before he reached the door he heard a terrible scream. He vras in the room in two seconds, the woman falling on the floor just as he opened the door, her throat cut almost from ear to ear, the jugular vein being severed. She was placed on a bed and Dr. Knott called by telephone, but she died almost instantly. The names of both women were given as Wyant Thursday. They were sisters; the elder is or has been married and has two children. Her name is Barbara Wyant. Both lived with their mother, Mrs. Miller, five miles south of Hamlet. Cora, the dead girl, was not quite 20 years old. Both seemed cheerful and Sheriff Steinersays that when he took their breakfast to them, Cora remarked that he was feeding them well and treating them well, and after talking about what the court would probably do with them, she said "I took the goods myself, my sister did not take them." The sheriff said he gave them knives to eat with because he had no thought of their harming themselves or any one else with an ordinary table knife. He thinks the girl probably sharoened the knife on the stove. And the gash she made at one stroke shows the determination of the girl to end her life gave her more than ordinary nerve and strength. The evidence against the women was overwhelming. Policeman Shearer accompanied by William Ormond. Arthur Wiltfong and Charles Humphreys drove to the residence of Mrs. Miller in Starke county Thursday. They had secured a search warrant here, supposing that the home of the women was in this county, but when they found that it was in Starke county, they went to Knox and got a warrant there. The Knox marshal accompanid them to Mrs. Miller's where ahey found about $200 worth of goods supposed to have been stolen. The goods consisted of silks, silk skirts, shoes, umbrellas,, jewelry and other articles which were taken to Knox by the marshal. Merchants at Knox and North Judson have lost goods and suspicionrd Mrs. Wynant and Miss Miller, hut had not caught them taking anything. Had they not attempted to get away with two fine trimmed hats at Ball's Thursday morning they would not probably have been detected here as they had evidently taken goods from all the stores in Plymouth at other ime? The girl who committed suicide has light hair and fair complexion and seemed fairly intelligent. It is a sad ending to a life so young. Sheriff Steiner and his family are perhaps as sorry as any relative of the girl can be, but no blame can be ascribed to them. TEe remains were taken to Bunr.ells undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. A telegram announcing the girl's death was sent to the sheriff at Knox. The World Must Be Fed. The relative importance of manufactories and agriculture are illustrated by some fiugres lately given. In 1899 there were 10, 3S1, 176 persons engaged in agriculture and 7,083,992 in manufactures. There were 512,329 manufacturing establishments with a total capitalization of $9,833,0S6,000 a large proportion of which was watered. The net value, of the manufactures, deducting the cost of crude material, was $3,981,543,000. The value of farm products and live stock in 1839 was $4,739,118,000. There seems to be a promise of fcreat reward to the farmer in the years to come. All these figures prove that other industries are absorbing the bone and sinew that must provide the food for man and animal. Soon the factories, the professions, the more "gentlemanly" callings, will be overcrowded, and the wrok of feeding the world will be undone. Never before was there so good business prospect for the present farmer nor so strong appeal for a reinforcement of his ranks. Miss Cor.a Rose has gone to South Bend for an extended visit.

Some Exciting Politics Just Now. The political fight in Maryland, Ohio and the' cities of New York and Philadelphia are attracting national attention. Philadelphia and New York have municipal canvasses which are also watched eagerly all over the country. In Philadelphia the reform element of the Republicans, under the lead of Mayor Weaver, are the nucleus of a coalition which is making a determined assault on the Republican machine. The President's words in one or two of his suttthern speeches a few days ago are quoted in favor of Mayor Weaver and his associates, although the President mentioned no names. Secretary Root a short time ago denounced the corrupt Philadelphia xingsters who, as he said, were "masquerading under the name of Republicans." In his Akron address Secretary Taft, as a representative of the national administration, spoke for Gov. Herrick, who seeks re-election, but denounced the Cox machine, which dominates Cincinnati, and which is backing Herrick. New York city has a triangular canvass, in which the contestants are headed by Mayor McClellan, Tammanyite; Ivens, Republican, and Hearst, Municipal Ownership, which is developing into the most Interesting of the fights which that city has had in many years. An especial element of interest , is injected into the canvass of 1903 by the breaks in party lines which have taken place in several of them. Not only in the municipal campaigns in New York and Philadelphia is there a partisan mixup, but there are queer divergencies and affiliations in Ohio. Maryland and Virginia. In Ohio many temperance Republicans are supporting Pattisor, and thousands of saloon Democrats ar on Herrick's side. Gov. Warfield, Snator Rayner and some other Democratic leaders are fightin gGorman's amendment in Maryland.

Biggest Mill in the World. The Pillsbury A mill of Minneapolis, the largest flour mill in the world, ground 15, 267 barrels of flour in twentyfour hours last week. This output of flour filled twenty-five cars. Including the bran and other by-products it would fill 200 cars. As it takes about four and a half bushels of wheat to make a barrel of flour, the mill ground up about 63,701 bushels of wheat in one day. Potato Blight. There has been a very large -rop of potatoes in Minnesota this year but in the northern part of the stats there has been almost a failure. Many farmers will not undertake to dig their crops because of a blight It is a blight similar to what caused a, potato famine in Ireland. After reaching maturity the tubers suddenly become mushy and later dry into powder. Experts say that it will be necessary for the farmers to change their seed. In all probability it will also be advisable to use the ground for other crops for a few years. MARRIED. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Low, eight miles southwest of Argos, Saturday evening, October 28, at 7 o'clock, Rev. J. S. Keppel of the Reformed church, Plymouth, solemnized the marriage of Abner H. Lawrence and Miss Margaret Lowe. A number of friends and relatives were present. The groom and bride were attended respectively by brother and sister as the best man and bride's maid. After the ceremony an excellent repast was served. Mr. Lawrence is the popular teacher in the Twin Lake school, and the bride, until recently teacher in young lady, highly esteemed by her friends and associates. They will take up their abode in a newly-furnished home about two miles south of Twin Lakes. Twentieth Child is Born. Strenuous opponents of race suicide are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heise of Owosso, Mich., whose 20th child was born Tuesday. All the score of youngsters from Fred, jr. who is 21 and the oldest, down to the last little girl, who has just opened her eyes on the world, are healthy and happy. CITY COUNCIL. The city council at its meeting Fr day evening gave J. M. Heminger permission to shoot rats, appointed Rudolph Keller election inspector in first .yard, G. Fred Shearer in secdhd and Ed. Gibson in third. Received petition of Daniel Douglas for gas franchise, which will be considered at next meeting-Adopted the plans for curbing and sewer on Williams street, accepted pavement, mad j usual allowances and adjourned.

RUSSIA IS FREE.

Long Reign of Absolute Mon archy Comes to an End. The autocracy of Russia is no more. The long" reign of 'the Romanoffs has ceased and the people's fight for liberty has been won. In an imperial manifesto Monday night Emperor. Nicholas surrenders and Count t Witte comes into power as ininisterpresident, with an imeprial mandate which will enable him to convert the farcical national assembly into a real legislative body elected by greatly extended suffrage and to confer upon the people fundamental civil liberties, including free speech. The conditions of the imperial mandate grant to the people of Russia freedom of the press, the right of assembly and the immunity of the person, including the right of habeas corpus. The municipal council, after reading the imperial manifesto at its sitting Monday night, dispatched the following telegram to the emperor: "The council welcome with delight the long-desired tidings of freedom, firmly relying on a bright future for our dear fatherland. Hurrah for the emperor of a free people." Don't Drop Life Insurance. The Review desires to repeat what it has said before, and to emphasize it for all who are carrying life insurance policies. The investigation which is proceeding in Xew York has unearthd a great deal of apparent mismanagement, some practices that are questions of judgment änd a great deal of greed, but in no case has even the most vicious assailant of the methods of the companies suggested even that their reliability and responsibility and solidity wre in any respect impaired. Every one of the institutions undergoing examination is fully solvent and every policy will be met and all obligations redeemed. Possibly some of the dividends promised by loquacious agents may not be paid in as large amount as the agent led the insured to believe, but if you will read your policies you will note that every person Taking out a policy is warned agaicst giving credence to any promises' not contained in the policy. If you have been over-trusting in the word of some irresponsible agent you may be disappointed in the amount of your dividends, but you will get what the policy promises. If you drop your policy now and allow it to lapse you will lose 'the greater part of what you paid besides sacrificing the insurance feature of your policy, and should j-ou desire again to insure will have added cost of all the preliminaries beside added rate because of increased years. If you allow your policy to lapse now the insurance company will have the money and you will be the sole loser. By all means if it is a possible thing keep up your policies. Elkhart Review. Wages cf Coal Miners. The average wages earned by miners in the anthracite coal regions are higher than for any other form ot manual labor in hte United States and perhaps in the world higher than the average earned by machinists, carpenters and other building trades and equaled only by the earnings of a few workmen in mills and furnaces. The average of miners in the anthracite regions, as shown by the report of the Roosevelt commission, of which United States Judge Gray was the chairman, are higher than the average earned by several of the learned professions such as clergymen and school teachers professions which require a college or at least a higher academic education, while a miner may learn his trade in two or three years. Hungarian immigrants who come into the anthracite regions direct from Castle garden igonrant and illiterate often reach the miner's grade after two years of -experience. He Had Something. Justice F. M. Corns, of Nappanee, started to walk to Gravelton, early Monday morning on the railroad track. Near Gravelton he met two tramps, carrying bunches of old umbrellas, who tried to hold him up. "Old man, yoa look like you might have something," said one of the ho-j boes. "I have," said Corns, at the . same time pulling a revolver and tak- ( ing a shot at one tramp, which ( knocked his hat off. Both tramps then ran. I Mrs. Ryan has heard from her, daughter, Alice, and thinks: she will not have to remain at Lingcliff many weeks longer.

A Crisis in Russia. Special from London dated

Monday morning, October 30, were the first real indications of the grave danger of the Russian government. The army managed to preserve quiet in the city Sunday after battles between troops and rioters had taken place Saturday in Odessa in which 27 persons were killed and ninety wounded. The news specials say that the loyalty of the Russian army, the sole support of teh czar in the grave crisis which he is facing, is weakening. Grave doubts exist as to whether even the imperial guard can be relied upon. While Sunday passed without bloodshed in the Russian capital and while the city was outwardly calm, the developments all indicate that a crisis is imminent. Although the streets are filled with troops and reenforcemnts are now pouring in from Finland the government seems utterly powerless to cope with the situation and many calm observers seem seriously to believe that the present regime is tottering to its fall. Officers of the guard appeared before the lawyers' assembly Sunday and informed the members that many other officers and a large part of the enlisted men were ready to join in the movement for freedom. Funeral of Miss Cora Miller. Bernard Miller of Chicago, a brother of the girl who committed suicide in the jail here Friday, arrived this afternoon, accompanied by Attorney Homer Stanton of Knox. It was arranged that undertaker Bunnell should take the remains of the unfortunate girl to her late home seventeen miles west of Plymouth, Sunday forenoon, where the funeral services will be held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon and the remains interred in the cemetery only one fourth of a mile from the home of the family. Probable Bloodshed in Russia. That the present situation can not end without bloodshed is the conviction prevailing in the higher Government circles, which from moment to moment are expected a conflict between troops and the reolutionists in St. Petersburg and news of trouble in the provinces, especially at Kharkoff, which has been declared in a state of war. A Surprise. Yesterday being the 51st birthday of Mrs. C. M. Slayter, it was decided to send her to see her father, Edwarä Cavender. He being notified played his part to perfection, not allowing her to return home until a late hour, return home until a late hour. Upon entering the restaurant she was surprised to find" a table wtih good things to eat, prepared by Mrs. Hossimer and Mrs. Love. The cake being baked by Mrs. Lillybridge. None know better than they how to prepare a good meal. They were assisted by the entire force of help, making it a grand surpirse. She also received several valuable presents which were highly ..appreciated by her. Taking this in connection with the large supper it was a gTand success indeed. Married. Mr. William C. Frank and Miss Frances M. Ackles, both of Marshall County, were united in marriage at the Reformed parsonage by Rev. J. S. Keppel, Thursday evening, Oct. 26. The young couple will begin married life in a newly furnished home near the Liggett school house. "Hon." Kid McCoy. Kid McCoy, a native son of Hoosirdom, has just gone through the form of a marriage ceremoony for the fourth time. He was in the limelight for a few years as a prize fighter and for a time came near to bringing fame to Indiana as a champion of the prize ring. But he began to mix with John Barleycorn and John soon made him. an eäsy mark for an ordinary prize ring dub. The "Kid" then turned his attention to matrimony and divorce courts. He has now a record of three divorces and four marriages. His last marriage was a play for the heaviest "gate re ceipts" of his professional career. He married the widow of "Bud" Ellis, who left an estate valued at $2,000,000. McCoy now says prize fighting and the saloon business have no further charms for him. He is the son of a preacher and his real name is Norman Selb;'.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

Men of Sterling Worth and Should Receive the .Votes of our People. For the first time in more than a score of years the people have a chance to vote for a whole ticket for councilmen and mayor, composed of solid business men. For many years business men have refused the positions because they did not think they could afford to take them. When the Republicans met in convention they decided that business men must take the nominations, that neither the city nor its business could afford any longer to have any but substantial business men for mayor and councilmen. They selected a ticket which is acknowledged by men of all parties to be one of the best that could have been made in the city. Mr. Garn, the candidate for mayor is a level-headed, progressive, substantial business man who will be a power during the next four years in bringing to Plymouth the large manufacturing establishments it needs to make it one of the foremost cities in the state. The Democratic organ thinks Mr. Garn should not be elected because he is not a lawyer, but every citizen who will go back in memory to the mayors under whose administration Plymouth prospered most and increased most in wealth and population, will find that those mayors were not lawyers. Take for instance the two terms of Joseph Swindell and the term of Dr. Wilson, one a Republican the other a Democrat, and you will find that there are many reasons why the mayor of Plymouth should not be a law yer. The mayor of Plymouth is not a police magistrate, he "does not try cases in any court, and the legal adviser of the city is the city attorney proposed bv the mayor and confirmed bv the council. If the mayor is a lawyer and dominates the city council as Mayor Logan dominates the present council, he will select an attorney whom he can control, and then having the appointment of a city marshal he becomes the whole thing to a very much greater extent than Logan now is. Every good lawyer and sensible business man in the city knows this. They know that the present councilmen who are candidates for re-election, are simply .wax in the hands of Logan and if he is re-elected and they are re-elected Logan will be the city government. Some Democrats have said Logan cannot control Adam Wise. Suppose he can't, what difference does it make when he has four other councilmen and all other city officers under his control. Adam Wise says he docs not want the office of councilman at large. He understands as well as anybody else that with Logan as mayor and a Democratic majority in the council he would be a nonentity. But the Republicans have two candidates for councilmen at large who are among the best men in the city. Lucius Tanner and Frank H. Jacox are men of sound judgment, men of intelligence, men who will not be controlled by the mayor or by rings or cliques, but will carefully weigh all matters presented. Every voter regardless of party can go to the polls and vote for them feeling that he is voting for the best interests of the city. Republicans are proud of their candidates in the three wards. In the first ward we have Harry E. Buck, a young energetic, business man, who would-be hard to match for councilman ; born in Plymouth, he understands its every need and would bend all his energies to make it one of the best cities in the state. He deserves the support of every voter in his ward. Our candidate in the second ward is J. D. McCoy, proprietor of the steam laundry, a genial, approachable young business man who has done much for Plymouth and will do much more if elected councilman. Democrats say "Mac" is hard to match. He ought to be elected by at least 100 majority. Another young business man is our candidate in the third ward. Everybody knows Henry B. Allen, the pickle man. He owns real estate in the third ward, is identified with its interests, is a hustler and a man of the people.

Will Employ Detectives. The state board of health will employ special detectives to hunt

down violators of the pure food laws. The board has a suspicion that some of the sausage made in the state is not always manufactured from hogs freshly killed and a stronger suspicion exists that pork is not always used. At the regular quarterly meeting of the state board of health Saturday at the secretary's office the first report was had from the pure food labratory, established with funds appropriated by the last legislature. Since the laboratory was started 1,080 samples of food have been analyzed. The chemist in charge has thus far examined 294 samples of milk and found that 18 per cent was "watered," "skimmed" or preserved." The chemist has examined 103 samples of meat and sausage. Of these more than 5i per cent contained adulterations. In some of the sausage starch, and flour was found in large quantities. "This", the board concludes, "is not injurious, but the practice is a swindle." Clean Election Agreement. The Democratic and Republican committee of Crawfordsville have entered 'into an agreement to use no "boodle" in the coming city election. This agreement probably will result in the lightest vote in the history of the city, since Crawfordsville has been notorious for its large per cent, of "floaters." The agreement is signed by the central committeemen of both parties, all the candidates and twenty well-known political workers of both parties. The candidates and all others signing the agreement are bound on their honor not to use money or anything of value to influence the suffrage of any voter. A Big Navy. The papers today inform us that in his speech at Mobile President Roosevelt argued in favor of the big navy. He did nothing of the kind. On the contrary, he rather seems to oppose a big navy, if we may j'.dg: him by his speech. Here is wl.at he said: If we build the canal we must protect it and police it ourselves. We must, therfore, bring up and keep our' navy to the highest point of efficiency. In the event of war tve American people must rely upon its volunteer soldirs, and while it is comparatively a simple feat to quietly train a man to be quite a good soldier, you can neither improvise a battleship or the crew of a battleship. It is not necessary that w should have a particularly large nivy, but it is necessary that, ship for ship, it should be a little the best in the world. There is no man in the country, not even among those v ho argr.e against militarism, who will not sympathize with this view. We all of us want the best navy in the world, though no one wants the biggest navy in the world. The President himself says that we do not need "a pnticularly large navy," nor do .ve. But we do need, if we are to hav a navy at all, one that shall be better and more efficient than that posissed by any other power. It is quality rather than size of which the President speaks. Election and Election Officers. The city election will be held Tuesday, November, 7. Polls open at six in the morning and close at six in the eening. There is only- one voting place in each ward, consequently each ward is a preceinct in city elections. . The first ward votes at the court house, the second at the city hall and the third at the Reeve grocery store west of the Marble building, almost west of John Blain's. The election commissioners are Arthur Underwood and Oscar Porter, who have charge of printing the ballots and with the city clerk canvass the votes and declare the result the day following the election. The other election officers are as follows: First ward, Inspector Rudolph Keller, Tudges"Ferdinand Eich, H. H. Bonham, Clerks, J. W. Thayer and Dick Shakes. Second ward, Inspector Fred Shearer, Judges, M. Allman, C. R. Leonard ; Clerks, A. B. Cleveland, Robert Gough. Third wrad, Inspector Edward Gibson, Judges, John Ashtqn, F. M. McCrory; Clerks Charles Turner, V. A. Rhinehart. James Staley, of Philadelphia, stopped here on his way home from South Bend to visit her brother, J. J. Staley and his fath er, S. S. Staley, who has been quite sick for sevt ral weeks at the home of his son irr this city.

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