Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 19, Plymouth, Marshall County, 13 February 1908 — Page 4
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Plymouth, Indiana, February 13, 1903. PASS WIDOWS' PENSION BILL.
All Relicts of Soldiers to Receive $12 Per Month.
The house of representative? at Washington Wednesday passed the Sulloway bill giving pensions to widows of all honorably discharged soldiers. Mr. Sulloway explained that the bill involved an additional expenditure of $12,741,000. He described destitute widows of soldiers who were unable to secure pensions because of some technicality of the law regarding property holdings, and received applause when he said these technical-ties should be swept away. The bill increases th- pensions of Widows from $3 to $12 per month, nd it is applicable to all such pensions for less than that rate which have been or may be giante! under, existing pension laws.
SOUTH WHITLEY TRAGEDY.
Philip Cox Found with Throat Cut, and Demented Son Unconscious.
A double tragedy was enacted at the home of Philip Cox, a highly esteemed farmer residing four miles west of South Whitley, Sunday afternoon. Philip Cox, sixty years of age, was found lying in a shed like structure with 'his throat cut and gasping for breath, and he died at 4:30 o'clock the same afternoon with regaining consciousness. The arteries; of his throat were severed by two deep gashes. His eldest son, Jacob, unmarried and thirty-nine years- of age, -who was at home on a furloug'i from the hospital at Logansport, was found onlv a few minutes before in the summer kitchen in an apparently dying condition with a deep long ash in the middle of his forehead and another on the back, of his head. The soa
:as returned to the hospital Monday,
but died Tuesday morning.
How the tragedy occured is un
known as tncre were no eye wr.
nesses.
VINDICATED AGAIN" I wish to staitc over my signature that the article that appeared in the Plymouth Tribune of Feb. 3 was true. I wanted Mr. Hendricks to state the name of the firm, but he was not inclined to use the firm's name. (signed) Bertha Manuwal.
Postal Commission Reports to Congress Congress Monday, received a preliminary report of the joint commission-appointed during the last Congress to investigate the businc 5 methods of the PostofYice Department and postal service and submit fecommendations for legislation to effect changes in their administration. The commission consisting of Senators Penrose, Carter and Clay and Representatives Overstreet, Gardner (of New Jersey) and Moon, points out many objectionable features to the business methods of both department and service. Chief among the recommendations is a plan to place the the actual direction of the business of the Postofhce Department and service in the hands of an officer, with necessary assistants, to be appointed by the President "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," for long terms so as to insure the continuity of efficient service. Under this plan the Posrma?ter-Gcn-eral, as a member of the Cabinet, is chargeable with general supervisory control and the determination pf questions of policy. . The commission also recommends that the business of the department be decentralized, so as to avoid the congestion at the national capital which impairs the efficiency and increases the cost of the service; that
the bookkeeping, auditing and ac
counting be simplified, unified and centralized to obtain greater accuracy, more prompt methods and elim
ination of duplication of work; and
that the practice of requiring need
less detailed reports from small post-
offices be discontinued. The moder
ate application of tne nonaccotmting
system to small offices will elimin
ate about 30,000, or nearly one-half of. all the postofhce accounts from the
present complex report and book
keeping system, or would at least
greatly amplify the same.
The commission says: "It appears too obvious to require argument that
the most efficient service can never
be expected as long as the direction
of thhebusiness fs, as at present, in
trusted to a Postmaster-General and
certain assistants selected without
special reference to experience and qualifications and subject to frequent change. Under such a system a large railroad, commercial or industrial
business would inevitably go into
bankruptcy, and the Postoffice De
apftment has averted that fate only
because the United States Treasury
has; been available to meet deficien
cies."
The Waters of Niagara Again Be
come an Issue.
Persistent efforts -are to be made
in Congrcs to prevent the re-enact
ment of what is known as the Burton
law, passed in 1906, governing the
disposition of the waters of Niagara Falls. The object of th-.l enactment
was to conserve the waters of the
falls against the encroachment o commercial enterprise. It was des
tined as a purely temporal measure to
hi. supplanted by a general convention or treaty on this subject between
the United States and Canada, and
which is intended to cover also the disposition of other -waters forming a
boundary line between the two coun
tries. Tie Burton law expires in
less than a year and a hair. Those opposing its re-enactment for ten years, as is proposed in some quarters, declare thi. is a distinct advantage to the Canadians who, because such a large portion of the falls are on the Canadian side of th- river, are content to let existing conditions remain, in preference to agreeing to a treaty which will restrict the privileges they now enjoy. For this reason it is argued the law should not be re-enacted, as there will be greater incentive to delay in the execution of a general treaty 01: the part o: the Canadians. The question of signing a treaty covering the disposition of all the waterways between the two countries has been pending between the United States? and Great Britain for a long time. Some time this month Ambassador James Bryce, of Great Britain, is going to Ottawa for a consultation with the Canadian authorities, but whether or not this will develop into active steps toward the formation of a treaty on the general subject is not stated. The United State3 Government wants a treaty prepared and ratified at this session of Conggress if possible. A failure to reach an understanding in the form of a treaty between the two countries at an early date will make necessary the passage of some form of legislation extending the present law. Certain New York interests arc bitterly oplosed"to this plan.
Greatest Lumber Cut. More lumber was cut in the Unit J
States last year than in any other year in its history. The enormous amount of 37,.1jo,73G board feet was
jrodticed, and the mill value of this
was $021,151,3ss. In addition there
were produced 11,S 5 8,200,000 shingles,
valued at $24,155,330 and 3,812,807,000
ath valued at $11,400,570. On th:
whole, it is safe to say that the pres
ent annual lumber cut of the U. S.
approximates 40 billion feet, srd that
the total mill value of the Jimiber,
ath and shingles each year produce:!
not less than $700t000,000. These
figures give rome idea of how vast is
the lumber industry and how great the demand is for its products.
A glance at the kinds of lumber nodiTCfd shows very charly the pas ng of white pine, and oak, one the
greatest soft wood nnd the other the greatest harl wood the forest has ever
grown. Since IS'.tO the cut of white pine has fallen off more than 40 per cent, while that of -white oak has fallen off more than 3G per cent. Today yellow pine leads all other woods in amounts cut, while Douglas fir "and
this will be a surprise to many
comes second. Since 1S99 the cut of
Douglas fir ha? increased ISO per cent.
Louisiana is the foremost yellow pin state with Texas Mississippi and Ar
kansas following in order. Washing
ton produces by far the greatest
amount of Douglas fir.
Thousands Look Their Last on Portugal's Royal Slain. Thousands of Portuguese filed slowly Sunday through the cathedral of San Vincente and gazed for the last time on the faces of their slain king and crown prince. When the doors were closed at night a large
crowd awaited admission.
At 2 p. m. Monday the caskets were
closed and transported to the Pan-
theont where, with further ceremonies
they will be placed in the sepulcher. All the people wore mourning, and in passing the coffins placed beneath them floral offerings, wild flowers, violets ami other blooms. In official circles it is: believed the ceremonies 'in connection with the coronation of King Manuel may not take place for two or three months, and perhaps never, as the king wishes to inaugurate his reign with as little ostentation as possible. King hdward and Queen Alexandria, the prince and princess of Wales, Princess, Victoria, and many government official of England attended the memorial services Sunday for King Carlos and his son at St. Paul's, London. Crowds filled the streets along which the king and queen drove, and about the cathedral and within were more than 3,000 persons. The ro'al party drove in closed carriages and was not attended by an escort. Sunday passed with Senor Franco, the former premier of Portugal, still in Bordeaux, France, in seclusion. Since his arrival on Friday he has not emerged from his hotel. No ne has been enlightened as to the hour of his departure or his destination, but it is believed he will not remain there long. The former premier registered there under the name of Jean Ferreira.
Converse Comes to the Defense of
the Navy.
Admiral Converse Saturday sub
mitted to Secrctar. of the Navy Mct-
calf a report on the results of his investigation into the recently published
criticisms of American naval vessels.
Admiral Converse's report is long,
for he has felt bound to take up and answer In great detail every charge,
It is not probable that its contents will be made public until the Presi
dent has had an opportunity to read
it, if then. It may be stated, however, that the report.. undertakes to
demonstrate as clearly as figures comparisons for foreign navies and scale
drawings can establish the fact, that the fighting ships of the American navy were at the date of their design the best ships in the world of their class, and that they are today comparable on even terms with the ships of any other navy. It is declared in the report that everything that human forethought on the part of intelligent and highlytrained navy officials could do to insure this result is shown to have been done by the veteran naval . officers, both line and staff, who perfected the designs for the vessels of the new navy. Few if any, of the objections which have been found by later-day critics, were unknown to the designers of the ships, who considered them while the plans were being prepared, which, it is said, represented the necessary compromise between extreme views of different schools of construction.
Hitchcock Will Run the Taft Campaign. It has been annoimcel at Washing ton that Frank H. Hitchcock, First Assistant Postmaster General, in a few days will retire from the postal service to undertake, in part, the management of the presidential campaign of Secretary Taft. It is Hccly that Mr. Hitchcock will be succeeded as First -Vsistant Postmaster General by Charles P. Grandficld, chief clerk in the office of the first assistant. Mr. Hitchcock will probably take charge of the Taft forces in the South. It is said that the president is dissatisfied with the way the Federal officeholders handled the Florida convention and wants Hitchcock to take hold of the whole Southern situation at once as the man who. in the President's opinion, cart handle the Federal officeholders down there succc s-fully.
Fleet Encounters Storm in Passing Through Straits. The Pacific Navigation Company's steamship Orita, which arrived at Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan,
Sunday morning reports having
passed the American fleei in the strait at o o'clock Saturdav evening twelve miles east of Cape Pillar. The Chilian cruiser Chacabucto was leading. The weather was very stormy. The captain of the Orita said tint he sighted nineteen vessels in the fleet, these being the sixteen Amer-
can battle slnps the Chilian crusier
and two others, probably colliers.
He did not sight the American torpedo boat flotilla, which accompanied
the battle ships from that port, but
which turned north at Smyth Chan
nel, thirty miles rom the western end of Magellan Strait, to proceed through this passage to Telcahuano. Owing to the heavy weather the
warships were spread out over a con
siderable stretch, but all seemed to
be making splendid progress in the face of the strong winds.
Public Printer Suspended During Probe of Office. President Roosevelt Wednesday temporarily suspended as public printer Charles A. Stillingsx and appointed William S. Rossiter temporarily to that office. The action as explained officially, is to facilitate the investigation now being made of the government printing office by congress. .Mr. Rossiter is chief clerk of the census office. The president in a letter to Chair
man Landis said he believed the in
formation so important . that there
should Be a" written record thereof.
"You inform me that your coramit-
te-ehas discovered circumstances in connection with the printing office,
notably of expenditures for furniture and purchase of supplies, which make
yau feel there is great irregularity
therein," runs the letter. "You also believe the prc.ent audit system
serves to shield these irregularities
and that the persons in charge of this system exert an improper influence
not merely on the purchase of sup
plies for the government printing office but in the management of the of
fice. And you say the subcommittee feels it cannot make a satisfactory
investigation of the office while Mr,
Stillings and the persons in charge
of the audit system are in the office.
and request that I suspend Mr. Still
ings pending investigation, and also suspend the execution of the contract made under the audit system. I have
accordingly temporarily suspended
Mr. Stillings and hall put Mr. Ros-
siier in his! place, directing him to co operate in every way with your com mittec and report to nse."
As the president's, action ia sus
pending Mr. Stillings was bein an
nonnced, a committee of labr leaders
called at the White House anl presented resolutions charging Mr. Stil'ings with violations of the eight hour
law, discrimination against veteran
soldiers and the widows of soldiers,
and violation of the civil service lav
have been submitted to congress an the president.
Enoch Arden Incident on the Ohio
River Bank
Charles II. Hogan, whose relatives
supposed he died twenty years ago
has returned to Lawrenceburg, Ind. to find his wife divorcekl and remar
ried. Ilogan left that city under mys
terious circumstances. His hat and
coat were found on the river bank
and it was supposed he had com
mitteu siuciue. His wrie, till a year ago, stubobrnly refused to believe in
his death. Then she consulted a for
tune-teller, who told her that Hogan had perished m the Spanish-American war. She concluded to remarry, but not till she had taken the precaution
of securing a divorce.
Hogan says that after going away
he spent five years as a cowboy, ac
cumulated some money and entered
the sheep business. Unfortunate in
vestments reduced him to poverty
and when the Spanish-American war
broke out he joined the Rough Riders
dying comrade willed to him a mining claim in Nevada, which has plan
ned out beyond his most sanguine
hopes. While he 'was absent both his
father and mother and a brother died
Chicago to Remain "Wet."
Chicago will remain "wet" for another year. Anti-saloon forces, which have been trying for several weeks to obtain enough names to petitions to have the question of prohibition con
sidered at the next election lacked 5
000 names at midnight Friday, the
expiration of the time limit of sixty
(fays prior to the election. The li
quor interests made a counter move
by -circulating a petition for a vote on the question of pubWc policy the
closed saloon. The temperance forces
obtained 80,000 names, while their
opponents obtained 174, 14G names to a petition to have the city decide by
vote at the spring election whether
saloons shall le closed on Sunday.
O'KEEFE'S IDEA IS LAW.
The Pioneer Who Turned Interest
on Public Money Over to the People.
The Warsaw Union has a long ar
ticle on William O'Keefe the pioneer county officer to turn over to the
people all the money that properly
elonged to them and be satisfied
with the salary allowed him by law.
Mr. O'Keefe was elected treasurer of
Marshall county in 1900, and at once
i Jt into practice his original idea of v.iaking the banks pay interest on deposits of pubLic money and then turning the interest into the county treasury. He was criticis-d on .'1
sides, but he paid no attention to
riend or foe, but stuck to his system,
oaid the interest on deposits into the
county treasury. Today his idea is the law of the state and every bank
that handles public money pays, inter
est on it and hat interest enriches the county and state instead of county and state officers.
Ihe Indianapolis Sun says: It is
almost unbelievable today that any honest man or newspaper should have demanded that the people stand
the loss of thousands and tens of
thousands a year and that graft
hould wax plump and .aucy on he
public income."
"Yet for aperiod of six years af
ter the fight was first begun, the sal
aried custodians of the public mone
in state and counties succeeded in applying to their own uses $5()0,tMo
a year of interest on funds that belonged to the people. In Marion county alone the sum of $23,000 or morp a year was taken from the
people and put into the private wallets of a few men."
Mr. O'Keeef took up the fight h
the legislature and suffered all sorts
of abuse. He is a Democrat, but he
encountered as much opposition from
Democrats as Republicans.
The Indianapolis News questioned
the sanity of Mr. O'Keefe and re
joiced in the fact that the bill he wanted passed to compel the pay
ment f public money to the people
iiad been "killed in committee."
The only way in which any favor
able mention of the bill could be put into the columns of the Indianapolis News was for Mr. O'Keefe to pav $2 a line for it, set in ordinary type
and here is What he printed, paying the Indianapolis News $40 in cash:
"To the Taxpayers of Marion Coun
ty: "Yorr county has $1S7,53.S7 tinloaned school fund on hand. On this Mari'.'h county pays to the state of Indiina G per cent, interest, which amounts to $11,271.23 yearly. Your property is taxed to make up this inteiest. This unloaned school fund, together with the other funds of the coynty, is in the hands of the county treasurer. On the entire amount he receives interest which is worth $23,000 yearly. You are represented in
-the legislature by four senators and
eight representatives. See to it that they pass this bill."
Accepting the advertisement for which Mr. O'Keefe paid what The News tried to make a prohibitive
rate, the management of that paper,
to make sure that all he said should
have no weight, appended this di rectly under the paid latter:
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ROOMING A DEAD ONE.
"Treasurer O'Keefe, of Marshall
County Dchind the Times.
"William O'Keefe, the treasurer of
Marshall county, who has ichieved much notoriety by reason of the fact
that he is the only treasurer in the state who turns back mto tl e county treasury the interest on all public
money lent by him, is making a play
that his friends are at a loss to un derstand.
"Several of O'Keefe's friends think that his, head has been turned by the
public notoriety given his official ca
reer, and that he is now attempting
a 'grand-stand' play. O'Keefe was
informed of the death of the bill sev
eral weeks' ago.','
Cupid Blocked by Blizzard-
Miss Bessie Whittenburgh of De
troit, Mich, and Fred Reglin of Roy
al Oak, with two friends as wit
nesses, went to Vassar, Mich., last Thursday to get married. The wit
nesses went to the county seat, Caro,
to get the license. A blizzard stop
ped all railroad traffic and they were
forced to remain m Caro until Satur day.
The young couph who desired to wed mailed a letter on a train to Vassar to their friends telling them
to hurry back with the necessary le
gal permission for the ceremony.
The train carrying the letter got
stalled in snow.
The storm abated sufficiently late
Saturday to permit of resumption of
trains and the license finally readied
the place Sunday.
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flLUflH'S GREAT CLEARANCE SALE is now in full blast. The biggest success of the year! Folks know when they see a good thing and have kept us more than busy with our extra force, waiting on them. Come before it is too lato, for some of the bargains which wc are throwing out in every department. ' Get one of the large circulars and pick out what you are in need of. We will convince you that we are carrying out to the letter the statements and prices of this bill. Ask for stamps for all your purchases. A beautiful line of Premiums just arrived. We give you the Stamps free; besides, will sell you goods lower in price than any store in the county. Come to Allman's during this Sale for some of the Biggest Bargains You ever heard of.
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OBITUARY
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In Memory of Nancy M. Benedict.
A good woman, a beautiful char
acter, who had quietly gone in and out among our people for many years has pascd away and gone to
that undiscovered country j from
whose bourne no traveler returns.
To die is the common lot of all, and
in the economy of human existence
it is a necessary to die as it is to be
born. It is only too true that we come forth as a flower and are cut down; we tlee also as a shadow and continue no:; and the time comes all
too soon when the silver cord shall be loosed, and the golden bowl broken, and the pitcher be broken at the fountain; then it is that the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it."
The important events in the life of Nancy M. Benedict are embraced in the following: She was the daughter of Siewart and Sally Bailey, and was. born October 27, 1850. She ws united in marriage with Alfred S. Benedict May 25, 1873. To them was bom one daughter. Nora Glenn, who died at the early age of seven years. Mrs. Benedict rn'tcd with the Methodist church in the year 1871 and lived a faithful Christian life to the end of !ur existence. She leaves surviving her, her husband, Alfred S. Benedict, and Lawrence K. Carvey whom she idopted in infancy, and five brothers, I). S. Bailey of Minnesota; S. J. Bailey. Menominee, Wisconsin; W. II. Bailey, Chippewa Falls Wisconsin; W. E. Bailey, Plymouth, Indiana; W. C. Bailey, Peru, Indiana, and one sister, Mrs. Caroline Black, near Macy, Indiana. She was a devoted member of the beautiful order of the Eastern Star, having been the first worthy matron of Macy chapter at the time of its organization and served three terms as such by election, when she removed to Peru when she became connected with the Chapter at that place. On removing to Plymouth several years ago, she united with Plymouth chapter No. , serving -w'th great acceptability, in various positions, especially as Chaplin. Whatever she had to do was always well done. Her life was a continual exemplification of Christian iaith and fortitude, of wifely devotion, and sisterly affection, loving, generous and svect n disposition, the memory of heT :ife will remain a solace and a joy to all who knew her. The sorrows and shadows of life are fast falling arounl her relatives! and friends in life, and now that she is gme, they will grow broader and deeper. But around and through these shadows will shine the Tight of the purest Christian character and the sweetest affection. In coming time no thought will be sweeter to the relatives and friends she has left behind than the memory of her life, ar.d no assurance more comforting -than that, in the ages to come, her life work will receive its due reward.
The Kidneys Need Constant Help. Plymouth People Deoend on Doan's Kidney Pills. Don't Bear unnecessary burdens. Burdens of a bad back are unnecessary. Get rid of them. Doan's Kidney Tills cure bad backs ; Cure lame, weak and aching backs ; Cure every form of kidney ills. I)ts of local endorsement to prove this. Jonathan Hrown, retired veteran, formerly living on Michigan street, Plymouth, Ind., said:' "My experience with Doan's Kidney Pills purchased at the Oak Drug Store, has taught me, that for hard grinding backaches and pains over the kidney regions, Doan's Kidney Pills are not to be excelled. I am willing to give them my hearty endorsement." For sale by all Dealers. Price 50 cents. Kostcr-Milbum Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
Death of Henry Snyder. Henry Snyder, ex-county commissioner, died Sunday, at his home six miles southeast of Argos, aged 60 years. Deceased was born in Starke county, Ohio in 1847, came with his parents to German township in 1848 and this county has since been his home. He resided in German township, where he was engaged in the lumber business with his brother, Benjamin Snyder, until 1879, when he moved to the farm where he died. He was elected county commissioner in l896 and erved six years. He was united in marriage with Caroline Huff in 1878. and to this union ten children were born, seven of whom five sons and two daughters, with their mother, are now living. Henry Snyder was an excellent citizen, reared a good family and had a farm of 350 acres of excellent land finely improved. Funeral at the Argos M. E. church Wednesday; burial at Maple Grove cemetery east of Argos.
Death of Isaac Heckert. Isaac Heckert died rather suddenly
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at his borne on North Plum street, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, aged 51 years. He had been sick for a few weeks before his death, but his condition was not thought to be seriousv and his sudden demise was a surprise to his relatives and friends. . Deceased was a carpenter by trade, having worked at that occupation in this city for several years. He was an unmarried man," nd lived with his sister, Sarah Heckert, who with two brothers', Washington, of this city, and John of Chicago, survive him. Ths funeral was held at the residence on North Plum street, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Kentucky Snap Remains. Mr. Beckham thought the way to obtain a people's certificate to the Senate in Kentucky was to apply the governor's patronage and hold a snan primary. The returns' seemed to be fixed as he desired, but he is not seiv ator yet, and the probability is that he will get nothing but his crooked work for his pains.
PLAN MAYOR'S IMPEACHMENT
Four Councilmen, Tbree Reporter and City Clerks Attend Special Session.
The second act in the impeachment proceedings agains George P. McKee mayor of Logansport, came in a special session of the Council Wednesday night, when the total number present were four councilmen, three newspaper reporters, the city clerk and deputy and the two men in the lobby. The session was on a special call made after the evening papers had gone to press. At the meeting Wednesday night the routine work in the impeachment proceedings was Jone over4 as it had been forgotten in the excitement of the previous meeting. The impeachment is z for February 19.
In Justice Court Cord Miller, of Delphos, 0.t Wednesday afternoon was rendered judgment of $2.50, against Howard Taber. for money defaulted.
Want Service Law Change. A delegation of railroad officials Wednesday asked the house committee on inter-state and foreign commerce to amend the hours of the service law so as to permit the interstate commerce commission to make exceptions in the time of the beginning of its enforcement. A lack of a sufficient number of telegraphers, the officials explained, will make it impossible to respect the law, -which becomes operative March 1 of this year. The committee took no action. Opposition to the request will come from the telegraphers and trainmen who say there are plenty of idle telegraphers and who claim that the railroad officials are simply attempting to pave the way for an evasion of the law.
Murdered in Luzon. John Hantit living south of Peru, Ind., has received news that his sister, Miss Anna Hann a teacher in a small town oi: the. Island of Luzon, has been murdered and her body shipped to Peru for burial.