Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 1, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 October 1908 — Page 1

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VOTING PLACES ARE ANNOUNCED

PLACES WHERE THE BALLOTS ARE TO BE CAST IN THE SEVEN PRECINCTS OF CENTER TOWNSHIP. Trustee Fred Corse has announced the voting pläces for the seven precincts of Center township. 1st Precinct Tn the rear of the new Disher building on Michigan street. 2nd. Precinct In the court house basement. 3rd Precinct Residence of A. E. Massena, west of Tribune office on west Laporte street. 4th. Precinct 'American house adjoining L. E. & XV. tracks on west South street. 5th Precinct Residence of Herbert Gibson south of viaduct on south Michigan street. Gth Precinct Paint shop, neat the Ebert bottling works in rear of east South street, near Yellow river. 7th Precinct At In wood. Although the election is only four weeks off, it seems as though the campaign has hardly begun. It is conceded by both parties that the 1908 campaign is the mos, apathetic for years. It is hoped that things will liven up some, at least toward the close of the campaign. LARGE CROWD AT OPENING. Orpheum Theatre Crowded to Its Capacity on Presentation of "ihe Fighting Parson. The new Orpheum theatre played it.; opening attraction Mon day evening. The house was filled evening. The house was crowded to its capacity, and Manager DeWitt states that over one hundred were turned away. The play was a success and took well with the enthusiastic audience. It developed th;:i the Fighting Parson did most i his fighting mentally, and off tin- itage. The whole play presented an interesting plot, with a good moral tone, and all parts were-well acted. The new theatre presents a neat ippearance, and although someAtiat small in quarters, marks quite an advance in tht theatrical growth of the city. That the public was pleased is shown by the already heavy advance sale on "The Devil," which shows here Thursday night. IF TAFT WINS. Nappanee Will Get New Busi ness Block. Nappanee will get a fine new business block next year pro vided William Howard Taft is elected president of the United States next November. On tht other hand If William Jennings Bryan is the people's choice the building will not be built. The building referred to will be built by Wisler brothers on the northeast corner of the public square. v x Confessed He Was the Ghost Helmer, Steuben county, was in the throes of haunted house sensation until a young man was .forced by the president of a vigilance committee to confess that he played lire ghost. Parties were organized at points ten to fifteen miles away to visit the house and watch for the ghost. 'Meantime the property suffered all sorts o depredations. SUPERINTENDENT OF t

LEAGUE LAYS PLANS FOR SALOON WAR

The Rev. E.S. Shumaker, superintendant of the Anti- Saloon League,which will have general charge throughout the state of the work of eradicating saloons under the authority conferred by the county local option, law Thursday outlined the plans of the league in regard to the enforcement of the county local option law, as far as determined. "Our first move," said he, "will be to petition for elections in a number of counties simultaneously. The purpose of bringing a number of elections al the same time' is to make it difficult, if not impossible, for the brewery and saloon interests to colonize voters and carry the elections by tricky methods, such as might be possible if they were able to concentrate their efforts in a single county. The first elections will be in counties where there is a pro nounced sentiment against the liquor traflc. The new county local option law will not become effective for about thirty days. It will not be pubFshed before that time according to attaches at the office of the secretary of state and the State Printing Board. The former office has charge of the com

CITY HEALTH REPORT.

Four Births and Five Deaths in City During September One Contagious Disease. During the month of September there were five deaths in the city of Plymouth, and four births. Only one contagious disease, which was measles, was reported. There were three bodies shipped hce for burial. The causes of the five deaths win , catarrh, organic disease of the heart, apoplexy, old ag.r, and ir.rlamrr.ation of the stomach. The general health of the city is good, not a quarantine case ex isting anywhere in the city. Game Wardens Active.. Deputy Fish Commissioner John E. R'gney, of Goshen, and Andrew Yanderford, of Columbia City, are again patrolling the lakes of Kosciusko county. They visited Warsaw and vicinity (Tues day afternoon. New Suits Filed. State of Indiana versus Glen Shearer for provoke, transcript from Justice Young's court. State of Indiana versus George Dcnman, for surety of peace, transcript from- Justice Young's court. COMPANY I WILL GO TO PERU LOCAL MILITIA HAS AT LAST SECURED USE OF A RIFLE RANGEPROMOTIONS RECEIVED IN THE COMPANY. Company I, cf the Indiana National Guards of this city, Arhich ;s the' only company in the Third Regiment without a rifle range, nas been granted the use of Captin Wm. Shunk's range at Peru, and will spend three days in that :ity, beginning with Monday, Oc.ober 12th, at target practice. Company I has several excellent marksmen, but the company showed 'up poorly in the recent contests on account of the total lack of range practice. In other respects, such as appearance.drilling ability, morality etc., the recent inspector's report, rates the .ocal company, as first class. The following privates and non jommisioned officers have received warrants of promotion. Privates Guy Crawford, Wm. Shirar, Dennis Harris and Frank Powell have been promoted to corporals, and corporals George I'ifer. Lloyd Zumbaugh, and Emmet Field, have been advanced to he rank of sergeants. Speaks at Richland Center. Herbert E. Hess of this city, addressed the Republican Club at Richland Center, Fulton county, .tonday evening. About one hundred farmers assembled at the High School building, and enrolled themselves as members of the Republican club. Later in the evening the room in which the address was delivered was completely filled. Fulton county is lining up for Republican candidates, and enthusiasm is rip ening. . A Painful Accident. Austin Druckmiller, living near Burr Oak, met with a singular mishap 'last Saturday morning. While milking, the cow jumped against him, knocking him over md 'stepping on his left leg,break !ng the bones just above the ankle. ANTI-SALOON pilation of the laws for publication and the latter has charge ol the publication. The copy is al ready in the hands of the state pirnter. The state printer has to have time to print and bind .over 20, 000, copies of the act ; these cop ies must be prorated among the county clerks of the state for distributation at the rate of thirty copies for every 1,000 votes cast at the last general election, and the last county clerk's receipt must be returned to the secretary of of State "office before the act has the vitality of law. Then Governor Hanly will issue a proclamation declaring the law in effect "How soon will the Anti-Saloon League put the machinery of the law in motion ?" was asked of Mr. Shumaker. "We shall not be in a hurry, he said. "Our plan will be to wait until the November elections are out of the way and partisanship has had time to subside. My pres ent impression is that the fight to wipe out saloons by elections with the county as the unit will not begin in a general way until next spring. It will be our pur(Continue! to page 8.

Wm. SCHROEDER

IS ACQUITTED JURY DECIDES HE DID NOT STEAL $242 FROM AARON JOHNSON IN FLOSINZIER SALOON AS WAS CHARGED. The case of State of Indiana versus w m. öcnroecicr ior granu larceny, was begun in the Mar shall circuit court, Monday afternoon. The case went to'the jury at :5 : 10 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. About .":00 o'clock the jury returned with the verdict of "Not Guilty." Ihe charge was that on July 0 of this year, Johnson who resides on a farm 1 1-2 miles west s of Donaldson, came to Plymouth and drew $500 from one of the banks, after paying a note at the bank, he had 2 12.S0 left which he deposited in a leather bag and put the same in his pocket. Later in he afternoon he landed in rlosinzier's den on Michigan street where he was relieved of his wad. Johnson had been shaking dice vith W m. Schroeder, Clarence Glass and others and accuses hem of robbing him. Johnson was put on the witness stand Monday afternoon, and tes tified little toward helping the case for the state. His memory was feeble concerning the whole affair and got things mixed some what, and didn't even know whose saloon he was in. Several other witnesses will be examined who may help prosecution. Attorneys leaner and .uartinuaie represent the defendantbehroeder, while Prosecutor Molter and Attorney Wise, are presenting the case for the state. The principal witness for the state was Otis- Ktbert, who turnd State's evidence. Kebert tcsified that he was in Flosinzier's saloon at the time of the theft. He narrated how Johnson became in volved in a quarrel over a game of dice. Later Johnson ordered drinks, pulled a bag from his pocket containing a large sum of money. From this bag money was extracted in payment for the Jrinks. Kebert testified thnt later, Johnson removal his coat which iie placed over a chair, while he went to the closet. While John son was gone, Kebert told how Wm. Schroedcr searched through the pockets, found money, and calling Kebert, and Clarence Glass to follow him, the trio made for the Washington school house yard where the money was divided. Kebert testified to receiv ing a part of the money, in paper md cold. Charles Miles, another witness for the state, said lie followed the irio to the school house yard, and witnessed the dividing of the money. Asked what he was doing in the Flosinzicr saloon, he stated that he had been hired by one Mrs. Freeman, to watch for her laughter. Mrs. Freeman, on the tand denied this latter testimony as being utterly false. Schroeder made a complete and total denial of the whole affair. He said he had not talked to Johnson, Keuert nor uiiss, on me night of the robbery. He said he had not even been in the back part of the saloon where the robbery occurred. He had been talking to one Hostctlcr, in the front part of the saloon during the entire time, so he said. In this he was borne out by Härtender John Zeiders, Hostetler and Fennimore Casler. The whole case seemed to con sist of charges, followed oy complete denials Chas. Miles is becoming quite deeply involved in the case. It developed from testimony given that he knew of the affair, at the time, on Thurs day, July 30th. Nothing was revealed, or done until the following Sunday, when Miles went to Johnson and told him that if he would give Miles a promisory note for $50", payable upon the return of the stolen money then Miles would swear out affidavits. Johnson consented, gave Miles the note, and that afternoon (Sunday) Schroeder was arrested at a ball game. Whether any action will be taken against Miles for his dastardly part in the affair has not been revealed at present. The testimony of witnesses was concluded Tuesday morning, and arguments were begun. The witnesses in the order of their examination were Aaron Johnson, John Peterson, Charles Miles and Otis Kebert for the state, Fennimore Casler, John Zeidcrs, Clarence Hostetler. Daniel Vbrcis, Mrs. Freeman and Wm. Schroeder for the defense. The arguments of attorneys were concluded at .1:30, which was followed by instructions! from the court. Showing Them Up. The Warsaw Times is showing up the official record of Democratic officials in Kosciusko county. It shows 4.r)0 errors in the road tax book of one township alone. The look was prepared by County Auditor John C. Beagle, a Democrat.

AN EXCELLENT LECTURE.

University Extension Course Begins Series With Constantinople. 'Hie city of Constantinople, with its history, its scenes,', the time of its supremacy, its blunders and barbarisms was the subject of the first of a series of six lectures, to be delivered in this city, by Prof. Jerome Hall of Chicago, Friday evening. Only a fair sized crowd greeted the able lecturer, at the Webstr school building. With an excess of beautiful scenes, the city and its mixture of inhabitants was most ably de scribed. An excellent idea of this, once the most powerful city in the world, and now most obscure in learning ,was to be had by listening to the lecture of Prof. Hall. On every other Friday night, beginning with last Friday night, a lecture will be given on the cities of St. Petersburg. Vienna, Berlin, Paris and London, respectively, making in all six lectures. Prof. Hall proved himself to be most capable, and will no doubt be greeted with a larger crowd on Friday Oct. Iß, when the next lecture will hi delivered. The school management will endeavor. to secure a situation more centrally located for the remaining lectures. GOOSE EGG ARG0S GRAYS CLIPPERS SHUT OUT VISITORS IN EXCELLENT GAME BY SCORE OF 4 TO 0 TOTAL OF - 25 STRIKEOUTS. . Supported by 200 rooters from their home town, the Argos Grays gave up their last pretenses to county championship Sunday, when they were defeated on the local diamond, by the shutout score of 1 to 0. The game early resolved itself into a pitchers battle, witliPat Linsley, pitching for Plymouth, holding the easy advantage over Middleton. The Argos boy however threw an excellent game, and ako showed up the best batter on the Argos team. The fact that a toal of srikeouts was secured, shows what part of the game the respective pitchers played. Linsley fanned 14, while Middleton struck "out 11. Five hits were landed by the Plymouth boys, against two scraggy hits secured by the Grays. The four runs that were scored by Plymouth were made, two in the fifth and two in the seventh innings. The infield lost the game for the visitors, with six errors. Only two scoreless errors were made by the Clipper-;. Blosser did his usual work nt the bat, landing a three base hit in the seventh, thereby scoring a man. The lineups were as .follows : Arcros Middleton F. Helsel Evans Cannon FJerrv II. Helsel Howell Yates Anderson Plymouth p Linsley c Horn lb Collier 2b Harris 3b Blosser ss Teliav If Maggert cf Spade rf Ulrich The features of the game were the pitching of Linsley and Mid dleton, the 3 base hit of "Blosser, and a difficult liner caught by Tehay. Up to the fifth inning the ?amc was scoreless. In this inning the locals secured two hits, the Grays erred twice, and the first two scores, were made. The attendance was large. Time of game 1 :40. Otis Wickizer did the umpiring and somewhat redeemed himself from hc deal which he handed Plymouth at Argos a k W weeks ago. Although it was announced that there would be no more games, the Nappanee Tigers asked for a rubber game, which will be played here next Sunday. Both teams have won a game, and the lineups will be the same as the Bremen erame. when th? Clippers defeated the Tigers score 2 to 1. Marriage of Former Plymouth Girl. Newt has just leaked out of the recent secret marriage of Miss Mabel Thompsons comely young lady of Argos, Ind., who for some time past has been a waitress at the Teegarden hotel, and Fin Young, a wellknown young man, who holds a responsible position at the plant of IUtckingham Hros. Co. The couple went to Chicago Saturday on the 1 :20 train and were married in that city, returning afterward but intending to keep the matter quiet for a time. However, some of the inquisitive friends got wise and at the Buckingham factory the groom was given a shower of rice and old shoes. The young couple have the well wishes of hosts of friends La Porte Herald. Miss Thompson formerly lived in Plymouth, she has relatives and is well known here.

GERMAN CHURCH HAS MINISTER

REV. CARL FRITSCH 'OF SHARPSBURG, PA.WILL TAKE CHARGE OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THIS CITY. Rev. Carl Fritsch and family arrived in this city Friday evening from Sharpsburg, Pa., and he will take charge of the German Evangelical church in this city. The Lutheran church has been without a minister since last April, when the last minister, Rev. G. Mahlberg, left. Since that time the trustees of the church, F. H. Kuhn, John Kuhn, Morris Selknian, Geo. Saeger, and Otto Weber, have been making efforts to secure a minister. The synod recommended Rev. Fntsch, who desired a change in pastorship, and having had charge of a country congregation, wished to move to a citv where educational advantages might be had for his, children. Rev. Fritsch is 45 years of age, has a wife and ihree children,the oldest of whom is 15 years. The new minister held his first services Sunday morning. The services were held in German in the morning and English in the evening. The new minister comes highly recommended from his recent congregation, which did all in its power to retain him. Since the donation of the $4000 mortgage against the church, by the will of the late Mrs. Klinghammer, the German church is entirely out of debt. The church is in firstclass repair, and the parsonage has been recently repainted, and , remodeled throughout. At present the German congregation comprises 35 families. JOHN K. DICKIE DEAD. Former Resident of Plymouth Passes Away at Boise, Idaho. John K. Dickie, a former resident of this city, who with Frank Xicolay owned the barber shop in the basement of the Corbin block, ome years ago, died at Boise, Idaho, Monday Sept. 21, and was buried on the following Wednesday. Jtwin Kellogg Dickie was. born "n Kalamazoo county, Mich., Nov. IS, 1872. He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Dickie. His early life was spent on a farm. Afterwards he learned the barber trade, which occupation he followed for 12 years. He was married to Lizzie L. Bigelowof Kalamazoo, on October 21, 1S0C. Af'cr living eight years in Plymouth md LiPorte, Ind., and Kalamazoo; Mich., the couple went to Idaho on account of Mr. Dickie's health. For the past three years Mr. Dickie lived at Twin Spring. He is -survived by a wife .ami two -hildren, Arthur and Louise, his nother. two 1 rothcrs. Ernest and Isaac Dickie, the latter living in Boise. Idaho, at whose home the deceased passed away. Mr. Dickie was a eat lover of music, and sang with the Apollo club and various choirs. He was also a faithful worker in the Knights of Pythias and Ben Hur lodges. Reynolds Suseland Nuptials. Miss Aimee C. Suseland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Suseland, and Dr. George bord Reynolds of South Bend, son ol Mrs. G. R. Reynolds, were united in marriage at the St. Thomas' Episcopal church by Rev. V. S. Howard Monday evening. 'Miss Hazel Dell Neff, was maid of honor and the Misses Jackson and Jacox, were flower girls. Miss Estella Reynolds: sang "O Promise Me." Messrs. Clifford Burkett and Ed. Dan forth acted as ushers . After thcceremony the guests repaired to the residence south of this city, where a three coure dinner was served. Later in the evening the bridal couple were driven to South Bend via r.uto, where they will reside tn the future. A1x)iit seventy-five guests were present at the reception and ban quet. Among those present from out of town were, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Louis McDonald, Miss Estella Reynolds, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. John Grimm, Mr and Mrs. Ed Collmcr, Mrs. Theodore Hannen and daughter Miss Margaret of South Bcn'd ; Mr. and Mrs. XV. A. Whiteman, Mishavaka. Atend Reunion of the Ninth. Jones Grant and wife of Bour bon, Washington Kellv of Ply mouth, and Geo. H. Wilbur of Wisconsin, who has been visiting with friends in this city, left for Michigan City Friday, to spend a couple of days attending the re union of the 0th Indiana Regiment. All three of the above gentlemen were members of Company D, which enlisted from Marshall county.

DEATH OF JOSEPH JANKE

Well Known Marshall County Farmer Dies at Rochester. Thursday. Joseph Janke, a well known farmer who resided for many years east of Tippecanoe, died in the bhafer hospital at Rochester Thursday night. Deceased was G3 years of age the time of his death. He is at urvived by four children, two rls and two boys. One son. F d rank Janke, was a former resient of this city being deputy audi tor here, and later being einPi oved in the state bank. Mr. janke was a section boss on the L. E. & W. railway a I Argds tc- many years, before retirng Ts a farmer. He is well known n this city. Rochester Theatre -Bums. The Earle theatre at Rochester, managed by Earl Miller, was de stroyed by fire Saturday night. Hie fire was started in a peculiar manner. A wire fuse had been nserted in a block, to replace a melted lead fuse. The wire melted off and fell, red-hot upon the reel of celluloid film. The film imme diately caught fire, and ignited he building. The loss, not cov ered by insurance is about $500. BIG STORM IN LA BOR CONVENTION FEDERATION OF LABOR PLACES ITSELF ON RECORD AS BEING OPPOSED TO THE ANTI SALOON LEAGUE Under the control of delegates representing the brewers and their allies, the Indiana State Federation of Labor in the clos ing session at Vin"tennes,vshowed its hand by adopting resolutions criticising the Anti-Saloon League and James E. Watson. Ihe federation capped the cli max of a series of remarkable performances by adopting extreme anti temperance resolutions which as-sail the Indiana Anti-Sa-loon League and declare for the right of the individual to drink anything he pleases and not what fanatical reformers may permit him to imbibe." Ihese resolutions' were intro duced by Edgar L. Brown of Terre Haute, ex-president of the State League of Bar-tenders. They were presented on the opening day of the session, but not un til near the close of the conven tion did any one believe they had a chance of passage. The liar-ten ders, brewery ' employes and allied craftsmen, aided by pressure from the outside, organized a campaign, however, and in the closing hours of the federation s session put the resolutions through by a vote of twe to, one, eighty-six ballots being cast for the resolution and forty-three aainst it. This final act, indicating that the federation had passed into the complete control of the liquor el ement," immediately caused a rupture that is likely to prove of incalculable damage to the trades union movement in Indiana. Murmurs of dissension and dis approval were heard on all sides, and some of those who voted for the resolution were convinced on sober second thought that a serious mistake had been made. The storm broke in earnest when the delegates representing the organized miners of the state,1 18,000 in number, held a confer ence and freely spoke their opin ions. George Grove of Terre Haute, a member of the interna tional board of the United States Mine Workers, said after the conference : "This action means the withdrawal of the mine workers of Indiana from the state federation. We are going back to the local unions of miners and advise them to terminate their relations with the state federation. Organized lalor can not afford to be dominated by any political party or by the whisky interest. 'Hie miners, with 18,000 members, had eleven delegates. The bartenders with l..")00 members had twent-six ' delesratcs. The committee that framed the resolu tion against Watson's candidacy was composed of the same social ists and Democrat's who tried to dictate to the Republican convention last April, but were not per mitted to do so. Winona Aggies Badly Beaten The foot ball team from the Winona Agricultural School, changed cars in Plymouth Satur day en route to Culver, where they played the C. M. A. team. The teams were alout matched in weight, but the Aggies knew little or nothing about the game. The score at the close of the game was announced as being GO to 0, in favor of Culver. The mix-up was said to be no game, only a walk away.

DIVORCE IS ON INCREASE

THIRTY-SEVEN SUITS FIL ED IrLMARSHALL COUNTY SINCE JAN. 1 IS OVER 25 PER CENT. OF MARRIAGES. The divorce evil in Marshall county, is steadily on the increase and is becoming a menace in its proportions. Since January 1st of this year, thirty-seven discontented men and women in this county have applied for a lecal separation irom those whom they havei sworn to always love, honor and i obey. The fact that for the entire vear of 1907, only 38 divorce cases were filed, shows that the evil is on the increase. In the same periou oi time ior last year, tlie total n umber of divorce cases filed was The proportion of divorce cases to 'the number of marriages in the county from January 1st, to the present time, is the high figure of 26 per cent. In other words if these figures are maintained, then out of every four marriages in Marshall county ,one is an unhappy one. The total number of mar riage licenses isued since January l, is 140. Divorce cases, also con stitute exactly twenty-five per cent of all cases criminal and civil, filed in the 'Marshall circuit court. Since Jan. 1, the total number of cases filed were 148, of which" 130 were civil, and 18 criminal, out of these the 37 divorce cases then form 25 per cent, of total number hied. .While divorce for this vear sJiows an increase over last year, so does the number of marriage licenses issued show a, decrease. From January 1 to Oct. 3, 1908, 140 licenses to marry were issifed. In the corresponding period in 1907, there were 157. Where the present rate of unsuccessful mar nages is zG per cent, in the corresponding time of last year it was as low as 18 per cent. 1 This increase is true in spite of the active crusade being fought asrainst the divorce evil. bv the combined efforts of every minis ter m the city, who refuse abso lutely to marry any divorced per son. The fact that of every four marriages, one should result in a divorce suit, seems almost impossible, but the ratio is a fact nevertheless. The Argos Editor Again. Everyone 'in this vicinity who reads any newspaper whatsoever, will remember the storv about tlie two young ladies from Moinit Carmel, Ind.; who made a joke of themselves at Princeton, Ind., by loosening the crupper of their horse's harness to permit him to drink. That story went the rounds of the press in 'this end of the state, was published in the Tribune on Sept. 11. Of course it is natural that the editor of the Argos Reflector would be the last to clip the story, and joke of aVt jokes, it appears in the Reflector this week, with the girls coming from Plymouth, and amusing the youth of Argos. Another Hazer Fined. Walter Poor, who was also named in the affidavit sworn to by Samuel Jordon, charging assault upon the person of his son George Jordon, was brought before Justice Young Wednesday afternoon, plead guilty to helping cut young Jordon's hair and was fined with, costs $9.05. He was also released on his own recognizance.

SSTEM CP PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN INDIANA IS COMMENTED UPON

In a letter just forwarded to Thomas F. Kane, of Seattle, prescient of the University of Washington, Fassett A. Cotton, who lias held the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana for almost six years, offers some interesting comments m the school system of this State. Under the heading of "Unit of tlie School System," Mr. Cotton says: "The unit of the sytem in Indiana is the township, in which ne trustee, elected by the people, is held responsible for all school work. It may be proper to say here that tlie chief adverse criticisms to this arrangement have been three: (1) Too great power is placed in the hands of one man with no check on the expenditure of funds; (2), no educational qualifications for this official; (3), incongruity of the ttiple duty placed oh the officer, namely, look ing after the. paupers, the roads amf ditches and the schools. "The first defect has lately been remedied by law by the provisions of an advisory loard of three members to check up the trustee's accounts, pass on bill's, etc. Tlie second is being greatly eliminated Nby the people, who attach great

NEW STANDARD VEHICLE

Studebaker Automobile Company to Introduce New Types of Auto Buggies and Surreys. A new sensation is promised by the Studebaker Automobile Co. when they place upon the market an automolwle buggy and a fourpasenger surrey. Contrary to the general run of automobile buggies this new motor follows along the line of a common motor car. It will be equipped with solid tires, shaft drive, magneto, wheel steer, force feed oiler, and air-cooled motor. Both buggies and surreys will have tops, storm fronts and storm curtains. The company believes that the new types of machines will supplant any light runabout car heretofore used in rural districts where the roads are in poor condition that caused annoyance on account of its low road clearance" of pneumatic tires. It is thought also that these new types of machines will establish a new standard in vehicles for city and rural districts. Plymouth Day Friday. The officers of the Bourbon fair have arranged Friday as Pfymouth day. The Plymouth band has been engaged for that day and the usual crowd is planning to go on Friday. FORGHtlS STILL VOMOKG CAUGHT NAPPANEE BUSINESS MEN USED NAME OF DAVID J. MILLER A WEALTHY ELKHART COUNTY FARMER. A clever forger who invaded Nappanee a few days ago is now being sought Dy several Elkhart county officers, who are anxious to prosecute him on several charges of forgery. -" Tlie fellow who had never been seen in Nappanee before, called himself Ed Miller and before he got out of town he managed to get two checks cathed, both of which were forgeries. The checks were passed on W. H. Best, owner of a grocery store. Mr. Best is out 725, while Burgcner's loss is $S.v5. The name of David J. Miller, a rich farmer residing south of Nappanee, was signed to the checks. Mr. Miller has appeared and disclaims having issued them. He declares the man who took his name is an expert forger. As soon as they discovered they had been swindled, Messers. Best and Burgener' notified the police. .The forger is described as a man slightly over five feet tall and with a smooth shaven face. He had an oily tongue. Going to the Best meat market and the Burgener grocery, he made small purchases and tendered the checks in payment. They were accepted without the slightest hesitation on the part of the business men. Nappanee people declare the forger must have investigated conditions about the town and learned that Miller was a wealthy farmer. Circulars have been sent broadcast in an effort to locate the swindler. Frost Does Damage. A heavy frost Thursday night wrought great damage to the com crop. All of the corn in the Kankakee maish region that was not out of the way of frost about one-third of the crop was killed. importance to the office on ac count of the schools. Forty per cent, of the present trustees in Indiana were elected from the ranks of school teachers. Forty per cent more are the very best business , men in the several townships men capable of considering in an intelligent way the importance of good schools and who are helping to develop our rural school system. Of the remaining 20 per cent, a large majority are not only willing but anxious to follow the wise leadership of the county$uperintendents and are in this way doing splendid work in the town ships they represent. As a consequence of the above the third de fect has been reduced to the minimum." It is explained, however, that while the township is the unit of the school system, the county is" really the unit of the school system, the county is really the unit of efficiency. "The County Board of Education," sayti Mr. Cotton, "is an ex-officio organization, composed of the county superintendent, of the township trustees and the chairmen of the school trustees of the towns and cities (Continued to page 8.)