Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 13, Plymouth, Marshall County, 31 December 1908 — Page 4

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Only Republican Newspaper in the County. HENDRICKS & COMPANY TELEPHONE No. 27. OFFICE Bissell Building, corner Laporte and Center Streets. Entered at the Fostoffice at Plymouth, Indiana as second-class matter. Plymouth, Inct, December 31, 1903. TO PLEASE THE DEMOCRATS. Anti-Saloon League Would Have Township and Ward Law, Too. R. C. iMinton, attorney for the lndiana Anti-Saloon League, 'lias a proposal for consideration by the Democratic members of the Legislature, which, lie says, will enable them to . carry; out the pledges of their State platform, while not interfering with the county option law as placed on the statue books by the special session of the Legislature in September. Mr. Minton's plan is for two local option raws, and he bases his suggestion on a theory that two liquor laws, when not conflicting and when the one last adopted does not repeal directly or by implication the former, will both stand. 'Mr. Minton has advanced the idea that the legislators may enact a law providing" for township and ward local option without repealng eitii directly or by implication the county option law. This compromise measure was proposed by Mr Minton as a meajis of placating those Democrats in the counties where a township and ward unit is desired, withou interfering with the wishes of those in the counties where preparations are already under way for voting on the saloon question under the present law. The plan was proposed by 'Mr. Minton When the legislators wire considering the county option bill in the special session, but dkl n-u . receive much consideration. TO GATHER STATE'S HISTORY. State Library Commission is Publishing an Index to Newspapers of Indiana. To meet a growing demand in In diana for data concerning the history, art and geography of the state, the State Library Commission- is publishing an ir.dex to the newspapers of Indianapolis. The indexing is done by Artena 'M. Chapman, of die Muncie public library, and the first published list appears in the current Library Occurrent the official quarterly of the commission:, just issued. "Indiana is very backward abom collecting her interesting points oi history, geography and similar matters in form for the average reader," said. Chalmers Hadley, secretary of the commission. "We took, up this indexing several weeks ago md have found it very beneficial. W e expect to keep it up, and Hater to gtt it into form vhcre it will be of great valut to any library." The Indiana commission will be represented in the League of Library Commissions, embracing thirty state; by three members of the commission when it convenes in Chicago next month. The delegates will be Mrs Elizabeth C. Earl, of Connersville, , member of the, commission; Secretary Hadley and Carrie A. Scott, assistant organizer. l"h India na commission is considering a feve to provide for examining and licensing librarians in the state, much after the method now employed in licensing scühool teachers. The'm itter will be introduced to the commission at its next meeting and an effort will be made to draft a bill for presentation to the legislature in 1911. Ohio has such a law, but it is not sufficiently well drawn to be taken as a model -or Indiana, . according to Mr. Hadley. The President and the Tariff. It is true that President Roosevelt professes little interest in the tariff question; but it is also true that the cause of tariff reform owes more to him than to any one else. The reason for this is twofold. First, he has weakened the grasp ct the corporations on the Government and emboldened the masses to voice their own desires; second, he ha surrounded himself with men who cherish progressive as opopsed 4o stand-pat policies. Consciously the President has done little or nothing for tariff reform. Unconsciously he has been promoting it through the silent evangel of his presence, radiating throughout every deportment of the Government and to the far corners of the Nation the idea that intrenched privilege has had its day and the common people may at length be heard. N The President has been able to write long messages to Congress without mentioiing the tariff; but he has not been able to prevent a universal conviction, constantly increasing in intensity, that under the square deal inordinate schedules could not long survive and the great protected corporations might shift for themselves without the sustaining arm o! the' Government. Uhabtmsivelv and almn; 4tnnhserved, accordingly, a revolution has been going on within the Republican party on the subject of the tariff. The distance (the popular thought has traveled is disclosed in Mr. Carnegie's stand for free trade in steel products and in Chairmon Payne's declaration . tor tree lumber. 1 he hrst law xA nature is 'self-preservation; and it does no need very acute discernment to see wtiat will happen when the Republican party comes to believe that high protection for giant corporations has become a millstone ubout its neck. Indianapolis Star. Pierce's Golden Blond Rio Coffee is of fin quality and i sold at a moderate price. 23d6w

INTERNATIONAL

MONEY MOVE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PRODUCE COINS IN MANY LANDS. Convention to Consider International Coinage System Will Be Held in Holland in 1909. The establishment of an international coinage will be one subject considered by the monetary convention to be held in Holland tin 1909. Several attempts have been made in the past to provide a coin or series of coins "receivable in all the principal countries at a definite value, and some of the" European naitions have formed unions throughout which certain coins pass at a specified value. Thus in France, Italy and Spain, the franc, lira and peseta pass freely at an :qual value. Bui all endeavors to bring the United States into such an arrangement in the past lhave failed. Three of the plans to issue international coins in this country proceeded to the stage where experimental coins were made at the mint. The earliest of these corns made its a'ppearance in 1668. It was- the outcome of an international monetary convention held at Paris in 1867, at which twenty different nations were represented. It was proposed to take the French five-franc piece as a basis, and to strike gold coins of the denomination of 25 francs for international use. Trying to Find Standard. To bring the five dollar gold piece to the value of twenty-five francs it would have been necessary to reduce its value seventeen and one-half cent, The British sovereign would haw .ad to suffer a reduction in value of 4 cents. A reduction fn the standard of the British gold coins was dirasteful to the representative of Great 3f."-tain an j it was suggested as a compromise that the United State gold dollars be taken as a basi which would increase the standard .-r-.ther than lower it. This suggestion did not meet the favor of the convention. The French- mint in 1S67 struck a gold coin fulfilling the reqirlrmen: of the plan considered by the convention. It was about the size of a five kwlar g"old pliece and- on the obverse iore the larreatcd head of NapoKo.i III. Under the bust was the name of ;hc engraver, "Barre." On the reversr .va a circle inclosing the inseripiion "Five Dollars twenty-'five "Francs," vhile around the border was insertd, "Or Essai iMonetaire." TY:irce duplicate of this coin in sold were given to Samuel II. Ruggles, the United States delegate t.5 ihe convention, by Senator Dumas, rresident of the French Commission on Coins and Meidals, for presentation to the President, Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and a fourth One of these coins tnrned up at tl.c Stnckney sale of last year and bro.vght specimen was given to Mr. Ruggles. 135. The new coin was of the denomination of $10, and was intended to pass for an equal value in five different European countries. On the obverse was a head of Liberty wearing a diadem ornamented with five stars. On the diadem was the word ''Liberty." Across the neck was an olive branch, to the end of which- was attached a ribbon. Bekw was tl e d ne. "1874." The reverse was divided into seven irregular sections. In the center was nscribed "18.72 Grams 900 Fine. Ubi que." In the second section was inscribed "Dollars 10." The third contained, "Sterling 2tb 1 1"; fourth. "Marken, 41.99" fifth, 'Kronen 37.31' sixth, "Gulden 20.73, and the seventh. "Francs 51.81." This com -was struck dn bronze and aluminum, but met with no better success in Congress than its predecessor. By no means discouraged, Mr. Rickford proposed two other international coins of the denominatior of half dollar and ten dollars in lfi7ü. The reverse design t of the silver rlece contained seven circles, the Irst of which inclosed the inscription "12.50 Grams Ubique" ; seconJ. "Sterling 2 12"; hird, "Marken" 2.2.V fourth. "Kronen 1.89" fifth, Florin 1.01"; sixth, Peseta 2.41"; seventh-, "Francs 2.70." The obverse design was that of -the half dollar of regular issue of the year 1876. No Dies Were Made. The obverse of the dollar piece had tihe same obverse as that of 1874, but bore the date "1876" below the head of Liberty -and the denomination "Ten Dollars." On the reverse in the first of the seven 'sections was inscribed "16.72 Grams 900 Fine. Ten Dollars." The seconkl section contain, ed the inscription in Russian "Rubels 12.58"; third, "Sterling 2.11"; fourth, "Marken 41.99"; fifth, Kronen 37.31" sixth, "Gulden 20.70" (instead of 20.73," as on the 1874 piece), and seventh, "Francs 51.81.'. So far as known, dies representing the above designs were not made. The last Un?ted States international gold coin was made in 1879 at the mint. At this time the coinage committee of Congress had under consideration a metal called goloid, the patent of Dr. W. 'W. Hubbell, -who proposed to use it for coins in denominations ranging from a dime to twenty 'dollars, with the weights and measures based on the continental metric system. Dr. Hubbell worked Oit the problem in a metrical coin of 400 even cents value, which would contain six grams of pure gold, three decigrams of pure silver and seven decigrams of pure copper, having a total weight of seven grams. This piece was close to the value of the Austrian eight Italian twenty lira, Spanish (twenty pesetas and the Dutch eight florins. Specimens were struck an gold, silver

ond copper. A specimen of similar

character was struck in 1SS0 in gold. Some of these dollar gold pieces nowrank among the very rarest of the United States experimental coins, and as much as $3C0 has been paid for a specimen. The matter never got beyond this experimental stage. WERE OPPOSED TO WOMAN. Pulaski Townsihip Trustees Elect Homer Rodgers School Superintendent. Prof. Homer L. Rodgers, 23 years Otd, was elected superintendent of Pulaski county schools Saturday by the Democratic board of township trustees to fill out the unexpired term made vacant by death of John H. Reddick. The contest for that office was made by Mrs. John H. Reddick, Miss Bisgie Tobin of Star City schools, Prof. Charles Ale of Medaryville schools and Prof. Homer L. Rogers of Monterey schools. The townsihip trustees balloted several days before a county superintendent was elected, there being opposition to the election of a woman and there being nine Democrats and three Republicans, they divided these votes six for Rogers, a Democrat, and six for Ale, a Republican. Ellis S. Rees. Democrat county auditor cast deciding vote for Rogers. STATE FOOD AND DRUG REPORT INSPECTION OF DAIRIES REVEALED GREAT NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS. Food Adulerated is no Longer a Question of Fraud But of Sanitation. Work among the dairies tic last year according to the report of II. K. Barnard, state food and dru commissioner, shows great need for improved conditions. The report embraces inspections made of drug stores, hotels and restaurants awell. There is reported to b(. Utile to do for the sanitary inspector at the drug stores. The sanitary condi tions of hotels and restaurants, 'howover, was a source of some complaint Many other classes of business were inspected, all being reported in rood condition except the poultry houses General improvement in oil lines of business is noted. "Food adulteration," it is stated "'is no more a question of fraud it has become a question of sanitation We must not longer ignore the important fact that food, though chemically pure, may 'be sanitarily unfit to ea-t. Much has been accomplishcr' along this line during the last year, although but four inspectors have been in the field, yet they have ma le altogether 7,026 inspections in 24? cities and towns in the state. "Out of 503 dairies inspected 7 wc.e found to be in excellent condition 75 in good shape, 222 fair, 135 poor and 64 bad. Results of the work among the dairies shows a great need for improved conditions at this imrortant place of food production Much is being done by the dairymen and, although the results of th's year's work show little Improvement over last year's, on the whole t'.c success of the inspectors is arousin interest and stimulating the dairymen to greater energy in the production of wholesome milk. "Of the 1,577 groceries inspected 44 were1 an excellent condition, 71 jfood, 727 fair, 76 poor and 12 bad. The grocery trade has made a great advance in the way of conducting business. While the inspections still show far too many groceries in the fair and poor list, the general improvement in tie year just past has been very marked." The Influence of the Local Paper Interesting figures compiled by M. W. Lawrence, manager of two farm journals circulating in Ohio and in Michigan, show that 77 1-2 per cent, of the farmers of those states do not take any of the popular national magazines. In other states Mr. Lawrence belives this percentage will be found to be even greater. In many communities the local paper must be the only reading matter that enters the home. In some cases it i everything from cook-book to Bible. Such a paper must exercise a tremendous influence on public opinion and upon the "buying public." The local merchant often fails-ro see that he has right at hand the means of combatting mail order houses. An advertisement in his local paper will carry more weight than all the catalogues and national advertising that a mail order firm puts out. Concrete Poles the Standard. According to the Publicity Bureau of the Pennsylvania railroad, the experiments with reinforced concrete telegraph poles at 'Maples, nd., have proven ti'ne efficacy of that kind of material and concrete reinforced by steel, will be the standard hereafter. There were fifty-three pol;s erected near Maples nearly two years ago, and they are lodav as good as the day they were erected. Similar experiments are now being made at New Briton, Pa. The scarcity of wood poles makes the experiments with concrete all the more important. Syracuse Has Many Laborers. The town of Syracuse whh a population of only a little over 1,000 in-, habitants, has a very large numbr of laboring men. The Sandusky Portland cement company alone has a pay roll of nearly 300. The Advance Radiator company, which recently moved there from Warsaw, is now employing about 55 men and the smaller institutroms of the own.ane now working a nulmber of men. There are at least 400 men now employed in the town of Syracuse.

OLD QUESTION DECIDED BY COURT

CONCERNING THE KILLING OF ANIMALS ON RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. When Damages May be Collected and When They May Not is Settled for all Time. An old question that has been decided, many times Unas again been passed upon by the supreme court. The question relates to 'the killing of ainimaJs on the right of way of the inter-urban railroads. The law provides that gates at farm crossings shall be securely fastened and closed and according to the holding of the court, damages cannot bz collected for the killing of an animal that enters a right of way through a gate unless it can be shown that the employes of the railroad were negligent. This same ruling would apply where a railroad 'has a lawful fence and where a farmer has a horse or cow that gets on the road's right of way and would damage, or be the means of .throwing a train off the track. The owner of said stock is responsible for all damages where evidence is positive as to the Toad's fences being legal, as well as the owners stock being unruly u.nd unmanageable. The same rule will apply when th: railroad is neglected and can be shown also of being notified as to the condition of their fences. The railroad is then responsible for all damages that may arise from the killing of stock, killed on their rig'.it of way The laws are framed to prosecute each violator as the case may a;: ply and are just in themselves, when looked at in the right light from bo;h side of the case, as applied to law and equity. KILLED MOTHERGETS LIFE. Teachers Mistake Said to Have Made Him Criminal Is Convicted at Toledo. ' A teacher's mistake years ago is said to have resulted in Don Harvey Hazel, of Toledo, O., becoming the murderer of his mother. Hazel wasfound guilty of killing his parent ant; was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio penitentiary. When the boy was going to school 'n the earlier part of his life he is now eventeen his tutor unintentionally called h:m Hazel when s' .'e .vanteJ him to recite or to do something for her. This continued for 5om time, the teacher not knowing that Hazel was the pupil's last name The boy resented trie appellation, as there were two girls in his das-, named Hazel. When the tead'i.r 'earned her mistake she apologized but Hazel did not let the matter rest Played Truant Two Weeks. He played truant for two weeks, and concealed the fact from his parents. The .parents were notified Fearing he would be severely punish d. the lad ran away, became a tramp md evil association ruined him. On January 11, 1903, he went tr 'lis parents' home in Toledo and slew his mother by hitting her over the head with a hammer. . His father re turned from work that night an;' found the woman dead on the kitchen floor. .Money and jewelry had been stolen from a room upstairs. The nolice arrested Harvey at the home ofa woman. He confessed. Accord ing to the jury's verdict, Hazel ha -ope of a pardon or parole. He smiled when the jury gave its verdict. OIL INSPECTOR LIKELY TOGO Is Said That Sid Conger of Indianapolis Will Be Asked to Resign If reports which are quietly current in innermost political circles in Indianapolis are correct, Sid W, Conger state oil inspector, will be 'asked to resign as soon as Thomas R. Marshall assumes the duties and responsibilities of governor of Indiana next month. Conger, who is a rampant Republican has f.ield the office of state oil inspector for a long time. It is one of the most desirable of all the state appointments from the standpoint of patronage, as the state inspector has the appointment of thirty-four deputies. These thirty-four appointment? can be spread over the entire state in such a way as to command great influence for the party in power. It is very apparent, therefore, that it is most desirable for tihe new governor to secure control of this patronage. By means of it he can exercise powerful influence in the interests of his party; in all parts of the state and by neglecting it he would cause more (trouble than any governor would care to invite. It seems evident the new governor has not failed to realize this fact an 1 the story is quietly told, therefore, that one of his first acts will be to siacure the (resignation of Congar. Ats Kic story goes this is not to be done in brutal fashion, but in a most counteous manner, but if Mr. Conger fails to take the hint it is intimated that some thing is likely to droo. The governor-elect is reported to have a great big gun ready to fire should Mr. Conger decide to thwart his purpose by refusing to resign. Whether Mr. Conner knows what Mr. iMarsthall has up ft is sleeve does not appear, but people who do know are looking rather wise. The outcome of the contest will accordingly be watcheki with greatest interest and there appears to be a very strong belief among the Democratic friends of Mr. Marshall who know what is up that the fcovernor-elect will not losein. tfte fight. This means that Sam Boys of Plymouth, will also be asked to' step Iown and out.

REMARRIAGE ILLEGAL.

Illinois Judge Gives Opinions on Union j Outside the State Ruling Affects Hundreds. Jndg Gibbons in the Circuit Court of Cook county, 111., has aligned himself with two other judges who have declared that the remarriage within a year of divorced ptrsons even when the. new marriage occurs outside of Illinois, is illeagl. Only one judge has declared such marriages legal. f As the matter has never been passed upon by the Suprem- court, Judge Gibbons' decision is sand to be or interest to hundreds, if not thousands, of d vorced people who have journeyed fo nearby states to evade the Illinois law, which prohibits these unions within a year. Judge Gibbons' decision was made in granting a decree dissolving the marriage of Edward L. Schräder an artist, amd Elizabeth Richter. "By reason of the nrany causes admitting of divorce under the laws of this; State," said Judge Gibbons, "marriage is reduced to the level of commercialism and is more baneful to society than the teaching of polygamy." Try just one package of Pierce's Golden Blend Rio Coffee and you will use nothing else after uu have tried it. PRISON FOR PRES. G0MPERS JUDGE HOLDS THAT LABOR HEADS GOMPERS, MORRISON AND MITCHEL Wt!re Guilty of Gross Contempt of His Court, and Prescribes Punishment in Prison. Jus'ticc Wright of the supreme court of the District of Columbia n Wednesday sentenced President Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, to one ve ;r in jail for contempt of court; also, sentenced John Mitchell, vice president and former president of the UniteJ 'Mine Workers, to nine months in jai Ion th-e same charg;, and Secretary-Treasurer Morrison of the federation to six months in jail. Justice Wright decided that Goniperst Mitchell and Morrison had flagrantly; violated the injuncti n granted by Justice Gould 'n the Bucks stove and range case. In the opinion, which was of extreme length, Justice Wright characterized the various utterance oi the defendants with respect to court as "utter, rampant, insolent deäjncv unrefined insult, coarse affront and vulgar indignity." The case grew out of the publication in the American Federation in its "unfair" list of the name of the Bucks Stove and Range Co. of St. ouis, against which union men had a grievance. Counsel for the company secured an injunction against Gompers and 5ids .associates to prevent further references of like character. At the conclusion of the decision the judge said: "It would not seem inappropriate for such penalty as will serve to deter others from following after such outlaw examples and will erve physically to impose obedience, "vven though late rt will serve to vindicate the orderly power of judicial tribunals, and establish over, this litigation the supremacy of law." He thereupon pronounced the following sentences: Gompers one year; Mitchell, nine months; Morrison, six months. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison were present during the entire reading tof the decision, whfch comprised 30t000 words. It was not only a personal arraignment of the conduct of the three men but a general denunciation of methods employed by organized labor. Christinas Fiction. "But, daddy, is there a really, truly Sartfy?" "Well, I just guess yes, a regular corker he is, too." "Is he nice?" "Is he? Well, I should say sol I'nt he, Mary?" "Humph! Very tvicc( as Santas go. but not very modest" "Is he liandsome, daddy?" "O, as 'handsome as a picture sparkling eyes, fine forehead, beautiful complexion very handsome, isnt he, -Mary?" "Henry, it's perfectly dreadful the way you deceive tfiat child. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You're setting him a terrible example." "But, daddy, where does he live away off somewhere?" "O, yes; very, very far." "Away off where the stork lives?" " "The storkl Who's been telling you about the stork?" "Mamma." AlcCu-tcheon in Chicago Tribune. The Wave Again. Burglaries and petty thieving maybe said to be epidemic all over the country. Railroad trains are held up, postofficc robbed, business houses broken info and foot pads (".voiding up people on the streets are of constant occurence since winter has set in. This state of affairs is an evidence of the desperation to which many people are driven by lack of employment during the winter months, and not far frcm a natural propensity -tv do unlawful acts. There are those who enjoy subsisting upon the toil and energies of others, but the number is small compared -with those wfto would earn an honest living if an opportunity presented itself. There is something wrong -with our system of government when so many persons are out of employment in a country that ought to be the busy workshop of the. world. More work at better wages would lessen' crime and close many jail and penitentiary doors.

ATTACK INDIANA PURE FOOD LAW

RESTRAINING ORDER ASKED AGAINST STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, Action Will Test the Power of Indiana Pure Food Law Model for Nation. 'Whether or not the Indiana pure food law empowers the State Board of Health to make rules governing the preparation of. foods and their sales within the State is a question raised in an action brought aganist II. E. Barnard, State Food and Drug Commissioner; Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the State Board of Health, and the other members of the board. The suit has been filed in the Federal Court by the Williams Brothers, picklers and preservers, and the Curtice Brothers Company, food manufacturers. The former firm is in Detroit, 'Mich., and the latter operates in Rochester N. Y. The action is brought on a petition for a temporary restraining order to prevent the enforcement of the pure food law, especially as it relates to the rule aaginst the use of benzoate of soda as a preservative, but it will involve the constitutionality of the law. The case was called Saturday but the State asked a continuance on tTie ground that it has not had time to prepare for trial. Great Damage Alleged. The complaint sets forth that the Williams company has invested a capital of $000,000 and ships annually into the State products valued at $40,000 and that the Curtice Brothers Company has $1,750,000 invested and ships an equal amount of products into the State. The basis for the action is that under the rule of the food and drug authorities against benzoate as a preservative, the sales of the goods shipped into Indiana have been affected to the great damage of the manufacturers and that the rule under the law is unjust to the manufacturing concerns. The field of the complaint is enlarged to show that the total output of food manufactured and preserved by benzoate of soda is $60,000,000 annually and that this is all damaged by the enforcement of the rule. The rule to which the complaint refers is known as Rule 12 and is as follows: "If it (a food) contain any added antiseptic or preservative substance except common table salt, saltpeter. anc sugar, vinegar spices or in smoked food the natural products of the smoking process or other harmless preservatives whose use is authorized by the State Board of Health it shall be deemed adulterated." Benzoate of Soda Barred. Under the new rule benzoate of soda is barred as a preservative, and foodstuffs prepared with it are judged adulterated by the Board of Health. Under the law such foodstuffs shall be marked "Adulterated." and the material designated which is used in the adulteration. The complaint sets forth that such food products as' are manufactured from tomatoes and cucumbers require some preservatives other than those recognized by the rules of tht Indiana State Board of Health, and that for fifteen years it has been a common practice t use benzoate of soda as this preservative. The case, when it comes to trial will attract national interest, as have similar suits tried in Michigan against Food and Drug Commissioner Bird and in North Dakota agjinst the commissioner of that State. In the decisions in these two States, the tomjmissjioner have been sustained by the courts in the rules they have made under the pure food laws. Indiana Law a ModeL The Indiana law is taken as a model for pure food bills which will be preserved to nearly all the Legislatures in the Union within the next few weeks. One hundred and seventy copies of the billt as prepared by the committee, of 'which Mr. Barnard is chairman, have been prepared and will be sent to the food and drug commissioners of different States within a few days. The fact that the law, taken as a model for the States of the Union, is to be attacked as to its constitutionality will draw the interest of the entire United States and of the national government. Points of Objection. One part of the Indiana pure food law is objected to on the ground that it vests legislative powers in thte State Board of Health, contrary to the State constitution. It also is alleged that the acts of the defendants in promulgating thle rules in regard to the use of benzoate of soda are void because they are unreasonable and an abuse of such powers as they may have. It is alleged that the products of the complainants are wholesome and clean , and .that the preservative as used by them is harmless. The State will be represented in the hearing by Attorney-General Jas. Bingham. Attorneys Grosvenor and Baldwin, of Detroit, have thus far appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs. To Assist the State. While not definitely known, it is understood that representatives of the standard makers of foodstuffs, whose goods comply with the Indiana law, will assist the State in defending the right to regulate under the law. "It merely means," said Mr. Barnard, "that a set of food manufacturers outside the State will come to Indiana and .try to set aside a law with which we are satisfied, with Jhich Indiana food producers are satisfied, and with which the standard manufacturers outside the State are satisfied." The State will probably seek to have a hearing on the case during the early part of February.

FAIR MANAGERS WILL MEET. Northetn Indiana Associations Including Marshall County, to Avoid Conflict in Racing.

A meeting of the representatives of fair associations in Lake, Porter, Laporte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Huntington, Fulton, Kosciusko, Lagrange, DeKalb and Whitley counties will be held at Kendallville early in January to organize the Northern Indiana Short-Ship circuit to insure continuous racing and to avoid conflict of meetings. Had Not Seen Sister for Years, t Mrs. Hannah Fuller of Bradford, 111., has been visiting -with her brother Anthony Shell in this city "for a few days, and left Tuesday morning for. Blue Island, O., where she will also visit relatives for some time. When Mrs. Fuller arrived here a fewdays ago her brother had not seen her for 38 years. Last Official Act. One of President Roosevelt's last official acts before releasing the reins of government will be to send a special message to congress on the Panama canal. After Taft returns from the Panama the two will meet and discuss any change of plans necessary and tlie president's message will be based on the discussion. DEVELOPMENT OF KANKAKEE WORKS PROMISES TO BE EXTENSIVE INCLUDING SEVERAL COUNTIES. Indications Are That The Region Will be Great Section for Growing Bountiful Crops. That the several counties bordering on the Kankakee river will gain one million in population and at least ten million dolhrs in taxable wealth if his plans are put into effect is the statement made by A. J Bunnell, of Nortli Judson, at a recent meeting oi the Kankakee Reclamation company, says t.ie Laporte Argus Bulletin. Before the operation of these plans is .possible, request must be. made oi congress for an appropriation for the removal of a sufficient amount of the limestone ledge of rock at Momence, 111., to effect a channel for the outlet of the waters of the Uppei Kankakee valley. Appropriation musi also be made to carry through the work commenced .by the land company at Monnence, thus giving a deep waterway all times of the year where the Kankakee connects with the DesPlaines and forms the Illinois, As a result of this meeting oi the Declamation company and this strong assertion by 'Mr. Bunnell, who has made a deep study., of the, matter, Mayor Darrow of Laportt stated that a meeting to bring all land owner in the Kankakee valley together in a general conference would be called The meeting will be held in Chicago in the early part of January, and ihe result promises to be of far reaching effect. The original intention was to hold the meeting in Laporte, but, Owing to poor transportation facilities, this plan was abandoned. It is the firm belief of the members of the reclamation company that Congressman Barnhart will use his influence with the Indiana delegation to bring about the desired work Confidence that the Indiana congressmen will willingly strive for an appropriation if they are fully informed of the facts of the case is. generally entertajinedK ., Each congessmanf, should be advised of what has already been done by the people of the valley and also that these people are powerless to proceed further as the -work has now assumed an inter-state character. - Ament the drainage of the Yellow River valley, Mayor Darrow received a communication this morning from thie United States Department of Agriculture to the effect that Supervising Engineer McEathron has just completed an inspection of that territory and will render a report shortly f.dith Jrecommj-ndations regarding the method to be used in controlling the waters of that river. McEathrcwi also made a brief inspection of some portions of the upper part of the Kankakee valley. The department of agriculture voices regret that there lhas been no combined and general effort to effect the improvement of the entire lower part of the stream, thus connecting the work of the reclamation company with the river at the Momance rock. The department understands that the work contemplated by the district now organized (reference being made, in particular to Porjer and Jasper counties) is merely t;i straghtening of a section of the river without connecting the reclamtaion company's improvement with the stream below, and also that the ditch will be only 50 feet wide. The deparment believes that such work will be of no advantage whatever to those who will be assessed for cost. There may be some other interest besides the drainage of fh land to subserve, the department states, but, if so, it is not acquainted with it. Barnhart on Committeeships. Representative Barnhart of the Thirteenth district lias an idea that onerous committe assignments are a handicap for one wHo desires to do things for his district, and he will not ask Champ Clark, the democratic leader of the house, to put him on committees that will consume a great deal of his time. He wants to be foot?oose in a measure to run around tihe departments and to take up such matters as may be of interest and benefit to the people who have sent him to congress. As he is a practical primer and publisher it i-s more than likely that Mr. Clark will give him a place on the committee on printing.

TnOS. CALE, OF ALASKA, MEMBER OFJLS. COMTESS. Well Known on the Pacific Slojte. His Washington Address is 1312 gth St, N. IK, Washington. D. C.

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CONGRESSMAN THOS. CALE. Hon. Tbos. C&le, who wis elected to Congress from Alaska, is well known on the Pacific slope, where be has resided. His Washington address Is 1312 9th SL, N. Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio. Gentlemen: I cn cheerfully recommend Peruna as a very efficient rem edy for coughs and colds. Thomas Cale. Hon. C. Slemp, Congressman from Virginia, writes: 'I have used your valuable remedy, Peruna, with beneficial results, and can unhesitatingly recommend your remedy u an Invigorating tonic and an effective "and permanent cur for catairh." tUn-a-Un ihe Ideal Laxative. MILLION DOLLARS DAY FOR SUGAR ONLY HALF OF THIS AMOUNT. BOUGHT FROM AMERICAN GROWER. Every Individual Consumes Half His Weight of Sugar In One Year. It -takes a million dollars a day to satisfy Uncle Sam's sweet tooth, because the averag-e citizen ;n the United States consumes half his own weight in sugar every year. These and other interesting facis are given in a statement issued by the bureau of statistics, -which' reads more like ä fairy tale for children than a government report. The total consumption in the United States in 1907, the lutest year for which the figures are obtainable, was 7,0S9,6G7f975 pounds. "Calculating this enormous total at the average retail, price of five and one-half cents per pound," the report states, "we get a total of $372, 000r 000 as its cost to the consumer, or more than a million dollars for each of the 365 days of the year." The statement shows that 21.3 per cent, or 1,511,000,000 pound of the sugar consumption of the country was of home production, 17.7 percent or 1,254,000,000 pounds, was brought from our insular possessions and the remtaininjr sixty-one per cent, or 4,367,000,000 pounds, came from foreign countries. Forty-three millions pounds -was the aggregate of the exportation of sugar from this country. The United States sugar record for 1907, was unique in that the quantity of that product imported from foreign countries was larger than ever before, the quantity brought from our island possessions -was larger than m any previous year, the quantity produced at home exceeded that of any other year, the quantity exported was larger than in any year of the past decade, and tht "per capita consumption wais the largest ever recorded, an average of 82.C pounds for each man, woman and dlwld of contineul United States. An equally interesting feature of this record year of 1907 wias the fact tJiat the production of beet sugar for the first -turne txtreeded the production of cane sugar, Ihe product of the year being, cane sugar, 544,000,000 pounds, while the production of beet sugar amounted to 967,000,000 pounds The world's production has practically doubled in the , past twenty years, having grown from 17,000.000,000 pounds in 1887 to 32,000,000,000 pounds in 1907, and while r'.ie United States consumed about eighteen per cent of the total world's production of 1R87, k consumed twenty-two per cent of the greatly increased producfTcm of 1907. Beets now supply onehalf of the grand total produced, while twenty years ago they supplied but about one-third of the total product. G. A. R. Camp Date, is Set The dates for the national encampment G. A. R. at Salt Lake City, will be Aug. 9 to I". This announcement was made by Phil Cheek, Wisconsin's member of the executive council of the G. A. R., which 'held a meeting: recently for the purpose of fixing upon the time of meeting. PLYMOUTH MARKETS. .Hens 10 Springs q Turkeys 10 to 14 Ducks 9 Geese g Old Roosters ' 5 The quotations in this paper for produce are the prices paid when paper goes to press. Prices "may vary either way before the next issue.