Plymouth Tribune, Volume 9, Number 5, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 November 1909 — Page 1

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Pastor of Methodist Church Delivers Plain Talk V Concerning Existing Conditions in Plymouth. ARE THE CITY OFFICER BLIND? Thinks Campaign for Enforcement of Law Would Be in Order and Should be the Issue Many Drunks Seen. "In the present Mayorality campaign whom do the candidates feel they muit reckon with? a have no hesitancy to answer. The liberal element, the peopU who stand for loose application of justice, and non-law enforcerntottit are the ones who hold the power. Why do not the good citizens of both parties try to dominate with a moral issue. The above arethe words of Rev. E. C. Wareing, pastor of the Methodist church, who created sormavhat of a Sensation when he "spoke out in church" Sunday evening concerning a "nominally dry but really very wie.t Plymouth." The pastor continue1 J in part as follows : A good deal of ginger coxild be put into this campaign if some would raise the cry of law enforevmen. The way it is now, there is no issue, only that of rroen, there is no contention but that of personalities andtpast records. Why could 'WK? not have Sunday closing of the business places as an issue? We have laws that will close the places of busi--nvss where it is not necessary to keep them open to susta.n life. Almost half of our business tplaces are open on tbJei Sabbath. If a. man has the least excuse to keep his store open he does it. The drug stores feel they must keep open all day. Tho cigar stores and the candy stores keep: open and sell their gooi'fe and give a loafing place for men and boys while they have no more reason nor ry?ht to do so than has the groevry and the dry goods store. The restaurants open all day on tho Sabbath not "elling the necessities of life but any thing a man wants and because wv demand it of them. Then what shall we say of our "dry sailoons." When they were under license lh:y had to close on Sunday now they are open seven Idays in the week, if they desire, selling their "dry gcods" and furnishing a loafing place for men. Then how about the enforcement of the Local Option Law? 'Men are stiil seen drunk on our streets. Where do they get the liquor that steals away tbeir brains? What shall we say of the slot machines and the speed ordinance and the curfew for the boys and girls. Do you think there is reason for a campaign issue of law enforcement? May be not but it looks like it to some peoph The day is coming in Plymouth when men viM not be afraid of a moral issue But when that day will come no one is able to say but it will come. The tiger will still enjoy his jungle until the lovers of law enforcement awaken. But they are like Jonah asleep in the h'oB of the ship while the storm of destruction rages without. x Theft the pastor cloisjeid with an appeal to the churchman to awaken to the fact that he ought to stand for something m the moral life and social life of tire community and thathe ought .to ome to stand for moral issues where they can possibly be placed in the minds of the people. Governor Was Right The subject of the sermon at the M. E. diurch 'Sunday evening was "In- tine Midst of Indecision.'" Among the many things he said two or three points are worth hearing again. What he said of interest was drawn from the speiejch the Governor made at Columbus. Ind. at the State conference of charities, in critiosm of the churches. He rvtad this sentence from the speech of the governor. "Why when the average man joins the church of today all he gets is a chance to help pay in.lnrv of tht? nreacher and to listtm to two sermons on the Sahbath and some of them not very good. The average church when compared with the old-time church dois not possess any more religion than most secret socieue. . The nastor stopped here and proceeded to explain matters. He said "If this indictment of the ohurch is true it might to be the hurtling shame of us all. Who will say the Governor is not right an'd be abfo to prove it. I say he is so near night that it hurts to have it. said. What more do any of our churches have to offeT men? The inducements of social prestige and business capital is all may offer and all some have to offer. Then after men join all they are asked to do is to help

pay the salary anjdi to say 'prayers

and listen to two sermons on each Sabbath and when thev fail to do this they are counted out of the number of those who love the Lord and seek the cause of righteousness. Now if this is all the church has to offer a man, if this is all it has to givte? him to do, then no wonder the workl is saying the church is doing little business its capital has run law and it stands for wiry little in the community. Now while the Governor's statement will apply to many df tlitei churches in the state every young .pastor who has rich blood in his veins, and the, tw'entmtb century vision in his soul will resent this indictment, that all tire church Was to offer a man is to hidp pay the salary and hear two sermons a week. For he feells in his soul that this is not the work of the clrurch, that it is a very smaH part of it. He knows howtjver that, this is all a gocid nrany men want to do and want him to do and this is his eternal discontent. He wants to do more and offer more to men. He must if he is to maintain his moral integrity. No pastor these days -.an be worth the salary he receives rf he is of valine, only to his church. He must be of value to the community and make his church to stand for something in the community. A church ought to be and must be a moral force in a community or it is a dead church. It must apologize for its existence. It has no claim on the people unless it does something for their good besides the good t does their souls, for it cannot help a man's soul'unless it goes farther and looks after his social and intellectual and moral welfare. A ihurch which is a. fact?' in the social life and the political life in d moral life and the ccoonrrric life of the city has no need apologies for itself. PROSECUTIONS UNDER FOOD LAW EIGHTEEN CASES WERE WON AGAINST OFFENDING DEALERS IN SEPT. Fines and Costs Paid for Month of September Amounted to $351.80. Indianapolis, Oct. 28. Fines and costs thajt weru imposed in 18 cases brought under the state food and drug laws in Septem ber amounted to $351.80, according to a report prepared by H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, for, publication in the monthly bulletin of the state board of health. The fines were from suits filed against deaflers for various violations of the pure fookl laws, among which were the following: Druggists for selling tincture of iodine which was below standard; restaurant keepers for ntai-; lining insanitary premises; sdda pop dealers for selling pop preserved with salicylie acid; summer drink dealers for selling summer drinks preserved with benzoate of soda; like dealers for selling summef drinks sweetened with saccharine and confedtioners for selling ice cream below the standard (8 per cent of butter fat). Most of the work , of inspection for the month was confrneU to canning factories that being the month when these establishments were most active in hauling the tomato crop. A special report on this work is being prepared for issuance in bulletin form, but it repontekl that for the most part the factories were found 'trying to meet the requirements of the state fodd laws. Inspection of hotels and groceries showed lititle improvement. Poultry houses were found in better condition than was expected. Meat markets showed improvdd conditions. More than half of the grocery stores inspected of which there were 74, were in good condition. The attention of the field inspectors has been called to the hot chestnut men, who have set up their little stand on the street corners ojml at alley entrances. The chief of the department recently watched the process of one of these deallers and found that when he prepared to pull a hot chestnut from the fire, he invaribly wet the (tips of his fingers with his tongue, then picked out a nut arid dropped it into a pan of water to break the shell. Whatever microbes were trans mitted from his tongue to tho nut were spread, through the water, tot the meat of that an'd other nuts. Communion Service Held. A communion service of the Church of Brethren, m West township was held tmUer the di rection of S. S. Sanger of South Rend, FrY'ay night. Anong the members of the church, who were former residents, and who attend ed were Mrs. J. A. Mock and daughter Edith, and 'Mrs. Lillian Sossman of South Bend. About fifteen out of toKvn members at tended.

FRED SEIDER IS CALLED

HAS RESIDED IN PLYMOUTH AND MARSHALL COUNTY 60 YEARS. Was Victim of Paralysis Having Suffered Third Stroke Sunday Has Many-Friends An oTd settler, and well known citizen was called in the death of Fred Seider which occurred at his home on north Michigan street at 12:00 o'clock Thursday, night. Defcith was the result af a stroke of paralysis, he having suffered a third stroke on last Sunday. He was 72 years of age a't the tune of his death. Coming with Ins parents to this country from Germany, when a boy 12 years of age, Fred Sei der has been a resident of Marshall county for sixty years. He ownekl a, farm west of Plymouth, about four miles, and resided tliere until five yars ago, when he moved to Plymouth and lias nlsided in this city since. He h survived by his wife, whb was Elizabeth Stuck, and three sons, William, of Chicago, lUouisj of Syracuse. Ind., antJ Isaiah, of Plymouth, atVd two taughters, Mrs. San tturgener of Donaldson and 'Mrs Charles Anderson of Plymouth. He has two broth ers hvrng .Augustus, living at Twan Lake, and Christopher at Hamlet. The furferal was held at the Reformed church in this city Sunday afternoon aft 2 :00 o'clock, interment at Oak Hill. : VOX POPULI. . Argos Writer Says Sentiment is to Let Court House Suit Stop. Perhaps the editor of the Democrat will. change his opinion o? the "Universal senttmer.t of the laxpii i i ' lxing vAth him 1 i Ness in the suit against -the county comm'issaoners by reading the following communication by rank Sundoyn tt the Argos-Reflector, and published in that paper this week Editor Reflector I read the following from the Plymouth Democrat of las week. "The reversal of the decision of Judge Siammjl Porker came as a surprise" to the people generally and the taxpayers of th'a county will not be pleased with it." We generally form our opinion of this workl and the ptople in it by what we see of it, and I am of the opinion that the writer of the above quotation givs his views in the same manner, but there is always two sides to every taaf in every book I have ever sevn, and the othkH- side of the leaf in this case might wrell be turned over and a pep taken at it. On the? page I have been reading I find an entiivi different story, and I will say that it is from an unhaised jury, that is from a people that does not care for either of the two factions, who ard trying to fight out their personal griev ances at the expense of the taxpayers of the county. Almost to a man the people I h'ave interviewed are opposed to any further litigation. They think that each pafrty Kas had Wis day, in court ami should be 'satisfied, ami that if any 'farther proceedinigs are had in the matter at all thvty -jJliould go out on the green and fijgh't it out on their muscle and give the taxpayers a rest. They think moreover, thalt thw have enough of this introducing of personal matters into politics, but having been so careless as to vote for such samples of the "ra ra avis" as the present counts commissioners thefy are willing to swallow the iBose so far and let it go at that. Another mistake in the afxuve quotation is that the pvople were surprised at tCie Parker decision being reversed. I have heard of no one that expected anything else in fact the Parker decision was -written out here about ten dlays before the trial; and it differed littta from that given after the trial. It seems to he the consvmses of public opinion that iwhen any party takes at change from the present judge it is not for fear that he will not get justice done, hut from fear that he will. The onIy thing to do is to stop this fighit, and stop it with air breaks and put the court house in conVIStion as 'soon as it is possible.Any othtolr course or any other delay anhl it will save the republicans ai large amount of election expens-es next year, carry it to the supreme court and the court house will be swept, out side and in, as clean as it is pos sfible to sveq it in about 13 months from now. The taxpayers are not interested in tine persor.al Ciuarrcls of Center township an'd no amount of buircomb will prove to th'elm thlat it is aything else. Moreover, there is not a ghost of a chance of reversing Judge Lairy's decision. It is a

PETITION FOR

PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS Viewers Are Appointed to Report on Petition in December Eldridge Thompson Civil Engineer.

The petition to macadamize the Michigan road in Center town ship, from the south corporate limits of Plymouth, south to the township line, near the Antioch church, was presented to the board of commissioners, Tuesday afternoon. County Atty. E. C. Martindale, read the law covering the petition to the, board, which retired for conference. The board found that the proof of publication was correct, that the number of petitioners was sufficient, and there being no objections to the petition, it was ordered spread on record. Eldridge Thompson of Plymouth, was ap pointed civil engineer, and Quincy Cram of Tippecanoe, and John Burg, of German township, viewers, who will report on the petition, on the second d!ay of the next meeting of the board, which is December ?th. If the viewers are not ready to report on that day, the time will be continued. There are 57 names on the peti tion. Only 50 aiv required by law. Should the vicewrs report favorably, the board -will call an election in Center township, to determine whether or not, tire projoscd macadam road shall be built. Title of Petition. The petition presented to the board for thei- action this afternoon read as follows: "Come now the undersigned and respectfully show to the Board that they are each several ly arid respectively free holders and qualified vottTS df Center township, Marshall county, state of Indiana, and they do now and hereby petition your Honorable Board for the grading, paving, and drainage of the following public highway in Center township, Marshall county, State of Indiana, to-wit: A public highway already es tablished and commonly knöwn as the Michigan mad, comnTencing at the end or terminus of the brick pavement at the south end of Michigan street in the city of Plymouth, the same being the

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BY COUNTY SGCRcTrtRY DR. u. D. ELEY m

Vital Statistics. A kv doctors and a great many of th people at large fail to realize the vast importance of vita! statistics; That is the re porting aujJ recording of births and deaths. The question is often asked, what is it for? and what is done with the reports? One very important ohj;e:t of it in case of births is to prove the identity of Ufte cliald in after years if nml be. Inheritances are often lost by not being able to prove the identity. Another is that public health work is biatsdd largely upon vital statistics. And what is done with th-e report is this, that if the, birth or death occurs in an incorporated town or city tüte Health officer of s!aid town or city rcorlds the report in a special record kept for 'die purpose, and if the birth or death occurs ii the country districts outside of the towns, then the same is recorded by the county health officir. And in each instance at the. end of the month', ithe original report is sent, to the State Board of wealth, and is there indexed, bound anM filed MARRIED. Barthel Trump. John Bairthel and Miss Iavina Trump were united in marriage by Rev. Father Tremmel at St.. Michad's Catholic church this morning. They left for a viisit. with friends at LaPorte, after vhich they will return to their future home west of Plymouth. The wedding was solemnized at a high mass. James Langdon was best man," and Mfes Hattie Seltener was bridesmnf! The brido is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trump and resided near Lapa-z. The groom is a young farmer, formerly of this city, now living west of, town. Both are well known, amd have the best wishes of their fri nds. good law, good sense, and will stlan'di the test of any court in the state. Frank Sundown.

IGADI IAD

South corporate limits, of said city; thence extending in a general southeasterly direction, a distance off about four and onehalf miles to the Township line between Center and Walnut townships in Marshall county, state of Indiana, and there terminate; all of said public highway lying and beSng wholly within Center township, Marshall county, State of Indiana. Your petitioners pray that so much of said public highway as is hereinabove described be graded, drained, and' paved with crushed stone, and lxg leve to recommend that said grading and draining be made as will best conform to the land over which the said road runs and as near as practicable be brought to a common level, and that said paving be of crushed stone twenty (20) feet n width and of a suitable thickness arid compactness for the purpose for which the road is devote -1 ; and they further recommend that the crushed stone placed thereon should be twelve inches in thickness, and that said crushed stone shall not be larger than will pass through. a tavo inch ring and shall not bo smaller than will pass through a half inch ring, and that a top-dressing be placed thereon composed of hard stone or gran ite of not larger size than will pass through a quarter inch ring or mesh. Your petitioners further pray that for the improvement of the aforesaid highway that bonds be issued by this Honorable Bo;id of County Commissioners, in series, manner, and payable sn times as provided by the Statutes of the State of Indiana, and that an election be hM as provided by law." - Four and One Half Miles. The proposed stone road would be four arid a half miles long, and would repair the main thoroughfare of the county, which at this time is in a deplorable condition, The petition is headed by the name of Fred H. Kuhn, which is followed by 5G others. away for future reference. Now don't you see how important it is thlat birth and death reports should be. made. Every littler while this office is asked for a copy of the record of the birth of some child or sdtilt. And some times it can be given and sometimes it can not, as a few years ago the reports were not so universally malde as now. Mothers it is your duty to your children to seej that this report is(mack; and made promplly and correctly. The Paiw says this: "All birth's shall be reported within twenty days after occurrence upon official birth blanks, by the physician or midwife in attendance, if any, otherwise by the householder. All births for the county areas leing directly reported to the county health commissioner, anjll all births for city and town areas to their respective officers." Of course the baby must be named in order to make the record complete ; parents will you be prompt in naming the baby and thus assist the doctors all you can in this important record work. INWOOD ITEMS Clarence GerrarM is visiting in South Bend this week. Mr. and Mrs. Elbie Solidean are the proud parents of an 8pound girl. Mr. and Mrs. Ira- Gibson and children are visiting their parents at LaPorte. Miss Elsie Gibson returned home after a feiw months' visit with her brother. Mrs. Dan Carlson who returned from the hospital at Chicago, is recovering nicely. Mrs. Emma Camerer and daughter, Laura, are visiting her sister at Twin Lake. Marriage License. George W. Koons, Bremen, 21, to Carrie M. King, Brennen, 22. Albert Leedy, Fulton county, 28. to Ehza E. Moon, Argos, 23. James D. Snyder, Bremen, 25, to Mcttinea M. Kiefer, Bremen, 20.

CLUB MEETING HAS ADJOURNED

MRS PHOEBE WILEY REELECTED CHAIRMAN OF 13TH DISTRICT. Plymouth Woman Retains Chairmanship Honor for Coming Year. BeforeJ the close of the state convention of the Federated Olubs of Indiana, being held at South Bend, Mrs. Phoebe Wiley of this city, was re-elected to the position oC '-hair man of the Thirteenth district. Thd convention of the Indiana Stalte Federation of Woman's clubs, which has been' holding forth in South Bend for the past three days, Thursday evening came 1o a close with a reception at the home of Mrs. M. V. Beigvr of Mishawaka, a member of the Woman's club of that city. The visitors were graciously entertained and were a unit in pronouncing it one of the most pleasurable social functions of the convention. In the receiving line were Mrs. Beiger, Mrs. Grace Julian Clark, of Indianapolis, the? newly elected president; Mrs. O. P. Kinsey, of Valparaiso; 'Mrs. W. S. MajoT, erf Shellbyville, the retiring president; Mrs. J. M. Studebaker, sr., Mrs. ChaSrles P. Drummond and Irs.-Richard Elbel. About four buntdrekl women attended. Sevdral months ago there was installed in the Beiger home a large pipe organ and on this instrument Louis Elbel gave a masterful interpretation of an excellent program and it is probable that he has nefver p?ayed to a more appreciative audience. After the recital the womea were escorted to the ball room on the tbnil floor wh-ere a light luncheon was served. Mrs. George Williams, Miss Sabra Ann Fralick poured. The delegates are unanimous in tbeür opinion that the present convention has been the most successful held as yet and that a great deal o'f ood has been accomplished. Mrs. Clark is President. At the Thursday session of the convention vMrsrGrace"Julian Clarke, of Indianapolis, was unanimously "dlected president of the Indiana Federation of Woman's! vhibs. at a meeting heliJ in the rooms of the Commercial Athletic club Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Virginia C. MorcUith, of Cambridge City, received the largest number of votete for the office of vice-president and Mrs. Stella Meeker, of Crown Point, and Mrs. A. D. Davis, of Brazil, wore elected secretaries for the ensuing year. Friday's session of the convention was given over entirely to business ma'ttcirs, committee reports .were read and passed upon and minor businetss matters considered. District Chairmen. The d ist riot federations met in the morning and elected chairmen for the year which are as follows : First, 'Mrs. Kate Dainiels, of Evansville; second, Mrs. Charles McCbtrd, Vintennes; third, Mrs. Lillie H. Snfith, New Albany; fourth, Mrs. Ada, F. Fitch, Liiwrehceburg; fifth, Mrs. U. C. Cox, Terre Haute; sixth, Mrs. A. H. McFarlane, Connersville ; seventh, Mrs. D. C. Brown, Indianapolis; eighth, Mrs. James B. Goodrich, Winchester; ninth, Mrs. Julia S. Conklin, Westfield; tenth, Mrs. Edith Griffin, HammonU; eleventh, Mrs. Alice Dunlap, Peru ; twelfth, Mrs. J. E. Buchanan, Auburn; thirteenth, Mrs. Phoebe Willey, Plymouth. Eight of the thirteen district chiiarmcn were reflected. ANSWERS QUESTIONS. Teachers Training Contest Club Attends Sunday School Convention at Rochester. The annual Fulton county Sunday school convention held at the Christiajn church in Rochester came to a close Wednesday evening in a very profitable and interesting session. Rev. Halptefriny gave a talk on "The Truth"' which touched the .pot and was heartily approves J. Special music va& also a feature of the e'venmg'. The contest club of tire Teachers' Training school of Plymouth composed1 of Misses Estella Chase, Mary Southlworth, Jirtiinette Birkhold and ;M es dam es F. W. Bos worth, George Klehischmidt and Frank South Worth, was present and gave at interesting exhibition of their work. All kinds of questions taken from the Bible were propouindcdl to thieftn and all wfere answered wiithout a. mistake, thus showing the value of tlvetir training. Leave For Hot Springs. Mr. and ;Mrs. Ed Hogarth and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baugher left for Hot Springs, Ark., Monday, where they will spend the coming winter.

MEET HERE NEXT YEAR.

W. F. M. Society at Meeting in Argos Select Plymouth for Next Meeting: Place. The W. F. M. S. of the South Bend District of the M. E. church was held in Argos Tuesday, Oct. 19. A reception was. held at the parsonage Monday .evening, at which there were about fiftv present, light refreshments were served an!d all present seemed to enjoy themselves. , The business sessions were held Tuesday beginning at 8:30 a. m. All the sessions were wrell attended and of much help to the workers. Mrs. William Cook, of Argos, Branch delegate, gave a most helpful report, and the workhas progressed along all lines. there were thirty-three visiting members present. The District olhcers were all in attendance. 'Mrs. Martha E. Howard, of Thorntown, Conference Secre tary, was present and added much of interest to the meeting. We were very glad to have with us one fresh from tine, field, Mrs. Springer, of Africa, who crave us several talks on the works in that field. Her lecture Tuesday evening was most instructive, arid the music given b- our home pcon-le of a high order. The same offi cers were elected for next vear. and Plymouth was chosen for the mext place of meeting. Argos Ketlcctor. Has Large Apple. Mrs. Estella Helms of this city, is the recipient of a large apple from Jennki and Luella Haiwley formerly of this city, now at Hoodriver, Oregon. The apple weighs 25 ounces, is 15 1-2 indies in circumference at the stem, and Iß J-8 inches in circumference in the middle. RANKS FAST THINNING WHILE NUMBERS OF PENSIONERS DECREASE THE 'AMOUNTS INCREASE Death Dropped the Pension Roll 48,312 Veterans Last Year Biggest Disbursement. Deaths invasion of the fast thinning ranks of war veterans caused 48,312 names to be dropped from tiK pension rolls of the United States last year. Of this number 32,831 were survivors of the civil war. The total loss to the pension roll from all causes was 42,481. In striking contrast to these figures comprised in the annual report of the! Vespaskm Warner, commissioner of pensions, is the statement that the government paid out in pensions in the fiscal year aiding June 30, 1909, $101,973,703, which the commissioner declares is the largest amount ever disbursed for pensions in one year. Summarized, the report thows these facts; Number of pensioners at the beginning of the year, 941,087; number of new pensioners added to the roll, 4C.0S8; pen. sioncrs on roll at the close of the year, 91G,194, a net decrease' of 4,493; survivors of the civil war on the roll now number 49.1.901. ommissioner Warner explains that the increase in the amount paid cut for pensions wa, due principal! to the large number of pensioners placed on the roll uiiler the act of February G, 1907 granting $12, .$1 and 20 to survivors of the war wip Mexico, and the civil 'war, on reselling the ages cf CS 70 and 7 respectively. REGISTRATION FEE IS 10C Government in Return For Increased Rate Assumes Higher Liability For Loss. The registration fee on letters and parcels wits raised Monday, from 8 to 10 ccaits, throughout Wo postofhecs in the United States. x To offset the increase in rate, th e govern met will pay up to $50 on tiny re4gisttred mail which may be lost in transportation or in sending or receiving offices. Previous to Monday and under the eiglit p.T cent rate the maxinrum paid on missing registered mail was onlv $25. Twro Families Move. Jesse Astley left for South Rend Tuesday, where he has accepted employment. lie will mime his family next week. James Poulson and family left for "Mishawak'a Tuesday, where they will reside in the future. Mr. Poulson has aecqrt'eul employment in the Rüper' Furniture Co. Move to Logansport. 'Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank LefTcrt left for Iogansport today, where Mr. LefTert. is employed, and where they will make their future home

DANCES AND PARTIES ARE IN ORDER

Masquerade Ball Held at Armory H-ll Friday Evs.iing Was Social Success Good Crowd of Maskers Being Present. SPOOKS WILL ROMP THROUGH CITY TONIGHT Parties, Balls and Socials Are in Order in Plymouth During Present Few Days Friday till Monday. Tonight is the official night for spooks, and bad boys. Windows will be mysteriously tapped by the girls, f while the boys are carrying away the fence and upsetting the sidewalk. Marshal Daniel Jacoby has placed six extra police on the- force tonight, but says, "just to hold 'cm down a little can't catch the little rJscaJs." Although tonight is officially conceded to be the night, yet for the past few days, dances, parties and socials have been holding forth in the city, in celebration of the changing of the seasons. The masquerade ball given by Messrs. Price and Tanner at the Armory hall lasi evening, was a great success particularly so far as the enjoyment of those who attended was concerned. Thirtytwo couples in masques varying from a pumpkin head to a Chinese General, were there, peoping into the eye-holes of each other's masques, and enquiring "Who are you, your voice sounds familiar, but honestly, good-bye1, may I have the next dance?" For seven numbers the perplexity hung, and then by order of the director, all masques came off; and all were dumbfoundeid to se how foolish their friends looked. Excepting for those who were market! by a tiling laiih, a familiar swing, or known manner, the mystery remained on their friends. Ghosts and goblins, the two gold-dust twins, Indians and coa1xvs, male and female, Turks Giinamen,. skeletons, imps and other outlandish apparitions were there, mixing in their revelry, and maki'ir- sport while the Jack-o-Lanterns burned. A large number of spectators had positions in the gallery and enjoyed the carnival almost as well as the: participants. The music ws furnished by Artis and Smith of South Rend, who always please the Plymouth dancing folk. During intermission, lunch was served at VanCurens. Odd Fellows Social A masquerade social was given by the Odd Fellows Lodge, at their rooms last evening. There was a good attendance, and an enjoyable time spent. Birthday Party. A crowd of 'sixty-five of his friends surprised Merle Ringenberg at the home of h5s father, John Rinzenberg, two miles northwest' of this city last evening, in honor of his twenty-first birthday. An enjoyable 'evening was spent in playing old fashioned games. BURN LEAVES IN DAYTIME Smoke Then Does Not Have Such an Injurious . Effect. The state board of health 1ms repeatedly, year after year, issued bulletins, through the newspapers, warning the people of the danger of burning leaves at night because of the serious results that are likely to follow smoke-laden air. Throat diseases and often diphtheria have been known to follow as the fchrcct result of burning leaves at night. The smoke in the day.' time is bad enough, but then it does have some time to clear away. But when night air settles down on the earth the smoke tis held within a radius of the nostrils of the sleeping in-, habitants and the inhalations are especially harmful. Flag Trampled On. During' a chsh between rival political factions Wednesday night at Indiana Harbor the American flag was grabbed from Happy Hepler, the driver of a band wagon, and trampled in the mud. In attempting fo recover the flag, 'Hepler was severely injurdd1 by about fifteen foreigners. A number of others weiv also injured. Shots were fired in the air by the constable to disperse the mob. French Births in Minority. : Vital statistics for thei first six months of the present year show Pdi excess of deaths over births in France of 28,205. In 1008 the ex-; cxns of deaths was 10,508. This growing discrepancy has raisxKi again a cry of alarm for the future of the French race.