Weekly Republican, Volume 57, Number 24, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 June 1911 — Page 1

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ÜÜID Li VOLUME 57 PLYMOUTH. INDIANA. THRSDAY, JUNE 15. 1913 NUMBER 24

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CO. COUNCIL THINKS OF VOTING MACHINES

Late Law Requiring Registration of Voters Will More Than Double Usual Elec-

tion Expense--Can Save By Use of

Voting Machines.

The County Council is earnestly considering the purchase of voting machines for Marshall county. They want to know what the people think about the matter before they act, and therefore put off until their September meeting the decision of the question. Mr. J. M. Greer resigned from the board and in his place Mr. O. A. Greiner has been appointed for Center township. He has always taken a lively interest in the governmental questions of the county and naturally is doing so in this voting machine proposition, as are also all the members of the Council. In their discussion of the matter at their special session this week the members ran up against a hard proposition in the form of the new Registration law. This law, requiring every voter to be registered before he votes, will cost the county for extra boards to register the voters about $1980 in addition to the present cost of the election, or more than double what it has been. This registration (see Acts 1911, page 371-384) is to be done before a Registration board consisting of three members, each of whom shall receive $4.00 per day for his services. They are to be in session for at least three days, and perhaps more, preceding each election, one day in May, one in September and one in October. This cost, including rooms and board for the board, will approximate $60 for each of the 33 voting precincts, the council figured, or a total of $1980 for the county. The election in 1910 cost the county $1790. The addition of the legistration will bring this amount up to a total of $3770, instead of $1790. This additional expense Marshall county will have to meet if the old system of voting is continued. The only way the Council can see of heading it off is to buy voting machines for the county. This change will cut down the number of precincts from 33 to perhaps 14 and save in the cost of election boards. With 14 precincts, the election cost would figure out as follows: Registration tb $60 per prec...$ 840 Election, 14 boards of 5 members each, one day only. ..... 731 Total cost $1571 Here would be a cost of $1571 as against $3770 under the old plan, or a saving of $2199 each election. Voting machines would cost about $750 each or $10,500 for the county. At a saving of $2,000 a year they would pay for themselves in five years. Nature of the Machine. The only difficulty in the way of the change from the present voting is to teach the voter to do his voting. That, however, is not so difficult a proposition as it seems at first thought. When the voter first looks at the machine he thinks: "My goodness, I never can learn to use that thing." But a short and simple explanation soon convinces him that he is mistaken. He can learn it in a few minutes and do his voting without glasses or the bother of a blue pencil. There are sample machines with each large machine to teach the voter how to vote, so that anyone who does not know how to vote long before election day comes may do so in a short time on election day. Each headquarters of each political party will have a sample machine to teach their voters how to use the machine on election day. Then this machine has some distinct advantages over the present way of voting. No man can spoil his ballot. He must vote right, however he votes. If he wants to vote a mixed ticket he can do so, but he cannot, in so doing, spoil his ballot as many do now. Every vote will be counted for something. Each of these machines will ac-

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commodate 600 voters, according to the statements of the makers. The precincts will therefore be adjusted to this requirement as nearly as the number of voters in each township will permit, giving not less than one machine to each township. The vote cast by each township in the last election is as follows: Union...... 583....... 1 machine Center...... 1539..... 3 machines Green....... 234....... 1 machine Bourbon....690...... 2 machines Tippecanoe ...349 .... ..1 machine German..... 914....... 2 machines North .....357....... 1 machine Polk...... 403........ 1 machine West...... 320........ 1 machine Walnut.... 551....... 1 machine SEVEN FISHERS SAFE ON ISLAND NARRO WESCAPE PROM DEATH EXPERIENCED BY MEN WHO HAD STARTED OUT ON FISH ikG TRIP, RILVCH HOME AFTER ANXIOUS TIME. Toledo, O.. June 14. Four member of the party ot seven fishermen who left here on Sunday morning for West Sister Island in Lake Erie, wen brought to their tomes safely. The other three men are on the Island waiting until the heavy tea subsides. Those who returned are John Sorgenfrie, his nephew, Ralph Sorgenfrie. John Kragt and George Samsen. The men declared they were unable to leave on account of the high wind and heavy sea. Toledo, O.. June 14. Seven fishermen who started early Sunday morning for West Sister Island in William M... Sorgenfrei's little open launch Meteor, are missing. Members of their grief-stricken families fear the boat was swamped and its occupants drowned during the gale that swept the lake Sunday morning, and which continued, but with abated force, during the day. Five members of the Sorgenfrei famlly and two friends comprised the party. William M. Sorgenfrei, owner and pilot of the Meteor, is a Lake Shore engineer. His run is on the Twentieth Century Limited between Toledo and Elkhart, Ind. Accompanving him on the fishing trip were two brothers, John, aged forty-eight, cf . 2211 Chestnut street, and Frank, atred thirty-two, of 208 Wason street, and two sons. Will L., aged twenty-seven and Ralph, aged seventeen, both cfwhem lived with their father at 723 Segur avenue. The other members of the party were Job G. Kraft, 2715 Albion street, and George Samson, a clerk, 727 Nebraska avenue. The launch Vagabond, in charge of Charles Chambers, left the Toledo Yacht club in search of the missing launch and the occupants from whom no tidings had been received for more than three days. Entertains Old-Tüne-Priends Club Urs. Dorthy Edgar entertained the Old-Time-Friends club Thursday afternoon at tho home of her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Peterson, of 201 Center street. Her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Clark of Chicago assisted in entertaining. The ladies enjoyel everal guessinjr contests an.lj had . a delightful time. A two course supper was served, at six o'clock. - .Trimmed At "Warsaw. The Plymouth Clippers got a trimming at Warsaw Sunday by a score of 18 to 0. A number of fans witnessed the game. The War saw boys thought their team was not good enough for the Plymouth. boys so sent to Chicago and got a pitcher and 3rd baseman end a number of hoys from Ft'. .Wayne counting all the home boys Warsaw had two. Steiner and Aspcr werot the () playera of tha gona.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT LOUIS E. STEINEBACH Mr. Steinebach has served for four years and has made a good officer. His work has been thorough, conscientious and up-to-date, and the failure of the trustees to elect a successor on June 5th, leaves him to continue his good

work for four years longer.

SUPT. STEINEBACH IN FOUR YEARS MORE

Failure of Democratic Trustees to Obey Law Allows Present Officer To Hold Over the Same as If Elected---No Action Now for Four Years.

County Superintendent Louis E. Steinebach will, according to the law and the decision of the Supreme court, hold his office four years more. The failure of the four democratic trustees to obey the law and meet on Monday, June 5, to elect a successor has resulted in this condition, much to the chagrin of the democratic candidate for the place and those democratic managers who thought they had planned a brilliant "coup d etat" in the violation of the law. It was the democratic plan to prevent the election on June 5 by staying away. This they did only under the strenuous insistence of Mr. Rizer and some of the democratic leaders. It is understood that the four democratic trustees wanted to meet, auditor Walker wanted them to meet and a number of other democrats also thought it best to obey the law and meet regardless of consequences; but other counsel prevailed, so there was no election on the day which the law set for the election. The republican trustees were ready to perform their duty according to law, but they were not enough to form a quorum, so they could do nothing but sit there all day and wait for the democratic trustees, who were in town all day long, but who came not to the meeting at any time during the day. Toward the end of the day the republican trustees moved to adjourn "sine die," and directed the auditor to make this entry on his docket. There were enough of these trustees to meet and adjourn, but they were not a quorum to do business, so none could be transacted. The result of this business is that it will leave Mr. Steinebach in office for the next four years. Buying Carload of Chickens. 0. C. Kimball, G. Pardell, W. Williamson, R. Cortright, all of Chicago, are making their headquarters in ' Plymouth while buying a carload of chickens. The chickens will probably be shipped to Chicajro or New York. , The contract calls for 10 cents a pound at time of de livery. WiU.VIstt In Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. J John Boss and 1 daughters Laura and Carrie in tend to leave this week for Kansas where for abnf. six weeks they will I visit Dr. J.H; Boss."

DECIDE FOR NEW BUILDING

FOR CHURCH

METHODIST BOARD THINK CONGREGATION WOULD RATHER GIVE FOR A NEW STRUCTURE THAN FOR REMODELING. COST NOT DECIDED Committee To Be Appointed Later And Amount To Be Spent On Building Will Be Fixed Next Week. At an official board meeting Friday night, the officials of the Methodist church passed a motion stating that when they build their church they will build new instead of remodeling the old house. As to how much is to be spent in the building was not decided. A motion to adjourn carried with it the stipulation that the matter of cost of the new building be taken up at the Quarterly conference which is to be held next Friday. A building committee is to be appointed which is to look after plans of the building, the furniture and the organ. The general feeling seems to be that about $25,000 will be spent in the building and maybe $5,000 more in furniture and an organ. A canvass of the membership will probably be taken on these points before the matters are decided. Putting In New Front. A fine new front is being put in for Tanner's drug store.

BALL & CO. DEFEAT DELONG.

Plymouth Teaa; Wins In 10 Innings 6 to 5. After a Hard And Exciting Game. One of the best games of the season was played at the fair grounds Sunday when Ball and Co's. team beat the strong Delong nine in ten innings 6 to 5. The feature of the game was the play ing of Shreves at 1st for the home team. The winning score was brought in after two mn had been retired. The score by innings follows Ball & Co 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-R H E 0-0-0-0-0-4-0-1-0-1 - G 8 4 Delong 1-0-0-2-0-1-0-0-1-0 -5 5 4 Summary 2 Base , hit Drake, Stol en bases Shadel, Robinson, Glaub R. Shroder. Struck outbyPoore4, by Robinson 10. Base on ball?, off Poore 2, off Robinson 3. Wild Pitcher , Poore 2, Robinson 1. Double play, Shreves to Drake. Left on bases. Ball & Co. 1,0, Delomr 9. Time of game 1:43. Umpire II. Brvant . The Ball & Co. team want to ar range jrames with any 18 to 20 year old teams in this part of the state. Masonic Inspection John. J. Glendenninjr, Grand In spector of Royal Arch Ma-ons and Royal and -Select Master Masons is in the city inspecting thes two bodies. He inspected the former last nisht and the other tonight SAYS FREEDOM HAS BEEN LOST LINBERGH OF MINNESOTA AT TACKS CAUCUS SYSTEMSAYS IT IS TREASON-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS NO LONGER FORUM OF PEOPLE. Washington, June 14. Represents tlve John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, on of the best known of the Republican old guard, expressed his opinion in the house on Woodrow Wilton, Mr. Dalzell was discussing the Un derwood wool revision bill, which was before the house. He was not sur prised that Governor Wilson had endorsed the Underwood bill. In view of the governor's recent performances. He added that "New Jeraey's peripate tic governor is engaged in writiag backwards the sane and respectable record of his life." Mr. Dalzell Insist ed that the wool bill was "Indefensible from every point of view" and charged that the Democrats who advocated its passage, realizing that the senate would kill it, were merely playing politics. "Politicians are liars," announced Representative Lindbergh, of Minnesota, in beginning an attack on caucusridden members and caucus-framed legislation. "This house," cried Mr. Lindbergh, "has ceased to be the forum of the people. In that capacity it has gone out of business. A few more than half of the representatives have renounced their rights, lent themselves to a caucus system and are willing that the caucus action should take the responsibility of the individual membership of an indivdual mind. No member has any influence after the caucus has once made its decision. No act or speech in the house now changes' the result of the caucus action. The house has capitulated to an unofficial body known as the Democratic caucus. "I am talking against treason. I unflinchingly say that any member who surrenders his action to the control of a caucus violates his oath. Is a traitor to his . constituency and commits treason against his country." Representative Willis- of Ohio, a new member, made a speech devoted to the interests of the Ohio sheep raiser. and against the Underwood wool revision bill. Mr. Willis declared that the sheep raisers of Ohio were small farmers and that the reduction proposed by the Democratic wool measure would hit thousands of these farmers all over the state and result disastrously. , Putting On Dog. Jaek Preston, known by almost eeryboy in town, is putting on airs these days. He has been to Dr. Durkett, who has put a gold crown on a tooth for him. In fact it looks like a whole gold tooth. It is an interesting sight. If he shows his teeth at you," you may find it interesting. , Enters Real Estate Business. J. M. Steele has. bought "J. A. Yockey's interest v the real estate firm of Bollman, Garn & Yockey and will now turn his . well known energies to that line of bn:inec3.

SO. BEND-PLYMOUTH RAILWAY TO BE BUILT

President S. S. Perley Denies Rumor That He Has Sold Out To Pennsylvania Railroad---He is Determined the Line Shall Be Constructed.

LARGE CLASS TAKES FIRST COMMUNION SIXTY-FIVE CHILDREN OF ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH TAKE IMPORTANT STEP IN MEMBERSHIP. HIGH MASS SERVICE A Number of Visitors Are Here A Distance To Witness From the Solemn and Interesting Event. Sixty-five children of St. Michael's Catholic church received their first communion Sunday morning at 8:00 o'clock. The service was high mass and an interesting as well as impressive one. The service of first communion is an important step in the Catholic church and in the life of the child, so this was an event full of interest to the whole church. Seventeen of the class were from the Academy and the remainder were those who live here. There were 24 girls and 41 boys, as folows : Omer Dietl, Gregory Hartmann, Raymond Jeffirs, Walter Everts, John Biggerstaff, Alonzo Richard, Edward Kelley, Earl Carmody, Dennis Ahearn, William Finerty, Linus Brown, Merlin Pape, Anthony Widmaun, Frank Bagley, Philip Shanghnessy, Archie Cummings, John Forde, Aloysius Nagle, James Radican. Joseph Reiley, Edmund Jeffirs, Matthew Dolohery, Godfrey Silverstein, Francis Sullivan, Glen Fisher, Fred Keifer, Leo Mnrphy, Joseph Murphy, Albertis Blubaugh, Leo Hoover, John Xaver, Aloysius Leidel, Joseph Lonzo, Michael J. Calhoun, Garah Richardson, Vincent Ball, Walter Kelley, Charles J. Kirley, Harold Schoner. Adolf Alabastro, Lawrence Finerty, Janet Kuhn, Eleanor Kuhn, Laura Ryan, Kathleen Radican, Margaret Dolohery, Marie Hiss, Marie O 'Keefe, Edna Hoover, Jennie Sester, Mary Kiefer, Elisabeth Richard, Anna Mae Halloway, Cecilia Keiper, Stella Hartmann, Nellie Richard, Leona Halloway, Cecilia Hartmann, Helen Grady, Helen Eich, Irene Molter, Margaret Weidner, Irene Schoner, Catherine Sester. Visitors from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Carmody, Mrs. Forde and Mr. Silverstein of Chicago, Mrs. Finerty of Gary and Mrs. Pape of Ft. Wayne. Card of Thanks. To the many friends and neighbors who have so generally assisted us and for all the sympathy and kindness shown us in our late bereavement. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to one and all. Mrs. Marshall Greer and family. Big Excursion to Culver. The employees and their families of the Pan Handle shops at Logansport held their annual picnic at Culver Tuesday. The excursion trains brought in about 3500 people.

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Recent reports that the Pennsylvania railway company had bought out the owners of the new interurban railway from South Bend to Plymouth have been circulated, and many are begining to think that the new road will not be built by the present company at all. Some of the ties which had been piled along the road have also been taken away and this added to the general impression that the road had come to its end. In recent conversation with a Republican reporter Mr. S. S. Perley, president of the interurban company, stated that there was no truth in the statement that his company had sold out to the Pennsylvania. "You know," said Mr. Perley "that the Pennsylvania does not do that kind of business." Talking of the matter further, Mr. Perley said that the company had had

trouble in financing the road. The disturbance of the bond market by court decisions, or expected court decisions, as well as other financial troubles in the country had made bond market bad---so bad indeed1 that the company had not yet been able to float their securities. We have now connections with a firm who are dealing direct with Europe, said Mr. Perley, and we hope to be able to raise the necessary money before long. "I am going to build that road if I never do another thing in this life" declared Mr. Perley. "I can 't say how long it will take, but it is going to be built. All reports to the contrary are not to be be- lieved. As you know, all such matters take time, and can not be done as soon as we would like them. We must wait on the action of others and in this case cannot go farther until we sell our bonds. I have put into this project already all the money I had or could borrow and know we have a good thing. Our read bed and right of way is a valuable one and will stay there until the road is completed." Dr. A. Z. Caple. Dr. A. Z. Caple suddenly died at his home in Argos Monday after an illness of only an hour. Dr. Caple has been a resident of Argos about 5 years, having gone to that place from Maxinkuckee. The deceased was born August 23, 1847, and was 63 years, 9 months and 19 days old at the time of his death. The funeral was held at the Methodist church this afternoon at 1:30 and burial took place at Rochester. He leaves a wife and a son. Successful Social. The Methodist Ladies' Aid. social at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Preston last night was a nice one, the ladies taking in over $11. The lawn was beautifully decorated with Japanese lanterns, but the Evening being so cool the company took their refreshmets of pink and white ice cream, cake and punch in the house. A program of music was a pleasing feature of the evening. New Peterson House. Leotto Peterson has the excavating done for his new home on north Center street. He is to build a seven room house with four rooms down stairs and three up. The house will contain all the modern improvements. Mr. Machlan is doing the work and expects to have the house done by the middle of September. Buys Dray Line.

On Tuesday Ira Stuck , bought of Quince Kleckner the. dray line owned and run by him. Ira will run this in connection with the one he recently purchased of Ebert Bros. Mr. Kleckner is undecided as to what work he will now take up.

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