Weekly Republican, Volume 57, Number 30, Plymouth, Marshall County, 27 July 1911 — Page 4

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-MJKD ÜVEKY THURSDAY. KnUred a second class matter January 14, 1911. at the post office t PI month, Indiana, under the Aet ot March 3. 1870. TERMS OF SUBSCRfilO Ä ri $1.50 tK oiutiih 7i iBOTUhs 25 tie uayer in w cunuiiueci okjcs ordered i?U. ei.eiA v tit re aüM'nütij üre oawide tie -J unt The lau? ouHhe ytlo Uo U Wie U ma to wniCD you üe paid TO SUBSCRIBERS. This is for the few not the many. For those who have either failed or forgotten to pay their subscription. A years subscription is a small thinir and easily forgotten or ne'leetel. This is to remind you. Stop in the next time you eome to Plymouth and see us. Or, mail a monev order or check for the amount due. Your label w;ll show. Kvei in hot weather. .don't forget to bo;.-t Plymouth. It'll make you feel cooler. , i Ten thou? and of the gr- atest faults in our neighbors are of less eonquence to us than one of the pTvallfst in ourselves. Archbishop TYhatelv. ; i ANNUAL RAT-KILLING DAY. Although the war on rats is waged more or less persistently all the year around. (libson county, Ind., has an annual rat-killing dav, at which Ijme the most strenuous kind of ii: en 9U res are taken. The observance vt the second rat day occurred in June, at which time 4.000 rats were slaughtered. The government estimates that each rat costs two cents a day for maintenance, so Gibson oonntv 1 y his slaughter saved nearly $.10.000 for a year, to say nothing cf the saving from future descendants of the rodents thus killed , MUNICIPAL CONGRESS. Fxnerts of international fame, and official from all the large cities in world will gather in Chicago in September, .to attend the International Municipal Congress. The purpou of the congress is i( exchange Mpas with a view to each Vsitor finding some feature of benefit not at present kuown or employed in hi- own city. The program comprises 1G general subjects with ."9 subdivisions, any one of which alone might profitably employ the convention for an entire week. In addition there will be a great display of exhibits classified under 140 heads of appliances and Jratrials usd in the building and 'operating of cities, towns and v'lJagps. The congress will last two week?, all it deliberations will be open to the public; and will unquestionably result in saving millions of dollars by reason of mors permanent improvements. Towns of 1500 population up cannot make a better investment than sending a city official to study in this great interuationaj gehool. --:" The following is from the Popular Meebanics. The last sentence voices our sentiments exactly and we hope Plymouth will not fail to make the most of this opportunity. MR. RANDALL. After 'eight vears of the most effi cient work in our public schools Mr.' Randall has gone from us. Instead ofx training the children of the community that thev may be more able to cope with life's battles in the making of a living and doing good for others, he is now engaged in the activities of business life himself. The strong impress of hi work he has left with us, and the city appreciates the fact that he gave these rrood years of his to the instruction of its children. The good he has done will long remain with those whom-his influence has helped. Mr. Randall was an organizer and manager. He was a progressive man -in -the modem education, yet with keen wisdom avoided the mistakes of overdoing a new idea, into which blunders, many educators of the day 'fell, both to the expense of the jWople and the injury of the crhocls. lle could see' to what x tent? the.. best could be adapted inn our "school system, considering all conditions, and would not step too t:0ne of his most important efforts was ,the , energy he spent on the proper sanitation of 'the school buildings'" and that they are now properly l intel and ventilated is due largely to - his continued study of these conditions, knowing the necessity for t:cm ad how -best to remedy them. JT ' ?:ncvr full well that children i- 1 'itf study their, best unless i v ' nl pure air and a comfortable vr' "n which to work,; ' TfV Vrrpw.aUo bow tvepfFvry wav V .o-'ieal examination of the ehild-r-!. and before any hw permitted r-f n';v?i?nn for thi p;ir1 'n' v.-cr.ce! out n sysren n t a v : - irse: r.t Ills Teacup:- i :

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tenere wnn .. weir proper . aeveiopment, both physically and mentally. The benefits received from this spec.ASiae lroiu mess quauues ul urbanization and management, Mr. Randall lias the mind of the scholar. He loved learning in all its directions, and was a continual student. More than that, he loved his students and they loved him. He drew them never compelled them on. to better things.. This is the true teacher. The admiration which thej voung men and women of the Hi?h School felt for him is expressed in the dedication of the last Annual to Mm. This action was taken before my of them knew he was t: leave Plymouth. The whole city apprecites him and 'lis work, and many are the wellwishinprs that g:o with him and his family to their , new home and new duties. RECIPROCITY. The Reciprocity agreement with Canada has at, last been passed by the Senate, and will become effective as soon as the Canadian parliament acts on it. There seems to be no doubt of Canada's favorable action. This subject of reciprocity between the United States and Canada has been one of long consideration by both governments, and for many and various reasons has been made impossible until the present time. Eighteen vears ago Premier Laurier came i ito power in Canada with the promise of reciprocity with the United States as one of his platform planks. The other main one was free trade with, the rest of the . world. Neither one of these pledges has been redeemed by him. Now he will have the privilege of seeing enacted at least one of them. "Whether the agreement will be of benefit to the United States has been a disputed, point, though-the vote by which the measure carried leaves no room for doubt as to what the Senate and House both think of the matter. President Taft has been very certain that the agreement will ben efit us. the House was almost unani mously for it, and the Senate vote was nearly two to one in favor of it, after a most thorough discussion of all phases of the matter. Just what its effect will be, we do not believe anvone can foresee clear lv .mil wp must await results. This will be one of the most important pieces of legislation in the Taft administration an administration not ed for its accomplishments in num ber of good laws enacted, and which will have a far-reaching effect for the good of the people. President Taft's calling of the special session of Congress made the Reciprocity agreement possible. DR. WILEY AND THE FOOD LAW Dr. Wiley has been charged with allowing remuneration for services contrary to law, and has been called to account and is being investigated by a special House Committee. Pres ident Taft has been requested to call for Dr. Wilev's resignation and the interests of the country, in wbos- way Dr. Wiley has stood are loud in their demands for his removal. Dr. Wiley has long been known for his activity in favor of pure food laws that the people may be protected from dangerous adulterations. This movement encountered serious opposition in the leginning because in its advocacy it was necessary to abandon the well known American principle that government had no right to interfere with pri vate business even though private business run the government. Just now the doctrine of non-interference is being loudly acclaimed by the interests' wbo have been interfered with bv the regulations fathered by Dr. Wiley. i There is a danger connected with too much governmental interference with private affairs, but if regula Hon is to lie 'resorted to in any field this, the one of regulating food and drink, is surely the least objection able. Medical Journal. ELECTION EXPENSES. The drastic election expenditure bill passed by the United States Sen ate this week, if it should become a law will in a great measure meet the demands of the times. It is necessary tp limit the amount of money that a candidate may expend in his canviss for office. Candidates should, be for bidden to hire workers at the polls or. to make any donations to charities during campaigns, or either directly or ' indirectly, solicit support through Dthe use of monev. A better plan still could -'be provided than the one adopted by the Federal government. That would "be an election law thai would provide a campaign fund to be drawn from the state tref sury covering the necessary charges of election. This fund could be reflated and could be paid alike to the several parties casting votes of any --., -teij'Tece at a rvrv?r"s elspticn. Vdded to this therp , couid be pro-iron-tat-if. a::y -r:-.H;'nfe expend any private funds for -his election be vouM he disqualified from ho'dl'i;otr.co and wr? might scon xeach the v i it when nnehlof t'.e bribery a id r:V i '(' 5-d do el mhatV. fr:n n?r .epanv; It i.-i a iiolc.?orthy p:iot t' at t! o WVia'J n ' eart?d t!ds ar by the different. -tafes and now nro7cse ! t: e "at'-ol Senate i n ii 'c vith 'that ndvocatd bv Mr.

Bryan seTeral yej.rs ago and ridiculed -by Mr. Roosevelt in the campaign of 1908. With primary elections, a

corrupt practices act, and a more wide-spread interest in political matters every abuse of our government would be corrected in a short space of time. The country would be spared the dozen and one investiga tions that are taking the time of legdatures, grand juries and courts. few Era. 4 nniiHnuo nc'Tuc nnrnp World-P?ace. (Chicago Evening Post.) It is now a singularly crucial raomennt in the international movement toward world peace. England and America have drawn up a tentative outline for an agreement submitting all matters of interrational friction to arbitration. Even matters "of vital intrest and honor" are to be referred to a board which mav declare them arbitrable. Copies of the agreement have been given not only to' the two powers dir etly-concerned,, but also to Ambas sador Juserand, - representing the French republic. Franca thus comes out publicly as a possible convert to v wiu j in C ill Uli I dllUll, Further, the United States has announced that the terms of the proposed agreement tl constitute a basis upon which this country is prepared to enter into negotiations with any power desiring to do so." And the Herman government has been made aware that "the same proposition is open to'Germany if that country is interested.' The Anglo-Japanese treaty ha been modified so as to eliminate the obligation upon England to take issue with the United States in theevent of a war between this country nnd Tokio. Tn. London and in Washinston this is taken as informal noti fication that Japan is willing to become a signatory . to a tripratite "complete arbitration' ' treaty. It is not too much, then, to say that the present is a singularly cmc;al moment in the movement toward international peace. England. Amer ica, France. Oermanv and Japan the five leading powers in the world today have before them a definite proposal forxthe substitute of arbitration for wav. What has to be done to turn these majestic possihibtics into fact?What can the peace advocates do now to out into action international usage the principles in which they bel'eve? Evidently, the first step is to make absolutely sure of the ratification of the Taft-Knox-Prvce treaty of ar bitration between the United States and Enpland. For upon this first step seems to hang ti e action of the other first-rank nations. Ratification now seems practically sure. Tn America President Taft has the hearty support of all the people in his proposal for this mo-t modern extension of the gospel of arbitration. There is no party division over it: there is really no note of opposilion to it. Even Col. Roosevelt's "well-intended hint not to go too far or too fast has been rejected, in a general reaffirmation of faith in his successor. Tt is almost inconceivable that the senate could reject the treaty. ' ' Tn the same way, England stands practically committed to the adoption of the agreement. When President Taft first enunciated his belief that there was nothing which a nation could not honorably arbitrate, ouick answer came in the form of Sir Edward Grey's epoch-making speech to the bouse of commons. Since then, in the great Guildhall meeting both Asquith and 'Balfour, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition have formally stated their approval. England is on record. certainty" on both sides of the Atcertalntv on lcth ides of the Atlantic, it is not for the peace advocates to take it absolutely for granted or to miss any of the sentimental advantage which it may bring to their cause. And the first and mor4 dramatic opportunity that presents itself today appears to lie in the possibility that Ring fleorgc of England, may visit Canada on his return from hi forthcoming visit to India. Cannot there be a personal, meeting in the interests of the great new principle of arbitration between the king of England and the president of the United States? ; The suggestion may have a sentimental sound. But. as Sir Edward Orcv said at the Carnegie banquet in London, world peace, more than any other extra-national movement, is a matter of sentiment. Were King Oeorge and Mr. Taft to come together on the Canadian boundary lino, as' Taft and Diaz came together on the Rio Grande, and were they to give a mutual indorsement of th? principles involved in . the Tvnoxrvce treatv. nothing could prevent h ndon'ion of that treaty.' More than thi the attention of the whol? civilised world would be oT?trred - upou the treatv and 'upon it? tmo significance to mankind. And bv so mricTi wo'd1 it be m-d mor certain thaf "similar trcnt:e vnnTd '1orfed b Era nee. ClorTfir jmd Japan. - "VTa rrnTTiTid the suget'on for nn f arbitration meeting' Vtweei

king and president to the consideration of the Carnegie peace endowment trustees. We believe that thev

could now take up no .single activity hat would more vividly contribute to the "education and intercourse n peace" one of the fundamental object of their foundation. Stop "Knocking."- ' In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Later he created man and woman. Next the knocker" butted in without an in vitation. And he has been butting in ever since, just at times when his presence is the least desirable. He first appeared in the fcrm of a ser pent ,and lie has been appearing in the form of most everything from a grasshopper to a donkey ever since. twien lie can't lind anything else to knock on, he growls about his wife's cooking and eases himself by tellin ins cnildren what good-for-nothin? brats they are. He knocks on the church because there happens to be people almost as worthless as he is in it, and he knocks on the saloon keeper, because, perhaps, he can not get booze on credit, ne knocks on the schools, when in some instances, he has no children to send. He knocks on the, postmaster because he fails to get a letter or paper just when- he thinks he ought to. He knocks on one neighbor because he is successful and another because he is unfortunate. He knocks on his town constantly and keeps a chunk of discouragement handy to throw at every public enterprise that comes along. II contributes nothing to the public welfare ,yet is everlastingly nursing a- sore spot against the world, because he feels he has not been treated property. He knocks on his local paper because it isn't as big as the Chicago Inter Ocean but roars long and loud when he is asked to pay up his subscription. Knocking is like smallpox, it's contagious . Most any man is likely to be guilty of the offense occasionally, but he ought to go out and kick himself every time he errs in this way. Don't heed the knocker. Turn a deaf ear toJiis tale of woe, les' you be repeating it. Knocking is an exi tensive pastime. It has destroyed friendship, broken up homes, changed the course of railway, blocked important legislation, depopulated cities, and played Ii 1 ever since the devil broke into the Garden' off Eden and knocked the apple off the tree, whose moral taste brought death to the world and all our woe. If you have the knock habit, now is a good time to take it out and bury it so deep that forty tons of dynamite couldn't blow it out of its resting place. Put if you must knock turn vour hammer on Chump Clark, Teddy Roosevelt. Doctor Cook or some other person, place or thing, that is not likely to be affected by your thumps, (live your neighbor the glad hand and 3-our town the glad word. The only way to make your town livelier is to step livelier, yourself, et busy and you will forget tbe faults of others. The world is pret ty good place for those who make it ?o. Therefore, dont knock, unless." you knock against some chronic knocker. Kxch. . , A Rhyms of Mother. (The following was written by Inez flatten of Xew Mexico, in honor of her two Grandmothers living in Plymouth.) There's an old, hent over woman That I'm Ireaminir of to-day; It is not her looks that charm me For she's faaing fast away. She cannot boast of beauty In her hair's no glint of gold. But I love her, yes, I love her All the t ime as she grows old. Every time I get a letter ' I can see her dropping back. From a sentence sort of rambling, From a word, perhaps, 'twill lack. I can see her hand, was shaking As she penned a -note to us. And she'll seldom cross a "t". And there'll be some"i V'undotted; All this tells us little mother Won't be writing very long To the one she still believes in, Ie they right or be they wrong. All this says she's slipping from us Just a little day by day,. And that soon they'll lay her sleeping Where the wrens and robins play. There's a heart that's beating for us, Way out in the sunny west. There's a prayer offered nightly For the ones she loves the best. There's a hope that ever lingers, That they'll soon come home to stay. It can't be, but, oh, we love her Just a little more each day. Inez Gatten. ASSESSORS' RETURNS ARE DISAPPOINTING. Indianapolis, July 8. That the returs of the ' county and township assessing officials are disappointing, to the state" board of (ax commissioners and that the hoard proposes to increase the assessment where practical is shown in a formal notice beinj sent to the auditors of the several counties to-day by Myron W. Kins:, denuty" auditor of state and secretary exofTieio of .the state tax board. The ndife follows a eorrparion of notes which has been made by the memhf-rs of the sfat? board while thev -vvero examining the appra:ser."!f"t remits over the state. .The Hrnrd rrill pif; to consider the nppraierients from Jul v 17 to 21. The honrincr fit this sitting will have nothing to do"t with apncnl? fnm

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The Brightest Spot in Town county hoards of review, which will he taken up at the August sitting of the state hoard. Mcdonald, logan. dickson, BROWNLEE AND OTHERS GATHER AT LAPAZ ON SUNDAY. A. HOW DATE IS FIXED .Interesting Letter Read From Aunt Emma Houghton-Dickson. "VTho is 92 Years Old. An annual reunion of the .families of the McDonald, Logan, Dickson, Brownlee and others, was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Lösau, at Lapaz, Sunday Jnlv 23 1911, that being the Sunday nearest the date when, the heads of the families arrived at their future 4 homes in the wilderness east of Maxinkuckee lake, and in the country round about, July 26 1836, an annual reunion being held at homes of some of the ancestors every year to commemorate that historical event. Notwithstanding the .inclement weather that prevailed most of the day,-more than ,130 of the kinfolks. were present 'to -.enjoy the pleasures of the occasion. Of the quite num 1 1 1 , . ,..11 erous hand who made up that little Di. -1 loioiau j. icmiirs XiUlU UUSU ttUU Fayette countiess.in Southern Indi - ana Julv 26. 1836. onlv Dnnipi nnd riatt McDonald, were present,, and they were but children at that time, All the heads of the families above'! . , , . . enumerated. , ana most of their posterity, aredead. Owing to the rain that prevailed the picnic banquet v.-s spread in the village-hall; and vieh a macmificent bancmet as it was is 'not often seen on occasions of J the kind. Mrs. Jane Mosher president of the society presided in such a satisfactory manner, as did also the secretary. Mrs. Clare Thompson Sweitzer, that they were unanimous-

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ly reelected for the coming year. Willis Logan acted as chaplain, and those present sang many familiar sonjjs, among which was "Should old acquaintance be forgot and never And never brought to mind, Should old acquaintance be forgot In days of old Lang Syne, For old Lang Syne ray Dear, For old Lang Syne, We'll take a cup of kindness yet ror old Lang Syne. -Mi wiate irowniee-ortn read an interesting history of the Brown - Iee branch of the family; an interesting and affectionate letter to the society was read from Aunt Emma lloughton-Dick-son 92 years old, of Dayton, Ohio, now the oldest of the posterity living who came to tbe county 75 years ago. Her father was Jolm Houghton the first treasiirer of Marshall county 1836 to I80O. She married Baylless L. Dickson, who laid out and named the village .of Union Town; afterwards Marraont, now Culver. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Lojran for the splendid manner in which they had entertained their guests. The next annual meeting was directed to be held on the fourth Sunday in July 1912- at the Ksidence of Charles Cox, Plymouth. Indiana. After remarks by several old-timers present the reunion adjourned. Bakery Wagon Struck by Train. Wednesday morning at a few minutes before 10 the Groff bakery delivery wagon was struck by a Vandalia excursion train at the TV. Lahorte street crossing. Fortunately little damage was done. The train was the second section of an excursion from Logansport to Winona Lake. Jt had switched off here and changed egines and then started from the Vandalia depot over to the Pennsylvania on the "Y." The trtain was going about 30 miles an a - C1 C W WV MiUVW lU hour and was well filled. The engine was running backward? and the coal tender struck the back end of the bread wagon which was going east on Laporte street. . The . driver, Leonard Smith jumped off just before the wagon was struck, foreseeing the accident. The back of the wagon "was damaged to some extent and the glass in the windows was smashed to pieces. The contents were knocked all over the street and a number of small boys who were nearby made a mad scramble for doughnuts, jelly rolls, cookies and the like. Only the roiis, cookies ana ine iiKe. uniy , .V , 7 " J .bread was left safe in the wagon. j ; Tie train made no pretense of ? stopping after the accident. Neither the horse or driver was injured, altho the latter seemed badly scared. : I. . PtJBLIC SALE. D.iniel I unk, 5 miles west of Plymouth, -will hold a big Public Sale cn the 24th day of August. The Ladies' Aid society will furnish lunch on the grounds. The terirs of the sale will be 1 year. Discount of 4 per cent for cash. Samuel Cirns clerh. Col. F. W. Williams, auctioneer. wl

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0 ro Now is get Extl ie is Good Clothes Store "of Course" RURAL CARRIERS PAY. Schedule of Indiana Mail Deliverle Based on Routes Maximum is now $1,000. The pay of Indiana rural letter enrriprs i nhnnf frw lia vai'.i.j tliat the maximum compensation will , he $1,000 a year. In the future rural carriers will he paid according to the following schedule: "hose serving routes whose length is six miles or less than eight miles, will get $400 per annum; eight miles and less than 10 miles, $480; 10 miles and less than 12 miles, $520; 12 miles and less than 14 miles, $560; 14 miles .and less than 16 miles, $G0O; 16 miles and less than 18 miles $700; 18 miles and less than 20 miles, $800; 20 miles and less than uuica, fjuu , nines ana than 24 miles, $060; 24 miles and over, $ 1,000. Out of Plymouth Routes Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are in the $1000 class, and Routes 1, 3 and 8 are in the $960 class. These new salaries began July 1. &rrfjbt by Ostesolt Adrertiatng C.. Chf Plymouth, Ind,, July 29, 'II Dear Friend: ' Heal makes good bread; meal makes mush; Oatmeal makes good mush for breaksast too. You can get so many nice breakfast"jfoods at the grocers. Meal 15 ceLts per sack. Oat meal 10 and 25 cents per package. . l Your Friend, JACOB P. S .. -- They 'sell so many breakfast focds where we buy that they are always fresh. ... Mamma sends me always to CIOOVER'S