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II E REPUBLICAN SAMUEL E. BOYS. Edltor and Prop ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. Entered as second class matter January 14, 1911, at the post office at Plymouth, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One year UM Elx month two months III!""!"!"" I25 The caper -mm be continued nnlew ordered Mapped, except where subscriber Mre outaide xas county. The date on the yellow Hip It the M" wcicn you nave paia. BIBLE VS. PROHIBITION. Mr. George G. Brown, a "whiskey merchant and manufacturer of Louis ville, Ky., has written a very unique little pamphelt on the subiect "The Bible Repudiates Prohibition." It is a compilation of all the versos in the Bible containing the "fcords tt wine" or "strong drink' If anv- body would like to see what sort of r " an argument a man could "out ud on the subject, he can do so by read ing Mr. Brown's pamphlet. Anyway, what's the difference whether the Bible is "for" or : -i : i - p j. t 1- .uxuujsi, pruiiiuiiion 01 me liquor traffic. People of today ought to know better than the saints and prophets of old whether the liquid fire of the modern time is good 01 bad for us. Or rather, the question is whethei we shall continue to drank It every body admits it is bad for us. MAKING A CONSTITUTION The present plan of making a new Constitution for Indiana, devised by Governor Marshall and indorsed by the Democratic majority, seems to the Republican to be one of the most undemocratic and ill-advised propositions which has come to our notice in recent years. It is not denied that the document proposed is the work of Governoi Marshall himself, and that It was taken bodily from him by the demo cratic caucus and adopted as a party measure for submission to the people. It would have been just as undemo craticand just as ill-advised if it had been drawn by a Governor Hanly or Governor Watson and adopted by a republican caucus. Constitutions the fundamental law of states, ought not to be so made nor so proposed. The proposition is that this docu ment, made by one man, Governoi Marshall, shall be submitted to the people to be ratified or rejected as a whole! Could anything be more pre. posterous in these days of govern ment coming closer and closer to the people when people by the referen dum and recall are coming nearer and nearer to being the very law makers themselves T Perhaps the very worst feature ot it is that it has been made a partj measure. Who knows how many "jokers" it might contain for party purposes? Or how many poorly con sidered omission or additions have been made whereby the people in tht end will suffer t Vo one can tell about these things. There has not been time to consider them. The legislature has not had time to consider them, and the peo ple have not had time to consider them. The only proper way to make a constitution for Indiana is to elect a nonpartisan, or rather bi-partisan, convention for that exclusire purpose and give them time to consider the proposed changes long ;nd thorough , JJet there be elected a convention half of which are republicans and hall democrats and for that matter, let a few prohibitionists and socialist be thrown in for good measure it won't hurt anything. Then let this body receive and conceive of every important change which should be considered by such a convention, and go at the. work in a thorough, non partisan spirit which will make foi the welfare of the whole people, re gardless of the wishes of any politi cian, brewer, or corporation magnate. In this way, and in this way only, will the people of Indiana get a better constitution. And that they need a revised one, no one seems to deny. The present boy's jacket is .too small for the grown young man. Let's have a new and better one, but let's not take any "hand-me-down" from the political sweatshop. Tuning a Specialty Phone 8933 PDA'NOS- r i t u. Yül you not investigate this Crown Piano? . Sold by YELCOHE J. MILLER 3C3 North Plamfe Street. BRAND WHITLOCK. Famous Toledo (O.) Mayor Barred From Cleveland Church. 4 I VOICE OF THE PEOPLE ! M- A Fanner's View. Montpelier, Iowa, Feb. 23. To the Editor: The National grange is lob bying against Canadian reciprocity, as unjust to farmers. I am a farmei and a granger, but ask you to punish my protest against this action of the grange. So long as farmers produce mil lions of dollars' worth of grain, meats, etc., more than this nation can consume, that must be disposed of in the great -world markets, so long will their prices be set in those world markets, and any schedule of pro tective duties placed upon them in our tariff can blind ,the eyes of tht simple only; they cannot enhance the price a cent nor benefit the farm er a particle. Nor were they evei intended to deceive farmers and there by secure their support for exorbit ant duties for products of concentrate ed capital capable of regulating com petition at home. As soon as farm ers and laboring men get their eyes open exorbitant tariffs will cease to exist. Even Blaine and'McKinlev ad vocal ed reciprocity. President Taft has availed himself of exceptionally fav-. orable circumstances just now exist ing and has secured an agreement that, if enacted into law, must in. evitably promote friendiness and com merce between the two people .and the welfare of both. And of that welfare we shall reap the larger share, because in the better condition to avail ourselves of added advantage Our climate, population and wealth all enable us to profit more by freei trade relations than we lost therebv Even in wheat; during the yeat ending June 30, 1910, we. bought of Canada only $135,441 worth and sold more than 17 times that amount of wheat. We bought of her $151,733 worth of cattle and sold ier $323,274 worth, or more than twice as much as we bought. And our total exports or sales to Canada were $223,501,809 and our total imports-Hr purchases from her were $104,199,675, less than half. Or we sold her more than twice as. much as we bought of her. And more, we sold her 59.4 per cent of all she bought from all foreign countries, almost two-thirds of all her imports, and bought only a litt'e over one-third of her exports, 37.3 per cent. Fellow farmers and grangers, so long as we cling to our duties that are no benefit to us at all, we are in no position to demand a reduction of exorbitant duties that contribute enormously to the wealth and power of combinatins of wealth. Therefore, let us stand by the president and help him drive home this entering wedge. E. A. Allbee. Party for Teachers. Mrs. Eley, knowing that Washing ton's birthday was a vacation day for the teachers, invited all who were in the city, with a few othei friends, to spend the afternoon with her at cards. They played Five Hundred after which light refresh ments were, served Entertains. Mrs. Hnrry Kilmer entertained the Ameranli band class of the M. E. S. S. at home on south Michigan street last evening. The evening was spent n various games such as phrase sliciny, and word contests. Danity refreshments were served All of them reported an excellent time. . Childron Cry FOR FLETCHER'S r A ST OR I A The Republican oQce for the bc3 sale bills. J 5,V. -I v v S V I . V"-V -.X V. . E .-'Vi.v"-, :S . J - HC HI PROFESSION FOR BUSINESS LIFE Supt. R. A. Randall and Conduct Large Milling Plant at Union City, Mich.-Great Work Done for Schools McDowell Succeeds. , Supt. R. A. Randall has resigned as head of the Plymouth schools and his resignation has been accepted, to take effect Aug. 1. After long and earnest considera tion, Mr. Randall has decided to give up professional life for a business career. He will go to Union City, Mich., and take the management of a large flour mill which he and his brother E. W. Randall of Tekonsha Mich., have recenty bought. The plant is 'splendidly situated on the Coldwater river whence it de rives the best of water power. Large changes and additions will be made in and to the present mill, and when these are completed its capacity will be a hundred barrels a day. Union City is a beautiful place of about 2500 people, and ii situated just north of Coldwater in the heart of the greatest wheat section of Michigan. The opportunity offered here was a most attractive one, and the brothers, both of whom were brought up in the milling industry, feel that they have secured a very fine business. Mr. Randall of Tekonsha will continue to operate the old home plant, , which is only a few miles from Union City. Possession of the new plant at Union City will be taken May 1, and the improvements will be completed by fall. While Mr. Randall's year in Plymouth does not expire until August, he will make occasional visits to Michigan to look after the progress of the work on his mill, which work will be directly under the supervision of his brother. A Loss to Plymouth The going away of Mr. and Mrs. Randall will be a distinct loss to Plymouth. They have been foremost in the social and educational life of the city and will be missed on every hand. For nearly eight years they have touched the life of all classes of the community in a way that will cause the deepest regret at this news of their intended departure. Mr. and Mrs. Randall came to Plymouth in August, 1903, and ever since that time they have grown stronger and stronger in the estima tion of the , people. Mrs. Randal j was thA liff and snirif nf .prprr lnV she was present, and, aside from her social attetainments, there Nvas never a time when occasion offered that sue did not do a kind service for some one in need of it. Mr. Ran dall has become a tower of strength in the continued educational uplift of the city, setting always a higher and higher mark of attainment for the youth of the community. Fortunate and Unfortunate Phmouth has been exceedingly fortunate in having but two strong educators at the head of her schools since the time they began to have a head; but she is unfortunate now in losing her present superintendent at the prime of his life, and when he has the schools so splendidly organiz ed and the buildings equipped for the best work. The school board re grets deeply the loss to our schools The impossibility of paying fo the best brains and effort what the business life pays is the cause of it Mr. Randall has put eight of, the best years of his life into the Plyni outh schools has loved them and worked night and day for them has poured his very soil into them yet he knows that the financial outlook in this profession s but dark at best compared with what he can do in the business life. So. although it is very hard for him to leave a work into which he has put so much, he ha decided that he must tear himself away. Great Work for Schools During his eight years in Plymt outh Superintendent Randall ha done a great work for our schoote They are "top notchers" in Indiana with all her fine educational system Plymouth High school has always oc cüpied a high place. Itwas among the first tewnty-one schools to re ceive a commission from the Stat Board of Education in 1874. In addition to being commissioned the Plymouth High School has re cently obtained privileges from Higher Institutions which are re cognized only in our largest and bes High schools arid we now have the same advantages as the best institu tions of our country. In May, 1908 " Plvmouth Hizh School was admitted for the first; time to 'V aecre.li:.! list of the! North Centrat Association of Col leges and Secondary schools. Grad uates of the High schools on this list mav eaLr such institntinn the University of . Michigan, Uni.' to Leave Plymouth versity .of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin without examination. Further recognition was given in April 1909, when Plymouth was piaeeu on ine amiiaieu usi ui me University of Chicago. This gave (in addition to the privileges of be ing a member of the accredited list) graduates and an opportunity for High School teachers to pursue post graduate courses at little- expense. School interest has been much stimulated throughout the county, due to competition in athletics and oratory. Plymouth High School has belonged to' the Indiana Athletic Association since the time of its or ganization. In the fall of 1909, the County Oratorical Association was organized and in the three contests which have been held since that time, Plymouth High School has won first place. During his administration the en rollment of the High school has in creased from 53 to vl92, the numbev of yearly graduates from 16 to 33, the number of teachers from four to eight, the number of rooms used from five to eight. Departments ol Music, Business, Manual Training, and Dramatization have been added and language introduced. The labor atory also has a thorough equipment of up-to-date apparatus and meets the requirments for the presentation of science subjects. McDowell Will Succeed. Principal O. E. McDowell who is serving his third year in that ca pacity, has been chosen to succeed Supt. Randall. -DEVILS DRIVING AUTOS IN TRAFFI0 MAKES GREAT RACE PILOTS. Most of World's Motor Masters Hav Originally Started as Chauffers In City Streets, Where Quick Action Is Required. Indianapolls, Ind. -Where does the dare-devil automobile race pilot come from? This Is the question asked by hundreds of the spectators who see the motor masters of today rush , madly around the great road courses and speedways of the nation in quest of honor and gold. The average race driver who is seen in the space annihilating monsters which careen wildly over the tracks thinks no more of sending his steel steed along at the death-inviting pace than he would of driving a touring car through the city streets in many cases not half so much. The fact of the matter is that two-thirds or more of the racing drivers of today were traffic drivers of yesterday. The greatest driyers of today have been traffic and demonstration driv ers. Louis Chevrolet drove traffic in New .York City for five years; his brother Arthur did the same. Victor Hemery drove traffic in Germany many years before he raced a car. Ralph DePalma was a traffic" driver in New York. "Wild Bob" feurman drove a demonstrating car for several years. Most of these drivers and many oth ers will compete in the 500-mile In ternational Sweepstakes Race over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on Me morial Day, May 30 next. There have been nine entries made for the race thus far as follows: Lewis Strang, Louis Larsonneur and Joe Jagersbur ger, in-Case cars; C. B. Baldwin, in an Inter-State "50"; Johnny Aitken, in a National "40" 1911 Speedway model; Frank P. Fox, of Indianapolis, in a Pope-Hartford, ana" Louis DIsbrow in: the same make of car; Harry Knight, In a Westcott, the other entry being a Simplex, for which no driver has been named so far. It is possible that Ralph DePalma, the mile track cham pion of 1910, will pilot this last named car through the long grind. VESCQTT ENTERS LONG RACE Automobile Mads at Richmond, Ind., to Try for Honors at Indianapo lis Motor Speedway. Indianapolls, Ind. One, of the! entries which has been made in thei B00-mile International Sweepstakes' Race for $25,000 in gold, to be held on( the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next Memorial Day, is a Westcott specially built car, with Harry Knight, one of the youngest speedway drvers in the business, nominated as the pilot. The big motor which the Westcott Com pany Is. building for this long race is Identical in r construction with the; motor which: is used in the Westcott stock cars, excepting that it is in creased in size and horsepower. The smaller Westcott car that Knight has been driving has been a consistent performer in Speedway events of the past and has been especially success ful In long racs. Although Knight did not drive In ciny events In the 1910 esisen, he Eil&ted .his smalj c.ar. through a Ired- DEVELOPS DARE HENRY F. LIPPITT: Successor to Nelson W. Aldrich as Senator From Rhode Island. 0 v v : J6 'v' ; V'J cor-aii Tact or ruo miles, and nnished second to Eddie Hearne in his big Benz. Later in the season Knight fin ished second in the Coca Cola Trophy race at Atlanta, losing that event by a margin of about twenty-two seconds. The young driver sent his car over the 100-mile distance at Atlanta in eighty six minutes and thirty-two seconds. The Westcott car is manufactured at Richmond, Indiana, and entered the racing game only last season. It proved to be speedy and several times It has gone through the long grinds with a nonstop record to its credit. AITKEN TO DRIVE ONCE MORE Famous Auto Pilot Enters Sales De partment for the National Com pany at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind. -"John D. Aitken, Automobile Salesman." That is the way the title of the famous Na tional Motor Car racing pilot reads now. Business has lured the daring driver away from the wheel of the big blue machine. Aitken is now associa ted with Bruce M. Wylie, who has charge of the National branch in In dianapolis. Although Johnny is en tered in the 500-mile $25,000 .Sweep stakes Race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the forthcoming Decoration Day, nevertheless he is about done with the speed game, and did not ac company the National squad on their triumphant march up the Pacific Coast. VANDCRBILT WINNER TO RUN. After twice winning the Vanderbilt Cup race, one of the hardest road race tests in the world, the famous Alco car driven by Harry Grant will be on the 1911 racing circuit Prob ably the first appearance of G-ant and his car will be in the $25,000 race of 500 miles at the Indianapolis . Motor Speedway next Decoration Day. SPEEDWAY STANDS SEAT 60,000. One of the greatest seating capa cities of any stadium in the world ot sports is that of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Four monster stands se.t fully 60,000 persons com fortably and under pressure will ac ownmodate 75.000 spectators The Moon on Mn. A recent report of the Scotch fish ery board mentioned a curious habit which, according to fishermen, is as sociated with fish; the phases of the moon, it was asserted, have a very direct connection with the willing ness of fish to be netted. To test this theory statistics were obtained of the catch of herrings from 1S60 to 1900, with the result that the biggest catches were found to have coincided with the new moon and the smallest with full moon. The report suggested that a full moon enabled the nets to be seen much more easily than at times of . new moon or the crescent phase or that the tides, which vary with the lunar phases, were possible factors in the matters Westminister Gazette. "Filthy Lucre. The expression "filthy lucre" Is of biblical origin, and Is to be found la the third chapter of the first book of Timothy, where the qualifications neo essary for the office of a bishop are thus set forth: "This Is a true saying. If a man desireth the office of a bish op, he desireth a good work. A bishop must then be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, ot jrreedr of filthy lucre; but patient Eczema Cure & Beauty Wash Although D. D. D. Prescription has been recognized for years" as tht one remedy for Eczema, Psoriais, and all other forms of skin disease, it is now known that there is m. other wash, even those used by tht beauty specialists, that can compare with this mild liquid for cleansins the skin of pimples, blackheads, rash and all similar skin affections. For this reasc.n alone, a bottle of D D. D. should be kept on hand ib every household. A trial 25c bottle will show j-oti the merits of this great remedy as a complexion wash. D. D. D. seems to remove the cause whatever the trouble may be, cleans ing the skin, and leaving it äs soft, as smooth and clear as that of a healthy child. V, ' Get a 25c bottle today and keep it in the house. ' Chas. Reynolds. f -r - 'v.v. . r-nZ.y X v-' - - X .'.V.v. .v.'. y ' V.v. - ' . - , c " - 1 M Y A Younn Man akin aPPlicatio1 for a psi- iVUliy lYiail tjon was asked for his referenc es. He produced his Savings Pass Book, which proved him to be a systematic saver. CJ He got the position. J" The best prizes in the business world are for those with stability of character. The self restraint practiced in money saving is a strong factor in character building. The savings department of this bank offers excellent opportunities Jo money savers. Marshall County Trust & Savings Co. Plymouth, Indiana. I Iii! I i Mut : - 'SipiiiiS : ! p mm; yv mm :ii m W.; Wm it ! v.-.'.V, Iii! ( ' ! I M i f ' " ( v - , ml. if"! ii i irv. . i ! i i i; y - x ,i ! ! ! f ty ! m M i r , ' i i - 1 f ' - i - 'A V - " .::::-:::.-- f- ''jt a .- -. .-, y 0 i , - - - - r ' i . wv - f " , ' , i Photo by American Press Association. THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE, EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE. yyTIIAT? A Democrat, an ex-Confederate and a Roman Catholic at the head of the supreme court of the United States! That is the query some persons may make, but what's the use? Chief Justice White, whom Republican Preident Taft has promoted from an associate jus ticeship of sixteen years' standing, s a jurist who lets neither politics, sectionalism nor redgion influence his decisions. A southron of south rons, in his tender boyhood he entered the Confederate army with the troops of his native state, Louisiana, and after having acquired experi ence and years he entered the legislature. At an almost tender agre he ascended the supreme bench of Louisiana, but the members of the legis lature picked him for a United States senatorship. For three years he sat in the body which has jut confirmed him as chief justice. G rover Cleveland had the appointment of an associate justice on his hands In 1894. He named Wheeler H. Peckham of New York. Senator David I. mil blocked the confirmation. Then the president named William B. Hornblower of New York. Again Hill checkmated. Mr. Cleveland then surprised and routed. Mr. Hill by naming the Louisiana senator. WHY DO YOU SUFFER? v '-- 1 in I am only too willing to relieve you if your distress is caused by eye-strain. My careful examinations and " the accu rate fitting of lenses and mountings will assure you comfort. I USE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LENSES which are produced from a colorless crown specially prepared optical gkts. of unvarying refractive index, dispersion and hardness. C Z. ROWE, Op. 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