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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20
GOV. HUGHES ON INNOCENT RATE.

In vetoing the bill fixing fiat rate
of 2 cents mile for passenger service
on all railroads over $50 miles in length
in the state of New York, Governor
Hughes has given the best of reasons
for declining to sanction such arbitrary
methods of reducing corporations earn
ings. While governors of other states
have yielded to popular demand for
rate reductions. right or wrong, the
chief executive of the empire state in
sists that fair dealing must mark the
actions of the public in regulating rail-
road charges. This has been the con-
tention of the Daily News throughout the
agitation for flat reductions without in
vestigation and regardless of the tinan-
cial condition of individual roads.
Governor Hughes says: at is of the
greatest Importance not only that rail-
roads should be compelled to respect
their public obligations, but also that
they should be permitted to operate
under conditions which will give fair
return for their service. Upon this
depends not only the security of invest
ors, but the security of their employees
and the protection of every form of in
dustry and commerce through the
dAlSe OASSIiSiS'1 VA hSSSooiAJ
transportation facilities" He says
further: considerable differences ex-
list between the railroad corporations
with respect to the territory they serve
and the cost of service, and it is mani
fest that what would be fair to one
might be far from fair to another"
All this is so plain that it scarcely
admits of dispute. Yet many of the
states of the union have adopted laws
establishing flat 2-cent rates for all
roads without taking the trouble to
make any sort of investigation of the
condition of the roads affected. An in
quiry by competent commission would
have given sound basis for legislation
thoroughly adapted to stand the scruti-
ny of the courts. What the 2-cent laws
will amount to when the flood of litiga-
tion to come from them is over nobody
knows. If the courts uphold them
they are bound to be injurious to COM
munities served by feeble transporta-
tion lines which will have to cut
their inadequate service to fit the new
conditions. Arbitrary action by the
public is no proper substitute for justice.
New Yorks able governor says truly:
Gin dealing with these questions dem
ocracy must demonstrate it's capacity to
act upon deliberation and to deal justly
What he asks is fair play, based upon
knowledge. When investigation shows
that certain railroads properly may be
required to reduce their passenger
rate to 2 cents mile the reduction
should be ordered promptly. The newly
established commissions in New York
will be we'll equipped to attend to such
matters. 1t may be expected that
under the direction of Governor Hughes,
New York will be enjoying reduced
passenger rates long before the middle
of lawsuits growing out of the arbitrary
2-cent-r rate laws in other states has
been cleared away.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20
WHY so WEAK.
WHY SO WEAK.
Kidney Troubles Way be Sap
ping Your Life Away. Leon
People Have Learned This
Fact.

When healthy man or woman begins
to run down without apparent cause.
becomes weak, languid, depressed. suf
fers backache, headache, dizzy spells
and urinary disorders, look to the kid
neys for the cause of it all. Keep the
kidneys well and they will keep we'll.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys
and keep them we'll.
Mrs. Volk Norris, Mt. Ayr, La, saws:
"When gave public statement rec
omending Doans Kidney Pills in the
fall of 1902 l did SO as they acted up to
the claims made for them in nv case.
At that time and for months previous.
was suffering a great deal with severe
pains across the small of my back and
weakness of the kidneys. Whenever
/ did any heavy work that caused a
strain across the muscles of my back,
the suffering became most intense. We
read about Doan's Kidney Pills and Mr..
Norris got box and had taken them
but short time before noticed very
beneficial results. ! continued their
use taking the second box, and can
say that they did me great amount of
good. Another member of our family
used Doan's Kidney Pills receiving the
same prompt and effective relief. /
have always held very high opinion
of them and whenever l hear anyone
complaining of backache or weakened
condition of the Kidneys, 1 always adj
wise them to try Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the -Doans-and take
no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

Prof. H. o. Frankenfield of the weather
forecasting bureau has expressed a
theory regarding the reason for the
backward spring the backwardest
since 1882. Here it is. 1--WE have an
idea that an extraordinary amount of
snow has fallen in Siberia during the
last six months. All the heat has ap-
parently radiated from it, leaving an
intensely cold mass covering the earth.
Attic winds blowing over that mass of
snow and ice do not have their tenn
perature raised to any appreciable ex-
tent before they hit the American con-
tinent. The winds that blow across
from Siberia apparently are without
moisture. The result is high pressure
over the northern part of the American
continent, while in the south there is a
low pressure. Atmosphere, like water,
flows to the lowest point. There is no
doubt about the course of the cold
winds that have served to make the
Oldest inhabitants speak of this spring
as if it were the coolest in human ex-
perience, which is not"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

Mrs. Mckinley was the last person
in private life to whom the privilege of
franking letters was extended by the
government, and now that she has
passed no other enjoys the favor. In
fact, it has been granted to only three
other individuals,-Mrs. James K. Polk,
Mrs. U. S. Grant and Mrs. James A.
Garfield. Will it not be we'll now, mas
much as there is none on the list at the
present time, to let the old Gus tom
lapse? Truly some testimonial may be
devised as fitting and at the same time
not involving an irregularity of this
sort. To the American people every
form of favoritism, however slight, is
repugnant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

The Washington Democrat, comment
ing on the wording of the Cummins
senatorial announcement that "his
friends decided to bring him out at this
time" says: Brought him out. Gee
whiz! Would you have to make a cat
drink new milk? Would you have to
push fox into hen coop? Would you
bring prohibitionist to drink water?
His friends brought him out Would
you have to force chocolates down a
16 year old girls throat? And they
made Cummins run. Oh me, Oh my o.
This is too much
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20
LOWER FARE GENERAL.

The two-cent transportation era is
here. Two cent laws now have been
adopted in eighteen states, Alabama,
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, West Virginia and Wis
consin that is, counting the 500 mile
book for $40 as a 2-cent rate. 1t has
also been made part of the constitution
of the proposed new state of Oklahoma.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

President Roosevelt is quoted as say
ing that he would be historically dis
graced if he were to seek or accept a
third nomination. Those who in
sist that he shall stand for the
nomination again are not doing
him credit; they refuse to believe him
or take him at his word. However
many will make use of the presidents
name to hide their own preference and
enable them to prowl around in the
dark till they see a good opportunity
to come out for profitable winner
Carroll Herold, (Rep.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

Evidence of the irritation of Japan
over our mistreatment of Japanese is
coming to the surface every day. In
some way the Japanese have become
impressed with the fact that they are
as good as the white man, and they are
insisting that white men shall treat
them as their equals. 1t is hard TO
show the Japanese why this country
burdens their people with restrictions
which it does not place upon white
foreigners.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

A statistical publication of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor shows
that the population of the United
States has increased from 81 persons to
the square mile in 1900 to % to the
square mile at the present time. In the
same period the per capita circulation
has increased from $5 to S32.32, while
the nations wealth, which in 1850 was
1907 per capita, now aggregates $1,310
per capita.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

According to the man who gave
prominence to the word some few years
ago. says the Davenport Democrat,
"there will be no such thing next year
as paramount issue There will be
at least three great questions tariff
trust and railroads. But no one of
them will overshadow the others. par
amount really needs the vacation that
it has in prospect"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

Senator Bourne, republican, of Ore
gon, declares that "unless President
Roosevelt is nominated and makes the
run next year, in my opinion Bryan will
be elected president" This looks quite
Bryanesque then.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

ut must be CALLING for Iowa stand
patters to realize that their fight,
against Cummins has landed him in the
class of presidential possibilities" soli-
loquizes the Mason City Times Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

The prophecy of DR.. Nichols Semi
that in twenty-five years consumption
will be completely eradicated in this
country is most gratifying.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

Speaker Cannon says he has not yet
been converted to tariff revision. Just
like Grosyenor, and one of these days
he will drop out of public life quite as
quickly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

You can't get lost if you have a Is
cent map of the county in your pocket.
Address the Iowa Publishing Company,
Davenport, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20

All the republicans of Ohio are de-
termined to have harmony in the party,
but most of them seem to realize they
must fight for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-06-20
Don't
Be



ladies, bot get rid of the dis
ease which IS the cause of
8 most of woman's nervousness, +
n viz, female trouble. II was
very nervous" writes Mrs. :
q. L. Jones, of Ga11atin,
n Tenn, "and suffered SIX years
u with every disease peculiar to X
q my sex. I had headache, l.
9 backache, and acute female
inflammation. I took three
bottles of CARDIFF and It cured
: me. / gained IS pounds IN +
weight. I tell my husband
s that
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26

westward and dwlndles into islands.
There have been extensive discoveries
of petroleum in the region between
Cold Bay and the bay which is on the
Opposite side of the beak-Bristol Bay
And the petroleum has to do with
this tale.
In several places it has been found
the brown, Shiny stuff, which is
known commercially as petroleum,
oozed out of the ground and flowed
down the watercourses into the val
leys. The valleys about Cold Bay
are boggy at the bottom, and there
are considerable deposits of peat.
The petroleum in flowing down the
hillside, evaporates to a considerable
extent, 50 that, instead of sinking
through into the ground, it merely
lsoaks the peat with oil. The petrol
cum peat can't be beat as a fuel. All
iyou have to do is to cut out a chunk
with spade and carry it home, where
lit burns vigorously and long. II
doesn't need particular stove to be
burned in, and it doesn't need a met
er. And there is plenty for all
who live about Cold Bay. At the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
which is to be held in Seattle in 1909
there will be an interesting exhibit
of the petroleum peat of Cold Bay.
lThe exposition will specialize in
Alaskan displays.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
BIG BID FOR PRIZE CORN

Up-to-date progressive men are
deeply interested in the National
Corn Exposition, Coliseum Bldg
Chicago, October 5th to 10Th This is
emphasized by letter from S. w.
Allerton, OF Illinois. Mr.. Allerton is
a large owner of corn land in Illinois,
and is especially interested in so
farming as to maintain the fertility
or Illinois soil. After expressing his
pleasure concerning the Exposition
and calling attention to the necessity
OF maintaining fertility and thus Sc
curing continued good crops, he
says; IL think the National Corn
Exposition has started out in great
work, and | feel we should all con.
tribute something to make ii a great
success. ! will give 81 900 for the
best fifty ears of corn shown at the
Exposition, and will donate the corn,
to be sold at auction, to help pay for
this splendid enterprise"
Upon hearing of this offer, Mr..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
RaiIroaS Votes

Austin, Texas, Sept. 24.-On
can see more than three quarters of
a mile ahead, with the Electric Head
light recently perfected by Mr.. B.
b. Lacy, of the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway. Ex-
haustive service trials have proved
that the new device, in reliability and
usefulness, is second only to the air
brake
The new headlight is simplicity it.
self, and it so thoroughly meets rail-
lroad conditions that it will stand the
! jar of running locomotive and yet
produce a powerful concentrated beam
of light, uniform and steady.
The more general adoption Of cleo
trio headlights has been largely re-
tarded by the fact that the types were
mot sufficiently reliable in operation
and were too fragile and complicated
to be kept in order by the regular
locomotive repair man. The new
type lamp has been developed to ov-
ercome these difficulties and its de-
sign shows the genius of the prac-
tical railway man in every detail.
1t has been demonstrated that the
great power of the new light enables
engineers to make much better use of
the air brakes, so that trains can be
brought to a standstill in time to
lprevent accidents. Instead of
straing his eyes at a poorly lighted
point possibly thousand feet ahead.
as is the case with the usual form
OF oil headlight, the engineer sees
clearly without special effort, not
only the rails ahead but enough of
the right of way to give him a COM
lplete grasp of surrounding conditions.
For furnishing current to run the
headlight, a small rotary engine is
provided and upon the same base is
"a direct, connected generator. Work.
ing parts are well protected by sub
stantial metal cases and cannot get
out of order under ordinary running
conditions. AS the generator oper-
ates only one lamp, the amount of
electricity generated is so small that
no one could be injured by accidental
contact with the circuits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND The OPENING
Golden Eagle Store Throws
its Doors Open.
New Clothing Company Gives the
City Store of Which it .
May Well Be Proud.

The Golden Eagle, Maiion's new
clothing house opened its doors TO
the public at l O'Clock Wednesday
afternon and neater, cleaner and
more cleverly arranged store cannot
be found in the city. The firm
Hess, Bloch and Company has
spared neither work or expense in
remodeling and equipping the store
with everything to make it mod
ern and up-to-date in every sense.
The new firm will handle cloth
ing and complete line of men 8
furnishings. The proprietors will
pride themselves especially in keep
ing the latest styles and nothing
that is old or out of date will be
placed on the selling racks.
The arrangement of the store is
a particularly bright feature. Like
a city clothing house the cloth.
ing and furnishings are all stored
on display racks inside Of glas,
cases which keeps them from the
dust and at the same time, shows
them up in handy fashion.
Hundreds of people called at the
! store Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. In the evening, the Columbu,
Italian orchestra was present and
entertained the callers with popu
lar classics and rag time. The lady
visitors were presented with carna
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
Try Il Once.

Ever since there were men and
women and horses there have been
balky horses and mad men. When a
horse gets the habit OF baking he
might as we'll be taken out and shot.
No one knows exactly, why he does It.,
but 1t is supposed to be ugly temper.
Some six months ago a lad named
William Frazer, living in Bristol, Eng.
land, astonished a lot OF people sur
rounding balky horse by holding one
Of the animals forefeet up for about
ten minutes. Then he lowered II and
the horse started of. The thing is
being tried all over England to-day,
and there has not been failure so
far The boy says the idea Just came
to him." and II 1t turns out a perfect
cure 1t will be too bad that he won't
make any money out OF 1t.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
Annual Autumn Millinery Opening,
Powers Millinery Shop, second floor,
Uhler Phillips store. 9.23-4t
Fire FIahters for Panama.

A letter has been received from the
secretary of the Panama canal com
mission by Chief Engineer James r
Hopkins of the Somerville MASS. }
fire department. the oldest fire chief in
the country, requesting that he rec,
ommend men for firemen at Panama.
The men wanted must be between the
ages of 21 and 35, and they are to re,
ceive 500 month, with free trans,
portation from New York to New Or,
leans and six weeks vacation each
year. Since the fact became known
that the veteran chief was appointed a
scout for the Panama fire department
he has been besieged with requests
from young men, all ambitious to go to
the isthmus,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
For the October Term of
Court.
NAMESDRAWN THURSDAY
By Clerk Kleinfelter and
Sheriff Droun.
Grand Jury is Ordered to Report
October 2I-Tbe Petit Jury One
Week Later.

The grand and petit jurieS for
the October term of court were
drawn by County Clerk Klinefelter
and Sheriff Drown from the jury
wheel, Thursday morning.
The grand jury win meet October
21 and the petit jury, October 2S.
The names of the jurors follow
Grand-M. Swisher, First ward
John j. Darmody, Third ward ;
Alfred Schultz, Salt Rock township;
C. c.. Summerlot, Green Camp;
Charles Miller, Claridop south,
Thomas Clary, Second ward; R. M.
Shute, Fourth ward; w. H. Navin,
Big Island township; Frank E.
Coon, Marion township; j. r..
Moore, Montgomery, west; Philip
FiStenberger, Richland township;
township; w. w. Savage, Green
township; w. A. Dallon, Claridon,
north; Finley Fehl, Grand township;
w. S. Probst, Third ward.
Petit-Arthur Johnson, Prospect
township; Henry Berringer, Clrai-
don, south: Byron Folk, Pleasant
township: Henry Wise, Montgomery,
west; David Powell, Grand Prairie
township; George Smith, Waldo
township; w. W.. SaSvage, Green
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26

J c. Vaughan, president of the
Vaughan Seed Store of Chicago, wrote
the general manager of the EXPOSE
tion. stating that he had just heard
of Mr.. Allerton's offer, and making
the following additional offer: 1--WE
are very desirous of securing this
prize corn for seed growing, and
hereby offer you 81 500 for the best
fifty ears of corn that shall be.
awarded the Allerton prize such corn.
to be suitable for northern central
Illinois and similar parallels" These
two letters by leading men of Chi
cago are but an index of the feeling
throughout the city. y
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
EARLY Proof.

The head Of a printing establish,
ment In Richmond, Va, was called
upon not long ago by clergyman,
bearing the manuscript OF a sermon.
II would like to have the proofs of
this by tomorrow" said the divine.
The printer answered that the time
allowed was insufficient. you must
give us few days longer" he said.
No; ! must have 1t tomorrow" in.
sisted the minister. II must deliver
this sermon to-morrow-not the day
after. or the next day--but tomorrow.
It's special sermon. suitable only
or tomorrow. wrote II ten years
ago and now ] can't make out word
OF It,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
How to Get a Pretty Hat

To sell at a moderate price is a
question that has been solved in
our millinery work rooms. We can
now offer to the woman OF moderate
means an exact copy of an imported
hat, modified slightly, with the re-
suit that real expensive looking hat
can be purchased at from s7.5 to
$500. Lovely indeed are the hats :
Friday is our last opening day.
Powers Millinery Shop, second floor,
IUhler Phillips store. 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26

The vast interests controlled by the
seven Guggenheim brothers in Alaska,
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition which
will be held in Seattle in 1909, pro-
crosses much further will arrange for
a vast display of their gold, copper
and silver mining, of their railway
and land development, their smelling
and the other enormous interests
which that firm is now exploiting.
The vast nature of their operations
in Yukon alone Is shown by an order
issued by that firm about the middle
of August last. One telegram from
Dawson ordered their Pacific coast
representative to purchase five hun
dred tons Zone million pounds) of
provisions for the feeding of their
construction gangs during the COM
ing Yukon winter. 80
When 1t is remembered that the
lGuggenheim's work in Yukon Is on
lly beginning, that they have not
yet started to mine but are merely
getting ready to work the ground.
and when it is in addition remem-
bered that this provision does not
include the copper mining gangs on
| the White river and at Whitehorse,
| nor the great railway construction
camps near Valdez, but simply the
gold mining and water system con-
struction in the Klondike valley, the
enormous organization needed and the
amount of money spent by this firm
lin the North can be realized in part.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26

These men according to the best
information to be had at present
are the ones who have thus far been
selected for graduation from the
10. & p. league to the major league
this year. 1t far exceeds that Of
last season and it was thought that
last years record was a splendid
one.
This fall the o.. & p. league
will likely receive more money for
lrafted players than any other
Class c. on d league in the coun-
try.
1t was learned in Youngstown
that Harry Ostdick has been draft
cd by the Boston Americans.
There are some of the above named,
leals which are at present only
umored but which there is every
reason to believe will be put
through. Mansfield people claim to
have received advices that Delos
Drake has been drafted by the New
York Nationals but President Nor
ton has received no official notifi-
cation of the draft. Dan Brouth-
eis McGraw's scout, also stated
while in Akron that New York
would draft Malarkey, and it is
assumed that the club has carried
nut, or will carry out its original
intentions regarding these men.
Newark base ball men say that
StouD will be drafted by Detroit,
They claim to have definite knowl-
edge TO this effect. Seven of the
men named above had already been
lratted. The three last named.
Caffyn, Daubert and Pearce, have
cen purchased by big league clubs
Cincinnati bought Pearce, New
ark's catcher, a month ago, while
Cleveland acquired Daubert in the
same manner paying considerably
over $4,000 for him. Caffyn was
sold to the Akron club last spring
by Cleveland with TIE option of re-
purchase. The option was exercised
several weeks ago.
1t is doubtful whether, under
any conditions there is another
league i'm the country which can
show thirteen players graduating
into major company in one season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26

tions while each gentleman received
a nail file.
This is the third clothing house
owned and operated under the
management of Hess, Block and
Company. The firm conducts stores
in Gas City and Upland, Indiana,
where they have been very success
full. This firm has brought to Mar
ion a business that is a credit TO
the prosperous city and should re-
eeiye The hearty Endorsement of
Marion citizens.