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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Here, 1t is declared. May McKen-
|sIes constant presence by the side
OF Evelyn Thaw, her occupation for.
months OF the samc apartment IN
the Hotel Lorraine, her sitting be-
side the wife of Harry. Thaw In the
Court room Is explained. 1t II
Known to all who have tried TO-,
communicate to the. young wife
THAT the barrier always encountered
May Mckenzie. ~
The former leader OF the chorus
OF. Wcber's Thcater Is recognized ms
remarkable young woman. ThDscs
Who know her and those who know.
tThaw's wife declare their ncntali-
ities are not to ba placed In the same,
category The Mckenzie girl -
known to be clever writer, her
column in morning newspaper,
mot many seasons ago having at
ltrscted widespread attention BY
tho writer's evident insight into
things dramatic and into human ma.
Itire and human affairs as wcll';
She also is clever in conversation.
|resourceful, auick-wittei, charming,
lalert and ready at repartee. Out
Iof her black eyes flash keenress.
Preserve. self-assurance. command
land ppise. M Il
In short. MAJ Mckenzie Is X a
clever young woman. She is
TRAINED in dramatic things, and ui-
ldefstands well not only the value o.
"a dramatic situation. but all the ell.
ements that go to make 1t up. Any
ove who knows her will tell you
The young wife, It Is declared.
cculd not have gone over and over
the shameful story to any man save
her husband, even IL that man were
10 lawyer. Besides what man lawyer.
ltho holders to this contention point
tout, could drill woman In the
luse of her own feminine arts OF APP
lpea.! Whit man lawyer could
work out in elaborate detail the
lchild clothes. the child manner, tae
Child pose? 1t must have been a
woman and clever woman, and M
lone ever called Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
unusually clever. s
/ She is believed by those who
know her best to be Just what she
lcoks-a weak little butterfly. Who
never in her life did anything
that would suggest she could play
tho great part she has now chosen
In order to save her husband.
The hand of a clever woman shows
and plainly shows, Whose else could
1t be than May McKenzie's. Tho
chief thing that interests those whp
hold strongly to this Idea 10
whether the reflected cleverness can
stand In the face OF the cross-ex-
animation Of Mr.. Jerome.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12
EXPLOSION OCCURS AND
PEOPLE FEARED AN EARTHQUAKE
Chemical Research Department and Corde Magazine Of
the Woolwch Arsenal is Wrecked.-Forc Of Explosion
is Felt for Forty Miles but There Were no
Casualties

,reighboring houses, and on the
Isidcs shattered doors and windows
land wrecked roofs testified to the
appalling force of the explosion Of
corthte, and chemicals with which
the arsenal and magazine were
stocked. These buildings were prac-
tically swept away, the big blocks of
stone Of which they we're construct
ed being scattered for hundreds of
yards on all sides.
There was no night force work.
ing, hence no casualties.
The people of Braintree, 40 miles
away, were thrown into panic b,
1.-THE shock Of the explosion, while IL
nearer towns windows were shat
tered and chimneys demolished.
The cause of the disaster has TO
vet been ascertained.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

obscene matter through the mails,
yet the newspapers are allowed TO
print and mail thousands Of copies,
the mails distribute them and moth
ing is thought of It.
While such details are calculated
to create feeling of disgust IN
persons who have not dcpraved
minds, there is a class Of persons
who are really pleased with sucl,
accounts end i'll whose mind will
be cciceivcd plans for gaining
prominence by the same tactics.
The President is right in urging
that action be taken against pa
pcrs which are guilty Of publishing
word for word the testimony i'll
the case. The details of the direct
testimony of Mrs. Tltaw was dis
gusting enough, but when the time
for cross examination comes, scme
still more racy testimony may be
expected. Testimony which it is moi
necessary for every person who
can read to know.
The fact that President Roosevelt
has instructed the attendants al
the White House that no paper
going into details shall be allowed
TO reach his children, is sufficient
to prove that he is in earnest ant
that he recognizes the evil whicl
might result from poisoning youhs
m:ads with such impure reading
matter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

son with any similar body in the
world. l.l tt,
But If the cost of living continues
to rise. and the government will not
meet these now conditions with in
creased salaries, the present ef-
ficiency Of this departmental serv-
ice will be seriously jeopardized. .
The fruit of present conditions is
that the best clerks are under steady
temptation to quit the service, and
are regularly doing 80. To prove
this. one has but to cite the cxper-
llence Of tho Patent Office, where
more than half of the sclnployes oil
every grade OF salary have resigned
IN Ave years.
EXTEND THE CIVIL SERVICE
PRINCIPLE. mI,
But more pay is not the only
need OF the government, service.
What the department needs also Is
an opportunity for the clerks to
earn promotions not wait upon fav-
or 10 get them. Congress must
|provide that civil Service reform
lshall not stop, as at present, will
1.-THE entrance examinations. A
scp!e of promotions on merit mus
be devised. so that clerks will not
sit side by side. as they do now
doing the same work, but drawing
sIwidely different grades of pay. Suci
conditions are not only unjust, bu
they are demoralizing
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12
CURRENT TOPICS OF
NATIONS CAPITAL.
(By Willis J. Abbot.

EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK.
Mayor Schmitz comes to confer
with the president on the Japanese
situation.
Senator Dryden is defeated.
Senator'S Carter and Hepburn at
tack Hitchcock.
The administration considers the
canal contract.
The House talks tariff revision on
the quiet.
The department employees make a
plea for larger salaries.
The Brownsville INQUIRY contin-
|ues.
Indian appropriation bill passed
Senate.
River and harbor bill passed the
House. isg4SLkA4s
House amends alcohol bill
House authorizes 100000 loan to
jamestown Exposition.
Service pension bill passed and
Signed by the president.
Investigation OF cotton exchanges
lordered.
PROBABLE EVENTS or THE
! WEEK.
The Senate will consider the
army appropriation bill.
! The Senate will consider the Dis.
ltrict OF Columbia appropriation
bill.
The House will debate the anti
tipping bill.
The House will consider the nav
al appropriation bill.
The House will consider the Post
office appropriation bill.
THE CALIFORNIANS ARE HERE
The Californians are here. And
they are here with fixed ideas as to
what they will do and will not do
They are willing to meet the Presi.
dent half way; even willing u waive
their rights In certain particulars
but II they will not assent to Japanese
coolie immigration II It can be
Istopped.
lSCiIOot. PRIVILEGES NEvEI,
DENIED THE JAPANESE.
We use the above words, "waive
their rights" advisedly. No one
could read the late argument Of ex-
Secretary OF State Olney concerning
the right of San Francisco to act as
she has without being convinced
that tAe Callfornians were we'll with
In the provisions Of our present
treaty with Japan. Richard Olney
ought to know what he is talking
about. as 1t was he who consum.
mated this very treaty But the Cal.
ifornians are not going To bubble
over their legal rights. AS Mayor
Schmitz stated, they are unwilling
to stand on any technicality that
VIII work to the detriment OF the
nation. AS matter of fact. the
people OF San Francisco have never
denied the Japanese children school
privileges.
After the fire. 1t was found nee
essary for various reasons to adopt a
policy of segregation in primary and
Iintermediate departments. The law
OF California makes the question Df
segregation discretionary with the
school boards In the various towns
land cities Of the state. Nothing in
lour treaty with Japan conflicts with
this law After the fire, the Jap
anese children crowded into the
few available schools TO such an ex-
tent that white children we're
orowde'l out, and the only ecu left
open was to take advantage OF the
state law and establish separate
schools. and this was done.
TOO MUCH HUFF, HASTE AND
WAR TALK.
And then the Japanese nation
FLEW into an unnecessary hun, and a
President who Ought to have kno--.,
better said things In message TO
Congress which had better been left
lunsaid. As a result. we have had
Ian epidemic Of discreditable war
talk ever sipce a I. \. Il
m iact there hsve sbasa NV
4. I,, W Il iIlNt u 3 " ! q H 4. It | ~ 4. q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

not conc from It's friends. 1t would
from its enemies. the first thought
was that the governor would be el.
bowed aside as 'impcrtinent and In
lsolent" .....s.
SENATOR LODGES STATEMENT
AND PRESIDENTIAL AsPIR-
ANTS.
| In fact, these two words were used
as having been employed by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massaehu-'
sets. Now comes Senator Lodge,
and, denounces that publication as
false and malicious. Furthermore,
the Senator says that he has been
unjustly treated when II has been
published time and again that he
was opposed to tariff revision. When
Senator Lodge takes pains to issue
a formal statement that he is not
Iaverse to tariff revision, it indicates
THAT he sees that issue looming big
upon the horizon of the next Presi-
dental campaign.
Meanwhile, Vice President Fair
banks and Speaker Cannon are man
lifestly alarmed and concerned over
the outlook, and this is true of the
other asprants who desire 10 sue
lceed President Roosevelt when his
term expires.
WHO FAVOR REVISION. .'s
There is no concealnent Of the
fact that the entire Northwest Is
ablaze on the subject OF a revision
lof tne tariff Immediately.
There is. in fact. schism In the
Republican ranks In the House.
many Republican Congressman, prin-
Icipally from the Northwest and New
IEngland, having leagued themselves
together in an effort to secure II
party caucus TO consider tariff revi-
sion before the expiration OF the
present Congress. AS 1t is only nee
essary to get one-fourth of the par
Ity membership to call such caucus,
the CONSERVATION of the stand pat
ters is not without reason.
NOTHING DOING SHORT OF A
| SPECIAL SESSION.
However. after all, the possibilities
of tariff legislation for this session
ARE not bright. With Joe Cannon
at the helm and a general air of
"stand pat" about his colleagues
and the administration. it is not
likely that anything can be done
short OF special session of the
Sixtieth Congress. But, like Ban
quo's ghost. tariff revision will not
ldown. AfF
I INCREASED Salaries.
School teachers. policemen, and
firemen of the District OF Columbia.
members of both houses OF Congress
and their presiding officers, and
members Of the Presidents Cabinet,
have been voted an increase of salary
Iby Congress within q year. and these
are the only government employees so
far benefited. 1t Is the clear duty
of our law makers to now consider
the claims OF the larger body of
lemployes-the $4,000 men and wom-
len working in the departments. Not
only are their wages, lower, than
those made by nongoyernmental
em2loyes rendering similar services.
but Tho cost of living has 50 far
advanced, especially IN Waghingto oh;
as 70 make 1t practically .impos-
lsible for many of them to live -cam-
fortably within their means, The
force employed in our executive de-
partments. today Will stand compari-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Granting constitutional govern
,rents IN the "0ld World = is very
much in style with rulers just now
The new shah CT Persia is the last
TO listen 10 the demand OF his sub.
jccts, but they could not get his
esl until they had seized an arsen.
al sand threatened u revolution
When Russia aud Turkey join tn,
others in slantins the people great
CT liberties, there will be some hope
of people OF all Europe securing
greater liberties.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw proved that
she was something of lady when
She referred to Stanford White as
:tlse b." She said on the wit
lcSs stand tie 1.-The B. meant
'!the blacknlailcr. F" She might with
propriety have applied stronger
terms had she been less of a ladv
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

The West Virginia legislator who
proposes allowing none of the gas
of that state going outside of the
states lines. probably contempEates
keeping the West Virginia dele
cation in congress at home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Excessive drinking will keep a
man from eating, but fasting will
not keep 1ran from drinking and
ollow him to live, as the friends Of
q Bellcfontainc man has discovered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

II might be interesting to know
to what denomination the minister,
who said Thaw d;d a gocd thing
when he killed White, belongs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

District Attorney jerome seems
to have wakencd up and come to
realize that he has quite job on
his hands since lawyer Delmas took
charge OF the Thaw defense.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

The weather in the Northwest
and the fuel famine in thnt section
are conclusive to Fairbanks boom
in that section. ,rr
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

President Roosevelt has urged
upon Postmaster Cortelym that, ii
1t is possible under existing laws
llc shall bar from tho mails papers
which SO into details III the Thaw
cpse sby publishing that part Of the
testimony which is degrading and
disgusting TO even the most hard
ened. Ii an individual were dis
covered sending through the mails,
!. letter Containing statements such
as were printed in some Of the
slailics in the great cities, he would
have been prosecuted fcr sending
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Despite the three barrels Of in.
dietmcnts which were returned
03ainst the Standard Oil co1npan,
officials by the Findley grand
jury and the troubles Of the com.
pany in other courts, the trust
is mot sufficiently scared to pre-,
vent it from attacking competition
and driving it fram the field when.
ever and wherever it shows its
head. The tactics employed are
much the same as have been used
by the trust in former years.
There has been great deal OF
sputtering over the oil trust prose,
cut.ons, but developments at Mari,
ctta and throughout the Ohio field
shw that the same Old octopus is
dcing business in the same old way
at the same old stand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

The most acceptable OF all val
entines is box of nice fresh cut
flowers or blooming plants select
ed from f. e. Blake's unexcclled
stock 126 West Center.
11.Qt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

Cold feet and rheumatism cured
by Elcciropodcs. Ask your druggist.
1-l-tp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
scoTTsvILLE

SCOTrSvILLE. VA, January 2s.-The
board OF district trustees met at the Mil
Ter School on January ed. and the fol-
lowing children were recommended for
49,, ,i.,As, I.
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Society in
Blacksburg
tsp.c,aI TO Tho Tirnes-p!spatcn.,


BIACKSBURG, VA, January 26-Thc
pastor and officers OF the Christian
Church gave pleasant social Tor the
members of the congregation and their
friends Thursday evening in the church
from eight to ten A brief business
meeting was held. at which addresses
were made by the officers. and reports
from the various organizations read. This
was followed by the social feature of
the OCCASION several musical numbers
being rendered and bounteous refresh
ments served.
Cards We're received here this week for
the marriage of Miss Rachel Carr East
han and DR. William George Chrisman,
the ceremony to take place in the High
Street Baptist Church, Charlottesville,
va, at high noon on Thursday, January
81, 1901 DR.. Chrisman Is a former stu
dent OF the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and well known here.
Tho Institute German Club will give
their mid-winter dance the evening of Fri
day February Sth, at O'Clock, in the
Assembly Hall. This will be the third in
the series of dances which the club gives
during the session, and a number of
young ladies' from other towns Will be
present.
The Institute Glee Club, under the d.
rection of Professor r. II. Abbott, is
having practice three times week now.
getting ready for trip the latter part
of the present month or early in Feb
ruary. This is the leading musical or
ganization of the school, and composed
of the best voices to be found among the
student body. They will visit Bedford
City. Lynchburg, and the F'armville Nor
NAL. on the coming trip. and no doubt
will be well received at these places.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Shultz were hosts
Mt a pretty tea Wednesday evening,
their guests including Misses jamie
Dinwilde. Ethel Reese, Locke Linkous.
Messrs w. NJ. Brodie, and c. s. Snead.
Professor and Mrs "A. NJ. Soule Will
give the second of their Friday evening
receptions this week. the guests of
honor on this occasion being the Junior
and Sophomore classes in Professor
Soule's department., and number of
young ladies from the town and insti-
tute are asked to meet them.
Mr.. Elliott Vawter. of Washington
and Lee University, spent several days
here this week with his brother, Cadet
Vawter. q.
Miss Cora Wysor. of Dublin, was the
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PROVIDENCE FORGE
1ea,a,,, \ T,o r,mcs. Disnatch.

fS0nP'n' +.
PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA, January
2e.-Not in many years has the wood and
timber industry been pushed so vigor-
ously as at present. Everv railway sta
ton and boat landing in this vicinity is
piled up with either manufactured tim
Der, ties or wood. Even the beautiful
picnic grounds here, that a few years
ago were so much frenuented by pleasure
parties from the city. is being stripped
Of all its beautiful shade trees that are
being converted into building material.
Mr.. j. e. Robertson had quite bad
fall Tuesday night, which painfully and
seriously injured his hip.
DR.. 6, G. Daniel, OF Richmond, has
been visiting his friend. Dir. j. Russell
Parker, at stirling.
Miss Lucy Bins has returned home
after d visit to friends in Richmond,
Mr.. Charlie Perdum is still In West
Virginia. where he went to accept POSI-
ton.
\ pleasant visit to his home. in Charles
city and to Prince George and Peters,
burg.
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guest OF Professor George Walker the
first part OF this week.
Mr.. W. i. Enright. of Danviile, was
among the visitors TO Blacksburs last
Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Byrd Anderson represented the
local camp OF Confederate Veterans at
the Lee celebration In Roanoke last
Saturday.
Mrs George w Fleet and little
daughter are visiting Mrs. Ethel Fleet
Keister in Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lybrook have re-
turned from Front Royal. The former
will do some chemistry work in the
institute laboratories for several
months.
Professor A. NJ Soule is in Williams
burg this week. attending the Farm,
ers' Institute at that place.
Mr.. D. II. Keister, president of the
Power and Supply Company. spent sew
eral days in harrisburg this week.
Rev. w. H. II. Joyce spent Monday
and Tuesday In Christiansburg, where
he preached several sermons in the
Methodist Church.
Mr.. Z. Harvey Stuart has completed
his work on the concrete smokestack of
the Agricultural Hall, and returned
to Baltimore.
Messrs. Allen C.. Hairless and Captain
]. r. Johnson, of Christiansburg, were
here "Wednesday, taking dispositions in
some law cases
Professors T. P. Campbell and r.. J..
Davidson have been confined to their
homes this week BY sight spells of i'll
ness.
Miss Agnes Patton, of Lexington, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs j. E. Will
liams, on the campus.
Rev. A ]. Mock. of the EpEcopal
Church. left Monday for weeks trip
to New York.
Mr.. Harry Kelsey. of South Boston,
spent several days here this week at
the home OF his parents.
Mrs. Frank D. Wilson and Mrs. R
III. Hudr.all will be the hostess at the
next meeting Of the Married Ladies'
Club
Mrs. 7. Fl. Shultz and Mrs. William
Lybrook were guests Of Mrs. r. t. Ell
lett In Christiansburg. on Wednesday.
Mr.. r. w. Holsinger. Of Charlottes-
willie. has secured the contract for the
photographic work of the Bugie. and
will be here in February.
Mr.. Woodson P. Wildly, of Richmond, a
former student of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, spent several days
here this week.
Miss Hale, who recently left Blacks
burg to take up missionary work in
India. sailed from New York for that
country last Saturday.
Mr.. A. L. Goodloe returned Tuesday
from Gordonsvillc where he was called
by the death Of his brother, Carl Good
loe
Miss Nell Keister left Monday for
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Baltimore. after a visit to her sister,
Mrs. w. o. Firth.
Mr.. John Richard winEo. who has
been with DR.. Ferneyhough. at Smith
field, this winter, has returned to his
home in Amelia
Mrs. Carter osterbind. of Richmond.
will arrive next week to Nst her
father. Mr.. J. l. Eakin. for month.
DIR. Kent Black returned last Mon
day from a visit to Richmond, where
he went to attend a patient in st. Luke's
Hospital there.
Cadet Austin. OF Roanoke. who has
been SO desperately III with pneu-
monia at the institute infirmary, is
improving. and strong hopes OF his re-
covery are entertained by his physi-
clan.
Miss Lily cutherel left for her home
in Norfolk last Saturday, after a
months visit to her brother. Professor
Milton Cutherel.