The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-20
HUGHES
CENSURED
Bryan Talks of His Vetoing
the Rate Bill.
RAILWAYS ARE BUSY
Excursion Season is on in
Full Blast,
West End Residents Complainl Of
the iPersistency Of One Engineer
In Blowing His Whistle.

At the convention of the Nation
al Travellers Protective association,
held at Norfolk, Virginia few
days ago, a delegate of the con
vention received a communication
from William J. Bryan, in which
he said:
g | am very sorry that Governor
Hughes cf New York vetoed the
two-cent rate bill. He simply gives
the benefit of the doubt to the rail-
roads instead of the people, and
that too where the roads were
protected by an appeal to the
courts, whereas the people have
no appeal. "
Continuing Mr.. Bryan says:
ellis veto shows how difficult reg
ulation is when the roads have
such an enormous influence in
politics.
"But the travelling men ought
not to be discouraged; it takes time
to secure reforms, but reforms
come---the next governor of New
York will not veto a two-cent
bill "
The engineer on the night switch
engine of the Pennsylvania crew
has a mania for blowing his whis-
tie. Every night he makes the
clear peaceful night air hideous
with the shrieks of a million toots
and in this manner eauses many
sleepless night for those residing
near the tracks. The residents
have complained. but it doesn't
seem to have very much effect as
the young man still persists in
pulling the whistle cord. OF course
a certain amount of whistling is
necessary, but this yourg engin-
eer seems TO 90 to sleep laying on
the whistle cord. II is a nuisance
and unless stopped the police will
take hand.
Officials OF the .Jew York Central
who have been investigating the
ditching of No. 1s, the fast train
from Cleveland Tuesday morning at
the switch, North Columbus, have
abandoned the theories that the
wreck was caused by either mis-
ohievous boys or tnat there was
malice in the throwing of the
switch. No one was seen at or near
the switch for some time before the
train was du0.
All evidence now points 10 the
opening of the switch by a section
crew. Whether this will be the
verdict OF the Cleveland investigators
remains to be seen.
Yardmaster Murphy, of this ter
minal arrived home at 1855 last
night. He had not had his clothes
OFF since he was called to the scene
OF the wreck, neither had he been
home.
There is nothing new" he said
last night. "1he theory that bows
had thrown the switch, or that some
discharged employe had done so.
has been abandoned at this end OF the
line. All OF us have our theories.
and we know the switch was opened
That morning by section men who
were working along the road.
whether they closed II ! do not
know do not thlnk there was
any malice in the uct, whoever did
II, and do not think boys had
hand In it."-Ohio State Journal.
Exceedingly low and attractive
rates have been announced by
the Erie road to Put-in-Bay for the
annual meeting of the Ohio State
Teachers Association which will be
held there June 25, 26 and 81,
inclusive. A round trip of $4.20
has been named. A number of
teachers from this city will take
advantage of the excursion.
| The passenger officials Of all the
railroads are now enjoying bizzy
lizzy sessOn for the rush season
of the year has at last arrived.
The excursion business is in full
sway including all of the various
tourists and other low rates in
vogue during the summer months.
w. r. Lynch, travelling passen-
jger agent of the Big -Four, with
headquarters at Cleveland, was look
ing after official business in local
railroad circles todav.
Daniel Smith, the popular tray
cling man representing the Penn