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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Roosevelt Endorses ship Subsidies

Washington, Jan. 2t.-The presi
dent on Wednesday sent TO congress
message calling attention TO the
great desirability CT legislation tC
help American shipping and American
trade by encouraging the building and
running of lines OF large and nyift
steamers to So nth America and the
Orient The urgent need Of oui
country mt-Sing an effort TO do some
thing like its share of It's own carry
Ing trade on the ocean, bas been
called to his attention in striking fash
ion by the experiences of Secretary
Root on his South American tour.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
pemurs to the Indictments.

Toledo, Jan. 24.--The Ann Arbor
railroad on Wednesday filed demur.
rcrs in The United States court 10 the
1873 indictments returned By the fed
cral grand jury for violation of the
Interstate commerce law, In hauling
ice for the Toledo ice trust" The
demurrer is u brief one. II states
that the indictments are not sufficient
in law as sci forth seyerally to cover
the same, and that tho defendant Is
not therefore bound By law 10 answer
The company prays judgment and &
dismissal Of The case upon all the
counts
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Rioters Caused Small Damage.

Columbus. o., Jan. 24.--rhe report
of the officers appointed by Maj. Glenn
10 investigate the damage done by
the recruits who rioted in the BAD
Lands" Monday night has been sub.
mitted and the damage is given at
only S35. Tho officers claim that the
recruits broke windows in seven
places. namely, three residences, one
saloon and three groceries. Seven
teen recruits are now in tho guard.
house under suspicion OF having taken
part In the affray
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Suicided by Hanging.

Cleveland Jan. 24.-Noble Shank.
weller, aged "a, hanged himself in his
room at 1872 Superior avenue before
daylight Wednesday. just in time to
save four employees of Hogan a. Co,
undertakers, from death by gas fumes
The police call for the dead wagon.
when Shankweiler's body was found,
aroused the men from sleep.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
GATHERED IN OHIO.
Sues for $4,000 Damages.

Cleveland, Ian. William F
Staniforth, proprietor Of q dog hos
pital ut 1894 Cedar avenue, alleging
that M. n. Bell and wife, of 9SO3 Miles
avenue, extorted money from him by
duress, has sued them for $1O.pc
damages. Staniforth alleges that he
was asked to call at the Bell home on
the pretense that he was wanted tc
treat sick dog. When he arrived
there, he declares. Bell and his wife,
with the assistance OF several men
on the premises, assaulted him. held
him prisoner in the house for an
hour and would not let him go until
he had paid them So.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Engineer Badly Injured.

Toledo, Jan. 24.--Pinned beneath
the cab of his overturned engine, We'd
nesday, j. w. Brunswick, of Detroit,
lay for two hours and half before
his rescue could be effected. His leg
was broken, one arm badly mangled
and the other burned. Brunswick
was engineer on Lake Shore train No.
32S. The engine went off the de.
railer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Ruef TO be Tried First.

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Assistant
District Attorney Heney made it plain
in court Wednesday that it is the in.
tention of the prosecution. If the de.
PENDANTS cannot be tried jointly, to
place Abraham Ruef on trial first
rather than comply with the request
of the attorneys for Mayor Schmitz
that the mayor he tried before Ruef
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Is Arrested for Alleged Forgery.

Reading, Pa, Jan. 24.-C. b. Lands,
formerly a prominent business man
of Bowers, Berks county, was com.
mitted to jail here Wednesday TO an.
swer a charge Of forgery. Lands has
been missing since August, 1905, when
he went away after writing a letter in
which he said he would never return
He is alleged to have secured 100000
from various financial institutions
here and was arrested in Sayre, Pa
Since leaving here he IS said 10 have
been Ia Ashland, o., Columbus, o.
and other places under the name of G
Y. LlOYG.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Lottery headquarters Is Ralded.

Mobile. Ala, Jan. 24.--The plant OF
the Honduras Lottery Co. here was
raided by government officers Tues.
day night. the contents seized and
the employees arrested. Secret serv.
ice men from Washington. aided by
customs officials of this city, made
the raid. Il. l.. Pinac and Lewis Gra'
ham, of New Orleans, and Is EN-
ployes. including pressmen, printers
and packers, were arrested. All were
allowed TO go on bond until the dis
trict attorney fixes date for appear
ing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
The Mystery Is UnsoIved.

Lorain, o., Jan. 24.-Mystery still
envelops the finding OF the dead body
of Richard w. Doran, and the uncon-
scious form of Thomas Moloney, OF
Cleveland, In the Cation boarding
house here Tuesday. Moloney lies
semi.conscious at st. Joseph's hospit.
al. Coroner Miller held n post.mor.
TEN without discovering evidence
which would clear up the affair,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Dayton win Lose a Big Industry.

Dayton, o., Jan. 24.-John II. Pat
terson, president OF the National Cash
Register Co., declares the big plant
will he removed from Dayton. Char
acterizing the city government as the
worst In the state, Patterson says the
only hope is the formation Of citi.
aens' league to oust the politicians.
The company employs over 5000 men
and women
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Rapid Transit Co. Raises waqes.

New York, Jan, 24.-The directors
Of the InterboDugh Rapid Transit Co
have voted to increase the wages Of
nearly all the employees of the system
Motormen, who now receive $3.50 per
day. will not be affected The in
creases average about one cent
per hour to all employees and will az
gregate 100000 per year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
VIII Build Six IunneIs.

Welch, w. Va, Jan. 24.-The Nor.
folk & Western Railroad Co. has let
contracts for six tunnels at a cost of
100000. The tunnels, which are TO
be double tracked, will shorten the
distance on the West Virginia division
Is miles. The six tunnels will aggre-
gate 6,100 feet in length.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Flood Wrought Great Havoc.

Portsmouth, o., Jan. 24.-The res.
toration of the gas, water, electric and
power supply, and energetic relief
work have greatly improved cond.
tions caused by flood in this vicinity.
Front street and the West End show
the havoc wrought. Entire fronts of
buildings have been wrecked and 4
dozen homes have been ruined.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Allowed the Japs 70 Land.

San Francisco. Ian. 2i.-Japanese
immigrants who arrived here OF the
steamer Alameda and whosS lanoihs
vas not allowed by the immigration
commissioner were permitted 10 land
Wednesday on instructions from
Washington The reasons for the de
teution Of the Japanese and their 70
lease were not made public.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
BaiIey's Friends Jollify.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 24.-Citizens OF
Austin last night assumed the part of
host to thousands OF visitors who
Joined a general jubilee celebration in
honor of Senator Bailey's reelection.
Several hundred of the participants
came long distances to attend the re.
election OF Bailey.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
A Lynching in MISSES ppi

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 2+.-Henry
Bell, a negro, was lynched a. Green.
wood, the home of Gov. Vardaman,
Tuesday night. The negro assaulted
Mrs Graves, of that place, several
months ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Fine Caps for Infants.

History tells us that Louis XIV,
wnen baby, received from the pope
gift of six rich caps of various
styles. inclosod in magnificent cases
made OF brocade and silver. In an ex.
pensive layette. of the eighteenth cen.
fury were included .22 BABY caps ns
various k!aGs. E
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Allows $500 for Fire Protection.

Columbus. O., Jan. 24-The state
emergency board at its session We'd
nesday allowed $500 to the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home at xenia
for fire protection equipment. The
state inspector reported the condition
there dangerous.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Found Dead on tn. Track.

Ashtabula. o., Jan. 24.--Sam Car
locci, Lake Shore employe, was
found dead on the track Wednesday
He had been hit by train and dis
abled, and is supposed to have frozen
to death.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
A Cold Wave Strikes Germany.

Berlin, Jan. 24.-Bitterly cold
weather continues in Germany. The
mercury here registered 9h degrees
below zero Wednesday and the barom-
eter reached a height unsurpassed
since meteorological records have
been carried on In Germany.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Coal Famine in North Dakota.

Minneapolis, Jan. 24.-Daily reports
from North Dakota tell of exhaustion
of fuel. The railroads have failed tn
xeso supplied many of the towns and
the coal problem is again becoming
grave.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Gave Food to lao Families.

Columbus, o., Jan. 24--Quartermas
ter James, of the Seventh regiment,
reported from Manchester on his ar.
rival there that three.fourths of the
village was under water and that lao
families made destitute IN this way
had been relieved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
State Will Aid the Cl,y.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 2i.-The as
sembly on Wednesday passed reso
luton instrncting the attorney general
to represent the state In the suit
brought by the federal government In
tha circuit court in the San Francisco
Japanese school dispute.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
A tenarian Dies,

Baltimore, Jan, 24.-Mrs. Louise NJ.
Este died here Wednesday in the
104th year of her age. Mrs. Este was
the widow of Judge David X. Este, a
leading lawyer of Cincinnati, who died
2S years ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Dryden Is Five Votes Shy.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 24-The New
Jersey legislature met In Joint session
Wednesday and took the first joint
vote on the United States senatorship
Senator Dryden received only 80 votes
out of 81 cast-no election.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Man Froze 10 Death.

Youngstown, O., Jan. 24.--The body
OF Ell Handwork, aged 80, farmer. was
found frozen stiff Wednesday. lie
had evidently stumbled and wa,
stunned, being frozen before help az
rived.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
eattIeshIp Ran on a Reef.

San Juan. Porto Rico, Jan. 2i.-It II
reported that the battIeship Connecti
cut ran on reef while entering the
harbor at Culebra Island on January
l3 and that she sustained serious
damage az result The naval au'
lhoritiea al San Juan. however. diS
clain any knowledge OF the accident.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Law Student suiclded.

New York. Jan. 24.-Within Is min.
utes after he had registered at the
Grand Union hotel Wednesday, La
throp Smith. student In the law
school at Columbia university, froLa
Kansas City, committed suicide by
shooting. No cause for the act can be
learned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
-Four Lives, Lost in a Wreck.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Jan. 24.--A
bad freight wreck occurred on the
Ohio division of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad near Letart about 40 miles
from this city. last night. -Four per
sons are reported to have been Killed
and many others injured.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Garbage Plant Burned

Cincinnati Jan. 2i,--1he mai,
building, watts and tanks of the Cncin
natl Reduction Co, at Anderson
Ferry, where the city gal.oage is d.,
stroyed, burned Wednesday. Los.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Their Country Scat.

"Talldn' about country seats" said
Uncle David, we've got one ourselves.
My grandfather made II out OF hckcry
splits more'n 90 years age"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

Hebrew immigration.
An average of .i2 Hebrew immi.
grants arrive in Now Nork city each,
HaV
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

allegiance to tho State Chairman and
is under no obligation whatever to
the council of ten.
After Governor Hughes had been
indicted into Office his first recon-
mendations were revolutionary He
utterly disreeardel the lists submit
ted to him for the fat plums that
were about to fall from the tree and
In other unmistakable ways the Gov
crnor has showed that the ma.
chine and the council OF ten
will not have too much to say
at Albany Tor the next two years.
The machine has been made des
parate by the Governors iniepen-
denco and it is resorting to the
legislature. which IS the ditch in
which IL will make It's last
stand. II it can control the legis-
lators 1t can still defeat an per-
manently injurious act of the present
Governor and trust to the return
OF safer and more prosperous times
to repair whatever temporary In
jury Is done to the governmental
machinery.
II the legislature stands by the
bosses the old order OF things is
safe. but til danger is that Is dis
affection even among the legislators
The discomfort and menacing atti-
tude of the public Is shaking their
allegiance to the bosses. Moreover,
as result of several successful rev.
Olutions In certain provinces the
Legislature contains number of
enemies of the old order, who are
prepared to support Governor
Hughes In his policies. Thus it is
that all the interest now attaches to
the Legislature. Here Is the real
battle-ground OH which the existance
or elimination of the old order must
be determined. That the cause OF
the bosses is not hopeless may be
judged from the fact that one branch
of the legislature has already taken
steps to stlfle the press which is
supporting Governor Hughes The
political contest in New York at
this moment has quite as much me-
diaeval aspect as a modern aspect
for. since the old order was essen
tally feudal, the contemporary strus-
gle is unmistakable against the
Twentieth Century feudallsm of boss
politics.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
IN TWENTY YEARS.

How fast this old world wags, these
days, is indicated by certain figures
contained in returns made to the
Pennsylvania state bureau of rail.
ways for the last year. They relate
to street railways and show what n
wonderful development has been
made by this industry IN two de-
cades. Twenty years ago there were
2 few cable lines Of street cars In
use In that state, but most OF the
lines were operated by horses. Now
there are neither cables nor horses
The motive power is all electricity.
Twenty years ago s25,00000O. in
round figures was invested in these
transportation lines. Now the CAPT
tai represented is $1S3.000.0D9 while
the number OF corporations reporting
to the state bureau has Increased
from 67 to 23S. Twenty years ago
the cost Of road and equipment was
represented to he s12.O0o,O0O: now it
is $l40,000,000. The total trackage
twenty years ago was $40 miles;
now 1t is 1900 miles. Twenty years
ago the number of passengers carried
In single year was 1874 100000; now
1t Is almost 1.000,000,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
70 KILL THE pANpRufF GERM.
II the Only Possible Way of Having
An Effective Cure.

If you see q woman or man with lux.
uriant glossy hair. you may be sure nell
Their has dandruff to amount to anything
In nearly every case where women and
men have thin brittle hair. they owe 1t
to dandruff. There are hundreds of prep
arations that "claim" to cure dandruff
but not ono but Newbros Herpicide tells
you that dandruff is the result of IA germ
burrowing into the scalp, and that per-
manent euro Of dandruff and its conso-
quent falling and badness. can only DO
had by killing the germ; and there is no
other preparation that will destroy thai
germ but Newbro's HerpiciGe. Destroy
the cause. and you remove the effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send l0c. IN
stamps for sample to Tho Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Miah-
Two sizes--50 cents and s1.oo.
Aliens Drug Store
Special Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
Entered at tho Newport News Va. Postonice
RS scsond. class matter
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1907.
THE BATTLE OF ALBANY.


Tho whole country is watching DO.
litical New York as the battle
ground on which Governor Hughes
Is now lighting his great combat
against the bosses, and it supplies, per.
haps, the best example OF the Whole
country, OF the threatened ruin OF a
perfect system of machine notifies.
blt the true value OF any survey o..
political New York lies In the fact
that such survey will reveal the KEY
TO the great struggle certain to sue.
Feed the skirmishes of the past few
weeks. Without such Il survey much
that occurs in the maneuvering of TIE
next few months will he unintelligi.
BILE, save to the most provincial of
New Workers..
In general terms the administers
ton OF Governor Hughes has been
acclaimed as menace to The bos-
aes. These bosses are more than
mere election-day czars. For
The greater glory and efficiency
of the Republican party of
New York State they are actual,
rulers of provinces. The State is III.
vided into ten important provinces.
The rulers of these provinces con-
troll the patronage of the local cities
and towns In their bailiwick ana
through this maintain political
army. On this basis OF provinc!a.
governors is founded the upper no.
litical layer The ten governors IF
really fertile provinces. that Is those
producing the most legislative votes,
elect one Of their number to be Stltn
Chairman who MAS authority to allot
the share of the revenue OF tho of.
hces derived and patronage
among the various governors
with due regard to the amount due
10 each. Incidentally the State
chairman, after consultation, ap.
points a governor OF the state to en-
ecute his commands and to fill the
minor offices In exactly the same
manner the provincial governor Pre-.
vides the cities i'll his domain win
mayors. The Governors mission Is
merely to go through motions pre-.
scrfbed by law and strict obedience
is expected from him by the State
& Chairman, who as means OF compelI-
ing this obedience retains control of
< the legislature, through his mandates
from the governors of the provin, es
1t will be seen then, that this
form of government Is simple in Ele
extreme. But one of the main faults
to he found with it is that the State
Chairman by selec' ing the r.gh; sor
q Of Governor and allying himself with
the governors of one or two OF the
most fertile provinces might AFRO
gate to himself all the powers held
by the council Of ten governors
Odsil did this; Plat did this ever
more success fully than Odel. Botf
Odell and Plat we're overthrow be
cause their governors in turn allie,
themselves with the council OF tel
8 and thereby left them helpless. Blu
4 in theory the system still survive
and the present State Chairman Il
I Timothy l.. Woodruff, who is ais,
Republican project OF ali IN
Brooklyns. Governor Hughes was
however mot nominated by the Stat
i Chairman or the bosses OF the tie
provinces. He represents the CON
bination OF popular revolt against tn
State machine and the interference
& of President OF the United State.
1t will thus be seen that he owes n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
Virginia VS. IVES. virginia.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feo. A.
The time for the hearing on the
demurrer in the case of Virginia vs.
West Virginia, involving the debt
of the former state. was today
changed from March 4 to March
IL to accommodate Hon. Johr e. Car
Isle, who will appear for West vir.
ginia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

The law passed by the New York
State legislature imposing registra-
ton of all lobbyists is evidently some
thing of failure. The list of those
who have registered has been pub
lished by but the names of the IA.
nous BLACK Horse Cavalry" are
among those missing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
WITH THE PARAaRAeHERs

a crazy man called up the Mayor
OF Philadelphia and asked him to
finance a railroad to Heaven. With
the exception of Pittsburg, Philadel-
phia would probably be the most
available location for the other ter.
minus of such line.-New Orleans
Times. Democrat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

New York city expenses for this
year will be $37 900 more day than
they were last year. Without being
cynical at all, the thought naturally
arises of how much is laid at the
shrine Of graft
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

There is no evidence whatever OF
the Big Stick in the full length por-
trait that President Roosevelt is
having painted to place in The
Hague. The Rough Rider costume is
also entirely eliminated. Will it be
a true portrait of the rough shod
man? nj. i,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

One might make many comments up.
ON this wonderful growth of single
business, which is typical In greater
o. less degree OF the entire country,
and yet they can all be summed up in
the slang of the street that this is
going some"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

Ones heart grleves for the poor,
heniShted heathern who has no
chance to obtain an education. when
one reads of those Depauw Univer-
sity students who were tied to trees
and left to suffer from sleet and cold
all night.-New York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

A prophet up III Connecticut says
that there will be an earthquake on
February IA. An earthquake in tho
past has not been regarded as the
incest valentine in the world
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

The Da,, Press ia delivered by carriers any
where In the city limits for 10 cents n week.
Any Irregularities In delivery should be imme.
histely reported to tho office Of publication.
Otdera for delivery OF the Daily Press to either
resideuce or places of business may he made by
postal card or telephone
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

Four Middle Western State legis
latures are considering bills which
provide for the taxing of bachelors
and there seems to he good pros.
pect OF their becoming laws. 1t will
be another matter 20 collect that tax.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05

We are told that wireless tele-
sraphy has been perfected to the
highest degree but the government
Is negotiating for the laying of a
cable from Sandy Hook to Panama.