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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
MARTFL NEWS.

Martel, March 14.--"Topsy Turvy,'
the play that wns given by the
school children at the school house
Friday evening, was greatly en-.
joyed by large audience. Stand.
Ing room was at premium. Mrs.
Nettic Colmery and her daughter
Miss Mary Colmery, the teachers,
were highly complimented in having
the children so well drilled. Miss
llc Bending rendered several fine
violin solos during the evening.
Himas Fate moved TO David
Greeks farm last week.
Mrs. Sarah Bolinger, of North
Canaan, called on relatives here
Tuesday
Mrs. A. s. Downs gave rag
Sewing o. her home Thursday even
Ing. Quite number of ladies were
|present and nice lunch was served.
Mr.. w. p Kimble. Erie Road
Master, made general inspection
along the joint tracks here Satur-
lday.
j. Clark was at the county seat
on business Saturday.
Bert Townsend and wife, Of Gal.
ion, are guests OF relatives here
Mr.. Jacob Lauer and wife spent
Sunday with relatives at New Win
chester.
Miss Lulu Lesher left for Prospect
Monday, where she has secured en-
ployment In a millinery store.
Mr.. Lasihe Benfeld and wife re-
turned home to Joliet, H.. Monday,
after weeks visit with his par
IeEts.
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The Clock That Stopped.

Supernatural occurrences were the
subject OF conversation when a Wall
street man told this story;s"rhe day
after our chief went to Europe last
summer the clock in his private Office
stopped, and il never started to run
again until the day after he returned.
three months later"
''How did you account for the phe-
nomcnon?"
sour olIIce boy II member os the
Neyer'do-what-y you-don't-have-to Lodge
OF Amalgamated Counting House AS
slstants."-New York Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
Champ
Letter 1
Especial Washington letter. ]
ME shIp subsidy bill Is dead,
thank God! The Democrats kill.


thank God! The Democrats kill
ed 1t. If they had done nothing
else laildable IN the E'lfty-ninth
congress. that one achievement would
/. entltlc ts to receive the thanks OF the
taxpayers OF the land for saving them
from spOllatlOn at the hands OF as
greedy lot or pap seekers as ever
haunted the corridors of the capitol.
4 more unjustl1able piece of leglsla-
ton was never proposed. The Repub.
llcnns first killed our merchant mn.
rlne by one idlotic scheme Of taxation
snd now propose to resi,rrect 1t By an
other idiotic scheme of taxation. Yes,
we killed 1t. We assume the RESPONSE
blllty. Many men had a hand In this
patriotic work. We fought 1t tooth and
nail IN the house and lacked only three
votes OF doing 1t to death there. I
sbnll always mourn about not getting
those three votes. What a magnificent
Victory II would have been for the
House Democrats. outn1mbered almost
two 10 one and with the power to fli-
buster reduced to the minimum. to
Aided by a handful OF conscience Ro.
publIcans. we put up as brave fight
As congress ever knew and lost by
what the Kentuckians call "a George
town graze.''
So most Of the honor goes to, the sen.
ate Democrats. and the lions share
belongs TO Carmack of Tennessee.
ts hnf fa1 ths Ia .
rennesseean. hut his name leads all
Tue rest. What splendid close II was
to his brief and brilliant senatorial ca.
reer! He may never hold office again.
but 30 long as he lives lie can look
back with ineffablc pride and unal.
loyed pleasure to his last two days IN
the senate OF the United states. and so
long as gratitude finds n place in the
human heart the toiling millions should
call him blessed and Democrats should
shout his praise. During his service
IN Washington two great opportunities
came to Carmack for the display OF
his shining talents. and II demon.
strates the mans exceptional parts
that he seized both with resolute hand
and unquailing courage. The first wns
when. during his first term. the Re
publicans tried to unseat him. He
made a speech In his own defense
which for audaclty and brilllancy has
not been surpassed IN my twelve years
In the house, and II not only won his
case. but placed him among the ora
tcsical top notchers in the house and
sent him to the senate. That was his
first, speech In congress. His second
opportunity came on the ship subsidy
hil!.. and lie used II 10 the utmost for
tile good of the country and the glorI.
ficatlon OF his pnrty. Holding the floor
for two days and until the hour Of IL
noon arrived on March I. he earned
senatorial salary for 1000 years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
Somewhat Mixed,

Hon. rhllander G. Knox. United
states senator from Pennsylvania aud
ex-attorneyv general of the United
states, is receiving some considerable
notice In the public press. Indeed, he
Ia receiving notices OF Two very DIFF
fercnt sorts. His friends are whoop-
ing IL up for him for president. which
Is no doubt sweet incense In the nos.
trlls OF Philandcr, but at preachers
meetings he IL being denounced by
resolutions for his speech In defense
OF Rcfd Smoot of Utah, which resolu.
tons are no doubt stencil In the
aforesaid nOstrlls OF Philandcr If he
Is wise. as his whoopcrs-up assert. he
will not turn up his nose at the afore.
mentioned resolutions. for preachers
meetings are not TO be sneezed ut as n
force IN politics. II Senator Knox has
any doubts on this subject he could
easily obtain ample and accurate in.
formation by private Inquiry of Sen.
ator Joseph Benton. Foraker and Sen.
ator General Charles Dick. both from
Ohio. They can speak from positive
Nh'N''' as W w nat pltuthtTS tUIl uO
when they really take hand in poll.
tics. They could a tale unfold which
would make each particular hair upon
the Knox Uranium stand on end. like
quilts upon the fretful porcuplne for
1t Is not many moons since the preach
ers of Ohio helped nightly IN electing
a Democratic governor in spite of all
that Senators Foraker and Dick could
do and much to their disgust II Is
safe 70 say that If the Catholic and
Protestant clergy were united and ac-
tive in q campaign their influence
would be decisive of the result.
There is no, question that millions of
good people-not preachers only. but
laymen as well--nnd most OF the wo-
men are opposed TO Smoot's remaining
In the senate and that they will call to
a severe accounting all who have aid
ed In keeping him there. They are not
many OF them constitutional lawyers,
but they have lots of common sense
and know right from wrong
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Described Him Exactly.

you're looking for new quarters.
aren't you!' inquired Kldder ut the
breakfast table.
Yes" replied the talkative boarder.
"Why?"
Here's an ad. in the paper that
should Interest You particularly: TO
rent; nice room for gent with gas.
Philadelphia Press.
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from Center street to the south line
OF the right Of way Of the c., C..
G. & st. l.. r. r., by grading
setting curbs and crossines, con.
structIng the necessary drains, re-.
tanning walls, catch basins and gut.
ters. and paving the roadway with
vltrifed brick block in accordance
with the plans, specifications, esti.
mates and proflles OF the proposed
! Improvement prepared by the City
Engineer and now on file In the Of.
fec OF the Board OF Public Service.
which are hereby approved.
Il. That the grade OF said street
as improved shall be as shown on
sold plans andpronles. to-wlt: the
Established grade.
G. That the whole cost Of said
improvement. less one-fiftieth there
lof and the cost of intersection. shall
b, assessed by the foot frontage
upon the following described lota
and lands to.wit: All lots and
lands bounding and abutting upon the
proposed improvement. which said
lots and lands are hereby determln-
ed to be especially benefited by said
improvement; and the costs OF said
improvement shall include the en-
pense of preliminary and other sur.
veys, and Of the printing and pub
lishing of notices, resolution and
ordinances required cost OF con-
|structing, together with interest on
bonds issued In anticipation OF the
collection of the deferred INSTALL
mcnts Of assessments and other nee
|essary expenses.
ID. That the assessment so to be
levied shall be paid in ten annual
installments, with interest on defer.
red payments not to exceed six (6)
per cent. per annum. providing that
the owner of any property assessed
may, at his option, pay such assess
mont in cash or any number of in
slallments Of the same at any time
after such assessment has been lev.
led, with interest TO the next semi
annual interest day OF said bonds
next following the date OF payment.
Il. That bonds of the City of
Marion, Ohio, shall be issued in
anticipation of the collection of the
assessments by installments and in
an amount equal thereto.
IF. That he remainder OF the en-
tire cost shall be paid by the issn.
ance of bonds as provided by law.
Passed March 1, 1907.
S. r. RAUHAUSER,
President OF City Council.
Approved by the Mayor, Louis
Scherf.
Attest: william Fies. City Clerk.
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| |S1.0O
TO COLUMBUS
$1.00

The G. d. & NJ. makes a special
rate of one dollar to Columbus and
return on Sundays. First ear
.eaves Marion 6 n. M; last ear
leaves Columbus $50 p. m. Car
every hour. 2-l5-th-fr-sat-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
craasina a Eat Hon

There IL an ancient dictum TO the Of.
feet that there is no sense In greaslng
Il fat hog, yet that Is precisely what
congress did In passing the so called
Aldrich currency bill Ii contains sew.
eral bnd features, but the worst Of all
Is that 1t diverts custom duties from
the treasury into the pet national banks
of New York. especially into the Rookie
feller bank. 1t gives him hundreds Of
millions OF deposits annually on which
10 trade and draw interest. The gov.
ernnIent OF the United States gets not
one penny of interest on these deposits.
It's an outrage. Several states let daily
balances ont to banks which pay the
highest interest. Missouri In this way
receives about 100000 annually. Dem
Ocrats have introduced bills Of that
sort into congress which would bring
the federal government three or four
millions OF interest annually. but the
Aidiich machine will not let them he
enacted Into laws. How long. o Lord,
how long, will the people stand such
performances?
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Indicators Of Prosperity.

Newspapers .aresthe indicators Of n
towns prosperity. IL the local news
paper Is full of neat display adver-
tisements and local reading notices,
the casual visitor will reach the con-
clusiOn at once that the town is wide
awake. Thus the advertisers help the
community rs well as themselves.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
S
Ship Subsidy Laid on the Shelf
Killed by Democrats = Brilliant
Work Of Senator Csrfnaek--The
Currency Bill. = = n -

tinucs pcrpiexinG, Local bank reserves
ought to have risen materially at this
period. Instead they continue far below
Tho average OF previous years at this
eason. This Is disappointing.
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to 8.

So long as grass grows or water runs
the = to decision of the presidential
commission which gave the presidency
to Rutherford Il. Hayes, when Samuel
j. Tilden was elected, will be a stencil
In the nostrils of all decent people.
A few days ago Il high court in New
York decided by to 3 that George w.
Perkins was guilty of no crime when
he took the money of widows and or
phans held in trust by him and other
Insurance magnates and gave it In
huge gobs to the Republican campaign
fund, or course under that decision
Perkins goes free, but 1t will change
the opinion OF no honest and intell-
gent man touching the real character
or that transaction. Nothing so thor
oughly nttests the moral degcneracy
OF the evil times OH which we have
fallen as that Republican newspapers,
great In wealth and influence. defend
thls transaction by Perkins and this
decision OF the court, ON the ground
that anything done to defeat William
J. Bryan Is justfahle. Yet the Repub-
ilcan party claims 10 be the party OF
purity, enlightenment and patriotism! |!
Surely there never was n sadder or
scvcrer criticism on the utter hypoc-
rlsy Of the Republican party than these
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ulteranccs of the Republican press
commencing Perkins hs a patriot.
In this connection let It not be for
gotten that q few yenrs ago the su.
preme court Of the United Stntes rem.
dered to A decision to the effect
thnt the income tax was unconstltu-
tlonal, Notwithstanding the fact that
income tax laws similar to the knock
ei out one had been held constitutional
for nearly a century. The most dis
gnstine feature of TINT decision was
that ii was rendered by reason of the
fact that one Of the judges changed his
opinion MS 10 the constltutlonallty Of
the income tax lnw overnight. When
we In 1896 criticised the supreme court
for that decision we were denounced
as traitors. Courts, so they said, were
sacred institutions, and we were pesti.
lent dlsturbers OF the peace. but when
President Roosevelt jumped on fed
cral Judge and tramBled him into the
mud by reason OF q decision which he
deemed wrong these same men who
in 1900 cursed us through all the col
ors of the rainbow sang very small.
Two or three things ought to he
stated In this connection. I. No man
or officer or tribunal In this country Is
too good OF sacred TO he criticised
Thomas Jefferson. the greatest philos.
opher that ever devoted his life to
craftsmanship In all the hoary regis
tcrs of time. counted free speech and
free press as the most valuable IN.
strumentalities OF government. .. With
such decisions-not only unjust. but
palpably wrong--bcing ground out. III.
vorlng the great and discriminating
against the small. can sensible folks
wonder at the serious unrest which Is
growing among the masses and the
widespread dlstrust OF governmental
methods which undoubtedly exists?
The income tax decision and the Per-
kins decision will do more to breed
Socialists than all the agitators IN the
land could do by speaking in public I'll.
they are black I'm the face. If small
violators of the law are to be punished
and great ones are TO 20 scot free,
what IL the sense In going through the
expense and worry of such n stupen-
dous farce as n trial?
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10 Il a Feeler?

Not long since three of the Georgia
delegation in the house Messrs. Bart
lett, Lee and Hardwick- a dinner
TO Governor Elect Hokc Smith of that
grent state, which was attended by all
the rest of the delegation. The func.
ton was pulled off at the New Willard
In Washington. Next morning the
newspapers hailed Governor Smith as
now Richmond In the presidential
field and said sundry nice things about
him as "the good southern man. for
whom divers persons have been look
ing ana longing for. 10, these many
years. His excellency has Just come
out OF q redhot campaign. which at
tracted general attention-in fact, ma
tiOnal attentlOn-to the Georgia con.
testants for the governorshlp. Prior
to that he had been In the limellght as
a member OF C!eveland's cabinet dur
Ing the second term That he is n man
OF ability is generally conceded Wheth-
er the time has arrived when the south
ern Democrats Will place a man Of
their own In the running and whether,
IL they conclude to do that thing, Gov
ernor Hoke Smith will be the man
am not trying to determine. i am sim.
ply noting fact which has caused
some stir In the pubic prints.
The discussion OF possible candidates
can do no harm. Quite the contrary
Senator John Warwick Daniel, Senator
Culberson and Governor Joseph Win
gate Folk are frequently mentioned In
this connection. On the Republican
side most OF the prominent Republic
ans receive an advertisement of that
fatterlng sort The plain truth Is that
when the Democratic nomination Is
mentioned one name - Bryans = like
Abou Ben Adhem's, leads all the rest.
Whether Secretary Shaw's business
connection in Wall street viii elimi-
nate him from consideration ns pres
identlal possibility remains TO be seen.
He must have thoroughly considered it
himself before making 1t, for he Is not
man who does things in haphazard
way He does not so off half cooked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

RESOLUTION NO. s. Declaring
II necessary to improve Cherry street
from Columbia street to Bellefon-
taine avenue by grading. setting
lcurbs and crossings. constructing
lthe necessary drains and retaining
walls, cutters and catch-basins, de-
|termining the general nature of
the proposed improvement, the
grade thereof, and approving plans,
specifications and profles therefor.
BE IL resolved by the Council of
the City Of Marion. State of Ohio,
three -fourths of all the members
elected thereto concurring:
A. That 1t is hereby declared
necessary to improve Cherry street
from Columbia street to Bellefon-
taine avenue by grading, setting
curbs, and crossings. constructing
the necessary drains, retaining walls,
catch-basins and cutters, and paw
ing the roadway with sheet asphalt,
o. hard burned brick or block, in
accordance with the plans, specifica-
tions, estimates and proiiles of the
proposed Improvement prepared by
the City Engineer and now on file
Iir the office Of the Board of Public
Service, which are hereby approved. e.
b. That the grade OF said street
as improved shall he as shown on
said plans and profiles. to-wit: the
established grade.
C. That the whole cost OF said
improvement, less one-flftieth there
OF and the cost OF intersection, shall
be assessed by the foot frontage
upon the following described lots
and lands, to-wit: All lots and
lands bounding and abutting upon
the proposed improvement, which
said lots and lands are hereby de-
termined to be especially benefited
b" said improvement; and the costs
OF said improvement shall include
tthe expense OF preliminary and
other surveys. and Of the printing
and publishing OF notices. cost OF
constructing, together with interest
on bonds issued In anticipation OF
the collection OF the deferred in
stallments of assessments and 9TH
er necessary expenses.
ID. That the assessment so to be
|leviod shall be paid In ten annual
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oCHerH.
Attest; william Fies. City Clerk.
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Ordinance No. 10. Requiring
abutting property owners to put in
sewer, water and gas taps on Cher
ry Street, Grand Avenue. Girard Av-
enue. Prospect Street and Park
Boulevard
Whereas the Council of the City of
Marion, Ohio, has determined To
permanently improve Grand Avenue
from Center street to the south
line of the right CT way Of the C.
c. c.. & st. l.. Railroad Company,
Cherry street from Columbia street
tc Bellefontaine Avenue. Girard Av-
epue from Columbia street to Belle
fontaine Avenue, Prospect Street
from Walnut street south to the
south corporation line. and Park
Boulevard from Centa street 10
the south line Of lot No. 1888. Now
therefore,
BE 1t ordained by the Council of
the City of Marion, State Jf Ohio:
Section /. That all the owners of
lots or parcels OF lend abutting
upon Grand Avenue from Center
street to the south line of the right
OF way of the c. c. C. & st. l..
Railroad Company. Cherry street
from Columbia street to Bellefon-
taine Avenue, Girard Avenue from
Columbia Street to Bellefontaine
Avenue, and Prospect Street from
Walnut Street south to the south
corporation line and Park Boulc-
ward from Center Street to south
line of lot 1858, be and are hereby
ordered and directed to lay all sew
err water and gas taps on said
streets from the mains thereon to
the inner edge of the curb, sane to
be completed within twenty days
from the receipt of written notice
under this ordinance. Provided
that II said connections are not made
within the time above mentioned,
the Board of Public Service be and
oiS Hcicpy NicSitu W CAUSE bulu
connections to be made and the cost
thereof to be assessed against the
abutting property.
Sec. 2. The City Clerk be and
he Is hereby directed to cause writ.
ten notice to be given under this
ordinance upon all abutting prop
lerty owners.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be
IN force from and after its passage
and legal publication.
Passed March 4. 1907.
S. r. RAUHAUSER,
| President of City Council.
Approved by the Mayor, Louis
Scherif.
Attest: william Fies. City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. II. Locating
gas lights.
Be II ordained by the Council of
the City of Marion, State of Ohio
Section |. That The Sun Vapor
Street Light Company be and are
hereby authorized and directed to 10.
cate gas lights at the following
points
On Fahey Street midway between
Silver Street and Silk Street. East
side.
1 On the east side of Mound Street,
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squsaIs.

The sqceal OF Wall street magnates
when they fail to have n fine large
crop OF lambs to shear II music TO the
ear OF an honest yeoman. They have
beef squealing great dcal of late.
The lambs appear to he growing shicr
and wiser. In their last circular letter
to tho public Messrs. Henry Clews &
CO.. bankers, emit this squeal
We have had another week OF irreg,l-
larity and weakness on the Stock Ex-
change. Liquidation was renewed on n
quiet and persistent scale, which oncour-
aged depression and more on less dis.
turbed general confidence. At the mo.
inent the greatest element OF weakness
IL the continued Issue OF short term rail
road notes on an unprecedented scale.
Since the first of the year fully $500, 900.
OOU of new securities have been authorIz-
ed, Of which more than 500. 900 900 reprc-
scented short term obligations. chiefly rail.
road notes In the majority OF cases the
latter are 10 be classed as desirable IN.
vestments and especially attractive on
account of the hiAh rates OF interest gem
orally paid. but the issue OF these notes
In such amazing sums emphasizes un-
usual financial conditions. The requiro-
mcnts OF the railroads are urgent and
must be satisfied, while conditions IN the
neourity and money markets are onvi-
orisly nnfavorable TO tho marketing of
new issues. Had II not been that a very
considerable portion of ihe railroad notes
hus heen successfully placed abroad the
market here would have suffered stil
:,rectcr depression. Our bond market Is
already glIttcd and weak. Fortunately
Europe. especially London and Paris. has
taken liberal amounts OF these new Sc
cnrlties. thus averting dangerous strain
upon the local money market at Il critical
ptrIod ana also materially strengthening
fhe probability OF gold imports. TO say
noth!ag OF providing our railroads with
furdn 40 carry out much needed improve
yuents.
The outlook for the money market con.
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RESOLUTION NO. 70.


mating names for The City Parks.
Whereas. the City OF Marion. Ohio,
having heretofore acquired real
estate contiguous to the City of
Marion for park purposes, therefore
Be II resolved by the Council of
the City Of Marion, State of Ohio:
That the property acquired for
perk purposes lying north OF Gard
er City Pike, snail be known as
Lincoln Park; that south of the St.
Mary's Cemetery shall be known
las Mckinley Park. and the tract at
the corner OF Madison Avenue and
East Center street extended shall he
Known as Garfield Park.
Passed March 4, 1907.
S. r. RAUHAUSER.
President of City Council.
Approved by the Mayor, Louis
Scherff.
Attest: William Flies. City Clerk.
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four hundred feet south Of DAn
street. ~
one on Chester Street, EAST 81,
near second telephone pole. Y
One on Grand Avenue, on Ea
side so feet south Of Big -Four Il
Il. ltttt't SH
Sec. Q. That the City clerk h
authorized 10 notify the said com
pany accordlngly.'
Gee. 0. This ordinance shalt b.
III force from and after lts passage
ard legal publication.
Passed March 4, 1907.
s. r. RAuffAuSFNfs. \
President or City Councill
Approved by the Mayor, toiiis
Scherff.
Attest: william FIcs. City Clerk
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