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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
PRICES
JUMPED
Cost of all Meats, Excepting
Pork Raised by the
Beef Trust.

Chicago, Sept. 16. The Beef
trust has served notice on wholesale
meat dealers that all meats, except
pork, will be advance &c TO 4c
pound.
This increase comes ON top OF, a
succession Of advances made dur
ing the year.
The restaurants and hotels have
anticipated the raise by advancing
roast beef and steaks 10c to zoe all
around. The present retail price OF
beef is the highest within mem
Dry. This, too, in a city where
the trust pays mo freight on its
product. Portephouse steak is 2Sc
and SOC pound. Lamb is the
same and mutton 22c.
Not to be outdone, the milkmen
have announced a 10 per cent in
crease.
General provision dealers say that
canned goods, both vegetables and
fruits, will cost the consumer from
a TO 6 cents more a can the coming
winter than they cost today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
Lord Mayor Was a Drummer.

When the present lord mayor OF
London, Sir William Treloar, presi.
dent of the London branch of the
United Kingdom Commercial Travel.
ers' association. attended the annual
dinner of that organization he told
story of his early travelling life.
Forty years ago." he said, II called
IN an upholsterer in Southampton,
whose daughter, very nice looking
girl, rang the bell for her father. AS
soon, however as she recognized the
visitor she gently called up the stairs:
You need not come down, pa; it's
only commercially
When she returned to the shop the
girl remarked, with pleasant smile,
! took you for a gentleman
Il apologized,' added the story tell.
er, "and expressed my regret that my
appearance should have deceived her.
And so we became excellent friends"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

SIX DEAD
Boston and Maine Officials
Give These Figures
as Correct.

Concord, N. H., Sept. 16.-With
fifteen bodies identified, ten uniden.
titled in the local morgue and one
still remaining at Hanover, officials
of the Boston & Maine and the au-
thorities at West Canaan, the scene
of yesterdays disastrous collision
between freight and passenger
train, make the positive statement
that the fatalities number twenty
six and not thirty-two as had been
feared earlier in the day.
All of the injured are doipS as
well as can be expected and few Of
them are likely to die.
1t was learned at the investigation
here today that the men In the train
despatcher's office knew the wreck
was inevitable several minutes be-
fore 1t occurred and after making in
effectual efforts to stop the trains
before they passed the last telegraph
station. notified the wrecking crew
at White river junction and sent In
a call for physicians and medical
supplies.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
NOW IS THE TIME
TO GET INTO ACTION

The delegates to Saturdays con-
vention, the democrats and all OF
the people of Marion county are to
be congratulated upon the work
done by convention which placed
in nomination, William 7. Smith,
of this city, for the office of rep
resentative in the next General As
sembly.
The contest in the convention was
lively but not heated, it was not a
bitter fight such as too frequently
occurs in meetings of its kind.
There was a rivalry between the
aspirants for the place, but it was
friendly and the hearty good will
with which the delegates joined in
making the nomination of Mr..
Smith unanimous showed that the
rivalry was forgotten when the Sc
lection was made.
Mr.. Smith, the nominee, is one
of the best known young democrats
in the county. He has by persistent
efforts succeeded in establishing a
business in Marion which is of no
mean Importance. Wherever he is
known he is respected for his up
rightness in business affairs. He is
thinker, man who has ideas
and is not afraid to back them
with his best efforts, is a forcible
debater, being capable Of present
ing his views in a clear cut man
ner, and above all Is man so thor
oughly honest that he cannot be in
fiueneed to do that which he does
not believe to be right and just.
With a man like William Smith in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

the legislature, Marion county will
be well represented. Would that a
man of his stripe could be sent
from every district in Ohio.
The delegates TO the convention
performed their duties well. 1t now
remains for the democrats Of the
county to be as faithful to their
party as the delegates were to the
voters who elected them. No voter
who believes in the principles OF
democracy can afford 10 stay at
home ON election day. 1t may be a
little early in the campaign to be-
gin talking, but it is never too
early to begin thinking, and now,
before the heat of the campaign
is the time to determine to give
the party your best efforts. Vic
tory this fall in the election Of a
state legislator, spells victory next
fall when the same Office must be
filed and when the man elected
will have voice in the election of
the next United States senator. If
sleepers remain in camp this fall
they need not expect to awaken
in a year from now and accomplish
what should have been accomplished
a year previous. Democrats, Re-
Prohibitionists, Social
lists, and members of all other
parties are heartily tired of corpor-
alton senator's. The demand that
they be retired to private life is
almost universal. If you have an
in National affairs, if you
desire to see Ohio represented In
the comfry's highest legislative
body, if you desire to see Marion
County represented in the General
Assembly by man who will rep
resent the people, then get awake,
shake the dust from your. clothes
lnd get into line and never drop
out until the polls have closed on
election day and William 7. Smith
sent to, faithfully, honestly, fear
essly and capably represent the
people Of Marion county in the
ieneral Assembly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
FANS
DUCKED
Bridge Gives Way When
They Were Returning
from a Ball Game.

Findlay, Sept. 16.-At least four
people were seriously injured and 100
people were submerged in the Blanch-
ard river late Sunday afternoon while
on their way home from ball game,
as result of the breaking down
of the Spindle street suspension foot
bridge in this city.
The injured are: Miss Hilua Out
felt, aged II, back badly sprained;
will recover.
George Davis, internally injured.
Glenn Hardy, aged 12, badly bruised
and internally injured.
Mrs. N. Dehrez, seriously hurt
about the face and internally injured.
There were number of narrow
escapes from drowning.
The giving away of the bridge was
caused by the breaking of cable
that supported one of the sides. sup
posedly by the excessive weight that
was on 1t at the time. At the point
where the bridge broke a large sani
tary sewer runs into the river and
the people who went down scrambled
around in five feet of the flthiest
sort of water.
included in the list OF those who
were on the bridge at the time. and
fell into the water were number
of women and their cries were frantic
as soon as they gained consciousness
owing to their heroic efforts to free
themselves.
The structure was said to be a frall
affair and Is said to have had con-
siderable more people on 1t than al
lowed by an ordinance that permitted
It's construction.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

Judge Pritchard to take testimony
in the Southern Railway rate case
MIR. Evans of the Louisville & Nash
Vile road was called as an expert. He
testified that the railroad company
Is losing money hauling passengers
at the rate fixed by the North Caro-
lima law. He averred that It costs
25 per cent more per mile to operate
ocdl trains than through trains on
cross-examination he admitted he
was merely giving his opinion, based
pom his personal experience and OBJ
ervation. and that roads with which
he had been connected never kept
any system of books that would show
he relative difference in cost be-
tween local and through business.
1t is a bit difficult to understand
why Mr.. Evans was called as an
expert witness, and 1t is astounding
to be informed by an expert" wit
ness that railroads do not keep
train operation. AS matter of
do keep such accounts and nearly
analytical records of the costs of
all manufacturing concerns have
laborate systems for keeping "shop
costs. We may add the public VIII
never concede the contention of rail-
roads concerning the cost of any par
ticuls- traffic until they demonstrate
lit by honest, itemized statements.
We do not recall ever having seen
any reports concerning the cost of
operating local or through trains on
the Southern Railway. But we do
recall several able articles comparing
such traffic on greater railroad sys-
tens. These papers are written by
competent engineers. after painstak-
ing research, and the consensus of
opinion represented therein. Is that
cost of traffic bears direct relation
to the speed at which trains are op-
Grated, and the value of equipment
used in operation. Thus, train
60 miles an hour costs
much more per mile than one trav-
cling 30 miles an hour. In these
comparisons careful account has
been taken of the cost of stopping
and starting, which, of course, is
greater in the case of local trains.
Moreover, maintenance of way en-
hances in cost of proportion to the
speed of the fastest trains Highest
speed and costliest equipment are
employed in lons-distance traffic,
that is, Interstate business. Laying
aside the question of apportionment
of maintenance of way cost, 1t will
be difficult for any expert to pre-
sent actual figures to show the local
passenger trains cost more per mile
for operation than through trains. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

countries inhabited. by white men.
The winter pleasure-seekers may
yet be an important source OF
wealth.
1t is evident that the Moors are
likely to witness extremely rapid
changes for SO old and slow-mov-
ing land as Morocco. They are
about to be forced out into the
world S great currents sooner than
they would have been if they were
not so ignorant, bigoted and turbu-
lent. Cleveland Leader.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
.GAINsT THE rwo-cENT LAW.


.GAINST THE TWO-CENT LAW.
The decision of a Philadelphia court
'olding the two-cent-a-mile act ull-
institutional is not fully conclusive,
ince decisions holding legislative
nactments invalid can hardly be re-
arded as final until they are af.
med by the State Supreme Court.
ldeed, after United States courts
{ I've intervened in State legislation
m this very issue, there Is a a sug-
I stion that in natural justice there
mould be an appeal to those courts
n defense of the law. Nor is the
uling entirely unexpected, since the
esort to Philadelphia court of a
corporation that has accepted sim
lar enactment without contest in
. her States indicates judicious
b RECEPTION of the quarter where the
+, les of law favorable to it were
'ost likely to prevail. Though the
lal decision must come from high
courts the Philadelphia decision
= eates presumption as to what
he ultimate ruling will be in Penn
s'lyania; and 1t may be added that
- legal practice an appeal on the
0 rt of the State from. its own
, urts to the United States tribunal
t'ould be difficult.
Pending the question whether this
tcision will be reviewed on appeal n
hardly necessary to discuss exhaust
Vely the reasoning on which the act
held invalid. 1t is enough to saw
q nat the principal point of law af-
armed, viz, that the charter of the
! ennsylvania Railroad gives n i'm
unity from legislative regulation.
as been contradicted in the high
F Federal courts by numerous rul-
ngs yet unreversed. On the oues-
ron OF fact, whether the two-cent
ate Is confiscatory, there is a large
I mount to be said on both sides
I'ut the lay mind will be apt to think
with Attorney General Topp that a
corporation which testifes to having
carried passengers at "a rate of 97
'nts Is In a poor position to claim
'lat two-cent rate Is condscation.
The Dispatch is the less disposed to
TO into the large field of disputation
ever these points because II has new
er regarded the fiat and universal
dVo-cent enactment as ideal or even
Intelligent legislation. 1t was com
PEELED to recognize 1t as the definite
measure permitted by political and
corporate influences. But entirely
apart from the legal question. 1t was
to be recognized that the arbitrary
two-cent rate might easily hamper
and obstruct the development of pass
enger service on branch or new lines
where the cost of service was great
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

The battle ships are to sail for
the Pacific Coast on December 18th.
The trip will cost hundreds of
thousands of dollars for extra coal
and colliers to carry it. What good
it will do to send all the battle
ships on this long cruise is a
conundrum that only the Admins
tration can solve. The demonstra-
tion was first arranged as an ans
wer to the warlike talk Of the
japanese, but as peace and good
will prevail with that country
there now must be some other rea-
son that President Roosevelt does
not wish to divulge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

Those Pennsylvania state house
grafters are certainly strenuous fel-
lows. Having stolen everything
they could lay their hands on they
are now trying to steal the evid-
ence of their stealings, which has
been collected and filed at Har-
risburg. Those people of Pennsyl-
vania Ealing themselves Republi-
cans, however, consider all this ex-
cusable, or they would not continue
to vote to keep the rascals in pow
err.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
What Others Say.

The first informatory note that
comes to hand in relation to the re-
ent observation of the planet Mars
from Professor Percival Lowell,
nd 1t is to the effect that Mars is
he abode of intelligent. constructive
ife, and that the so-called canals
.iscovered by Schiaparelli, and whioh
have ben a subject for dispute of
ong years, are undoubtedly the work
( this intelligence The observation
of Mars, the planet having been in
pposition for some time, has been
If special interest because of the
act that the little world is almost at
he minimum distance from the earth,
nd so far south in its apparent rela-
ion to the earth as to make 1t pos
bic for astronomers who established
tations in South America to see the
llanet almost in the zenith; and
ais, with the stations high in the
are atmosphere of the mountains,
] as afforded rare opportunity never
efore equaled for intimate observa-
ion.
1t need not be doubted that Mars is
Inhabited, and that by some mil
ions of intelligent beings; but the
ttraction of gravitation upon the lit
lie globe, about one-half the bulk of
he earth, is so slight compared with
hat which obtains with us that all
living and moving creatures would
ecessarily be so different to earth
ife as to be inconceivable to us. 1t
- of scientific demonstration that
lite unquestionably of all the satel-
ties of the millions of suns which
re nightly seen in the heavens are
0 Nv, or have been, or may be, inhab-
ted by intelligent creations. Even
il the case of planets which, like
Uranus and Neptune, receive little
light and heat from the sun, on ac-
cunt of their vast distance from that
central luminary, there may be
ime in their existence when for myr-
ads of years they are fitted for such
abitation by reason of intrinsic con-
itions.
II is one thing to assert this by a
process of deduction, science having
emonstrated that scertain conditions
must inevitably produce certain kinds
T life, and to assert that Mars Is
Inhabited because the telescope re-
calls artificial operations in the form
Il canals" which could have been
onstructed only by beings of wonder
al intelligence, invention and indust-
y, possessing marvellous mechanical
overs O.. for ditch-digging which
tould be an invaluable acquisition
n the construction or the Panama
lnal. It is quite likely that some
hing will be added by recent ex-
optional observation to the sum of
Tartan knowledge in regard to the
] hysical constitution of the little
lanet; but the clearest, most indis-
utable demonstration will be de-
handed before scientists generally
v i'll accept Professor Lowell's declar-
tion of cumulative evidence that the
FEATURES of Mars hold the record
canal builders. Is it really not
ighly important whether Mars is or
] not inhabited. What we shall do
With our own teeming billions is
luch more vital consideration.-Pitts
urg Dispatch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
MOROCCO MAY CHANGE FAST,

In some respects Morocco has
waited until the right time for
wakening. Natural conditions in the
land of the Moors fit in well with
the electric age. 1t would have been
impossible for that country to de-
velop as fast at any former period
as il may when good government
makes business enterprises secure
and protects foreigners in their just
rights.
Morocco is poor in fuel. Com
paratively little of its area is COW
cred with timber except in parts
of the Atlas Mountains, and there
are no coal mines, whatever NAV
be discovered in the way Of mineral
wealth when the country can be
thoroughly examined. But while
there are few rivers and the
streams are mostly small and nm
certain the torrents which dash
down from the mountains have great
power possibilities. They plunge
from such heights that a verv mod
crate volume of water can furnish
tremendous pressure.
For that reason it will be pos
slble to make trolley lines pay in
Morocco where steam railroads
would bring heavy losses upon their
builders and owners. The motive
power can be obtained from the
mountain streams. The grading will
cost little in land So drv and
ooen' and there are possibilities of
industrial development enough to
'nsure fair patrNnaqe provide onlv
that there shall be good govern
mcrt
Moroocc has ono Of the finest
"'''"etes in 10 world esoeciailu in
Dinter, ~ what passes Cor wintor
''7rN II ic reoior close onoreh
20 "orfow' Trrora 10 mo'.o 10
7'~~ev rfhrr oce- ond rclct;-o,-.
'77~ -or oone-oaio~e +, oopea
"''"e win he nIontv 90 novelties in
Morocco to interest tourists from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

The federal Office holders and
their friends of Fort Scott gave
Secretary Taft a royal reception
and presented him with ga mas
sive tin dinner pail which held
six gallons and was made to typify
the full dinner pail campaign only
1t was noticeable that the striking
telegraphers and other workingmen
did not join in the demonstration
OF course, the office holders dim
ner pals are always full as long
Is they do service to the party
bosses.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

SPECIAL ENGLISH CLASS-Begin-
ming October 1.-The School of Com
merce will start a Special Glass In
English, teaching Penmanship
Arithmetic, Spelling, Reading. Let
ter Writing, Composition, etc A
good chance for all deprived of
early schooling. Teachers, Bauer and
Flicker Telephone 1890. Office
open every evening this month.
9-16-6t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
ONE TRAINMEN
KILLED IN WRECK

Richmond, Ind, Sept. 16. In
freight wreck Sunday on the Rich
mond division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, north of Richmond, Peter
Munt, resident Of Hagerstown.
was wa killed and Conductor o. n.
Thomas of Richmond was injured.
The train ran into an open switch
ana several cars were derailed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

The pie field is to suffer, too.
Wholesale prices on pies will be in
creased about dc per pie
On hearing this news, the res
taurant keepers told their custom
ers that they will get smaller pieces
of pie for Sc, beginning next week.
Pies now cut for counter trade in
to four pieces will in the future
be. cut into six pieces.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

If there is any one event that
shows the incapacity of the Repub-
Iican party it is that the moment
the Panama Canal is taken out OF
the hands of politicians and given
TO the engineers Of the army to
control, the dirt begins to fly and
the talk Of graft ceases.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

The Taft swing around the circle
had all the assistance the Federal
Office holders and the Associated
Press could give and made the poor
little Fairbanks boom, that he was
trying to cultivate on the same
ground that Taft was plowing, look
like a field of buckwheat hit by a
hail storm.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16

Governor Hughes who has adopted
the ordinary political dodge Of Wis
iting the country fairs says "the
public conscience is awake". He
will also find that the Oyster Bay
boss is very much awake to the
Hughes scheme to control the New
York delegation to the Republican
National Convention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
LIVERY

Don't forget that we make
speciality of driving rigs for pleas
ure or business.
II. p. PERRY, Union St.
Both Phones.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
Business and Professional
LITTLE ADS LIKE THESE
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO
WANT TO DO BUSINESS.
ART STUDIO

If it isn't a Brunskill Photo 1t
ism 7 the best. 1t pays to get the
Best. They are made at etheO =
Brunskill Studio. lis III.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
WASTE PAPER

We buy waste paper of all kinds
and descriptions. Also dealer in
Scrap Iron Metalsv Rubber Bot
ties, Hides, Pelts and furs. Il.
p. MALO, 2
Both Phones. 2S2-292 Farming st.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
STAR BoTTLINa WORKS

Manufacturer of carbonated bever-
idges Ginger Ale and Sodas, Self
ger and Siphon Mineral Waters.
j. r. SMITH Prop.
Phone 1744.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
BRUNsKILL

Has all kinds of Kodaks and
Cameras for sale, and every known
supply. Bring your kodake trou-
bles TO us, we will sell supplies
in any quantity at any time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
REAL ESTATE

We have the greatest variety OF
city property of any firm in Mar
ion. We have business properties
of various kinds to offer for gro
Gerry stores, restaurants, bakery and
stores. ,2
THE J. w. CLARK ;
REAL ESTATE co. /
ia Court Street. :.
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PHOTO STUDIO

See our special Photos for 81 90
and 81 so per dozen. Special rates
for the next 30 days.
o. +. FELLISON,
lis East Center st.
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MODEL MEAT MARKET.

Dealer in all kinds Of Fresh and
Smoked Meats, Sausage, etc.
w. G.. MERKLE, !
Both Phones. 14O S. Main st.
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Tue DAILY MIRROR

q. bBURGESS =. Business Manager
"A. &c. HOLLAND ........ Editor
u. I'M. ARMSTRONG. City Editor
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