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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
CIVIL SERVICE UNDER
FIRE IN THE HOUSE
Congressman Indulge in Debate Amendment Offered
by Gillett, of Massachusetts, Competitive Ex
aminatons a Part of Spoils System-Ap-
pointment of O'Keefe is Cited

Washington, Dec. 10--T'he house
of representatives Wednesday go.
down to the actual work of legis
lation by resuming consideration of
the bill to provide for the tirteenth
and subsequent decennial censuses,
which were partially discussed at the
asst session.
The consideration of the bill led
TO a discussion of the civil serv ce
This came up on an amendment OF
fered by Mr.. Gillett, of Massachu-
chusetts, the effect of which would
be to exclude from the non-compe
titive examination required as the
basis of appointment messengers, as
'sistant boys, watchmen, unskilled
laborers AMI chair-women. Mr.. Gil
lett took occasion to condemn the
present plan of appointing clerks IN
the census office by non-competitiyc
examination "These examinations.
he said, ought to be competitive
and not mere farces."
The system of appointments pre-
vailing heretofore, and which 1t Is
proposed to continue, of determining
the fitness of an applicant and then
leaving it to the Judgment of the
director of the census to make the
selection regardlass of the ratings
obtained, was defended by Mr.
Crumpacker Of Indiana. who re-
marked that the various civil ser
vice reform associations did not know
what they were talking about When
they wanted the temporary census
clerks appointed in the regular wa.
Mr.. Gillett said that non-competi
tive examination simply were re-
turn to the old spoils system. Mr..
Robinson of Arkansas. in opposins
the amendment, vehemently declared
that the ''spoils system" had OBJ
tanned in a LARGE degree in tn =
days of Andrew Jackson "and has
obtained in large degree during tho
administration of Theodore Roosc-
welt" He suggested that that doc
trine should not be repudiated, and
applied at the same time. If rep
resentatives. he said, should be re-
auired to pass competitive exami-
nations, the high school boys would
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
CLOSING RHETORICALS
BY Members Of the Junior CT iss at
the High School.

The closing program of rhetoricals
by the members of the Junior class
was given in the High school au.
ditorium this morning. Backbone
For Bank Examinations" Mon.
archs In Debt" 'The American
Scholar" Turkey and Its New
Constitution" "FHght For Peace
and Robert Edward Russell" were
respectively discussed by Wallace
rhew' Ear Douce, Anna Long,
Shirley schneemilch, Edward Fursr-
eHberger and Grace Hinamon. Miss
Addie Rie1enbaugh spoke of Rob.
ert Burns" Bertha Welsh of 'DHow
the Nations Feed Their Children"
and Carlos Ollie spoke of "The
Automobile" Cleo Lunger discussed
'Why Roosevelt is Popular"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
WITHHOLDING
COM N ENnATI0N

If he be honest, even the worst
enemy of Mayor Scherff will have to
admit that the city.s chief executive,
through his police department, is do.
ing everything in his power TO carry
out the will of the majority Of the
people Of the city by keeping a close
watch upon all those who attempt TO
dispose of intoxicating liquors in this
territory, which is dry"
tThere are some in the city who
are sadly disappointed that the mayor
II making such an active fight
against the illegal traffic. Those are
the ones who said that the town
could not be made "dry' and the
others who claimed that the present
administration would not make an
effort TO enforce the laws. These per-
sons are found in both the "wets"
and the "drys." They are greatly in
the minority, however, for the great
majority of the people, no matter up
on which side they were found in the
late fight, rejoice that so determined
an effort is being put forth to have
the law enforced.
an this battle which has been waged
ever since the Rose law became ef
fective in Marion county, it is doubt
fpl whether the Mayor and his police
force has received proper support
from the good people of Marion. The
average man is too prone to take
things of this sort for granted. If
anyone is doing his duty, he says that
II Is nothing more than he ought 70
do and that he needs no backing and
no word of commendation. But just
let him step across the line a little
and do something which does not APP
peal to the man as being the right
thing, and then the dogs are turned
lose and the man is ready to denounce
that official from the house tops and
every other convenient place.
a few words of encouragement from
the men who have been instrumental
In making the town "dIy' will do
great deal toward making more eff
fective the law which was made OPP
erative through their efforts. The
majority of the people registered their
verdict against the legal sale OF
the stuff, then they should object still
more strenuously to the illegal sale.
II they were sufficiently interested
10 make a campaign against the legal
sale of intoxicants, that they should
have sufficient interest 10 give
word of encouragement to the men
who are lending their every effort to
enforce the law for which they have
made the fight.
"a word to the wise may be suf-
fleient in some instances, but May
or Scherff is demonstrating that it
Is not sufficient with the man who
attempts to run speak easy or do
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
MRS. DWYER DIES
Was One CT the Oldest Residents of
the City.


Mrs. Bridget Drew Dwyer, one OF
the oldest and best known Catholic
residents n the city died at her
Kenton avenue home at 1870 O'Clock
this morning as a result OF the in
frmities incident TO old aIge.
Mrs. Dwyer IS a native of the
''ould sod" having been born in
Tipperary, Ireland, seventy-four
years ago. She came TO Marion
county when a child and has been
a strong factor in the upbuildins
Of st. Mary's. Her husband preceded
her in death several years. Surviv-
ing children are James Dwyer, Nell
Dwyer, superintendent at the Evans
Lime and Stone pant, George
Dwyer, city engineer, Pat Dwyer.
and Mary Ann Dwyer. all of Marion
Rev. Father Joseph Denning will
conduct funeral services at st.
Marys Catholic church Saturday
morning at eight o'clock Burial
viii be made in St Mary's cemetery
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
FOOD AND LABOR
DEPEND ON FORESTS
Interesting Report to Conservation Congress
Smoot Tells Gathering of the Urgent Need IF Con-
serving the Forests of the Land-Fgures Comp-
ed in Deep Research Show Amazing Results.

Washington, Dec. 1O-The first
figures of the inventory of the for
ests of the United States which the
National Conservation Commission
has made were presented to the Con-
ference by Sei,ator Reed smoot of
Utah, Chairman of the Section of
forests OF the Commission. Senator
Smoot's report is summary of the
great mass of statistics which the
first inventory represents. The report
represents six months work on the
part of the Forests Section and
presents the most striking figures of
the Forests inventory.
In part the report is as follows:
WHAT FORESTS DO.
Next to our need of food and
water comes our need OF timber.
Our industries substituting wholly
Or mainly updn wood, pay the wag-
es of more than one and one half
million men and women.
Forests not only grow timber, but
they hold the soil, and they conserve
streams for all useful purposes. How
iar forests increase the rain Is NOT
yet known. 1t is well known that
they check wind, and work against
excessive heat or cold That they
make for the fiber, health, and hap
piness of each citizen and of the
nation, has beel known since his
tory began.
The fish which live In forest wat
ers furnish each year twenty-one
million dollars worth of food, and
not lea' than half as much is fur
nished by the game which could not
exist without the forest.
WHAT WE HAVE.
Our forests now cover $50 nil
lion acres, Or about one-fourth of
the United States. The original for
ests covered not less than $50 mil
lion acres, or nearly one-half
Forests publicly owned cover one
fourth of the total forest area, and
contain one-fifth Of all timber stand
ing. Forests privately owned cover
of the area, and con-
tain four-fifths of the standing TIM
ber. The timber privately owned is
not only four times that publicly
owned, but It is generally more
valuable.
Forestry is now practlced on 20
per cent of the forests publicly own
I'd and on less than one per cent of
he forests privately owned, or on
only 1S per cent of the total forest
area.
WHAT is PRODUCED.
The yearly growth OF wood In our
'orests does not average more than
I2 cubic fee per acre. This gives
total yearly growth of less than
billion cubic feet.
WHAT is USED.
We take yearly, including waste in
logging and in manufacture, 23
DBlion cubic feet OF wood from our
'orets
We use each year 100 million
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Gourt I}appen.n IS

The case of Mrs. Nellie Williams
against Il. P. King. South dain
street second nand dealer, was set
tied in the court of Justice c. T..
Gompf this morning. The plaintiff
sought to replevin goods which
King had taken from her home,
leaving her destitute King claimed
that the goods were sod him by
Mr.. Williams, who later left the
city. The matter was settled by the
granting of the goods to Mrs. vii.
Jams, while those already sold re-
mains unaccounted for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
DEVIL" CAUSES SCRAP
IN THEATRICAL WORLD

New York, Dec. 1O.-The contro-
versy over the right to produce Mol
mars play, "The Devil" came to a
climax last night when Harrison
Grey Fiske was expelled from the
National Association of Producing
Managers as a result of charges pre-
ferred against him by Henry W. Saw
age.
Immediately after the dropping OF
MIR. Fiske from his association David
Belasco sent In his resignation. Ben
jamin Reeder also resigned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
SCOtt'S Emulsion

at their mothers knee. This had
a power in it that changed them
from weak, delicate boys into
strong, robust boys.
1t has the same power to-day.
Boys and girls who are pale and
weak get food and energy out of
ScOfPS Emulsion. 1t makes
children grow.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

a bootlegging business. Be just as
free to praise the mayor and the po-
lice force for what they are doing as
you would be to criticize them were
they neglecting their duty and per-
mitting the town to be dry" in name
only.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10


poles and fence rails, 11S mi lion
hewn ties, l 1-2 billion slaves, over
1873 million sets of heading, nearly
500 million barrel hoops, 3 million
cords of native pulpwood, 165 mill
lion cubic feet of round mine tlmb-
ers and ! IA million cords of wood
for distillation.
WHAT is WASTED.
Since 1870 forest fires have each
year destroyed an average of so
lives and so million dollars worth
of timber. Not less than 80 million
acres of forest is burned over year
ly.
One-fourth of the standing tim
ber is left Or otherwise lost in log
ginig. The boxing of longleaf pine
for turpentinihg has destroyed cne,
fifth OF the forests worked The
loss in the mill Is from one-third
to two-thirds OF the timber sawed
The loss in the mil product,
through seasoning and fitting for
use, is from one-seventh to one
fourth.
Only 800 feet of lumber are used
for each 1000 feet which stood In
the forest.
WHERE WE STANC.
We take from our forests each
year, not counting the loss by fire
3 1-2 times their yearly growth.
Our lumber cut has increased less
than Is per cent in the last seven
years. But the average Price of all
kinds of lumber at the mill has
risen 40 per cent and the rise will
continue.
We invite by overtaxation the
misuse of our forest-. We destroy
by fire enough standing timber in
one year to last the nation for
three months. We should plant, to
protect farms from wind and to
make stripped or treele-s lands
productive, an area larger than tina.
OF Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West
Virginia combined. But so far, lands
successfully planted to trees make
a total area saller than Rhode Is
land And year by year, by careless
cutting and by fire, we lower the
capacity of existing forests to pro-
duce their like again, or totally de
stroy them.
The condition of the world sup.
ply OF timber makes us already de-
pendent upon what we produce
We send out cf our country 1-2
times as much timber as we bring
in. Except for Finishing woods, rela-
tivey insignificant in quantity, We
must grow our own supply or go
without
WHERE WE MIGHT STAND.
BY reasonable thrift, we can pro
duce a constant timber supply be-
yond our present need, and with Il
confenye the usefulness of ou~
streams for irrigation. water supply
navigation and power
Under right management our for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
IS
REELECTED
American League Gives Visit
ing Club 80 and Home
Club 10 Minutes for
Practice.

New York, Dec 1O-C. w. Somers,
of Cleveland, was reelected vice
president of the American league
today. Connie Mack, of Philadelphia
Charles Comiskey, of Chicago and
r. c. Noyes, of Washington, were
appointed a committee on rules. The
American league decided to allow
forty minutes before each game to
be devoted to practice, the visiting
club to have the first 30 minutes
and the home club the remaining
ten minutes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

President Roosevelt might just as
we'll have said something in his mes
age about revising the tariff. Con-
reSs will not do it anyway and Taft
ould have gotten just as much pol
tical thunder out of IL.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

vier sang Its Perfectly Terrible
the audience said 1t was great, 81
the New York Sunday World
promptly secured the right to print
the song from Mr.. Fletcher. the New
York partner of Jerome II. Remick
& Co., and this song will be given
words and music complete, with next
Sunday World. WHAT?
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
SCIENTIST STATES AN
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

Boston, Dec. 10.-Prof PerciVal
Lowell, well known astronomer, yes
terday made an important statement
with reference TO the water yapor
on Mars His assistants at his observ-
atory at Flagstaff, A. IT,, have been
able to determine that the water
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

The rivers and harbors congress has
ONE to the point where IL can make
demands of congress. The cities
which want harbor improvements
hould try the bonus plan first before
lecoming 50 warlike.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

The presidents attack upon a pair
of editors bids fair to get him into
another tight hole. The indications
are that Roosevelt had better attend
to his own fighs and allow other men
to clean their own skirts when they
are attacked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Judging from the length of time 1t
ill require to get a tariff revision
III through the house and senate,
he question will be one of the issues
n the next campaign.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
INMrITARalE ANNA HELD

The first performance at the
iNdy York Theatre, Broadway and
Long Acre sqrnre, last Monday
might they do say that as high
as $i5 each was paid for tickets
The IS r. o." was the sign on
the street When Miss jan
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

A chauffeur who eloped with the
daughter of the man whom he has
been .chauffing" has sued for $780,
900 for alienation of his wife's af-
iections. Too bad the fellow is not
I nobleman, so the people could stand
UhaSt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

George Gould says that Boni's only
eason for prosecuting his suit against
his former wife is to secure a mon
ltary settlement. Boni has been con-
lnuously after Gould for several
Sears,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

With murders and suicides, Marion
becoming quite a metropolitan city,
,ut its street car system does not
indicate It.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

The Holy Roller who started the
trouble in Kansas City which result
ed in wholesale killing has chosen
the name of 'Adam God" All will
agree that it is about time for him
to go under the juniper tree and stay
there
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

1t would be more interesting and ex-
'iting u some of those fellows who
re calling each other liars in print,
would come out into the open and
ay the word.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Nelly-If you'll follow the direc-
tions faithfully, I'll wager my sweet
est smile you'll gain 16 pounds by
taking three packages of HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents.
Flocken's Pharma y.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Now that Marion has lost her polo
team, the man who prophesied that
the sport would not be winner in
this town and then went out to do
all Of the knocking he could, will be
happy and the fellow who said 81
told you So" will be in evidence on
every hand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

That great wave of prosperity may
lot have struck you so very forcibly
ut you will have 10 admit that the
eggmen are doing a rushing business.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908.
Dec. 10 In History.

1905 - William Lloyd Garrison born;
died 1879
1sT0-The new German empire pro
claimed at Berlin.
is9S-Treaty of peace between United
states aud Spain signed at Paris.
1907 80 General Alexander Hamilton.
grandson Of Alexander Hamilton
who was killed In a duel by Aaron
Burr and civil war veteran. died
at Tarrytown, y. Y; born 1915.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 4 30. rises T:10; moon rises
6:56 D. M; suns declination % degree
SO minutes south Of celestial equator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Developments in Kansas City indi-
ate that the Holy Rollers are also
ill rollers when the occasion de-
mands.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Just because man may have an
ccasiona | attack of hiccough does
rot indicate that he can point out a
ootlegger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

The Standard Oil hearing may be
extended to show that the OIL trust
lad the automobile invented TO use
Up its gasoline.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Joe Cannon and Judge Taft have
met and talked things over. Each
can now truly say, TWe have met the
enemy and they are ours"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

1t is to be hoped that hides will
put on the free list in time for
Teddy 10 send back his cargoes with
ut having to pay the duty.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Business Is rather dull in the An
anias club just now. II has been a
whole day since anyone was showed
in.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Send this advertisement. together with name Of
paper In which II appears. your address and four
cents to cover postage. and we will send you
Complete Handy Atlas OF the World :, -
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl Street. New York
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

And now John l.. Sullivan wants a
livorce. This is the best evidence we
have seen of the ex-champion pug
being a real actor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Ready in a jiffy, easy TO prepare, n
good, hearty breakfast is Mrs. Aus
tins famous pancakes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Rubbers that fit and wear well
are sold by Beatty and Long.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Dr.. Lunger Ats glasses treats dis
eases, eye, ear, nose throat South
Main street. 11-2-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Meet me at Elks' Bazaar tonight.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

ests will yied over four times az
much as now. We can reduce vast
Is, the woods and in the mill a.
least one-third, with present as wei
as future profit. We can perpetuate
he naval stores industry. PreseIwa
tive treatment will reduce by one
fifth the quantity of timber used in
the water or in the ground. We
can practically stop forest fires Vt
total yearly cost of one-fifth the
value of the standing timber burned
each year. not counting young
growth.
We shall suffer for timber to
meet our needs, until our forests
have had time to grow agaiJ But II
we act vigorously and at once, we
shall escape permdnent timber scar
city.
WHAT MUST BE DONE
For each milton acres OF forest
in public ownership, over three mil
lion are privately owned. The con
servation of public forests is the
smaller task before the Nation and
the States. The larger task is to
irlluce private forest owners, which
means 3 mi &on men to take care
OF what they have, and to teach
wood users, which means every one
how not to waste.
If these things are done. they
will conserve our streams as well
as our forests. If they are not done
the usefulness of our streams will
decrease no less than the usefulness
of our forests.
We must stop forest fires. by
careful logging, we must both reduce
waste and leave cut-over lands
productive. We must make the tim
ber legged go further, by preserva
tive treatment and by avoiding
need ess loss in the mill, the fac
tory, and in use. We must plant
up those lands now treeless which
will be most useful under forest
We must so adjust taxation that cut
over lands can be held for sec
ond crop. We must recognize that
timber costs no less to grow than
II does to lolg and saw.
We must continue and perfect, by
state ,and nation the preservation by
use of forests already publicly own
ed; and we must extend 1t to Other
forests more valuable for
the permanent benefit of the many
thai for the temporary profit of a
few.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

Meet me at Elks Bazaar tonight.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
GOV. DRNEEN BECOMES
AGRICULTURAL STUDENT

Urbana, H., Dec. 10. Gov. Charles
s. Deneen is to become student of
the agricultural school at the Uni
versity of Illinois. He will attend the
state school during the short course
which begins in January and will
seek special instruction, it is said, in
cattle and corn Judging.
The decision of the chief executive
officer of the state to become a scien-
tific farmer is the result Of his attend
ance at the recent Illinois corn show
in Springfield.
Mr.. Deneen annonced at that time
that he would take a course in the
state university If he could find time
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10
Weak Little Bows

may become fine strong men.
Some of the strong men of to-day
were sickly boys years ago.
Many of them received
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-07
MITCHELL MAKES
LAST ADDRESS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. I'll
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers Association in his an
nual and farewell address to the mem
bers of the organization, today OPP
posed afIiliation with the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners on the ground that
metalifirous and coal miners have
nothing in common and that their
trades are entirely different.
Mitchell announced his opposition to
the proposed afiiliation at the conven-
ton of the miners. He strongly advo-
Gated the abolition Of child labor and
eXcoriated members of the organiza-
tion who compel their children to work
in mines at the age of fourteen. He
declared that sixteen years should be
the minimum age. He dwelt at length
on the growth of the organization. OF
which he has been president so long
The membership has grown from H.
600 to 100000 Mitchell said he laid
down his work because his physician
advised him to do So