The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
MUCH SPEECnMAKINC.
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salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Best methods
F., of rendering semi-arid lands pro-
ductice where ditch irrigation Is
mpractcable, the establishment OF ex.
perimental farms under state ana
general direction and announcement
of all practical methods OF dry farm-
ling will come under discussion.
The Model License League, COM
posed of leading dlstillers,/ brewers
and liquor dealers in all parts OF the
country, will hold national conven-
ton of the beer, whisky and WINE
trades in Louisville, KY, on tues
lday and Wednesday. The purpose Oh
1.-The melting is to counteract the pro-
Ihibition sentiment by placing the
,Iiuouor trade Alright before the Amer
ican press and public, and to suggest
"a model license law as the best means
of regulating the liquor traffic. Sew
eral prominent men not connected
with the liquor trade will deliver ad-
dresses.
| Warfare of more vigorous kind
| than has yet been waged will prob
ably be declared on the telephone
monopoly by the International In
dependent Telephone Association
when 1t meets in Chicago next week.
Overtures for community of in
terests" between the Bell concern and
II the independents, considered at the
convention last year, have been re-
elected and this action will be rati-
fled at the coming gathering. The
meeting will be held in connection
with the National Electrical Show.
now being held in Chicago, and will
be attended by representatives Of all
the leading Independent companies in
AS one of the final measures for
the United States and Canada.
the rehabilitation of Chicago,s tran
sit facilities, the properties fof the
Chicago Union Traction Co., the
North Chicago Street Railroad Co.
and the West Chicago Street Railway
Co, will be sold at public auction
next Saturday. The Chicago Rail-
ways company, which is to take
over the property by the reorganiza-
ton plan, will be the only bidder,
and will give its securities in ex-
change for the old securities. It will
be required to spend $12,000,OOO for
the immediate improvement OF the
lines and transit facilities, j. p.
Morgan represents the eastern invest
Iors In the new concern
IAmong the sporting events sched-
uled for next week, that of greatest
general interest will be the champion
billiard match between Jacob Schaef-
er and Albert Cutler for the 1871
balkline title. The match will be
lplayed in Philadelphia next Thurs
day. The third national motor boat
show of the season will open in Bos-
ton next Saturday. Similar exhibi-
tions have recently been held in New
York and Chicago. "A saddle horse
show will be held in New York, be-
ginnig Thursday. Kansas City
will have six-day bicycle race dur
ing the week, in which many prom
inent riders are entered. The North
western Curling Association will hold
its bonspiel at Duluth, Mimi, open
ing Monday. The Pacific Coast Field
Trial Club, one of the most import
J ant organizations of its kind in the
country, will hold its annual meet at
Bakersfield. Col, during the coming
week. Among the fights scheduled
for the week are Joe Thomas VS..
Jack 'gTwin sullivan at Los Angeles
Tuesday. and Willie Lewis VS.. Sailor
Brown in New York Monday night.
The American battleship feet will
leave Rio de Jan5iro early in the
week to continue it's voyage to the
Pacific. The cables next week will
also bring much gossip regarding
the coming international weddings in
which Count Szechenyi and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt and the Due de
,Chaulnes and Miss Theodore Shonts
are to be the principals. The Russirn
llDouma will reassemble Thursday to
begin the consideration of much i'm
portant legislation. The suit OF Prince
iHelie de Sagan against Count Boni
de Castellane, in which the latter Is
charged with assault. Is set for trial
TUESDAY. The former is rumored to
be engaged to Nine. Anna Gould, who
was recently divorced from de Cas-
teiiane, de Sagan's assailant.