The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18

Colonel Lewis, Of Virginia, and Sc
attic and Chicago, denies that he
said it-that way. His birthplace at
|Danville, in Virginia, his alma mater
in Georgia and his constituency as
|gubernatorial and senatorial cahoi-
date of washington are left unfair
nished in chivalric fame. But tnat
does not stop the feminine commeM
in refutation OF woman's disregard
flor truth, whether under oath or not.
For the Chicago Woman's Club one
woman said: Ever since Adam ana
Eve met in the Garden OF Eden men
have been trying to put the blame lot
everything on women" Meanwhaie,
the question about the absence OF
Senator Davis remains unanswered, az
least conflictingly answered by SEN
ator Davis himself, Senator Stone, OF
Missouri and the self sacrificing Sec
retary to Senator Davis.
Those alarmed about the future OF
the Mississippi river because its head
waters region is becoming cleared Oh
forests, find little comfort IN reports OF
United States Government Engineers
which caused the expenditure OF more
than a million dollars for five reser-
| voir dams. In the report OF Col. F.
w. Abbott, acting chief engineer, for
1905, he said regarding the reservoirs:
s'Without the addition OF stored wat
ers from the reservoir system the
river at St. Paul Is liable to fall to
a stage of O.2 foot as happened In
July and August, 1894. or 70 zero, as
happened in April, 1896, whereas with
judicious and economical use OF the
reservoir waters 1t is quite practicable
to keep the guage at St.. Paul from
ever falling feet. A flood
stage existed this season from Sandy
River to Aitkin, Mimi, and below,
from May 20 to July 1, during which
period there was impounded and held
back In the reservoirs over 10000, 900
900 cubic feet of water, the flood wat
'iars of drainage basin OF 3,265
square miles" The cutting OF the tim
ber has caused the filling up OF lakes
because the soil no longer Is pro-
tected from erosion by rains. and
1.-THE floods and droughts will each
year become more violent, and the
limit of reservoir capacity has, been
reached. 1t Is for this reason that
those favoring the revival OF river
transportation on the Mississippi de-
clare that the cutting OF timber on
the Indian reservation under the
Morris bill, must be stopped and re-
/ foresting be hastened
That problem OF DRY or Wet?"
which made Carrie Nation famous is
lnow being worked out In Chicago
,by the advocates of both answers.
The national headquarters OF the Pro-
hibition party are here; within few
blocks are the leaders OF the brewery
and liquor interests OF the country.
The first weeks of the new year have
found both sides very busy. The
lprohibitionists report unusual activ-
ity throughout the country as re-
suit OF the recent temperance victor
les In Georgia and Alabama and they
are clearing the decks for the presi-
Dental campaign. The brewers, on
the other hand, are just as busy.
carrying out their new plan Of putting
an end to abuses in the liquor traf-
nc by closing up disreputable saloons.
The Ohio Vigilance Bureau has noti-
NED all retailers OF the state thst II
intends to clean up the state as :
similar organization aid Te9as. The
81 Louis brewers have sioned an
Iagreqmsnt With ~ e1ciso ooVnmip.