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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
SOME ADVICE TO LEGISLATORS
IS GIVEN BY GOV. HUGHES IN HIS
ANNUAL MESSAGE.
Laws Relating to Banks and Trust
Companies Should be Made
More Stringent.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2.-The annual
message Of Gov. Hughes, which WIS
sent to the legislature Wednesday
contains many important recommen'
dations. Chief among these Is a rec.
ommendation regarding the amend
ment of the law relating to banks and
trust companies. The governor urges
the legislature to adopt every practic.
able means "to prevent a repetition
of reprehensible practices and to as.
sure the proper management OF the
financial institutions chartered and
supervised by the state, upon whose
stability the interests of our people
largely depend"
Another important recommends
tion has as its object the complete
suppression of race track gambling
throughout the state.
Direct nominations at primaries and
a simplified form of ballot are urged
I'm the message, and recommendations
also are made for better provision for
the care and protection of emigrants;
for the extension of the states forest
preserves; for careful revision of the
forest, fish and game law; for the en-
actment of license law, providing
reasonable license fees for hunting
for amendment of the constitution OF
Greater New York to exclude from
the city's debt limit all bonds issued
for purposes which produce revenues
in excess of their maintenance
charges; and for the establishment OF
secondary agricultural school. which
would provide suitable complement
to the work of the college at Ithaca.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
The PUBLISHER PAYS MUCH MORE FOR
HIS STOCK THAN He DID LAST YEAR

named have all increased their
consumption. Other States import-
ant in the production of pulp are:
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Ore
gon. Vermont. Virginia and West
Virginia.
The average cost of pulp deliv-
cred at the mill was 1921. The to-
tai value OF the wood consumed
in 1906 was $26,4OO, 900. The chief
item determining the price of pa.
per is the cost of pulp. An example
of the increased price of paper is
found in the case of publisher
of daily in the Middle West,
who recently paid $1,000 for car
load of paper. The same quantity
and grade of paper cost a year ago
but 1900.
The chemical processes of paper
making, which better preserve the
wood fiber. are gaining over the
mechanical process. In 1899. 65 per
cent of the wood was reduced by
the mechanical process; in 1906,
less than so per cent.
All importat'ons of wood for pulp
are from Canada, and comprised.
in 1906, $4,000 cords, nearly all
of which was spruce. Four and a
half million dollars worth OF
pulp was imported in 1906, a
slight falling of from 1905.
Circular 12O of the Forest
Service contains discussion OF the
consumption OF pulpwood In 1905
based on statistics gathered by the
Bureau of the Census and the For.
est Service. The pamphlet can he
had upon application to the For
ester, United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington. ID. G.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
ALL CLUES ARE FHUITLESS.
MURDER MYSTERY OF "WOMAN
IN RED BATTLES POLICE.
Dogs Imported from Belgium Will be
Used In an Attempt to Track
the Murderer.

New York, Jan. 2.-The mystery en-
veloping the murder of the woman
in red" is seemingly as impenetrable
to-day as when the nude body was
first discovered on Christmas day par
TALLY concealed In the water and
slime of a lonely pond near Harrison,
n. j. Thus far the detectives have
failed to find a single reliable clue to
the identity of the woman or her
slayer
The identifications of the dead wo-
man by Mrs. Hattie Hull and Detec-
tive Drabell, of Orange, N. j., have
completely collapsed and left the case
more puzzling than ever. Word was
received Wednesday from Philadel-
phia that Agnes O'Keefe, whom De-
tective Drabell believed the murdered
woman to be, had been found in that
city. Mrs. Hulrs identification Is not
credited by the police.
Acting Mayor DAILY, of Harrison, N.
j., announced Wednesday that the
city council would offer a reward OF
$1,000 for the arrest and conviction
of the slayer of the woman. With the
hope of finding new clue in the way
of clothing or effects, the pond in
which the body was found is to be
drained. The famous Belgian police
hounds, which Police Commissioner
Bingham imported recently for trail
ing criminals, will be used In the at
tempt to track the murderer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Policeman Killed by a Bomb.

Barcelona, Jan. I'm consequence
of the renewal of the campaign OF
bomb outrages by local anarchists,
King Alfonso has signed decree pro
visionally suspending portion of the
constitutional guarantees in this city.
In the last few days five internal ma.
chimes deposited in various parts OF
the city exploded without causing ma.
terial damage. Tuesday night, how
ever, a policeman found a large one
on the doorstep of a mansion. In car
rying it away the machine exploded
frightfully mutiating the officer, in
juring several bystandors and parti'
ally wrecking surrounding buildings
The policeman died of his injuries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
NEITHER LAD
WON DECISION
ATTELl AND MORAN FOUGHT A
25-ROUND DRAW.
JEFFRlES WAS THE Referee.
The Featherweight Champions Of En-.
gland and America Met in the
Roped Arena at San
Francisco.

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-Owen Mo.
ran, champion featherweight of En-.
gland, on Wednesday fought %
rounds to draw with Abe Attell
champion Of America.
Moran was strong and aggressive
quick as a flash and kept after At.
tell all the time. Attell had plenty of
opportunity to show his cleverness in
keeping away from the rush of the
Irish lad. Attell seemed to lack force
in his punches and found It difficult
to land blow on a vital spot Mo.
rams eye was blackened and his nose
bled, but the Furnishing blows to the
stomach and the swings to the law
were missing. Moran's game was to
lead with either right or left and then
close in. In the clinches he fought
viciously, but did not do Attell much
harm.
The final round was most exciting
Moran seemed to take on a new lease
of vigor and with head down waded
into Attell, swinging rights and lefts
When the gong rang for the close
both men kept on fighting fiercely
Referee Jeffries had to separate them
Jeffries' decision was received with
approval.
There came near being no fight, ow
ing to the fact. that Moran was two
ounces over weight. Attell had to be
paid $3.50 for the surplus two ounces
before he would consent to go on.
Moran's manager stated that the
Irish lad, had found 1t difficult to get
down to weight and at II O'Clock
Wednesday morning was compelled tc
do two miles of vigorous road work.
While interesting. the contest was
not particularly exciting and did moi
come up to the standard of a cham
pionship battle. Between 1000 ant
5000 persons saw the contest.
Referee Jeffries said the fight wa,
so close that he found 1t impossibl,
to give decision in favor of eithel
man. He thought that Attell ha,
slightly the better of it on points, bu
not sufficient to justify a decision II
his favor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02

Today there is general COM
plant among publishers that print
ing paper is constantly growing
dearer. In the Middle West many
local papers are raising their sub
scription price so per cent in order
to ray for the paper. From the time
when Gutenberg first. used movable
type, made Of wood, to the present
day of metropolitan papers, some
of which consume the product of
acres of spruce in a single edition,
printing has in very large degree
depended upon the forest.
In the face of threatened short
age of timber. the amount of wood
consumed each year for pulp has
increased since 1870 from 9 million
TO 3 ID million cords. The year 1906
marked an increase OF $4,000 cords
in the imports of pulpwood. the
highest average value per cord for
all kinds. and consumption great
er by 4d9,O53 cords than that of
any previous year.
Spruce, the wood from which in
1899 three-fourths of the pulp
was manufactured is still the
leading wood, but 1t now produces
a little less than 20 per cent of
the total. How well spruce is suited
to the manufacture of pulp is
shown by the fact that during a
period IN which the total quantity
CO wood used has doubled and
many new woods have been in
troduced. the proportion of spruce
pulpwood has. remained nearly con-
stant in spite of the drains upon
the spruce forests for other pur-
poses. During this time three diff
ferent woods. from widely separat-
ed regions, have in turn held tn :
rank of leader in the lumber sup.
ply.
Since 1899 poplar, which for
years was used in connection with
spruce to the exclusion of all other
Paper woods. has increased in to.
tai quantity less than 100000 cords
and Is now outranked by hemlock
Pine, balsam and cottonwood are
used In much smaller amounts.
New York alone consumes each
year over million and quarter
cords of wood in the manufacture
of pulp, or more than twice as
much as Maine. which ranks next
Wisconsin. New Hampshire. Pennsyl
yania and Michigan follow dn tn,
order given. Sixty per cent of thu
wood used In New York was i'm
ported from elsewhere, and even Sc
the supply appears to be waning
since the total consumption for tn
State shows a small decrease since
1905, whereas the other States
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Murdered by a Burglar.

Newark, n. j., Jan. 2.-George A.
Fisher, city building inspector,
aroused from sleep early Wednesday
by the movements of burglar in the
yard of house next to the house in
which he lived. raised the window of
his room and called out: What are
you doing there?" The reply was T
pistol shot, and a bullet passed
through Fishers eve into his head
Mrs Fisher found her husband uncon
scious and hanging partly out of the
window. She drew him into the
room and laid him on the floor. Sew.
eral hours later Fisher died. The
burglar, who was breaking into e
store by the rear door when Fisher
disturbed him, ESCAPED.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
CAUSES OF TEN
BANK FAILURES
III NEW YORK CITY ARE ANALYz
ED BY CLARK WILLIAMS.
THE LAWS WERE IGNORED.
Directors Neglected Their Duties and
Credit was Improperly Used
State Superintendent Of Banks
Assails Corporate Abuses.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2---After q
thorough review of the general condi-
tions responsible for the panic of
1907, Clark Williams, superintendent
of the New York state banking de-
partment, in his annual report submit
ted to the legislature says the par
ticular causes contributing largely to
the failure of the ten financial insti-
tutions in New York City were: A
lack of proper supervisory powers; I;
too great interdependence between
corporations; lack of association for
mutual assistance, and corporate
abuses.
The forms of corporate abuse prin-
cipally contributing to these failures,
he says, were: A general disregard
of law; lack of conservatism in man
agement; inattention to and disregard
of duties of directors, and improper
use of corporate credit for personal
advantage.
Mr.. Williams recommends numer-
Gus changes in the banking laws of
the state to remedy these abuses and
with view to giving the superin-
tendent of banks a much wider super
vision over the activities of certain
classes of institutions under his juris-
diction.
Mr.. Williams stating that the
weekly bank statement" issued by
the New York Clearing House associ-
alton does not reflect the aggregate
financial position of the banking insti-
tutlons of the city at large. since half
of the banking power does not report
to this association, announces that he
will require an average summary
statement of the condition Of the
banking institutions of the state at
the close of business on Friday OF
each week
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
A. Tournament Of Roses.

Pasadena, CAL, Jan. 2.-Pasadena' s
annual tournament of roses was held
Wednesday. Buds and blossoms OF
every hue and color, foliage and ferns
of countless kinds, plants and shrub
berry of all varieties were gathered to
make 1t the greatest day In the his
tory of the city. Fifty thousand Wis
itors came from southern California
The floral parade, the great feature OF
the tournament, was formed in six di
visions headed by the queen of roses
and her court. Miss May Sutton, the
worlds tennis champion, was queen
The float In which she rode was q
marvellous creation of flowers. The
parade extended four miles. Upwards
of 10000 persons lined the route oi
march.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
TWO MEN KILLED,
IS OTHERS INJURED
AN EXPLOSION IN A STEEL
PLANT AT BRADDock, PA.
BLEW ROOF OFF OF A MILL.
Molten Metal Siftcd Through the Lin
ing Of Converter, Throwing is
Tons of Metal Into a Pit
Where Men Worked.

Pittsburg, Jan. 1.-Two men were
killed and 13 others were seriously
injured by an explosion Wednesday in
Converter No. 3 of the Edgar Thorn
son plant of the United States Steel
Co. at North Braddock, about seven
miles east of here. The dead:
Paul Kurisck, aged 30 years, Brad
dock.
Stephen Doviah, aged So, Braddock.
Six of the injured were Americans
and the others Slavs All were re-
moved to a hospital in this city,
where it was said their injuries were
not serious.
No official statement of the cause of
the explosion has been issued. but old
converter mill men say the cause
could hardly be other than that some
of the molten metal sifted through
the soapstone lining of the converter
and came in contact with the steel
sheathing, which perhaps was damp.
When the explosion occurred the
bottom of the converter dropped out,
throwing 10 tons of molten metal into
the pit where 10 men were working
at the ladies'. There was no explo.
sion when the hot mass of steel
struck the bottom Of the pit. but in
stead flames of burning gas were sent
up, which burned the men in the pit.
The two men who were killed had
been working under the converter and
their bodies were terribly mangled.
The force of the explosion blew the
sheet iron roof off of the converting
mill and caused two of the walls tc
collapse, besides breaking all of the
windows in buildings in the vicinity
and partially destroying the engine
house and warehouse near the con.
verting mill
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Town h swept by Firs.

Pittsburg, Jan. 2.-Fire is raging in
Coal Centre. about 80 miles south of
here on the Monongahela river. It is
beyond control of the towns fire de-
partment and aid was called from
Charleroi and other nearby towns.
The fire started in the tipple OF the
Vesta mine, owned by the Jones e.
Laughlin Steel CO., of this city. which
was completely destroyed. The loss
on the tipple alone will exceed sI0O,,
900. At midnight the flames had
swept an area equal to city block
and was still spreading. Most OF the
buildings SO far destroyed were iuvx'
pensive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Japs Buy Supplies for War.

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-Passengers
who have arrived by the liner Neko
bring news of great japanese activity
at lquique, Chile. The Japanese gov
ernment is buying up all the salt
petre in Chile and great stocks
of yucca, which grows in great profu-
sion near Iquique, are sent by every
steamer to Japan. Yucca is a palm
with resinous grass growing in the
head, the product of which contains
large percentage of picric acid, and
its sole use is for the manufacture of
shimose powder, the high explosive
which was used with deadly effect in
the war with Russia.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Mayor Faces an Custer Suit.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. "A suit to
oust Peter Everhardy from the office
Of mayor of Leavenworth, Kan, and a
citation for Police Captain T. ]. Tay.
lor to appear before the supreme
court on the charge of contempt were
filed In the state supreme court Wed.
nesday by Fred S Jackson, attorney
general. 1t is charged that Ever
hardy has not enforced the prohibit
ton law. Capt. Taylor, it is charged,
has violated the order of the court by
accepting money from saloonkeepers
in lieu of license fees.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Sue Water Company for Damages.

Franklin, Pa, Jan. 2.-Charging that
recent typhoid fever epidemic was
due to the water supply, number of
residents OF this city are attempting
to collect damages from the Venango
Water Co. for sickness in their fami-
lilies. Suits We're filed Wednesday by
First Baptist church. and James b.
Borland, editor of the Evening News.
The amount of damages claimed is
not stated in the petitions, but it will
be sufficient to cover the charges OF
physicians and nurses and other ex'
penses, az well as remuneration for
physical and mental distress. These
are to be made test cases and If they
prove successful, 1t is said more than
so other suits will be instituted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Was Killed While Eating Dinner.

Niles, Mich, Jan. flames Nc
Quirk, aged so, was shot through the
heart and killed Wednesday while
seated at his dining table eating his
dinner The shooting, which was
purely accidental, occurred in a
double house. Fred Schumacher, aged
21, was handling a gun in the other
half of the house when it was acci.
dentally discharged, the bullet passing
through the wall and hitting McQuirk
in the back.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
The Presidents New Year Reception

Washington, Jan. 2-President
Roosevelt received at the White
House Wednesday New Years
throng OF well-wishers which was
three hours in passing his hand. Mrs.
Roosevelt and the members and the
ladies of the cabinet were his assist.
ants. Though curtailed in number
by more than a thousand over
the preceding New Years day, the re-
ception was resplendent in all the in
cidents of tradition which have ac.
cumulated to its interest for mode
than a hundred years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
New Year Fatalities in Brooklyn.

New York, Jan. IA long record of
killings, assaults, accidents and minor
crimes was written in Brooklyn police
from a partly open burner asphyxi-
ated Jacob Spriesterback and his wife
in their home In Brooklyn. An un-
known burglar was shot and killed
while trying to enter David Jaffe's
store on Meserole street. The police
are hunting for Frank Fereso, who
shot and killed Michael Schindello as
an outcome of quarrel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
pefles ! Prohlbltlon Law.

Birmingham. Ala, Jan. 2.--Declar
ing the prohibition law so far as 1905
is concerned unconstitutional, the
probate Judge Of Cullman county on
Wednesday issued nine saloon
licenses. The mayor is said to BIZ
preparing to issue city licenses fol
saloons In the city of Cullman. Gull
man voted on December for prohibi
ton. Saloon men claim that the pro
hibition law is unconstitutional be
cause 1t makes exceptions of countie.
which voted on the proposition priol
to December ~. The prohibitionistl
have called on the governor to en-
force the law.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Singers Won Prizes.

Columbus, o., Jan. 2.-Singers from
several states participated in the Els.
teddfod held here Wednesday. Prizes
were awarded as follows: Duet, David
Richards and w. c. Jones, of Scran.
ton, Pa. Soprano and alto duet, Mrs
Bennett and Mrs. Balm, of Cincinnati
Mixed quartet, Cincinnati quartet
Recitation. j. r. Roberts, Venedocia
o. Church choir of Third Street M
f. church, Columbus. Essay, John M
Lewis, Columbus. o.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Small Beuinninus.

1t is remarkable fact that some of
the societies which have done most to
regenerate the world have been era.
died within the walls of city taverns
in the darkest hours Of our national
life.-Thornton Hall, in the Sunday
Strand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Fractured His Wife,s skull.

Boyne City, Mich, Jan. 2.-Charles
Hopkins is under arrest and his wife
is thought to be dying from a fractur-
ed skull, as the result Of religious
argument the couple had on the street
Wednesday. Hopkins Is charged with
striking his wife on the head with q
rock. He objected TO her being iden-
titled with the Salvation Army. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
An Indian Uprising In Nicaragua.

Panama, Jan. 2.-Passengers arriv.
ing from Bluefelds, Nicaragua. report
that the Mosquito Indians have risen
against the government of President
Zelaya, who is accused by them of be-
ing responsible for the death of their
chief. Conditions We're considered so
serious by the commander of Brit
ish man-of-war cruising in Nicaraguan
waters that the blue jackets were
landed, ostensibly to protect the men,
aced interests of foreigners.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02

UnIontoWn, Pa, Jan. 2.--Announce-
ment Is made by the II. c. Frick Coke
Co. OF decrease In wages affecting
all OF Its coke plants In this region.
The decrease IL about 7h per cent.
and places the wages slightly above
what they were prior to the increase
made In March,, 1906.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
oIidden viii Try for the Lahm Cup.

New York, JAM 2.--Charles j. Glid-
den, the motorist, originator of the
Glidden automobile tour, is to attempt
a balloon flight next summer from
Omaha, Neb., to Boston, a distance of
about 1900 miles. Mr., Glidden will
make the flight in the hope OF captur-
ing the Lahm cup for the longest
aerial trip in this country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
-A Strike Of Teamsters.

Brockton, Mass, Jan. 2.-Because
the hay, grain, ice and coal dealers OF
this city refused to advance wages
from $2.37h to $3.50 a day, 1875 team
sters struck Wednesday. The drivers
say that they will not submit their de.
mands to arbitration.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
ouarrIes viii Resume Operations.

Sandusky, o., Jan. 2.-Operations
will be resumed Monday in the stone
quarries at Kelly's Island by the Kel-
ly's Island Lime ana transport Co.
About 600 men are affected. The sus-
pension was due to the financial
furry.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
viii be Changed to a Trolley Road.

Butler. Pa, Jan. at is learned
from semi-official source that the
northern division OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad between this city and
Kane, Pa. a distance OF ia miles,
will be converted into an electric
trolleI qne. The cost of operation OF
the ro9d now exceeds the earnings.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
r,.ln kIlIed Two Old People,

Camden, N. j.. Jan. 2.--William b
Dick, aged 50 years, q retired farmer
and his sister, Emily Horotage. 76
years old. we're killed Wednesday b,
~ express train on the Reading rail
1xd near here, while crossing the
tracks IN . carriage.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Outs. 'ers Spoiled Sport.

A pack OF English foxhounds were
In full cry after fox the other day.
and the field was having a fine run.
when, all at once. two sheep dogs
jumped out, killed Reynard and ended
the days sport then and there. to the
general disgust.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Flre pestroyed : Hotel.

Gloucester, Mass, Jan. 2.--The Co
lonial Arms, the largest summer hotel
on the north shore, was burned last
night with nearly all its furnishings.
Loss 100000; nearly covered by In,
surance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Died at the Aqe Of 1te Years.

EIillsboro, Ore. Jan. 2.-Mrs. Mary
Wood died Wednesday at her daugh-
ter's home, aged 119 years. Mrs.
Wood was a native of Tennessee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Drowned Herself and Baby,

Beverly, Mo, Jan. 2.-Bertha Peik-
ert, "a years old, on Wednesday
drowned herself and her 2-months-old
baby girl in cistern. The husband
says he knows of no cause for the act.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-02
Two Skaters Drowned.

Wyandotte. Mich, Jan. Mrs. Ag-
mes Peterson, aged 20, and Otto Hug
lin. aged &c, were drowned Wednes.
day, breaking through the ice while
skating