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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Taft Makes Statement.

Washington, d. c., June 1.-Secre-
nry of War VIM. II. Taft, when ap-
uriScd Sunday night that comment
had been caused by his reference in
his Memorial day address in New
York to Gen. Grants reIgnation from
the army before the Civil War, made
the following statement to the Asso-
oiated Press: IL am very much dis
tressed that anything / have said
should be construed to be an attack
upon Gen. Grants memory. I yield
to no mar in my admiration for Gen,
Grant in my high estimate OF his re-
markable qualities and character and
Of the great debt that the nation owes
him. In my Memorial address | at
tributed his resignation from the army
In 1854 to his weakness for strong
drink, because Mr.. Garland's Life Of
General Grant and the evidence he
cites and from other histories, sup
posed 1t was undoubtedly true"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
MAN THE NATION REQUIRES.
John A. Johnson the Ideal Occupant
Of the Presidential Chair.

AS president, Gov. Johnson would
have the qualities that might described
as logically and historically needful
at this time, representing both In
thought and by concrete achievement
all OF the progressive reforms to which
the American people are now thorough
ly committed His personality and
his methods are such that, coming into
Office after the strenuous and even
terrifying political and financial ex.
periences of recent years, he would be
prepared to hold all that has been
gained restore an era of good feeling
and smoothly and comfortably prepare
the way for such additional advanced
legislation as the times require. In
word. Gov. Johnson Is precisely the
kind OF leader the nation requires al
this time, ready for new legislation to
meet new needs. but careful and con.
servative In his methods. The same
confldence.inspiring, vote.getting at
tributes that have made Gov. John.
son so popular in Minnesota that there
Is absolutely no question that he
could carry the state as the Demo
cratic presidential nominee will make
him equally popular with the voters
OF the nation, once they have an op
portunity to become acquainted with
the man.
Every political campaign has its in.
dividual conditions. 1t is found In this
contest that Gov. Johnson possesses
strength peculiar to him alone and
by which he is certain to bring to the
Democratic party upwards of a million
votes In the middle west that have
hitherto been Republican. This condi
tion insures beyond reasonable
doubt victory for Democracy and Gov
Johnson in the following states: Min.
nesota, North and South Dakota, I'LL
nois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Ne.
braska, Colorado. Montana, Washing
ton and Michigan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Restores Minister'S Name to List.

Cincinnati, June NEARLY a quar-
-r Of q century after the death of
ley. Nevln Woodslde, the Reformed
rrcsbytGrian synod Saturday made
separation to him. In 1881 he was
UsUerdal from the list OF min.
tiers Of The synod for alleged
disregard of the rules. Rev. Woodside
vas at that time pastor of the Grant
tre@t Presbyterian church, Pittsburg.
'he synod saturday restored the
1ane Of Er Wocdside to the list. The
ynCi agreed 20 join In the movement
The federation Of all the churches
which have The Presbyterian system
Z church government The move.
ont does not contemplate a union of
Ee churches as there are doctrinal
iIJrerccs which cannot be recon
led but merely a federation for mu-
usj aid
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
unknown WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
LEAPS INTO LAKE BEFORE THOU.
SANDS OF HoRRoR.sTRlck-
EN- PEOPLE.
NO TRACE OF IDENTIFICATION
Mysterious Woman Throws Herself
From cliff at Edsewater Park
Unknown Screams Piteous.
ly for Help.

Cleveland, o., June 1.--Creating ter
ror in huge crowd which had gath
cred at Edgewater park Saturday aft
ernoon, woman, whose identity still
remains mystery. rushed through
the throng and without moments
warning or an instant's hesitation
threw herself over the cliff and into
the lake. She drowned while the null
titude of pleasure seekers stood
aghast.
The woman was dressed in black
and was about 23 years old. A half
hour later her body was recovered.
No motive for the suicide is known
and her identity bids fair to remain
an unsolved problem.
After throwing herself in, the wom-
an seemed to repent her actions and
cried for help. Her cries, frightened
and pitiful, as she felt the waters clos
ing in on her, stirred the vast crowds
to intense excitement. But the un-
known had chosen spot away from
the thickest of the throng, and this
spelled her doom.
One of the men who responded to
the woman's cries. but as he reached
the waters edge she had disappeared.
Strong undercurrents carried her body
away from the spot where she sank
She was blue eyed and brown
haired. Her sombre attire held no
touch of color except In the hat, which
was made wide trimmed and stylishly
trimmed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Gives $500. .ooo 70 lnstItutIon.

New York, June 1.-The gift OF an
additional 100000 to the Rockefeller
Institute by John d. Rockefeller was
announced after meeting Of the trus.
tees Of the institute. The money is
to be used for the erection of a new
building near the present institute.
The gift makes a total of $4,5O0,0OO
given to the institute by Mr. Rookie
fener. The Gift was made known to
the directors of the institute in a let.
ter of John ID. Rockefeller, jr., who
stated that his father had made the
donation in recognition of the discov-
cry Of Il cure for epidemic cerebro
spinal meningitis about year ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01

Under Its provisions municipality
may bond its street railways or other
public utilities to pay the cost OF the
purchase and operation of the same.
Minnesota, leading agricultural
state, has long had to contend with
the cordage trust, which has practi.
cal monopoly Of the binding twine
used in harvesting. For many years
the state has had twine plant In
which prison labor was employed.
The trust erected factory In Mime
sofa to compete with the state-made
twine and Gov. Johnson's answer was.
with the consent of the legislature.
authorization for the state twine plant
to sell its product outside as we'll as
within the state. The cordage trust
will now have to fight the cheap Min.
nesote state-made twine In other
,tates as well as at home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
CONGRESS QUITS
As DAY IS ENDED
PiNAL ADJOURNMENT 10 QUICKLY
REACHED AFTER FlLl5usTER
IS BROKEN.
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE BILLS
Currency Bill Passed and President
Soon Makes IL a Law-LsFollette
Breaks Talk Record, But Was
Deserted In Crisis.

Washington, d. c., June 1.--Con
gress finally adjourned Just before
midnight, after session full of sensa
tional debates and unusual incidents
The beginning of the end came al
4:SO Saturday afternoon, when the
senate adopted the report OF the con
ferees OF the two houses Of congress
on the Aldrich-Vreeland emergency
currency bill by the decisive vote Of
43 TO 22 and thus took the last con
gressional step necessary toward the
enactment OF emergency currency
legislation toward which congress has
directed its principal effort since II
convened last December
At an evening session the senate
and house both passed resolution to
adjourn at 1850 and committees at
once were named to wait upon the
president. They soon reported that
the chief executive had no further
communication to make.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
capitol at o'clock. He went imme.
diately to the presidents room on the
senate side, where he remained In
readiness to sign the bills passed.
When LaFollette surrendered the
floor at a. m, he had talked IS hours
and 43 minutes, or about four hours
longer than the record OF former Sen.
ator William v. Allen of Nebraska.
The news that the currency bill had
passed the senate quickly reached the
house and evoked great applause.
From that time on business moved
with rapidity that signified a speedy
termination OF the first session of the
sixtieth congress. The conference re-
port on the public building bill, which
had been held up pending action on
the currency question. was quickly
brought out and agreed to. This ac-
ton was Immediately followed by the
adoption of the conference report on
the general deficiency bill, thus clear
ing the decks of all important pending
legislation
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
President Observes Memorial Day.

Washington, d. c., June 1.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and thousands of
Washingtonians participated in the OBJ
seryance of Memorial day. All gov
ernment departments and the princi-
pal business houses were closed: ap.
propriate services were held at Airing.
ton and all the other cemeteries in the
vicinity Of this city; boat laden with
flowers was set adrift ON the Potomac
river In tribute to the dead OF the
navy and there was parade OF mill
tary organizations and patriotic
bodies. At the Arlington National
cemetery Representative Esch of wis
eonsin was the chief speaker. Shortly
after 10 o'clock Saturday morning
President Roosevelt drove to Airing
ton In an open surrey accompanied by
Chas. A. Loeffler, his door keeper, and
took with him number of floral
wreaths. One OF these was placed on
the monument of General Sheridan,
another on the tomb of the unknown
soldiers of the Civil War and third
on the monument to the Spanish war
veterans The president made no en-.
gagements to speak this year, because
of the uncertainty as to the adjourn.
ment of congress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
PLATFORM BROAD AND STRONG.
Declarations Of Gov. johnson All Dem.
ocrats viii indorse.

"The Man from Minnesota" be.
lieves In the immediate revision of
the tariff, to the end that articles now
controlled In America by Illegal and
immoral combinations may be deprived
OF their tariff power to rob the com
munity." He believes that tariff re-
vision is one of the most important
works for the correction Of the abuses
that are plagulng the country.
He believes that the maintenance OF
government by the people involves the
least interference by federal power
with the domestic affairs of the states
consistent with efficient national ad.
minlstration.
He believes In tho constitution. For
a president" he says, ito go outside
the constitution. even to accomplish a
beneficent purpose, is to enter the
road that leads to the destruction OF
republics"
He is opposed to the government
ownership OF railways, by state or ma.
tion, but, as his acts show, is strong
believer in just and rigorous regula
tion.
He is opposed to oversee expansion.
He favors "the peaceful consolida
tion of the continent from Panama to
the Arctic circle"
He Is opposed to great military es.
Adjustments, but believes that the
size OF the American navy must neces
sarily be determined to some extern
by the naval activities of other coun.
tries.
He is opposed TO ship subsidies.
You cant kill combinations" he
says, but when they come in
to crush the business OF individuals
they must be opposed as evils"
He believes in an income tax.
He believes in the Just and equal
enforcement OF law. and that the OBJ.
servance OF the law is an incumbent
upon the rich and powerful as upon
the poor and weak
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Cannon Brought Back From Canada

Columbus, O., June 1.-Nelson Gan
non, star witness in the bribery cases
growing out of the East Broad street
paving contract, in which several for
mer city officials are involved, was
brought back from Canada Sunday
Cannon fought extradition and claimed
that demand for his return would be
made by the Canadian government
on the ground that his extradition was
illegal Cannon is under Indictment
for bribery. Former District Attorney
J. ]. Sullivan of Cleveland, who was
Cannon's legal adviser in Canada, is
here and the first move will be TO Sc
cure his release on bond.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Shot While shakinq Hands.

Oakfield, Wis, June lat the close
OF Sundays services at the Methodist
church Grant Pool, 35, shot and killed
Mrs. f. H. Orvis, as she was shaking
hands with Rev. Sabin iIalsey, pastor
of the church, who was standing at
the yestibule door. Pool fed from the
church and was arrested. For some
time he had been trying to win the at.
fections OF Miss Grace orvis, 20 years
old. The parents objected to his at.
tentions to their daughter and 1t is
thought that this was the cause OF the
murder.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
championship Checker Cameo.

Sandusky o., June III. o. New.
comb of Mlddleheld won the state
championship in the seventh annual
tournament of the Ohio Checker asso.
citation here Saturday night with an
average of 33k, against Guy Garford
of Bellefontaine, whose average was
81, C. c. Clark of Columbus, winner
of the championship at Lima last year,
was recently stricken with paralysis
and could not compete.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
THREE INJURED IN WRECK
Trainmen Are Hurt When Track
Gives Way Under Freight Train
at Mansfield.

Mansfield, O., June Three train
men were injured, two of them fatally,
when an Erie westbound freight train
was wrecked at Ontario, west of Mans
Geld The track gave way beneath
the train, the engine turning over and
IS cars being ditched. Fireman Geo.
Leitherman was badly scalded and
will die, and Engineer Isaac Meyers
is also fatally injured Brakeman
Frank Ray was also injured. All re-
side at Gallon. A passenger train
passed over the track but 20 minutes
blfore the wreck.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
"salome pance' is New Pad.

New York, June l.-Maud Allan, the
Canadian dancer, whose classical
dances In the slightest possible cos
tune have been the fad OF the season
here is considering an offer made by
Klaw & Erlanger. They propose to
star her IN New York after the presi
dental election In q play written
around her Salome dance,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Judge Lemert Appointed for Full Term

Columbus, o.. June 1.--If any one
had thought there was a probability
that Judge Chas. G. Lemert, the state
superintendent of Insurance, might be
appointed to the new position of state
superintendent of banks, It was dis.
posed Of when Gov. Harris announced
Judge Lemert's appointment for a full
term Of three years as superintendent
Of insurance, extending to June q
1911. Judge Lemert's first appoint
ment was to fill the unexplred term of
A. !. Vorys, who resigned TO give his
full name to the Taft movement The
governor also announced the appoint
mcnt of Representative George A..
Bassett of Toledo to succeed Judge r..
r. Kinkade, resigned as Judge of the
common pleas court there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
$50 for Best Written Article.

Washington, d. c., June IA novel
proposition mas been made by the Re-
publican congressional committee. 1t
has offered $3.50 for the best article,
not exceeding 1000 words on the sub.
iect, why the Republican Party
Should Be Successful Next Novem-
ber.' The contest is open to the en-
tire country and the award will be
made to the successful contestant
about August 10 next. Manuscripts
must be mailed to the literary bureau,
Republican congressional committee,
Washington. not later than July IL.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Mine ownership Changed by New Law

Columbus. o., June lit became
known Saturday that in compliance
with the commodity clause of the Hep
burn law, the Hooking Valley Rail
way Co. has divested itself of the own.
ership of the Sunday Creek Coal Co.
and now has no coal interests In the
Hooking Valley or the West Virginia
field. The stock of the company is
now owned by the Central Trust Co.
OF New York and James II. Hoyt OF
Cleveland is In financial charge OF
the company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Engineers in Session Till Wednesday.

Columbus, o., June lit is ex-
pected that the international conven-
tion Of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers, which has been in ses.
sion for the last three weeks. will fin
ish Its work next Wednesday. The
election of officers was interrupted by
adjournment for a double holiday and
will be completed when the conven-
tion reassembles Monday Many res.
olutions remain to be considered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Miners Agree on Wage Scale.

Cambridge, o.. June 1.-The john
committee Of miners and operators c,
the Cambridge district, which has
been In session here since Wednesday
reached an agreement on a new wage
scale late Saturday night. The scale
Is for two years. II must be ratified
by the union miners and operators
before becoming effective. The new
scale is the same as the one signed
two years ago and will affect 1000
miners
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Admiral sperry's Fleet Returns.

San Francisco, June 1.-The first d.
vision Of the Atlantic feet, under Rear
Admiral Sperry, consisting Of the Cen
necticut. Kansas, Vermont and I.crisl-
8r' r"'"rr"l Srn.ir" " 80 Tasnma
and dropped anchors In Man OF War
row ~ tls SIDE vi ,ae Maine. The
ships were accompanied by the hos
pital ship, Relief The Minnesota also
came In later from Bremerton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Speaker Cannon win vIslt pattIetI.Id.

Gettysburg. Pa, June 1.-Speaker
Cannon of the national house of rep.
resentatives, accompanied by United
States Senator Hemenway of indiana
and several other friends, arrived here
at o'clock Sunday night from Wash.
ington. lhs party Travelled In auto.
mobiles. The speaker and his friends
spent the night az the Gettysburg hn
tel and Monday they win visit The bal
tlefeld under escort of a guide. The
party VIII leave for Harrisburg Mon
day afternoon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Claims Rlaht to Office.

Columbus, o., June IN. ID. Ratch-
ford is confident that his tenure to the
office of state commissioner OF labor
statistics Is unassailable In law. "You
may say for me" he said, that II any
one wishes to question 1t will well
come the test" Ratchford is not will
ing to admit that the governor will
ultimately name another person for
the office.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
shoots Sweetheart and Herself.

Watertown, N. Y, June 1.-Mlss
Ortha Huppen of Oxbow shot herself
and her sweetheart, Banree Laidlow,
Sunday Laidlow's injury will not
prove fatal, but Miss Huppen will
probably die. The scene of the shoot
ing was Jefferson county farm. Miss
Huppen is 25 years old and Laidlow is
five years her junior. The shooting
followed quarrel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
AlrshIp Makes Successful Flight.

Rome, June Leon De La Grange,
the French aeroplanist, who Saturday
made new record for distance in his
machine, continued his experiments
here Sunday evening. Although there
was not much wind, he did not stay In
the air more than six minutes, but
the thousands of spectators who were
present seemed satisfied with his ex-
hibition and warmly applauded him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Rear Admiral Jackson Dead.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 1.-Rear Ad-
miral Jackson McElmell of the United
States navy, retired, died at his home
in this city Sunday, aged IA years.
Death was due to heart disease.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
sehlatt.r. "DivIns Healer" ARRESTED.

Princeton, Ind, June Mayor
Cushman OF this city Saturday re.
ceived letter from the British consul
at Chicago, asking for full details con-
cerning the charge against Francis
Schlatter. divine healer, who was ar
rested for practicing medicine without
q license. Schlatter claims to be the
Earl OF wateridge and British sub
ject and has made such representation
70 Ambassador Bryce at Washington
IN asking the protection OF his gov.
srnment against what he says Is IN
just prosecution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01
Lay Cornerstone.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 1.-The
cornerstone of the Roman Catholic
cathedral was laid Sunday by Arch
bishop Diomede Falconio. Nearly
$4,000 persons were present.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01

Try The Mirror want column.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
VIEWS OF TWO WOMEN.

4 writer in a New York Exchangs describes two women in this manner
 "One is something over 80. snd lookl every year her age. because having passed the half century mark shs made up her mind that her life work is about accomplished. and all she need do now is to take . back seat and watch the procession move by.
 The result is this woman is uninter- estinK and unhappy. She has no stronghold on anything. feels that ths world does not need her, and. to ups hold her pessimistic view, often refers to the Osler theory. thtan which noth- ing could be more absurd.
 "The other woman is well siong sn the sixties, and when met her one day last week 1t was in her own stu dio, which Is one of the most famous of it's kind in the world. From it every week are sent out ph photographs that astonish even the most critical. so artistic are they. so plainly the work of a skilled and inspired hand and brain.
 And 1t is this woman who poses every sub Ject, finishes every picture. l saw one of the great Rodin that made me catch my breath, so strong and true was 1t, showing the mans mar vicious genius as we'll as his features.
 The gray-haired woman who had taken that photograph and finished it held in from her with q look on her face that fascinated me. No won der I feel young" she said, flor find my life in my work and the vitality of work is inexhaustible. Grow old? never think of it..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

founded fin faith. that makes 1t the more rekrettabls and disturbing fol me.
 T may disagree with certain dog. matic opinions and autocratic inter. pretations of theological matters. but all men. and above all. orthodox be- lievers. are near and dear to. me.
 If the lady who writes to me Ia right. even in the smallest degree, ] certainly shall not wish forsany jubi- lee celebrations I do not wish that wrath and disunion. shall be surgins about me- and the mere ideasthat the C celebrations may give pleasure to the unbelieving and pain to the faithful, ills mo with horror.
 T have given my silent consent to the plans that have been formed be- cause have seen in those plans a pledge of union, an experiment in the banding of diverse peoples in one com mon endesvor--not an endeavor to at tain that for which the honor of my self the fading wrinkied body whom everyone calls Leo Nicoiaievitch. but an endeavor to attain that for which am ever striving in my soul and In my thoughts. #,
 The prospect of the uprising of some rnent among mankind touched and moved me. but if different feelings are abroad there must be m talk of fes- tivities. Let It alone! this celebration I renounce 1t. ... I shall answer this lady immediately and tell her so.''
 Those to whom this appeal was made begged the agItated old man to think again. Would he not be glad. they asked him. to participate if Dickens or Ruskin jubilee was to be celebrat- ed? Was not such participation one of the happiest and purest forms of the union of humanity7
 The Count, who was evidently sin- cerely disqufeted. thought awhile.
 "Yes you are certainly right" he said at length. T should certainly join In a Ruskin celebration. Do as you like. But I ifnplore you. do what Is to be done without noise. There is no God in noise and storm