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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
h,or.emen Show Spite at Hughes.

Ballston, N. Y, Aug. 27,-Hostility
TO Gov. Hughes because of his efforts
10 suppress gambling at the race
tracks was expressed during the visit
OF the governor to the Saratoga coun
ty fair Wednesday when owners OF
trotters refused to start them in the
races while the governor was on the
fair grounds. officials OF the fail
threatened and coaxed the horsemen
In vain Not until the governor had
departed did the races proceed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Atte mptea sulelde IN JalI.

Ironton, o., Aug. 27.-Robert ],
Frowein, in Jail for the murder Of
Henry Frecka, attempted suicide
Wednesday by butting out his brains
against sharp shelf projecting in
the cell. The prisoner wounded him
self a dozen times before help
reached him, and he will likely die,
as it is believed that his skull is frac'
tured. The mans scalp is literally
hacked to pieces.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
President Helps Dedicate a Library

Jordanville, ~ Y, Aug. 27.--With &
ceremony in which the president Of
the United States took a prominent
part. the Jordahvi1le public library
was on Wednesday presented to the
people of this community. the donors
being Douglas Robinson OF New York
Mrs. Robinson, the presidents sister
and Harriet Whitmore. Mr. Robin
sons sister, who had erected II ir
memory a Mr.. Robinsons father and
mother, Douglas and Fansie Robin
son. President Roosevelt made al
address
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Riot Leader suicided.

Springfield H., Aug. 27.-Mrs
Kate Howard, one of the leaders in
the recent riot in this city, committed
suicide Wednesday by swallowing
acid soon after being arrested. Be
fore the special grand jury now in
session many witnesses testified that
Mrs. Howard was one Of the ring
leaders of the mob which wrecked
Loper's restaurant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Bio Flood at Auausta. Ga.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 27.-The foods in
the Carolinas and Georgia eliminated
Wednesday in the breaking of the
big dam, six miles from Augusta
which diverts the water from the Sa
vannah river into the canal at that
point The great flood of water lei
loose, some found its way into the
city and large part of Augusta Il
under from 6 to 12 feet OF water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Made a ereak for Liberty.

Philadelphia, Aug 1.-TWO con
victs working in the yard OF the pen
itentlary In this city on Wednesday,
scaled the high stone wall which sur
rounds the prison and jumped to the
sidewalk below. One of them broke
his leg in the fall and was captured
by the prison guards. The other con
Wet escaped.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
kldnanAd chlId Is Eound.

Philadelphia, Aug. 27-Abandoned
by kidnapers supposed to be members
Of a Black Hand gang. Rocchina MAJ
zarelIo, the 2-year-old daughter OF
Frank Mazzarello, rag dealer OF this
city, who was stolen from her home
on Tuesday, was found Wednesday ir
a woods near South Westyille, N. Y
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Colonial Country Club Hotel
West BADEN SnrinRs, Indiana

Rates $3.50 to $3.50 per day Ameri-
can Plan, Private Baths. Special
Weekly Rates open the year around
COME and drink the water and
take the baths, 1t will cure Kidney,
Liver and all Stomach ailments.
coLstipation, nervousness and all
kindred complaints.
The expense 10 a mere trifle COM
pared with the benefits derived.
For these VINO cannot spare the
tliae or money to come to the Springs
wi.te us, stating symptoms and all
ment IL possible enclosing 40 20 ant
we will sNlr salons Mineral W ate.
fresh from the Springs with Phys
eianG advice for tome Treatment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Flrebaa q eent to the workhouae.

Cleveland, Aug 27.-Gertrude Nc.
Donald, aged IS, Of Akron, arrested
ON charges of attempting to set fire
to the House of the Good Shepherd,
was fined $25 and costs on charges
of dlsorderly conduct and vagrancy
before Judge Levine in police court
Wednesday. She was committed to
the hospital ward in the workhouse
to serve out sentences. An arson
charge against her was dismissed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Feud Results in Murder.

Tulsa, Okla, Aug 27-As result
OF AN attempt by David and William
Webb, brothers, to attack j. w. Cul
pepper last night, David Webb IS
dead, William Webb is fatally
wounded and Culpepper is seriously
injured. The trouble was the cul
mnation OF an old feud.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Policeman Fatally Shot a Burglar.

Philadelphia, Aug 27-Caught IL
the act OF robbing the house OF &
neighbor who had many times be
friended him, Edward Mooney, &
former city fireman with a record foI
heroism, was shot and mortally
wounded by Patrolman Harrington
last night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
A Huge Lot Of Rotten EGGS.

Detroit, Aug. 27-Seven and one
half tons of eggs, every one of which
is alleged by the government pure
food inspectors to be absolutely bad
have been held at local cold stor
age warehouse since July 2G. pending
an investigation as to what use 1t was
intended to make of them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
a conferenon Of candIdates.

Columbus. o., Aug. 27.-A confer.
ence of the candidates on the Repub-
lican state ticket with State Chair.
man Williams was held here. Wednes'
day with all the candidates present
except +. W. Treadway, candidate for
lieutenant governor, and A. G. Den
man, candidate for attorney general
The meeting was called for the pur
pose OF canyasslng the situation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Such lnln,oranoaI

Mike Cooking up from paper)-oi say.
Pat, phwats vampire?
Pat-Faith, an it's mesilf thot do be
ashamed av your ignorance. a pam-
pire me boy, Is III felly thot gives tn
home team TIL short end ay 1t. b'gorryl
ST. Louis Post-DIspateh.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Killed kv a Train.

Cleveland, Aug. 27.-While crossing
the Erie railroad tracks at Woodland
Hills avenue Wednesday, John Ludo'
yieh was run down by fast train.
Both legs We're taken off at the hips,
He was taken to ST. Alexis hospital
and died shortly after reaching ths.11
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
9 cIaarettes are Put under a Ban.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 27-F. b.
Easley, superintendent of the Arkan.
sas division of the Rock Island rail.
road has issued bulletin notifying
all employees that cigarette smoking
will not be permitted and that the
violators will be discharged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Fugitive Banker 10 Coming Home.

Cleveland, Aug. 27. Assistant
County Prosecutor Gott and Chiel
Deputy Sheriff Cowley left Brazi
Wednesday with Anton F. BonnelIl
the alleged absconding Italian banker
who disappeared from Cleveland lasl
spring, taking with him, It is said
over $4,000 Of his depositors' money
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
The Sorrow Of Il.

"It's too bad" observed the man who
seemed to be thinking aloud
whats too badi' queried the party
who had overheard the observation.
'"That our nelghbors always know
when we have fried onions for supper
but never get next when we. have
strawberries and ice cream" explained
the noisy thinker-Chicngo News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Boy Killed h . Runaway.

Cleveland, Aug, 27.--Joe Rice, aged
8 years, was killed and Elsie Corri-
gan, Z, was seriously injured in a
runaway Wednesday, The children
went to ride in the delivery wagon
OF tho boys father, w. ]. Rice, a
grocer. The wagon was driven by a
brother OF the girl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
raft's Comment on Guarantee Plank

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 27.-'It puts
a premium on reckless banking anG
is an inducement to reckless bank
ing" Thus did Mr.. Taft on Wednes
day, In response to a direct question
state what is, in his opinion, the vita
objection to the proposed plan tC
guarantee deposits in national banks
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Reeelvershlp b Extended.

Chicago, Aug. 27-The receiyershiI
OF the Southern Indiana Railway Co
was on Wednesday extended TO the
Chicago Southern Railway Co. by
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States!
circuit court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Drowned in a Sewer.

New York, Aug. 27.--John Lynch
a sewer department employe had one
of his feet caught beneath q cellal
pipe while working In a sc%er Wed
nesday and was drowred.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Tony Pastor Dies.

Elmhurst, y, l., Aug. 27.--Antonio
(Tony) Pastor the theatrical man
ager. died Wednesday night after al
illness Of several weeks, lie was ~
years old
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Amerlean Fleet Leaven Sydney.

Sydney, N. s. W., Aug. 27.-Tht
feet of American battleships sailed
from this port this morning, bount
sor Melbourne.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Foraker to Speak in Columbus.

Columbus. o., Aug. Ex-senator
Foraker has accepted an invitation
to speak at the Emancipation day Gel
ebration in Columbus September 22
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27
Bank Robbers Escaped with s2,2ot

Geneseo, n. d., Aug. 27.--The State
bank in this place was robbed OF
$4,000 on Wednesday. The thieves
escaped and left no clue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27

Try an ad in The Mirror Wani
OnlumD
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-27

Eleanor-How do you mean?
Phoebe--Why. he took 1t In earnest,
and / had to explain that l didn't
mean IL,
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
"THF MAN WHO STOLE THE EAR7H'

, that Is. before hand over my craft
You will permit, me to marry Diana
The kings face had grown whittier
ana whittier as ne listened To Strong;
now II was perfectly livid. II came
here prepared TO talk business" he
said. icily. mot 10 be insulted. \ man
In your position. think. should have
more sense. You forset that am
no longer Nj. Jones TO you'll am the
king OF Yaiaania."
If thai IS your attitude" said
Strong. there Is nothing more 10 be
said. Let the deadlock go on"
The king rose from his chair and
kicked II savagely behind him. There
was an evil light in his eyes. and
Strong watched the revolver which
covered him. wondering II his majesty
In the greatness OF his rage. would
bear Just little too hard on the
trigger. But the king passed through
the curtains. and Strong again heard
the click OF the sliding door. He
laughed again, and once more took NJ
his book
He stared at the print without
reading for 10 minutes or so. then he
arose and went over very swiftly and
silently 10 the door beyond the cur
tains. He listened intently, but there
was not sound.
| Then he ran back into the room
again and glanced up at the steel trap
I II suddenly occurred TO him that. as
the king counted on Langley's effect
| ing his rescue by the "Di." he had
probably stationed lookout on the
roof above.
/ He dragged a table to the center OF
the room, picked up the chair which
Jones had kicked over and pounded on
the steel trap. He pounded for some
moments, but there was no response
Undeterred by this, however. he went
on pounding again. and presently he
saw. sliding back. a little grating oil
the steel trap.
A pair OF eyes peered down at him
and a gruff voice in German ordered
him TO be still.
Ii was in German that Strong an
swered back. Hello. jailer." he said
The eyes peered at him again. and
Strong, craning upward, detected In
them smile To make other people
smile is TO reach the halfway house
toward ones goal
Hist" said Strong. friend jailer.
have no more desire TO be heard than
you. One conversation with his
majesty OF Bahama is sufficient for
me in one night"
The man above him made grunt.
ing little laugh. Tough nut. eh?" he
asked.
Well, I should say so. said Strong
There was a lttle pause and then
Strong asked. How long are they
going 10 keep me here?"
CTO be ContSsued.D
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
Tuesday May 20.
1903.

mo. \ didn't" -N
Then you didn't carry out your
promise?"
The commissioner didn't carry out
his promise TO me either. He told me
as long as he was In ONCE ! would
never have any trouble"
Muffin brought out that Annie was
In Mr.. McClear's ONCE last Thursday
and that her purpose was TO find ont
what witnesses they wanted her TO
bring to court Annie explained she
had substituted a DR.. Irvine for DIR.
Rutledge as physician In her resort
on the recommendation OF Hibbler.
"Hibbler said this DR.. Irvine was
good friend OF the commissioner" An
mic said.
Bessie Kings Story Disappointing.
Bessie Kings testimony proved OF
little value TO the prosecution. She
knew Commissioner Smith from hav'
ing met him in police headquarters,
April IL. she said. She could not
| swear that she ever saw him previous
to that time. She was asked numbe
OF questions by the commissioner, she
said. but she remembered only one.
He had asked her II she had ever seen
any officers In Annie's place and she
had told him she had. She knew Hib'
bier. she said. and had seen him In
Annie's place at different times. but
could not recall ever having seen any
one with him. The cross-examination
was very brief. The prosecution was
plainly disappointed with her testi'
mony II was brought out. however,
that she once called Annie Smith on
the telephone and asked II that was
Commissioner Smith | saw at your
place today" And Annie's answer
had been yes"
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
NOT PEACE, BUT
NITR0GLYC
FACTOR EXPECTED TO BE DOM.
INFANT IN CLEVELAND TRAC-
TON SITUATION.

CLEVELAND. May 26.--Ie looks
now as IL nitroglycerin, instead OF
peace. would reign over the street car
situation. here
The conductors and motormen whr
refused 20 strike and the strike break.
ers employed later, refused by a vote
OF 1876 10 100. to waive their seniority
to the best runs. guaranteed to them
by President Du Pont, OF the com.
pany.
1t is said that great quantities OF
the destructive explosive, nitroglycer-
In, have been brought into the city In
cakes OF ice.
In the city council. last night, the
strikers presented petitions demanding
referendum on the franchise under
which the municipal company is oper-
ating the car lines OF the city at g.
cent fares. The petitions bear more
than $4,000 names, 10000 being neces-
sary under the Schmidt law rushed
through the legislature by Mayor
Johnson to aid his fight to grasp the
streets OF the city.
The petitions were referred to a
committee dominated by Mayor John.
sons friends and report authorizing
n special election is not probable.
The courts will be sought at once
by the strikers. II was the threat OF
this referendum that drove Mayor
Johnson to seek arbitration.
President Du Pont following the
announcement of the vote. stated he
would give employment to all strik.
ers up to 6 o'clock tonight.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
Editorials BY the People.
The Voter Is to Blame.

To the Editor OF the Times: Not
alone should Commissioner Smith
and his subordinates bear the dis
grace of this grand jury investigation;
not alone should their families feel the
humiliation. the natural results OF
their findings: not alone should the
City OF the Straits shoulder the respon.
sibility of vice In our nation: bu, every
citizen OF Detroit who possesses a
right OF franchise must stand up and
be counted on one side or the other.
Clamoring for the liberty OF those
caught In the drag net" will not ex-
cuse you any more than II will the
dignitaries who demanded that Mary
Magdalene be stoned 10 death. JUS
tice Jeffries has applied the plaster
10 the cancer on our municipal body
and only those who fear the disrup-
ton of this political cess.pool are OPP
posing the investigation.
Commissioner Smith may plead in
nocence. those caught in the drag-net
may cry politics. but the fact remains
that all had guilty knowledge of the
existence. not only of Annie Smiths
resort. but hundreds OF others, some
not stones throw from the seat oil
justice.
Not only Detroit, but nearly all the
large cities have system OF licensing
houses of prostitution, which Is con
trary to both moral and statutory
laws. And where a city countenances
this system, and collects fines. allow
Ing the accused to return to their re
! spective resorts and resume their de
bauchery. that city is equally guilty
with the individual who accepts
bribe. Wherein should an individual
be any more amenable TO punishment
for granting protection TO an unlawful
practice. than the entire department
which accepts brides?
There Is no lodging the fact thai
Detroit the Beautiful" maintains 6
system OF license for prostitution ant
this system receives special police
protection. To verify this statement
| would refer you to the officer who
lost his life trying 10 arrest a mar
upon information from scarlet WON
an. that she had been annoyed by him
| The confession OF the police depart
ment that this officer was killed Will,
In the discharge OF his duty make.
them indirectly responsible for hi:
death. and our city particeps crimi
mis-. Another proof lies In an ancien
statutory clause. under which the law
yers for the defense are seeking t
send Annie Smith to the penitentiar,
before the trial OF Precinct Detectiv,
Favor.
G. d. BALL.
Nav o. 1903
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
CURRENT PALAVER
OF The POLITICIANS

John Har. the secretary of state.
Is honored as a Republican statesman
by the naming of new club for him.
This club will make It's campaign In
the Hebrew district of the east side,
its meetings taking the place OF the
gatherings that formerly took place
under the auspices Of the Peddlers'
union and such organizations. Leopold
Tobianski Is president, Ben Goldman,
yice-president: Simon s. Blumburg,
secretary. and Meyer Starr. treasurer.
William t. Dust made the first
speech OF his campaign for the Repub-
lican nomination for mayor In a meet.
ing OF the Tenth ward Republican club
in Apel's hall, Eighteenth and Linden.
SITS, Monday evening. He pledged
himself to a settlement OF the street
question on the basis OF the
lowest rate OF fare practicable and de-
clared himself against long term fran
chises.
Mayor Thampson has shown him
self absolutely incompetent to grapple
with the questions that have come
before him." declared Hugh Shepherd,
president Of the Wayne County Repub-
lican club. Others who addressed the
voters arei Richard Lindsay. Charles
A. Nichols. John w. Eisman. Capt
Henry w Busch, candidates for city
clerk; Aid William Moeller, Orrin p.
Gulley. candidates for county treasur-
er: William II. Turner, candidate for
prosecuting attorney; William H.
Green, candidate for county clerk. and
William P. Kingsley, candidate for
Oh oriH
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
By W. HOLT WHITE.

shall receive 100000 In cash for the
lease OF the airship for three months.
~ Quite understand that the price
OF purchase would be much higher,
but no man buys pig in poke. and
| I have yet 10 test the thing myself.
/ During the time, however. II IL leased
to me you will understand that l US
sumo complete control OF Its move
ments md the complete control oil
yourself.
When you first informed me that
you proposed to steal the earth con
Tess quite frankly that YOU amused
me: but you have demonstrated TO me
pretty clearly that what sounds like
an impossible boast may become an
actual reality.
However, the man who steals the
earth--if such a man there should be
will not be you. but myself. In fact
the proposition. in brief. is this: The
airship is 10 be handed over 10 me
as the price OF your continuing 10
exist"
Strong heard the king out without
making the slightest sign that he was
anything but somewhat bored. Inter
ruption he did not attempt. Now, In
deed. he laughed
Really. Mr.. Jones-or should say
your majesty amuse me ire
mendously To begin with. | am not
yet dead. and imagine that so long
as you see any prospect OF obtaining
the airship am not very likely TO die.
You forget, imagine. that have
only TO refuse 10 hand over the air
Oh, IL inf r
majesty, has been christened the Dr.
to produce a deadlock. am not 10
go free. II is true. but you are still no
nearer TO getting hold OF the Di' than
you ever were. or ever will be. More
over. that deadlock cannot continue
particularly long; II by o'clock to-
morrow morning | do not place my
self in communication with my friends
fancy that even the residence OF his
majesty the king OF Bahama will not
be entirely free from suspicion.
"Of course. you will pardon my be-
ing so blunt-you might lose your tenn
per and desire TO efface me. Mind
you. say this is possible. though |
do not relieve II Is a course you
would really pursue, for then the
vengeance which would follow would
be very swift ard sure.
However" Strong continued. Tets
put all that on one side and let us en-
deavor to see whether we cannot come
10 an agreement which is satisfactory
! to both, for obviously the proposal
that you make would be satisfactory TO
me. To be perfectly honest. | do not
place over-much confidence in your
gnaf faith and oppa I'm yOur hands I
doubt II the airship would ever return
10 mine. However. am prepared TO
waive that on che condition only. and
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
WAR SEC'Y'S DAUGHTER
is NOW A BRIDE

WASHINGTON May 26.--One nj
the most important weddings OF the
spring season took place today when
Miss Elizabeth Shaw oliver. daughter
OF the assistant secretary OF war. and
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver, became the
wife OF Francis Stevens. Of New York
The ceremony took place at noon in
the home Of the brides parents on
N-st., Rev. Roland Cotton-Smith. rec.
tor OF st. Johns Episcopal church. Of
ficiating. Only q party Of 80 attended
the wedding. including the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt, the secretary OF
war aud Mrs. Taft and the two i'm
mediate families. ~
The Detroit times., 1908-05-26
May %. 1908.
License the Result of Liquor.

To the Editor Of The Times: | find
myself knocking at your editorial
door for the first time and IL am adj
mitted may come again. / want to
talk for short time on the liquor
license question. think that IL our
men In authority license the selling
OF liquor they had better go a little
farther and license the results OF the
selling Of the liquor to the man who
buys and drinks II and becomes
intoxicated. think IL would be more
humane and intelligent TO do So For
Is II not enough that the wives and
children suffer the loss OF love OF
home. Of proper food and clothing.
and cringe under the volleys OF oaths
poured out on their defenseless heads
by the father maddened by strong
drink, breaking their hearts. crushing
their hopes and blasting their every
prospect Of happiness In life, without
the more public disgrace and shame Of
having the husband and father arrest.
ed and thrown into the county bastile
II not sent farther on; or. almost as
cruel, having to part with the last
farthing to pay fine, thus wringing
the last drop Of comfort, honor or re-
speciality from the poor wife, who
is as helpless as perhaps the poor hus.
band Is In the grip OF the demon ap-
petite for strong drink. IL Is time
the wives and mothers OF America
aroused themselves and uttered so
loud and long the shrek OF the op.
pressed that the God OF the universe
must hear and deal out righteous judg.
ment. We can almost see the cleft
In the rock and the rift In the clouds.
MRS. GEO. WRIGHT.
May rs, 1908.