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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
WEIRD THEORIES
ARE TROTTED OUT
TO EXPLAIN THE HARRISON, N
j., MURDER MYSTERY.
LETTERS BY THE SCORE
Come to the Police, One Writer Say
ing that He Escorted the
Woman to the Marshes and
Stunned Her.

New York, Jan. 3.--lnterest in the
mystery surrounding the murder OF
the woman whose body was found IL
the marshes of the Passaic river near
Harrison, n. j., on December &c, has
now reached the crank stage and the
police are deluged with letters alleg'
ing Identification of the dead woman
possible suggestions as to finding heI
slayer. weird theories about the mo
tive sor her death and any amount OF
more or less rational advice as &c
what should be done by the authori
ties.
One writer recalls a story by Edgar
Allen Poe, which, to his mind, can
hardly fail to lead to n solution OF
the murder, and another contributor
to the police records goes so far as to
admit that he was the man who es.
corted the woman to the marshes and
there stunned her with blows on the
head He is quite sure he did not
kill her, but thinks that upon regain
ing her senses she must have drown
ed herself.
The writer describes himself as a
Norwegian. He says ne met the wo.
man in Brooklyn four years ago and
became intimate WIN 0er. Sne ue'
serted him, but he met her several
times even after he had moved from
Brooklyn to Philadelphia. On Christ.
mas day, he writes, he met her in
Newark. They rode to Harrison on a
trolley car and got off at First street.
AS they walked across the meadows
the woman asked him to marry her,
saying she had letters which would
force him to do 1t.
The letter writer says he attacked
the woman to gain possession of the
letters. tearing off her clothes, piece
by piece, in search of them She
fought him all the time. Finally
when he had failed to find the letters
lie struck her in the back of the head
and she fell insensible. He says he
did not throw her body into the pond
and that she must have walked to IL
and fallen in after he struck the blow
The writer, though he gives all these
details, does not give his name
Though eight days have elapsed there
is no positive clue to the victims
identity.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
BOY HAS ABNORMAL LIMBS.
Texas Lad Born with Five Joints 10
Each Member. il.

Lufkin. Tex.--The flye-year-old son
of Alb Renfro, farmer who lives near
here, is said to be the most wonder.
ful jointed boy In the world. Each
arm and each leg has five Joints. These
joints are perfectly formed and, In.
stead OF being an Inconvenience to the
boy, they seem to be Of much aid To
him In getting around lively and In
bending his body In all sorts Of
shapes. Each arm has a Joint lust be.
low the elbow and another. Joint below
the shoulder. about midway between
the elbow and shoulder joints. Each
leg has Joint and another Joint 1ust
above the ankle.
The arms and legs are perfectly
formed In all other respects. The boy
is unusually strong for his age, and
has never had any sickness. In run-
ming he brings all of the Joints OF ils
legs into play. and he ma1ses fat
race. He can bend his arms and legs
into the shape Of hoop and he pre.
sea,s an odd appearance as he brings
the several parts Of these members II,
10 uss when playing !,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Limit Advertising PAGES.

Adstralia has placed heavy duty
on all 3nagazines containing advertis.
ing h1tter In proportion Of more
than; one-hfth of the general contents.
Mutilated magazines are one OF the
first results of the new tariff. Sub
scribers to many popular monthlies are
writing to the Melbourne papers. in
dignently complaining of the condition
IN which the last numbers reached
them. Nearly all the advertising pages
were torn out by rude force. This was
done by the agents with the permis-
sion of the minister of customs, who
has granted the publishers four
months grace to make fresh arrange
nlsnts. The Melbourne manager OF
one weil-known magazine says that It
hna hitherto been sold in Australia at
IL cents. hut II this provision In the
pow tariA IL passed the price In future
casupt b less than 30 cents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
LONG MISSING HEIR HEruR..s.
Man Who Left Home II Years Ago
Comes Back to Get $4,000.

Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 3.--Although
officially declared dead years ago and
for years believed by his wife and
friends here to have died, George M.
Gable appeared In the local court
Thursday to claim $4,000 from the
estate of his uncle, Jacob Gable. Sew
enteen years ago Gable disappeared,
leaving his wife and several small
children. All efforts to trace him
failed and his wife believing him
dead, remarked.
When Jacob Gable died in 1901
Gable, one of the heirs, was declared
dead by the court. The executors
however, refused to pay over the In
heritance to his widow and Instituted
search which resulted in the long
missing man being found In Sacra
mento, Cal. Gable came east and
was identified in court by the wife he
left II years ago as the rightfu
heir. The woman's second husband
has begun proceedings for divorce.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
A Decrease in ooad Production.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The produc.
tion of gold lin the United States fell
off $4,753,4 ,40l In 1907 as against 1906
whereas the amount of silver produc'
ed was increased by over 100000
ounces. Alaska's gold production
fell off little more than $3,000,000
according to the preliminary report
of the director of the mint Colorado
led all the states in 1907 in the pro-
duction of gold, as it did In 1906. The
amount, however, was reduced from
nearly $23,00,000 in 1906 to nearly
$21 100000 in 1907. Montana leads
the list in the production of silver
with 12,11S,000 fine ounces, with Col
orado and Utah only few thousand
ounces behind.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
NO ROOM FOR CONTROVERSY.
Old Gentleman Fully Endorsed Actors
Declaration.

Like other actresses Miss Jessie
Busley delights in seeing good play,
and takes advantage of every occas'
Ion, when she is not playing herself,
to visit one or another of the theaters
In the city where she may happen to
be. Two years ago she chanced to be
In Chicago on Sunday night. Look
Ing over the advertisements In the
newspaper she decided to Gee we'll
known comedy written by widely
known playwright. She sat in box,
and directly below her in two orches
ira chairs in the fifth row were seated
an aged couple who bore every mark
OF the rustic type. Both, 1t appeared
before the play had progressed very
far, were very much interested, but
the old gentleman was hard OF hear
Ing, and depended on his wife for the
repetition of many of the lines that
escaped him.
A well-known actor, who shall be
nameless In the light of what follows
but who is swollen up with an idea oi
his own value and artistic achieve
ment, had the leading part, and finally
came to line that read:
I'm rotten; rotten all through"
The old gentleman turned to his
wife and said quite loudly: What does
he say?"
The old lady leaned toward him ant
replied so shrilly that half the house
heard her; He says he's rotten al
through"
$50 he is. SO he is,' returned thu
old man, with deep co.. viction.-Bo
hemian.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Narrow Escape from Sig Wreck.

Westboro, Mass, Jan. 3.--Five cars
of the Chicago express on the Boston
& Albany railroad which left Boston
at 4:45 o'clock Thursday were derail-
ed by the breaking Of "a wheel just
west of here. The passengers escap-
ed serious injuries, but four dining
car employees, all colored, were hurt.
1t was only by the narrowest chance
that the wreck was not most disas-
trous one, for Boston-bound express
grazed the derailed cars just as they
were topping over the eastbound
track, which they afterward blocked.
Had the derailment occurred a frac-
ton of minute earlier the eastbound
train would have dashed into the
wreck. AS It was the Boston-bound
express tore out nearly all the win
dows of the dining car.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
SHORT NEWS YrEMs.

Robbers blew open the vault of the
McCurtain, Okla, state bank, secured
$4,000 in gold and silver and escaped.
The First National Bank of Mingo
Junction, o., which closed its doors
November 8, 1907, has reopened for
business.
Capt. X. Il. Pillsbury has been Sc.
lected as chief of the navigation bu.
reau of the navy department, succeed
ing Rear Admiral Brownson.
There has been gain in the stock
of gold and silver coins In the United
States since June 80, 1907, Of $1lS,.
6S6, 1903, as follows: Gold coins $109,'
507,732; silver coin $9,17S,776. The
total stock Of gold and silver coin IN
the United States on January l, 1908
was $2,1i6,156,9T9.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
-rrlers- Sustained the Charges.

Philadelphia, Jan 3.--The nine
"triers" appointed to hear charges
preferred against Rev. William II.
Shaffer, presiding elder of the West
district of the Philadelphia Methodist
Episcopal conference, returned YER
dict last night against the accused.
DR.. Shaffer is charged with conduct
unbecoming a minister" in his rela.
tions with Mrs. Martha Deichley,
postmistress at Morgantown, Pa.
"The triers" decided that the charges
had been sustained and Dr. Shaffer
stands suspended from all ministerial
services pending the meeting of the
conference in March, before which he
will be formally tried.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
expIoslon kIlled Iwe Women.

Rochester, n. ". Jan BIN an ex-
plosion that wrecked building of the
Rochester Fireworks Co. Thursday
one young woman, Sadie Ernst, was
instantly killed. second, Mrs. Lillian
O'Connor, recently married, was SC
badly Injured that she died at hos.
pital ard third, May Calligan. was
seriously burned, but is expected to
recover. The explosion occurred in
the finishing room of building oi
the company's plant in Main street
and the force of 1t blew out one side
Of the building and caused the roof to
fall In.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
JAPAN PAYS MUCH IN SUBSIDIES
Onc-Tenth Of Income Goes to Cover
Large Field Of Activities.

Washington.--.J pays annually
about one-tenth of its income In sub
sides and aids which cover an in
teresting field of activities. The
principal taxes and the amounts col.
lected during the past year In Japan
were: Land tax, $42,s16,Oo0; liquor
tax, s32, 900; custom duties. $iS,.
059,5o0 stamp receipts, $S,96l,500;
textile consumption tax, s7,012 900;
sugar consumption tax, s5,56O.0 600.
In subsidies and aids the following
amounts were voted by the last ses.
sion of the diet: Steamship lines and
ship construction, s4,652,037; encour-
aging deep.sea fishing, $64,146; mer-
chant marine schools fund. $94,353;
institute OF marine products, $50,918;
exposition. 1912, $1,014,676; CONNER
cial museums, ETC.. s1S,20s; govern
ment iron works, $3,s64 .365; to en-
courage foreign trade, $4,000; observ-
ing foreign market, $16,169; agricul-
tural aid, $734.953; improving sugar
industry, $50. $780,. encouraging manu-
featuring Industries, $4,000; fancy
, mat inspection. -s27.s30; laboratories
for manufacturing industries. 9S2,B55:
aid to sericulture, s94,069; mine sllper-
vision, $1S4,222; horse administrative
bureau, $69S,2 Hokkaldo colombia
tion fund, s156,500; forestry fund.
1880, ,55s; students sent abroad, S134,-
441; bounties on exports, s43,SO9; ex-
perimenting in liquor brewing. $2b,-
446; experiments in salt manufacture,
| $4,000; maintaining national Shinto
temples, $11,962; supervision OF Jap
anese residents abroad. $l22,97S; Sc
cret service fund for legations and
| consulates. S150,000 =.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
CHRONICLES OF A Day IN OHIO
Inspector Morsan's Annual Report.

Columbus, o., Jan. 3.--State Fac
tory Inspector John II. Morgan filed
the annual report of that department
with Gov. Harris Thursday. He sug
gests that in his work with bake
shops better results could be secured
If he were empowered to close shol
that did not promptly conform to bis
orders. High explosives have come
to be necessities in our Industries
but the laws governing the use ol
them, he says, are a mass of contra
dictions. It is expected that the
codifying commission will strengthen
these out. The inspector calls atten
tion to danger in moving picture
shows from lack of exits and unscien
tiic manner of handling the crowds
that attend.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Rouse Religious AnInosltv,

picture has boen used with sue.
cess In eastern Bengal by the Hindoos
against the Mohammedans. 1t claims
to represent a group of Hindoo idols
broken In a riot by Mohammedans.
This picture has been paraded in pro,
cessions In all parts of India, and ex-
cited Hindoo orators have been point.
Ing to 1t as a reason for breaking the
heads of every one who Is not OF their
faith, be he European or Indian. The
images In question are merely rough.
ly made mud figures decked in tinsel,
which the Hindoos carry In procession
at their festivals and throw away
afterward.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Refused to Instruct FOREIGNERS.

Utica, n. ", Jan. 3.--A strike that
Is expected to assume grave impor
tance was inaugurated Thursday IN
dustry In Little Falls Forty-one spin
ners who had been notified to in
struct Poles and other foreigners to
work looms, refused to obey the or
der and declined TO go to work Some
OF the departments of the mill are
running, but unless there is a speedy
settlement the employment of 5000
persons will be affected.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Fell 15o Feet and stin Lives.

New York, Jan. 3.-After falling
150 feet from the Blackwell's Island
bridge into the East river Thursday,
Henry Smith swan ashore, not seri-
ously harmed by fall which ordi-
narily would have been fatal Smith
tumbled off of one of the great
beams. In tumbling his head struck
against a chain which dangled from
the bridge and he suffered a painful
scalp wound. Turning in the air he
struck the water feet foremost Had
he landed in any other way the shock
would have killed him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
State School Commissioner Reports

Columbus, o., Jan. 3.-Ohio spent
on her schools for the year ending
August 81, 1907, the total sum of $22.'
457 ,234. This is the most notable
fact brought out in the annual report
of the state school commissioner that
was filed with the governor Thursday.
There has been an unusually large
increase in the average compensation
of teachers. Both the enumeration
and the enrolment were a little less
than for 1906. The total value of the
school property in the state is placed
at $56,7S2, ,999. The total number of
teachers employed during the year
was 26,517. The total enumeration OF
school youth was 1,248,0S9, in which
the boys exceed the girls by 32,037.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
A Bankruptcy Petition.

Cleveland, Jan. 3.-lnvoluntary
bankruptcy proceedings were begun
against Harry Schmick, cashier OF
the First National Bank of Leetonia,
in United States district court Thurs.
day. The petition was filed by Frank
Michinard, the banks receiver, follow,
ing the arrest of Schmick and his
father, Wednesday, on charges OF
misapplying funds and making false
reports as to the banks condition
The liabilities charged in the bank
ruptcy schedule amount to $32,711.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Japs are Held Without Bail.

Vancouver. B. c., Jan. 3.-In police
court Thursday three Japanese ap.
peared on charge of attempted mur.
OF three firemen on Wednesday. The
accused were remanded bail being
refused. Reports from the hospital
state that two of the firemen stabbed
are doing well, but will not be out OF
the hospital for several days. The
third fireman was only slightly hurt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
pIotters' Plans Miscarried.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-The police
have arrested 10 persons accused OF
conspiring to murder the dowager
empress, Marie Feodorovna, upon her
return from abroad three weeks ago
According TO the police the conspir
ators were so certain OF success that
they inserted an announcement in
the death column Of the Novoe Vre
mya of December IL concerning
Marie Feodoroyna Romanoya," invit
ing friends to attend requiem
mass at a fictitious church.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Endorsed Taft and Thomas.

Cleveland, Jan. 3.--William II. Taft
for president and Aubrey Thomas for
congress were endorsed at meeting
of the Nineteenth district con
gressional republican committee held
here Thursday. The district is com
posed of Ashtabula, Geauga, Portage,
Summit and Trumbull counties.
Thomas has represented this district
in congress three terms and is again
a candidate.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
A Big Shrinkaae.

New York. Jan. S.-After being in
the hands of receivers for seven and
half years, the assets of the Repub-
lie Savings and Loan association have
shrunk from Sl,086,000 to 5000 and
the stockholders are to receive six
cents on the dollar, according to the
report of the referee, which was filed
Thursday with the county clerk in
Brooklyn. nHN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Ten.Year.oId Boy Killed His Cousin

Raleigh, n. c., Jan. 3.--Advices
from Fayetteville, N. c., state that
on New Years night about six miles
west of that place ollie Manuel, aged
10, stabbed to the heart and killed
Lush Manuel, his cousin. aged 12, and
at sight OF the boy falling dead the
grandmother, Monte Manuel, expired
Instantly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
GREATEST BAT CAVE.
ZIG HOLE IN TEXAS HOUSES MIL
LlCNS OF THE ANIMALS.
?ense Cloud OF Flying Tenants
Emerses from Mouth Of Cavern
Near UVaide for Two Hours
Every Evening.


Uvalde. Tex.--Near here is a freak
nature which in many ways rivals
,e Mammoth cave of Kentucky. The
'oxas marvel is not only a largofcave,
* I, 70 inhabited by countless thou-
'nls of bats. Located on the Frio
lyer, about 20 miles from the town OF
valde, It has the reputation Of being
le largest bat cave in country
nlch Is infested with scores of the
lotcrranean bat roosts.
Each evening stream of the flying
Sdents. several feet in thickness.
ours from the mouth of the cave for
lout two hours. Millions of the
2cature3 pour forth until the. flying
rnam las the appearance of smoke.
he column of bats retains SYM
-etrical shape until It rises to a
cigSt 81 from 800 to 400 feet above
'c Garth Il can easily be seen at a
stance of FIVE miles and is one Of
ne wonders of Texas.
The oaly known attempt made to
iuryey the cave was made by DR.. VIII
'cm y. Phillips, formerly director of
he, Texas state mineral survey.
DR.. Phillips descended by rope to
! depth Of nearly 200 feet when he ar.
lived ut the first large chamber of the
ave. There was none of the flying
animals in this great underground
room.
Descending yet farther, he reached
The second room of the cave. Here,
nllnglng in millions to the roof and
The walls. were the bats. DR.. Phil
Inns made thorough exploration of
this lgwer cave, but says 1t would be
impossible to make any estimate OF
the number of bats which inhabit It,
The room was filed with many thou.
sands of tons of guano, but no at.
tempt has been made to utilize the
stock OF this valuable material found
by DR.. Phillips, owing to the remote
ness of the cave from any railroad
The doctor says the species Of bats
in the cave feed only on insects and
fare forth each evening for the pur
pose of hunting their food.
DR.. Phillips exploration was more
or less superficial. owing to the dan
ger of exploring these bat caves. II
the bats become aroused they arc
liable to mass around an intruder, suf
locating him by shutting off from hin
what little pure air there is in the
cavern.
Henry Cograd and Tom Fetch, sons
of ranchmen in the Frio river locality
barely escaped with their, lives after
thrilling experience in this partlcu
lar bat cave.
They went to the cavern one after
noon for the purpose of exploring II
Finding the entrance pretty small
they thought to enlarge 1t by blastinf
away, some of the rock about thu
aperture. The first charge of dyna
mite loosened much of the rock. bu
failed to make the entrance larger
The two young explorers were abou
to fire second charge when th'
millions OF bats, aroused by thu
noise and Jar of Tie first explosion
swarmed forth. They came out in
forceful., flying stream, and bptl
young men were knocked down by th'
living column.
The mouth OF the cave is on til,
face OF a cliff, $50 feet above the Fri,
river. The only surface upon whicl
to stand is a narrow ledge just belov
he entrance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Old Man Assaulted by Footpads.

Cortland, o., Jan. 3,-Two highway
men attacked Roland Rising, aged 50,
on the outskirts of the town Wednes-
day night. One pinioned the old
mans arms behind him, the other
wrenched the old mans cane out OF
his hands and struck him across the
face, breaking his nose. They robbed
Rising of $1.60.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Wants to XIII His Former Partner.

Cleveland, Jan. al want to put q
bullet through Frank Vlna's brain my.
self. II ought to be my privilege and
right" Attorney Edward David, the
missing mans partner, made that
statement Thursday. Asked II he
had any idea as to Vlna's where
abouts, David said: "Not the remot-
est. ] wish ! did. If ! could locate
the scoundrel / would shoot him. He
has ruined me and hundreds of other
confding friends"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Automobile Accident was Fatal.

Pittsburg, Jan. 3.-IIoward T..
proprietors of restaurant, was killed
in an automobile accident shortly af-
ter midnight He was riding In an
automobile when the tire of u wheel
came off and the machine turned tur.
tie. Goettman was held prisoner by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Gave the Jobs to Foraker Men.

Alliance, o., Jan. 3,-The new
board of public service, composed of
Frank Transue and w. II. Ramsey,
iron manufacturers, and C. c. Baker,
bank president, all Foraker support
ers, on Thursday smashed civil serv.
ice rules by dropping from the city
pay rolls every democrat and Roose.
welt republican under their control
and substituting Forakerites.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
WjIIed s1os, 600 to churches.

Pittsbucg, Jan. 3.--.The will of Leo
pold Vilsack, late head of the Pitts,
burg Brewing Co., filed Thursday, dis
poses of an estate worth between So.
100000 and $6,000,000. Catholic
churches, hospitals and homes in this
vicinity are bequeathed 100000. The
residue of the estate is left in trust
for the children.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Mud Throwers are Punished.

Medina, o., Jan. 3.-The boys of Sc
vile have been made to realize that
the lid Is ON. Some lads amused
themselves by throwing mud against
the newly painted band stand They
were caught by Marshal Weaver, who
made them scrub the despatched
stand with soap and water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
Saloons in Cleveland Increase.

Cleveland, Jan. 3.-Reports on the
liquor tax for the last half of 1907,
made public Thursday by Deputy
Auditor Carran, show that the total
collections in Cuyahoga county We're
Sl,0l6.037, as against s933,5il for the
same period last year. There has
been an increase Of 100 in the num-
her of saloons in the county. There
are 2006 In Cleveland now.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03
A Deficit Of se,5oo, 900.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for the
month of December. 1907, the re-
c.ipts were S47 ,2S3, ,s2S and the expen
ditures s55.S1S,S73. leaving deficit
for the month OF $S,535.000