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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
TRAINS ARE SNoW6OUND.
Michigan is in the Grasp Of a plizzarc
that Paralyzes Transportation.

Detroit, Feb. 6.-With upwards o
dozen passenger trains snowbopnG
in various parts of the state and indi
cations OF zero weather, Michigan Ii
in the grasp of blizzard that has
paralyzed transportation In many
sections and threatens to cause seri
GUS distress. On the Flint division ol
the Pere Marquette railroad a passen
ger train has been stalled since Sat
urday and with the railroad closed Q
number Of small towns are shut of
from their chief source OF food sup
plies. So far as known the passen
gers on all snowbound trains have
been carried on ibobsleds to nearby
towns or farm houses.
Navigation across the Straits ol
Mackinac is blocked. The car ferry
Sainte Marie crossed to St. Ignace
Wednesday, but found 1t impossible
to return to Macklnaw and 1t Is
thought that 1t will take her all of to
day to break a return passage across
the strait.
Last night the wind reached q
velocity OF so miles an hour at De
troit.
Henry Laros, of Menominee, was
frozen to death Tuesday night while
trying TO walk TO a lumber camp neal
Cedar River, in the upper peninsula.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
THEY DIED TOGETHER.
Two Women, Friends for Years, Frozs
to Death While Sitting Near an "
Empty Stove.

New York. Feb. 6.-Two women
were found dead Wednesday in the
kitchen of a house at No. 35l West
Scventy-first street, of which they
were caretakers. They were Mrs
Margaret BERTHE, 20 years old, and
Mrs Margaret Kelly, 40 years old
For many years they had been
friends
There was little coal in a bin IN
the cellar and II c1nts were found in
a cupboard. The police think the wo
men set by stove, in 'front.' of which
their bodies were found, TO keel
warm and fell asleep before the fire
went out and were frozen to death.
Coroner Hamburger said the women
had been dead more than "a hours
Each of the women had q heavy wrap
about her shoulders.
Pawn tickets which showed that
during the last two months Mrs. Ber
tie had pawned Is articles of dress
and iewelry were found.
While the policemen were in the
house preparing to remove the bodies
to the morgue collector for a stone
cutting concern called. This concern
built for Mrs. BERTHE a small monu
ment over the grave Of her son, Capt
joan W. BERTHE, who served in the
Spanish-American war.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
JUST BY THE WAY.

A summary Of returns from a.
American railroads reporting for De
cember, 1907, shows an averagt
shrinkage in net earnings of 21.6t
per cent.
Two large buildings of the John A
Roebling's Sons Co., wire rope manu-
facturers, at Trenton, N. u, were dc
stroyed by fire, involving a loss o.
aScu, 100000
One thousand men formerly EN-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Steel Co
at Steeton, Pa, have been callet
back to work after an enforced idle
ness Of more than month.
Directors of the American Tobacco
Co. have declared a regular quarterly
dividend of 21a per cent. and an OK
ra dividend of 21z per cent. on It's
common stock. These dividends are
the same as those declared three
months ago.
The United Fruit Co.'S steamer
Baker which plies between Philadel
phia and Bccas del Toro, has been
wrecked on a coral reef near the Gu
ban coast The crew of the steamer
was rescued and taken to Havana.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
OF INTEREST TO OHIOANS.
sues Match Trust for $4,000.

Toledo, Feb. GA motion was
argued in common pleas court We'd
nesday to compel the Saginaw Match
Co. to exhibit all It's books for In.
spection. to show II It has sold out to
the Diamond Match Co., known as
the match trust. James Klats. a
match salesman in whose behalf the
motion was presented. claims $4,000
damages from the Saginaw company
for breach of contract. This he al.
leges is the amount of his commission
due him for negotiating the sale of
the company's holdings to the trust.
Klatz alleges that while the Saginaw
company is being operated as an in
dependent concern in reality 1t was
sold to the trust in 1905.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Mr.. ST|LL|NGS
IS SUSPENDED
FROM OFFICE AS PUBLIC PRINT
Err, PENDING INQUIRY.
MUST FACE MANY CHARGES.
He is Charged with Violating the
Eight.Hour Law, Discrimination
Against ex-SoIdiers and with
Extravaganza.

Washington, Feb. 6. - President
Roosevelt on Wednesday temporarily
suspended as public printer Charles
A. Stillings and appointed William s.
Rossiter temporarily to fill the duties
of that office. The action, as ex.
planned officially. is to facilitate the
investigation now being made of the
government printing office by con.
gress. Mr.. Rossiter now is chief
clerk of the census office.
Just as the presidents action in
suspending Mr.. Stillings was being
announced, committee of labor lead.
ers of this city called at the White
House and presented to the president
resolutions adopted by the Central
Labor union here charging Mr.. Still.
ings with violations of the eight-hour
law in the government printing office
and adding: 1T is difficult at this
time to get witnesses against Mr.
Stillings, for the reason that many OF
them are employed in the government
printing Office and directly under his
charge. We hope, however, to follow
up our oral statement by way of afIl.
davits If necessary" The president
Informed the committee of the action
he had taken in the case
Resolutions by numerous labor or.
ganizations in various cities charging
violation in the government printing
office of the eight-hour law, dscrimi.
nation against veteran soldiers and
the widows of soldiers and violation
of the civil service law have been
submitted to congress and the presi.
dent.
Mr.. Stillings Is from Boston and
was appointed public printer in 1905
He had been general manager of his
fathers printing firm in New York
and at various times manager of the
printers board of trade of this city
and of New York. Mr Roesiter also
came from Massachusetts and had
business connections in New York
and Washington before assuming Of
fice in the census bureau in 1890.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
PUPILS HAVE BAD TEETH.
Nearly Every Child In Gotham Schools
Shown to Be Sufferer.

New York.-That practically every
child attending public school In New
York Is suffering with defective teeth
Is the surprising conclusion from sta
tistics in the first report OF the dental
clinic OF the Children's Aid Society.
Investigations by the New York Juve.
nile Asylum, where physical welI-be-
Ing Is made the basis Of child reform,
having revealed the fact that bad
teeth are leading cause of juvenile
delinquency. a free dental clinic was
formed In this city to treat this cause
Of trouble. Although the clinic has
been In operation only short time,
394 children have been examined,
with the surprising result that not one
revealed a set of teeth not In need OF
repairs. Just 1884 cavities were found
In the teeth of 394, and 214 teeth had
to be extracted. On this basis there
ought to be about 1000 900 cavities in
the teeth of all New Yorks school
children and $4,000 molars ought to
be pulled, 1t is stated that the stand
ard of health In schools In which dem
tai supervision Is In force has already
sbavn marked Improvement.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Is AN ALDERMAN At 81.
w. n. Warnock, Of Marble Falls, Tex,
Dean Of Towns Officials.

Marble Falls, Tex.-Capt. w. II.
Warnock, recently elected alderman
when Marble Falls was incorporated,
is dean of the towns official board in
more senses than one. He has at
tanned the age of 81 years, and is be-
lieved to be the oldest alderman In the
United States.
He is a past master in the art OF
municipal legislation and executive
management. having served as mayor
of Georgetown, Tex, for ten years.
There is not brighter mind nor
scarcely more active body in the
council than he.
He chops his own wood for exercise
and takes long walks along the lake.
side and other favorite haunts. He
frequently climbs up and down the
steep cliffs that wall the river canyon
and spends hours fishing at some OF
the favorite pools at the foot OF the
numerous waterfalls.
Capt Warnock is native of South
Carolina. He spent his early life in
that state. Alabama and Tennessee.
He has been twice married and has a
large family of children and numerous
grandchildren. He enlisted in the
civil war on the confederate side un.
der Morgan and was promoted to
captaincy during the conflict. He
served three years in the army.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Mr.. HUSTON TURNS
STATES EVIDENCE
IN THE TRIAL OF PENNSYLVANIA
CAPITOL GRAFTERs.
GAVE TESTIMONY sy PROXY
Stanford 3. Lewis, the Assistant &c
Huston, the Architect Tells a
Story that Is Damaging tc
the Defenisrts.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 6-Architec
Joseph II. Huston on Wednesday vir
tually turned states evidence b,
proxy against his co-defendants. Con
tractor Sanderson, ex-Auditor Genera
Snyder, ex-State Treasurer Matbue.
and ex.Public Buildings Superintend
ent Shumaker in the trial for conspir
acy in the Dauphin county court
Through his assistant, Stanford b
Lewis, Huston, who remained in Sc
clusion at hotel near the cour
house and was accessible only to hil
lawyers and confidential friends, CAV.
damaging testimony against Sander
son ard the former state officers.
Lewis was on the witness stand al
day and at the close of his direct tes
timony he was subjected by Mr.. Gil
bert, of counsel for Matbues and Sny
der, to a most searching cross-exami
nation.
Lewis has been called several time.
by the state, but~it was not until yes
terday that the defense regarded hi.
testimony of sufficient Importance tc
cross-examine him.
Gilbert insisted that Lewis was &
partner of Huston in the capitol worl
and was refusing to reveal his true re
lation to the contract for fear of in
eliminating himself
Lewis reluctantly admitted that he
received a percentage of Illusions
commissions. He stated that he wa,
to get 25 per cent.
Lewis was explaining why the dc
ductions We're made by Huston to the
bills for metallic furniture when the
court adjourned for the day. Judge
Kunkel dispensed with to.day's scs
sion to allow one of the jurors to at
tend relatives funeral Lewis Is
under two indictments on charges OF
conspiracy involving S92,704.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Missing Mans Estate is Solvent.

Cleveland, Feb. 6.-Charged with
embezzlement, fugitive from justice
and wanted by the police Of this city,
glad tidings await Frank Vlna. The
missing man is solvent. Nearly two
months ago vlna, fearing to face his
creditors, fed. The courts appointed
Charles Richter receiver for Vlna.
Claims have been presented to Rich
ter aggregating about $4,000. When
asked Wednesday about Vlna's af.
fairs, Richter said Il wish l knew
where vlna could be located. Instead
of being a bankrupt, he is worth
$4,000, when all his debts are paid. He
never owed over 100000 in Cleveland
and | now have in my possession
$22,160 in assets"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
TRADE WITH cusA IMMENSE.
Imports for Year VIII BE $100, ,00o, ,00(
and Exports $so,ooo,oo0.

Neutrality-suspicious. imports from
Cuba during the present calendar year
will aggregate 100000, 900 and our
exports to that island will exceed
$50,000,000. There has been an in.
crease during the nine months ending
with September in all our imports ex.
cept leaf tobacco, and in all our prin.
cipal exports gains have been shown,
the largest being in flour.
The chief increase in imports oc-
ours in sugar, of which 5000, 900
pounds were imported during the first
nine months of this calendar year.
against 2,500,0O0,000 pounds during
the same period last year, the re-
spective values being s65,000,000 and
$5i,00C:000. There has been a falling
off Of so per cent. in the imports OF
leaf tobacco, the receipts this year
amounting ts only 100000 pounds.
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots show
slight decrease In quantity and
value.
Increases of substantially $500, 900
each have been shown so far this
year in tho exports of lard, coal, corn,
boots and shoes and vegetables, the
greatest percentage Of gain being
shown In the exports of lard COM
pound, which have been so far this
year practically twice as large as last
year. Our exports to Cuba for nine
months this year amounted to $40,-
100000, end our imports during the
same period to about sS4,0O0,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
A Startling Statement.

Leadville, Col, Feb. 6.-That full,
70 per cent. of the homestead entries
in the Las Animas forest reserve are
fraudulent was the remarkable state
ment made here Wednesday by Dan
lei Z. Fitton, in charge of that re
serve, at a meeting of the foresters oI
Colorado and surrounding states
Fittop said that when the forest serv
ice first took charge Of the Las Ami
mas reserve fully $500 worth of tim
ber was cut every day Illegally. This
has been stopped.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Will Offer Purses This Year.

Pittsburg, Feb. 6.-The annua
meeting of the Pennsylvania, Ohio
and West Virginia circuit was hel,
here Wednesday. The outlook for tn,
sport over the half-mile tracks o.
this circuit in 1908 seems very bright
An innovation this year on some o.
the tracks will be the Offering Of
stakes for the first time. Secretaries
of the following tracks expressed the
purpose of giving stakes this year:
Greensburg, New Castle, East Liver
pool, Canton, Wheeling, Parkersburg
and Cambridge, o. The purses will
all be $500.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Foraker Men Ask for Injunction.

Cleveland, Feb. 6.--The recognition
of the Taft committee by the hoard OF
elections Wednesday brought swift
action by the Foraker people Wednes
day afternoon An injunction suit
was brought against the elections
board by Ed III. Hechler, member OF
the Foraker committee, seeking to re.
strain the board from holding pri
mary election under the call of the
Taft committee, headed by f. NJ
Baker and A. N. Roadway. The peti'
tion declares that the Baker-Rodway
committee Is not the legal committee
and that the Foraker committee
headed by NJ. w. Harvey, is the only
legal republican controlling body in
the county.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Eloners Wera Arreated.

Columbus, o., Feb. 6,--Walter Nc
Entee and Mrs. Hugh Cook, both O
Cleveland, who eloped from that cit,
several weeks ago, were arrested
Wednesday on complaint of the wo
mans husband. McEntee, who Il
Cooks brother-inlaw. they havin,
married sisters, is a former street cal
conductor. At the police station Cool
expressed a willingness to forgive his
wife ON her appeal to return to hi
home on condition that Mcllntee pay
the expenses OF the pursuit and alst
OF the return to Cleveland. McIEntes
lays all the blame on the woman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Revolutionarles Were Defeated.

Madrid, Feb. GA dispatch from
Lisbon states that revolutionaries IN
Oporto made a sudden attack upon
the city hall They took the munich
pal guard by surprise and succeeded
in forcing an entry. Then they hoist
ed the red flag of revolution on the
big tower. Their triumph was short
lived, as reinforcements OF police
soon arrived and drove out the revo-
lutionaries and tore down their ban
ner. Many were wounded on botb
sides.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Refused to Enioin Strikers.

Sandusky, o., Feb. 6--The applica.
ton of the Interstate Ice Co. for an
order restraining the striking ice har-
vesters from trespassing was denied
Wednesday by Common Pleas Judge
Reed. The court said there were
less stringent remedies not yet ap-
piled which might alleviate the stu.
alton. Rain has stopped the work of
ice cutting and also threatens the
crop. Italians and other foreigners
were imported Wednesday from the
Marblehead quarries to take strikers
places.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Unemployed Men stormed City Hal

Pittsburg, Feb. with immediate
work for only about 5000 mer In
sight, the city hall was stormed Wed
nesday by the unemployed" and
5000 application blanks were issued by
the civil service commission The re
lief measures provided by the ordi
nance appropriatlng 100000 for pub
lie Improvement in order to emplo,
the idle men appear inadequate, bu
much good will result, notwithstand
ing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Bride was Killed BY Her Father.

Eldorado. Ark. Feb. G.-Mrs. Fell,
Jobes. an 1S-year-old bride, was sho
and killed Wednesday by her father
Andrew Bradshaw, as she attempted
TO shield her husband. Bradshaw
who lives on farm near Smackover
was angered by his daughters mar
rlage to Jobes and went to the lat
ter's home with shotgun. After thu
two men had exchanged sharp words
Bradshaw raised his gun. Mrs. lobe,
sprang in front of her husband ant
was shot dead. Bradshaw was ar
rested.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
More Prosecutions are Expectcd.

Toledo, Feb. 6.--As a, result of the
falling of the ice trust members a
series of prosecutions Is promised for
Toledo soon In several lines of busi-
ness. Among those likely to come
under the ban are fruit and produce
dealers. II looks as though all the
lumber men are going to have their
cases returned TO common pleas court
and the county jail soon may be
densely populated with trust law vio-
lators
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
War Cloud Hovers Over the Balkan,

st. Petersburg. Feb. 6.--The posi-
bility OF hostilities between Russia
and Turkey as result of the bound
airy dispute between Turkey anc
Persia, a situation that has caused
the dispatch of 5000 Russian troops
In the direction OF the Turkish from
tier, Is discussed by the Novoe We
mya, which says that war might
easily come about from the existing
conditions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Colonial Country Club Hotel
West Baden Springs, Indiana.

Rates 81 80 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, It will cure Kidney,
Liver and all Stomach ailments.
cohs tipation, nervousness and al
kindred complaints.
The expense is mere trifle com.
pared with the benefits derived.
For these who cannot spare the
time or money to come to the Springs
write us. stating symptoms and all
ment IL possible enclosing $500 ana
we will ship gallons Mineral Water
fresh from the Springs with Physi-
clans advice for home Treatment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Burglars caueed Diaastrous Fire.

Pittsburg, Feb. G.-Two fremep
were overcome by heat and smoke
two others were cut by broken glass
and three buildings were destroyed
in Oal.mont, near here, Wednesday
by a iro supposed to have been start
ed to conceal a robbery. The loss ia
s2s,O00, sustained principally by J. b.
Mead & Co.. furniture dealers, where
the supposed burglary occurred and
which has been entered by robbers
five times in The past three years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06

Philadelphia, Feb. /6--F Following the
disappearance Of Giovanni Bersani, OF
the Banca Provinciale Romano, in the
Italian settlement, the contents OF
the bank were on Wednesday seized
by the sheriff on note of Daniel
Sassi, patron. The bank has about
1000 depositors who clamored for
their money and hung about the Of.
fices threatening vengeance upon the
heads of the Bersani brothers, who
"an the institution. x
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
The Worst Storm in Years.

Springfield, o., Feb 6.--The worst
sleet and snow storm that has visited
this section Of the state ~ years
ragged Wednesday. Railway tfdnic
was hampered almost to the point ri
suspension. Numerous accidents
were reported. Streams are rising
rapidly and freshet Is feared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Police Arrested Six italians.

Canton, o., Feb. G.--Following
threats upon the lives of Mike Altice
and wife, owners OF saloon, the po-
lice have arrested six Italians. three
of whom were caught together in
their headquarters. Altice says he
and his wife were followed by one of
the members of the gang, with q
knife. His children, he says, have
been escorted to school each day for
fear of harm.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Dyramitsrs Caused Much Damage.

Greensburg, Pa, Feb. GA dyna.
mite bomb was exploded Wednesday
under the store Of Samuel Lctsovic,
ut Expert, near here. demollslIing the
building and causing a fire which
damaged adjoining property TO the ex.
tent Of $4,000 Recently Letsovic re-.
Ceiyed threatening letters from a
Elack Hand society.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Found 1000 Irregularities in Books.

Washington, Pa, Feb. 6.--J. C. Nc
CLAIM, receiver of the Peoples bank
of California, Pa, which closed re-
Gently, stated Wednesday that 1000
Irregularities had been found in the
books of that institution. The short
age will reach $4,000. Indictments
will be presented to the grand jury
this week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
viii NoIIe the lndictmen ents.

Columbus, o., Feb. Cit was an
nounced Wednesday by Prosecuting
Attorney Webber that he would nolle
the three indictments against Lawson
Emerson for embezzlement Emerson
was clerk of the supreme court. He
recently spent ten days in the county
jail for contempt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Arrest Of Sugar Trust Employees.

New York, Feb. Con indictments
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government by under-weighing sugar
Ernest W. Gerbracht. chief sugar ex-
pert of the American Sugar Refining
Co., and seven other employees of the
sugar trust were arrested Wednesday
and taken before Judge Chatfeld, in
the circuit court. Gerbracht and those
indicted with him pleaded not guilty
and were remanded under bail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
-EIIipInos Enter conoraas.

Washington, Feb. 6.--Representa
tion in the house Of representatives
was increased by two on Wednesday
when Denito Legarda and Fable
Ocampo, resident Philippine commits
sioners, took their seats.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Alleged EmbezzIer Escaped from Jail

New Cumberland, W. Va, Feb. g.
Roy Winters, of Chester, escaped
from the Hancock county Jail Tues
day night by the aid of spoon filed
In the shape of key, furnished hin
from the outside Winters was
clerk for the Chester shot mill, ans
was sent to bank for $4,000 for tht
pay roll which he is accused of EN-
bezzling. -