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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
WITH A
HOT POKER
Fayette County Teacher is
Said to Have Whipped a
Pupil.


Washington, G.. H., Jan. 27.--This
county has BEEN thrown into a furor
by Leander Smith, charging Miss Edith
by eander' Siilith, charging Miss Edith
Crow,faS Syeang school teacher, with
assault and battery upon Earnest
Smith, son of the affiant. The trou-
bic occurred at the Glaze school
house In Marion township, Fayette
county. and is said to have resulted
In both teacher and pupil being
burned by hot poker In the hands
of the teacher.
The case has been set for hearing
In Justice II. N. Craig's court, on
February 3, and it is expected that
the trial OF the case will bring out
some very interesting facts.
An attorney for the plaintiff stated
that his client claims that Miss Crow
reprimanded him for not having his
lessons. and assaulted him with the
not poker, striking and burning him
on the arm and in eight places on the
race: also that Miss Crow herself re-
ceived bad burn in the palm of
her hand during the trouble. Thc
hoy Is about fifteen years of age aud
Of good size.
Miss. Crow, small woman, de-
clares that the burning OF the boy
and OF herself was purely accidental,
and states that young Smith has
been very rude and unruly as schol-
ar. Shc>states that he has ref aatedly
fought and struck her in the face ON
several former occasions and in this
particular case striking her in the
mouth
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

ALARMED
Franco of. Portugal is Living
in Fear of the Rev0lu-
tionists.

Lisbon, Jam 27.-Althoush the gov
ernment apparently is ndpster of the
situation much nervousness Is mani
tested in official circles, following the
Met To overthrow the monarchy ahu
establish Portugal as n republic.
Premier Franco, upon the advice
of the police. sleeps each night in "A
different house, surrounded by cavalry
The police have discovered number
of places where revolvers and bombs
have been stored by the consbirators
and these weapons have been seized.
Troops, police. and custom corps nave
been assigned to barracks ready for
any emergency.
The police last night arrested on
the charge (F conspiracy woman
friend of the merchant. Souza, who
was imprisoned recently on account OF
the discovery Of a stock of reyolvers
In his house. After being closeted
several hours in the palace an exam
lining magistrate and police officials
departed to take Up secret rigid
star chamber inquiry into existing
political conditions and the scores of
rumors concerning plots and conspir-
acies that are flying through the air.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

L
Of the more partisan state and ma
tional campaigns as our municipal
elections are and should be.
What might be termed the entering
wedge toward four-year terms for
county officers was started by this
legislature two years ago, when the
term of probate judges was raised
from three to four years. Probate
judges were the only county officers
to have their terms fixed at four
years. the county commissioners and
other county officers heretofore hold.
ing three-year terms being cut off
with terms of two years. This was
one of the results of the biennial elec.
way by the Republican legislature of
1904.
Now comes Representative Roll Of
Warren county with bill to fix the
term5 Of clerks of courts, prosecuting
attorneys, auditors and recorders at
four years each, but no change is pro.
posed in the two-year terms of sher-
ifs, treasurers, surveyors, coroners,
county commissioners and infirmary
directors Mr.. Rolls bil does pro-
pose that the term Of county commits.
sioners be changed TO the third Mon.
day in September following their
election.
This bill, together with the bill of
Mr. Jones of jefferson, to pave the
way for four-year terms for state off,
GERS by extending the term of the
food and dairy commissioner to four
years, and the reintroduction by Mr..
Erwin of Meigs OF his bill to abolish
the Office of infirmary directors, effec-
tive Jan. l. 1909, and have their du-
ties performed by superintendent of
lniirmary chosen by a bipartisan
board OF four, to be appointed are not
the least important propositions be.
fore the general assembly.
How long will the senate committee
on temperance hold the Rose county
option bill? Don't ask me, nor bother
your Uncle Andy Harris with such
questions. The committee chung TO
II tenaciously last session, causing
Senator Rose to say some cutting
things on the floor OF the senate one
day. At the close of the session It
was intimated that the committee
was agreed to favorable report, but
as 1t was then too late to get the bill
through the reason given for carrying
II over to this session was that the
committee could then report the bill
promptly and help It on its way. But
wiplng out the calendars destroyed
the county option bill with the rest,
and Senator Rose had to reintroduce
IL, No opposition appeared when the
bill was referred to the temperance
committee again, although it was ex.
pected by the optionists that their op-
ponents would try to sidetraek it to
nm unfriendly COMMITTEES. If the COM
inittee is as favorable to the measure
now as it was reported to be at the
close of the 1906 session It ought not
to take many days to get the bill on
the senate calendar, when the real
fight will begin.
The twin option bill in the house,
by Mr. Ditmars OF Holmes, went to
the house temperance committee
after a feeble fllibuster, 1t is the plan
of the optionists to play the, house
bill against the senate bill, and to
''t- -~-- 80 '~ '-~-~ ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

A Mean Trick.
When Queen Victoria paid her visit
to Emperor Napoleon Ill, Ballard ask
ed Baron Haussmann to present him
to the British queen, The baron prom.
iscd to do SO if Ballard would shave
Off his beard. pretending that Victoria
had great prejudice against whls6er-
cd faces. Ballard had Il beautiful
beard, but he made the sacrifice. He
appeared ut the fete clean shaven and
took up his place near the preiect, who.
however, paid no attention TO him
despite Baltard's frantic attempts to
attract his attent ION. At last the cere-
mony of presentation came to an end.
ana Ballard had notkissed the queens
hand. Iaussman. instead OF taking
notice of his gcstculaton. had de
liberatey looked flio other way ana
finally, when the queen moved away.
asked Ballard haughtily what he
meant by it,"
what meant by III? was the iratc
reply "You promised TO present me
to the queen
"Who are youi"
II ann Ballard"
II am sorry said Haussmann, "but,
my dear fellow, did not recognize
YOU; you look Ike scarecrow." Bal
tard never f2rgavc him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
Greatest Is Kindness.

The greatest thing in the world Ia
generous lovingkindness. Remember
life is battle and the army needs
encouragement. not prodding.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

The tourist in Madagascar may
travel by the fiansana, which is made
from two poles six feet long and with
a seat and feet rests.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

The projects for electric railways
which since the late war have been
put forward in Japan aggregate an
estimated expenditure of $500 900, 900,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
A ecyon Tailed c,o3,n,,et.

la The new comet, gpnem!ly called
Daniels, which passed perheIipn In
August, offered the rcmarkahte spec
tacle OF seven tails. displayed simni-
taneously IN this respect II recalls the
famous comet Of lIIa, which, t.is said.
also had seven tails Rut the comet OF
i74A was brilliant ope, whereas Dan
iels' comet was not colspics ous to the
naked eye According ~ nred!chln's
theory. multipicity oe4 tails. OF differ
ent curvatures, j6ot1Q IN tbxf ahe con,
et consists Q{fnl1 s. IA Il N Y lnF Marrying
atomic wslG 1ye IjSl ts!t Particles.
form sSis I,s 80
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

Taking Chances.
"Mister. a!nt you Altered to sick yer
dorg onto meE
"Nix. why should be?"
"How do you know ! amt repre-
sentin' some magazine. investlgatin' de
standln' of dis community as regards
hospitality 10 Strangers? Why, man
might go an write an article on dis
affair dat would hold back yer mlser-
able hamlet fer 200 years"-Louisville
Coulier-Jourual.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

A proposal to change the name of
Smith street in MiddletownJ N. Y, is
opposed because 1873 persons named
Smith live on the thoroughfare.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
Tins goes the world
The old mans fired,
A Younger one

Has just been hired.
Don't cast aside the old love
for the new" is well known axiom
with considerable truth. Loyal to
b Pride of Marion flour for years
have the housewives been and en-
tertained no fears Of it being. dis
placed by other brands, SO long as
we keep the quality up to its pre-
sent high standing. Once you be-
come friend Of b Pride of Marion
1t will be most difficult task for
another brand to take its place.
b Pride of Marion flour always in
sures the best results. Handled
by all groccrs and guaranteed to
please.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

Columbus, c.. Jan. T.-Several
months ago in news letter from
the capital printed in a number
of Ohio papers it was suggest
cd that the next step in the reorgan-
ization of the political system of the
state would be the separation of coun-
ty elections from state and municipal
elections. This could be done only
by making the terms of state and
county officials four instead of two
years, so arranged that state and ma
tional elections be held the same
year, municipal elections next year,
county elections next year, municipal
elections next year, and so on through
each quadrennial period. This plan
of potation would be simple, because
municipal elections are held every
two years, and If the terms Of all
state and county officers were fixed at
four years it would be easy to sepa-
rate county from state and national
elections, making the county elections
which are as local in character and
interest, as free from the influences
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27

Julie beautiful
dramatic
she engaged
problems OF society MISS opps dramatic schooling of the best
appeared
Jones, Oscar Wilde and other famous
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
A FOUR.YEAR Term
Proposed for Four important
County Offices.
PROBATE JUDGES HAVE IT NOW

Auditor, Clerk, Recorder and Prose-
cutting Attorney Would Have Terms
Extended by Mr.. Rolls BIl-May
Lead to Separation Of County and
General Elections---Huffman's Pri-
mary Bill and other Measures Be.
fore the Legislature.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-27
Try ADMIRAL CoFFEE


Try tse Mirror Wan, Column.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11

a sociological matter had been
preached.
We'll leave it to JOSH" remark
ed Old Man Tellum. the dean of the
bunch. That's what brought Old
Man. Tellum to where he was
leaving everything to somebody
else.
what do We leave ter me?" said
Josh Wise dryly. "Wny so all-fifired
gen'rous? Is it a loaded Se-gar?"
Nope" piped up Mart Mudd.
We've been argyfyin' bout the
proposition, Is marriage just plain
business, or amt it,
81 hold, by gosh, that marriage
is a matter of ideals purely" said
Gabe Rosin, coping a handful of
crackers just in time to beat the
lid that Hank Peterson, the store
keeper, clapped on the barrel.
IN Young Freckelheimer, the
notion drummer, says it's business
all tn way through" remarked Old
Man Tellum.
Josh Wise clawed sagely at his
whiskers.
Il dunno what right Young
Freckelheimer's got ter think mar.
riage is business; he's not in tn
400" observed Josh. Fact is, right
here in Gabe Rosin we've got a
Twin example O. marriage bein' a
case O. tn highes' ideals. That re.
minds me, Gabe, that eff yell be- so
conderscendin' as ter take word
ter yer wife, we'd like ter have her
come up an wash fer us agin this
week."
On the strength of which Gabe
made so bold as to stand off Hank
Peterson for another slab of eatin
terbacker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11

financial difficulties of this dream
err of railroad empires.
Perhaps the figure IS is the fate
full number. 1t has figured promi-
nently in the case.
1t was on Dec. IS, 1905, that the
Walsh banks were closed.
On Jan. IS, 1907, Walsh was in
dicted by first grand jury.
On Feb. 10, 1907, he appeared in
court.
On Jan. IS, 1908, Walsh was con-
victed of these charges.
The jury returned verdict after
IS hours elaboration.
Fifty-four counts-three times IS
were in the verdict of guilty.
S. r. Hammill, Walsh attorney,
was shot at by Mrs. Thomas Met
calf during the trial. Hammill is
said to have met her Is months
previously.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
HERE'S 500, 900, 600
FINE FOR STANDARD

The government has been silent
regarding this mass of indictments
against the Standard, pending de-
cision of the supreme court on the
constitutionality of the $29 100000
cases.
Another promising possibility in
connection with the big fine is that
we will, in all probability, know
within so days whether it is going
to stick" Within that time it is
expected the supreme court will
hand down a decision in Great
Northern case, which is practically
parallel of the Standard Oil case.
The indictment is brought under
the same act, and for the same
crime as in the Standard cases, and
reversal of the decision of the
lower court is asked for on the
same grounds as those urged by
the Standards counsel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
NATURAL DRAIN
IS CH0KEO
RESIDENT SHOWS WHERE
BLUNDER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR FLOODS IN UNION PARK
DISTRICT AND TELLS REM
EDY.

According to J. B. Mullins there
is no nee dof floods in the Union
Park district, even without a sew
err, if the city will remove obstruc-
tons it has placed in the natural
outlet of surplus water He says
there is dry slough running from
the southeast part of the city to-
wards East Olive st. bridge which
will serve under any ordinary con-
ditions, but this has been filled in
several places. When the city took
up defective cement sidewalk on
Third and Fourth avs. the cement
was dumped into the slough at
Stone and Lee SITS.
AS Mullins has figured it out, II
these distractions were removed
the outlet is the cheapest and
surest way to drain into the river.
He holds that no sewer the city
can build would take care of more
than small portion of the water
flowing in when heavy fall of
snow is melted in a few hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
ATKINSON MUST
O0SOMETH|NG
ATTEMPT TO SHIFT WORK OF
HIS OFFICE POLITELY RE-
JECTED BY STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSION.

The proposition that he do some
thing to earn his salary has been
put up to State Attorney General
Atkinson by the state railroad COM
mission. The latter body is polite
but unmistakable in this request.
The occasion for it is Atkinson'S
request that the commission sug-
assistant attorney general, who re-
signed some time ago. Atkinson's
assistants, and Falknor in particu-
lar, have been the brains of the
attorney generals office, Atkinson
never having practiced law prior to
securing the nomination through
political manipulation in the re-
publican convention. He is a rep
resentation of the sort of sacrifices
of public good men working on
close party lines are willing to
make to be regular"
Atkinson had organized enough
strength to make things irregular
unless he got what he wanted, and
the state got gold brick in the Of
flee of attorney general in conse-
quence. Having insured himself of
the honors and emOluments, Atkin-
son had sense enough to select
deputies who could supply his own
deficiencies, but the state has been
compelled to bear the burden of
him because of machine politics.
Falknor has attended to the legal
requirements of the state railroad
commission and Atkinson, being
helpless in such cases himself ma
turally appealed to the commission
to aid him in selecting a man who
could do the work the state has a
right to expect of Atkinson by vir-
tue of his election to the states
most important legal position. In
declining this function the COM
mission, in careful language, in
forms Atkinson that the law places
certain sponsibilities on the at
torney general which he will be ex-
pected to meet. 1t also reminds
him that by express provision of
the commission law the attorney
general selected by the people is
the legal representative of the COM
mission.
However, the commission con-
cedes that a deputy may in future,
as in the past, continue to write
Atkinson's opinions for him, but
they want Atkinson to at least &C
cept the responsibility.
To exclude the actual work of the
deputies would be to end the active
operation of the attorney generals
Office under its present administra.
ton.
And Atkinson is laying his plans
to be governor. In the event that
he wins, a constitutional amend
ment providing for bunch of dep
uty governors will be necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11

stood over it for months steadily
pouring his thousands into the
wheat pit; betting that wheat would
go lower and lower. And all the
time wheat was up around S1.0S.
Then it slid down a little. Finally
the bell rang and wheat dropped to
SO and Armour had a hat full of
money.
But J. Ogden Armour really had
a system, the wheat pit gossipers
say. There were two elements in
it,
One was that same logged per-
sistency that secured the Phillip
Armour fortune. The other was a
costly corps of correspondents. In
all the wheat producing countries
of the world Armour is said to have
agents who keep him informed ex-
clusively on the supply of wheat.
His present killing is said to have
been the result of private advices
from Argentine OF an enormous
wheat crop now being harvested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
BY c. H. TAvENNER

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. liz
As gigantic as was the fine of $685.
100000 imposed upon the Standard
Oil Co. by Judge Lands, 1t is only
a drop in the bucket compared to
the aggregate amount Of fines that
would pile up against John DIS con-
Germ If ii should be found guilty OF
all the counts now pending.
The Standard Oil Co. is today un-
der Indictment on over 5000 counts
of rebating, the crimes charged be-
ing in nearly every instance iden-
teal to those for which Judge Ian
dis assessed fine of $4,000 each.
If the Chicago judges find should
be taken as standard, and the oil
trust should be found guilty on
each count, the aggregate would be
above the 100000, 900 mark.
That such a fine is a possibility
is shown by a list of the criminal
cases instituted by the government
under the Elkins act. This list
has just been published in PAM
phlet form by the Interstate COM
merce commission.
The indictments still pending
against the Standard are shown by
the report to be distributed in the
various districts as follows:
Western Tennessee. 1924 counts
Northern Illinois ...... 527 counts
Western New York. ... S65 counts
Total 2916 counts
The list includes several indlct-
ments. in which the number of
counts is not stated, but which
would make the total number OF
counts over 5000. Each of the in
dictments charge violation of the
Elkins act in accepting and re-
ceiving rebates All the indict'
ments were returned in 1906.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
ARMOUR LANDS A


CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Armour
cleaned up a million in May.
This has been the gossip of the
wheat pit brokers for several
days The man with the yellow
wagons" in the face of all high
prices, has steadily been a bear
for months. And now he has made
another fortune. Wheat specula-
tors, although envious, have 'doped
it out" just how the fortune was
made.
Perhaps you have seen a gambler
stand at a slot machine and per-
sistently drop coin after coin with
out return. In his own mind he
has system" He could beat the
machine if he just keeps at it. So
he drops another coin. Finally, per-
haps, the bell rang and he takes
up a handful of coin.
This, the brokers say, is what ].
Ogden Armour has done With his
eye upon the ticker tape he has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
BOY ASKS $4,000
FOR LOST ARM

Action for $4,000 damages was
brought against the Northern Pa
cific railway this morning by AL
fino ST. Angelo, aged 10, who al
leges that last May while employ
ed on coal dock at Helena, Mont,
his arm was caught in the cog
wheels and so badly injured am
putation was necessary. Negli-
gence of the company is alleged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11

elected at primary elections. Sew
eral may not attempt to return as
a result of it. A. B. Darragh, of
the Eleventh Michigan district, is
the first to announce an intended
retirement.
at means one has to make two
campaigns" he explains. "One has
been expensive enough. refuse to
put up for two. Now one will have
to go into every county and show
the people. If he has been quiet,
hard worker, not given to breaking
into print, it's all the harder for
him. I'm going to quit and let some
fellow with more money take the
job of being everybody's messenger
boy"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
UNIONS STAND PAT
FOR UNFAIR LIST

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-As a re-
suit of the decision of the U. S. SUI
preme court several large firms in
this city have demanded that the
labor unions take them off the un-
fair list. The unionists have re-
fused and will not comply until
compelled by the courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
SMALL BOYS TO
STUDY WITH CIRLS

The public night school for girls
will open this evening at the Field
school in charge of Mrs. Lysett.
There are 16 girls enrolled now and
the small boys attending the night
school at the Franklin will prob
ably be assigned to the girls
school. The Franklin night school
has proved complete success
from the start.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
OPIUM JOINT RAiDED

The police raided an opium joint
on Front av. early this morning and
captured Birdie Rogers, Frank Bee
be and John Morgan, a negro, with
their outfits. Another negro called
Shine" jumped out of a second
story window and escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
PADEREWskrs CONCERT

To be acknowledged supreme in
music the civilized world over, in
New York or Paris or London; in
Madrid or Vienna; San Francisco
or Sydney, is the lot of Ignace Jan
Paderewski, who plays in Spokane
at the armory tomorrow evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
Primaries Boost
Campaign Bills

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IL
Michigan congressman are not at
all pleased with the new primary
law, which requires delegates to
congressional conventions to be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11

$50 just the same. Mr.. Martin is
game. He has paid $3.50 in bonus
es within the last year and is will
ing to pay as much more this
year. Once only he has paid upon
twins.
I've found the plan to work out
admirably" Martin declares. Mar
riage and babies bring responsible
ity, and that increases the reliahil-
ity of my help. My men are not
looking around all the time for an
other job; their habits are better
than ever before and | can always
depend upon them.
Il used to have lots of trouble i'm
keeping my people. Now they sell
dom make a change. The plan is
worth the money"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
THE JUDGMENTS
OF JOSH WISE

The grocery store cabinet was in
session when Josh Wise arrived.
Sud Holman, using the stove as
target, had already scored 10 hits
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
Banker Walsh Has
A Number Hood0o

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, Feb. Ills there a
hoodoo on the trail of John r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-11
A Woman Clo.un

NEW YORK, Feb 1.-THE wom-
an clown will be the newest thing
in circus entertainment this season.