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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
NEW CEMENT MADE
JAPANESE FIND USE FOR VOL.
cANIc ASHES.
Quantities Already Exported-DiseoV-
cry Strikes One More American
Product from the List Of
Japan's Necessarles.

The saving Japanese, who are forced
to play a close game with life because
Of the narrowness of their island and
the tremendous yearly increase in the
population, have learned to take cum
ming advantage of every byproduct of
nature.
They rake the sea beaches for sea-
weed to use to burn into charcoal.
Now they are turning the many and
troublesome volcanoes to good pur-
pose by manufacturing the volcanic
ash into cement. To them belongs the
credit of discovering that the scoria
that sweeps down from volcano vents
and sears the neighboring countryside
may at least be tolerated, if it has to
come, as an economic asset.
G. H. Scidmore, American consul at
Nagasaki, has reported to the depart
ment of commerce and labor at Wash
ington that japanese company or
ganized to work volcanic ash into ce-
ment had already paid a dividend of
nine per cent. for the first half year
on a capital of 100000 yen and that
it had more orders in sight than it
could fill. The Mitsu Bishi and Ka.
wasah dockyards, the two great
privately owned dockyards of the en-
pire; the government naval yards at
Sasebo and the Wakamatsu Iron
Foundry Company were all being sup.
piled with the new ash cement.
The government had recently
granted a contract for 10000 bags OF
the stuff to be used in the new har.
Dor works at Keeling. Quantities
have already been exported to north
China, Formosa and Korea.
The ash, which is obtained from two
of the great craters in the so-called
Japanese Alps, running through the
main island of Hondo, near the west
coast, is ground and screened at the
new company's factory, and because
of the nature of the composition il
needs nothing but water to become
very good cement. One asset the new
company can count upon-the supply
of the crude material is inexhausti
BILE, and the more that is carted away
the more land will be uncovered fol
the struggling farmer.
The discovery of the new cement
strikes one more American produce
from the list of our exports which hat
been necessaries for Japan. The Port
land cement manufactured in Oregon
and Washington was the only cemen
in use in Japan before the keen Japs
turned the scoria into paying propo
sition.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
pkIzE AND PREMIUM FAKES.
Bait Held Out to Catch the Trade Of
the unsophlstleated.

Prize and premium offering are
methods that are resOrted to by some
concerns that seek to do business
through the mails with people resid-
ing in agricultural districts. The wise
people will never be caught on this
game. All classes and kinds of goods
have a real value, and are worth so
much in the markets OF the world.
The farmer who has 1000 bushels OF
wheat to sell knows that his goods
have a fixed value dependent upon the
market prices. 1t would be foolish for
him to offer to the buyer as an in
ducement a few head of cattle, bar
rel of cider or a slab of bacon in order
to induce him to buy. Yet these very
farmers will bite at a proposition
which is identically the same in prin-
ciple. The manufacturer Of soap Of
fers ten dollars worth of soap and to
the buyers give a piece Of furpifurS nj
the value of ten dollars. Is this fair
business deal? Can the manufa cturer
afford to do it if his goods are stand
ard? He may say that by selling di-
rect ito the consumer, and cutting
out middlemen's profits" he can afford
to do so. But this is a lie, flimsy
excuse, and is not in accordance with
sound business principles. There
must be profit for the manufacturer
or he will fail. He does make a profit.
He even makes a larger profit than
the average dealer in goods OK his
kind. In the first place he sella the
cheapest kind of article, even though
it may look nice and be highly per-
fumed. In the second place he gives
light weight and gets the highest
price. The value of the premium
given is always misrepresented, ex-
aggerated, and that which is supposed
to be worth ten dollars is not
worth four dollars, and for the
latter amount can be purchased
from any respectable dealer. The
premium is never free. 1t must
be paid for and it is the one who
receives it that generally pays for it.
Mrs. Jones would wonder If Grocer
Brown would ask that she give half a
pound of feathers with every dozen
eggs he buys of her. Mrs. Jones has
too much common sense to think that
she can afford to give away pound
of butter with each dozen eggs. She
knows she would be loser. But if she
could induce the grocer TO pay her
40 cents a dozen for her eggs when
the market price is only 20 cents, she
she might see how it would be profit
able to her to throw in as premium
a pound of over ripe butter. Still
Mrs. Jones will join soap clubs, coffee
clubs, ana fakes in the premium line
Of every kind, just because she does
not stop to do little sound thinking
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Neatly Put,

Homer Folks, the secretary OF the
State Charity Aid society OF Ne"
York, referred in recent address 10
the awkwardness that charity work
ers feel in making public appeals Tor
funds.
"And few charity workers" Mr.
Folks added, "can carry off that aWK-
wardness with the neatness of the col
ored preacher who reminded his con-
gregation that:
"'Brudren, Ah KANT preach hyah
an board in heb'n.'"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Aualnst Sound economic Laws,

Any system of business that draws
from community the earnings of the
people which should 3e retained to add
to the wealth of that community, is a
system that should be discouraged.
The plans devised by many large con-
Germs to draw trade away from agri-
cultural towns may be legitimate, but
are not in harmony with sound eco
pomic laws.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

Wealth" remarked the man who
moralizes, "can be made a great in.
fluence for good"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax;
"and yet when you start in with the
kind of a man who has to be hired to
be good, it's mighty hard to get your
moneys worth
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Too Realistic.

The husband of the pretty actress
had shot at her press agent.
Now, see here" exclaimed the
agent, with some impatience; you
oughtn't to be so careless. Next time
don't stand so close. Those blank
cartridges scorch a man at six feet"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Would Benefit Mail order Houses.

A parcels post threatens the contin-
uance of the country stores business
by enlarging the opportunity Of the
mail order houses. Who will spring
to the defense Of the cracker barrel
and box of sawdust-together with the
little red schoolhouse. joint palladia
of our liberties?-Providence (R L)
Bnlletin
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Better Qualifications.

EYES," said the political boss. "wel
have to give Crookley this Homina-
ton"
But" protested the unsophisti-
Gated one, "why not Cooley? He's
better able to fill the Office"
perhaps, but Crookley is better
able to get it."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
They VIII Do It.

She was an authority on the class
les; president of three women's clubs;
a lecturer of high education; an en-
thusiast of department; in short, she
was about the highest example of her
sex. Yet, even she fractured her skull
by stepping off a trolley car back
wards.-Illustrated Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
GeoIouical,

Miss Dora-Papa, Jack told me the
other day that you wouldn't believe
he had money enough to support me
unless he showed it to you. Has he
done it?"
Prudent Father-Yes, dear. He
proved it by the testimony of the
rocks.-Chicago Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Overheard at the Christmas Dinner.

Miss Swellgirl-The rich people OF
this country seem to be money mad.
Mr.. Cashless with a sigh)-Oh,
they are not half so mad as the people
who haven't got it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Collisions in New York Streets.

There are % collisions daily in New
York city between street cars and
other vehicles where some damage is
done
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
NEW ARBITRATION
TREATY IS OPPOSED
BY IRISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THG
UNITED STATES.
BEFORE 1T is PUBLISHED
Protests Received at the State Depart
ment Against Treaty with Eng.
land Are Based on Ground.
less Fears.

Washington March 9.--Irish Opposi
tiOn which. II is asserted. defeated the
arbitration treaty negotiated by Sec
retary Olney and Lord PaunCefotc j.
years ago now menaces the new ar
bitratiOn treaty which has been eyoly
ed by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Bryce. Already the state department
has been deluged with protests from
Irish patriotic organizations. all direc.
ted against the new treaty. More.
over, this opposition has developed
before anything specific as to the
nature and scope of the new treaty
has been made known officially.
There has been nothing more than
a reference 10 the subject I'm the Brit.
lHh parliament and some statements
IN explanation based upon that decla.
ration in American newspapers. Sc
the prOtcstants are IN the singular
position Of directing their fire without
knowledge that there Is any enemy
for II may be that the new treaty Is
drawn upon lines that free IT from the
objection made TO the Olney- Paunce.
fote convention. In that case It was
alleged that America stood in danger
Of losing territory As tho result of an
adverse arbitration.
In the present instance II Is the un
dCrstGndiug Of the officials of the state
department that the same objection
would not lie, for the limitations are
so narrow that there is no danger that
questions involving the integrity of
territory can ever be drawn into ar
bitration against the will of our gov.
ornmcnt.
Tho protests so far received at the
state department also show lack
of understanding Of the nature of the
treaty which binds Great Britain and
Japan, In the protests fear f. express
ed That America will find herself con.
tronted by a combined British and
Japanese fleet In the event Of any seri
ous issue arising between the United
States and Japan.
Indeed some of the petitions quote
from a speech by Sir Wilfred Laurier
the Canadian premier, January 2S last
a prophecy that such combined fleet
might some day be expected to drop
anchor in Vancouver harbor. But as
the British-Japanese compact Is un.
der5tood at the state department there
is no obligation whatever upon Great
Britain to support her ally with arms
except i'm the remote contingency that
a third nation should undertake toI
possess itself of Japanese territory
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Asks Tralnmen to Accom- waae Cut.

Boston. March "a meeting of rep,
resentatiyes Of the various brother.
hoods Of railroad tralnmen and lodges
OF railway conductors of the Boston
4 Maine railroad system was held
here Sunday to discuss the PROPOSE.
tion OF President Tuttle, of the rail.
road, that the men agree to a reduc.
lion OF per cent in their wages until
luly ]. No vote was taken In a let.
Ter addressed to the employees presi-
dent futile, after suggesting the pro.
posed wage decrease, Said: "The
emergency In the company's affairs is
more grave than anything that has
happened within my experience"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
DEMAND A REIMBURSEMENT.
LITTLE RAILROADS ASK CON-
GREss FOR MORE MONEY.
"short Lines" Do Not Get as Much
Pay Per Mile as the Big Roads,
for Carrying Mail.

Washington, March 9.--An effort Is
being made before congress to secure
Just apportionment of the pay given
by the government for the transporta-
ton of United States mails by rail-
More than 200 Short line" railroads
have Joined in petition to congress
for readiustment of the pay for
carrying mails These short line
roads are independent lines and most
of them reach villages not readily ac-
cessible by any other route. These
lines now receive $42.75 per mile per
year for carrying 200 pounds of mail
per day and $64.13 per mile per year
when the amount of mail averages 500
pounds per day.
The figures show that the larger
roads receive anywhere from two or
four times as much as the short
lines for mail carriage and in addi-
tion they also receive compensation
for carrying railway postal cars.
The only short line" carrying the
mails which receives pay commen-
surate with the service rendered is the
pneumatic tube service. Its rate of
compensation is $4,000 per mile per
year 1t Is estimated that IL star
routes were substituted for the short
line" mail service, the cost to the gov
ernment would be approximately five
times as much as is received for the
service by the Short line" railroads,
While, by the action OF congress
last year. a saving of nearly $S.000,000
per year was effected by reducing the
railway mail payments, no increase
was given to the "short lines" To
remedy what Is believed by some to
be an injustice Representative Talbot
of Maryland has introduced bill
the postal law so as to
edualize the pay of the trunk lines and
the short lines throughout the coun-
try.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

The Erie railroad has ohiciall,
notified its boilermakers and boiler
makers helpers that their wages viii
be reduced 10 per cent.
The death record of New York City
for 1907 just issued by the depart
ment Of health, shows rate lower
than any of the other great cities IN
the world--1S.4S per 1000.
At Middleton, n. Y, Antonio perct
TO shot and killed Mrs. JENNIE Bah
cock, with whom he had been friendly
and then killed himself. Il is believed
that Peretto was driven insane by
jealousy.
The crew of six men of the Amer.
lean schooner VIM II. Skinner have
been landed at Belfast. Ireland. by the
British steamer Brayhead. They had
been six days floating on raft before
they were picked up, and were on the
verge of starvation
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
ADJOURNMENT IS FAR AWAY.
OHIO LEGISLATURE LIKELY TO
BE IN SESSION UNTIL MAY.
Plenty Of Important Legislation IL
Ahead and the Big Supply Bill is
Not Yet Framed.

Columbus, o.. March 9.-That the
general assembly will not adjourn be
fore April Is now seems reasonably
certain and IL is not improbable that
II will remain I'm session until May l.
There has been very little talk among
the members about adjournment
Both branches have moved along
slowly, neither showing disposition
TO rush legislation. The partial appro.
priation bill is not out of the way. and
the general appropriation bill may not
be introduced before April 1.
The members of the house finance
committee have visited practically all
the state institutions to investigate
their needs and 50 far as the ordinary
appropriations are concerned the bill
could be soon whipped into shape.
But the finance committee Is confront
ed by the uncertainty of new projects
now pending In the general assembly
and the states revenues for the en-
suing year That there will be a dc.
crease In revenues from some sources
Is regarded as probable.
Certain new projects are also re-.
garded as likely 10 bo authorized.
among them the building of new pen.
ttcntiary and the erection of a new
building for the state departments. all
of which will entail the expenditure
OF large sums. The finance committee
does not want to report the apprOpria-
ton bill until these projects are all
disposed OF in some way, for II may be
necessary TO scale down the amounts
already allotted to various institu-
tions.
There Is plenty of important work
ahead in both the house and the sen
alto In the way of general legislation.
There are 10 bills on the house calen.
dar for third reading. The most i'm
portant measures are special orders
for this week. The Paine bill amend
ing the municipal code so as TO prac-
tically restore the federal plan of gov
ernment In municipalities Is a special
order for Tuesday afternoon. The
Thomas banking bill has the right OF
way Wednesday afternoon.
The Thomas bill is indorsed by the
Ohio Bankers association and the
state board of commerce. II provides
only for a system OF inspection for
state banks. II Is expected that an at
tempt Will be made to amend It by
tacking on a provision for the estab-
llshment OF a fund guaranteeing de-
posits. There are two separate bills
providing for guaranty fund In the
hands OF the committee on banks and
banking, but neither of them have
been reported. The senate will prob
ably insist upon considering the
Mather banking bill, regardless of
what the house may do with the
Thomas bill The Nather bill contains
a deposit guaranty feature. That
some sort of bank inspection bill
VIII be passed at the present session
IS generally conceded
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
WIN be Decided After 42 Years.

Portland, Me. March BY a spec
lal act of congress. responsibility for
the loss of the American brig Olive
Francis, of the Nova Scotian coast
aiter collision with the United
states gunboat Winooski, will be de.
termined at a hearing to commence
before the United States district court
March l6, after a period OF nearly AZ
years since the disaster occurred. The
case comes to the court on petition of
Sarah A. Pennell, of Machlas, admins
tratrix, and others who we're given
permission by special act of congress
TO bring the suit In accordance with
regular admiralty procedure.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Bia Growth OF Japan's Navv.

Toxic, March 9.-ReHabIe figures
are at hand showing the present
strength of the Japanese navy as com.
pared with its strength when the war
broke out The totals may be briefly
stated, viz, 157 vessels of all descrip.
tions representing a tonnage of 2S3.
742 tons before the war, and 206 yes
sells and 5l5,0S2 tons at the present
day Further scrutiny of the figures
shows that Japan to-day possesses
more than twice the number of battle
ships she had before the war, a third
as many armored cruisers, three more
other cruisers. nearly three times as
many destroyers. but three fewer tor.
pedo boats
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
caatro Begins to Pay Old Debts.

City of Mexico. March 9,-After a
delay of over four years Venezuela
has made tho frrt payment on the
Mexican claim OF 100000 The origin
OF The claim was loan to Colombia
about the middle Of the last century,
M Time when Venezuela and Colon
bia were united. When the two ma
lions were again separated Venezuela
assumed responsibility for the NIeyi.
can loan which Castro eventually re
pudiated, Five years ago Mexico
pressed the claim, ii being finally dc.
'ided to Grhitratc with Spain as med.
iator The decision was favorable 10
Mexico, bat Castro refused to accept
i and appealed to The Hague court
which affirmed the first decision.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Diamond Monopoly MAY be BROKEN.

London, March 9.--There is prob,
ability, according to the Daily Mail
that the diamond monopoly will be
broken up snrough the non,renewal OF
the contract, which expires this
month, between the Premier Diamond
Mining Co. and the diamond syndi.
cate which hitherto has taken the out
put OF both the Premier and DeBeers
companies. In case the contract Is
not renewed, war will be declared by
lhe Premier company against the De.
Beers. The diamond syndicate prae-
1cally controls the worlds output,
amounting to about S50.0O0,OO0 an.
nually.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Big Dam viii Cost a Million.

Battleboro, VT, March 9.-Thc con
struction of a big dam across the Con.
necticut here Is now well under way
with the expectation Of turning the
waters of New England's greatest
river into New England's biggest elec
trio plant BY means of the dam IL Is
proposed TO distribute the electric
power within radius including parts
Of three states. The work Is being
rushed TO completion by force Of $50
men, working day and night The cost
OF the dam will be more than $1,000.
600
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Three Arrests for Alleged Perjury.

New York, March 9.-Charles Sun.
shine and Michael Cohan. who made
the canvass TO secure signatures TO n
petition for a change of venue i'm the
trials Of John G. Jenkins and his three
sons the Brooklyn bankers, were ar.
rested last night and held in $4,000
bail each for hearing on the charge
Of perjury. Both have been indicted.
The Jenkinses We're to have been tried
in Kings county but on Saturday SO.
cured change of venue on the ground
that fair trial could not be had in
Brooklyn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
A Bio increase in Crime.

New York, March 9.--An increase
In crime In this city Is disclosed IN
the annual report OF the work done In
the office of the district attorney made
public last night, The report shows
that complaints originating in the city
magistrates courts and In the grand
jury numbered 6.5S6 during 1907, as
compared with 5,327 IN 1906. But
these did not inchlde all the actions
handled In the office. Through the
complaint bureau, created by the
ONCE. fully 1860 complaints were
received and investigated
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Nine Cinnamon Convicted Of Murder

Boston, March 9.-Warry Charles.
one Of the wealthicst and most I'm,
ilnential Cinnamon of Boston and
eight OF his countrymcn, claimed 10 be
notorious "batchet men," were found
guilty by jury in the superior court
Saturday OF murder in the first degree
on -four counts alleging the killing of
four Cinnamon In Boston, August 2,
1901 a tenth defendant, who had
also been on trial on the same char.
ges, died I'm his cell last Tuesday
while the trial was in progress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-09
Miners Are Enioined.

Reno, New, March 9.--By the decis
ion of Judge Harrington Of the United
States district court, given Saturday
in the suit Of the Consolidated Mines
Co. of Goldheld, against the Miners
union, blanket injunction against
the miners Is enforced. The iniunc.
ton covers all the grounds of relief
asked for by the Consolidated Mines
Co. and enjuins the miners from every
act which might be construed as In.
imical to the interest of the mine own.
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