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$50 my little boy, you would
like to join our Sunday school,
would your" said the superinten-
dent, kindly. "Yes. SIR replied
the little boy. What is your
name did you say7" Johnny
Simpson" "Oh, yes. you are the
son OF Mr.. Simpson. Let me see,
is your papa a Presbyterian or an
Espicopalian2" mo, sir, he isn't
either; he's a newspaper man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
FASHIONS FOUNDED ON UTudTY.
Dofilng Of the Hat and the Firing Of
Artillery SaIutes.

Fashionable fictions, indeed, have
almost as much vitality as the
legal ones. Why, for example, do
you remove your hat? That rather
banal courtesy had in old times a
real Significance. On entering the
hall of a castle knight removed his
helmet to show that he had conf
dence In the goodwill Of his host.
Not to remove the helmet was as
much as to say that the owner was
guarding himself against a possible
buffet" from sword or mace.
Captain Hope shows that the mill
tary salute had originally much the
same meaning. What soldiers call
going through the motions" once
signified willingness to unhelm II
you were not prevented from doing
so by the exigencies OF the moment.
The practice of firing artillery sa-
lutes can be accounted for in the
same way. Guns came into use long
before the abolition OF armor, and In
those days 1t was considered a cour-
tesy to load all the castle suns-not
blank-at the approach of dlstin-
guished parsonage and fire them off
The emptying Of the guns, just be-
fore the visitor came within range
proved the absolute confidence of the
host.
The offering OF the right hand can
be traced to the same origin. For
merly, when one man met another In
friendship, he offered him his un-
armed sword hand. to signify that
he would leave his sword in it,
sheath, and that the other need not
be on his guard against attack.
The sword is also responsible for
our habit of mounting horse on
the near side-a custom, In all
probability, OF comparatively mod
ern origin. and at the commence
ment of the Christian T~a we're not
only very short, generally speaking,
but worn on the right side of the
person.
To the sword, likewise. we owe
the buttons that are placed at the
back of tail coat. Their original
raison d'etre was to support the
sword belt. as they do on a soldiers
tunic to this day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
MD0RSES anti.
SALOON LEAGUE
ngrNopIsT GENERAL CONFER.
nNos MAKES DECLARATION
/ 40 TO TEMPERANCE.
LOCAL OPTION is APPROVED.
Rssult Wss Attained After a Stormy
and Exciting esssion--Two More
Bishops Are Elseted - The
Mitchell Heresy Case.

Baltimore, May 26 - The general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church at prolonged session Monday
put itsef on record as indorsing un.
eualifledly the work Of the Anti.Sa-
loon league and also favoring local
option. Both OF these positions are
new with the church, as up to this
tirne no special organization has had
the specific Endorsement of the
church. while II has stood on the 9th.
Or hand for absolute prohibition
everywhere.
This result was attained only after
one OF the stormiest meetings yet
he'd, during which the opponents Of
the majority report called to their aid
all manner OF parliamentary tactics
in their efforts to defeat It.
Rev. William A. Quayle, pastor Of
b. James church, Chicago, and 6 lec.
turer and author of wide repute, was
elected bishop on the tenth ballot.
Rev. Charles w. Smith of Pittsburg
was elected bishop on the twelfth bal.
lot. Dr. Smith Is editor of the Pitts
burg Christian Advocate and chair
man Of the Judiciary committee Of the
general conference He is an emf
nent authority on the law and his
tory OF the Methodist church.
A matter Of Importance and in
which there is widespread interest
will be laid before the conference by
the court of last appeals in the
church, in a report OF the judiciary
committee sustaining Prof. Hinkley
q. Mitchell, who was declared a here
tic by the Central New York confer
ence. of which he was a member, and
who was for the same alleged reason
depesed from the chair OF Hebrew
and Old Testament exegesis IN the
Boston University School Of Theology
some time ago. Prof Mitchell ranks
high among Hebrew scholars and bis
trial on charges OF heresy was a noted
one. The charges grew out OF certain
published writings of his. more par
ticularly In his book "The World Be-
fore Abraham"
A committee OF the Central New
York conference investigated the
charges, reported Prof. Mitchell
guilty and the report was adopted by
the conference without, II is said, the
accused having been given an oppor-
tunity 10 defend himself From this
action OF his conference Prof. Mitchell
appealed to the judiciary committee
OF the general conference, the report
OF which will sustain him on points OF
law, upon which land not upon mat.
ters of orthodoxy the committee is
competent TO pass.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
cullED m THE OHIO FIELD
NEws GATHERED m CITIES or
THE BUCKEYE STATE.
Stories Of q Days DoInss ss Recorded
by Telegraph for This Paper.
DYNAMITERS CONFESSED.
Men Who Blew Up street Cars Are
Arrested = Present Employees Of
Company Refuse to Arbitrste.

Cleveland, May 26.--Chief OF Police
Kohler announced Monday that Otto
Posehke, striking conductor on the
st. Clair line, had confessed he dyna.
mited q st. Clair avenue car Thursday
night and confessed he was given the
dynamite at the strike headquarters,
opposite the st. Clair car barns.
Kohler also announced he had con.
fession from James J. Stanard. an.
other st. Clair avenue striking con.
ductor, who, he said, admitted show.
ing Posheke where the dynamite was
hid.
Two other st. Clair avenue strikers
John Bleckert and Kimball B. Sack.
ett-were announced to have con
fessed that they burned feed wires AT
the Collinwood Y and cut wires AT
other points along the st. Clair line
Chief Kohler said that six men
wanted for dynamiting cars, had left
the city.
1--WE are holding nine of the st
Clair avenue strikers at central sta.
tion," said Kohler. FOLLOWING the
confession from these four men we
expect TO get confessions from some
Of the others"
The vote of the Municipal Traction
Co. employes--.new and former Three.
fer men-was 1,076 against and 129
for arbitration of their seniority
rights. This was shown by the count
of ballots completed Monday after
noon. This shows that the men al
work intend to stand on President du
Points statement that he would never
concede the precedence of the strik
ers over the employees. unless the lat
ter voted TO cede their rights TO arbi
tration. The strikers by a narrow
margin voted in favor of arbitration
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

The royal household Of Portugal is
being besieged by creditors. and the
newspapers Of Lisbon are filled with
notices OF suits brought by tradespeo'
pie against Its members.
Brig. Gen. Alexander Mackenzie
chief OF engineers, has been retired
on account of age. He had the dis.
tinction OF being the Oldest officer on
the active list and the one Of longest
service.
Mulai Hafid. the usurping sultan OF
Morocco, is quoted as saying that he
would, II necessary, have several Ger.
man subjects killed in order to Sc.
cure the intervention of Germany in
Morocco.
A general ballot Of the men In.
volved in the shipbuilding strike In
England resulted in favor of accept.
ing the terms offered by the employ.
ers, Consequently work will be re-
sumed May 20.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Hughes vo.oes important Bill.

Albany, N. Y. May 26.--In a mem.
orandum given out last night. Gov.
Hughes states his reasons for not ap.
proving the bill which would have
amended Section 81 OF the insurance
law. so az to mitigate the restric.
tions made by legislation which fol.
lowed the life insurance investigation
OF 1905 upon the expenditures Of life
insurance companies doing business
in this state In obtaining new bust
ness The governor holds that the
act would permit unwarrantable out.
lays and facilitate a return TO the In.
furious conditions of past years"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Declare eawden,s Chair vao.n,.

Cincinnati. May 26. - The resigna-
tion OF Prof. II. II, Bawden from the
chair OF philosophy of the University
Of Cincinnati not having been pre-.
sented as demanded by President
Dabney. that chair has been declared
vacant by the university trustees.
They explain their action was taken
for the following reasons: Prof.
Bawden came here under false pre-.
tensions, having been dismissed from
Vassar college. His manner of life
az we'll as his teaching 10 destructive
M the family,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Drowned In an Underground River.

Joplin, Mo. May 26- George p. An
drews, 2s years old, general manager
OF the Hero Mining Co., was
drowned in an underground stream
Monday when scow carrying State
Representative James Roach and Cy-
rus Wyckoff, foreman Of the Hero
mine, capsized. Roach was overcome
in the Is feet of rushing water and
rescued while floating face downward
and unconscious.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Banker Identified tho Letters.

clinton. H., May 2s.--Positive iden-
tification OF the famous letters alleged
TO have been written by Mabel Smell
McNamara OF Kansas City. the re-
puted grand niece Of Col. Smell, was
the feature Of MONDAYS proceedings
IN the celebrated win case. The writ
er never signed her real name to
there lsfters. The letters were not
rehs. bit The handwriting waseehown
TO Hn expert Witness, l.. ID. Cheney,
a banker OF Fort Dodge, Ia., and he
identified Il as that oil Mrs. Mona.
mara.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Conversational,

Washington, May 26.--An effort to
kill time by dilatory tactics without
making progress on any legislation
except that involved in conference re-
ports was the chief occupation OF the
senate Monday. In the house the
conference reports on the sundrrcivil
and pension appropriation billsSwere
agreed to, thus sending those meas.
ures to the president for signature
and leaving only the general deficien
cy and military academy appropria
ton bills TO be cosidered In order to
complete the IA supply measures OF
the government.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Priest Saves Ball Club for city.

Springfield. o., May 26. - Spring.
field will not lose its baseball team.
Rev. Father Buckley, pastor Of st.
Raphaeps Catholic church. came to
the rescue by raising s2.500 on sea.
son tickets which he sold to mer-
chants and manufacturers. Manager
Ransick threatened to pull his team
out and go to Portsmouth. Sandusky
or Hamilton because of lack of sup
port Since the season opened Ran
sick has dropepd $4,000. Then Father
Buckley proceeded to raise the neces.
sary funds to guarantee the teams re-
manning here. s-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
TODEAL WITH MORALLY INSANE
Criminologists Decide Special Meas
ures for Punishment.

Professor Liszt OF Berlin in pa
per on moral insanity" which was
read at the Congress of Criminolo-
gists. submitted that special meas
ures must be carried out to render
morally insane persons, whether
criminals or not, harmless to society.
Secondly, the professor insisted that
morally insane persons must be pun
lshed with less severity than others.
Professor Torp of Copenhagen op-
posed the second proposition. He
said 1t was customary in Denmark to
punish the morally insane less Sc
verely than ordinary criminals, but
the system provoked general discon-
tent. II was only suitable for those
who were irresponsible from external
causes, such as drunkenness. Ex-
were morally insane we're not sus-
ceptible to improvement by punish
ment, and always relapsed into
crime. They should not be pun
ished. but should be dealt with by
special treatment.
DR.. Keilhorn, representing the
schools OF Hamburg. said the per-
centage Of morally insane children
was far greater than was generally
believed. Over 1000 were taught
In nine Hamburg schools. Two per
cent. were confirmed criminals.
whose rescue was hopeless, but the
remainder could be reformed by
suitable treatment. Punishment by
Imprisonment or detention did more
harm than good.
After long debate, In which
many speakers denounced Professor
Liszt's propositions as unworthy COM
promises. both were adopted bx q
large majority. ....-..auA..s.....ur1a<u6ro
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Murderous Maniac sulolded.

Cleveland, May 26,-Becoming sud
denly insane, Andrew Roher, Olmsted
Falls. threatened to murder his wife
and children with a shotgun Monday.
Chased by officers, Roher then ran TO
Rocky river and leaped over the
bridge. Before the officers could ef.
feet a rescue the man was drowned
His body was recovered an hour
later. Roher was section hand on
the Lake Shore railroad. He had
been acting strangely for several
weeks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
ARE DRIVEN FROM
HOME BY FLOODS
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT DIAL
LAS, TEX, ARE FORCED
TO EMloRATE.
PROPERTY LOSS $1,000, 900.
Four Lives Were Lost When Trinity
River Overlooked - Seven Resi-
dents Of Oklahoma Report.
ed Drowned.

Dallas, Tex, May 26. - Four lives
lost. more than s1,O00,000 worth Of
property destroyed, 1000 people
homeless and telegraph and tele-
phone wires west and southwest put
out OF commission are the results Of
an overflow of Trinity river Monday.
The river at nishtfall passed the
record Of 90 feet made In 1865, when
business houses standing In what is
now a poor residence quarter of Dal-
las were swamped. That same part
Of the city is under several feet of
water and thousands have lost their
household effects, while the residence
quarter OF North Dallas is cut off
from the business part OF the city so
far as street car lines are concerned.
Only one line is operating to a part
Of North Dallas.
The waterworks plant is out OF
commission and the light plant is in.
undated.
Mayor Hay has issued a proclama.
ton closing all business houses from
1880 a. m. until p. m. to-day. Funds
have been raised for the relief OF the
homeless
Oklahoma City, okla, May 26. -
Seven persons are dead, about $50 are
homeless, thousands Of acres of low
lands are inundated. hundreds OF
houses are washed away or damaged
railroad and wagon bridges are gone
over large area of the southern part
OF the state; several railroad bridges
are damaged and the tracks of nearly
every railroad company operating In
the state are disarranged as a resul,
OF heavy rains and overflowed rivers
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Foo Caused Marine Accidents.

New York, May 26. - Dense fog
banks which have been sweeping in
from the sea for several days, delay.
ing all shipping, lured two ships-the
Clyde steamer Seminole and an un.
known steamer off their courses
Monday onto the shoals that fringe
the Jersey coast; caused a midriver
collision OF two steamers last night
in the harbor. which threw 300 pas
sengers into panic; generally snarled
ferryboat service in the harbor and
kept two transatlantic liners hug
ging their anchorage all night of
Sandy Hook.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
rhaw Loses His Fight for Freedom

Poughkeepsie. N. Y, May 26.-Har
ry Thaw has accepted the decree OF
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
that he is still insane and that the In
terests OF the public will be best
served by denying him liberty. Pend
ing the signing of the papers OF re
commitment, which probably will not
be done before June 9, Thaw will oc
cupy Sheriff Chanler's snite in the
county building here. An effort will
be made by Thaw's attorneys to in
duce District Attorney Jerome to con
sent to Thaw's commitment 10 one
OF the state hospitals other than Mat
teawan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Car Service Rules Are Illegal.

Columbus, o., May 26.--In letters
addressed to general traffic managers
and general freight agents of the vari.
Gus railroads operating in Ohio, the
Interstate commerce commission has
declined to recognize as lawful the
car service rules promulgated by the
state railroad commission and on
which, so far as they relate TO inter
state business. an injunction was Sc
cured some days ago by the Ohio rail-
roads.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Agreed to Tss. the Law.

Washington. May 26.--The depart
ment OF Justice has agreed with the
ccal carrying railroads that the case
Involving the copstitutionality OF the
law which requires railroads owning
coal properties to dispose OF their
holdings before May shall be heard
before three federal Judges In Phila-
delphia on June 16. The case Is to
be tried upon an agreed state of facts
and no prosecutions are to be begun
against the railroads Interested In the
suit until a decision OF the court has
been reached.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
A poubly Fatal Accident.

Huntington, w. Va, May 26.--Two
persons are dead and another perhaps
fatally injured as the result OF rail-
road accident at Olive Hill, KY, 40
miles south of here. The men were
employees OF a wreck train that had
gone 20 replace a derailed locomo-
tive. A chain used as a hoist broke
as the engine was suspended and It
fell upon the men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Townsend Undertakes Bic job.

Washington. May 26.---B. d. Towns.
end, special attorney in the depart
ment of justice, will leave here to-day
for Portland, Ore, where he will in.
stitute ieRa, proceedings on behalf OF
the government TO dispossess the
Southern Pacific OF land In western
Oregon valued at ss50oo.OOo, and 10
secure decree annulllng the grant
and reGtoring the lands to the public
domain.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Politician indicted for Robbery.

Guthrie, Okla, May 26.-Fred Ira
cy, member OF the constitutional con-
vention. editor OF the Beaver Herald
and member Of the Democratic state
committee, was indicted Monday by
federal grand jury for robblng the
postofflce at Beaver City. The post
office safe was broken open by dyna.
mite. The postollice is in Tracy's
store. Tracy says he is the victim OF
political conspiracy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
whIrIed to Death by a Machine.

Youngstown. o., May 26.-Charles
Weiss was instantly killed Monday
while working for a bridge company
at the Ohio works. He was holding
a rope which wound around drum
when his clothing caught and he was
drawn into the device and whirled to
death,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
penIes story Of Secret Marriage.

Paris, May 26,-M. Cachard, attor.
ney for Anna Gould, who is preparing
the contract for Nine. Gould's mar.
riage TO Prince Helie de Sagan. au-
thorizes the press to deny the story
that the couple were secretly married
at Hoboken on the eve Of their de-
parture from America last month.
The marriage will take place two
weeks from next Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
VIII Ask Supreme Court to Decide.

Cincinnati. May 26. = The Gayman
committee Investigating Cincinnati
late Monday decided to take the ques-
ton of its legality straight to the SUI
preme court by mandamus against
Auditor Guilbert to force him to pay
the expense of the inquiry. The COM
mittee adjourned subject to the call
Of the chairman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Wealthy Man suIoIded.

Dayton, o., May 26.--Fear of becom.
ing paralyzed drove William Snyder,
aged 62. wealthy s.Sness maker OF
Hamilton. to comnzs suicide. His
body was found along the Miami river
bank Monday, the right hand clutch,
ing revolver witt which he ended
his life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
seven People Injured In collision.

Chicago. May 2e, - Seven passen.
gers were injured Monday when a
Lake street electric car jumped the
tracks and crashed into a steel sup
port of the Chicago & Oak Park Eie-
vated Railway. beneath which the sur
face line runs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
WIN Abandon the District Method.

Columbus, o., May 26.-Chief State
Factory Inspector John M. Morgan
has decided to abandon the custom of
dividing the state into districts and
placing certain inspector In that
special territory. Hereafter, deputy
inspectors will work under assign
ments from the chief.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
asunoad Must Pay $4,000 Fine.

81. Paul. May 2s.--The United
States circuit court of appeals on
Monday afirmed the United States
cIrcuff court conviction and the fine
OF $4,000 imposed on the Omaha
Railroad Co. and the' $4,000 fine az
sessed against its general freight
agent, II. NJ. Pearce. in the grain re-
bate eases last year IN Minneapolis.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Mr,, Vanderbilt Is Given a pIvoro,

New York, hay ga decree of alb
solute divorce was granted to Mrs,
Elsie French Vanderbilt from Alfred
@. Vanderbilt by Justice o'Gorinan In
the supreme court on Monday Mrs.
Vanderbilt Is given custody OF the
only child, boy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Nsoro Killed . white Man.

spartansburg. 8. c.. May 2e.--Boycs
stone, a white man. was shot TO death
by Henry Fowler, negro, In the ne
sross home one mile northwest Of
Greer, 8. C., last night. Fowler IL
said 10 have killed Stone because OF
stoas's attempt to assault Fowisr's
wife. .s .f !.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
MIn ASK Pardon tor cunIIn..

Pittsburg. May PA pardon win
be asked for p. G. Cunliffe. the for
mer local Adams Express agent, who
took a package containing s10t 900
three years ago. Cunlffe was sen-
fenced to prison for seven years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
slx p,opI. uurt IN auto wr,ek

Dayton. O., May Ask people. In.
cluding three children. were hurt
when an automobile owned and driven
by Charles Seybold OF Hamilton
Jumped on bridge near Bethany on
Monday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
coIohan suoeeds COCHRAN.

New York. May 2G.-Daniel +. Colo.
hon, legal adviser OF Charles r Muir
ply, leader OF Tammany Hall, ives
elected grand sachem at moeiing OF
the sachems OF Tammany Hall last
night to succeed Bourke Cochran.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
Were Not Kidnapped, but Drowned.

Chicago, May 26. = The bodies OF
Ralph McCabe and Chester McCor-
mick, aged and 8 years, who were
supposed to have been kidnapped.
were found Monday in the lagoon on
the old Washington park race track
ground. The boys had evidently gone
wading In the water
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
labor LEGISLATION In okIahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, May 26.--The house
and senate on Monday passed a bill
which provides for penitentiary
term for any employer who refuses
work to an employe on account of the
latter's belonging to a labor union.
The bill also prohibits Pinkerton de.
tectives from working in the state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
,seda FOUNTAIN 'ErpIo dea.

Y1iladelphia. May 2e.-I,ouis Lsas-
IN wa killed and HIS brother Jacob
probAtjiy fatally injured by the sx-
plosfon cf ., soda watss task n thair
store here Last pixhk; ..su1as.ilss..ss.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
....- . $50. 49, --.A. s-4As>sasxyf<sIsI1.
lII!ll,sA|s|IIl!!Al|
EFFECTIVE JAN. 3. 1907.
NORTH BOUND,

s Daily except Sunday.
No. 3S starts from Marioay
No. 80 stops at Marion.
No. 80 will leave Columbus at ,.
N. on Sundays.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26

NO. daily except Sunday.
All trains daily except iocals ana
Nos. and 10.
Phone 246.
Effective. Oct. 36th, 1907. 4
l.. ID. NEBERGALh,
Ticket Agent.
For further Information regarding
trains. call information operator.