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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
THE SUTTON CASE.

Acting Secretary Winthrop, in ap.
proving both the majority and minor
ity reports in the sutton court of in
quiry, comments pertinently upon the
aspects of the affair that have most
shocked the public. With all due re-
spect and allowance for the feelings
of the dead officers relatives the more
sensational allegations regarding. the
possibility OF his having been slain
by brother officers who hushed up the
supposed crime were too horrible an
indictment to be entertained without
the most specific proof.
The courts finding that Sutton was
directly and solely responsible for his
own death. self-inHicted, either inten-
tionally or accidentally in attempting
to shot those about linn. Is, on the
other hand, consistent with the evil
dence. The contradictions and con-
fusion were the natural result of the
condition of the participants and the
shock following the discovery that
Sutton was dead.
AS to the other officers involved the
court finds that the senior officer
present the officer of the guard and
officer of the day failed in their duty.
but, in view of their youth and mex
pcrience. the unusual conditions, ex-
element. threats and danger, rec
ommends that no further action be
taken. Commander Hood, president
of the court, in a minority report,
goes much further. He says that
these three officers and the two 9TH
ers who are engaged In the light
,,.fa ola Innlnra hln In ~ K
of knowledge of their duties and OBJ
legations, that the testimony indi-
Gates a state of discipline then existed
in the marine school discreditable to
the service, and argues strongly
against the practice OF commission
ing and putting in position of respon-
sibility young men without proper
previous training. The three officers
named by the majority, he says,
should have been court martialed at
the time for neglect of duty and the
others for engaging in a brawl. He
concurs, however, in the suggestion
that no action now be taken. as they
were victims of a system for which
they were not responsible. Secre-
tnry Winthrop adds that the affair
has brought serious discredit upon
the marine school and unfortunately
upon the corps as well.
Thecountry has altogether too fire.
quently been treated TO scandals of
this general character at its mill
tary academies and the action OF
courts of inquiry has not always
been such as to tend to the preven-
ton of recurrence. The deplorable
lack of discipline referred to in this
casc may have been due to a system
for which these officers were not re-
sponsible. but for which someone in
authority must have been responsible
by his failure TO stamp out the sys-
tenn. The court and the Secretary
lay stress upon the fact that these
conditions existed prior TO Sutton's
death, and II is announced that there
has since been great Improvement,
and excellent discipline Is now main
tanned. 1t Is to be hoped so, as
otherwise the action of the court
could hardly be expected to bring
about that condition.--Pittsburg Dis
match
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
BALL STOPPED
Three Thickness of Overall
Material Checked Bull
let from Oh dPistol.

Columbus. o., Aug. 20.-Three
fold of blue overall material at his
waist are all that saved the life of
Erwin Rogers, when a S2-caliber ball
from an old pistol struck him In the
abdomen and inflicted slight wound.
The pistol was accidpeaIly fred by
two playmates, Charles Jones and
John Browning, yesterday afternoon
while the three boys were playing
on the bank of the Olentangy river
near Norwich avenue.
Young Rogers was taken to the
Grant hospital after he was attended
by DIR. p. w. Wiley 1t was at first
thought he had been seriously in
jured, but an examination of the ov-
erals the boy had on at the time Of
the shooting showed that the third
fold next his skin. had not been
pierced by the bullet, but that tho
impression and the blood stains
where II had been driven into his
stomach were there.
In order TO make sure that the bull
let had not entered the abdomen, the
physicians took several pictures with
the x-ray and then applied 1t to the
boys stomach, but the bullet could
not be found. He was then dis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
A COLLECTORS RUsE.
The Way He Secured q Rare Piece Of
Dresden Ware.

The Way He Secured . Rare Piece Of
Dresden Ware.
We should cultivate our fancy for old
china as did the late Mr.. Wertheimer.
the art dealer. concerning whom there
is a story that every bargain hunter
should take to heart. ia NJ
wertheimer was one day passing
through Mayfair when he noticed a
sale about to take place of the "furni-
ture and household effects of de-
ceased nobleman." He walked through
the rooms where dealers were critical
ly examining choice specimens OF un-
doubtedly genuine Chippendale and
Sheraton, interspersed among early
Victorian furniture, his eyes apparent
ly dwelling on nothing. But when the
sale was about to commence he asked
the auctioneer II he would take 5000
for everything in the house.
The offer was accepted. Now you
can resell everything for me-" said Mr..
Werthelmer. except this" and he took
down from the mantelpiece dirty Or
nament some nine inches high and put
1t into his pocket. 1t was a piece of
the rarest Dresden. bearing the covet-
ed mark of the wand of Aesculapius.
which he afterward sold for 10000.
How the dealers metaphorically kick
ed themselves for overlooking 1t and
how they bid against one another In
the chance of securing similar treas
ure is still tradition in Bond street.
London Chronicle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

An Incident Of the Reign Of the Gear.
ljber ator.v


Libsrator."
AD old and long retired Russian gen.
eral, man Of the "old school," relat-
ed the following story In Illustration
of the official bribery that prevails In
Russia, the incident being one within
his own personal knowledge:
During the reign of Alexander H..
the ''czar-liberator," the widow Of a
distinguished general endeavored to
obtain an appointment in certain
ministry for her only son, young
man Of superior education and intelli-
gence. The minister promised the
widow to reserve the first occurring
vacancy In his department She wait
ed in vain for the fulfillment of the
promise and twice repeated her appeal
by letter. Sbeicarned, too, that In the
meantime several vacancies had been
filed by other candidates.
The widow then waited upon the en-
peror and told mis- majesty OF the min
ister's broken promises and her own
keen disappointment. and after few
moments consideration the czar asked
~
TO the minister with her written ap-
plication.
"Why, certainly not, your majesty.
I should not dare put such an affront
upon his excelency."
"Do not trouble yourself about the
affront, madame" replied the czar.
"but renew your proshenie to the min
lister and inclose f1000 to him."
But l have no such sum of money.
your majesty" said the widow dole
fully.
"Oh. as to that, will lend you the
money, and the minister will no doubt
repay me, and you will inform me,
please. of the result of your renewed
application with the inclosure."
The widow sent her son to the min
lister with the $1,000 lent by the czar
inclosed with politely written note,
the result being that the young man
received the desired appointment the
same day.
About week later the minister bad
just concluded his customary official
report to the czar when his majesty
observed. "By the way, there is a very
intelligent and promising young man,
the son Of the late General -, for
whom you can perhaps find a fairly
prospective position in your depart
ment."
"But, your majesty" said the min.
lister, that young man Is already iu
my department, and should say that
he is likely to make career for him.
self"
'Tell me, please" quietly asked the
czar, how much did this youths
mother pay You for the appointment
The minister was too willy and tact
ful outwardly to manifest his surprise
and chagrin, and lie knew, too, that
his safety demanded perfectly can
did reply TO his sovereign.
would your majesty be Interested =
he said, ito hear what myself paid
for the influence which procured my
portfolio from your gracious hands
The total sum was f22,5OO, and, rela
lively speaking, do not think, with
all humility. that this lady has paid
at all dearly for the prospects Of her
SON."
The minister repaid to the czar the
f1,000 and was not unkindly dismissed
from the audience, and he also re-
tained his portfolio. o.-Odessa Coz. Lon
don Standard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
NOT FOR DICK

One Ohio Republican editor has
this to say concerning the candidacy
OF Charles Dick to succeed himself
in the United States Senate.
Senator Charles Dick has
announced his candidacy for United
States Senator to succeed himself.
Senator Dick has stood by Aldrich in
the latter's efforts to make a tariff
of extortion in the interest of greed
and monopoly. So far as We are con-
cerned we don't want tant kind of
man In the Senate and we hope
some one well know in Ohio will
come before the people and try out
this issue and thus define what Re-
rublicanism is. II is is Republican
to permit mill-owners like Whitman
to slip sneaks like North into the
committee engaged in writing the tar
IN bill and have such transactions
covered up and supported by such
men as Aldrich, Dick, Penrose, Smoot
and Co. then We want none of II.
we have stated a dozen times our
position on the tariff problem--that
we believe in protection sufficient TO
keep every honest wheel running
but that we have no use for the AID
rich kind of protection the main use
OF which Is TO levy tariff for extor-
tion and robbery. Now, the matter
should be tried out In Ohio and II
should be settled which kind of pro-
tection the party will support. Lot
Dick explain his votes and let his
competitor critlcise Dicks record and
tell US what he would do II elected.
This is the American way of reaching
conclusions. These questions should
be failed out by the people and men
should be taken up who represent the
majority and sent to Congress and
to the State Legislature. This thing
of permitting a few brazen monopolies
to ride down the millions and rob
them Is growing tiresome, Neither
Senator Burton nor Senator Dick re-
presented the true interests OF the
people OF Ohio in the late Congress
but were lined up by the aggressive
and bulldozing special interests of the
State. They should be made to under
stand that there is still "a God in
Israel" and that they cannot ignore
the peoples interests with impunity.
I'VE say this much, too. not as
freetrader for that is the dream OF
visionary and is a barren ideality but
we say 1t In the interest OF the mil
lions OF men and women OF America
upon whom unnecessary burdens are
levied In the interest of the Sugar
trust thieves, the Cotton trust robbers
and others guilty OF underhanded and
outrageous impositions upon the ulti-
mate consumers OF the country"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
Pigeons, Air Sacks.

The mir sacks Of the pigeon, says
Bruno Muller. constitute system Of
interspaces the value of which lies In
their emptiness-that Is. absence Of
weight and resistance. Flying is pos.
sible only TO body Of high mechan
ical efficiency. and we attain this with
machines divested Of all superHuous
material Just so the original reptiles,
which by evolution became birds. were
dlvested Of superfiuous material, and
the body spaces thus obtained were
filed with air sacks The body wall,
adapting itself to the mechanical re.
quirements. became a hollow cylinder
serving as support for the organs Of
movement. the mobility of whose parts
was assured by the surrounding air
sacks. The air cavities In the bones Of
birds are similarly explained.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
GOING FOR THE DOCTOR.
And Also the Reason Why He Wac
After the Medical Man.


After the Medical Man.
eyes your honor" said the man
who had been arrested for driving his
automobile at an illegal rate Of speed,
IL admit that l was running thirty
miles an hour, but was going for
the doctor"
"Oh. you were going for the doctor.
eh? Can you offer any proof to sub.
stantiate that statementY'
Yes. can bring In the doctor
himself as a witness, IL necessary"
"Um. That ought to make a Differ
ence. The law is explicit but we
must grant that there may be extern
uating circumstances. There have
been times when the court would have
been glad to run thirty miles an hour
IL the court could have done so. Ger
tainly a man should not be held too
strictly to the provisions Of the law
IL he happens to violate it for the pur-
pose Of trying to save life. The
court is very strongly inclined to dis
miss the case. Did you explain to the
officer who arrested you that you we're
going for the doctorr
"Yes, your honor"
"Oflcer. what have you to sayf"
"Well. your honor. 1 asked him,
when he said he was going for the
doctor. what he was going for the doc
tor for"
"Yes. That was very sensible. What
was he going for the doctor for"
"For to take the doctor and two
young ladies for ride, as I found out
unbeknownst to him."
Thirty dollars and ts."-Chicago
Record H. erald ft. Nh
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
Tho African Buffalo.

A wounded buffalo is vastly more
dangerous when he. runs away than
when he charges, for In nine cases out
OF ten after a dash that may be for
Few hundred yards or mile he will
revengefully circle back to an inter-
ceeption Of his own trail, stand hidden
IN grass or thicket until his pursuer
comes plodding along the trail and
then charge upon him. Despite the
herce temper of lone bull. his savage
cunning and his great. charging bulk,
l believe him much less dangerous
than the lion. for he has far less speed,
lacks the lions poisoned claws and IA
much bigger target. This opinion is
substantiated by the indisputable fact
that at least ten men are killed or
mauled by lion to one killed by buff
falo'-Edgar Beecher Bronson in Cen.
tury
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1909.
Aug. 20 In American History.

1I94-Battle at Maumee rapids. Ohio;
General Anthony Wayne defeated
the Miamis aud other Indians.
1s33-Benjamin Harrison. twenty-thlrd
president Of the United States, was
born in North Bend, o.; died 1901.
1s66-President johnson proclaimed a
state OF peace, and this is judlcially
taken as the end Of the war.
1900-Cuban Liberals arose against the
Palma administration; revolution.
lists took up arms.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

chargd from he hospital, and taken
to his home. where he was resting
well last night.
The Rogers boys playmates said
they had found the old pistol around
their homo and had got cylinder for
It.. 1ney claimed to have fired sew
eral shots before the accident. At the
time of the shooting the two boys
wer etrying to pun the trigger which
owing to the rust on the pistol, re-
quired their combined strength.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
Live splders Eood For YOUNG Wasp,

Live Spiders Food For Young Wasps.
The young Of some wasps can live
only on live spiders. and the mother
wasp therefore renders the spider
powerless by her sting, after which 1t
can live month, and then deposits 1t
In the cocoon where she has laid her
egg On Matching out the wasp grubs
feed on the bodies OF the living spl-
ders. Another wasp deposits her egg
in the body of the spider, which is
then buried alive and Is fed upon by
the wasp grub-London Standard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
TonsoriaI Triumph,

what was the best job you ever
did, inquired the first barber.
II once shaved man." replied the
second ditto.
"Well?"
well, then persuaded him to have
a hair cut. SINCE, shampoo, face mas.
sage. sea foam. electric buzz, tar spray
and finally tonic rub"
"What them"
"By that time" concluded barber
No. 2. "he needed another shave."-
London Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 8:47. rises 5:12: moon sets
BIO p. M; suns decllnation IL de-
grees 81 minutes north Of celestial
equator: 1851 the great comet ap-
peared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
BRENNER'S IDEAL OF WOMAN.
HOOD.

Victor d. Brenner, the sculptor, who
has come 10 public notice as the de-
signer Of the new Lincoln 1c piece
has given to a correspondent of the
IT Louis Dispatch his ideas
as 70 the future Of womanhood. He
also exhibited, the better to set forth
mis- ideas, small plaster cast, in
which he has sought TO embody his
ideal Of perfect womanhood.
Mr.. Brenner is a Russian by birth
and speaks English slowly and with
difficulty. II cannot say what | wish
with my lips in your language; l can
only model it," said he, exhibiting
the plaster cast. He described as "the
highest developement of virile Rus
sian"
1t Is the woman Of tomorrow that
he has sought to represent. Premis-
ing that our old ideals were not in
tellectual and that the intelligent
woman Of today Is too intelligent, he
declares that the woman of tomor-
row will combine an intelligence and
sensuality that is perfection.
This is certainly very frank ut
terance If Mr.. Brenner meant Just
what the words convey to u.s. For in
man or woman sensuality, as We use
the word, is vicious quality far from
being an element in perfection male
or female.
Mr.. Brenner continued:
"The woman of the future will be
the best Of the old and the present.
See here in my hand is the face that
mean. This woman looks clearly
from her eyes and says; 4 know
everything and | am fearless. / am
everything and am fearless. | am
mistress OF myself"
"See the full, almost voluptuous
curve OF the lips have carved. That
Us the touch OF the devil in her make
up, the human touch that makes her
lovable and understandable"
Ono expression here reminds us of
words OF Tennyson's Oenone:
aCalf- f-rayaranca aalf i.on,.ioas.o
self-control,
These three alone lead life TO
sovereign power"
II may be thought by some a signi-
fcant fact that no reference Is made
here, or elsewhere. TO a moral or
spiritual element in this ideal OF per-
feet womanhood Is this commission
true to the modern conception of the
perfect woman to be?
On the other hand an utterance
quite bold is pretty sure to attract at
tention and likely to challenge criti-
cism. Are We TO identify "a touch OF
the devil' with "the human touch
that makes her lovable and under
standable. an element In physical per-
fection?"
One would almost suspect the sculp-
Tor OF describing the sort of woman
with moral standards none OF the
aoftiest, but OF unquestionable fascina
tion, who figure prominently in many
ways In the records OF divorce courts
today. More likely, however, he gave
expression to view OF human life |
and relations OF man and woman
which is neither peculiar nor original
with himself.
From a period very early In the
history OF the Christian church the
sexual passion has been looked on as /
D thing OF evil to be entirely denied
by any one who would live a life
pminently holy. That there could be
married saints was not denied; but
superior virtue was ascribed to Life
u virginity. That eminent church
lathsr Saint Augustine was In early
ifs Mauichean and was never al
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

Puzzled.
Engaged to that beautiful girl and
yet not happyT
"Well. she's gone in by turns for
rowing and tennis and horses and
golf and dogs"
"Say on
Sometimes l wonder II am a
sweetheart or merely fad."-Louls-
vile Courier-Journal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

Tacoma Is said TO nave a popula-
tion OF about 115,000, That is three
times as many as she had nine years
ago. But she needed more people
then, Tacoma has caught up with her
boom now.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20
EnIiahtened.

frofessor-lm grateful for my sense
OF humor Thank heaven. can al.
ways see a Joke W
Miss FlaviIla-0lr: professor, the
sense OK lumor is not ability to see a
Joke The sense OF hurnor is ability to
take joke Minneapolis journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

Sixteen Governors have accepted
inyitations to meet President Taft at
st. Louis on his long western trip
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

Don't forget the dates of the Tai
ly Wag Minstrel Show. Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday night. August
23. "a, 25. s-19-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

The air Of Switzerland at an ele-
walton OF 1000 feet is free from mi
crobes..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-20

London has 9s.926 outstanding IL
censes for driving of motor cars and
motor cycles.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11

awakened suddenly to the fact that nothing can be more acceptable for a Christmas gift than handsome os- trich plume. And. not only the people of Phoenix. but many outsiders.
 This is the conclusion that has been reached at Balke's Big Curio store. where the demand for plumes is in creasing daily. In most cases the GUS toners say that their attention to the matter has been attracted by. the os- trich plume notices in The Republican. Letters are also being received from different parts of the country saying that the writers have been reading about Arizona ostrich feathers. They want to know if it is fact that there are ostriches in Arizona. Thus the Big Curio store has become the medium through which the people of the coun- try are finding out that there arc more ostriches in the Salt River valley than anywhere else in the world. save South Africa.
 It may be added that there is no place in the world where the plumes are being sold for so little as at the DIE IurlD Store. I Ht DuDllC IS ft- quested to satisfy itself on this point. It is urged to visit all other places where feathers are sold before going to the Big Curio store. The Big Curio store advertises that it can save buy CTS one-third on plumes. If it fails to do this the money will be refunded. and the customer may keep the plumes as a gift.
 The Big Curio has prepared an other gift. It has lot of ostrich eggs handsomely painted in oil. the scene being the Comeback mountain, an ostrich and a stretch of desert with cactus. These eggs are sold for the marvelously low price of a dollar. That this is not rAoney making ven ture on the part of the Big Curio store is proved by the fact that only one egg will be sold to customer. This sale will not be of long duration.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11
1=7H

naughty. and her mother said: Helen if you are naughty you can't go to heaven"
 We'll said Helen, 'I can expect to go everywhere. I went to Uncle Toms Cabin once and the circus twice.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11

Throughout this grand old stage story is illustrated the vagaries of life and the versatility of human nature. The w of compensation. so dear to Emerson. is strictly observed The pa- thetic death of little Eva has not soon-
 CT covered the audience with sorrows
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11
UNCLE TOM IN THE LITERARY
 BELT

Jollity. tender sentiment, lively dia- logue. spectacular situations, thrilling climaxes and poetic justice-all are prettily blended in ancient, honored Uncle Toms Cabin
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11

pail than stunning vaudeville number comes to restore the flooded or mere ly dropping soul. Specialties glitter through the evening like stars in a wintry sky.-Wabash Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-11

one day Helen had been very