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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
THE PRESIDENT
KEEPS MUM
Refuses to Discuss Action
in Ballinger- Pinchott
Matter.
NOBODY SEEMS SURPRISED
Expected Question to Bob
up Again.
Hapgood's Request Was a
Little Tardy.
Secretary Ballingcr Refuses To Sec
n Representative of Golfers and
Scores the Magazine for Having
Published Matter Which Was Not
Authcntic--Itcqucst Not Worthy of
Consideration.
BY Uulted Press Wire

Washington Nov. 1S.-Followinp
the publication in these dispatches
yesterday of the Information that the
president had quietly reopened the
investigation of the Ballinger-Pin
chot controversy and the CLAWS
charges against the secretary of the
interior, newspaper correspondents
flocked to the White House in quest
of official statements bearing on the
subject. None was forthcoming, rs
the president had directed that no
statements be made regarding his nc
ton
In the absence of official confirma-
tion of the information that the pres
ident had directed Attorney General
Wickersham to report to him on the
legal phases of the question. a mum
Der of newspapers today printed
anonymous denials.
This is not at all surprising said
man who has discussed the subject
with the chief executive. "The presi-
dent wants to get after this matter in
his own way. He is not in favor of
going into an investigation of any
kind with brass band, more espe-
cially matter that concerns his
cabinet so closely"
Ballinger had n half hour confer
ence with the president today on the
subject AT the end of the confer
erc ce. Ballinger refused to comment on
the row between himself and chief
Forester Pinchot. Te
II had talk with the president on
departmental business and that is all
have to say" he remarked.
Discussing this conference, the
Washington Times independently
says this afternoon:
Nothing official was given out by
the White House regarding Mr.. Bal
ltnger's visit. notwithstanding this,
however, ii Is taken for granted that
the conference came as result OF
the presidents firm determination Ia
end the greatest quarrel his admin
istration has ever had by action
which must affect in most drastic
manner either the chief forester or
the secretary of the interior. Mr.
Pinchots friends express themselves
today as entirely confident that he
viii remain in the government service
and they point out that while Mr..
Pinchot was not called on TO do any
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
THE CURRENCY IN POLITICS.

senator Aldrich Is hoping against
hope II ne expects that Congress or
the country can be induced to deal
with the currency question in a
spirit Tree from partisanship.
In theory ne may be right. So were
the business men who urged last
winter that the tariff be revised on
scientific Ines. when Senator Aldrich
and the FINANCE Committee encoun-
tered opposition to their views. as a
majority 'tader he never hesitated TO
appeal to party spirit. The Admins
tration and the party in power are
committed 10 some vague form of
currency legislation, and when the
time arrives to adopt a definite plan
the majority naturally will exercise
Its rights.
All the great monetary problems
OF this country In the past have been
dragged into the political arena" as
Senator Aldrich well knows. The
United STATES Bank was abolished
after the bitterest OF partisan fights
The financial policy of the Govern
ment during the civil war was made
a political question. The same was
the case later with greenbackism and
specie resumption, with free silver
with the final adoption OF the single
gold standard in 1900 and with Sena-
tor Aldr'ch's experiment in currency
legislation after the Roosevelt panic
Two yeas ago There is no reason to
anticipate that further efforts 10
change the banking or currency laws
VIII be received without partisan op-
position or crowned with success with
out partisan support.
Party government implies marty
responsibility. The reform of the cur
ren'y as now contemplated, is a Re-
publican folicy. THAT any plan when
should be agreed upon should not
nave or should not require any par-
tisan or Political character or bias.
as Senator Aldrich optimistically de-
sires, is as unlikely as tha. IL. will
come from the Democratic side OF
the senate.-New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
THE KEY TO
THE NORTH SEA
Great Britain Establishes a
Naval Base at Orkney
Island.
By Uulted Press Mlrn

London, Nov. 10 With the begin.
nlng of today of the establishment of
D naval base at the Orkney islands.
the North sea becomes practically a
British lake which on the outbreak
OF war would be Immediately closed
10 the rest of the world. The Brit
ish admiralty has long contemplated
tie fortification of Orkney islands as
part of an elaborate scheme of naval
defense.
The Orkneys, northernmost islands
or the British archipelago, are the
northern key of the North sea. The
southern key Is at Dover. At the lat
ter point fortified harbor costing
s25,OO0.000 and large enough to ac-
commodate the entire British feet
has just been completed. The port
10 the most strongly fortified In Eng
land. The actual base at the Ork.
neys Will be Scapa Flow. which has a
splendid harbor and Is by nature al
most impregnable. With these two
points strongly fortified and the great
naval base at Rosyth on the east
coast of Scotland. which is partially
finished, complete. England will have
absolute control of the western divi.
sion of the North sea.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
REPORT SHOWS
OHIO BOOMING
Secretary of State Makes
His Annual Report to
Governor.
CAPITAL GREATLY INCREASED
Business Indicated Greatly
Improved.
Old Concerns Boost Capital
Stock.
Automobile Registry Department
Proves Good Revenue Gettcr-
New interpretations Include Many
Businesses, Even That of Providing
n Last Resting Place For Many.
Ry United Press Wire


Columbus, o., Nov 19-The story
of the industrial growth of the stat'
and the return OF prosperity is tolt
by the figures In the annual repor
of Carmi A. Thompson, secretary o
state, filed with Governor Harmon
Thursday. The department of state
has grown INTO a big revenue raiser
Secretary Thompson having boosted
1t in the past year above the $780,
900 marx
The report SHOWS that during the
year ended November Is, new capital
was invested In Ohio enterprises to
the extent OF s2O2 ,4O5, ,O20, or an in
Icrease over the new capital put IN
the corporations OF the state the pre-
vIous. year of S36, ,11603S New cor
porations formed during the year
have an aggregate capitalization OF
$107, ,635, ,o20, while old concerns in
creased their capital stock by $94,-
762, 500.
Secretary Thompson collected dur
ing the year in fees from corporations
Tor the issuance of articles and certi-
hcates and IN payment of the Willis
.ax of one t"nth of one per cent. on
the outstanding capital stock, an ag-
gregate of s1,520,54244, an increase
during the past year over 1908 of
$lS7, 1874. There was paid into the
state treasury by Secretary Thomp-
son s1,iJ5.776.46. an increase during
the year IN net money of $175,010.70.
The report shows that at the close
OF the year there was invested in
the stocks of Ohio corporations for
profit, a grand aggregate of .S1,722,-
947, 400.
The automobile bureau of the state
department collected in fees during
the year s94,1S4.26. and the expenses
OF operating it was $24,76598.
During 1908 there was collected
$G9,24l from GAS delinquent concerns
while in 1909, there was made to pay
up 14l3 companies, paying s103,0O7.
The number OF new concerns incor-
porated during the year was 1925.
There were twenty-seven banks, two
building and loan; 100 churches;
twenty-five cemeteries; forty-five
colleges libraries and literary So
cieties; eighteen electric light and
power; 29a gas and oil; eight insur-
'ance; 1912 manufacturing. seventy
two mining; ninety publishing; six
steam railroad; seventeen traction
thirty-one telephone and telegraph;
Sis societies, 1,O74 miscellaneous and
three consolidated companies chaters
Nyars Hot Springs Blood Remedy
al Schmidt & Co Pharmacy, F'N
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
MRS. OKLAHOMA
GETS A DIVORCE
Trial of the Case Was Car
ried on Wholly in
Secret.
By Iluited .Press wire

Guthrie, Okla. Nov 19--In six
months the decree OF divorce issued
to Anna NJ Mcclure. wife of Con-
gresham Bird S. Mcclure. one of
the best known Republicans of the
Southwest, will become absolute. At
about the same time Congre essman
Mcclure. according to the announce
ments he has already made. will be
hot in the campaign for denomination
and reelection. People of Okla
homa, startled by the news of the
divorce and the secrecy with which
the case was conducted, are wonder
ing If the action will have any effect
on the congressman's political career !.
MCGUIRE IL congressman from the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

lighting, Mr.. Ballinger had evidently
been put on the defensive by the ad-
ministration's decision to re-open tho
entire squabble on conservation"
The secretary yesterday refused to
grant an interview with a represen-
tative of Golfers, the weekly which
recently published under Claws sig
nature a summary of that officials
charges against his superiors, To-
day he made public correspondence
between himself and Norman = Hap
good, editor OF Golfers in Estate
ment prefaced with the comm ent:
In order that the reasons may not
be distorted" VI
According TO the copies OF letters
given out. Hapgood wrote Bailinger
on November 16, stating that fie, had
read the statement of the SECRETARY
issued after publication of the CLAW
Is charges In the weekly In which
Tallinger said that "the records iof the
department We're open to Inspection"
and intimated that the story, was
printed without reference to those
and suggested Balinger grant Col
lier's representative an interview and
outline certain parts of the record
which were overlooked"
Yesterday, after Ballinger refused
to see c. p. Connolly, the Golfers
representative, he wrote letter to
Hapgood. in which he said "The facts
relating to all of the vicious and ugly
destinations to which you have so
eagerly given publicity exonerates
me from the slightest charge of inn
propriety or maladministration and
Will doubtless be given the public In
due time. l may add that / do not
think your columns satisfactory ve-
hicle for this purpose
The secretary declares in his letter
that Hapgood's request to view the
records Is exceedingly tardy."
I'm view of your published false
and unjust insinuations of my pro-
fessional and official conduct without
making the slightest effort to secure
confirmation from the records of my
department or from me-" he con-
tinues, your reiteration of the CLAWS
charges after they had been present.
ed to the president and fully digest
cd and disposed of by him, your
present request does not appeal to me
as worthy of consideration"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
NO WORD FROM
JOHN J. ASTOR

New York, Nov 19.--No word has
been received today from the missing
steam yacht Nourmahal on which
Colonel John Jacob Astor and his son
Vincent have been cruising in West
Indian waters, though n revenue cut
ter, the Algonquin, the wrecking
steamer Relief and every vessel that
can be reached by wireless In these
waters are searching for her.
Astors friends and associates be-
lieve the vessel has weathered the
terrible storm and Is riding safely al
anchor in some obscure port.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE A
DEMOCRAT.

Speaking of President Taft, Col
lier's Weekly says, What he needs
to fight against is the facility with
which he became an easy mark. -
And this from paper which strong
ly advocated the election of Taft be-
cause he would give the nation such
peaceful, quiet administration,
What's the matter with Golfers any
way? Before the election we were
all told tnat what we needed was a
president who would be more easy in
mis- administration. Now Taft seems
to suit them too well. Then listen TO
this from Golfers, 1.-The next presi-
dent of the United States will be T.
Roosevelt, another Republican who is
Independent or a Democrat"
Has Golfers forgotten so soon
that Taft was part Of and the
heir apparent to the Roosevelt ad-
ministration? He was a man picked
out by the strenuous one to carry out
my policies. Roosevelt erected the
big steam roller which crushed
out all opposition TO Tafts nomina-
ton, conducted his campaign while
Hitchcock attended to the letter files,
edited all Taft's speeches and took
up every hight OF the campaign for
him, even going so far as to edit
lafts inaugural address for him. And
In the .a,e of all this Golfers tells
us We want more of Roosevelt.
1t is apparent that Golfers Weekly
is a monstrous failure when it comes
TO picking Republicans for president.
IL was one OF the papers which pick
ed Taft tor the people
There IS. however, one part OF the
prophecy which, although the last
part, may be taken as correct. The
next president Will be Democrat.
But the people will not permit Col
iier's 70 pick out the man.
The people of Ohio have been
satisfied .or some time who that man
will be.
The naI.on was glad to be relieved
OF the disturbing administration OF
Roosevelt, but II was not willing to
go to the extreme which the Taft ad-
ion furnishes, and 1t would
not have done so had the people not
been misled by the prophecies and
promises made for Taft by Just such
papers as Colliers-Columbus News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
Monuments-ais East Center Il
AVIATION SAFER
r THAN FOOTBALL

New York. Nov. 1s-Cari II. Car
son. president of the Aero club OF
the University of Pennsylvania, stat
&c today that several of the, larger
universities were planning to devote
considerable time to aeronautics. His
club will have an initial trial on
Thanksgiving day, when balloon
manned by undergraduates will be
sent up. He said later on aeroplanes
would be purchased and challenges
sent out to other colleges to COIN
pete. 1T is safer than football" said
Carson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
NOTED PUBLISHER
DIES IN NEW YORK


New YORK, Nov 19.-Willlam M 1.
Laffan. publisher of the New York
sum- died at his home, Laffan house,
Long Island, at 3:30 this morning,
following an operation for append
citis, performed last Monday Will
liam M Laffan was born In Dub
lin. Ireland. January 22. ls4s, and
has been prominent in newspaper ar-
fairs in the Unitde States since 1870.
AT the time of his death he was
president. treasurer and manager Of
the Sun Publishing company. di-
rector OF Harper & Brothers and vice
president and director of the Lanston
Monotype Machine company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

1t is too evident that somebody
has frightfully neglected his duty in
Illinois when more than 300 miners
are sacrificed and thousand father
less children left to struggle tor sub
sistence. There should be a radical
change In the mining laws or in their
enforcement, or both.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1909.
Nov. l9 In American History.

lI52-George Rogers Clarke. American
soldier and explorer. born; died
1878.
Ie1I-John Ancrum Winslow, captain
OF the Kearsarge during the fight
with the Alabama. born; died 1913.
ls3l-James Abram Garfield. twentieth
president Of the United States,
born; died 1881.
1857 Fitz. Greene Halleck, poet, died;
born 100.
906--Georgie Cayvan. once popular ac-
tress, died in Flushing, n. y; born
1858.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
son sets 4:J5 rises 6:49; moon sets
1890 D. m.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
HUNTING THE SUGAR TRUST.

1t turns out that man who has
been used TO shield the corrupt Sugar
Trust was the former Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury, James B. Rey-
nolds. Mr.. Reynolds is now the Sec
rotary OF the Tariff commission and
a good man to bounce and that
quickly. It is alleged that when Parr
mad gathered the evidence against the
Sugar trust which led to fine OF
$4,000 900 being imposed on it that he
was able to report some startling
stories about government officials.
When he had discovered the steel
spring on the Hayemeyer scales which
was used 10 swlndle the government
ne seized the vessel Stratheyre, part
ly unloaded, and also part of
stanchion oil one of these crooked
scales In which wire had been in
serted. Later PARIS superior, Mr.. C.
n. Cross, ordered the vessel released.
Mr.. Parr later ascertained that the
order for Jne vessels release came
from Reynolds. Parr was offered
100000 ard trip to Europe II he
would forget what he had discovered
81 was violation OF the law for Rey-
nolds TO make su-h an order as ne
had no authority for releasing a selz-
ure valued at more than $1,000.
1t is also charged by Parr that
when Reynolds knew he had made
these important discoveries of fraud
practiced on the government by the
trust he took HIM OF the job and as
signed him on the Pacific slope ans
when he, parr, returned he was not
disciplined. All OF which seems to
make mighty interesting reading for
Mr.. Reynolds The Philadelphia Bull
Ietin declares concerning this:
1T Is believed that rock-bottom
has yet been reached in the probing
process which has been begun in this
institution. The whole power OF
the Federal Government should be
exerted rs 1ar as is legally possible
20 clear up the entire scandal, TO get
down 10 the hidden fats and TO
mete out justice 30 the guilty; and
President Taft cannot too promptly
and sharply enjoin upon the Attorney
General the duty OF vindicating every
law whi:n the trust has violated or
defed" II
The Kansas City Star reflects on.
the sugar trust scandal as follows;
Right IN the midst OF this ma
tional scandal Congress singled out
the Sugar Trust tor the most flag
rant fayoritism in the making OF the
new Tariff law. With the exception of
the Woolen Trust no other interest
was so prazenly, so defantly, so
grossly favored as was the Sugar
Trust, the evidence OF its system OF
eytortion presented IN the Senate
by Mr.. Bristow and others being
wholly disregarded. What is the ex-
power OF this comblna-
non? II IS time to find out. 1t is
Iime TO break 1t, no mater who
sreaks 1t"
Word from Washington Is to the
meet that President Taft. Secretary
dcveagh and Attorney General
Vickersaam are determined to prose-
ute the Sugar sinners to the extent
Il the law. AS this piratical con-
piracy has been breaking the law
ally for about forty years and as
/ has enjoyed tariff fayors amount
8 10 hundreds OF millions OF dol
y II Will be difficult thing TO
ke the punishment fit the crime. II I
uld take a $4,000 900 fine and then
y " 90 that. I,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

Nearly every football day two or
three young men are killed by the
neavy urching of the flying wedge or
some other violent movement. Isn't
the fun too costly?
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19
OHIO COMMISSION
MAKES LAST REPORT

BY UuIted Press Wire
Columbus, o.. Nov. 10 The final
report of the Ohio commission for
the jamestown exposition In 1907
was made TO Governor Harmon,
Thursday. 1t shows that the com
mission lacked $4,504.5 SO of expend-
ing the $4,000 appropriated by the
state to display its greatness. The
commi ssion also turned into the
treasury $3,796 from the sale of ,the
Ohio building. 4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

Mayor &amuel W. Crawford OF
East Liverpool ordered the near beer
venders 10 cease the sale, last week,
and 90 os them shut up shop.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

r. II Lewis e. Co have stocked a
new grocery--court street-rear Ma
rion Savings Bank. Everything one
day fresh. New goods arriving every
hour. We want your business as
usual, and are ready to take care Of
1t. Just telephone 1870.
r.. T.. LEWIS e. co.
Court Street, north Of Court House.
11-15-6t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

When YOU see or hear of "Walter
Buckwheat" seek no farther. Ask
your grocer. He knows it's the besr.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-19

Free lecture on Christian Science
nj tIe Opera House, Monday even
Ing. Nov. rand, al eight o'clock.
ll-IO-3t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-02
Calhoun, Slave, lis, Dies.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 28.-John C.
Calhoun, negro, l15 years old, died
at Pensacola last night. The death
certificate was sworn to and filed in
the Office Of the City Clerk. It gives
the date Of the negro's birth at 1874.
Calhoun, bearing the name. Of the
famous American statesman, lived in
Pensacola for 40 years, and until IA
years ago made his living by daily la
Dor in a sawmill. He was on the pay
rolls as a yardman at the age Of 10l.
In reminiscent moods the old negro,
who had friends among both whites
and blacks, would tell Of incidents in
the life Of his former master, Cal
houn, and refer to the great states
man with asmuch familiarity as to his
grandchildren, IS
The negro was born in slavery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-02
Order of Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
County OF Bstes.
In the Circuit Court OF Bates County, Missou-
ri, October term, 1909.
The Sta OF Missouri at the relation and ia
the use OF 8. L coleman, Elk Onlcio Collector
Of the Revenue of Bates county In the State OF
Missouri, plaintiff va M. W. Goodwin and
Harry Hendricks, defendants.
Civil action for delinquent. taxes.
Now at this day, October 2sth, 1909, comes
the plaintiff herein by her attorney and Dy
leave Of the Circuit Court OF Bates county In
the State Of Missouri, and files her amended
petition stating among other things that the
above named defendants, NJ. W. Goodwin and
Harry Hendricks, non-residents OF the State OF
Missouri
Whereupon 1t Ia ordered by the court, that
the deienaantsIbe, by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit aga INST them In
this court by petition the object ami general
State Of Missouri for the delinquent tsxes of the
years 1904, 1906, 1905 and 1901 amount ting In the
aggregate TO the SUM Of Sl.l5 together with In
terest. coete, commission and fees, upon the
following described tracts Of land situated In
Bates county, Missouri, to-wit:
Three acres. described as beginning at the
southeast corner OF the southwest quarter Of
the northwest quarter OF section thirty-two Ia
township forty-one OF range thirty-two and
thence north sixty rods, thence west eight r0di
|
10 the place Of beginning and that unless TIT
said defendants be and sppear at the next tern
OF this court to be begun and holden 10 the CITY
Of Butler, Bates county, No., ON the nrst Mon
DAY In February. 1910, and on or before til,
first day thereof, and plead 10 said petit ion &C
cording 70 law the same will be taken - con
fessed, and judgment rendered according {,
the prayer Of said petition and the above de-
scribed real estate sold TO satisfy the same.
And Ii 10 further ordered BY she clerk afore
said that copy hereof be Published IN TIL
and Published In Bates county, Missouri. To-
four week. snecessively, the last insertion {,
be ct least thirty days, before the first do,
OF the next term OF ssid court.
| A true copy OF the record. Witness m,
| hand % clerk Aforesaid With the sea
| (sEAL) OF said court hereanto a6lxed. Done
| at odcein Butter on this the 18th do,
| Of November, 1903.
T. d. EMBREE,
| Cireuit Clerk.
| et G. N. BARKLEY, D. c.