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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
WOULD ABANDON THE CANALS
Many Legislators are Willing that the
States Waterways be Sold to
the HIahest Bidder.

Columbus, o., Feb. 20.-To abandon
the canals is the policy which will be
agitated by many legislators who arc
fighting the continued appropriations.
Senator Tod of Youngstown will
lead the fight. He insists the state is
wasting hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars each year in its appropriations
for canal purposes. He will produce
figures showing the amounts that
have been expended In the last few
years and will then point to the fact
that only very small part Of the en-
tire system is now navigable even by
the old type Of boats.
Senator Rathburn Of Meigs has pre-
pared a bill providing that the canals
he sold to the best bidders. HC
would have commission named tC
dispose of the property. II is figured
that the canal property would brinl
from $4,000 900 to $20,OOO,0O0.
Chief Engineer Perkins yesterday
gave out statement Of the ex
penditures made by the state board
of public works since the task of re
building the canal system was com
menced. The amount expended ag
gregated $1,27S0O0. It will take near
ly $2,OO0,000 more to complete th'
work.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
ANCIENT USAGE OF THE FORK.
On Being Invited Out One Furnished
His Knife and Fork.

The first mention OF the use OF
forks in history was at the table OF
John. the good Duke Of Burgundy
and he only possessed two, one OF
gold and the other of silver. At that
period the loaves OF bread were
made cylindrical. They were cut In
slices and piled upon trencher and
placed beside the host. who carved
the meat with a pointed carving
knife, holding the joint with a skew
er OF wrought gold or silver, which
he stuck into the joint to hold It Sc
cure while cutting the meat. Hav-
Ing cut the meat in slices, he took 1t
on the point of the knife and placed
Il on slice of bread, which was
served to the guest. This ancient
custom of serving meat is still prac-
ticed in some hamlets on the conu-
nent OF Europe. This decoration Ia
still the vogue in our delicatessen
stores. When It first became custo-
mary to use forks a gentleman on re-
ceipt of an invitation to dinner
would send his servant with his
knife, fork and spoon, or, II he had
no servant, he would carry them in
his breeches pockets, as a carpenter
carries his rule to-day. This an
cient custom still obtains among the
peasantry of the Tyrol and some
parts of Germany and Switzerland,
they carrying their knife, fork and
spoon in a case. Sometimes all three
are found together, with rivet
through the extreme end of the
handle.
This form OF feeding, understand,
is generally used in all places In
Italy, their forks being for the most
part made of iron or steel. and some
OF silver; but those are used only by
gentlemen. The reason of this their
curiosity is, because the Italian can
not by any means endure to have his
dish touched with fingers, seeing all
mems fingers are not alike clean.
Hereupon | myself thought good to
initiate the Italian fashion of this
forked cutting of meat, not only
while was in Italy, but also In Ger
many, and oftentlmes in England
since | came home.
The use of forks was at first much
ridiculed In England as tn effemi-
nate piece of lnery. In one of Beau
mont and Fletcher's plays your
fork carving traveller" is spoken OF
with much contempt, and Ben Jon
son has Joined In the laugh against
them in his Devils an ASS. New
York Mail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
JUSTICE WAS SPEEDY
THE SLAYER OF A GIRL Is SEN.
TENcED TO DIE.
Negro Who Assaulted and Killed
Farmers Daughter Gets Quick
Action at the Hands o; a Judge.

Roanoke, Va. Feb. 2O.-Aurelius
Christian, the negro who on Thurs.
lay criminally assaulted and then
murdered Miss Mary Dobbs, the
pretty 14.year-old daughter of prom
inent Botetourt county farmer, was
yesterday sentenced to die in the
electric chair in the state peniten.
tiary on March %.
Christian was taken from Clifton
Forge to Fincastle and tried at a
special sitting OF the court by Circuit
Judge Anderson. who accompanied
The negro and officers to FincastFe.
The negro was indicted by the grand
Jury and Judge Anderson appointed
three lawyers to defend him.
At conference between the law
yers and the prisoner, Christian made
confession which he later repeated
In court to the Judge The court
heard three witnesses who established
the time and place OF the crime. No
Jury was summoned.
The Judge accepted Christians con.
fession and imposed the death sen.
tence.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
VIII Meet at The Hague to Deal with
Conservation OF Natural
Resources.

Washington, Feb. 20.-So thorough,
ly impressed is President Roosevelt
with the necessity of conservation of
the natural resources of the world
that he yesterday directed Secretary
Of State Bacon at the suggestion Of
the North American conservation con
ference in session here, to extend a
formal invitation to foreign powers to
participate in an international con
ference to deal with this important
problem to be held at The Hague next
September All of the As nations
represented at The Hague peace con.
ference will be invited to participate.
The announcement of the proposed
international gathering was made by
President Roosevelt following a
luncheon which he gave in honor of
the commissioners from this country,
Canada and Mexico. who are in at
tendance upon the North American
conservation conference.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
UPHOLDS SMELLS Will.
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DE
clDEs A FAMOUS CASE.
The Court Finds No Evidence that The
Old Millionaire was Insane When
He Made the VIII.

Springfield. H.. Feb. 2O.--A decision
handed down by the state supreme
court yesterday sustains the will OF
the late Tom" Smell a Clinton mil
lionaire, and reverses the decision Of
the Dewitt county circuit court which
broke the will The decision bars
the way against further attempts to
break the testament, which gave away
several million dollars. Richard
Smell, the son, was cut of with $50
and Mabel Smell Mcnamara Of Kan.
sas City, a niece got life annuity.
The main point urged by those
who sought to break the will was that
Smell was of unsound mind and had
been unduly influenced in making his
will immoral letters we're produced
as evidence showing his profligste ca.
reer during his last years. There In
not an item OF evidence, says the su.
preme court, on which to base the
verdict that he was insane when he
made the will or the codicil Il finds
no evidence that Mabel Mcnamara In
any way unlawfully influenced the
testator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
improvement In Business Activity Is
Very Slow, Especially In Iron,
Copper and Coal.

New York, Feb. 2O.-R G. Dun G.
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Improvement in the structure OF
business is much more pronounced
than improvement in the activity Of
business. While financial and polit-
ical developments, both in Europe
and the United States are distinctly
better, the progress toward the eager
ly expected revival of trade is slow
and, especially in the iron, copper
and coal trade, is disappointing. The
strength of the situation still lies In
the fact that stocks are in no extend.
ed state.
Cotton goods are firm. Woolen
goods are chiefly active in the better
grades OF fancy worsteds Domestic
hides are weaker and the shoe trade
is very dull. II is noteworthy that
trade reports are generally more
favorable from western centers than
in the eastern cities.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
kIeIn penIes AeceptIna erIbe.

Pttsburg, Feb. 2O.--John f. Klein,
councilman on trial on charge Of
accepting bribe. testified in his own
behalf yesterday, denying the testi-
mony of ex.Bank President Ramsey,
convicted of giving Klein a bribe, and
of ex-Cashier Vilsack. both of whom
testified to the payment Of money to
Klein. Councilman Joseph C. Was.
son, who is also under indictment,
testified, but was hampered by the
courts rulings that no testimony
could be given rejecting on Cny other
councilman than Klein or on any
banker.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Hearing Is Postponed.

Sandusky, o., Feb. 2O.-Hoaring on
the application of the Enterprise
Glass Co. of this city for an order re-
straining the National Window Glass
Workers organization and the local
union from interfering with rights
guaranteed by the laws of Ohio was
postponed by Judge Reed in common
pleas court yesterday on motion Of
defendants, witnesses employed in
various parts of the state claiming
they could not remain longer The
hearing will be resumed next week
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
A Hall In the Rasor Trial.

Medina, o.. Feb. 2O.-Mrs. William
Lee, grandmother of Orie Lee, took
the stand in the trial of Guy Rasoi
yesterday. She broke down under
the strain of questioning, and had tc
be led from the stand Edgar Lee
father of Orie Lee, testified that he
accused Rasor of numbering his
daughter when he confronted Rasor
at the scene of the tragedy. He said
Rasor denied guilt Lee also told Of
Rasor's courtship. The trial was then
adjourned until Tuesday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
credItors and stoekhoIders Protest

Cleveland, Feb. 20.-The condition
of Clevelands street railway system
one OF the results of eight years trac.
tion war, preciptated crisis Friday,
Creditors of the Municipal Traction
Co. and stockholders of the Cleveland
Railway Co. protested against the ex'
penditure of money by the receivers
to make improvements. Receivers
Bicknell and Scott asked the court
for authority to renew worn-out
tracks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Foul Breath
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Charcoal Is the strongest absorbent
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attracts poisons and newtralizes them
evil effects.
A noted French physician swallow
ed stryohnine enough TO kill three
men and with a teaspoonful OF chal
coal removed the bad effects Of this
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A little charcoal in a bedroom
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
A Blow al Pool Selling.

Sacramento. Cal, Feb 2O.-Gov.
Gillett yesterday signed the anti-race
track gambling bill, which will close
the race tracks at Emeryville before
the present meeting is over and will
sound the death knell of pool selling
at race tracks in California, as we'll
as wipe out the pool rooms which
have thrived all over the state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Stockholders are Doubly Liable.

Springfield, o., Feb. 20,-Aftei
years Of litigation Special Commits.
sioner Frank NJ. Knapp has handed
down decision that the stockholders
Of the Baton Rouge Sugar Co. are
liable to double the amount Of theiI
holdings for Indebtedness of the com.
pany. amounting to $34,91S. The
stockholders are largely Springfield
men and the manager of the company
is Frank ]. Webb. The commissioner
holds that Mr.. Webb must charge
himself as creditor with $4,000
which he had gained by raising his
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
without consent of the directors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
stores Cannot Act as Banks.

Columbus, o.. Feb. 2O.--In an opin
ion given to State Bank Superinten
dent Seymour. Attorney General Den
man holds that it is unlawful for de
partment and dry goods stores ia
maintain banking departments and dt
rects him to take steps to prevent
them from engaging in such business
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Bartender Killed a Police Sergeant

New York, Feb co. Sergeant John
b. Goldhammer was shot dead by Ed
ward J, Byrnes. bartender, In the
latter's apartment In First avenue
tenement yesterday. Byrnes declares
that Goldhammer insisted on forcing
his way into his apartment, and that
he shot him supposing that he was a
burglar. Deputy Commissioner Han
son said that although Goldhammer
suspected Byrnes Of being connected
with policy, he went to arrest him
concerning a robbery from an express
company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Fifty Villages Flooded.

Magdeburg Prussia, Feb. 20. FIT
villages and $4,000 acres Of land al
under water as a result of the Elb
being out Of its banks. In the tow
of Seehausen almost every street !
flooded to depth Of FIVE feet an
foot traffic is possible only by mean
Of primitive wooden bridges.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
A Remarkable Law.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 20.-A bill
has passed the general assembly OF
this state making II a misdemeanor
for any newspaper to publish the
name of any woman upon whom an
attempt TO Tavish or an assault has
been committed. The penalty for
violation OF this law is fixed at 81 900.
Court publications are exempt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
THE STEEL TRUST
WILL CUT PRICES
THE LEADING AMERICAN MANU-.
~ FAcTuRER DECLARES AN
"oPEN" MARKET.
IN ORDER TO RETAIN TRADE
u 10 Alleged that the Smaller Con.
Germs Have Been Cutting Rates
Judge Gany Issues an
official Statement.

New York. Feb 20.-An open"
market in the iron and steel trade
that manufacturers believe will lead
10 stimulation of the industry was
created late yesterday when ex.Judge
Elbert Fl. Gary, chairman of the di.
rectorate of the United States Steel
. Corporation, made an official an.
nouncement that the leading manu-.
lecturers of iron and steel have de-
termined to protect their customers
and, for the present, sell at such
modified prices as may be necessary
IN order to retain their fair share of
the business" The prices which may
be determined upon will be given by
the manufacturers to their customers
direct.
The action Of the leading manufac-
turers in effecting an open market
followed a series Of conferences that
had been held here for three days by
Judge Gary and the heads of the vari.
ous subsidiary companies of the Steel
Corporation. together with officials OF
other steel manufacturing companies.
Small Concerns Have Cut Prices.
Judge Gary In the official statement
says that the smaller manufacturing
concerns, for one cause or another,
particularly since the tariff agitation,
have become more ~ less excited and
demorMIztd aud have been selling
THEN products below those prices gen.
orally maintained and this led to un.
reasonabIe price cutting by certain
manufactuIrrs no though opposed
TO a change felt the necessity of pro-
tecting their customers.
3. =. Jones Issues Statement.
Pittsburg, Feb. 2O.--B. f. Jones. jr..
president of the Jones e. Laughlin
Steel Company Of Pittsburg, the larg.
est competitor Of the United States
Steel Corporation, issued the follow.
Ing statement last night regarding
steel prices
'T have no definite knowledge as to
what action the United States Steel
Corporation expects to take in ref
erence to prices.
Since the formation Of that com.
pany. It's officials have been frank
and open as to the prices which they
we're quoting on their various steel
products. To a number of the larger
Independent companies IL has seemed
10 be good policy to follow the United
States Steel Corporation, and as near.
ly as possible to quote the same
prices. On account of their immense
tonnage, the prices which they make
would naturally dominate the market.
"Of late there have been many
rImors that some Of the smaller com
panies have been shading the price
and as there has not been sufficient
Inquiry to satisfy all the steel max
ers, the large companies have suf-
fered.
DOUBTLESS tile Steel Corporation
has decided that their policy of frank
ness is not, at the present time, to
their advantage, so have decided not
to give any information as to the
prices which they expect to quote"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Legislature oyerrldos Thres Vctoes

Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 20.-Tl
Tennessee legislature yesterday thr,
times oyerTode the veto Of Gov, Pa
terson, rassing over his protest Il
bills providing for a compulsory le
allied primary and for creating, wit
out aid of the executive, state an
county election boards.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
recommends Reductions In duties.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-A reduction
IN the duty on news print paper
from $6 ton to So a ton; the placing
Of ground wood on the free list and
the establishment of a duty Of one.
twelfth cent per pound on mechanic
ally ground wood pulp, are the recon-
mendations of the committee on pulp
and paper investigation which made
Its report TO the house yesterday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Bank wreckers Must Go to prIoor

Chicago, Feb. 20. Ex.Circuit Cou-
Judge Abner Smith and Gustav Sol
row, under a decision Of the supren
court at Springfield, must go to Il
penltentiary. They were conylcte
of wrecking the Bank of America tC
days after It opened for busiqess, Il
stockholders losing sH5.000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
NIehoIIs Re.Iana Pre.IdeneY.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 20,-Congress
man Thomas d. Nichols has resigned
as president OF District No /. United
Mine Workers of America. an office
he had filled for II years. III health
Is given as the reason.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
MI.sourl's "pen" pIsgraoes the State.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 2O.-Fol
lowing an official investigation, the
senate committee on penitentiary de-
clared yesterday that the sanitary
conditions at the penitentiary were a
disgrace to the state. II was found
that IS per cent of the deaths within
the prison were caused by tuberculo-
Rig
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Two Men Drowned.

Baltimore, Feb William Bau'
ers and Christopher Myers Of this
city were drowned in Baltimore har'
Dor yesterday while trying a new
speed launch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Death Of q centenarIan.

Pittsbure, Feb, 90 Mrs. Margaret
Record 1O5 years old was found dead
yesterday in her bed near Harmony.
She had been active and strong and
retired apparently In good health
Thursday night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
A PrInt shop Ia an Automobile.

81, Petersburg, Feb. 2O.-The police
Of this city have seized a mysterious
automobile that frequently has been
oeen in the streets II contained a
complete equipment for printing reyo-
lutionary literature. Six men con.
nected with the plant we're arrested.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Bank Teller sulelded.

Little Rock. Ark, Feb. 20.-William
Pollock, paying teller of the German
National bank OF this city for the past
1S years. committed suicide yesterday
by shooting. Dependency is sup.
posed to have been the cause.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Explosion Caused Panic in a School

Baltimore, Feb. 20.-Five hundred
school children we're thrown into a
panic by an explosion In a gas stove
IN public school building No. 20 yes
terday, but although numbers OF the
pupils jumped from windows or we're
IAmmed together in doorways, none
we're seriously hurt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Earthquake Fund Exceeds a Million.

Washington. Feb. 2O-A million
dollars has been collected by the
American Red Cross for the aid OF
the italian earthquake sufferers. a
contribution Of 1900 bringing the
IraDd totalgnp 10 81 l.OOO,62s
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20

Pomeroy, o.. Feb, 2O-The explo-
sion OF salt works boiler at Hart
ford. w, Va, yesterday, killed VIII
Ham smith. engineer, and William
Bernett, fireman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20

One OF the fastest growing cities
In the world Is Kobe. Japan. It's
population increased from 10000 to
100000 in 10 years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20

While the great geological garden
OF London has 1921 birds, there are
1880 in New YOrk's Bronx zoolog-
ical Park.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
Wealthy Farmer Ia MlssInq.

Lima, O., Feb. 90 Eli Battles, aged
rs, a wealthy farmer, is mysteriously
missing. He was last seen about
his farm Sunday. Foul play is feared,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20

All trains daily except locals
and Nos. and 10.
For further information regarding
trains, call Information operator. !
l.. q. NDBERGALL, Y,
Phone 24s. Ticket Agent.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-26
FREE SCHOLARSHIP.

To the Youth of St. Mary and Yer.
million Parishes:
Tulane University has just ap-
prised me, as Senator of the 18th
District, comprising the Parishes
of Vermillion and st. Mary, that
vacancy has occurred from said
District, and urges me to appoin,
some one to this free scholarship
before Oct. /, 1909, subject to the
following qualifications:
The candidate must be a white
male youth, sixteen years of age,
prepared for college work, and q
resident of the District. He may
enter any regular class for which
he is qualified.
l wonld be glad to hear from any
such young youth desiring to
enter Tulane. Candidatessshould
give names of parents and state
how far advanced in studies.
l am sorry that Tulane has no
Agriculture Course to offer.
Very truly yours,
H. L. GUEYDAN,
Senator nth District.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-26

The Sugar Planters Journa
says: "Mr. Jules Gaussiran. O,
Baldwin, La, whose cane cutting
machine has been discussed ia
these columns and is thought to
be the most successful effort. made
thus far in cutting cane mechan.
ically, has also invented a cane
grab which will work on any or
binary derrick and especially with
the American Hoist and Derrick
Co.'s, and will grab up any desir-
ed load, taking cane up from the
ground clean, the only provision
being that their must be enough
head room for the grab to rise to
whatever height that may be ne.
cessary to transfer the cane from
the ground; to the eanel carrier.
We know BY our own experience
OF the excellent results that can
be obtained with this cane grab
and Mr.. Gaussiran quotes the Oak
Blum Planting Company, Irish
Bend. La, as one Of the users
~llo have thoroughly tested the |
machine and with very satisfac- |
Osy rseults. =