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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
SAVED FROM
HERSELF
Girl Who Tries to End Her
Life is Found Before it
Is Too Late.

Akron, o., June 20. Dear Moth
er-I hope you will forgive me for
this act. Please take good care OF
the baby. am dying as l write
these words"
This note was found shortly before
the WRITER Mrs. Emma Sweltzer was
discovered lying across her bed with
clcIth saturated with chloroform
over her face.
Mrs. Sweltzer was yet alive and a
physician was summoned who sue
ceeded in reviving her and she was
taken TO the city hospital. where she
directed that the letter written TO
her mother be burned. She has
not been living with her husband
Gor two years on account of domes-
tic troubles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

Paris, June 22.--Tlhe prospects of
American participation in the Han
kow -Sez-Chuen Railroad loan are re-
garded here as having improved con-
siderably. The French government
while at first inclined to share O. fear
of the English government that the
renpening of the protocol signed June
6 would result in intermina'ble de-
lay has now adopted more benev-
olent attitude, and in banking circles
in touch with the negotiations, II
WAS said yesterday afternoon that
the French and English groups had
swung around in favor of American
participation as tine quickest and eas.
lest solution. especially as 1t is rec.
ognized that the Americans Chinese
agreement of 1904, gives Washington
the whip hand at Picking.
The French bankers, notwithstand
ing the attitude of the Berlin gov.
ernment. intimate that tine only
real opposition now comes from the
German financial group.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
PREMIER BLOCKS PLANS
OF THE REACTIONARIEs

st. Petersburg. June 22--Premier
Stolypin has put an end to the plan
or the reactlonary organizations TO
turn the celebration at Poltava next
month of the bi-centennial OF the
famous battle into "a demonstration
against the Duma and the reform
manifesto of October 80.
The League OF Russian People had
planned to hold general congress at
Poltava during the celebration, and
10 send deputation 10 the Emperor,
The Premier declined to sanction this
proposal. re Informed the league
that places had been reserved for only
175 representatives. and the delegates
10 the congress consequently an
nounced that they would not be pres
ent.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
FITZ IS ACHING FOR A
CHANCE AT JOHNSON

New York, June 22-Robert Fltz-
simmons, the former champion
heavy weight of the world, return
cd TO this country yesterday on
board the steamship Minneapolis
from Europe, where he has been
giving theatrical exhibitions.
"a want to fight that man Johnson
said Fitz when he landed. 81 feel
mighty sure j can beat him, at least
I'm willing TO make "a desperate try
F1ease don't forget that ! ann the
lniddleweight and lightweight cham
got those titles away from me-"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
GFNDARNES GUARD
RACERS AGAINST STRIKERS

Paris, June 22-The horses for the
races at st. Cloud yesterday were es-
corted from their training quarters by
mounted gendarmes,in order to prevent
a repetition of the disorderly scenes of
Sunday when forty militant members
OF the Stableboys' union attempted
to prevent the running of the Grand
Steeplechase OF Paris at the Auteuil
course. tifN
A deputation of the stableboys yes
terday visited Minister of Labor VII
viana, who has undertaken. to mediate
with the trainers. The boys demand
recognition of their union, payment
at the rate of $1.20 day. better
quarters and food, and that they en-
joy the benefits OF the employers
liability law
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
PUBLIC OPINION WILL WIN

One wonders II William Howard
Taft who sits in the great chair of
state at Washington is hoodooed by
that gyasticutis, Aldrich, and will
turn down his solemn promises 10
use his influence, at the head of
the party, TO reform the inequities
and the iniquities OF the tariff!
William Howard Taft stands up close
to moral crisis and to remarkable
political possibilities and eventualities.
The problem just now is not 80 much
industrial as moral but II has the
potancies of great contingencies. The
country would flourish under the
Aldrich bill. But there are some
matters in this country of greater
Importance than that OF dollars. One
OF these is who rules? DO the people
rule through their representatives in
Congress and the Presidency or do
the monopolies rule through their rep
resentatives In Congress and the
Presidency? That Is the question for
MIR. Taft to decide and that decision
is big with fate. II Taft meets the
public expectations he will be the
man on whom many concentrate the
great militant forces of democracy
and carry his standard to victory.
But II he fails then the people will
Immediately cast about for another
leader. 1t is the twelve progresslves
from the great northwest who repre-
sent intelligent public opinion in the
Republican party not only there but
In Ohio and California and Tennessee
and New York and Massachusetts
and that power has over and over
again been demonstrated to be strong
|er than congress and presidents and
cabinets for 1t Is the power that can
make them or unmake them.
Discussing one feature of this ques-
tion the editor of Golfers Weekly
says:
1t is President Taft, not the SEN
ate, that must make good to the
people. The senate made no promis-
es. President Taft must either veto
the tariff bill or prove to the people
face to face on the public platforms
where his promises were made. that
the tariff bill which he signs is a
substantial revision downward. And
this proof can be made by no long
complications Of confusing figures,
by no devil-and-stump hippodrome
OF how the maximum will reduce
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
June u In American History.

1S31-Paul Charles Morphy, famous
chess player who defeated in turn
the best players in America. Eng
land. France and Germany, born
In New Orleans; died there 1884.
dSS4-Captain w. s. Schley's relief
party reached Cape Sabine and
| rescued Lieutenant A. w. Greely
! and six others, only survivors Of
y the Greely polar expedition to
Lady Franklin bay.
1S9S-General Skaters corps made the
first landing on Cuban soil at Dai.
quiri.
190S-Ellen NJ. Ames. an author known
4 as Eleanor Kirk, died at Weeka-
paug, r. l.: born 1882.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
JUvENILE PRoDIGrEs

From Medford, Massachusetts, comes
a story of Juvenile achievement that
will make parents wonder and that
would discourage the average boy II
boys were easily discouraged. Norbert
Wiener, a senior in Tufts college, at
Medford. who is IA yeasr old, received
a diploma at the college commence
ment as a bachelor of arts. And not
only did he receive his degree of
bachelor of arts, but he will be enter
ed on the roll of Tufts as having
completed a full four years course
in three years. Wiener is considered
the most remarkable student On the
roll of any college or university in
the world. When he was IS months
old he knew the Ensnsh alphabet; at
3 years he could read and write; at
5She studied Latin! at 6, he had mas
tered arithmetic, algebra, plane and
solid geometry; at s years he read
books in Latin, German, French and
Russian readily; at he could reason
problems in trigonometry and calcu-
aus and was given to perusing the
works OF the ancient philosophers.
II Master Wiener keeps up his
present gait he will know it all by the
time he reaches the mature age OF Il
and actually accomplish a feat which
30 many university graduates have
vafnly credited themselves, with hav-
ing achieved. His precociousness
would seem incredible If there were
no parallel cases in existence to
lend an air of probability to his early
acquisitions of knowledge. There
have been juvenil prodigies in the
past, some of them as wonderful as
young Wiener. One OF these was
Phillip Barretier, whose life was writ
ten by DR.. Samuel Johnson, Barretier's
childhood surpassed even that of John
Stuart Min. At the age of o he was
master OF five languages-Greek and
hebrew being two OF them. In his
twelfth year he applied himself par
ticularly to the study OF the church
fathers, about the hardest reading
that can be found. AT the age of IA
he published controversial work on
the beginning of the gospel according
TO Saint John. The same year the
University OF Halle offered him the
degree OF doctor Of philosophy. HIS
thesis. or philosophical positions,
which he printed, ran through sew
eral editions in a few weeks. Barretier
was also deep student of mathe-
mafics and astronomy was his favor
lite subject. His health broke down
from the severity of his studies, and
he died in 1740 in the twentieth year
Of his age
II may be OF some interest to know
how this infant phonemenon learned
languages johnson says: "The first
languages which he learned were the
French. German and Latin, which he
WIS taught, not in common way,
by q multitude OF definitions, rules
and exceptions, which fatigue the at
tention and burden the memory. with
out any use proportionate to the time
which tney require and the disgust
which they create. The method by
which be was instructed was easy and
expeditions. and therefore pleasing.
he Learned tuem all in the same man
nsr, and almost " the same time.
W conversing An them indifferertly
x1th his father.'
1lhsfe havs been many boys who
o1<onlshed the world by their prof.
oicocy n mathematics, but not 30
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

many who have displayed an extraor-
dinary capacity to acquire languages.
Most of these Calculating boys" as
they have been called, had a gift for
figures directly from nature and did
not have to delve for their knowledge.
And 1t may be added that very few
of them ever became eminent men
or made any discoveries in the high
ler mathematics. They can solve prob
lens in a few moments, but their So
lutions had to be tested by the old
methods. The youthful Wiener ap-
pears to have an intellect that works
IN every direction, and IL he lives
great things may be expected from
MIN. II is something of coincidence
that the Admirable Crichton, that
Scottish worthy of the Sixteenth cen
ltury of whom so many amazing tales
are told, took his degree of Master OF
Arts at the age of IA. He, too, was
considered prodigy, not only in
abilities, but in actual attainments.
However, all boys can comfort
themselves with the reflection that
very long list could be made of the
great men who did not distinguish
themselves at school. Some of them
were called ounces by their teachers
and 1t was even freely predicted that
Others would be finally hanged. Not
many men of action have been par.
ticularly bright at school. They have
generally been normal lads who were
very fond of play and accepted a Ger.
tain amount Of education as a neces
i sary evil. In latter years many ol
them have wished that they received
more OF it.
About as sensible a thing on the
subject of study as was ever said
came from the pen of the first Loro
Lytton, who as a successful novelist
dramatist and politician was in a
position to give advice worth needing,
He said: youths who are destined
for active careers, or ambitious OF
distinction in such forms of literature
as require freshness of invention or
Originality of thought, should avoid
the habit of intense study for many
hours at stretch. There is point
in all tension of the intellect beyond
which effort is only waste Of strength
Fresh ideas do not readily spring up
Within a weary brain; and whatever
exhausts the mind not only enfeebles
its power, but narows its scope. We
often see men who have Overhead at
college, entering Upon life as languid-
ly as II they were about to leave 1t
They have not the vigor to cope with
their own generation; for their own
generation is young and they have
wasted the nervous energy which sup
plies the sinews of war to youth in
its contest for fame or fortune"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
CUPID MUST AGAIN
TAKE ALL THE BLAME

Cleveland, June 22-Obto G. Win
ter. aged 80 of Lakewood, shot HIM
self in the right temple at the home
of Mrs. F. M. Powell, aged 30, a
neighbor Monday afternoon and died
after he had been taken to Lakewood
hospital. Winter, who was a single
man. was constable in the court OF
Justice Murphy and was candidate
for the nomination as marshal of
Lakewood. The motive for the sui
eide Dis not clear. Though 1t is inti-
mated that Winter had become in
Glatuated with Mrs. Powell. who re-
scented his attentions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 1881, rises 4:25; moon sets
11:15 p. m; / n. m. conjunction be-
tween planets Venus and Neptune;
7:49 a. m. moon In conjunction with
Jupiter. passing from west to east Of
the planet, 4 1-3 degrees north thereof.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
BULLET
!. into HIS HEAD
Quite Prominent Steel Man
Shoots himself In a
Van Vert Hotel.

Van Vert, o., June 22--A few
minutes after purchasing revolver
in local hardware store, Frank M
Campbell. manager since 1903 of the
Philadelphia branch of the Jones &
Laughlin Steeel Company, Pittsburg,
was found dead in his room in the
Marsh Hotel here. A bullet hole
was in his right temple and the re-
volver was found in a pool Of blood
beside the body.
A message to Mrs. Campbell,
daughter of the owner of the Marsh
Hotel, reads: God has taken my
reason; soon will be with my God
Mr.. Campbell recently suffered a
nervous breakdown and came here
with Mrs. Campbell to recuperate. He
intended also to undergo treatment
with a Cleveland specialist.
Mr.. Campbell's services up TO the
time Of his breakdown had been Sc
valuable that Jones e Laughlin some
time ago presented him with block
of stock worth $4,000, in addition to
paying him $4,000. yearly.
The body will be taken 20 Gallon
w., where MIR. Campbell formerly
lived, for burial.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

Pittsburg, June 22-The death by
his own hand in Van Vert, Ohio,
of Frank M. Campbell, recalls the
self-destruction here three years ago
June 6, Of Thomas o. c. Jones, one
or the millionaire members of the
Jones & Laughlin Company. Jones
was found dead in the Hotel Schenley,
a bullet hole in his temple. He and
Campbell had been close friends in
the years Campbell was connected
with the local offices of the company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

transferred to the Oceanic, sailing
June 23; the remainder will come on
the st. Paul on June 26 The cargo
will be taken by vessel of the At
lantic Transport Line.
Shields, June 22-The British
steamer Hartlepool arrived here yes
terday badly damaged. Her star
board bow had been cut down to the
waters edge after collision with an
unknown steamer off Dover Saturday
II appears certain that the Hartlepool
is the vessel that collided with the
iceland.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

SUsANNE:
Good housewives prefer Gold Medal
Flour. SAToMp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22

American interests would he reached
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Trv the Mrror want cmumn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02
SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES TO
NFLICT SENTENCES FOR CONTEMPT
Officials Accused Of Completely in Lynchn@ Of Negro Who
Was Granted Review Of Ills Case Will Receive
Punishment at Hands OF Court
RAIAsHINGTON. Nov. 1--rhe nnns-

MAJ WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The unus-
ual proceeding of an arraign-
ment for sentence at the bar of
the supreme court of the United
States will be witnessed two weeks
from today in accordance with an an
nouncement made today in the cases
of Joseph H. Shipp of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and five co-defendants, charg-
ed with contempt.
The cases originated in the United
States courts deciding in March, 1906,
to hear the appeal of a negro, Ed
Johnston, from verdict of the Tenne-
see courts, holding him guilty and
sentenced to be hanged on charge
OF criminal assault. The night after
the determination of the supreme
court to review the proceedings in the
case, Johnston was removed to Chat
tanooga where he was confined in jail.
A mob stormed the JAIL took him out
and lynched him.
The court was incensed and at it's
instance the attorney general insti-
tuted proceedings against Shipp, who
was the sheriff, and 25 others, includ-
ing the jailer, supposed to have been
implicated in the lynching, charging
them with contempt of the supreme
court. Six were found guilty. These
were Sheriff Shipp, his deputy, Jere-
miah Gibson. who was the jailer; Lu-
ther Williams, Nick Nolan, Henry
Padget and William Mayes, residents
of Chattanooga
The defendants entered motions for
a rehearing which had the effect of
postponing action until the present
term. The court, through Chief JUS
tice Fuller, announced its denial of
the motion, the chief justice at the
same time ordering the defendants to
appear on November Is to receive
sentence. The court has the discre-
tion either to fine or imprison the
men, or to inflict both penalties. 1t
is only known that the court has ap-
peared exceptionally interested in the
case and it is believed to feel that an
example must be made. 1t is recalled,
however, that several of the members
of the court, among whom was the
late Justice Peckham, dissented from
the decision, which may have the ef-
feet of lessening the severity of the
sentence.
The only instance of sentence for
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02
Physician Is Subjected
To Police Third
Degree

G EATTLE, Wash, Nov 1.-Peter
Miller, physician, lecturer on
economics and holder of degrees
from European colleges, who is on
trial for burglary, took the witness
stand in his own defense today and
told a horrible story of beatings ad-
ministered to him by the police in
order to extor confession. Miller
is his own attorney.
He charged Captain of Detectives
Charles Tenant with assaulting him
and kicking him in the face after
knocking him down with a bludgeon
III order to obtain a confession. He
said that finally Prosecuting Attorney
George F. Vanaervor came to the as
sistance of Tenant and by threats
and intimidation sought to make him
admit something of which he was not
guilty. He steadfastly refused until
after 10 days of torture. he said, he
pleaded guilty to anything the police
asked him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02
Non-Interest Bearing
Debt of Nation
Increased

RAI ASHINGTON, D. c., Nov 1.-The
Nv aggregate debt of the United
' States is $2,661, ,425,3 ,3O1, which
Includes $1,366,276,S69 of certifi-
Gates and notes that are out
standing offset by an equal amount
Pf cash in the treasury. This leaves
II 295, ,147,432, composed of interest
bearing debts, debt on which interest
las ceased and debt bearing no inter
est. The debt bearing no interest in
dudes outstanding United States
Iptes or greenbacks raggregating
$461S1 ,026.
The certificates and treasury notes
i1cluded in the aggregate debt in
cteased $13,21S,000 during October,
while the aggregate of interest and
nSn-interest bearing debts decreased
$685.
The balance in the general fund Of
the treasury is $50, ,103,07S.
The ordinary receipts for October
aggregated $57.176,765 and disburse-
mtnts $59,100,660. This shows that
ordinary disbursements exceeded or
dinary receipts by $1,923,S95.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02

deepen the Mississippi river. A reso-
luton to that effect, offered by Da-
vid r. Francis of Missouri, was adopt-
ed. 1t follows:
Resolved, That the president of the
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways
association be requested to appoint
5OO delegates from our organization
to visit and present to the proper
committee of congress and to the
heads of our government, the resolu-
tions adopted by this convention and
at the same time to act as delegates
to the Rivers and Harbors congress
to be held in Washington, December
s, 8 and 10"
There was silence for moment aft
er the resolution was read. The lobby
idea apparently shocked many dele
gates for the moment. Then some
body turned loose an old-fashioned
rebel yell and the resolution was
adopted with a whoop In the confu-
sion it is doubtful if 10 delegates knew
the regular report of the resolutions
committee had been adopted. The
resolution declared that the federal
government should enter upon a
oSAAACO POllCy anu pldu Vi waterways )
development beginning with the i'm
provement of the Mississippi and Illi-
nois rivers as main trunk of a great
waterways system, in such way as
to open effective navigation between
the gulf of Mexico and the great
lakes, such main trunk line to be de-
veloped with no disparagement of
constant reference to the concurrent
of the tributaries"
The issuance of small bonds in
proper denominations was urged upon
congress as a means of paying for the
great undertaking.
Representative d. E. Mckinley of
California, was one of the speakers
of the afternoon session. He made a
spirited argument for improvement of
the inland waterways. He came as
doubter, he said, but was now con-
yerted to the cause.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-11-02
To Provide
Defense From
Air Craft

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ito devise
w some means of defense against
aerial invasion, the bureau of
ordnance of the war department, it
was learned today, is about to begin
a series of experiments of shooting at
air craft with cannon.
Three balloons of comparatively
small size will be purchased. No
one will occupy the baskets of the
balloons when firing is in progress.
The experiments will be carried on
at the Sandy Hook proving grounds
in New Jersey.
Experiments will be conducted in
muffling the motors of the Wright
aeroplane owned by the government,
so that the flight of an aeroplane may
DE made comparatively noiseless. At
tempts to communicate by wireless
telegraphy from an aeroplane also
will be made.