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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
THE BEAST AND THE JUNGLE

Judge Lindsey is known to the
world at large for his work in the
Juvenile Court of Denver, and, to the
little courtroom there, come Chill
dren's Society agents from all parts
Of the States, visitors from England,
officers from Germany. and govern
ment officials sent from Sweden,
Austria, France and Japan to study
his laws and learn his methods.
But to himself, to Denver, to his
friends, and-most of alto his en-
emies, his Juvenile Court is only an
incident, side issue, a small detail
In the mans amazing career For
years he has been engaged In a fight
OF which the founding OF his Juvenile
Court was only the merest skirmish.
II Is a fight that has carried him
into politics to find both political
parties against him. 1t has been car
ried on without the consistent support
OF any newspaper, and with now one,
now the other, and at times all the
party organs in Denver cartooning
and attacking him. The thieves, the
gamblers, the saloon-keepers and the
prostitutes have been cheered on
against him. There have been times
when even the churches have been
afraid to aid him. Men OF wealth-the
heads OF street railway, the telephone
company, the gas and electric com
pany, the water company and most
of the other Denver corporations and
combinations of finance--haye made
II their particular ambition and per.
sonal aim to beat him down and
crush him out of public life. He has
fought alone-at times absolutely
alone. And he is still fightingi
He has been offered bribes that
might buy millionaire. He has been
promised a career In polioits. fur
tune in law He has been given the
hope OF worldly preferments that
might seduce the highest ambition.
When these have failed to win him,
he has been threatened with all the
that the most unscru-
pulous power aud bitterest hate could
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
BOB BURDETTE

That genial humorist and splendid
American, Bob Burdette, is Ill and
has been compelled to retire from
his pulpit at Los Angeles. He re-
ceived an injury TO his spine last fall
and It is now said he never will
be well again. Indeed. there are
suspicious that he may not be able
to lecture or work any more. This
VIII be matter OF regret throughout
the country for there were few men
as popular and likeable as the Rev.
DIR. Robert j. Burdette, better known
as Bob" When first heard of ne
was paragrapher on the Burlington,
Iowa, Hawkeye. From there he
graduated to the platform, then en-
tered the ministry and became pas
tor OF the Temple Baptist church at
Los Angeles. Burdette made money
and also married a lady OF wealth.
but with all his successes he ever
remained the witty and genial Amer
lean citizen, one of characteristic fair
ness and with a wealth of sympathy
that made him rich of soul and wor-
thy Of the affectionate regard OF his
countrymen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
.KNE[T IN Street
Hundreds Pay a Silent Tri-
butte to the Memory Of
Father Ducey.

New York, Aug. 26-The last rites
of the Roman Catholic church were
performed over the body OF Father
Thomas J. Ducey, in st. Leo's, the
church he served so well and loved 80,
we'll 1t was an impressive and un-,
usual ceremony--impressive as all
church ceremonies of the character
are, and unusual from the character
OF the congregation.
! Packed N, the. little auditorium
were judges, city officials, actorss
hotel keepers, saloon keepers, round
ers, laborers, clerks, millionaires and
paupers-all sincere, mourners. They
all knew Father Tom Ducey in life
and loved him and he had known
them and served and helped them. At
the conclusion Of the eloquent eulogy
pronounced by Vicar General Lavelle.
the sobbing Of the mourners was un-
restrained. r
Because r the great number of
persons wishing to attend the services
admission to the church was by ticket.
Out in 2Sth-st., in front of the church.
and in 29th-st., in front of the little
rectory, hundreds knelt on the. pave
'ment during the singing OF the mass
and the preaching of the sermon
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
WILL PROBE.
President Taft Will Start an
Inquiry into Interior,
Department.

Washington, Aug. 26-The pres
ident has taken cognizance OF charges
made against his superlors by L. s.
Glacis, chief of the dicislon OF the
general land Office In the Northwest,
with headquarters at Seattle.
Mr.. CLAWS has prepared report to
the president, 1t is said, In which no
has attempted to show that high offi-
cials of the interior department have
been unnecessarily. concerned In the
expedition of what are known as the
Cunningham claims to valuable coal
claims In Alaska and IN so doing had
acted entirely Independent OF the gen
eral offices Of the department.
The officials are much incensed over
the report, but they take the position
that as they are preparing a report for
the president, their lips are necessari-
ly sealed against any outside disctis-
Sion OF the subject. 5 gl{
Privately the officials express indlg-
nation regarding the report and say
that at the proper time they will have
no difficulty in convincing the public
that their conduct In the matter was
proper.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
THE RACING TOLL OF DEATH

Those automobile races lat Indian
apolis, In which seven accidents have
occurred and six persons have lost
their lives, seems to be entirely un-
warranted. Such q toll of death is
unprecedented in American race his
tory and no good purpose is subserv-
cd by such exhibits of speed. There is
10 particular need for racer to get
over mile course in 80 LIZ seconds.
So far as we are concerned these
racers can have whole minute or
even minute and half In fact we
don't care IL they never even run.
This wild senseless racing to clip on
few seconds on the mile with ex-
ploding machines. bursting tires and
smashing the spectators to death is
about the most foolish, illogical and
insane conglomerate OF sport, exhibit
and racing that has ever been seen in
this country Talk about the Mex
ican bull fights, the gladitoriai COM
bats of pagan Rome, of men with
wild beasts where has there been
such senseless taking of human
life as those auto races?
The press, officials and public opin-
ion should unite In one loud pro-
test and demand that those riotous
and senseless exhibitions of speed
should be stopped. They are worth
less as matters of development of the
automobile for no sane business man
wants racing car or car built to
go ninety miles an hour. A flying
machine would be q safer proposition
What the people need is TO reduce
the cost of the auto rather than to
increase its speed. These machines
now, where the roads are good kee,
| boNO WIN cars anu
that is fast enough. Nobody is need,
ed on such widely distributed areas
at the same moment or in the same
hour. Much less these race fiends
Why that crowd could go off to All,
rica and stay two or three years anC
they would never be missed. All the
screaming racers who go buzzinl
through our crowded streets, could &c
to Aisa, Africa or the far islands OF
the Eastern seas with the perfect
good will of our people who have
work, here, to do and IL they never
came back nobody would care. Mos
of the people who want to race theil
autos in dangerous proximity to cit
liens who have work to do can bt
spared for almost any kind of for
elgn trip well elongated Let thi,
fact be hammered into their shall
low brains and it may save some
lives right here In Ohio.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
AMERICAN ON
TRIAL IN LONDON

London, August 26-James Camp
bell, described as mining broker, oil
New York, who was remanded Au-
gust 21 in Liverpool on the charge
of obtaining $4,000 under false pre-
lenses. was committed for trial today
at the Old Bailey.
It appears from the evidence sub
mitted that Campbell obtained the
money in question on an old share
certificate CT the Norfolk G. Western
railroad Company. which has been
worthless since the reconstruction OF
the line In 1896. The magistrate fired
ball ~ @1e,oeo. -'si'Q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
PROTESTS AGAINST
HORRIBLE TORTURES

Paris, August 26-The French
government has Instructed M. Reg
'nault. who Is returning to Morocco to
take up his duties as minister TO
make common cause with the other
members OF the diplomatic corps at
Tangier, who have decided to make
firm representatives to Mulai Hand,
the Sultan. TO discontinue the horrl-
BILE tortures and mutilations OF pris-
oners such as were practiced recent-
.ly on the followers OF Ell ROghi who
fell into the hands OF the Sultan's
troops.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26


Wy and he is evidently reluctant to
positively commit himself II Is be-
cause the most important thing to
Great Britain is the integrity Of her
own shores and because a fleet out
side Of Europe must, in a war with
England, operate thousands of miles
from its base that, "as regards the
United States, they would not count
under existing conditions as one OF
the two powers which you have to
take into account" said Asquith. In
other words, to summarize much dis
gruntled comment in the London Mail
on the subject Of the United States
navy, the Prime Minister says it en-
ters into the two-power standard
calculations and then he says 1t does
not. Mr.. Balfour, the leader OF the
opposition, spoke Indignantly in the
House to the same effect. "The ORR
ginal statement of the Prime Minis
ter" said Balfour, was the two power
standard should be maintained no
matter what the two countries may
be or where they are situated. Now
two or three most important quail
fications have been introduced" This
criticism was echoed in every opposi-
tin organ in London from the Times
to the Mail. Mr.. Asquith's valillation
gave the jingoes tho best of the argu-
ment
Just the attitude the United States
might be expected to assume in the
course OF what the London Spectator
calls the coming struggle for sea
power between Germany and Great
Britain becomes at once topic of
dispute in many English periodicals
and brought out one point of very
great interest to Americans. What
makes the problem piquant, to quote
the Yorkshire Post, is the difference
between the American people and the
American government in all that con-
Germs foreign affairs. "The diplomacy
of the United States is the most Sec
ret In the world, and, alone among
civilized governments, it never takes
the seal off that secrecy in the shape
Of blue books. The great American
public lives in the densest ignorance
OF the multifarious activities of that
wonderfully organized machine, the
State Department at Washington. :"
10 this the London Spectator adds
that the ordinary American Journal
list, immersed In the party wrangles
OF home politics, sometimes shows
an astonishing ignorance of foreign
affairs"
1t is probably quite true, though
not 30 stated by the English Jour.
mails. that the state department at
Washington has a great deal to do
with persuading congressman and
senators TO build more battle ships
and that is one reason why argu-
ments like Mr.. Yoakums have sucn
little effect. There is a secret power
ut Washington which easily per-
suades congress that this country
must get ready to fight and remain
that way.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
MURDERER'S TRIAL
Is RESUMED

Sc. Petersburg, August 26-The
trial of the men charged with COM
plicity in the murder in Findland
three years ago of Deputy Hertug-
stein was resumed at Terioki. Fin
land today.
AS members of the League of Rus
sian People threaten to create q dis-
turbance detachment Of Finnish po-
lice has been sent 70 TeriokI from
viborg,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
WANTS DAMAGES.

The Ware Kramer Independent
Iobaco Company has brought suit
against the tobacco trust for 81 ,OOO,-
ooo damages caused to It's business
through the trusts violation of the
lows 10 prevent restraint OF trade
mere Is an idea which may find ex-
panslon after we begin to relearn our
old lesson that self reliance In the
citizens OF q fres country IL better
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

Housekeeping expenses of $29.240.
504 for single twelve months, the
grand total that Chicago spent last
year for civic maintenance--gross
bills and pin money-has SO sadly
tweaked the pockets and penurious
bumps OF the city fathers, that the
committee of eleven newly appoint
ed for the probing of city expenses
and thorough investigation OF every
penny that was municipality disbursed
during 1908 finds itself facing a task
far more formidable than the mere
checking up OF an Easter bonnet bill
or an invoice of importation for Par
islam lingerie! The ghost of graft
sports a shifting. smirking shadow
among the musty files and stacked-up
receipts. Public safety" In 1908
corralled the largest expenditure OF
all. $10,525.2s7.1 II, of which $5.704.-
012.46 was passed out In the police
department. which has to It's credit
6S,220 arrests, OF which 1859 We're
held to the Grand Jury and Juvenile
Court, and 26,292 were fined with a
resulting total of $3S4.51s and $50
fugitives were sent back to other cit
les while 3S9 we're deported. officers
injured, numbered 356 and 48 police
men died, of whom two were killed,
The Detective Bureau made 5,202 ar
rests, the fined among whom were
1916 held to the Criminal Court 3S1
and sent to the penitentiary. 93. The
Mounted Squad"-six-foot cavalry
dandied-cared for 169 accident cases
and stolen property amounting to
$322,245 was recovered, an amount
double in value of all previous rec
ords, and pace that the new Chief
of Police Leroy Steward will find
much ado TO equal. The Fire Depart
ment appropriation of $2,977,106.69
was another factor In swelling the
Public Safety column. This depart
ment In 1908 answered 1871 alarms
from 1897 boxes In the city's total
area OF 190,63S square miles, oil
which 1913 were fires involving prop
erty valued at s114,527S00, and a
loss of $3.S73.444 an excess OF s66'-
900 over the preceding year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
GOOD FOR THE MIppLE-AGEp

Uncle Joe Cannon is the latest golf
convert. He says he regards Il as
retter than no exercise. He could
ers 1t good game for the middle
aged put feels that he is too young
10 take 1t up now. The newest CON
verts are always the most enthusiasts
tic.-chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
THE HEATHEN EXPLAINED.

There are twice as many heather
now as there was 100 years ago. ana
It will at the present rate of conver-
sions, take all the missionaries of all
the denominations OF all the world 1888
years to ovevrtaKe one years increase
in heather population. What is to be
the eternal destiny of the heather.
-Bellefontaine Examiner.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
american DIPLOMACY
SECRET?

Il may sometimes seem strange
that such advice as b. F. Yoakum,
chairman OF the board of the Rock
Island-Frisco system, gave to the
farmers OF Oklahoma about building
battleships and burning gunpowder,
is not more generally needed. When
all the guns on all the battleships are
shot one time, he says, the govern
ment blows off in noise and smoke
about $15O,OOO. This would reclaim
more than 1000 acres of land, giving
homes to more than 500 farmers and
their families. The money consumed
in powder is lost to all futurity. Mr..
Yoakum, of course, believes we
should make more homes and not
80 many fighting machines.
Neverless, we read that bids have
just been made for the construction
of the two 26,OOO-ton battleships, the
wyoming and the Arkansas, authoriz-
ed by the last congress. These vessels
are to cost six million dollars each
exclusive of their armor and arma-
mont and are to make high rate OF
speed. They are to be the largest
ever undertaken by American naval
establishments. the increase in ton
age In this class of vessels being from
10000, the size of the original Amer
lcan Dreadnaughts, the Delaware
and the North Dakota. The Utah,
now under construction by the New
York Shipbuilding company, and the
Florida, now being built at the New
York navy yard. are the two remain
ing Dreadnaughts, their tonnage be-
ing $4,000.
Advices from London convey the
information that Englands nava
construction work this fiscal year will
embrace seven new battleships OF the
improved Dreadnaught type, one bat
tleship cruiser of the improved In
domitable type, six protected cruisers
20 torpedo boat destroyers and about
10 submarines. The last of the Eng
Dish Dreadnaughts 10 be completed
will be ready for service by March
1912, when, according to the figures
OF British naval experts, the principal
naval power OF the world will be
thus divided: Great Britain, 20
Dreadnaughts and 40 pre-Dread-
paughts; Germany. 13 Dreadnaughts
and 20 e-Dreadnaughts; United
States, s Dreadnaughts and II pre-
Dreadnaughts; France. Dread
naughtsand ~ re-Dreadnaughts.
1t Is now the settled policy oi
Great Britain, as all the world knows
20 maintain two-power stand
ard. which has been defined In the
House of Commons by Premier AS
quith as meaning preponderance OF
ten per cent over the strength in
capital ships Of the two next strong
est powers combined whichever and
wherever they may be. The London
Times describes capital ship as one
that can lie in the line of battle,
There has been much discussion
both In the House of Commons and
in the English newspapers whether
the two-power standard takes the
United States into account as a possi-
ble enemy. Americans who pay lit
tie heed to such matters can not real
ize the increasing Importance at
tached to the united States navy In
the discussions at both London and
Berlin of the fierce rivalry for sur
premacy on the sea. Mr.. Asquith has
employed great deal OF tortuous
verbiage in stating his position liz
'eGard to the application of the two
'ower standard TO the American ma
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
An excange remarks.

THE Youngstown Telegram cor
daily indorses Senator Dick as a
courteous. affable. genial and com
panionable person who has made a
perfect failure as a statesman ana
who stands no show whatever Of get
ting back into the senate.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
DIFFICULTY no 3ENTHusE.

It is pretty hard to grow enthusi-
astic over reports of an extra session
for the purpose of currency reform
after realizing what was done to us
by the extra session for the purpose
Of tariff rm.--Indianapolis News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
UNFORTUNATE FACT

The greatest trouble with the psy-
Geological moment Is that you seldom
know 1t until YOU see its number
dangling behind It as 1t speeds on
its way.-Chicago-R Record Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
A TYPO ERROR.

The International Typographical
Unions action in boyc citing the non
union bar appears to be regarded by
scme of the members in the light OF
q typographical error.--O. s. Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
CHARITABLE COMMENT

"A charitable Kansas paper OBJ
serves after deep thought that "any
how Evelyn Thaw never fell in love
with Chinaman." You can always
hnd something nice to say of people
y you try.--Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
COUNTRY PERFECTLY SAFE.

The rest of the government cas
take unvexed its siesta. Hitchcock
stays in Washington, and Hitchcock
knows the great end for which gov
ernments are instituted among men
to give the faithful job.-.New York
Sun. SMa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
THIS IS A SAFE BET

Next to wheat and corn limelight
is the chief product of Governor Has
kells state and Governor Haskell is
always In it.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
chat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
HOW VERY KIND.

AS the nights grow cooler and sum
mer days shorter and fewer the Ice
Trust Is magnanimously talking of
cutting prices.-New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

wellman h,,d a bust up and will
not gather thu, north pole crop this
year. But be doesn't give 1t up. He
will try again next year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
A MENACE.

II Colorado sends women to con-
sress the comparatively harmless UNI
brelia may give way to the hat pin
as weapon.-Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
SHOULD ToucH WOOD ALSO.

SHOULD TOUCH WOOD ALSO.
The next time presidential candi-
dates come around addressing the
consumer, that gentleman is apt to
keep his fingers Gro ssed, or We are
sadly Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
WHY A GOOSE he A GOOSE.

A goose in Flint. Michigan. admits
being 30 years old. 1shat is one rea-
son she is known as a. goose. Toledo
Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
BUT THERE ALWAYS ALDRrcH.

Some people never seem to know
what to talk about when they can't
knock the weather. = indianapolis
News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

AnVANCIiV(3 nv STEPS.

Gov. Johnson has started an An
Ananias club OF his own = another
step toward the White House.-Little
rails Transcript
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
TOO MANY DRY SPEECHES

Some men are great Prohibitionists
at home and great drinkers at Wash
ington. 1t must be the change of air
that causes t.-Charleston News and
Courier.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

Skyscrapers that tower high above
Chicago's present high building limit
of ESQ feet-which is 80 feet higher
than Bunker Hill monument and 2S
feet below the capitol building at
Washington--now are possible and
Chicago's highest roofs may shoot up
to the dizzy elevation of those in
New York. the highest of which is
657 feet. This Is a problem which
Building Commissioner Campbell has
decided to leave for decision to tho
city council building committee and
the architects and contractors who or
iginated in Chicago the skyscraper,
which all the cities have since adopt
ed, will argue the merits of the 80
and 40 story structure. The Masonic
Temple continues to be Chicago's
tallest building, 2S feet above all 9th
err roofs but New n, York's collection
includes several that overtop 1t, the
Flatiron, 2S6 feet. the Times. 419
feet, the Park Row and American
Tract Society being among them, to
say nothing to the Singer building,
612 feet to the roof. Insurance in
terests will be among the loudest to
protest for the conflagration hazard of
a city that has structures so high Is
greatly increased. AS a. high pres
sure water system has not yet been
adopted underwriters boards are urg-
ing that and other measures to safe
guard property and consequently re-
duce rates.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
SINS LAG HoPELEssLy

A mans sins will not find him out
do soon as his wife.--Atchison Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26

than locking to a paternal govern
ment for everything. - Globe Demo-
crat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909.
Aug. 26 In American History.

ds59-First petroleum well began to
how at Titusville. Pa.
1s71-Charles Scribner. founder Of the
New York publishing house bear
ing his name and Of the original
scribner's Magazine, afterward
changed to the Century. died;
born 1921.
1s94-The Wilson tariff bill became a
law without the presidents ap.
proval.
u904-John Rogers. sculptor Of the
Rogers Groups" died at New
Canaan, Conn; born 1920.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
GETTING TO BE CRoNIc WITH
Him

senator LaFollette's home town was
cut OH the Taft route and he con-
Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-26
JAPAN BETTER HEAD HIN orr

II Colonel Roosevelt goes to China
there will be no further doubt as to
the awakening of that country.-Pltts-
burg Dispatch.