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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29

Ills Query Brought out Political Fea-
ture of Probe.
fund because the government was
holding up patents to their coal en-
tries. This was the most interesting
disclosure of the testimony and was
called out by questions propounded
by Representative James of Ken
tucky.
CLAWS was on the witness stand at
both sessions of the investigating
committee. He told of numerous con-
ferences with Mr. Ballinger in the in
terval during which the present Sec
retary of the interior was out Of office
in 1908. How Mr.. Balllnger admitted
on one occasion that he was attorney
for the Green group of Alaska coal
claimants and on another occasion
admitted that the Cunningham claim
ants were 'in bad way" and asked
CLAWS what could be done to extri
cate them.
The name of Guggenheim came
out. When the journal of Clarence
Cunningham, which CLAWS claimed
had been copied, was introduced in
evidence. the reading of 1t disclosed
a number of acknowledgements for
money advanced by Daniel Guggen-
helm for engineering work on the
claims. Attorney Brandles for CLAWS
called attention to a letter of II. II.
Schwartz, chief Of field agents in
commenting on the Guggenheim en-.
tries as a suspicious circumstance.
In his Testimony CLAWS reviewed his
connection with the Alaska cases
from the date he was specially as
signed to them in December. 1907. by
the then Commissioner Ballinger, un-
til he was ordered back in 1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
A SAVAGE WITCH.
His Life Was Saved by the Chief Of
the Quiah Tribe.

The author of Heroes of Modern
M. A.. ut one time master Of Harrow
school, says in his book that he had
years ago the privilege of meeting the
king of the Quiah country, Tetti Aga
masong, nt Harrow. The Qulah king
had been educated at St Augustine's
college, Canterbury, and was able 20
lecture to the Harroviuns In good Eng
llsh. In his lecture he told a quaint
story which brings one nearer to the
weird lives of the Qulahs. small ag-
ricultural and trading tribe of inof-
fensive characters OH the west coasr
of Africa.
"In my country" said the king, 1--WE
have no prisons; therefore If n cul.
prit is brought to me | must chop Off
somethlng-an ear or two, a hand or q
foot-and he goes home n sadder and
wiser man. Just before | left for
England chief came to my hut,
bringing n prisoner.
"'What has he done, friendY
asked.
He can turn himself into an alligator
"'Pooh! Nonsense! | don't believe
that old fashioned stuff
"'Oh, but we saw him do 1t down
by the big river
'lndeed! Well, chief. tell me all
about 1t. You saw him yourselfY
"T did. We We're hunting by the
banks of the river with our rifles
when all at once we saw big alliga-
tor lying on rock in the river The
witch man was lying asleep In ham
mock some fifty yards away. Oh. the
dangerous creature he is!
"'Well, king, do not laugh with
your eyes like that, for | am speaking
the truth. put up my rifle to shoot
the alligator; but, to our great fear, us
soon as | fired this fellow rolled out
of his hammock and fell on the ground
and rubbed his back and swore he
was hurt.
"'Now, o king, If this witch had
not been inside the alligator how
could he have been hurt when | firedy
Gentlemen" concluded the king, 81
see you are laughing with your eyes.
but it is very difficult to rule over a
people untaught and given over to
superstition.
"What did | do? Why, If had left
him free they would have killed him
as soon as | had gone on my ship, so
! saved his life by chopping off his
left ear"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
ORDERS MERGER PROSECUTED
President Refuses Peace overtures
From Judge Lovett.

From Judge Lovett.
Washington. Jan. 20. = President
Taft put an end to all talk about the
probable abandonment of the suit un.
der the Sherman antitrust act to dis
solve the so-called Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific merger when he di.
rected Attorney General Wickersham
to proceed with the prosecution Of
the case. Under the instructions
given to Mr.. Wickersham by Presi-
dent Taft, the prosecution will be
continued before Judge Willis Van De
venter in the United States court for
the Eighth circuit. The government
already has taken its testimony and
the Hartman lines must finish the
presentation of evidence by April 1.
1t was made known that the govern
ment expected to take testimony In
rebuttal and that the. case will go then
to the circuit court OF appeals which
decided the Standard Oil case.
The recommendation OF the attor-
ney general. which accompanied a
brief submitted by Judge Robert s.
Lovett, president of the Hartman
lines, and Former United States Sen
ator John G. Spooner and Maxwell
Evarts, attorneys for the Hartman
system, was against the abandonment
of the suit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
URGES REPUBLICANS
TO SUPPORT TAFT
Wade Ellis Talks at Cleveland
Mckinley Banquet

Cleveland o., Jan. 29.-United sup.
port of President Taft and refusal to
be led astray by any "insurgent"
movement, attacks on Cannonism or
Aldrichism or by the Pinchot incl
dent, was the plea made to Ohio Re-
publicans in the Tippecanoe clubs
Mckinley banquet here by Wade FL
lis, assistant attorney general. He
said in part:
HAS President Taft faltered in any
pledge? Foremost of the Roosevelt
policies is vigorous and impartial law
enforcement. Has President Taft hes
itated?"
Mr.. Ellis referred to the sugar,
Morse and Walsh pros 1cutions and
the Standard oil and tobacco de-
cisions, and declared the president
passed the federal income tax, was
urging conservation and federal in
corporation law and had carried out
all his pledges.
Mr.. Ellis is looked on as a possible
gubernatorial nominee against Cover
nor Judson Harmon next fall, in the
preliminary skirmish of the 1912 bat.
tie, in which Taft and Harmon may
be the chief figures. His message to
regarded as the inspired expression
of President Taft's attitude.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
TARIFF QUESTION REVIVED
Senators Divided as to Responsibility
For Present High Prices.

Washington, Jan. 29.--The senate
delved into the tariff debate of the
last session of congress while en-
gagged in a discussion of the high cost
of living. Senator Lodge ana sena-
tors on the Republican side were pos
tive that the tariff had nothing to do
with the increased cost of food prod
ucts, while Senator Bacon and mem.
bers of the minority maintained that
the failure to reduce the tariff is re-
sponsible for the present scale OF
prices.
The postal savings bank bill was
reported to the senate by Senator
Carter, and It at once stirred up op-
position. Senator Gallinger said he
would oppose any effort to rush the
bill through the senate, and Senator
Bailey gave notice that he would op.
pose its passage because he believes
1t unconstitutional.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
STOCKMEN
START BOYCOTT
Will not Stand for the
Stock Buyers and Mid
die Men.
BY United Press Wire.

Minneapolis, Mich, Jan. 2S-Re-
ports from North Dakota, and Nom
tana stock shipping points obtained
today indicate that hundreds of farm
ers intend to boycott stock buyers
and middlemen for at least sixty
days. This action was taken by pc
tition in corporation with the spirit
of the meat boycott by consumers to
force out the alleged excessive pro-
fits between the producer and the
man who eats
The movement to boycott buyers
was initiated by President r. Il.
Crane, of the local farmers of equity
at Grand Meadow, Minnesota. Cop
les of pledge have been sent
throughout the country and are be-
ing freely signed 1t reads
Realizing the need OF united eff
fort on the part of both producer
and consumer 20 properly trim the
packers profit and appreclating the
noble work of the consumer in boy
cotting all fors of flesh meat for n
period of thirty days, we. the farm
ers and producers of the corn belt.
do hereby solcmly pledge. ourselves
to neither offer or deliver Nany ami
NAL for slaughter for the term of six
months from date herof"
A special from Great Falls, Nom
tana, says: THE sentiment among
stockmen in this section of the coun-
try Is in favor of the action taken
by the Minnesota stock raisers and
stock buyers in demanding that the
middle or commission man of the
stock yards terminal must go or re-
duce the fee charged for their SER
vices"
From Minot North Dakota. a re-
port quotes n Willisto stock raiser
as saying that the ranchmen OF
North D"kota will corporate with
the Minnesota producers in an ef-
fort to lower prices of meat by boy
cotting the middleman
kilograms from Davenport, Iowa,
says the farmers of Scott county In
session at Davenport, attack the mid
dleman in the packing interests The
more radical farmers say their COM
rades all over the country were
throughout Iowa In charging the pro
vailing high prices, especially on
meats TO the farmers
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
HEINzE MUST STAND TRIAL.

New York, Jan 2s-Federal Judge
Hough yesterday denied a motion to
dismiss the indictments found against
Arthur Z. Heinze, Sandford Robin
son, Calvin o. Gcer and Charles War
field, charging them with conspiracy
to defeat the ends of justice by spr-
lting from the jurisdiction OF the
court the books of the United Cop
per company, which the government
wanted to use aG evidence against
f, Augustus Heinze and others in
connection with the manipulations
of the assets of the Mercantile Ma
tional bank The court fixed Febru-
airy I as the date when he will hear
argument on the demurrers inter-
posed to these indictments.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
THE MEAT OF IT

Four trainmen were killed In a
wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad
at Titusville. Pa.
Because he gave a woman prisoner
half pint of whisky, Captain Smith
of the Fostoria (OD police force is
enjoying 3O.day vacation.
Carrie Nation mixed thf.gs with
the proprietress of Butte lMont.)
dance hall, in which she was deliver.
ing a lecture on morality. Neither
woman was seriously damaged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Miaht Chance His Mind.

Sir Frank Lockwood was defending
man accused of swindling and in an
eloquent peroration talked of his much
injured client as an angel of light,
When Sir Frank had finished his
speech his client whispered that he
wanted to shake hands with him.
"Whcn first my solicitor told me what
he was paying YOU" said the client,
81 grumbled, but since | have been lis.
tening to you l have come to the con-
victim that the money was well spent,
and l apologize. That half hour talk
of yours about me has done me good,
1t is many years since | have expert
enced the luxury of self respect. and II
is worth the money"
"Oh, that's all right" said Sir Frank
genially, but you take my advice and
go ont of court. Sir Edward Clarke.
the lawyer on the other side, Is just
going to speak,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29

80 mines, and reported to the COVER
nor they found the existing laws OBJ
solete or inadequate, and that the
present state supervision consisted
largely of discretionary power of the
mine inspector, rather than the appli-
cation and enforcement Of specific
laws.
The commissions new code con-
tains recommendation covering the
new system of mining and producing
coal and advises what it considers
reasonable safeguards against the
many increased dangers incident to
the application of electricity and op-
Grafton of mining machinery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Won by His Wit.

A story is told Of an English clergy
man who owed his appointment to q
rich living to a lucky pun. He was
tutor to the son Of nobleman and
had not long taken orders when he
attended the funeral of the rector of
the parish in which the nobleman's
seat was situated. The father Of his
pupil was patron of the living and
was also present ut the funeral of
the deceased rector. There was a
young clergyman present also whose
grief was so demonstrative that tho
noble patron was much affected by the
sight and asked If the young man was
son of the deceased gentleman.
"Oh, dear, no, my lord-no relation
ut ALL" said the tutor.
"No relatlon!" exclaimed the noble
man in surprised tone,
"None, my lord. He is the curate,
and think he is not weeping for the
dead, but for the living"
His lordship, who was something OF
q wit and cynic himself, was 30 de-
lighted with the bonmot that he con-
ferred the living upon the ready pun
ster.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
FIND TRACES OF STRYCHNlNf
Deaths Of Colonel swope and Nephew
Explained by Examination.

Explained by Examination.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 29.-Colonel
Thomas II. Swope, multi-milionaire,
and Christian Swope, his nephew,
died from strychnine poisoning. This
information was contained in a tele-
gram received by John G. Paxton, an
attorney for the Swope heirs, from
the PSYCHOLOGISTS who have examined
the organs of the two men.
Colonel Swope, whose fortune is
variously estimated at from $4 600, 900
to $6,O00,000, died in commissions. His
nephew died under similar conditions,
Shortly afterward eight members of
the Swope family We're stricken with
typhoid. Then came the startling
statement that person who would
benefit by the death of the members
of the Swope family had purchased
typhoid bacilli from a Kansas City
toxicologist. The bacilli, 1t is alleged
were planted in the Swope home. No
arrests are expected until next week
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Delaware Terror In Prison.

Columbus, o., Jan. 29.-The high
way robber who created such a reign
of terror and was hunted In vain
throughout Delaware county by a
sheriff's posse early last August, has
been found. He is Eddie Bachman,
admitted to the penitentiary this
month to serve a 15-year term for
robbery in Richland county, who con-
fessed to having robbed three men
and nearly killed County Detective
Mathews at Delaware and having
evaded the police and sheriffs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
MAY KNOW THEIR FATE TODAY
Prosecution Drops One Count Against
Sicillan Bananas.

Toledo, o., Jan. 20. - The fate of
the IA Sicilians now on trial for
Black Hand conspiracy may be
known today. At the beginning Of
the arguments the prosecution an
nounced 1t would not ask conviction
on the fifteenth count of the indlct-
ment. This count charged Antonio VI
carlo with having written one of the
threatening letters. The letter was
printed by hand and there was no
basis for comparing it with Vicario's
ordinary handwriting, This leaves
the defendants facing conviction on
IA counts. The maximum sentence
on each is two years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Meat props; Fish Soar.

New York. Jan. 30. - Retail meat
prices continued to slump in many
parts of the city, but the price of fish
Is soaring. Retail dealers whose Gus
toners live In high class apartment
houses and In private dwellings seem
to be holding up prices, while the
butchers In the tenement districts are
giving the customers the benefit Of
the wholesale reductions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Girls Ask to BE Sentenced.

Coshocton, o., Jan. 30. - Goldie
Smith and Ethel Sherrard, both about
Is years of age, waited upon Probate
Judge Ashman and asked that they
be sent to the Girls Industrial home
at Delaware. Both have been before
the juvenile court several times on
delinquency charges. They told the
Judge they believed it would be easier
for them to be good at Delaware, and
he granted their request and commit
ted them to the institution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Red Cross issues Appeal.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Ameri'
can Red Cross has issued an appeal
for contributions for the relief of the
sufferers from the flood In Paris, Con-
tributions for this purpose sent to
Charles d. Norton, treasurer of the
Red Cross, Washington, will be for
warded promptly by cable through
the American ambassador.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Keene podees Process Servers.

New York, Jan. 29.-Two process
servers spent several hours trying to
serve a subpoena on James r. Keene
at his Office. They failed. The sub
poena was obtained from Judge Ad.
ans in the United States district
court by Irving l.. Ernst, receiver for
the stock exchange house OF ]. M.
Fiske & Company, which failed a
week ago Wednesday as result Of
the collapse in Columbus and Hook
ing Coal and Iron. Mr.. Keene is due
70 sail for Europe today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Receivers Take steel PLANT.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 29.-At the re-
quest of the Norwalk National bank,
Federal Judge Tayler in Toledo ap-
pointed receivers for the Huron Steel
and Iron company, big Norwalk
concern. L. G.. Martin of NorwallS
and the Cleveland Trust company are
made receivers. They will conduct
the business and reorganization will
follow. About 10 days ago the plant
was compelled to shut down for lack
of working capital.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Who wouIdn,t BE \ waiter2

New York. Jan. 29.-Judia Wend-
ling asked Supreme Court Justice
Gerard to award her $50 week ali
mony pending her suit for separa.
tion from William Vending, and in
support of her request said that her
husband makes 500 a week as a
waiter at the Waldorf and before that
made SO a week at Rector's.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Farmers Withhold Cattle.

Indianapolis, Jan. 29.-The farmers
In number of Indiana counties, re-
senting the protests against the high
prices Of meats, are signing agree
ments not to ship or sell any live
stock for 80 days. and the indications
are that the market will be kept stiff
by reason OF a shortage OF cattle,
sheep and hogs for the local trade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
insurgents Win Victory.

Bluefelds, Jan. 29.-(By wireless to
Colon)-It is reported here that Gen.
eral Vasquez was defeated by General
Chamorro, the revolutionary leader,
at Santo Tomas. The government
troops suffered a complete rout. The
revolutionists captured cannon.
Two English artillerists were taken
prisoners by the insurgents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Observe carnation Day.

Columbus, o., Jan. 29.-The ami
versary of the birth of the late Presi-
dent William Mckinley is being gen.
orally observed here today by the
wearing of carnations, his favorite
flower. His statue in front of the
statehouse was handsomely decorated
for the occasion by admiring friends.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Escaping Prisoner Killed.

Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 29.-One
man was shot and killed and two 9TH
ers wounded in a daring break for
liberty from the naval prison at the
navy yard The dead man is Ray.
mond f. Sparkling of Indianapolis, "a,
q marine private.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
poesn,t Remember Crime.

Toledo, o. Jan. 29.-That he re-
membered nothing of the shooting Of
the girl or her parents was the dec
laration of Joseph j. Mackley, who
testified at his trial for the murder
OF Caroline Hunt, 18, who repulsed
his attentions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
r MINING LAWS OBSOLETE
State Commission Sends New Code
TO Governor.

Columbus, O., Jan. 30. Lack OF
regulating laws was responsible for
most of the accidents in Ohio mines" "
declared State Mine Inspector George
Harrison after the new mining code
prepared By the state mining commits
sion had been submitted to Governor
Harmon.
p, Members of the commission visited
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
CLAWS Explains Desire to
Hold Up Cases.
USED AS POLITICAL LEVER
in Reply to Question Propounded by
Representative James of Kentucky
Witness Before Ballineer lnvesti.
gators Says Former Land Commits
sloner Urged Delay Because Two
Cunningham Claimants Baked on
Contributing to Republican Funds.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Louls r..
CLAWS, former special agent of the
land once, author of the charges
against Secretary Ballinger, testified
before the Ballinger-Pinchot investi-
eating committee that Mr.. Ballinger
nrged him to postpone his investiga-
tion Of the Cunningham coal land
cases until after the presidential cleo
tion Of 1908. The request was made,
however, after Mr.. Ballinger had
ceased to be commissioner of the
general land Office and while he was
a member of the Republican national
campaign committee.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Ballin-
ger, according to the witness, was
that two Of the Cunningham coal land
claimants, A. c. Henry and I. d.
Smith Of Seattle, had refused to con-
tribute to the Republican campaign
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Civil Service Protects Chiefs.

Columbus, o., Jan. 29.-Ohio may
-ors under the new civil service law
can't dismiss chiefs of fire depart
ments until charges have been filed
and proven. according to a decision
of the circuit court. The decision
was given in favor of Amos Hetzler
Of Troy, who had been let out by
Mayor McClain. His reinstatement
was ordered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
BUCKEYE BRIEFS
Items of Interest to People In All
Parts of Ohio.

Columbus, o., Jan. 29.-Holmes
county is now represented in the
Ohio penitentlary, Howard F. Law.
renee having arrived to serve FIVE
year term for mistreating a young
girl.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
EnqIish For OuatemaIans.

New York, Jan. 29.--President Ca
brera of Guatemala has issued an or
der that English shall hereafter be
taught in all pubic schools Of the re-
public. the study being compulsory.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Veteran Drops Dead.

Dayton, O., Jan. 80. Sanford Kin
ney, veteran Of the civil war. drop
ped dead in his barracks while going
TO the breakfast table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
LARGE CARGO OF LUMBER.
Schooner Joseph F. Cooper Arrives
From Tampa, Fla.

The ram schooner Joseph P. Cooper.
with 5000 feet of southern pine lumber
aboard from Tampa, Fla, arrived in
port here yesterday and is berthed at
the 18th street fish wharf to discharge.
The vessel sailed from Tampa April %.
and her trip was considerably prolonged
by head winds.
The Cooper is one Of the largest of the
ram type Of schooner and is one Of
the few vessels of her class that has en-
gagged in off-shore work. For the past
six months she has been employed in
trading between south Atlantic ports and
Havana, Cardenas and other ports in
Cuba. and was in Havana when charter
ed to bring lumber here. Unlike most of
the ram type Of schooners. she carries a
topmast on her foremost, in order that
she may be able to use more head sails
than the two with which rams are gen
orally equipped.
The Cooper has gasoline engine with
which to hoist sail and handle cargo. and
is also equipped with labor-saving appli-
ances usually found only on vessels con-
siuerably larger. She was built at Sharp
town, Md, in 1905 and halls from Girls
field. She is 1904 feet long. 2s.3 feet beam
and 10 feet deep. She will carry about
60 tons deadweight cargo.