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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
TESTIMONY 'VIl
CANAL CASE
Seems to Show That Pay
rolls Were Padded.
nv limited Press XIre.

Columbus. o., Dec. Edward
Font, a detective. and Mike Surman
of Independence canal worker testi-
fled at the canal investigation this
morning.
Fort testified that he had investigat
ed the alleged payroll padding. and
Stebbins, canal foreman. had told
him voluntarily that the fills had only
two boat loads of stone in them. and
that the total cost of the work had
been $500. Senator Mather. represent
ing Charles Hatch, introduced sign
ed statement to this effect which
ort identified as the one Stebbins had
sent Forts agency in Cleveland.
Mike Surman said he had worked
on the canal during July and August
and knew the men whose names arc
on the payrolls for those months. with
the exception of Harry Clark. Jim
Radway, Frank Cook, Henry Moon,
King Poll, and Chick Folk, of whom
he had never heard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
A DEMOCRAT
PROPAES|ES
A Dark Horse to Win in the
Senatorial Race.
BY United Press Wire.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1.-State Sena-
tor Thomas A. Dean, of Fremont, re-
elected to represent the Thirtieth dis
trict, in Cleveland today stated his
belief that dark horse Will be chos-
en- by the Democratic majority in the
new legislature for United States SEN
ator.
Deans views will be given special
consideration by legislators in view
of the fact that he aspires to be the
Democratic floor leader in the SEN
ate and has called a meeting of the
Democratic senator's elect which will
be held at Columbus next Wednesday.
The meeting will discuss the SEN
atorship candidates and will plan to
Introduce bills to carry out the pledg-
es made by the party platform.
'The measures will be assigned to
the various senators for drafting"
said Dean. Every pledge of the par
ty will be enacted into law by the
coming session of the general assemb-
ly"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
The December Evcrybody's

Everybody's Magazine has tarted
with the aid Of ex-senator Frank j.
Cannon, OF tah, to demonstrate that
the Mormons need reforming, both
as to their MATRIMONIAL and business
methods. The blame for the situa-
tiOn Is laid on the Mormon Prophet
Joseph f. Smith, and the outlook for
his peace of mind during the next
few months is not encouraging.
A topic which is interesting all men
i'm all countries at the present moment
Is nyiny. James Hopper tells i'm the
Christmas Everybody's just how It
feels 10 ny. He flew in an Antoinette
aeroplane and he knows, The vivid
ness of his description fairly takes
ones breath away
other articles are "a World Ahre"
by G. w. ogden, telling of the burn
ing of the Northwest woods and the
inadequacy Of our present forestry
service and the fourth installment of
1T" Lincoln Steffcn's mercless an
alysis of present-day business meth
DDS. There Is also an appreciation of
William James by Walter Lippman,
and William Hard shows much lack
Of appreciation of "The Women of
To-morrow--The MASTERS"
The friction Of this issue takes one
from the Far West via New York, to
the Panama canal zone. ''F'rosty Fer
guson," by Lowell r.. Hardy, Is a hum
orous tale Of the Western frontier;
'"rhe Man Who Made Good" by Ar
thur Stringer Is a New York news
paper story full of thrills mad hum
or and son" by Ethel Train. q rel
ly touching story of brave little boy.
This months installment of Rex
Beach's serial 'The Ne'er-Do-Wel"
is full of his peculiar combination of
humOr and excitement. There are
two 'GAttle Stories of Real Life"
one story of the lumber camps by
M Davis, and the second love story
by Elizabeth Newport Hepburn. "The.
Watchmani" byjIA M. Montgomery, is
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Wide World Magazine.

Among the many interesting articles
which appear in the December Wide
World Magazine is one on The Mys-
terry of the Blue Hope Diamond
that remarkable gem which afteg
bringing disaster to its various own
crs has now completely disappeared.
Miss Elsie Salisbury. of the Lazy H."
Ranch and Canyon Creek, Montana,
rocounts her adventures as Cow
Girl" and Prof. Carruthers gives n
vivid description of his journey ITO
Bokhara and Beyond" The pleasing
pastime of "Man-H Hunting in the
West" is luridly depicted by p. H..
Newberry, formerly captain OF po-
lice. san Jose, California. Rook Car
negie writes of visit to an historical
curiosity--a tiny slice of the Turkish
Empire in the middle Of Europe. The
name of this little-known place Is Ada
Kalch and when the Treaty of Berlin
was drawn up. whereby Turkey re-
nounced all claim to the Danubian,
provinces. this tiny island was clean
forgotten, and remains to this day
part Of the Ottoman Empire. Mr..
Carnegie says It is veritable Ar
cadia, where the inhabitants live In
u delightful world of their own. The
three serials. "An Unknown Land
"a Honeymoon on the zambesi." and
"a Naturalist in New Guinea" are
continued.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
FRIED B|'i'''ll r |
AND ONCE
Sentenced to Death William
Muetsch May Eventually
Become Free.
BY United Press wire.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Thrice tried for
the killing of his two little daughters.
Gertrude, eight, and Jennie, two years
old, and after having once been SEN
fenced to death, William MuetschHif
he can convince a physician that he is
now sane, may go free within few
days. H
After Muetsch's first trial for killing
his children, when he said he wanted
to be hanged to shame HIS wife. the
man was sent to an asylum for the
criminal insane. Reported cured, he
was tried again and sentenced to be
hanged. Then he became insane again
or at least, was again committed as
when a jury declared him insane and
when a jury declared hi insane and
acquitted him of the charge Of MUIR
der t" ~
Today Judge Kavanagh refused Ito
liberate Muetsch, but ordered him re-
manded to Jail TO await examination
by a physician. If found to be insane
he will again go back to an asylum,
but If the physician reports him nor
NAL, the man will be freed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
DENNY ROSENBECKER
WANTS A CHANCE

Columbus, o., Dec. denny
Rosenbecker, of Toledo. who has been
in the Ohio penitentiary for eight
years, since he was twelve years old.
can't have his liberty because Govern
or Harmon has decided not to approve
at this time the recommendation of
the state board of pardons which
weeks ago favored a pardon for the
lad.
There is no intimation that the gov
ernor will ever act favorably in the
matter.
Thousa nds of people in Ohio and
adjoining states petitioned the gov
ernor to give Denny a chance.
The prison officials report that he
has been a model prisoner. Denny
will be heartbroken when he learns
that the governor has turned him
down.
In the eight years he has been in
prison he has never received word of
any kind from his father and step
mother
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
STANDARD COMPANY
ANSWERS CHARGES

Raleigh, y. c.. Dec. 1.-Standard
oil company through James II. Pou,
as counsel. made appearance today In
the Raleigh police justice court to
answer charges violating the state
antitrust law in cutting the price Of
kerosene in Raleigh from 10 to "a
cents in order, as the state charges,
to drive out thc-ncw company.
The Standard asked time to prepare
its case and that the state be required
to specify points in North Carolina
where oil is being sold at unjustiiiablo
places than i'm Raleigh.
The trial was deferred until Decem-
ber' 13. and the prosecution was di-
rected to furnish the Standard counsel
with particulars as to the towns to
be involved. "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
LIVED IN A CAVE
IN THE CATSKILLS
BY United Press Wire.

Yonkers, N, Y. Dec. Enlarged with
abduction, LaVere Tallman. twenty.
was taken to Newark today. With
him was Miss Beatrice Sanders, nine-
teen, with whom II was alleged Tall
man eloped from Newark on Septem-
ber IS, last. Forsix weeks the couple
lived in big cave on the Catskill
mountains. They had only $40 when
they started and subsisted on game
and fish.
When the weather became too cold
for outdoor life. the couple came to
this city and since that time barely
existed. Both were hungry and cold
when arrested.
Miss Sanders father Is wealthy
real estate man in Newark. Tallman
was drug store clerk whose at
tentions to the girl were resented by
her family.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Human Life For December, 1910

Human Life for December shows
that the varied and alluring program
me of changes and new features for
the coming year has already begun
TO take shape and that the magazine
is bound to fill more entertainingly
and efficiently than ever it's special
field as "The Magazine About People"
Full of the Christmas spirit is "Thc
Silent Givers." which tells how "A
coterie of men and women of vast
wealth distribute splendid charities
as their fancy or their sympathies
dictate.
The article on kate Gordon" de-
scribes how woman performed such
great and lasting public service for
New Orleans that the city's most
progressive citizens bestowed ON her
a medal.
In this number Alfred Henry
Lewis's "Story of Roosevelt" gives
some inside history of the causes
leading up to the Spanish War, and
closes with the White House stage
Of Mr.. Roosevelts career.
"The Father of the American In
vasion" tells to what and To whom
the amazing exodus of American far
mers TO Canada owes its start The
story of Uncle" Henry Wallace. a
youth of seventy-four who was re-
Gently chosen head of Americas
conservation movement is a fun of
surprises as novel, and is fas-
cinatng tale of what a man with Il
real message can accomplish in the
face of great odds.
All who have reveled i'm David
Graham Phillips novels will want to
read the sketch of the author in this
number.
people of the Plays" Is written in
Warren Trumbull's delightfully."- hui
morous vein. people to Know About"
and "Peope and the Times snapshot
various phases of life in brief and
catchy fashion. while the numerous
illustrations make the magazine one
of the most attractive publications
issued
HUMAN LIFE PUBLISHING co.
Boston.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
WHAT THE FARMERS WANT.

Atlantic City last week the farmers
a
prevailing sentiment of the
naturally obnoxious to the people
radical
railroads parcels
radical as o t impossible
purely
public
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Moncy Mntlcrs Imnroyed.

London, Dec. 1.-The governors of
the Bank of England today reduced
the rate of discount from five to
1-2 per cent. The lower rate was
unexpected and followed IA prolonged
session Of the governors. There has
been a marked easing in the none
tary situation and a steady rise in the
banks reserve.
II Is expected that Egypt will fur
nish the bulk of the gold needed In
india, while heavy Withdrawals which
have been threatened, have been re-
called so that there is plenty Of
money for loan purposes at a cheap
er rate. at3
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
TRIAL OF JAPANESE
BOY BEGAN TODAY

Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-The taking OF
evidence in the trial of Genkyo Nit
sunaga, the Japanese boy accused of
numbering Mrs. Katherine Wilson, in
her home in the fashionable capitol
hill district, last May, began today.
District Attorney Elliott and Chief
of Police Armstrong both denied today
the rumors that the case against the
Japanese would be nollied and that
another man would be arrested and
tried on the same charge.
The little Japanese. who admits that
he was In the Wilson house when the
murder occurred, but declares a white
man was the murderer, was the pic
ture of fear as he sat in the court
room today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
>sS>S>S
s>S, e * S>><S>r<S>S<S<S>
e DECEMBER MAGAZINES. -
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'iit otOtN VI tAO'NtNtu
Roosevelt, inaugurated i'm 1905 kept
up his war on Criminal Money"
writes Alfred Henry Lewis i'm Human
Life for December. He is still waginG
it as this is read. That war, so far
as he Is involved. will never cease.
For so was it written i'm his nature.
He Is not to be stayed or stopped
or made to pause. lie comes of a
quenchless race the race of which
Tacitus wrote: Others go to battle,
these go to war
"Mr. Roosevelt intended the Pana-
maCanal to he the great work of his
ma Canal to be the great work of his
hands-aml no one has yet measured
the power of a prcsidont-he pushed
the Panama business to it's finish. BY
this or that. he arranged to split the
isthmus with the Canal. American
ships should translate themselves from
one ocean to the other without troub-
ling Cape Horn-upon that marine
miracle he stood resolved. And he was
determined that both banks Of the
canal should be part of the coast
line of this country.
Such decision was native TO and
in Keeping with the Roosevelt char
acter which is American. And its car
rying out was by no means inconsis-
tent with the Roosevelt tastes. which
never fail to- favor boldness. To dig
the canal at all was defiance to
all Europe To the last crowned
head of them, every European ruler
even the elected one of France-had
been and was opposed to the canal,
They believed with Sir Walter Raj
eigh that He who holds the Isthmus
OF Darien. holds the keys to the
world and it disquictcd them that any
such door-openers should hang at
the American girdle. But Mr.. Roose-
welt minded the frowns of Europe no
more than he minded the frowns of
the transcontinental railways. In
after ages the Panama Canal will he
his monument"
HUMAN LIFE PUBLISHING co.
Boston.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Traction Properties Sold

Chicago. Dec. Under decree of
foreclosure issued by Judge Gross
cup In the United States circuit
court, the properties of the Chicago
Consolidated Traction company were
sold here today by Master in Chan
Gerry Bishop. The purchaser was An
drew Cooke, chairman of the traction
reorganization committee, who named
81 ,425,0O0 for the properties.
Under the injunction obtained by
Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes, Cooke is
prevented from disposing of the bonds
in the traction company which his
acquired in the partial set
tlement of the Yerkes estate. The
proceeds of today's sale will go to
satisfy all debts of the Consolidated
Traction company and will bring
nearer the complete reorganization of
the Chicago street car system.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
JUSTICE BINDS OVER -
Yr SECONDS TODAY

BY United PfcHS WIG. =
Lima, o.. Dec. 1--Justice Everett
today bound over to the grand jury
the seconds in the Curley Gerhardt-
Jack McHenry boxing bout Monday
night which resulted in Gerhardt ,
death Tuesday. The two men, Rolla
Willdonner and V. L. Canavan OF
Detroit are charged with aiding and
abetting prize fight.
Justice Everetts action means that
the grand jury must investigate the
affair with the possible result that
the promoters ana other officials of
the fight as well as the members
of the Allen Athletic association
which conducted It, and the 400 or
more spectators all face indictments.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

a startling Impressive poem on frsh
subject. 1t tells of the sensations of
the leader of the Roman soldiers at
the tomb of our Sovior, who saw the
Resurrection. 1t is illustrated in col
or by Henry McCarty.
The departments this month include
"The Players" "A Row of Books"
the perennial "Chestnut Tree and
with Everybody's Publishers" the
latter giving more facts in regard to
Judge Hndsey's titanic struggle with
the "Bcast"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
NEWPORT NEWS.
SA|PbU|LO|NG
And Drydock Companies
Found to be Sole Bidder
On New Battleships.
by United Press Wire.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The New
News Shipbuilding and Drydock COM
pany of Newport News, Virginia, was
found today to be the sole bidder on
the contracts for the two new battle
ships authorized by congress last ses-
sion. The lowest bid of this com
pany was $5,76O,000. The highest
was $3.50. All bids called for a bat
tleship of thenty-seven thousand tons
displacement with a speed of twenty
one knots, to be completed within
thirty-six months from date Of con-
tract. The differences in the bids
were i'm the type of machiners.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
De ORC Billiard Champion

New York, Dec. 1.-The title of
pool champion again rests on the
brow-or wherever titles sit-of AL
fred De ORC, the Cuban three-cushion
billiard champion. He regained the
title again last night in a record
breaking game with Jerome Keogh,
finishing up a three nights play by
great run of eighty-one balls, two
more than his former record. 1t was
the first exhibition ever seen in New
York and showed the nerve of the
challenger, who entered the last
block of the game thirty points be-
hind his opponent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Banks ON Sure Thing Now.

'I'll never be without DR.. Kings
New Life Pills again." writes A..
Schingeck. 647 Elm ST., Buffalo. N. Y.
"They cured me of chronic constipa-
ton when all others failed" Unequal
ed for Biliousness, Jaundice, Indiges-
ton. Headache, Chills, Malaria and
Debility. 25c at Tschanen Bros.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Not Miss IGneyc.

New York, Dec. when the White
Star liner Majestic docked today her
officers said that Miss Ethel Leneve
DIR. Crippen's companion in his flight
to Canada, was not on board 1t had
been cabed that a Miss Allen, who
boarded the steamer at Southamp-
ton, was the young woman, but Miss
Allen denied this, although she de-
clined to say where her home was.
She in no way resembed the descrip-
tion of Miss Leneve.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Expert Dead.

ST. Louis, Mo, Dec. 1.-The White
House lightning rod expert Is dead
Carl Bajohr, SO, native of Germany
and successful in more than one cam
paign for the privilege of hoisting
conductors above tho presidential
mansion ana other government build
ings at Washington, died late yester-
day. leaving an estate exceeding a
quarter Of a million dollars.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

extension OF privileges the
to
glory with which the crowned
Sprinrf News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Duke Itnproyjnr.

London, Dec, 1,-The Duke ,of
Manchester, who was operated on last
night for appendicitis and whose con
dition for time was regarded as eX-
tremely critical Is today improving
rapidly and his physicians say he
will recover.
The duke married Miss Helene Zim
norman, daughte rof Eugene Zlm-
norman of Cincinnati, in 1900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

Sandusky, o., Dec. Accompanied
by Attorney G. B. Dewitt, Mayor
Lchrer hastened to Columbus today
after receiving word that his son,
Henry Lehrer a minor. had married
Miss Margaret Boyd there last Fri
day. Young Lehrer, twenty, Is med
ical student at Ohio State university.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
BRIEF MENTION

The Y. M. C. A. basket ball team
will not play any more games untll
after the middle of December. owing
TO the Y. M. C, A. building fund cam
paign which is about to be inaugural
ed.
The fire department answered but
four calls during the month of
November. The total fire loss did not
exceed $3.50. The heaviest loss was
that sustained in the burning OF an
ERIE box car, used to house "A num-
DER of Itailans 1workmetf 'f''s&'sA'tAA !
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Stricken by ApOpIcxy

Washington. Dec. Mrs. James
Mckinney, wife of Representative Me.
Kinney. of Illinois. was stricken by
apopleNyin the street here today She
fell unconscious and was hurried to
the Emergency hospital, where she Is
in serious condition
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

2. Not only by industry and econ
omy heretofore explained, but by
study of their business. Many men
fail because they do not study the
work In whlch they are engaged.
They do not think hard enough or
long enough to find ont how improve
ments can be made so as TO make
their business more attractive and pro
htable' The officers of the
Buckeye study how 10 make It's man
agcment economical Its assets
$i'sooO,O00. Five per cent paid on
time deposits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

The latest improved EDISON and
VICTOR monographs; also a full line
OF the latest records now on sale at
f. ID. Bentz, 226 east Center street
Phone R-451. g-14-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
SOCIETY
Continued from Page Five.

The meeting of the Ideal Embroid-
cry club which was to have been
held Thursday afternoon, has been
postponed until Friday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

The meeting of the N. Y. y. club
which was to have been held Wednes-
day, has been postponed indefinitely.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
PERSONALS

Captain James Butler of the Cen
trail Fire station. returned to work
this morning after an illness of two
months with typhoid fever.
George V. Schweinfurth made a
business trip to Dayton today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

The Republicans of that state
Churchill cleaned their
put u men nearly a good as
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
MARION CEREAL FOOD MILL.

Located north end or Dix In east
Marion. corn meal ground old fashion
ed way on burhs, also make Graham
flour, chop feed and cracked corn, also
corn on ear. oast, baled hay and
straw. Deliveries Mondays Wednes-
days and Fridays. Prompt Delivery.
Phone x761 IL rs 6t.sP.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

Washington will find means OF re
straining Edward county fromm
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

electon?" asks the ST. Pau
Press What his yellow
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
PULLMAN
COMP ANY
Offers a Reduction of Twen-
ty Per Cent in Sleeping
Car Rates.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Threatened WITT
an arbitrary reduction of sleeping car
rates through the action of the Inter
state Commerce commission, the Pull
man company here today offered n
voluntary reduction averaging twenty
per cent, seeking, 1t Is believed, to
forestall a still deeper cut.
The offer was made before Inter
state Commerce Commissioners Lane
and Clarke at hearing now in pro-
gress as to whether the Pullman
charges are just. The Pullmans did
not offer sweeping reduction but
proposed to cut rates twenty per cent.
on all upper berths on which the
charge Is $1.50 or over
The action of the sleeping car COM
pany is traced back to a recent de-
cision of the United States circuit
court here which denied an in juno
tlon to prevent the Interstate Com
merce commission ordering cut ir
rates.
Today G. s. Pernahl, for the Pull
mans, after making the offer Of vol
untary reductions, presented table
of prices to show that further action
by the commission would be unneces-
sary
The commissioners continued with
the hearing this afternoon.
Chicago, Dec. With the idea OF
anticipating deep cuts into their pres
ent rates the Pullman Sleeping Car
company today in hearing here be-
fore Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioners Lane and Clark offered sub
stantial reductions in their present
rates for both lower and upper berths
to satisfy the public demands for low
er fares.
Speaking for the Pullmans, G.. s
Farnahl told the commissioners that
the company would agree to make a
rate of six mills per mile for berths
This would men that for lowers now
priced at $2 the charge would be
$3.50. The ullmans also agreed that
in all cases the charge for uppers
should be twenty per cent. less than
the tolls for lowers but that not less
than $1.25 should be charged for any
berth accommodation,
The commissioners made no def
mite statement as to whether or not
the proposals of the Pullmans would
be satisfactory but said they would
be taken under consideration. Cen
eral opinion is that the proposals will
be accepted as satisfactory
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

pices' seeing how
Coones notions