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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-12

The block system which Is being
installed on the Hooking Valley rail-
road will be put into use within the
next few weeks and 1t is said that
everything will be in good running
order under the new system by the
first day of April. The equipment
has been stationed all along the
route. Houses have been stationed
here. A large number of new men
will be employed in order to handle
the business under the new system
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-12

Engineer Mitchell, driving the en-
gine of Big Four No. II had an ex-
citing experience at York Wednes-
day when he struck u carriage con-
tanning three men. The men were
almost instantly killed and the car
riage was totally wrecked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-12
POLICE NEWS

A number of tramps called at the
city prison last night. seeking shelter
from the storm. They were placed in
Hotel Retreat and this morning were
sent out to shovel snow TO earn
money for their rations. The heavy
snow fall provided work for the
hungry hobos and few were idle Sat
urday morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Gooch Files His Answer.

Lincoln, March 26.-Accusing the
Chicago board of trade of violating the
Sherman antitrust law, Herbert Il.
Gooch, president of the II. Il. Gooch
Grain company, filed an answer in the
federal court today asking that the
writ of injunction requested by the
Chicago men be denied. Recently suit
was filed by the board of trade alleg.
ing that the Gooch company was clan.
destinely using the Chicago quotations
A restraining order was asked
In the reply Gooch alleges that he
has not iniringed on the board of
trade and does not use the prices in
question. He charges the board of
trade with dealing primarily in specu.
lative details and alleges that the or
ganization is in reality a combination
in restraint of trade. He cites several
transactions in an effort to prove that
actual delivery is not contemplated in
board of trade deals.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01

Harry Lewis the Texas fighter who
went to Niobrara to fight a prelimi-
nary to the Burns-Hokuf wrestling
match, has returned and reports that
his fight did not come off at Niobrara
on account of being unable to get a
match. Farmer" Burns threw Hokuf
the first fall in twenty-five minutes
and in the second fall he put his man
on his back with hammerlock hold
in thirteen minutes. Pavelka of YER
digre challenged Hokuf to a match
which will be pulled off at Niobrara
next month.
The preliminary to the Burns okuf
match was a wrestling match between
Bruce of Verdigre AID McGraw of Mo
brara, Bruce being the victor with
two straight falls.
George Roster, who is promoting
these wrestling matches, will probably
get a match for Lewis in short time.
Roster is considered one of the best
sport promoters in this territory and,
according to Lewis, is making good
in all his matches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
AD WILL REST.
Wolgast Says He Will Meet Anyone
Public Wants About September.

st. Louis, March 26.-Ad Wolgast
says: There has been lot said as
to who will fight next since | put Bat
Nelson out of the running as light
the first chance, and a half dozen of
as saying owen Moran would have
the first chance, and ah alf dozen of
other ways, but here is the dope.
Il don't positively know who it will
be- 1t may be Nelson, as we two
could probably draw bigger house
than any other combination. When
the time to fight comes (which will
not be until September), If the pro-
moters see more money in hooking me
up against some other lightweight,
neither Mr.. Jones, my manager, or
myself will overlook the extra dollars.
Il think / have earned a rest, and
| am going TO take it. During the
last year | fought twenty-four bat
ties, and when you consider the train
ing and everything that goes with this
much work, rest is certainly coming.
NV theatrical contract calls for six
weeks more after ! close here in st.
Louis. | VIII TO g'ai when ii ends.
This theatrical game doesn't appeal
TO me in the least.
Il would feel fine only the staying
late every night at the theater gives
me that tired feeling.
when my contract ends, Mr. Jones
and will go at once to my farm near
Cadillac, Mich. We may make little
transforming, one-right stand trip
through Michigan, but ! doubt it.
will Just loaf around until the middle
of June, and then will start for the
coast to witness the Jeffries-Johnson
fight. By September will be ready to
listen to fight talk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01

OF rooms at teachers associations, nor
to baCkball candidates for admission
to the school masters club and then
publish to the world the names of
the innocent victim of their displeas-
are. The school teachers of Nebras.
"A know me and know that | have
never taken part in such matters in
Nebraska, and Mr., Winters, MIR. Hoen.
shell and myself and the American
Book company which we represent
are willing to submit this case to their
judgment and to abide by their ver-
dict.
"As lifelong democrat and one
of whom the populists and democrats
of Nebraska came within 200 votes
of electing lieutenant governor of Ne
braska two years ago, | can but smile
at the oft.repeated assertion that n
law passed by democratic legislature
and signed by Il democratic governor
to abolish a state board consisting
of republicans and to create anoth-
er board just like II consisting of
democrats, was non-partisan mea-
sure intended to take our state schools
out OF politics. Human nature is
pretty much the same regardless of
politics and democrats, just like re.
publicans, want to enjoy the fruits
of victory when they have won an
election"
When questioned further Mr.. Gar
rett said that the rival companies he
referred to are Bum & company and
the Nebraska Teachers School Sup
ply company, who occupy joint Office
at Lincoln and It is the agents of
these two concerns that have been
guilty of meddling in the affairs of
the teachers associations and School
Masters club.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
INSANITY TO BE HER PLEA.
Stranger Gave Sister Poison, Catherine
MANI Says.

Canton, O., March 26.-Pleading not
guilty and waving preliminary exam
nation, Catherine MANI, the 16-year-
old girl who is accused of numbering
her sister, Elizabeth, by strychnine
poisoning, was placed in the county
Jail at Canton to await the action of
the grand jury. That body will not
regularly convene until May.
Throughout hours of cross-examin-
alton, the girl has chung to her orig
inal story of mysterious man who
gave her two supposed quinine tablets,
one of which she asserts her sister
took accidentally. This morning she
gave the mans name as Murray" and
said he lived in Canton, but the police
have been unable to trace him, and
express the belief that he is a myth.
The girls father and other relatives
who disoWned her in the first shock of
the tragedy, have now come to her as
sistance, and engaged attorneys today
for her defense. While it is possible
that a special grand jury may be sum-
moned to consider the case, this action
probably will be forestalled by luna
cy inquiry. The girls relatives assert
her brain has been affected since a fall
received in early childhood. She is
declared to have been the victim of
unprovoked fits of rage, in which she
would tear clothes to pieces and at
tack her playmates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01

he pitched for Santa Clara. ana when
! things began to break u little badly
| for his right hand curves he would
switch his glove to his right hand and
begin to shoot EN- in with his offsidc
paw. This switching business always
nipped any threatened batting rally
of the opposition in the bud, as Freine
| can steam them over with just IA
much speed and control with either
hand. doubt If there ever was ALI
other ball player born who could do
this If there has been, he has sue.
ceedcd mighty well in keeping II
profound secret.
THE San Jose team of the Cali
tornia state league, then an outlaw
organization lost no time in grabbing
up this 2-handed pitcher, and for four
years Freine dished up his 2handed
curves for San Jose. He was nabbed
from the outlaw organization for Con
ME Macks White Elephants by Josh
| Reilly, the oldtime baseball PLAYER.
who lives in Frisco. Last wear. when
the California outlaw league was
weaned over to organized baseball
Manager Willis of the San Jose club
put up stiff fight to retain Freine.
but the national commission decided
in favor of the Athletics claim on his
| services under the draft rule, and Phil
| adelphia fans may have chance dur
| ing the coming season to see pitch
er who can hand them up to right.
hand hitters from the right side and
then switch to the port side and bend
them the other way for the left-hand
stickers. And when the switching
| comes off, take it from me, there is
no deterioration in the quality of the
pitching"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
johnson a Stir in Jail.

New York. March 26.-Despite the
presence of guards and steel bars,
Jack Johnson succeeded in making
himself hero to at least three men
while locked in the Tombs yesterday,
while awaiting the $4,000 bail neces-
sary for his release pending trial.
When taken into the detention peni-
Tertiary, the big negro found three
other prisoners. One of these, youth
named Max Muller, who had just been
sentenced to eight years for robbery,
sized up the big negro and grew af-
fable. Not knowing Johnson's past
experience in such places, Muller start
ed to explain the routine and posi-
bility of entertainment in prison life.
Johnson listened for a moment bu,
could not stand the strain.
"G'wan!" he finally shouted at his
fellow prisoner.
"Ah don care nuthin' bout that
You make me nuvus. All don spec
to stay heah."
The pugilst stayed for some time,
however, and when he was finally led
to a cell by himself he took out the
SO 1000 roll which he had offered as
cash bail in the courtroom and gave
Muller a $40 bill. Each of the other
| prisoners came in for a five, and they
bade the big negro a fond goodby,
Muller promising to look him up after
the eight years sentence had been
served.
| Big Attraction.
| In his cell Johnson was the recip-
| lent of much attention from guards,
process servers, newspaper men and
friends. While the big negro was
standing with his face against the
bars looking out into the corridor, an
incident occurred which proved con-
clusively that he had no need for
young Muller's instruction in prison
etiquette.
Plans were under way to secure a
photograph of the negro through the
bars, and while half a dozen men
stood around the steel door talking
/ to the prisoner, a photographer set
up his camera in the corridor, focused
on the door and arranged a flash light.
At given signal the men about the
door were to have stepped back and
allow clear view for the photogra-
pher Johnson, however, discovered
the scheme and threw back his head
bawling Justify:
"Mistah Jailah! Mistah Jailah!"
The heavy voice resounded through
the corridors until the prisoners in
other cells ratified at the bars in an
effort to learn the trouble and a
guard came on the run. Johnson
stated tie case Indignantly and the
offending camera was removed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Garrett Back at His Critics.

Lincoln, March 25.-E o. Garrett of
Fremont, che of the state agents for
the American Book company, was in
the city last evening representing his
company before the State Reading
Circle board which met to adopt books
for the ensuing year.
II have been absent from Nebraska
for several months travelling for my
company in other states said Mr.
Garrett, "and was called to Lincoln
at this time because of the illness of
here. My attention has been called
to articles which have appeared in the
Lincoln and Omaha papers from time
to time purporting to connect me in
some obscure way with the removal of
Professor Crabtree from the presi.
dency of the Peru normal school.
have had absolutely no connection
with the matter in any way nor has
any other person connected with my
company that | know of. l have not
attended a meeting of the state nor.
NAL board during the past five years,
nor have | had any communication,
oral or written, with the board or any
of it's members relative to this matter
or any other matter relating to normal
school affairs in years. Being where
| could not procure Nebraska papers
| did not even know of Mr.. Crabtrees
removal until several days after it oc-
Cured and did not even know that
articles had been printed purporting
to connect me with the matter until
weeks had elapsed after their appear
ance and my attention was called to
them by friends upon my return to
the state. | have never claimed to
any one to have any influence with the
normal board or any member thereof
and have not even speaking &C.
quaintance with several of the mem
bers of the board.
have never attempted to control
the actions of teachers associations
or school masters club in Nebraska
and if such improper attempts have
been made by other book agents the
school people of Nebraska, most all of
whom know me, can easily fix the re-
sponsibilty. The false charges that
have been made against me have been
made by agents of rival book con-
Germ and school supply house and were
made for the purpose of drawing at
tention away from their own activity
in matters outside the realm Of legiti-
mate business and to prejudice the
public against me and the company
represent. l can think OF no other
reason for the false charges than that
they are the direct result Of jealousy
engendered by my success in getting
business that they had hoped to pro-
cure. The attempt by agents of any
book company or school supply house
to dictate the affairs of any teachers
association or school masters club
should be resented by the teaching
force of the state.
Book agents should not be allowed
to hold office in these associations,
hereafter, nor to manage their ban
quets, nor to control the distribution
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
GRAFT IN ITS 40 STORIES?
Cost Of the Metropolitan Lies Build.
ing to be Probed.


New York, March 26.-Experts Of
have been examining the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance company for sew
eral months are now looking into
the cost and method of construction
of the famous tower of forty-nine
stories. Although it will be several
months before they have finished their
work, enough has been discovered to
show that a unique condition of af-
fairs Exists. This may be summed up
as follows:
The lower section of the building,
which is put down as costing alto
gether more than twenty-one million
dollars, was erected by a company
which received the work without COM
petitive bidding. This money of the
policyholders thus expended said to
amount to nearly seven million dol
lars, was spent solely on the judg-
ment of the officers of the company,
or of the committee which had the
struction company, of which John c..
Hegeman, a nephew of John r. Hege-
man, president of the insurance COM
pany, did the work. The method en-
ployed was the guaranteed cost"
plan, in which the company paid all
the bills and gave further a certain
percentage of the total cost of the
building company for it's work. The
amount of this percentage has not
been disclosed.
Further investigation shows that
the company enjoys a unique advan-
tage over every other big construc-
ton company in and about New York
city. 1t is known generally to all
building operators that if they de-
sire loans from either the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance company or the
Prudential of Newark, the way will
be much smoother if they employ the
Hedden company to erect their struc-
lures. 1t is not to be wondered at
therefore, that in the last four years
the company has put up some of the
largest buildings in the city, many of
which now carry mortgages of the
two companies or are owned by them
outright
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
HERE is SOME PITCHER.
Freine Of Philadelphia Can Hurl With
Either Arm.

Connie Mack, manager of the Phila-
delphia club of the American league,
has real, true ambidextrous pitcher
on his staff. Charles Freine is the
youngsters name and he comes from
the Pacific coast in an effort to fight
his way into big league company.
The story goes that Freine can pitch
equally well with either arm and can
change from one delivery to the other
on the instant, to the complete mysti-
tication OF the batter. Many ball play
ers can use either arm for throwing or
bat left or right handed, but notwth.
equal effectiveness, so that Freine will
be novelty if the wondrous tale is
not exaggerated.
Jim Nasium" says of Freine in the
Philadelphia Inquirer:
"Freine first attracted attention
while pitching for Santa Clara college,
the institution that turned out Hal
Chase. He won nearly every game
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
GIRLS TO SELECT STEAKS.
Meat Cutting viii be Taught Kansas
Agricultural Students.

Manhattan, Kan, March 26.-The
country do not know where choice
piece of beef comes from or how it
is cut.
Dean Van Zile Of the domestic
science department of the state agri.
cultural college intends that this de-
feet shall be remedied in the future
generations, and to this end she has
arranged a series of meat cutting
demonstrations to be given before the
junior and senior domestic science
girls of the college.
These demonstrations will deal with
the proper cutting and preparation Of
the different cuts of meat and with
the subject of how to Judge the con-
dition of the meat.
The cutting will be done by Profess
sor Patterson of the animal husbandry
department, who has made a study
of such work in Minnesota under one
of the most expert meat cutters in
the United States.
Lectures and demonstrations have
been given on pork, mutton and beef.
The girls have had considerable
theory on the subject of meats, and
by the aid of these demonstrations
they should be able to buy meat in.
diligently.
1t might be added that these same
girls have been trained to cook this
meat properly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Crowds Going From Gotham.

New York, March 26,-AcCording to
one of the promoters who are plan
ming to run special trains from this
city to San Francisco for the accom-
mediation of Jeffries-Johnson fight fans
the expenses for the round trip, not
including the price of fight ticket,
will be $3.50 at the lowest for one per.
son. This will include railroad fare
both ways, a sleeping car berth. meals
in the dining and buffet cars and
rooms and meals at first class hotel
in the earthquake city. Drinks and
cigars will be extra and they'll prob.
ably amount to a prodigious sum. The
promoters of these special trains have
with few exceptions set June %
as the day for leaving town. II the
schedules mapped out are adhered
TO the sports who cross the continent
will drop into Frisco on July 2, two
days before the big fight takes place
mt the Emeryville race track. Coming
back from the fight the specials will
stop at various places of interest with
July II or Is as the time for their
arrival here. Persons who wish to
enjoy the privacy of staterooms or
the comforts of club or observa-
ton car will pay as much as 1925 for
the round trip. These are the ones
who will pay $50 or 800 for box
seats at the ringsde and will enter
tain their friends royalty during the
outing. In short, "a visit to the fight
on such a scale will burn up $500,
it is estimated
SO far contracts have been signed by
these sporting men and promoters
with different railroads for special
trains; William Gibson, president of
the Fairmont A. c.; T. f. O'Rourke,
president of the National Sporting
club; James Buckley, promoter of the
Sharkey A. c.; Robert p. Murphy,
proprietor of the Hotel Albany, who
acted as temporary stakeholder in the
big fight Tom Sharkey, the former
heavyweight pugilist, and Baron Will
kens, who will run train by way of
Baltimore, Washington and the south
ern route exclusively for negro men.
1t is figured that each special train
will afford accommodations for one
hundred passengers who will prefer to
go to the fight in this manner rather
than by the regular trains. One of
the train promoters said yesterday:
"Our train will consist of eight cars,
a combination baggage and buffet, a
diner. five sleepers and an observa-
ton car. We will not take more than
100, and we intend to be very careful
who will go along. Poker, bridge
whist and pinochle will be permitted,
but all other gambling games will be
cut out We will carry along 5000
bottles of beer, plenty of wine and
whisky and 10000 cigars. There will
be y rule that nobody can treat, but
that each man must pay for his own
drinks. There will be no tipping the
porters and walters, because they will
be paid so much before we start.
When we reach Frisco we will go
to hotel where We can stretch our
legs and see the town a bit. 1t will
be a great trip worth taking, even
should there be no fight, for there'll
be barrels of fun oH the cars going
and coming"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
Wayne Normal Notes.

Fred Pile spent the week end in
Omaha. His fraternity, the Phi Delta
Theta, held a banquet at the Omaha
club on Saturday evening.
The campus is being raked, trees
trimmed. ETC.. so that in a few weeks
the hill will be one of the most beau
tiful spots in Wayne.
More than thirty students were TAX
ing county examinations at the col
lege on Friday and Saturday of last
week. Several will teach spring
their certificates early so they may
contract for schools this fall.
Already applications are coming in
for teachers for next year. This is
evidence that school boards are anx-
ious to secure good teachers.
In looking over the roll of prospec-
tive graduates, we find there are more
than ever before. This is certainly
very gratifying.
Professor and Mrs. Bright spent
Saturday and Sunday in Winside, the
guests of Mr.. Bright's brother and sis.
ter.
The special literary program given
last Saturday evening was quite a
unique affair. 1t was after the man
ner of regular teachers association,
and was called the n. N. c. Teachers
association. The papers given and the
discussions were splendid.
A number of the faculty and stu
dents will be in attendance a mart of
the time at the Norfolk Teachers as
sociation next week. Several mem
bers of the faculty are on the program.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
RETURNED, BUT FOR A DIVORCE
Being Alvey Twenty Years New York
Man Found His Wife Remarked


New York, March ga story of
how husband separated from his
wife, who had believed him dead for
twenty years, returned to find her
married to another man and the moth
er of three children was revealed to-
day in the trial of John b. Stations
suit for divorce from Sarah Station
in the Brooklyn supreme court.
The Stations were married twenty
two years ago. Station was employed
on one of the Mallory line steamers.
Two years after the marriage he
quarreled with his wife and left her.
Mrs. Station heard nothing from her
husband, and word came from Chicago
that he had died there and she mar
ried Gustave Jaehnson, who had been
counting her since the day her hus-
band disappeared.
Four years ago Mrs. Station learned
that her husband was alive and sent
word for him to come and see her.
He came, but when he learned that
she had married again he began d.
vorce suit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-01
SPORTS OF THE DAY

Wagner has put in a bid for the mo-
tor car offered by "A motor car com.
pany to the champion batsman of
the country. He intimates that he
considers his 1888 of last year better
than Cobb's .377, on the ground that
he had harder pitching to swat. Says
Hans in his letter:
Motor cars for leading batsmen
has the medals and loving cups beat.
en- mile, and is a generous offer on
your part. You cannot clearly decide
the worlds champion batsmen on ac-
count of the different pitching and
fielding in the two leagues. Some.
thing should be done whereby the
leading batsman of each league should
be considered"