The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18
-, HERE is no better known name
in this country than that Of

- HERE is no better known name
in this country than that OF
James Creelman aud none more
widely known in new spaper and literary
circles east and west Of the meridian
OF Greenwich, and nortn and south OF
the equator
For what Is ne Rnown1 Ask. and no
two men will give you the same an
swer The New Yorker of the last
generation knows James Creelman as
the young newspaperman who was a
terror to the grafters; the eNpo'er Of
the great Broadway railroad fraud; the
man whose articles caused the United
jS,at=s tc reform its immigration laws
the nan no stopped the garbage
damp. rs IRON volluting the New York
Asrcor; Whc p.sctically became the
r-bhc prosscuJOt in the columns Of
tne paper ne vas writing for. Not only
vss the garbage dumping stopped, bu,
the bumpers were punished.
Tn. Westeraer knows James Creel-
man as "a. man VINO followed the
Sioux war. IL italy he i known as
a.. first man o hnefyisy he Pope. In
Gondon ley '1ow him - III CORES
pond-nt of halt a dozen ne"sp' pe,s.
lin Paris. Monsieur James ,C.eel'nan IS
Known as the man who IS sJhsned .
reputation for the Eurofean New "b
Herald. In Russia he is know > g..
friend of the great Tolstoy, with wnoT
be once lived. In Mexico he is DE
personal friend and biographer OF Pres
ident Diaz In Cuba he is known as the
man who placed the responsibilities Of
the massacres of the natives right at
Butcher Weyler's door. Americans re-
member that James Creelman led the
charge of the soldiers at FL Caney dur
ing the Spanish-American war. The
State department knows him as
trusted servant of the republic Most
of the worlds people remember him
as the American war correspondent
who, at the risk of his life, exposed
the atrocities of the japanese soldiers
duSng their war against the Chinese.
Everyone who was old enough to read,
remembers what a sensation the Creel-
man articles caused at the time. and
what cry of Mortified protest rose in
The civilized world against the eruelties
of the Japanese who massacred every
man, woman and child in Port Ar
thur after the town had surrendered TO
them.
A Few months ago James Creelman
rc4igned the editorship of a leading
magazine to become a Commissioner Of
Education of New York. and to get
enough time to finish his biography of
President Diaz of Mexico. which will
also be history of Mexico's develop
ment under the guiding brain of the
great ruler,
( James Creelman started his life with
out any education to speak of. but that
handicap was no obstacle 70 him. II
merely gave an outlet to his volcanic
mental and physical energy. He edu-
Gated himself. taught himself a couple
of languages. and the most difficult
profession known, that of writing for
running and editing a newspaper. and
all before he was twenty-seven. He il
not yet beyond middle age, and the
above are only a few of the things ht
has accomplished. a selection of Incl
dents from the busy life of Americas
most versatile journalist.
James Creelman. despite his vast ac'
quaintance is very conservative in hi'
friendships, and it is only a favored
few that are on intimate terms enough
with him 10 enter his home. Home I
is, and more; it Is a repository of one
of the finest collections of antiques, art
and curiosities that have been gotteI
together in the United States. From tn
cellar to the attic. in every corner anC
every inch of wall space are crowded
highly valued treasures, every one o
which has a history, and most of whiel
came into the possession Of their pres
ent owner through some strange hap
pening or some weird adventure. Mar
bIes and bronzes from Pompeii, Jewel
from the prehistoric graves of Mexico
treasure chests from the royal palac
OF Corea, uniforms and weapons from
the battlefield of Ping Yang. swords
tapestries. masterpieces, ancient an
modern armor. ancient bronze cannon
autograph photographs from the world
great men. rugs from Persian treasur
houses. carpets from European palace:
everything from everywhere. and eac'
precious piece with its enchanting his
tory. One can hardly imagine a ma
who has led such an active life. roam
ing the world with warning armies. edit
ing newspapers. fighting for tho countr
sgainE spfair treaties. sN rritin