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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
Baseball Company Receives
Rare Letter.
EMUMERATES HIS GOOD STUNTS
Has Great Records For
Strike outs.
Ambitious Youngster Near Mt. Vic
tory, Admits That he has More than
u Little Pitching Abllity.-Willing
To Bring His Own Suit Along.

3 Rubc phenoms all over are looking
for baseball jobs. There's one located
near Mt. Victory who has written a
letter to the Marion management ask
ing for a try-out. The missive is per-
haps one of the rarest jewels ever re-
ccived and the archives of the COM
pany contain some wonderful spcci-
mems.
Following Is the letter which speaks
for itself:
Marion Baseball Team, Marion. Ohio.
Dear Sirs:--G would like to get a
place on your team this season. Last
year | played with our boys here in
Mt. Victory and hired out a few
games to DeGraff. In twelve games
last year | struck out 100 fellows and
would of had 175 but our regular
catcher was sick and the second
catcher could not hold me.
hit .G75 and am the first man at
bat on our team and | was also cap
tain of our nine. can throw an (D
in shoot CD in drop. CD out curve,
90 out drop. and (5) a spit ball. You
see the numbers are my signals and
| only give these five. | have more
but only show those to the catcher.
/ can fetch you a good catcher and
we both have our own suits as we
had them made alike.
Clin Curtis knows me and said he
would have the Boston captain write
men, but | would rather play nearer
home. don't drink or smoke and ]
can run like deer. Our boys don't
want me TO leave as Il will break up
our nine pitched against them
Hogan Runts of Marion at Belle Cen
ter and | famed both of them Hogan
boys and they are league players !
struck out three more men than Rubc
Rice did that day and he played with
your Marion nine that year
Now all | want is a chance on your
nine and want to pitch against that
Newark team for they don't know a
pitcher nOhOw.
Waiting for your answer, | am,
Yours truly,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

\ bureau Of national parks will
soon be created, If bill simultanc-
Ously introduced in the house by Rep
resentatives Davidson, of Wisconsin.
and in the Senate by Scnaor smooth
of Utah, be enacted into law. 1t Is
the purpose of the bill 10 place the
control and management of national
parks and monuments and reserva-
tiOns under one bureau, instead of.
as at present having them controlled
by several.
president Taft recommended tho
creation of such "a bureau I'm his an
nual message. The secretary Of the
interior is kpown to favor the plan
and in his annual message the prcsi-
dent said
1T will doubtless be necessary I'm
the accomplishment of these pro-
positions, to create bureau Of ma
tional parks and resorts, ana the
planning under il of consistent and
broadly considered scheme for ma
tional parks ana resorts To It the fu-
ture needs of the United states gov
ernment, would be in line with the
policy under which our first prcsi-
dent planned i'm 1903 the federal
city which now bears his name. with
out such planning no such civic con-
venience, beauty, impressiveness and
national dignity as the city of Wash
ington now enjoyes, would have been
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
When a Ship Turns Turtle.

To turn turtle" means, In uaulica
language, that ship rolls too heavily
fails to recover herself aud after 8
brief period on her beam ends turns
topsy turvy. so that her keel point
skyward. Then, of course. she sinks
Frequently the compressed air imprS
oned in her hull blows her bottom on
as she goes down, or IL she is steam
or her boilers burst with like results
AS rule, ships turn turtle because
they are burGened with too much "tol
hamper" or from lack Of sufficient bal
last, or both causes combined Rarel!
does 1t happen that there are any sur
vivors. but t1cre Is one notable cXrcp
tlon in the case OF the battleship cap
tain, which was lost after this faShi0!
in the bay OF Blscay, In her case eN
actly three minutes elapsed from the
time she first turned turtle until she
finally sank. and forty OF her crew oi
800 men clombercd up her side as sh,
rolled over aud on TO her keel. Ol
these eighteen men were eventually
rescued and were able TO describe later
Oh precisely what occurred, Pearson p
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

There is more catarrh In this section OF
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced II a 10.
dipB. and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment. PRONOUNCED II In.
durable. Science has proven Catarrh 10
be a constitutional disease and therefore
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by IT, j..
Cheney e. Co., Toledo, Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on tho market, II Is
taken Internally IN doses from, 10 drops
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case II fails to cure. Send for circulars
ADDRESS y. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o,
Sold by druggists, 76c.
1ake Halls Family Pills for oonstipa-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

possible"
The government now maintains
nine great national parks, and SOW
cral other smaller parks and reser-
vations, the total area of which Is
4,G06,153 acres. During the last
years $2Si,515 was appropriated for.
and $152,S71 received i'm the way OF
revenue from the nine national parks.
The revenue is derived largely from
concessions made by individuals or
companies for operating transporta-
ton facilities, hotels and lunch sta
tiOns.
The bin introduced provides for
the appointment OF commissioner
with such experts and assistants as
congress may from time to time
authorize. and approprlates $4,000
for maintenance of the bureau.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
Cheering News Received
From st. Clair, Mich.
TWO CANDIDATES FOR FIRST
Bill Johnstone's Position is
In Danger.
Only Two Contracts Have Been Re-
cciyed From Regular Playcrs-An-
npal Base ball Meeting VIII be
Held In Near Futurc.-rasc Ball
News.

Some cheering news has been re-
ceived from st. Clair. Michigan. where
Marion uncovered Goulait. The local
management has secured three prom
ising players who are said to be far
above the average. They are Hugh
Galino, pitcher; Joe Carleton, first
bsseman. and Otto Gutzeit, catcher.
Galino Is the star OF the trio: He Is
over six feet, a right-hander and has
everything needed by pitcher. Great
things are expected of this man as he
has been highly recommended by
many baseball men.
Carlton is slated for the first base
position and people who have seen
him in action say that there is no
doubt about his landing this job.
Harry Mccall, of Leesburg. Is another
candidate for the first sack. Mccall
failed to report last year and went
with the Nebraska Indians. He is de-
sirous Of having his suspension raised
50 that he may report.
IL Is no exaggcration to say that
Marion fans are showing more inter-
est In baseball this spring than In any
year since the Ohio State league has
been formed.
Some alarm has been caused by
the desire of resident Wollnweber
and several directors to turn over the
reigns of the management to other
hands, but there Is little likelihood
of this occurring. Mr. Wollenweber
and Mr. Staiger have been the two big
men In Marion baseball since it's be-
ginning, and without both Marion
would be in a bad way as far as base
ball Is concerned.
Only two regulars have signed con.
tracts. They are Rube Rice, the
southpaw. and Warren Mullen, pitcher.
The annual meeting of the baseball
company will be held shortly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

opened. Since that date i29 farm
ers and their families have settled on
the land, four towns have been es-
tablished, and ten school houses
have been erected.
Farmers are not prone to boast
of their success and 1t is unusually
difficult 10 secure statements from
them of crop yields. The project en-
ginccrs who sent out requests to the
settlers on the Huntley project for
crop returns received 2S3 replies
covering an crca Of about 900 acr-
cs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

A compilation of these reports
shows crop yields for 1910 valued at
more than $1SS,3G5 or an average
of S25 per acre exclusive of revenue
from dairy or poultry products or in
crease in sales of live stock. 1t is
probable that the gross returns from
all sources averaged more than $50
per acre.
These returns are remarkable I'm
view Of the conditions on the Hunt
ley project. The lands IN 1907 were
absolutely virgin desert. Untouched
by plow unleached by rain they were
most unpromising. 4 large perccn,
of homeseekers proved to he men
without experience In farming aud
totally unfamiliar with irrigation.
1t has therefore been - matter oi
exceeding qualification t. the reclaim
alton service that the number of ac.
tual failures has been really neglig.
ihlc.
y persual OF the letters from the
farmers furnish very interesting read
ing to those whose thoughts are turn.
ing from the city toward the oper
country. G. o. Stout, formerly clrrl
in the post office at Washington d
G., writes ds follows:
81 filed on a. acres in July 1907
and am delighted with the country
My expenditures for buildings and
water eight have been about $1,000. In
1903 / realized from crops taken from
90 acres q gross return of Sl,235. In
1910 l received from the sugar bee
factory the sum of S3,170 for my croI
of sugar beets in 81 acres belicv,
the well cultivated land i'm this pro
ject is worth from $500 to $3.50 pei
acre"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

John Harrison, formerly a miner
from Arizona and California. has n
40 acre farm near the town Of Hunt
ley. lie estimates that he cleared
$500 this year from the farm.
Alex Kinmouth, former Iowa
farmer who never saw an irrigatiug
ditch before 1907, now has II head
of horses worth $l,6OO; - head OF
cattle, worth $500; 20 head Of hogs
$500; 10 head of sheep, $500; chick
ems, $50, a farm worth $4,000 ana is
out Of debt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
GEORGE VANLEER
SUFFERS ACCIDENT
Night Fireman on the Eric Ill at his
Home ON the Boulevard.

Mr.. George Van Leer. night fire.
man on the Erie, was injured by be-
Ing struck in the stomach with a shak
er-bar, sunday night. He was brought
to his home on the Boulevard and is
now under the care Of DR.. Rhu. Il
Is thought that he will recover from
the effects Of the blow in short time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
BOWLING

The Marion All Stars won two of
the three games rolled with the May
q Company team of Columbus on the
Mission alleys Saturday night. The
local men were in fine form. This
was the second contest between the
two teams. the first, rolled in Colum-
but. resulted in a victory for the All
Stars in both the five-men and the
two-men events. Saturday night the
locals lost the two-men contets. Leon
ard, Of Columbus, made some high
scores. Scores:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
BIG FOUR ROUTE

MAHDI GRhS
New Orleans, Mobile and Pensac-
ola. Tickets on sale February 2ist
to 27th.
FLORIDA
Tourists Tickets On sale Daily.
HOME SEEKERS
Tickets on sale TO the South, South
east. West. Southwest and North
west the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month.
COLONIST
Tickets to Arizona. Colorado. Idaho,
Mexico. New Mexico, Montana,
Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming,
California and the Northwest on
sale March 10Th to April 10th I'M
elusive.
Tor rates, tickets and Information
consult Agents.
BIG FOUR ROUTE.
n. y. lihcin, Gen. Pass. Agent, Gin
Cinnati. o. G.. u, o. I5S.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
HOUSE WILL
Continued from Page One.

ing. Another attempt was made -
frame an agreement and leaders went
into conference shortly before noon
when the filibustcr had been in ef-
feet for a hours, including two re.
Ccsses.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
Ranna of Possibilities.

"T have been told" sLid the confident
performer. "that | make my violin
sound like the human voice"
"Yes." replied the candid friend. "bui
there are 40 mnuy kinds Of humnn
voices. Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
A killinn Joke.

81 made DR.. Enlfcm. the eminent
surgeon. very angry when met him
one winter day enjoying a spin over
the snow"
How did you make him mad?'
II congratulated him on his sense Of
the fitness OF things In taking advan
tage OF every chance 10 go on n sleigh
ing expedition Baltimore American
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
Yourself.

III you want to be miserable think
about Yourself about what you want.
what you IKE, what respect people
ought to pay 20 you and what people
think of you.-Chares Kingsley.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
The samn Girl.

Young Husband-When | used to
kiss you, you slapped me, Young
Wife-Well, you won't get slapped
now unlass you forget to kiss me, 90
Illustrated Bits
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
A Sound Reason.

Mistress Didn't YOU hear me calling.
Jane? Jane Yes'm. but YOU told me
the other day mover to answer you
back.-Throne and Country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Friend And were YOU ever In Ven
Ice? Mr.. Richqulck Yes. Slowes'
town was ever In. The sewers were
busted all the time we were there!-
Puck.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Washington. Feb. 2O.-Crushine
one of the most picturesque hlibusters
of decade, the house today by 4
vote of 173 to ~, adopted a suspen-
sion gag rule. to expedite business un-
til the end Of the session. This rule
was the second framed today.
II requires a two-third vote and
gives the balance of power to the
Democrats. Only under that condi-
ton did they accept it. Immediately
upon the adoption of the rule, Rep
rescntatlve Law. Republican, Of New
York, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the war claims bill.
Under the new situation II is pOssi-
Bile by two-thirds vote to suspend
the rules of the house, and with 40
minutes debate, pass any bill.
Germany now leads the world in
the number of electric furnaces for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

The local situation now looks some
what better as the digging to get Il
catcher will not be continued. Smith,
according to Monte Cross, is "A far
better receiver than John Weinberg,
who was sent to Portsmouth by Cross
after Marion had refused to take him.
smith Is much faster and fully as
good thrower but unable to wallop
the pill in the Weinberg way
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Today a happy word was received
from Monte Cross. veteran ball play
er and now manager of the Scranton
team in the New York state league.
conveying the Information that
Catcher Smith. whom Cross recalled
viii be allowed to remain here.
Cross sent Smith, really a very de-
pendable receiver to Marion on an
optional agreement Last week a let
ter was received by the Marion man
agement stating that as he had a
chance to secure Noonan. first base
man from Bill Clymer for Smith, he
(Cross) would like to have Marion
return the player.
Although under no obligation what
ever to return Smith, the local man
agement decided to comply with the
request even though II placed them In
very bad position. Smiths going
left Marion without IA single backstop
of experience.
Today the following letter waS re-
ccivcd from the Scranton leader:
Marion Baseball Company Marion,
Ohio.
Dear Sirs: Your letter at hand and
in reply can only thank you for your
good fellowship. On the strength of
your being so good as TO let me have
back Smith, | am not going to take
him away. ! have purchased outright
for cash the man | was to trade Smith
for You may keep Smith and In the
future If | can do anything for you I
am at your command. Thanking you
again for your willingness and wish
ing you most successful season, l am
"Yours truly,
Monte Cross.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Whatever enlargcs hope will exalt
courage.-.IohnsOn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
smith TO STAY
WITH LOCAL. CLUB
Gross Sends Good News
Here Today.
WRITES A GOOD LETTER
Thanking Marion for Gen
erosity.

Scranton Manager Decides to Buy II
Ball Player Instead Of Taking
Back Player he Had Given Local
Club-Is Pleased by Marion Prof
fer to Return Smiull-Thc Letter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
Gustavis Now Asks Divorce
From Myrtle.
MAKES STATUTORY CHARGE
Mrs. Koenig Recently De
MED a Divorce.
Motion to Set Aside the Sale of Real
Estate Is Fllcd-COurt Rules on
Motions and Demurrcrs.

The domestic difficulties of MIR. ana
Mrs Gustavis A. Koenig are to be
aired again In the common pleas
court. Some time ago Mrs. Koenie
brought suit for divorce from her
husband and asked that she be award
cd the custody Of the minor child
The common pleas court denied tn,
ivorce but gave the mother the child
The case was then carried to the cir
cult court in an effort upon the part
of the father to secure the custody
of the child. The case Is stlll pending
I'm the circuit court.
Today Gustavis A. kocnig through
his attorney, II. II. Hill, began suit
for divorce from his wife, yrtle Koe-
mig, and asks the court to award tn,
custody Of the child to him.
The plaintin alleges that he has
been good husband ever since the
day of their marriage, December %
He alleges that his wife has beer
guilty of gross neglect of duty; tha
she has frequently deserted him, re.
naming away for weeks at time
that fourteen months ago she left hin
going to Akron, whore she has re.
mained. Adultery is alleged and q
Marion man Is named as corespon
dent.
Koonig alleges he has paid $12 pei
month To the support of the chllo
which is now with his mother IN
Akron. lie asks for a divorce, tn,
custody of the child and his share o
the household effects.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
A Warm MeIoome.

snpleigh- Are you positive that Mas
Gutter is not In? Tho Mald-Yes. sir
I'd lose my job II | wosn'i'-Boston
Transcript.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

People seldom improve when the!
have no other model hut themselves 10
pattern after. Goldsmith
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Piles Cured I'm to IA Days.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case o; itching. blind. bleed
ing or protruding piles in to II days
or money refunded. 50c.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

mortgage given by William G.. and
| SolSla Mautz to John Baldauf and
that this mortgage was later sold to
Andrew Baldauf.
The bank asks that it be dismiss
cd from further consideration in the
| case.
| Three pieces of property were sold
at shcrim's sale Saturday afternoon.
| The property in the case of james
| Freese against o. Den Freese and
others was sold to the American Real
Estate company for $500. In the case
of William Peters against , George
Peters, the lot sold to French Grow
for $i3N and in the case of David
Nestal against j. f. sutton the
property in Green Camp sold for
S53i.
The motion to require the plaintiff
to return the petition in the case Of
Ava G. Mcaninch against the c. G.
G. Il ST. l.. railway company has
bcjen overruled.
In the case of the Dr. Joseph Haas
Remedy company against William o.
ltlsh, the demurrer to the second
amended answer has been overruled.
In the matter of the application of
| the trustees of Claridon township to
transfer FUNDS from one fund to an
| other, the court has ordered the trans
Ter made in accordance with the pray
cr Of the petition.
In the case of Genevicve Ackerman
against the city of Marion, the mo-
ton to reform the petition has been
ovcrruled ana the plaintiff has been
given leave to insert the words.
| Plaintiff. Geneyieve Alderman" in
| thp uptition
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

In the case of Andrew Baldauf
against William @, Mautz and others
the answer of The Marion County
Bank has been filed by attorneys
Copeland and Bartram. The bank
admits that il was the owner Of a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

Statistics are unusually dry read
ing. but a recent census of crop re-
suits on the Huntley irrigation pro-
icct in Montana for 1910 Is exceed
ingly interesting To those who have
been watching the development of
the West.
II was on May 81, 1897, that the
project of 10000 acres was formerly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20
HIGH TRIBUTE


Of q 2.95 inch bore, and fires two
sizes of shells Weighing 1875 and IS
pounds respectively The gun Is short
and stubby, being only 81 inches in
length. IT is effective at 1000 yards
which, considering the shortness Of
the barrel is a remarkable demon
stration Of the advonce in artillery
since the Civil War
In level country this gun may he
hauled by a mule, but in the hills It
Is always taken down and the var
iOus parts divided between four null
rs. The gun barrel is loaded ON
one mule, being placed in a specially
constructed saddle, Upon the second
the cradle of the gun is placed, while
10 third carries the trailer of the car
riage, and fourth the wheels and
paraphernalia for loading and Glen
ing the gun. Other mules are load
ed down with boxes of ammunition,
usually twenty pounds to mule
The loads are So divided that each
mule carries a weight Of about $50
pounds.
Soldiers assigned to mountain ar
tillery batteries become highly pro-
llcirnt IN packing ana unpacklng guns
The feat OF unloading the parts of
the gun from four mules, assembling
them. loading the gun, ana firing it
has been performed i'm less than TWEEN
ty i've seconds. Packing upon mules
is an art in itself and requires long
study.
Mountain artillery has been put to
practical use in the campaigns against
The Moros in the Philippines, The
Moro country is "A succession of noun
tains and swamps. Officers who have
seen the necessity for the mountain
artillery are enthusiastic over the pos
sihllitics of the usefulness of the pres
cnt experiments, and are watching
With interest the progress in its de-
velopmrut as indicated by the crca-
tlun of the special board.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

A motion to set aside the sale OF
property in the case of David Vestal,
administrator of the estate of j. y.
Matthews, deceased, against T.. j.
sutton, has been filed by OrvilC
sutton through his attorneys Mouser
and Moloney. The property was
sold Saturday afternoon at Sherrs
sale to G. IL. Selby for 1884 just tive
thirds of the appraisement.
The motion asks as grounds for tho
setting aside of the sale that the
plaintiff has no longer any interest IN
the judgement; that he was on July
2O 1898 discharged as administrator
that the sale was not made accord
ing to law; that the mover, an heiI
of the defendant, who is now de-
ceased was not notified of the sale
and that the price secured for tht
property Is insufficient.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-20

In the case of the Dr. Joseph Haa,
Remedy company against William o
l;ish, the demurrer to the secOnt
amended answer has been overruled