The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-06

H. general that Germany might force
ahead in the matter of aircraft. The
man in the street says England has
the most powerful waterforce, Ger
many the bigger standing army, so
France ought to keep her lead as mis-
tross Of the air.
Kaiser Wilhelm II has tentatively
offered France a place in the Palace
Of Art he intends building in Berlin To
commemorate the 25th anniversary OF
his succession to the throne. II is said
t. bc the Emperor's will to hold Il
worlds art exhibition in 1913 and no
building in Germany being large
enough to suit him, he wishes a mon
ster palace to be constructed as a
monument to him.
Since January 16, handbills accept
cd from generous distributors in the
streets, must be carefully taken home.
a police ordinance provides arrest
and fine for dropping them on the side
walk or in other public places. AS
Paris is alive with distributors there
tx much dissatisfaction among them;
no one will take the advertisements.
DR.. Louis Cruveilbler's Investigations
of infant mortality, the report OF which
has just been published here show
tnat country babies from birth to one
year give a higher death-rate than
city babies during the same period
Along the Seine where factories Of
ali sorts abound and most OF the
population are engaged in mills, the
death-rate per 100 is 1888; in Ardeche,
partly farming and partly manufac-
turing territory, the rate is 24.65; while
in a strictly agricultural district, in
the Alps. the rate Is $3.50 per 100.
These statistics are regarded as a COM
plete reversal Of what had hitherto
been considered the rule.
Munich, Feb G-Prince Regent Luit-
pold, the 91-year-old ruler of Bavaria,
has just ordered his first automobile.
The aged prince had always harbored
a deep-rooted prejudice against the
devil wagons" as he called them and
could not be induced to ride in one.
a few days ago. after he had prac-
tically recovered from the effects of
severe injury he suffered when ne was
thrown from his horse, he was induced
TO take a ride in a machine He en-
jOyed the experience so much that he
has just ordered a costly limousine.
London Feb. 6-It cost the late
Charles j. fer-Whitburn, aged 49,
more than a million dollars to die.
Under Englands inheritance tax
laws, the estate, valued at $500 OOU
and all but $500 Of which was be-
queathed to relatives. was today as
sessed Sl,:O)OOo in death duties" The
$500 went to the Society for the pre-
vontlon OF Cruelty to Animals.
Budapest. Feb. 6.-The entire police
force Of somlyo, Hungary, has gone
on strike for more pay. AT present its
members receive $40 month.
Vienna, Feb 6--That the Juvenile
Courts, education Of Juvenile delin-
duents and the care and protection OF
dependent children in America, are
better than in any other country in
the world, was the statement MADE
here at meeting OF the Society for
the Protection OF Children, by Count
Glcspach, professor In the German
University at Prague. Count Geis-
rach has just returned from America
whore he made n study Of the juven-
lie court system.
Berlin, Feb. G.--Out of population
cf 39, ,145,535 In the kingdom Of Prus-
sla. S,i99,1M persons with total Of
le 76S 154 relatives depending upon
thcm earn less than $50 month ac-
ccrding to statistical figures Just Civ
en- out. There are s,oS711O persons
with an income of approximately 81
week and 3S93 with an income OF
100000 n year, In 1892 there were 81
persons in Prussia with an annual in
come OF $3.50 900 or more; today there
are 145, ''Vorworts." the Soclalistic
organ compares them under tho head
ing of the Lean and the Fat"
Nice, Feb. 6.-Declaring that Group
iers at the gaming tables in the big
French gambling resorts earn more
than ministers and ambassadors. and
/ tAht VIC Nihh'ibh VI Tue oNHNiS hio
| l'princely" a member OF the French
Chamber proposes that new tax be
assessed upon the tables graduated ae-
cordlng to the winnings.
The eroupiers get no salary. They
live on tips" Al the Engheln Casino
near Paris. these amounted to 1871. 600
francs during the season OF 1911.
The Winnings OF the sasino tables
amounted to s,429,si2 francs. Here N
Nice the owners OF the gambling tab
les made neat little profit OF 7.4sDooo
francs. Much OF this was I0at by
Americans