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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-04-30

An Ohio farmer is said to have re
roye ed from an attack OF blindness
when two of his teeth wore extracted
bnt oNably was the deatisfs BIZ
that 1pae his eyes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-04-30

one always thinks there is a lot Of
money to be made in any kind of
business that he isn't in
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-04-30

Direct primaries are positively fas-
cinating, but there are too many Of
fees to be voted on.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
\ CHURCH MAKING M EXPERIMENT.

Nearly pastors scold the
outab d-week meeting
church aled2 they ask Dr.
the
ascedsm the idea Of
Godt
should
men and hunanit
Possibly notion lies the
the OF the
OF Kansas church
decided "a
Of the
thropy, charity education politics similar subjects Possibly
putting
OF
changes be considered
such questions theang
lous therapeutics and similar
explained by
cep them Our intelligent ueoogns
considerable
cyas Marion for charitable work
in teaching
the wounds
and thus becoming usterng tane
deaconneses who OF
not taken
women when wel-trained community
Now, who nothing about the
dlendd
that they needed do
qnred
and then enter into its spirit But there
The neophyte viii fail where skilled
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
KNABE PIANO
FACTORY BURNS

Cincinnati. Jan. u. The fow-story
brick piano factory OF the KIldbe
Brothers in Norwood, Ohio, just out-
side Cincinnati. was destroyed By fire
early today.
The loss is estimated at $l5O,OjO pare
TALLY coverdi by INSURANCE. rhn
Norwood fire department was unable
e. cope with the fire dnd assistance
Was asked of the Cincinnati depart
mcnt 4 boarding house a1ioning was
also destroyed and several others
threatened. Half dozen boardes
were rescued on forced TO nee into the
near zero weather
Mrs. Caroline Beggs siXty-nine,
paralyzed, was almost sunocated by
smoke. one fireman was Injured by o
Vild hose line ana also overcome by
the cold.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
TRY IIcnrlng Held.

Columbus, O., Jan. 1.-TWO wo-
men. one widow by n murderer's
hand, the other the wife of the man
serving life in the penitentiary for
the .murder, wept and smiled alter
nately yesterday afternoon during the
hearing Ibefore'the state board of par
dons in which residents of Wyandot
county sought to have the board set
aside its recommendation of a pardon
for George TRY.
The hearing grew out of a heinous
crime which startled Ohio September
II. 1900. when w. G. johnson. "the
celery king" was murdered and rob-
bed on that night at his residence
near Carey, Wyandot county. Five
men were arrested and convicted,
among them George Ury.
Last month, the pardon board Is
sued u statement in which Try was
declared innocent and that through
"a miscarriage OF justice he had served
tenayears for crime Of, which he
was innocent ffa.tIk kttH
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
Tho Thlrd Pnrty TnIl..

The rather long conversation in
dulged In by Colonel Bryan and sem
.ator La Toilette Sunday when they
met in the Washington city passenger
station, does not warrant the assump-
ton that they discussed even tcnta
tive plans to start a third party. but
as was indicated in the Blades Wash
ington dispatches Monday night "A
third party movement with Bryan and
La Toilette as supporters has come to
be looked upon as a possibility.
So far as La Toilette is concerned
the public is being prepared for a
bolt on his part by the exceeding bit-
terness of his attitude toward Prcsi-
dent Tart 1t Is not easy to believe
that a man of the La Toilette type
and who manifests such feeling as
the senator does in discussing Tft
would support the president should
he be nominated by the Republicans
next year-Portsmouth Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
HARMON FINDS MANY FRIENDS
At HIS ILLINOIS APPEARANCE

Chicago, Jan. IL. what the people
e this country need in national poll
tics is the Ohio program. We have ac-
complishcd reforms in Ohio that. If
spread over the entire country. would
bring Improvement IN government
such as the people hardly realize to-
dav." l. I
This was the declaration of Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio Thursday at
the luncheon Of the Iroquols club in
the lit Sale hotel where he opened
his western campaign FOR the Demo
cratic nomination for president The
gathering was composed largely Of
that faction Of local Democracy rep
resented by the leadership OF ex-mayor
+ r. Dunno. Mayor Carter Harrison
was not present and but few Of the
Harrison Hearst following appeared.
The gathering was enthusiastic and
the ohio executive found that aside
frcm local factional disagreements in
the party he has large following in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

Illinois.
Many out-of-town Democratic lead
ers attended
In making his appeal for support,
Governor Harmon confined himself en-
tirelv to recital Of what had been
done under his administration In Ohio.
I'VE have perfected many vital re-
forms I'm Ohio" he said, "wliich the
Deople OF other states have not be-
gun TO agltate. We have provided for
equal taxation for AN CLOSES and we
have enforced it against it big in
tcrests and little. We have stopped
graft. Have you done that in Illinois2
We have adopted the initiative and
referendum for cities and our legisla-
ture have approved the proposed CON
stitutional amendment for federal
income tax.
'If any administration could accom-
ulsh those reforms for all the states
Instead Of one II would surely be en-
titled to the confidence and reward of
the ueople."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

make 1t impossible for any prosecu-
tions to be brought under the indlct-
ments."
The court held that when Burns
and James HoslclI, a detective Of Los
Angeles. arrested Mcnamara on a
requisdtion fro mthe governor cf Cal
ifOrnia and honored by the governor
OF Indiana. they acted legally under
the federal statutes and any conflict
in the state law with the federal law
which made it possible to bring an
Indictment was not constitutional.
State Had No Right IN Interfere.
The federal constitution and con.
gress, the court sahl, had delegated
TO the governors of the states the
power of honoring requisitions for
fugitiVes from justice and the Indiana
Legislature had no legal right to take
this power from the governor and add
1t to the duties of a county judge. The
Indictments against Burns and Hosick
had alleged that Mcnamara was de-
MED a right to resist eXtraditlon in
a county court,
Judge Anderson Indicated II Hosick,
who also was indicted, pebitloned for
release the release would be grant
ed.
Detective Burns, IN a statement
said:
Ever since my arrest | have con-
tended there was no Justification in
prosecuting me, Then j repeatedly
asked for a prompt trial but this was
denied by the county authorities. Al
the time / regarded Il as an attempt
to hamr sr my activities at Los An
geles / ann sin working on this dy-
namite conspiracy ann constantly
turning up more evidence.
Unions VIII Not BE Hurt. lie Says.
~ am insisting everywhere that or
ganized labor will not be injured by
the present proceedings for it viii be
benefit to labor to have II purged Of
corrupt political leaders"
II is understood II any prosecutions
result from the present federal grand
jury Investigation of the dynamite
conspiracy they are TO be heard be-
fore Judge Anderson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
FINANCE in the Family.

Returning home from health trir
to Colorado "A youns New Haven man
told his father about buying a silver
mine for $500.
II knew they'd rope you in" ex-
claimed the old man. $50 you were
ass enough to buy a humbug mine"
yes, but | didn't lose anything
! formed company and sold halt
the stock TO a Connecticut man fol
$4,000"
"Y-you did2' gasped the old mar
as he turned white. "Ill bet I'm the
one who bought H."
81 know you are coolly observed
the young man as he crossed his leg
and tried to appear very much a
home. Oklahoman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

The placing OF nearly an Ohio in
stitutlons under the management of
a single board Is now conceded to
have been one OF the most progress
sive as well as the best steps ever
taken in Ohio; yet this measure was
bitterly opposed by the ruling ele-
ment in a crowd OF malcontents,
whose recent meeting in Columbus so
alarmed the Democratic party in Ohio.
The law has brought about great
saving and has been strongly endorsed
by superlntendents of the institutions
operated by the single board. Lima
Times Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
y LIBRARY YOU CAN
HOLD IN ONE HAND
Such Is the 1912 Edition of the World
Almanac. just Issued.


All the great or notable almanacs in
this country have been made by news
uaper men. old Or. Franklin started
the practice with the famous Poor
Richards Almanac." With more or
less success. other printers have ever
since initiated him. OF late years,
however, tho issuing Of newspaper al
manacs has fallen into a low estate
IN many a big city. But the New
York World Almanac for 1912 is an
execution. II nils a want for every place
as It is compilation universal in
scope ana not local partisan or pol
itcal solely 1t seems to grow great
er and better with years and exper-
fence. 1t is condensed encyclopaedia
Of many volumes. 10 gives informa-
tion ana statistics upon almost every
conceivable topic IL touches human
interest at every point. 1t is lib
rarv YOU can hold In one hand, so far
as ready reference and accurate in
formation are concerned. 1t Is sup
plement Of every library, the next
friend OF every editor, and informant
ia any office, study or school. II
ranks with the great English publica-
tlons OF like import, and sells for half
on third Of their price. Without
doubt, It Is the foremost publication
OF the kind in this country. on sale
wherever books are sold.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
BURNS RELEASED
BY FEDERAL court
Judge Anderson Compli-
ments Him For Render
ing Great Service.
Detective Says He Repeat.
edly Asked For a Prompt
Trial.

Indianapolis, Jan. 12.-Compli-
mented by the federal court for hav-
Ing "renhrred a great service to his
country" William j. Burns, the de-
tective, yesterday was released from
the charge Of having kidnapped John
j. Mcnamara, the convicted dyna-
miter All the charges in the indict-
ments against Burns for having cap
tured the labor leader in Indianapolis
last April and taking him to CALI
fornia for trial We're held to be null
and void.
"If 1 or this court had had any
thing to TO with THE arrest of Mr.
Burns in this Instance | should GER
tainly now tender him an apology"
said Judge Anderson in dismisslng the
indictments brought by the county
grand jury under which the detective
had been held in $4,000 bail. "The
order which the court shall enter VIII
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

GAINESVILLE, o., Jan. 12.-With street
car service tied up since . o'clock last
nleht and fourteen inches OF snow on
The ground many Of the factories here
are closed down today workmep be-
ing unable to reach them. There Is
|intense suffering among the poor as
result OF the extreme cold.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
People Not a Mob.

After an the public Is very far
from being mob. II may occasion
ally be swayed by prejudice or pas
sion but It soon recoyers its balance.
The public Is, in fact, educated. in
telligent knows It's own mind and
stands for the right especially in ru-
raj constituencies ana the smaller
citles.--C'ardington Independent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
Thc MhItc Mnn,s nnr,Icn.

First Schoolboy-T say. have you
read an this jaw about altering the
capital Of India?
Second Schoolboy-R Rotten, / call
it. More geography to swot up!-
London Punch
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

Modern study Of physiograrhy DEM
onstrates that there is also a struggle
for existence among rivers and that
the fittest sometimes survive. In
England the Severn by eating back
ward" into the Cotswold hills has d.
verted to itself some Of the head
waters that formerly fed the Thames
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
They Arc BueiIy M Work

no amount of legislation can re.
move the roller towel. Time and de-
cay alone can accomplish that.-Phn.
adelphia Inquirer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

Where is Charlie Taft during an the
time his brother is being assailed? q?
Why don't he take some of his money
and buy controlling interest in the
outlook p Savannah Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
BY A. W. MACY.
THE FIRST STEAMSHIP TO
CROSS THE OCEAN.

The first steamship to cross
the Atlantic was the "savan.
nah," built in New York and
commanded by Captain Moses
Rogers. She was a combined
sail and steam vessel, "a full.
rugged ship Of about three hun
dred and fifty tons burden, with
a low-pressure engine Of elghty
or ninety horsepower" She
was a fast sailor, but could
make eight knots an hour with
her engine alone. She left sa-
Vannah, Georgia; (where she
was owned) May 25, 1915, and
arrived at Liverpool twenty-five
days later. When first siahted
she was reported as a ship on
fire, and a vessel was sent 10
her relief. As she approached
tho city the shipping, piers,
roofs Of buildings and an 9th.
er available spaces were crowd
ed with excited people, anxious
to Get a glimpse Of the won
derful ship. She remained
twenty-elght days at Liverpool,
during which time many peo-
pie from London and eIesewhers
came TO inspect her. She then
Visited Conenhaoen QtocLhaI..
st. Petersburg and other cities,
everywhere exciting the wonder
and admiration Of thousands.
From St. Petersburg she re-,
turned TO Copenhagen, and then
proceeded to ArendaI, In Nor
way. From the last named
place she returned 20 savan-
nah, thIs time requiring twenty
five days for the passage.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank, wife of
the mayor of indianapolis, is lending
every aid to her husband In his cam
paign TO lower the cost OF foodstuffs
in that city. In his Thanksgiving
day and Christmas auction sales of
turkeys, I'm '-hich he officiated as
auctloneer, she worked beside him.
weighing and wrapping the turkeys
as they were purchased.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
Thc NeM Ordcr OF Thlngs.

The department Of agriculture might
offer a prize to the farmer who pro.
duces the least amount OF cotton to
the acre this year-Marion (S. O.
Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
Every One

Is pleased with the new
Rankin Building, % West
Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio,
the home of the Buckeye
State Building and Loan
Company. The first floor
and basement will be used
by the company. The second
and third floors are already
rented to lawyers and 9TH
ers. The assets of the Buck
eye are now $5,10O,OO0, all
loaned on first mortgage on
homes the safest of all
mortgage loans. 5 per cent
paid on time deposits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12
snnndcd Intcrcstlng.

How about the sermon?'
"The minister preached on the sim
fulness Of cheating at bridge"
"You don't say! Did he mention
any names ?'-Kansas city Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

United
states
He regard
ed operating the strict line OF duty.
Baltimore Harmons
wilson There
reporswh either the earlier or the
later stories
bards One scarcely passes over until another
promised in couple days IT VIII be a
relief spell Of frgdy and eupness
noticed that Hon Mr. Iansdon didn't tell all
he speech but reserved much to re3e in
ennsons of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

That burning IN
Its loss six lives holding
should
eNingushes
nguhed a
get started
bad fire than Marion in this
should
of to
o
and n xtreme weather
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

a
refused
would be a
prison life Ohio This is
much let the
free than to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

AS Rev.G NJ. is Marion
speak the week except sun
preachers postmers'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

disturbed By
with the desire be
thought
indicates the spread of wisdom
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

proposition to
classify property working
o them
paying Of
little sentiment
oscar taXatOn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-12

by fire was not modern
renaissance style ahec-
ture prevalent Of air castles When
its class in the great city
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-04
MANY DEAD
in RUINS
Building ColIapses, Bury
ing 200 or More
Employees.
TORONTO FIREMEN TRYING
TO RESCUE IMPRISONED
Feared Between 20 and 80
Victims Are Still I'm
der Debris.

TORONTO. Ont, May 4.-The south
YAH of the new five-story building of the
William Nelson Company, limited, col
apscd today, burying a score or more
II employees, Two persons are known
o have been killed aud five others se-
iously injured. II Is believed that de-
,ween twenty and thirty are in The
uins.
The building. which is situated in
'ladstone avcnre, was occupied on the
'rst and second floors by manufacture
frs Of ice-cream and chocolates Two
hundred employees, the majority of whom
we're women and children. were engaged
this work when the accident oc-
urred shortly before noon.
The entire city fire brigade turned out
md made a hard effort to rescue the
imprisoned ones. The first bodies recov,
red were those of a man ana a woman
Who, apparently. had been instantly
lilled Five girls still alive. but badly
iurt, were next removed. Police and
Ilvate ambulances hurried the injured
mes to the hospitals. At / O'Clock il
Aas impossible to estimate the number
If missing or their identity, but II was
cared that between twenty aud thirty
lead would he found.
The building. which has been Occupied
Tor only two months was supposed tc
nave been splendidly built and fitted
With the best and most modern machin-
eiY obtalnable, was claimed by its own
ers to be the most up-to-date plant o.
the kind in the country.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-04
REVIEWING
BOY SCOUTS

Two thousand jumping, yipping, en-
thusiastic boys are congregating this aft
ernoon at the apex OF Military Park, pre-
paratory to the second annual review Of
the Newark Division, Boy Scouts of New
Jersey, in which all members from North
ern New Jersey will participate.
Former Governor j. Franklin Fort and
Mayor Jacob Haussling will address the
boys. After that exhibitions in first aid,
wirelo operating eEd many other ac-
complisiments Of me youngsters, will be
given on the green at Military Park in
full view of all spectators
One of the leaders Of the scouts today
took exception to the comment publicly
printed that the boys were young sol.
diers' 1t was asserted that the young
sters are not soldiers in the warfare
sense of the word. On the contrary, they
are part of the international peace move
ment which is expected to abolish bar
barrie warfare.
The scouts will assemble at 2:30 at
Broad and Fulton streets, and accom-
panied by the Newark City Home Boys
Band and the Bloomfield Boy Scouts
Bugle Corps will move south to Military
Park, where. they will listen to an ad-
dress by the mayor and participate in a
program of patriotic exercises.
All the conclusion the line will again
form and march down Park place to
the large green in Military Park, where
the scouts will go into camp and par
ticipate in program Of ACTIVITIES
demonstrating the various work of the
organization.
The patriotic exercises will be given
by Troop 90 First Presbyterian Church.
under the direction Of A. Paul Bentre,
scoutmaster.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-04
FALL STOPS
REID FLIGHT

ELIZABETH, May 4.-The proposed
aeroplane fight of Marshall E. Reid ind
George W. Beatty from Long Island to
Philadelphia came to an end outside OF
this city, the machine falling according
to telephone message Neither man
was hurt, but the machine was wrecked.
PHILADELPHIA. May 4.Marshall T..
Reid, who started out from Hampstead
intending to make continuous aero
fight to this city. telephonod from Eliz-
abeth. N. j., that his biplale had fallen
there. Though the ma2nine WAS wrecked
he nor his passenger vas injured, he
said.
HHMPsTEAD, N. Y, May 4.-Mar-
shall y. Reid. OF Philadelphia, COM
neuced at 1i17 a. M. today a continuous
flight to Philadelphia In Il Wright BIZ
plane. and with George w. Beatty as a
passenger, Reid planned to fly to the
League Island navy yard.
with only slight wind blowing, Reid
rose gracefully In the air, and after Il
circle of the Nassau boulevard field, flew
over Belmont Park and Jamaica. and
was lost in the haze by the spectators.
Reid had planned route over Brook
lvn. thence across the Narrows and over
Railway to Princeton and Trenton aud
from there down the Delaware TO Philn-
delphia, landing ut League Island.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-04
Clark Will Win,
Spirit Predicts

TOPEKA, Kan, May 4.-"Theodore
Roosevelt will he the Republican and
Champ Clark the Democratic nominee
for President this year and Champ
Clark will be elected" is the prophecy
made yesterday by Mrs. Jerry Simpson,
widow OF the former Seventh District
congressman. Mrs. Simpson is a Spirit
ualist, and says she has had several
talks with the spirit of her husband re-
Gently
1T was at Wichita only short time
ago that ] talked with Jerry about poll
tics" says Mrs. Simpson. HE said
that he took the same interest In politics
he had always taken.
who win be named by the Repub-
licans?" / asked him.
Theodore Roosevelt he replied.
Who by the DemocratsY
Champ Clark.
who will be elected"
Champ Clark. ! am for him Doing
all can for him, and he will be elected
without doubt