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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Bank wreoker Behind the Bars.

Hartford, Conn.-William F. Wal.
ker, who embezzled s565,000 from the
Savings Bank of New Britain, and
about $4,000 from the Connecticut
Baptist convention, reached this city
Friday In custody of Thomas F..
Egan, superintendent of the state po-
lice department, and H. ]. Hoffman.
assistant superintendent of the Pix.
erton Detective agency in Los An
geles, the men who arrested Walker
in mining camp about 100 miles
south of Ensenada, Mexico. Walker
was locked in the steel cage of the
county building.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Opens Populist Campaign.

Macon, Ga.-Thomas E. Watson.
Populist candidate for president,
opened his campaign here Thursday
night In a speech of one hour to an
audience that taxed the capacity of
the Grand Opera house. He asked
Tor Georgia's electoral vote, and said
that II necessary he would give them
to Bryan to defeat Taft His assaults
were all directed at Bryan, however
and his praises were for Roosevelt
and Taft. Watson's attack on the
Nebraskan for his attitude in the
plauded. az
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
FIREMAN PREVENTS ROBBERY.
Hits Bandit With Coal Scoop and
illustrates Train Robbery.

Appleton, visa passenger train
had just passed Appleton Junction
when masked man climbed over the
tender into the cab Of the engine
from the platform of the blind bag
gage car, where he had been hiding.
Revolver in hand, he commanded
Louis Wandell, driver of the locomo-
tive. to stop the train, uncouple his
engine and run up the track short
distance.
Wandell, covered as he was by the
mans revolver, was about to comply
when Gustave PAIL. his fireman, hit
the highwayman a heavy blow with
his coal scoop, knocking the revolver
from his hands. PAIL was swinging
the scoop for another blow when the
man jumped from the doorway of the
cab while the train was running
twenty miles an hour.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Fell on Gettysburg Battlefield.

Gettysburg.-On the eve of their
departure for their homes, at least
six men of the Pennsylvania national
guard were struck dead in one of the
most severe electric storms ever ex.
perienced on this historic battlefield,
about 10 o'clock Thursday night.
When the storm came up Governor
Stuart was entertaining a few friends
In his tent. The storm broke out
with such suddenness and fury that
the occupants of the tent found them.
selves entangled in the canvas end
ropes.
There were nearly fifty men in the
regimental guardhouse of the Tenth
regiment when the storm broke and
none is believed to have escaped in.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Abducted Marshal osman.

Vienna.-Marshal Osman Feizi
Pasha, the new commander of the
vilayet of Monastir, has been seized
and carried off by band of men be-
longing to the Young Turkey party,
according to a telegram from Mona
stir. Details of this occurrence are
lacking. but it is asserted that Kiezi
Bey, the leader of the Young Turks
at Resua Friday at the head of a
thousand followers forced his way
into Monastir. raided osman's quar-
ters and succeeded in carrying of the
marshal without bloodshed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Denver & Rio erande Meroer.

Denver, Colo.-The Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company, the Rio
Grande Western Railroad company
and all subsidiary railway companies
in Colorado and Utah, with the ex-
ception of the Rio Grande Southern,
were on Thursday merged into one
company. which will be known as the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad COM
pany. The new company will file
articles of Incorporation and, after
due notice to its stockholders, will
issue $150,000,000 in bonds and $685.
100000 in stock. The bonds will be
used to retire the outstanding bond
issues of the several railroads which
were amalgamated, and the stock
will be exchanged for outstanding
stock of the Denver & Rio Grande
and Rio Grande Western companies.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Sherman to Visit Nebrss,.

Lincoln Neb,-While stopplpe IN
Lincoln, Chairman Frank Hitchcoo,'
stated that he had planned a sneai,
ing rip through Nebraska for James
:. oherma" IN October. He also ex.
neets TO send Senators Beveridge and
Dolliyer and other Republicans of na'
tiohal fame to Nebraska. exnectine
a bitter fight for the state , WnIians =
II. TAFT will not come to Nebros,,m ~,
uhuer the present plans. accordina
to Mr' Hitchcock. His campaign VII VII
be conducted from his porch at Cin' ,'
clnnau, similar TO the first camnoigr
OF William Mckinley 'p'isu
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
BANNER MaY Be Removed.

lincoln. Neb.-Iincoln Democrats
will make an effort to have the Taft
banner which is hung over Main
street taken down on the day Bryan
is formally notified of his nomination.
The banner, which proclaims that
Taft will carry Nebraska, has been
an eyesore TO local Democrats since
It was hung. A week after II was
placed, when II was the subject OF
much discussion, the banner was
burned and partially destroyed II
has since been rehung, without, how
ever any unfavorable comment on
the part of the Bryan men.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Borah is on the Committee.

Chicago go.-Announcement is made
by Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman of
the Republican national committee,
that the following will constitute the
executive committee: Charles F..
Brooker, Connecticut; T. e. Coleman,
Dupont, Delaware; William Il.
Borah. Idaho; Frank o. Lowen, ILL
nois; Charles Nagel, Missouri; Vic
tor Rosewater. Nebraska; William Il.
Ward, New York; Edward C. Duncan,
North Carolina; Boies Penrose, Penn.
sylvania. Chairman Hitchcock de-
cided to adopt the plan of having the
executive committee made up solely
from the membership of the national
committee.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
The Hartman Mercer.

Denver.-Amalgama of the 16,.
600 miles of Hartman lines into a
single system, in practical, If not
technical, sense is the object OF a
conference of the chief engineers OF
all of the Hartman roads. vho as
sembled in Denver on Friday, Chair
main Isaacs. consulting engineer, pre-
sided at the opening session, at which
questions relating to the standardlz.
ing of all the equipment on the
various lines so as to secure more
efficient service at less cost were dis
cussed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
DOUGLAS Out of pnlItins

Monument Beach, Mass.-"I am ont
OF politics forever" declared former
Governor William L. Douglas when
upon his return from yachting trim
OF several days, he was questioned
concerning the reports from Lincoln
Nebraska, that he might be named as
chairman of the Democratic naIiora1 40
commlttee' y have not been offered
tne chairmanship of the Democratic
national committee" he said ANA
while | shall deeply appreciate ,ba
compliment of it II rendered TO me :
shall not accept" "'''
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30

Albuquerque, N. M.-The executive
committee OF the National Irrigation
congress has issued the call for the
sixteenth national irrigation congress
to be held In this city September to
October 8. inclusive. The call states
that the four great objects of the
congress are ito save the forests,
store the floods, reclaim the deserts,
and make homes on the land" and
adds that all who are interested in
the achievement of any of these OBJ.
jects are invited to attend the con.
gress
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
CORNER COLLAPSED.
New Crop Of Oats Causes Drop In
the Price.

Chicago.--A natural corner" In
oats came to a sudden end Saturday
when the price of July delivery
dropped cents per bushel on the
board of trade here. The severe
slump caused little excitement, how.
ever, owing to the fact that trade In
that option had been very small for
some time past because of the con-
gested condition of the market Like
lihood that the movement OF the crop
will begin on a liberal scale within
the next few days was chiefly respon-
sible for the decline.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
MAIL POUCH RosBER CAUGHT.
Negro Taken In Custody at Kansas
City Charged With Bold Theft.

Kansas City.-Charles Savage, a
negro, was arrested here on Sunday
by postoflice authorities, charged
with stealing a mail pouch in the
Kansas City union station on June 6
last containing $4,000 being sent
from Los Angeles to a New York
City bank The inspectors assert
that they have positive evidence
against Savage. and declare their be.
lief that he has. buried the money,
intending to recover It after his re-
lease from the penitentiary,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
Norman Mack Chosen Chairman.

Chicago.-After a seven.hour con-
ference with William ]. Bryan and
John W. Kern, the subcommittee of
the national Democratic committee
on Saturday made It's selection of the
officers of the committee, as follows:
Chairman, Norman e. Mack, Buffalo.
N. Y; vice chairman, l.. p. Hall, Ne.
braska; treasurer, Governor N. Q.
Haskell, Oklahoma; sergeant-at-arms,
John /. Martin, Missouri; secretary,
Urey Woodson, Kentucky.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
CELEBRATION AT QUEBEC.
Prince OF Wales and Vice-Presdent
Fairbanks Exchange Compliments.

Quebec.-The Prince of Wales was
the central figure on Thursday in the
morning spectacle reproducing Que
bees historic past and ushering in
the three hundredth anniversary of
the founding of the city by Cham
plain. Aside from the spectacular
features of the event, 1t was the oc-
casion of notable exchange of ad-
dresses between Vice-President Fair
banks and the Prince of Wales, in
which each spoke of the existing re-
lations between the United States
and Great Britain, and the prince de-
llivered a message of good will to the
American government.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
LIKE SLAVERY DAYS.
Startling Developments In State
Prison Leasing System.

Atlanta, Ga.-Startling develop
ments were brought out at Fridays
session of the legislative investiga-
tion committee into the conduct Of
the state prison and the convict lease
system. Ia B. Strong, merchant Of
Macon. convict, testified that men
we're lined up at the prison farm and
sold like mules Sick and infirm men,
he stated, shipped in one day from
a convict lease camp, were shipped
out the next day in exchange for an
other lease.
Albert l.. Rogers of Atlanta told Of
the cruel whipping of Joe Frisby, a
young white boy, for escaping from
camp. where the witness said he
was held Illegally.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25

found out that flour is good thing and he has the
1t makes difference what the politics of our
Consuls in Asia may be, you will find no encourage
ment in their reports for profitable trade for the
United States between the United States and the
Orient. The tenor of their reports is sufficient to
justify the statement that the Orentals not on1v
produce and manufacture everything they want
but when stirred into activity will have a surplus
to send to the markets of the world where they will
be in competition with the products of white labor
A great many -four mills of the most modern and
improved kind have been erected in China and the
number is constantly increasing as also is the wheat
acreage.
The japanese also are building vessels to carrv the
produce between the Orient and the United States
The Government is largely interested in these various
commercial enterprises and owns absolutely some
lines of business, such the tobacco We will not
have an armed conflict with Japan for the reason
that fighting in these modern times is a LUXURY 70
be INDUCED in only by the rich
Japan is not wealthy, and her expenses growing orr
OF her recent wars and acquisition of new TERRITORY
very heavy
The United States is the richest of all countries
and could carry any sort of an armed conflict
indefinitely. 1t would be impossible for Tapan TO
borrow money to fight the United States with. Our
contest with Japan will be an industrial one and we
will be worsted badly if we undertake to comnete
with her for the Oriental trade
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
Judge Parker Ridiculed IT.

1t is related by the Springfield Times that Judge
Alton B. Parker INDUCED in bitter ridicule of Mr..
bryans Dill OF 1898 to guarantee bank depositors
against loss, Judge Parker exhibiting strong personal
feeling against its author
oome men are born with instructive dislike of their
Superlors. Others acquire it. But Judge Parker has
lived long enough to learn that the country thinks 1ese
OF his abilities than of Mr. Bryans abilities nv abort
million and half votes and that the bill that was
the nub OF his ridicue fifteen years ago contained
1ully-matured policy that the people are now de-
handing without regard to the party
"A financial panic was in progress in 1898 when
Mr. bryan, then known only in his congressional
ulStilct' proposed safeguard for the victims of
pdicS ana MS proposition went unheeded In the
midst OF another panic, with the greater William,
Bryan behind it. the revived idea takes root and
grows and the diminished Judge Parker is not for
mulating any objections.
Mr. Bryan afterwards endeavored to interest the
Nebraska Legislature in his plan, but his effort uas
passed without recognition The Commercial Club
OF Lincoln the capital of Nebraska has lust voted on
an Identical proposition and has carried it. ten to one
Inc springfield Republican, independent Repub1-
can IN politics, endorses the Bryan suggestion. adj
mtt1ng that 1t would destroy the individuality of
banks and arguing that their individuality ought to
be destroyed
1t is more than probable that the States will make
all possible haste to enact the old Bryan bill into laws
and then the National legislature will be comne11ed
to follow suit, if it needs the camor of National
bankers.
While the panic is still on, although monetary in
sutons have recovered from their excess of FRIGHT
1t has already been made apparent that bankers are
sending their surplus to New York to be handled
by men who are charged with responsibility for the
break OF October. The depositor is therefore Gke1v
to again lose confidence, in the absence of security
and to emphasize the necessity for the measure of
security that excited the ridcue of the "safe and
sane" Mr.. Parker in 1893
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

cleverest songs of his career
and as a singer of clean. whole
some humorous songs he has few
equals.
The two one-act plays" a Den
tist for Day" and "Mary's Mer-
ry Christina" have been written
for laughing purposes only, and
can be depended upon to keep
any audience in the very best of
humor. The latter is original
with Mr.. Newman and introduces
him for the first time as a writer
of a sketch. The engagement
will be for Que night only at the
Paonia Opera House on Monday
Sept. 2S. Reserved seats may be
secured at Welborn's Drug Store.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
Highest Dam.

The government is building a
dam near Cody. Wyoming. which
will be the highest in the world.
1t will be los feet thick at the
base tapering TO 10 feet at the
summit The length OF the dam
at the top will be $50 feet and it
will be 3l2 feet from base to sum
init.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
Modern Ideas in Education are I'm.
practicable.

We all know that the children
of the last two decades in our
schools have not been educated.
With all our training we have
trained nobody. With all our in
structing we have instructed no.
body, says Rhsta Childe Dorr.
quoting Woodrow Wilson, presi-
dent of Princeton University. in
the October Delineator. AT an
educational conference held in
Kansas City, Mo, Miss Mary
Fisher. high school teacher, said:
For some years 1t was my duty
to conduct examinations for en-
trance into higher courses of
study. In one examination of
nine girls. ranging from sixteen
TO twenty years. two OF them
high school graduated. not one
knew who Benjamin franklin was.
All of them said he had been
President OF the United States.
and one said that he had in
vented electricity with a kite"
To illustrate the hopeless con-
fusion of mind of the majority OF
grammar-school graduates, this
teacher described an examination
OF pupils in the Manual Training
high school of Kansas City. A
list of words was given and the
pupils were requested to use the
words in ineligible sentences.
Here are a few of the words and
resultant sentences:
Discovery: Invention.-"The
invention OF the locomotive was
discovered by Watt" James
Watt discovered the steam which
now runs on steamboats,. Science
was discovered by Priestly." +"
Steam was discovered at this
period and was put into use,
hence the laboring class were
thrown out of employment"
Cotton.-"Cotton grows on the
sleeps back"
Psychology.-"Psy choloCy is
the study of how the world
began"
When exhibits of this kind are
shown TO educators-nott teachers
but the big men who make our
courses OF study and tell the
teachers how they ought to
teach-they show annoyance,
and say that the ideal of modern
education is not to cram a child
with facts, but to develop in him
the power to accumulate facts.
Is the ideal even family realizedP
Not so, according to business
men who employ boys and girls,
civil service examiners, and others
who have ample opportunity to
know.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
Council Proceedings.


Council Chamber, Sept. Is, 1908.
Council met in regular session
on above date with Mayor
Mathews presiding.
Roll was called and the follow
ing trustees responded. Hem,
McNaughton, Miller, Olinger.
Minutes of last two meetings
were read and az Eproved.
The following resolution was
read and its adoption moved:
Resolved that the rate for
Tungsten electric lamps be and is
hereby fixed until further ordered
at S1.25 per month. The motion
was carried.
The report of Attorney J. H.
Baxter was read and approved
and motion was carried to IN
struct the recorder to have the
deeds accompanying the report
recorded at once.
Moved and seconded that the
town attorney be and is hereby
instructed to draw an ordinance
which shall make it the duty of
property owners to pay the water
rents quarterly in advance. Mo
ton carried.
Moved and seconded that the
recorder be and is hereby in
structed to order 500 one-cent
and 500 two-cent stamped en-
velopes. Motion carried.
On motion duly seconded the
mayor and electric light commit
tee were appointed a committee
to negotiate the sale of the cleo
tric light plant and to close a
deal if one could be made on sat
isfactory terms.
1t was moved and seconded
that a warrant for $3.50 be or
dered drawn on the street and
alley fund in favor of Carroll &
Nutting as part payment on their
cement crossing contract. On
roll call all voted AYE"
The finance committee pre-
sented the following bills and
moved that they be allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the
proper funds Tor the amounts.
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The newspaper., 1908-09-18

One thousand alligators, rang.
ing from the length of lead pen
Gil to monsters that conld crush
a man in their Jaws. have arrived
from the southwestern part of
Louisiana and we're landed loose
in new gator farm in East Los
Angeles. They were brought in
a specially arranged freight car
over the Southern Pacific.-Los
Angeles Times.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
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The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Taft and Foraker have shaken
hands in full view of the audience
And Joab said to Amasa. Art
thou in health, my brother7' And
Ioab took Amasa by the beard
with the right hand to kiss him,
But Amasa took no heed to the
sword that was in Joab's hand;
so he smote him herewith in the
fifth rib. Nashville American.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
The Joseph Newman Company.

The announcement of the TO-
seph Newman Company is always
a pleasure for it means another
evening of delightful songs. good
music and clever one-act plays,
Mr.. Newman has, a field in the
theatrical line that is peculiarly
his own. and his performances the
past few seasons have been unus-
ually smart and bright. Though
he gives the same kind of show
each season he doesn't give the
same show by any means. He is
a broad. intelligent comedian,
who doesn't depend on past sue
cess. but is always up TO. date, and
always on the lookout for some
thing new with which to enter
tain his audiences. Every song,
joke and story, every musical sc
lection and both little plays will
be absolutely new this season.
And he will have an entirely
differen, company of young lady
artists with him this year. and he
feels sure that the people will
welcome them and like them just
as we'll as the old ;avorites. The
violinist is Miss Ruby Thorpe.
who ranks among the best lady
soloists OF the country. She stud
led with Clyde Fisher in Boston,
then at the New England Conser-
vatcry OF Music. and has been un.
der the able tutelagc of Arthur
Johansen. Carl Becker OF the
Thomas Orchestra. and Raffaelo
Cavallo OF the Denver Symphony
orchestra. The new singer is
Miss Ruth Skeel. who has a re-
markablc contralto voice of great
power and much sweetness. who
is equally at home in ballads,
love songs and music OF the
lighter order as she is IN selec-
tions OF a classical nature Con-
sidcring her extreme youth Miss
Ruth Skeel has been remarkably
successful and il is due 10 the
beneficial training of such admir-
able teachers as Miss Cheney of
Kansas City and Adams Owen OF
Denver. The pianist and accom-
panist will be Miss Clara Skeel
who is a musician of unusual tai.
cnts. She is not only a capital
accompanist but a gifted violinist
and delightful actress as we'll.
Her versatility makes her an ideal
accompanist, for she fully under
stands the art of following and
yet sustaining the violin and
voice parts SO necessary to sue
cessful solo work. She received
her musical education at the
Ober,in Conservatory of Music
where she studied with Mrs. Le-
ona Smith and with Edward Man
ming, the eminent composer.
Mr.. Newman himself promises
to offer some of the brightest and
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Is Senator Foraker supporting
Judge Taft7 Well. you certainly
can't see his arm around the
Judges neck.-New York Tele-
gram.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Speaker Cannon says he will
speak in all the doubtful con-
gressional districts. If Uncle
Joe" means it he is in for about
seven districts day from now
until election.-Ex.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
For Sale Cheap.

l Round Oak Chic; range.
kitchen safe. l baby buggy, l
couch. chairs. . iron beds and
springs.
Mrs J. +. McDoNoUGH.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

An up to-date line of bicycle
supplies at the Reliance Machine
Works.