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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-30
WILL
NOT MAKE
ROCKS
FOR THE ROADS OF THIS FAIR
CITY.
His prosecuting Witness Has oisap-
peared and He Is Free Again
In Police Court.

The police court was OF brief dura-
ton this morning, few petty cases
being quickly disposed of
The most important case was that OF
James Fleming, an employment agent
known about town as Dublin" He
was charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. having accepted
money. 1t was claimed, from a Swed-
ish 1aborer, who afterward had him ar
rested for not having supplied the
transportation and employment which
had been promised. A considerable
crowd OF spectators had gathered to
hear the trial. but the case was not
called on account of the plalntiff hav-
ing mysteriously left town. refusing to
prosecute Without the complaining
witness, there was no alternative but
to dismiss the case against Dublin. 4"
which was accordingly done
James Williams pleaded guilty TO a
charge of drunkenness and received
the customary fine OF So or five days.
Separate charges OF vagrancy were
preferred against ]. b. Allen, Henry
Reed. Frank Nelson and Charles
Strouse. The defendants pleaded
guilty In each case and were given
'nnety-day doaters to get them out OF
town.
Henry Thomas was arraigned on the
charge of drunkenness but entered a
plea of non guilty. His case was or
dered continued until the afternoon
session
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TO PRESERVE SETTLERS RIGHTS

Washington, ID. c.. April 29-To pre-
serve the rights OF settlers on the
Uintah reserve and prevent claim jump
ing Senator Smoot has had several
conferences with Secy Ballinger and
Asst Secy Pierce. Owing TO the lack
OF water on most of the land. set
tiers are compelled TO leave their hold
ings temporarily, and while the de-
partment has no power under the law
TO permit such temporary arrange
ments. the secretary as result of
these conferences with the Utah sen
ator. has telegraphed the register of
the Vernal land office TO refuse to
file protests against entrymen except
after rigid investigation as to bona
fide professors. The secretary does
not propose TO aid land grabbers In
their practices of forcing settlers TO
buy off adverse claimants and under
his instructions the register and re-
ceiver of the Vernal land office will
do all in their power TO protect the
interests OF settlers who are compel
led to temporarily leave their home
stead claims, because OF the aridity OF
the lands. Should existing conditions
continue an effort will he made TO se-
cure special action at the regular SEES
sion of Congress which will give the
/ secretary more discretion than he pos
sesscs under the existing law.
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r EV IN q E
OF BLACK
HAND
Tenement House Is Fired
and Eight Persons
Burned to Death

New York, April 30-Eight persons.
five OF them children, were burned to
death and fourteen others were in
jured in an incendiary fire in five
story tenement house at 81 Spring
street, occupied by twenty families
early today. The blaze followed a
demand by members of the Black
Hand society for the payment of 81 900
blackmail 1t spread through the
building with startling rapddity -ss-th+7
Railways were soaked with kerosene
oil by the blackmailers. In a panic.
which followed the alarm, the ten
ants fought their way down the fire
escapes or jumped from the windows,
while babies we're thrown from win
dows into the arms of policemen.
Among the injured. three children
are not expected to recover. Jacob
Bruck, the proprietor of the grocery
store on the main floor OF the build,
ing, received, on April Is, letter
reading:
I'VE demand 81, 900 or death, Bring
it In Mott street. Petrosino is dead
but the Black Hand lives.
(Signed BLACK Hand Society.
On Monday last Bruck received an
other letter written in a similar strain
He turned both letters over to the
police.
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Nv @ DLEN
W AN I Ed
MONEY
Attempt to Extort So
600 From SpreckeIs,
and Are Arrested

San Francisco. Cal, April 30.-An
attempt to extort a large sum OF mon
ey from Rudolph Spreckels son OF the
late millionaire sugar king, Claus
Spreckels, under pain of death, was
frustrated by the police last night and
two men are in Jail today charged with
blackmail
According to the story told by
Spreckels to the detectives. he receiy-
ed few days ago an anonymous let
ter purporting to have been written by
the chief of band of Hindu polsoners,
and demanding that Spreckels pay S3,'
900 each for himself and his wife to
messenger who would call at the mil
]lonaire's residence last night
The missive was turned over 10 the
police and the officers detailed on the
case instructed the SpreckelS butler
to hand package containing newspa
pers to anyone who should call. Al
the appointed time, man called and
received the package, whercupon he
was seized by two detectives. He gave
the name OF George De Martini and
said he had been sent by Benjamin
w. Soule, who was arrested later.
Police Captain Anderson stated this
morning that a similar letter had beer
! received by j. OBJ. Gum, who haC
been instructed to pay the money tc
a messenger In front of the Van Ness
theater. Mr. Gum Is cashier Of the
Mechanics bank.
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FEARFUL RESULTS
OF TERRIFIC STORM

Memphis, Tenn, April 30.-Portions
OF three states, within radius Of sey-
eral hundred miles of Memphis. were
swept by storms OF wind and rain in
some instances amounting TO lorna
does, during last night. which claimed
the lives of score or more persons,
The storm broke shortly after night
fall. after a sultry afternoon. From
the tornado belt OF Arkansas. in the
vicinity OF the recent Brlnkley storm
came reports OF serious damage. The
wind cut a pathway of half mile
wide through the towns OF West Ma
rion and Weaklev and vicinity Two
persons were killed. and several Sc
rious injuries are reported. In North
ern Arkansas. ninety persons are
known to have been injured Conaford
county suffered the greatest damage.
In northern Mississippi, the vicinity
OF Horn Lake suffered the most Small
farm buildings were blown from their
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foundations as If they were cards. The
number OF killed Is placed at twelve.
Here the course of the storm was west
10 east. and about quarter Of mile
wide Reports of the tornado in this
vicinity were brought TO Memphis by
members of a train crew and paSSeD-
gers late last night. AS far as could
be seen, farm houses and cotton gins
were masses of wrcckage, several Of
the buildings having taken fire.
All along the line OF the railroad,
this ruin was noticeable. At some
points, dozens of house were wrecked,
and one person is known to have been
killed near Horn Lake.
In Memphis and vicinity. only minor
damage was done. Near Jackson.
Tenn. seven persons were killed. 9th
ers injured and a large property loss
resulted At Medina two lives were
lost. several persons were injured and
three houses were wrecked.
AT Young's Crossing five were kill
ed and a number of houses were blown
away.
At Henderson. two were injured
The town of Hillsboro. nine miles
west of Franklin. was practically wip-
ed out, and three persons. names un-
known. were killed in a house demol-
ished by the wind Many barns and
houses between Franklin and Hills
boro were unroofed. Hundreds of
shade trees on the old John McGavoclS
farm. historic as being In the battle
field of Franklin. were blown down
and all of the barns on the place de-
stroyed
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work their horses out for the first
time since they arrived here. Clock
CT Dick Lcdgett Will be on hand TO
time every move they make. Dust
was flying on the outer edges this
morning where the trotters worked
their horses. AS the track Is very
highly graded. il soon dries out.
There has been erected i'll front OF
the grandstand seventeen boxes for
the society people of Ogden, who will
have the pleasure of the greatest
races ever seen in Utah.
The well known jockey, Frank Otis,
arrived today, as well as Jockey w
Manders. Otis can do los pounds
and Mandcrs 102. When these two
boys are at their best they are hard TO
beat by the top-notcherS.
T. Rathman has sent that good race
horse. Sam Barber, who is horse
that can go In any kind OF going. He
won a great many races In Montana,
Utah and California last fall.
Jockey Piper was up and about TO-
Gay. however. not entirely recuperat
ed from the accident which befell him
Yesterday. 1t is a remarkable thine
how young boys can be thrown on
horses. knocked and kicked around
and recover in a few days,
John Shaunnessy left for Salt Lake
this morning on business connected
with the Ogden Racing association.
The citizens who go out to the race
course daily are amazed at the won
deriul Improvements made by the as
sociation. They enjoy making theil
choice among the thoroughbreds.
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MORE HORSES
T @ R I II E
R ACES
JOCKEYS AND OWNERS CONTINUE
TO ARRIVE,
TWO Hundred and Six Stalls Occupied
and Stable Room In Demand
Police Arrangeme

The greatest trouble Manager Muir
ray has had TO contend with up TO the
present time is the placing of horses
that are coming from all directions
to the Ogden race track. The wires
have been kept hot informing shippers
by the car load lot that the manage
nent were unable TO give them stall
room excepting those that have been
previously arranged for
( There is now at the race course 206
/ stalls. which include III new ones
which have been built by the associa-
tion; there is also large tent which
holds twenty'siX additional horses
and all the stables close to the yicln-
ity of the track are taken up by the
thoroughbreds,
Mr. Murray left this morning for
Salt Lake TO make arrangements with
the Bamberger road to have a car
made up so that horses can be ship
ped from Salt Lake TO the course here
and returned the same day; this car
will be coupled on 10 the regular spec
ial making the round trip daily
A. F Dayton's car of horses and Del
Fountains arrived early this morning
but. as the stalls for them will not
be finished until later in the day, they
went on TO Salt Lake from here.
where they will bring over the ones
that are actually ready to race later
on.
The management has engaged Mr.
Peabody. the well-known detective
who is known from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific, 10 assist the local police au-
thorities in keeping the Fair grounds
clear of all Objectionable characters
His name has only to be mentioned
and the crooks OF the country viii
give Ogden wide berth while he is
here The association is determined
to use all efforts in preventing any
obnoxious characters visiting tn,
grounds
AS this meeting Is under the sane
ton of the Pacific Coast Jockey club
which Is affiliated with the New Yorl
Jockey club and the Western Jockey
clubs. all owners, trainers and jock
eys who arc not In good standing Will
the reputable racing associations viii
not be allowed to participate In an!
of the races.
VIM Short, who trains for ]. Barnes
said this morning that the program
book which was Issued by the man
agement, certainly was good one
He said, u have only five horses IL
my string and four OF them will surel.
start on the first day and possibly thu
fifth one"
a car Of nine horses from Boze
man. Mont. arrived today, includin
whit nnlln I.f
Taylor, Whcatstone. Jim Blanto
sent two-Ontario Oregon. who is
very fast sprintcr and Monia Cameron
Tom Lynn has Otto Price. Balnad
and DAILY.
The track Will he open this aftei
noon for the horses to work Oh an
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F A 7 II E R
F | n DS
SON
He Will Take Child
From His Wife, Who
Deserted Him

Santa Barbara. Cal, April S0.-De-
tectiyeS employed by ], Shaw, presi~
dent of the nterborough Railroad
company, of Boston. raided the apart
ments occupied by Mrs. Shaw and H
Keno Marble formerly the Shaw
chauffeur, and seized possession OF the
ten-year-old son of the Shaws The
boy was taken TO the police station,
where he Is now held.
Mrs Shaw says She will make ev-
cry effort to prevent the boy being
taken east by his father. The raid
was directed at o'clock this morn
ing by Lewis Field, the Shaw family
butler.
According to the story as learned
here. Mrs. Shaw deserted her hus
band in Brooklyn In June 1907, and
came 10 California in the company OF
Marble, bringing her ten-year-old son
with her The couple came to Pasa
dena where home was established
in Arroyo terrace. The father OF Mrs
Shaw Is w F. Eldridgc, wealthy
brewer OF Portsmouth
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OPEN SEASON FOR BURGLARS
Some Very Lively Times in Criminal
Circles Early This Morning.

Salt Lake, April 29-One burglar
caught after an exciting chase. an at
tempt 10 burglarize the Fifth East
pharmacy and the robbery of the pay
teIephone box in the ]. b. Hender-
son Commission company's store was
the early morning police record oil
crime today.
The CAPTURE OF Frank Hall was ef-
fected by Night Watchman George
Houghton. assisted by two street car
men. after Hall had been detected try
ing to enter the Charlton shop. a mil
linery establishment, at No. l22 south
Main street Before Hall was caught
he had led the watchman hard chase
through alleys and down Main street.
A bullet fired by Houghton failed 10
stop the fugitive. and had it not been
for the carmen. who gIappled with him
Hall might have escaped.
In making his last round about .
o'clock. Watchman Houghton found
Hall with screwSlriver working to
remove the screen on one of the rear
windows OF the millinery store. When
Hall saw that he had been discovered
I'm his work. he broke and ran up the
alley and then lodged through inc
small alleyway leading out TO Main
street. with Houghton In close pur-
sut. AS Hall emerged into the street
the watchman fired shot. the bullet
missing the fleeing man and lodging
In the door leading to the rooming
house above Young's cafe.
The warning shot failed TO arrest
Hall and he sped down Main street.
The two carmen, whose names were
NOT learned. attracted by the shetland
the running man, blocked his progress
and managed TO catch him and hold
him until Houghton reached them.
Hall was then taken to the police sta
tIon and will he held TO answer TO
charge of attempted burglary.
The only loss sustained at the f1ftn
East pharmacy was the breaking OF
y plate glass window in the front
| door of the store.
In their attempt to enter the store
tbe burglars there smashed in the win
dow so as 10 reach the lock. The
noise OF the crashing glass aroused
the proprietor of the store. a. Hatch,
| Jr.. who resides on the second iloor
of the store building and his outcry
who's. that?" drove the two men
AWAY from the front of tho building.
They were persistent, however and
made two further attempts to gain
/ entrauce at the side door and through
q rear window.
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vide for the last two years. Booth has
an earning capacity of about SS5 q
month and owns property at 922
Fourth avenue, and Mrs. Booth asks
for n divorce, the custody of the min
or child. Erwin. II years old. and an
equitable division of the property as
permanent alimony. One hundred dol
lars suit money is also asked for
The couple was married at Logan,
April %, 1888 There is another child,
Evelyn, 90 years old.
Alleging desertion year after mar.
riage, ]. II. Woodward brought suit
for divorce from Eva Woodward. The
couple was married here October 10
1904 and Mrs Woodward deserted
Woodward, 1t is alleged, in October OF
1905. There is no mention of any
children.
Maude Hunt says that / A Hunt
after living with her for five years
deserted her, going to Smelter, Ney.
and she Wants divorce. the custody
of the child, $50 month alimony, anc
$50 attorney fees.
Mrs. Hunts maiden name was Kel
ly, but she does not ash for 1t back
She became Hunts wife at Annabella
Sewer county, February IL, 1902. anc
he deserted her here in April of 1907
she says. The only means she has o
support are such as she can earn b!
nursing and at housework, and thes'
are barely sufficient to support her
self and child, Alfred Lamar Hunt
4 years old Hunt is 35 years old an'
has an earning capacity of SIS
| month. Mrs. Hunt says.
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Chicago April 30-The storm. which
seems 10 be almost co-eXtensiye with
the country, has apparently broken
all records IN the number and variety
OF freaksh atmospheric disturbances.
Tornadoes. STOW, sleet. rain, hail.
lightning flood. flame and electrical
phenomena are among its features.
In the middle west. the following
are the most spectacular happenings
among thousands Of accidents which
have dealt death and ruin on every
hand;
a tornado has blown 500 feet Of the
west wall OF the northern Indiana
state prison at Michigan City, and
troops are mOEilIzing to prevent trou-
Bile with the prisoners
a tidal wave in Lake Michigan has
done great damage in Waukegan and
Kcnosha.
Scores Of dwellings in Chicago's
suburbs have been demolished or un-
rooted and their occupants injured
Towns have been flooded and cut
of from all communication with the
world.
Trains have been damaged and their
progress halted by the falling OF tele-
graph poles across the tracks.
In the height of the storm child
was born In basement in the south
ern part OF Chicago, and carried by
its mother, Catherine Murphy. seven
miles To a refuge, the woman fbelng
knocked down repeatedly by the wind.
but always falling In such manner
that she babe escaped unhurt.
On farms. barns have been rolled
over, exposing the stock 10 the fury
OF the elements.
Six persons have been killed and
many hurt in the country surrounding
Memphis.
Four lost their lives in tornado at
Golden, Mo. $500
A blizzard is raging on the Great
Lakes and snow plows are out In the
northern tier Of states.
Little improvement in conditions
are expected during the next "a hours.
Chicago, April 30.-Six persons were
killed and fifty injured in Chicago and
environs during the storms 'last
night
By the death of three men In the
hospital today. the list OF fatalities,
due to the unroofing OF the Grand
Crossing tack factory In the storm
last night. was brought up to ten.
The deaths occurred instantly.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS. OF
WORLDS MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper, ~ IL.
American Locomotive, SO Ia.
American Sugar Refining, 1873 3-s.
Baltimore end Ohio. III 81.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, rs SIS.
Canadian Pacific. l79.
Chesapeake and Ohio. 80 7-S.
Chicago Northwestern, $50 1-2.
Chicago. Mil. and st. Paul, 149 IL
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 80 IL.
Colorado and Southern, 90 Ia.
Denver and Rio Grande, Fl 34.
Denver and Rio Grande. pfd., sc.
Erie Railway. 81 rs.
Great Northern, pfd-, 144 IA.
Great Northern Ore Ctfs., 60 3-S.
Illinois Central, l45 3S.
New York Central. 100 "a,
Reading Railway. 147 Ia.
Rock Island Co. % u.
Rock Island Co. MD, 20 81.
Southern Pacific. f5bSS-s.sz s, : &
Southern Railway, % Is.
Union Pacific. 1SS.
United States Steel, "a SIS
United States Steel. pfd.. 115 1-S.
Wabash Railway, is "a,
Western Union. y IL
Standard Oil company, 66S.
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SEVEN KILLED AND MANY
HURT IN MISSOURI TOWNS

Springfield, Mo, April 3O.-A spec.
ial from Summersville. Mo. says a
tornado passed ten miles north Of that
place last night, killing. two persons
and injuring many
Dead.
Miss Belle Delury.
Mrs. George Smith.
Scores of houses were demolished.
Telegraph and telephone wires arc
down
Another special says that the tor
nado that struck Golden last night
wiped that town off the map, with the
exception OF one brick store building
Killed five people and injured u dozen
or more others.
The dead at Golden are;
Mrs. w, H. Henson.
Mrs Cora Prentice.
Bud Hopkins.
Bessie Campbell.
Mrs. Jarvis.
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suggested also that the imperial palace
at Ylldiz be converted into a museum.
and that the immense park surround
ing the palace be turned into a recrea-
tion ground for the people. The eff
feet OF such opinions would be to
transfer the fashionable district of
Constanlinople some distance further
north.
Motor omnibuses made their first ap-
pearance on the streets OF CoustantI-
nople on the day the Constitutionallst
troops entered the city. The vehicles
belonged originally to London COM
pany. they have been generally pat.
ronlzed, but chiefly on the score OF
their novelty. They are driven by Lon
don chauffeurs, whose complaint Is OF
the Slowness of the people In getting
on and OF. The streets OF the city
are in no way suited to this form OF
transportation, and as result the ve-
hicles frequently have come To grief.
Yesterday, one exploded in a cloud of
smoke and was quickly burned up.
Mehemmed V. the new sultan. has
already received congratulations from
practically all the countries of the
world. The kilograms of felicitation
| from King Edward and President Fal.
lierles We're the first to arrive.
Lulmu Bey, secretary general of the
foreign ministry. has been appointed
chamberlain to the new sultan: Halid
zia Effendi. well known author, has
been made first secretary of the i'm
! perial chancellery, and Remsi Bey
commander of the Saloniki chausseurs
has been given the position OF frs
aid-le-camp TO his majesty.
l. Three monuments. commemorative
the events of last Saturday, are to bt
erected in the capital by public sub
scription,
Official notice was given today that
henceforward. the people will be al
lowed TO remain on the streets onl,
until 1890 at night.
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3 A N DI I s
HOLD UP
RAIN
They Rob the Mail and
Then Make Their
Escape

Spokane, April 30.-Safely esconoed
In some hotel OF lodging house in Spo-
kane. the two bandits. who held up
Northern Pacific passenger train No.
3, at Rathdrum Ida. last night, are
believed to have found shelter shortly
after midnight, waiting for the excite
ment to subside. wo-luckless hob6es
were captured BY freihgt crew last
night, as suspects, and were turned
loose this morning. but there is still
hope that the right men may be land
ed by night.
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COMMITS MURDER AND
THEN KILLS HERSELF

Northampton, Mass, April 29.-En-
ragged because she had broken her en-
gagement with him. aud refused to
renew it, Porter Smith, OF Chicago,
who WAS graduated from Dartmouth
college last year. today shot and IA
tally wounded Miss Helen Aver Mar
den, senior at Smith college. and
then committed suicide. Miss Mar
den is a daughter OF Frank Marden
OF Someryllle.
Smith, for several days had per-
siStently followed Miss Marden, and
tried to force his attentions on her,
but she refused to have anything to do
with him. This forenoon, when tho
majority of the students of Smith
we're in chapel, Miss Marden came out
of the students building where she
roomed. She had stayed away from
the chapel exercises, IL is understood
because she feared she would be fur
ther pursued by Smith on the way
there She had gone only short
distance when she met Smith. There
wGSe no students nearby and it is
not known that there was any conyer,
sation between the two.
Suddenly students not far distant
heard a shot and a girls scream
Turning around, they saw Smith
standing beside the girl with a smok-
ing revolver in his hand. Before they
could reach the couple, they saw
Smith raise the revolver and fire two
more shots at the girl Miss Marden
sank to the ground. and Smith i'm
mediately placed the muzzle of the
weapon TO his own head and fired,
falling dead beside the young woman
Two bullets had entered Miss Mar.
denis back near the neck. and a third
which 1t was feared would prove ia
tai, had entered the head.
, Miss Marden's sister, Louise. is a
member of the junior chass at Smith
and one of her classmates Is Smith 8
sister, Miss Emeline Smith.