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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
ITINERARY OF THE
BIG PACIFIC FLEET

Seattle. July 16.-The itinerary OF
the Pacific fleet for the next ten
months is being worked out by Rear
Admiral Uriel Sebree, and includes a
voyage to the Orient and return to
the Pacific coast navy yards next sum
mer
The first and second sQuadrons of
the fleet which consists of the cruisers
Tennessee, Washington. South Da-
kota, California. West Virginia. Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Colorado, most
of which are at Puget Sound Navy
Yard and the remainder at Mare Is
land. Will rendezvous In Seattle harbor
August IS. and will remain here ten
days. Leaving on August 2Sth, the
eight cruisers Will proceed 10 San
Francisco for ammunition and sup
plies. and Will depart for Honolulu
about September 5. and continue
across the Pacific 10 Manila Bay
Crossing the ocean, the fleet will en-
gage in maneuvers and at Manila BAT
tie practice will be had
The fleet will visit various Chinese
and Japanese ports until the latter
part Of February. when it Will return
to this country for target practice at
Magdalena Bay, Later, the ships will
so to the Mare Island and Puget Sound
yards for repairs.
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JOHNSON IN
ACCIDENT
PueiliSt and Girls Hurt
in SmaS h-up of
Touring Cars

Crown Point, July 16,-An automo-
bile making the circuit OF the Cobe
race track last night. crashed into
machine contoining Jack Johnson,
the heavyweight pugiiist. and a party
Of friends Johnson was not injured.
but one Of the women Of the party
was perhaps fatally hurt Several 9th
eTs were slightly injured
Johnson, who is training at Cedar
Lake, near here. entertained a large
party of friends from Chicago. II was
proposed that the members make the
rounds of the race track.
Johnson with his manager. was in
his own machine and was followed by
a car containing his friends At the
southeast corner of the COURSE, where
the turn in the road made the drivers
in the recent race cautious. the driver
of the following car tried to pass the
and both rear wheels were broken
of, In this car sat the puglist's wife
Three of the occupants OF the car
remained in the machine and were
only slightly hurt. but a white girl,
who was sitting with the driver, leap
ed from the automobile before her
companions could stop her Her ankles
were dislocated and she was hurt in
ternally A physician was called to at
tend tAe woman and the party re-
turned to the training camp. Efforts
TO learn the identity of the injured
girl were futile.
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ST IASHES 4
BOYS { ACE
Girl Uses Razor or Lad
Who Had Slapped
Her rother

New York, July 1G.-Tbe Brooklyn
police have in custody 13-year-Old
girl, who is charged with committing
a most remarkable assault upon lad
of her own age. while crowd of ter
ror,stricken people looked on. Anth'
ony Romain, l5 years old, had slapped
the face of the little brother of Lena
Mielno. and the latter, in revenge,
slashed the face OF the boy into rib
bons while an older boy held him,
Lena summoned Philip Mazza, II
years old. TO her assistance. and when
they found Roman. Philip grabbed his
arms from behind while the girl drew
q razor from the folds of her short
skirt, and commenced slashing at the
face of the young lad
One stroke OF the razor clipped off
an ear, another left the nose hanging
Iby a thread and others opened the
scalp and checks In many places. Dur
ing the vicious attack, Anthony tried
10 free himself, but the youth holding
him was too powerful, and all he could
do was TO move his head from side 10
side in an effort TO avoid the onslaught
of the enraged girl.
Women in the streets screamed, and
a crowd quickly gathered
AS a policeman approached, Ma2za
dropped Anthony TO the sidewalk. and
he and the girl tried TO escape, but
were captured.
At the police station Lena'S only
comment was that no one could whip
her young brother without paying for
II.
Doctors say that If Anthony RECEIVERS
at all he Will be badly disngured.
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TAT 7 FC3
RE EYI5IyH.
FaVorS Protect on When
ItlsNeeded, Otherwise
Reduction of Duty

When the dicussion was over the
president stated his position.
He said he favored protection where
protection was necessary, and taat
where protection no longer was need
ed he was in favor either of greatly
reducing the duty or removing it al
together.
1T is merely a question of-facts."
tho President said to the congress
men, ''and In the light of facts. we
all want 10 try to do the right thing
Mr.. Langley. of Kentucky put the
matter sQuarely up to the President
as a question of political expediency.
1--WE come from Democratic states,
some Of us" said Mr.. Langley, but
We are elected as Republicans who
believe In the protection Of raw mater
ialS. and il we fail TO protect our con
stituents. we will be revised down
wards-into private life"
President Taft remarked dry that he
was as much interested in Republican
states as anybody,
Washington. July 16.-The White
House was stormed today by a delegl.
ton of twenty-three Republican con,
gresSmen who spent an hour and 4
half with the President, telling him
that their lives depended on the pro-
lection OF raw material 1t has be-
come pretty generally known about
the capital that the President fayors
the free entry of hides, oil and coal
and material reductions in lumber, etc.
Many of the congressman, who cont
posed the delegation, are from south
that they had been elected on the the
ory that they would protect raw ma"
terials. in which their people were in.
terested and that 3, the party failed
TO do this. their districts would return
to the Democratic column.
Mr. Taft listened patiently TO M
that was said He chaffed the con
gressmen good naturedly at times.
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PAGEANT 7 is
MILES LONG
Midsummer AIlegoricaI
and Floral Festival at
EIks' Reunion

Los Angeles, July 16.-Last and
most pretentious of all the Darades of
the weeks entertainment. prepared
for the annual reunion of the grand
lodge of Elhs, the mid summer floral
and allegorical festival, was viewed
today by even a greater throng tnan
the quarter of million who congre-
gated along the citys thoroughfares
for the great parade yesterday
Seven divisions composed today s
pageant miles in length. Every ma
ton of the earth was represented. and
in addition, there were I'm line tnirty~
seven fraternal and industrial organi-
zatiops. many trades and labor un-
ions, all Of the local civic bodies, and
virtually all Of the important indus
tries Of the west
The lpeXhaustiblc floral wealth Of
the southland was heavily taxed TO
garland the hundreds OF floats and
equIpages of all kinds that beautilied
the line lnnumerable fair women
Graced the occasion with their pres.
cnco on the floats and in automobiles
and carriages, draped in gowns Of
white or soft colors. China and Japan
Nltu Will 'dtu oltltI 10 DIpuute Nllf
greatest attraction in the parade, and
Hawaii and the Philippines were fit
tingly represented All of the cities
and towns OF southern California and
many Of those Of Arizona and Neya-
da had floats and TBen in the line of
march. Three hundred gaily dressed
horsemen and horSewomen rode in
the division reserved for equestrians
Twenty bands Of musicians march
ed or rode in the long procession
ranging in variety from the herald
with trumpets. which preceded the
floats in the fraternal division. to the
fife and drum corps Of the grand army
veterans.
More than 100 members, lavishly
decorated with flowers. greenery. flags
and bunting, formed the division be
hind the grand marshal, ana his aides.
On one of the automobiles, 5000 roses.
manufactured BY hand of tissue paper
were used in decoration, Others were
as profusely covered with natural flow
ers. the purple blossoms Of the bou.
eainyelia predominatlnG.
Floats 10 represent yarious frater
nal organizations and marching clubs
dUu uIll A'alh"' " wv i4"'hoNl VI ~
". were in the fratcrnal division The
floats in this division were particularly
beautiful and impressive The march
Ing clubs and drill corps performed
cvolutions while the march continued,
and this division, which was the long
est In line, attracted the most atten-
ton
Japan presented an exhibit flanked
bv horsemen and footmen to the num-
her Of fifty. which showed an ale
cory Of an important incident in the
battles Of the Samurai. when SamuTai
Benki, after destroying 999 of the re.
tainers of his rival. was In turn killed
by the one thousandth. mere youth.
China paraded the gorgeous silken
banners of that nation, its men march
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Conference on Tariff Forgotten in Anticipation
Of Battle on Baseball Diamond
tinguished Lineup

Washington, July 16.-The rival
baseball teams. selected with great
care from the Republican and Demo-
cratic members of the house OF rep-
resentatives. are primed for this aft
ernoon's contest at the American
League Park and each Is confident.
The conference on the tariff, the
urgent deficiency bill, and In fact all
other legislation. has been forgotten
for the nonce. Plastered all over the
lobby, back of the speaker desk and
in the cloak rooms, are big notices that
the game will be played today 1t
Is rare event ind ed, when the sd-
cred precincts Of the house contain q
notice Of anything except to keep off
the grass or TO stay out of the private
elevators, but in this case, all rules
have been swept to the winds Tho
approaching game is regarded by the
respective sides as a national event,
Ample provision has Neen made for
substitutes In case Of accident or short
ness of breath in rounding bases. Not
less than ten men on side will be
in reserve. and 1t Is limited. in some
quarters, that there are likely to be
some Fingers" but this Is denied Wig
orously by Captain Tener Pa of the
Republicans, and Captain Kinkead
On. J.) for the opposing side, each OF
whom insists that the game Will be
'on the square" 1t is reported that
every player except Representative
Ollie James, of Kentucky. will be in
uniform and that because of his I'M
mense stature, he will be compelled to
wear pair of old trousers with sus-
penders of extra strength.
II efforts now being made are sue
cessful. Vice~PTesident Sherman Will
umpire the game at least a part of the
time The proceeds are TO go TO the
Fairgrounds association.
The lineup viii be as follows, the
second name for any given position
being one of the many substitutes;
Democrats.
McDermott Ills.). c. f
Kinkead (N. j.. C.
James (Ky), F. q.
Hughes On. j., l.. f.
Garrett (Tenn.), Srd b.
Driscoll IN ", r. F.
O'Connell (MassO. s S
Garner (TeX). End B.
Haflin (AlaO, p. Robinson (Ark)
Republicans.
Thomas (Ohio), bird Base.
Anthony 0<as), F. B,
Cole (Ohlo). f. F,
Butter CPenn), S. S.
Dawson 1owa). l. F., Taylor (Ohiol
Tener and Moorehead (PennD, S. 5.
Bennett (N. W. 5. b.
Longworth (Ohiol, c. F. Stemp
Wirginia).
Burk (Penn). c. DENLY (Michi'
gam.
Gaines (West Vo), P, Hawley (Ore-
gon).
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4UT T()ISTS
ARE HEROES
OneCar Wreckedto Save
ChiId--- --DriVer Aids
at a Fire

La Crosse, Wis, July 16.-AGter a
good nights restofollowing the trying
ride Of yesterday, the Glidden tourists
got away in good time this morning.
Pathfinder Lewis left at O'Clock, and
at $40. the car containing c. ]. Gid
den. father Of the tour, and Chairman
Hover Of the contest board, pulled out
for Minneapolis. Beginning at 7
O'Clock the cars left at one minute
intervals.
zOn account of an accident TO Acme
car No. &c which carried the official
starting time from Madison yester-
day, no penalties were announced to.
day. The car was wrecked in an cf-
fort to avoid a child which suddenly
stepped ont before II near Wilton, WIS,
and could not reach the city until al
ter Pathfinder Lewis had left for Min
ncapolis- No one was Injured,
The Studebaker car in the Glidden
tour, known as the military car and
driven by George Smithson. failed 10
arrive here until this morning, and it
was without the services of It's driver.
Smithson, having been left under a
doctors care at Sparta. Near Wilton
yesterday afternoon. a cigar stump,
carelessly thrown into dry grass by a
member OF the automobile party, start
cd a prairie fire, and when the Siude-
baker was passing. the flames were
threatening a farmers home. The
farmers wife and daughter. at home
alone, were helpless against the fire.
and the car stopped and is occupants
went TO their assistance Before the
fire was extinguished, Driver Smithsou
was painfully, although not dangerous
ly burned and wns unable to proceed
with his car
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WAS LAST SEEN AT
THE GRAVE OF CHILD
J. F. Howell Disappears After Brood
ing over His Bereavement.

Salt Lake, July 16--Kneeling at the
grave of bis daughter last Friday ]. F
Howell Of 362 Sixth avenue. was seen
for the last time, and because of his
prolonged absence the family and
friends fear he has met some i'll fate
and have notified the police.
Last night MS description was read
TO every member of the police depart
ment aud instructions were given TO
all patrolmen to De on the lookout for
the missing man.
Since the death OF his daughter the
father IS said to have worried himself
almost TO the point of mental distrac-
tion and in the last few weeks he is
known TO have acted strangely. He
made regular visits to the side of his
child's grave and spmetimes remained
there for many hours. On Friday.
wnen he was absent from home longer
than usual. search was instituted for
him and he was found finally at the
cemetery. Upon being reminded to
return home, he said he would be there
shortly, but never put In an appear
ance. .....,..-
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Spokane. July 16.-F1ve seconds OF
careIessness threatens to cost thous-
ands of homeseekers every chance 10
win land on the three lnlian resefVa-
lions. for which the drawing occurs
August 8
Some failed TO put postage stamp
on the envelopes; some hlled inc
blanks but failed 10 take the oatn
In other cases. uotaTics have neglected.
to attach their seals TO the athdANUs' s'
and not few overprudeat applicants
arc writing their return address, on
envelopes before mailing TO supeint
tendent Witten. Even an initial MARI
cd on the envelope. in addition 10 tue
printed address. Is suiliciele cause lo'
throwing II out OF the drawing "
careful Is the government 10 ANulu
distinguishing marks on the el'e
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lonstabulary Had Just Cleared Pittsbmg
Streets===Soldiers Will Shoot Into Crowds
at the First Sign Of Rioting

Plttsburg. July 16.-Street cars. We.
hicles and pedestrians are being held
up today by steel strikers in the vi.
cinlty of the Pressed Steel Car com.
pany'S plant at Mckces Rocks whoro
there has been much disorder and some
bloodshed during the last two days
EVERY approach TO the big plant Is
guarded by the men, and every ono is
compelled TO satisfy the strikers that
they are not seeking employment
with the coming of daylight, rioting
ceased.
By O'Clock, however, the streets
again took on a lively aspect the
strikers in an ugly mood gathering
around the mill entrances. No ylo.
lence was offered. and the state polIce
took up a position at the upper end of
the town Al the first sign of riot.
ing the troopers are under orders TO
ride into the crowds, and to shoot
Al $50. the groups of idle work.
men had increased to such an extent
that an order was given 10 clear the
streets The constabulary in SQUADS
of ten scattered the strikers. Little
resistance was offered at the time but
when it was believed all was we'll the
troopers were showered with bricks.
Several Of the policemen were slightly
hurt
The number OF injured as a result
OF the disorders late last night and
today VIII total close to fifty. Several
of the policemen were slightly hurt
The number injured as a result of
the disorders late last night and to-
day will total close TO fifty. Several
men have bullet wounds, but the ma.
iority sustained hurts and cuts when
the constabulary rode into the crowd.
At one time, fully 10000 men, wom-
en- and children gathered at a large
gate Of the works. Stones were
thrown into the stockade and then
The foreigners opened fire upon the
police inside. Suddenly the big gates
swung back and twenty-five troopers,
firing their carbines in the air. rode
into the mob full speed. For awhile
the air was full of the screams and
curses Of the strikers and their sym.
pathizeTs, while the crack of the guns
spread terror The mob was driven
half mile from the plant and prob
ably thirty persons were injured, some
of them seriously.
1t was learned today that fifty keys
of beer and large quantity of wills.
Ky was brought into the mill settle
ment during the night by the strikers,
and today, squads OF constabulary
searched the district In an effort to
locate it
monster mass meeting attended
bv over 10000 strikers and sympa.
thizers, was held today on the historic
Indian mound at McKees Rocks.
The authorities maintained a strict
watch over the meeting TO prevent
the making Of speeches that might fur
ther excite the strikers.
Wheeling. w. Va. July 16-At II
o'clock last night, the scale of the tin
plate workers. employed by the Am
orican Sheet & Tin Plate company.
expired, and 500 men, employed at
the local plant Of the company. quit
work because of an open Shop or
der of the company.
East Liverpool. Ohio. July 16-Em-
ployes of the tin department of the
Chester plant OF the American Sheet
& Tin Plate company quit work at
midnight last night,
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CARF|FSSNFSS COSTS MANY
EVERY CHANCE TO WIN LAND

loDes. that the Spokane postoflice re-
moved the date and hour from the ma
chine when the stamps are cancelled
The rush continues today though 1t
is not expected the registrations here
viii be so heavy as on Thursday. In
Spokano there may be be 5000 regis
tratiops today.
Trouble with pickpocketS is reported
from Occur dAlene, where a gang of
light6nGercd thieves mingles with
the crowds. several dozen victims be
ing reported.
AS a result of jealousy between the
"up town" and the depot Dotaries at
coeur d'Alene. an Injunction has been
issued forbiddlng the inland electric
road 10 carry its passengers INFO the
center OF town before stopping its
trains
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ACTRESS REPORTED TO
BE FATALLY INJURED

Crown Point, July lG.-It is report
ed here that an actress named Lor-
raine Woods. who has been member
Of a company playing in one OF the
Chicago theatres. was perhaps fatally
injured In an automobile wreck on
the Cobe race course here late last
night and that she was carried back
to Chicago In another motor car.
Farmers. who saw the accident and
went TO the assistance OF the persons
in the car, said there were six In the
party and that the car belonged 10 y
Chicago man named Beck. None be-
sides the woman was hurt.
The car was going at a great pace
and ran into a ditch. There is notn-
ing in the information available tend
ing to connect this accident with the
one 10 Jack Johnson's car.
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SIEE[ STRIKERS IN UGLY MOOD
SHOWER TROOPERS WITH BRICKS

ing In splendid costumes Of silk and
beaten gold and carrying implements
of peace and war.
The great industrial division con-
tanned floats representing every in
dusuy and artifice of the southwest
The float of Arizona. carrying a great
Kettle wrought of $4,000 worth OF pure
copper, was greatly admired
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ACQUITTED OF MURDER
OF HER SWEETHEART

Cripple Greek, Colo, July 16.-Myr-
tlo Cross. eighteen years old. was ac-
Quilted last night Of charge of hav-
Ing murdered John Phillips. her sweet
heart.
Her eXoneration resulted from a
demonstration before the jury. 1t was
shown that when the revolver, which
caused the young mans death, and
the firing of which the girl cOntended
was accidental, was neld in certain
position the hammer would fall with
sufficient force to discharge it without
pressure on the trig2er.
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WE'D ON The DAY
THEY FIRST MET

Memphis. Tenn, July yesterday
morning w. H Buckner Of Whining
ton, Del. travelling salesman, came
TO Memphis on business trip Bus
mess disposed Of, he presented let
ter Of Introduction to Miss Anna May
Hall. and late in the evening the two
decided to be married
Then came the Idea OF taXicab
wedding and the ceremony was per,
formed while the two stood in the lit
tie motor car with court attaches and
newspapermen as witnesses, and the
toot of the auto-horn substituted for
wedding bells.
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AIGRETSCAN NOT BE
SOLD IN NEW YORK

New York, July 16.-The solicitor
Of the treasury has decided that
plumes of the white Heron. called
aigrets, and worn mostly on the hats
of women, cannot be sold, even by
the government, In the state of New
York. Collector Loeb had announced
that aigrets. valued at about $1,000.
which were smuggled into this port
by stewards of the steamships Tenny-
son and Verdi from Brazil In April
and May and seized BY customs in
spoctors, were to be sold at public
auction A professor of the National
Association of Audbon Societies wrote
letter 10 the collector protesting
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London. July 16.-special dispatches.
received here from Athens. say that
300 persons were killed or Injured by
the earthquake that occurred yester-
day in the province of Ellis. in south
ern Greece. The damage to property
also was very great. Hot water Is
flowing today from many or the
springs In the stricken district, while
the water in the rivers and brooks
has turned a reddish color
Athens July l6.-The earthquake
demolished 400 houses in tho villages
OF Hayari in Ellis province. Thirty
persons lost their lives at that point
and number were injured. Neigh
boring villages suffered greatly, All
The horses Of Am1laiya were rendered
minhabitablc. Tho shocks wore felt
at Patras, Prygos, Malamas and rrl'
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against the sale on the ground that
1t is against the public interest"
The collector cogitsted and nut the
problem up to the secretary of the
treasury who, in turn, referred II to
the solicitor.
The solicitor declared that aigrets
should be destroyed BY the collector
inasmuch as under the laws of this
state IL Is a misdemeanor to sell
plumage OF the Heron. the solicitor
decides that government officials have
no more right TO sell it than any in
dividual citizen.
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LEON Ling
AGAIN SEEN
One Rumor Says He Is
in London, Another
in Shipman, III.

London. July 16.-According TO a re-
port made by visiting American to
the Scotland Yard authorities, Leon
Ling. the Chinaman suspected of the
murder of Elsie Slgel In New York,
on June Q was seen yesterday out
side a jewelers. shop near the Royal
Exchange
This American, who wishes his name
withheld for the present, told the Do"
lice he knew Ling in New York. and
that he was confident the Chinaman
he saw Yesterday was Ling When
the American caught sight of Ling. he