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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-07
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SW WEEPS
1T Y
One Woman Burned,
Many Hurt, Houses
Wrecked in Wabash

Wabaah, Ind, April IA tornado
passed over this city last night in
juring a score of persons and doing
thousands Of dollars worth of dam
age The storm struck the city at
8 o'clock, passing through the north
east section of town. Dozens Of
houses were demolished.
Mrs. James Hayes and four chill
dren were pinned beneath the wreck
age of their home. The mother was
fatally burned and the children were
seriously hurt. William Sheppard,
wife and two children, were held be-
meath fallen ruins. and ths neighbors
extricated them. Wires were down
and the city was in darkness through
out the night. The entire second
story Of the dwelling occupied By Will
lam Haynes was carried away, leav-
ing the family in their beds, exposed
10 a drenching rain
The wind WAS followed by cloud
burst and the river rose, flooding the
lowlands. Many bridges are washed
away The streets are impossible
this morning owing to fallen trees.
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c A S [ R @
IS MADE
ANGRY
All Ports of West Indies
but Fort Du France
Bar Him Out

Fort De Franco, Martinique. April 7.
-Cipriano Castro. in a rage against
the British government and the state
department at Washington, left the
steamer Guadeloupe at this port TODAY.
and has taken UP quarters on shore.
Finding ali ports In the West Indies.
excepting Fort de France barred
against him, his present course was
the only ono left open to the former
Venezuelan dictator.
Senor Castros wife will continue on
board the Guadeloupe to La Guayra
The American cruiser. North Caro-
lima, came into port today.
The decision of the British govern
ment acting on request from the
state department at Washington. not
to let him land at Trinidad. was I'M
Officially communicated To Castro this
morning The former president OF
Venezuela expressed himself as ex-
ceedingly annoyed and angry at this
decision, which he characterized as
violation of the rights OF man. He is
furiously angry with the American
government and the French Steamship
company. The latter has refused TO
let him continue on board the Guade.
loupe to Colon After expressing his
annoyance at this unexpected turn in
his affairs, Castro disclalmed the bell
hcose intentions with regard to the
existing political situation in Vene-
zuela with which he has been credited,
and he declared his only purpose in
returning to Venezuela was to give his
attention to his private business. Cas-
tro will be attended during his stay
here by his secretary and body SER
want. He appears still to bo In i'll
health.
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7 ER RlFIC
s I @ R NJ
RACES
Lightning Destroys a
Home, and Stock and
Poultry Are Killed

Chicago. April 7.-Lightning play
ed queer pranks during storm last
night 1t ran down the chimney OF
one home and shattered a large mir
ror in the parlor, set the roof OH fire
at another place, and destroyed third
residence.
One OF the electric feed wires of
the sanitary district, carrying 10000
volts, broke, during the storm, and
fell to the wet pavement In a rail-
road subway. The entire structure
was charged and police were detailed
at the entrances to warn people away.
A terrific windstorm Of short dura-
tion tore up from the southwest
through Kendall and Kane counties at
fifty miles an hour last night. killing
hundreds of head of stock and wreck
Ing frame buildings. 1t crashed In
plate glass windows Of store fronts
by the score, Hogs, cattle and poul-
try were killed and buildings damaged
to the extent of 100000.
Humorous minor injuries to farm
workers were reported. but no fatali-
ties.
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MlLBURN RELATES EARLY
HISTORY OF STANDARD
OIL COMPANY
Senior Counsel for Defense Says the Uty Magned Corporation Has
Been Greatest Developer Of Foreign Well Local Commerce
Declares That Properties Coming into Trust Agreement
We're Not Competing Companies

vision of dead letters, mainly because
OF carelessness in writing addresses.
The circular suggests a distribution
Of printed cards showing the proper
form of address.
The circular asks that the address,
street and number. postoflce and state
be plainly written in ink and that the
sender OF the letter place his or her
name In the upper left-band corner
together with the home address so that
the letter can be returned II neces-
eary instead Of being sent to the dead
letter Office. The circular also asks
that the address ON the letter be writ
ten with the name Of the person for
whom the letter is intended. first, the
street and number underneath, follow
ed by the city or town and the state.
This, the circular states. II plainly
written. will greatly aid in the prompt
delivery of mail matter and Will be
the means of keeping 1t away from tho
dead letter office.
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EMbEZZLER TO BE
PAROLED FROM
FOL som
EXCELLENT CONDUCT AND AP-
PEALS OF FRIENDS, THE CAUSE
Formor Tax Collector of Los Angeles
Was to Serve Ten Years For
EmbczzIement of S265, 900.

San Francisco, April Former
Tax Collector Edward j. Smith Of this
city, who In May OF 1907, was SEN
fenced by Judge Lawlor to ten years
in the penitentiary for the alleged en-
bezzlement of about s265.0o0 OF the
public funds, will be paroled from Fol-
som prison on May !.
Smiths friend have been trying for
many months to accomplish this end.
and his brother. James b. Smith, vice
PRESIDENT the Western Fuel COM
pany, will provide for him. II Is said
The latter spent a large portion of
his fortune In making good part OF
the ex-tax collectors shortage.
The discovery Of the defalcation and
Smiths flight and arrest by Pinker-
ton detectives in st. Louis. formed
one of the most sensational of the
events Of ex-Mayor Eugene E..
Schmitzs administration. When cap
tured he had only $50 remaining. most
OF the money taken from the city
treasury having been lavished upon
a woman known as Countess" Leona
Brooks, through whom the fugitive
was traced.
Smiths excellent conduct while in
prison, added 10 the appeals of scores
of influential friends. procured him
his parole Leona Brooks is dying OF
consumption Ia Los Angeles
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cASTRo'S FRIENDS STILL
REMAIN IN OFFICE

New York. April 7.-Senor Jacinto
Lopez, the newly appointed VeneHue-
IAN consul general to this city, was
among the arrivals last night on the
Red d" liner Philadelphia from yene-
zuela. Senior Lopez Is a poet and a
writer and is accompanied by his wife
and three children.
1t is predicted that the now consul
general may have trouble before he
assumes his duties. for 1t Is understood
that Febres Picon. the appotntee of
former President Castro, will insist on
carrying out every legal detail before
he relinqu1shes the consulate. This
will include the obtaining OF Senor
Lopez eXequatur from Washington.
AS Venezuela now has no diplomatic
repres entative at Washington TO at
tend TO this. It may be some time be-
fore the new consul general will ba
formally installed in Office. Perogas.
the new Venezuelan minister TO this
country, will not arrive for two weeks.
and in the meanwhile Senior Lopez
will have to walt
A passenger on the Philadelphia.
who has just returned from Venezuela,
speaking OF conditions there, said:
Nobody knows what is going to
happen in Venezuela The friends oc
Castro remain in office and his chief
enemies. who were invited back to
Caracas by Gomez. are still without Of
fee. Gomez seems to be afraid to
make any decided movement against
the Castro people"
Senior Lopez is inclined to think
that Castro will land In prison II he
attempts to land anywhere in the vi
cinity Of Venezuela. He thinks that
he will be forced to land at La Guayl1
from the steamer Guadeloupe, and that
he will be promptly seized.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper. 76 rs.
American Car and Foundry, so Is
American Locomotive. 90 Is.
American Smelling, SO Is
American Smelling. pfd., 105.
American Sugar Refining. 1872 SIS.
Anaconda Mining Co, A Is.
Atchison Railway, 107 IA.
Atchison Railway, pfd., 103 "a.
Baltimore and Ohio, 112 is.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 76 IL.
Canadian Pacific. 176 is.
Canadian Pacific, 176 1-S.
Chesapeake and Ohio. 73 3-S.
Chicago Northwestern, 1872
Chicago, Nil. and st. Paul, 14e 1.2
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 36 34.
Colorado and Southern, 81 IL.
Delaware and Hudson, 181 3-S.
Denver and Rio Grande, 48 5.S.
Denver and Rio Grande, pfd. IS.
Erie Railway, 90 is.
Great Northern, pfd., 146 5-S.
Great Northern Ore Gifts, SO II.
Illinois Central, 146 1-2
New York Central, 100 ia.
Reading Railway, 1871 IL.
Rock Island Co, "a 3.4
Rock Island Co, pfd., 65 3-4.
Southern Pacific. 121 rs.
Southern Railway, .26 rs.
Union Pacific, 1S7 1-2. ~.
United States Steel, 90
United States Steel. pfd., 11S IL.
Wabash Railway. is 5-S.
Western Union, 6S Is.
Standard OIL company, 665.
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WHEAT AT
HIGHEST
POINT
Excitement Seethes in
Pit as Remark able
Advance Is Made

Chicago, April 7.-On sensational
opening, wheat, on the board of trade
today, touched the highest point, with
one exception, in more than twenty
years. First sales Of May wheat were
at $1.24 to 81 25 Ia, the latter figur-
ing 1-4a1-2c higher than the close
Monday.
Opening figures for July wheat were
3.4a1 12 to 3-Sa1-2c higher, sales being
made at 81 10a1 IL.
Excitement WAS soothing In the pit
before the reverberating clang OF the
great gong announced the close of
the days business. Yesterday was a
holiday owing to the municipal elec-
ton.
Liverpool advanced yesterday and
continued today being reported 2 IL
az 1-2 In the over-Monday closing
prices. An English authority startled
the trade with an estimate that Eur
ope would require fifty million bush
els from America within the next
four months. AS indicating the
shortage OF the domestic crop, 1t Is
stated that Kansas City, great ship
ping point for winter wheat, has been
heavy buyer at Minneapolis for her
own mills.
Rain was reported quite generally
in the Southwest today. but although
beneficial It is doubtful If the crop
will be matured in time for delivery
on July contract, owing to dry wealth
er which greatly retarded growth.
How much the congested condition
of the May delivery has to do with
present prices, can be explained only
by the man who controls the market,
and his only word is that supply and
demand. and not manipulation, are re-
sponslble for the advance.
In any event, II the estimate Of So
10000 bushels needed for European
consumption. Is correct, 1t is said to
be certain that the continent will
have TO pay pretty penny to the
American farmer, to say nothing of
the big trader who for months has
been accommodating line estimated at
$4,000. 900 bushels. The highest prev
ious price for May wheat within twen-
ty years was passed, except during
the Letter deal in 1898. when the
price reached 81 So. At that time, the
price Of bread In Europe. notably Italy.
advanced so that the peassntry suffer
ed. Letter, however, lost heavily on
the deal.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS. OF
WORLDS MARKETS
OPENING PRICES OF
STOCKS ARE ADVANCED

New York, April 7.-Buying OF
stocks carried opening prices upward
today with but few exceptions. Unit
ed States Steel was shaded a small
fraction, Reading, Peoples Gas, Third
Avenue. and Corn Products, rose 1;
and Southern Pacific, Atchison. Den
yer and Rio Grande, American Smelt-
ing and Colorado Fuel large fractions.
The market showed considerable ami
nation.
There was some distribution Of
stocks on the advance but the reac-
tion was fractional. Later on liQuida-
ton brought prices up to the best
but the advance was irregular Lack
awanna jumped ten points to 900. a
record price. and Central Railroad Of
New Jersey Q 1-2 Bethlehem Steel
and Sloss-Sheffleld Steel yielded 1.
United States Steel and Union Peci-
&c receded again. The drop In prices
placed most Of the active stocks a
fraction below last night, but the sell
ing was not pressed at the lower
prices, American Beet Sugar. pfd.
rose and International Pump and
Corn Products, pfd.. L. The market
was at a Standstill at noon.
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ing a dive from a platform. He recov-
cred later sufficiently to walk about,
-. al.efward was the victim of a
paralytic stroke which left him Drip
pied After this attack he became
we'll enough to walk about with the
aid OF crutches, but an accidental fall
about a year ago resulted In the par
alysis Of all his body, except his right
arm and the thumb and forefnger Of
each hand. Although handicapped so
severely, he kept courage and went
into the dry goods business. He
kept the books and did most of the
stenographic work In his store getting
around by means OF an inyalid's chair.
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LUNCHEON ROOM FOR THE
NEW YORK NAVY YARD

Washington. April Having ap-
proved of plan suggested by num-
Der OF we'll known women of New
York, among whom WAS the daughter
of j. Piermont Morgan, for the estab-
lishment Of an employees luncheon
room in the New York navy yard,
steps have been taken to make it oper-
atiye. The lunch room Is TO he locat-
ed on the first floor of what Is known
as building No. IA. and specifications
in filing bids for putting 1t into shape
have been issud by the bureau OF
yards and docks, They will be open
ed on April II at Washington. The
estimated cost OF the changes neoes-
saTY TO be 5made, so as TO aecommo-
date the building for luncheon pur-
poses, Is $4,000. Naval officials con-
slider The Idea a splendid one, which
will conduce TO the benefit Of the
med, and incidentally to the service.
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KILLED. IN
A " F l |
STORM
At Least Eight Persons
Perish in Mississippi
Tornado

Memphis. Tenn. April Eight
persons are known To have been kill
ed by the storm that swept over
Northern Mississippi early last night.
The tornado covered a wide area and
wrought much damage to crops. At
Aberdeen. Miss. w. c. Mcmillan,
cashier of the bank, and his son, T. T..
Mcmillan, were instantly killed in the
wreckage Of the Illinois Central sta
ton. Two negroes also met death.
At West Point, Miss, much damage
was done on the Terrell plantation,
east of there. and two negroes were
killed.
At Rich. Miss, a terrific rain. hail
and windstorm prevailed.
AT Cotton plEnt, Arkansas, a church
WAS demolished.
Reports from western Tennessee say
the storm wrecked many small build
ings AT Buntyan, a school house
was shaken, causing & panic among
300 students.
At Starkville, Miss, four negroes
we're killed.
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"sTARvEp ROCK" DESIRED
AS A STATE PARK

Ottawa, Ill. April 7.-Starved Rock,
as state park. Is the desire of the
La Sale County Historical society,
and an appeal has been sent to the
governor and member of the state leg
islature for formal action preserving
to posterity this historic spot.
In its appeal to the state legislature,
the historical society says in part:
"The rock was once crowned with
beautiful trees, but neglect Is work
ing havoc and their destruction is ma
tural II neglect IS allowed long TO con-
tlnue.
About the middle of the seven
teenth century, there wars enacted the
barbaric tragedy which gave the rock
Its present name. The once power
ful Illini, at war with nelghboring
tribes. took refuge on its summit, ac-
oessible then, as now, only "a single
file and In q single place. Their foes
surrounded the base and cut OF sup
plies; starvation and thirst did the
rest From that time ON it was At
tingiy called Starved Rock and the
nation which so mfserebly perishe5
there gave its name to our state"
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WILL CONTEST OVER THE
BALDWIN ESTATE AVERTED

San Francisco, April IA threaten
ed Will contest over the estate of the
late Lucky Baldwin has been pre-
vented by r compromise by which
Mrs. Rosclla Selby. a daughter. by
the turfman's first marriage, will re-
ceive about double the amount speci-
fed In the will. The exact terms OF
the compromise are withheld by the
attorneys on both sides.
The agreement was reached after
an extended conference between rep
resentatives OF the widow, Mrs. Lii
lian Bennett Baldwin, two others
daughters. Mrs. Anita MeClaughry
and Mrs. Clara Stocker, and Mrs. Sell
by.
The original legacy for the latter
was property In Los Angeles valued
at about $4,000,
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MOTHER IS
ON 7 HE
STAND
Describes Death Scene
Following Shooting
of Son-in-IaW

Lyons, Y. Y. April Mrs Mary
E. Allyn, mother of the defendant. tes-
tilted today in the trial of Mrs. Georgia
Allyn Sampson. charged with the muir
dor OF her husband. Harry Sampson.
Before the opening OF court, 1t was
learned that the young man who wrote
legged to have precipitated quarred
between the Simpsons just before the
shooting. was a resident of Niagara
Falls, and that his name was likely
to figure prominently in the case from
now on.
Mrs. Allyn has been Ill for some
time, and she spoke In weak voice.
She said the shooting took place short
ly after her husband had gone to the
railroad station. She heard Harry
Simpsons cry of ooh, Oh. OH" she
said, as he ran into the dining room.
"As Harry came Int the dining room"
said Mrs. Allyn. che had his arms
folded across his heart. asked him
what he had done, but he did not
answer"
Mr.. Allyn broke down, while telling
Of the death scene, and wept
Rcsuming her testimony. Mrs. Allyn
said her daughter. Georgia. came In
the room, and after looking at her
husband, said:
1T can't be so. 1t can't be So
The mother said that Georgia and
Harry had some words the night before
the shooting.
THAT Sunday morning" said Mrs.
Allyn, Il went into their kitchen.
said to them that they ought TO try
to Ak 1t up. Harry said there was no
use of talking about It,"
Mrs. Allyn testified that she had
burned the letter which caused the
quarrel. 1t was postmarked Niagara
Falls" she said. and was signed Rob
ert Manson"
Testifying as to the contents Of the
letter. Mrs. Allyn said that the writer
had asked Georgia Sampson and
friend named Mildred to come to Ma
CARA Falls and spend few days and
have good time.
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VIOLENT HURRICANE
VISITS TOLEDO, OHIO

Toledo, April Hundreds of men
are out of work. thousands of dol
lars damage and many persons slight
ly Injured. are the results OF a hur-
rlcane that visited Toledo today.
The wind attained velocity of GO
miles an hour in this city The roof
OF the plant Of the Massilon Bridge
company. $50 by 440 feet, was ripped
off and hurled into a field, and 300
men were thrown out of employment
until the damage can be repaired.
Pedestrians were injured by falling
signs, parts of roofs, chimneys and
limbs OF trees. MANY women were
bowled over by the wind In small
towns near Toledo, considerable dam
age was done. Many houses were
struck by lightning. and the occu-
pants stunned but there are no re.
ports Of fatalities.
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GALE IN CHICAGO
DOES MUCH DAMAGE

Chicago. April IA gale averag-
ing 4S miles, with maximum of 60.
old much damage Of a minor nature
in Chicago last night and today. Sew
eral plate glass windows were brok,
en-, trees blown down and Sign boards
leveled. a portion of the roof OF a
west-side school was loosened and the
slate shingles blown into the street
The fence around the new city hall,
which is In course of construction,
gave way ON the Washington street
side. Although many persons were
passing, none was injured. Work on
high buildings was abandoned for a
time
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working days. which is a consider
able increase over past wages.
The warden also announced that
fishing and hunting licenses would be
out next week and would this year
Sell for s126. which Is an increase OF
20 cents over last year.
Chambers asks that all the sports
men cooperate with him In Kidding
the state of fish and game hogs and
securing better enforcement OF the
fish and game laws, He said that he
has accepted the position with the in
tention OF making a record and that
the violation of fish and game laws
III this state must Immediately cease
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KANSAS CITY, MEXICO,
AND ORIENT RAILROAD

Chicago, April Arthur E Still
we'll. president of the Kansas CITY,
Mexico & Orient Railroad. last night
said his road would be running trains
from Kansas City to San Angelo. Tex,
by the first Of August and that he ex-
pcctei the Pacific Coast extension to
be completed next year.
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BOY FoRGER MUST JOIN THE
NAVY OR GO TO REFORMAToRY

Des Moines, April 6.-Johnny Flood,
1S years old. indicted on two counts
charging forgery, must enlist In the
navy tomorrow OF be sentenced to
the reformaJory He leaves today for
Omaha, In charge Of probation off,
GERS. Recruitin go0lcers may reject
him because of the objection made to
a similar order last year. which was
considered an insult to the navy.
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MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY
TORNADO IN PERU, IND.

Peru, Ind, April IA tornado
struck this town at s o'clock last
night and destroyed four factories and
several school buildings and wreck
ed many small structures. Samuel
'Cornes was caught under the wreck
age when his dwelling collapsed. and
was seriously injured.
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ROYALTY NARROWLY
ESCAPES INJURY

Madrid April liking Alfonso and
Queen Victoria recently had a mar
row escape from injury. The king
was leaving the palace courtyard and
the queen was entering in their auto
mobiles, when the machines collided
in the narrow passage. Both auto
mobiles we're badly damaged. but tho
royal couple were not hurt.
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CHAMBERS INVITES
SP0RTSMEH'S AID
Licenses viii Be Issued Next Week:
Game Violations Must Cease.

State Fish and Game Commission.
CT Chambers said Tuesday that he
would not make any more appoint
ments until next week. He announc-
cd his plans for handling the fish and
game departmepi, and says that he
VIII divide the state into six districts.
over each of which chief deputy will
be appointed and under whom will
work oae or two or more deputies, as
the case may demand. The game war
dens viii be paid So per day for all
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MAN AND BOY ARE
BITTEN BY MAD DOG

Chicago, April 7.-Edwari c. Fitch,
assistant CITY attorney. and seven
year-old Kim Valentino are at the
Pasteur institute suffering from bites
inhtcted by dog which attacked them
on the street, The police were told
that a woman had also been bitten but
were unable 10 learn her name.
A patrolman followed the animal,
which had created a panic among Pc
destrians. and finally killed 1t
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PROPER FONM GIVEN FOR
ADDRESSING LETTERS

Postmaster General Frank b. Hitch
Geek has issued a a.clrcular TO all post
rcaeters In the country. calling their
attention to the fact that during the
year of 1908 over, 100000 pieces
OF mail matter we're sent to the di-
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HE HAS STARTED TO
WALK ACROSS CONTINENT

Norwich. Conn. April 7.-Sergeant
John Welsh of the United States
army, who left Boston Sunday on
walking trip acrosss the continent to
San Francisco. left here at $50 p. my
Tuesday, for New London.
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DIES OF PARALYSIS AFTER
STURDY FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE

Chicago, April 7.-Herbert E. Shan
er is dead here of paralysis after
long and sturdy fight for lifo. While
swimming at q summer resort eight
years ago, a vertebrae In his neck was
broken By 4 contact with a pile dur