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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-15
MAR R les
HIS STEP
MOTHER
Unusual M atrim oniaI |
Venture Of Young
College Man

Chicago, April 15-Harry G. Beck
with of Chicago. son OF the late DR..
Beckwith, has welded his step-moth-
er.
This interesting event took place
last Saturday, when the young man,
who is 26 years old, was married to
Mrs. Elinor T. Beckwlth. formerly
Miss Elinor ferguson of Albert Lee,
Mimi, after a courtship which inter
rurted his college course In Cornell
university, News OF the romance and
the unusual matrimonial venture has
just become known. The bride is
almost as interesting as the final chap
ter AS young girl, Mrs. Beckwith
met George Beckwith. They were
married and moved to Ithaca. n. Y. AT
that time, Harry was thirteen years
old, After his fathers death, he cor
responded with his step-mother and
was deeply attached to her.
Mrs. Beckwith became stenographer
to Professor Harry Powell In the bur-
eau of foreign travel of Cornell uni
versity, and lived abroad for several
years. Returning to America, She
moved to Chicago.
Young Beckwith followed her when
he had completed his preparatory
course in the Ithaca high school. He
went to Cornell university to study
architecture, was graduated in Febru-
AIRY and returned to this city.
A sister of BecEwith married James
Lynah, captain of the Cornell football
team of 1904, and at one time all
Southern quarterback. His older Sis
ter married X. A. Rapp, a prominent
graduate Of Sybley college OF me-
chanical engineering at Cornell. The
Beckwith family is we'll known in
Ithaca and the bride and bridegroom
have host of friends in Chicago.
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ANOTHER RUNNER LOOKING
FOR MARATHON HONORS

New York. April 15.-Another run
ner looking for Marathon honors with
the hope of a contest with st. Yves.
Dorando or Longboat has arrived here.
He Is Indian" Simpson. who has been
winning laurels in Canada. This is
Simpsons first appearance here, since
he ran a five-miles relay race with AL
fred Shrubb In Madison Square garden.
Next Sunday. he will go over the. Mar
athon course at Celtic park with
Svanberg, the Swedish runner. Simp-
son Is credited with beating Appleby.
an Englishman, who is said to be fast
er than Shrubb al ID or 20 miles.
Judging from the talk. another Mar
athon derby will be held here in May,
open to all professionals.
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SNOWBOUNO PASSENGERS
LANDED AT SULPHUR SPRINGS

Denver. April 15.-All but seven of
the 70 passengers Of the snowbound
Denver, Northwestern G. Pacific train.
which has been stalled for several
days at Corona. the point at which the
road crosses the continental divide,
were safely landed at Sulphur Springs
last night, after walking two miles
through huge drifts to a relief train
which had penetrated the banks of
snow to that point The second pre-
ferred to remain in the snowshed un-
til today. when the rotary plow, pre-
ceding the relief train, would make
another effort TO clear the tracks
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SERIES OF
A W F / |
CRIMES
Principals in Each Of the
Tragedies Are Mex
lean Brothers

Chalco, Mex, April 15.-A most re-
narkable series of crimes. in which
the principals were brothers, have oc-
CURED in this district in the last two
days.
The first tragedy was double duel
with pistols between Enrique and
Alberto Gonzales on one side, and Lo-
reto and Anselmo Tamariz on the 9th.
or The latter two were killed. They
had murdered the father of the Con
zales boys.
The Gonzales brothers armed them
selves and found the murdererS at
the market Shooting commenced i'm
mediately and the TamariZ. boys fell
dead. The slayers fled to the hills,
but one was captured.
Germano and Antonio Meza quar-
relied over bowl of pulque and open
cd fire on each other with revolvers.
Their mother attempted To stop the
fight and was fatally wounded An
tonic was also fatally wounded.
In the Juchitepec district two broth
ers, Fernando and Cayetano de La
Rosa. Quarrcled over the affections of
a girl and fought duel with knives.
Cayetano being killed. his brothers
knife almost disemboweling him.
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SEARCHING FOR AUTHOR
OF "BLACk HAND" LETTER

Chicago. April 15-The police are
searching the district known as Lit
tie italy 10 find the author OF an al
legged Black Hand letter received by
Samuel Salvatore The letter was writ
ten in italian and demanded that $500
in cash be handed over by him last
night on pain of a violent death. Sal
vatori and a number of detectives kept
the appointment, but the BLACK Hand"
did not appear.
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MESSAGE
F R @ NJ
TAFT
Congress Receives Ad-
vice in Relation to the
Philippine Tariff

Washington, April 15.-Tbe Presi-
dent today sent to congress special
message in relation to the Philippine
tariff. The message transmits recon-
mendations by the secretary of war
for a revision Of the Philippine tariff
SO as 10 permit custom revenue. and
at the same time 10 extend 10 the is
lands the principle Of a protective
tariff for its industries.
The message and accompanying
letters. with a copy OF the proposed
act, were submitted to both houses of
congress shortly after they convened
Generally speaking. the bill submit
ted by the President makes slight
increase In the rates provided in the
Philippine tariff. but its trainers say
its tendency is TO insure. as far as
practical. the benefit Of the Philippine
market for American manufactures
and products The bill makes some
additions to the free list There will
be ALI increase in internal revenue du-
ties by which it is hoped to make up
the loss which the Philippine islands
will sustain by the operations of the
free trade provisions IN the pending
PAYNE tariff bill.
The internal revenue laws for the
Philippines are enacted by the Philip
pine assembly.
President Taft sent the following
message and accompanying points re-
garding the tariff revision to the SEN
ate and the house today;
ITO the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes:
Il transmit herewith a communica-
tion from the Secretary OF War. en-
closing one from the chief of the bu-
reau of insular affairs. in which is
transmitted proposed tariff revision
law for tho Philippine islands.
This measure Tevises the present
Philippine tariff, simpllfies 1t and
maxi II conform as nearly as possible
10 the regulations of the customs laws
OF the United States. especially with
respect to packing and packers. The
present Philippine regulations have
been cumbersome and difficult for
American merchants and exporters to
comply with. Its purpose is TO mee-
the new conditions that Will arise un-
der the section OF the pending United
States tariff bill, which provides. with
certain limitations for free trade be-
tween the United States and the Is
lands. 1t Is done with view to pre-
serving TO the Islands as much Gus
toms revenue as possible, and TO pro-
tect In a reasonable measure those in
dustries which now exist in the Is
lands.
"The board Of customs has tried TO
meet conditions In Manila. 1t Is OF
great Importance to the welfare OF the
islands that the bill should be passed
al the same time with the pending
Payne bill, with special reference To
the provisions of which 1t was pre-
pared
II respectfully recommend that this
bill be enacted at the present session
Of congress as one identical TO and re
quired by the passage of the Payne
bill. (Signed) William II. Taft
The White House. April II. 1909.
Secretary OF War Dickinson, in for
warding the papers TO the President
Gays:
Il have not had time To examine the
bill in detail, and have not sufficient
acquaintance with the subject 10 say
whether or not ills what 1t should be;
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BILL OF EIGHTEEN
CENTS CAUSES
A MURDER
MEXICAN REFUSED TO PAY THAT
AMOUNT IN HOLY WEEK.
Anary Merchant Stabs His Debtor, and
Also the Mother, Who Rushes to
Dying Mans Aid.

Guiana Juano Mex. April 15.-Because
francisco Cano would not pay bill
of eighteen cents for ice cream. he
had procured at neighboring VII
lage. Felix Sanchez killed him and
his mother
81 do not Pay bills in Holy Week,
said Cano when Sanchez asked him TO
pay the bill,
"Then will send you where they
don't observe Holy Week. retorted
Sanchez. and drawing knife, he stab
bed Cano through the heart. The dy-
ing mans mother rushed out of the
honse and an instant later was lying
near her son with the knife which
killed her son In hor own heart.
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Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, April 15.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 5000; market weak:
beeves 81 S0a5 90; Texas steers 81 60
al 40; western steers 81 40; stockers
and feeders So. 10a5 60; cows and heif-
ers 81 0Oa5 80; calves SIS 0oa5. .95.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000;
market steady to sc lower; light s6. 70
az 90 mixed Sc 75a7. 80; heavy $6. so
az 80: rough Sc. 60aS 90, good to
choice heavy 81 00a7 80; pigs s5.70
a6. SO.
Sheep-Rcceipts estimated at 1o.-
600. market weak native Sc. .o5ae l5; :;
western Sc 0Oa6 20; yearlings Sc. 2Sa
7.25: lambs. native. IS 60aS 20; west
ern 50 50aS %.
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PRICE OF
W WHEAT I
DROPS
Patten Buys 5000, 600
Bushels of the
Cereal

Chicago. April l5.-The purchases
OF James A. Patten and immediate
associates during the final 10 minutes
OF today's session of the board OF trade
are approximately 6.000.O0 bushels of
May, July and September wheat.
Wheat bulls received a setback to-
day on the Board of Trade when prices
toppled precipitately. July tumbled
an extreme 4 3S cents; May IA
and Sept 3 Is.
Patten bought fuItously all along the
line, but the close showed reaction
averaging something over a cent.
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LocKET WITH SWEETHEART'S
PICTURE SAVES HIS LIFE

New York. April 15.-One OF those
freak Incidents where life is saved by
a thread, as It were, bobbed up last
night when Edwardo dc Pascale. who
sings In d moving picture show in the
lower part of the city was saved from
possible death by pistol bullet
through the lucky intervention .ot
locleet containing the picture Of his
sweetheart in Italy. The bullet pass
ed through his oyercoat, his under
jacket, vest and shirt, striking the
locket and driving 1t into his cnesI
but inflicting only slight wound. Ine
shot was fired by de Pascales en-
ployer. with whom he had dispute
over some money.
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CHICAGO MAY ADOPT -
HOMEMADE TEXTBOOKS

Chicago. April Homemade"
textbooks written by Chicago teach
ers and printed by the school board
This is the policy which is likely TO
be adopted AZ the result of the report
made to the board OF education, show
Ing discrimination against Chicago
school children. While the district
superintendent today are busying
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BOYS ExoNERATED FOR
MURDER OF THEIR FATHER

San Bernardino. Cal, April 16.-The
three boys who killed their father.
William Thomas, to save their own
lives at Delamar camp on the Nevada
desert. were exoneratcd and discharg-
ed at hearing before the justice OF
peace at Delamar.
After beating his wife,, Thomas
went to the brush and made prepara-
tions to hang the boys. aged 10. IL
and Is, respectively. when the lS-
year-old lad seized a gun and Killed
his father.
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themselves with the report checking
up the prices for books in various
parts OF the country, the special com
mittee on textbooks is turning its at.
tention to the "home made" book
proposition
Members point out that the board
has demonstrated-i ability to COM
pete successfully with the publishers
in printing books for use in the
schools For some time past. the
school trustees have been experiment.
ing along these lines, and the result
OF their test is said to be favorable
to the idea.
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ACQUITTED OF MURDER
OF NEGRO BOAT STEERER

San Francisco, April 14.-Eugene
Gardner connected with several prom
inent Kentucky families. was acquit-
ted Yesterday afternoon of the charge
OF having murdered Joseph CORDOBA.
a negro boat steerer Of the whaler
Bowhead, who was killed while tne
vessel was In the Arctic Ocean. Inc
Jury was out over twenty-five honrs.
GARDENERS plea was sclf-defense. rms
was his second trial In the circuit
court. the former jury having DIS
agreed.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. April 15.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1000; market steady. Native
steers So 25a6. 10; native cows and
heifers SO 00a6 10; stockers and feed
ers SO 75a5 60, bulls SO. .26a5. 20
calves SO soar 90; western steers So
00aG. so; western cows So. oOa5. so.
Hogs-Rcceipts 11,000; market 1Oc
lower. Bulk Of sales Sc S0a7 .O5;
heavy So 95a7 10; packers and butch
ers Sc S5a7. 10: light Sc. 5Oa6 .95; pigs
So 25a6 90.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market
steady. Muttons IS 10a6. 10; lambs
sc. 75aS 90: wethers and yearlings S4--
soar .35; ewes SO T5n6 10.
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SUGAR and Coffee.

New York, April 16.-Sugar, raw
Steady: fair refining sS. i2; centrlfu-
gal Sc test SO 92 molasses sugar So
II. Refined, steady; crushed s5.6
powdered s5 05 granulated 81 80.
COFFEE Steady; No Z Rio Ia;
No. 4 Santos 9 Is.
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Chicago Close.

Chicago, April 15.-Close; Wheat
May 81 .27 1-2a5-S; July 81 l5 6-Sa34 :
Sept. 81 .O6 Ia: Dec. 81 .o4 3-4.
Corn-April 81 SIS; May 6S 1-S; July
&c 1-2; Sept &C 1-4a3S; Dec. 81 3-4.
Oats-May So; July AS Ia; Sept.
40 5-S.
pork-May slS.O7 IL; July S1S.O2
1-2; Sept $500
Lard-May slo.S2 IL; July $40 ~
IL; Sept. S10.55.
Ribs-May $40; July 50. so; Sept
sos
Rye-Cash 50; May 81.
Barley-Cash 63a6S.
Timothy-S3. so.
Cloyer-$9.60
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Metal Market.

New York, April 15,-Lead, firm. $4,-
15n17 l-2; copper dull, IL 7'Sa1S. Sil-
yer 81 is.
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Wool,

st. Louis. April 15.-Wool, western
mediums lSa2S: fine mediums 17a20;
fine Halt
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NO GUESS WORK

STANDARD DISPATCHES
ARE GENUINE AND GUAR
ANTEED BY THE GREATEST
NEWS GATHERING ASSO-
CATION IN THE WORLD
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WEATHER FORECAST

U T A H-THE INDICATIONS
ARE THAT THE WEATHER
WILL BE FAIR TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
PENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD
ST. PAUL.

Holders Par value.
NufysI 7 Jn.,-ancs Coynnenv York 600
/ ~ Ta5yar5 ..-.......... 2r54 200
G prat e. "a %ew 1CIG 900
: p Norzsn .-,.... BOZ UpD
American Express Cnnnp6nv 2249 300
9 .--..-..-......,. Goa
" " 4stor .,............. 5U5 100
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13

On 1s.h street AT the intersection OF Avenue A ana
on Delaney street al the westerly end OF tie
William sburg Bridge during all hours oI tle
night and day in each fifteen minute perioo'
either ALA.
Cal I sufficient number Of cars in each oirec.
ton 10 provide at each Of the points named name
above a number OF seats al least equsl 10 ~
number of passengers at such points the nun
Der Of passing each Of the points naeu a. ~
he however never less than six an hour III each
direction: =. 49,,
CbC A minimum number OF fifteen cars in one
direction past each Of the points named ABOVE
REPORT FROM THE MET"
The commission also passed the following res
olutfon. calling upon the Metropolitan receivers
20 file by January % an exhaustive report upon
tbe number Of cars assigned TO the various lines
Of the cor71pany's system:
Resolved. That Adrian H. Joline and Douglas
pohs,eon receivers Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company be required TO file by January
2s 1903 the following information .
fal For each line route specified IN thelr
tsrirr schedules the number OF cars Of each type
classified according TO seating capacity. used
thereon or assigned thereto, stating which, upon
the following days: ,oo-
Juiy !. 1906; october /, 1906; January 1, 1907:
April l. 1907; July 1, 1897: October J. lSOt' lSt,'
January i. 1908; April ], 1908: July i, lSSo'
October J. 1903: January !. 1909
Cb) The number Of new cars of each type plr-
chased for upon each OF the lines given
under Cae above between July ], 1906 and
January l. 1909, with dates when they were put
into operation.
Cc) The number Of cars OF each type with
drawn from use upon each OF the lines gwen
under tal above, between July l. 1908, and
January I, 1909. with dates when they were
withdrawn.
td) The number ~ cars Of ach type which
have been ordered but not vet delivered with
approximate date when they will be delivered.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
TENNESSEE "DRFS" YIN
Senate Passes Prohibition Bill
House Erpectcd To.

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 12.-Senate bill No. l.
providing for the prohibition of the sale Of liquor
within four miles OF any schoolhouse in Ten
nessee passed third and final reading in the
Senate. The vote 20 to 10. II is expected
that the House will pass the bill tomorrow.
Immediately after the vote in the Senate was
announced the widest disorder prevailed. AS
soon as motion to adjourn could be put and
carried. a frantic crowd surrounded the pro-
hibition Senators, and the celebration took on
the form OF q love feast.
The debate preceding the passage of the meas
repIete with incidents. one of which was
former Governor John l. CoXs speech in de
fence OF his past record and his present Rtti-
tude toward temperance Legislation. Another
was charges made by Senator Dancy Fort OF in
timidation against the Rev. L. Il. Folk. whom
he termed the high mogul" OF the anti-saloon
league. Senator Fort charged that DR.. Folk had
threatened TO ruin him religiously well po-
litically If he voted against prohibition, and
further charged that Folk attempting to
carry out his threat by publishing in his paper
an insinuation to the effect that Fort
infdel
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
RR4NDEGEE NAMED.
Defeats Representative Hill in Con.
nccticut Senat0rship Contest.

Hartford. Conn. Jan. 12.-Frank b. Bran
6egee. Of New London. will succeed himself as
the Junior United States Senator from Con-
necticut for the full term Of six years. He was
named by the Republican caucus Of the
members Of the General Assembly this after
noon over Ebenezer J Bill, OF Norwalk- mem
ber Of the Ways and Means Committee, who has
served several terms IN the lower branch OF
Congress. The vote 126 10 Ill
The General Assembly will begin voting on
the senatorship next Tuesday. and the joint As
eembly will be the day following. At that
time Senator Brandegee will have the votes OF
all the Republicans. while the Democrats prob
ably Will vote for Judge A. Heston Robertson.
Of New Haven, who was the party's candidate
for Governor at the state election.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
LEGISLATORS PLAN TO TRAP BRIBERs
Reports of Boodling Enliven Senatorial Stu
alton in Indiana.

Indianapolis. Jan Persistent rumors that
money is being used III the United States Sen
atoraI campaign and that six Democratic legisla-
tors who organized themselves into a secret body
of spies weeks ago laying plans to trap
any one who may offer Inducements for Senator
ship votes caused stir among candidates and
politicians to-day. The legislators purpose to ac-
cept bribes and then send to the peEtentary those
who offer them.
Representative Harrison II. Stewart. Of Kokomo
said yesterday that he had been approached with
a proposal to give his support OF the candi-
dates for Senator The man approached in
the Dennlson Hotel lobby yesterday said Mr
Stewart to-day, Evidently some told him
that I was the representative from Howard County
and he had thought the Democratic repre-
sentative He soon found cut his mistake
told him that Mr.. Davis the Democratic rep
re esertative. He then asked about Representa-
tive Davis He also asked me what would be nee
essary to get my services in lining up Mr.. Davis
| walked away and over TO the hotel clerk
and told him 1 wanted John W. Kern
wanted Mr.. Kern 10 know about what was going
on but am sorry thar il became public
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
ROSY AND PLUMP
Good Health from Right Food.

.It's not a new food to me- remarked a Va
man In speaking of Grape-Nuts
about twelve months ago my wife was in
very bad health could not keep anything on her
stomach The Doctor recommended milk half
water but IL not sufficiently nourishing
a friend OF mine told me one day to try
Crane Nuts and cream. The result was really
marvellous My wife soon regained her usual
strength and today is as rosy and plump as
when a girl of sixteen
These are plain facts and nothing / could
saw in prafse OF Grape-Nuts would exaggerate In
the least the value of this great food
Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek
Mich Read The Road 10 Wellville," in pkgs
There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? A new one ap.
pears from time TO time They are genuine, true
and full of human interest
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
HILLI1RD HyILL RECOTER
Police Belief That Wound Uas Self
Inflicted STRENGTHENED.

Robert HiIiard the EngIishman Who was shot
on Monday night f Central Park, Will recover
cording 10 Dr. Sutton. Of the Roosevelt Hospital
staff.
After a talk with Hiiliard yesterday Lieutenant
Funston of the Central Detective Office. said that
the talk had strengthened his belief that billiards
wouIsL was self inflicted The police later that
they had found tobacco in billiards pocket OF the
same brand that found back Of the hammer or
the revolver found where he shot. De
teCtives searched Hliard's room in the Waldorf
early this morning.
Herbert d Mason, of the firm OF Ivins Mason.
Wolf :. HoEuet. OF No. 2 William street. who has
been personal counsel for billiard for several years
said yesterday that ne did not believe The iLGIIsn-
shot himself
Mr.. Mason said HIlliaId had been a plain in
the English army, and president OF oil de-
Velopment company in Wyoming. He said he
wealthy and lived when I'm London the yelling
ton Club, No. GroEvenOr Place.
Mr.. Mason said Hilliard had been waiting here
for his business partner. Richard Stephen Rich
mcnd. before visiting the oil property IN the West.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
Holders.
NORFOLK & WESTERN.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO.

One OF the interesting things shown by the list
was that Mrs. Hetty Green, who used be the
largest individual holder of Louisville q Nashville
stock. no longer appears owner of that roads
securities. Other facts of interest that E. H
Hartman and Kuhn. Loeb & Co. we're shown to
hold control of the Union Pacific company, their
combined holdings Of the stock amounting 70 up
ward of sl0000C COO The big holdings OF the Penn
sylYania company which controls the lines OF the
Pennsylvania system west of Fittsburg and OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. in Baltimore & Ohio and
Norfolk & Western stock which. according TO the
statement. amount to nearly $40 00,0O was also
a matter OF interest to the Street, the fact
that John s. Kennedy q larger holder or the
two Hill stock, than Mr.. Hill himself
II is a matter OF course. however, that large
amount of railroad stock is held in the names OF
dummies" which often makes IL difficult TO trace
the direct control OF properties but the foregoing
list shows pretty accurately who the dominant IN
terests in the various roads although the hoo-
inEs OF some of the largest corporations soch as
the Union Pacific company. for instance. 40 not
appear on the list, being in the names OF lhoi-
yiduals or brokerage houses.