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The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
PREHISTORIC RELICS FOUND.
Interesting and Valuable Discoveries
on the Island of Malta.

Rome. Jan. s.-Mgca space Is givea ia
the latest report Of the activities OF the
British school here du-ing the last year
iH the partial exploration OF prehistoric
remains OF Sardinia and Malta. Those Of
Malta especially are Of much Importance
Il has been settled that the great mega
lithiC structures OF the Gigantia- Hagar-
Kim. and MnaidrJ are buildings Of the
bronze age having a sacred character and
were probably temples
Close 20 the Valetta there was dlscov-
cred a short time ago an extensive by
pogaeum, called HalSaftieni II was cut
in the rock. and its arrangement is strIk-
ingly similar 20 that Of the three tenn
pies. althOugh.this served al some period
as burial place In il has been found q
large quantity Of pottery peculiar TO
Malta
There are prehistoric structures above
ground which seem 10 have been dwell
ings- In one Of these. on the hill OF Cor
radinO. just below the military prison.
Dr.. Ashby. director Of the school. in a
short trial excavation. proved that inter
esting results were 20 be expected. for
there were evidences e pottery and other
objects.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
LOVE FOR HOME WAS FATAL.
Man Escaped from Hospital and Died
on Own Threshold.

Pittsburg. Jan. 9.-After escaping from
the Mercy Hospital 10 fulfill his expressed
wish OF dying in his own home, Kenny
Fitzpatrick. aged sixty-five. a well-known
riverman, made his way TO his home, %
PerscheH street. and dropped dead on the
very threshold. Fitzpatrick had been in
Mercy Hospital three weeks suffering
from malarial fever. and while conval-
escent declared to the DOCTORS that he
must go home
This morning when the ward was visit
ed It was found that Fitzpatrick had
made lis escape by the Old-fashioned
method Of knottiRg- bed sheets together
and climbing out Of window 10 the
ground Shortly afterward came the
news that the half-clad fugitive had col
Iapsed on his doorstep.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
CAT DEVOURS BIRD ACTOR.
Richard Gone from Cast of Tho
Boys and Betty"

New York. Jan. S.-Richa-d a canary.
one OF the most artistic singers Il the cast
81 The Bows and Betty" al WalIack' s
Theatcr. suffered violent death ar the
performance. Richard is brought IN dur
ing the first act as @ gift from Paul 10
Betty. and until the fall Of the curtain he
thrills IS merrily as any canary could.
competing with the star herself
When he was brought on the door Of
the cage had not been securely fastened
In a twinkling he was out and flew twit-
tering into the wings. When the stage
hands finally got trace OF Richard all
that remained were q few scattered vel
low feathers. while Tom. the stage cat
rubbed himself against q piece Of seen
cry, purred and Ilcked his chops
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
HOLD MEDICINE DANCE.
Indians In Large Numbers Attend
Gift Feast of Wealthy Chief.

Spokane. Wash. Jan e-Jim Yellow
kanim, the aged chieftain OF the Nook
sack tribe. who is conceded to be the
wealthiest Indian in the northwestern
part Of the State Of Washington. enter
tanned 100 siwashes of-every tribe in the
Northwest at pOtlatch or gift feast on
his ranch near Lynden. where he C.s-
tribUted gifts Of a total value OF 800
and expended as much more for food and
nonalcoholic drink.
The festival included the peculiar ceTe-
monies Of the aborigines- The Indians
disinterred and rebUried all the dead OF
the NoOksack tribe, the weird rite being
performed in the cemetery owned by
Chief Teiiowkauim. This part Of the
ceremony was characterized by all due
solemnities and ritualistic performances.
A medicine dance, in which all the
guests participated. closed the congress
OF the natives
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OId Nan Lo.t on slountnin.

Shenandoah, Pa, Jan. S-Benjamin
Manila, sixty years old, undertook TO
walk over Locust Mountain to visit rela-
tives at Ringtown four days ago. but has
not reached his destination as yet and no
trace Of him has been found in spite Of a
dlllsent search made by relatives and
friends. At the time Of his departure a
snowstOrm came I'D. and it IS feared he
lost his way and persisted upon the
mountain
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
MAY SELL GERMAN CASTLES.
Kaiser, Short Of Cash, May Be Forced
TO Sacrifice Historic piles.

Berlin. Jan. s.-The Prussian and In
perial Crown has greatly needed money,
owing TO extravaganza in high places
which lately manifested itself in extraor-
binary outlay for works of art. especial
" pictures. sculpture. restoring old cas-
ties. alterations TO the Kaiser's Greek
castle on the Island OF Corfu. interior
decorations, SC
Immense sums left by the old Kaiser
having disappeared, as well as huge
amounts from other sources. to meet cur
rent expenses the civil list was unable
70 cover, the decision has been taken 20
sell several Crown castles. including some
on the Rhine, and the notable Castle
Benrath. the royal palace al Dusseldorf.
II the chaotic state of the Crown finances
is TO be remedied. the Kaiser and the
whole imperial family must practice
drastic economies
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
NO CRIME TO ISLANDER A WIFE
Court Decision in North Carolina A.
fectinE Domestic Relations

Raleigh, \. c., Jan. Safer this
North Carolina gentlemen will have the
right 10 SANDER their wives 10 their
hearts content IN decision handed
down by the North Carolina Supreme
Court It is held that a man who mali
clously and wantonly ISLANDERS a woman
Is exempt from punishment il the woman
chances 70 be his own wife.
Under the law. as construed By the
court, II Is not allowable for a gentle
man to chastise his wife, but he NAV saw
as many mean things about her as be
pleases.
Chief Justice Clark and Associate JUS
tice Fuller file dissenting opinions. taking
the ground that at common law It is a
crime Tor a man 10 SANDER any person.
even ms Vile. but the majority Of the
court held that SANDER is one of ne Us-
bilities incurred by woman when she
uarr1eS q man
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DIES TO SAVE HIS WIFE.
COnsumptive Starves Self So that HIS
Spouse May Have Food.

St Louis. Jan 9.-Francis Leon. a con-
sumptive. could not buy food for his wife
and medicine for himself. too. He earned
about . cents a day. so three weeks ago
he ceased to buy medicine and purchased
food, so his aged wife could eat They
had enough to eat for a week. but Leon
became so III he was compelled 10 quit
work. Wednesday his funeral was held
Leon applied to Police Matron Denrth.
IN Alton. where he lived, for food a week
ago. and she offered him clothing also.
4 won't have any need for clothing in
q few days, he said. Give me rations
for a week I'll be dead then
Leon worked in the street department
when he could. He was burie-= by the
county.
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BREAKS LEG LACING SHOE.
Woman Recovering from Fractured
Arm Has Peculiar Fail.

Pittsburg. Jan 9-Just recovering from
fracture OF the shoulder and arm. Mrs
Anna Fey, aged eighjy-four. OF Grant
street. McKeesport. suffered a fracture OF
the left leg yesterday in a peculiar man
ner.
Mrs Fey was lactng her shoe. when
her foot turned and she fell TO the floor.
breaking her limb above the ankle. Mrs.
Fey received the first injury two months
ago when she fell downstairs.
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TREED BY HERD OF BUFFALO.
GOVERNMENT Agents skid on Snow
shoes, Then Climb TO Safety.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 9-Charged by a
herd OF outlaw buffalo which drove him
into a treetop, where he was forced 10
remain until nearly dead from exposure.
was the experience Of James Thomesson,
OF Occur dAlene, Idaho, thirty-fOur
miles east OF Spokane. q government
agent on the FIathead Indian reserva-
ton, n Western Montana. TO be opened
TO settlement next summer.
Thomasson and his party were cruising
over the big domain when the herd made
the charge. They skidded quite dis
lance on thSir snowshoes and then man
aged to Chamber Up a big tree just as the
enrsged buffalo reached the base Of the
timber. remaining there an hour, paving
the snow and throwing their weight
against the trees.
When the animals returned to the can
yon the men climbed down and went TO
their camp.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
ELOPES THAT HE MAY LOAF.
Vow My Affinity works." New York
Married Man Is QuOfed.

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. Soto Axman.
accused Of having eloped from New York
with his wife's sister. was arraigne1 and
held until the police communicated with
Mrs. Axman.
When asked why he had left his wife
and children Axman told the detectives.
ii is asserted that when he lived with
his wife he had 20 work
Nov Axman Is alleged 10 have said.
my affinity works and do nothing"
His address in this city was learned
through a letter written 70 a friend Of his
wife in New York
The Washington herald., 1909-01-10
Finds Ring in Fish He Caught.

Asbury Park y J. Jan 81 Boy
land, q merchant here. found a mans
gold ring in fish that he caught here
There was space Tor three stones in the
ring. but the stones were missing. Boy
land says he viii go fishing every night.
including Sundays. Frost fish were never
SO plentiful. according to old fishermen.
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Fails to Escape wife.

York, Pa, Jan. SIN order 70 escape
wife. George Bohn rode from this city to
Pittsburg on a bicycle. This winters
hard times drove him home again and he
was arrested He Is charged with fall
ing 70 support his minor child,
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NOTED ENGLISH sPoRTsWoMAN ARRIVES.

Lady Constance Stewart
Mackenzie Richardson, the
woman who recently landed
In New York on her way to
South Sea Island The lower
picture shows Lady Richard
son at the rife range.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
Big CUT IN FREIGHT
RATES TO THE COAST

Important reductions in westbound
freight rates between Utah common
points and Los Angeles common
points are announced from the Of
fce of the Salt Lake route. The new
rates will go into effect December 27.
For years the westbound freight
rates between Utah common points
and all points on the Pacific coast
have been considerably higher than
the eastbound rates. The new sched-
ule announced by the Salt Lake route
will make eastbound and westboun1
rates the same. Il is expected that
the Southern Pacific and the Oregon
Short Line Will make similar reduc-
tlons. The cut In rates over the pres
ent rate is as follows:
First class. s1.S7 10 10 S154. sec
ond class, S161 to sl.31 third class.
S1.31 TO S115: fourth class. sl.O9 20
96 cents; fifth class. "a cents TO 70 II
cents. a rate. SO IL cents 20 20 IL
cents 3 rate. GO cents 20 62 cents;
rate. 81 1-2 cents 20 Sc cents. d
rate. 54 cents 10 3S cents; E rate, 46
cents 10 II IL cents.
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ONLY TINY DOC
BUT IT CAN EAT

Consigned TO one Of New York's
Fifth Avenue millionaires. a tiny do.
weighing three pounds and about six
inches In height. over all. was the
guest OF the local ONCE OF the Wells.
Fargo Express company yesterday.
Just what kind OF q dog this speci-
pen may be is not known and II IS
tickllsh subject 10 mention 10 the
express officials who. after some argu-
ment, tossed a coin and decided that
IL was a japanese poodle or else a
Siberian blood hound
Along with the dog. which was
shipped from san Francisco. came ex-
pncit instructions as TO It's care. Or
dinnry dos-biscuits apparently do not
comprise the menu Of this dog
while raw meat and a dozen other
thinVs such as raw whlskcy and
CANDY are tabooed
The Dog Was Hungry.
When the dog arrived it was
hungry and did not hesitate TO show
II 10 the local manager. IL proceeded
to eat an old boot lying around loose
but 1nding this diet unsatisfactory.
went after a package marked "valu-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
PIANO TUNER LOSES TOOLS
BUT SOON RECEIVERS The M

H. II Collins. piano tuner for the
Consolidated Plano and Musi company
reported 10 the police station last
night that he had had a grip with his
tuning instruments stolen from the
O'Neil pool ooms. At about the same
time Collins put IN his appearance at
the station. J. 4. Alvord, who runs
secondhand store tclephonod the po-
lice that a Kid" had been In his place
2nd sold him a grip which contained
something which he thought to be
deDusts's tools. He gave The police
a good description Of the boy and told
them wnere be was staying
Collins and his friend went immedi-
atcly 10 tho store and claimed the
goods. they received a description OF
the lad and started 10 hunt for him.
At a late hour last night the boy had
not been captured. but the plano tuner
VIII be on the Job today
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
WILL EXTEND LINES
OUT BEYOND MURRAY,

Salt Lake. Nov. 29-The Utah Light
and Railway company is anxious to
begin the work of extending its lines
beyond Murray. and has asked the
county commissioners TO approve the
location OF the tracks on highway SS,
beyond Murray City. and from State
street 10 Midvale. II IS the intention
OF the company 10 complete its lines
to Sandy and TO Bingham Junction
during the first part OF 1910. n pos
s!ble. though the new franchise re-
Gently granted gives II two years Be
fore beginning work II Is necessary
10 have the tracks located under the
new franchise the locations under the
franchise OF 1906 MOI holding good
The matter was 10 have been con
sidcred by the commissioners this
morning. but Commissioner Walter j.
Burton was the only member OF the
beard In attendance Commissioner
John c. Mackay is out of town and
Chairman j. r. Clinton did not put IN
an appearance.
The S0it,Lake G Los Angeles Rail
way company has accepted the fran
chise recently granted for the electri-
fcation and double tracking OF It's line
20 Saltair and nothing now stands In
the way of at once beginning work on
the addition OF The electrical equip
menL which the company has been
promising for some time.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
MINISTER'S ASSOCIATION
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE

The reports OF the officers Of the
Ogden Ministerial association. submit
ted yesterday morning at the regular
annual meeting, showed the associa-
ton TO be IN a floUdshing condition.
The association elected the follow
ing officers for tho ensuing year:
President J. F. Carver OF the First
Presbyterian church; vice president.
Rev c. w McCreery of the First
Methodist church: secretary and
treasurer. Rev. Noble Strong Elder
kin Of the Congregational church.
The association passed a resolution
requesting Mayorolect William Glas-
mann to refuse a license TO the man
ayers OF the prize fight. which is
scheduled here January : between
Pete Sullivan aud Bird Legs" Col
Inns during the National Woolgrowers'
Association and Mld-Winter Sheep
show.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
NEW FRATERNAL ORDER
COMES TO OGDEN

Ogden will soon have another fra
terual order The Fraternal Order OF
Mountaineers. which was organized
10 Billings. Mont, in 1905. is pTepar-
ing 10 invade this territory George
L. Sorenson. who IS now the local
agent. will have an office IN the Broom
hotel until The order gets well under
way. The motto Of the new lodge Is.
Justice. Bonevolence and Protection.
IL Is organized IN much the same way
as an insurance company The OF
ncers arc p. B Moss. president. Chris
Tcgen. vice president Ernest 5. Judd.
secretary. Fred Inabnlt, treasurer. and
Edward f. Peasc. general agent
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able" Now the instructions contain
nothing about his dogship to eat pack
ages marked that way. so that the
manager determined to give II a royal
feed and proceeded to take It to one
of the we'll known restaurants. The
dog. with excellent table manners.
which aroused the envy of some OF
the other customers, sat down at one
OF the tables and was preparing to
give an order when the walter OBJ
jected TO strenuodsiy that the man
ager, perforce. was obliged to take II
away.
Eats Pretty Fair Meal.
The problem finally was settled
when a caterer was summoned and
the dog sat down in the Wells-Fargo
Office TO a meal consisting OF one
spring chicken. six baked potatoes. a
pound OF mashed potatoes. two pieces
of mince pie. a hamburger steak. a
dish full OF boiled cabbage, a quart
OF milk and a few other delicacies in
season.
Remembering the directions TO see
that nothing happened to the poodle.
the agent carefully examined him and
discovered that il has q badly dam
aged eve or perhaps the lack OF one.
a careful search OF the office failed
TO disclose the missing orbit
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
CHICAGO PEOPLE ARE TO
HAVE THEIR TALKS MEASURED

Chicago. Nov. 3O.-Chlcagoana soon
all have their telephone talk meas
uTed
For two years tho commission Gre
ated by the telephone franchise has
been hunting for an accurate and ef-
fective meter. and 70 announced 20 the
colncil last night thar II had been Sue
oessfuL In addition the commission
has ordered 10 Install a meter
in the report OF the engineers are
the following comments on che meter
suggested:
Such a meter would be suitable for
use 10 replace the service OF the pres
eut nickel OF token box type given by
the Chicago Telephone company. n
IS a question OF policy whether the
matters should Dc placed on business
telephones.
Such O meter could De installed on
any telephone line without interfering
with the subscribers use Of the teIe-
phone except for the time required
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
AUTO DRIVERS ARE TO
FIGHT THE POLICE.

Chicago. Nov O-Automobne driv-
ers OF Chicago are forming an organ
izauon which. according 10 the pro-
motors. has for It's chief object fight
ing o. the police who arrest chauf-
feurs for speeding The members OF
the association are 20 be furnished le.
gal counsel free OF charge In case Of
arrest. and bond Will be az the com
mand OF the scorcbers the minute they
reach the police station
The new organization Is called the
Auto Drivers Protective association
The articles OF Incorporation were
filed for record yesterday
Members say the association viii
take care x aues OF those who are IN
able 10 pay them.
The membership is now 100. The
promoters say
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
UA ION MEN DISCUSS
LOSS OF CHARTER

The impression that Utah might loso
its charter IN the American r'edern-
uou Of Labor on the ground Of recos-
nizlng the electrical workers was
spread al the recent meeting Of the
American body in Toronto. Accord
ing 10 prominet members OF the Og-
den union Utah has assumed a ncu-
tral ground in the matter IL Is re-
garded as a family quarrel among
the electrical workers. and while they
are recognized fraternally, they were
not recognized officially by the ogden
or by tUah as a state federation.
4 split In the electrical union has
caused the election OF two sets OF OIL
Gers. one of which Is recognized by the
national federation and another which
ls not recognized by the national or
eanization About go per cent of the
electrical workers are said 70 be
among the insurgents,
Several state federations have lost
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
WOoOMeN WILL HONOR
HEAD CONSUL OF ORDER.

Salt Lake. Nov. 29-I I. Boak Of
Denver head consul for the Woodmen
Of the World under Pacific jurisdic-
don. will arrive Tuesday night TO at
tend the initiation OF $50 candidates
into the local camps. Woodmen OF the
World \ delegation OF local Wood
men will meet Alr Boak and he VIII
be taken 10 the Knutsford hotel
Wednesday he viii be shown over
the city and Wednesday night q ban.
quet will be given In his honor at
tho armory building. following the In.
itiauon. Mr. Boak's territory extends
over the states OF California. Wash
ington. Oregon Nebraska, Utah. Idaho.
Montana and Wyoming.
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east business conditions generally are
very prosperous. with indications of
much better times to come, especially
In so far as the mining game" is
concerned
Mr Newhouse. when asked for an
opinion on the proposed copper COM
5ination. said: "As those affairs are
in hands other than mine, | believe
that l am hardly In q position to make
any definite statement on this matter
From indications. however, think
that the merger will in all probabil-
ity be effected" Mr. Newhouse be-
lieves that the reaction In the stock
market caused by the recent Standard
OIL company decision will be put temp
OrarY
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serted her on February 6, 1906. and
had failed since 20 support her. After
he had left her his wife had given
the notes for necessaries on the as
sumption that French was able to
pay them.
In one form or another the French
case has been before the courts for 4
good part of two years. A settlement
was reached in this suit, hence the
confession OF judgment for q part OF
the amount claimed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
BRING BACK MAN WHO
DESERTED HIS FmlLY.

Salt Lake. Nov. pr. l. Edding-
ton, deputy sheriff. arrived in Salt
Lake Yesterday morning from Idaho.
where be arrested Joseph f. Fowler
for deserving and failing TO provide
for his wife and four small children.
Fowler's case. say the officers. was
a flagrant one and his FAMILY has
been IN extremely destitute circum.
stances as a result OF the desertion.
The wifo, Mrs Mary Fowler. swore
10 the warrant. and the man was TAX
en- at a grst mill in Idaho. where
he had been working steadily for some
time without sending a cent to his
family.
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coNFEssES JUDGMENT
ON NOTES OF WIFE.

Salt Lake. Nov 29.-Frank D.
French this morning confessed judg-
ment IN judge George c. Armstrong;
division Of the district court for $500
In a suit brought by his brother-inlaw.
Amos f. Walther. on notes given By
his wifo Mrs Mary D. French for
about $2500, Mrs. French secured a
decree Of separate maintenance on
March il In Judge c. W. Morse's court
on the ground that French had de-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued to
Justin ". G. Green and Miss Rachel
J.. Ballantyne. both Of Menan. Idaho.
and Edison Leroy Elliott OF Castle Gate
and Miss Sarah Jenson. OF Ephriam.
Mr.. Elliott and Miss Jensen were
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
:RBaRABHeREREl

for him 20 register and would give
bim. az bis station. an accurate. Wis
iblc record Of the total number OF
calls made by him. and for which he
hes 20 pay. The central office wiring
in any exchange would not have TO
be changed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
PROHIBITION AT LOGAN.

Logan. Nov. 29.-The Logan city
council has referred the prohibition
ordinance To the mayor and commit
tee on laws to ascertain II the pro-
posed measure is constitutional It
was suggested that the saloons should
have three months time to close out
their business.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30

The manager Of a fur
niture factory says that
if women realized the
value Of soap and water
there would not be so
great a demand for fur
niture polish.
But soap and water
must be used with judg-
ment, as strong soap is
injurious to furniture.
This is his recipe:
Make a tepid suds of Ivory
Soap; dip a cloth in it, squeeze
and go over the furniture sew
eral times. Polish with a
chamoiS cloth.
Ivory Soap
80 $500 Per Cent. Pure.
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their charters by recognizing the cleo
trical workers. not recognized by the
national federation. One of the un-
ions OF ogden has lost its charter by
admitting the robelliou5 electricians.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30

taken into County Clerk Dyes private
Office just after receiving their license
and were married By Elder John v
Bluthe.
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BINGHAM MAN TALKS
OF COPPER SITUATION.

Bingham Nov 29.-Samuel New.
house, who arrived home recently
from New York. states that in the