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Arizona republican., 1909-11-19
WELLS FARGO CUTS
 A JUICY MELON
The Most Important Event in Wall
 Street Yesterday.

New York. Nov 1S.-The strong tone of stocks today was not accompanied by animation in speculation. The most striking incident of the days news was an announcement of melon cut ting by the Wells Fargo Express company The maximum dividend dis tribution of this stock up to the pres ent has been 10 per cent yearly. the advance in the rate representing a concession to demands from clamor- ous minority of stockholders. The high record for the stock before the pres ent year was 325. Today's announce ment induced sales at 5sO. The distri- button amounts to three times the par value of the outstanding stock in cash, calling for s24.OOo. .0oO. while the capi- tai is increased threefold at the same. and the increase offered the present stockholders at par.
 Bonds were firm. Total sales. s. 232 .O0O. United States bonds were un- changed.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19

We hope our late Los Angeles guests will not persist in their in tention to absent themselves from the fair next year on the ground that living in Phoenix is immoderately expensive That is something that may be overcome. There will be plenty Of rooms and apartments for light housekeeping, and the actual necessaries of life. pork and beans. cost very little more here than in Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19

the local board to get Judge Kent to institute the same kind of d crusade against the mephitis cat.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19
METALS

New York, Nov. 1S.-Standard cop per on the New York metal eX- change was quiet and virtually nOmi. nal. spot. November and December s1362Ia asked. Lake copper. $13.25N 1850; electrolytic. s13.12i9 M 1885. anC casting. S12.S7lz a13121z. Tin was firm. spot and November. $30.75 q 30.S7Iz; December, s3O.sOd31.OO; Jan uary. s3O.s5G311O: February. s3O.90M 31.15. Lead was quiet and unchanged spot, s4.371k di421s for New York and s4.22N427Ia for East St. Louis Spelter was quiet. spot. s6.25m6.4O foi New York. and s5.2066.25 for East St Louis
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19
CAIIIE AND SHEEP

Chic ago. Nov. Is.-Cattle steady to shade lower. Receipts. 10000 Beeves. S4.0OG9.25; Texas steers. s3.75 G4.75, western steers, s4.25d7.50: stockers and feeders. s315m5.3O; cows and heifers, s2.10@5.70; calves. s6.25 G $50 Sheep steady, 10c lower Re ceipts .2,000. Natives. S2.50m5.10: western. s3.O0m51O; yearlings. s3.25M $50: lambs. native, s4.75d75O; west ern. 8 o0H7.40
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19

Running an express company ap- pears, by Wall street reports. to be as hazardous as Mir. Rockefeller some months ago described the oil business to be
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19

The Los Angeles Times, in com menting on the order of the depart ment of commerce and labor releas- ing. De Lara, the alleged anarchist, appears to think that the depart ment acted hastily and without full information.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19

not to come back next year. By the execution of that threat they will miss q good time. but their places will be taken by others more keeSly appreciative of our hospitality at the prevailing rate per day.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-19
STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper. 95iz: Smelt- ing. 102: santa Fe, 120%; St. Paul, 15s&: New York Central. 131I.; Penn syIvania. 133%: Bedding. 166; South ern Pacific. l3oh; Union Pacific, 203ss; steel. 91A; steel. pfd-. l26&. silver 5O%: Mexican dollars, 43.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
UNCLE SAM SENDS ARMoRED
CRUISERS TO TURKEY

Washington. April 20.-Two armor-
ed cruisers. the North Carolina, Cap
tain Marshal. and the Montana, Cap
tain Reynolds. are to be sent TO the
Mediterranean to protect American
interests in Turkey They will report
to the consul at Alexandretta The
vessels are now in the West Indies.
They are directed to proceed with all
despatch
Although Americans. like all other
foreigners in Turkey. are in danger
owing TO the peculiar conditions exist
ing throughout the empire, there is
no indication OF premeditated attacks
on foreigners. according to state ,le-
psrtment adyices from Ambassador
Leishman at Constantinople, received
today. Mr.. Leishman confirms the
dispatches regarding the deaths Of two
missionaries, Rogers and Maurer. who
were killed at Adana. while trying to
save the burning home of a Turkish
woman
The presence OF English. French and
italian warships, the ambassador says.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
GLUE TO WHEREABOUTS
OF ViLARDO'S MURDERER

San Francisco, April 20.-Through a
letter written to an Italian woman in
this city. the police have found trace
of Mrs. Pietro Tortorico, and a pos
siblc clew to the whereabouts OF her
husband who has been sought since
April, 1905. for the brutal murder OF
Ryagio Vilardo.
For year after the crime was COM
mitted Mrs. Tortorico was shadowed
In the hope that she would eventually
lead the detectives tc her husbands
hiding place She went to New Or
leans, and there all trace OF her was
lost
Recently 1t was learned that the
woman had written letter TO
friend here declaring she longed TO
return. The missive was dated at
Chicago and the police of that city
have been requested to watch the
movements OF the writer
1'ortorico, 1t is charged, cut up the
body OF Vilardo, and carried ii In q
sack several blocks from his home
where the crime was committed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20

with the completion of the Indian.
apoiis Motor Speedway, work on
which Is reported to be rapidly pro
crossing America Will have the fast
est enclosed track In the world, in the
opinion Of experts who have studied
the plans for the modern Brooklands.
A speed of 100 miles an hour, 1t is pre-
dicted, VIII be possible on the highly
banked turns when they have settled
and become solid.
There Will be nothing just like the
indianapolis speedway II the plans are
carried out as most recently project.
cd, and that they will be there ap-
pears to be no doubt Originally
planned to be three miles In circum-
ference, with an inside course adding
two miles TO It's length, the scheme
has been considerably altered. They
now provide for an outside course Of
two and half miles necessitating u
cutting down of the inside track, so
that the entire route will be about
four miles.
A peculiarly of the arrangement Of
the course is that the races during a
contest will pass close to the grand
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20

their guns and proceeded TO wake up
Guards Walter Coins and Bob Nestor
and took the Keys away from them.
"Nestor rose from his bed with his
gun and the masked men hit him over
tn head with their guns and left him
stunned. The men forced Coins to
oTen the heavy doors TO the cells.
They then took Miller from his cell
anA fastened a rope around his neck
and bound his hands at his back with
wore.
"Jesso West was the next man TAX
en- out and the mob said. tell US what
you know about this
West said: I'll tell you nothing
They then hit him over the head with
their six-shooters and said: Damn
YOU. tell us what you know about IT.
West repeated. I'll tell you nothing,
and gave figh: to the mob.
The rest of the prisoners then
legan to plead for their lives.
When l rushed through and went
out on the street after help. where
net the two night policemen and
we all went back and got one third
of the distance down the hall of the
Court house when we were again held
up and compelled to retreat, and
never saw any of the mob leave the
court house or jail as 1t was totally
dark on the streets"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
WOMAN kioNApER NOT
R0X EtS wIEE IT A

Mercor, Pa, April 19.-That the vo-
man charged with tho abduction Of
little BILLY" Whitla from Sharon ls4e
month. Is not the wife of James II.
Boyle. but Is the unmarried daughter
of wealthy and respectable parents,
whose character and standing srA
above reproach, is what the state e.
poets to prove Ia the approaching
trial OF the kidnapping cases. Detee-
tive !. v. Kepner. who disappeared
from Mercer Immediately after the re-
cent visit of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Coutesu
Dyer OF st. Louis, has returned and
announced that he has positively iden-
uled the woman. Attorney T. G,
Cochran. who Is representing Nh
Whitla In the prosecution, has refused
to allow the Identification to be made
public, but will endeayor to have IL
introduced at the trial
Mr and Mrs. Dyer, who partially
identified the woman as a maid who
left their employ about the same
time that $500 worth OF jewelry dis
appeared. will return. 1t is said, a,
witnesses before the grand jury or at
tho trial. The abduction cases Will
not be presented to the grand 1ur,
before Thursday.
Judge Williams delivered his charge
to the grand jury at noon, leaving no
Goubt that true bills would Do return
ed against Boyle and his wife. eharE
ing kidnapping.
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stand three times In every complete
circuit, I his Is accomplished by the
method OF laying two inside loops
II any objection develops It will be be-
cause of the rather sharp turns. or
curves. which Will probably cause a
shutting of Of power as they are
rounded
While the speedway is intended
principally for automobile contests,
races and tests. the big enclosure will
be the center OF many other sporting
activities, 1t is intended also 10 hold
motorcycle and bicycle races on II,
and to use other parts for airship and
balloon races. pipe line is now be-
Ing laid to convey the gas to be used
In the national balloon race which
starts on June 5. II Is also probable
that the national motorcycle cham
pionship will he held on the course
The work Of the automobile races on
the indianapolis speedway will be very
closely watched by the Eastern Auto
mobile association. as It is quite pos
sible that the Idea will be utilized
hereabouts It becomes necessary to
construct special course for automo
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN FOUND.
Oemented Man Commits Suicide
Funeral of Mrs. Burton.

Kaysville. Davis Co, April 17-This
morning al about Gas William H.
FLOOD found the dead body of a man
lying face down with a small wire
around his neck with the other end
attached to the cog wheel of an old
binder, which stood about 80 yards
west of Mr.. Bloods house The man
had evidently committed suicide but
few hours before the finding OF the
bOdy, as II was still warm when the
undertaken arrived about 10 o'clock
MT Blood. Immediately after finding
The body. notified the precinct JUS
t:cc, Orton A Williams. and Sheriff
james Ware. and Immediately impen-
e.ed jury and the body was eXamn-
od and turned over TO the undertaken
10 be removed. while the sheriff and
others looked for clues as to the
llan's identity. 1t was learned at the
coroner's inquest, which was held at
p. m, that the man had been In
inc neighborhood for several days. On
Thursday he was seen on the road go
ing north by the old John s. Smith
farm, turning west down the Roberts
iane to the lake shore, then south on
the lake shore to the old salt ponds
west of Mr.. Blood's place He then
followed the old ditch west out into
the lake past the old pumphouse
something like two miles. II appears
he spent Thursday night far out in the
lake. as he disappeared about sun
down that night From all probabili-
ties he was in the water or near the
edge until daylight Friday morning.
as his tracks prove that when he start
ed for shore he took a straight line
fer MI Blood home He discarded
his coat and vest while out near the
water, as there had been no trace
found OF them. He discarded his shirt
and his body was clad only in under
clothes when discovered. with q pair
Of brown plaid pants on The shirt
which was found was all covered with
salt and the lake mud and in the
pocket was a small. round looking
glass with game in the back which
contained five or six small balls. The
verdict of the jury was that he came
to his death by his own hands The
body was shipped to the State Uni
yersity and can there be viewed for
Identity
The dead man was about five feet
seven inches high weight about Ito
pounds, and was about 80 years old:
hight brown hair and moustache: blue
eyes, high cheek bones, wide mouth
and a good set of teeth. He Is sup
posed to be Scandinavian. He wore
a hat, size>7 18, which was bought
at The Fair" Bisbee, Arizona, un
der the sweat band was the manu-
facturer's label, on which was also
written the name ~ Hood with lead
pencil
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Isabel Burton
Smith, who died OF old age Sunday,
were held yesterday at the Kaysvilla
meeting house There was large at
tendance OF relatives from Ogden and
other outside towns, as well as from
Kaysville and other Davis county
towns. The speakers were Elders
Lambert Blamires, John G. NJ Barnes.
Peter Barton, John r. Barnes. Will
liam Blood and George Webster.
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OF TURKISH
CAPITAL WILL NOT
BE LONG DELAYED
CONTINUED from Page ono)

Continued from Page Ono)
last night The Sultan thereupon sum
moned Hilmi Pasha. the late grand
yizier but Hilmi hesl;ated TO resume
office His majesty then called Tewfll
Pasha to the palace. and the grand
ylzier has been closeted with the Sui
tan since an early hour this morning.
1t Is expected that the outcome of
his conference which is taken to por~
tend a momeT IS decision, will be an
ncunced spec
All oi the io7tG surrounding Con.
stantlnople from the Sea of Marmora.
10 the Black Sea. are now occupied By
the constitutional troops. and the sol
dlers supporting the Young Turks are
advancing upon the capital. No def
inite information as to when they VIII
enter ConstantiDople is had.
Two proclamat!ons signed by Husni
Pasha, commanding the army of in
veGtment. addressed respectively to
the citizens of Constantinople and a
local garrison, were scattered broad.
cast thrcugn the capital today They
explain the objects OF the advancing
army. and give assurance that tho
lives and property Of the people of the
capital Will be respected.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
R DOSE VEL I.
I 0 STOP At
NOMBASA
Natives Come From All Parts
to Witness Arrival of
"Great White Chief"

Mombasa, British East Africa, April
ia cablegram has been received
here from Theodore Roosevelt chang
Ing his original plan not TO stop In
Mombasa on his way TO the ranch of
Sir Alfred Pease OH the Athl river
Mr.. Roosevelt has accepted the invit-
alton extended TO him by the Mombasa
club to attend dinner and Will stay
two days on the coast before going
up country The new house of Sir AL
fred's ranch has been completed and
Mr.. Roosevelt will be entertained in 1t
Natives are coming into Mombasa
ness the Decentralization OF the Great
White Chief"
Baron Italian de Vizok, a famous
Hungarian hunter who has just passed
through Mombasa reports that big
game prospects are still good on the
route recently taken by him. He re-
ports common antelope and zebra
plentiful. but when stalking Glands
and gnu on the plains at the foot of
Mount D@lniaro, he was much inter
tered with by "rhinos."
a record group of lions on the Nan
di plateau is reported and elephants
in Endburgen forests are now con-
firmed The party has to take In the
Nandi and Endburgen districts and
the Athi and Tana rivers they will
need to cover many hundred miles Of
stiff marching. continuing many weeks
during which there will be little shoot.
inF
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
FEDERAL COURT.

Salt Lake, April l9.-Judge John A.
Marshall was on the bench this morn
Ing In the United States dsrlct
court, after his return from Oklahoma
where he tried the case OF eX.Gover-
nor Haskell The following business
was transacted:
In the case of A j. Jachetta VS.. the
Boston Con. Mining company. the case
was dismissed by agreement between
the parties in the suit. and the plain
tift is to pay the costs. The plaintiff
sued for damages on account of In
juries received by a premature eXplo-
sion
In the case of A. Bracken vs. the
Garfield Smelling company. settle
ment was made by agreement between
the parties. by the payment OF dam
ages in the sum of 1852 The suit
was for $4,000 on account of injuries
received by fall from a ladder.
against which il was alleged that the
Rotor of an ore train was careleSsly
pushed
f.. w. Seniors motion was filed this
morning for severance in his own be-
half, in the case of the United States
vs.. Don c. Robbins ct al The hear
Ing on the motion was set for Satur-
day. April "a, at 10 a. m.
The case of j. E. Freeman VS.. the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company,
was continued for the term on the
motion of the attorney for the plain
tiff The suit arose from the loss of
a number of sheep in a shipment
made from Lake Side. Davis county, to
Bancroft, as the result, It Is alleged.
of the railway company violating the
2S-hour law.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
WILLARD NOTES.

Willard, April 19.-Joseph Pettingill,
who has been very sick for the past
two weeks, is reported as being some
better.
Miss Hattie Parsons. who was op-
Grated on last week for appendicitis
In Ogden. is getting along nicely.
Clarence Stauffer. who was injur-
ed about a month ago. is now able TO
be around.
William Hubbard, formerly Of this
place. but now OF Paradise, Utah. ts
spending a few days with relatives
and friends here.
Miss Alice Wells has gone to Brig
ham City TO spend few days with
her sister. Mrs. Maude Gidney.
Lee Nebeker. who is attending
school at Logan, has been visiting
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Brig
ham Nebeker.
D. F. Harding has returned home
after spending a few days at Promon-
tory.
Miss Jane Taylor Is spending a few
days in Logan with her sister, who Is
attending school at that place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
GUARD TELLS OF LYNCHiNG OF
CATTLEMEN AT ADA, OKLA.

Dallas, Tex. April 20,-In special,
Joe Carter, one OF the four guards on
duty at the time of the lynching OF
the four cattlemen at Ada, Okla.
yesterday, Is quoted as follows:
THE first knew OF the presence OF
mob was at 2:10 a. M, when six
masked men suddenly appeared at the
waiting room in the run around. near
the cells and covered me and Jim Nc
Carty with their guns. McCarty and
hello the watch for this part Of the
night. They told us TO step aside
and hand over the jail keys. l told
them we had no keys; that gen.
tleman In another room had the keys.
AT this moment. about twenty more
men appeared thronging through the
hall of the courthouse and from ev-
crywhere. 1t seemed to me. saying,
keep quiet mon and give up the
keys
The men were all masked They
kept me and McCarty under cover OF
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
BAD DREAMS
Indicate improper Diet, Usually Due
to Coffee.


One of the common symptoms of
coffee poisoning is the bad dreams
that spoil what should be restful
sleep. A man who found the reason
says:
Formerly / was slave to coffee.
l was like morphine fiend. could not
sleep at night, would roll and toss in
my bed and when / did get to sleep
was disturbed by dreams and hobgob-
Inns, would wake up with headaches
and feel bad all day, SO nervous |
could not attend to business. NV
writing looked like bird tracks, had
indigestion, heartburn and palpitation
OF the heart, constipation, irregular
ity of the kidneys, etc.
Indeed, / began to feel / had all
the troubles that human flesh could
suffer. but when friend advised me
To leave of coffee l felt as IL he had
insulted me. | could not bear the
idea. it had such hold on me and /
refused to believe it the cause.
Il finally consented to try Postum
and with the going of coffee and the
coming OF Postum all my troubles
have gone and health has returned.
Il eat and sleep well now. nerves
stoadied down and / write a fair hand
(ae you can see). can attend to busI-
ness again and rejoice that am free
from the monster Coffee"
Ten days trial of Postum In place OF
coffee will bring sound. restful, re.
f-eGhing sleep. There's a Reason
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book. "The Road to Wellville"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
Interest.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
SUPREME COURT SUSTAlNS
LOWER COURT DECISION

Washington, April 1s.-In the case
OF the Boquillas Land & Cattle conf
pany, of Arivona, versus J. n. Curtis
and others, the supreme court OF the
United States held today that Rip
arian land owners could not prevent
the taking by others OF watcr out OF
a stream for irrigation purposes, sim
ply because Of such ownership. The
BouquIllas company owns all the land
on both sides of the San Pedro river
for Is miles and 1t sought by injunc-
tion to prevent Curtis and his associ-
ates from building dam and taking
water across their lands for the pur.
pose of irrigating other property.
The case came to the federal supreme
court from the supreme court OF Ariz'
ona, where the irrigationists were sus-
tained.
Todays opinion delivered by Justice
Holmes. affirms the decisions OF the
courts.
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ACCUSED OF !
CROOKED
WORK
Santa Anita jockeys Alleged
to Have Approached Book
Maker Calm

Los Angeles, Cal. April 1e.-An af-
tdayit accusing Jockeys Carol. Shill-
ing and Vincent Powers, who rode
AT Santa Anita, OF crooked work. has
been filed with A w Hamilton. who
was presiding Judge at the track and
by him placed before the stewards.
NO action has been taken.
The accuser is Louis Calm, form
er book maker. who was ruled off for
alleged crooked work before the meet
lug closed. The affidavit states that
Shilling approached him in January
with proposition to pull horse. He
vas approached later. he says. In
much the same way by Shilling, who
this time said that Powers was to pull
a certain horse.
Calm duplicates the owners of the
horses in this statement, but not by
name, Big Chief and La Gloria were
the horses. he alleges, to be pulled.
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bile races, Il Is already proving
diiiicult 10 obtain the use OF a race
track for automobile speed purposes.
and the building OF a large course
within easy roach OF New York has
been subject of considerable dis.
cuselon.
The Motor Racing association now
has committee looking for a suitable
course on which to hold twenty -four
races. and the outlook is mt consider
ed particularly bright Within an rdi-
nary mile race track 1t would be DOS
sible to construct at least one loop
that would nearly double the circuit.
For that reason the contest planned
for the speedway in Indiana will be
Of great interest In the east. apart
from that created by the actual races.
June Is the date set for the COM
plction of the big course. Scrapers,
scoops and rollers are at work con.
stantly. and load OF dirt II has been
estimated, Is handled every half min
ute. Many manufacturers in the mid
die west are contemplating the erec-
tion Of testing quarters On or In close
pro1imately to the course.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20
SUGAR COMPANY SCANDAL.

TOXIC, April 1s.-The ofiicial scan
dial disclosed by the arrest OF nine
members OF the lower house OF the
Diet in connection with the alleged
misconduct OF the affairs Of the Japan
Sugar company, Is steadily growing
and more arrests among the leglslr
tors are expected. The department
OF Justice has announced that 1t 10
determined to press the investigation.
not only Of the japan Sugar company,
but OF every similar concern In the
empire and to allow no guilty person
to escape justice.