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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07

coal tar product with tho combined
properties Of amber, celluloid and car
bon and is less expensive than the
substance named. or hard rubber. For
the sake of euphony. Dr. Baekeland
calls the substance baekelite, although
from a scientific standpoint 1t would
he known as Observation-Disclosures
1anhydryde-
Interestingly co-incidental Is the
fact that the new substance may have
an important bearing on the sale or
Japanese lacquer ware in this country
In that 1t produces hard polished
narily soft wood making It hard and
almost indestructlble AS further
coincidence, DR.. Jokichl TaKamine,
president of the Nippon club. who ls
greatly interested in chemical re-
search. was present when the discov.
cry was announced. He rose and ar.
ter complImenting the inventor, said
Although this substance may prove
to be the most serious rival OF Jap.
aneSe lacquer work, which hitherto
has been exclusively Japanese pro-
duct, so that II has been known as
the Japanned ware all over the world.
still Japan will take off It's hat TO DR..
Baekeland and welcome Paekelite as
now discovery Of vast Importance.
Il say this because the Japanese be-
lleve in the spirit Of fair play. Unfor-
tunately wo have not always been
treated With that spirit in this country.
az the recent legislation In California
and Nevada seems to show. / do not
think that Is fair play"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
NJ @ R E CARS
OF VIADUCT
MATERIAL
CAME IN FROM THE EAST ON
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Seven Additional Cars Expected to
Reach Here Monday-Vladuct
Will Be Rapidly Constructed.

Four cars OF heavy girders for the
car and IS expected to arrive at
glrders are so large and heavy that
day night and were unloaded The
only four are placed on the heavy steel
cars used for transporting the ma
terial
Seven additional cars Of material
the last OF the shipments for the big
bridge, are expected to arrive at Og'
den Monday and. as soon as these are
distributed along the Twenty-fourth
street crossing. the work of construc-
tion will BIO inaugurated.
AS the structuarl iron work pro
crosses under Contractor DundaS, and
each span Of the structure Is riveted.
bolted and completed. Foreman East
man will follow the iron workers with
a gang of men and deck the viaduct
overhead for teams and passenger use
With favorable weather conditions,
the next two weeks will geo the work
In full blast and making q good show
ing from the west end. where the
structural work Will be started.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
FORMER PEDOLER
DIES At AGE
OF 100
VOTED FOR EVERY REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENT SINCE 1864.
He Gained Notoriety by Fastening
From Jerusalem to Register In
Time to Vote For Tart.

New York. Feb. 6-There died m
this city yesterday at the age of 105
a man who had voted for every re
publican presidential candidate since
he first voted for Lincoln in 1861. He
was Simon Harris, peddler who was
born in Russia Tho old mans death
was fastened by the reading Of the
death Of warm friend, Rabbi Adolpn
NJ Gradln, who died ON Thursday. He
arose late yesterday and after buying
newspaper. sat down In the kitchen
at his home. then after glancing at the
paper fell back unconscious in his
chair. He died soon afterward
In his younger days, Harris walked
across the continent, peGdling his
wares and last autumn he gained not
oriety by hurrying back from his third
visit to Jerusalem In order TO register
in time TO vote for Taft
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
NATURALISM AS A BUSINESS
chronological Societies Employ Men
to Catch Bugs.
The man was brown and lean.

The man was brown and lean.
i have chased insects all summer
long he said. and hence my look
of health. I am, in a word, Journey
man naturalist"
"A journeyman naturalIst?"
Precisely. The difference is the
me and an ordinary naturalist Is the
same as that between a professional
on golf course and an ordinary
player. for money solely-do the
humdrum work for the naturalist /
catch his bugs.
All chronological societies employ
a 1ourneyman naturalist or two. At a
stated salary the man prowls the world
with nets. sugar. sheets and the other
tools of the trade.
The nets use. OF course. you know
The sugar is bait-we spread IL In like
Iy place. Tho sheet is used at night:
a strong light Is thrown on 1t, and the
bugs dart against it In thousands
The shock stuns them and they are
easily captured.
Have you never, In the country got
your hand or elbow stuck in a square
loot or two OF the molasSes smeared
on gate post? The journeyman na-
turallst laid that trap, and on his re-
turn to 1t the next day found many a
rare bug"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
Too Oanqeroua.

Old Aunt Hepsy Garside never had
seen a moving picture show before,
She sazed in speechless wonder at the
magic contrivance by which messen,
ger boys were made to move with
breakneck speed. BARRIERS TO shava
their customers In less than a minute.
and heayy policemen to dash along
the street at a rate never attained By
living specimen. either on or off
duty.
1t was all real to her, She could
not doubt the evidence Of her senses.
All those things were taking place ex-
actly as depicted
Presently an automobile came in
sight In the far background, moving
directly toward the audience az the
rate OF at least mile minute. Just
as catastrophe seemed inevitable. n
swerved aside. passed on, and dIsap.
peared
Aunt Hepsy could stand It no longer
Hastily grasplng the hand OF her little
niece. she rose and started swiftly fol
the door.
Come along. Minery," she said
TT amt safe 10 stay here any longer,
That thing didn't miss me more than
two feet!'-Youth's Companion,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
IMPORTANT CASES IN
THE DISTRICT COURT

The North Ogden irrigation case.
which has occupied tho attention of
district court for the past month, has
been continued until next Wednesday
In order to allow the Judge to take up
the criminal calendar on Monday
morning. The first case called will be
that the State against Lorenzo Mont
gomery. who is charged with violat,
Ing the statutes with Ruby Stanford.
and who was bound over from the
municipal court. The young woman
in the case is an important witness for
the state.
On Tuesday morning the case of the
State against Phillip Geiger. charged
with a felony in failing to provide for
his family. will be taken up. The de-
fendant In the case was brought back
from California, for the alleged offense
and the case has attracted attention
throughout the state. owing to the
fact that Geiger interested Governor
Cutler In the matter some weeks
since. and the latter requested Weber
county officials to give the accused
trial az early as possible,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
is
EN- ROU TE
HOME
ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
STARTS EAST.
Did Not Seek to Evade Appearing Be-
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission.

General Manager Bancroft of the
Oregon Short Line system left San
Francisco yesterday in his private
yate car and is expected to arrive at
Ogden this evening. He will he
met at Sparks by Supt Manson and
other prominent officials of the Harri-
man, lines and escorted over the Salt
Lake division.
General Manager Bancroft is return
Ing from a months absence on the
coast and In Honolulu, and the rum
or that he made the ocean trip to the
Hawaiian Islands In company with
General Manager Calvin Of the South
ern Pacific In order 10 avoid appear.
Ing before the Interstate Commerce
commission, Is believed to be without
foundatlon-as the ocean voyage is
said to have been prescr:oed for both
general managers In the interest or
their health.
IL recent rumors are correct, and
well-posted railroad men assume they
are, 1t ia supposed that Managers Ban.
croft and Calvin Will visit President
Hartman in New York as soon as the
latter returns from his Southern trip.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
PROBATE CALENDAR

The following matters on the pro-
bate calendar were taken mp by Judge
Howell yesterday and passed on;
Estate OF Muriel E. Hill, ct al.
minors, petition for letters of guar
dianship. Granted.
Estate of Raymond G, Hill, de-
ceased, petition for summary distribu-
ton. Granted.
Estate of Nathaniel Leavitt, de-
ceased, petition for approval allow
ance and settlement OF final account.
discharge of administrator, etc. Con
tinueJ.
Estate of VIM. T. Stokcr. deceased;
petition for letters of administration.
Continued.
Estate Of Henry Ogden, deceased;
petition for order Of sale OF real es-
tate. Granted.
Estate OF Corinne K. Laurence, de-
ceased. petition for letters Of admin
istration. Granted.
Estate of Robert Hunter. deceased;
petition for confirmation of sale of real
estate. Granted.
Guardianship of Clayton Orff Bed
ford. minor; petition for discharge Of
guardian. Granted
Estate OF Eleanor A. Watts. de-
ceased; petition for letters of admins
tration. Granted.
Estate and guardianship of Ashby
Boyle, ct al; petition for order oil
sale of real estate belonging 10 said
minors. Continued
Estate Of Lorin Farr. deceased pc
tition for admission of will to probate
and letters of testimentary, Granted.
Estate of Thomas Etherington. de-
ceased. hearing on report Granted.
Guardianship of P Duke King, ct al,
minors; petition for approval, allow
ance and settlement Of guardians ac-
count and report Continued.
Estate of Griffith Williams, dcceas-
ed, petition for approval and petition
for summary distribution. Continued
Estate of Griffith Williams. deccas
ed: petition for exclusion or the sum OF
S13S.S0 from distribution, and that said
amount be distributed directed to Sar-
ah w Christensen. Continued
Estate Of Griffith Williams, deceas-
ed. petition for exclusion of the sum
of S116-50 from summary distribution.
and that said amount be distributed
direct to Antoine P. and Sarah w.
Christensen. Continued
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07

ported action of the California Icgisla-
ture in defeating the Drew nnti-Ailen
Land bill. and also 10 tho resolutions
OF the New York board OF trade and
President Rooscyelts letters and tel
egrams to Governor Gillett, all OF
which have been fully reported to the
local press. The leading newspapers
today comment fayorably on tho pres
ent aspect OF the situation. The Asahi
SAYS that notwithstanding many mis-
understandings the relations of Ameri'
ca and Japan remain unimpaired The
Hochi, one OF the papers which has
most bitterly denounced the action oil
the California legiala-uTe, congratu-
lates Japan on the maintenance OF
good relations OF America and Japan
remain unimpalred. The Hochi, one
of the papers which has most bitterly
denounced the action of the California
legislature. congratulates Japan on the
maintenance of good relations with
the United States, and snys that IL
would be a matter for deep regret IL
the action OF minority OF the people
OF California should cripple tae COM
mercial and diplomatic reiatlons or
the two countries The Eocni de-
clares that 1t is evident the present
disturbance Is only temporary.
Notwithstanding the improved tone
Of the press. 1t Is quite evident that
the recent action OF the California and
Nevada legislatures has creuced feel
Ing among commercial men, and even
In the official element, which is cnlcu-
lated to damage the position of tho
United States with Japan. which for
merly WAS becoming steadily strong
Reports emanating from correSpon-
dents of Japanese newspapers, with
the exception of the Tcn:. Dempo and
jill have created 4 deep c-ect upon
the Japanese. The paper bulletin
boards are continually surrounded by
readers of the lower classes, whose
serious faces and commen, snow the
effect OF the news contained IN the
dispatches from the Unired States,
Even among the better classes. tho
Japanese find 1t Impossible 10 conceal
their chagrin at the response of tho
United States to Japan's hospitality TO
the officers and men of the battleship
fleet and other visitors from America.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
Fcud Simply Settled.

In western China European travellers
recently found simple method OF
settling disputes. One OF them writes.
"hile We called the midday halt at
Ia-cha-de. we asked the villagers con.
cernins some new graves wbich We
ho'iced In field close by. They an
e"ered' Our head man and two 9th,
ers were Killed three months ago In
ieud with o village higher up tho
hills is 1t settled now? Yes Did
you report the matter to Laowo?' No.
What would have been the use7 We
Just settled the matter ourselves
ho"f Oh. We killed eight Of the 9th
or party"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
STlNGING REFERENCE
TO NEW HAVEN ROAD

Boston, Feb. 6.-Stinging reference
to his experience as governor In con
nection with alleged violation Of Mas.
sachusetts laws by the New Haven
railroad is made by Former Governor
Guild in an article published here to-
day.
The article says:
The New York. New Haven G Hart.
ford railroad brazenly and deliberate
ly violated the laws of Massachusetts
in regard to trolley lines. The indi-
vidual who was governor at the time
was violently abused because he
sharply called attention to that viola
tlon
The railroad comission. the attor-
ney general and the supreme bench OF
Massachusetts have since declared
that the governor was right"
The comments of Mr Guild were
made in connection with a criticism OF
resolutions adopted by the National
Association Of Wool Manufacturers,
opposing national or state interfer-
encc with tho railroads
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
HOPKINS BILL SENT
TO FINANCE COMMITTEE

Washington, Feb. 6-The senate
committee on inter-oceanic canals to-
day voted to send to the committee
on finance the Hopkins bill increasing
the authorization for the issue OF
Panama canal bonds from $135, 900
to $500. 100000 This action was TAX
en- on the theory that an appropria-
ton In excess Of the amount named
in the original act Itself acted to in
crease the limit Of cost of the Panama
canal and. therefore. It was a question
whether the committee was best quail
fed TO deal. The action OF the COM
mittee will be reported to the senate
on Monday or Tuesday, when Chair
man Kittrldge expects to make a
statement dealing with the condition
of canal funds and the needs OF the
Isthmian canal commission.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07

cihc for California where they vii
| make extended visits with relatives
| Mrs. Yoder will visit with her brother
| I'm Oakland while Mrs. Schmutz will
| continue on to Fresno where she Will
spend some time recuperatiug her
health.
wife Given Oivoroe.-An absolute
i decree of divorce was granted 10 Mrs
Jennie Il. Geason from Samuel H. Gea
son In the. district court The couple
were married at Cheyenne, January
q. 1900. and for more than year nc
has failed 10 contribute TO ner sup.
rort, according to her testimony. Mrs,
Geason further declared that her hus
band is Of n quarrelsome disposition
and hard TO get along with, The di.
vorce and costs were granted by Judge
Howell Geason made no defense to
the action.
Spanlard Ordered Out Of Town.
Yesterday. first time this season. the
police docket contained no name 10
which was affixed the significant word.
drunk" The grind, therefore,. was a
brief one Joseph Rocrigrez, the
Spaniard, charged with vagrancy ana
suspected Of having stolen u number
OF dressed chickens, was gwen sus-
pended sentence of 80 days and In
structions TO get out OF town as fast
as his legs or a railroad train could
carry him. He went Walter Doug
lass. who failed to appear m answer
to the charge OF disturbing I1c peace
Friday. was fined $40.
Hunting Out Of Season.-Esum Jes-
person. the Huntsville nlmrod who is
accused OF shooting deer OH, or sea-
son, was arraigned on the charge Fri
day and entered q plea Of not guilty
Deputy Game Warden John Grow, who
swore to the complaint against jeSper-
son, is of the opinion that r3ere is
straight case against the accused. The
defendant, however. claims that he
did not shoot the deer himself The
matter Will be settled before the mu-
nlcipal court, tho defendant being
placed under 500 bonds
No Inheritance Tax.-1n the matter
Of the estate of the late n. C. Flygarc,
the appraisemcnt and itcmI5ed list OF
liabilities and assets have been ap~
proved and the court has made an or
der that the estate Is no, subject to
the inheritance tax. The csraIe is val
ued at S16,e771l, and the liabilities
Of decedent, expenses OF funeral and
the costs of administering the estate.
with claims naturally belonging there
to, will absorb the property values sub
tect to Inheritance tax.
Harp SoIoIst Especteo-Cathcrine
Du Barre Gill. one Of the best harp
soloists in the east, was to have given
several harp solos tomorrow evening
at the First Presbyterian church. Rev.
Carver was expecting a telegram
yesterday telling II connections have
been made in Denver which will
enable her TO reach Ogden In time
for the evening service. II Miss
Gill reaches ogden in time for
tho evening service there is
real treat In store for those who love
harp music. as Miss GIL Is on trans
continental concert tour T1e themes
for the church services will be. THO
Present Day Christ and Lincoln. the
Embodiment of Practical Christianity"
Mrs. Stevens will sing at the evening
service. and if Miss GIL reaches the
city in time she will give a rorty-
1--WE minute praise service.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
JAP AN f A|LS TO
Be Al AR NED
BY NEVADA
LEADING PAPERS LOOK UPON
RESOLUTION INOlFFERENTLT.
But the Japanese Of the Lower Classes
Are Deeply Interested IN the
Bulletin Boards.

Toxic, Feb 6.-The passage Dy the
lower house OF the NevaGa legislature
of an anti-Japanese resolution was re-
oelyed here with remarkable lndiffer.
ence. The publication or the text OF
the resolution arousco active resent
ment only In the columns OF the sec
ond rate press. The leading newspap'
ers. In commenting on the resolution,
pointed out the fact that Nevada was
4 small state and did not necessarily
represent the sentiment or the Am
crlcan people.
Foreign Minister Komura, IN ad-
dressing the house Of lords today. re-
peated verbatim the speech ne mado
in the dict q few days ago, His re-
marks caused no discussion.
The absence OF extended comment
on tho situation in the Japanese news
papers is believed To DC due To the re-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
UTAH PATENTS

Granted this week. Reported by c.
A Snow & Co. patent attorneys. Wash
ington, D. c.. c. j. Ericsson. Salt Lake
City, hat and coat hook; p. +. Kelly.
Salt Lake City. miners candlestick:
E. P. Lynch. Salt Lake City. appara-
tus for extracting liquids from ores
or other substances. For copy of any
of above patents send ten cents in
postage stamps with date OF this pa
per to c. A, Snow & Co, Washington,
D c.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
THE HERBERT STOCK FARM,

Denver. Colo. the foremost nursery
Of trotterS and PAGERS In the West.
will sell at auction at Denver Union
Stock Yards. within the enclosure OF
Western Stock Shows steam heated
pavilion ON FEBRUARY 22nd, about
forty head of choice standard bred
yearlings, two ana three year olds,
brood mares and stations ready for
service The most fashionable breed
Ing in the world. Write to Herbert
Stock Farm Co, 1886 Broadway, Den
yer, for free catalog, =
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
BOUND OVER
TO DISTRICT
COU r I
TWO MEN ARE CHARGED WITH
BURGLARY.
Mrs. Peerson Positive, in Her Identi'
fication of the Strangers Who
Entered Her Home.

D. Roger and Frank Mickalic were
arraigned in police court yesterday
charged with burglary In third degree
These are the two men who Mrs Ida
Peterson of Twelfth street alleges en-
tered her home and stole a suit OF
mems corduroy clothing valued at
$500.
Mrs. Peterson arrived during the
burglary and frightened the intruders
away. The men were captured shortly
after, one Of them wearing the suit
alleged to have been stolen, Mrs. Pc
terson was positive In her identiflca'
tion Of the prisoners
The defendants were extended the
usual privileges allowed in cases OF
felony and were bound over to the
custody of the sheriff, bail being fixed
at $500 each.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
BRONZE TABLETS UNVEILED
BY COLONIAL SOCIETY

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-Two bronze
tablets commemorating tho settle
ments made by the Dutch and Swedes
on the Deleware river, within the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
1921 and 1888, respectively. were this
afternoon unveiled by the Pennsylva.
MIA Society of Colonial Wars and pre-
sented to the city OF Philadelphia. Tho
exercises took place at the city hall.
where the tablets have been placed.
Jonkher j. Loudon. minister from the
Netherlands at Washington. and Hcr-
man De LagercrantZ. the Swedish
minister. participated in the exercises.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
"JACk SHEEHAN" WILL
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT

New Orleans, Feb. 6.-Mark BoaS.
berger was today declared guilty OF
violating the so.called Locke anti-rac,
ing law at the suburban race track on
January %. and was sentenced to pay
a fine of $3.50 and serve seven months
in the parish prison. by Judge Prem
tlce Edrington. of the district court
OF Jefferson parish
Boasberger, who is better known in
racing circles as Jack Sheehan." an
nounced that his attorneys would take
an appeal to the state supreme court
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
JANUARY STATEMENT.

London, Feb, 6.-Thc January state
ment Of the board OF trade shows de-
creases OF s14,200.00O In imports and
$2S.023,6 900 in exports. The principal
decreases in imports were in grain
and cotton. and In exports the falling
off was mainly In manufactured goods
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
Wouldn't Paw.

A great smoker handed his cigar
case to his right-hand neighbor.
Thank you, but don't smoke" said
the man
He therefore handed It to the man
on his left, who made tho same re.
ply.
Whereupo- his wife nudged him and
said:
Why don't you hand 1t to the cap
tain?"
mo, thank you, he smokes"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
PRIZE FoR UNDERGRADUATES

New Haven, Feb 6.-To develop de-
scriptive or objective writing among
the undergraduates who turn their at
tention towards journalism. the class
OF 1868 of the Yale Academic depart
nent. OF which Dean H. P. Wright is
member. has given a fund. the in
come to supply a prize OF $50 to be
awarded for the best descriptive essay
written by any undergraduate Of the
department.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
NUMBER OF DELEGATES
NEARING THOUSAND MARK

Indianapolis. Feb. 6-1he number
OF delegates elected from over the
country 10 the national tariff commits
sion convention to be held here Feb
15-l7 Is rapidly approaching the one
thousand mark. Tho following speak
erS are announced.
Senator Beveridgc. Director John
Barrett of the bureau of American Re
publics; Labor Commissioner NELL.
John NJ, Staple. president of tho Ma
tional Farmers Congress-. Aaron
Jones, representing the National
Crane. and Curtis Guild, former gov.
ernor OF Massachusetts.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
APPLIED FOR RIeHT.oF.wAY.

Helena. Feb. 6.-There was filed to.
day In the United States land Office
in this city application for rieht.of.
way for the Gilmore and Plttsburc
Railway company. from Armstead
Mont, to Salmon. Tdnho This is said
10 be leg of the proposed Butte and
Boise line.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
DISCOVERY OF A
Ne v CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCE
1T is VALUABLE FOR ELECTRl.
CAL INSULATION.
Dr.. BaekeIand's BaekeIte May Be Ser
ious Rival Of Japanese Lacquer
Work.

New York, Feb. 6-Dr II. L. Baeke-
land announced last night at a meet
Ing of the American Chemical socie-
ty that he had discovered a new chem.
ical substance, which he says is valu'
able for electrical insulation where a
high voltage current is used. 1t Is