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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07
NEWEIO(jSE
ON SPECIAL
Utah Man Breaking All
Records at Cost
of $1,000

Chicago. Dec 1.-Desiring to reach
the bedside OF his dying brother in
Paris, Samuel Newhouse, the Utah
mining man has wrought havoc with
the schedules of the LAKE. Shore rail
road in order that his special train
may pass as quickly as possible. and
today, until he arrives IN New York
about 70; 80 p m. the New York Cen
trail railroad will likely suffer a sim
liar experience.
II is possible that all existing rail-
road records for running time be-
twen New York and Chicago-the rec
ord for the whole distance being 16
hours-will be broken. but the SChed-
ule fixed is II hours.
The reason that Mr. Newhouse is
travelling on a special between this
city and New York is The fear that ne
might miss the LuSltania, which sails
tomorrow morning The expense on
this leg of the trip. ordinarily about
$40. for himself and valet Will total
more than $1,000.
New York, Dec All eastbound
records between New York and Chi
oago on the New York Central rail.
road for trains carrying passengers
were broken today by the special car
rylng Samuel Newhouse, of Salt Lake
City. on his trip here TO catch a steam
er for Europe, where a brother is dy.
ing
The special reached the Grand Cen.
trail station here at 3,19 p. III. The
exact running time between Chicago
and New York was II hours and sc
minutes, thus lowering the eastbound
record by II minutes.
This record was made by the New.
house special in spite of the fact that
It lost as minutes by the disablement
of an engine at Hudson n. Y. Had
not this mishap occurred. the train
would have made the run in ten OF
fifteen minutes less than seventeen
hours. The westbound record is still
held bv the Vanderlip special which
made the run TO Chicago on March 2S
last in sixteen hours and eight min.
utes
The run of $40 miles from Chicago
I to Albany was made today In $50 min.
utes. An especially fast bit of run.
ming was that between Syracuse and
Rochester, the 50 miles being covered
In 10 minutes.
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Madrid. Dec. king Alfonso's phy
sician is causing extreme anxiety at
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07
JOHNSON is
EPOVERF III.
Jeffries Is Facing a
Fighter OF Remark
able Ability

Chicago, Dec. Tom McCarey Of
Los Angeles, who was one of the un
unsuccessful bidders for the big fight
and who has staged many a big fstic
battle. passed through Chicago yes
terday on his way TO the coast, com
ing direct from New York.
Il consider Johnson one of the most
wonderful men who ever stepped into
a ring" said McCarey. and any one
who thinks he is just going into the
arena TO take the count may revise
his opinion. Not that I say that JEFF
fries is going to lose and Johnson
win | am not picking the winner,
but am just giving my opinion of Jack
as a fighter Johnson has fought be-
fore my club several times, and l
don't think | ever saw a shiftier man
i'm the ring. He is simply bigger
edition OF Joe Cans He is the most
wonderful blocker in the world and
therein lies his strength 1t is next
to impossible to hit him"
New York. Dec - The Jeffries-
Johnson fight will be absolutely on
the square," said Promoter Gleason
yesterday The men are not under
pull TO guarantee a certain number
of spectacular rounds for the picture
machine. but they will so into the
fight from the first sound OF the gong.
.Ieffries is too bitter towards Johnson
10 agree to prolong the fight, and I'll
miss my guess if he does not try 10
knock out Johnson as quickly as pos
Gible"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07

Washington, Dec. President
Taft today sent MS annual message
II congress. The tariff. the Nicarag-
Uan question. sugar frauds and white
slavery" are among the questions dis
cussed
Perhaps the most important Ques-
ton presented TO this administration
IS that Of economy in expenditure and
srGiciency OF revenue. says the pres
ident, who discusses the methods TAX
en- TO meet the deficit. The president
declares it unwise to attempt further
revision of the tariff until the facts
aro al hand upon which such reyis-
ION can properly be undertaken.
Speaking generally. he says the
country is in q high state OF prosper
ity He notes the Increase In the
cost OF living but says the tariff is not
the cause. In those products OF the
factory and farm there has been no
increase in the tariff and in many In
stances very considerable reduction,
nc President declares.
Presidents Introduction.
In beginning the President says;
The relations OF the United States
with all foreign governments have
continued the normal basis OF amity
and good understanding and are very
generally satisfactory"
President Taft says the Zelaya gov
ernment of Nicaragua has kept Cen
tlal America in constant turmoil. II
is unnecessary. he says, ito rehearse
here the sad tale OF unspeakable bar
bGrities and oppression alleged T.
have been committed by the Zelayar
government. Recently two Ameri
cans were put to death by order o
President Zelaya himself They were
reported to have been regularly com
nissioned officers in the organlzcf
forces OF a revolution, and as such
according to the modern enlightene,
Practice of civilized nations. ths,
would be entitled to be dealt Wiz,
as prisoners Of war.
He continues:
This government proceeded VII
deliberate circumspection 10 deter
mine the exact truth in relation Z
The reports and upon the course il
the premises most consistent wit
its dignity. lis duty to American in
lerests and It's moral obligations t
Central America and To civilization.
Concerning the far east. the pres
dent says this government preserve
unchanged Its policy Of supporting Oh
oren door. and adds:
Our traditional relations with III
Japanese empire continues cordial a
uena; The arrangement OF 1908 70
cooperative control of the COMM
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Washington. Dec. Through his
message today sent to both houses OF
congress, President Taft has made
known TO the world his wishes re-
earding legislation and his opinion re-
specting many questions of public In
terest. The message has been anX-
iously anticipated and general inter
est was manifested in its reading in
the two bodies.
The communication was generally
favorabIy commented upon. The poT-
tions which attracted most attention
were those relating 10 the complica-
ton with Nicaragua. the diminution
OF public expenditures, the sugar
frauds and the tariff act The one
phrase which attracted most atten-
ton was found in connection with the
presidents treatment or the Zelaya
incident of which he spoke as the
sad tale of upspeakablc barbaritles.
At $40 p. m, the reading of the
message was concluded in the house
and that body adjourned until Fri"
day.
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Sugar.

New York, Dec. 7-Sugar. raw
Quiet; fair refining SSSI l-2: cen.
trifugal sc test S4.S1 IL; molasses
sugar, So. sc.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07

with respect to Alaska" snid the
President, 81 recommend Legislation
which shall provide for the appoint
ment by the President of a governor
and also Of an executive council. the
members OF which shall, during thel-
term of Office, reside In the territory
and whIeh shall have legislative pow
ors sufficient TO enable II 10 give the
territory local laws adapted to its
present growth. strongly jeprecate
legislation looking to the election of i,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07
NO GUESS WORK

STANDARD DISPATCHES ARE GENUINE
AND GUARANTEED BY THE GREATEST
NEWS GATHERING ASSOCIATION IN
THE WORLD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Postal Savings Banks.
Separate Statehood.

In recommending separate state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona.
President Taft advises that after the
adoption of constitution 1t be sub.
mitted TO the people for approval
State officers should not be elected
until the constitution has been voted
upon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
Plans a Radium Bank

New York is to have a radium bank
maintained for the sole purpose of
lending to physicians small quantities
of pure radium at a nominal cost, ac-
cordihg to the New York World. New
York is also going to have a radium
institute devoted to the treatment of
incurable diseases, particularly cancer.
Armet d'Lisle, the quinine manufac-
turer of Paris, established two such
institutions in Paris three years ago
and they are being conducted with such
success that the interest earned on
paid up capital of 100000 francs is
said to be considerable.
The project has been started in New
York by Henry March of London. a
millionaire philanthropist. who con-
trolls the radium output of the world
March is cooperating with philan-
thropists and scientists in London, Ber-
lin, Lisbon, Naples and st. Petersburg
in the establishment of such institu-
tions where the benefits of radium can
be demonstrated.
The late Professor and Madame Curie
were the discoverers of radium and
they have made it possible to manu-
facture radium of 100000 standard
The next standard of activity was pro-
duced in Berlin by Professor Buchler.
but he was unable to produce the stand
ard made by the Curies. The Austrian
mines in the last IL months have pro-
duced only 13 grams of radium chlo-
ride, containing from to 10 per cent
radium, which will produce just one
grain of radium for medical use
The expense of extracting uranium
from the pitchblende ore is almost pro-
hibitive. Lord Iveagh and Sir Ernest
Cassell gave an order lately to the
owners of the Cornish radium mines
for seven grams of radium at $4,000
a gram. This is intended for the Kings
institute. but it is doubted that the
owners can produce even a demi mile
gram of it. The present price of radium
of the 100000 standard is $100, 900 a
gram, and as that is the price which
must be paid for it. Mr.. March's project
of a radium bank. where the disease
destroying agent can be hired is well
coined by scientists and physicians.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
THE SMART SET

home. 'Ea gle's Nest" at San Luis
Obispo. accompanied by their son,
Henry Won Schroeder, who has just re
turned from the east and will pass the
holidays at home.
Miss Cora Smedburg. who has been
visiting in New York since early No
vember. returned from the east few
days ago and will pass the holidays
at home
One of the informal bridge parties
of the holiday season will be given by
Miss Laura Baldwin next Wednesday
afternoon. About 20 of the younger
girls will be her guests.
The gossip of weddings has some part
in the medley of holiday affairs. one
of the most interesting is the prospec-
tive marriage of Miss Ruth Boericke
and Ralston White. to take place the
first week of April. Although the date
is somewhat distant. the interest is
none the less keen and the details OF
attendants and decorations are the
topic of the hour among the friends OF
the bride elect. There will be six at
tendants for the bride. but the names
are not yet announced. There will be
probably a like number of ushers- The
wedding will be an elaborate church
affair. There will be an informal re-
ception after the ceremony at the home
of Doctor and Mrs. William Boerieke,
to which none but relatives and a few
close friends will be hidden
Captain William Montrose Parker and
Mrs. Parker, who was Miss Bessie
Doyle. are receiving the congratuls-
tions Of their friends upon the arrival
yesterday of little daughter in their
New York home. The little one is to
be named Elizabeth Montrose.
The news that Doctor and Mrs. Car
roll Buck will arrive here about jan
uary IL on the Sheridan is of great
import to the army set. Since Mrs.
Buck left this city many months ago
her friends have been writing per-
suasive letters for her return and now
that they have been successful there is
great rejoicing.
Miss Ellen O'Sullivan, accompanied
by Miss Therese Thompson, will leave
Monday for the east. and after a brief
stay in New York they will go ia
Europe. where they will pass several
months in travel. having planned tour
of France and Italy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
Gossip of Railwaynen

ization and get on new basis Of fixed
charges before it can be set on it's feet.
Though it is regarded as certain that
the new road has created some entirely
new business for itself. the fact that It
reaches number of competitive points
in common with several of the older
lines of the northwest makes it prob
able that a great part of the traffic is-
at the expense OF the other roads. This
appears to be borne out, at least in
part, by the fact that the earnings OF
the Northern Pacific have tended to
show smaller improvements In freight
business. while earnings from passen-
ger traffic have shown great improve
ment over the figures of year ago.
r. S. Stubs. assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific. with Offices at Tucson, Ariz.. is
in the city for few days.
]. r Hixson, division freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pacific
at Reno. is in the city for the holi-
days.
Present rates on poles and fence
posts charged by the Great Northern
railway and the Canadian Northern
railway from points in Minnesota TO
points in North and South Dakota have
just been declared by the interstate
commerce commission to be unreason-
able. On complaint of a lumber COM
pany the rates were reduced. The
lower rates will become effective. by
order of the commission, on February
next. and continue In effect for at
least two years.
z. E. Fleming, city ticket and pas
senger agent OF the Southern Pacific at
Fresno, is in the city.
Fred Hanson, Southern Pacific freight
and passenger agent at Lodi. is In tho
city on business.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
Canadian Fur Shipments

For a numbers of years Canada has
been exporting to the United States
about s1,4oO,00O worth OF furs annually.
or about half the dominion's output.
the balance going mainly to Great
Britain The following report con-
cerning the fur trade in Ontario is by
Consul NJ. r. Sackett of Prescott:
Shipments of raw furs from this dis
trict for the season 190S-9 were over
100 per cent in excess of the previous
season. The prices paid to the indi-
vidual trapper were the highest for
years. dealers stating that the keen
market was due to the strength of the
European demand. For prime red fox
pelt the trapper realized the record
price of Sc, or even more-about double
the rate paid last year. The advance in
mink was not so marked. Fashion de-
mands longer, bushfer fur. such as the
fox, lynx and better grades of skunk.
the latter being largely used by the
expert furrier in the manufacture of
fluffy articles of wear. but which would
hardly sell at the prices asked If called
by it's right name. Mink was again the
fur of greatest value shipped; its hold
in the market is due to its intrinsic
beauty and durability. The best of the
cheap furs is muskrat, and for this
there was a sharp demand during the
last season at greatly advanced prices.
The best of these pelts are secured in
early spring, while the best mink fur
is obtatped in early winter. Mink
caught late is too faded TO command
the best price
Muskrat fur is generally worn here
by those who are we'll dressed. but can
not afford the higher grades of fur
garments. 1t is used for ladies' coats,
muffs. and neck pieces, and in great
quantities as Innings for overcoats for
men. A coat lined with the best grade
of muskrat. properly made and fitted,
is far from being a cheap garment
even In Canada. and is worn by we'll
dressed men who can afford the best
in the market. Muskrat is largely
used as a counterfeit for other fur
even the costly seal being so closely
initiated as to deceive connoisseurs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
Letters rom the People
FOR GEARY STREET BONDS

Editor Call: Opposition to the mu-
road seems to be based mainly upon
the proposition that it will not pay"
1t is argued that taxes will be in
creased by the experiment. That the
argument is unsound is amply shown
by the earnings of the Geary street
road and of the United Railroads.
But suppose that for several years
the Geary street road, under municipal
management, fails to return any imme-
date pecuniary gain to the city and is
merely supporting? Are economy
and wise investment in the affairs of a
great city always to be measured by
the standard of pecuniary gain? Are
the several departments of municipal
government always run to make
money in the sense that they must
show an annual profit in money to the
city?
Is it so with the police department
or the health department? An enter
prise which prevents great loss or
eorrects great evils may be a first
class municipal investment, though it
yields such pecuniary gain as the
stock holders of a private corporation
demand
The people of San Francisco have
now the opportunity to move in the di-
rection of municipal control of one of
the greatest of public utilities and to
commence to free themselves from
the throttling grasp of their present
private masters. If it were true
that the Geary street road will not
pay" in the sense in which it's enemies
use that term, still it will be a good
Investment" as the beginning of the
end of the frightful cost to the city of
United Railroads methods.
But it is not true that it will not
pay" even in restricted pecuniary
sense. 1t will not pay bribes to su-
pervisors; it will not pay strike break
ers; it will not pay swarm of crimi-
nal lawyers and detectives to keep its
officials out of Jail; but it will pay its
expenses and its cost and it will pay
the people L. NJ. KALLOCH
San Francisco, Dec. 81, 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
College Antecedents

An inquiry into the academic ante
cedents OF the peers who took part in
the debate gives Oxford a great pre-
ponderance, says the Westminster Ca
zette- BallIol makes a particularly
strong showing with the lord chan
cellor. the archbishop OF York, one
marquis Uansdowne), three earls
(Camperdown. Russell and Shef1eldl.
four viscounts (Goschen. Middleton,
Miner and Ridley. one bishop (Bfr-
mingham). and three barons (Clon-
brock, Curzon of Kedleston and Lucas.
Christ church comes next with one
marquis londonderry. four earls
(Beauchamp. Cawdor. Dunraven and
Rosebery), two viscounts Galway and
Halifax. and three barons CHarris.
Lamington and Newton)-
New college claims one earl (Don-
oughmore) and three barons (Ampt-
hill Montagu of Beaulieu and VIII
loughby de Broke). Both the Arch
bishop of Canterbury and Baron
Ritchfe come from Trinity. The mar
quis of Salisbury, the earl of Halsbury,
viscount Morley. the bishop of Here
ford, Baron BalfOur of Burleigh and
Baron ST. Davids were educated at
university. Merton, Lincoln. Queens.
Orie1 and Keble respectively. The earl
of Onslow is set down in the year books
as an Oxford man. but the name OF his
college is not given.
The Cambridge list is short one in
comparison Here Trinity stands first
with the lord privy seal, one MARQUIS
(Northampton), one earl (Carrin gton).
and seven barons (Belper. E,verslev.
Faber. knareSborough. Oranmore and
Browne. Rothschild and Welby). Baron
Courtney of Penwith is the only
Johnian- The bishop OF Bristol halls
from St Catharine's and Baron Burgh-
clere from Trinity Hall Two other
barons (Grimthorpe and Stanmore) are
the only other Cambridge men whom
one can discover among the Speakers
in the debate. Trinity college. Dublin.
is the alma mater of two barons (Ash-
bourne and Killanin). Baron Clifford
of Chudleigh is a graduate OF London
university.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24

wv ITH the hustle and hurry or
X/ holiday shopping there SEEM
w ingly is not time for social al
fairs, yet these fascinating diver
sions creep into the most crowded
days. There are a number of dancing
parties TO come after Christmas, but
there is at least one reception to mark
the eve of the holiday in social way
The tea this afternoon to be given
by Mrs. William Redding and her
daughters. Miss Lillian and Miss Mil
dred whitney. is of an impromptu sort.
having been arranged as greeting 10
Marcus Whitney, who is here for
brief visit until after Christmas. The
guest list has been restricted to the
oldest friends of the visitor. Those
who will assist Mrs. Redding and the
Misses Whitney in receiving are:
Mrs James X. Wilson Miss Dorothy BoeTieke
Mrs. William Boericke Miss Maud Wilson
There will be a large family party
at the home of Mrs. Eleanor Martin
over the holiday Among those who
are coming from Burlingame to join in
the festivity are Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Martin and Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Cooper.
other guests who will enjoy the Christ
mas reunion are Miss Genevieve Walker
and William Burke
]. Downey Harvey has gone down TO
Del Monte. where he will join Mrs.
Harvey and Miss Genevieve Harvey and
remain for the holiday season.
Captain and Mrs. John Milton have
sent out cards for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Matte Milton. and
Lieutenant c. F. Neal. which will take
place Wednesday, January 5, at Mare
island navy yard. There will be sew
eral hundred guests, mostly army and
navy people, since the bride elect is
one of the most popular girls in her
set. There will be bevy of attend
ants. but the names are not yet an
nounced of those who will serve in this
capacity at the wedding. Among the
attendants will be Maxwell Milton, who
has just arrived from Arizona and will
remain for the holiday season and the
wedding.
Letters from Miss LOttie Woods are
full of enthusiastic descriptions of
Honolulu. where she is travelling with
party of friends and expects to re-
main for an indefinite stay.
Baron and baroness Won Schroeder,
who have been in town for several
weeks, left yesterday for their country
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24

A NEW class commodity tariff has
~ been placed in effect on the Great
Northern between inland empire
points and San Francisco, with Pa
cifc Mail steamship connections. The
new tariff embraces all branches of the
Great Northern interurban lines on the
sound and the Spokane and inland en-
pire.
The new rates reduce the charges on
sugar in carload lots from IS cents to
70 cents per 100 pounds. The rates on
leather harness and leather goods. for
merly handled at sL5O, under the new
tariff will be s1-15 in less than carload
lots. The tariff places the sugar re-
fineries of Honolulu and California on
an equal competitive basis with east
ern refineries for the trade of the in
land empire, eastern Oregon and Wash
ington.
E. ]. NayIor, general agent of the To-
ledo, st. Louis and Western and the
Chicago and Alton, with offices at Los
Angeles. is in the city for the holidays.
Considerable comment is being raised
by the very favorable showing being
made by the new Puget sound extension
of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul, which, for a new line, with almost
nothing completed in the way of
branches and not yet open to through
passenger traffic, has made a record,
which, it is said, has hardly had a par
allel before in the history of railway
undertakings of this kind in the United
States. The usual experience when
road of this size is built through a
sparsely settled territory is that a long
and uphill struggle for traffic is car
ried on before the road is able to carry
it's own burdens. 1t often proves that
traffic is so slow in building up that
the road must go through a reorgan-