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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
MORE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
YET UNTOLD.

John d. Rockefeller has given in
philanthropy over s1$O.OOo,OOO. and
ne has left untold millions. A day
last week he decided TO his son John
D., Jr.. millions upon millions OF dol
lars worth of real estate in New York
CITY and Cleveland. and still he mas
| millions left
Where and how did Rockefeller OBJ
tain this wealth, and II he has that
many millions to sign away, how many
millions has his brother, aud how
many millions more have the other
members of the Standard OH group
We can total up something close to
half billion dollars by approxlmating
the relative proportion of that which
has been given away to that which Is
retained.
Half billion dollars gathered by
John D. Rockefeller and two or three
associates, within a period that does
not extend beyond the Civil War, is
proof that this country has paid high
tribute to high finance. or, as Lawson
calls il. frcn2Ied finance.
CroeSus had wealth beyond the
dream OF ayarice, but that old king Of
Lydia, whose name has become the
synonym for riches, was comparative
Iy poor. in fact as poor as Mrs. How
ard Gould when she felt the sting of
poverty by being forced to keep her
personal expenditures below $50. 600 a
year. Rockefeller could squander
500 900 a day for the remaining days
Of his fife, even though he live 20 be
100 years DID, and then fall to absorb
more than the interest OF dividends on
his wealth.
A country in which few men are
growing so wealthy is In danger of be-
ing dominated by q plutocracy and its
common people being reduced to a
servitude bordering on peonage.
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
John D. Rockefeller in a fit of resent
ment at public criticism, could destroy
much Of the industrial activity Of this
nation and rest secure In the assur-
ance that he and his would continue
TO have the best the land affords In
necessities and luXurles while starva-
tion stalked the streets of cities and
hamlets. Rockefeller might not sec
fit 10 fiddle, but he could indulge In
the same Indifference to misfortune
and despair as that which possessed
the Roman emperor during the su-
preme moment of his debauchery and
barbarous rule
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
CIVIL WAR DAYS AND
NOW.
(Mornlng Examiner)

A correspondent asks for COM
parative statement of the population.
wealth, per capita circulation oil
money and developed resources or the
United States now and at the begin
ming OF the Civil War, Did the war
retard the growth OF the country
He states that. in discussing with sew
eral others the G.. A. r. encampment
to be held In Salt Lake next month,
the history OF the Civil War was
brought up and the questions he sub
mits could not be answered by those
present.
In 1860 the population was 31,443,-
900. Today the United States con-
tains not less than SS,00O,OOO people
this without counting the population
of the non-contiguous territory
The true valuation of real and per
sonal property in 1860 was sixteen bill
lion dollars. 1t Is today over one
hundred seven billion dollars,
In 1860 the circulation Of money per
capita was $13S5 Now 1t Is S35.
In 1860 the value of all farm animals
was one billion dollars, Today the
valuation Is four billion and a half
dollars.
At the beginning of the war the
South felt that it's cotton industry
was doomed. If their troops met with
defeat and the slaves were freed, but.
instead of realizing their fears the
Southern people have increased steadi-
" in cotton production, from 3,SOO,OOO
to IS .432 900 bales
Tbarn ,paro Eoe unilpc rail-
ways in operation at the beginning of
the war. The roads now aggregate
236, ,9i9 miles
There were more foreigners landed
In this country last year than there
were Northern soldiers killed In the
Civil War
There is no way of determining as
to the influence the war had in re-
tarding the growth of the country
From 1850 TO 1860 the increase In
population was over eight millions
and for the decade prior thereto the
increase was six millions, showing 4
ratio OF increase which should have
equaled ten millions between 1860
and 1870, but the increase was only
seven millions, which would Indicate
that the mighty struggle lost 10 this
nation approximately three million
people, partly accounted for in the
deaths on the battle6elds and in
camps. the reduced birth rate and the
retarded flow of immigration. but the
country was greatly stimulated by the
conflict so that during the decade
1S7O-SO the United States grew from
$4,000, 900 to 50,000,000.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
ITALIAN 10y SAYS
HE KILLED GROCER

Chicago. July l9-Tony Baffo. an 1S-
year-old Italian boy, who has been in
this country three years, confessed
here today to killing Giuseppe Fill
pelli, a grocer. at the same time lay
ing bare the inner workings of the
Black Hand,
The organization to which young
Batfo belonged was called the Society
Of Justice. It's other members were
named The murder was committed
on April IL. Baffo said.
II came TO this country three years
ago. and worked ns Il laborer on o
railroad l met Antonio Nudo, Rafacla
Nudo and Pasqualla Nudo Joseph
Cara and man of the name of En-
nesto- They wanted me TO belong TO
the gang and they promised to give
me a sister of the Nudes to marry The
gang was formed 10 get money out OF
people who were supposed to be wei
of, by sending the letters and telling
the person TO bring the money 20 Il
certain place
I'VE were laying for Filllpelli for
three months. but we had no chance to
get him because he always had his
wife with him or baby in his arms
On the night he was killed we waited
until he came out of the store carry
ing his baby Pasqunlla and | walked
toward vacant lot and when Fillipelli
passed Pasqualla hit at him with u
club but missed him, F'illipelli turned
around and grabbed me and a pulled
a revolver and shot two times. The
others cut him.
These men wrote Filllpelli letters
demanding money. and because he did
not pay it, they were angry
The police later arrested Antonio
Nudo, Ernesto Ferries and Giuseppe
Cara and expect to apprehend others.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
BUST OF JAMES j,
HILL TO BE UNVEILED

New York. July 2O-A bronze bust
OF James ]. Hill has been completed
in Brooklyn and will be shipped at
once to the Seattle exposition, whore
il will be unveiled on August 3. Min
neSota day. The bust Is said TO be the
largest Of It's kind in the world. weigh
ing 100 pounds 1t will rest on a
pedestal sixteen feet In height, and Is
itself six feet high There Will be
four tablets. representing steamship.
a railroad train. the coat OF arms of
the state OF Washington, and the state
of Minnesota. The bust cost $4,000.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
CIRCUS HoRe FORMERLY
DREW AN ICE WAGON

New York, July 20-The beautiful
white horse which has been jumping
through hoops in an open air circus
at Coney Island. has been seized by
the police and fully identified as a
17-year-old animal. which for the flf-
teen years preceding last spring, pilot
ed a heavy ice wagon around Brooklyn.
Some one stole the horse. which was
not known TO have any ability as a cir
Gus actor. and after 1t had passed
through several hands. il reached the
animal trainer and was quickly devel-
oped into a very valuable performer.
Its original owner Will not put 1t back
TO work on the ice wagon,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
CHECKING TIMBER LAND
FRAUDS.

An important decision has been
made by Frank Pierce. first assistant
secretary of the interior, which limits
and defines the rights OF miners on
the national forest MIR. Pierce is a
Utah man and. therefore, cannot be
charged with lack of knowledge of
western conditions and the needs of
the mining industry
The forest service has issued a bul-
letin setting forth the history of the
case in which H. H. Yard and the
North Carolina Mining company claim
ed land in the PlumaS national forest
In California, which is traversed by
the Western Pacific railroad Mr.
Yard, the locating engineer for the
Western Pacific, and the mining COM
pany set up claim TO 100000 acres of
heavily tlmbered land. worth $4,000
900
\ Through cooperation between the
department Of the interior and the for
est service. a geological examination
was made of part Of the land. In con-
sequence of this examination the
North California Mining company re-
linquished locations covering about
| $4,000 acres Of land, and charges were
made by the commissioner Of the GEN
eral land Office against locations for
1000 acres.
Mr. Yard and the company contend
ed that the department of the interior
had no jurisdiction to determine the
validity of the locations The testi.
mony at the hearing before the local
land Office at Susanyle, California,
shows that the 11,OOO acres were dow.
cred with about 1GO,0OO,OOO board feet
of timber. valued at about $500 600
and that although the claims had been
held by Mr. Yard and the mining COM
pany for from two 10 five years.
there had been recovered only about
three dollars worth Of gold, ald this
recovery was made during six months
of prospecting after the hearing had
been ordered,
The local Office at susanville. on
February 81, 1908, decided that the
charges made By the government had
been sustained and that the land die
not contain such valuable mineral de
posts as would subject them to entry
under the mining laws
The claimants appealed from the dc
cision Of the local officers to the com
missioner Of the general land office
but on August q. 1903. the commits
sionerS sustained the local officers
The decision of first assistant Socre
tary Pierce now finally sustains the
commissioner.
In a statement Of their position III,
forest service people declare it is thu
policy Of the government to foster ant
encourage mining The law permits
prospecting for minerals upon nation
al forests and allows the perfection
. OF mining claims upon national for
ests TO the same extent as upon tn,
vacant public land. The policy o
both the department of the interio
and the forest service is TO foster ant
encourage legitimate mining opera
tions, and not to attack mining loca
lions which are believed to be in an!
way valid. as well as assist In the de
velopment Of valid mining claims
The law authorizes and the foros
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
UNMUZZLEO DOGS
WILL BE SHOT DOWN

Chicago. July 2o.-Acting Chief OF
Police Schuetler has completed plans
for opening a war on unmuzzled ca
mines today.
Nine of the best shots in the de-
partment Will set forth about the time
the milkman leaves the back door In
search of dogs whose owners have al
lowed them to leave their premises
without rendering them harmless
Riot rihes"-riflles shooting shot
cartridges-will be used, and the act"
ing chief is confident the eNecutionS
VIII be speedy and without danger
from ricochets TO persons In the VI
cinity, Uu
Scores Of persons have been bitten
by unmuZzled dogs recently fourteen
cases being reported yesterday
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not such as are commonly accepted in
this country, they were ordered de-
ported. They expressed n desire to
be married here, but the immigration
officials would not permit il, and so
they declared that as soon as they
reached Europe they would be legally
united and return 10 America.
They had been TO Buenos AyTes,
where the artist painted several pic
lures on a contract, and were return
ing to their home in Mexico City, via
France and America, when they were
intercepted.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
RETIRED ARCHITECT
DIES IN BARRIERS CHAIR

Chicago, July 2O.-Thomas M, Ca
hill. 60 years old retir,u suc.Aioe',
died yesterday In n BARRIERS chair
Heart disease is believed to have
been the cause.
The barber was applying few fin
ishlng touches to the face of the Gus
toner. when Mr. Cahill suddenly grew
pale. gnspcd and stifiened out in the
reclining chair
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
LANoFORO WILL FIGHT
kETCHEU IN ELY, NEVADA

San Francisco, July 2O-Willis Britt,
manager Of Stanley Ketchel received
a wire last night from his New York
representative TO the effect that Sam
Lang(ord had decided to accept the
terms Of the Nevada promoters for a
match with the middleewight cham
pion at Ely on Labor day Langford
had until last night to accept the oIer
OF Tex Hall, and II Is presumed that
the Boston fighter finally decided that
the $4,000 was ample remuneration
for the chance of nghting for the title.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
COUPLE is FASTENING TO
EUROPE TO BE MARRIED

New York, July 2O.-Mrs. Frances
Richert, a wealthy and comely young
Gomez. an artist. are on board the
American liner New York speeding to-
ward Europe TO be married. On It's
last trip to this port. the New York
brought the couple, and because their
ideas on the subject cf marriage are
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20

mile out in the ocean the water boils,
and from the crater still flows a steady
stream of lava greater, 1t is said. than
man has ever seen in the past issue
from any volcano OF which there is
record.
Never once since that night four
years ago. when this volcano was born
In a peaceful valley has IL remained
for moment quIescent"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
SON OF OlsCOVEReR
OF ANAESTHeSlA DEAD

Long Beach, Cal, July 2G.-While
being taken to his home from hotel
James Vowditch Morton. formerly
well known physician and brother
OF Dr. William Morton. physician OF
New York, dropped dend OF heart dis
ease. He was the son Of DR.. william
Morton of Boston, dlscoverer oil an
Gesthosia-
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ercised in forcing the contractor to
meet the Specifications. as heretofore
the asphalt covering Of the concrete
base In the paved districts has been
inferior. except on one or two blocks.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20

per cant extra accordingg to location.
LOCAL REAOERS-15 cents per
line each FIRST insertion, ten cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. or
SO cants rer line per week withou.
cnangc.
RANDOM REFERENCES-25 cents
per line first insertion. 20 cents per
line each subsequent insertion, or 90c
per line per week or $500 per line per
month change once each week
CLASSIFIED AOS-One cent per
wore, no first insertion less than %
ce-ts, or two lines or more per week
for 25c per line. change once each
week.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
DETAILED REVIEW
OF SUTTON CASE

Saturday. October L. 1907.-Lieu-
tenant Sutton attends dance and re-
turns to the naval academy in auto
mobile with three officers
Sunday morning, lis o'clock-Has
fight with officers
Sunday morning, ,1.20 o'clock
Lieutenant Sutton's dead body found
with bullet in head
Board of officers investigate and
give verdict OF suicide.
Mrs. James Sutton, the lieutenant's
mother. and his sister. start inyesti-
cation, believing he was shot.
Personally appeal to Washington
authorities and get new trial.
July 7. l90s-Lleutenant R. E.
Adams and r. A. Osterman Of marine
corps brought back to the United
States to answer in criminal courts 10
charge of murder,
June 2S. 1909-Redarto Sutton, a
brother. now at Naval academy. nearly
killed by hazing. while on duty
Annapolis. Md, July 1S-The sec
ond investigation of the mysterious
death of Lieutenant Sutton nearly
two wears ago is of the most sensa-
tional interest to military circles In
recent years.
That officer. while a student at the
school of application at Annapolis In
October. 1907, was killed by pistol
shot under mysterious circumstances.
A board Of officers which Investigated
the case at the time reported that the
shot was fired by his own hand.
The members of the family were not
at all satisfied with that conclusion
At their urgent request the depart
yestigation Several officers of the
marine corps who have knowledge
of the tragedy have been ordered
home from stations in the Philippines
for examination.
Lieutenant Sutton came to his death
early Sunday morning. October 19,
| 1907 He and two other officerS-Sec-
| ond Lieutenant Robert F. Adams and
! Edward P. Roelker-weTe returning
to their quarters after spending some
time at Carvel hall, following dance
at the naval academy, They made
the trip from the hotel TO the bar
racks In an automobile
1t is said that the officers quarreled
on the trip over. They left the ma
chine on the country road at an en-
trance to the barracks grounds in
stead OF having 1t convey them to their
quarters. They proceeded up the road
! leading TO the barracks. and not long
afterward a shot was heard. When
Lieutenant Sutton was picked up a
bullet wound was found in the back
of his head He was hurried to the
naval hospital, but died within shor;
! time
One of the important witnesses to
! be produced in the new trial is the
chauffeur who drove Lieutenant Sut
ton and three other Officers of marines
from Caryel hall to the barracks the
night Sutton was killed. He lives in
| Annapolis and was seen here tonight
He is a clean-cut manly looking young
fellow and bears n good reputation,
All know about the death OF Lieu
tenant Sutton ! have already told tc
his mother and her lawyers" he said
"and | am ready TO repeat it when
ever called upon 10 do so
"On the night OF October IL, 1907
was busy with my machine on &C
count OF the dance at the academy
Around midnight | was at Caryel hall
A number of people were around thu
hotel and a party Of marine officer,
had a room where they had drink
served, Lieutenant Sutton was not ;
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20

IL advertisements run more than
once without change, charge following
Price ?eT inch alch day.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-01
INVESTIGATE KATY
Railroad Board VIII Examine Track
and Roadbed.

The state board OF railroad commits
sioners is now planning to Investigate
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas lines in
the state of Kansas. The investigation
committee will decide as to what action
must be taken to make the Katy road
place their roadbed in better condition.
If nothing can be done the matter will
be taken to court.
The committee consists of the three
commissioners, John Dawson, attorney
for the board, and the engineer. They
will meet the general manager and the
general superintendent of the Katy
road in Junction City Monday, October
4, and from here a special train will
take them to Parsons.
On the way the roadbed, the ties, the
rails and the general condition of the
line will be Investigated carefully. It
has been reported by the engineer Of
the railroad board that the line be-
tween Junction City and Parsons is in
very bad shape. 1t is necessary that
the ties be renewed, the rails replaced
by heavier steel, a better drainage and
resurfacing. Nothing will be done in
respect to the train service proper. The
railroad board has it figured out that
If the road can be placed in better con-
dition the train service will naturally
take care Of itself.
The investigation tour will last for
two days and everything will be done
to place the Katy in standard condi-
ton in this state.
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MOTOR CARS ON KATY.
To Run From junction City to
Chanute Through Emporia.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 1.-The
proposition to run motor cars on the
Katy from the towns on either side of
Enporia has reached the officials of
that road for consideration, which
means that definite action NAV be
taken soon. For number of years
Emporia business men. through their
various associations. have urged the
adoption of motor car service. and a
number of times their plans have
nearly been adopted.
The service asked for now is for
a car to leave Junction City On the
north and Chanute on the south
early in the morning, stopping at all
the intermediate towns and arriving
here about the middle of the morn
ing The cars would leave on the re-
turn trip about $3.50 or 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
1t is thought the success of the
motor service recently established by
the Santa Fe between here and To-
peka may influence the Katy officials
in adopting a similar service
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Mems Hosiery
FIGHT OVER YERKEs WILL.
Chauffeur of the Dead Man Has
Claim for $4,000.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The Swiss con-
su1s of Chicago and Paris are cham
pioning the cause of Arnold Held
chauffeur of the late Charles T
Yerkes, who is one of the six ser
wants of the former traction magnate
from whom requests amounting t,
$4,000 are revoked by a codicil filed
in the probate court.
An attorney for Held was retained
through A. Holinger, Swiss consul at
Chicago, who acted upon the request
of the representative of his govern
ment in Paris.
Held, who was bequeathed $1,000
in the bill is at his home in Switzer-
land.
The fight against the codicil will be
based upon the contention that the
codicil was drafted by Mr.. Yerkes I'M
der the influence of decisions that his
servants were conspiring to poison
him. That he was under the impress
sion just before his death that he
had either destroyed that codicu or
had never signed it is inferred by the
attorney for Held from a statement
he says Mr.. Yerkes made that he
came near doing Held a great in
Justice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-01
COMPLAINTS COME IN.
Railroad Board Hear From Travelling
Public Every Day.

The toilet rooms and the depots in
Kansas must be placed in a more san
itary condition or railroads will have
the wrath of board of railroad COM
missionerS upon their heads. Following
close upon the action of the w. c. T.
U. of the state in asking that the toll
ct rooms and stations be placed in
better shape, another letter came to
the board today praying for relief
and naming the medicines in which
the railroads are violating the laws of
the state
This complaint comes from o. Q.
Hamilton of Chanute, who says that
there are no toilet rooms in the Kan
sas City Southern at Pittsburg. He
also mentions different stations where
the Santa Fe has a sign but a locked
door. He suggests that all the larger
depots in the state be equipped with
a matron whose duty it is to care for
woman passengers and attend to their
wants.
The railroad board is going to look
these matters up and it will also in
vestigate carefully several other let
ters of this kind which come in every
day. It is a common occurrence to
have letters every day concerning the
uncleanliness and the unsanitary con-
ditions of the railroad stations and
toilet rooms or buildings. Most of
these complaints come from the
smaller passenger stations over the
state.
Something Must be Done" is the
motto.
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JEFFRIES COMING BACK.
Wires Berger to Meet Him-Settle De-
tails of johnson Fight.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-Sam Berger,
who has been looking after the inter
csts If james J. Jeffries In the nego-
t'ati"ns With Jack Johnson for a bat
file i'll this country, received today the
following cablegram from the former
champion, dated Paris:
Leave for America october 16.
Meet me in New York
Berger will leave for New YORK
within a week
Berger said Jeffries is anxious to
meet Johnson, and his manager at
New York to make arrangements at
cnce for a meeting to sign articles.
He wants fight as soon as it can be
arranged and as to the place he pre-
fers Galveston, Texas.
Dispatches to the effect that Jeffrics
would leave for home October Is are
il error, as the date fixed in the cape
is final
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The North Pole, which has been
sought for centuries by explorers bold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-01
NORTH POLE NTopEKA.

1t WIN Be Painted, However, and DR.
Cook VIII Not Be Here.