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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
DllAAI|NNQ WM H. TAFTlN NTH7

office in the chamber of the senate in
rs years, William Howard Taft, be-
came president of the United States
yesterday.
Accompanied to the capitol through
swirl of binding snow by President
Roosevelt and guard of honor, Mr..
Taft returned to the White House
just as the sun began to force it's way
through the clouds. A sudden blizzard
sweeping in from the northwest
Wednesday night set awry the weather
bureaus optimistic promise of "fair
and somewhat cooler" caused an
abandonment of the outdoor ceremon-
les on the famous east front of the
capitol, much to Mr.. Taft's chagrin,
and threatened for time to stop the
brilliant pageant of the afternoon.
However, a passageway was cleared
along the center of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and for nearly three hours Presi-
dent Taft and Vice President Sherman
reviewed a passing column which was
replete with martial splendor and pic
turesque with civic display.
After the inaugural ceremonies in
the senate, Theodore Roosevelt, again
private citizen, bade an affectionate
adieu to his successor, while all in
the historic chamber looked on in 81
lence and then he hurried away through
side door to take the train for New
York. As he passed out of the cham
Der. Mr.. Roosevelt was given an ova-
tion quite the equal Of that rendered to
the new president.
The ceremonies of the inaugural
were formally begun when Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, in farewell address,
which called out for him spontaneous
tribute of applause, declared the Six
tieth congress at an end. Turning
then to Mr.. Sherman, who had been
escorted to place beside him, he ad-
ministered to his successor the oath of
Office and turned over to him the gavel.
Mr.. Sherman, in rapping the senate
to order in special session Of the Sixty
first congress, made a brief address.
Then followed the swearing in of MANY
new senators. This completed, Vice
President Sherman said:
''The chief justice will now admins
ter the oath Of Office to the president
elect"
The sudden announcement came as a
surprise and solemn hush fell upon
the assemblage.
Mr.. Taft arose, took the arm Of Sem
at0r Knox. chairman Of the joint CON-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
JAMESSSHERMAN

almost as vociferously as were the
marching columns that followed in
their wake.
At 2:47 p. m. President Taft and
Vice President Sherman left the White
House and took their place in the re-
viewing stand. They were received
with mighty cheer. The review of
the inaugural parade began at once.
More than 80, 200 marching men par
ticipated in the great military and
civic pageant, which constituted TIE
principal spectacular feature of the
presidential inaugural ceremony. Ap-
proximately $4,000 of these were
soldiers, sailors and marines of the
military establishments of the limited
States, bodies of the National Guard of
many states, with large ccntingents
Of spruce cadets and midshipmen from
the national military and naval acade-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
ICELAND GRAVES FREEDOM.
Change in Ministry May Bring On
Diplomatic Crisis.

Copenhagen, March S.-The rela.
tions of Iceland with Denmark have
recently become greatly strained. Ice
land for a long time has had home rule
and during the last few years she has
obtained all possible liberties from
Denmark, but the majority of the Ice
land parliament favors the dissolution
Of all governmental ties with Denmark.
Iceland's minister of home affairs,
Mr.. Haafstein, who supports the pol
icy of good understanding between
the two countries, has been forced to
resign. Bjoern Jonsson, who has been
nominated to succeed him, is strongly
hostile TO Denmark. If his candida
ture prevails, it will be taken in Den
mark as q serious affront.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
GAUGE QuAKEs' POWER.
Stanford Professor Perfecting Instru-
ment of Engineering Use.

Stanford Professor Perfecting Instru-
ment OF Engineering Use.
Stanford University, CAL, March 4.
Prof. w. F. Durand, head of the
department of mechanical engineering
at Stanford university, announces that
he has invented device which will
doubly increase the ability of man to
know and harness earthquakes. Its
power to regiser and measure the force
of seismic disturbances will be of enor-
nous value to science when combined
with the direction recording seismo-
graph.
Professor Durand is perfecting the
construction of his instrument. It will
be completed some time in the spring
and will be installed here. The idea
was born during his investigation of
the buildings at Stanford, wrecked by
the tremblor of 1906. The only present
device of vital use in the study of the
earth's commissions is the seismograph.
This records the movement of the earth
that is, the direction in which par
ticle of the earth is shaken during an
earthquake.
The object of Professor Durand's in
vention will be to register the force of
speed with which a particle moves.
With it scientists will be able to de-
termine what volume of seismic
strength is required to demolish a brick
wall, for example.
The benefits of the instrument to,
structural engineering will be invalu-.
able. Professor Durand has been head
OF his department since he came to-
Stanford from Cornell university sew
eral years ago.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
TAFT USHERED INTO OFFICE
Ceremony in Senate Chamber, Due to Winter
Weather Conditions Prevailing.

mittee on arrangements, and walked
around to position in the rear of the
presiding officers desk. He was fol-
lowed by Chief Justice Fuller, who was
officiating for the fifth time at this
historic ceremony. Mr.. Taft took up a
position facing the members of his
family grouped in the gallery.
The chief justice began the admins
tration of the oath in a low tone. Mr..
Taft repeated the words in a slow,
distinct voice. When he at last had
kissed the Bible, there was an outburst
of applause, grasp of the hand by
the chief justice, and President Taft
began Immediately the inaugural ad-
dress. He read from typewriter man.
uscript.
Mr.. Taft won applause at the very
outset by announcing his adherence to
the Roosevelt policies and his inten-
tion to carry them out by means of
further legislation, which would also
have for its purpose the freeing from
alarm of those pursuing proper and
progressive business methods"
In spite of the bitter inclemency of
the weather and the slush piled noun
tain high in the cutters, crowd that
jammed Pennsylvania avenue from the
house line to beyond the curbs gathered
to see the inaugural parade. Nearly
everyone in the dense throng carried
an American flag of some sort, and as
the marching troops passed these were
waved in welcome and applause.
By dint of great effort regiment of
street cleaners got the center of the
avenue into shovelled into marching
condition by 2 o'clock, and their efforts
were cheered by the waiting crowds
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10

doors, a display of fireworks on the
monument lot in the rear of the White
House marked the end of the outdoor
celebration. For hours the thinly
clouded heavens We're alight with rock
cts, with sun clusters that challenged
the brilliancy Of day, with fiery eco
bras" and all the fantastic creations Of
modern pyrotechnicl skill.
All feminine Washington had long
been eager for details of the gown
which Mrs. Taft wore at the inaugural
ball. In her choice of the toilette in
which she would appear for the first
time as the "flrst lady of the land, -
Mrs. Taft has shown not only exquisite
tasts in dress but patriotism as well,
Tor the design in which the beautiful
costume is richly embroidered shows
Americas national flower. the golden
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Castro to Be Arrested.

Caracas, Monday, March 1, via Will
lemstad, March 2.-Should Cipriana
Castro, ex-president of this republic,
attempt to return to this country, he
will face the possibility of arrest, he
having been indicted in the Federal
court on the charge of conspiracy to
effect the assassination of Juan vi
cente Gomez, the present president. In
consequence of this contingency, the
report that Castro purposes to embark
at Bordeaux March 2S for La Guayra
has been received here with much in
terest.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Servia Massing Troops.

Berlin, March 3.-A special dispatch
from Belgrade to the Lokal Anzeiger
says that in spite of all denial the mob
ilization of troops by the Servian gov
ernment continues, and is not confined
to two divisions. The dispatch states
that 600 reserves on Sunday, 1000 on
Monday and 2, 900 today were sent for
ward in the direction of Nish, which
lies lS miles southeastt of Belgrade.
Nish is place of importance, being at
the junction of several railway lines.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Gold ChapeI Hurt. pone

Chicago, March S.-A special to the
Daily News from Rome says: DR.. Pc
tachi says that the pope's illness is
the result of early rising and saying
mass in cold private chapel. Neither
the doctor nor the pope's attendants
can persuade him to change his habits.
His present illness is not serious,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
New Crater on colima

City of Mexico, March 4.-The form
alton OF new crater on Mount Colima
by the eruption of rocks and lava from
the volcano is reported in dispatches
received here today from Prudencia.
The activity of Colima was accompan-
led by several tremblors, which did
little damage. Frequent outbursts of
redhot rocks and ashes from the vol
cano were observed and lava poured
from its sides. The eruption showed!
no indications of suhsiding.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Pastor KiIIs prunkard.

Temple, N. H., March s.-While
crazed with drink. George L. Marcott,
valet in the employ of Brigadier
General James Miller, U. S. A., re-
tired, ran amuck today and after shoot
ing at several villagers was shot and
killed by Rev. Harvey Eastman, pas
tor of the Congregational church.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Government Loses Point.

Chicago. March 4.-The government
IN the re-trial of the rebate case against
the Standard Oil company, Of Indiana.
today attempted without success to
prove that the lS-cent tariff, which the
officials Of the oil company profess to
know nothing about was published
legally in tariff No. "a.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
"cotfin Boat" Sunk Again.

New Brunswick, N. J., March s.
The barge Maryland, formerly the
steamboat General Slocum, on which
more than l, 900 persons lost their lives
in 1902, sank at South river yesterday.
The Slocum was rebuilt and converted
into barge some time after the dis
aster in the East river, N. Y.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Uncle Sam IS "sIow Pax. .

Pontiac, ILL.,, March AFTER watt
ing 40 years, John Baker, who was a
grain buyer for the Northern armies
during the Civil war, has received q
draft from the United States govern
ment for 81, 900 for shipment which
had been purchased by Mr.. Baker dur
ing the Civil war for the government
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
PARADE WAS GRAND
Over $4,000 in Line Reviewed BY
President Taft and Ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt at
Night Was Scene
Of Gaiety.
The Taft Cabinet.

Secretary of State-Philander C.
Knox, of New York.
Secretary of War;. M. Dickin-
son, of Tennessee.
Secretary of Treasury-Franklin
MacVeagh, of Illinois.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel, of Missouri.
Postmaster General - Frank H.
Hitchcock, of Massachusetts.
Attorney General - George W.
Wickersham, of New York.
Secretary of Interior = Richard
Ballinger, of Washington.
Secretary of Navy-George Won
l.. Meyer, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Agriculture-James
Wilson, of Iowa.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10
Mauretania Clips Record Anew,

Queenstown, March 3.-The steamer
Mauretania passed Daunt's rock at
9:47 a. m. yesterday, establishing
new high record for the eastbound pas
sage from New York of four days, 20
hours and two minutes. Her average
speed for the run was 25.2S nautical
miles an hour, and the best days run
GOT miles.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-10

Washington, March 5. - The first
chief executive to take the oath of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-26
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Report Of Condition at Close Of Business
Wednesday, April %. 1900.
RESOURCES.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-26

This Bank 10 pleased 10 place ~
the disposal OF It's customers the
facilities gained during foPty.f0us
years Of eoatiasous ssSvics ana
srowth.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20

magni6cas condiciones de actor hallaror
en- el libreto, letra y situaciones en- cue
arrancando al soberamo estrepitosos
aplausos, dej6 ratifcada la reputation
artistica de que vino precedido de Puer.
to Rico. Real es un joven de brillante
porvenir en- ell arte escenico Ell JESUS
que nos hizo anoche fue inmejorable'
Hablando de la. misma obra dice col
ga! !": La Peral nos hizo una SOIed in
mejorable, y Real un Jesls que no tiene
rival. Realito prob6 anoche que es un
baritone de primer orden, de voz fuerte
Y entonada Y de marcada vocalizaci6n.
''Blanco y Negro, agrega: Gel Sc
nor Real a nuestro juicio, es un buen
artista, clara y bien timbrada su voz,
reuniendo el buen decir en- ell verso
"Cojanlo", peri6dico humoristico, es-
tampa este concise y expressive elogio:
manuel Real: torrentes sus triun-
fos recorren las fronteras de la gio-
ria.
Y ell cronista de "La Cuna de Anne
rica' p, importante revista literaria, dice: !:
'Yo no Sc 81 las simpatias que me pro-
voca Manuel Real, ell primer baritone,
me ciegan hasta tonarle como ell mejor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20
XIV

No estaba solo ell excelente anciano: ocupaba 81 la
do de la reonda stuada centro de esancia;
al otro estaba sentada dona Bengna.
Aquellos dos placdos simpaticos ancianos estaban
descOnocidOs
Ell sembante de don Damaso, antes leno, colorado Y
alegre estaba trste, enaquecdo, carmineo color
haba degenerate voleta pado los pequenos ojos
del ancano estaban trstes hnchados por ell in
somno por ell anto que algunas arrancaba eAos
la desgracia de hija: voluminoso abdomen habia
menguado de manera extraordinara; grueso
o dejaba ahora aojo corbatin negro suma,
ocnocido nj comprenda tampoco tan POGO
tempo poda haber ocasionado tan grande estrago.
81 en- la vulgar bonachona fgura de don Damaso
vsbles las hueas de ldoor 10 mucho mas la dis
tnguda doha Bengna Ia pobre sonora tena el semblan
te paldo las mejillas hunddas marchtas; cabc
os estaban va blancos de todo; mrada siempre
tulce. ahora profundamente triste.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20
QUERER ES PODE.ss.
GNr,

Rosario djo nada despnes .ac ~Sso. ssrsjso 4;
no energico razonamiento; qHeM inrsvii ,,:Ja rns
recio refexonar en- 10 que acahata DE- or
-Todo verdad-observs 81 .esta a. ,1c,,x
tantes-Yo puedo negar QUE i s,i car;do ,,,,.
sus desordenes causan peza atsorta aze .a .s
paracion dejar muerta para 1n.nl: ppro iau4 he
de hacer? je dado yo ugar que Il ane falte asi sns
Sc separe del camino del honor <1sY s3ebsr.
-Yo no lie excuso-repuso Ia uIArr1,,taaS4 tyS II q,.
hace 10 que debe; pero haz Ia q1e es ss7s u.u IN q.
que lie falte el.
va he dcho madrina q,,r mo- pusas. uo E,,s s,c rn3
tanta fortaleza.
-Pero precise que la teagas- HJz ani. t)uIane ar
POGO menos para que te oenax txnto sus aoc,1ras
para pnedas reexionar hng1r necesario: ~
ro tratae blandura f1ngex precise iNirs gss
81 tiras mucho de las rien1ss rum,serszr
-Rotas estan por mi.
T1 seras la que eves Ia pena de Sn 7no.rxnc. uaes
v 10 siento,-dijo la mars4ues& Ievxntantlos-
II De mi intoeranciaL Lrepftss sxmeuts Rosarie
-; Me he quejado hasts hoy nade- 81 recibo con-
seos consuelos, ofcosox p~rure Va s los he s,E
citado
La marquesa aturdda al przeipis Aquefa eoafes
tacon que, pesar del carzcter ruds de I'll ahisdx nun
hubera esperado or de Iabiss de ahiiada re uue
agunos nstantes silenciosa; Prs lases rpmo
jo:
Rosario, tt eres una De ems peas. por suersere>
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20

que yo haya dido en- La Repablscosa
pero de veras que 4 este .joven Sc lie pue-
de augurar una brillante carrera en- el
teatro: buena VOC, fuerte, acentuads,
vibrante y muy afnada.
ella Cuna de America" publica ade-
mas ell retrato del brillante baritone Gu
Eos triunfos celebramos muy de vs-
ras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20
Ex-Parte.

POR CUANTO habiendo presentado
al ahogado don Damian Monserrat y
Sure. una mocion nombre de Higinio
Allcnde y Agastin Lanos, para q. se
declare 4 su favor el dominic de la 81
gniente finca:
oRusti a, radicada en- los "Chica--
ros' barrio de Santurce, termino mu--
n'cipal de San Juan, P R. compuesta
de % :hocientos veinte metros cuadra--
sio@. sasrnta y dos decimetros cuadrar
dos, coiindante al Norte con Horten--
ella -tndrades, al Sur con Jose Mer--
ced An,lrades, al Este Matilde Du--
prey, al Oeste Enrique Quihones
y Ventura Caraballo.n
POR TANTO y habiindose ordenado
pGr ea Honorable Pedro de Audrey j Jues
de la Primcra Secci6n de esta Corte ,se
rublique la pretensi6n por tres veces
en- ,,n peri;dico de los de mayor circu-
laci5n de los que Sc editan en- esta Gu
dad, para que los que tengan alg1n de-
recho real sobre el inmueble descrito,
las personas ignoradas quienes pm
da perjudicar la inscription y en- gene
raj todo el que desee oponerse pueda
efectuarlo dentro del termino de &C.
senta dfas, libro el presente EN- San
Juan de Puerto Ricoa 9 de Septiembre,
a909 A. Marin Msrisn, Secretarlo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20
Nota de arte
Ell BARITONE REAL

La prensa que HOS llega dltimament.
de la capital dOminicana, hace JUSTICE
ros elogios al aplaudidisimo artista Ma
nuel Real, tan popular en- Puerto Ri
co.
"Blanco Negro, un semanario muy
bien hecho, publica en- la portada un
gran retrato de Real, en- ell Simon de La
Tenpestad, acknowledgements caracteriza-
do
Ademas publica otro retrato de una
pagina con esta leyenda: Ell notable bari
tono Manuel Real, en- Guerra Santa.
Ell cronista del "Listln Diario" escri-
be 10 siguiente al otro dia del debut {:
"Aunque ell Padre Maximino de La Pou-
pee no es papel en- que el baritone puede
lucirse, Real le sac6 todo ell partido que
puede sacarsele, cantando con gusto y
dando al p1blico una idea, solo una idea,
de su vaIer como artsta. La voz es fres-
ca, bastante extensa. y frasea bien.
El cronista de "Oiga'', semanario sa-
t1rico, dice:
emanuel Real ell simpatico Realito.
es baritone que vocaliza y entona a en-
terra satisfaction del p1bllco.
Ell cronista del "Listfn''. el diario
mas importante de la Republica. escri-
be:
Corcderas fue ,m exito para ell simpa-
tico baritone Real; su vOz encOntr0 Ell
ella, musica buena en- que manfestarse'
en- toda Su robustez y belleza. y s,ts
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20
1hsNeW York { Porto Rrs StDanihiD c.

los vapores SAN JUAN" &
~PONCE" que hacian la trave-
sia directa entire Ponce. Maya
guez y New York, hasta nuevo
aviso saldran del puerto de San
Juan directamente para New
York los microbes q las ocho
de la manana, a1ternando con
los vapores "CAROLINA" y
"COAMO" de esta misma Com
paflia.
Admiten carga y pasajeros.
Para mas detalles, dirijanse a
The New York & Psrts Rio.
San Juan, P. r,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-20

Situnz1e eGse astableckzaienso sSn ~
oea4re d T. cole M&0de8 Vage. ssa
un jardh Il Asn*a, - d aDs rsaas
nayeEes vea4ajas , eeuodidades paas
los sessras viaieEos, y a Cue enaaes
con naaieess habieaaioaas fzesqak ~.
tiladas, naGnf6ces 5a6os y duclaa.
49, oo011ne n toAAs hoUAs -
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-23
VISITOR FROM ILLINOIS
PLEASED WITH OGDEN

DR.. L. B. Lambert of Galesburg, ILL
nois. who has been the guest Of his
'brother-in-law. J. c. Nye, for number
OF days since the national encamp-
ment. left yesterday for the northwest
section OF country where he will visit
for a number of weeks before return
ing TO his home. Before leaving the
city. the doctor stated that the hos
pitality OF the western people is un-
bounded and that the Ogden folks
have no equal in all the world. He
was especially pleased with the man.
ner In which the G. A. R. encamp-
ment was conducted. he not hesitating
to say It was one of the best held by
the old soldiers In long time. AS he
boarded the train for the north yes
terday Dr. Lambert said; Il re-
uctantly part with the old and the
new friends | have in Ogden. | Will
ever cherish a memory of beautiful
Ogden canyon. Hot Springs and your
great vegetable and fruit industries.
ogden is a beautiful gem with noun
tain peak settings. II is all grand"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-23
coNGRESSMEN
EN- ROUTE TO HAWAII

San Francisco. Cal, Aug. 22.-Twen-
tv-two congressman, Ell route 10 the
Hawaiian Islands. arrived tonight
from the east and will proceed TO
Honolulu next Tuesday.
The party lis under the direction OF
George b. Mcclellan OF Honolulu. who
is acting for the Hawaiian Promotion
company whose guests the represent
atlyes and their wives viii be while
in the islands, 1t is the purpose OF
the Hawailans TO show the visitors
the needs OF the archipelago that re-
quire federal appropriations.
During their brief stay In this city
the congressional party viii be the
guests Of the Merchants association,
of the Merchants exchange and the
chamber OF commerce. Tomorrow they
will be taken over the city and sur
rounding country In automobiles and
will he rendered an elaborate banquet
at night
Those in the party are; Richard
Bartholdt OF Missouri. George w,
Prince and wife of Illinois, George w.
TAYLOR OF Alabama. ]. NJ. Miller and
wife of Kansas, William A. Roeder
and wife OF Kansas. James McI.achlin
and daughter of California, Charles F.
scoot and wife OF Kansas. Z. r. Can
dler. ,Jr.. and secretary. Of Mississippi
/ p. Padgott and wife OF Tennessee
w. A. Sodenberg OF Illinois, W. X
Ellis and wife of oregon, II o. Young
and wife Of Michigan, II. c. Woodyear
and wife OF West Virginia. p. G. Hum
nbreys and wife of Mississippi w. A
| Thomas and wife OF Ohio. a. J. Barch
! field and wife of Pennsylvania, a +
Dawson and wife OF Iowa. y. ]. Wat
! kins OF Texas. James w. Good ans
| wife Of Iowa. Polite ENins and VIE
OF Missouri f. 8, Thall of New YORK
and Edward E. Miller and wife OF I'LL
! nois.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-23
A I I { NJ P 7 s
I 0 Il A n 6
HIMSELF
INMATE OF THE CITY HALL
WANTED TO DIE.
So He Tied a Small Wire Around His
Neck and Suspe nded Himself
From Top Of a Cell.

r. s. Loucks. a mendicant who this
morning was remanded to the city
jail for ten days. attempted to COM
nit suicide in his cell at 2;3O o'clock
this afternoon and had It not been
for the timely appearance of officer
Lever he would have accomplished his
purpose
Loucks had secured roll of small
wire and. wrapping It around his neck
number OF times, stepped upon one
OF the iron bars of his cell and fast
ened the other end of the wire to the
upper bar of the cell, He then let
himself down. having succeeded in ty-
ing the wire high enough TO prevent
his feet reaching tho bottom Of the
cage. He was completely suspended
In the air and when Mr. Lever arrived
the unfortunate follow was black in
the face. A fellow inmate of the jail
aided In rescuing Loucbs from his
perilous situation.
The man would make no statement
why he attempted the rash act.