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Figures Denoting Decrease.

The figures showing the decrease of the
fur seal millions are chiefly estimates
that have been made by experts. and not
always by actual count. Fortunately, the
land habits OF the seals during the
breeding season are such that it is posi-
BILE to obtain reasonably close figures
of their total number. The method pur-
sued Is to count the seals on a given
area then figure out the total area oc-
cupied by the herds, and by simple null
duplication of total area by population
per square rod obtain figures for the
whole herd The figures obtained are
sufficiently accurate for all practical pur-
poses and they reveal a serious state Of
affairs.
Following is q. condensed statement put
forth by the club:
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sIand,P rib.l Low Group. Boring Sea-
From ST " s,
n more
young male
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CLUB BEGINS FIGHT
Movement for Saving the
Fur Seal Industry.
GREAT LOSS OF REVENUE
Work of Poachers in the Destruc-
ton of Herds.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Annual Loss to Government to Be
Converted Into Profit of
Million or More.

The impending humiliation of the fur
seal herds of Alaska and the total de-
StructiOn of what once was an impor-
tant source of annual revenue to the
United States government has given birth
to an independent movement having for
its object the speedy termination OF a
situation that has become intolerabe.
1t seems high time for all disinterested
citizens who desire the preservation of
the once valuable fur seal industry to
unite in calling upon Congress, the Pres
ident and the Secretary of State to adopt
the measures that will restore the fur
seal millions Of Alaska and convert an
annual loss into an annual revenue OF a
million or more.
The legislative committee of the New
York Campfire Club has opened cam
paign by requesting the Senate commit
tee on conservation Of natural resources,
Of which Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon of
Montana is chairman. to secure from the
Senate the direct legislation that is nee
essary 10 relieve the situation without
delay. 1t is understood that at the open
ing of Congress Senator Dixon will in
troGuce either q bill or a resolution that
will be specifically designed to save the
fur seal herd from the total annihllat!on
that now is on the point of being con-
Surnnlated
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yards back the cliffs
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Kit Carson Post Elects Officers.
Officers TO serve during the ensuing
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Effects Of Pelagic Sealing.

For the past twenty years the United
States government has been engaged in
hand-to-hand struggle with the "pelagic
sealers" who kill seals in the open sea.
lose certain percentage of them. and an
nually cause the death OF thousands of
fur seal pups" by starvation on the seal
islands where they are born. The big
fleet of japanese poachers has even gon,
so far as to land armed men on the rock
cries and give battle to the guardians of
the Pribiloy Islands. In one Of these en-
counters several of the japanese raiders
were killed. and this incident serves to
show the boidness and determination of
those destroyers of the fur seals.
In season and out of season dur
in the past twenty years. the pro-
testants cite, the United States rev.
enue service has done the very utmost
that ii could do under existing treaties
for the protection of an industry that
once was of great value both 10 England
and America. In effect, We divided the
profits Of the seal business with England
by sending all sealskins to England to be
dyed and dressed. We have expended
millions in trying TO save the seals on a
rational basis. and thus far since 1890 We
have been beaten and thwarted at every
point.
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in existence and is operated, the oppo-
nents of the slaughter say. Canada, will
make no treaty with the United States
providing for a ten-year close season.
Fortunately, the present lease expires
next April. but already it is reported in
tire press that a new lease is being pre-
pared. The question now Is. VIII the
American people permit tie making OF
a new lease for the killing OF seals at
a time when the whole herd is at the
noint OF determinations
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Less Than $4,000 Head.

Comparatively few Americans are aware
of the fact, it is declared, that from
100000 head in 1874, and 1.GO0OoO in
1891 the fur seals have been slaughtered
down to less than $1,000 head and that
their end is actually in sight-unless i'm
mediate relief is afforded. The annual
revenue was about $4,000 per year dur
ing the decade between 1879 and 1880
with about $4,000 per year as the cost of
collection and protection. Today the
gross revenue amounts 10 orly $l43.OO per
year. and 1t now costs $4,000 per year to
collect it and to protect the herds. with
five revenue cutters. from the absolute
extinction in one season thai the poachcrs
would gladly infict upon them if they
could. During the twenty years ending
in 1870 the United States government
made in net cash profit out of the fur seals
exactly $5,9S1 .036. and this when the roy
atty was only SALT per skin. Then there
was no killing Of seals in the open sea.
no slaughter OF mothers nor starving
pups"
During the twenty years ending in 1909
the gross revenue to the government on
the fur seal business OF that period was
Sd. 235, G6I'. and it cost S5.472. GOT to protect
the seal herd while it was being collected.
Thus The net loss to the government was
3d. .544. The worst OF it is that. along
with this money loss. the seal herd has
been almost annihilated by the poachers.
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Want Absolute Close Season

The members OF the Campfire Clubs Of
America oppose the execution Of a new
lease. and they will call upon Congress
lutte close season for the seals. If the
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Whiting, oysters from Blackstone Island
bar for local market
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When Seals Are at Sc,

Tue vital point Of tais annual misra-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
MORE CHANGES IN
THEATRICAL MAP
Four Nights to Salt Lake. Two to o.
den, With Vaudeville for Logan.

Salt Lake, April 24-Tribune; The
passing of the Grand opera house in
Ogden over to the control of Martin
Beck and the Orpheum circuit also
carried with 1t the control OF the opera
house at Logan.
klaw G. Erlanger and Mr. Beck and
his interests are closely allied. While
vaudeville will hold sway in the
Grand opera house in Ogden, the le-
gitimate will also be presented, the
intention now being TO give the legitl-
mate two nights every week and
vaudeville will be presented In the
Logan opera house. This means that
all the big theatrical companies that
cross the continent will have a week
in Utah. of which four nights Will be
given 10 Salt Lake at the Salt Lake
theatcr
The proposed invasion of this terri
tory by the Shuberts with an eXclus-
i've playhouse of their own, which 1t is
said they have secured IN the Grand
theatcr In Salt Lake through An ar
rangement with Pelton G. Smutzer,
and the fact that the Shuberts have
withdrawn from the Eastern Manag-
ers' association, means a fight be-
tween those two great firms.
Then, too, there Is the northwest
theatrical circuit I'm Salt Lake with
two theaters. the Colonial and the
Bungalow, which are open all the
time, and this likewise means n fight
for patronage.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
CHARGED WITH SALE
OF UNBRANDED BUTTER

Salt Lake. April 24.-Thompson
Bros. local dealers, are charged with
violating the pure food laws In having
sold unbranded butter In a complaint
issued by the county attorney Fri.
day. The complainant is State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Willard Han
sen. The complainant is that Mr.
Hansen on April 20 purchased from
Thompson Bros. a pound of butter
which did not have stamped upon the
wrapper the name of the maker or
the weight
The instltuting Of proceedings
against this firm follows the state
food and dairy commissioner asser-
ton that several food dealers were
violating the law requiring the stamp
Ing upon the wrapper of every pound
of butter the weight. when nodded
and the name Of the maker, and his
declaration that he intends TO en-.
force the Inv in this respect.
Al the instance of City Food In
5pector Walter j Frazier and Mr.
Hansen, the state chemist. Herman
Harms, is analyzing quite a number
of candy samples still, some OF which
do not show up as we'll as did the
earlier samples gathered, and there
may be some prosecutions in this con.
nection yet Out of nineteen samples
OF milk furnished TO the state chemist
by the city food inspector eighteen
proved pure upon analysis, which is
an excellent commentary upon the
milk supply OF Salt Lake City.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

On the afternoon and evening OF May
12, there will be given In the Grand
Opera house. a musical festival by the
Chicago symphony Orchestra of GO
men, seven solo artists. and our own
Tabernacle choir OF 200 voices
The promoting OF this festival is
q tremendous financial responsibility,
involving as it does the expenditure
of a big sum of money The ogden
Tabernacle choir is fostering this
movement and il is to be commended
for the spirit of enterprise In bring
Ing such famous body Of musicians
TO our city.
The motive is purely unselfish and
has as It's foundation the desire TO
promote musical culture and an ap-
probation for the highest and most
cnnobling in art, and also TO establish
Ogden as a great musical center, The
choir has performed a great service
In attracting the attention of outsiders
to our city, for their work In California
and Oregon Was commended in terms
of highest praise by both press and
public
The choir will present on the fes-
tival program the great oratorio Laz-
arus. with full orchestra accompani-
ment
To hear this famous orchestra with
assisting solo artists and our choir
is a treat one cannot afford to miss
The spirit of the festival has taken
hold Of a number of our prominent
citizens and business men who are
lending substantial aid on a guaran-
tee fund.
The spirit which prompts this en-
terprise Is one TO be commended and
should receive the cordial support OF
the entire community
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
His Doq a Bread Winner.

LOUIS Klein of Madison may have a
beagle dog that Is RafTles. but Fred
Prices canine friend Is bread winner
OF distinct class. according to the In
dianapolis Star His dog went home
the other day with pocketbook full
of money.
This knowing animal followed a
good woman of the city into grocery
and when she laid her purse on the
counter moment Prices water
spaniel seized It and was of for his
master.
See what / have brought YOU" he
seemed to say as he wagged his tall
and looked up for appreciation In his
effort And he wondered Sorrowfully
why his master was so anxious to re-
turn the prize instead OF burying It
out in the back yard along with the
choice bones
Mr.. Price thinks the next thing will
be his spaniel dog coming home with
a child it has seized for ransom.
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portant field of activity may be of
fered for the German farmers.
The potatoes are reduced by this
process to about one-Quartcr OF their
original weight and can be kept in a
good condition In this compressed
form for an indefinite length of time
The military authorities have made
much thorough experiments with the
product and have become convinced
that It's nutritious value is fully equal
to that of corn.
The fact that the potatoes are re-
duced to onefourth of their original
weight brings about a corresponding
reduction in the price OF the freight.
so that it will pay TO grow moro po-
tatoes than has formerly been the
case. This naturally has a further
tendency to increase the export This
new use for the potatoes Will also
have the tendency to relieve the al
ready congested starch and spirit mar
kets. Experiments are still being
conducted with the purpose Of render.
Ing the process still cheaper.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
TARSUS AND ANTIOCH.

Rev. William RAIDER, who visited this
section short time ago. gives this
brief sketch OF Tarsus and Antioch
and the significance OF the persecu-
tions reported from there in the Asso-
ciated Press reports:
Antioch today Is a city Of 5000
Once 1t was the center of commerce
and learning 1t was when Antioch
was filled with art and culture that
Josephus. the historian. ranked her
with Rome and Alexandria, and 1t was
during this period OF her prosperity
that Christianity entered her gates in
the person of certain disciples who
were scattered abroad after the mar
tyrdom of Stephen in Jerusalem
Among them was Saul of Tarsus.
afterward Paul These men preached
to tho Greeks, or. according to some
ancient authorities, "Grecian Jews"
1t was In Antioch that the word Chris.
tians' originated 1t was from An
tioch that Paul started on his great
missionary tours. In Antioch was
founded the first Gentle church-the
mother Of all other churches. 1t is
also associated with the prclacy Of
Peter and the immortal name OF
Chrysostrom, "the golden mouthed."
Tarsus Is linked historically with
Antioch through St Paul the apostle.
Here he was born, educated and re-
sided Tor number of years. It is
his great name that has made Tarsus
eminent among the cities of the world.
There IS an old tradition that Sar
danapulus built the city In one day.
but when it became Greek CITY a
Legendary origin was established. To.
day 1t Is a collection Of rather dilapi-
dated buildings. far different from tho
Tarsus OF Paul.
During all these years the Christian
faith has struggled for existence in the
city and has had checkeyeJ career
Byzantine Greeks, Latins, ArmenIans.
Turks, Egyptians have held and lost It.
The Turks captured it in 1918, Then
the Crusaders held 1t for q period. In
1922 the Egyptians devastated the
' city and surrounding country. In 146s
tho army of Mohammed II captured
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
Geeturlna Over the Wire.

1T was the constant gestur1ng OF
that fellow at tho other end OF tho
wire that made It SO Internally hard to
catch what he said" growled the man
who had been wrestling with the tele-
phone.
How In the world could you tell he
was making gestures?" asked the in.
credulous listener.
BY the jerky way the words camo
over the wire. Many people get so
excited when telephoning that they
gesture as frantically as If they were
talking to man face TO face. Their
bouncing around and saving the air
breaks the voice and the sentences
come over the wire in fragments. |
have talked with SO many people who
/ learned later, were dancing d jig at
the other end Of the wire that | al
ways can tell when that gesticulating
is going on"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25

Tarsus. 1t was captured by the Egyp-
tians In 1892 and held up,ll 1S40, when
1t became subject once more Of the
Ottoman power.
Religious fanaticism Is the 1ercest
of all Gana,icisms. and none has proved
more bloody and unreasonable than
that of Islam The sword has from
the beginning been the instrument oil
the Moslem propaganda, the symbol oil
the great fanatic known 10 history as
Mohammed
Today in the east the crescent and
the cross are In deadly conflict AGAIN
while the western world, taught 10
settle differences by the arbitor oil rea'
son. looks on in horror at the senseiess
massacre OF English and American
Christians Carlyle says; "A greater
number OF Gods creatures believe In
Mohammeds sword at this hour than
in any other word whatever
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
ARlsHIPs CAUSE A SCARE.

The naval scare in England is being
hard pushed by a new terror known as
Zeppelins, says the Call These are
German monsters of the air. designed
TO drop high explosives, a ton at
time, on the devoted head of Brit
ain II is planned that in 1872
fatal year-Germany will have a fleet
of twenty-four Zcppelins, all capable
of sailing through the air across the
North sea and each one loaded with
ton Of dynamite To contend with this
portentous aggregation OF fighting
machinery England has nothing. or,
at least. nothing OF a like character.
The British war department has not
even begun building airships. The
Germans have installed a plant at
Fricdrichshafen for the manufacture
of these machines at a cost of 81 500 .
600 and capable Of producing eight dir.
igibles a year.
The danger appears to be exaggerat.
ed, at least IN the present stage of
airship development No Zeijelin shin
has yet succeeded in STAYING twenty
our hours in the air. Such n ship
might sail across the North sea from
Germany in about ten hours, but
would be unable to get back and
would. OF course. be very much at
the mercy of the enemy. Special ar
tillery for the destruction of airships
might not be difficult of contrlvance
and Is, In fact already in process of
construction
or course, balloon might do a great
deal OF damage by dropping dyna,
mite on big city like London but
that would be wholly obnoxious to the
spirit and practice of modern war
tdTe
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
THINK NICKEL ARRESTED.
San Pete Man Wanted for Murder in
Mountains Fifteen Years Ago,
Held In Arizona.

Bphraim. April 23-Sherlff Knudsen
of San Pete county left Tuesday morn
ing for Tucson, Ariz. where Jim Mick
el IS held by the officers, For fifteen
years Nickel and Kofford. both Of
Spring City. have been wanted for the
murder of Sheriff Burns, which occur
red in the mountains east of Spring
City. Nothing has been heard of these
men since they made their escape
through the mountains into Castle val
ley after the shooting affair. Tho Of
fcerS near Tucson have been closely
watching this man, who they thought
was on his way from Idaho TO Mexico.
He answered all descriptions of the
man whom the officers have been look
lag for. He Is held in custody until
the sheriff Of Sanpete county arrives
Kofford and Nickel were in the noun
talnS with some sheep and II was
claimed were marking some which be-
longed to Scott Bruno of Moroni The
sheep were all In a corral, having been
marked shortly before The sheriff at
once discovered what was being done
and Immediately commenced to drive
the sheep out The trouble arose,
"uen he "dS Catching tue last IdlnO,
He told them that he now had the
sheep AMI the next be asked was for
them 10 go with him. They at once
commenced to shoot and fred several
bullets into the shcriff's body. Instant
ly killing him. Nickel was wounded
but not seriously. He and his compan-
lon rode to OranGeyille. where Mick.
els wounds were dressed by DR..
Moore. They rode out OF town with
many men on their trail, but made
their escape.
The man who is arrested has all the
scars that Nickel had and II Is thought
there can be no mistake about him not
being the man Nickel
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
White Deer and Black Fox.

Something unusual In the animal
Kingdom has just beon killed by
Prince Edward hunters and brought
home, 1t is deer pure white In color.
save for two small black spots back
OF Its ears. The animal Is a fine look
Ing stag and weighs about 200 pounds.
1t has a magnificent pair OF antlers
The hunters were reticent as to
which member of the camp captured
this very unusual species. but IL Is
understood that Grant Sprague of Big
Island was the lucky shot. The ami
nal was found in the northern part
OF Hastings or Lennox and Addington
Another unusual kill made by one OF
the hunters was black fox, now a
very rare animal. whose skin ia very
valuable.-Picton Correspondence To.
ronto Globe.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
MAKE MAD RUSH TO
SECURE DIVORCES
Unhappy Welded Couples Seek Leg
al Separations Before May 10.

Salt Lake, April 2i-The following
divorces were granted In Salt Lake
yesterday.
Emma Hobusch from Fritz Ho,
busch.
Esther Burns Brocklebank from
George Brocklebank
Clara Knadle from VIM NJ Knadle
Lille Chips from Jacob NJ Chipps
Bernice B. Warren from John A.
Warren.
Vera o. Powell from John r. Pow
ell.
Jacob Hunter from Martha Bolton
Hunter
Agnes Crouch from ] A. Crouch.
Jesse Y Rockefeller from Marian
Rockefeller.
Lillian BowleS from Harry Bowles.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
WHAT is SHE WORTH?

Under the above heading. Golfers
pays this tribute to the teacher;
a teacher Is writing on the black
board, AS she looks over the panels
covered with close script, the thought
crosses her mind, what is she hired to
do? Several hours had been spent
the evening before In planning, arrang-
ing. considering, proportioning. and
weighing her material-in diagram
ming, outlining, analyzing. The power
to do this did not come without some
degree of special training. To pro-
ducc these figures in visible form on
her blackboard is, assurcdly, not the
end. There remains, first, the work OF
supervising the copying into the note
books, Of, prehaps. two hundred pupils.
her inspection. To keep the records
involves a system of bookkeeping
more or less complex OF the two
hundred pupils, one hundred AMI fifty
may be relied upon to be good, aver
age. reasonably earnest students, who
perform their tasks without undue
urging OF compulSion. The remaining
fifty may be classified as weaklings,
shirks. incompetents. detectives. alb
sentees. A certain amount Of energy
Is expected In seeking these out, track
ing them down, bringing them before
her tribunal to answer for their faults.
Herewith follow hearings. given to lis
ten TO excuses and reasons for delln-
quencies. which must then be duly
weighed and considered She must
enter into and administer the Offices
of a lawyer in weighing this testi.
mony; of the doctor because. frequent
ly, questions of health arc involved,
and 1t becomes her province to bring
to the notice OF proper authorities
cases of deafness, eye trouble. catar-
rhal adenoids. and other ills. possibly
misunderstood and neglected, but
which incapacitate the pupil for the re-
quired work. There enter also the du-
ties Of the minister in preaching
higher regard for duty. in developing
finer moral sense, In urging to a
more worthy effect these specimens
of frail humanity. She feels called
upon to exercise the patience OF the
saint, to pour out the full measure of
his faith, his hope, and his charity.
Having encountered here this more OF
less stubborn spirit OF resistance" her
next Office is to exercise the functions
of the judge. She understands that
her decision must not vary, in the esil-
nation of a hair, In the nice ADJUST
ment between censure and pity; hut
this decision having been rendered, in
justice. tempered with mercy. her
Office changes to that Of executor of
her own decree, and she may not rest
until she has performed with a sure
hand the full1lment of the law.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25
Course Of Justice In the Punlah.

In his report on the administration
of the police of the Punjab In 1907
the lieutenant governor states that
the more serious the crime the greater
the chance of escape from law. Con-
victions were obtained In only Al per
cent Of the murder cases, whereas
they were obtained In Ga per cent. OF
the attempts to murder and In "a per
cent. OF the cases of culpable homi-
eide. The district magistrate at Jul
lundur states that It Is getting harder
every year to obtain a conviction in
the sessions court the plea OF cnmity
raised against the prosecution being
generally held to suffice TO throw
doubt on the statements Of their Wit
nosSeS-Calcutta Statesman