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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

lege campus. The mace was carried
by Prof Gustave Scnwab, the marshal
OF the day. In the long line there
were 299 candidates for degrees. be
sides the guests upon whom were to
be conferred the honorary degrees.
President Taft walked In line with
President Hadley,' followed by Captain
Butt and Treasurer Lee McClung
Among the guests were Charles P. and
Henry w. Taft and United States Sen.
ator Depew There were also In line
Secretary of War Dickinson, Rear Ad-
miral Charles S. Sperry, Bishop Will
liam Wallace. Prof. William Graham
Sumner and others.
In Woolsey Hall, where the exercises
were held, President Taft sat on the
stage with the corporation members
and the guests. The dean of each de-
partment presented the candidate for
degrees and these were conferred by
President Hadley. Then followed the
presentation of the candidates for the
honorary degrees.
Among them were the following:
Master Of Arts-John Pierpont Cod
rIngton Foster. Yale. prominent In the
campaign against tuberculosis and
member of the Yale medical school
faculty.
Henry Edward Krehbiel, writer and
musical critic of the New York
Doctor of Science-Edwin William
Moreley. Williams. professor emeritus
of chemistry in Western Reserve uni
versity.
Elakim Hastings Moore. Yale, head
of the department of mathematics in
the University of Chicago.
Doctor Of Divinity-Edward Cald-
we'll Moore, professor OF theology at
Harvard
William Lawrence, Harvard. bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Doctor of Laws-Charles Stillman
Sperry Rear Admiral, u S N.
Jacob McGayock Dickinson. Secre-
tary Of War
William Graham Sumner professor
Of political and social science at Yale.
and who retires this year.
When Antonio LasalaS of Taal
Philippine Islands, received his mas
ter of arts degree there was much ap-
plause
ioitoool IldhItN Nnt
comforting of a degree upon President
Lowell OF Harvard
The Woolsey Hall exercises ended,
the corporation and guests went to
Woodbridge Hall.
Later President Taft went In an au-
tomobile TO the home of President
Haolde. Early in the afternoon both
went to the Memorial hall, where the
banquet of the alumni was held.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
SENATOR CUMMINS GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON CORPORATION
AND INCOME TAXES
Comments Absence of Senator Adch Sea Voyage Asserting
Rhode Islander Needed Restorative After His Announcement of
Observation-Disclosures He Will Vote For Income Tax Though
He Has No Hope For Its Passage

meet the demands of the government
A tax on incomes. he said, ought to
be the first imposed. and II should be
levied by every state as well as by
the national government Senten-
tiously he said. I'VE should lay the
tax on fortune rather than misfor-
tune"
He said this course would place the
jurisdiction of government where 1t
would belong, and would discard all
Improbable property. He contended
that the accumulations Of property do
not pay their share of the taxes. and
said there would be no injustice in In
creasing their proportion Of the gen.
eral burden.
Mr.. Cummins having spoken. the
senate, at 1;15 o'clock took a recess
for half an hour TO allow the members
TO take luncheon.
Mr.. Cummins said that he proposed
to vote for the proposed amendment TO
the constitution for an income tax, and
he declared that the measure was
postponed by the finance committee
with the same motive that prompted
the committee TO propose the corpora
ton tax.
And" he added, II shall vote for it
without the slightest hope that it Will
ever become a part OF the constitu-
tion of the United States. / know men
too we'll to believe there are not
twelve states, where the minority op-
posed TO this kind of legislation, can
not prevent the adoption of this resolu-
ton by the legislatures of these states.
In my judgement, you will never hear
from 1t or much of it after 1t has pass
ed this congress"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
TAFT IS A
GUEST A T
Y ALE
As a Corporation Mem.
Der, He Attends Com
mencement Exercises

New Haven, Conn, June 30.-1n a
speech before the Yale Alumni here.
late this afternoon, President Taft
issued a note Of warning to Congress.
He declared that If the Republican
party failed to live up TO its promises
and what was expected If il, il would
be relegated ito ner maJesty's op-
position"
New Haven, Conn, June Coon
mencement day at Yale university was
especially honored by the presence of
liam f. Taft, rs. who, following
precedent as a fellow. donned the
robes as a corporation member and
walked in the procession OF the sew
eral hundred officers of the university
and candidates for degrees. The Pres
ident arrived i'm this city at 3:05 this
morning and his special car was side
traced I'm the railroad yards. so that
he might sleep undisturbed until the
hour OF rising, which was shortly after
eight o'clock. Then he was driven to
the home of President Hadley.
From President Hadley's Office the
President of the United States and
the president Of the university walk
ed to the Woodbridge Hall to attend
the final corporation meeting of the
year. Most of the business of tho
commencement was transacted by the
corporation on Monday, and today
sitting was brief one.
The procession of graduates, can
didates for degrees and invited guests
was formed under the elms on the col
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
ONE MAN
DIES IN
W RECk
Presence of Mind of ar
Aged Woman Saves
Many Lives

Kansas City, June 30-But for the
presence OF mind Of Mrs. Jennie
Llewellyn. an aged woman living near.
BY in tent, who ran onto the tracks,
tagging the west-bound Excelsior
Springs train on the Wabash railroad
near Missouri City, Mo, the head-on
collision Of a freight and passenger
train at that point last night probably
would have resulted IN many fatali-
ties. AS 1t was, one man was killed,
one woman badly injured and ten
slightly injured.
The passenger engineer was EN-
abled TO lessen the speed of his train
and TO prevent q more serious col
lision Both engines were demolished
and the baggage car and a coach on
the passenger train were telcscoped
The dead man Is David Parrish, an
engineer who was riding in the bag
gage car.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
CASES OF DRUNKEi NESS
IN The POLICE COURT

Police court was uninteresting to-
day, only few drunks and violators
of the bicycle ordinance making their
appearance.
Joe Bartell, who pleaded not guilty
for drunkenness. Tuesday, when ar
raigned with James Mcdonald on the
charge of drunkenness. forfeited bail
TO the amount of S5. Bartell pretend
ed to not understand English when ar
raigned and considerable amount Of
time was wasted in procuring an in
terpreter for him. When the Judge
ordered him back to Jail to await to-
days session the fellow suddenly de.
veloped his customary use of English
and asked Officer Lever: Why In
are they putting me back in for
without a trial?"
Hans Virgins and Charles Ambrose
were arraigned on the charge OF
drunkenness and pleaded guilty, re-
ceiving fines Of So or five days on the
rock pile.
w. H. Isackson and G.. Wangsgard
pleaded guilty to riding upon the side
walks and were fined SIS each.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
OCCUPATION OF TERERAN
BY RUSSIA is PROBABLE

St Petersburg. June 30.-The occu-
patton OF Teheran. Persia, by a Rus
sian military expedition. in we'll In
formed circles, as a distinct probabil.
ity Of the near future. The latest ad-
yices. received here from Teheran.
indicate that the British and Russian
conSuls. sent out 10 negotiate with the
leader Of the Bakhtiaris forces. advanc-
ing against Teheran from the South,
failed 10 obtain the desired promise
that tho march would be stayed. and
that the Bakhtiaris who are acting In
complete accord with the Caucasian
and Persian revolutionists. are ex-
pscted shortly to resume the offensive
from Kasbn-
The Russian foreign Office cousid-
ers that the entrance Of The Bakhiiar.
is Into Teheran. would not only In.
yolye street fighting aud piIlage on n
large scale. but would also threaten
the lives Of tho members of the dipIo.
matte corps and the residents. The
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

man with family, tried to kiss Gran
ier's fiancee. and a military court of
honor sanctioned the duel and arrang-
ed the fight. Two companies of In
fantry kept the grounds clear.
A locomotive and an ambulance car
were provided by the state railway to
carry the expected victim TO the near
est hospital Graniers first shot plerc-
ed his opponents lungs. and the
wounded man died in the hospital soon
after the train got him there
Lieutenant Granier will probably
now undergo few months comfort
able detention in fortress, the mes
sage declares.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
" @ MAN s
VI0LEN'
[)EA I II
z omb, Concealed in a
Basket of Cherries is
Sent Her

Tiflis. June 90-Mary Bakhtadze.
who had been prominent as an agent
OF the political police at Tiflis. was
killed here, yesterday, by bomb That
had been sent her by an unknown
person. in basket OF cherries. Nine.
Bakhtadze was the widow of a man
who formerly was prominent among
the unionistS.
He turned traitor. however. betray.
ing many of the leaders. entered the
police service and was killed last
autumn. Out of revenge, his wife be-
came a spy and devoted herself to
hunting down everyone responsible
for her husbands death. For several
weeks past she had not ventured out
side the police station.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

government will, IL necessary. under
take any measures that may be requir-
ed for the protection of Russian lives
and interests The crisis is expected
TO come 10 a head within a fortnight.
Tho only force. upon which the Per-
Sian government can depend for the
defense of Teheran. consists OF about
100 Persian Cossacks.
The foreign Office has n very poor
opinion Of the motives OF the so-called
liberal forces OF Persia
Many OF the leaders are actuated
more by a desire for loot than liberty.
Sardarsad. the leader OF the Bakhtiar-
Is, Ia reputed to have designs on the
throne. and his followers include men
OF the most savage anu disorderly
type
While the situation at Teheran is
threatening and critical, the Turks
: continue their activity TO tho North.
west. They have introduced Turkish
troops into Urumiah-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
DETECTIVE PENDER NJW
HAS A GLUE TO BASE CElME

The following question unfolds de-
tective story
The Editor: AS a constant reader
of the daily papers and believing that
their particular function is to give
the widest publicity to all occurrences.
| was much interested in your edi.
torial OF last evening. AS to accuracy
in reporting news and / am with YOU
on the proposition so teresely ad.
vanced. But Is it not a fact that
local occurrences are frequently
smothered because Of special influence
exerted or for the good of the SER
Vice? For instance, about ten DAYS
ago there were insistent rumors that
one of the guardians of the peace
who stands high in the councils OF
the department. and in the estimation
of the public, had been deeply touch
ed" | would like to know upon what
course of reasoning you can Justify the
failure to put the public next"
The foregoing. signed by May" will
cause stir in police circles. Not
long ago Detective Pender was touch,
ed" by unknown parties. His pocket
book was taken, containing, as he
claimed. money. diamonds and other
valuables. The pocketbook and mon
ey were returned, but the diamonds
are still missing. Perhaps MAY" has
the diamonds and Is eager to restore
them but does not know how to pro-
coed without obtaining a public state.
ment from Detective Pender.
BY calling at this office the city
detective can obtain the original Of
the above note. which should afford
him sufficient clue to the perpetrators
of the whole diabolical plot.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
FAILS 7 @
SAVE HER
LIFE
Husbands Blood Trans
fused Into Wife's Veins
Without Avail
Q @ G C @ @ 1000 @ @ @ 600 GO

New York, June 30.-Herman Reich
ter's quiet heroism failed to save his
wife's life and today her nine1 chill
dren are motherless. At the hospital
where Mrs. Reichter was taken Suf-
fering from an internal hemorrhage,
following a fall on the sidewalk, the
doctors informed her husband that
she was dying,
Can nothing berdone to saye-her?'
Reichter asked the physicians.
There is a small possibility that a
TRANSMISSION Of blood will save her.
he was told.
Il would give the last drop Of my
blood for her" said Reichter. Here's
my arm"
The husband barred his arm and the
doctors made inoisions and bound the
arms of husband and wife. together
Reichter insisted on the continuance
OF the operation until the doctors felt
that its prolongation was not justif-
able. Mrs. Reichter rallied a little
with the new blood, but did not sur
yiye,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
PROPRIETOR OF A
HOTEL SHOT BY
LOGGER
EDWARD BERTRAND MAY BE FAT.
ALLY WOUNDED.
Dean Says His Victim Provoked the
Quarrel Which Led to the
Shooting.

Chehalis, Wash. June 3o.-Edward
Bertrand. pIbprietor of the Olequa
hotel was shot and probably fatally
wounded by Alexander Dean. a log
ger at Little Falls. a remote town In
this county, Monday night. Dean Is
under arrest here awaiting the out
come of Bertrand's injury.
Dean accuses Bertrand OF having
been intoxicated and of having pro-
voked the quarrel which led to the
shooting. Bertrand can remember
nothing of the affair. Dean recently
came from Kentucky. where, he says.
he has a wife and two children.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

Denver, Colo. June 30.-Alarming re-
ports have been received here con-
corning conditions at the great Path
finder dam, located near the junction
OF the North Platte and Sweetwater
rivers in Wyoming Further rise In
the rivers yesterday increased the
pressure against the granite wall, and
inhabitants Of the towns OF Casper and
Alcova are living in constant fear lest
the wall give way and flood be pre-
cipitated upon them,
Danger from the threatened flood
can best be understood, wnen II is
realized that the 215-foot dam backs
UP the North Platte river for twenty
miles. and the Swcetwater for fifteen
miles The reservoir is our miles In
width and covers an area Of about 2b,-
900 acres
Within the past week, fifty men have
been sent from Denver to assist in the
work OF strengthening the dam, the
request for additional help coming di-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
CAR LINE WILL REACH
LEWIS PLACE IN CANYON

The construction of the Huntsville
line in Ogden canyon is progressing
steadily and another mile OF track and
trolley Is almost completed. BY next
Sunday patrons OF the road may ride
as far as the Lewis place. Which is
about two and one-quarter miles from
the mouth OF the canyon.
Superintendent Bailey announced
today that there are many who are
apparently unaware that the round
trip from town to Ogden canyon can
be made for 25 cents. Although the
fare is a straight rate of Is cents each
way. If paid in cash, six car tickets
can be purchased for 25 cents. These
tickets will now be on sale at nearly
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
GIVES INFORMATION
OF BOMB OUTRAGES

Chicago, June 3O.-Felix Sharkey,
once terror to the police. but now
crippled and gray. today divulged all
ho knew of the long series of bomb
outrages which have mystified the po-
lice OF Chicago. States Attorney Way
man. to whom Sharkey told his story,
laid strict embargo on silence upon
the narrator and the police officials.
who were present at the interview.
Yesterday Sharkey refused TO talk,
but a night in the Jail conquered his
stubboypness.
"Shariey has changed his story"
was the statement made by Mr.. Way
man. HE has told us all he knew"
Nothing further could be gained by
reporters. Arrests are expected.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
OFFICER KILLED
IN DUEL IN
GERMANY

New York, June 3o.-Although duel
ing Is nomi9Slly illegal In Germany,
details OF fnost remarkable encoun-
ter. lin which the preliminaries were
arranged by the state. are given in a
cablel from Berlin, which states that
Lieutenant Granier shot and killed
Lieutenant Iwitzers near Blanken-
burg Zwitzcrs, although married
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

the Eighth avenue house on the night
of June 8 and that the door between
his room and that of Leon Ling was
never open, had a sad lapse of mem
ory. 1t is clear he knows much more
tnan he has told.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
NO AID Fos: SCHOOLS WHICH
ALLOW CIGARETTE SMOKING

Chicago. June oO.-Universities
which permit cigarette smoking on
the part of students. must put an end
to the practice If they hope to receive
financial assistance from D. K. Pear,
sons. the Hinsdale millionaire philan-
throplst.
NO more OF my money goes to
those colleges which tolerate cigarette
smoking on the part Of students" he
declared.
This dictum was issued bv Pearsons
to Lucy Page CASTOR Of the Anti-Cigar-
cite league.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30

every drug store in the city and will
be saving to patrons of twenty cents
on the dollar. The tickets are also
more convenient to handle and carry
about
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
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DEAD BODY OF THE
MURDERER FOUND

Des Moines. June 3o.-The
dead body of Calvin Littlepage,
who yesterday murdered Mr..
and 44rs. Elmer Jameson.
parents of his divorced wife.
nesr Valley junction. was found
early today by John Richie,
-Chose farm is close to tho
Jameson home. Littlepage, de
spairing of escape from armed
posses, had committed suicide,
Y Onicers believe he was intent
upon reaching his wife, intend
ing to murder her, whea he
shot himself.
O G g O G Q . @ O @ Q Q Q 2
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
Big DAM MAY BREAK AND
FLOOD COLORADO TOWN

rect from the resident government en-
gineer, Ira Mcconnell.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
NO GUESS WORK

STANDARD DISPATCHES
ARE GENUINE AND GUAR
ANTEED BY THE GREATEST
NEWS GATHERING ASSO-
CATION IN THE WORLD
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-30
WEATHER FORECAST

u T A H-THE INDICATIONS ARE
THE WEATHER WILL BE GENER.
ALLY FAIR TONIGHT AND TO.
MORROW.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
COUNTY SEAT CASE.
On Trial in Circuit Court at Mound
City-Taking Testimony viii
Occupy All Week.

In the circuit court at Mound City
yesterday, Judge Duncan presiding
the contest over the county seat, be
tween Mound City and Mounds, was
taken up. Mound City began the
presentation of evidence that the
vote cast for Mounds at the election
some time ago did not represent a
majority of the legal voters of the
county. To show this witnesses We're
introduced yesterday from Grand
Chain, Olmsted and Pulaski who
gave their testimony and were eX'
cused to be recalled later for cross
examination by the defense. 1t is ex-
pected that all this week will be
taken up in the trial of the case,
Mound City is represented by Attor-
neys Wall, Castor and Bradley OF
that city. and Leek of Cairo, and
Mounds is represented by Attorneys
Lansden and Green or Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
|Sinfully
Low Wages
of Working
Girls
By ELIZABETH McCULLEM
going to offer more.

going to offer
arguments presented by these persons when their atten-
called to the affairs that the class OF worn
any than they paying Does not every one who
giving strength time work deserve compensation that viii
provide the the body? Tell how
big business continue operating it no.
those so-caed positions? These corned under
found impossible their
would have to be paid the business would have
TO close its simply could continue without tc
do this work.
The problem average worker especially the worker
very very discorang hopeless long Ne any submit to
Injustice rather than fight for what is due
There is no use lighting tuberculosis and crime, in
preaching religion expecting results until the present material
ditons O people greatly improved.
Prohibit employer engaging girl unless she give EVIL
dependent upon her earnings for living The woman
father who doing his duty IN providing for her
has no right take who for themselves
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
POPLAR BLUFF FIRE
Hail Million Dollar Loss-Entire
Block Of Buildings Destroyed
Origin Not Known.

Fire OF mysterious origin destroyed
nearly a half million dollars worth
OF property in the business section
of Poplar Bluff. Mo-, Sunday morn
ing. A half-dozen different buildings
have been suggested as the point
where the conflagration started, but
nObdy seems to know.
Four young men coming out of a
restaurant on Fourth street at 2:;34
this morning were startled by seeing
flames issuing from the second story
of the Reynolds Hotel building owned
by Jesse Reynolds. president of the
Butler bank. Although this building
was uninsured, he calmly said as IL
was rapidly consumed, Let it burn
| paid for it. | shall replace it with
a fine structure"
Nobody was killed but many pei.
sons We're overcome by heat Mrs.
Fred Treece, fleeing from a roomng
house, fell down stairs, fracturing her
right shoulder Albert Sparknan, a
salesman, awoke when flames sur
rounded him in bed in the Ferguson
IIorstman store, but escaped.
Wind Veered
When the entire block was roar.
ing furnace, with sparks igniting
building in adjoining blocks. the wind
yeered driving the flames back over
the burned district and saving the re
mainler of the business section.
Heaviest losers. Ferguson &
Horstman, hardware, $4,000; Orch
ard Boyt dry goods and groceries,
81 600; j. Rubenstein dry goods and
clothing, $4,000; Lilies G. Williams,
gents furnishings, $4,000; n G.
Davis, dry goods and clothing, s4s,-
coo; Jesse Reynolds building, s75..
600; Wright Dalton, Bell Anchor
store, $4,000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
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: LEGAL DECISIONS :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Shifting Channel as a State Bound

Shifting Channel as a State Bound
ary-When Oregon became a state
the boundary between it and Wash
ngton was the main channel of the
Columbia river. The diminishing
depth of that channel. the ietties con
structed by Congress, processes OF
accretion, and the dimunition of the
volume and depth OF water, have
made another channel more import
ant and properly the main channel.
In Washington Y. oregon, % SUI
preme Court Reporter, 63l, the Fed
eral Supreme Court held that, what
ever changes had occurred in the
former channel, its varying center
was still the true boundary, and sug-
gested that the course of wisdom
would be for the interested states to
gain the consent of congress to secure
the aid of commissioners who could
adjust as far as possible the juris
iiction and this elusive boundary,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
REVIVAL MEETINGS
OF Second Christian Church Continue
Through This Week--Specla
Music For Tonight.

The evangelistic services continue
to be largely attended. The solo BY
little Miss Jones, a girl of nine years,
was entitled Jesus Wants Ne For a
sunbeam and was sung with a great
illustrated solo, Where Is My Wan.
iering Boy Tonight" was much en-
loyed. The subject of Rev. Hills
sermon was The Advantage of Re
Numbering God In Youth and the
lesson was taken from Ecclesiastes
II. The special music for tonight will
be duet. The announcement was
made that services will be held the
balance of the week.