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Evening star., 1909-05-29

myself on the evening of the mill in
Philadelphia.
Not long after reaching the farm l saw.
back OF the farmhouse. a couple of chicks
of brood that must have been all OF
four days old engaging in an ambitious
but not very sanguinary scrap. and that
brought the impeRding sWat.est at Phila-
delphia back 10 my mind.
Immediately | began to get busy trying
to find out how | was going TO learn the
resulr of that Philadelphia fight before
the frost-touched persimmons began to
drop. pat on a very much abused.
Sou-see- -how-I-a I-am-tied-up face when
presented this problem to the important
member of my family.
*
You've got me snagged down here In
the Zeke region" | complained petulant-
ly. "and now it'll probably he next Thurs
day week come Michaelmas before | find
out who won that Philadelphia fight"
This was tactless opening. OF course.
for il gave the important member of the
family the chance 10 counter with the
inquiry TO which | considered the more
desirable. visit with her on a perfectly
nice clean farm or an opportunity TO be
with four or five thousand ruffians I'm
front of A. ring in which a couple of
brutes we're endeavoring 10 beat each
other 10 death. The full force of this
one Was avoided by clinching. and then
] was told as follows:
There 6 telephone right in the dining
room of this farmhouse and all you've
got 10 do is TO ring up one of your
friends on the Philadelphia papers
and find out about the hideous affair.
Er-which do YOU think is going to win,
the black man or the white one
Mention of the telephone sounded pretty
good | went into the dining room of the
farmhouse 10 have a look at the phone
lAFnfE
telephone, hung right underneath the
chrome of the pinky>cheeked curly-hared
blond angel lady carrying the waxy-
faced deceased baby aloft toward the
milky way.
In order to make certain. however, that
II wasn't merely a maybe phone or a
piece of hriC-a- -brac belonging on the
what-not. | gave the bell twist and
called up central-central being the viii
lage five miles away-aud asked for
Philadelphia
Evening star., 1909-05-29

Il drifted up in front OF the stool of a
puff-lidded bookmaker. who had got into
the habit of bawling at people who nudged
up TO his chair to get bets down. He kept
himself surrounded with a bunch of cheap
Pinkerton cops to keep the pikers back.
as he expressed 1.-THE was wearing wood
en- shoes. by the way. when he came TO
this country from Poland as youngster-
and when anybody unfamiliar with his
game edged toward him on a big race day
with anything scanter than N-Spot in
his dn that big-h headed chalker would give
Evening star., 1909-05-29

sure had me rocking. and. along toward
the wind-up of that racing year, there
were days when supper money looked AS
big to me as seven-foot 'longshoreman
on a mixed-ale drunk. | had los, all
OF my horses out of selling races, and /
was gumshOeing around the Chicago bet
ting rings making ,rabby little 81 and 81
bets with the dead-line layers and try
ing to stink a long shot over to start
me in business again.
"One stake race day at the fall meeting
at Washington Park | was paving around
in the middle of the big betting ring gang
trying to get 3 to l against the favorite
in a big event. | had only 81 left out of
the big bundle I'd been packing around
earlier in the season, and / wanted to get
50 to 81. The horse had opened at that
figure. but had been cut to oia to l in
some of the books.
Evening star., 1909-05-29
special Correspondence of Tho Star.

NEW YORK. May %. 1909.
HIS is about how
Evening star., 1909-05-29

Il looked at the things Corrigan had
slipped into my hand. The things were
ten one-thousand-do dollar bills.
, 1909-05-08
ST. 0 STATION.

London, May 5HI-The birmingham Polo
Club has accepted the challenge Of the
American Association, and the match VIII be
played in June.
1t is announced that England and Russia
will advance a loan to Persia, payable upon
fixing a date Tor Il new general election.
The Times denies the governments apa-
Thy towards aviation. 1t is alleged the War
Office was in ignorance that Captain Dunue
Of the Royal Engineers inverted, built and
operated a biplaue superior to Wlight'~ with
ia a few days and that he severed rel tons
with the work at Farnbolough upon the eve
Of demonstration upon a large scale. The
Times a ks for an explanation of facts which
may possibly be fraught with the s@rove8t
consequences.
, 1909-05-08


ingness to take any place that she could get
on the ship, even On the deck and to pay
more than she had already pald; IN NIL eases
she was lnsultlngly refused, "no, not even on
the Goals eau you go, 'tue Snip is full
no more even II you would be taken: still
more even beng taken up to the Inst, and
this was done atthougn 1t Is Wei known that
the United States Laws rs We'll a. thosa Of
other countries limit the numoec ot pa9sen-
gers amt prescribe th9 nature ant extent
of accommodations aud food amt water here
no such consideration was taken AMI could
be taken the oujy thorn IA the eyes OF the
Mighty Ones on board was the Return lick
ct issued by Outerbrldge he is still in
office, his signature was not and could not
be disputed nor ignored the good ship
"Parilnu" could and would by all civilized
Laws and Rational Cuatoms have been com
PEELED TO take Mss Pllnce on TINS voyage,
or sentenced to pay n..ila@es% out the hl5u-
ly educated and ~qI.rk"ltted Heads knew
that time dli not ,..yW OF such q step. 4
long conference Vas held, and ultimately,
probably after the captain had come on the
scene, the offer was made that Miss Prince
would Ue allowed to 20 if she would agree
to sleep IN Il bunk with another person aud
on top Of her sister away up IN the forward
part Of the ship a. for her trunks, which
had already been received on board, the
smart Purser declared that he would throw
it in some boat OF other to be brought
ashore, the Police guard protested against
anything coming back from the steamer, and
he theu said he'd take it to Quarantine Sta
ton III St Thomas OF carry it along to New
York. After protracted and untasty discus
s'on, the Purser Ultimately sad that Miss
Prince could get "a place, IT she would take
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
DENVER CUT OFF FROM
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Wires Down, Fire Alarm System Al
most Destroyed, Six Thousand
Telephone Wires Useless.

Denver, Colo. March 24.-Eight
inches Of wet, clinging snow. follow
ing several hours of steady rain, did
damage in Denver last night estimated
at from 100000 to 100000 and cut
of all communication with the outside
world 30 completely that up to late
hour this evening, 1t had not been re-
stored. Every wire OF the western
Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies, every toll line OF the telegraph
company was carried down by the
heavy snow along with hundreds OF
POLES, the city's flre alarm system was
almost destroyed. six thousand teic-
phone wires in the city wero rendered
useless and hundreds OF trees In inc
parks and along tho boulevards were
badly damaged. For several hours
this morning street car service was
at a standstill and thousands OF peo-
pie plodded to work through the siush-
Suburban electric lines wero put out
OF commission and trains on all rsii
roads were many hours late, as tue
train dispatchers were helpless.
In the vicinity OF Seventh and Lam
mer streets poles are down for ois-
tance OF mile, and the sreat mass oi
telephone. telegraph and eiectrc
wires In falling, carried with them
part of the Larimer street vIanuce
and completely blocked railroad anu
street car traflc Many small hros
were caused by broken and crossed
Wires
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
MRS. RUSSELL CULBERTS0N
IS VICTIM OF MOST
BRUTAL MURDER
She Was Found She'd Bound Gagged DYING From Use Of Car
boc AcdBeore Lapng Into Inconsistencies She Said Man
and Woman Had Committed the Crime-No Trace of
the Murderes Has Been Found

Vincennes, Ind. March 25.-Mrs.
Jesse Oyerton Culbertson, who was
found in dying condition last night
as the result of the use OF carbolic
acid. died today.
She was found In the shed at the
home of her husbands father and
mother, Joshua Brazelton and wife,
bound and gagged. Her arm and head
We're bruised as If she had struggled
with a robber After being carried
into the house. she said, "A man and a
woman dragged me out of the closet
into the shed, and forced me to swal-
low something" Then she became
unconscious and continued so until
her death.
The woman's husband, Russell Cul-
bertson Is bookkeeper at Lawrence
Vile. Ills He declares be Is conil-
dent that his wife was murdered by
persons whose identity he knows. but
he would give no further Information.
except TO the police. Mrs. Culbertson
lately had received several letters
threatening that If she did not give
ur her husband she would be Killed.
The handwriting has been Identified
as that of woman who was friend
Of the Culbertson family before the
husband was married. In the pocket
of Mrs Culbertsons apron. the last
of the letters was found. IL bore only
the word goodbye, and contained
cross bone mark.
The CulbertSons were married last
January. The wife came here several
years ago from Texas as a trained
nurse
Last Monday, when Mrs. Culbertson
went to the railroad station to buy a
ticket for Lawrenceville. where she
visited her husband, she discovered
she was being watched by a short
heavy man of middle age. who hur-
ned to a telephone as soon as he
learned her destination.
Members of the BraZleton family
say they knew the house was beng
watched, and that they notified the
police and took every precaution not
to leave Mrs Culbertson alone. Her
husbands parents supposed she was
in the kitchen while the tragedy was
being enacted In the shed.
The entire police force is investigat-
ing the case but so far no trace OF
the murderers has been found.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
KIDNAPE
BY TWO
MEN
Five Los Angeles Boys
Tell Wild Tale of
Abduction

Los Angeles, March 25.-Relating a
wild taie OF abduction and mnd auto
mobile ride through the Crescent bay
beach cities, five Los Angeles school
boys. who disappeared yesterday ar
ternoon and for whom scores OF rela-
uNes and friends searched throughout
the city last night. were located about
midnight In Venice.
Inc boys. whose ages range from .
TO II, claim they were taken from
the city by two men who asked them
u they wanted TO ride through the
city.
Despite severe crosS-questionings OF
'he Venice police. the boys could not
be shaken from their statements
They said they had repeatedly asked
the men to be allowed To get out OF
The machine, when they saw they
were being driven out OF tswn. Their
pleadlngs, the boys Say. we're answer
cd with thre5Is OF violence II was
only when the automobile broke down
between Santa Monica and North
Point that the boys had chance TO
escape. Ihey were found on the Ven
ice oeach8nd turned over 10 the au-
thorItles.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25

executive council, composed largely
OF Americans, Is responsible entirely
for the present crisis. were the dec
laratlons made last night by Luis
Munoz Rivera, chairman OF tho com
mission now here.
Tho commission was appointed by
the house OF delegates to lay before
President Taft, congress and the AM
erlcan people, the reasons Tor the ex-
listing conditions In the island. and to
ask for concessions from this coun-
try, both In regard to the form or gov
crnment for the island and on the tar
III proposition. Commissioner Rivera
claimed that all the Porto Ricans ask
for is Justice and that the Americans
are not giving them this He said
that the house Of delegates has been
made practically nonentity by the
executive council. corresponding to the
upper house, and that the upper body
refused to listen to the house of dele.
gates in the recent extraordinary ses-
sion of the Porto Rican congress.
Commissioner Larrinaea. delegate
from Porto Rico to congress, Will en-
deavor today to arrange for an inter
view for the commission with PresIe
dent Taft
In regard to tariff on coffee he do
clared that, as a result OF the Ameri-
can occupation of the island. the price
Of the article had dropped from S36
to SO a 100-pounds. all its foreign mar
kets having been taken away as re-
suit Of the American tarifT laws.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
.LAGUNA DAM NEAR
YUMA ALMOST
COMPLETED
LAST CARLOAD OF ROCK HAS
BEEN DUMPED IN APRON.
Diversion Weir Is Being Cleared OF
All CONSTRUCTION Equipment,
Preparatory to Opening.

Yuma. Ariz., March 25-The last
carload of rock has been dumped into
the apron of~Laguna dam, and the
great diversion weir is being cleared
OF all its construction equipment,
preparatory to the opening celebration
on March 80 and 81.
Laguna dam extends across the Col
orado river and is located about Il
miles above the city OF Yuma 1t was
built by the United States reclamation
service at cost OF more than a mil
lion dollars. The dam Is not a stor-
age basin, but diversion weir. which
allows the water to pass through
sluice gates on either side or the
river into main channels from which
many laterals and bitches Will ex-
tend over about 100000 acres under
the Yuma project.
Work on the dam was commenced
in July, 1908. The damNis 4,77O feet
long.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
RECALL ELEC ION
IN Los ANGELES
TOMORROW
FIRST MAYORALTY ELECTION OF
THIS KIND HELD IN UNION.
Prevailing Prediction Is That George
Alexander VIII Be Chosen
as Mayor.

Los Angeles, March 2o.-Tomorrow
Ia the date>of the recall election for
the office of mayor, the first mayoralty
States under the recall provision of
municipal law.
While there is little doubt about the
result tomorrow, the occasion forms
one of the most important epochs In
the city's history. There Is practical
ly no doubt that George Alexander,
the candidate of the Municipal league
and other units In the element which
forced the recall of Mayor Harper.
and finally compelled the latter's res
ignation under fire. will be chosen
Alexander. who Is 72 years old. is 4
Republican and former supervisor of
Los Angeles county. His only oppon"
ont on the recall ballot is Frederick
Wheeler, candidate of the Socialists.
The latter would cut no figure In the
result but for the fact that various
factions, which were behind ex-Mayor
Harper. arc said to be secretly sup
porting Wheeler for the purpose Of
defeating Alexander il possible. There
are rumors that there will be con-
contrdtlOn OF VoteS OH Soiue yet u"
named candidate, whose name may
be written upon the ticket, but 1t Is
not thought probable. Mayor w. b.
Stephens (Republican), who was elect
ed mayor by the city council to sue"
ceed Harper, has refused to be con
sidered a candidate at tomorrow cleo
tlon and is supporting Alexander
The feature of the election is that
partisan politics Is cutting no figure
whatever in the result. Republicans
and Democrats, alike, supporting Alex
ander,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF
WORLDS MARKETS
PRICES OF STOCKS
ADVANCE UNIFORMLY Y

New York, March 25-Prices OF
stocks advanced quite uniformly
throughout the list in the opening
transactions today. The dealings.
however, were on moderate scale.
Utah copper rose /, Consolidated Gas
"a and Reading SIS. Weakness In
Reading and the Hill and Hartman
stocks caused the list to fall below
Yesterdays final prices. Offerings
were small, and when several special
ties began to show strength, the gen.
eral market became steady.
Prices backed and filled within a
narrow range without a consistent
tone. A scattered demand Tor some
CT the low priced railroad stocks stir-
fened the list
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
IS
ENR0UIE.
HOME
Says God and Destiny
Call Him Back to
Venezuela

Paris, March 25.-Cipriano Castro,
the fo7zn CT s6TesidS5e OF Venezuela, and
the members CT Ills party. left this
city this morning Tor Bordeaux. AL
the railroad station. Senor Castro con-
fided TO sDall group OF Venezuelan
adhereuts and admirers. his intention
OF re-establishings his power in Ven
czuela by revolution. should this be
necessary. After entering the car.
where he donned the gild embroidered
skull cap. that has figured in every
description of Castro when he was
an occupant of the yellow house at
Caracas, the deposed president OF
Venezuela leaned from a window anu
spoke to his countrymen with an earn
estness and passion which left no
doubt in their minds that he was con
vinced that he was another Napoleon
returning from Elba to re-conquer
his country.
Like Francis l, all IS lost save hon
or" eXPresident Castro declared. Il
am going back to Venezuela. My
country needs me and my mission"
Castro declared that his trip to Eur
ope had been misunderstood both al
home and abroad. He had come TO
the continent not only because he
needed medical treatment, but also TO
serve his country by interesting for
eign capital in Venezuelan industries.
He spoke bitterly OF the treachery or
Juan Vicente Gomez. and predicted
that those now In control OF the state
would drive the country Into bank
rUptcy.
In conclusion, Castro denounced as
lies, the stories OF his fabulous wealth,
and said he WAS not even rich enough
10 remain in Europe, where, further
more. life had no attractions for him.
His impassioned nature. he explained,
yearned for activity and forced him
again into the tumult AS the train
pulled out of the station, Castros
parting words were:
IL believe that God and destiny call
me back to Venezuela. | Intend to
accomplish mission there. ever
though it involve ruin"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Amalgamated Copper 20 5-y.
American Car and Foundry. AZ II.

Amalgamated Copper, 20 5-S.
American Car and Foundry. AZ II.
american Locomotive, So l-2.
American Smelling, 81.
American Smelling. pfd., l0S 3-S.
American Sugar Refining, 1YU.
Anaconda Mining Co., ~ S-S,
Atchison Railway, 10S L.
Atchison Railway. prd., 103 IL.
Baltimore and Ohio, 109.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, II IL.
Canadian Pacific. l67 3-4,
Chesapeake and Ohio. 90.
Chicago Northwestern, 179.
Chicago. Mil. and St Paul. las l-S.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 32 1-z.
Colorado and Southern, 63 l-S.
Delaware and Hudson, 176.
Denver and Rio Grande, 40 1-S.
Denver and Rio Grandc, pfd., S5 7-S.
Erie Railway, 26.
Great Northern, pfd., 143
Great Northern Ore cts. 6S.
Illinois Central. 143 3-4.
New York Central. 12S Is.
Reading Railway. 152 IL.
Rock Island Co.. "a 1-2.
Rock Island Co, pfd.. 64 5-S.
Southern Pacific, l20 IL.
Southern Railway, "a IL.
Union Pacific, $50 7-S-
United States Steel, "A rs.
United States Steel, pfd-, Ill.
Wabash Railway, is Ia
Western Union.T So.
Standard Oil Company. 654.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
" II | I | A
I @ AID
POLICE
lEIzBHEag. e,
He Viii! Work With Them
in Prosecution of
Kidnapers

Cleveland Marcn 25,-'rhe last
doubt in the minds OF the local police
officers as to the identity OF the man
held for the kidnapping OF Willie Whit
la, OF Sharon, Pa, was removed to-
day, when Thomas r. Boyle, or Shar-
Oh. Visited the prisoner. He said the
prisoner Is his brother James.
Thomas Boyle arrived here early to-
day, and was allowed TO see his broth
or. Arrangements were made TO op-
tain an attorney for the prisoner ana
take up his defense The prisoners
brother also saw Mrs. Boyle. but could
say nothing regarding her other than
that she Is the wife OF James Boyle
He said be knew nothing of her, and
That she Is unknown in Sharon.
The police are making efforts to
learn of the woman's past history.
Attorney ]. P. Whitla father OF Wi
lie. accompanied by Chief OF Police
Craig Of Sharon, called up CHER i<oh-
Ter today TO arrange the details for
prosecuting Boyle and his wife. MIR.
Whitla said he would lend every or.
fort TO this end, and expressed hys
desire to work in harmony with the
officials.
Whitla also checked up the $s.SsS
taken from Mrs. Boyle. He identified
the bills and their wrappings as those
he prepared for the kidnapers and
which he paid over at tho little East
Enc candy store last Monday. Dlr.
Whitla returned TO Sharon today,
1t was stated at police headquarters
that the prisoners would be released
TO the Pennsylvania authotiues as
soon as the extradition papers were
signed This may be completed TO-
day, but is not expected until tomor-
,nu
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
KILLED IN A
T FREIGtH Il I
WRECK
THREE MEN BURIED UNDER DE-
RALLIED CARS.
One a Resident of Winnemucca, Me-
vada. and tho Other Two Unknown
Passenger Traffic Is Delayed.

Three men were killed and traffic
blocked for hours by the deraillng of
three cars of freight train today near
Cosgrove. flag station on the South
ern Pacific railroad. eighteen miles
west of Wlnnemucca
The dead:
Lon Versmo, WInnemucca:
Two tramps, names unknown
All of the train crew escaped injury.
The train was In charge Of Con-
ductor Gflmartin and was thrown from
the track By broken rail.
A wrecking train Is at the scene Of
the accident and it is expected that
the track will be cleared by o'clock
this afternoon
A search of the wreck. by trainmen
disclosed two tramps who we're COW
cred up in the debris One of them
was killed and his companion was Sc
riously injured and died soon after.
The bodies of the two men were dug
out OF. the wreck as quickly as pos
sible and the authorities at Winnie
mucca notified Of the disaster.
Assistant Superintendent Tom Row
lands, In charge of wrecking crew,
hurried to the scene of the accident.
No details Of the wreck, except
those given above. have been received
at local railroad headquarters, and
Superintendent Manson left for the
scene on the fast mail train this after
noon and later reports will probably
tell the story of the wreck in full.
AS a result of the wreck. Southern
Pacific passenger train No. A. due at
Ogden this afternoon at 5:35, Is mark
ed up five hours late, the eastbound
Overland Limited passing Cosgrove a
few minutes before the wreck occur
red and arriving on time this after
noon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25
PASSENGERS IN PULLMAN CAR
ROBBED IN YARDS AT
WEST DENVER
Robbers Drag Negro Porter Out of Berth Threatening Him With Death
He Made Oucry After Which They Hold Up Other Occupants
Of Car, and Make Their Escape With Four Hundred Dollars
in Cash-Woman Passenger Not Disturbed

Denver. March 25.-Two highway
men entered a Pullman car In the
Denver and Rio Grande yards at West
Denver early today, held up the pas
seneers. six in number, and the con
ductor and porter, and got away with
about sfO0 In cash. The only woman
passenger. Mrs. n. r. Hussey, of
Booth Bag Harbor, Maine, was not
moleste6.
The car was part Of Denver &c
Rio Grande train No 4, which was
held UP at Military Junction a few
weeks ago. The train was several
hours late In reaching Denver, and the
passengers Of the Pullman were not
awakened. but the car was backed
down into the yards at West Denver
10 wait until morning, About five
minutes after the engine had been de-
tached, James F. Bruce. the negro por-
ter, was dragged out OF his berth by
two masked men. who threatened to
kill him If he made an outcry. One of
the two men stood guard over Bruce.
while the other awoke the occupants
OF the car. lined them up with the
porter and searched them.
y. R. Hussey of Booth Bay Harbor,
Maine, was relieved OF $50. Mrs. Hus-
sey was sleeping In an adjoining
berth, but In response TO Mr.. Hussey's
pleading, she was not disturbed VII.
liam y. Wallace Of Muscatine. Iowa,
was relieved of S142: C. W. Griffey,
OF the Alta Mining and Smelting com
pany. OF Florence. Ariz, was relieved
oil S110. and A. w. Forest of Columbus.
Ohio. gave up about 500.
The robbers took nothing but mon
ey After completing their work, the
robbers marched the passengers, con-
ductor and porter Into a compartment
at one end OF the car, closed the door
upon them and then rushed TO the 9TH
er end Of the car and jumped on