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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
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Hour, 1t Strikes An
other Train.

Erie. Pa, Dec. 14-Thc big four
twentieth Century. No 26, eastbound,
second section, en- route from St
Louis 10 New York came together In
q rear'end collision with passenger
train No. 10 on the Lake Shore rail-
road nj Northeast. Pa, Is miles from
here last midnight BY a seeming
miracle, but three Italians were kill
cd, several other persons seriously IN.
1ured and probably 25 more or less
cut and bruised.
According TO the story brought here
by persons aboard a relief train sent
from here passenger train No. 10 for
some reason, as yet undetermined, had
not made the Northeast siding in time
10 give a clearance for the approach
OF the siXty-miles-an-hour flyer Ac-
cordlng to persons who were aboard
train No. 10, stop had been made at
Northeast. delaying the train for some
time Without warning, there came a
crash and a splintering OF wood and
before even warning cry could be
uttered the rear coach of train No
10 had been splIntered by the heavy
engine hauling the Twentieth Cen
tpry. Northeast being but a hamlet
and at night excommunicado except
by railway telegraph lines to the out
side world, news of the wreck trav-
eled slow. After midnight, a report
reached here that two freight trains
had run together bead-on, at North
cast. with no fatalities,
BY roundabout way, the report
was found TO be erroneous and that
two passenger trains had been ditch.
ed.
Immediately relief trains were
rushed from this place and Conneaut,
O., loaded with nurses and physio-
lans Hospitals in both places were
notified to be prepared to take care
OF many injured AmbulanceS and
dead wagons were lined up at the
railroad depot here IN anticipation of
a terrible catastrophe. At s 40 this
morning relief train arrived here
bearing the mutildted bodies of three
Italians and seven persons seriously
injured, These were all taken to the
mprgue and hospitals.
Persons aboard the fast flyer were
hardly aware that collision had TAX
en- place, as the engineer OF the flyer
upop seeing the rear signal lights OF
!, No. 10, applied emergency brakes in
time TO save damage TO his train en-
cent the mutilaton of the pilot and
headlight of his train.
Traffic was DELAYED about TWO hours
until the demolished coacn IN which
the three men met death had been
cleared from the right-of-way.
Cleveland. O., Dec, 14.-Sleet which
coated the rails and rendered air
brakes Intellectual was responsible for
the collision OF Lake Shore pasSen.
ger train No. 10 and the first Sec
ton of No &c at Northeast. Pa, ac-
cordng TO adyices received by Off
cias Of the road here early today
The breakdown OF an engine on an
earlier train, il was learned, caused
train NO 10 TO be stopped at the
block at Northeast When the Big
Four Twentieth Century" came along,
efforts to bring it to standstill were
only partially successful and il slid
into the rear coach OF train No. 20.
which was a smoking car.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
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AMERICANS INJURED
IN CANADIAN WRECK

Winnipeg, Man, Dec. II =
The Canadian Northern cx-
press was wrecked 100 miles
east OF here early today. in
juring 10 persons. Most Of
these were American settlers
on their way TO their old homes
for Christmas.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14

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Omaha. Neb.. Dec. 14.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1000 Market l0c lower. MAI
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27

ing in some way the impress Of Hirobumi Ito.
 At the end of the Russo-Japa war he became the resident governor general of Gorea, and no doubt he there incurred the enmity that result ed in his death His career in Corea was admittedly successful. He wise ly and firmly established order and the reign of law and equity, and public education, and prosperity. Corea is now practically a part of the empire of Japan, and as such it is secure against aggression and it has a voice in the affairs of the world.
 But there is no accounting for in- diyidual assassins. The one that slew Prince Ito slew a good friend of Corea as well as a great leader of Japan. About 40 years ago Prince Ito visited the United States, as he had before visited England. Japan has lost a wlse counsellor, an enlightened and progressive statesman and a trusted public leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
A Visitors Observation.

F. P. McPh erson of Chicago, vice president of the Cable Piano company, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He once or twice a year, and on this trip he says that he finds business greatly improved over last spring when he was In this section.
 "The Birmingham district seems to be in fine shape again." said MT. Mc- running at full capacity, with the Ten nessee company's big steel plant at Ensley in full operation and large i'm provements started by that compaAy and with the small industries busy il is easy to see that thifsdistrict is en- tivity. Judging from VI nSt Is in sight I would think it safe to say that the winter of 1909-10 will be the most prosperous in the history of Birming ham.
 "There is one drawback to the south remark-too much politics. And Ala bama seems to have more political campaigns than any other state. In the north, east and west there are fre- quent elections but the campaigns are sh ort, sharp and decisive, as the say ing goes. Tn Alabama there seems So be continuous performance of poll tics.
 This constitutional amendment cam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
VOTE ON BONDS.
Carbon Hill Wants Better Light and
 Water Plant.

Carbon Hill, October 26.-(Special.)-At the mass meeting held in the school building last night J. B. WealSley of Bir- mingham spoke in the interest of the bond issue. On next Saturday the voters of Carbon Hill will vote either for or against the issue, as the question has been submitted to the voters of the town. A few weeks ago the board of mayor and aldermen decided to issue bonds to raise money to put the light and water works on a firmer basis If the majority of the electors voted for it. There is some oppo- sition to the issue. Col. E. l.. McElroy spoke against 1t in the mass meeting last night. Mayor George 8. Glider, who pre- sided over the mass meeting, turned the meeting over to the young men, who went into au organization of a Young Mems Prohibition Amendment club. Gus 1aiinarx acted as temporary chairman. On motion of A. s. Scot. Mir Hallmark wer elected permanent chairman. Then Professor Dryer was elected vice presi- dent. Jarcea Coker, secretary. The chair man appointed the following committees: Membership, J. B. Broom Sam Sides, J. R. Sides, c. S. Howard, L.. Sides; pro- gramme committee, A. s. Scott s. H. Wood, James Coker and Professor Dyer. Regular meeting will be held on Mon day nights. The programme committee will arrange an interesting programme for next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
Assassination of Prince Ito

One of the elder statesmen of Japan has fallen by the hand of Corean at Harbif; Manchuria. Prince Ito was 6S years old, and his active life covers the period in which Japan has r1seh to the front rank of nations. It is one of the great powers of the world, and perhaps no adviser of the Emperor in this period was more trusted than the statesman who was struck down at the zenith of his fame by an assassin. It was he whose hand and brain were busy when Japan needed new con stitution, and scarcely any great move ment in Japan's great development period has taken place without bear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
Lleht Wanfed laSlfad of Abuse

The Opelika News is not bit il- luminatiye. It throws no light on the situation Below is paragraph clipped from its latest number:
 Who is it now living that ever ex- pected to live to see the day come In Alabama, when a few broken down, repudiated and extinguished ex-poltical leaders and ex-officehoiders. would get out on the stump and attempt to make intelligent people believe that they and the whisky sellers, blind tiger operators and gamblers following their leadership are trying to defend the homes of Alabama against the ruinous onslaughts of the Christian ministers, and sisters of this state? Just stop one moment, dear reader, and think of the ridiculousness of the wooden horse laugh.
 Instead of wasting it's space in such idle talk, the News should get at essentials. It should strive to make clear and plain what Is now obscured and hidden. There are many things 1t could present-many things that it's readers do not understand. Mere abuse throws no light on anything.
 When the Opelika News changes its methods it should take up section 2, which needs deal of light. It reads: TNfh tt, RF bama shall be construed to prevent the legislature, under the police power, from designating where such liquors may be stored or kept" Let the News tell it's readers what clause of the constitution of Alabama stands at pres ent in the way. If no clause stands in the way then section Is simply sense less. But it is not senseless. It was planned by cunning, acute peo- pie. Some clause of the constitution forbids the legislature from saying where liquors shall not be stored or kept. If the News will put it's journal istic finger on the clause that stands in the way then indeed we will all be enabled to see the situation as it real ly exists. We will then be in posi- tion to judge section on it's merits.
 The News can explain section in a few words by answering without evasion and with frankness and sin cerity the question herewith sub | mitted, namely, what clause in the constitution of Alabama does section refers to? As a member of the op- position The Age-Herald pauses, so to speak, for reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
DIsAoREEs WITH GOVERNOR.

Dl0tSnEEo WI I n 1ON GhINOhs From the Montgomery Advertiser of Oc-
 tober 26.
 For the first time in Montgomery since the passage of the drastic prohibition laws, a case coming under the F uller law was tried in the city court yesterday.
 The feature of the trial of the case was developed when Judge Armstead Brown, a Conner appointee, who presided during the trial, in his charge to the jury. took direct and diametric issue with the man who elevated him to the bench and declared that it was unlawful to sell, give away or otherwise dispose of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors outside of your residence; and that 8 residence, within the meaning of the law, was a building or structure which was used exclusively as residence and did not comprehend or include building, a part of which was used as a storehouse. and that he did not agree with Governor Conner that a man could give friend a drink on his premises outside of his actual residence at barbecue or otherwise.
 He further said that no one had right to give another bottle of beer at barbecue and that if he did he was guilty under the construction of the Fuller law.
 On tbis point Governor Conner said in a speech he delivered In Tallassee, De- tober 2:
 Then again, the opposition would have you believe that it Is wrong for man to keep liquor in his own home. I had a man say to me the other day. Can I order liquor for my own homer Ger tainly. Then I'm for the amendment
 This amendment does not prevent your using the mail or the telephone or the telegraph, and having liquor shipped to you, and you can carry it to your own home. You can order @ pint. you can order quart, you can order gallon, a barrel Or five barrels. You can bring in a friend and treat him; you can bring in two friends or five friends. You can have a little supper party in your own home, or you can give barbecue in your front yard. And you can give each guest so much liquor that he will go home dead drunk That's what you can do under this amendment
 The case involved the trial of W. F. Brinsfeld, who was arrested September 24 by Officers Cloud and Sykes on South Court street. where he runs a pressing establishment.
 Tho testimony showed that the officers entered a bed room and found a quan- tity of beer and some empty whisky bot ties in an adjoining room. The officers said they found nine men in the room when they entered it and that two of the number were drinking beer.
 For the defendant, the testimony tend ed to show that the beer was what re- mained left over from a barbecue the same day on Catoma creek, and had been left in the room where it was found. but a short time previous to Brinsheld's arrest.
 The jury returned verdict of not guilty and Brinsfield was dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
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Nav Ynrk,s Approaching Election

The election of a mayor is not all there is at stake in New York, for on Tuesday next borough presidents and other officials are to be elected. The borough president has charge of streets and buildings. He cannot erect new schoolhouses. nor has he charge of the cleaning of streets, but other wise he is supreme in his borough in all other matters relating to streets or buildings.
 The president of Manhattan and the president of Brooklyn each cast two votes in the board of estimate, the presidents of the three remaining bor- oughs cast one each, making seven in all. The other nine votes in the board of estimate are cast by the mayor. the controller and the board of aldermen.
 Now the candidates for all these of nc6S except Il1S Luety Ol dl O eiAiAS OH the Hearst and Barnard tickets. In order to control, therefore, the gov ernment of the big city Tammany must not only be able to elect Judge Gaynor but also to secure a majority of the votes cast in the board of es- innate. It needs, too, the cooperation of the borough presidents. To gain all these places it must outvote both Hearst and the republicans. Judge Gaynor may be elected by a plurality, and yet the opposition may secure con- trol of the board of estimate where power is chiefly concentrated.
 It would be a drawn fight if Judge Gaynor should be elected by plural ity and the fusionists should elect the borough presidents and gain con- trol of the board of estimate in the complex government of the big city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
Zelaya and Estrada

The republic of Nicaragua stretches from ocean to ocean, and Managua, a city of about 25,00O population. is it's capital. The capital city is on Lake Managua near the Pacific coast. The little republic contains popula- tion of about 100000.
 Gen. Jose s. Zelaya has been pres ident of Nicaragua over 16 years. He is an able, ambitious man, and the other republics of Central America fear that he will attempt to absorb them in order to form stronger con- federacy over which he could rule.
 The revolt of General Estrada is no the most serious uprising President Zelaya has had to face, and at this writing 1t is impossible to say to what extent the rule of Zelaya is imperilled. Estrada seems to have secured control of the Atlantic coast, but that will not QO ulIQ SOOQ uniCoo hO Soh assail the capital and the more popu- lous provinces along the Pacific coast. President Zelaya has declared the ports on the Atlantic coast closed.
 Zelaya was greatly disappointed when the United States decided to build a ship canal across Panama in- stead of across the republic of Nicaragua, and he has ever since been scheming to consolidate the Gen. -tral American republics into-a single confederacy. The best judges of the situation do not expect Estrada to un- seat Zelaya. The latter is full of re- sources and he still holds the confi- dence of the stronger interests of Nicaragua As yet he has met with no serious reverses, and 1t is best to await further news before assum- ing that the supremacy of Zelaya is ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
THE UNION LIFE
 IS LIQUIDATED

Albany, N. T., October 26-On the appli- cation of Attorney General O'Malley which was joined in by the company, the New York supreme court today granted an order directing the liquidation of the Union Life Insurance company by the New York insurance department. Super intendent of Insurance Hotchiss concluded negotiations which have been pending be- tween representatives of the company and the Metropolitan Life Insurance company whereby the latter company reinsured all of the policy obligations of the Union Life Insurance company.
 An investigation of the Union Life In- surance company by the insurance depart ment showed that the company was im- paired and that it's management was sub ject to criticism.
 The Union Life Insurance company was originally organized in March, 1901, as an assessment company, as the Life Asso- citation of America, but became a stock company in 1903 In 1908 it assumed it's present name. It's capital stock is di- vided into 10000 shares of $20 each; It's ad- mitted assets as found by the examiners are $45606S.9S. It's policyholders number about 1000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
Returned from Maine.

w. B. Leedy has returned from a two months trip, most of his time having been spent in Maine. He went off for needed rest and he came back looking the picture of health.
 "when I wrote to The Age-Herald a few weeks ago about how prohibition does not prohibit in a state that has had con- stitutional prohibition more than 50 years, I had observed enough to show what a farce 1t was," said Mir Leedy, "but the longer I remained there the more I was impressed with the way violations of the law are connived at. In Bangor and in Portland I found many saloons and I was told that in addition to the bet ter class of places, where gentlemen drink, dives were very numerous. In fact, how to get rid of the dive seems to be a serious problem in Maine.
 "when we had the prohibition cam paign in Jefferson county under the local option law two years ago the commit tee sent Capt. T. c. Mcdonald, former chief of police, and another man of un- questioned veracity to investigate con- ditions in Maine. These gentlemen gathered frst-class evidence, including photographs, to prove that even under constitutional prohibition a large whisky traffic was carried on in Portland and In Bangor. But their reports were always followed up by the anti-saloon side with counter reports to the effect that prohf- bition did prohibit. What I would like to see done now is for the amenders and the anti-amenders each to send to Maine one of their men, known to the public and respected regardless of his opinions, as a joint committee of investigation. If such committee would visit the saloons of Maine together and then each man make his report simultaneously both sides would have the unvarnished truth and there could be no gainsaying be- cause each would have seen the same things and had practically the same experience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27

paign is pretty hot and 1t will doubt less grow hotter as election day ap- breaches. Prohibition seems to be agitating the entire south at this timS was in Virginia recently and heard a good deal of talk there about cam paign for statewide prohibition.
 Tn Georgia the prohibition wave is recedng. There has been a oompro- mise on beer and I found in Atlanta that the public was well satisfied with the beer solution as a substitute for the whisky saloon. I had beer served at my meals at the Piedmont hotel and beer was all I wanted. In Savannah the old time bar is still in evidence. Public sentiment there must be favor able to whisky, because no effort Is being made, so far as I could learn, to close the bars.
 Alabama has the most stringent prohibition laws in the country. So mild a drink as beer is prohibited here, and now I find that the people are to vote on an amendment which would even prohibit farmers wives from making blackberry wine for home use. ThSs proposed amendment would stand a better chance of ratification, I think, if 1t were less drastic. The people, how ever may like it this way. I shall watch the result on the 2sth of No- vember with curious interest.
 If the southern states would have fewer elections and shorter campaigns business would be all the better. but in spite of the south's excessive politics this part of the country is exceedingly thrifty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
MILEAGE FREIGHT
 RATE IS DESIRED

Jackson, Miss, October 2s.-President F. M. Lee of the Mississippi railroad commission was in the city today en route to Wilkinson county on his tour of his district for the purpose of hear ing complaints and recommendations as advertised, and spent the morning at headquarters in the capitol. In discuss ing railroad rates and the disposition of the railroads to refuse to adopt the rates promulgated by the railroads, he said:
 ''Why should there be any difference made in through and local freight rates in Mississippi? It has been contended by the railroad companies that it is be- cause these car lots come in the state on interstate rates to distributing cen ters or competing points, and are re- shipped to interior points, and when re- shipped take local rate. Why should this be? Is it right to build walls around inland towns, as it were, in shape of a freight tariff? This has. hampered the improvement of aur state for all these years, and S d be brought to an end by making mileage rate on all railroads in the state.
 "The merchant in the inland town should not have to pay more freight on any commodity than the merchant at a railroad crossing or distributing point. We should build up our state by deal ing fairly and giving the people of the state the benefit of its natural advan- tages-those afforded by its water ports. If We can establish a mileage freight rate in the state, then we will get the benefits of our water courses and not until then.
 .When a manufacturer can build plant anywhere on any railroad and get the same rate that anyone else can for the same distance then our state will build up like mushroom, except that it will be permanent. Why? Because he can ship his products to points of consump- ton as cheap as the other fellow and not be frozen out by some favored points. This will not hurt the railroads for 1t will build up the country and give them @ greater volume of business. This kind of freight rate should be promulgated because 1t is economy. It is right; it deals with all people alike; 1t gives the rich and the poor the same rate all the time. They get 1t in proportion to the number of miles 1t is hauled by the railroad.
 ? T hope the legislature will memor- ialze Congress to pass such laws as will give the needed relief for every state in the Union.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27
NATURES POET.

By Burns ITO J. Lapraik." I am nae poet in sense, But just a rhymer. like. by chance, An hae to learning nae pretense, Yet what the matter? Wheneer my muse does on me glance I jingle at her.
  A set O dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains in college classesl They gang in stirks, and come out asses Plain truth to speak; An syne they think to climb Parnassua By dint O Greek.
 !. Gle me a spark O Natures fire! That's a. the learning I desire; Then though I drudge through dub and mire
 At plough or cart, My muse. though homely in attire, May touch the heart.