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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
ST TRIKE is
IMMINENT I
Street Car Men Reject
Company's Wage
Schedule

Chicago. Aug. 20.-The rejection by
the north and west side street car
mems union last night OF the proposed
wage schedule offered BY President
Roach of the Chicago Railways com
pany, re-opened the controversy be
tween the street car companies and
their employees. and again brings with
i'm the range OF possibility strike of
all street car men of this city
An amicable settlement OF the dis
pute. however, is still hoped for. based
on the efforts which will probably be
made by President William Mahon of
the International Street Car Mems
union. who is expected here today
10 take charge of the situation.
Possibility OF 2 strike prompted
Acting Chief oil Police Schuettler 10
issue an order today instructing com-
manding officers 10 cancel all appli.
cations policemen for' furloughs.
and also 10 learn the whereabouts OF
all policemen now off duty.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20

, iaTmS- when the United States Will
need new and important markets. The
world may come 10 us In It's own ship9
tor tue products OF our farms. and raw
materials from our mines. but will NOT
como In It's own ships for the finish.
ed products of our factories When
thal Time comes. and Il Is nearer than
most OF us think. VIC will need and
must have international merchants TO
sell Tor lis In foreign lands. interim.
tional bankers to arrange our credits
with those who buy from re. and IN
international merchant marine TO car
ry our products To those who need
them
This people viii nay without
murmur for q big navy. But no one
seems 10 think that the business Of
such ships Is to fight and 10 fight ef.
fectually there must be auSiliary 10
IL a great merchant fleet OF ocean
going steamships 10 keen Il I'm fuel
men, and supplies. If this fleet of
ours should he unfortunately callcl
upon some day 10 do the thing II was
bliIt Tor. how would We keep il sup
Piled with the needful? No one cares
TO answer that
bSlitFe ludl lne HrSt DUTY or tho
United States is to establish perman.
ent lines of communication between
our ports and the principal ports OF
the world. especially those where our
products would be most likely TO nnI
a market The character OF the SCI.
Vice Of these lines should be clearir
stated. and bids Tor such service re-
Quested from responsible ship owners
and the service should be for fifteen
years, that such service should be bv
American-bullt vessels wholly owned
by a citizen or citizens OF the United
States; that they should be ohcercd
by citizens of the United States and A
reasonable proportion OF their crews
should also be citizens OF the United
States. Such A service would not DO
cheap. But the result would be a
steady growth of foreign commeccc.
new markets for our products. and a
fleet of merchant steamships ready for
government service when required
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
SHARP CRITICISM OF COURT OF
INQUIRY BY ATTORNEY DAVIS

Suttons mother. whom. he says. has
so faithfully sought TO relieve her son
from the Stigma of suicide 10 sub
NIT a statement for the consideration
of the public.
He refers 10 the language used In
The decision as "eminenlly unjudicial
and unnecessarily harsh
II am impelled 10 this course In large
part" saws Mt Davis. "by tho apprc-
hension that those. who know only
so much of the case as the press has
found IL possible 10 publish. may be
led TO think that the determination OF
body OF officers In the military ser
vice OF the country must be right
eous result. and that Mrs. sutton 5 at
titudc may have been justly estimat-
cd bv those to whom the honor of the
service. az well as the cause of JUS
tIce. was for the occasion committed"
Mr. Davis thon reviews exhaustive
Iv tho findings OF tho court and con
cludes by SAYING that the statement Is
on his own reFDonslbility and is glv-
en- out without conference with any
other person.
Nr. Davis declined TO state what
further action ne would take. although
II Was made evident that the cn1e
would not be dropped lie left The
city today TO be gone until OcIober,
and said that upon his return he would
bis purpose.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
CLEVER COUNTERFE|TFRS
ARE PLACED BEHIND BARS

he will plead guilty in tho federal
court
The final details of the swindling
plot, exposed by the police and J. n.
FetteT e Co. the Louisville brokers.
approached by Marion Roberts. show
that the plans OF the brothers con-
templaied taking even stock certit-
Gates OF railroads such as the Louis
vile & Nashville and Pennsylvania.
issuing counterfeit money To pay for
them and conducting an imaginary
burlness with imitation collateral
The brass bound trunk with Sl.0oo.-
600 IN Mexican notes is the most inn
port9nt capture
In 2 statement 10 tho press t<s
forenoon. W. G. Osborne. the broker
Of ]. 81. Fettcr & Co. who revealed
tho AFFAIR to the police. said thai Ma
rion Roberts had told him tho he7.f
ausrtors of the gang was at loS Wall
street. New York.
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Louisville. Ky. Aug. 2o-With the
exception Of a negro. who acted as
drsyman to cart from the counterfeit
mint at Harrods Greek. in this co,Jl-
~. the bogus 100 half peso Mexican
notes 10 this city. the police have put
behind tho bars all those supposed
To hnye been connected with the mill
honfollar counterfeit enterprise, IN
ear'hed In Kentucky yesterday.
John Roberts. who was IN charge of
the making Of the spurious moncy,
Marion Roberts. Iohn's partner Who
handled the negotiable end of Il.
Mamie Harp. and VIII koenig who
confessed 10 having printed tho uoic6.
were all arrested Mrs. Harp and
Ioeals we're released. Koenig under
sl'6uo bonds and Mrs. Harp on her
rWn recognizancc. The Roberts broth
ers are under si5.0o0 federal bond
eacn and John has already announced
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
JEWELRY WORTH
S25,0OO LOST

New York. Aug. pa package OF
Jowelry, said to be worth much moro
than $4,000. which was in charge of
an employe of firm of Fifth avenue
jewelrs, was lost recently on an Erie
railroad ferryboat The firm has of
fered a reward of $4,000.
It is said that the employe was COM
missioned TO bring the jewelry from a
western city In the ferIyboat trip.
the messenger was jostled in the
crowd and the package was lost with
out his knowledge until the boat had
reached this side. The package con
tanned diamond tiara, a brooch. a
diamond studded watch and large
emerald
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
HARTMAN IS TO +
"AFTER CURE"

Paris. Aug. 20,-Despite many alarm
Ing reports cabled from this side about
the physical condition OF z. II. Harri-
man. 1t is now stated by the highest
authority that Mr. Hartman condl-
tion Is by no means critical.
His physicians think his "aftor
cure on shlpboard and at his coun-
try home viii restore him TO better
health than he enjoyed before he left
America.
The cure" at Bad Gastein Is most
enervating, and II Is an invariable rule
10 send patients of advanced years to
some quiet mountain resort. TO take
what is known as an after cure"
Mr.. Harriman's active temperament
made 1t impossible for him to settle
down TO the humdrum existence and
his physicians thought It best TO let
him have his own way and go home.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
Large Touring Car Crashes Through Rail Of
Trestle, and Victims Are Hurled Into the
Water=-Iwo of Party Rescued

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 2O.-Four
young women and one man, the driver
OF the car. met death and two young
women narrowly escaped a similar
fate here last night when a large
WlntOn touring car. going at high
speed, crashed through the railing of
the long trcstle over the tide fats at
the point known TO automobile drIv.
ers as Dead Mans curve" The acci-
dent occurred at IL o'clock. All the
members OF the party were from Van
couyer, b. c.. except the driver of the
car. who is Seattle man.
The Dead.
Miss Agnes Cowen.
Miss Maggie Paul.
Mrs J. Colvin
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Grothe.
Ira Perry the chauffeur
The tide was an ebb flood when the
automobile crashed through the ran
and the victims were hurled into sew.
cral feet Of water.
I he body of the chauffeur was
found floating half a mile from the
sconc OF the accident two hours after
wards. The bodies of the three Young
women, who met death. have not vet
been recovered.
Miss Mary Paul, a sister OF one Of
the dead, and Miss Kate Hiscock weae
rescued by boatman who heard their
cries and found them clinging TO the
wrecked car.
All of the young women arc said to
belong TO prominent families in Van
couver
The four women drowned wero
members of prominent families In Van
Couver, b. c., and the fifth victim.
Ira Perry, of Seattle. the chauffeur
and owner Of the machine. was well
known and highly respected
Miss Kate HlscoX. aged rs. and Miss
May Paul. aged 80. were saved by
ClinginG 10 the automobile
The car was going thirty-fiye miles
an hour The six Vancouver women
came from Vancouver together to sec
the fair and hired the automobile to
take them for ride.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
SEC. BALLlNGER HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH COAL LAND CASEJ

Washington. Aug 2O.-Untn today.
officials OF the interior department
have declined 10 make any public
statements relative to the part that
has been taken by Secretary Balm
ger In tho case of The Cunningham
coal entries In Alaska. There has
been considerable comment on this
matter. and today. Acting Secretary
Frank Pierce said:
Soon after Secretary Baninger as
sumed Office. some phase OF those
cases came mp ofhcIany before the
department. The secretary called for
mo and stated that be had been called
into consultation about the cases be
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
FOUR YOUNG WOMEN AND CHAUFFEUR
KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Of railroading. Asked II he wanted TO
start at the bottom. as any other boy
would have to do. he replied that he
did.
George Dixon, son of George a. Dix
on OF New York, one OF Harrlman's
family physicians, Is school cbum of
Ayerell Hartman. and be decided to
join the chain gang Both boys were
put in positions al 500 month and
were placed on the pay roll Of the
Oregon Short Line with Instructors
TO the general manager to see that
they were treated as other employees.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
LAWYER IS
f OUND DEAD
Police Think Shots That
Killed Him Were Fired
by Burglar

Providence. r. l.. Aug 20.-Thc
body OF Albert Gerald young law
yer, was found in the front yard OF his
home In the fashionable East Side
yesterday with two bullet wounds an
Inch apart near the heart
Mr. Geralds family is away for the
summer. and II is the theory of the
police that he was reading in his H.
brary carly yesterday morning when
he heard someone prowling about the
house and pn liIfvestigation. came
upon a burglar who shot him. Then.
the police think. the burglar dropped
the revolver beside the body with the
intention Of making IT appear a case
of suicide
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
MURRAY, IDAHO, IN
A STRANGE DANGER

Spokane. Wash. Aug. 2O-A
strange danger threatens the mining
town OF Murray. Ida The ground un-
der the town is honeycombed with tun-
nels driven by placer miners twenty
five years ago. a few days ago. one of
these tunnels. under the main street,
collapsed UpsettinG a large amount
of dynamite, but fortunately doing no
damage. Futile attempts have been
made TO locate tho old tunnels. The
entrances have been closed up and
forgotten and may never he discover
ed until the ground caves In.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
HARRIMAN'S SON ON
@. S. |. CHAIN GANG

Chicago. August 9O.-Avcrell Har-
riman, son Of E. H. Hartman. has
started TO learn the railroad business
from the ground up. Young Harri-
man, who Is eighteen years old, Is
making his starr In the direction of a
railway magnate, carrying the chain in
a surveying gang on the Oregon Short
Line IN Idaho.
When his father went to Europe In
search OF health, Avercll had his
choice of how he should spend the
summer and his choice included the
opportunity 10 go 10 Europe. He de-
clared he wanted 10 learn something
about how railroads were located, as
that was the foundation OF the science
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
DIRECTORS OF WRECKED
BANK SUED BY RECEIVER

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2O.-Johu r. Gl'if-
hn. receiver of the wrecked Peoples
Bank Of Portsmouth, has brought suit,
on behalf of the deDositors 10 rccov-
er from the directors OF the failed In
stituiion all losses insofar as the
personal wealth of these officials will
30. Among the defendants IS Alex
ander &. Butt, cashier. now serving two
years in the penitentiary for wreck
Ing the bank. the deposits Of which
amounted 10 more than 100000.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
BIG CLAIM
is ALLOWED
BaIdwin's Last Contri.
button to Creditors
Is $l,320,000

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 2o.-A rec
ord-brcalsiug claim in the local courts
was allowed by Judge Wilbur yeSter-
day. II called for the payment OF ST.
10000 to the Hibcrnia .oan & Saw
ings society OF San Francisco and
bore the signature OF Il J. Q.ucky)
Baldwin. The claim was note cxecut-
cd by Baldwin, January II, last, due in
one year
This evidence Of Indebtedness WAS
the last contribution of Baldwin to
his creditors II WAS secured b. trust
deed covering all of the real estate
holdings of Baldwin here and in san
Francisco.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
ATTEMPT MADE
TO KILL BABY

Chicago, Aug. -Half.submerged
and almost choked TO death. baby
less than a month old was found ycs-
terday in an alley. in a pool of mud
and slime into which II Is said to have
been tossed by its mother. Sarah Ba-
ker and Lizzie Buenche9n of Sumner,
Ia, each 10 years old, are being held
by the police. The former is said TO
have confessed to the attempt 10 sur,
focatc the infant. When the young
women wero arrested, crowd collect.
ed and the prisoners were protected
from rough usage with great difficult
ty.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
RAILROAD MAN sUccuMes.

Pasadena. Cal, Aug 19-R w,
Bryan, general superintendent of the
central division OF the Great Nor
thern railroad. died here tonight from
INJURIES sustained In an accident which
occurred on country road near Co
vlna, eight miles east OF here yester-
day. A wagon In which he was riding
t.oke and Bryan was thrown under
The wagon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
SPEAKER CANNON is SCORED At
TRANS.MISSISSIPP| CONGRESS-

fore his appointment. and that he
would have nothing whatever TO do
With them. and directed that all mat
ters relating to them should be
handled entirely by myself and the
commissioner OF the general land of,
Ace Since the secretary assumed Of
fee. he has had nothing whatever 10
do With these cases. and all mattGrs
relating TO them have been handled
either directly by myself or through
the general land office"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
ANTUNG= MUKDEN
DISPUTE IS CLOSED

Toxic. Aug. 20.-The memorandum
signed at Mukden, Manchuria. August
~. by representatives of the Japan
csc and Chinese governments practi-
cally closes the Antung Mukden con.
troversy.
According to the terms of this un-
derstanding China agrees 10 anord
Japan every assistance in the recon
struction of the AntmG- -Mukden rail-
road and withdraws all her objections
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
FINAL PLGAOlNGS OF SUGAR
CORPORATION, AUGUST 27

New York. Aug 20.-By stipulation
between L. s. District Attorney Wise
and counsel for the American Sugar
Refining company, filed today In tho
United States circuit court here, tho
date for submission of final pleadinGs
OF the corporation and its officials TO
the federal indictments against them
was advanced TO August 81 Gustaye
f. Kissel and Thomas B. Harmed. CO.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
FULLER PROHIBITION BILL
PASSED BY ALABAMA SENATE

Montgomery. Ala Aug. 2o-ehe
Fuller prohibition bill today passed
the senate with little opposition.
There was not vote against the
elimination Of that section which
sought 10 prohibit newspapers aad
magazines from advertising liquors
for rnlc.
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attendants. with the company and its
oibcials, were not included in the
terms of the stipulation. All were re
Gently indicted for alleged conspiracy
TO commit acts in restraint OF trade IN
violation OF the Sherman ANTITRUST
law
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
CHIEF FORESTER PiNcHOT
NOW IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Deadwood. S D. Aug 20.-To in.
vestigate the policy of permitting
sheep to Craze in the Black Hills ma
tional forest reserve. Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot has arrived here. Mr..
Pinchot and Supervisor kellar VIII
hold mass meetings on the reserve AT
which settlers who oppose the plan
will be given a hearing,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
Sc COND DAY
OF BIG RACES
Crowd of $1,000 See
Strang Win in Five
Mile Auto Event

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 2O-The
Buick continued its winning streak by
finishing first and second in the five
mile stripped chassis race. the first
regular event of the second days pro-
gram Of the inaugural meet of the
new indianapolis speedway today.
Lewis Strang finished first in the fast
time of 4:4S with Chevrolet second.
Z 40 seconds behind, The two Mar
ion cars, the only other starters. were
dlstanced.
The trials for the mile record failed
to break the mark OF 0.43 l.10 set by
Barney Oldheld yesterday. Oldfleld
in his Benz came closer TO his Off
cial record than any OF the others. as
he covered the distance in o I5 2-10.
De Palma in his Flat cyclone. covered
the distance in O:4S clio and Hengel
in a Chadwick made 1t in 0:49 i-lO.
Walter Christie, In his freak racer.
probably viii make a trial !ator in the
day. A crowd estimated at $1,000.
saw the races today
Indianapolis, Aug, 20-The second
day of the automobile speed carnival
at the new indianapolis Motor Speed
way was opened with a fve-mile strip
ped class race today, a large crowd
turned ont TO enjoy program ot
varied interest, which promised 10
show nearly every racing car at re
new track in at least one of the races.
An event that attracted great inter
est was the trial 10 lower the world
track record for the mile and kilo-
meter The setting of the record of
:43 1-l0 by Barney Oldheld. In his
Benz yesterday, added zest to this
event Each car was permitted to
make two attempts at both records
and they were timed by the new
electrical device which worked sue
cessfully in the first days event
Christie In his freak motor was on
hand to make hard fight for the gold
plated automobile which had been Of
fered by an automobile manufac.ur-
ing house for the fastest mile Of 1909.
The bodies OF William .BourQue and
Harry HolcOmb. the members of the
Knox racing team, who were Killed in
the 250-mile race yesterday We're ta-
ken east today. BourQue lived n
Springfield, Mass. while Holcomto
home was in Granville. Mass.
The speedway owners have anounc.
cd a twenty-four-hour race 10 he run
on Friday and Saturday. September
2i-25. After this meet ends tomor-
row. lsborcrs will be put 10 work
putting tho track In condition for the
around-the-clock grind The manage
ment viii offer $4,000 in cash prizes
aud It is expected nearly all the star
drivers in the country will paTtla
pate.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
DESGRACED CADETS
LEAVE ANNAPOLIS

Now York. Aug 2o,-An unusual and
rather striking incident chsracterized
the last hours at the West Point mili-
tary academy OF ak OF the seven cs-
dets dismissed from the institution for
bazlng Rolsndo Sutton, brother OF the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
WRIGHT MACHINE DAMAGED.

Bresta. Italy. Aug, 10 The Wright
aeroplane in which Lieutenant Cald-
erara OF the Italian army has been
making flights was damaged In o
storm yesterday.
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oIAH-THe INDICATIONS ARE
THAT THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW.
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STANDARD DISPATCHES
ARE GENUINE AND GUAR
ANTEED BY THE GREATEST
NEWS GATHERING ASSO-
CATION IN The WORLD
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Alaska Is a cold and barren region
and Is almost useless except as a
hunting ground for the seal and other
fur-bearing animals" declared a stan
dard school geography published so re-
Gently as 1875. The discovery of gold
served materially to broaden that view.
and . representative Of the depart.
ment Of agriculture now reports that
the territory's agricultural possibilities
have been grievously underestimated.
In the Yukon valley he has .ripened
oats. barley and winter wheat for sue
cessive seasons. and found them fully
~ heavy as the best grain of the
states. Grasses grow abundantly, as
do all the harder vegetables; and
when It comes to live stock, Galloway
cattle. long-haired. hardy breed. stand
the climate we'll. Such facts suggest
that It should not be difncult to carry
out the aim Of the Alaska-Yukon-Pa ci-
nc exposition. Ito correct the common
impression that Alaska and Yukon are
nothing but countries of cold and
gold"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
Beautiful Ewes.

Inc almost universal habit of turn
ing the mead In whichever direction
you look deprives the eye of the exer-
else to which it is entitled. The law
OF vision is such that, when your eyes
are set straight to the front Won can
see IN Almost every direction, except
oehihu your head. Every now and
'nen you see woman with eyes that
seem TO roll in their sockets, taking
III everything without suggestion Of
mead movement. Those are the eyes
'hat drlve men to distraction. Ok
eyes Honest eyes. Usually brown
eyes. open eyes. Altogether different
from the small. ferret eyes of the de
'ectiVe, which pretend to be looking
al the ground, yet see sidewise out Of
both Sits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
MACHINE WAS ALL RIGHT.
Figured So Well Merchant Decided
That He Needed Two.

Sir said the man as he entered
the office, Il wish to exhibit to you
my universal calculating machine
thing that should be found in the
counting room Of every business man.
IL VIII add, subtract. divide, multiply.
ana there is no such thing as failure"
nave heard of it, replied the mer-
cnant, but | never understood it was
much OF success" 20, sir, but it is
perfection! Give me any example
you Will, and l will guarantee a cor
rect solution Very well. bought
TWO dozen leghorn chickens at So
each | built coop at an expense
OF $50. In one year l bought s25
worth OF feed. In the same year
got SIX eggs. What was my profit or
loss Tor the year? why. you paid
out $l27 and got back about 20 cents.
IN actual figures. your loss was
$lzo.SO. Il guess that's correct"
signed the merchant. and you may
leave me two machines. III keen one
BUSY on my chickens and the other
ngurlng out how UGH profit I make
in raising my own celery and Gu
cumbers."