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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
BY TAV.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
Washington, Jan. 21.-With the
making public of President Roose-
velt's letter to the governor of Cali
fornia on the Japanese question it is
considered probable here in Washing
ton that the veXatious Japanese emil
grafton question will be opened anew
on the Pacific coast. Discussion of
the subject in any form, it is believed,
will only add impetus to the agitation
for an out and out exclusion law.
Should the California legislature go
ahead in spite of the presidents pro-
test and pass the anti-Japanese bills
now pending before it. relations be-
tween this country and Japan would
suddenly become one of the most dis
cussed topics of the day. No one real.
ICES the gravity OF the situation more
than President Roosevelt. He is per-
haps closer student of the situation
than any official connected with the
state department
Feared the Result.
The writer has information from an
authentic source that President Roose
welt believed the passage of an ex
clusion law against the japanese
coolie would result in a break in the
diplomatic relations between the twt
countries that could not be repaired
short of repeal of such a measure
With this conviction, his intense in
| tereSt in the proposed legislation II
California may be more readily under
stood.
President Roosevelt has never pub
licly expressed his real ideas relativ,
to Japanese exclusion law His sen
!! timents on the subject, as stated t.
. members of the California delegation
would make some of the yellow jour
nalists" articles look cheap In fes
words, the president is satisfied tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
AN AVALANCHE
CARRIES FOUR
DOWN TO DEATH

Grand Junction, Colo. Jan. 23-Four
men were killed and more than score
had narrow escapes from death when
an avalanche of snow swept over
Camp Bird mine at Ouray late yester-
day. The men were hurled into a
canyon and it will be midsummer be
fore the bodies can be recovered
Much anxiety is felt for the safety OF
the Camp Bird bullion stage, carrying
$4,000 in gold and many passengers
1t is feared it may have been in the
path Of the slide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
PASSENGERS WERE
AT SAFE DISTANCE
Therefore Rear End Collision on
Pennsylvania Road Resulted in
Death of But Three.

Altoona, Pa, Jan. PA rear end
collision between the first and second
sections of the st. Louis express on
the Pennsylvania railroad near Sum.
MERRILL, west of here early today,
caused the death of three men and
fact that the passengers on the sec.
Ond section were eight cars removed
from the point of the collision proc
ably averted greater loss of life. The
dead: S. l.. Taylor, Brooklyn, N. Y;
NJ. ]. Kelly, Pullman conductor, anil
Charles Coleman, colored porter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
WIRELESS TELECRAPHYIS
MEANS OF SAVING LIVES

First lnSpectOr-W. ii. Stdden.
Treasurer-C. A. Weigan.
Financial Secretary. c. Mead.
Foreman-F. Ehrisman
Press Secretary-H. E. Gilhart.
Trustees-A. Barnes, Carl Clough
and Fred Clayton.
President Hill made brief inaug-
ural address, in which he reviewed
the work of the union in the past, and
outlined plans for the future. He
commented on the facs that the scale
here is low, explaining this by the fact
that this is a central location, and men
are constantly coming and going. He
urged that the members of the union
devote themselves to a systematic
study of electrical devices, such as
meters automatic telephone apparatus
and the appliances in ordinary use.
and the telephone switchboards. He
suggested particularly the study of the
construction of the automatic phone,
expressing the belief that in COM
paratively short time this system will
G .tirely replace the manual system.
Arsenal Council InstalIs.
The annual meeting of Arsenal
Council No. III of the National union,
was held last evening at Hotel Harms
and the new officers for the year were
installed Following the installation
and the other business which, was be-
fore the meeting, delightful
banquet was served and pleasant
evening spent. The officers installed
are as follows:
President-B. D. Lamont.
| Vice President-A. H. Head.
E. P.-H. A. j. Mcdonald.
| Secretary-J. H. Liedtke.
Financial Secretary-G. c. Pfoh.
Treasurer. Greenwalt.
Speaker-W. w. Bowlby.
| Chaplain-A. w. Tanner.
| Usher-Henry Faust.
| Sergeant-George Richmond.
| Doorkeeper-F. c. Hemenway.
| Trustees-B. D. Lamont, H. A. ]
Mcdonald and P. Greenwalt.
| Royal Arcanum
The installation of the officers o.
Rock Island council No. 1852 of the
Royal Arcanum took place at meet
ing held last evening at Maths hall
The installation was in charge o
ICharles SeitZ of Moline. The officer:
are as follows:
/ Regent-James Bagley.
Vice Regent-Frank Hughes.
Orator-William Easily.
| Past Regent-William Emig.
Secretary-H. H. Robb.
Collector-George Garlock.
Treasurer-H. X. Walker.
Chaplain-H. Edward Robb.
Guide-William B. Penrod.
, Warden-William c. Hubble.
Sentry-Samuel Brocker.
: Trustees William Beale, Josep
Moran, Fred U. Boyd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
ITALIANS ATTEMPT
H0LDUP AT LONDON
Five Dead and 20 Others in Hospital
as Resuit-Two Who Started
1t Suicide.

London, Jan. 23.-Five persons are
dead and more than 20 others in hos
pital at Walthamstow, a suburb of Lon
tempt made by two Italians at high
way robbery. The Italians were run
down by a posse, and finally commit
ted suicide. Three of their victims. in
cluding policeman and young boy,
lie dead. Two policemen and three
boys were among the wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
WEDGE SWITCH
TO WRECK AN
|. c. FAST train

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-An attempt
was made this morning to wreck the
southbound diamond special on the
Illinois Central Andrew Land, tow
erman, discovering he could work the
derail which was set against the spe-
cial, investigated and found a rock
wedged into the frog of the derail. As
Land was endeavoring to get the rock
out, some one in the darkness, he
says, threw rocks at him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
TAFT LEAVES AUGUSTA ON
HIS WAY TO THE ISTHMUS

|
ment late in the evening giving rea-
sons for the communication of SEN
tence. The statement deals with the
testimony before the pardon board
given by Jerry Vzral, in which the boy
admitted that the testimony he gave
against Billik in the murder trial was
false.
The action of Governor Deneen con-
cludes probably the most spectacular
fight ever conducted for a mans life
in Illinois. Six times Billik has stood
within the shadow of the gallows and
in each instance he was reprieved.
In the instance of the temporary re-
prieve granted by Federal Judge Lam
dis, the prisoner was preparing his
death statement under the guidance
| of Father OCallahan of the Paulist
Fathers, when word of Judge Landis'
action was brought to the county Jail.
| Many Reprieves Are Granted.
Billik, who is AZ years old and was
born in VoHort of Bohemian parents,
was indicted more than two years ago
for having poisoned five members of
the Vzral family. He was placed on
trial in June, 1907, before Judge AL
| fred c. Barnes for the murder of Mary
VZral, the oldest daughter, and was
found guilty on July IS, 1907. He de-
MED his guilt and blamed Mrs. Emma
Vzral Niemann for his prosecution be-
cause he had incurred her enmity. The
jury fixed his punishment at death,
and he was sentenced TO die on Oct g.
1907.
Through the efforts of Father O'Cal-
lahan and Attorney Hinckley money
was raised to take the case to the Su.
preme court, and on the day set for
his execution he was reprieved until
Nov. 8, 1907. On that day he obtain
ed a respite until Jan. 20, 1908. and at
that time sentence was stayed again
until April "a, 1908.
Said He Had Perjured.
!, The supreme court last February af
firmed Biilik's conviction and two days
later Jerry Vzral, IL years old, one OF
the principal witnesses against Billik
made an affidavit to Father Peter J
tOCallahan in which he said that he
had perjured himself. He also accus
led his little sister Bertha of having
Testified falsely.
Attorney Hinckley petitioned the su
preme court on March 16, 1908, for q
rehearing of the case, but this was de
lnied on April 8. BiiffK'g lawyers ther
sought the state board of pardons. anC
on April IS Governor Deneen and the
| board met in the criminal court build
ing and heard the case, after which
another reprieve was granted. A few
days later the board met again an(
decided that it would not interfere
with Billik's execution
In another effort to save him from
} the gallows Attorney S. S. Gregor.
l.. made application for a writ of habea:
= corpus before Judge X. NJ. Landis OF
2 the ground the prisoner had not beer
Y asked whether he wished to say any
thing before sentence was pronounced
$ by Judge Barnes. Judge Landis grant
: ed the writ on June Is.
f Thereafter followed several reprieve
t until few weeks ago, when Lieuten
g ant Governor Sherman, in the absenc,
: Iof Governor Deneen, again stayed Bil
:. lik's execution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
FUNERAL FOR THE
IDENTIFIED DEAD
Forty-Seven Hearses and 200 Police
men in Cortege for Lake Trag-
edy Victims.

Chicago, Jan. 23-Forty-seven hearses
escorted by 200 policemen, forming one
funeral procession today, conveyed to
the cemetery the identified bodies of
the men who were killed in the burn
ing crib in the lake last Wednesday.
Funeral services were held in both
Protestant and Catholic churches at
South Chicago, where the funeral oc-
Cured and where most of the men
lived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The arrival here
today of Governor Deneen and the
published statement that CogreSsman
Foss would leave Washington for
Springfield were interesting develop
ments in the senatorial deadlock to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
SHOCK IS MORE
VIOLENT Than
MESSINA QUAKE

Berlin, Jan. 23.-Seismographs at
various places in Germany recorded
violent earthquakes early today. The
conclusions were much more severe
, than those registered at the time OF
the Messina disaster. The distances
from Berlin is estimated at $500 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
Steamer Republic Rammed
in Fog Sends Out
the Alarm.
HELP SOON ARRIVES
Passengers Numbering AGO
Taken Off---Craft is Re-
ported Sinking.

New York, Jan. 2s.-That the steam
er Florida, which took off the passen-
gers from the Republic, is now disa-
bIed and in need of assistance, was the
information received by the Maritime
exchange this afternoon from the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce. 1t is re-
ported the passengers have been trans
ferred from the Florida to the Baltic,
but this is unconfirmed.
Boston. Jan. 23.-The White Star
line steamer, Republic, which sailed
from New York yesterday for Mediter-
ranean ports carrying 250 first class
and 211 steerage passengers. was ram
med by an unknown vessel and dis
abled &c miles south of Nantucket
while threading its way along the Nan
tucket south shoals in a thick fog
early today.
Help Soon on Way.
Immediately after the accident the
wireless apparatus of the steamer
flashed news of its plight in all direc
tions and within a short time severa
vessels were on their way to offe1
every assistance to the disabled
steamer.
Passengers Taken on.
Later a wireless message reached
Vineyard Haven saying the passenger,
and crew had been taken off by othe
vessels and that the Republic wa
sinking.
Carries Supplies to Fleet.
The White Star line officials sal,
this afternoon the Republic is valued
at million and a half. 1t carried
cargo worth not more than 100000
and it was said no one connected wit
the company could estimate the valu
of the 500 tons of supplies consigne
10 the United States fleet in the Me(
iterranean which it has on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
AMERICAN QUAKE
FUND NOW $898,99O

Boston, Jan. 23.-The American peo-
pie have contributed through the Red
Cross total of $S9S,990 to the fund
for the relief of the earthquake suffer
ers in Italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
Governor DENEEN MIXED UP IN SEN
ATORIAL CONFERENCES AT CHICAGO

day. The series of conferences held
yesterday without apparent result was
continued today with the governor an
added factor. Foss is quoted as stating
he can no longer feel he is Violating
the spirit of the primary Jaw in enter
ing the race against Hopkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
Queen is Not III.

Sandringham, Jan. 23.-Reports pub
lished in the United States that Queen
Alexandra is seriously ill are abso-
lutely untrue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23

Continued on Page Four.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
VERDICT FOR
PLAINTIFF
GIVEN
PERSONAL INJURY CASE OF M. N.
WOLFF DECIDED.
judgment oIven In Sum Of Twent,
Thousand Dollars After Hard
Fight Before Court.

In district court yesterday morning
the last witness was examined In the
big $4,000 personal injury case OF M.
NJ Wolf, against the Union Pacific
Railroad company, ct al, and Judge
Maughn gave the attorneys on either
side two hours In which to make their
arguments.
The jury was given the case soon
after the noon hour. they deliberating
upon the question during tho major
portion of the afternoon. Within TWEEN
ty minutes after the jury returned
from supper, the bailif announced
that they were ready to report. The
verdict was read IN open court, giving
the plaintiff judgment in the sum oil
$4,000
The case has been hard fought one.
it having been before Judge Maughn
and the Jury for nearly a week, each
side fighting every incn OF the ground
with determination commensurate
with the importance o? the case and
the sum of money involved.
The plaintifr in the case at the time
of the accident was acting as chief
clerk In Master Mechanic Malone's
Office. On the 18th OF October. 1906.
Mr.. Wolff, the plaintiff. undertook to
cross the railroad tracks Immediately
west Of the express office Mt the Union
depot A number OF trains were then
upon the tracks. and on track four
~ain had been uncouDled for the pur-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
Q 0 @ Q 0 0 @ Q Q Q o @ o @ @ @

The above report was adopted at the
meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
last evening
A. E. Pratt offered an amendment TO
the report that IL the Des Moines plan
of government should not be legislat-
ed upon that the Chamber OF Com
merce endorse the waterworks com
mission bill, No. 156, as proposed by
the waterworks committee of the city,
The amendment, however, received no
second, as consequence of which it
was not discussed II was ultimately
decided to turn the report as adopted
over to the committee on the Des
Moines plan of city government. and
that the committee use its best efforts
to influence the state legislature to
enact 1t into law. Following ere the
members of the committee having this
matter In hand, S. H. Browne, S. S.
Smith and A. E. Pratt,
So far as the Chamber Of Commerce
of Ogden ls concerned, the watorworks
commission bill Is a dead one, No
voice except that Of City Attorney De
Vine, who is said to be the one who
drew UP the measure proposed TO be
enacted into law by the legislature,
was raised In favor OF the proposition.
Those who spoke against It were A.
w. Brown. H. Belnap and WF, Critch-
low and thousand and one questions
were given to Mr.. De Vine regarding
the improprieties Of the bill Every
hand seemed to be turned against the
measure. II there were any present
who approved Of the waterworks COM
mission plan for the city, they did not
care to raise their voices In It's sup
port
City Attorney De Vine stated. in be
half Of the city administration, that
not one Of those officials who had help
ed prepare the bill but had thought
1t the best thing for the city. Per
sonally, he was not more Interested In
the passage OF the bill than the hum
blest citizen.
He stated that in case the bill failed
Of passage. the city council would have
to enact an ordinance covering prac-
tically the same details. He also stat
ed that the bill had not been officially
presented TO the city council or Off
cially acted upon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given to the stock
holders of the Amalgamated Sugar
Company, that a meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Amalgamated Sugar
Company Will be hold at the Com
pany's Office. room 301, First National
Bank Building. Ogden City, Utah, on
the flrst day Of March. 1900. at 1l:3U
o'clock a. M, for the purpose Of COLI
sidering and voting upoa the propoe-
ca changes and amendments to the
Articles of Incorporation. by striking
out from Article IL OF said Articles OF
Incorporation, the following words
Commencing with the first Monday or
March, 1907, and annually thereafter,
there shall be held an annual meet
Ing OF the owners and holders OF the
common stock Of the corporation, for
the purpose Of electins board OF
eleven Directors. and transaoting such
other business as may be deeEed
necessary or convenient for the wei
fare of the corporation" and substi.
tuting In lieu thereof the following:
There shall hereafter be held an an
rual meeting of the owners OF the COM
mon stock of the corporation on the
second Wednesday IN April OF each
year such meeting 10 be held for tho
purpose of electing a board of eleven
Directors and transacting such other
business as may be deemed necessary
or convenient for the welfare OF the
corporation"
DAVID ECCLES, President.
HENRY H. ROLAPP. Secretary.
Dated at ogden, Utah. Feb. lst. 1903.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to the Stock.
holders OF the Lewiston Sugar Com.
pany, that meeting of the stockhold
ers OF the Lewiston Sugar company
will be held at tho company's of1ce.
Room 301. First National Bank Build.
ing, Ogden City. Utah. on the first
day of March. 1903. at 11:00 o'clock
a. m. for the purpose Of considering
and voting upon the proposed changes
and amendments TO the Articles OF In
corporation, by striking out from Ar
ticle IL of said Articles OF Incorporn.
ton. the following There shall be
held a meeting OF tho stockholders Of
this corporation for the hearing Of re.
ports and for the transaction OF any
other business that shall lawfully
come before 1t. on tho first Monday of
January. 1904. and annually there
after at such place at Lewiston, and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.
Are Appreciated by Ogden People.

Thousands who suffer from backahe
and kidney complaint have tried one
remedy after another. finding only tenn
porary benefit. This is discouraging
but there is one special kidney medi-
cine that cures permanently and there
Is plenty of proof right here in Ogden.
Here is the testimony of one who
used Doan's Kidney Pills years ago,
and now states that the cure was last
Ing.
avenue. Ogden. Utah, says; 1T gives
me pleasure to state that since using
Doan's Kidney Pills, have not suffer
ed from the slightest symptom of
kidney trouble. For nearly five years
| was made miserable by constant
ache across the small Of my back. I
was also caused a great deal of an.
noyance by the kidney secretions.
When Doan's Kidney Pills were
brought to my attention. procured a
box at Badcon's pharmacy, and was
cured. I know of others who have
taken this remedy with excellent re-
suits"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster. .Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-- and
take no other -
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
SlLVE r W AR E
AT LAST is
FOUND
OFFICERS DISCOVER STOLEN
PROPERTY.
Ono Of the Burglars Apprehended lr
San Francisco, the Other Under
Surveillance.

Saturday night, five weeks ago today
the home of Mr.. and MIS-. Fred Wright.
2347 Madison avenue, was entered by
burglars and silyerware valued at
about 5000, was stolen Since that
time the officers Of the city have been
constantly on the lookout for the val
uables and the perpetrators of the
deed. but not until yesterday were
the officers rewarded for their efforts.
Nearly all of the things stolen have
been recovered, some of them being
found In a pawn shop of the city and
some at private places, A beautiful
silver set, priced moro highly than all
the other things taken, was yesterday
located and returned TO the owners.
And this is not all there is to II. The
burglars have been identified and one
of them arrested. the other being
hourly expected to fall Into the clutch
es Of the law.
The burglary was committed by two
very desperate men, both Of whom are
professional and hardened criminals,
and both OF whom are ex-convlcts.
One OF the men has been traced to
San Francisco, and at this time is be-
ing confined In the fall there awaiting
the pleasure of the Ogden officers.
The other fellow Is known to the offl'
GERS and 1t ie very certain that he can
not escape the surveillance Of the ofti"
GERS Of the law. He will be landed In
the city jail within very short time
The police force Of the city has done
splendid work in this particular case,
which serves notice upon the crimi'
nal element that they cannot. with I'M
punity. burglarize the homes OF Ogden
with any assurance that they VIII
make good.
Mr and Mrs Wright arc much
pleased at the return OF the major
portion of their stolen property and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Engineers Office. Salt Lake
City, Utah. Jan. %. 1909
Notice Is hereby given that the
Huntsville Land and Livestock Com
pany, by its secretary Simon s jon
sen. whose postoff1ce address is Hunts
Vile, Utah. has made application Ia
accordance with the requirements OF
Chapter 10S, Session Laws OF Utah.
1905, as amended by the Session Laws
of Utah, 1907, to appropriate TWO (Z)
cubic-feet per second OF water from
Ogden River, Weber County, Utah
Said water will be diverted at point
which bears north 55 degrees ~ min
utes west $50 feet distant from the
west quarter corner OF Section 50.
Township Z north. Range cast. Salt
Lake base and meridian and convey
ed by means of a ditch and pipe line
for a distance OF $3.50 feet and ther"
used from April 10 August l, inclus'
i've. Of each year. to irrgatc 100 acres
OF land embraced In Section 81. Town
ship north, Range east. salt Lake
base and meridian. This application
Is designated In the State Engineers
Office as No. 2070.
All protests against the granting OF
said application. stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by aff1daVit IN
duplicate and filed In this office with
In thirty 900 days after the complet-
lon OF the publication OF this notice.
CALEB TANNER,
State Engineer
Date Of first publication. February
8; date Of completion OF publication,
March II. 1909.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
Discussed Over tha pnn..

Why is 1t, Miss Willing, that fat
men always have the prettiest wives, I,
| seldom see a jolly. tat man with An
ugly, cross looking wife. BY Jov.
those fellows just go in and win the
pretty women every time"
We'll, Mr.. Hammersleo. 7 can ar
count for that You sac. a husband
should be sort OF bromide. should
have a soothing effect. Fat men are
placid. calm, jolly and good providers
They like tho good things OF life them.
selves. and they Ike 10 see tAsdr
wives well dressed, and TO stt down
to good table. No wonder women
like them better than they do lean
oyspepdc. nervous. cranky men. who
md fault. nag. and are stinxy. Men
like this want lot Of waiting On
and attention. thoy are generally jeal.
Gus and selfish. Fat men hate a fusa
seem 10 understand that wives are as
fond OF being spoiled and Of having
good clothes and good dinners as other
women are, and hence women natu-
rally marry men Of this temperament