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Evening journal., 1909-01-05
Dance For Debutante.

At the home Of General and Mrs. r.
Coleman DUPONT, No. sos Broome street
last evening, a dance was given in honor
or Miss Louise Nowland. one of the sea
sons debutantes The young women who
assisted in receiving the guests were Miss
Bette Curtis. Miss Margaretta Miller and
MISS Nancy Moore. all the seasons de-
putantes. Misses Ellen and Alice dupont
also assisted in entertaining. Cooks Or
chestra furnished the music The dance
was one Of a number of enjoyable ones.
which have been given since the holidays.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
JUNE Ia. FLAG DAY.

The American Flag association re
minds the people of the United States
OF the anniversary of the adoption OF
the national cclors. Letters from this
patriotic organization recall the fac;
that June II will be the 132nd ami
yersary of the adoption of the stars
and stripes as the flag Of the United
States. and it Is expected that more
general observance of the day will
follow than in former years,
On the 14th day of June, 1777. con-
gress enacted: That the flag OF the
thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the union be thirteen stars, white in n
blue field, representing a new constel
lation."
The number Of the stripes having
been increased by the admission Of
new states, the possibilities of the ma
tons future development dawned up
on our fathers, and the original thir-
teen stripes were unchangeably re-
stored by act OF congress on April 4,
1918, when 1t was enacted:
THAT from and after the fourth day
of July next. the flag of the United
States be thirteen horizontal stripes.
alternate red and white; that the
union be twenty stars, white in a blue
field, and that on the admission of a
new state into the union, one star
be added to the union Of the flag; and
such addition take effect on the fourth
day of July next, succeeding such ad-
mission"
Since, 1918. twenty-six stars or SOY
eign states have been added to the
union, making forty-six in all
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
REV. ElDERkiN AND
THE MAYOR.

There was time when Rev FL
derkin and Mayor Brewer were COM
rades. They saw through the same
glasses and they played at the same
political game. Then Brewer greeted
his friend as "Eldy" and Elderkin
slapped Brewer on the back and said,
Hello. Alex" But those days of mu-
tual admiration and trust have gone
and now the mayor says Elderkin Is a
minister-polltician and Elderkin says
Brewer Is In league with hell, or
something to that effect.
There is an old poem of how birds
in their nests agree. and then, draw
Ing the contrast, tells what shame
it is when members of one family
fall out and chlde and fight. We are
not attempting to picture the mayor
and the reverend gentleman as birds
but there is something in this inhar.
monious relationship Of the comrades
OF other days that brings back to mind
! the bird story. If these gamesters
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TneEleCtriC I ableClOth

An electrically wired table cloth, up
on which ornamental electric light fix
tures diffuse illumination the moment
they are set down, is one of the latest
and most interesting Illuminating de-
vices.
The magic table cloth has every ap-
pearance OF an ordinary braise under
cloth. and. in reality, consists of bot
tom cloth OF braize, into which are
sewn, at regular intervals. strips OF
metallic braiding alternately connect
ed at one end, the whole terminating
in a length of flexible cord which can
be attached to a plug in the floor.
Upon this undercloth is sewn an up
per cloth, specially treated on the un-
der side with a coating of India rub
Der. Over this is placed an ordinary
linen table cloth and the table is then
ready for illumination.
The connection between the lighting
fixtures and the metallic braid is made
possible by connectors permanently at
tached to the bottoms of the fixtures.
These connectors consist Of two sharp
metallic points, it being only neces-
sary to press the points through the
outer linen table cloth and the upper
waterproofed cloth to make the connec-
ton with the electrically charged
braid
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gorged themselves on the food and
drinking utensils,
In this letter he gives the following
account OF the confirmation OF a be-
lief afterwards amply proved to be
true by meteorological investigation:
'In 1850 the Superb. In common
with the rest of the Mediterranean
squadron was at sea for nearly six
months; during the greater part of
the time she had cholera on board.
On putting to sea the flies were in
great force. but after a time the flies
gradually disappeared, and the cpl
demic slowly subsidized. On going into
Malta harbor, but without communi-
eating with the shore. the flies re-
turned In greater force, and the chol-
era also with increased violence. AT,
ter more cruising at sea the files dis
appeared gradually with the subsid'
ence of the disease"
Housekeepers should be fully In
formed of the dangers that attend the
presence Of the ordinary house fly.
Over a year ago. this paper urged
the taking up of campaign against
the fly. The idea has at length taken
hold In many papers. .nnd the typhoid
fly will soon be earnestly combated
by all intelligent people.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
ALUMINIUM COST GREATLY RE,
OUCED.

"The Bradley patents covering a
process of manufacture which reduc-
ed the price OF aluminium from S12 a
pound to less than one dollar. expire
during the present year. 1t is Ger
tainty that present prices will never
again be maintained The materials
most used In its production are baux-
tie and cryolite, which are very wide
ly distributed in this country. Alum
mum was discovered in 1872: 1t be-
gan to be used in 1850 in a small way,
but as late as 1894 when the alum
mum cap for the Washington monu-
talked of, for at that time aluminium
was produced for the most part only
In scientific laboratories as curio-
sity.
1.-THE application Of electric heat TO
large retorts reduced the cost OF man
ufacture in Germany to about Is cents
a pound. hence the present market
price of 80 cents may be expected to
suffer a heavy decline before the close
Of the year. This will at once large
ly expand It's use as 1t will then be
available for the manufacture OF
many articles which the present price
makes prohibitive.
Under ordinary conditions alum
MUM is as little affected by air and
water as gold; 1t is easily melted and
cast or rolled; Is lighter than glass;
has a much higher tensile strength
than copper and IS an excellent con
ductor of electricity. Since 1895 the
public has come to connect 1t chiefly
with cooking utensils and more re
Gently In the construction Of subma-
rines, and for other purposes where
extreme lightness of construction is
desirable 1t will shortly enter into
the manufacture of hundreds of ar
ticles of common use, and what IN
1857 sold for S32 a pound can be had
for about 20 cents
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the news twice a day to the ogden

the news twice day to the Ogden
people.
Glasmann IN his statement makes
reference to the many newspaper
that have been started In Ogden, anu
have failed. bit the value OF this is
diminished by the claim that tney
have been started with speclA nos.
tility to him. An impartial history oi
the newspapers that have been sta'e,
ed in that city, giving the name VI
the paper, the mergers and combines.
with dates, would be an intt t'est'he
chaptor in Utah cewspaper history
and would. we believe. fully estaniisn
the truth OF the statement olten
heard for many years past, that os-
den Is "the grave OF newspapers.
There are number of discrepan'
cies In the foregoing which It is un'
necessary to point out. but as to the
ownership OF the Examinernournai
there is an erroneous impression
which can be set right in word The
plant is owned as stated, but the
naper is owned and published by
leasing company In which lne nian
agcr of the Standard has no Interest
whatever.
It Is true Ogden is a newspaper
graveyard and that there have been
a number OF consultations OF news
papers, but the merging Of destructive
interests in a field Of that kind Ger
tainly Is justifiaole. Salt Lake. II
those with more newspaper ambition
than good judgment do not gain a
little wisdom by experience, may YET
have the reputation of Ogden MS
sarcophagus OF defunct newspapers.
A little consolidating could not do
otherwise than help the Salt Lake
newspaper field
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THE TYPHOID FLY

The war on the houseny Is being
taken up in earnest in many sacetionS
of the country.
Dr. Howard, the governmtnt ento-
mologist. proposes new name for
the dangerous little disease carrier
he now calls ii the typhoid fly, says
the Deseret News.
DIR. Howard. the government, ento-
gether too long considered the house
fly as a harmless creature, or, at the
most, simply a nuisance. While sci
entific researches have shown that 1t
is a most dangerous creature from the
standpoint OF disease, and while po.
pular opinion Is rapidly being oducat-
ed to the same point, the retention
of the name houseny is considered in
advisable, as perpetuating in some de-
gree the old ideas. Strictly speaking,
the term typhoid fly is open to some
objection, as conveying the erroneous
Idea that this fly Is solely responsible
for the spread Of typhoid, but con
sidering that the creature is danger
Gus from every point Of view, and that
It is an important element in the
spread Of typhoid it seems advisable
to give it a name which is almost
wholly justified and which conveys in
itself the idea of serious disease. An
other repulslye name that fight be Civ
en- to 1t is manure fly.' but recent re
searches have shown that it IS not
confined TO manure as breeding
place, although perhaps the great ma
Jority OF these flies are born in horse
manure. For the end in view, "ty-
phoid fly" is considered the best
name.
Flies carry the typhoid bacilli in
two ways; They swarm over refuse
matter In pits and then visit the food
prepared for eating; OF, they may eat
and carry the germs in their bodies
and then deposit them. wherever they
go.
In the year 1898 every regiment In
the United States service developed
typhoid fever. and the disease became
epidemic in every camp, nearly all
the cases appearing within six weeks
of the setting up of the encampments /;
and a commission was appointed to
investigate the reasons for the cpl.
demic.
The commission was soon forced by
the facts TO give up the miasmatic the
DRY and other popular ways of ac-
counting for the spread of the disease
and the conclusion was reached that
the fever Is disseminated by the trans
ference of infected matter from one in
dividual to the alimentary canals OF
others, and that a man infected with
typhoid fever may scatter the infec,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
ENGLAND PLANS SMOKElESS
BATTLESHIPS.

How England expects some time to
be equipped with steamlcss. smoke
less, stackless battleships, by the use
OF the internal combustion engine for
propulsion Recent experiments have
been SO successful that huge battle
ship. $40 tt, long, SS #. broad. and hav-
ing displacement of 21.000 tons. has
been designed and will soon be laid
down. The article states.
THE advantages OF the internal
combustion engine over steam power
are numerous. There will be no smoke
to draw the attention of the enemy,
no tunnels to obstruct the decks, the
engines Will be better protected, and
oil tanks will be easier filled, both at
sea and In harbor than bunkers with
coal. 1t Is the absence of tunnels,
however. that will cause the most rad
ical change In the exterior appear.
ance of the war dogs Except for
masts. bridges, and coming towers the
decks will be practically clear. making
possible the arranging Of big guns
for firing in any direction. The huge
tunnels now in use offer fine targets
to the enemy, their injury may reduce
the draught and so toe speed of the
vessel. and their fall would probably
put several guns out OF action"
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St Louis, May 12.-Freddie Clark,
manager OF the Pirates has brought
mis- team from las place TO first n
the National league In a little more
than a week Right now he has the
Pirates travelling as fast as any team
In the National league is going and 1t
looks like the team that the Cubs Will
nave to beat out If they are to take
another pennant. Clarke certainly has
picked up two finds in j. Miller at
second and Abstein at first With
little more experience the last nam
ed will be wonder and Miller is al
ready that
Clarke is now trying to ill one hole
in his team. He would like to keep
Tommy Leach at third and get crack
center fielder. He found Ward Miller's
throwing arm a bit weak and was
compelled to shift Leacn 10 the out
field and send Jap" Barbeau to third,
Clarke is playing great ball this year
and 1t Is certain that he Is in for one
Of the best years Of his HE.
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ton in every latrine or regiment be-
fore the disease is recognized in him
self. Infected water was not an i'm
portant factor in the spread of ty-
phoid in the national encampments OF
1898. but about one-fifth of the sol
diers in the national encampments In
mer developed the disease, while fore
than so per cent Of the total deaths
were caused by typhoid.
The next year DR.. Howard began
the study Of the house fly in city and
country conditions. He made a rath-
CT thorough investigation concerning
insects that breed in filth and of those
most attracted 20 food supplies In
houses.
Ninety eight per cent of the In
sects captured in houses were the
common fly which breeds in horse
manure and in the filthy regions OF
the city where sanitary regulations
are lax, especially In low alleys and
corners and In vacant lots.
Science has known for some time
that virulent typhoid bacilli may oc.
cur in the body of an individual for
some time before the disease is recog.
nized in him, and that the same viru-
lent germs may be found in the in
tcstines for long time after the ap.
parent recovery Of a patient. The
wonder is not that typhoid Is SO pre-
valent. but that 1t does not prevail
to much greater extent. The doc
tor concludes that boards of health
in all communities should look after
the proper treatment or disposal of
horse manure. primarily in order to
reduce the number OF house flies to
a minimum, and all regulations re-
gardlng the disposal of garbage and
foul matter should be made more
stringently enforced"
The fly Is to be feared, not alone
as carrier OF typhoid fever. bur OF
nearly all the intestinal diseases. 1t
is prime agent responsible for the
death OF many children In summer.
1t Is now recalled that DR.. 6. e.
Nichols, in the London Lancet for
1897 presented the results of some
accurate scientific studies on The
agency OF insects in the transef, Of
human diseases. And as early as
1919, writing from Malta. he said that
his first impression of the possibility
of the transfer OF disease by flies was
derived from the obervation of the
manner in which these voraciouS crea-
lures. present in great numbers, and
having equal access to he dejections
and food Of patients, g)rged them
selves indiscriminately and then dis
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
THE CORN COB MEAL INDUSTRY.

Have you ever bought any cob
meal?" inquiries IT. r, Windsor, and
adds: IF so. you did 1t unintention
ally. Cob meal Is made by grinding
corn cobs. and the industry is one
shrouded in great mystery. Not that
there is any secret of particular
value in the process or grinding. but
the ultimate purpose of the corn cob
meal is not such as TO make public
ity desirable Thousands of cellars
have been spent in pcrfecting the
grinding machinery, and the process
is now reduced to a practical sci
ence
II is apparently reassuring to learn
that it is necessary OF course. 10
have the cobs clean of husks, stones
and pieces of china brick, etc, but
investigation develops the fact that
this precautioa is taken not on ac-
count of the meal. but to safeguard
the grinding machinery. Even so ig-
noble a thing as a corn cob grinder
rebels at being fed on pieces OF stone.
chain and brick, and the machines are
rather expensive,
Where the cob meal goes finds a
ready explanation in the fact that 1t
can be made at a cost OF Sc to 81 per
ton. while ground feed brings $25 to
S2S per ton.
ITO such an extent has this class
of deception developed that several
states have already imposed severe
penalties on the use of cob meal as
adulteration- Inasmuch as the nutri-
ton in cob meal is on a par with pine
sawdust, it would seem a proper sub
ject for national pure food lcgisla-
ton. The leading milling journals
insist that the millers of wheat flour
seldom are offenders, and that cob
grinding is chify done by manufac
turers of mixed and compound feeds.
especially those composed largely OF
mOlasSes.
IT'S tightly mean and contempi-
BILE man whose automobile is pur-
chased with the stealings from the ra-
tions OF a faithful, helpless animal"
This is but sample of Mr., Wind
sor's thought producing editorials
which appear monthly in his interest
ing publication.
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will go after each other with little
more of the same vim that was In
jected into Mr.. Elderkin's editorial
OF last Sunday. the mayor at least
will take on the appearance of a bird
with only one tail feather left.
Rev. ElderlSin declares the mayor
has made two agreements with hades
and twenty with heaven. That is
what is called straddling the fence
In the parlance OF the race track,
Mayor Brewer is playing Heaven to
win and Hell to show. Our under
standing is that Rev. Elderkin gave
the mayor tip to play Heaven, but
since then the boys have convinced
the mayor that he was being toutN
and that the thing to do was to hedge
and get In on the animal owned by the
Devil, and so our mayor has laid two
wagers on the black beast.
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CHANGES IN THE NEWSPAPER
FIELD.

The Salt Lake Tribune, in a spirit
not altogether friendly yet with a
seeming disposition to get at the truth,
says:
We have under view the Ogden Elk.
aminer of May 18th. which announces
the transfer OF the management OF
that paper from William Glasmann to
A. r. Bowman. In it both make state
ments on the editorial page, and there
are evident signs OF a scrap between
the two, although there are profes.
sions Of good will on each side. But
after allowing Glasmann to have his
loaded say, Mr. Bowman appends a
note to it. declaring that THE above
is positively the last time that Mr..
Glasmann will be permitted to break
into the editorial column"
And yet, Glasmann owns one-half OF
the paper, Mr.. Bowman owning half
and leasing Glasmann's half. And Mr..
Bowman serves notice in reply to the
Glasmann complaint Of abuse" that
Glasmann must not consider himself
above criticism. So far as that Is con.
cerned, probably Glasmann has no rea.
son for complaint, for he Is fairly
strenuous, in the abuse business him
self
The idea OF the newspaper change is
TO give the Democrats an organ in
Ogden and this gives them the morn
ing newspaper. The Republicans Will
have the evening paper, the Standard
for we infer from Mt Bowman's state.
ment that "a. R. Bowman is the pub
Usher OF the Ogden Morning Examin
er and the Daily State Journal. VII
liam Glasmann is In no way connected
with the publication Of this news
paper" that the State Journal IS
merged In the Examiner And a morn
Ing and an evening newspaper will
serve very well the purpose of giving
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17

Another international romance In
volving one Of Americas richest heir
esses and foreign nobleman will be
brought to a successful elimination
next Monday. wden Miss Nora Iseln
and Count Colloredo-Mansfield are
united In marriage. Miss Iselin has
been well known in New York social
circles for many years. She is a
charming beauty, possessed Of vast
wealth and has been courted by many
OF Americas richest sons.
Count Colloredo- Mansfield Is fine
type Of the foreign nobility. He is a
great huntsman and when at his Aus
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
MODERN "ANTIQUE" FURNITURE
DEALERS METHODS RE-
VEACED.

The sale Of modern" antique fur
nlture is pushed by two methods. one
OF which is honest and aboveboard,
while the other is a highly developed
system OF victmzlng the ricn, In
which not only furniture dealers, but
seemingly sleepy country dwellers
have their allotted parts to play. The
June number of Popular Mechanics
contains an interesting illustrated ar
ticle explaining the willy schemes Of
curio dealers; how farm houses are
supplied with fake antiques just prior
10 the summer boarder rush, and how
easily the summer boarder Is taken
In Many times really valuable pelces
are removed from country places by
dealers for repairs. and instead of re-
turning the original, he brings back
an imitation which passes for the
same.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
SUN SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY FOR
ILLUMINATION

a Boston engineer has invented n
machine claimed 10 convert the sun S
rays into mechanical energy direct
without the use of any intermediate
apparatus.
The machine IS composed of large
number of plugs OF a peculiar metal
composition, set in insulating material
and connected in series. one end Of
each plug being In an alright space
exposed to the sun, and the other end
in the open air, The difference in
temperature Of the two ends, usually
about 60 deg. F., causes an flow of cur
rent The voltage in each plug is,
Of course, low, but there are 976 con
nected In a series, and they store
enough electricity In ordinary batter
les to light the inventors. shop.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
MOTOR BOAT HAS WIND PRO-
PElUER.

A motor boat, for which a speed of
a hydroplane. The most interesting
feature of the little racer Is not the
aerial propeller alone. but the fact
that 1t has both an aerial and a water
propeller Both are driven by the same
engine, which is of the 4-cylindcr
type. capable OF developing so hp
The water propeller pushes the boat
ahead. and the aerial propeller pulls
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
TRAINING YOUNG BUTCHERS.

An apparatus used in Berlin for
training butchers apprentices in the
killing of animals by the hammer
method is described. The apparatus
has an Indicator and scale which tells
the force of the blow, so that the ap-
Prentices soon learn just the force
they require to make the killing as hui
manc as possible.
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trian estate his life is largely out OF
doors He Is at present n the diplo-
matte service OF his country, being
stationed at Rome. where he will re-
side with his bride after their mar
riage. The wedding is to be unusual
ly simple only thirty or forty guests
having been Invited owing to the IL
ness of the brides father. Some little
discussion has arisen as to VINO will
marry the couple as Miss lselin is a
Protestant and the count a Catholic.
The count is delighted with America
and Americans. and especially is he
impressed by their patriotism and 10y
atty.
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Another Refutatlon,

You say you never touched penny
that you did not actually earn!" said
the investigator
That replied Mr. Dustin Stnx. lis
precisely what | said. And | repeat
It l have numerous people in my en-
ploy whose duty II is to receive all
the small change"
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II your friends thirst, give them
IRONPORT. For sale at all Soda
Fountains. =