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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

and under no proper control AS
one who has had long and varied
experience Nof mon pnd things.
should tremble for the result. and
to every mind in this direction lies
one OF the most serious dangers 20
Americas future In great Britain
organized capital and labor are both
sufficiently strong to respect each
others opinions and TO lend willing
ear to the voice of conciliatlOn, but
from what ! saw and heard in the
states organized capital is the giant,
and organized labor the dwarf II is
pretty much the same In industry rs
In other domains of human enter
prise-history repeats itself In the
early days Of British industry when
labor was unorganized, riots and dis
order were frequent.
II hope that / am mistaken, but,
judging from what I gathered while
in the states from sources we'll calcu-
lated To form correct opinions. ] fear
that the most momentous danger be
fore America is an Individual Tin
dustrial-) was such as the the world
has never seen before.
The stronger the trusts grow the
more powerless will labor become. AS
1t can not obtain redress from con-
gress in a similar manner in which
British labor can from parliament.
and finding that the few are growing
enormously wealthy while the many
are steadily sinking into poverty. it
may perchance strike out fercely,
wantonly and madly like blind en-.
ragged giant.
1T Is not for me to suggest rem
edies or to indicate the path of pru-
dence. That would be impertInent
on my part. Allow me. however. In
closing to say that nothing so strong
ly impressed me while In the states
as the collective impotence of labor
and the growing and crushing might
of the trusts. Sooner or later that
well-organized body will stand face to
face with the horny-handed. undisci-
pliend and uncontrolled multitude of
workers. and then the real trial of
strength will begin, and after that
the deluge'"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
DANGER AHEAD If LABOR
UNIONS ARE CRUSHED


In the face OF the position taken by
the United States Steel corporation
and other open shop (non-unlon)
trusts towards organized labor. and
especially in face Of the conditions
that exist among the employees OF the
Pressed Steel Car company at Nc
KEGS Rocks. Pa. Ii is we'll TO ask the
question so often asked before.
Whittier are we drIfting?"
The following opinion given by Mr..
Stuart Uttley an English working
man. who SoJourned in this country.
will be of interest at this time. He
pointed out the danger that is ahead
for the industrial system I'm the
United States He Indicated fu-
;ure conflict between capital and la
Dor such as the world has never seen
before. which can only be prevented
by labor becoming so minutely or
ganized and powerful. that capital
Will be compelled 10 respect It, He
said:
THE disorganization of labor Is Il
matter OF very serious moment 10 the
United States. During the great en-
gineering strike in England. when
over 10000 men were out for six
months, not a shot was fired There
was not a single riot, very little dis
order. and when 1t closed. 1t scarcely
left any ill-feeling The fact that
being we'll organized they were under
good discipline. and being fairly we'll
provided with the means Of subsist-
ence were not driven to the despera-
ton of starving mon hence they were
enabled 10 rely on q passive resist
ence. One has only TO ask what
would have been the result In the
United States OF prolonged strike
IN one OF the leading Industries where.
In a great majority OF the men were
any means of subsistence
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
w. C. T. U. MEETING.

The w. c. T. U met last Wednes-
day at the home OF Mrs. F. E Cook
The following new officers assumed
their duties:
President, Mrs. VIM Craig: vice
presidents. Mrs. Quincy Craft, Mrs
7, Cutting Mrs. G A. Muller, Mrs. E.
Gooda1e; recording secretary, Mrs.
Anna Mueller; treasurer. Miss Sarah
Chapman; membership secretary
Miss Leota Kennedy.
Arrangements were made for the
lectures of Mrs. Mary Teats. national
purity evangelist and president of
the correspondence school of scIen-
tifc economics. Mrs Teats will
speak on Monday evening. Nov. Is,
to a mixed audience. and on Tues
day afternoon a reception will be
held for her at the home OF Mrs.
j. S. Gordon. where she will give a
short talk TO ladies only
Arrangements we're made for the
distribution In the near future of some
temperance literature.
Three new members were report
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
PRoHIslTIoNIsTs TAKE NOTICE.

The following article proves that
prohibition does not prohibit. Notice
the action of the federal government
in Atlanta, Georgia, which has recent
ly become prohibition state:
Moonshinc Rum Goes Good.
Atlanta, Ga, October 24.-At the
government auction OF moonshipe
whisky captured in recent raids on
illicit distilleries. the liquor brought
good prices. some selling for 81 a gal
Ion, II was surprising scene. for
here was sure-enough corn whisky be.
ing sold in capital OF the prohibition
state. Several wistful-eyed policemen
paced back and forth on the corner be-
low, but their presence booted nothing,
Tor the auction was proceeding on
federal reservation. Since the advent
of prohibition revenue men report a
tremendous increase in moonshlning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

OF victory every time, by their mar
velous celebrity in reforming, and
presenting renewed, front. Alva we
are told fretted and fumed like a
CALLED steed. but he could make no
permanent impression Why? Be-
cause the Dutch were the represent
atiyes of a new. incoming, rapidly de-
yeloplng order. an order In harmony
with the needs Of society-capitalism
While Alva's army represented an
old. dying order. which society no
longer Observation-Disclosures
People.
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POINTED TALK.

King Alfonso Is reported to be angry
at Premier Maura for not having
given him an opportunity to exercise
the royal prerogative OF pardon In the
case OF Ferrer" This and the sImul.
taneous report that the Spanish cabI.
net is about to fall, are the first re-
suits of the cry of Indignation that the
assassination of Ferrer has provoked.
There are more and graver results
looming up above the horizon. Alfonso
VIII be still angrier. and there Is more
to fall than merely HIS cabinet II
VIII take more than The tub of a cabi.
net TO quiet the whale of public indig.
nation.
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7 z M P z r A II G. z
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CONDUCTED BY w. c. T. U.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
MISS FRlEDA DRESSED, MRS u. WAY.

ed as a result of the recent visit OF
national organizer. Mrs. Unruh.
During the afternoon Miss Leota
Kennedy In behalf of the Union pre-
sented to Miss Chapman, who has
been the faithful and efficient treas"
urer for number of years, beau
tiful Ogden souvenir spoon with the
Initials w. c. T. U. In the bowl
The following superintendent Of
departments began the years work.
Literature, Mrs. G. A. Miller. pur-
ity, Mrs. w S Flewelling; Red Let"
ter Days. Miss Chapman. mothers
meetings, Mrs VIM. C. Craig; Loyal
Temperance Legion, Mrs. Craft; med
al contests, Mrs. v Way, press, Miss
Kennedy. Sabbath observance, Mrs.
EIsenberg; prison work, Mrs. Mont
gomery, and Mrs. May; anti"narcot-
les. -: Flower mission. Mrs.
May; scientific temperance. Mrs. J.
S Gordon, Mercy. Mrs. A. Peterson,
Christian citizenship Mrs. Welch;
temperance medication, Mrs. c. Had
lock
After considerable routine business
the Union adjourned to meet in two
weeks
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UNION LABOR
DEPARTMENT
Address all Communications to
w. M. PIGGOTT, Editor.
375 Twenty-fourth Street,


diuons 10 prevent these people from
working on these articles, and TO com
pei greedy. graspIng. ayaricious en-
ployers to pay a sufficient wage that
the head OF each family may provide
plenty OF good warm clothing and
wholesome food and a comfortable
place to live in. or 10 make working
conditions such that The conditions
portrayed above could not be possiblv,
thus keeping the children in school
and making OF the mothers mothers In
very deed rather than In name only.
One of the most potent factors in the
promotion of this great achievement
is the union label II is not only this.
but il is a guarantee Of safety to your.
self and your loved ones. Who VIII
not lend hand In our endeayor TO
correct these evils?
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
WELL.

Well, well, we'll How many wells
does 1t take TO make river? Hon
estly we don't know, but we can make
a long guess that it will take several
wells TO furnish sufficient water TO
cleanse our beautiful city from all the
nasty sticky, Shiny mud that was spat.
tered over il during the late political
campaign. IT seems strange that men
viii so far forget themselves as to so
nearly approach that great lover OF
mud-the porRer-rather than to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
Any question concerning Social
Ism answered. Address all COM
municaticns to X. s. Hilllarj,
436 Hcrrick Avenue.
SOCIALIST PARTY VOTE.

The vote cast in Ogden by the 81
clalist party is significant OF it's re-
mise In the near future Mongrel Is
the only name for the platform adopt
ed by them. 1t was disgrace and IN
suit TO the Socialist movement The
platform and immediate demands indi-
Gated their ignorance of the principles
of international Socialism. to which
they claim adherence. Socialism does
not mean alienation of existing condI-
tions under capitallsm-it does mean
the complete overthrow OF capitalism.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

After having stepped its country In
mourning by wholesale executions. "
and conducted Itself In such wise that
the weaker hearts lost hope OF ever
throwing of the yoke of autocracy
from The Russian nation. and In large
numbers sought escape by suicide. the
government of st. Petersburg is now
reported "to take precautionary meas.
ures In The sale of certain drugs on
account of their widespread employ.
ment for purposes of suicide" The
cars regime insists In its monopoly
of killing,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The death of Cesare Lombroso re-
calls his opinion concerning the Amer
lean millionaire. of whom he said:
The anthropological study of the
American millionaire hardly ever re,
yeals genius Hardly ever? Nav.
never! Genius may, as Lombroso
claims, be akin to epilepsy. but to an
epilepsy that eXalts. The epilepsy
that grovels does not exist, hence
genius cannot lodge In the mole.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
MarXian Club Socialists
Editorial COMMITTEES:
KATE S. HIlLIARD.
E. A. BATTELL.
ROY e. SOUTHWICK.

~ earth IS directly to fly In the face
OF the will of God.
acre is a fourth conclusion;-
The Sinai. to which Cardinal Glib.
bons ascended TO receive, and from
which he descended to deliver. the
message OF his deity. is the Sinai from
which came the Ten Commandments.
IT is the cliff-bound Robber Burg of
Capitalism. The God. whose VIII the
Cardinal enunciated in his Corpus
Christi political sermon, is the Cod
capital whose symbol is the s.
Weekly People.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

stand as We pretend we do, or as we
want TO believe we do. or as we say
we do. or as we ought TO do-ln the
likeness and image of Him who ere,
ated us.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The gentlemen who are trying to
make out Ferrer an anarchist. a man
OF ierocity who threatened God. and
all that is holy and sacred" have a
strange way of going about thoir dem
onstration. They one thing for them
to do, they don't. That is TO quote
from Ferrer's trial. There having
been no trial 1t comes TO this; ITO
drag a man who has been ocqultted
before a civil tribunal. before drum
head court-martial refuse 10 confront
him with witnesses. and then shoot
him. is vindication Of gentlenoss, OF
God and of all that IS holy and sac
red. The less we have TO do with
that "gentleness.' Of that God, OF
that holiness" ond of that sacred
ness" the better-Daily People.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The Dutch under William the ST.
lent were defeated in every battle
with the Spanish army under Alva,
but such was their discipline, skill
and grit, that they snatched the fruits
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
lNoUISITION DAYS.

'Tis the old Spain of inquisition days
that aSsassinated Ferrer-and for
identical reasons-and with identical
methods, and their accompaniment.
First acquitted by civil tribunal. Fer.
rer was dragged before military tri-
bunal He was not allowed to le-
fend himself; he was not confronted
with the witnesses" against him; his
attorney was bullied and threatened
and, finally, his request that his eyes
be not bandagod was answered by
General Eserin with the brutal insult.
"A traitor has no right to look upon
the faces of soldiers-the old Inqulsi.
ton at all points-savagery cruelty
malignity, capped with Insult.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

To those who arc fond of history
we commend study OF that episode
known as the Dutch War of Independ-
ence as an illustration of the above
truth.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Through the new, the incoming or
DER NAV be, nav. very often IS drlv-
en- back in defeat, II can never he
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
THE FAVORED FEW.

The favored few are the divinely
appointed guardians Of the miserable
many.'-'Great Thoughts
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Here we have the great Black Lie
Of the ages In all It's naked. nativo
hideousness-the dlabolical falsehood
under whose shelter the working
class Tor ages has been and is now
being robbed. maSsacred tortured,
and oppressed by kings mobiles.
priests, capitalists. statesmen. war
riors and politicians.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

conquered, but in the end must con-
quer.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16

condition at several points which will
nccessitate thorough oyerhauling of
the entire system. Sections of the
pipe, 300 feet or more In length. will
be tested for leakage after which the
necessary repairs can be made.
The tests on the old piping will be
made With gas pressure of about two
pounds. Each end of the length tn be
tested will be plugged with a rubber
bag constructed for that purpose. form
ing a temporary valve. after which the
pressure within the pipe Will be nccu-
ratclv measured for certain interval.
thus determining tho presence or alb.
scncc OF leaks. II a loss OF pressure
is apparent. excavations will be made
to locate the leaks and the damaged
pipe either replaced by new or re-
paired.
Most Of the pipe is OF cast iron and
is therefore subject 10 rust and deter
ioration. The mains now In use range
from two inch TO eight inch. These
sizes will be increased in the new ex.
tensions to from inch to 12 inch
Where new gas mains are laid, the
pipe is usually tested with air pres
sure. a method, however. which cannot
be- employed with the old mains owing
to the presence OF gas and the con-
slant demand for the same night and
day.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16
PROTESTS AGAINST THE
CORNERING OF WHEAT

Cincinnati, April 15--Simop Hubig,
president OF the National Association
of Master Bakers. today sent a letter
to every Ohio congressman, asking
legislation TO prevent the corncring OF
wheat
The letter says:
THE executive committee of the
National Association Of Master Bakers
respectfully call your attention TO the
nefarious practice of wheat gambling
in Chicago. We believe this should
be stopped at once and prohibited in
the future. Flour being one absolute
necessity to keep tho body and soul to-
gether. we deem 1t a crime against
the rights Of the people to permit
wheat gambling We respectfully but
firmly, demand OF you as our reptesen-
tatives. to further and protect our
rights In the future against specula-
ton, manipulation or gambling in
wheat"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16
pERPLEXIHG PROBLEM
FOR LOGAN PEOPLE

IL appears that Logan is laborIng
Just now under very perplexing
problem Last year the United States
congress made an appropriation for
the erection of federal building
there and the money for the struc-
ture is forthcoming but recent in
spection by Building Inspector Ship
ley of the post office department of
tic ground upon which the building is
TO be placed has thrown sort of
bomb shell into the ranks Of the
Logan people. Logan has no sewer
system and the inspector says mo
gcwer, no postoffice." The inspect
or had other things to say about the
condition of affairs In the Cache val
ley metropolis, particularly regarding
the sewerage question. This is what
he said:
Il should think the public health
would demand such an improvement,
but certainly we cannot think Of erect
ing a structure upon waterlogged
ground, such as you have at the site
of the proposed federal building. The
ground Is a good deal like sponge
when the water is squeezed out OF 1t
there is not much left of it, and if we
erected heavy walls and then later
you should put in a sewer system,
which would drain all OF the water
out of the ground the building would
be pretty apt to settle. and we don't
want to take that risk"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16

he had marked the place In the cut
and at the timo knew full well that
there was a rich gold mine there Ho
saw II at his very feet and yet he took
not sufficient precaution To locate II.
Ie was lamenting the fact that had
he been wise he might now be a
wealthy man.
1he scene yesterday was in
teresting and rather exciting.
There were people OF all sizes. ages
and descriptions digging here and there
in an effort to unearth some OF the
gold. Some were handling pans of
gravel taken from the cut and working
assiduously to get "a color" Others
had their pockets filled with quartz
that they were certain carried splendid
values, fully expecting to follow the
lead to point where they would be
certain of making the lucky location.
The tourists to the canyon were anx-
ions about the great discovery and
they would inquire after they passed
the Sanitarium as to the exact loca-
ton of the strike. The question was
Invariably Where is that gold mine"
A mining man of large experience
ana VINO OH llllS OISdcloh 'ioieCh ShS
place gave it as his opinion that the
formation was of considerable merit
and that the alleged gold mine was not
SO bad a prospect. He stated that the
body of mineralized rock was not
what could be termed true fissure
vein but that ii was in a splendid
formation coming as it does between
the contact of two definite granite for
nations dipping to the north east at
an angle of about 60 degrees and hav-
ing regularly defined walls. The con-
iac. can be easily traced for num-
be1 of hundred feet up the mountain
side to the north. He also stated that
the opening of the vein in the cut
was about Is inches wide and that
at depth of seven feet broadened
to a width of about four feet. The
entire formation between the contact
Is strongly mineralized. a sample tax
en- from the opening Of the body of
ore showing values to the amount
Of slT6O per ton in gold. The
gravel found in the mineral body
cutie readily shows ''colors" in gold,
1t might be worse.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16
EXCITEMENT I
in OGDEN
CANY ON
HUNDREDS RUSH TO SCENE OF
GOLD STRIKE.
Sample Assayed Shows Some Values
Place Scene Of Remarkable
Activity.

The Ogden canyon gold excitement
continues undated and II the interest
taken in the matter is test,
there is certainly very rich deposit
Of the yellow metal only few hundred
yards above the present terminus OF
The Rapid Transit railroad. There is
quite a rush for the place where gold
has recently been discovered In what
is considered a goodly quantity at the
grass roots.
a representative Of this paper. with
several Others visited the scene oil the
sew discovery yesterday afternoon ana
In his meandcrings. there received
perceptible shock OF goldism and was
stricken with gold fever In the hrst
stages. This gold deposit is found
hear the Ogden sanitarium. across the
river Immediately north of the point
where the hot mineral water used at
the resort belches forth from the
bowels of the great mountain that is
sithln a stones throw Of the city.
The location of the strike has
been a very attractive point during
lhe past few days, 1t having been favor
I'd by visits from hundreds of people
Iesirous of seeing a real gold mine in
It's infancy The visitors have intent
ly examined the formation on the
north side of the river where the rich
deposit was found and have also ven
tured across the river TO the south
where they have staked out loca-
tions and taken loads Of samples
from the groupings. Many have gone
high up on the mountain side In search
Of gold, becoming much excited even
al a trace OF the yellow stuff. There
we're dozens OF people who were quite
content at even the trace of gold but
nevertheless they looked with con-
siderable envy upon the more fortu-
nate ones who had found values in the
mother vein
During the last "a hours it is estl-
mated that thousands of people have
visited the main strike" there being
a great diversion of opinion as to the
real merits of the strike and many
comments as TO what the effect will be
upon Ogden business affairs and the
immediate vicinity If 1t should prove
TO be the real thing"
The gold was discovered by the
Rapid Transit laborers. who are
building an electric car line through
the canyon. All of the men employed
on the work claim the distinction of
being the original discoyerer of the
precious metal and many OF them are
at variance with themselves for not
having the foresight TO locate the
country as mineral land. One man
quite exultantly told yesterday that
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time Tor delivery on July contracts.
Unusually unfavorable weather for
IlaDting last fall Is given az the prin-
cipal reason for this belief.
Mr.. Patten said today that even II
some Of the wheat were harvested
early in July. II would never reach
Chicago. but would be snatched ND
by famished millers before IL gets
Dcar this city.
Why" said Mr. Pattcn," they arc
buying wheat out in Sumner county
Kansas, right now. DO YOU know
Nbat that means? That's the big
Gest wheat producing county in the
United States and miIlcrs there have
ihst paid $3.50 for wheat which the
farmers had previously shipped QUO.
They have TO bring IL back"
How about the five cent decline
al Winnipeg" Mr.. Patten was
asked
1T doesn't mean anything. It's a
big cash market. but a small one
speculatIyely The smaller tho spec
u'ative market. the wider the range
~ fluctuations"
What Mr.. Patton says about July
wheat. however, Is anything but ac-
ceptable to many experienced trad
CTS They point TO the present do
mestic visible supply which at present
is reported by Bradstrccts as six mil
lion bushels In excess OF tho amount
in sight al this limo In 1908. But
Principally they Insist that the new
crop will be on sale in Chicago IA
abundance.
In discussing his operations today.
Mr.. Patton referred frankly to him
self. as spcculator as well as a
Grain merchant and incidentally ad-
Initted that he is long of cotton
Haven't You enough on your hands
In wheat. without dabbling in cot
TOM" he was asked.
We'll. III be frank I'm A grain
merchant, but I'm speculator also.
] like TO speculate It's great game
The way 1t looks to me, is this: cot
ton at the present price is just about
as cheap as wheat would be around
a dollar. So / took a flyer, but be-
iieve me, l am not trying TO manipul-
ale It"