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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12

Navy Building. Cut deep into It's verde
griS-conted metal IS the Inscription that
tells that 1t was cast on July %. l7IS at
DOuay. France. by Jean MoTltz. Sur
rounded 10y ornate chasing Ia embclished
the neurde-lis Of the Bourbon house. the
crown OF old France. the French cont of
arms, blnzlng sun md the legend Nee
Plurlbus Impair" - the motto of LouiS
XIV. On the base, or what would be the
brecch of n modern gun, is inscribed
Louis Charles de Bourbon. Compile d'eu,
Due d'Aumale" A"
Opposite this gun stands another exam
pie of the French gunmakcr. that was
cast In Douay In 1893 This gun has
carved upon 1t Its name. La Farouche-
The Flerce-aud upon 1t Is also inscribed
the motto OF Louis XIV.
Two other French guns. OF similar size
and like ornamcntnton. but with the
names FL Belcosa and GardUna inscribed
upon them, serve TO ornament another
entrance To the building These guns.
however. are later models than the others,
having been cast in 1IS9.
This quartet of weapons. encb weighing
about 5000 pounds, nre trophies of the
SpdplSu-huerlchn NhT, anu tnSN Were
taken from the fortl6cntions at Santiago
dc Cuba. How the Spaniards came To
get them. whether they bought or cap
turcd them, is not known. but ut any
event they are valuable trophies.
The Spaulsh-Amcrlcan Wnr resulted in
n ycrItablc harvest OF trophies in the
shape OF old weapons Of every kind, and
especially in cannon and mortars While
the Spaniards had few modern guns In
Cuba and In the Philippines, they. also
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12

Republic of Texas after It's strife Two
guns. named San Mateo and San Marco.
respectively, are relies OF the Mexican
Wnr There were four of these guns.
each named for Que of the evangcllSts.
One OF them. the San Lucas, Is Mt the
Military Service Institute. In New York
while the other, the San Juan, is ot
Fremont, o., In the Burchard Library,
a large collection of captured cannon is
10 be found In the Washington Navy
Yard, and just ms one enters the main
gate there Is to bc found n gun that has
ns much II not more historical interest
than almost any other. ON the gun cnr-
rage Is found the history In brief, ms
fellows.
This gun was one of the main
battery Of the French seventy -fours
gun ship Hoche. She wns captured
by tile English md her battery
sold to America This gun then
served on Haitian prlvatecr, and
afterwards was returned to New
York and lay in South street for
several years. II was then mount
cd on the American prlyatecr Cen
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12

eral Armstrong and by it's aid
boat attnck by an English squad
ron on the night OF September %
2, 1914. In Fayal. Azores, was re-
pulsed, with q loss OF life to the
attacking force OF 100 killed, 13O
wounded and nearly all OF their
boats destroyed, The American loss
was two killed and eight wounded.
The privatcer was sunk TO prevent
its falling into the bands OF tho
enemy. and this gun was many
ycnrs afterwards dug out of the
mud OF the baTbor and presented
TO the United States by the Por-
tuguese government
Between tho lines OF this inscription Is
to be read one OF the most interesting
and important events In the history or
the War OF 1912, for this little vessel
was instrumental In making possible the
victory of General Jackson over the Brit
ish under General Pakcnham at New Or
leans.
British squadron comprising the
ships Plantagenet. CarnotIon and Rota.
were en- route to the Gulf of Mexico with
reinforcements for General Pokenbam In
the New Orleans campaign, and they put
into Fayol for minor stores. To their
surprise. the British found the General
Armstrong Mt anchor, and. despite 1t
being n neutral port. determined upon
the capture of the ship.
When night fell four bnrges, contain
Ing 1G0 men, were sent to cut out the
American, but the skipper Of the little
ship was not caught mapping, and he
drove them on with heavy loss. Then
the enemy attacked with II barges and
600 men, but even this force was van"
quished Chngrln and CONSERVATION made
tho British furious, and at daybreak the
Cnrn1tion opened fire with her big guns.
The American replied and hulled her to
such an extent that she had To with
draw. Then the larger ship. the Plan
tagenet, took up the fight. and the Amer
leans, realizing that they were out
clGssed turned their guns down hatch.
sending balls through the bottom OF
their vessel. and mt the same time set
TING her on 1rc. Then they escaped In
t5clr small boats.
So bad were the injuries to the Cnrna-
ton that 1t was 10 days before she wns
ready for sea. This delay was fatal TO
General Pakcnham. who. despairlng OF
the promised relnforcements. made his
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12


AM record Of war, 1t seems but nat
@ urnl that there should have origl-
j. mated the idea OF retaining the
weapons of the defeated foe and to
keep them as relics and examples of
prowess for the coming generations 10
rnzc on and reflect upon the courage of
their fathers.
The dsarmng OF n vnnoushed foe is
necessary, for the best way to keep
man from lighting is to take from him
the means, and then. TOO. everyone has
instlllcd within their soul n longing for
something to show for that which has
been accomplished
Every tribe md every nation under the
sun has its trophies OF wnr The natives
Of the innermost portions OF the Dark
Continent have their spolls taken from
neighboring tribes, and while they may
he Insignificant as compared to some OF
the trophies possessed by great nations
they arc, nevertheless, Just as denr. ns
they represent hard-carned, dearly bought
victories and arc monuments to the war
riors who gave their lives In order that
their people might procure that which
they sought. be 1t what 1t may.
The pomp md mllitant-lovIng nations
Of Europe have their trophies OF the wars
that they have been engaged In, md
though they may bnye lost some OF their
flags and armament to other nations
they yet have and are immensely proud
OF those that they have taken from the
enemy. and these they cherish and trcas-
ure.
England and Germany make most
excellent use of some OF the iron and
bronze cannon that they hive captured
in conflicts, for from the metnl is made
the medals that nre bestowed upon those
who show exceptional courage In risking
their lives to save others.
What bit of metal has moro sIgni6-
cance or sentimental value than the SIM
pie iron Victorian cross OF England or
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-12

Experiments In Europe show that bal
looms travelling at heights OF from COO to.
1900 yards eau he hit with rifle only
once in six times; Mt an elevation OF 5000
ynrds they are absolutely safe
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Rose Eytinge, the veteran
actress. has been received into the
Actors Fund Home in New York She
is seventy-three years old.
Mrs. Salon Sellers. 1OS years old, a
real daughter of the Revolution and
said to be the Oldest person in New
England, died at Deer Island, Me-, on
the 10th inst.
The City Council of Port Arthur,
Texas, has donated to John W. Gates
two plots of ground, upon one of which
is to be erected a coeducational col
lege to cost 100000. Upon the other
will lie constructed 4 $4,000 hospital,
both in memory of his mother, who
died recently.
During banquet given by officers
Of the army at Lisbon, at which King
Manuel was present, lieutenant pub
licly warned his majesty that plot
to dethrone him was in course Of pre-
paration. and officers declared that
the King was surrounded by spies and
traitors. Extra guards were placed on
duty around the royal palace.
A provisional statement drawn up
by the Italian government shows that
sixty towns were destroyed by the
earthquake, and gives the number Of
dead in these at 165. .053. This does not
include hospital deaths.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The President promptly signed the
bill passed by both houses of Congress
appropriating 100000 for the relief Of
the Italian earthquake sufferers.
The Senate today confirmed the
nominations of B. P. Blair as register
at the Montrose and julius H. Weiss as
received at the Del Norte land offices.
The Chicago & Alton railroad must
pay 100000, and Vice President Faith
orn and Treasurer Wann $4,000 each
as penalties for granting rebates, hav-
ing lost its appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
The President has appointed Will
liam X. Wallace Of Colorado second
secretary Of the American legation at
Toxic, Japan, and Robert H. Sims to
be receiver Of the United States land
office at Las Cruces. New Mexico.
The United States Supreme Court
has reversed a decision of the United
States Circuit Court for the southern
district of New York, granting an In.
junction against the enforcement of
the s0-cent gas law in New York city.
The case Of Charles H. Meyer, who
is suing former Governor Peabody,
Sherman Bell and Bulkeley Wells for
100000 damages, was argued in the
United States Supreme Court. Edwin
8. Richardson appeared for Meyer and
Horac. Phelps for Peabody and other
defendants.
Because Of the receipt Of numerous
threatening letters by Judge Wright.
growing out Of his recent decision In
the labor contempt cases, Chief Of Po-
lice Sylvester has instructed the cap
tain of the precinct In which the JUS
tics resides ito take such precautions
as ordinarily would be taken to pro-
tect a citizen from the possible work
Of cranks."
Senator Clark of Wyoming intro
duced an amendment to the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, providing for an increase in
the salaries Of justices of Federal
Courts. The salary Of the chief jus
tice Of the United States Supreme
Court Is fixed at $4,000, salaries Of as
sociate justices at $17,5OO marshal Of
the court, $500. the twenty-nine
judges Of Circuit Courts $4,000 each,
and the eighty-four judges Of District
Courts $1,000 each.
President Roosevelt has signed q
pardon for William Davis, q book
maker Of New York. Davis agreed to
test the book-making laws OF the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, was arrested at the
Bennlng race track and was sentenced
to one hour in Jail. Davis applied to
the President for pardon In order
that he should not be compelled to
forfeit his right to vote and hold Of
flee.
An appropriation of $4,000 Is made
| for the purchase Of or erection Of =
United States embassy in Paris by q
bill which passed the Senate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

Representative Victor Nurdock OF
Kansas. Who has just returned from
Panama. predicts the completion OF
the canal by 1915 and is satisfied that
the Gatun dam is properly located.
The sale OF Denver 4 Rio Grande
first and refunding per cent bonds
in New York was an unqualified sue
cess. The total subscriptions already
exceed the amount of the issue.
John Conness. former United States
senator from California and the last
survivor OF the pallbearers of Presi-
dent Lincoln. died at Boston on the
10th inst at the age Of eighty-eight.
By the collapse of a church near
Sion in Switzerland on the 10th inst.
practically all the members of the CON
gregation were killed or injured. the
dead numbering forty and the injured
sixty.
Important changes in the operation
OF the Michigan Central railroad have
been decided upon. involving the cleo
trification of all the roads terminals
at Detroit and of the main line as far
west as fpsilantf.
More than 100000 visitors are ex-
pected to be In New Orleans during
Mardi Gras week. February 10th, 2lst
and 22d. insuring large attendance
for the motor racing carnival to be
held by the New Orleans Automobile
club.
Nearly 100000 voters of Pensyl-
vania have signed petitions asking the
State Legislature to start the move
ment. which in 1913 will give bond
issue Of $50.0OO.OOO for building good
roads. The sum of $5.OOO.0OO will be
asked for to begin immediate work
The announcement Is made at New
York that merger will end a moving
picture war that has been in progress
for many months. The merger will
result. it Is stated, in crowding out of
business nearly SO per cent. of the NOV
ing picture places 1t will be known
as the Motion Picture Patent Company.
The largest turkey ranch In the
United States is located in North Caro-
lima. Four thousand fat birds were
o~AfPNN AhSAA eAC A0I III III uAuhsBlN-
ing week. The owner claims that
flock of twenty-five or thirty turkeys
will keep the tobacco fields free from
worms which would otherwise destroy
the plants.
The appraisers report shows that
Charles T. Barney, who was president
Of the Knickerbocker Trust Company,
New York. during the panic of 1907,
and who died from q bullet wound in
the abdomen, presumably self inflicted.
left property amounting to S2,Oo0OO0
more than his liabilities, all Of which
will go to his widow, who was ex.
pected to get nothing.
1t is reported at Berlin that the Brit
ish government has reached an under.
standing with Turkey whereby the sui.
tan, as head Of the Mohammedan faith,
-hall use the influence of the India
priesthood to support the British rule
In return for active British diplomatic
support in the Turkish controversies
with European powers. The Moham.
medans of India number 62,0O0,OO0 and
their loyalty is powerful element for
the English to secure
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15
HzHllA uow eulDlE
~ stetiss ekia oissases Which An
p6st Nsrs6iGssy iasasstiy 0siisveS
bt Oil q ti~4ssDreen.

Can Eczema be cured?
Some physicians say Yes"
S0ms say No"
The real question il. What is meant
By Eczema?" II you mean those scaly
sruptions. those diseases which make
their frst appearance. not at birth. but
years afterward and perhaps not until
middle age-then there can no longer
be any question that these forms OF
EcSema are curable.
Simple vegetable ON OF wintergreen.
mixed with other vegetable ingredients.
will kill the germs that infest the skin.
Apply this prescription to the skin
and instantly that awful itch is gone.
Druggists everywhere carry in stock
this oil of Wintergreen properly COM
pounded into d. d. ID. Prescription and
d. d. d. Soap.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15
Valuable coneh Shssis.

The conch shell is highly priced II
India. In many Of the temples they
are blown daily to scare away the ma
lignant spirits while the god receives
his daily meal. A conch with the
spiral twistings to the right instead OF
to the left is supposed to be worth
its weight In gold. Some years ago .
conch Of that description Was offered
for sale in Calcutta, with . reserve
price of . lakh of rupees placed on It!
Il was eventually bought in for 10000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15
Sure Sign.

Sure Sign.
Mrs. Murphy-Arrah! IT'S saterdah
night an tn facth'ry Is closin' down
an Timmy don't know whether he'll
git his pay or not.
Mrs. Flaherty-Here he comes home
Mrs. Murphy-Wirra! Thin he Amt
been paid.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

ONLY ONE .BROMO QUININE"
fhat is LAXATIVE BROAO QUlNlNE. Look for
the signature Of 4. ". GROVE. Used the World
over 70 CUrs Cold In One LAY. Dc
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

And the world would be Just ~
we'll OF IL some stage-struck people
were hit by automobiles.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

Many . man thinks he Is chart
table because he gives advice.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-15

Hsredity.
Knicker-Whom does the baby re-
semble?
Bocker-It's yell takes after its a.
Tiers college.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND;
!: THEN REPENTS AND
+: GOES TO FUNERAL

LOTUS son from her first mar
riage. 13 years old. He was an
eye witness to the killing of his
stepfather.
William Lotus had been at
Troy with load of wood. While
he was caring for his team a quar-
rel was started between the hus-
band and wife.
Even though the moon was
shining Lotus did not know that
his wife was shooting at him. The
first shot missed him, and he made
no effort to get under cover. When
Mrs. Lotus fired the second and
fatal time, she was within forty
feet of her husband, as shown by
the evidence before the coroner's
jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
GREAT NORTHERN ROAD s
ROBBED OE ENORMOUS SIJN
GIGANTIC THEFT
THROUGH SALE OF
PASSES is EXPOSED
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 81
Chief Clerk s. F. Woodbury., of
the maintenance-of-way depart
ment of the Great Northern. has
been on the carpet before one Of
the highest officials during .na
past twenty-four hours and is al
legged to have made confessions
duplicating principals in one of
the largest railroad frauds in the
Northwest. o
The arrest Wednesday of Paul
Carbon, a wealthy contractor, for
disposing of $40 worth OF en-
ployes' tickets to persons not en-
ployed by the Great Northern, has
precipitated the exposure or a
series of trip pass frauds of if
teen years duration, involving, 1t
is said, about 100000 miles OF
transportation and amounting 10
about 100000.
One official estimated the roads
loss at $125, 200 to $3.50, 900 t.
year.
Others Sought Farther West.
Chief Special Agent AL Ray of
the Great Northern, lately a chief
OF the secret service, and
brought West last spring for the
express purpose of running down
the rumors of fraud, arrested A.
Toscas, a Greek labor agent, at
Grand Forks. N. D., tonight, and
is speeding westward. It is said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT SHE
SHOT HIM IN GOLD BLOOD
FOLLOWING QUARREL.

SPOKANE, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Lau-
ra e. Lotus, who killed her hus-
band at Troy, Idaho, Monday
night, with shotgun, while he
was said to have been intoxicated,
expressed regret at the incident
Wednesday and begged and final
ly persuaded Deputy Sheriff G. C.
Brown. of Latah county, at Mos
COW, to take her to the funeral at
Troy.
William Lotus, her second hus-
band, was Ga years old and his
wife, 40. The only child was Mrs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
HOT RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY LEAGUE

Webster company cause to oe
built over the most feasible role
to that part of the city known as
Bismarck" a car line with al
reasonable dispatch and to supply
an adequate service thereon.
4. We believe that w. S. Din
mock, local manager of said com
pany, is deliberately opposing AMI
obstructing the growth and PROV
ress of the city of Tacoma, and
we demand his removal from the
management of said company.
8. We approve of and indorse
the action of the Fern Hill PEG
pie and pledge to them our sup
port in their efforts to prevent
said company from unlawfully COL
lecting a 10-cent fare within the
limits of the city of Tacoma.
6. We believe that the refusi
and failure of said company 10
issue transfers to and from its
Traction company line is unlaw-
,ful and that it is the duty of the
lefty council to see to it that the
law is enforced and said COM
Ipany compelled to issue SUCH
transfers to and from SAIL Ira
ton line.
Z. We direct the chairman
and secretary of this convention
to furnish to each of the Taco-
ma daily papers copies of the fore
going declaration and resolutions
and request that the same be puo-
lished in full. We also direct that
copies be furnished to the Stone
& Webster company of Boston and
Jacob Fprth of Seattle.
8. We declare 1t to be our
purpose and determination to use
all lawful ways and means to Sc
cure the relief demanded in the
foregoing resolutions and we
pledge ourselves to persist therein
until our efforts are crown I'd
with success.
8. The undersigned improve
ment clubs, by their duly author
ized delegates and representatives,
hereby authorize the secretary OF
this convention 10 subscribe the
names of said clubs hereto.
Following is the communica-
ton regarding the franchise mat
ter which it is planned to send
to Stone C Webster, with the sig
natures of Tacomans attached:
Stone-Webster Co., Boston, Mass,
Gentlemen-The city of Taco
ma has adopted the commissi IN
form of government and every
corporation wishing franchises
must look to the people for such
favors, and we wish to suggest
to the owners Of the Tacoma Rail
way C Power Company that the
continuation of MIR. w. S. Dim-
mock as the local manager of
said street railway and the coa-
tinuation of the present policies
of the Tacoma Railway & Power
Company will prevent any furth-
er favors being granted to said
system.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
WAITER on TRIAL
FOR ROBBING
FRIEND

Robbed of all his clothes,
money and jewelry, Ray Pallard,
a waiter, appeared in Judge Arnt-
sons court this afternoon to tes-
tify against Chester Dempsey, also
IA waiter, whom he charges with
the crime. Pallard discovered
Dempsey as he was about to
board a South bound freight at
South Tacoma yesterday and call
ed an officer. Pallard says he
housed and sheltered Dempsey
when the latter was broke, and
then Dempsey robbed him.
That's gratitude" says Pal
lard, and he wants justice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31

on a special, with four other spe-
cial agents, to cause the arrest at
twenty-eight different traffic CEN
tiers along the Great Northern
lines of field agents of the fraud
headquarters in ST. Paul.
These agents have been work
ing out the ramfications of the
alleged fraud system from St.
Paul to Seattle during the past
year, and now are springing their
surprises on conspirators.
Conspiracy Charged.
The Great Northern alleges
that, through the dishonesty of a
person believed to be Woodbury.,
in their maintenance-of-way de-
partment, the perpetrators of the
alleged fraud were able to get
great quantities of tickets, osten-
sibly for the use of laborers, to
and from different surfacing
work along the line, and sell these
for cash to bands of laborers mov-
ing through st. Paul to private
work or on pleasure bent, but not
working for the Great Northern.
Persons were thus sent to des-
tinations along the Great North
ern, and when they wished to re-
turn they applied to an agent at
the nearest traffic center to whom
they had been previously re-
ferred, and that person, it is al
legged, sent to ST. Paul and secured
for them transportation to such
points as they wished to go from
the st. Paul headquarters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
RATHER THAN FACE PRISM
TERM, GIRL RETURNS HOME

Miss Enright declared that she
would not go to a convent as her
father wished, but would prefer
to face prosecution on the cha re
against her.
Judge Arntson pointed out the
best course for the girl and she
finally agreed to accompany her
father home.
The Enrights are respectable
and well-to-do and feel keenly the
predicament of the daughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
TURN|P AND WATER
DIET CAUSES AGED
man TO TAKE LIFE

EVERETT, Dec. 31-Too proud
to go to the poor house, Ludwig
Moeckley, an aged man, was on
the eve of applying to the city
charity commission for financial
aid, when, suddenly altering his
mind, he crawled under a stairway
behind the the Palm hotel and
swallowed fatal dose of poison.
The unequal battle between age
and poverty proved too much for
him, and his last diet was turnips
and water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
WOMAN BRUTAlLY
ASSAULTED BY
BURGLAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81
The entire police force is search
ing today for a negro burglar,
who at midnight entered the room
of Mrs. Bessie Huntress, at 1874
turk street, and finding no
money in the room, brutalIy at
tackled the woman.
After binding and gagging her
and leaving her half dead, the
burglar escaped. She was found
unconscious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
TODAYS BUILDING.
PERMITS

George Fisher, addition, $3.50.
s. b. Asia, store front. $3.50.
w. II. Opie & Co., repairs, SIS.
Peterson Bros, repairs, $40.
8. Jerstad. cottage, $500.
Jensine Anderson, residence.
J. ]. Leyman, cottage. $500.
Peter 6andberg. hotel, $4,000.
George B. Handle repairs, $3.50.
G. P. Green, cottage, $1,000.
Holme Miller cottage, 1915.
Nels Henrickson, repairs, s45
J. L. Archer, shed, $40.
T. Il. Nerkirk. residence, $3.50.
G. A. Commander, shed, SIS.
Tacoma Ornamental Iron
Works, barn, sos.
Henry Kaufman, shed, SIS.
r. q. Anderson. retaining wall
100000.
UelIa M. swartz. addition, $40
Delhi N. swartz, shed, 500.