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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-05
SHEEP SnO "
JANUARY
NEXT
FINEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD
TO BE EXHIBITED.
Secretary Richards, Here from Spen
cer Idaho. in Enthusiastic Over
the Outlook.

Interest in the MidWinter Sheep
show to be held in Ogden next Janu-
-iy is unabated among The sheepp'eG
OF the country The show is oil IA
tional significance because II Is cup
ported and was instituted by the Ma
tional Wool Growers association. That
1t will excel any sheep show ever
given in the United states Is quite be.
yOnd question and its results will oe
fal-reaching.
There will be many entries of the
anost sheep in the world and the con
test for excellence In the quality OF
sheep will be spirited and interesting
Secretary Richards of the committee
having the big show in hanG recently
returned from Spencer Idaho where
was shown as fine bunch of prize
sheep as can be found anywhere Ia
the sheep country The sheep arc
owned by the Wood Livestock com
pany, and are recent importatlons
form the old world. They were
brought TO this country ior the ex
press purpose OF showing them at Og
den during the time Of the national
convention. and there arc "a aundrt'l
of them in the herd
The Butterfeld Livestock company
of Weiser, Idaho. have made ap7lica-
tion for the entry OF $50 head of
Hampshire and Rombouilett sheep,
These sheep won the sweepstakes
prize at the national convention at Pc.
catello last year. and they Will be close
competitors for the bonors this year.
a. j. Knollin of Soda Springs. Idaho.
viii be here with 100 head OF cham
pion Shropshire and Ramboullett
sheep. and he seems to be confident
of winning first place. These sheep
were recently shown at Boise and
Soda Springs and Salt Lake. where
they were the winners OF prizes. Many
other entries have already been made
and there are great many yet to
come,
Secretary Richards states that
everything regarding the arrange
ments for the big show is moving
along nicely. and the committee and
Ogden will be ready for the great
event when it is called.
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OGDEN

Nesting. I'm vale of light,
Meath stupcudous mountain height
Something living World S long lease
Hidden in box elder trees,
OGDEN.
Something living. breathing wealth,
Wrapt in Universal health,
Daunted naugnt by far prestige
(Ever welcome lord and liegc)
OGDEN.
Something better than The best.
Willing ever for the test:
Much above advcrsity's dust,
F'loatcd on an upper crust,
OGDEN.
Something like symbolic peace.
Typical modern increase;
Quito mp to date wealthy scat
Where another vile TO beat
OGDEN.
Pretty city. hidden West.
Rocky Mountains early guest.
Tell. oh toll, wilt thou too excel
All thy neiehbuIs. sister? Well
OGDEN.
Rich Gaald. p. O Box No. 800, San
Francisco. Calf.
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ECCENTRICITIES
OF A. PULITZER

San Francisco, Nov 5.-Agents from
New York are in this city, collecting
evidence regarding the vaGarles of AL
bert Pulitzer, the publisher and mil
lionaire. who killed himself In Wen
ma last month. The information.
which concerns the eccentricities dis
PLAYED by Mr. Pulitzer while on his
visit to this city. will be used, 1t Is
said as a basis for an effort on the
part OF Walter Pulitzer. the publisher 8
son. TO break his fathers will. Young
Pulitzer was left 100000 In the will,
while the estate is said to be worth
several million dollars.
Among those whose affldayits will
be taken in the case it is said, is
Gertrude Atherton. the novelist On
one of his visits TO the Tavern on
the summit of Mount Tamalpals. with
a party OF friends. Mr. Pulitzer. it is
said. annoyed Miss Atherton by try
ing 10 show his friends the place
where she was writing She had a
tiff With him and with the hotel man
agement over the noise he made
Pulltzer'S former valet George
SCHNEIDER OF Oakland. viii be called
upon to testify that between the years
1889 and 1892. Pulitzer toured Eur
ope and Asia with a mesmerist and
other strange companions.
While In San Francisco Pulitzer
was n subject of interest He arose
at O'Clock in The morning and began
the dictation OF his memoirs He
thought nothing of meal Of eight
baked apples, oysters, CLAIMS, meats.
utnaq and yappfohlac IIc onhIcd IN
Vienna physician inquiring whether
he could eat horse radish II cost
him $40 to find out that it would not
hurt him.
Barriers, hotel attendants and all
who can give information are being
interviewed
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ITO WAS A STATESMAN WHO
DESIRED PEACE.

A Toxic dispatch told how the body
of Prince Ito. who was assassinated
October 20 at Harbin, Manchuria. was
received in the Japanese capital A
nation paid homage to the memory of
the great statesman, which will be
further honored this week when the
funeral takes place. Japan. says a
contemporary, recognizes the great
services of Ito who Will go down into
history as It's greatest statesman ut
the most critical period In the history
OF the empire.
This country had watched Ito's Kor.
can program with peculiar interest.
The prince was well known in Ameri-
ca and his friendship TO us had been
manifested on many occasions. Five
days before he was struck down BY
the Korean assassin Henry Clews,
the banker, at the farewell dinner
given by Baron Shibusawa, chairman
of the honorary commercial commits.
sion of Japan, under the auspices OF
the Associated Chambers of Commerce
OF the Pacific coast in New York
paid an eloquent tribute TO Ito, whom
he had known for 40 years and for
whom he entertained warm person.
al regard. In that address the New
York financler referred to Ito as the
greatest statesman In the world Com
mcnting on that address and upon the
tragedy that shocked the world Bank
er Clews in a circular letter received
by this newspaper said.
Thus passed away in the zenith
e.f his active career of craftsmanship
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milder form and was given With re
freshlng candor. Hsney looks and
acts the part and gets rich comedy
out of the role
T. S. Guise as Charles Wainwright.
the money power; NJ. J. MacQuarrie
as Scott Gibbs. the stock broker. Paul
Byron as Perry Wainwright; William
Lloyd as Judge Newman and II j.
Hewitt as Thompson gave excellent
performances The mayors mother
flance and secretary, respectively,
we're very we'll PLAYED by Miss Flor
ence. Madeline Winthrop and Anna
Reader The balance OF the company
were good
George H. Harris, one OF the vet
eran managers OF the Brady and
Grlsmer staff. is manager of the
company, which appears again tonight
at the Orpheum. and for which the
advance sale has been good.
Z T. 8.
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TfBEATR RlCAl
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
Great American Play Draws We'll at
OrPheum.

George Broadhurst's greatest play.
The Man of the Hour presumably
founded on the misunderstanding be-
tween Charles F. Murphy. the Tam
many leader. and Mayor Mcclellan
over the Remsen Gas bill, was pre-
scnted at the Orpheum thcater last
night by one of Brady G. Grismer s
capable companies. The story OF the
play. which has been presented In
Ogden several times Is familiar TO
our readers
The young mayor and the unscrup.
ulous political boss have a quarrel
over the signing of a bill which would
give perpetual rights of the streets
OF a city TO corporation The mayor
refuses to sign the bin thereby not
only defying the boss who gave him
the nomination but also running the
risk Of running the future Of the girl
he loves and her brother The great
hate existing between the two pollt-
ical bosses affords an opportunity
for much comedy in the role of Al
dermsn PheIan A beautiful love
story is blended with politics.
AS Alwyn Bennett. Arthur Matt
land gave one Of the strongest inter
pretationS of the role ever presented
in Ogden His bearing. mannerisms
and ennunciation we're good He
played the mayor without the mock
heroics and decentralization too
often assumed by stage heroes, show
ing the proper conception OF the part
and careful study.
John Moore gave skillful inter
pretation of the part OF Richard Hor-
rigan. the political boss. His make
up was typical of what one would inn
agine of such boss from the cartoon
type. Felix Haney seen here before
as Alderman Phelan of the Eighth
ward" was better than ever. His
Phelan had all the uncouthness OF
Horrigsn. but the type was OF a
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a great and famous leader of his ma
ton Thus tragically was exiting
mshed a great and bright light-a
power for the peace Of Japan and the
world-and his death is "A loss not
merely TO japan, but 10 all nations. 1t
was indeed cruel murder. and not
only a national but an international
calamity. With Ito's death the peace
between nations is perhaps lees as
sured than before, as he was to a con-
siderable extent the balance wheel in
his own government. This l have
reason 10 believe from my personal
knowledge When it was feared that
the sending OF our warshlps around
the world might prove spark liable
to kindlc a war flamc between the
United States and Japan, | wrote 10
Prince Ito and assured him that 1t
stood for peace and not for war. and
ought 10 strengthen rather than weak
en- our friendly relations, rs PresI-
dent Roosevelt so intended. sug-
gested, too. that 1t would be great
delight to our president and people II
the emperor would ask President
Roosevelt to allow the American fleet
to stop at some one of Japan's ports.
This invitation was given by japan
and gladly complied with by the Unit
suits. as we all know. The warm
greeting that Japan gave our officers
and men Will never ne forgotten. and.
hguratively speaking. Japan shook
hands with the United States across
the broad Pacific"
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A morning contemporary says tho
editor of this paper repudiated cer-
tain article In the editorial columns
during the campaign. That is not
true. The article in question was la
beled Comments of Businessman,
etc, and was exactly what 1t pur-
ported TO be.
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EN- RIES FOR
URDAY
RACES

Gresham, who won the handicap
Wednesday in such impressive fash.
Ion. VIII have an opportunity to show
his real worth tomorrow. In the six
furlong condition race, which is the
feature event of a splendid card offer
cd for the entertainment of the half
holiday visitors to the track, the for
NOR Forsythe star will hook up with
some of the best horses which hayo
raced in Utah. Jack Paine, Beau Man,
Anna May. Ethel Day and Frank Lub.
book. The entries:
FIRST RACE: Four and onc,half
furlongs. selling, 3-year-olds and up;
Halton, III; Chanatc. lO5; Dr. May
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STEAMER ASHORE.

Kingston, Jamaica. Nov 4-The
Norwegian steamer Avalon under
charter to the Atlantic Fruit com.
pany. went ashore today on the North
coast.
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ty minutes preceding the homicide.
he saw the following white persons
within a radius of seventy-five feet
of the place where the shot was fired,
to defendant, one he afterward
learned to be Woodhouse, another he
afterward learned to be Layton. jim
Irwin, John B. Gill, Paul G. Wilson,
A. o. Millice. Sam Brarne, r. l..
Graves and Mr.. and Mrs. Grover. of
St. Louis. He was not sure the last
three named were within the seven
ty-ffve foot radius, but it was not far
from 1t. Brame and Millice merely
passed on the sidewalk.
Witness Wells then recounted the
conversation he had with John B. Gill
in which he said he told Gill to get
John Doe" warrants for both Shir-
| ley and Freeland. He gave this con
versation in detail and told inciden-
tally of overhearing Shirley and Free
land threatening the negroes pres
enf and warning them not to go 10
work on that building and he over
heard them say. ''send for the rest
of the boys" for the purpose of mob
bing the whole bunch" He also over
| neard Shirley say that If he. Shirley
were arrested, the jail would be full
Mr.. Wells recounted the Crucher
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WINS FIGHT

Washington. July 24.-The iliica-
tions are this afternoon that the tariff
conferees will report the following
rates on raw materials. Coal, 45 cts.
ton; Iron Ore, 25 cents a ton;
Hides, per cent advalorem; Lumber
SIPS per thousand.
The committee excluded even the
clerk today and with a short recess
will continue till all the schedules are
over on which disagreement has TAX
en- place win be disposed of. The SEN
ate adjourned today until Monday
when 1t is expected the conference
committee will present its report.
All the congressional callers at the
White House today left with the i'm
preston that the President will win
sufficient concessions for his fight for
downward revision on raw materials
10 make it sure that the bill to be
reported will warrant his signature
ibeing placed on 1t.
The anti-free raw materials sena-
tors are still on the firing line, how
ever and do not see why if raw mat
erials he reduced almost 10 the free
list. that the same principles should
A number of the senators desire
the revision downward to he carried
through without any discrimination.
especially as to wooden and cotton
goods as we'll as to oil and hides. The
President has taken cognizance of
this demand and has asked them to
see what can be done to reduce the
cotton and woolen schedules.
The President was told this after
noon that the conference report
might be expected Monday night.
The fight is over" said a repre-
resentative after leaving the White
House, because senator Elkins was
over on the House side this morning
standing 10y the senate"
Washington. July 24.-Presiden;
Taft was notified by the house and
senate leaders today that hides will
surely go on the free list as a rid
er to the previous hides schedule.
There will Also be a material reduct-
| ion of the house rates on shoes and
other leather products. This followed
statement that free hides could on
ly be had by agreement with the
leather manufacturers that their
goods bear lower rates.
Crane and Lodge told the Presi-
dent that New England was ready to
make concessions as a part OF a bar
gain for free hides. This opened the
way for an agreement in the confer
ence as the western senators had
said time and again that the object
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JEFFRIES WANTS PREACHERS
TO DISCUSS MEMS llvERS.

Minneapolis, July 24.-"Why in
thunder don't you preachers say
something about mans body as well
as his soul?" asked jim Jeffries ap-
pearing at Amusement Park here to
Rev. j. l.. Morrill,, who called on hin
How is man going to think of his
soul when his liver is out of order"
The champion told Morrill, he was
welcome but not because he was a
minister. He said he thought there
were as many good people outside of
the church as inside. The minister
replied he did not know but what JEFF
fries was right. Morrill, will appear
on the platform with the champion
this afternoon
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Eubanks incident, in which he said
Eubanzs told him that If he went to
work on the Wells building there
would be trouble and lead might tbe
mixed with it, This. he said, was told
him about one O'Clock the day before
the shooting.
Here Mr.. Gatewood. one of counsel
for the defense, asked the court if
the DeFreest warning" had been rul-
ed out for the present. The court said.
The De Freest incident is ruled our
for the present" And then he told
counsel not to refer to the matter in
he presence of the jury again as a
warning" and told the jury not to
regard the incident as such.
The defendant then told again OF
he conversation he had with John
Boyer the night before the shooting.
in which the evidence Mr.. Boyer
gave a few days ago was retold, prac-
ically without change. He said Boy
IT told him that a union .nan had told
him tBoyer) that the negroes he was
hunting mp would not go to work, or
If they did there would be trouble.
Witness later said that the next NOR
ming Boyer indicated Shirley as the
union man who had talked to him the
night before.
Witness Wells then told of the war
ming he received over the phone
fro mi W. Day, who told him he had
heard there would ibe trouble at the
Wells building as testified to by Day
few days ago.
The contract between Wells and
Mr.. Gill as to the time in which the
building was TO be completed was
suggested and witness said that after
the strike it was orally amended, al
lowing more time for the buildings
completion, provided Watson-Finley y
Grocery Co. agreed to the extension
of time and provided further that Mr..
Wells use all diligence in getting laib-
orers to complete the work.
Mr.. Wells was then called upon to
draw a map of the Wells building
and it's surroundings, indicating
where, at the time of the shooting,
were standing Wells, Shirley, Free
land. the negroes, the Mexicans and
where he. ewitness Wells) had his
conversation with Gill just before
the shooting. 1t was finished in TWEEN
ty-five minutes.
Witness then started to tell of the
events leading up to the killing just
as the Record went to press.
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also Charley Gilbert and Charley
Montgomery and probably some 9th.
ers there likely being from four OF
five to seven or eight men hanging
about the place. The witness said he
heard the same line of talk as before
such as. The building will never be
finished with scab labor" The re
marks were growing more offensive
all the time, and cnuch profanity was
| used. Men hung about the place dur
ing working hours. Men came there
and applied for work. There were
many of these latter. probably the
greatest number on the fourth when
there were about twenty. These men
were told by the bunch hanging a.
bout that they could not work there
and would not be permitted to do so.
This same thing occurred ON all OF
the other days, the substance of the
talk OF the strikers being, that scab
labor could not de used on that job
and that these snen could not go to
work ON it," The strikers had pocket
knives in their hands much of the
time and when they talked to the
men seeking work. They were using
them to whittle with and to cut to-
bacco. etc
During the strike the two Irwins,
Hobbie. the defendant and a negro,
John Boyer, worked on the building.
and also some carpenters under Mr..
Rock and some gravel haulers, about
nine men in all. Most of them were
merely killing time. except the gravel
haulers
Then the day of the killing was
reached tby The witness in his testi-
mony. this being the 9Th day of last
March. Shirley. Ditmore. Freeland
and bunch of negroes, the latter be
ing named as follows: Tim Miles,
w. G. Bell, Robert McFie, Joe Gay.
John Boyer and another. The negroes
were grouped around the south wall
of the hardware building. This was
before eight O'Clock in the morning,
the defendant himself, getting there
between six and seven o'clock. Also
bunch of six or seven Mexicans
were there. being grouped east of
the negroes. The ,Mexicans, as far as
the witness could remember, were
Santiago Brada, Martianiano Lucero
one called Carrejo.
clock this afternoon.
Saturday Afternoon.
The testimony of the defendant, w
T. Wells. was resumed upon reopen
ing of court at two o'clock this af.
ternoon. He said that during the TWEEN
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Hard 70 Find
Something 10 LAT?

Not if you come to the place
where palatable eatables are
sold. Allow Us to help you Sc
lect your list OF grocery needs.
1t will not be a difficult task il
you come to our store and have
one OF our statesmen show you
our stock, which is conveniently
arranged and displayed. All
you have to do is to select the
goods with the least possible ef-
fort as we show them to you.
The qualify is all you can expect
aud the prices we are making
under our "New System" will
save you considerable money.
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WELLS TAKES STAND
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE

w. ]. Irwin, the first witness in the
w. T. Wells trial, was recalled TO the
stand at four O'Clock Friday after
noon. as the Record went To press,
and testified thai he saw Shirley.
Freeland and various other men
around the Wells building on the
morning Of March third. and at var
ious other times that day. They were
on the lot of Miss Mary Greenlee.
south of the Wells building. ON the
sidewalk in front of the building and
acress the street. They were there
much OF the time ON the succeeding
days up to the time of the homicide.
witness said Mr.. Irwin spoke of the
morning of he homicide but had no..
seen the shooting. He described what
he saw after the shooting. bringing
out nothing new. In the cross-eXaIni-
nation he stated that other union
men quit others of his contract jobs.
at the same time the union workmen
quit the Wells job. tbut he did not say
how many men quit. He stated also
that union men returned to work on
his jobs after the shooting. He was
not sure they did or did not go to
work again ON other jobs than the
Wells building. after the strike and
before the homicide.
Court then adjourned for the even
ing, it being announced that the evil
dence of the defense would probably
take only a part of Saturday.
The Wells trial was taken up this
morning at nine O'Clock and John III.
McKinStry was the first witness SIM
10 to- Ad hA m
room eleven at the Grand Central
Hotel at the tine of the killing He
heard the shot and saw the smoke
from il from the window of his room.
Painters had awakened him by the
noise they made in working ON the
front of the hotel and he had gone to
the window and looked out. He was
then attracted to look over to the
scene of the killing by the noise of
the people there. He saw Wells on
the sidewalk and there were three or
four white men coming from north
and one AT the water tank. They all
met and a heated discussion took
place. He could not hear anything but
could tell by their actions that their
was trouble. One of the parties was
standing south of Wells and a num-
Der In front Oh nlfn. One OF tne Two
men in front of Wells. tried to strike
him. for he saw the effort made to
make the blow. Then he heard the re-
port of the gun. The man who had
made the effort to strike fell 10 the
sidewalk and Wells swung around to
the south facing toward the man in
that direction and who was running
south. The witness testified he then
dressed in n hurry. went to the hotel
Office and then to the front of the
hotel where he met George Davisson.
Davisson was called by Mr.. Massie
of the Independent Hardware Com
pany and asked witness to make a
train for him, which he did.
On cross examination the witness
testified that he was from 800 to 400
feet away from the scene of the trou-
lble and that he could see but not
hear anything that was said. Wells
had on an overcoat. He did not notice
the hands of any of the parties. There
were five or six white people on the
sidewalk
The jury was then excused and a
discussion took place over the ad-
mission of the evidence of c. w. DE
Freest as to the warning given to Mr..