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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
FORMER RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN
SHOULD ORGANIZE.

Thomas Loughney, the Civil war vet
eran. writes us from Salt Lake City,
advocating the organizing Of a Mich
iean society for the purpose of enter
taining the soldiers of tlat state who
Will attend the G. A. R. encampment.
MI. Loughney makes a showing for
Michigan which should arouse state
pride. His epistle. which follows.
should receive a prompt response:
Salt Lake City, Utah. May 10. 1909
Standard. WITH your permission I
want to wake up Michigan In Utah,
and see If we cannot organize a
Michigan society similar to the one or.
ganized by Ohio Do MIchiganders
OF the state realize the magnificent rec
ORD oi Michigan and its troops in the
civil War, as well as its record for
doing things in this territory and
state2
Michigan is always well represent.
ed III Utaa. and we should have a
Michigan organization of some kind to
entertain the Michigan boys at the
forthcoming encampment. No state
mas longer or more enthusiastic at.
tendance at the encampments than
Michigan. No state takes more inter.
est in her Civil war soldiers taan
Michigan. No state has a more bril.
liant record than Michigan in the great
war She furnished nearly Sc 600 mon
and lost nearly $4,000. She lost one of
the frst generals killed In the war.
she furnished Wilcox, Broadhead and
custer Sheridan commanded one ot
her regiments, Granger who fell at Vel
low Tavern, was in Michigan; she can
tured Jen Davis; one of her regiments
tne Ninth Infantry. lost more men
eudn any oil the war, Another. the
seventh infantry. did the most DARING
and heroic act of tho war I'm LAYING the
pontoons at Fredericksburg under :
numerous flre. but did not finch the,
put down tae bridge and drove baci
tue enemy. We have a monument I,
one OF the best and bravest soldiers II
MI. Onvet In Salt Lake, General Max
well. who was wounded thirteen times
Inc Michigan Red Necktie cavaIr7
brigade. commanded by the marnifi
cent Custer. received the first flag o
truce or intimation of Lees surren
DER The commander-in-chief of t1,
Grand Army of the Republic served 1,
the Seventh Michigan cavalry unde
custer. The oldest and youngest sol
dlers OF the Civil war both living-th
Oldest over ll0 years OF aee-botl
served In tne Seventh Michigan cay
airy. 1" CAV
My Michigan friends. 10 YOU kno,
that the Third cavalry division. con-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10

nee In order to retain prestige IN
national legislation.
Recd Shoots triumph, under such
peculiar conditions. no doubt assures
the senator lifelong senatorial ca
reer, as Utah cannot hope to elect
any one in HIS stead with prospect
of repeating the victory and rise OF
the man from Provo.
There Is Senator Sutherland. He
had every advantage over Senator
Smoot, but his advancement has been
comparatively insignificant. True, he
is member of the judiciary COM
mittee. but that is relatively an unim-
portant committee In state legisla-
lures. In which there are few lawyers,
the judiciary committee is the most
important az all bills are brought un-
der its review, but in the United
States senate. the thing is quite re-
yersed, and the judiciary committee is
suhordinate Sutherland had parlia-
mentary and legislative trainingi be-
sides being a lawyer and carried mono
of the burdens of religious 1ntoler-
ance. yet so far he has failed to COM
mand recognition in the senate and
he remains much nonentity- The
contrast shows how brilliant have been
the achievements of Reed Smoot
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
THE sWEDE SHOULD HAVE
BuRLEY'S JOB.

| The Swede who wrote the following
| for last Saturdays paper should be
brought to the attention OF F. II. Har-
riman as a possible successor to the
general passenger agent of the Ore
! gon Short Line:
Maester D. E. Burlay. Yeneral Agent
| of the Big RAILROAD Aye tank you
one big teller too, but you not
ban big enough to fool Ogden fel-
lors all time. Bill Glasmann all right
for Ogden. You better look out He
get YOU yob and run Short Line rail-
road for Ogden and run commodation
train. only to Salt Lake, That be bad
for your property.
Lots Swede fellers get your letter
and say you vos way off" Bill Glas-
mann get you in his Sunday paper
You fool Japs and Chinaman all right,
but YOU can't fool Swede man and Bill
not much Maester Tall Keen Hey
| wood and all the good ogden fellers
pat Bill Glasmann on the back and say,
you give Dam Easy Burley hell-ye
stand by YOU,
a
Rio Grande railrood when We go to
conference next time. You fool us
long time; tell us Short Line vas the
Mormon church road. and all good
Saints give you conference money to
go Salt Lake City. Good Mormons
want to see Ogden, too, and you charge
him &c mile to see Ogden and only
cents a mile to see Salt Lake. Aye
tank you live too long in Salt Lake
and Hartman better get new general
passenger agent OF move the station
away from Ogden.
You send some more letters and
soon you do all business In Ogden with
flag.
Aye tank Ogden fellers stand by
Weber club and Four State Fair all
right Aye work for s. P and fellers
all say you vas Old fossil and better
take rest. You sent my letter in
9Th ward | move to 3rd ward Good
by. HANS OLSON.
Hans Olson is equally as good let
ter writer as Mr., Burley. Though he
misses the spelling of word now and
then, he, reasons clearly. and gets at
the root Of the controversy with a
directness which is refreshing after
reading Burleys effort in circumlocu-
ton and dust throwing
AS Hans says, the Oregon Short
Line allows Salt Lake a rate Of 8
cents, that read demands of Ogden
liars do not figure, the answer will
be the same each time, cents for
Salt Lake and cents for ogden,
which is discrimination which can
not be explained away by odious COM
DariSons,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
A WIDE OPEN TOWN AND THE
MORMONS.

| hesitate TO reopen the unpleas-
ant subject of city protected vice now
that the pleasant days Of spring are
up on us. But the coming of thous-
ands of Eastern people to the Grand
Army encampment makes 1T impera-
tive that VIC should renew our ef-
forts to erase police protected gambl-
ing from the category of our muni-
cipnl crimes. Our patience is becom-
Ing farcical
The situation does not brighten.
The ease with which the city coun-
ell can be bowled over is not re-
assuring. l may illustrate The
council resolved, so we were told
through the press, to grant no more
liquor licenses on the ground that at
present we were somewhat over
stocked with irrigating enterprises.
Then came along little bit OF a fel-
Iowa follower of the racing game
who spoke confidentially and passed
around the cigars. and blandly OBJ
served that Ogden was sure enough
progressive" and eight big strong
men fell down before the hurricane
of Suavity.
We don't know what to expect. We
are not sure what the next smooth
one will demand. The danger at this
time is that we shall be overrun with
smooth ones who Will want our east
ern visitors to enjoy the season with
us and who will be willing TO divide
with the city-share and share alike
for the privilege Of operating some
neat little confidence game.
Our officials apparently cannot re-
sist the approaches of the diamonded
gentry. There is little hope that
their back bones will undergo any
marked stiffening process In the near
future. But the strangers from the
east will be here before long. In
course OF time they will return to
the east. Do we want 1t reported by
10000 fasteners that Ogden is 4
wide open town?
SO | turn to my Mormon friends
again. We gentiles frankly confess
that without your aid we cannot carry
through any change In existing muni-
cipal conditions. United effort Is
needed. Mormon leadership is abso-
lutely necessary. You have an insti-
tuition SO perfectly organized that in
a moment you can hurl 10000 protests
against this hideous injustice OF open
ly and tolerated gambling. | am
tempted TO ask If 1t isn't In just sucn
a crisis as this that your organlza-
tion is worth while? You have rights
of course. but only petty soul harps
upon its rights. The city owes you
much but you too owe the city much.
You have great poyer. The greatness
of your power increases your respon-
sibilities.
The name of the city is at stake.
Protected gambling must be sup
pressed by August 1St
l plead with you Apostle Mckay,
and you, President Shurtliff. and you
President Evans, and you, President
Wotherspoon to set out toward the
goal Of city free from this glaring
abuse, and I beg of you never to stop
until the city has thrown off this
half Of It's hideous thraldom.
/ need not add that you shall have
our earnest help.
(Signed)
NOBLE STRONG BLDERKIN.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
FATE OF FROiSuANO is NOW
KNOWN.
Salt Lake Youth Who Disappeared
January II Probably Eaten
by Wild Beasts.

Salt Lake. May 10-Herald: 'Ill
be back in few minutes" were the
parting words Of Oscar Froisland to
his father, NJ. r, Froisland. as he left
their little tailor shop on West Temple
street, Jan. IL, never again to be seen
alive.
Yesterday afternoon the unfortunate
boys clothing, torn to shreds. no doubt
by the teeth Of hungry wild animals,
was found in the mountains, about
eight miles north OF the city near
Bountiful.
His hat. shoes coat and parts Of his
shirt and trousers were found, but
other than small lock of hair, no
part of his body was recovered.
Lon Covington of 563 Somerby
street discovered all that remained of
young Froisland while he was riding
In the mountains.
For two years prior to his leaving
home Froislanj had been i'll and grad
ually his brain had been affected. At
times he was perfectly sane. while at
other periods he did not realize any
thing that was going on around aim.
1t was during one of these temporary
spells that he left his home never to
return.
Froisland was 10 years old and had
lived in this city the greater part OF
his life, He is survived bv his par
ents. five brothers and one sister.
Memorial services for him Will be held
In the Fourteenth ward meeting house
next Sunday noon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
HOW THE GOVERNMENT
WAS ROBBED.

That the Sugar Trust Will stoor to
form OF highway robbery Is evident in
It's confession Of defrauding the gov,
ernment out of over a million dollars
by short-weighting sugar as it is re-
ceived from foreign countries A writer
in The Outlook tells how the govern.
ment was robbed:
AS the sugar comes over the side
OF the ship 1t Is weighed by the Gus
toms officers, and to that end there are
seventeen big Fairbanks scales placed
at intervals along the docks Each
scale has a platform eight OF ten feet
square, its surface flush with the sur
face Of the dock, like the scales that
you have seen so often outside coal
dealers or feed-store. The brass bar
OF the scale, where the weight is read,
is within little house fronted with
glass, so that the weigher can see the
platform and what is on it as he ad-
justs the poise. These scales, it
should be remembered, belong TO the
company. and its representatives keep
the keys of the scale-house, and are
supposed to lock them every night,
"A few weeks ago / stood upon the
! platform of one of these scales. look
Ing through the glass side OF the scale
house. Behind the registering bar,
facing mo. two men sat, each with a
small blank-book on the ledge before
him. The man on my left pushed the
poise along the beam till il balanced,
and read off nay weight, 10 pounds. ;
Both men recorded the figures on their
books Then tho other man leaned
over to the left and dropt his hand into
the dark corner under the ledge. Once
more the weigher adjusted the poise-
but now the beam balanced at 162
pounds. In Two minutes / had, With
] out knowing how, been robbed of S
pounds OF weight
stepping from the scale platform.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10

the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lafay
ette Chidester, this afternoon, the
| child was seriously burned about the
face and arms. although it Is not
thought the injuries will prove fatal
The little girl had taken her moth
ers comb in play and was amusing
herself by watching 1t Sizzle against
the white heat emanating from the
stove, when there was a sudden Duff
smell of burning celluloid. and the
child's hair and clothing burst into
flames.
The mother rushed to the childs as
sistance and succeeded In smothering
the blaze by catching her in her arms,
hut not before one hand and arm had
been badly burned and the face bills
tered in several places. DR.. C. n. Wray
was called and stated that while the
burns were painful, the child would
recover without being badly SCARED.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
CLOSING OF LOCAL
PICKLE WORKS.

The closing Of the Utah Vinegar C
Pickle Works, 2474 Wall avenue. and
the plant Of Geo. Lucas, 2230 Wall, is
viewed by the local manufacturers Of
pickles as discriminatory on the part
of the government officials, as they
maintain that the pickling process en-
ployed In the Ogden plants Is not diff
ferent from that OF the Heinz OF other
eastern factories.
There is some $4,000 In stock and
machinery involved in this inhibition
to do business, which is a financial
upset that those In authority should be
slow In bringing about until they
are absolutely certain of their ground
The closing of the markets to the
local houses Is said to have been in
spired by a trade jealousy In Salt
Lake where tho same preseryatives
are used.
1t Is claimed that pickles cannot
be preserved in live vinegar, and this
any housewife Will attest who has
put up pickles in vinegar. Vinegar
is product of fermentation and the
action continues while there IS vege.
table matter on which to act During
the process of fermentation acetic
acid Is produced, Now to overcome
this chemical action, pickle works
have used acetic acid distilled from
wood and furnished by the GraciIll
Chemical company of Cleveland. Ohio.
which preserves but does not set up a
fermentation. The local pickle men
claim the preservative is not iniur-
ious. There is some free sulphuric
| acid but sulphuric acid in small ouan-
| titles is present in all pickle preserva.
| tives.
1t is maintained by J. S. Carver Of
the state pure food commission thar
| Heinz and other manufacturers do NOT
use acetIc acid or preservatives other
than vinegar therefore, their products
pass inspection, but Bichsel and LIN.
cas- take issue with him on this poInt
| The question Is one for chomio,,
determination. II the local factories
are producing pickles as wholesome
as those of outside manufacture tbev
should be backed by the hest ana
strongest financial interests of this
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
FIVE AUToISTS ESCAPE
DEATH MlRACULOUSLY
Big Car Runs Of Bank in ParIey's
Canyon and Drops Sixty Feet.

Salt Lake. May 10-What came
near being most serious automobile
accident happened yesterday afternoon
in Parley's canyon when big Royal
tourist machine, driven by Carl Lar,
son, ran OFF the roadway and down q
sixty-foot embankment, throwing the
five occupants of the machine out.
Four were more or less seriously in.
jured while the fifth escaped without
scratch
The accident occurred about seven
miles up the canyon near the Dudley
house, about o'clock. The party
consisted of William Crooks and wife
G. c. Lovejoy and wife and Carl Lar
son, the driver. The afternoon had
been spent up the canyon and the par
~ had just started to return to the
city.
The road at the point where the &C
| cident occurred is rather narrow and
In order to avoid running too close TO
the edge of the embankment. Larson
| farther side of the road The brush
and willows were thick at this point
and the women were being constantly
brushed In the face by the limbs. One
willow struck Mrs. Lovejoy in the face
Larson thought she was injured and as
| turned his head around TO see. the ma
chine struck a large boulder in the
roadway. causing it to sheer to ono
side and run off the embankment
dropping almost sixty feet.
The machine in dropping turned
| completely over three times, but the
occupants were not thrown out until
the auto turned the third time. Mr.
| Cook and his wife, Mr.. Loveioy and
the driver were thrown some dis.
| tance from the machine, while Mrs
Lovejoy clung tightly to the seat and
! was pinned underneath. She was the
only one of the entire party who es
capped entirely unhurt
The machine landed at the bottom
OF the cut upside down and Mrs. Love
| joy,much frightened but showing great
nerve, slowly worked her way from
under the big automobile and started
at once to revive the injured persons
All excepting Mrs. Lovejoy were rem
dered unconscious, and it was some
| time before they were restored.
Mrs. Crooks was the most seriously
| injured member of the party. A deep
cash about four inches long was cut
fl her left arm and her body was bad
ly bruised She Is now at the Holy
| Cross hospital.
Mr. Crooks was bruised and cut
about the body but not seriously.
Mr.. Loyejoy's injuries consisted Of a
| badly sprained back and limbs. His
right foot is broken and his body
scratched and bruised.
Carl Larson, the driver. escaped with
severe cut on the scalp and several
slight cuts on the body.
Soon after the accident occurred A.
NJ Wrench, who was in the canyon
with his machine, took Mrs. Crooks
and Mr.. Lovejoy III his machine and
hurried to the hospital with them.
Mrs. Crooks remained at the hospital
while Mr.. LoveJoy was removed to his
rooms at 339 South State street af-
ter his injuries were dressed. The
other members of the party were
brought to the city later.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
EXPERIMENT WITH oILlNG ROADS

The city administration may be in
application of oil on a block or two of
macadam road. Other cities have
successfully used OIL The Seattle Post
Intelligencer says there is no question
about the claim that fastgoing auto.
mobiles injure public highways. Ex-
periments made by the federal au-
thorities on some OF the highways lead
ing out from the national capital, and
the studies and experiences of good
roads experts in every part of the
country, have conclusively shown that
the rapid driving of the heavier auto.
mobiles over highways results in serl.
Oils injury to the roads.
Oil will tend TO protect roads against
much Of the injury thus caused, and
will at the same time minimize the
dust evil on the highways during the
dry season.
Properly surfaced with crude oil CT
the riSh quality, the binder OF public
roads would not be so apt to loosen
under The pres sure of excessive speed
ing, and the county should at least try
this method OF preventing injury to the
highways AL intelligent experiment
with oil might lead to considerable
Saving i'll the cost of maintenance.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
WE'RE ALL AKIN.

The Philadelphia Public Ledger
prints page of photographs illustrat-
ing the effect of music upon animals
confined in a menagerie. A phono-
graph was taken 10 the corrals and
started. The grizzly bear sat upon his
launches AMI moaned dlsmally, per-
haps in sympathy with some orches-
trail strain that struck his wild nature.
"The Campbells Are Coming" by a
smart band brought camels directly
TO the Instrument The monkey listen
ed. heard human voices. studied the
situation a bit and then thrust his
paw into the torn, in an endeavor 10
arrive at solution of the mystery.
The lion, given a love song, sat up
and grinned Keen appreciation. Tho
elephant cooked his big ears and sway
ed to and fro in unison with a waltz.
And so, throughout the list Music
hath charms to soothe the savage
beast.
We are all akin. says the Oregon.
Ian. The ant you tread under your
feet. as Herr Werther of the sorrows
knew, has his hopes, his ambitions.
his struggles. his consciousness. The
meek. pleading eyes OF lamb led to
the slaughter must have been reflect
ed' In the days of that sort of thing. In
the wide eyes of child led to the
stake, during religious persecution.
The horse hopes and despairs with his
master and for fidelity the dog has no
rival We are all akin.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
HoNoRs CONFERRED ON A
UTAH MAN.

In this issue Is a reproduced photo
sraph OF Reed Smoot and story OF
inc Utah senator's pre- eminent posi-.
uon In The highest legislative body in
The world: The article is furnished by
syndicate of New York. Chicago and
otner large eastern papers which reg
uarly supplies a group of papers with
comments and photographs on promin.
ent men who are in the public eve"
This article is, therefore. unpreiu.
olced judgment OF tho man aud pre-
sents an Eastern opinion which will be
read with deep interest in Utah.
We can account for Reed Smoot's
rapid rise only on the hypothesis that
wnlle he was under attack from the
heafns people in Salt Lake and their
sines throughout the country. he re-
solved. If allowed the privilege of re-
tanning his scat In the senate. to an
ply himself with all the ability and
energy at his command to demon.
strate his fitness to represent Utah
ii that were his resolve, he has sue
ceeded beyond what might have beer
MS iondest dreams. as he now ranks
second or third in position of inAu
ence and responsibility in the United
states His enemies have boosted him
10 an enyiable prominence and Sen
ator Smoot owes thanks to Ton
hearns as one of the boosters owe,
"hose PROSTATE body the senator ha.
Climbed to lofty heights.
No western state has ever been hon
oreo With representation SO command
ing. Eastern senators have lahore,
necessarily to gain the promipeno
ana power of Reed smoot and few
nave g reached tho goal, but when ON
ol 'ncm has been singled out and al,
Sated his state has seen tho advon,
age Of keeping the honored ono ~ =,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
GETS BLOOD POISONING
COUNTING OLD BILLS

+ Salt Lake, May 9.-Roy Powell, an
employe OF the First National bank of
Murray, Is suffering from blood pois-
oning. which his attending physician
believes was caused by scratching his
nose after having handled bundle OF
bank notes which had been presented
at the bank by foreigner yesterday
forenoon. The roll OF bills was old and
musty, and 1t is the opinion of the ply
sician that the money had become in
fected. Powell had scratched his nose
while counting the money, and a short
time later he was taken suddenly sick
and the nose began to swell. Last
night the member was about twice its
ordinary size, but the doctor has as
sured the young man that no serious
results are liable to follow
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10

manded by Custer, composed OF SIX
regiments. four of them being Micni-
gan regiments during the last SIX
months OF the war. captured from the
enemy In open battle. III pieces OF
field artillery, 65 battle flags, gener-
al officers and 10000 prisoners.
NO state In the Union has more
cause to be proud of her troops than
has Michigan.
1T is due Michigan that the Hen
dersons. Powers, Ferrys and others
organize a Michigan society to bid well
come to the old Michigan boys.
Ladies' and gentlemen from Michi-
gan, let us organize Michigan So
ciety at once. (SIgned) Thos. Lough-
ney, company l.. Seventh Michigan
Cavalry ~
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

Cincinnati, May 1O-Two dyna
mite explosions damaged piers of the
Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific railroad early Yesterday. One
Of the piers was badly cracked
Two fuses had been stretched be-
tween the two piers. timed so as to
go of simultaneously. The police say
the explosions were caused by some
one who nad grudge against the con-
tracing Grm
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10
EUROPEAN NATIONS DIVIDING
CHINA.

Pekin, May 1O.-The British, French
and German financlers have agreed re-
garding the Canton-Hankow railway
loan, which the Chinese government
awarded recently to the Germans.
whereby the British and French are
admitted to participation.
The Germans also have withdrawn
from the construction OF the road and
VIII have no part In controlling the
expenditures. In return for this con
cession, the Germans will have a share
In the Hankow-Szechuf railroad loan Of
S12 100000.