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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20

cipally for the United States. as re-
suit Of the earthquake, is the remark.
able claim made by importers OF New
York City in a brief filed with the
house committee on ways and means.
These importers declare that tho
lemon raising area of Italy will lose
nearly 100000 workers as a result OF
the earthquake.
Normal conditions, which until De-
cember 2Sth last, governed the pro
duction and expectation of lemons
from Sicily, have been suddenly over
TUNED Nearly o. quite 10000 hui
man lives have been suddenly des-
iroyed, one-fifth being men and large
y of the laboring class From our
best advices, we are assured that a
quarter OF 4 million will leave Italy
during the coming four months. most
OF them from Sicily and CaIabria.
Facing the conditions now existing In
Sicily, we solemnly assure your hon
orable body that unless the duty on
lemons is materially reduced the im-
portation of the lemon has reached
Its end
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
6 0 VE R N 0 R
|C|SES
ME- ETHOD
OF Taxation, Makes Recom-
mendationS Upon Vital
Issues in Nevada

Carson, New. Jan 19-The message
OF Governor Dickerson was read IN
both houses OF the legislature today,
after which an adjournment was TAX.
Cit until tomorrow
The message makes numerous re-
Communications which the governor
thinks should be carried into effect
The state treasury, he says. shows a
balance of 100000, while the taxable
property of the state has increased
mere than ten per cent. During the
last nine months $10.000,000 worth oil
bullion was extracted from the mines
and $4,000 were collected as bullion
tax.
The governor criticises the present
mode of railroad taxation, and recon-
mends the abolition OF the state board
of assessors. The retention OF the
state police is advised. The Office
OF state auditor also should be aboI-
ished. says the governor The work
of the railroad commission is praised
and greater powers for 1t are asked
The United States circuit court is
ccnsured for its delay in deciding oil
the constitutionality Of certain laws.
The passage OF law levying a lax
OF Iour per cent on the gross receipts
OF express companies doing business
in the state is favored. number OF
recommendations regarding the regu-
lation of banking are made, Including
an endorsement of the Oklahoma
guaranty law
The governor favors the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people, as well as the initia-
tive and recall More stringent laws
regarding divorce are asked for and
the governor recommends the pas
sage of the bill drafted by the Ma
tonal congress of uniform divorce
laws
The codifcation of the laws Of Ne
vada is urged and a board should oc
appointed for such purpose. The mort
gage tax is declared to he unjust and
the people should be allowed to vote
on the question of its change. law
abolishing lobbying and making il a
felony punishable by Imprisonment
should be passed, said the governor
In conclusion the governor asked
the legislature to get TO work at once
ond not indulge In useless delay.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
PINCHOT DESIRES TO
MODIFY RULES

Denver, Jan. 19-Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot, In letter addressed
To President Stone of the Colorado
state forestry association and read
at the annual meeting of that body,
gives a guarantee OF his desire to re-
move objections to the rules of mis- dc.
partment so far as possible to do, and
keep within the law.
One of the CHIEF causes of friction,
he says, is the disposition of appli-
cations for patents TO mining claims
within forest reserves. He hopes that
through a conference soon to be held
with representatives OF the Amerisan
Mining congress some understanding
will be reached that will remove this
friction
However, Mr.. Pinchot lays stress up
on the claim that the forestry bureau
in most instances, is not to blame for
the failure of patents to issue upon
application. It's duty. ne says, is to
investigate as to the facts of the To-
cation, surroundings, probable mineral
bearing quality of the land, etc. but
the final disposition OF the application
is in the hands Of the land office
For this reason. he thinks, a great
deal of unfair criticism falls upon the
forestry service.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
USTION FRATERNITY
NOW MADE PUBLIC

Chicago, Jan 19.-The formation re-
Gently among Bohemian residents OF
this city of cremation society has
led indirectly to the revelation of a
medical secret of thirty-one years
standing. More than a score OF pro-
mnent physicians and surgeons have
admitted that they are members OF
the Ustion fraternity, society hay-
ing for its object the dissection of the
bodies OF ite members, after death,
and cremation Of the remains.
The weird fraternity is of national
scope. Secret chapters exist In New
York, Philadelphia, Boston. Cleveland.
Detroit and other cities In the east.
Each chapter is known as YER
tcbra. The Chicago chapter being
the first organized is called the
''prima vetebra" Its high officer Is
known as the ''Encephalon," the Greek
word for head. Its next highest Off
Ger is the "Medulla" It's other Off
GERS are named after other parts of
the human body.
The members of the fraternity must
undergo a preparation of apprentice
ship OF four years before they are adj
mitted TO full knowledge of its weird
ritual.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
PETITION CIRCULATED FOR
STATE REFORM SCHOOL

Reno. Ney.. Jan. 19.-Mrs. Louise
Earl Williams, we'll known club
woman of this city, is circulating pc
titions requesting that measures be
introduced into the legislature for the
creation OF state reform schools.
Mrs Williams desires to have the
hayward youths under Is years Of age
disciplined under state supervision,
While with regard TO girls. she be-
lieves that n provision should be in
Corporated into the proposed bill max
ing it compulsory for mothers to re-
tain possession of their daughters un-
til they are 81 years of age, claiming
that such would have the effect of les
sening the waywardness of young wo-
men.
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mess. am forced to the opinion that
either straight prohibition law or
one providing for local option will be
enacted If such law be enacted by
the legislature, it will. of course,
place Governor Spry In rather an awlS-
ward position for he will have to either
sign 1t or veto II: but ne will have to
find his way through the maze In some
way. From the fact that Governor
Spry did not mention the much dis
cussed question In his message to the
legislature he is not committed either
way and can with consistency take
either side OF the question when 1t
comes before him for consideration.
In the face of the teachings of the
dominant church of Utah on the word
of wisdom" and its pronounced stand
against the use of intoxicating drinks,
it seems to me that the legislators
most of whom belong to that church,
cannot well avoid passing a prohibi-
tion or local option law, still If there
has been compact entered into on
the part of the Republican organiza-
ton and the liquor dealers to not med
ole with the question, the legislators
may feel that from political point IF
view they could not afford to pass
prohibition measures"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
DlSCUSSIN N G
SCHEDULE
OF WAGES
AMIcAeLE AGREEMENT SOUGHT
TO AVOID GENERAL STRIKE.
Committee From All Different Crafts
at Ely SmeIter in Conference With
General Manager Lakeman.

Ely, New, Jan. 19.--A committee
composed of representatives from all
the different crafts at the smelter.
was in conference with General Man
ager Lakeman today discussing the
question OF wages and seeking some
smicable agreement by which gen.
eral strike of men employed at the
plant could be prevented Carpenters
electricians. ironworkers, pipe filters
and helpers we're out today The
boiler makers. machinists and mould
ers have given the company "a hours
notice of their demands, which will
expire at noon tomorrow. They expect
10 continue at work until that time at
least. All operatives in the concen-
traitor are working and will await the
results of the conference before taking
further action. The number of men
included in the crafts enumerated is
between 900 and 400. and about the
came number of Greek and other for
eigners were out OF work today.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
have been filed for record In the Of
flee of County Recorder Wallace:
Soren P. Christensen and wife to
the First National bank of Ogden, all
of lots l, 2. 3, A, and C. block ..
South Ogden survey. Consideration
$1,S00.
Frances Battensby Dance to Henry
B. Dance, part of lot .. block IL, plat
A. ogden city survay, Consideration
$500.
John r. Powers and wife Ell al. TO
Gustav |. Peterson, part of the moth
west quarter of the southeast quarter
of section II, township 5. range ?
west. Consideration 81.
Gustav /. Peterson, ct al. to Isaac
Peterson, part of the southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of section
II, and a part of the northwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of sec
ton 20. all in township 5, range 2
west Consideration 81
Joseph E. Burton, trustee, and wife
to William w. Burton and Sons COM
pany, lots s, 8. and 10, block 1. South
Park addition TO ogden, Considera-
ton $500.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
POLYGAMY IN
SOU I HERN
COLORADO
President of VIC. C.T.U. Makes
Open Charge and Cites
Numerous Instances.

Denver, Col, Jan 19-At meeting
of the legislative committee of the
Colorado Federation of Women's clubs
today Mrs. AGiananna Hungerford,
president of the Colorado w. C. T. u.
charged that polygamy was being prac-
tised openly in the southern portion
Of the state.
Tnc meeting was held to discuss a
resolution to be submitted to the leg
islature asking congress TO submit an
anti-polygamy amendment TO the fed
eral constitution.
Mrs. Hungerford named the valley
between Telluride and Durango as,the
locality where polygamy was most
openly practiced and detailed numer-
Gus instances in support Of her state
ment. She states that a large number
of Mormon families practice polygamy
in that section.
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SALAR OF
PRESIDENT
FIXED
At One Hundred Thousand,
Yice-President and Speak
er, Fifteen thousand

Washington, Jan. 19.-The salary OF
was today fixed at 100000 per an.
mum, so far as the senate could fix it,
and salaries of the vice-president and
the speaker of the house of represen-
ta;ives at $4,000 each.
The salary of the chief justice oil
the supreme court of the United
States was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum. and those of asso-
ciate justices from $4,000 to $4,000.
These changes we're made as amend
ment to executive. legislative and jul
diclal bill and after an extended de-
bate. Amendments allowing $4,000 to
the vice.president and the speaker oil
the house for horses and carriages,
were stricken from the bill.
Mr.. Hale commented on the in
crease of expenditures on battleships,
which was so great that the mere In
tercst on the amount expended on one
Of them was more than all the in
creases of salaries provided for in this
bill
I'VE shall" he said, never reduce
tho expenses of the government un'
til we take in hand not only the Ques-
ton of salaries, but the enormous en-
penditures that We are asked to make
for the military"
He called attention to the fact that
we face a deficit in the revenues of
the government during the next year
OF S1300O0,0o0
An amendment to reduce the salary
allowance Of the president from $780,
600 10 $4,000 was defeated by a vote
OF 80 TO 81
The amendment increasing the sal
ary of tho president to 100000 was
adopted by a vote Of 50 to 80. The
Republican senators who voted against
the increase were Bevcridge. Borah
Burkett, Clapp, Dolliver LaFollette
and Piles No Democratic senators
voted in favor of the increase. An
amendment was adopted providing for
an under secretary OF state" TO be
paid $4,000 a year.
Various pension bills were passed.
and at % the senate adjourned.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
I 0 RE I IRE
At END OF
WEEK
Secretary Preparing for Ex.
pected Election as Senator
of New York.

Washington, Jan 19-Secretary
Root, following his expected election
az senator from New York by the leg
islature of that state tomorrow, hopes
to be able to attend TO some pressing
matters in the state department and
retire by the end of the week. Upon
the sccretary's REIMBURSEMENT of his
office, Robert Bacon, now assistant
secretary. will be named for secrc-
tary of state, and ne in turn will be
succeeded as assistant secretary by
John c. O'Loughlin OF this city.
Because OF Mr. Roots intimate
knowledge or several questions In a
critical stage he will continue for a
few days after his election at the
head OF the department. These In
clude the Newfoundland fisheries
treaty, the pecuniary claims commits
sion treaty with Great Britain, the
maritime congress now in progress in
London, where the American reSre-
sentative Is seeking instructions and
the negotiations with Venezuela.
Mr.. OI,oughlin, who is TO succeed
Mr.. Bacon. has lived in Washington,
London, Paris. Berlin. and St Peters
burg. While in the far east with the
Toxic commission he studied the pol
icies of China, Japan and other pow
ers. He was horn in this city and
has the degree of master of arts from
Vimanova college. Following the
years service for the New York
Herald he went to Venezuela for the
Associated Press reporting the bloc
ade by Great Britain, Germany and
Italy. Ae one of the European staff
of the Associated Press he covered the
Alaskan boundary arbitration. Dur
ing the Russo-Japanese war he was
in Russia and upon his return here
joined the Washington bureau of the
Chicago Tribune.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
EX-GOVERNOR
AN OGDEN
VISITOR
HEBER M. WELLS DISCUSSES
UTAH POLITICAL SITUATION
Prohibition Law or Local Option Law
May Be Enacted In Spite of
Opposition

Ex-Governor Heber M Wells Of Salt
Lake was an Ogden visitor yesterday
afternoon and he remained in the city
during the night While in Ogden
Mr. Wells spent most of his time at
the state school for the deaf and blind.
visiting his son, Heber. The young
man is only partially blind and has
been in the school about two weeks.
In speaking Of the political situa-
tlon In Utah, the ex-governor stated
that he considered the present legis-
islature would have much to do dur
ing the session. the legislature Is
OF an exceptionally pronounced Repub-
lican complexion" he said, and while
1t is rumored that the liquor dealers
OF the state and the leaders of the
Republican party in Utah have enter
ed into compact against the enact.
ment OF laws regarding the liquor bus
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
WoMAN'S LEAGUE MEETS.

Salt Lake. Jan. 19.-Fred Loofbou-
row advised the Woman's league last
evening, that If a state law could be
enacted prohibiting Utah industries
from being sold in other states at
prices lower than in this state. the
cost of living In Utah would be ma
terially lowered. He also recommend
ed q public market which would ef-
feet great saving to the city and its
citizens.
Following Mr. Loofbourow's talk the
matter of pool playing by boys at the
Y. NJ. C. A, was brought up. The
general opinion was against 1t. and
a committee consisting of Mrs p. a
Simpkin, Mrs. A. T. Moon and Mrs
w. A. Wright was appointed to inves-
tigate and report on the matter with
the arguments of the association Tor
the practice
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
WOMEN TO HELP
SUPPRESS CRIME

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Should a stranger
in Lake Bluff, which has recently
been the scene of many robberies, in
cur the suspicion OF any woman resi-
dent hereafter, here is what will hap
pen:
The woman will rush to a second
story window and fire five shots from
a revolver.
She will then begin to toot a tin
horn she has been instructed to buy
Her woman neighbors will open win
dows. and toot their horns until there
IS a mile and a half of footing. The
man nearest the fire bell will start 1t
ringing. and the church bells Will be
lpng. BY this time the town police
man and new town bloodhounds will
be rushed forth. The daylight posse
of torty men OF the night posse of 100
men will leap to activity. The citizens
committee, lately formed, has issued
an elaborate list OF Instructions as to
the method of quelling the marauder
and results are awaited with interest.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
UNITED STATES AND
EUROPE HONOR POE

Boston, Mass, Jan 19.-While all
the country of Europe today paid
homage TO the memory of the Ameri-
can author and genius. Edgar Allan
Poe. on the occasion of the centen-
nary of his birth. the event was es-
pecially observed in Boston, where
he is supposed to have been born
The exercises here today were held
under the auspices of the Interna-
tional Poe association. AT the Au-
thors' club this afternoon many well
known Bostonians gathered TO cele
brate the event Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe was appointed to preside.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
BL0ODHOUNDS ARE
TRAILING C0NVICTS

Wheeling, Jan. 19.-Eight persons
escaped late last night and early to
day from jails at Weston, Mounds
vile and Charleston, w. Va.
The wife OF the Weston jail warden
is in a serious condition today from
being choked and beaten by four men
who escaped there OF the two who
let the Charleston Jail. one was
later captured. BloodhoundS are trail
Ing the other seven men
The majority of them are desperate
characters.
Early today the sheriff and a posse
located the men who escaped from
the Weston, jail in a barn three miles
from the jan, A battle with revolvers
followed. but the fugitives eluded the
officers in the darkness
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
SENATE VOTE A BLOW
TO LOCAL OPTION

Olympia, Jan. 19.-The senate to-
day. by a vote of Is to "a, amended
the report of the committee on rules
by deciding that when n bill Is once
indefinitely postponed 1t cannot be
reconsidered. Friends OF the local op-
ton and the anti-race track gambling
bill regard this step as blow at
them. The so-called Senate combine
was responsible for the amendment,
and the vote shows the strength OF
this combine.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
Arkansas Large Peach Orchard

Arkansas claims to have the largest
peach orchard In the world and 900
men and 300 teams are harvesting the
crop. The orchard is In Sewer coun.
ty and has 100000 trees. 1t covers
$500 acres and trees on 1000 acres
are bearing. Five hundred freight
cars Will be used to haul the crop
to market
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
OBSTRUCTION OF MESSINA
EFFECTS LONDON IMPORTERS

Washington, Jan. 19.-That one
quarter of million of Italian labor
ers, most of them from Sicily, and
Calabria, will leave their native land
within the coming four months, prln-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
TANG SHAIo VI
SAILS FOR PEKlNG

New York, Jan. 19.-Tang Shaio vi
the special Chinese envoy 10 this coun-
try, with his encourage, sailed on the
steamer Prinz Friederich Wilhelm TO-
day for Bremen. The party probably
will reach Peking by April
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
INDIAN FOUND DEAD.

Boise. Jan. ia special dispatch
ircm Pocatello states that the dead
body of an Indian was discovered on
the road to Fort Hall reservation, a
mile and half north of town, last
night by two women. Near the red
skins body was found an empty quart
whisky bottle. His clothing was
wet. showing that his body had lain
in the rain all night.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20
FAMILIES DRIVEN
FROM THEIR HOMES

Spokane, Jan. 19.-Fifty families
Lave been driven from their homes in
the eastern part OF the city by hign
water and the flood is still rising.
The Mckinley school building is
probably marooned aud Saint Anne's
Catholic church in Union Park may
float away at any hour, A dozen 9TH
er homes on North Division street are
reported surrounded by water. One
child is reported missing and il is
feared may have been drowned,
ColfaX, Wash, Jan. 19.-Water in
the South Palouse river passed the
previous high water mark tonight and
is rising. AS the river flows through
the main business district OF town,
great damage is feared. The court
house is surrounded by water and the
street is covered from there TO the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation depot,
four blocks south. The food came so
suddenly that many had to be carried
from their homes. One family sick
with diphtheria, was removed several
tlocks by boat Many of the best resi-
dences in the middle section of town
have one to three feet of water on the
ground floors.
Bellingham. Wash, Jan. 19.-Im-
mense quantities OF dynamite arc be-
ing used to blow up the ice in Nook
sack river at Ferndale today. A jam
has formed four miles above tnat city
and the river bed is practically dry
below the jam. With the breaking Of
the lam 1t is feared the railway and
highway bridges at Ferndale will go
out The Ice is being blown up so
the jam will nave free passeage be-
meath the bridges.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-20

To feel strong, have a good appetite
and digestion. sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock Blood Bittcrs, the
great system tonic and builder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
Two Happy Birthdays.

BY Helen Reynolds, Aged II Years, Nor
folk, Neb. Red Side.
In q beautiful mansion, along Sheridan
drive Of Chicago, there was a very happy
little girl named Ruth. h was happy
because It was her birthday, and she was
to have a little party that afternoon.
Her mother was a charitable woman,
and was going through the slums that
morning, and as 1t was Ruth's birthday,
she was permitted 10 go. too.
As they were riding in the automobile
they saw a little girl crying very hard, and
she begged her mother TO stop and see
what she was crying about. When asked
what she was crying about, she said her
father was out of work, and her mother
sick. They found out, also, 1t was her
birthday, and she was the same age as
Ruth. Her name was May.
Ruth's mother found Mays father work,
and had the doctor take care OF her
mother. May was given some new clothes,
and was asked to Ruth's party. the two
celebrating their birthday together and
played together afterward.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
More About Tommy.

By Frances Johnson, Aged 10 Years, 93 N.
25th Ave-, Omaha Blue Side.
On one occasion Aunt Mary had been
complaining that the bugs on the rosebush
had been d~evouring every beautiful Ameri-
can Beauty rosebud.
Tommy quick eye flashed, and in an
instant he stood beside the pretty rose
bush. as busily engaged in picking off the
many buds as he could be. When he Che
was only 4 years of ago. had picked as
many as he could reach. he darted eagerly
in to his aunt, and holding out his hand
fun of those horrid bugs lin reality buds),
he said proudly, Auntie, dear, you said
that buds on the rosebush were KILN ev'ry
single bug. See, 1 picked 'em all off, and
here more in my ''pottet" besides. Amt
you glad, cause now we can have lots o.
rosesT'
Aunt Mary knew not whether to smile or
weep, but finally she gave vent TO such a
hearty laugh that every one ran In to SEQ
what the reason was.
Tommy wasn't punished, but all the Same
It went down in Tommy's own book called
Anecdotes from q Miscellaneous Boys
Life"
Many other narrow escapes and exciting
adventures they had on the farm, but
neither time nor space permits me to re-
late them.