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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

LETT IN ruins and the obligations the company fulfilled
The United Railroads holds free gift from the city
worth OUOO The only conditions attached to this great gift
that the shall keep the paved between
and shall give reasonably good service Neither of
tonsng enough OF the magnitude of the
fulfilled When the officials call attention this neglect
put off with promises
It has raned good deal the month"; there has been
plenty OF fine weather since April 1906 and does not
excuse the neglect and broken promises of nearly three years
all that period have been hearing of the things the
do and in all that time the
they still lie and the truth
that the management is lamentaby incompetent any
stock jobbing and politics.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

THE CALL has any believed that the disturbance
at Sacramento was anything more serious than loud
While realized anr
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

unlimited supply of promises and plentiful of per
formance still characterize the conduct of the United Rail
roads. used be the that Mr. Thornwell Mullal
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

was the ablebodied undertaken on this JOB
for the corporation, sufficient for all purposes
of humbug, but now apparently the work has
grown SO heavy that he is compelled to call
in assistance to help him make his vows In
the meantime nothing is done The streets
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12
The Insider

Tells wealth advantages by the speaker
of the assembly that make him most ehgoie man
from a matrimonial standpoint in Sacramento
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

even seen the ground which they profess to
hold sacred, although they have not the most
elementary conception of the change proposed
10 be made. Some of these, advocates like
Mr.. Underwood Johnson of the Century maga-
zine. do not hesitate TO misrepresent the facts
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12
Vest City's
Rights in
fHetch Hetchy

Of the situation have already had these
columns Mr. Johnson addressing the committee on public
lands Wednesday, is reported to have said:
that grinding monopoly beause
fixed COMPANY; Spring has
that the city o ninen domain - -
Who Francisco? now under
collection determined by the company
has fixed OF the collected the
municipal control this regard has been ridiculous law
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

IHSulute comparisons. washington and LIN
coin were essentially different We do not
measure the power and splendor of the ocean
by the magnifcence of the mountains Each
is great in its own way. The nation does
reverence to the characters of the men who
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

PRING VALLEY has made thrifty the overworked
senslbites of the called nature lovers whom
the corporation payroll many whom have never
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

ODA1 the nation hals for from the march of
ness and everyday affairs do honor the of the
greatest American since Washington 1t would be foolish
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

A great many ex-pupils of the old Denma
school, at Bush and Taylor streets, sincere
mourned when they read Of James Denman
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

LAND ATTORNEY R. T. c.. Mereed
Cal IL 1t right for United States land Office
attorney to charge $5 for papers in home
Sc commission:
Not knowing the facts of the case. 1t
is impossible to answer the question
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

THE LAST GLASS;. Alameds. Cal who
wrote a poem entitled The Last Glass;
In what book Is il printed?
1t was written by William Collins.
You can find 1t in books OF recitations
at the free library.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
DRYl an ASKS
one { FAY0 Z
Wants Tat to Allow Vote
on P0 uIar Election
Of Senators

Lincoln, Neb., July 1S.-William j.
Bryan today addressed letter to
President Taft, asking MIN to allow
the people TO vote ON popular election
OF senators. Mt BRYAN says:
"To President Taft Now that the
states are going to vote on the ratlii-
cati-a of the amendment specifically
authorizing an income tax, why not
give them a chance to vote on an
amendment providing FOR the election
OF United States senators H. popular
yote2 In YOUR speech OF acceptance.
YOU said that You were personally in
clined 10 favor such a change in ths
constitution. Would this not be an
oDpurtune time to present this subject
TO congress? Two constitutional
amendments. one authorizing an In
come tax, and the other providing for
the poDular election Of senators. world
make your administration memorable,
and | pledge you whatever assistance
] can render In securing the ratihca-
ton of these amendments.
with great respect, am.
Yours truly,
wv. J, BRYAN
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13

and the second cook Is providing
means which few imported chefs could
hope to equal.
The President has happily solved
the problem Of disposing of the long
evenings by taking automobile rides
about the city and suburbs. He usual
ly starts out on these trips about $50
O'Clock, returning to the White House
about II or later,
Arising at about 7 o'clock, the Pres
ident deyotes nearly an hour to dumb
bells. pulley weights and other forms
of exercises prescribed for him He
breakfasts slowly and usually alone,
although for the last day or two he
has had q guest from anon" the tariff
conferees. During the morning meal
and for half an hour or so afterwards.
the President reads the newspapers.
Between $50 and 10, he begins his
busy day in the executive Offices At
1'G0 comes luncheon at the White
House. at which he usually has inyit-
ed guests for company. The after
noon is devoted to golf, for the Pres
ident hopes to play every afternoon
that he remains in Washington Din
ner always finds guests assembled. and
usually it is I'm informal and delight-
ful meal which begins a little after
Z O'Clock and continues for an hour
and a half
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
GREAT BOOKK EPTNf
TASK COMPLETED

New York, July 1S-The greatest
boClJleepeing, Office and clerical task
ever undertaken. mas been almost com
pleted, and in a remarkably short
time Nineteen weeks ago, the Unit
ed States district court and the Con-
s1lidated Gas company, with its allied
concerns, commenced the refmding of
more than $9,OO0,0OO to nearly 1000
600 consumers. This sum represent
ed an oyercharge of 20 cents on every
dollar which mad been paid for gas be-
tween the time The United States su-
preme court decided that the law was
constitutional
The refunding employed several
thousand beOkkcepers and clerks in
various offices In the different parts of
the city. and required tne use OF
dollars worth Of postage stamps More
than 100000 letters were mailed and
nearly 100000 different accounts
were audited and as many checks
drawn. An but $2I.9S3 of the orig
inal fund has been refunded. and for
this amount the consumers 10 whom
il is due have not entered claim, and
have not been found by the courts. It
was expected that this gigantic book
keeDing and clerical task would re-
Quire almost n year. The interest on
the original fund will just about pay
the expense OF refundng it. IL is be-
licyCd
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
De5nltCry and Indecisive Fighting With
CoSSackS Is Carried On===Invaders Prac=
tically in Possession Of City

Tcheran. July 13-One thousand ma
tionalIsts entered Teheran at o'clock
this morning They came in by three
gates, and the entire northern Sec
ton Of the city was soon In their
hands. There has been some fight
inG in t1e streets, but, as Il general
thing. the natlonalIsts are preserving
excellent order. They are sending out
patrols through the city. The Shah Is
expected momentarily to take refuge
In one OF the foreign legations
The rOyalist troops, particularly the
CossackS, have taken up position in
the central square and surrounding
streets, and 1t is believed the nation
alists will attack their position in full
force If they don't surrender
The safety Of foreigners does not
appear al this writing to be serious
" threatened. Slpahdar and Sarda-
hased, the nationalist leaders, are In
possession of the parliament building.
A body of local nationallsts. under
the leadership of Young Seved, have
taken possession OF the residence OF
Saad Ed Dowleh, the foreign minister.
Many of the foreign royalist soldiers,
including a number of Cossacks. have
deserted TO the nationallstS.
The populace Of the city Is en-
thusiastlc over the advent of the ma
tionllist forces. They throng the
streets wearing red badges and Of
feIing encouragement TO the reyolu-
tlOnarv soldiers.
There was a serious outbreak of
rifle fire this morning near the Brit.
ish legation, but it did not last long.
and the casualties among the nation
alists were slight The natlonallstS
are in possession of the central offices
Of the Persian International Tele-
graph system. The IDGo European
Telegraph line. the outlet TO London, is
stu working. but with difficulty. Roy
alists and natiOnalists are fighting in
the square in front of the Offices of
the company which are under fire.
At the time of filing this dispatch
100 o'clock in tha afternoon, the
fighting stin continues. but it Is most
" at long range. desultory and Meth
or destructive nor decisive. There
have been no attempts TO interfere
with any Of the legations or the Brit
ish or Russian banks. and the lives
and property of Americans and Eu
roHeans are not in danger.
The Russian flag is flying from the
house of Col Liskhoff, the military
commander at Teheran, where Nine
Liakhoff courageously persists in re
naming. The house is close TO the
square where the Cossacks are or
Eosing the advance of the nationalists
and both It and the flag are exposed to
the bullets of the the combatants.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
PRE- ESIOENT
A BACHELOR
With Mrs. Taft Away,
He Has Full Sway
Over White House

Washington, July 12.-Prcsidcnt
TAFT the summer Bachelor OF the
White House, is sharing The fate OF
many other government officials and
Washington residents. whose families
have gone away 10 the mountains or
scashorc. The President is taking the
situation philosophHally, doesn't seem
greatly 10 mind the not weather, and
ls reading daily letters from BcyCr-
~ which tell Of the rapid improvement
in Mrs Tafts health.
Living bachelor-fashion al the White
House is not lraught with the same
discomfort the mere man has, who
has his home CLOSED up on him, when
his wiGc goes away. and Is compelled
TO seek food and lodging as best he
may. The President and Mrs, TAFT
divided the White House help when
the occupancy Of the Beverly cottage
was begun. so the President is well
taken care Of and domestic affairs at
the White House run on much the
same. The President, however, allow
cd Mrs Taft TO take the first cook
TO Beverly. while he makes himself
content with tne second cook Ihe
second cook Is q legacy from the
Roosevelt administration, negro glrl
named Mary. who halls from Virginia
and whose sway over the White House
kitchens now is complete Mary has
few peers as a cook in any matter
gastronomic. but rs is TO be supposed,
She is at aer best when frying chickens
and making hoe cake. The President
Is entertaining many luncheon and
dinner guests during his bachelor days
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13

New York, July 1S.-Through the
arrest Of two young white women, the
police expect to solve the mystery
V hich has surrounded the tragic muir
der of ing Cow, a Chinese laundry
man high in the councils of tao Ong
Leong tong ing Cow had oeen
struck on the head and his body was
found on the morning OF July / In TWO
wash tubs filed with scaldIng water
mis- head and shoulders in one and his
legs In the other
On the information OF Chinese
spv. connected with the police depart
ment. detectives have arrested one
Young white woman, of whom 1t was
known that Ung Cow was very fond.
They arc looking for q white man who
is said TO have depended upon this
girl for his support.
Tho night the murder is believed 10
have been committed. ing Cow toll
this white woman that ne had several
hundred dollars in his bunk back Oh
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
Ii IGHTNING Strikes
HOUSE KILLING ONE

Santa Fo, n. NJ, July 13.-News Of
a remarkable play of lightning at an
isolated point in Chaycs county sun
day has just reached here. During
a thunderstorm, lightning struck the
house OF W 2 Rail, a homesteader,
and II. n. Rutherford, who. with his
family was at the Rail home, was
killed. Following this, at intervals of
one minute, eleven more bolts struck
the house. each shocking an ocou-
pant. although none other than Ruth
orford was fatally hurt There were
thirteen persons in the house at the
time of the storm. The last stroke
set the house on fire. but the flames
were extnguished by Mrs. Rail with
buckets of water The house was evil
IDENTIFY the storm center and the iact
thai it was the only object rising
above the ground in thai Vicinity, is
believed to explain the furious attack
made upon il
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
TESI IN()NY
IS REF u TED
Carpenter lnfers That
Miss GingIes Bound
Herself to Tub.

Chicago, July 13-Ella Gingles'
fate may be in the hands of the Jury
by Friday night, according to Assist.
ant States Attorney Short Upon re,
sumlng the presentation of rebuttal
testimony today, Mr.. Short said he
had but half a dozen more witnesses
TO examine. MIR O'Donnell said today
that he would put number of eX-
perts on the stand to re1utc the states
medical testimony.
Benjamin Bronson. carpenter al tho
Wellington hotel, who was the first 10
find Miss Gingles in the bathroom. te.~
tilted that in his opinion, he could
have tied himself as the girl was tied.
when YOU found you couldn't open
the bathroom door, what did you do?"
asked Mr.. Short
81 got a ladder and peekcd over tho
tranSom into the room ] saw a wo-
man lying on the floor and feared
she was dead. | climbed down and
forced tlc door She was bound 10
the tub There was plenty OF blood
about and she was partly naked. ] re-
ported to the Office and then came
back with Dr. Watson. and cut the
bonds.
Gould you haze tied yourself as
she was tied?'
"T believe | could"
Were her hands tied so she could
move them2"
Yes.
The witness became somewhat con-
fused when Attorney ODonnell shot
a fire OF questions at him regarding
the location of the bathroom, and the
scene of the room in the hotel where
Miss Gingles was taken after being re-
leased.
Or. w. O. Krohn. testifying for the
prosecution, said he was a specialist
on nervous and mental disease. He
testified that he went to the Frances
Willard hospital in company with As'
sistant States Attorney Short, DR.. Ar
thur e Price and Detective Bell 10
see Miss Gingles and that he exam
ined the girl.
In describing her condition he
said:
'I noticed a tremor in the large
muscles. | looked at the pupils of
the eyes and found them in normal
condition. Then ] tried the knee re-
flex and | found her to be normal"
How did She act when you touched
her wounds
"Why. when she was looking she
would scream with pain. When her
attention was distracted she did not
show any signs of pain
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13

New York. July ia chemical an
alvsis by Prof Geo. Ferguson OF Co
lumbia university, has detected the
presence OF poison in the vital organs
OF Elsie SiSel, who was murdered III
the room OF Leon Ling. and whose
body was packed in a trunk. Further
chemical tests are being made to de-
termine the nature OF the poison.
This disclosure By Prof. Ferguson
confirms the evidence submitted to
the police ten days ago. that n China
man tried 10 buF poison at a drug
store near the Chinese restaurant
over which the girl was murdered
and that this effort TO procure tle
poison was made on the dag before
Elsie Sigel was killed. Another drug
store neqr tho restaurant filled Il pre-
acrlpticn for n Chinaman for a power
ful iuitant poison the night before
the girl was murdered.
The result OF the chemical ANALYSIS
On the visecra is the first absolute
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
PRESIDENT TAFT REFUSES
TO PARDON INSANE CONVICT

Washington, July 1S.-Shooting be
cause ais victim was 4 candidate
for trouble and got elected, Loren
20 d. Barnes killed DR. Calicoat at
Cameron. |. r, and the President
yesterday declined TO pardon Barnes
who, since The tragedy has been IN
The government hospital Tor the ~
Sane AZ WASHINGTON. and
Barnes had accused the doctor OF
making improper advances TO Barnes
wife. and of circulating dcfamatory
statements regarding her. The trag.
edy occurred more than Il decade ago
President TAFT decided that II was
best Tor The community that Barnes
be kept in custody.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13

time, appears to be an endorsement
OF the present exalted ruler Of the
candidacy of Sammis. Holland. in his
statement. says, however. that only a
portion Of the letter has been given
out, and that by using only this por-
ton. SammiS makes him appear 10
say what he did not intend to say.
The balloting for officers of tho
grand lodge was begun at 10 O'Clock.
No Office but that OF grand eXalteA
ruler developed contest
While the delegates were gathering
at the Auditorium to transact official
, business. the remaining thousands OF
visitors were making their way to the
beach cities Of Santa Monica Ocean
PARK and Venice, where an all~days
round OF merriment was provided.
Spanish sports and yacht races were
| the features of tde day, All the beach
cities were CAV with purple and white
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
CONT ST TOR Il AID
OF ELKS' LODGE

los Angeles. July 1S.-The liveliest
fight for the Office of grand exalted
ruler in the history of Elkdom reach
ed its final stage when The grand
lodge of the Elks met in the Auditor
ium theater where the election was
held.
The contest between August Herr
mann of Cincinnati and J u, Samms
of I emars. Lc.. for the honors OF be-
Ing the first Elk in the land for the
coming year, has developed Into a
sharp but good-natured battle.
The present grand exalted ruler,
Rush l.. Holland, of Colorado Springs.
issued statement today in regard TO
q letter circulated among the dele
p1tes by supporters of SammiS, in
which he says that Sammls mas not
been entirely fair. The letter was
written by Holland to Sammis some
time ago and as published at this
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13

White Plains, July 13.-Whcn the
Thaw hearing was resumed today, w,
w. Smith, OF PoughkcCpsic, VINO is
more than sixty years old. and who
admitted, hesitatingly. that he Is
known in Poughkeepsie as a philan-
thropist, testified lie had met Thaw
on two or three occasions and talked
with him on religious subjects.
Il told him we were brother men
and should alleviate each others sor-
rows and troubles. the witness said,
81 told him / was one among many
who were friedly toward him. / told
him | was a Presbyterian. and we
talked about E.. Bible and about
Christs sympathetic attitude toward
rinners. Mr. Thaw seemed to be
very well read and have a good knowl-
edge of the Bible, His conversation
was very rational
Otto Metz, a New York court Off
Ger and former keeper in the Tombs
prison, testified he bad talked politics
with Thaw
He certainly convinced me that
The silver question and Organism
would he bad thing for the coun-
try" said the witness.
Deputy Attorney General Clark OBJ
jected to the answer and Justice Mills
instructed the witness to confine him
self TO the actual conversations be-
tween himself and Thaw-
The witness said Thaw told him he
thought Roosevelt was a strong man
and made good president,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
ONE THOUSAND NATIONALISTS
ENTER THE CITY OF TFHFRAN

c. johnson seems to bear out the be.
lief that he is the mysterious John
Madison He Is known TO have been
active here in 1906 and 1907 and to
have made love TO several women.
His alleged confession TO marrying
ELIZA Jones" In this city i'm 1906 Is
not exactly borne out by the facts, un-
less there were two women of the
name of Jones. a marriage license
was issued ut Vancouver, Wash, on
February l6, 1907, TO one John Mat
son, to marry Mrs Maria l.. Jones, but
in signing the document he signed his
name John Madison. iHs age was
given as 54 and hers as 81
Madison deserted his wife after Sc
curing a considerable sum OF money
from her.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
PRINCE Won BUELOW
TONAME SUCCESSOR

Berlin. July 13.-Prnce Won Buc-
low, The retiring imperial chancellor,
will formally propose, in his audience
with the emperor, tomorrow that he
be succeeded by DIR. Van Bethmana-
Hollweg, secretary Of the interior and
vice-ohancellor, There is reason TO
believe his majesty viii accept this
proposal. and that ,ne appointment
VIII be gazetted at once. Prince Won
Buelow will thus he permitted TO
name his own successor at Emperor
WilliamS request,
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg Is a col
lege friend OF the the emperor. They
were fraternity brothers In the Borus-
sia corps at Bonn and during tho en-
tire reign OF William DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg often has advised his
majesty, He had. however, shown a
disinclination TO accept high office.
He is a man OF reserved and thought
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
Within the Last Six Days 60,OoO Travellers
Have Been Held in Kansas City On Ac=
count Of ods=-=Mississippi Rising

Gnsas City, Iuly 13-FIood con.
dltions here and in this vicinity show
ed much Improvement today. The
Kansas q Missouri rivers had both
been stationary since last night. and
no further rains were reported.
The Atchison, Topeka &c Santa Fe
railway opened its main line to Chi
caGo this morning, the big break in
the tracks At Dean Lake, Mo, having
been repaired,
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
railway which had apnulled its night
ly Chicago train since Sunday, sent Il
special 10 Chicago over its own line
and regular service will be resumed
tonight.
Train service south and southwest
was still demoralized. There was lit
tie delay west Union depot officials
today estimated that within the last
six days there have been fully 10000
travellers held in Kansas City be-
cause Of inefficient train service. The
depot matron tells of great hardship
experienced by travellers. Many Of
these were women travelling with
barely enough money to support them
on their journey. The delay Compell~
ed them TO remain here and many
have not had sufficient funds to buy
food and lodging, Hundreds have
slept on the depot benches every might
ST Louis. July 13.-The Mississippi
river has been rising here today, and
at SIS o'clock, the gauge stood at
33.4 feet. rise of two-tenths Of a
foot in one hour. The flood stage Is
30 feet Water has now entered
many buildings on the levee, but am
pie warning prevented the destruction
Of property.
Thousands Of acres Of rich farm
lands along the Missouri river between
Jefferson City and St Charles have
been flooded and the crops destroyed
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
TRAIN SERVICE IN THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST STILL DEMO3ALIzFO

full habits, and sometimes has been
called 'the philosopher statesman"
DR. Won Bathmann-Hollweg is OF
Jewish origin. The Bethmann fam
lily left Holland two centuries ago
and settled in FranllfOrd, where the
men entered the banking business,
The man who expects to succeed
Prince Won Buelow Is now So years
old. In his youth, he studied law. and
was appointed assistant Judge. Be
fore he was thirty years old, lie was
made district governor of OberBar-
MIN. and after that, his advancement
was rapid.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
Fl SIF SIGEL WAS POISONED
BEFORE. SHE WAS STRANGLEO

proof the police have had that Elsie
Sigel was poisoned before her body
was strapped up and packed in the
trunk. A post moTtem examination led
the coroner TO declare that the girl
had been strangled 10 death Stran-
gulaton might have been the direct
cause Of death but Prof Ferguson has
established the fact that the young
missionary worker was under the in
lluencc Of powerful drug at the time
sho was stTangled.