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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
A FEMALE
RAJ T LES
Boldly Enters a Resi-.
dence and Helps Her
self TO VaIuabIes

Kansas City. Feb. IA fomale RAT
fles," with the appearance of a high
school girl. has made her debut in
Kansas City, Kas. She committed d
burglary Yesterday and so cleverly
did she do 1t that she was gone SOW
eral hours before even tho occupants
OF the house knew OF the theft.
The girl appeared at the home OF
Miss Lizzie Evans and asked for the
Young woman. She was told Miss
Evans was not at home.
"All right" she said. "Tll just run
upstairs and walt for her 10 return. -
At the top of the stairs VIM. Evans.
the girls father. met the burglar.
Again she asked for Miss Evans
She was informed the girl was not
at home.
Let me talk with Mrs. Evans then. "
she requested,
Mrs. Evans had been dead for some
time. When reminded of this fact. the
intruder apologized and said she had
forgotten about the death
Taking 1t for granted the girl was
a friend of his daughter, Mr.. Evans
pc rmitted her TO go into Miss Evans
room When Miss Evans returned the
stranger was gone.
Several silk waists, skirts and nu-
mcrous toilet articles also had disap-
peared.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
CHIEeE CIRCULATING REPORTS
OF FOREIGN AGGRESSSIONS

Victoria. p. c.. Feb. S.-Scandi-
navian missionaries returning from
China report that circulars are being
widely scattered throughout central
China, stating that the powers arc
about to divide the empire. The ma
tives are told that France has an
army on the Kwang 81 border aad
that Russia is about to take Man.
churia. while tho fleets Of many ma
tlons arc gathered In Chinese waters.
each nation ready 10 assist in the dis
memberment of China. The natives
are greatly agitated by the rumors.
Among the returning missionaries
are the Rev. Tornall and the Misses
Olson. who arrived on the steamer
Ava Maru yesterday. They had an
anxious time when leaving Ping LANG
Fu, Kansu. where they spcnt nineteen
years A cartor knocked over the God
OF the River. an idol. at the end of
bridge. and spread reports that tho
missionaries had done this. They kept
TO the security OF an officials house
for few days and then continued on
their way without interruption.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
CHANGE IN FOOTBALL RULES

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Before Coach A. A
Stage of the Univerlty of Chicago left
for New York this morning 10 at
tend the meeting of the National
Football rules committee. he an
nounced that he had heard from foot
hall officials OF many states. all of
whom want rules that will lessen the
liability Of players 10 serious acci-
dents and deaths,
Stages pet suggestion at the New
York scssions will be regarding the
forward pass. He Will seek TO have
the rules changed In such a way as
TO make the pass more popular
THE real reason the forward pass
seems TO have increased the injuries
vices from Hong Kong received by the
steamer Ava Maru, which arrived
here Yesterday
Pirates recently took possession Of
Sheung Snnn island and a nearby VII
lagc on the mainland. fortifying both
places. The local militery officers
sent attachments OF troops. which
drove of the pirates after hard fight
and captured several OF their junks
and launches.
Tip Kow village. near Fathan, was
captured by the pirates. and after loot
ing the richer houses and stores, they
carried on two officials for ransom.
one being sent back with his cars and
nose cut Off.
Many villagers were killed in the
raid.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SECRECY TO
BE ObS[ RIVED
President Offers Assur-
ance On Corporation
Law Information

Washington, Feb. 3-President Taft
today announced that he did not con-
slider an amendment TO the corpora
ton tax law necessary In order to pre-
vent rival concerns from obtaining in
formation as to tho private affairs Of
competitors.
The statement was called out by a
visit from s, c. Mead, secretary OF tho
Merchants association of New York.
who asked that the publicity feature
OF the law be eliminated.
President Taft said it was necessary
for the government to have access 10
the books. etc. of the various corpo-
rations. but that the Information thus
gained would be treated as confden-
tlal He thought sufficient protection
could be given 10 manufacturers by a
discreet administration of the law,
and said he would take up the matter
with Attorney General WickershaHl
and Secretary MacVeagh.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
NEW YORK; s
BAD PL ACES
Dance Halls Are But
Traps for Working
Girls

New York, Feb. 3.-The establish
ment Of a series of municipal dance
halls in New York City, where young
men and women can go without being
subjected to serious temptation has
been promised by Mayor Gaynors
new park commissioner, as the result
of a report recently submitted to him
by a committee on amusements for
working girls. appointed by the Wo-
mems University club. Tho report,
following an investigation oil more
than 800 dance halls In upper New
York. declared that conditions In
many are worse than anything that
can be found in Paris.
THE work for evil that is being
done cannot be estimated said the
report The dances are largely Civ.
no more or less than business organi-
cations OF men. some OF them with Il
political pull. who make this their
trade. They get out fiamboyant pos.
ters OF their forthcoming dances and
the names of the associations are In
themselves a forecast OF invitation to
licenUousness, which Is held out at
every dance hall
"A great many Of the dance halls
and those that have bars on the floor
simply aggrayate the evil Male and
female procurers make the galleries OF
the hall nightly place of vantage In
the pursuit of their calling"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
HEAVY DROP
IN STOCKS
Bear Attack Causes a
Rapid Decline in
Quotations

New York. Feb. 3.-There was q re.
newal OF heavy liquidation In he stock
market today. and this. coupled with
an attack oil the market by an organ.
lied bear party. caused a violent
break In prices.
A contest was waged during the
first hour By supporters of the market
TO resist the decline Efforts al sus.
taining prices centered on United
States Steel and enormous quantities
of that stock were taken In the neigh
borhood OF so When the stock broke
through that price. floods OF liouida-
ton came upon the market for all the
principal stocks. United States Steel
itself sold down to IS SIS. The decline
In Union Pacific reached 2 IA and In
Southern Pacific Is. Some OF the
other losses were. United States
Rubber. rs. American Cotton Oil.
3 3-4; American Smelling, Westing.
house Electric. Consolidated Gas. 3
Wabash preferred, 1-2: Chesapeake
&c Ohio end Texas Pacific. Ia, and
The general list from to over 2
points
There were occasional feverish raj
lies caused by the covering of the
bears. but the market showed no ef-
fective strength.
The liquidation continued through
out the morning, withonly intermittent
pauses and insignificant rallies The
new level of prices brought values
back to a lower point than has been
seen on the stock exchange since last
summer.
Tho declines were most violent, run
ming TO between and points in all
OF the active speculative stocks.
United States Steel seemed to be the
pivot of the market, and whom II fell
10 rs during the noon hour, the whole
market took on an appearance Of de-
moraiization.
There was another hull in the storm
of liquidation as the noon hour ex-
pired, but the resultant rallies brought
the familiar decreasing activity. which
left the speculative sentiment puzzled
over the next move of the market
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SAVED FROM ARREST BY
AN INVITATION TO HUNT

Marianna. Ark. Feb. 3--The pos
session OF written invitation to hunt
las saved Charles Comiskey, owner Of
the Chicago Americans. and his guests
aboard the little craft White SoN
from arrest at the hands OF the game
warden of Arkansas. Preparations had
been made by Warden VIsart 10 ar
rest the hunters when his attention
was called to a recently enacted stat
ute which makes 1t permissible for
resident of another state to hunt In
Desha county II he had q written in
vitation 1t happened that the party
was In the county specified and they
bad the invitations.
Besides Comisltey. in the party arc
p. 3. Johnson. president OF the Amer
lean league: VIM. Chappelle. Ed Hurl-
burt and Charles Shield and other
baseball players
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
GREAT FLOOD OF FOREIGN
IMMIGRANTS IN PAST YEARS

Washington. Feb. 3.-Interesting
comparative facts are disclosed In q
study OF immigration 10 the United
States for the seven years ended June
30 lnsi In which time 6.611.155 aliens
were admitted, more than 20 per cent
OF whom came from southern and
eastern Europe and western Asia
composed largely OF southern Italians
Greeks. Hungarians, Hebrews, Rou
manians, Slays. Bulgarians. Turks
Armenlans and Syriaps.
The addition To the population in
those seven years was nearly a mil
lion more thnn the combined popula.
tion OF California. Oregon, Wash.
ington, Idaho. Nevada. New Mexico
Colorado. Wyoming. Montana. the two
Dakotas and Nebraska-5,s7S,7s6.
Estimates are that immigration to
the United States in the present fls-
cal year will aggregate more than
100000
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Quarter Of Million People in Need of AS
sistanCe==Misery in Paris Great===Wreck-
age Extensive===Nuns Desert Building

Pnris, Feb 3-Thc river Seine con
tinues its recession. the gauge today
showing a drop Of nearly FIVE feet
from It's crest
The relief contributions from
crowned heads amount now to approx.
imately $4,000. Other foreign sub
scriptions exceed 100000
or the $4,000 already transferred
to foreign Minister Pichon by Amer
lean Ambassador Bacon $4,000 has
been turned over to the French Red
Cross, in conformity TO the wishes of
the donors.
Rodman Wanamaker. who desires 70
pay the bread bill of flood Victims for
one month. has forwarded flrst In
stallment of $4,000. a high official.
speaking today of the generosity of
Americans, expressed the deep impress
sion created by their sympathy IN
France He said:
The French government and
French people alike have been touched
by the profound expressions OF sym
pathy and the liberal contributions
pouring In from abroad. but none has
aroused quite the same sense of graft
tude as those from the people Of ths
sister republic across the sea.
Misery is still great and the work
Of relief must continue for months.
See what wreckage has been left be-
mind even here"
The official pointed from a window
10 the devastation about the foreign
office, the high water mark showing
on the buildings nine feet above the
ground. and tho still flooded Rue dc
Constantine.
1t is estimated that clothing and
food is being supplied 10 a quarter of
million persons in Paris and its I'M
mediate vicinity.
The fear that the buildings. whose
foundations had been weakened.
would fall as the waters receded, has
been realized. but not 10 a great eX-
tent and this damage thus far has
been confined to old structures In the
surrounding towns.
Several recent suhsidences IN the
streets were reported today. one oe-
curing in front of the ministry OF
war
An unfortunate incident has re-
suited In abandonment OF one OF the
Red Cross posts. The building within
which 1t was established mas been
placed at tho disposition Or the so
cety by the owner. Placide Alexander
Asttr, the radical-Socialist deputy
When the nuns. who were acting as
nurses. learned that the building be-
longed 10 a Socialist and Free Mason
taey declined to remain. saying they
feared communication. Thereupon
the Countess D'Haussonyille ordered
taat the place be evacuated
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
IRE MAN s
SACR|F ICE
The Driver of a Truck
Braves Death to
Save Others

New York. Feb 3.-Frederick Nav
err fireman, driver of truck OF en-
gine company 101. is dying I'm a Brook
lyn hospital after performing a s2len-
did deed Of heroism when driving TO a
fire late last night. His horses were
on full run. when. directly In his
path. Mayer saw young girl. panic
stricken. Close to her on one side
stood a trolley car filled with passen.
gers; on the other side was one of tho
tall iron pillars OF the elevated rail.
way.
II he kept on he would run down
the girl, II he turned to the right he
would endsnger the lives OF the pas
sengers. In the twinkling of On eye
Mayer yelled TO the firemen clustered
along the sides OF the truck to jump,
gave the reIns a mighty tug and ran
ran full tit into the Iron pillar.
There was crash. the horses were
thrown down and badly injured. the
truck was overturned and Mayer was
pinned under 1t, with skull fractured,
leg broken and body crushed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
'S
SENSAT ION
His Predecessor in Rail-
road Office Was Short
$40, 500

Cincinnati. Feb. 3.-Charlcs L. War
iiner today testified under oath that
Frank D. Comstock his predecessor
as local treasurer OF the Big Four
railway, was short $10.500 when War
Finer succeeded him
i assumed that shortage as part of
my own, said Warmer.
a ruling by Judge Swing. that all
the testimony regarding the detalca-
ton Of Warmer Is relevant In the
tl1al OF Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-Ford
or charge OF blackmslling the for
Ter local treasurer of the Big Four
railway, opened the way for a detailed
sworn statement from Warmer as 10
the amount he had taken and what he
had done with IT,
The ruling came in setting aside an
objection b. the prosecutor to the line
Of cToss-examination followed by Mrs.
Fords attorneys.
Warmer protested personally to
The court. saying ho had confessed his
wrong and paid the penalty, and that
questions as TO the details of the
shortage would be very painful" TO
him.
Inc court ordered Warmer 10 an
t~er, saying;
1T has been testified that large
sums were taken from the Big Four
and that large sums were paid out OF
ihis money to the defendant at thiS
rial; therefore, all evidence with ref
eTence TO tho taking OF this money
ls reVelant. The defonse aas a per
leci right to cross-e1amrne you on
thls subject TO the last detail
Explaining the systen. Warmer
said.
! took tho money from the daily
I.mittances Of the station agents
Ihese varied, but sometimes ran as
nign ss 100000 OF 100000 day. II
Eas only necessary for me 20 make
'pe credit less than tie amount re
-crived."
Inoindyke brought out that the aud
ioor OF the road had duplicates pf tha
cation agents remittance slips win
zach TO check Warrinera accounts
he asked Warmer now It happened
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
JAP PANESE
ARE KILLED
In a Battle With the
Natives Of an
Island

Victoria. p. C, Feb 3.-Retaliation
on pillagIng Japanese, natives OF the
Shantar Islands brought about pitch
ed battle In which several OF the
Japanese were Killed and their bodies
burned A Russian commission. sent
from Vladivostok to investigate the
attack of the Japanese. made ghastly
discoveries. according to adyices re-
ceiyed here by the Ava Maru which
arrived from the Far East yesterday
The commissioners found corpses
OF Japanese partly cremated. rifles,
swords and cartridge cases. The Jap
anese. It was learned, late last. year.
landed from a schooner. pillaged the
native camps and burned tents and
huts. The natives assembled a large
party OF warriors to take revenge.
the fight resulting.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
HIGH PRICES
AND GOLD
There is Too Much
Money in the World,
Says Herrick

New York. Feb. 3.-Myron T. Her.
iick, former governor OF Ohio, who is
In New York, had word OF two TO
say about tho increased cost OF nv.
Ing to the interviewers who greeted
him on his arrival
IF the tariff 10 responsible" he said,
why arc prices higher for articles on
which the tariff hns been reduced?
In 1895 the country was reported AK
going TO the bow vows because OF the
low prices for everything: now the
same CRY is raised because the prices
nre high.
Economists havo been predicting
this for many years. Gold imitation Is
responsible. Moro gold has been pro-
duced In the last ten years than In the
whole OF the century before. That
has resulted in imitation Of the mo
dium OF exchange. and such imitation
always produces speculation and or
trayagance"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
DEF FE;NSE OF
bALL|NGER
Great Array of Attor.
neys Has Been Finally
Decided On

Washington, Feb. 3.-Johu ] Yer
trees OF Nashville, leader OF the
Tennessee bar, Democrat and a
warm personal friend of President
Taft has been asked to take charge
OF the case for the defense in the
psllinger.Pinchot congressional inves-
tIgation He is on his way 10 Wash
ingtou 10 consult with Attorney Con
eral Wickersham and offidials OF the
land ONCE. Mr. Vertrees probably will
also confer with Mr.. Taft.
The department OF the interior Will
be represented by threo attorneys In
the inves Ugation OF the Ballinger-
Plnchot controversy. II was announced
today. Secretary Ballingor having
chosen chief counsel and two assist
ants One OF them Will be q western
man, while the other resides In Wash
ington.
In addition to the three lawyers
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SIZE FOUGHT
A BURGLAR
Hand-to-Hand Struggle
in Which Woman
Was Beaten

New York. Feb. 3.-A stylishll
dressed "Second-story man" was quiet
ly lcoting the home OF Max Shapiro.
q leather merchant, in East New
York. early today when surprised by
Mrs. Shapiro on her return home from
a euchre party.
Mrs Shapiro and the burglar fought
hand to hand from room to room. and
the woman WAS finally knocked insen'
sible. The burglar gagged the wo-
man. bound her with a towel 10 chair
end made his escape. carrying away
Jewclry and silverware. Mrs. Shapiro
was found unconscious by her hus-
band. Mrs. Shapiro was badly beaten.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
BODY Is IDENTIFIED.

San Bernardlno, Cal. Fob. a.
torn from a coat. a body found be-
side the railroad track at Cucamonga
last October has been identified as
that OF Harry Alden, salesman for a
Baltimore wholesale pharmacy. who
disappeared more than four months
ago The fragment bore the name
of Spokane olothier who identified
It as part OF a suit sold TO Alden.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF
GANG OF OPIUM SMUGGlERS

Chicago, Feb. S.-Two additional ar
rests In Chicago yesterday. following
closely on those of Chinaman and
white woman. disclosed what is beff-
lieved TO be by government authorities
to be an extensive opium smuggling
conspiracy.
The plot involves the smuggling OF
opium on q largo scale across the Mex
lean border AT FL Paso. Texas. More
arrests are expected to be made In
Chicago and Texas. Wealthy China
men are believed 10 be engineers of
the scheme.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SUGAR RATES AeRrEo UPON.

Chicago, Fob. 3.-Aftsr q two-days
session representative Of western
eastern and southern railroadB, have
succeeded in forming tentative plan
for a readjustment OF suSsf rates
which will put an end TO The rate
war waged with respect to this conf
modify.
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force ON the Tonklng border late in
December and aided In an attack on
the French troops. a French captain
being killed in the coniliSt' news oil
which was brought by the steamer
Ava Maru yesterday
Besides tho death OF the captain tho
French suffered the wounding OF n
lieutenant and a oncommissioncd of
fccr. After tho fight the Chinese fled
to the hills near LaokN
The authorities offered pardon if
thew would return, but they refused.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
MANY WARSHiPs FOR JAPAN

Vancouver. b. c.. Feb. 3.-Twenty-
one warships TO be added to the jap
anese navy before 1917 are included
In The new Japanese naval program.
according to advices brought by the
liner Ava Maru which arrived from
the Orient yesterday. -Four Dread
naughts, ive cruisers and two dis
patch boats included In the program
are nearing completion and the other
vessels will be laid down soon
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
DR.. ANGEL IN POOR HEALTH.

Ann Arbor. Mich.. Feb. 3-Dr. JAS.
B Angel. president emeritus OF the
University OF Michigan. announced
Yesterday to tho members OF his class
In international law that he would be
unable to meet them In the second
somester, as he had been ordered 10
Florida by his physicians on account
OF bronchial trouble. DIR. AnSsh VIII
leave on Tuesday.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
LIBERAL|TY OF AMERICANS HAS
IMPRESSED THE FRENCH PEOPLE

is that It has been tampercd with too
much" he said. The rules for the
last two years necessitate playing the
men in such way as to leave the
tackles unprotected and thus invites
mass play, the real cause oil injur-
les.
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that the shortage had not been dis
covered. the witness replying:
That's for him to explain"
Was there some understanding be-
tween you and the AUDITOR"
There was not He did not know
of my shortage"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
BRITISH BATTLESH|PS ORDERED TO
PROCEED TO THE PORT OF ATHENS

National Packing company OF Mexico
has no connection with the National
Packing company of Chicago.
The Mexican concern has no inter
ests or connections here that | ever
heard OF, and | do not sec how its
fnilure could affect the industry in tho
United States, said Mr.. Amour
No Chicago Arm could be found that
hos a financial interest in the con-
ccrn,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
SHIP GOES DOWN.

Hamburg. Feb 8.-The Swedish
steamer Annie was In collision with
the German ship Susanna, near Gluck-
stadt,, on the elbow, 29 miles north
west OF here. last night The Annie
sank Immediately. SIX OF her crew
were drowned.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
HoReEMEN TO NEXT

Chicago. Feb. 2.-Harncss aorsemen
from ell over the middle west arc OK
pected TO attend meeting OF the
stewards of the Groat Western circuit
here on February 81. Numerous plans
for betterment OF the circuit and in-
terest of the patrons will be promut-
gated.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Secrctary Of Com
nerce and Labor Charles Nagel Will
deliver an address before the Indus
trial club of this city on February II
on Tine Federal ontrol OF Corpora
tions."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
MEXICAN FAILURE WILL NOT
BE FELT IN THIS COUNTRY

Chicago. Feb. S.-ogden Armour and
others prominent in ChicagoB packing
industry stated last night that the
failure of the National Packing com
pany OF Mexico would not be felt by
the trade in tho United States. The
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designated as counsel. Mr Ballinger
Will be assisted i'll an advisory ca
pocity by Albert Battle OF Seattle, HIS
former law partner, who is now In
this city.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
WORLDS MARKETS
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. -Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 10000: market strong
boeves s3.956770; Texas stecrs.
$4,000 500: western steers, S415@
6.S5. stockers and feeders. $1,000
600; cows and heifcrs. $2.20@5.70.
calves. s700d925.
1ogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000.
market &c lower, light. sS 256S.55,
mixed. SS25@S.70: hoavy. ss.30@S.70;
rough, S8.30@S.45; 90 dto choice
heavy. $S.45GS7o; pigs. s71o9S15;
bulk OF sales. SS.i5@s.65.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at H..
600; market strong, 10c higher, ma
tive. s1256 800: western. S4.i066 60 4;
yearlings. S7156S.25. lambs, native,
S6,50MS 20; estern. S6.50@S.75.
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SHIP SUBSIDY BILL Is
TO BE FAVORABLY REPORTED

Washington, Feb. 3.-The Humphrey
ship subsidy bill was ordered foyor-
ably reported today by the house COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish
cries by a vote Of 10 to ..