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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
NEGRO CONVICT is
RETURNED TO THE PEN
William II. Brown Again In Prison
After an Absence OF
Twelve Years.

Salt Lake, April 11-WillIam IT,
Brown. a negro convict. No. 909. who
with the notorious Harry Tracy, Dave
Lamp and Frank Edwards. escaped
from the Utah State prison. October S.
1897. was returned from the peniten-
dary at Lansing. Kan. Sunday morn
ing to complete the serving OF n thirty
months sentence
Speaking OF the escape, OF the men,
Night Warden 4. C. IRE said Sunday
night;
1T was one OF the most sensational
escapes in the history OF the prison
and was well planned, although the
men had outside help. At that time
about ninety convicts were employed
in digging a trench for the water
mains 20 the prison. and Brown. with
the notorious Tracy and their two
companions. were employed near the
end OF the trench Some outsider had
secreted a shotgun In the end OF tho
trench. and one OF the conylcts Sc
rured the gun and held up Guard John
Van Streetcr. who WAS nearest them.
They took his arms and ammunition
Ind also made him exchange his
clothing for a suit one OF them was
wearing.
What made tho escape most sensa-
tonal was the fact that II took place
>bout 3 o'clock in the afternoon The
lcnvlct In the guards clothing thon
euntered out Into the roadway and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11

refreshing comedy. Particularly good
was the political oratioD by Thorne.
Their act closes with well-eXecuted
barn dance
Emma Francis and her two Arabian
boys In a series of songs, dances and
acrobatic stunts. made one Of the hits
OF the evening. Miss Francis is YER
satile. She sings well. dances grace
fully a1d Is a good acrobat. The two
Arab boys are above the average In
their athletic work.
"A Hunters Game" presented by
Frank Stafford and Marie Stone. as
sisted by an English setter scored the
big success OF the evening. IL cur
tain cnlls are taken as n standard.
Stafford's limitations OF birds and
animals are great He does them we'll
and in a manner that pleases with
any audience Miss Stone with her
singing and comedy work shares the
honors OF the act with Stafford. The
third member OF the company is the
dog The animal has been unusually
welltrained and shows that he is at
home on the stage.
McGinnis Brothers give a novelty
dancing act that is good. They sing
we'll and execute dances that are or
lginal. Their act is pleasing through
out.
AS comedy acrobats and equIlibrisis,
Charles and Paula Bimbos are all that
is claimed. In hand-balancing the
woman shows wonderful strength
while Bimbos as a "tumbler" Is orig
inal and clover. The act Is filed with
comedy and is given with vim and
ginger.
Carolina Kay and Helen Carcwe
present a musical act that, while 1t
IS in its initial week. bids fair 10
make good over the circuit Both
girls are young and good looking and
their efforts TO please were well re-
ceiyed by the appreciatlye audience.
The act Is well-costumed and equip
ped with special scenery.
The orchestra's selections were
good and well rendered. The moving
pictures were good.
The bill runs the remainder of the
week with Wednesday and Saturday
matinee The bill is one OF the best
allaround and well-balanced offerings
seen at the Orpheum In many weeks.
r It
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STATE NEWS
Continued From Page Fvc.)

Invitations have been sent TO all
state officials. former state officials
aud the public In general TO attend
the ceremony. when thirteen choice
Young trees VIII be set out in tho capt
FOL grounds on the hill. where state
capitol building Will be erected one of
these days.
In the schools the day Will be OBJ
served more generally than ever be-
fore. not alone I'm Salt Lake. but
throughout the state. A. c. Nelson
state superintendent of public instruc.
tion. has sent suggestive programs 10
tho superlptendents OF every county
in the state, which will. lnturn. be
distributed among the principals ard
teachers. It provides for short pro-
grams dealing with the intent of Ar
Dor day, which is a state holiday,
music and the planting OF trees.
Ihrubs and flowers. IL Is probable
programs OF some kind Viii be car
rlcd out In every school of the state
In Salt Lake, Superintendent ID. II.
Christensen has urged the principals
Of each school 10 hold a program, but
The character OF the exercises will be
lcft TO each school. In all, however
ehere Will be planting of trees,
shrubs and flowers Packages of flow
ers and vegetable seeds have been
aent 10 each OF the schools. and these
will be planted at home in most cases.
The childron are TO follow the ad-
rance of the flowers and mako report
Go their teachers. A record OF trees,
shrubs and flowers planted will he
kept by Superintendent Christensen
this year. and reports on them will
again be mado known in the fall.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
"a STUBBORN CINDERELLA"

"A Stubborn Cinderella" az the Og-
den Theater Saturday night. like Tho
Right OF Way" on Sunday night, suf-
fered from lack OF attendance The
piece Is one OF those light and airy
musical comedies. with a delightful
love story. whistablc music and good
chorus, from the pens OF Housh &
Adams and Joe Howard,
The role of Mac was in the hands
of Homer Mason. n rising young CO
median. who viii probably be heard
from later In a larger production
Carolyn Liljas portrayal of the role
OF Lady Leslie was good She has a
most pleasing voice which she uses
with effect in a number OF solos
Don Macmillan, Frank Adams. Geo
Roman and Bessie Merrill were very
good in their respective roles. The
chorus was above the average and
well-tralncd.-E. T. S.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
THE RIGHT OF WAY"

A small. but most appreciative, aud
ience. at the Ogden Thcater last
night for the production of The Right
OF Way showed that there is yet
some lovers OF high-class productions
IN ogden.
The lack OF interest that has been
shown in the theatrical business In
Ogden during the past season, both
at the ogden and the Orpheum. wIll
probably mean Ogden's loss next sea
son when the hlg companies and
vaudeville acts arc touring the west
Every one OF the shows that have
heen at the Ogden thcater since il
opened last December. has either lost
money OF only broken even on the
engagement
The Right Of Way was presented
by as we'll balanced company as
ever visited the house. The produc-
ton compared most favorably with
that OF last year,
Hallot Thompson as Charley Steele,
was fine He possesses n strong and
clear voice. which he used 20 advan-
tage in the splendid reading OF his
lines.
The role OF Joe Portugais was in
the capable hands Of p Aug. Ander-
son. His dialect Of IT, French-Ca-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11

held up an elderly couple who hap
pened 10 be passing that end of the
trench in phaeton. Commanding the
couple 10 leave the phscton the four
convicts clambered in and drove away.
The rig. which had been abandoned.
was afterwards found In Parley's can
yon.
Located at Lansing,
"Borwn was located in the Lansing
Dcnitentiary about eight years ago,
where he was serving n flftecn-year
sentence for robbery, under the name
OF VIII Harris. Harry Tracy, who for
number OF months torrorized the en-
tire northwest, finally was surrounded
by q posse and killed himself In an
isolated section OF oregon. Frank Ed
wards was located at Jefferson. Mo,
and was brought back here in 1900.
where he finished serving his timo
and was later taken to California TO
serve fifteen years.
The only prisoner in the pcniteD-
tlsry today who was in at the time OF
tho escape is John Gray. No. 1.152,
who was serving term of flyc years
at that time. and who was later
brought back and Is now serving
eighteen years Charles Bishop, who
escaped on MAY so. 1899, while scrv-
ing seven years for burglary. has been
located In LeaVenworth. Kan. where
he is serving n sentence for postoffice
robbery He will be returned in Sep
tember."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
AUTO DRIVERS ARE
OEBARREO FROM PARK

Somevills. n. j., April 1l-Automo-
bilIsts Will hereafter be barred from
the estate of James T. Duke. which
for years has been semioublic
park. free use OF the beautiful drives
and bouleyards having been granted
by the owner. Recently the behavior
OF some automobilists has annoyed
Mr Duke and he has decided TO put
M iron gates, which will hereafter
be opened to horse-drawn vehicles
only. The aUtomobilists raced along
the park roads at speed which the
owner regarded as unsafe. raising
dust. destroying the surface of the
nacadam and acting with insoloEce
toward pedestrians and workmen.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
WELL KNOWN MAN
CALLED BY DEATH

Salt Lake. April 11.-Hugh Watson,
90 years OF age. prominent In the
transfer business OF this city for the
past twenty-five years, various manu-
incturiDg ventures and counsellor 10
David Mckenzie, president OF the hign
priests quorum OF Pioneer stake.
died at his residence. 567 Isllngton
court. Sunday afternoon at 5:11
o'clock of Brlshts disease. from which
he had been q sufferer for the past
year. He Is survived by two wives
and eighteen children. The funeral
VIII be held from tho Pioneer stake
hall Wednesday afternoon at l o'clock
with interment In the family plot in
the city cemetery
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
DROPPING OFF IN
THE EXPORT TRADE

Washington. April 11-Homc con-
sumption of this countryS products
continues TO show expansion when
compared with last year For the nine
months ending With last month the OK
ports Of brendstuffs. meat and dairy
products, food animals, cotton and
minerals from the United States, ls
shown by figures OF the department
oil commerce an dlabor. aggregated In
value SG35. .2S9.954. For the CORES
ponding period Of 190S-l9O9. the val
ne OF the commodities was $6S7.79i,-
l2S. For last month the exports
showed value OF S59,o47,9S6 while for
March a year ago. their value was
s61.0l3.2i0
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SPOR I notes

Although it is reported that Rickard
and Gleason have been offered an
enormous figure for the bar privileges
In the big arena to be built at Emery
VILE to stage the Jehries-Johnson
fight. word comes from the coast to
the effect that both promoters have
turned the offer down cold. The Tea-
son given is that should the negro
fool the wise ones and hand Jeff a
sleep-producer. the thousands of iniu-
rated men present might turn on
those who attempted 10 cheer for
Johnson. and the result would be a
free fight, rIvalling the exhibitions put
NJ by any aggregation OF strikers
ever gotten together. Another depart
ure from the usual scheme Of things
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The Standard offers . cash prizes
TO the persons who. as pald-up sub
scribers OF the Evening Standard.
come nearest TO guessing the popula'
ton OF ogden City. as given by the
L. s. Census. 10 be taken during the
month OF April, 1910
A coupon will be published each
day In the Evening standard and each
paid-up subscriber will be entitled 10
vote once each day until the census
department makes an official an
nouncemcnt, which should be soon
after April both.
Bring your guess 10 the Standard
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lauon OF ogden City.
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COURTS AND JURIeS
TO TRAVEL BY STEAMER

Portland. Ore. April 1l-Either the
United States revenue cutter Man
ming or the revenue cutter Rush will
be detailed this summer 10 carry Unit
cd States courts and grand iuries FROM
port 10 port In Alaska. This plan Is
10 save time end expense. IL is under
stood, by holding special sessions nt
various places. instead OF forcing wilt
nosses at inconvenlent distances 10
travel to a central place.
Alaska has three United States
district courts. and the law provides
that these can hold session wherever
tho respective Judges or the attorney
general may decm II 10 be necessary.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
PROMINENT ABOLITION
LEADER is DEAD.

Utica. y. Y, April 11.-Wnliam
Blaikie, prominent as an abolition lead.
or in the days preceding the Civil
war; is dead at his home here. He
was " years old. Mr. Blaikle was a
lorty-nlner, going 10 California Via
Cape Horn at the commencement OF
the gold fever. He was a close friend
OF Roscoe Conkling and pall-hear-
er at his funeral. Blaikie's home was
a well-known station on the Under
ground" railroad and he aided in the
escape OF more than 200 slaves.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11
SALOON OR NO SALOON
m LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Lincoln. Neb.. April I1.-Saloons or
no saloons Is the Issue In an election
IN Lincoln today. Both tho "wets"
and the "drys" arc well Organized
The vets captured many OF the au.
tos TO use In bringing voters To tho
polls. The "drys" mot this move nv
accepting the use Of machines sent by
temperance workers In adjoining
towns.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11

madam character was as near perfect
as the character could be.
Arleen Hackctt as the girl. Rosa
lie. was one Of the splendid portray
ais OF the piece. The support was far
above the average. The scenic ef-
fectS were good.-E. T. s.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11

Although Dan Kelly OF Portland.
oregon. Is sian the Official 10oyard
champion of the United States, ac-
co-din. 10 the records OF tho ANA
tour Athletic association eprin,er
who Is said 10 have announced his
intention OF coming 10 this country
VIII more than likely have something
10 say about the standing OF the
record II he makes good and proves
ne acct-footed as tho reports show.
This Is r. +. Walker. the South Alri-
caa sprintcr who romped away With
the century at the Olympic games
held In Great Britain in 1905 Walker
has been credited with as fast as
% seconds Tor the distance on
several occasions. and has ulado rec
ords that compare we'll with this hL'
urc for the 75-yaTd distance. When
Kelly went cast several years ago.
after being officially marked mp as
the l00-yard champ by the \. \ T."
he fell down miserably. being unable
TO run anywhere near his reported
time Of and 3-5 seconds. After
watching his work for some ime,
Mike Murphy, who trained the Olym-
pie squad OF athletes which brought
the championship to this country, was
apparently OF the opinion that Kelly
was more OF broad jumper than q
hundred-yard man Whether or not
Walker will fzzle out when he strikes
the cindor paths OF this country Is a
question which is causing quite bit
OF speculation In athletic circles. II
VIII be remembered by followers OF
cindcr track records that Arthur Duf-
~. who at one time was officially rec
ognizcd as the worlds hundrcd-yard
champion. with a record the same as
that credited to Kelly. was dropped
from the \. A. U records followlng
the publication IN a large magazine
of tho graft attached 10 amateur ath-
letics. with a confession OF how much
! he had made.
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rotating 20 a prize fEht. according n
remarss credited with tho two promo
ters. viii be that all evidence OF
sras lis, will be ounsbcd. none but
thc press Representatives and such
polIticians as u is impossible 10 keep
ont standing any chance for a free
pass.
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Driving a Simplex car. George ROB.
crtson, ono OF the most consistent.
daring and successful mto racers lu
tho country. won the i0-mlle track
race from Caleb Bragg In the Flat 90
on Saturday last a. Los Angeles Al
though the famous Barney Old6eld.
who recently went a mile in less than
2S seconds in Florida. ran within
9-lO0 of a second Of tho FIVE mile mark
made by Ralph De Palma on the pre-
vlous day. no records wore brok-
on. Great interest was manifested
throughout. according 10 the reports.
the race between Bragg and Robert
son for the tcn-milc distance being
especially exciting. The best feature
of the day. however. was tho fact thai
not the slightest sign Of an accident
took place. everything running OF
smoothly and according TO schedule.
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Poor old Stanley Ketchell. oue-tlme
Idol of boxing followers. Is on the
down grade and making fast time. ac-
cording TO prominent eastern sport
ing writer. After the death of Willis
Britt IT Is said that Ketchen took to
the bright lights and the tinkllng plano
and since then has not been the same
man. BE that as it may. tnose who
believe that Ketchel, at his best.
ever had chance with Sam Langford.
for whom he is training at present.
and the one-time demon will undoubt.
edly be somewhat shy of hackers when
he climbs through the ropes for nIs
bout with Langford. in the near IN.
lure. and which number OF critics
say will be his last.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-11

With the Official opening OF the big
league baseball season. duo in a few
days, even the big fight Js being drop.
ped while the fans and dopcsters fig-
ure out the winners. and other things.
President Lynch of the National
League has beaten tho sporting writ
ers 10 IL this year with the decIara-
zion that 100000 people Will support
baseball this year. and that at least
q quarter of million will usher In
the season
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-22
WORSHIP OF MAN MON

Editor Herald: A very prevalent and
serious evil, which 1t behooVes all
right minded parents to carefully con-
slider and esdeavor to eradicate, is the
immense Importance that Is attached
to wealth and its iuxuries by the chill
dren of this generation In what Is
known as the "smart set" 1t would
be amusing, If it were not sad, to see
the exaggerated respect which these
ignorant and necessarily indiscriminat-
ing little beings feel for money and
moneys worth, and how they choose
their friends, not because they are
lovable, attractive and worthy or af-
fection, but because they are in a GER
tain set-and because their parents are
known for the position acquired by
large possessions. Even the little ones
esteem 1t an honor to be among the
intimates of those who possess the
lions share of this worlds goods. 1t
is a. curious and melancholy study 10
note how this taint of the almighty
dollar runs through modern chiIolsn
life.
A little girl of the period receives
a bit of jewelry of silver as gift, and
the name on the box is Immediately
looked for to gauge its probable cost.
A pretty froclr or coat Is despfsed un-
less 1t comes from a well-knoWn, ana
consequently, high-priced establish
ment: while many people of rnoderate
means find that they must give, I'D en-
PERTAINING their children's friends al
together or compete In the latters
critical estimation of those whose
luxurious table appointments, flowers
and gifts make a child's party an af-
fair of absurd cost and consideration.
Parents have only themselves to
thank for this condition of affairs.
Children are essentially imitators, and
it is the growing alteration of wealth
and its representatives by their elders
that perverts the minds of the COM
ing generation. Mammon worship is
undoubtedly one of the greatest, as well
as one of the worst, influences of our
modern life; and 1t is unreasonable to
expect high ideals from the children
when the parents bow down before the
golden image. MRS' JoE1N'
Long Beach, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-22
AN INFAMOUS GRAB

Z T the situation with regard to the
latest patents obtained by the
"A Southern Pacific company in Kern
of the most infamous gouges of the
many made in the history of that cor
poration has just been consummated.
If the Southern Pacific has secured an
other immense tract of land bearing oil
without any reservation on the part of
the government, the Taft administra-
tion and it's odious interior department
have drafted another serious indict-
ment against themselves.
Recently, as a result of bringing in
a good we'll in a hitherto improved dis
trict, recommendation was made to the
president for additional Withdrawals,
and among the sections SO recon-
mended there was found one which
had just been patented to the Southern
Pacific. An investigation is in progress
with a view to bringing suit to cancel
this patent if it be found that the cor
poration knew of the probable presence
Of oil when it applied for a patent. AS
the land grant expressly reserves lands
containing minerals, except coal and
iron, any application for patent after
knowledge or reasonable belief that
the land was oil-bearlng would be
fraudulent, and the patent would be
subject to cancellation.
on the top of this order for an in
vestigation comes the news that the
Southern Pacific has been given pat
ents to nearly 100000 acres in the Inde-
pendence district In Kern county, and
that no reservation of mineral is con-
tanned in the grant.
1t is claimed by the railroad that the
reservation first put into patents by
/ Secretary Hoke Smith and continued
until the time of Secretary e. a.
Hitchcock has no warrant under the
statute. Secretary Ballinger now says
/ he desires a court opinion on the ques-
ton If the contention of the company
! is sustained there will be but one thing
for the government to do-namely, to
! throw open the alternate sections now
reserved to give others a chance before
/ the S. p. can drain all the oil-bearing
4 lands within its reach.
AS a decision Of the courts cannot be
| had for a long time and as congress Is
not likely to thresh out a settlement
! for a good while, the conditions in the
| oil country are likely to remain in
! chaotic condition indefinitely, and the
ones to suffer viii be those who have
| lacked the greed and daring of the
! Southern Pacific
! No doubt the gentlemen who direct
the fortunes of the railroad feel that
| the public should have respect for its
vested rights. but it can be said that
this latest grab will do more to break
down such respect and to convince a
multitude of people that in cases where
the moralities and equities have been
hagrantly disregarded in the acquire
ment of property, contiscation by some
means is both proper and necessary
| for the protection of society.