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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-15
LAND BOARD DEPOSITS
INVESTMENT RETURNS
Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars
Collected for Benefit of
State Institutions.

The state board OF land commissioners
Monday deposited with the state treas
urcr 82,0I1.2S. being the amount col
several land grant funds and interest dur
ine. the month OF February. The amount
is distributed among the various funds
.I.. utat1 iollOwg.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-15
News of the lntermOuntain ReqiOn
OGDEN DEPARTMENT

OFFICE National oath Washington
s IN.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
TESTS A "POWOER" CASE

Washington, Feb. 15,-Whether
many folks around Punxsutawney. Pa,
have the habit OF sleeping with blast.
ing powder under their beds
Is one Of the questions that the
justices of the supreme court OF the
United States arc supposed to be
thinking about during their present re-
cess.
Some time ago miner living al
PunSsutawney was entertaining com
pany. A firecrncker was accidentally
thrown into an open can OF blasting
powder. Four persons lost their lives.
The house In which the explosion oc-
Cured burned down. and Its owner.
Mrs. Annie r. Pcnman sought to col
lect insurance.
The St Paul Fire & Marine Insur-
ance company protested against pay
ing on the ground that the policy was
void because blasting powder was kept
In the house.
Counsel for Mrs. Penman contended
that IL was tho custom In tho conf
munity TO keep blasting powder In the
homes Of miners. and besldes blasting
powder was not included In the terms
other explosives" forbidden by the
policy.
The circuit court of appeals held
thnt the verdict should have been di-
rected for the insurance company.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
NUMEROUS PLACES OPEN
IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE

The United States civil service COM
mission announces tho following cX.
aminations for eligibles for govern
ment positions;
Cement tester. Philippine service. at
a salary OF s1.400 a year. No educa.
tional examination will be held, the
grading TO be made on the applica-
ton submitted 10 Washington, Ap-
plications must be In by March 16.
Assistant, clnss (male), naval oh.
feryatory. Salary $1,000 year An
examination was held in December.
but no eligibles We're secured The
next examination will be March 1G
aud IL
Laboratory aid in the bureau of
plant industry at a salary Of s720 a
year The examination viii be March
1G.
Scientific assistant In library sci
cnce at salary OF 5000 a year Ex-
amination9 March 16 and IL
Wagon maker for service at the
Indian school at Phoenix. Ariz.. at a
salary Of 1920 year. Examination
March l6.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
Rail ROAD
COURT 7 WEEK
Many Important Cases
to Be Heard by the
Supreme Court

Washington, Feb 1o.-Becausc so
many biz railroad suits have been set
for argument next week before the
Supreme court Of the United States.
the designation OF Railroad week"
has been given to the days imme-
diately following Feb. p, when the
court reconyenes after a three weeks
recess. All cases have been advanced
for an early hearing IN view of the
Importance of questions involved.
The Portland gateway case" ranks
high among these. II Is a fight over
passenger routes and. joint rates be-
tween the east and Puget Sound terri
tory via Portland. Ore.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has declined to join the Union
Pacific and other roads In granting a
through rate over It's line from Port
land to Tacoma. Wash, and other SIM
liar points from the east, because II
prefers 10 have the traveller journey
over It's longer stretch from st Paul,
MINI, or even from Billings, Montt.
Portland interests arc deslrous Of
inducing the travel to take the south
crn route. The interstate commerce
commission issued an order for the
establishment of joint rates through
Portland. but the Northern Pacific
took The matter into the courts on the
ground that il already maintained n
satisfactory or reasonable route, and
that the commission had no authority
a1r.. a l1t.. I..
court sustained this view OF the mat
ter
The attack on the constltutionality
of the North Dakota law of 1907 fixing
the rate on local shipments of coal is
set for hearing during the week. The
Northern Pacific, the Minneapolis, St
Paul and Sault Ste, Marie and the
Great Northern were enjoincd from
charging higher rate than that fixed
by law on shipments Of this character.
Such action of the state courts is up
for review.
The question OF whether the rail-
roads can be compelled by the inter
state commerce commission TO accord
To forwarding agencies carload
rates or shipment collected from
separate prospective shippers for the
purpose of making up a carload of
freight also comes up for argument at
the same time The matter is raised
In suit brought by the Delaware.
Laokawanna & Eastern Railroad COM
pany.
The first case on the list for argu-
mcnt next Monday Involves the Ques-
tion as to whether or not the inter
state commerce commission can COM
pei railroad engaged In interstate
commerce 10 grant the privilege of a
physical connection with branch
railroad
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
SH|PP ING
MANY eggs
Foreign Countries En-
tering the New York
market

New York. Feb. 15.-For the first
time in five years the product OF the
pauper hen OF Europe is being i'm
ported into this city in competition
With the results OF home industry.
The eggs are shipped by brokers In
Hull. England, but are gathered orig
inally from Austria, France and Ger
many. Up to today the total receipts
OF the foreign eggs amounted TO 800
cases.
All foreign eggs are coated on the
outside of the shell with secret COM
pound of parafliDe to preserve them.
Buyers can readily distinguish them
by this coating.
The duty on foreign eggs is five
cents dozen and the shipping charges
about four cents dozen. Dealers say
the European markets are flooded and
the low prices there allows the ship
pers to make a good profit on their
importadone
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
TRAGEDY OVER
ALASKAN LANDS

Senttlc, Wash, Feb. 15.-The body
OF Petor Taubs of this city. president
Of the American Marble company. was
found last Friday on the company's s
property on Fox Island. Alaska. The
cause OF death has not been ascer-
tained.
The company has had much trouble
over its Alaskan holdings. Five years
ago VIM. Deppy. stockholder, was
shot and killed on the company land
by Robert Ball. disbarred attorney
who had gained control Of a majority
of the stock Ball was given a twelve
year prison sentence. but is now In
the National Hospital for the Insane
at Washington, D. c.
The property was recently sold to
the Vermont Marble company. and
Taubs' visit TO Alaska was In copnec.
tion with the transfer.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15

acuto realization of the commercial
necessity for II, but because Of the
Orooon's trim from the Pacific to the
Atlantic That one voyage OF one hat
fleSbln I'm a time of national crisis,
served to crystalllzc purpose In the
national mind that all the powers of
railroad finance and railroad politics
could not thwart.
To-day VIC take certain pride In
the fact that American genius and en-
torprise arc achieving the most Won
dcrful engineering work ever under
taken by man. But We are giving no
thought much less taking any steps.
10 assure TO ourselves as nation the
commercial benefits which that work
must bring If It shall not be a disap-
pointmcnt and failure
DO not imagine that have become
afflicted with any popullstic antl-rall'
road mania There Is not transpor.
tation authority among all the rulers
of the rail who will claim moro for
the steam railroad as factor in the
development OF the country, past,
present OF future, than / will coDcede-
But the truth will not be suppressed
The railroads always have been hos
tile to the canal, and they may be hos
tile to it In the future l believe their
hostility Is based on a narrow CON
ception, a shortsighted view. But.
reasonable or unreasonable, 1t is the
fact.
we arc spending $40O,0o0.o00 dig
giDg at n canal which ought to reduce
freight rates across our continent TO
a fraction OF what they are now. The
commercial justification OF that ex'
pendlture will never be found. as
have heretofore tried to show. In the
impetus that will be given our foreign
trade 1t must be found In benefit to
our domestic commerce.
Water transportation is the cheap
est known to the world. Wherever
there is free and fair competition, the
water highway takes the business
from the railroad, Year after year a
larger and larger proportion OF Lon
don's coal comes down fom the north
OF England by the sea. Year after
year the importance OF the internal
water routes-riyers and canals-on
the continent of Europe Increases, as
they carry a steadily increasing pro-
portion OF the freight traffic. Why?
Because IL is more economical to move
traffic by water than by land
Yet for many years we have con
sented that the railroads should mo.
nopollze the tranS.continenal traffic
which a canal would have carried al
greater speed and vastly less cost
We have developed our continent thus
far without thought OF the possibilities
of the greatest transcontincntal trade
route-that via the Atlantic. the ca
nal and the Pacinc-and without con-
sideration Of the possibilities OF our
imperial system OF rivers"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
WILL TRY TO KILL CANAL,
SAYS BOB EVANS

New York, Feb. l5.-Rear Admiral
Roblcy D. Evans. who has been ex-
planning the probable future of the
Panama Canal in striking series of
articles in Hampton's Magazine, con.
cludeS in the forthcoming March mum.
ber with direct attack upon the rail-.
roads and their ratemaking methods.
which is perhaps the most lucid ex-
planatlon OF the whole situation vet
seen IN print.
There Is no more important cues
tton before the American nation today -
he says, than this OF making very
sure that when they have invested
their hundreds of millions of dollars
In the canal, II shall be permitted to
give them returns on the investment.
The Panama Canal will earn the
returns. albeit perhaps Indirectly. II
ii Is given the chance. But 1t viii
not he given the chance II the trans
continental railroads can prevent
Decade af;ler decade che great
eastand-west railroad systcms op.
posed and prevented the building of
the canal They knew what Its com
petition would mean In the reduction
OF their freight rates.
The canal. however. Is being dug
Not because the public rose TO an
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
CRIMINAL NEGLECT
CAUSES DISASTER

Denver, Colo. Feb. 15.-The News
today says:
Criminal neglect and inoompetency
on the part of State Coal Mine lnspec-
tor John D. Jones. Superintendent Kill
patrick, Mine Boss Williams and the
management OF the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company are given as causes OF
the Primero mine disaster of January
81, in report Issued by Trinidad
Miners Union No. 19S, Western Fed
Grafton of Miners
Resolutions adopted by the union
ask for the removal of Inspector Jones
and the coroner of Las Animas coun-
ty; also demand that the governor
appoint a commission to Investigate
tho disaster.
The union claims the explosion.
which Killed 76 men. was caused by
one OF the foremen lighting his pipe
In tho mine.
Inspector Jones denies the state.
ment contained in the report, and de.
clares the report is composed OF testL
mony OF men who know nothing about
coal mining.
Inspector Jones. who returned from
Prlmero yesterday. Will make a report
TO Governor Shafroth. pending which
that ofidal will take no action.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
AMERICANS IN The
INSURGENT ARMY

Now Orleans. Feb. 16ySThe Aneri,,
can scouting detachment under Gen.
eral Gordon in the Estrada army near
Mincresa.. Nicaragua, hae readily
adapted itself TO conditions and CIR
cumstances Staff correspondence Of
the Associated Press from that place,
under date OF January &c, by special
courier TO Bluefelds and received by
mall steamer here today. says:
Under just what arrangement the
scouting party of Americans under
General Gordan from Panama is here.
is matter on which General Gorden
is not fluent, They came near to starv.
Ing on the way here from Panama,
having been delayed and out Of funds.
Life for them meant tireless hunt
for grub" They descended on Gem
erol Mena. lean, active. capable look
Ing lot, ten days ago and took to the
canoe paddles as II born TO 1t. On the
trail from Muelle De Los Bueis they
fell behind the main body OF troops.
which had scarcely anything to cat.
and invariably struck some sido trail
leading 10 hountiful repasts of pork.
chicken, eggs and tortillas.
Samuel Drebbin of Philadelphia is
the veteran soldier of the outfit, al
though all arc moro or less expert
enoed
He was a qUartermastcr sergeant In
the Philippines. and his ideal man is
one he calls "Duth." who as quarter
master sergeant know how TO draw
double the rations TO which he WAS
entitled, II a bit of food finds Its way
into camp. Drebbin Is the first man
after 1t, lie introduced pork into the
menu, also pancakes made OF flour.
water and lard. and he paid three dol
lnrs for a pound OF native smearkasc.
which arrived in dirty box
He drills the squad with enthusiasm.
In n skirmlsh drill, which ne led.
naked from the waist up, he lay firing
at viii" in nest of voracious ants.
from which ne refused to move until
the time for the command forward
Frank Reynolds OF Nnttineague,
Ma1s. is another able forager and
cook. Jesse Krug is the Interpreter
of the command. and G. Bushby.
late OF his Britannia majesty's navy,
causes worlds OF laughter with his
stories told In his native cockney.
H D. Walters OF Atlantic City, n. j..
and KING disappeared last night
When they put In an appearance today
they brought with them tortillos, yucca
(Which resembles sweet potatoesl'
two launches of venison and six eggs.
They stated that the egg market
showed somewhat stringent condi-
tons.
At the previous camp. hacienda
called Medic Mundo. Bushby had 2
thrilling and chilling experience win
two mountain tigers. he went I'M
armed and In the darkness TOT some
distance to get water. He walked u
few PAGES up stream. only TO ma ms
road blocked by two tigers, one OH
each side OF the brook Bushby beat
on his pail and shouted, but the All
mails refused 20 be scared away
The Englisbman. half-frozen' rather
than risk running past them. spent tna
night perched on rock in the ousn-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
SULLIVAN GETS A
BLACK HAND NOTICE

Chicago. Feb. ia $4,000 black
hand demand was served on State Rep
resentative P. ]. Sullivan yesterday.
but. as he left for Springfield last night
to resume his duties al the extra leg
islative session, he could not remain
TO place the money on the bridge at
West Chicago avenue and North Hal
sted street, as requested.
Mr. Sullivan branded the letter as
a joke. The legislators residence is
near the Italian settlement, but he
does not believe II to be the work of
genuine BLACK Hand" society, and
did not report 1t to the police,
The letter was printed In lead pen
ell and was as follows:
Friend Sullivan: Bring $4,000 to
Chicago avenue bridge and Halsted
Wednesday, Feb. 1G. 1910. Don't fail
or we will kill you like others. Time.
IL o'clock p. IN. (Slgned) BLACK
Hand"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
C()URT MAY
BE A T|E
Speculation on Possible
Outcome of Trust
Suits

Washington. Feb. 15.-The possibili.
" OF the supreme court OF the United
States being equally divided on the
big trust suits which 1t Will have
before IL for decision this spring is re-
cefNng no little comment. Tho spccu-
lation is based largely on the absence
OF. Justice Moody from the court on ac-
count of prolonged attack OF rheu-
matism.
The fact that some OF the great COM
mercial questions which have come
before the court have been decided By
a majority Of only one has drawn at
tention To the present situation This
was the case In the income tax de-
cision several years ago.
The effect Of the decision of the
court, four TO four. would be to affirm
the decision of the circuit courts. In
the case of the Tobacco suits, the com
bination complained of was found 10
be in restraint of interstate commerce,
while IN the Standard Oil case the
combination attacked has been held
not only 10 be a conspiracy in re-
straint of trade, but n monopoly.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
CUBA ENJOYING
GREAT PROSPERITY

New York, Feb, 15.-Alfred Zayas.
vice-president of Cuba, who expects
TO have talk with President Taft
late today. gave out long statement
regarding conditions In Cuba before
leaving New York for Washington
this morning. The statement snys in
part:
Cuba is prosperous and we'll, San
itary conditions are better than ever
and our death rate last year was the
lowest OF any country IN the world.
Business in Cuba is increasing rap
idly We have record crops of sugar
and tobacco, and our fruit trade is
gaining very fast. The financial con-
dition of the republic Is excellent.
Cuba feels nothing but friendship
for the United States. II is full Of
gratitude to the American people and
the little breezcs of accusation against
our ability to govern ourselves. that
sometimes tickle the ear. do not siyo
us a chill Wo have good advisers and
shall be able TO find our road without
making any mistakes Of serious coll
sequences"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
NO 7 RACE OF
SHIP NINA
Fears Expressed That
the Tug and Crew
Are Lost

Washington. Feb. 15.-An atmos.
phere OF gloom pervaded the navy de
partment today. when the messages
received over njSht failed to disclose
any wor6 .egarding the whereabouts
OF the missing army tug Nina with
its crew of 80. The officials appear to
have lost hope of any of the men be,
ing alive.
The commander Of the scout-cruiser
Salem and reynue cutter Apache both
reported that their search during the
night had been fruitless.
During the day naval officials be-
came satisfied that the Nina did not
proceed on its voyage any further
north than Fenwick island light YES
sci. of the coast OF Delaware, and
orders accordingly were given to
abandon the search OF tho districts
north Of that territory.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
BAND|TSGET I
A Biz sum
Blow Open a Banks
Safe After Gagging
an Officer

Chatsworth, ILL.,. Feb, 15.-Four ban
dts blew tho safe of the Citizens
bank here early today. got $4,000 and
escaped. Night Marshal Wm. Cahlll
was taken unawares at the city pump.
ing station, about l o'clock, by two
of the desperadoes. bound and gagged
and taken 10 4 garage opposite the
bank With Cahill out of tho way. the
bank door was forced and work on
the safe commenced
A baker. en- route to his shop. was
next caught. tied hand and foot, and
dragged into the bank. There he re-
mained until O'Clock. when he was
able 10 loosen himself and give the
alarm. In the meantime the safe door
was sonpcd and opened, presumably
with nitro-glycerinc.
With the $4,000 safely slowed
away in a sack, the robbers left the
town and drove east
Cahill. while he saw only threo mon,
is confident there were four in the
party.
The loss to the bank Is covered by
insurance.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
GRAF I IN
Me- v YORK
Public Demand Forces
an Investigation of
Broad Scope

Albany. n. Y, Feb. l5.-Inyestisa-
ton OF legislative corruption In every
possible form and At any time since
the organization oil the New York
safe government. is the program Of
the Republican leaders to satisfy tho
public demand arising from the Con
gerAllds bribery scandal.
A resolution introduced In the scn
ate today By Senator NJ WainwrIshl
provides for the appointment Of a
Joint committee OF three senators and
Ave assemblymen. VINO shall be given
an ample appropriation and practically
unlimited powers.
The resolution Is supposed to rep.
fesent the views OF Governor Hughei
and his advisors. and its sweeping pro
visions reveal how desperate these
men consider, the situation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
SMALLPOX BREAKS
OUT IN THE NAVY

Seattle, Wash. Feb 15.-Wireless
messages received from the armored
cruiser Washington. on its way to the
Puget Sound Navy Yard from Homo
lulu, state that there are flve cases of
smallpox on board. and instead of CO.
Ing direct to Bremerton for repairs
the vessel Will put In at the quaran-
tine station at Diamond Point
The cruiser Tennessee, which was
with the Washington. Will go direct
TO Bremerton and 20 in dry dock for
repairs preparatory TO going TO Buenos
Ayres 10 participate in the centennial
there in June. TWO cruisers are ex-
pected to. reach Puget Sound waters
this afternoon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
HALIFAX TO BE A MORE
IMPORTANT NAVAL STATION

Halifax. N S. Feb. 15.-The naval
college. which IS to be built In con
nection with the Canadian govern
ment's navy. will be located at Hall
fax, as the Atlantic station OF the two
new Bristol cruisers. the six destroy,
ers and the cruiser Niobe. which is
to be purchased at a cost Of two mil
lion dollars Halifax will be the At
lantic naval headquarters. The an
nual cost OF the Halifax naval station
will be about S3,000,0O0 The pay OF
officers and men for the boats Will TO.
tai nearly a million.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
STAY OF EXECUTION AGAINST
HOOKING VALLEY RAILROAD

Columbus O. Feb. 15.-The su-
preme court today granted the motion
for n stay OF execution in the judg-
ment of the Franklin county Circuit
court in the case OF the Hooking Val
ley Railroad company against John NJ
Sheets. attorney general. This means
that the Hooking Valley Railroad COM
pany will be unable to continue 10 own
stock in other corporations and TO do
other things of which the state COM
planned. pending the review of the
Judgment of the Circuit court by the
Supreme Court
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 15.-Alexan-
dor Galloway. former general superln.
tendent OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad at Cincinnati. and
later superintendent Of the Ocean
Shore railroad at Sa Francisco. took
oath today AZ chief of police. having
been chosen at midnight last night by
the police commission
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
WOMEN IN
ELECTION
Beaver, Pa, is Having
an Exhibition Of
Suffragettes

Beaver. Pa, Feb. Something Of
the methods OF the Suffragettes OF
England is apparent in the local cleo
tions here today for school directors.
The Woman's club and the Daughters
OF the American Revolution are up
against the political machine. and for
weeks an aggressive campaign has
been waged on kindergarten OF no
kindergarten Issue. CanvaSstng for
their candidates. the women have
Swarmed into stores and business
Offices, lectured to shopmen during
the noon hour and buttonholed men
on the streets.
Political chahng dish parties and
chow to get the ballots" and sewing
bees have been going on apace despite
the Lenten season.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
HE DOES NOT
LIKE CHRIST
Average Man Prefers to
Keep the Company
of PLATE

Chicago, Feb. 1o.-"We are not got
ting hold of the college men, said
Prof Shailer Mathews OF the Univer-
sity OF Chicago In an address yester-
day before the Chicago Methodist
preachers meeting in the First Meth
odist church. In too many cases the
college man has an idea that his edu-
cation has raised him above the cor
ceptions OF the religious mind
Il don't believe the natural man
likes Jesus Christ. | don't believe he
goes to Christ naturally. but rather
to PLATE Let us pet only send mis-
sionaries to Chi2d, but also TO the av-
erage man."