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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
SPECTACULAR FIRE IN

Boston. Feb. "a spectacular fire,
which lighted up the country for miles
around and necessitated ringing in
iour alarms early thin morning, de-
stroyed the six story manufacturing
Plant OF the New England Rendering
company and an immense cattle shed
OF the Armour company at Brighton
abbattoir The loss IS estimated at
S75O.000
The fire started in the glue factory
ol the rendering company and quick
" swept through the building. fed
by the great store of inflammable
products. Fearing the fire would
spread 10 nearby cattle sheds of OF
Armour Packing company, which are
valued at half million dollars, three
additional alarms were turned In.
The cattle In the sheds were turned
lcosc and 400 head were soon running
Wild up and down the yards, impeding
the work Of firemen, who. however.
managed TO confine the blaze to ono
cattle shed. Officials of the render
lag company stated that the loss on
their plant would be fully 100000
as hte machinery was very valuable
and there was a large stock of goods
on hand. The loss on the cattle sheds
was given as $4,000. The cause OF
the fire has not been determined.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
STOP GOLD
PRODUCTION
There Is Too Much
Money in the World,
Says Norton

New York, Feb. 9,-Pease Norton
professor of political economy at Yale
university. who believes that the In,
creased production OF gold and It's con
sequent cheapening is responsible Tor
high prices. is convinced that the only
PERMANENT remedy for the evil is the
adoption of new standard OF money
II supplant the gold dollar. He makes
this suggestion in a statement just it.
sued here.
Prof, Norton proposes new unit ot
exchange. which he calls the "dill'
This, he says. would be an Imaginary
unit whose value would be equal TO
the purchasing power OF certain spec.
iftc quantities OF staple commodities
hs designated in federal law. His
plans include also central bank
which would issue on demand to
banks and licensed storehouses, "dill'
credit notes TO the extent o ten per
cent of the value OF gold. silver or
commodities on hand.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
MINE OWNERS CLAIM THEY
CANNOT PAY HIGHER WAGES

Plttsburg, Pa Feb. 9-"We have
reached the limit In paying the min
ers. Higher wages are simply Inn
possible We cannot give what We
have not got, and l for one am ready
TO submit the matter to en- impartial
judge
This was the comment OF President
II. A. Kuhn, of the Pittsburg G West
Moroland Coal company. when he
read the statement of Thos. l.. Lewis.
of the miners union. Mr Kuhn fur
ther says that during the panic the
operators kept the men at work at
the prevailing wage scale. yet the
West Virginia operators through
their miners being unorganized were
able to under sell Pennsylvania and
Ohio operators. even In their own
states
''If they are able to do this now
what will they do with another In
crease in the cost OF production add
ed to the high cost alrcady?'
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
DREAM OF SUDDEN WEALTH
Is RUDElY DlSPELlEO

New York, Feb, 9-Havlng read d
newspaper account OF a silver half
dollar Of the Confederate states. said
to be worth $4,000. as the only metal
coin of the Confederacy now in exist.
ence. S, I Heller, New York bust
nessman, went rumaging through an
old bureau In his home and brought
out duplicate. The coin. he recol.
lected, had been given TO him many
years ago by An old soldier, for whom
he had done some triuing service,
MI Heller took the coin to dealer.
who offered him $50 for It,
NO" said Mr. Heller: "if 1t is
worth $50 It must be worth more"
His dream OF sudden wealth was
urdely shattered. however. when he
submitted his silver piece to the ex-
perts OF the Numismatlc club. They
told him that the coin was undoubted.
ly reproduction OF restrike.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
OP PEN|NG THE
PUBLIC LAND
Four Million Acres Are
Thrown Out of
Forest Service

Washington, Feb. 9-More than four
million acres of public lands which
were included In the forest doIaain
were thrown out today and will be
available for homestead settlement oy
the action OF President Taft when lac
approves the plans for the reclassiii-
cation of forest lands which were for
mulated by Clifford Pinchot
Ii has been found that millions Of
acres of land which were tillable. were
being held back unlntentionally in the
forest domain. In the state of Idaho.
alone. more than 100000 acres were
so included.
The plans of the elimination OF
those lands were formed by Mr.. Pin
chot and started last summer,
The elimination is not yet complete
and three-tenths of the total public
forests are yet to be re-classifled.
1t is impossible to estimate how
much more land Will be available for
settlement when the re-classificauon
is complete
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
STILL TRACING A GLUE
r. ~ IN MURDER MYSTERY

San Francisco, Feb 9-The girl re-
ferred to as "'Dutchy" and identified
oy local manicurist as the victim of
Mount TamalpaiS murder mystery,
has proved TO be Mrs. Albert Koch.
formerly Miss Claudine Duhrsen. OF
this city,
The police are as far from a solu.
ton OF the case as ever, They hope
ultimately TO identify the body
through markings on the watch which
was found near the victims remains
Frank Wansky, jeweler In Eureka.
in the northern part OF the state.
promises help In this connection.
Wansky has written the police that
he is certain he repaired the watcn
and that he knows the name OF the
nan who brought It to him. An ef
fort will be made TO secure detailed
statement from WanSky today.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
WORLDS MARKETS
STOCKS BOUND UPWARD
ON BIG BUYING ORDERS

New York. Feb. "a congestion of
buying orders caused violent ad-
vances In the opening prices Of stocks
today, Amalgamated Copper started
5-S higher than last nights closing
prices, Great Northern, pfd, 2 1-2:
Chesapeake and Ohio 3-S: Southern
Pacific. Reading and American Smelt.
Ing Ii. Union Pacific. Rock Island
and New York Central 2; United
States Steel pfd.. l SIS; AtchIson
and Consolidated Gas 3-S: st Paul.
Denver & Rio Grande, Baltimore and
Ohio Northern Pacific. and Canadian
Pacific 1-1-i TO l IL There were 1O..
900 shares OF u. S, Steel sold at ~ 1-2
to 16 rs. with following sales at II
compared with 75 last night.
Realizing sales made only a slight
impression on prices and after an in
terval of quiet. the market started
up. bTiskly again. rising fractIonally
above the opening price. Union Pa
ciiic's gain reached 3, Chesapeake &
Ohio 3 Is, Great Northern Ore Cts.
: Ii.
There were fractional additions to
the advance before profit taking sales
took weight enough to carry prices
backwards.
Selling was not followed at the de-
cline and the market came 10 rest.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
PATHETIC CASE BEFORE
COURT OF lNSANlTY

Salt Lake, Feb. 9.-One of the most
pathetic cases over before a lunacy
commission was that OF Mrs, Eva NJ.
Sykes, WHO was examined as to her
sanity at the county Jail. Tuesday, by
Judge Lewis. and committed TO the
state mental hospital. Mrs. Sykes is
one of the most violent persons ever
examined for insanity in this county,
and for several DAYS 1t has been ncceS-
sary to keep very close watch over
her.
Trouble in her family seems to have
been the cause Of her condition, II
developed that she had been married
three times, and that two OF her hus-
bands met violent deaths
Her father, DR.. C. II. Patrick. of
New York was hrutally murdered and
several other relatives have died
through accident and violence
Her daughter, Mary, is now on trial
In Nevada, charged with the murder
OF her husband Mrs. Sykes has been
in the mental hospital on two pre-
vious occasions. but IL is feared that
her present condition is hopeless.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
COTTON INDUSTRY GROWING
IN IMPERIAL VALLEY

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 9.-Arrange.
ments have been made with London
and San Francisco banks. 10 advance
$500. 900 to finance the planting. cul-
tivation and harvesting of this years
cotton crop In tho Imperial valley.
II is believed that the land devoted 20
cotton this season will exceed $4,000
acres.
Gins will be scattered throughout
the valley and a compressor. an oil
mill and refinery built at Et Cen
tro.
The cotton industry In the Imperial
valley has grown SO rapidly In the
last two years that II is now regard
ed as one oil the most important
In southern California, Profits from
last seasons crop. which was large.
ly experimental. arc estimated TO
have been close to $50 an acre.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
River Seine Is Rising Again and Government
photographers Predict Water Equal to
the Flood Level of 1882

Paris. Feb. 9.-The river Seine has
risen nine inches here during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon TO-
day owing TO yesterdays rain and
melting snow The photographic de-
partment predicts continued rise
until Friday. when It will reach a
height Of more than 20 feet Mt Port
Royal and equal the food level OF
1852.
Although confident there is no dan
ser of a repetition OF the recent dis
aster, the authorities are taking thor
ough precautions. The level of the
parapets at low places throughout
the length of the city are being hasti-
ly raised by improyised dykes
The return of high water threatens
to retard greatly the work OF repair
which is In progress. The waters,
wnich had dropped below tho mouths
of the sewers, are again pouring into
the conduits, drowning the electric
light and power lines in the vicinity
OF the Place de iOpera-
While service has been resumed on
several sections of the subway, the
management holds ont no hope thar
the main line passing St Lazare sta
tion will be restored for another
month.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
RESOLVE TO EXPLORE
THE ANTH RACITE REGIONS

Washington. Feb, 9.-The National
Geographic society. which resolved at
a meeting here yesterday to send an
American expedition in search OF the
South Pole. confidently expects ample
financial asslstanc from outside
sources to warrant the exploration.
1t Ia the plan Of the society that tho
expedition be headed by Captain Bart
lett. who commanded the Roosevelt
In Commander Peary's successful
quest of the North Pole aud that the
other members of the Pesry expedl-
ton. except Commander Peary, under
take the search for the undiscovered
Antarctic bottom OF the earth"
The proposal is that the quest be
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
CHINA WILL BE THE
MOST POWERFUL NATION

New York. Feb. 9.-The California
Spciety OF New York held It's seventh
annual dinner last night at the Hotel
say Regis. The principal speaker wos
Japes F. J. Archibald who has spent
several years In China since he left
San\ Francisco. He told his fellow
Call 'ornians that the people OF tho
coasl states do not understand the
Cnindse or realize the Importance OF
Chipsl He said that China. once she
found\ herself. would prove a more
powerful nation than the United
States. One hundred and fifty "cx-
Hes were present
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
TEST CASE
TO Be MADE
Government Right to
Tax Water Power
Is Questioned

Denver, Col, Feb. 9.-Under law
enacted by the last state legislature
Attorney General Barnett Is prepar
ing to test In court the right OF the
government forestry service to col
lect conservation charges from power
companies. manufacturers. farmers
and others using the water of noun
tain streams for power purposes. The
attorney general contends that II the
government has right To make such
charges. II has an equal right to charge
farmers for use OF water for irriga-
ton. He further contends the regula-
tion of streams is vested solely in tho
state.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
TRIAL OF DR.. FRITcH FOR
DEATH OF MISS MIlUMAN

Detroit. Feb. 9-After nearly a
week passed In getting jury the
trial of DIR. Geo o. FTitch. charged
with manslaughter in connection with
the death OF Moybelle Millman of
Ann Arbor. was begun here today be-
fore Judge Phelan.
Miss Millman'S dismembered body
was found in three gunnysacks sub.
merged In Ecorse creek last Septem-
Der. Tue prosecutions strongest Wit.
ness is said to be Thomas Leech. a
chauffeur. who has testified that he
drove DR.. FrItch to Ecorse creek at
midnight and waited In an automo-
bile while three sacks which the doc.
tor had brought from his house wore
thrown into the water.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
CHINA AND JAPAN AGREE
ON POSTAL RULES

Pekin. Feb. 9.-The governments Of
China and Japan today signed pos.
tai working agreement on the basis OF
the Postal Union rules The agree
ment affects Manchurla chiefly. Chi
na. by It's terms. recognizes Its mon.
opoly OF mail-carryiDg on its own rail.
way. together with equal rights over
the apanese railroad China recog-
nizes all OF the Japanese treaty port
postohices and also six exchange Of
fees In the trade marts OF Manchurin
Provision is made for relations with
other Japanese postonlces in Man
churia In connection with local cond-
tons. China considers the agreement
advantageous. II will become ef-
fective April J.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09

cestors hunted for a living contin-
ucd the professor. 1T goes through
all the motions of stalking and catch
ing an object, though the modern do
mestlc cat need not hunt for It's food
SO 1t is with the child. He loves
dire and fighting He is brute as
far as his instinct goes and unless he
is allowed to develop his savage in
stincts at an early age. the inner in
stincts which do not come until later
will not develop to their best.
The most estheuc and intellectual
persons are those who In early life
were the widest children. Stats.
tics prove It. Every home should pro,
llfe''
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
DR.. HYDE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEATH OF COL. SW0PE, MILLIONAIRE

Ing for a fight to prevent the COM
pletion OF patent on nearly 1000 acres
of land in this state said to contain
valuable coal deposits. 1t Is said the
government will Issue patents to the
land with restrictions as to coal and
mineral authorized by recent enact
meDt of this law and therefore holds
that he should not be amenablc to lat
er restrictions.
The land affected is said to be un-
derlaid with coal veins varying in
thickness from 6 To IL feet.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
NEWARK POLICE SEARCHING
FOR BOLD HOlOUPS

Newark \. j. Fob, 9.-The Newark
police are searching for a gang of
footpads who have been operating ex-
tensively in the residence part OF the
city for fortnight Their latest vic
tim was Mrs. James Johnston. wife of
the National league umpire She was
attacked last night while returning
from shipping trip and robbed OF a
handbag containing $3.50 in money
and jewelry.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
Omaha Livestock.

Omaha. Feb. -Cattle-Receipts
1900; strong to 10c higher, Native
steers 81. 25a7 %: COWS and heifers
SO 25a5. 20; western steers So 40a6
10: COWS and helfers 81 s5a4 65; can
ners 81 25a3 25; stockers and feed
ers 80 00a5 40, calves 81 00aS %, !,
bulls, stays, etc, 80 0Oa5 10.
Hogs-Receipts 1880: market
steady. Heavy ss. 50aS Go; mixed sS-
tOaS 90: light ss. 30aS so; pigs 81. 50
as 90: bulk of sales SIS. 30aS 80.
Sheep Receipts 1900; market
strong. Yearlings Sc 75a7 rs: weth,
ers So 75a6 rs; ewes IS. .25aS. %; /;
lambs IS 25aS SIS.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
DOUBLE MURDER AND
SUICIDE IN CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Feb. 9.-The bodies Of
three persons wero found in vacant
house on Riverbed avenue this morn
Ing
The police believe it is a double
murder and suicide Two OF the dead
were identified as John Janowsky
and his wife,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09

defense. before the legislative invcs-
tiratIon committee that met this
morning to consider the merits Of the
charges contained in a resolution in.
troduced In the Legislature recently to
tho effect that the governor and other
state officers were responsible for al
legged Irregularities in the cxpending
of public funds.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
ORDINANCE HE CLAIMS is
A VOL ALTON OF CONSTITUTION

Washington. Feb 9-Direct from
the superior court for the county OF
Los Angeles to the supreme court OF
the United States. ]. j. Murphy of
South Pasadena, Cal. has brought
suit 10 test the validity oil an ordjn-
ance of South Pasadena. Murhy was
convicted OH n charge of opening and
keeping pool room. He claims the
ordinance is In violation of the con-
stitution of the United States.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
PARIS IS NOW THREATENED WITH
A SECOND DISASTROUS DFlUGE

made in the Roosevelt. already prac.
tlcally equipped for such an undcrtak-
ing and that the start be made from
Goats Island. This is on the opposite
side of the Antarctic region which Is
TO be explored by British expedition
under command of Captain Robert F.
Scott, r. n
Directors Of the Geographic Society
believe financial assistance will be
forthcoming In time to begin the cX-
ploration not later than September
next
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
YOUNG BOYS SHOULD BE
TAIJGIT To FIGHT

Madison, Wis. Feb. 9.-To teach
ten-year-old boy to fight Is sometlmes
The best solution OF certain problems
n connection with his education. said
Prof. NJ. " O'Sbea OF the University
of Wisconsin. In a lecture ON Child
Psychology" yesterday.
The kitten plays because Its an
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Feb. 9.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at $4,000; market 1Oc high
er. Beeyes, s4.406775; Texas steers.
SA00G51O; western steers. S415@
500; stockers and feeders. $3.50
$50, cows and heifcrs. s226@ $50;
calves. $7.00@o25.
IIogs-Receipts estimated at 2e.-
900; market steady Light, IS .3O6
$40. mixed. SS.35NS.S0; heavy. $500
ass: rough. sS45@S55: good to
choice heavy. ss.56@S.S5. pigs, $3.50
GS20 bulk OF sales. SS.65@S75.
Sheep-Recelpts estimated at 49,
600; market l0c lower Native, 81. so
@650 western. s4.5066.75; year
lings. $I15@8.4O, lambs. native, SO.
@S.90. western. $6.75@S90.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
MONEY IN FOOTBALL.

Ithaca. N. Y. Feb. s-Football made
sl1.Sl5 for the Cornell Athletic AS
sociation last fall. according TO a fin-
ancial7 statemcp: given out by Grad
uate Manager Dugan arcssr
The total receipts wore $50, 400 and
the disbursements S1S.Ss6.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
Chlnann Producc.

Chicago. Feb. e.-Butter-St Steady to
strong; creamories. 25@2sc; dairics.
26c.
Eggs-Steady: receipts. 6.353: at
mark, cases. included. 17@23c; flrsts.
25c: prime firsts. 26c.
Cheese-Easy: Diaries, 6 3-4617c;
twins. 16 1-2@16 SAC; young Ameri-
cas-. l6 1-2G @16 34c: long horns.
16 1-26l16 3-4c.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
COLORADO COAL LAND
FRAUDS TO sE INVESTIGATED

Steamboat Springs. Colo, Feb o.
Through an investigation beam here
yesterday before Commissioner Nal.
iory of the general land oilicc the
government Is believed to be prepar.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
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POPE Plus ON THE
FAIRBANKS INCIDENT.

Rome. Feb. 9.-The Pope to-
day personally considered the
recent incident involving for
mer Vice President Fairbanks
who was refused private aud
ience by the Vatican because
he insisted upon keeping an
earlier engagement to address
the Methodist society here.
His Holiness said that he re-
gretted that he had been un'
able TO receive Mr.. Fairbanks,
hut that he could not depart
from the policy adopted. as to
do so would appear to give
recognition to the disloyal In
tcrference by certain Protest
ant denominations.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
PEARY TO Be. .
AN ADMIRAL
Measure Passed the SEN
ate and Will Pass
the House

Washington. Feb "a bill making
Commander Robert +. Peary. L. s. n,
discoverer of the North Pole. rear
admiral, was passed by the SENATE TO-
day
Indications arc that the measure
viii also receive the approval of the
house
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
!, O c O O o O o 300 q o O
, SECRETARY BALLlNGER
, WITHDRAWS LAND.
o O o 0 0 O O O O O o 90 0 c

Washington, Feb. 9.-Secre-
tary Ballinger today withdrew
from public entry moro lands
supposed to possess valuable
water power sites or deposits
OF minerals.
More than 5000 acres along
the Breneau river In Idaho and
about $4,000 acres along the
Salmon river in Idaho and Ne
vada were Withdrawn tempor-
arily in aid OF proposed legis-
lation to affect water power
sites.
The secretary also withdrew
more than a half million acres
I'm Wyoming supposed to con-
tain valuable coal deposits.
- n n ~ n n
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
Chicago Close.

Chicago. Feb 9.-Close-Wheat
May. 1.10 is: July. LOO 7-Sa1.01:
Sept 90 5.Sa3-4.
Corn-May, e5 5-s; July. 65 rs;
Sept &c 1-S.
oats-May. 46 1.4aa.s; July 4S a.Sa
1-2: Sept 40 3-Sa1-2.
Pork-Mny. 22i2. July 1920.
Rlbs-Mny 1l.S5aS7 IL; July. 1882
1.2aS6.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
SUGAR Market.

New York, Feb. 9.-Sugar-Rnw,
ouiet. Muscayado. SO test, 1854: cen.
trifugaI. 96 test. s4.14: molasses su.
Ear. 50 test. 1898. Refined. steady.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
GOV. HASKELL TESTiFiEs
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

Gvthrie. Okla, Feb g.. Governor
Charles y Haskell testified In his own
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-02

cent mornings as at home, sitting in
a north room. with the windows wide
open. and the fresh air sweetened by
the sunshine, lifting the curtains and
strolling in like spirit from the bet
ter world. II Is a scene that has more
lovely dreams about 1t than ocean
beach, mountain crest or trip on the
river. for it has no anXieties. no fore
bodings. no sense of fading glory. One
doesn't need anything else to make
the experience happy-no friend, or
feast, or book. or glimpse of sea or
sky--only the tender grace of the
morning and its soft. cool hand on his
brow. 1t is the most beautiful gift
of the year, a chalice filled with wine
and honey which makes one forget his
troubles and remember only his joys.
And what is il called that does all
this? The spirit of contentment, the
serenest ruler of these warm and
fragrant days. Let us bow to its gen.
tie sway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-02
Munzps, Measles, Scarlet Fever


diphthera.
IN a
the
mild
community particularly school.
will be medical examination
which,
pdemc contagious will