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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

CHAPTER Vile asks Underwood for
ss.0oO and Is told the latter is In debt Up
l.. lis eyes. Howard drinks himself into
4 mauci:n condition and finally goes I.
sleep on n divan. A caller is announced
and Underwood draws screen around
tn drunken sleeper Alicia enters.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
TESTING THE
ELEC RlC
LINE

With the olectrification of the Bam-
berger line between Salt Lake and
Ogden. Utah receives It's first real In
terurban railroad When the electric
power was turned into the line We'd
nesday, there was not a hitch. the
swapping of a joint or the cracking
OF an Insulator Yesterday the run
ming OF cars was tested aud found
satisfactory
The idea to be carried out event
ually is the establishing of a train
every hour. on the hour and within
the hour. from Salt Lake to ogden.
stopping at all the intermediate sta
tons along the way This IS easily
attained, Mr. Bamberger says, be-
cause the cars are capable of making
60 miles per hour. and 1t is only Sc
miles TO ogden over the line.
Forty-Five Minute Service.
For the present. however. II is in.
tended to establish forty-five minute
service. commencing at $40 in the
morning. the second car leaving at
7:S0. and after that every foTty-fiye
minutes. The cars Will be run singly
or 10 trains according to the amount
OF traffic. The cars are arranged SO
that they can all be controlled by one
motorman on the front car. A feature
OF the service will be thenter car
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
WHEN CRIMINALS GROW ACTIVE.

This year tramps other vagants
including the element of society the
out of curiosity and this the time year when the
ina element commences to reconnoer for loose change
The police force already cleanup among
about who have visible support who
often include the thug and highwayman.
All strangers without money friends and poorly clad
hodups cminay inclined but the honest fellow found stranded
invariably able convncngy explain away his predcament
the officers of the law The Sinking sneang slippery fellow with
who grows bold and loud when questioned the
the police should not lose sight of fail overlook their
round ups.
These clean of the floating population necessary
security house ceanings essential the
homes
The ung should be searched for the haunts of the dec
the energy that Bwana Tumbo the lair
the lions Uganda when the hobo is met with he should be
hailed before the police magistrate to explain and failing explain
useful work either the a rock
pile.
We do sanction harshness brutality highhanded po
authority but there times when vigilance demanded
the rough element must be handled without false eniency
Keeping all hoboe restraint and under surveillance limits
the criminal element to commit oense against
the community and therefore the police should be
comaged to demand of all vagrants accounting.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
RUBE WADDELL
MUST RETIRE

Edward "Rube" Waddell most &c
centric and one OF the greatest south
paws that baseball ever produced to-
day faces retirement from the diamond
as the result of injuries sustained
10 his pitching arm when Eddie CT
cote hit him with a pitched ball in
the st. Louis Brown-Boston Red SoX
game last week.
The elbow OF the pitching arm was
broken and the second mishap In
the career OF the man whom many
consider as the greatest left hand pit
cher OF them all.
Wsddell has been strangely unfor-
tunate In the year 1905. one OF tho
best he ever had. when he practically
won a peanant for the Philadelphia
Athletics. he was injured In bit OF
"horseplay" on September l and many
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
STORES WILL
CLOSE AT
SEVEN

At the county court house last even
ing an important mass meeting was
held, at which several hundred lead
ing merchants. clerks and representa-
tiyes of labor unions and women's S
clubs were present, 10 discuss the Z
o'clock closing law and the Q o'clock
plan as submitted by few dissenting
merchants and their clerks. Earnest
speeches were made, and the final
vote resulted In placing the represent.
atives irrevocably on record in favor
OF the o'clock closing.
Representatives OF the original
movement were out in full force. as
were those responsible for a second
petition favoring Wednesday half
holiday and extending the Saturday
night hours To Q instead of Z o'clock.
Delegates also were present from the
Child Culture club. Historical society.
Tolstoi Circle. Ladies' Literary club
and other organizations. Theodore
Glerse, representing the local fedora
tlon Of labor, was present. as we'll as
Frank Weisenbarger. who represented
the Mschinists' union. and was on
hand ip behalf OF railroad and labor
Ing men. with reply To the state
ment that for their benefit stores
should keep open until O'Clock The
machlnlsts and all other working men
can, and will. be glad TO do their shop
| ping before p. IN" was the sub
stance oil the message he brought to
the mass-meeting
Able speeches were made by l. l..
| Clark, John Watson. Arthur Kuhn. S.
! II. Browne and p. T, Wright, and
while all spoke straight from the
shoulder" there was nothing TO indi-
cate bitterness in any direction, but
rather feeling that the business mon
had not associated closely enough I'm
tho first place and that the slight DIFF.
ference of opinion was the outgrowth
! OF this lack Of unanimity.
IL was decided after brief discus
sion, that a committee should be an.
pointed To approach the merchants on
lower Twenty-flfth street with an ap-
peal TO join in the movement Arthur
Kuhn. S. n. Browne and Mr. Herrick
were named to act In this capacity.
and they WIN cndcayor to secure the
names of the Twenty.ftth street mer-
chants on the petitions.
Attention OF those present were
called to tho fact that Rosenbluth &
J Oppman had offered no opposition Ia
the plan, that they had entered will
inely into the original agreement and
had remained staunchly by the plan.
and that. for these reasons. their firm
should not he classed with those OF
lower Twony-dfth street In discussins
the refusal Of others to meet the
agreement
II was reported that many OF the
merchants OF lower Twenty fifth stree,
arc responsible business men and viii
Ing 10 enter into the plan. and stand
by II If they can be assured that theh
ncighhors will do likewise.
a petition representing 80 clerk,
who favored the 9 o'clock plan VIII
Wednesday half-holiday was read. fol
lowed by another in favor OF the
o'clock closing law. TO which was az
tsohed the names OF 225 clerks.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

leaving Salt Lake at IL ;i5 | the
evening after the theaters let out
Another feature will be the charter
ing of cars TO private parties for trips
to Salt Lake and Lagoon.
OF Special Design.
The cars are OF special design, So
feet long. and built similar to regular
railroad cars Expert opinions state
that the cars are equal to the finest
built for any service. They weigh IS
tons. \ new power plant Is now un-
der course of construction at Lagoon.
and Will be completed within the next
six months. Until that time power
will be furnished by the Telluride
Light C Power company. which sup
plies $4,000 volts of electricity for run
ming the cars.
All freight will be transported at
night. II is proposed to keep the line
free from all construction trains un-
I'll the ond Of the busy season. when
the double tracking will be completed
A block system Is being installed and
at all danger points already Is ready
for use, The meeting places OF trains
are provided with long sidings. and
these Will be extended with the end
OF the season. For the present the
freight trains will be hauled by a
stea mlocomotivc After May 2S, how
ever. only one of these will be used
for this purpose All other steam To-
comouvcs will be banished from the
line. On the arrival OF the new cleo
tric locomotive this also will be TAX
en- off the line and the big new enc
put into service.
J. L. Welshans-Heatine- Broom Hotel.-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
SAVED TWO LIVES.

little foresight is sometimes life The
berry the Layton bank south of Ogden this
the bank built the Ogden banker who
sponsor institution cashier
concealed point within the steel doors
of robbery and attempt to hold him prisoner behind
walls he might unnge the doors regain his liberty
precauion have seemed
robberies
been wisdom and prudence has
possible sufocation.
Paying success
here we illustration the importance looking after the
little tngS-he seemingly business The
small incdena overshadow1ng Importance
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
OUR FARMERS ARE MOST FORTUNATE.

Amalgamated Sugar company officials report the outlook
be This
attempt what the will be- but the conditions
far have been favorable for bumper which with the
price, will add materially the prosperity with which
farmers have been favored the last few years.
There most pleasing side to this beet industry
the regardless of the financial storms which
nation that the slump will not strike him affect
his Early signs
and then estimating the tonnage to be harvested fall
figures bank deposit nearly year
farmer insured against adversely and other
ultimate before the planted
The industry related the business of this community
great stability cond
tions of periods depression.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
JUST FOR FUN
.sot'

"Sot"
Mayor Magee OF Pittsburg was
talking about an obstinate man.
He is 'sot' in his ways" said the
Mayor. HE is as bad as the old plant
er OF history
AN old planter In the palmy days
before the war was blown up In q
steamboat accident on the MississIp.
pi. They fishcd him out unconscious,
At the end OF an hours manipulation
he came 10.
Where am To- he asked, lifting
his head feebly.
Safe on shore. the doctor told
him
Which side OF the rlver? he in
ouired
The Iowa Side the doctor replied.
THE planter frowned He looked
Al the turbid. yellow stream. Then
he said:
Just my luck TO land in a pro-
hibition State Chuck me in again -
Philadelphia Record.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
AMERICANS ARE D1sLIKED.

Queen Mary of England has caed Americans pendhrfts
vulgar and undesirable and she has expressed dislike for their
company.
This not altogether the discredt of the The
Americans who have been counting royalty England
nearly instance exactly desbedvgr and undesirable
They goveer creeping the feet of raty begging for
nod Of recognition and aping everything Eng They the
snob of this country who suddenly made rich
and seek the attention of king queen prince princess other
person of title in the old world
They not representative Americans but they the people
with whom the English have and it little wonder
that sensible English and to look themand
through them, all Americans-as undesirabes
The is offensive to the plain people
and that this country contributed literally that
fringe to the society of European courts there doubt which
explains the prejudice expressed by Queen Mary.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

bloody. Not having heard of the muir
derer, he gave 1t little thought
Mr.. Brown. the murdered man, ami
his son, some "a years of age, had
been seen together, and had been en-
ployed In that vicinity freighting. but
at that time there was no suspicion
of the son having committed the deed.
although he had not been seen since
he was with his father Searching
parties started out to hunt him, and
the coroner went and brought the
body 10 Roberts. Shortly after noon
the son was found only a few miles
from Roberts and seemed to be in
dazed condition. as he had been ouC
all night without food or water, IL
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
EScusable.

The tram was almost crowded. and
the poor mother was gently tossing
the baby up and down In her arms
In vain endeavor TO stop It's crying
AS the car slowed down at the stop
ping place the conductor looked in
at the door and shouted:
Georges Cross
Yes; and perhaps if You were cut
ting your teeth you'd be cross. too
the lady with the baby replied sharp
ly.-Tlt-Bits.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

downfall dated from that day.
Out OF Big Series,
1t will be remembered that Wad-
dell was so badly injured that he was
unable to participate In the worlds
series between the Athletics and the
New York Giants. And since then
Rube has never been the same
pitcher.
Andy Coakley. the dentist fellow.
who later played with the Cubs, was
Injury, and tho story, one of the best
of the baseball stories. has never
been told;
You know that baseball players have
a custom that gives them the right
to smash all straw hats worn on Sep
tember !. 1t Is the dead line for the
hats of straw, and any athlete who
wears one upon that date Is liable
to so home bareheaded Well upon
that particular September l, the Ath-
letcs were making a railroad jump.
Plan on Little Fun.
They were nearing Philadelphia and
Coakley expected to leave the team
near the city and visit some friends.
AS the train came TO a halt at the
station where Coakley was to depart
be still wore bis hat OF straw. Wad-
dell and companion had conspired
to catch Coakley between them just as
the train pulled out, smash that hat
and jump aboard the train. leaving the
dazed Coakley standing upon the plat
form hatless.
The train began TO move. The
"Rube rushed upon Coakley from one
direction and his fellow conspIrator
from the other Coakley realized
what was to be done AS the big
southpnw pitcher neared him he
threw his suitcase in front OF him
Down wen Waddell-and upon his
left side. His shoulder was injured.
His elbow was hurt. He rose and
swung aboard the train. But never
again was he the same "Rube' He
did not pitch IN the post season series.
And never more could he pitch as
he had pitched Occasionally he
would show flash OF the old speed
But II was merely q flash.
Career Is Over.
Then he joined the Browns. Sew
eral times he was slated for the min
ors. Then he would show Just enough
OF that wonderful pitching ability TO
win back his Job. But this time Il
seems he is doomed For. should he
recover 1t isn't likely that he will he
even as good as he was when this
season opened. And as for being as
effective as he was In 1905. II seems
impossible. For. in that year ho
pitched in &c games and finished with
a percentage OF 730. leading all OF
Comics Macks pitchers.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
CORPORATION TAX Is
NOW BEING PAID.

Washington, May 20-Total assess
mentS made by the Internal revenue
bureau on account OF the corporation
tax have amounted TO s26.62O, 900 The
returns from the corporations affected
on which the assessments are based
are now practically all at hand. those
from Hawaii having been received yes
terday
Notwithstanding the tax is not pay
able uLti June 30, s434,26l already has
been turned into the treasury on that
account.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
Almost Assassination.

The detected suitor was telling his
troubles to the incorrigible joker.
Il have never received such a jolt
in my life" sighed the lovelorn swain.
II proposed to Clara while she was
hemming 4 gown. She gave me the
laugh"
"Ah. l see" cbuckled the iDcorrig-
ible Joker "She didn't hem aad haw,
but she hemmed and haw.hawed"
And two minutes later policeman
arrived just In time to prevent q homi-
cide.-Chicago News.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
A BRUTAL NUROER
NEAR ROBERTS, IDAHO
Timothy Browns Body Found With
Head Nearly Severed From
Bodv

Idaho FnIls, Ida. May 2O.-Some
time early on Monday morning last a
man named Timothy Brown was hrut-
ally murdered on the desert about
fifteen miles west OF Roberts, former
ly known as Market Lake. Parties
coming In from that direction discov-
cred wagon standing beside the
road With no one around An inyesti-
CATION led 20 the finding of Mr.
Browns body lying on the ground.
bis head nearly severed from the BODY.
and a bloody axe living near. Tho
team had gone and no one could be
seen IN that vicinity During the fore
noon John Hanson, who was going
from Roberts over TO Mud Lake.
about thirty miles distant, met man
who seemed 10 be wandering around
and talked with him, He described
him as thick set with a sandy beard
and noticed that his hands Vere
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

At the conclusion OF the meeting the
question was put TO a vote, and. al
though the gathering was representa-
tive of all sides, there was not one
dissenting ballot. and the O'Clock
law Will be enforced next Saturday
night and In the future
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

was concluded that had something 70
do with his condition. II was known
that he was subject to epileptic fits.
He met his mother. who had arriYeI
there. and Is said to have remarked to
her. "Ill tell You after a while what
/ did it for" Some other remarks
made by him lead to the conclusion
that he knows more than he Will tell
at this time
Mr. Brown lived at Lorenzo. Ere
mont county. and was hard working
man, about 30 years OF age.
Bismnrk-Chile ana sandwich bar,
Imported and Domestic DolicatesSen,
Sanitary Gas Cooking.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
Three kilograms.

William J. BInks, New York:
Please send me $500 at once. TOM.
H.
Thomas BlnkS. Yale College. Blue
Haven;
You must economic. Send me your
bills FATHER.
III.
Blue Haven. May 9TH.
William J. Binks. New York:
All right. Am economizlng. Have
forwarded bills by freight. Cheaper
than express. Love to mother. TOM,
-Harper's Weekly
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
Application Refused

Upon bet the damsel wed,
Ere many weeks. Of course.
She went before a judge and said
She wanted divorce.
The Judge evinced but slight regret
And told her with snort
That one who married on a bet
Should be gamer sport
Kansas City Journal.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that George
F. Vance was on the 10Th day r. >pril,
1910. by the federal court at Sa.t Lake
City, adjudged bankrupt. -
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20

of the baseball critics believe that his
downfall dated from that day.
Out Of Bio Series,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-10
TRUE BILLS FOUND
MOST OF THE MEN INDICTED BY
SPECIAL GRAND JURY ARE
IN CUSTODY.
Gaming Cases to be Heard in County
Court--Ex-Police Officers Made Bad
Record After Reinstatement.

The grand jury returned true bills
against John Allen. larceny: Mike
Logan, larceny. Luther Wilson. forg-
cry: Henry Small murder; John Had
not. assault to murder; Anthony
Jones. burglary and larceny; John
Black, assault with deadly weapon;
Anderson Jackson, larceny; VIM.
Dicus, assault to murder; Luther
Lewis, assault with intent to kill;
John Mitchell. manslaughter.
All the foregoing are in custody.
Henry Small has pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to life imprisonment
in the penitentlary; The others are
to be tried. Luther Lewis Is charged
BY his wife with assault with intent
to Kill her. He is the negro police Of
ficer, who was suspended recently by
Acting Mayor Meehan for having q
disorderly scene with his wife on the
street. He was reinstated on recon-
mendation of the Police, Jail and Fire
committee, and then. it seems, pro
ceeded to discipline his wife in a
drastic manner, with a pistol OF
club. He then resigned from the pc
lice force and went to the county
Jail for a living.
The nine citizens who were in
dictel for gaming and keeping gam
ing houses will have hearing in the
county corrt, to which their cases
have been sent by Judge Butler, also
case of disorderly conduct. The
bribery case will be tried in the cir
cult court. In these cases warrants
had not been served up to last even,
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-10
Nerve TinGIina Pictures.

Nerve tingling is the way some
sporting writers in the east described
the nic.rres of the famous Johnson
Ketchel fight Il few weeks ago when
they were shown for the first time.
The reproductions on canvass Of the
famous battle between these two big
fellows caused on unusual amount Of
interest among sport lovers all over
the country because Of the fact that
they are unusually clear and distinct
as the fight occurred In the open and
because too, there was much discus
sion at the time among the news
papers and sporting men as to wheth,
or Johnson's knockout was q clean
cut affair. 1t will be remembered that
KetcheI first fioored the Zig Black,
but that the latter recovered almost
instantly and shot over a punch which
nut Ketchel down for the count and
then some. The exhibition of these
pictures here next Friday and Satur
day will no doubt be hailed with de-
light by the large number of fight
fans in, Cairo and vicinity. The ex-
hibitions will start at o'clock and
will be continued until II y. m. The
admission nrce win he only 20 cents
on the lower floor and 10 cents In the
dress circle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-10

could be prettier or more suitable for
a young matron. whose hair. by the
way. could be feed On the evening oc-
casion as is the models
silk cashmere or yelling could be
used for this dress. But. II something
less expensive is needed. the cotinn
crepes supplied for evening would b.
admirable. and a plain or Powered rib
bon would charminsly form the Dor
derng.
The simplicity Of the drapery here
shown defles worry. for 1t Is possible
to cut each half of this tunic In a sin
gle piece and use double row OF
stitching for the waist gathering TIL,
plain elbow sleeves. with their border
finish. are very stylish. and al pinch
the tasscls which finish the ends o.
the drapery could be the cotton onps
supplied for wash curtains With ans
colored cotton crepe these would b.
acceptable, for with colored dress
the white tasseI could be oyerhuns
with narrow ribbons in The same
shade. and be exceedingly stylish
AS the dress stands II Is made 81
pale violet yelling with border o,
cream canvas worked In dim green
The vest is Of cream colored batislt
and no more than IL yards of sing
"idth goods would be needed for tn
rock
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-10
LAST YEARS DRESS
MADE NEW WITH THE ADDITION
OF TRIMMING.
Seasons Styles Are a Boon to the
Home Sewer of Economical Mind
ILLUSTRATION Shows Phase of
Modern PoIonaise

Plain effects in dress are seen on ev.
cry side, but 1t Is no use to deny that
the ornamented drapery holds the first
place In fashions favor. Among the
ready-made garments 1t Is we'll nigh
impossible to find a reasonably priced
growls at the tineries displayed on CIV
cry side IL can be seen. nevertheless
that the hundred and one ways OF
trimming offer at least many good sue
gestions for the making over of old
clothes
Let us take the high fancy girdles
the boleros of many sorts and the vest
effects alone. Here are a dozen pretty
ideas for piecing out last years dress
for putting two materials together AMI
quite a good half dozen different sorts
OF trimming.
The color schemes appear at first
glance eccentric in the extreme, 70,
there are rich, dazzling hues with
arays as dull as the foundry's smoke.
coral or pale blue with violet; greer
with azure; everything under the sun
with brown and black and white.
The many tunic effects are equally
liberal in their whispered words to tht
home sewer, for over dull gray satin
slip blue spangled net may be
draped, and this in turn, may show 4
gray border; while many a giddy over
skirt may be OF one color and the rest
OF the dress Of quite another. A band
bordering, suggestive oil the entredeuN
outlines number OF the tunics, which
Ii they are not overskirts, are fishwift
aprons. or Greek draperies, or effects
which more than suggest the old time
poonaise.
1t would be putting Oh foolish airs
10 say that these tunics are not pretty
for they are all stylish and graceful.
and highly esteemed by the smart