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Evening journal., 1910-12-06
RED CROSS STAMPS
WON'T CARRY MAIL
Hundreds of MiSSiveS Bearing
Charity StiCkerS 60 to
Dead Letter Office

The dead letter Office of the Post
Office Department at Washington is
being overwhelmed with letters bear
ing Red Cross stamps and other
Christmas or charity stamps. Some
of the letters even bear stamps
advertising institutions and business
house. some OF which are direct
ed to foreign countries. These are
not transmissible I'm the mails. The
placing Oh sucn stamps on the face of
envelopes intended for delivery in
European countries render the matter
unmailable.
For domestic transmission it is
necessary that the envelopes should
bear domestic postage stamps in ad-
dition to the Christmas stamps. For
transmission 10 European countries
the envelope must bear the regular
postage and the Christmas OF charity
stamp. if used at all, must be affixed
to the reverse side of the envelope
In order to prevent delay In the
handling of matter bearing such
stamps, particularly during the
holiday season, the covers or en-.
velopes should bear the full name and
! address Of the sender.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06

be given by West Church women. This
sample Of a meeting shows up all the
fault that might be found; the Sec
retary's report not in because she
had the dressmaker; number Of
ladies' late; others having TO leave
early, and others unwilling to take
work assigned because variety Of
trouble ensuing from an Inadequate
knowledge Of parliamentary law. Re-
ports Of delegates to the synodical
meetings, music and a "tinin" COM
prise the remainder OF the program,
which begins at 2.3O o'clock. n. B.
A; "Tifin" is something to eat.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
REAL AEROPLANES
In SHOW WINDOWS

Real aeroplanes, the kind that fly
without a string attachment, are being
shown in increasing numbers and
are tremendously popular with the
young folks who wandered into Santa
Claus numerous headquarters. All
that is necessary for a successful
flight is the patience to wind the aero
planes up.
The machines are monoplanes. ap-
parently modelled after the Bleriot.
The wings are a sort of gauze. stretch
ed on wire frames. Needless to say.
they are imported from France. For
motive power there is a rubber band,
which must be twisted 10 make the
propeller revolve.
Other aeroplanes there are, and dir
igibles of the Zeppelin type. but most
of them have to be supported while
performing their gyrations.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
EAGLES ELECT
Mr.. KEOUGH CHIEF

Wilmington Aerie, No. ia, f. o. E.,
elected the following officers at the
annual meeting last night; Martin K.
Keough. worthy president; Arthur
Sullivan, vice-president; John ]. Hor-
ty, chaplain; Joseph B. Bie-man,
treasurer; William Abbegger. record
ing secretary; William f. Hayes,
financial secretary; Joseph Leshem,
inside guard; George Mccartney. out
side guard; trustees for one year
4. II. SayioT, Thomas Holland, James
H. Harkins; physicians-Dr. H. @.
Buckmaster, T. o. Cooper, II. P. Pat
ton and William E. Sherwood. ~
Following the election a luncheon
was served.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
COUNTERFEIT Bull
MAY FIND SHOPPERS

Christmas shoppers will do we'll to
examine closely any two-dollar bills
they may receive in change. A new
counterfeit two-dollar silver certificate
has been discovered. Chief Willkie be-
lieyes that It is being widely circu-
lated in Chicago and in It he recog-
nizes the work Of a counterfeiter who
has given the Secret Service much
trouble. The note is not a good one
on close examination. but would easily
deceive any one not accustomed to
counte -feits.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
NOVELTY PROGRAM
BY MISSION WORKERS

A novelty is promised in the pro-
gram Of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety meeting OF West Church on
Thursday afternoon. How not to
hold a Missionary Meeting" a clever
farce with a moral, which was given
with great success at the Synodical
meetings in Baltimore this fall. will
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

On Saturday. December 10, a civil
service examination will be held IN
the postoffice building for rural mail
carrier in New Castle county. Seven
applicants will take the examina-
ton.
On December z, an examination will
be held for the position of supervisor
of ~ construction in the government
service. There is but one applicant
to take the examination here.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06

give readings in Harrison Street NJ.
iE. Church on Wednesday evening"
Those who heard this speaker last
year and for two hours were held
spell-bound by his remarkable pow
er will be glad of another opportunity
to hear hom. The proceeds of the
entertainment will go TO pay for the
new heating plant in the church.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CHURCH MUSICALE.

West Church intermediate Chris
ton Endeavorers will give musicale
on Thursday evening, at the home OF
their superintendent, Miss Kates, No
SIS Washington street.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06

exactly what his crop cost, according
TO the government standards. The
value of the crop is fixed by the gov
ernment at 81 per bushel, but the
boys usually get more than that, as
their corn is in great demand for seed.
Aside from benehting themselves,
the boys I'm these clubs have been do
ing great things for their states. MIS-
sissippi had 6.492 lads I'm the contests
this year, and the states corn crop
increased Go per cent. adding over
s2O.O00O00 10 the states wealth. The
average yield for the state was in
creased from 145 to 20.5 bushels, and
this year. for the first time since the
Civil War, Mississippi Is buying no
corn from Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa.
Corn Increased.
Texas had 1924 boys IN the corn
clubs, and her corn crop increased
over 6O,O00.OOO bushels The average
yield was raised from 15 to 20.2
bushels. Alabama with 2,254 boy con-
testants shows an increased crop Of
100000 600 bushels-over so per cent
and a gain in average production OF
As bushels to the acre. Virginia pro-
duced 100000 bushels of corn In
1900 and 55.00O.00O in 1910, and her
acreage yield advanced two bushels
Arkansas gained almost 100000
bushels IN total production and 5.a
bushels in average yield.
In all the twelve Southern states
that furnished the army of $4,000 boy
corn producers show a total gain OF
15S, ,294, 900 bushels, valued at Sl25,.
600 600. The Department of Agricul
ture experts say that the boys are en-
titled to credit for at least so per cent
of this increase. That means S62,500,
600 added TO the wealth OF the South
land in a single year by her boys o.
from II TO 16 years Of age
Evening journal., 1910-12-06

ElOcutiOnists to Entertain.
DIR. Byron w. King, of Pittsburg, a
master of elocution and o-atory, will
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
SUBSCRIPTION STARTED FOR
SCHAEFER MONUMENT FUND

Chicago March 1l.-Word from ST
Louis to the effect that a movement
had been started there to secure sub
scriDuons for the erection Of monu.
neot to the memory of Jake
Schacier. who died in Denver Tines.
DAY, met with favor among local bill.
Eard men, and tho action is likely to
be actively pushed here.
Thomas Foley. the first Chlcaeoan
To take Schaefcr in charge when the
latter came to this city. a mere boy.
In the early 70s. said last night that
none should be more Interested In IL
than Chicagoans. as the shaft natural
ly would be erected here, where
Schaefcr Is 10 be buried
The local players have ordered 4
miniature billiard table. 1886 inches,
decorated with flowers. for the IN.
neral, which Is 10 be he'd Sunday
1t VIII be a regulation table as to
shape and construction ana will be
covered with the regulation green bill,
Hard cloth Across the top of the IA.
bic will bc inscribed the single word
Master"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
AMERICANS
ARE LOSING
Their Places Are Being
Taken by the
Foreigners

Chicago. March l1-Father Isidore.
whose travels as 4 missionary have
taken him into many countries of the
world, discussed Race Suicide" with
n bnntness that at times startled the
large audience at the Mission OF the
PaulIst Fathers IN Holy Name cathe.
DIAL last night
Aside from his warnings TO ndiyid-
nails, both men and women he pre-.
dicted-dnd even now says is coming
10 paSs-thc destruction of the race
that first possessed the country.
driven out OF power and displaced in
its possession by the more vigorous
collaborating immigrants from for
eign lands.
AS Rome fell. so viii the United
States iall bolorc the inrushing van
dals. 50ys he, and what heathens
arc those women who, instead OF hay-
ing children lavish their affection
upon dogs or other pets To the I'M
married youth I say. either decide
to advance TO bear your burdens of
parenthood or remain single To the
Pharisees I say; Your pratlng
against poker playing, Srog selling or
baseball Will not cover the iniQuity of
your deScCTated homes
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
CON I RAD|CT
CART |ELD
idaho Water Users Sent
a Message to
Washington

Boise. Idaho. March 1.-The state.
ment credited TO former Secretary of
INC Interior James r Garfield, while
teStliylng before the BalIInger.Pinchot
investigation committee at Washing.
Ton. TO the effect that settlers had
Doen warned not to establish resl
dence on governments reclamation pro.
Iects until the water was ready ior
delivery, is refuted In a telegram sent
TO the house ways and means commit.
tee today by the Water Users' asso-
citation Of the Payctte- Boise project
The message reads.
The interior under Hitchcock and
Garfield gave ehwidest publicity to
reclamation projects by lectures and
literature at every national exposition
and most state fairs The Payettc
Boise project alone has received over
10000 inquiries and thousands OF set.
ticrs resulting from such publicity.
The settlers We're never warned
against coming They are here walt.
ing FOR water Statements mlnimlZ.
Ing these facts are cruelty and absurd.
ly false
Better loan thirty millions than 10
throw the settlers into the cities and
add thousands TO the unemployed"
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CHICAGO s
Big light
"Wets' Set Forth Why
the "Drys" Should
Not Win

Chicago. March lin the local on
ton campaign petitions were present.
ed yesterday by the vets setting
forth why the saloon should not be
voted out OF Chicago
1t Is charged that, with the aboii.
ton Of saloons In Chicago. nearly
$4,000 80 worth OF property practl-
cally would be confiscated.
Among other points made by the
vets were.
That the liquor business IS repre-
sented in Chicago by iorty-four brew
cries twelve branches of outside brow
cries, I'll wholesale liquor dealers and
I115 saloons.
The capital Invested IN this Indus
try reaches the sum Of SIS. 800
The industry gives employment TO
5000 workers
This army, kept busy all the year
round. receives an annual wage of
$33. 3.133.7O6
Not less than 10000 persons are
directly dependent upon these workers
for their living -one-twentieth Of Chi
cago's population
The industry paid toward the OK
pcnses oil the city government for the
year 1909 the sum OF 1920. .039."
To this the Anti-SaIoon league re-
FLIED that the breweries could be
transformed into factories for the
manufacture Of breakfast foods.
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SIX INJURED IN
TRAIN COLLISION

Seattle. Wash, March 11-Six per
sons were injured, two seriously,
when q limited passenger train on
the Puget Sound electric railway ran
into freight train at Thomas sta
zion two miles south OF Kent. shortly
after midnight
Both trains were running from Sc
attic TO Tacoma. and the freight was
gust taking Il siding when the collision
occurred
The most seriously injured were
William Winters. ranchman living
at Christopher and a woman whose
name was not learned They were
hurt about the head and face bv nv.
ing glass Three other passengers
were slightly cut and bruised. A
brakeman on the passenger train has
his nip dlslocated.
The Shasta limited OF the Oregon &
Washington railway, which parallels
the electric road at the point, was
tagged and the injured placed on
board and sent to Tacoma
A misunderstanding OF signals is
believed to have been the cause OF
the accident,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
HEADS DROPPING
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, March 11-HoldlnG
that civil service rules have been ruth
lessly ignored By the new board OF
fiTc commissioners, eight battalion
chiefs Of the San Francisco fire de-
partment Who 1T a secret meeting OF
the board Yesterday afternoon were re.
duced In rank. will begin today legal
lghi 20 retain their positions. The
eight officers had Won their positions
as a result OF a civil service eXamina-
tlon during The administration OF
Mayor Taylor. 2. IA. McCarthy'S
predecessor. Eight captains have
been appointed TO succeed them.
The action OF the board has caused
much apprehension in the department
as 1t Is supposed 10 forecast a com
pletc upheaval and reorganization
The board justifies it's removal Of
the battalion chiefs on the allegation
that they held their positions Illegally.
maintaining that the civil service cX-
animation was fraudaDsn,s- This OK
animation Is the subject Of a suit
now pending in the appellate cour,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
FALLING OFF
IN EXPORT TRADE

Washington, March 1.-The report
of the Departments. of commerce and
labor on the exports of foodstuffS from
the United States for February, 1910,
shows general falling off as com
pared with February year ago.
Wheat exports last month were / 100.
109 bushels as against 24.440. $50 bush
els in February. 1909; corn exports
last month were i,547.0Jj as against
5.310,019 bushels in the corresponding
month ago, wheat -four exports in
February wore $50 .2l1 barrels against
1850 barrels a year ago.
Exports OF meat and dairy products
last February were valued at $9.596.
iS2. compared with $11,6l5.3S2 in Feo-
ruary. 1909.
Exports of cattle. hogs and sheep
last month showed an Increase over
exports In February last year, amount
ing TO Sl,39S.977 In February. 1910,
and S1,2ll,i72 in February, 1909.
Exports of cotton last month were
lGS.SI5.900 pounds us against 365. .50O.-
Gig pounds In the corresponding
month oil the previous year
Mineral oil exports increased last
month over February. 1909, the COM
parative figures being 99212.00G gal.
Ions last month and SS.313.90S in Feb.
ruary, 1909.
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we ought to have everything done Nv
! direct contract.
/ lie criticised our publicity bureau
/ told him II was Cor the purpose ot
disseminating Information g. 10 tho
} various projects. and that II saved
! tInc oi oficors and prevented mac.
curacy In newspaper accounts
lie criticised what he termed on.
pressicn OF contractors, and said bo
mad heard much complaint on that
score. told him | was entirely ro-
Sponsible for that oppression. but that
! hao always tried TO do Justice to
them. W
i defended all the things he crIti.
cised 10 the hest OF my ability
Mr BallingeT did not show any
great familiarity With the worI, of tho
service lie seemed Interested In all
| said, and when / was through no dc.
ciared that matters looked better la
MN He said he wanted me TO holm
him get acquainted with the work and
! promised to do so"
Did YOU know he had previously.
gone over these matters with yo,,r
superior, Director Newell?" uskcd At
torncy Pepper
Did Mr.. BallinSer make any refer.
encc 10 MIR. NevcIl7"
Lacked Confidence In Newell.
He Expressed Z lack of confidence
IN MIN ] had also seen newspaper
clippings which said Secretary Bal
linger. intended to rcoreanize the
reclamation service and to eliminate
Mr.. Newell"
What impression did Nh. BalIin-
gers comment on the power site with
drawals have with you2"
He spoke as though a great crime
had been committed b. these with
drawals. ] said did no. think ii was
go serious. Tho lanJg could be read.
lily restored and no great harm could
be done.
He asliod ne speciHcaily il conjd
SegrcSatc the Withdrawals for the
conservation Of water power from thr
others. | said ] could Hc told me
to 80 ahead, hut that he did not caro- !
TO have II done suddenly. | got the
Impression that he wanted it done |
slowly, but did not attach any sig. |
nilicpncc TO it
Didn't Mr.. Ballingcr say he want |
cd II done slowly. so as not TO attract !
public attcntion?"
Yes. that is my recollection"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11

! Z Council Bluffs, Iowa. March 11.-col
Temple, United States district attor.
ney' promised 10 have plenty Of wit.
nesSeS on hand when the case Of John
/ M8ybray and eighteen alleged asso.
V'a'eS was resumed this morning He
i stated that l27 government witnesses
wore mere. Judge Smith Mcpherson
| presiding. opened court at O'Clock
TINS morning and gave notice that ses.
Slons would last uItil u. M, with
night sessions if it were found neccs-
saTy.
Pcstofilcc Inspector Swenzon. who
mas obtained most OF the evidence in
The Maybray case. stated today that
the known collections Of the Million
ares club would aggregate a million
dollars Stores were operated in
New Orleans, Little Rock Denver
council Bluffs. Davenport and South
Bend, which did n thriving business.
while at Seattle and other Northwest
points less active institutions were
made part Of the string OF stores"
operated by the club
Extraordinary efforts are now being
made 10 enforce the presence of H. p
Hartman, Frank w. Brown and Ed
Moore, arrested some time ago in Los
Angeles, but later allowed TO leave The
city. They arc Included in the blanket
Indictment against Maybray and eiGh-
ty-two others Hartman is alleged to
have been Secretary" OF the Million
aires club and 10 have handled all the
money Of the organization
Tne first witness today was Peter
orhees. aV Pawnbrokcr of Alma. Mich.
who confirmed the testimony given
yetserdny by Ernest Fenby and james
Coon concerning the alleged swindling
of G. \. Nelson. He had some part
In the negotiations. but declared he
did expect Nelson TO be ileeced. He
admitted he saw nothing morally
wrong In taking money from members
of the MiliicnaIres club. but regarded
the Nelson affair rs quite q different
thing.
Alex Delainc of Green Bay, Wis,
testified that he haG accumulated
2,500 as a farm laborcr and lost it
on fake race at Council Bluffs. He
said Fcuby and Coon showed him lot.
ters from some one in Council Bluffs
making il clear he could not lose if
he took hand in the game
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
SEIZE OPIUM

Seattle, Wash. March I1.-Customs
officers searching the Great Northern
liner Minnesota for smuggled opium
Yesterday discovered and seized
eighty tins OF five taels each
rms is the second seizure made By
me government inspectors since the
Minnesota arrived from tho Orient
last week, the total value of the
opium being $4,000
The customs inspectors believe that
there IS an organized ring OF wealthy
Seattle Orientals engaged in the
opium smuggling operations. Within
the last sixty DAYS eight seizures have
been made on the steamships arriving
here from Chinese and japanese
ports, The contraband goods have
been burned.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
CE M IN NEED
OF EDUCATION

New York. March l1.-Aiming TO
induce Amc-ican philsnthropists 20
Join In an english effort 10 raise
$lOO0,00O for the establishment Of an
English university at Hankow. China.
Professor Arthur Lionel Smith of OK.
ford is in New York to deliver a series
OF lectures at Columbia university and
elsewhere
The Introduction of western knowl-
edge and western methods for the bet.
tcrmenJ OF the Chipese people VIII
prove the ONLY sound solution of tho
eastern problem said Prof Smith
in a statement giyer out here today.
We are now beholding the awaken
Ing Of a colossus from slumbcriDe.
and find 1t in an inQuiring state 5f
mind. If We can inspire il with our
ideals and altruiStc spirits. We shall
find II sympathetic and friendly In
time Of need"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
CALlAN MOTOR BILL
APPROVED BY LEGISLATURE

Albany. n. Y. March 1.-THE
Callan bill has been approved by the
state legislature committee here and
Will be reported fnvorably for pas
sage. The motor interests express
general satisfaction with the meas.
ure, which provides for the annual
registration OF machines With a
graded fee. licensing of ohauffeurs
and new speed regulations. The H.
ccnse fee Is s. for machines under
95 horsepower; $40 from % to 35; Sl5
from S5 To 40; and S25 Tor those of
higher horsepower Fees and fines
are to be applied to the state high
way fund.
cities may flX their own speed linn
its. but smaller cities and incorpor-
ated villages must not make the limit
below I5 miles an hour. In the coun-
try districts speed about 30 miles Is
held presumptivc evidence OF unsafe
driving.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
ROCK ISLAND TO
USE GOULD ROAD

Denver March 1l-Expansion OF tho
Rock Island railroad. consisting OF an
entrance 10 Denver over its own
rails, the purchase, or more probably.
the lease Of, or traffic agreement
with the Denver Northwestern e Pa.
cliic. and an alliance with the Denver
& Rio Grande and Western Pacific
railroads which provide an outlet to
the Pacific coast. is said 10 be re-
ceiying official consideration. " Is
said that n. Il. Nudge. president. and
a. c Rldeeway. OF the operating dc
partment Of tho Rock Island, will ar.
rive in Denver today for the purpose
OF investigating certain features OF
the proposed expansion projects.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
ORGAN GRINDERS
FOR THE STRIKERS

New York. March 1.-THE commit.
tee which is supervising the efforts Of
the squad of striking motormcn aud
conductors who came here from Phlla
delphia this week 10 play barrel or
gans and collect money for the strik-
ers, reported today that the scheme
had proved a financial success.
The organs it is said. bring in an
average OF $50 3 day apiece In New
ark yesterday about S110 was collected
in one street Some OF the organ
grinders went rs committee to Il
meeting Of the Newark Building
Trades Council The meeting gave
them a subscription of 500. and the
hat was afterward passed. realizing
$50 more.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
TARDY CLERK IS
TOLD TO GET OUT

New York. March 1O-Tde time
clock system in lhe New York finance
department has claimed its first vic.
TIM. Comptroller Prcndcrgast an.
nounccd today the discharge OF a
Sl.iOo clerk in the auditing bureau.
The time sheet showed that the clerI;
lad been late at work eight times in
January and February.
The comptroller declared that un.
less the time sheets OF several other
employees show an Improvement this
month they may expect a similar
fate
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
SPECTACULAR TARGET
PRACTICE SCHEDULED

Los Angeles. March IA week OF
spectacular night target practice will
be begun Tuesday next by the ten
vessels OF the Pacific topedo flotllla
During the practice eight torpedoes
win be discharged by each destroyer
while going 1t fuIl speed. and the tor
pedoes viii be Illuminated so that
their course To The mark may be
traced in the darkness.
This week the hotllla is At what the
men call "pinS pong" practice, N
which the large caliber ammunition Is
supplanted by service rifles attached
TO the guns and nred at close range
targets. In this sort OF practice tnc
EunnerS are given as n substitute for
the usual muzzlc fash the fare OF 4
big electric light, which Is cperated
by the rife trigger
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-11
CALHOUN WILL STAY
AT CHINESE POST

Chicago, March 11.-Whcn w. T..
Calhoun. minister TO China. left Chi
csso last night on route to the Orient
he was attended by an escort Of four
Chinese, assigned by the imperial
government at Pekin TO look after his
safety and comfort until he sets foot
on Chinese soil
Il don't know when am coming
back. am going TO stick to the post
until ] have decidedly succeeded or
utterly failed said Mr.. Calhoun. II
shall stay until my work is finished.