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Arizona republican., 1910-06-08

All the whistles in the city and harbor of New York will blow when TT. R" returns, on the 18th, and it seems that many other cities are to follow New York's example. Thus will the small boy be fooled into thinking the Fourth of July is at hand.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
LIGHT MANAGER
ALWAYS CAREFUL

Danville Decker, manager of the
Utah Light & Railway company made
q vigorous denial last evening of the
assertion that 1t was one of the COM
pany's trenches at Washington ave-
nue. and Twentieth street that was
found to be without warning lanterns
Saturday evening when a number of
complaints were sent in to the police
and young lady was reported 10 have
been injured by riding her wheel in
to the trench
1.-TWO weeks ago gave strict orders
that not a single trench OF this COM
pany should be left open over night.
and the foremen have positive In
structions to sec that all trenches or
other excavations made during the
day are completed at night even if
the work has not been finished and
they have to be re-eXcavated the next
day
1T is cheaper. | have found. to pay
for a little extra labor than to pay
damages for injuries received by peo-
pie who inadvertently orive or ride
into excavations left Tor the night
unguarded or poorly lighted by Ian
terms which are liable tc confuse one
in passing them
Manager Decker's experiment In ex-
cayatlng in asphalt paving Gil Wash
inGton avenue, near Twenty-sG 2ond
street, attracted considerable attention
from the street department Saturday.
IT has always been maintained that
the only way in which hole through
the paving could be repaired was by
the usual method employed by the
paving company, temporary cement OF
gravel filling having been found prac-
tlcally worthless Sometimes 1t takes
several months to convince con
struction company that repairs arc
necessary
In eXcavating for gas line at the
point mentioned, Mr. Decker ordered
that a long rectangular block be cut
bodily from the paving and carefully
preserved intact This was done, the
strip measuring about 1S inches in
width and eight or nine feet in
length When the work mad been fin
lshcd and the excavation re-lilled. the
block of paving was carefully put
back In its ORIGINAL position and Will
now fill all requirements for many
months to como or until a bit of as
phalt filling can be placed in around
the edges OF the block 10 permanently
repair it,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08

On the first day OF June. this year,
a terrific explosion took place in
tunnel leading into the face of the
mountain of solid rock at Devils
Slide. near Croydon, il Weber can
yon, where the Union Portland Co.
ment company of this city was blast
ing rock to be used in the cement
works of the company. On that fate
iul day seventeen men were blown in
to eternity. Twelve human feet Were
found outside the tunnel Immediately
nfter the explosion, indicating that at
least six of the men engaged In the
blasting had been blown like can
nonbal from the tunnel
Since that time the cement COM
pany has kept at work from fifty 10
twenty-five men with steam shovel
In an effort to exhume the remaining
eleven men, supposed TO be entombed
beneath the great mass OF rock that
had fallen with the explosion, that
their bodies might be delivered to
friends, and. perchance, relatives, for
burial. During that time the work OF
the faithful quarrymen has been In"
cessant and untiring, 1t being expect
cd at nearly every moment that some
unfortunate body would be unearthcd
and carried away for Identification.
The hope, however, was vain. for no
such body was found
The end of the tunnel was reached
n few days ago. but not vestige of
human body was found. Not even
trace could be discovered.
II was found that only one cham
her of powder had been exploded,
ar1 that another chamber. or cache,
was intact. the powder being in the
same condition as when II was placed.
The chamber containing the powder
that was exploded was expanded from
dimensions of feet square TO IL feet
by 20 feet, proving the great pres
sure that was brought 10 bear upon
that chamber of solid rock 1t would
be impossible for single particle OF
mans body TO remain intact, under
such conditions, say the officers OF
the cement company
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
NOTHING LEFT or
THE DEAD BODIES
Wormcn at Devils Slide Plant Uncover the Site OF the
Powder Tunnel Fail to Find Even Fragment of Any
of the SeventeenMen Killed by the Explosion
Some Of the bodies may have been

Some OF the bodies may have been
blown part way oT OF the tunnel
or they may all have been complete
ly consumed in the powder chamber
This is a secret of that mountain tun-
rel that Will be forever withheld
All evidence that would lead to a
conclusion as TO the cause OF the eX-
plosion was causeG through some
Thing having gone wrong with the
electric wiring of the workings. or
whether one of the Quarrymen mad
vertantly dropped match into the
powder
The men killed We're Hugh Mcguire,
foreman, an American, and resident
OF Bingham. Utah; Frank Coney,
George Catoloni. B. Catoloni, S. De
Burnado. S. Nokovich, F. Nokamura.
E. Gjuklch, NJ. Guesseppe. D. Cam
6olohi, F. Begovic, P Stojuvic. P.
Shenvic, A. Ishii. NJ. Syilar. B. Kromo-
vic and r. Petreff. All the victims OF
the disaster. SO far as known. except
ere, were single men and under mid
die age. They were foreigners, ex.
cept Mcguire. and are not known TO
have relatives in this country.
AS soon as the work OF removing
the rock from the tunnel was COM
pleted, the coroner's jury. under the
direction OF justice OF the peace E. \.
Wilde of Croydon. Morgan county,
made its Investigations and arrived at
a verdict, which was as follows:
I'VE. the jurors called to investi
safe the killing of seventeen men at
the tunnel of the Union Portland Co
ment company at Devils Slide, have
held an inquest over portions OF the
remains OF seventeen bodies and we
find that they came to their deaths
NY q premature explosion of powder
at Devils Slide. Utah, June LIST. 1910,
and the names given are the true
rames OF the men killed therein, and
the Union Portland Cement company
is hereby exonerated from all blame
(Signed) w. n. TOONE. JR.,
JOHN LONDON,
JAMES S. HOPKINS
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
FOUR TRAINS
HAUL THE
CIRCUS

The Barnum e Bailey circus train
passed through ogden yesterday
morning for Salt Lake City. The cir
Gus showed at Rock Springs, Wyo..
Saturday The circas train was in
four sections.
The shows are giving performance
today in Salt Lake City They will
show in Provo tomorrow and In Og-
den Wednesday.
The Barnum & Bailey shows are
now under the management OF the
Ringing brothers. the circus kings
OF the world, ! Ringing, who Is
managing the circus. passed through
Ogden this morning in his private car,
Wisconsin, on train No. 2, Of the Ore
gon Short Line, going TO Salt Lake
City The Ringing brothers are be-
lieved TO be In control OF every cir
Gus at the present tine that is show
ing in the United States.
Clever Clowns.
Barnum & Bailey are carrying an
army OF clever clowns The mission
of the clown Is highly estimable. He
is the naturalization OF merriment,
and as essential 10 the circus as the
beautiful horses. the riders, and all
else which goes to maze up the tented
performance of today. The circus
contains much Of instruction and In
terest, but 1t must have fun also, and
the clowns are depended upon to keep
up intermltting hilarlty. What would
the children do at q cloWnless circus?
The older folks appreciate the dar.
ing and skill of the riders, of the aer-
ialst, of the acrobats, but the young
Sters will turn away from the most
wonderful feats of skill. strength and
agility TO watch the funny antics of
the clown
The clown has kept pace with the
progress in other directions. He has
evoluted and is still cvoIuting Time
was when one clown suff1ced for a
circus; when an enteIprlsing manager
engaged four clowns, the fact was em-
hlazoned In big letters on The bills
as a great feature of the show
Four clowns in the Dig three.ring
tent OF today would be lost The
Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on
Earth, which comes to ogden We'd
nesday, has fifty clowns
The modern clowns motley program
covers a variety of accomplishments.
He must not only be grimacer and
jester.but an acrobata jumper,a rider.
a knockabout comedian. and what not
In Barnum and Bailcy's Circus the
large companies of clowns are so di-
yided into squads of three. four and
i've as 10 be performing I'm view of all
parts of the audience at the same
time. All do not wear the white
painted face. strealCeG with red and
black, and the regulation dotted white
costume. Some are rigged I'D as
tramps, some as typical stage Dutch
men, some as policemen, others wear
long skirts. others the abbreviated
skirts of the ballet dancer. others still
dress as overgrown boys. others as
dudes OF an exaggerated type. and so
on through constantly changing list
stu others appear in the form of ami
mails.
Inc modern clown must not ONLY
make fun in the iRtermissions. rs for
merry, but while much OF the per.
iormance is going on. The clown who
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
LULA DESIRES TO
LEAVE THE CITY

why don't you let me go, Judge?
Is that the way you treat people -
said Lula Brown. colored woman, In
police court this morning. 81 have
money this morning and If you Will
let ME. Will go to Salt Lake and
get work, I don't see why you want
TO keep inc in jail when | am prepar-
ed to work, or pay for my board and
lodging"
Lula was charged with vagrancy.
she pleading guilty The court order
ed that she pay a fine or $40, or serve
ton days In the city bastlie The wo-
man has been In the city Jail most of
the time during the past two months.
Pat Doran pleaded guilty to the
charge of Vagrancy, out the court
stated that, before passing sentence,
he would confer with Chief Browning
regarding the mans condition. The
defendant stated to the court that he
had just left the hospital and was
in weakened condition. Pat looked
as though he had recently passed
through severe siege.
F. j, Welch and George T.. Riley
were arraigned on the charge of yag
ranoy and entered pleas OF not guilty
The witnesses for the city not being
on hand, the matter was continued
until tomorrow morning. Bonds for
the defendants were fixed at $40 each.
Charles Johnson, who was arrested at
the time Welch and Riley were taken
Into custody, was charged with, the
same offense, furnishing ball In the
sum OF So for his appearance in court
this morning He failed to appear,
though, and his bail was declared for
feited
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
FACES SERIOUS
CRIMINAL CHAR GE

Two complaints were filed today
against a Twenty-ffth street second
nand dealer, one charge being that
OF doing business without a license,
and the other, receiving stolen goods
Myers, the man who confessed to
Detective Pender and Patrolmnn Ke-
liner and Mohlman Saturday after
noon that he had stolen three pieces
o! Silyerware valued at S26, was af-
terward induced TO tell where he had
disposed OF the loot
Myers informed the officers that he
had sold the sllverware for a dollar
but when the dealer was approached
on the subject he denied all knowl-
edge OF Myers or silyerware OF any
description
After consultation Myers was tax
en- down TO the store where he
charged the dealer with having
bought the goods from him for dol
lar Even then the latter denied the
charge but later weakened In the
matter and admitted that he had TAX
en- the silverware 10 his home
He was compelled to go after It
at once. which he did. delivering
sugar bowl. cream pitcher and spoon
holder TO the officers without furth.
er trouble.
Secondhand dealers are obliged tn
Keep record OF articles purchased
and the same must be reported daily
to the chief of police The dealer
In question, however, provoked the
police by his persistent denials that
he had the goods purchased from
Iyers and they are determined to
make an example of him for his own
good as well as for the benefit of
others who are possibly unaware OF
The gravity OF buying stolen prop.
erty>
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
WATER NOT FROM
THEOLD RESERVOIR
City Drawing It's Supply From the New Reservoir Which by
the Purest Mountain Streams the Country-Od
Out of Use Until 1t Can Be Cemented

A short time ago the water of the
city mains was rather murky and had
a peculiar taste This led to consiJ-
cradle speculation as TO the cause.
Some saw all sorts of things in the
cotton of the old reservoir and the
water mains draining the dress. Such
IDEAS even reached the columns OF
some of the newspapers and there
was much ado about it.
Superintendent Kircher stated this
morning that he desires the people OF
Ogden TO understand the exact status
OF affairs regarding the water supply.
He says the old reservoir was com
pletely drained something over two
weeks ago and that since that time
the water for the city has been talC-
en- from the new reservoir. which Is
comented on all sides, and OH the
bottom, there being no cleaner re-
ceptaCle for water In the world. This
reservoir now contains 5000 600 gal
ions of pure water, 100000 gallons
moro than the old reservoir ever did
or could possibly hold The water
supply is considered ample for all
purposes. There is not A drop OF
water coming from the old reservoir
which is almost dry enough to begin
the work OF removing the earth on
Inc floor. preparatory 10 cementinS,
which will likely be done this fall
A short time ago there was water
spout in Wheeler canyon, from whence
water for the waterworkS system iS
Icing drawn This caused a slight
discolormg OF the water for a few
nourS, but the canyon stream is so
-ree from any form of contamination
that the water coming into the sys
lem is Tot polluted in the least This
0!scOloring of the water, saws Mr.
Eircher. is what caused The scare
among the people.
In making the connection between
the regular water main leading to tha
Old reservoir and the new basin, a
number of feet of wood pipe, 20 inches
In diameter, had TO be used, and. It
! being comparatively new lumber. the
water passing through it for the first
| tew hours absorbed a slight lumber
odor This was the taste" In the
water that caused many people 10
conjecture as TO what kind OF foreign
matter was in the water. II was sim
| ply little pure pine tincture thai
caused the alarm.
The superintendent states that the
! water used in the city system today
/ IS taken from the Wheeler canyon
! S'ream, Coldwater canyon and Warm
! Springs canyon. the three sources NJ
supply being the purest. according 10
chemical tests, of any water system
in The world.
There is not drop of water being
turned Into the system from the main
channel of the Ogden river. and IL
Viii not be necessary TO take any
from that source. There Is plenty
of water in the new reservoir for the
purposes of the city and. now that
the dry season is practically over.
the supply Will increase. rather than
diminish, 1t is anticipated that the
old reservoir will be cemented this
fall and that the city will then have
2o,000,O00 gallons of as good water
as ever passed through a water main.
The new reservoir holds $1,000 900
gallons and the old one. when re-
modelled. will hold 100000 gallons
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
CONDITION
OF CROPS
Winter Wheat Is Good
But Corn and Spring
Wheat Are Poor

Washington, Aug. S-The average
condition OF the corn crop, August J j.,
az estimated by the crop reporting
board OF the department OF agricul-
ture, made today with the general
crop monthly report, was 1913 as COM
pared with $40 last month, $40 il
year ago and S21 the average on
August is; for the last ten years.
Preliminary returns indicate q win
ter wheat yield OF ebout l5.S bushels
an acre. OF a total or about 45S,29i.
600 bushels. MS compared with 10 S
and 1896 900 bushels respectively
as finally estimated last year, The
average quality Of the crop Is 92.6
against 90.3 last year
The average condition of oats on
August was S15 as compared with
500 last month and $50 year ago,
76,S in 1908 and S2.6 the ten-year
average OF that date
The average of spring wheat on
August / was Clio n compared with
16 last month, GIG last year and Sl.9
the ten-year average.
The average condition OF tobacco on
August lst was IS 5 az compared with
S53 last month, S3.I year ago, S5.S
in 1908 and S26 the ten-year average,
on that date The condition in inn
portant tobacco states was,
kentucky. "a; North Carolina, a;
Virginia. SO; Ohio. 50; Pennsylvania.
sc: Tennessee, Sc: Wisconsin, co;
South Carolina, 10; Connecticut, So;
Florida, SO.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
DRINKS AND VAGS
IN POLICE COURT

William King acknowledged that he
was 'unlawfully drunk, August 6.
and the court sentenced him 10 pay
a fine of 50 or serve five days in the
city jail at hard labor
Yesterday Ed. Jasperson deposited
bail for his appearance 20 answer the
charge of vagrancy. out he was not
in court this morning His bail was
declared forfeited
A. y. Austin stated that he was
drunk. August Z. The court sentenc-
ed him to serve five dnys in the city
jail at hard labor or pay fine OF So.
Mike Riley was agnin iD court and
he pleaded guilty TO vagrancy He
was sentenced to serve another ten
days in jail Louis Browning was ar
rested at the same time Mike was tak-
en- In and was charged with the same
offense. but he pleadec not guilty.
His trial was set for tomorrow morn
Ing and his bail fixed at $40.
p j. A. Chapman failed 10 appear and
answer the charge OF vagrancy and
his bail OF $40 was forfeited 1t was
alleged that Chapman conducted him
self as a vagrant, August 7th.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
MAN WANTED IN
OGDEN CAPTURED

I. n. Sparks is wanted in Ogden
Tor alleged forgeries and it Is a Ger.
.1inty that he Will soon be behind the
bars in the city jail. He is under ar
-est at Pocatello, Idaho. and will be
held there until an Ogden officer
teaches that city and takes him into
lustody
complaint charging the man with
iorgery has been filed in Judge Muir
phys court and warrant OF arrest
pas been placed In the hands of Detec-
live Peuder. An officer VIII be dis
patched to the Idaho Town this even.
Ing 10 set the man II is said that
Sparks is willing to return 10 Ogden
without requisition papers from the
governor.
The complaint alleges that on Nav
10th OF this year SPARKS forged the
name OF William Craig 20 a check
hrawn on the Utah National bank for
IS. II is stated by the officers that
there are other forgery cases that can
be placed against the man If neces-
sary
Sparks operated mostly IN the Five
Points district. most of HIS victims
coming from that locality.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
" RECK OF A
FREIGHT
ON s. P.

A wostbound freight train on the
Southern Pacific was wrecked yester-
day morning. about 1890 o'clock. two
miles east OF Cobre. Three refriger-
ator cars were derailed and traffic
was blocked for three hours but no
one was injured.
The wreck is believed 10 have been
caused by the breaking OF drawbar.
The accident occurred as the freight
was passing the small station OF
Omar
Wreck trains were at once sent to
the scene Of the wreck from Carlin
and Montello and the main line was
cleared for train passage In just three
hours.
There was no great damage done TO
either equipment or track Conductor
Lyon was in charge or the train. but
neither he nor any o. the crew were
on the derailed cars and were not en-
dangered by the wreck.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
DEATHS AND
FUNERALS
THOMAS PLYER.

The funeral OF Thomas Plyer was
held at $3.50 yesterday afternoon al
the Third ward meeting house Bish-
op Counsellor Elias S. King conduct
ing the services
Music was furnished by the ward
choir and the following who contrib
uted solos: Duet. oh My Father
Bessie and Sarah Williams; Abide
With Me. Miss Lillian Fauset; The
Holy City."2 Miss Lucille Wellman,
Face TO Face" Miss Fern Farr;
duet Sometime Wen Understand.
Sarah and Bessie Williams
The speakers were Bishop james
Ward, John Seaman and Bishop c.
p. Peterson,all of whom spoke high
~ OF the deceased and expressed
words of announcement and sympa-
Thy for the bereaved ones.
There was a large attendance and
many beautiful flowers were in evil
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
BERNARD KEARNeY.

The funeral of Bernard, the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs NJ. J. Kearney,
6fl Twenty-firsI street, was held at
z o'clock Yesterday afternoon at the
residence. Rev. J. l.. Carver OF the
Presbyterian church conducted the
services and preached the funera!
sermon.
Mira. Mamie Harrington stevens
sang two solos. Jesus Lover of My
Soul and Softly and Tenderly Je-
sus is Calling"
There was large attendance and
prolusion of floral tributes from
relatives and friends of the familJ.
'ntermcnt was in Ogden City GENE
tory
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
HERRERA MAY
MEET HYLAND

w E. Terry stated last night that
he had just received letter from
Aureilla Herrera, the Greaser,' stat
ing that he would take on Dick Hyland
at any money in Ogden The little
Mexican now weighs uu5 l34 IL in his
street clothes and ha5 evidently been
going some" since his last fasco with
Hyland at Bakersfield In his last
fight he did not feel the necessity for
training and went into the ring with
a front that resembled miniature
John l.. Sullivan
Herrera owns saloon and other
property In Bakersfield, California.
and up 10 his last fight with Hyland
has been acting as an advertisement
and star customer for his business.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
WILL KAY WILL
MAKE A DEFENSE

bill" Jones failed to appear this
morning and defend himself against
the charge OF driving an automobile
faster than six miles an hour over
street intersection Of the city, and his
bail Of $40 was forfeited
The clerk announced that VIII Kay
was the defendant In the case and
that it was stated yesterday that his
attorney desired To 90 TO trial. TO
which the court replied that If Mr.
Kay desired 10 have the case tried lat
er, an order resembling the order for
feiting the bail could be made.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08

fails to turn a somersault In the air.
but lands on the back of his neck
and then turns over, IS really doing
more difficult and dangerous feat n
he failed TO land exactly right ne
would probably break his neck
The clown may do clever and din.
cult feats-even dangerous ones-but
they must be done In bnrlesoue and
grotesque way, Has mission Is 10
Keep the crowd in good humor, and
only the discerning give him fun
credit for mis- skill and agility.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08

His utter failure 10 make showinl
with the shifty younsS,er evidently
showed him the evil OF his ways and
he has now come bacH" with an Of
fer for return match at any money.
Hyland has not bcen heated since the
receipt Of the Mexicnn's def. but II
is believed that he VIII favor the
match
Clceyer. manager OF Terry Keller, is
now in San Francisco arranging a
program FOR his Ogde;. prodigy as
soon as the latter's jaw RECEIVERS from
the short-arm jolt received in his re-
cent fight with Joe Thomas. II Ter
~ does not fight again in Ogden.
Cleeyer will probably arrange a few
matches for him on the coast and
there is n possibility or the pair In
vnding the east for try at the short
distance-no-decisIon game.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-08
CARD OF THANKS.

To the many kind friends who so
willingly and tenderly assisted rs
during the sickness and demise OF our
beloved little daughter, Frances Edith
We wish to extend our most hearty
thanks especially to the speakers and
singers at tho funeral May you like
wise be tenderly remembered in your
hour OF sorrow
MIR. AND MRS. VIM. F. OGLETREE