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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
At PEAL Of
A WOMAN
For the Release of Her
Husband From Mill
tary Prison

Washington, Sept 30-At the White
House, where pathetic scenes are not
infrequent one was witnessed yes
terday which appealed to the big po.
liceman, hardened by experience, and
10 all visitors waiting 10 see the Pres
ident. Coming all the way from Roch-
ester n. Y, without a cent for meals
and lodgings, having her tranSporta-
tlon furnished by sympathl2ers, Mrs
David Melenick reached the White
House in ap exhausted condition.
With sick child In her arms, she
asked the favor of an opportunity to
appeal to the President to release her
husband from the military prison at
Fort Niagara, where he Is serving
year for deserting from the army,
According to Mrs Melenick. her hus
band reached America when he was
19 years OF age. He enlisted in the
army, and after serving nine months,
deserted. Locating at Rochester. he
took up his trade as carpenter and
four years ago married, Being sub
jeoted to blackmalling by former fell
low countrymen, Melcnick went to
Fort Porter Buffalo, where he stated
his case. was promptly arrested. and,
after being held six months, tried and
convicted
In view OF NIelenick's excellent rec
ord as a citizen, 1t is said his sentence
will be committed
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
LOCAL CHANGE
IS VERY LOOSE

SALT LAKE. Sept 29.-Stocks con.
tinued weak on the local stock eX-
change again this morning, and the
volume of business WAS small The
total number of shares OF stock that
changed hands was II,7S4. while the
amount expended for securities was
S4,22S
Iron Blossom was weaker than ever
this morning. selling from 70 10 70
cents, the major part of the stock
changing hands at the last mentioned
price. There was fairly heavy mar
ket In Iron Blossom Columbus Cen
solidated stopped in its downward
rush this morning and held steady at
Al to 80 cents. Cedar and Colorado
remained practically unchanged.
There was practically nothing doing
on the curb market this morning and
the only sale made was 100 shares of
Gold Chain at 80 cents.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
SUCCESSFUL RECORDS
OF A CHOIRS VOICE

I SALT LAKE, Sept 29.-Four proofs
OF the tabernacle photograph records
arrived this morning from New York,
and were tested in the DaynesBeebe
Music company's warehouse by Man
ager Daynes in the presence oil Prof
J. j, Mcclellan. Horace Ensign, and a
number Of local enthusiasts. The YER
dict was They are success
Ghc samples received are Pilgrim ;
Song of Hope, performed on the or
gan by Prof. J. j. DayneS former
church oTganist: the first movement
in the overture 10 "Tannhauser,' on
the organ by Prof. Mcclellan; % My
Father" by the choir. and Prof.
Stevens anthem Let the Mountains
Shout for JOY" also by the choir. II
was a season oil suspense as the discs
were taken to the machine but as the
performance progressed, all doubts
were dispelled, and satisfaction was
expressed all round The first trial
was made in one OF the new table
machines. combining n writing table
with talking machine, called Graf
onola But the volume of sound was
TOO subdued. so one Of the regular
horn machines was tried with much
better success The choir numbers
were especially gratifying. In view of
the uncertainty thar always attends
a first experiment In this case, the
arrangement of the recording appara-
tus in the tabernacle was entirely ten
tative;. even the expert himself with
all OF his years OF experience express
ed himself as at sea In the matter.
He was Euidy simply by his artistic
and mechanical instinct. feeling his
way along But his instinct stood him
in good stead. as results are showing.
The singers were mnssed together in
the shape Of a wedge, with the side
lines leading directly into the bells Of
the two large horns connected with
the machine, the voices of those 500
singers focusing directly into the
bells In view of lack Of all precedent
to guide him, Mr. Hausmann, the eX-
pert sustained his previously we'll
earned reputation, for the records re-
produce the well balanced vOcaliza.
tion. the predominance OF parts in Ger
tain passages. as well as tie volume
of The general ensemble. In the dou-
BILE forte passages the volume of
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
BOLD THIEF
DRUGS WOMAN

SALT LAKE, Sept 29,-Knocked
unconscious( and chloroformed this
morning as She answered a ring at her
doorbell. Mrs Elizabeth McQueeny.
living in apartment 5 at the oxford
1l9 West North Temple. was attacked
by bold thug and lies In a serious
condition at her home The place
was ransacked as Mrs McQueeny lay
cbloroformed on the floor and 800
was taken from her stocking. The flat
was ransacked and drawers In furni-
tuTe torn out and their contents scat
tered. Even sofa pillows were CASH
ed open with a knife in a search for
plunder
Mrs McQueeny has no children.
She occupies flat at the oxford with
her husband. Nj. j. McQueeny, an en-
gineer ar the Intermountain Packing
company. She had been downtown this
morning and returned home about
1870 o'clock. She hurried to her
kitchen to prepare lunch when n
ring al the door bell called her
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
sPREcKEus BUYS YACHT.

New York. Sept. 3O-It Is an
nounced that John D. Spreckels Of
San Francisco. has purchased the
steam yacht Venetia from George w.
Elklns OF EllSins Park. Pa, through a
New York broker
The Venetia is 226 feet long and
was built In Scotland. Her speed Is
about II knots The Yacht Is now fit
ting out in Brooklyn and Will leave
on Monday morning for New Orleans,
where she VIII remain for about six
weeks. Mr.. Spreckels contemplates
boarding her there with his family
for a trip through the West Indies
and around the Horn. reaching San
Francisco next spring.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
HELENA ENTRIES

HELENA, Mont. Sept. 29.-Tbe
victory OF John Louis, third choice
out OF field of seven in the Helena
handicap. the classic racing event Of
the state fair, was the feature of to-
days running. Coppertown led the
field the entire mile and a sixteenth,
only TO be nosed out by John Louis.
The race was worth $1,000 TO the
winner AS yesterday the favorlte
took the harness events. while the
second and third choices and long
shots took all the running races The
attendance was over 10000 the largest
In the history of the fair. Summary:
First race. 2,25 pace. purse $1,000:
Star King took three straight heats;
Camille second and Or Red third
Best time 2:11 "a Nimbus, Lady Goo
Coo. Hazel Gold, Florence Wilkes and
Belle Perkins also ran
Second race. free for all trot, purse
$500 Dr. Charles X Cole took three
straight heats: Cherry Diamond sec
ond Minium third Best time . II.
Byron, Corbett also ran.
Third race, five furlongs. selling:
Oswald B. won; Garland second Lord
f. Forest third. Time L.; 90 Is Leo
H. Marian Casey and Deadwood also
ran
Fourth race. seven furlongs, sell
ing: Kaiserhoff won, Hammeraway
second; Sir Angus third. Time 1:27
80. Zoroaster. Bonflls. Elcctrowan,
Hnrka, Ell Cazador and Hiacko also
ran,
Fifth race, Helena handicap, mile
and i sixteenth, purse 81 900. John
Louis won Coppertown second, Roy
Junior third Time 1916 2-5. L, c.
Widrig, Tugboat Queen Lead and
Harlem Maid also ran
Jockey Baird fell from Tugboat as
the barrier was lifted. but the horse
went around, finishing IN the bunch.
Sixth race. seven furlongs. selling:
Irrigator won: McNally second OrI-
lene third. Time 1:27 So
Acquia, Little Buttercup, John 7.
Rogers, Patriotic and Dr. White also
ran.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30

and the next thing | knew Mrs. Lewis
was bending over me-
H W. Lewis has apartment l. on
the same floor as the McQueeny
He was going 10 his place of business
after lunch today when he saw the
door of tho McQueeny flat open and
the woman lying unconscious on the
floor. He went in and saw that there
had been n struggle, He called Mrs
Naomi Sanders. who also lives on the
same floor. and they revived Mrs. Nc
Queeny.
She Is frail woman and has re-
Gently recovered from an attack of
ptomaine poison. She thinks the man
must have followed her from town.
The money that was taken was in
Mrs. McQuneeny's stocking. and in his
haste to get at the pocket book that
was in one of the stockings. the man
had literally torn them from her.
Police Notified.
a hurry up call To the police station
brought Chief Barlow Capt OF Detec-
tlves Beckstend and Lieut.. John Hem
pei to the scene They examined The
house and questioned Mrs. McOueeny.
They are all of the opinion that the
man had spotted the house and knew
that Mrs. McOueeny had no children.
There were, however, a number OF
children playing In the front OF the
place ns the stricken woman came in.
She thinks Il strange that they did
not see the man or hear her cries for
help No one else in the apartment
heard the womau's screams. IL Is
supposed that the man. after chloro-
forming Mrs McQueeny. leisulely ran
sacked the place, and from time 10
tine administered more chloroform.
The bottle emptied or the drug is in
the hands of the police 1t is presum-
ed by the police that the man ran
down the front steps of the apartment
house and escaped
In Serious Condition.
Mrs. McQueeny says she jabbed the
man with her hair pin until the blood
came. If any marks were made. IL is
said by the police, they will have no
trouble In capturing the man.
A lady's gold watch, besides some
other jewelry, was overlooked by the
burglar in his hasty search A medal
belonging to MI McQueeny had been
tossed away
The boldness of thief who would
In broad daylight >chloroform woman
in her own house had taken the po-
lice by surprise. From Mrs. Nc
Quueenys description of the man the
police say that he Is probably a
Greek. This is in line with many the
ories that they advance recently.
Mrs. McQueeny is suffering much
from the effects of the cholorform and
the shock She is a very frall woman,
and has had much sickness, Her hus-
band said today he feared serious con.
sequences from the experience.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
Special Train for Willard
After the Orpheum Per-
fOrmaDce Tonight.
HUGH JENNINGS
IS EMBARRASSED

Detroit, Mich, Sept 30-Managcr
Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Ameri-
can league club received new but dis
agreeable proof of his popularity in
Detroit YESTERDAY Some swindIer has
been circulating among well-to-do
people, representing himself as a COM
mittee to collect funds TO purchase a
home for jennings and his bride.
jennings is to be married In No
vember. Jennings friends, without
waiting to investigate. jumped at the
chance and shelled out checks. Con
gresham DENLY was one OF those
who gave $50. Jennings was much
chagrined and angry when he heard
of the swindle
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
Drunkenness Curable

Drunkenness is no longer consider
ed crime; eminent scientists and
physicians have agreed that it is a
disease and must be treated as such
The home treatment that has been
used for number of years. and is
highly successful. is Orrine. 1t IS sold
under positive guarantee that Ii
II does not effect cure your money
will he refunded When desiring TO
give secretly purchase Orrine No 1,
and if patient will take treatment, Or
rine No =, should be given, Orrine
costs but 81 per box. Mailed on re-
ceipt OF price. Write for Tree book
let on Drunkenness" The Orinne
Co, CSC Orinne Building, Washing
ton. ID. C. Sold In this city by
6AOCON PHARMACY.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
You Take No Risk
Our Reputation and Money
Are Back of This Offer

We pay for all the medicine used
dUring the trial, If our remedy fails
TO completely relieve you of con-
stipation We take all the risk. You
are not obligated TO us in any way
whatever. of YOU accept our offer
Could anything be more fair for you2
Is there any reason why you should
hesitate to put our claims to a prac-
tical tcst2
The most scientific. common-sense
treatment is ReXall Orderlies. which
are eaten like candy They are very
pronounced, gentle and pleasant in ac-
tion, and particularly agreeable in
every way They do not cause
dlarrhoea, nausea. 0aulence. gripping
or any inconvenience whatever. Rex
all Orderlies are particularly good for
children, aged and delicate persons.
We urge You TO try ReXall Orderlies
at oar risk. Two sizes, 10c and 25c.
Remember. YOU can get ReNall Rene
dies in this community only at our
Store-The ReXall Store, T. H. Carr.
18th and Grant
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
DIR. GRANT HELD
FOR MURDER

San Francisco, Sept 30-Dr. Robert
Thompson. alias Grant was indicted
early today for the death of Eva c.
Swan, the young school teacher and
stenographer. who succumbed follow
ing a criminal operation. and whose
body was buried by Thompson III the
basement of an old house. Murder Is
the charge of the grand jury.
Thompson was taken before the in
Quisitorial body ana questioned, but
upon the advice of his attorneys he
refused TO testify.
The principal witness was the nurse
Marie MesseTschmidt, who testified
that she was In the room when the
Swan girl was given an anaesthetic
and had prepared the Instruments for
the operation. She reiterated her
former statement that she was not
present during the operation.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
NO UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM
IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Sept 30.-There is no
unemployed problem to cope with
here. il the meeting that James Eads
How called for lule workmen yeste~
day can be taken as n criterion.
Twenty men answered Mr.. How's
call to discuss the problem and see
about getting work for them. Before
the meeting had fairly begun. how
ever. an apple grower entered the
room and said he could use forty men
right away, given them S1.75 a day
and guarantee them two months
work.
But none of the twenty wanted Il
Job like that. so the fruit raiser was
forced to go further to hunt FOR men.
Mr.. How said he would DO his best
TO get the forty workers.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
D0GFISH ALSO
GOOD TO EAT

Washington. Sept 30-Dogflsh are
good to eat, just as good served as
"dogfsh," as they are labelled in
cafes as ocean whitcish," sea bass"
or japanese halibut," according to
DR.. Irving Field of the United States
fish commission
The pure food law frownS on dog,
fish being called by any other name.
but the fish commission has been eX.
pefimenting with the fish and has de-
termined that its edibillty is excel
lent. Or. Field urges, in view of pres.
ent high food prices, that the public
eat dogfish and not feel at all flnical
about the name Dcsfish is declared
to be almost as good as salmon and
practically lndistlnguishable from hal
ibut
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT
TO Do WITH PEARY

Washington. Sept 30.-The navy de
partment is uncertain yet as to what
action 1t will take in the matter of
tain Robert E. Peary, who has been
so much away from the department
service during his polar explorations.
\ problem now confronting the de-
partment officials is just what assign
ment should be made him OF what 20
do in the matter OF leave II wanted
beyond the time covered in his preyl-
oms anpliCallOn.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
GuLEeoRr. MISS. FIRE.

Gulfport, Miss, Sept 30.-A solid
block of buildings was destroyed by
fire early this morning. In the block
were the postoflice, two hotels. two
theatres. several business houses and
a number of frame buildings. The
fire started in a barbershop, but the
cause Is unknown. The postoflice
building was an old one. and the gov
ernment was using it only tcmporar-
i11r
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
SINKING OF ORYOOcK
DEWEY REPORTED ON

Washington, Sept 50-The navy de
partment has received a report on
the sinking OF the drydock Dewey at
Manila, which occurred some months
ago, but the report makes no recon-
mendations, The responsibility aD-
parently is left between the naval
constructor and the civil engineer
The cause of the sinking, which has
bccn one OF the mooted points. ap-
pears to have been the deterioration
due to failure 60 keep all the valves
and pipes in perfect condition. The
matter has been referred to a board
at the department for recommends
ton. T. HEe IIGrIE
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
AGED RECUlE DIES.

OAKWOOD. Sept 29-Henry Ng
ers. 5S years old bachelor and t7
cluSe. supposed to have possessed nS.
den wealth, died today in his lonep
cabin near Clovcrdale, Putnam eoiy
ty.
Seven years ago. Meyers figured :
q sensational robbery in which tie -
pulsed a gang that attacked hlm ~.
instantly killed one OF their numeei,'
The dead robber was never idenulsts
Meyers took dinner yesterday Wv,
relatives and seemed In perez
health.
READ THE CLASSIFIED PAU
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
AIRLINE FLIGHT AROUND "a
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

New York, Sept. 3o-An airline
nisht OF thrty-odd miles. from the
Belmont park aviation field across The
city Of New York, around the Statue
of Liberty and return. is TO be one of
tho most interesting and spectacular
special features of the international
aviation tournament, which begins on
October 30 a special cash prize. the
exact amount of which has not been
definitely determined, will be oneEed
for the event
The flight will cover approximately
tho same distance as the Boston-flar'
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30

sound was like the rushing of Il
mighty wind" but it WAS very mel
odious wind a wind that was majes-
tic and deeply impressive withal. As
the choir almost shouted in joyful
eXultation. in the Stephens anthem,
the full effects we're reproduced with
thrilling faithfulness. while the heavy
deep, sonorous ensemble was over
powcring.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
Victims Story.

Il opened the door says Mrs. Nc
Queeny when a dark, swarthy man
asked we where the people across the
hall were. | told him they were in
the east. With that he struck me and
fell. He pushed in and shut the door
/ fought him and jabbed him again
and again with bone hair pin. Damn
YOU he said TO me. and then he
checked me and pulled a bottle from
his pocket He pressed it to my whose
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
GOLD MEDAL FOR CHAVEZ

PARIS, Sept PA large engraved
gold medal. commemorating the flight
over the Alps OF George Chavez. win
be presented to the aYiator's brother
by the Aero club OF France
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30
NOTICE.

viii not be responsible for any
debts contracted by anyone but my
self after Sept 27th, 1919.
a. NJ. IRWIN -
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-30

ward areo meets flight TO Boston light
and return, which was won by Ora
hame-Whlte.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-12-08
16 YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

For sixteen long years l have been
suffering with a bad case of skin dis
ease. While a child there broke out a
red sore on the legs just in back Of
my knees. 1t waXed from bad to worse,
and at last | saw | had a bad skin
disease. | tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to no
satisfactory result. The plague both
cred me more in warm weather than
in winter and being on my leg joints
1t made it impossible for me to walk,
and | vas forced to stay indoors in the
warmest weather. My hopes of recOv-
cry were by this time spent. Sleepless
nights and restless days made life an
~unbearable burden. At last l was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
[Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pillsl
and | did not need o than a trial
TO convince me that l was on the road
Of success this time. l bought two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies and
after these were gone l was a differ
ent man entirely. | am now the hap
piest man that there is at least one
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof, IL Nostrand Ave, Brook
Ign, N Y, July 80 and Aug. s, 90"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-12-08
Made oliver Herford Famous.

oliver Herford first sprang into fame
as a wit so long ago as when Mrs.
James Brown-Potter. whose husband
was a near relative of the late Bishop
Potter. created a sensation by relin-
gushing home and family to go upon
the stage. While the sensation was at
it's height the bishop. who felt that
disgrace had been brought upon the
Potter name by the lady's choice Of a
career. CHANGED at a dinner at the
Players club in New York to challenge
anyone present to make a Joke about
him that was not a pun based on the
verb Ito potter" Herford's response.
Actresses will happen in the best reg
ulated families" won him the laurel
wreath OF the club and II has not yet
gone out of his PROFESSIONALISM N.
White. in American Magazine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-12-08
SYNOPSIS.

lie wrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes "a
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. A lady re-
quests Blakeley to buy her a Pullman
ticket. He gives her lower II and re-
tains lower 10. He finds a drunken man
In lower 10 and %retires I'm lower
g. He awaken I'm lower and
finds his clothes and bag missing. The
man in lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
cumstantial evidence points 10 both
Blakeley and the man who stole his
clothes. The train Is wrecked and Blake
ley is rescued from a burning car by a
girl In blue. His arm Is broken. The girl
proves TO be Alison West. his partners
sweetheart. Blakeley returns home and
nnds he is under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken Just before
the wreck eve to Blakeley a man leap
Ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
Is Sullivan. Mrs. Conway, the woman for
whom Blakelcy bought "A Pullman ticket.
tries TO make a bargain with him for the
forged notes, not knowing that they are
missing. Blakeley and an amateur de-
tectiye investigate the home of SulliVan's
sister. From a servant Blakeley learns
that Alison West had been there on a
visit and Sullivan had been attentive TO
her. Sullivan is the husband of n daugh-
ter OF the murdered man. Blakeley'S
house is ransacked by the police.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-12-08
CHAPTER XVII.
Tho Sea, the Sand, the Stars.

tfNC SSds wv Soti6p NV Sh0fc
I telephoned as soon as | reached
my hotel, and l had not known how
much l had hoped from seeing her
until l learned that she vas out of
town. / hung up the receiver. almost
dizzy with disappointment, and 1t was
fully five minutes before l thought of
calling up again and asking II she
was within telephone reach. 1t
seemed she was down on the bay stay.
ing with the Samuel Forbeses.
Sammy Forbes! 1t was a name to
conjure with just then. In the old
days at college l had rather fouted
him, but now l was ready to take him
to M heart. I remembered that he
had always meant well, anyhow, and
that he was explosively generous. ]
called him up.
"By the fumes Of gasoline!" he said
when l told him who l was. Blake
| ley, the Fount Of Wisdom against
Woman! Blakeley. the Great I'm
kissed! Welcome to our city!"
Whereupon he proceeded to urge
me to come down to the Shack, and
to say that l was an agreeable sur
prise, because four times in two
hours youths had called up to ask il
Alison West was stopping with him
and to suggest that they had a vacan,
day or two.
"Oh-Miss West!" I shouted polite