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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
Nine million dollars spent in Chi

Nine million dollars spent In Chi
cago by 100000 visitors during the
spectacular thirty-f1rst grand encamp-
ment of the knights Templars and by
sc, O00 knights, that Is the money re-
turn for the entertaining and hospi-
tally of the city and virtual gener-
al aba ndonment of business during the
day of the great parade. At least that
is the estimated sum expended. the
figures used seeming conservative. In
the matter of living expenses and es-
innate is based upon Sl2 a day for
four days for the knights and their
ladies. $2,400,0O0. The living expenses
of $4,000 other visitors at IS for four
days adds 100000 The sum of $40
each from 100000 people is the price
OF the shopping done, according to the
estimate. AS Chicago people spent free
ly in entertaining the retail stores
did an extra business during the con-
ciave far above $2.O00,O00 and the sums
for flowers, autos, theatres, cigars and
other items no doubt exceeded the es-
timated $1,500,000. These. sums total
IS, 600, 900. Consequently Curt M Treat,
head of the convention bureau OF the
Association of Commerce, which secured
the conclave Is In great local popularity.
Bankers had more of their correspond
ents in to see them than ever before
T8he record made will set difficult
pace for Denver and the other cities
where the conclaye may be held.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17

Paris. August 16.-Col. James Manr
chairman of the Virginia committee APP
pointed last winter by the general assem-
bly, of the state to present to the repub-
lie OF France bronze copy of the Hou.
don statue of washington at Richmond.
arrived here today. The ceremonies wi
take place at Versailles Thursday, Al
gust is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
Harrington Enter. Race.

Tuscumbia, August 16.-(Special. )-Y
Harrington, one of Tuscumbia's n
popular young men. has entered the
for mayor. opposing the present inc,
bent, Mayor N. P. Tompkins, who,
til Mr.. Harrington announced, was wi
out opposition. Mr.. Harrington has ]
several years been connected with 1
Southern railway shops He is worsh
full master of Washington lodge, A.
and A. M, and his energy and consery
tism are well known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17

That Jim Ogletree, the negro who
was killed at Bessemer last Saturday
night by falling off South Bessemer
car. came to his death because of his
own negligence, was the decision of
the coroners jury at an inquest held
yesterday morning by Coroner B. l.
Brasher. Another negro fell off the car
with Ogletree and foul play was at
first suspected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
Preacher warned His Critics

Evangelist Rodgers, who has been hold
ing a series of tent meetings in this
city with a. view Of propa eating the Holi-
ness belief has concluded his revival.
In his closing sermon he issued a warn
ing of death to all who disparaged the
belief in sanctifcation and the gift of
tongues" declaring that the Almighty
has often shown his displeasure by wreak-
ing severe punishment on those who made
light Of services which he had conducted.
He said that he issued a warning OF this
kind to the people # Newbern. Tenn,
some time ago, and shortly after. his de-
parture he received a letter announcing
that one hearse had carried IS bodies to
>the grave within month. His MEETINGS
here will be continued. He drew large
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
Honor sam Jones, Memory

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Jones and family
left yesterday morning in the touring
car of Mr.. Jones for Gainesville, where
they will attend the annual reunion of
the Jones family. These reunions were
inaugurated during the lifetime of Sam
Jones, and no matter where the emf
nent evangelist was when the time came
around, no always returned home to be
present He himself will be remembered
on this occasion, and many of his old
jokes and anecdotes will be retold by his
surviving relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
Rebuilding Telephone System

The entire system of the Southern Bell
Telephone company in West Admission Is
undergoing a general improvement and
rebuilding where necessary. according to
statements made at headquarters. The
work was begun this week and a large
force of men is employed on the job. All
of the old wires will be taken down and
over 5000 feet of new cables will be in
stalled in completing the project under
way. New poles will also be erected
where necessary. the old ones being
Strengthened where they are found to be
still serviceable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17

CROsS-McEVOY
The wedding of Miss Eloise McEvoy to
Mr. Roy w. Cross, of Denver will take
place this morning at 10 O'Clock at the
home of the brides aunt, Mrs. Cora
Ulen, 1905 North Twelfth avenue.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
GAYNOR ASSUMES
GOTHAM OFFICE
Big Throng Witnesses Simple
Ceremony When Mayor
Takes Oath.

New York. Jan. William j. Gay
nor was installed as mayor OF New
York City today With simple cere
uony. There was thrcDg as big &C
the mayors Office would hold to wit
ness the brief ceremony. The other
newly elected officers OF the create
city and It's five boroughs also for
mally assumed their duties.
While the new mayor was elected
on a ticket nominated by Tammany.
he was largely supported by elements
outside that organization. All the 9th,
er new city officials. the New York
county officials and the presidents Of
the Ave boroughe. are men who were
on other than the Tammany ticket
Thus for the first time in six years
the chief Offices OF the municipality
are filled by men not allied with Tam
many Hall
With the passing Of the old city ad-
miulstration William Trnvers Jerome.
the district attorney. likewise relin-
pushed his office Charles S Whit
man his successor. has retained some
of the former district attorneys as
sIstants. but none of these are Tam.
many men.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
OGDEN BRIEFS

Prof. Ralph Wooley-Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Woolley and Herbert Woolley
OF Salt Lake City spent the holidays
in Ogden visiting with their parents.
Ralph Woolley. accompanied by his
wife. leaves today for Brigham City.
where he has accepted position rs
instructor in mathematics in the Brig
ham City High school.
M. l. A. Sossion-Prof w NJ. Nc
Kendrick will be the principal speaker
at the on-joint session OF the NJ |. A..
to be held at the Fourth Ward meet
ing house this evening. Special music
has been arranged and a cordial in
vitation Is extended TO the public.
ices over the remains Of Mrs. Miriam
Rachel Chandler will be held at the
Fifth Ward meeting house this after
noon at 3 o'clock. Bishop II. c. Ja-
cobs presiding. The body Will lie In
state at the family residence. 2247
Monroe avenue. between the hours of
10 and 2 The internent will be made
in the city cemetery.
Now Year Party-At her home on
Jefferson avenue yesterday afternoon
Miss Orla Woolley gave Il New Years
party TO about twenty OF her friends
The afternoon was spent In games and
social Dainty refreshments were
served.
Rivers Rise Rapidly-The waters OF
the Ogden and Weber rivers are rIs-
Ing rapidly since the recent thaw.
which has melted the mountaia
SHOWS. Some anxiety is felt over the
probabilities Of disastrous foods. al
though the rivers have not yet
reached turbulent stage
Ogden Couples Wed-Duriug tho
past week marriage licenses wore is-
sued In Salt Lake TO John Macbeth OF
Ogden and Lucille Jensen OF Hyrum,
and to Mcdowell Van DYKE and Annie
l.. Cross. both of this city.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
These Prices Cash. No Goods Sent Out Approval

talk. not on the high prices them
selves, but on their dangers. the chiot
dangers being, OF course, TO that
trunk class OF nation, the smaD-sal-
aried man. the clerk. the shop-girl
The present high prices are affecting
this class in two ways: first. they
are tending to force them down rather
than up In the social scale; second.
they are putting them TO such stress
that they are tending to become an
underfed class. under nourisheG. and
certainly the danger of having the
great trunk class OF nation under
nOurished cannot be oveTated
We'll, | don't pretend to know the
cause of high prices. but this | do
know, that | am today paying cents
more for my steak, cents more for
eggs. cents more for buttor than l
was last year, that better class OF
people than heretofore is beginning
to try and evade the compulsory edu-
cation law, and that certain shop
girls whom / know have reduced
their lunches from chicken on toast
with rice border TO an eclalr and
cup Of coffee. In other words, our
great. prosperous (0 country stands
at the parting of the ways A little
more, and you will have the trunk
class oil America an underfed class,
being slowly but surely forced down
in the social scale. The laboring man,
the miner, the servant girl (who are
being paid more) Will force their chill
dren up into the clerk class only 10
have their children stick there OF re-
turn TO them This would no longer
be American.
"Thls that I say is true. and IL
seems to me to merit the attention
OF all thoughtful Americans who care
for their country"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
IRRIGATION TO
RECEIVE BOOST
Prospects Promising According to
Executive Secretary Arthur
Hooker.
Especial to The Examiner. y


Spokane. Wash. Jan Pros
poets for the success of the Elgh.
teenth National Irrigation congress,
to be held in Pueblo. Col. Septem-
Der 26 to 30. 1910, are glowing, &C.
cordIng to Arthur Hooker. executive
secretary, who has returned from a
business trip to that city and the
cast. The people Of the city and sur
rounding country already arc uniting
TO make the coming congress even
more successful than the last
After attending the meeting OF the
first National Farm Land congress,
In Chicago. Mr.. Hooker came away
convinced of the superiority of the
middle west and the east as locations
for these displays. Mr.. Hooker said
Il met the members of the Pueblo
board in consultation and I find they
have organized with the determine
ton of making this congress superior
to the one held in Spokane last Aug.
ust, though they realize that Spokane
has set a mark which will be hard
to excel.
From Pueblo | went to Chicago.
where / spoke before the National
Farm Congress on Farm Building In
the Northwest There We encoun-
tered keen interest in the opportun-
tiles offered by this part of the coun-
try. The attendance was gratifying
and the displays were such that steps
were taken to make 1t a permanent
organization.
Il remained in Chicago to attend
the United States Land and Irriga-
tion exposition which gathered won
derful exhibits Of products from ev-
cry section of the country, filling the
immense Coliseum to overlooking
There were several districts in Wash
ington represented. but the immedi-
ate Spokane country was not as well
cared for as It's friends would have
liked
This great exposition. the first Of
the kind ever held in Chicago. arous-
ed signal interest throughout tho mid
die west and east. The large attend
ance showed that great interest may
be aroused by taking exhibits OF this
character to centers where the peo.
pie are.
Mr Hooker, with Mrs. Hooker. was
In Washington at the opening of con-
gross and was present at a meeting
of the National Rivers and Harbors
congress.
Throughout the middle west and
east found the greatest interest in
irrigation. forestry and home build
ing" he said, The eyes OF the peo-
pie are being turned to the opportun-
tiles that are being offered them IN
this country
Mr- and Mrs. Hooker will leave for
Pueblo on January 2. TO make their
homo In that city
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
PLEASING SKETCH IS
GIVEN At ORPHEUM

Another Orpheum act has been Civ
en- It's initial performance in Ogden,
and. like other acts, it will undoubt-
edly be given several weeks over the
entire Orpheum circuit, as it was well
received, The sketch. which was Civ
en- In addition to the regular matinee
and night show, is entitled The Way
oil a Woman" and is from the pen OF
II w Wiley. who plays the leading
male role. IL is clever sketch and
ranks with the foremost OF the COM
cdy acts that have been seen here.
r, w. Wiley gives a very creditable
portrayal of % young lawyer who al
tempts TO Illustrate the plans of an
older lawyer who has designs upon
the fortune OF his niece, Bessie Daln-
ty seen in ogden about year ago
with the Burgess Stock company, es-
says the role of the niece. She i6 a
very clever ingenue, and made the
most OF a difficult part Ira Earle,
remembered for his heavy. portray
ais with the Burgess and Moore Stock
companies at the old Utahna theatcT
is up to his usual high standard in
the role OF the schemlpg uncle and
LAWYER Curtis Decker, as the fresh
young office boy. furnished some re-
freshing comedy.
The sketch WAS we'll Feceived by
the two large holiday Audiences, and
was givoD several curtain calls. Il
Will add strength to t4b sketch divi-
sion Of the circuit,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
INTEREST SHOWN
BY FINANC|ERS
New Corporation Tax Draws
Much Comment from Peo-
pie Of Utah.
RECEIPT OF BLANKS
CREATES CONJECTURE
Ogden Companies Together With All
Others Of Country Compelled
to Reveal Facts.

Business firms, banks, insurance and
mining companies. in fact. all forms
OF commercial activity IN the form of
corporations here. are greatly inter
ested in the blank forms which have
been received this week from the
once OF the collector Of internal rove
nue. for the State Of Utah, On them.
some time during the next ninety
days. will be placed the information
sought by Uncle Sam, which is to de-
termine the amount OF corporation tax
which they are to pay to the govern
ment. This information. when il IS
sent To the Office OF the collector OF
internal revenue for the state, Will
then be transmitted 10 Washing gton,
IL will there be passed upon and re-
corded by the commissioner OF inter
nal revenue. who will flle all the re-
ports 30 that they may thereafter be
accessible TO the public People will
then know what ogden's big stores
and banks are earning
The private life, as 1t were, OF more
than 100000 corporations In the
United States will thus be placed on
exhibition AT Washington. for the cdi-
1catlon OF the people OF the United
States. and for that matter, OF the
world And the strange thing about
IL 10 that while the inner life OF the
corporations Is made public, partner.
ship concerns may pursue the oven
tenor of their way undieturbed by
this new edIct OF the government.
which has raised such a hue and cry
In the 6nRnctal werld
Penalty for DeIInquents.
Although the work OF mailing the
blank forms TO more than 5000 cor.
porattous In the State Of Utah was
completed on ednesday by the office
staff Of tho internal revenue collector.
IL is possible that some NAV have
been missed. The names OF the firms
were taken from the secretary of
states ONCE, but should any firm be
missed they would not be excused ~
they faaled TO report on the date set
which ls March l Mt the latest. and
tho fine OF $1,000 for failure to COM
ply with tne law would be the penalty
against them just the same as II they
! had received due notice Ignorance
OF the law Is no excuse, and II there
are any corporations IN the state who
have failed to get the blanks referred
10 above. they had better notify the
collector Of internal revenue at once.
This law, which Is designated an ex-
else tax on corporations. stock COM
panies, associations and Insurance
companies. was passed by congress
Auguet OF the present year. a 10.
page pamphlet OF regulations was
issued from the commissioners office.
Washington. under date OF Dec. g.
1909. In this booklet are explained
many of the details OF the law so that
officers OF the corporations, as we'll
az the accounting force, may know
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
FARM LAND PROPERTY.

When seen by The Examiner repre-.
sentative a member of the real es-
tate firm of Hunter G Kennedy said
During the past year our greatest
success in handling farm lands has
been in the vicinity of Reese, the
second station west from Ogden. on
the main line of the Southern Pacific
and eleven miles from town
Reese is about four miles from the
lake and not right on the short of
the lake. as many suppose. and is
the center Of a block OF grand farm
land of nearly a township. The To-
cality has been neglected heretofore
because of the preJudices Of the older
settlers of the county. who of course.
seized upon the best lands along the
rivers with the best water-rlghts and
have never had n good word to say
for what thoy have always called
the range west Of the Weber river
But In the past ten years the
range is coming to the front. big
canal has been built out over all that
country and for the past four years
water for irrigating has been abund
ant Then. more recently, the South
ern Pacific built the lake cutoff and
located n station, Reese, where 1t
would benefit the locality best Here
beets can be loaded into cars at two
different side tracks and shipments
OF freight and express can be made
Two passenger trains daily each way
stop on signal and the fare into Cg
den Is only So cents.
Reese lis Growing.
Reese is growing. y petition re-
Gently presented 10 the county COM
missioncrs asking for a separate road
district contained the names of near
ly seventy voters. Nearly sixty school
children are enrolled. The farmers
OF the locality have an organization
known as The Reese club, which is
planning important things for the |
district among them being system i
OF drainage and pumping plant to |
be located on the Weber river,
One of the features OF tho district
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
NEW YEAR PROVES
HEAVY MOVING DAY

AS camera snapped on a party OF
young men finishing the remains of a
New Years feast IN one OF the rooms
at the Orpheum hotel yesterday,
Sheriff Wilson, followed by squad Of
transfer men. walked into the room
and proceeded to remove the furni.
ture under an order from the District
court. issued Friday at the request
Of the Boyle Furniture company.
which claims there IS a balance due
on the household goods sold last sum
mer to Mr and Mrs. G. Y. Candlsh.
the proprletors OF the hotel
All day yesterday the work OF re-
moving the furniture from nearly 100
rooms of the hotel was continued un-
til late in the afternoon, when the
place was completely dlsmantled
Most of the dodgers at the hotel spent
New Years day making the rounds cS
the hotels and rooming houses OF the
city looking for accommodations.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
IN)URE D IN
PLOSION
Holiday Travellers Are
Blown Up in
Montreal

Non6eal, Jan. 1-Twenty-two per-
sons were injured by the explosion
which wrecked the train platform ae
Placevigor station. the east end OF
the ciey last night, Most of the In
juries consist of broken legs Mrs.
Charles Brunau OF Montreal. cannot
live. The explosion was caused by
the ignition of an accumulation Of
gas under the long wooden platform
paralleling the station.
The midnight train of the Canadian
Pacific for Quebec was standing on
the tracks adjoining the platform and
an unusually large number of holiday
travellers were bidding goodbye TO
friends when suddenly score of them
We're hurled into the air IA II shot
from a giant catapult Some went
straight up twenty or thirty feet,
Others were thrown over the top OF
the train and one man with both legs
broken was found on the roof OF one
OF the coaches.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
BIG SHIPMENT OF
UTAH COAL COMING

Salt Lake, Jan. l.-Hiawatha. Utahs
newest town Will celebrate Now
Years day tomorrow by loading about
500 tons OF coal from the mines OF the
Consolidated Fuel company and start.
Ing the trainload on It's way TO Salt
Lake as the first shipment from the
new coal field in Carbon county The
part of the celebration that most In
terests Salt Lake. however. is the
promise OF the coal company that It
will load and ship 500 tons every day
following, and. with a gradual in-
crease in the development OF the COM
pany's mines. a daily output of 75O
tons Is expected within three months.
and by moro than double this amount
by next fall
orders for moro than 100 cars of
coal were on hand At tho company's
Offices in the Judge building yesterday
and, although the company expects to
conflne lts market mainly to Utah,
Idaho and Nevada several carloads
VIII be sent 10 California next woek.
The Consolidated Fuel company
owns the stock OF the Southern Utah
Railroad company, which connects
the mines at Hiawatha With the main
line OF the Denver & Rio Grande at
Price This line is twenty miles long.
OF slight grade and constructed on the
standard gauge, so that the company
Will have no difficulty IN delivering It's
product TO the Denver & Rio Grande
at Price, l21 miles from Salt Lake.
OfHcers of the company said yester-
day that with 5000 tons OF coal al
ready on the dumps and extensive de-
velopment work completed. they
would have no trouble In keeping up a
daily output OF 500 tons from the
start. The large tipple and shaker
screen was tested yesterday. and the
local Offices were notified that the test
was In every way successful
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02

is the artisan wells of which there
are over fifty A 1ne flow of water
1 sreached at depths ranging from
200 TO ESQ feet. and the ordinary we'll
Is capable OF irrleating from three
to six acres of beets
"Since August 1st we have sold
nearly n section of land In the neigh
borhood of Reese and other firms op-
Grating there have done fully as we'll
People are just beginning to find out
that tho low-priced lands Of Reese arc
Identical with the land Of the eBar
River country where S100 an acre Is
The usual price.
There will be big profit made in
the next few years, through the In
crease In value Of Reese lands which
are now rated as low as $50 and $50
per acre. fenced and In cultivation"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
OGDEN OBSERVES
NEW YEARS. DAY
City Joyfully Ushers in New
Twelvemonth With Glad
Holiday.

New Years day was observed in
The usual manner In Ogden iyesSrday
All of the city and county Offices and
most Of the stores of the city were
closed during the day. and business
was practically suspended Only suca
force ae was absolutely necessary to
keep the trains moving were on duty
In the various railroad Offices The
Southern Pacific shops were closed
down Friday until tomorrow morning
The theaters, picture houses and
other places OF amusement were
crowded to the doors at every per.
frmance. and the resorts In and adia-
cent to tho city reported a rushing
business. ."
home entertaining friends and holding
reunions. Big dinners and family par.
ties were popular
The prisoners at the city and coun.
~ jails were provided with substan,
tial dinners and allowed extra priv.
legos outside of the regular prison
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
CHRIS MAS GIFTS OF
TWO MILLION DOLLARS

Fort Worth. Texas. Jan. Thomas
Waggoner of this city has Just given
each OF his three children property
valued at S2000,0o0 as Christmas
gifts, Wnggoner Is 81 years OF age.
a ranchman. banker and capitalist.
One hundred thousand acres of land.
thirty thousand head of cattle and
one thousand horses arc given TO each
child.