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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
AN AID TO VESSELS
Wireless Station on the EiHeI Tower
70 Flash SiqnaIs

Paris, May 2S.-Beginning with to-
night signal will be sent out every
midnight by the wireless station on the
Eiffel Tower to all ships at sea within
range. which are equipped with wire
less receiving apparatus. This time
signal, which will be given at mid
night and will he repeated three times
at intervals of two minutes will be of
great value to ships. particularly dur
ing the season of rains and fogs, as II
will enable all ships equipped with a
wireless receiver to ascertain their ex-
act longitude. in case unfavorable at
mospheric conditions prevented them
from ascertaining their longitude by
making The unual sun observation at
noon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
SWEDISH lUTHERANS SEND
A CALL TO REV. APPEL
Rev. N. ]. Forsberg Decides to
Accept Call to Rock Island,
Ill. Church
BIG CONFERENCE DURING JUNE

At special meeting of the congre-
CATION of the Lutheran Carmel church
(Swedish) held last evening, it was
decided to extend call to the pastor
ate to DIR. Alfred Appel of Galva, Ill.
The decision was reached unanimously.
Although a comparatively young man,
DR.. Appel has been a prominent mem
ber of the Augustana synod for sew
eral years and has filled the positions
of secretary and vice. president OF the
Illinois conference. 1t IS generally
hoped by the members of the Swedish
Lutheran church of Calumet that he
will accept.
Rev. n. j. Forsberg, who has been
pastor of the church for a number of
years, has finally decided to accept the
call which was extended to him from
Rock Island, ILL.,. and will leave about
the latter part of August TO take up
his new duties. Rev. Forsberg's decis-
ion TO leave Calumet is received with
regret by his many friends.
Rev. Forsberg expects to attend the
golden jubilee of the Augustana synod
to be celebrated at Rock Island, June.
to IS. Some OF the most prominent
church workers in this country will at
tend this gathering and many from Eu-
rope. 1t is expected that about 1000
delegates. including Representatives Of
the universities of Ippsala and Lund in
Sweden. will be in attendance. Right
Rev. Henning Gerz Won Scheelc, Bish-
op of Gotland Sweden. will be sent TO
this 50th anniversary jubilee as spe-
cial representative of the king of Swe-
den.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
ATLANTIC CITY MURDER.
Trial of William SeyIer, Charged With
Crime, Opened Today

Mays Landing. n. j.. May 23.-The
case of William Seyler, charged with
the murder of Jane Adams, whose
body was found February 1S on the
sesshore at Atlantic City, came up for
trial here today. This is the case
which attracted more than ordinary in
terest owing to the fact that the ef-
forts of the police to extort confess
sion from the defendant, led to a dis
cussion of the Third Degree" me-
thods I'm the United States and to a
demand for an investigation of the
subject.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
OLIVER SPITzFR
freed BY TAFT
Sugar Company Official Convict
ed of UuderweighiDg Pardonee
py President
NEWS CREATES A SENSATION
Announcement is Made in Court When
Splitter is Called as Witness in
Case Against Heike Of Su-
gar Refining Co.

New York, Nav 23.-When the gov
ernment this morning opened the trial
OF Secretary Heike of the American
Sugar Refining company, Prosecutor
Stimson called as the governments
first witness Oliver Splitter, superin-
tendent of the williamsburg docks.
who some months ago was convicted
of underweighing and sentenced to two
years in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta.
When Splitter took the stand the
counsel for the defense claimed that
under the federal statute. Splitter as a
convicted man could not testify.
A sensation was then created by the
declaration in court that Splitter had
been pardoned by President Taft.
Sensational Financial Tangle.
Albany. n ", May 23.-Through al
legged manipulation of warehouse re-
ceipts, Durant and Gilmore. grain mer-
chants, with offices i'm Albany, Chica-
go, Buffalo and Boston, have become
involved IN a financial tangle which
promises sensational developments.
The National Commercial bank of
Albany holds the company's paper for
100000. The First National bank has
1880 and many thousands more are
said to have been secured from out OF
town institutions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23

under appropriate legislation, 1t is ev-
,dort that state e-made rates, u cstao-
ished in pun suance of narrow OF
so,eisb local policy may not only hind
or and harm. and burden Interstate
,ratr,c and interstate interests ou'
NAV II adjusted with that end IN view
.aLo from a point in another state
business that naturally belongs t'
r., no,n, or in which IT is entitled al
least TO participate on the basis ol
aora, rates and equal opportunity"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
BAND CONCERT THURSDAY.

The management of the c. & IT.
band announced this morning that q
free band concert will be given by the
band Thursday evening in the c. g. III
mine office yards. II the weather per-
mits. A fne program is being prepared
by the band and II is expected that II
will be much appreciated. The pro-
gram will include popular and classical
airs
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23
RARE INDIAN HISTORICAL
COLLECTION IS DESTROYED

Albuquerque, N NJ, May 23.-Had-
ley Hall. the science department of the
University of New Mexico, was burned
TODAY. The loss exceeds 100000. Toe
famous Italian historical museum and
geological collection were destroyed.
The former was of almost priceless
value. Crossed electric wires started
the fire.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23

Japan furnishes AZ per cent of the
imports of tea, China S21s per cent.
the East indies Sls per cent and the
United Kingdom 11% per cent.
Babe" Adams, terror OF the Tigers
in the worlds series. was knocked out
of the box by the Philadelphia Nation
ais Saturday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23

A daughter was born yesterday. to
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Gabrielson, of the c..
a. II location.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23

Iohn J. Jenkins, formerly United
s,otes congressman, from Wisconsin,
who has just been appointed by fres-
,dont Taft United states attorney Tor
porto Rico. The position Is one OF
unusual Importance in view OF 'ne
knotty legal problems, both local IN
porto Rico. and international in thelr
relations to the outside world Mr'
rortins will leave soon to take up ms
duties in his new field.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-23

Advertising is an insurance policy
aoainst forsetfulness. II eompeIs peo-
ole to think Of you.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17

rate $4,000 mile thirty level nearly level ground
Sacramento and the footh $4,000 mile for
miles OF level building in the valley east of the Sierras
Abang nothing admiration says Russell speaking Of
the completion OF the physical performance
time now to reflect that also monsrous triumph Of greed
fraud and corruption that might have been blessing instead of
blight to that rich country which esctaicay called the
Gateway.
How much toll do you they took
From the day the gate erected closed down the
present first Mr. Huntington and his and then their
have taken and divided than 600000O in
TOLLS all from the people United States who kindly erected
the gate their highway"
In the his Russell describes vvidly the
between Central Pacific and the Union Pacific
the roads attempting to merge
THE act Of 1864 he had authorized the Central Pacific
to build eastward to junction with the Union Pacific wherever
that might At first partners had assumed this
would be allowing them good mileage
bonds but the swift advance of the Union Pacific began
hem and by 1867 they thoroughly alarmed The
Union Pacific approaching the mountains If it should thread
first the fattest part Of
contract with the also the best of the joint haul when
he roads should be united
There chapter all railroad history. The
two roads entered into tearing into the work before them
gardless question working day and night with relay
gangs
wild of railroad building, Winter
terrible Sierra with its phenomenal falls but
worlds the work stopped In the dead of
winter rails machinery locomotives pieces
dragged hundreds of miles averng roads heavy and
badly threatened with imminent disaster from the sdesa
the storms
present high of hving-isten this:
Food for and fodder for the horses reached fabulous
Oats sold by the pound IL to 10 hay S00
$780, the paid S2 M
a day
April 1862 they sight enemy's
lines Before them Ogden the goal of the the
valley Rocky Sierra Nevada ranges
fury of competition both companies far oversho the mark The
Pacific had graders hundred miles Ogden
the Central Pacific had its advance line forty miles beyond its track
layers Only the actually put into position counted the
on the last day ten miles laid April 2Sth they struck
the Union Pacific line yhree miles west Ogden and May 10th
they drove the golden spike that cemented the two roads The
fifty three miles Subsequently the Cen
Pacific bought of the Union Pacific at high the
tapping road
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
GIVE ALL BOYS A CHANCE.

The boys schools New York City experimenting
telegraph apparatus and aeropane They study
with the result that youngsters
than thirteen years old keeping with the latest dis
those two branches of investigation and
Why Ogden boys study these interesting
subcts7 Why aid them obtain wireless apparatus
aeroplanes?
There something fascinating the boy mind in these
into the realms of the strangely and the opportunity
develop along these lines be productive of than
emlnently successful young
We told there bright boys dull BOYS
There the classes of when James Watt STRIPPING
and Watt marked down school among the stupid Yet
the boy who dull imitation proved to be original
ity discovered the principle of the steam engine
And may be among children, that while the preco
youngster will shine book lore of the
the charge of lack of brains by that the
mechanical field and original research they
There is the mind which memorize That is the literary
the mind which analytical That with the
But beyond either the mini which though
suffers by comparison school, often gives to us the man OF
genius in the world of applied science or mechanic
schools be broad They should be wide enough
their that child deficient branch OF learning
that child something which It's latent talents even
though they purely mechanical may find ada2tabty
Many boy branded dullard in whom confidence early
destroyed by false OF his WORTH might be saved from
life of ambition by better understanding
of boys years formative period when the
school teacher is authorized pass Judgment
We are find the bent of boys mind and
develop the brain line of least resistance We
in favor Of OF anything though novelty
the study will bring results and make of boys men OF
capacity skill originaty-men of service to humanity
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
SMALLPOX SCARE
At CITY JAIL

After suffering the discomforts of
quarantine for moro than two weeks
and seeing two prisoners afflicted with
the disease taken 10 the pest house.
police officials yesterday had a bad
ecare which had not altogether gone
last night. on discovering what was
at first thought TO be another case OF
smallpox In the city jail
Tho victim this time is Fred Stueter
whose sentence had expired and who
was about 10 be released when a
rash appeared on his face. causing the
officials TO make rigid inspection and
take every precauion against allow
ing him 10 go before Il was known
what caused the rash The city physi-
clan was called and had the man re.
moved TO the small clubhouse, not be-
ing able TO determine whether OF not
the man had contracted smallpox un-
I'll the case had further developed.
Last night It was said that the rash
WAS merely the result of the anti-toxin
administered 10 each OF the inmates
OF the city jail when the first small
poX scare broke out. He will be held
until the authorities are satisfied that
there is no danger of his contracting
the disease
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17

there is the ice box and delivery wag-
on Of the trust buster and the back
sliding rigs at the stable-back-
sliding since an officer has been
seen putting them where they be-
long. Are the real estate men afraid
OF jeopardlzing their business. They
should go direct to the Almighty
with their kick about the snow and
not needlessly offend the dignity OF
the city council.
According TO the ordinance book.
the above mentioned distractions are
good for one hundred dollars apiece
To the city and these mentioned are
drop in the bucket Why stay In
debt when money is literally running
up hill2
The smaller tax payer must pay
for his concelt that he is a capital
ist by footing most OF the bills BY
way OF word for the under dog, how
ever, the cost of living should be
lowered by allowing farmers and
growers to peddle their products in
the city without let or hindrance.
1t is for the booster to project good
roads into the country When the
farmers have built them and they
become auto speedways we tell the
farmers they may not use our city
streets TO their best advantage with
out paying what is in effect pro-
hibitiye license.
The real estate dealers could show
their good Will by breaking the polt-
tical deadlock that exists in the coun-
Gil Without discussion lin public
SESSION. as to tho merits OF question
the vote Is Invariably four TO six
or six to four What discussion there
is seems to hinge on personality. II
is neat compliment 10 the mayor
this game OF obstruction. The sword
cuts both ways that would knife the
mayor by sacrificing the city
While much could be said I'm JUS
tifying the iniquitlous bicycle rack, 1t
is gone but not forgotten by host
of bicycle users Other obstruc-
ticns and abuses of the sidewalks and
roadways exist without "extenuating
circumstances. | thank my lucky
stars am knocker and an optimist
Even the powers that be" will be
forced to "slt up and take notice"
when It comes TO a post mortem ex-
animation OF the city's finances. vic
Tins of tragedies In the streets or
the consumers of poisoned candy
(Signed) EUGENE A BATTEI.L.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
SAYS THE CLARK ROAD IS LAUNDERING.

Maintaining that the Clark road from Salt Lake Angeles
originally made mistake in locating its line without taking
Into consideration the photographic characteristics the San Fran
says the Pedro about repeat its blunder
The extraordinary i'll fortune of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad tells that civil engineers have much learn
lation to making surveys the of roads says the
there physical
be taken besides grades accepted
engineering standpoint the Angeles
ceponaly fortunate had grades and slight all the
These have been regarded the first essentials of low
operation spent millions
without being able to make them of equal facility with the Salt Lake
line.
But find eighty miles of the Salt Lake washed
The damage great that the property out of operation for
nearly rebuilding must be undertaken
As these washouts only the elimination of like dis
aser past becomes evident that the must find
line in safer territory 1t demonstrated that costly
take the determining the
Engineers operating mountainous safely
without collection photographic 1t
that the semirid of America floods dangerous
because less expected than places where rainfall normal The
Southern Pacific S30000 repairing washouts the Sole
canyon the this city Angeles
discovered that the original had located the line
enab The Salt Lake road for lack photographic data
is found still and seeking line The qu
whether the line by Phoebe New through
George valley Utah of the relative advantages
gives following
The George would be agricultural througha
valley semiropica
Brigham Young sixty years ago The would
of Poche and has been agreed that the agricultural
valley would produce than the
will be decided St George
to be favored owing the physical characteristics of the
its traffic possibilities. -
1T be noted that this comparison takes account almost
wholly of the trade poentiae of the lines
attention to the photographic characteristics
Having bunder the Salt in
position where is forced to risk the making Of second
take The road build through Valley
several million dollars of equipment and there other possible
the engineers outlay
cost in time and prestige
the Clark route could be
Keeer Los Angeles and having established traffic
direction the advantage all would have
known the Aqueduct route the distance from Ogden
Hazen and thence to Los Angeles by Keeler greater
that from Salt Lake Los Angeles by the Clark
Southern Pacific route mmesuraby superior climate
and atractivenesS
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
@ AT THE Is
THEATRES
AT THE lYCEUM.

Ogden's pioneer vaudeville house
the Lyceum. is offering It's patrons
one OF the strongest bills It has had
In a number of weeks It IS one OF
those pleasing bills with a variety of
acts that the usual pleasure seek ker
delights In Witnessing.
Nngsbury and Munson present a
comedy sketch. The Devil In Pos
session" that is filled with home
genuine comedy Miss Munson is
versatile and does some clever act
ing In depicting the wife who wins
the perpetual love of her husband.
Nngsbury Is clever and reads his
lines very well
The Musical Bobsts have very re-
fined act In which both display ar.
tlstic ability in singing as well as
playing upon various musical instru.
ments.
While all wire acts are similar.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
KNOCKS ARE BOOSTS,
SAYS E. A. BATTEll

Editor Standard:-The misappre-
hension which exists in regard ts
knocks" and boosts" is, to say ths
least, bad for Ogden. The constant.
unwavering illumination of the cleo
trio light is primarily due to knock
ing OF the falling water on the tur-
bines. Ingenious devices are includ-
ed in the electrical circuit TO take
care of inevitable fluctuations which.
left to themselves, would become dis
astrous boosts" on the line In
shipshape order your automobile Is.
par excellence. a knocker When for
various reasons she starts to miss
explosions (knockS) she becomes Il
booster"
Since building operations COM
menced next door TO the Grant ave-
Due garage nearly half the street has
been monopolized by building materi-
al 1t is passing strange the Real
Estate Boosters have taken no cOgni-
zsnce OF this covered as it was for
weeks with the snow they have re-
Gently found so obnoxious. Then
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
~ To Subscribers by Mail !

Every few days letter ours subscribers
I'VE understand
sending ts paper
do a
Tho government docs not object tue credit system all
that paying
benefit postal pound
month. Daily than month";
30
Unless pay the 30 cents Dor month
be why
your paper
hind more
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17

Patsy succeeds in pleasing in what
he terms comedy transformation
act
Bert Syphers. one OF tho original
illustrated song singers Of Ogden.
sings an Irish song In pleasing voice
Mrs. Olive Blackburn. pianist, Is
good The moving pictures are better
than average E T. S.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
NOTICE OF A STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
of the
OGDEN VALLEY TROUT AND RE.
SORT COMPANY, a Corporation.

Notice is hereby given that stock
holders meeting OF the ogden Valley
Trout and Resort Company will be
held at the County Court House, Og-
den City. Weber County. Utah, on the
Stn day OF April. 1910. at 10 o'clock.
at which meeting a board of FIVE dIrec-
tors will be elected TO serve till the
next annual stockholders meeting TO
tbe hold on the third Tuesday in jan
nary. 1911. and for the transaction of
such other business pertaining to the
welfare Of said corporation as may
properly come before said meeting.
Called by order of Joseph Barker,
President
JOSEPH BARKER, Pres.
CHRIS FLYGARE, Sec.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
CENTRAL PACFIc's EARLY HISTORY.

Charles Edward Russell writing the April number Hamp-
tons Magazine reviews the building of the Central Pacific which
he chaacteSes the greatest steal ppead the United
States government, and in support of his charges says
The four projectors of the road Coils Huntington Leland
Stanford Mark Hopkins and Charles Croer divided
selves stock land grants from government
and bonds which the guaranteed and donations
California the of S1490000o0 they
cent The total Of the subsidy which Hunting
clever lobbying got congress- declares was
$60OOo0O0
How the figures jugged of immense
subsidy the pockets OF the four explained
Russell follows;
The bill provided that the should
$1,000 cent bonds for every mile valley land
$4,000 bonds for mile in the foothills bonds
every mile in the $4,000 Russell al
eges that the charged the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
MUSIC ONE OF IMPORTANT NECESSITIES OF LIFE

The popular interest in music has from wear 10
since the creation of
millions dollars for the advancement seemed
to herald the progress civilization leading and followed in all
branches OF the worlds activity harmonNng war; maintaining
dominating enthusing business
Today we look of the necessities and find
charm the things which have ALWAYS loved
Selected and grand opera music is the demand of the day
Ogden Music Company has inaueuaed with
out cost to the public and offer productions world famed
vocaists as Harry Lauder, Farrar, Caruso
Their last Vctrola Concert was held March 4h proving
complete and they have therefore another
entertainment of the class without public Thurs
day March 17th at S6 cordially the attendance
of yourself and friends.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
A Real Hustler

A Rcai Hustler,
Lady (to applicantl-Yes. ! adver-
tised for a maid Of all work Are
you IN early riscrf
Applicant an Oi anu. mum,
At me lasht place OF was up an had
breakfast ready an the dishes washed
an put away an all the beds made
before any body else in the house was
up-Success Magazine.
Dat cook book means all right"
said Miss Miami Brown. reflectiyely,
"but | bet it gifts me into trouble yet"
"Whats the trouble2
Bout every page 1t says take six
eggs Now dc question is. who is
1 ginteT take 'cm frum Washing
ton Star.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
SAVE THE
EASTER EGGS

Supplement issued by The Evening
Standard on Saturday. March 18th.
and teach the children TO color their
own eggs.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
JUST FOR FUN
Looking Backward

Looking Backward.
81 always inherited the hand-me-
downs as kid"
Got the old things. oh?'
Some of 'em. My older brothers
soon outgrew their coats and shoes,
hut they never seemed to outgrow
their skates "-Kansas City Journal.
Heard in the Courtroom.
Judge-Are you sure that the
prisoner was drunk, officer
Mulcahy-Dhrunk. is IL! Sure, yer
honor. If he'd spoke through a till
phone the BIRTH av him nd av made
the poles sthagger.-Boston Tran
script.