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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
JUDGE EASY
ON YOUNG
FELLOW

In the criminal division OF the Mu.
nlcipal court this morning Judge Muir.
ply rendered a decision in the case
of the State against Frank Murray,
alias Frank Murphy. ordering the dc.
fcndant held to await the action OF
the district court The bond WAS Ak.
ed at $500, but the Judge stated that
IL IL met the approval Of the county
attorney. the bond might be reduced
To $3.50.
The young man was charged with
forging the name OF Frank French of
Salt Lake to check. drawn in the
defendants favor. for $50. on the 7th
of January. AT the preliminary hear
ing. which was held last week. the
testimony showed that Murray pre-
sonted the check to B. Cohen. on low
or Twenty.flftb street. In payment for
an oyercoat, receiving sS In change.
The ovorcoat was returned To the
clothier and tho IS paid back after
the arrest of Murray.
In rendering the decision, the court
stated that all the leniency within its
power and discretion would be extend
ed 10 the young man, and that the
order of the court would be that he
he bound over to the district court on
the charge of issuing fictitious check.
the penalty for which is less than
Tor forgery.
Walter Nelson did not make an an.
pearance In the Municipal court this
morning on the charge OF va2rancy.
aud his bail OF $40 was declared for.
seited.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
SHOCKING
DISCOVERY
Evidence of a Woman
Being Murdered on
a Mountain

San Francisco, Feb. 5.-Eyidence oi
shocking murder on the slopes oi
Mount Tamalpais. WIS discovered yes
terday by Coroner Sawyer of Marin
county The skeleton of an unknown
woman which was seen few days
ago by TWO San Francisco men. was
found by the coroner lying in the
brush which cover the steep side 81
the mountain.
Apparently the skeleton was that
OF young woman who had been beat
en- to death while fighting for hor
life The face and front of the skull
had been crushed With a twenty,
pound stone which was lying near b.
The woman was handsomely dress
ed and gold watch and bracelet were
found near the skeleton. The hair
hair of the skull is a glossy blond
and the teeth are perfect.
No Identification marks can be
found on any of the clothing, some of
which bears San Francisco trade
marks.
The police here have no record OF
the disappearance cf any one answer.
ing the description of the dead wo-
man
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
DISCOVERY
OF GOLD
Has Been Made in the
Republic of
Liberia

Washington, Feb. Gold and dia
monds have been discovered in LII.
rcria. about 80 miles from the coast.
according 80 a report to this govern.
ment by Charge d'Affaires Geo w
Ellis. Of Monrovla. In his repor..
the charge saws;
The discoverer called at this con.
snlate general with quantity OF the
metal which he had obtained near tho
settlements. together with photo.
graphs showing himself and the ma
tiyes at work. He also had a dia-
mond in the rough, found in the same
section
The Giscovorer has been engaged
1or the last few months in gold wash
Ing in Motserrado county, about 60
miles from Monrovia The gold has
been recovered from the beds of small
streams, although the discovcrer has
located the metal In the larger
streams. In 13 days, at a cost OF
about SIS, he secured $3.50 worth Of
gold. according to his submitted state
ment and with skilled labor and up-
ic'date apparatus the product could
be greatly increased.
There would seem to be Just now
ali opportunity for American capital
TO enter this phase of development of
Liberia and this action should not be
delayed as Europeans are working
hard to get all mining rights of the
republic.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
THEY FEAR
POISONING
People of a Village Are
Preparing for an
Exodus

Ooonto, Wis. Feb. 5-That the vii.
lage oil Surfing Is destined to be wiped
out by poison now is the fear of ev'
cry person in that little numbering
town ip the northwest part of this
county where Thursday the three-year-
old daughter OF Nels Nelson died
after eating poisoned candy left on
TIC doorstep. The work is supposed
10 be that of demented woman. but
the woman suspected has not been
shown as yet to have had any hand
IN the murder of the child.
The poisoning follows the sending
cut last year TO the best known peo-
Pile OF the village O series OF letters
in which it was promised that the
writer would poison every person in
the place.
The people are preparing to move
If there Is another case Of poisoning.
The village has population OF 200.
The district attorney Is investigat'
ing the poisoning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05

with greatness-eithcr OF position or
NJ nhyslcal confirmation-or with the
septugesimal agc-but the need for a
revision of the general view was dem
tnstrated last evening at the rcccp-
tion given by Senator Depcw OF New
york at his homo in this city In honor
of the Republican Editorial assocIa-
ton OF his state. President Taft and
Speaker Cannon were amone those
who danced. thereby showing that
one must not necessarily be of less
estate than president. or the less
avordupois than whatever that may
be to what Mr.. Taft confesses, OF of
the tender yenrs OF dcbutante in or
der TO fully enjoy the delights OF a
waltz.
Mr.. Taft enlarged that gradually
Increasing circle oil those who have
had the honor 10 dance with the
president by choosing for his partner
Miss Paulding, niece OF Senator De
pew. To the Alluring strains OF the
Merry Widow waltz they 1oated
several times about the room, and
later Mr.. Taft requested and was
granted a dance with Miss Macarthur,
a daughter of one of the visiting
newspaper men
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
WORLDS Markets
WALL STREET SHOWS
SIGNS OF RECOVERY

New York, Feb. 5-The dealings in
stocks today saw a buoyant rise IN
prices over last nights closing level.
The demand from uncovered shorts
PLAYED part in this result, which
was foreshadowed by the previous
rise In Americans in London Amer
lean Smelling rose l "a; Denver &
Rio Grandc. American locomotive and
Consolidated Gas / Ia; Atchison and
Union Pacific preferred l, and a con-
siderable list of active speculative
stocks a large fraction.
Amaleamated copper, American
Smelling and Consolidated Cos re.
acted point after the opening. The
rest Of the list was we'll sustained
and latter vigorous rise in Reading
and the Hill stocks carried the whole
market up smartly. Great Northern.
pfd., rose l 3-4, the o. certificates, 2;
Northern Pacific / SIS; Reading, ] I-2,
and a score or more OF other stocks
Il point or over
The market closed rather easy.
Some profit taking sales met re-
newed rise in prices and fractional
rccessionS followed. Pullman sold at
an advance of 4 3-5. Missouri Paci.
fic l2 and American Hide and
Leather. preferred. 2. The reaction
was checked while prices still ruled
above yesterdays closing level.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
CARPENTER LET HIMSELF
DROP SIX STORIES

New York. Feb. 5.-Patrick Diskin.
a carpenter who recently came to New
York from tho west, is In the Leban-
on hospital because he deliberately
sawed off the end of the leg on which
he was seated, six stories above tho
ground There Is something surprls'
Ing in the fact that Diskin Is appar-
emily not seriously injured
Diskin had been ordered TO saw
of the end of the leg which projected
from window over the street. He
went up, got out ON the end OF tho
beam and carefully sawed IL In two
between himself and tho window. Ha
and the end of the log fell together to
the pavement, Neither was hurt
much. The beam was little bruis-
ed on one corner and Patrick was
unconscious from a couple OF scalp
wounds.
When asked today why he had done
such a thing. Diskin replied in some
heat, Sure them was mo orders
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
new RAILROAD is
ASSURED IN IDAHO

Another railroad line is assured for
Boise and other Idaho towns in the
filing OF articles of incorporation yes
terday OF the Central Idaho Railroad
company. ofllcered by local officials of
the Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany, and with W. II Bancroft as
president The railroad will be about
220 miles In length, and is capitalized
for S220,000, the shares valued at 800
each.
Officers OF the Central Idaho Rail-
road company are; w. H. Bancroft,
president and director; ]. A. Reeves.
vice prsident and director; c. H. Jen-
kinson, treasurer, G.. K Smith, secre-
tary- The directors, besides Mr. Ban
croft and Mr.. Reeves. are William
Ashton, p l.. Williams and F H.
Knickerbocker Headquarters in Utah
Will be maintained at Salt Lake, and
Pocatello Will be headquarters for the
road in Idaho.
The company will start its line
from the Oregon Short Line at a sta
tion known as OwiDza. 1t will run
through Lincoln county, northwest
through the Big Wood River valley to
NhN oi''bt OttW'Nh Vic LOlot Dl
Wood rivers. then passing through the
city OF Boise TO the town Of Middle
ton. on the Boise river. and then on
TO Payette. Canyon county, where the
branch line will again connect with
the Short Line.
That the Central Idaho company
will be but branch Of the Oregon
Short Line. and controlled by the gen.
eral policies OF this company. is be
lleved from the fact that all OF the
officers and directors are prominent
officials of the Short Line in Salt
Lake, and that w. III Bancroft. as
trustee, holds 2.195 shares Of stock
OF the new railroad company, repre-
senting s219.500 Of the total capital
ization of S220,000,
In the 220 miles OF the new line.
Lincoln, Blaine, Elmore. Ada and
Canyon counties will be traveTsed. II
has been known for some time that
the new road would be a matter Of
the very near future. but the filing Of
the articles OF Incorporation assures
its construction during 1910 and 1911
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
WORSE THAN
SLAVE TRADE
G abies Are Disposed of
in Los Angeles by
Hundreds

Los Angeles, Feb. 5,-''The trade
IN babies In this state is worse than
the slave trade" declared Mrs. Kate
Millar Barrett of Washington, D c..
president of the National Florence
Crittenton mission. IN commencing
yesterday upon the recent Wilson
quadruples case, wherein the Wilson
woman deceived even her husband
and motber-ni-law into the belief that
she had given birth TO four child
rcn.
This case. said Mrs. Barrett, has
created sensation because of It's
unique features, but" she continued,
"if the four babies had been taken
by as many women nothing would
have been thought OF it 1t has been
shown through this one exposure that
more than 800 infants have been dis
posed OF by single maternity home
Ia Los Angeles"
Mrs. Barrett advocates for Califor-
MIA, law similar TO those of east
ern states, regulating maternity hos
Iitals-
Mrs. Barrett is in Los Angeles on
business connected with the Critten-
ton mission.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
Former Head of Forest Service Makes Ills
First Appearance Before the Ballinger
Congressional Investigating Committee

Washington. Feb. 5.-An unexpected
public session OF the Ballinger-Pin-
chot congressional investigating com
mittec was held this morning. follow.
Ing the receipt from the interior de.
partmcnt OF two bundles OF document
tary evidence called for by Mr. Bran.
deis. the attorney representing Louis
r. CLAWS.
Mr.. Brandeis had complained yes
terday OF the delay OF the interior
department In forwarding these pa
pers and the committee decided this
morning 10 dispose of them at once
by fixing rules under which they
could be examined
Following an executive session Of
an hour. Chairman Nelson announced
that the matter would remain In the
custody OF the clerk. Mr.. Brandcis
remarked that he had but fow hours
10 remain In the city and would like
to begin inspection Of the papers at
once. Chairman Nelson said it would
he necessary for the clerk first to
make the schedule. Senator Flint,
however. offered a compromise by sug-
gesting that as fast as the papers were
scheduled they should bo turned over
10 the attorneys This was agreed TO
but 1t was announced that the attor-
neys alone should have access to the
papers and that no one else would be
permitted in the room while they
were examining them.
Mr., BraDdeis said he would have 10
be absent from the city on February
ID and il, and suggested that the
hearing might 60 over until Monday.
the 18th, The committee. however.
adhered to it's purpose to resume the
hearings for the 11th.
The brief session today was marked
by two interesting Incidents. Clifford
Pinchot making his first appearance.
and John ]. Vertrees Of Nashville
making his first appearance as chief
counsel for Secretary Ballinger
Mr., Pinohot asked that Nathan A.
Smytbe OF New York be added to the
list of counsel as his personal repro
sentative and that he be permitted
to examine tho papers.
Representative DENLY questioned
Mr. Pinchot as TO what angle OF the
case his testimony would be directed
The story / have to tell" replied
Mr. Plnchot, "is my connection with
And that includes the Alaska coal
land cases and water power sites?'
Senator Sutherland.
Yes
The committee agreed that MT Pin
chot would not be called until al
ter the cross-examination Of Mt Gla-
Wis was concluded, and adjournment
was taken until Friday. Tho attorneys
began an immediate examination of
the papers sent by the interior depart
menJ ,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
SCORE OF VICTIMS STILL
IN THE PRiMERO MINE

Primero. Colo. Feb. 5-Four more
bodies were recovered last night In
the Prlmero mine. The total num-
ber now recovered is ffty-five Rec.
cuine parties have been through near
ly all parts OF the mine where the
men wcre working at the time Of the
explosion last Monday and believe no
more bodies Will be found uncovered
II will require at least a month to
clear the mine of debris which 1t Is
believed forms the grnTc of probably
score OF victims. Two OF the bod
les recovered last night were those
OF Americans. ]. W Hosklns and w.
H. Plnnell.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
INDICTED
IN CHICAGO
Conspirators Who De-
frauded the City on
a Contract

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Four true bills
charging city hall officials with con
spiracy In connection with the $4,000
sbale rock" scandal. were returned
by the county grand jury today. The
men indicted were:
John Ericsson. city engineer.
Michael II, McGovern. contractor.
Paul Redieske. former deputy COM
laissioner OF public works.
Ralph A. Bonnell. former assistant
CITY engineer
All OF the above. with the cXccp-
ton of Ericsson. were indicted short
time ago In connection with an al
legged attempt to defraud the city OF
about S225.000 In the building OF
Section ~" of the Lawrence ave
nue. sewer.
The "shale rock" scandal also was
unearthed In the construction oil
section D." Of the same sewer. The
city paid the McGovcrn company more
tnan $4,000 for removal OF large
quantity OF socalled "shale rock
Upon examination by experts, II was
stated that tho "shale rock" was moth
ing more than hard clay and offered
little obstruction.
McGoyern was the contractor IN
charge OF the construction and the
Iuan was paid for the removal OF the
rock" Bonnell certified that II was
rock and Ericsson approved Bonnell'!
decision. Redieske then put his stamr
OF approval on the work and the city
paid the money.
Later In the day second indict
ments were returned against McGoV
ern, Bonnell. Redleske and sever
others who were indicted last week
The other seven men included u
the second indictment were: olt'
Neihoff. Max Landgth and George
Moore. employees Of the McGoveil
comaDny. and John c. Parkes, kicn
ard Burke. John McNlchols and one
oeher employe.
Robert Frenn, a foreman for inc
NoGovern company. who was indicted
last week, was not included In th'
second indictments. because, 1t h
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
ENGINE COMPANY CHASED
AFTER A FIRE

New York. Feb. 5.-Members of en-
CINE company No. SO never knew what
chasing fire really meant until last
night. when they answered a call
from Broadway and 13Sth street.
When the engine arrived on the spot
the fire was at Hist street and was
still going north IT'S three blocks
up shouted driver when they reach
ed the Hist street corner 1t was
overtaken at 147th street and ex-
tinguished.
The blaze was load of rags and
paper on a peddlers wagon Mis-
chievous boys had touched a match to
the load while the peddler WAS In a
store The horse. alarmed by the
flames Scorching his tail. had started
driverless on run up Broadway.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
GRIEF OF
A MOTHER
Woman Tries to Throw
Herself from a
Train

Pueblo, Colo, Fob. 5.-Cruzed by.
the discovery that her three-year-old
daughter was dead in her arms, Mrs.
trantz White. wife of rancher of
Fillmore, Cal, tried to hrow herself
from the car window on the Denver &c
Rio Grande California limited train.
as 1t was coming into Pueblo this
morning.
The woman was forcibly restrained
by the passengers and conductor and
held in her seat until she could be
turned over to the police here
She was taken TO hotel here and
placed under a physicians care. She
triow TO hrow herself from the hotel
window and finally opiates were CIV
en- her. Her condition Is critical.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
EXPL PLOS|ON
IN A MINE
Twelve More Lives Are
Sacrificed in Coal
Industry

Indiana. Pa. Feb 5.-AD explosion
caused. IT is reported, by dynamite.
tore the timbers and bracing to pieces
and buried twelve men In the lower
levels OF mine No. .. at Ernest. five
miles north of here today. Several
men were taken from the mine burned
and Injured. Rescue parties have as
yet failed to reach the entombed min
ors
First reports said that one hundred
MEN were in the mine. but 1t develop.
cd that but dozen miners wele below
ground when the explosion occurred.
Wire communication with the mine
was lost and details of the disaster
did not reach here until this after
noon The explosion occurred at
nine o'clock this morning
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
OUR COD GOES TO SLEEP

II commonly accepted ideas of God
are true. the very first task of the
new age is to wake God up. The pull
pit editorial at the Congregational
church Sunday evening will discuss
the probable effects of militant idea
OF God. The sermon is the second in
the series upon The Reconstruction
of Belief"
The following musical program has
been arranged.
Prelude. Song Without Words.
...... e.. ......... Mendelssohn
Miss Webster.
Trio. Twilight. ". Franz Abt
Mrs. Cassidy, Miss Canady and
Miss Hendershot
Cello ofTertory. Calvary" -. Rodney
Mr. Austin Sooy,
Postlude, Fraternal March. Lindsay
Miss Webster.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
DOCTOR HAS A REPETITION
OF A MISFORTUNE

Washington. Penn, Feb. 5.-When
DR. David Bemus' horse limped into
buggy. party went in search of the
doctor. He was found unconscious
In a snow drift several miles from
his home with a broken leg. His
horse had run away while he was
making his round of visits.
1t was the same time two years ago
al the same spot that the same horse
threw him and he broke the same
leg in the same place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05

Southern Pacific steamship pier in the
North river. was flooded out after an
hours hard work by firemen working
from both land and water From the
street the new high water pressure
apparatus throw thousands of gallons
of water minute over the merohan-
disc stored In tho pior and this flood
was augmented by streams six inches
thick hurled in broadsides from tho
nozzles of the city's fire boats.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
CLIFFORD P|NCHOT WILL TESTIFY
ON THE ALASKA COAL LAND FRAUDS

100; cows and hclfcrs 2.5Oa5 90; west
ern steers. 3.25a600; cows and hcifers
@'oOa4.0o; Gamers 225a4.O0; stochers
and feeders, 2.S0a5.3O: calves 400a
500; bulls. stays. etc 2O0a5OO.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000, 10 cents
higher. Heavy S20aS.55; mixed S30a
$40; light S25aS.45; pigs 7O0a7.75.
bulk of sales S.3Oas35.
Sheep receipts, 100 Steady. Year
hngs, e-5oa775; wethors 5.50a6.5O;
ewes 5.0oaC.00; lambs 7.T5aS.5O.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
BIG STRIKE
IS IN SIGHT
Bituminous Coal Miners
Will Stop Work
April |

Toledo. o, Feb. 5-Presldent Lewis
Of the United Mine Workers said TO-
day that there would be n general
suspension OF work in the bituminous
fields OF the country on April ]. il
agreements on the wage schedule
were not reached by that date
This will not include Canada and
four western states in which the
present contracts do not expire April
l. according to Petor Patterson of
Fernie. B. c., member of the inter
national executive board OF the Unit.
ed Mine Workers.
This board met hero today. Presl-
dent Lewis having notified the mem.
bers when the wage conference ade
journed last night In deadlock over
the admission OF the Illinois miners.
Lewis said the situation in the cen
trail competitive field would not be
considered and that no statement
would be given out after the meet
ing
"The situation as it now stands will
be taken UP by me individually" he
said
The four states excepted are Colo
RADIO. Montana, Washington and Wyo-
ming In these states contracts do
not expire until September 10. In
British Columbia and Alberta con-
tracts continue until April 1, 1911,
Nova Scotia will not be involved in
the strike.
I'VE Will not violate our agreements
with the operators" said Mr.. Patter-
son, "and new contracts cannot be
negotiated until the present ones ex-
pire."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
cMtaI Market

New York, Feb with the ex-
changes closed as usual OH Saturday
the metal markets were practically
nominal. Tin was easy. Local deal
ers quote Lake copper at 13 62 La
1915; electrolytic at 1887 1-2al3-50,
and casting at 1912 1-2a1337 L.
Lead unchanged. Spelter 590a6. 10
Silver 81 IL
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
BUILDING NEW WIRELESS
TELEGRAPH STATION

New York. Feb. 5,-Wm Marconi,
the inventor of wireless telegraphy,
has arrived in New York from Eng
land on his way 10 Cape Breton.
where he will superlntend the erection
of new power station TO replace that
destroyed by fire last night
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
WOMEN IN HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS WANT TO VOTE

New York. Feb. 5. The hcod1uar-
tiers OF the American suffrsgcttes
here have received an application
from Hawaii for associate member
ship. The application is from An orr
gsnization OF women in Hawaii which
is planning crusade throughout tho
archipelago with the obpect OF obtain
ing votes for women in the Sandwich
Islands.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
CHICAGO Produce

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Butter-Easy
creameries. 25a29; dalrles. 23a27
EGgs-Easy. receipts. 1906 cases; al
mark, cases included. l9a25: firsts 81,
prime firsts. 2S. Cheese-Steady
daisies. 17a1-4; twins 16 5-4a17, young
Americas, l6 l-2a3s, Longhorns Is II
a34
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
Bank Statement.


New York. Feb. 5.-Following Is the
statement of clearing house banks for
the week:
Loans. s1,l2s. $3.50; increase. $14.-
2I1.100
Deposits. s1.251.72o.5oo; increase.
Slt .00S. ZOO.
Circulation. s5o.77e.soO; decrease.
$433.00
Legal tenders. s6s.947.4oo; decrease.
S4.079 300.
Specie. s26s.7o5. 500; decrease. $685.
400.
Reserve. ss2s.65a.ooo; decrease. s4.-
1S7,700.
Reserve required. ss12.sso12e; in.
crease. S2,752.175.
Surplus. S26.722.S75; decrease. &c.
939.s75.
Ex-U. S. deposits. s27.741.425; de-
crease. s6.936.755.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
COL. ANDREWS DEAD.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Coolnel West
ley Il Andrews. private secretary to
Senator Penrose and chairman OF the
Republican state committee of Penn
sylvania. died at his home here to.
day OF pneumonia