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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-21
FIRE NJ { n
IN DAN(lE: R
During a Big Blaze in
a Factory in New
York

New York, Dec 21.-ThIrty fro.
men narrowly escaped death in a
$250,000 fire which destroyed the six
story factory and warehouse OF 10
seph Libmann & Co, paper manufac-
turers. early today.
The building. located In the down
town Wholesale district, at Hudson
and Vestry streets, was 4 modern
structure, completed only fow
months ago and supposedly fire proof,
but the highly inflammable nature OF
the contents gave plenty of fuel for
the flames.
When tho fremen arrived in re-
sponse to an automatic alarm, they
found the blaze apparently confined
TO rear basement A squad OF 30
1lromen. headed by Captain Roxbury,
went to an upper floor and broke
open an elevator shaft, purposing to
drown the flames with a flood OF wa
ter directed through tho opening But
before they could get their lines d.
rected into tho shaft sheet OF solid
tiamo swept up, drawn by a power
tul draft, and bowled over about half
of the little group ut tho hose unes.
Ah tho VI Cgb thCg HcI y
surrounded by fire. which sprang up
as II by magic In piles Of paper and
cardboard on all sides.
Under hastily shouted orders from
Roxbury tho flremen abandoned their
lines and dashed blindly through the
flames, dragging each other to safety.
Captain RoXbury. the last to leave the
building, found himself In the street
below with his clothing ablaze, from
head to foot. A we'll directed drench.
ing from hose on the opposite sido
of the street saved him from serious
harm.
Second and third alarms wero I'm
medlately turned In and Chief Crock
er directed that tho tenants in the
nearby tenoments be routed out of
their quarters to places OF safety.
Thlrty-five lines of hose were turned
on the blaze. The density OF the
smoke made the flremen's task diff.
cult and battery OF searchlights was
brought into play, The fire was got
under control an hour later, but the
ruins were still seething and smok-
Ing furiously ut dnybreak. five hours
after the fire started.
Traffic on the New York Central
lines along Hudson avenue was held
up for three hours. Tho cause OF tho
fire is unknown. There was no loss
Of life.
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TWICE ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER

San Francisco, Dec. 21-Haying
been twice In danger of hanging under
distinct charges OF murder, ChaS. V
Brown, a street car conductor. was
declared innocent yesterday for the
second time. The charge of which be
was acquitted on this occasion, was
that he had murdered Harry Beane on
June 10. last. The two men had quar-.
relied while the conductor was on
duty. Brown knocked the other down,
inJurlng him fatally.
Brown testified that he had been
abused by Beane and had simply
pushed him away while attending to
tho car. The jury returned a verdict
of acquittal after eight minutes re.
tlrement.
o. The previous charge of murder
against Brown was laid when he kill.
cd o. p. obermeir during the rar
strike in 1907. The jury in that case
found that he had acted in sslf-de,
fensc.
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CINCINNA I |
HAS A T IRE
Firemen Killed and Two
Millions in Property
Destroyed

Cincinnati. Dec 21-Fire In the
| heart OF the factory district of this
city carly today caused damage esti
mated at $4,000 900. the death of two
men and the injury Of six flremen
The fire. which started at 2 o'clock
was one of the most disastrous the
local fire department has had to bat
tie with for many years. At the time
II broke out high wind was blow.
ing. When the flames were finally
brought under control ten firms had
been burned out and eight large build.
ings destroyed.
The Dead:
ROBERT D. GREAR, pipeman. en-.
gine company No.
WALTER NORRIS, is years old.
The Injured:
Capt, w. T. Tniley, ongine company
No. 4,
Frank Humphreys. pipeman, com
pany No. A..
Geo. Morgan, pipeman, company No.
FireMarshal Philip Hurley.
John Luhn, fireman.
VIM, Hall, fireman.
Entire Block Destroyed.
An entire block from Ninth and Sy-
camore streets to Broadway was
swept by the flames. Tho firms burned
out are.
Krippendorf.ONea Shoe company
Taylor Poole Leather company, Cahill
Shoe company. Twlnlock company,
Sycamore Street Stable company,
barn, Griess Pfleiger Leather COM
pany. Victor Safe and Lock company,
Warehouse of the A. and ]. Nurre
company, e. o. Duncan Paper Boz
factory, Tho Wildberg Box factory.
The fire. 1t is believed, started in
the engine room of the plant of the
KrIppendorf & O'Neal company. Hard.
ly had the fire been discovered when
the flames leaped from almost every
window from cellar to roof.
When the fire apparatus arrived 1t
was seen that the shoe factory was
doomed and the firemen turned to the
work OF saving adjoining buildings.
They practically surrounded the fire
with water, but 1t had too much OF q
start and. aided by the wind, It con-
tInued to spread.
While the fire was at It's height, n
wall OF the Krippendorf building fell
Ia and buried Robert Grear. His body
was recovered Four other firemen
were also cought by the falling wall
and all badly injured.
Cincinnati, O.. Dec, PA fire, which
mas already caused a loss of a half
million dollars, broke out in the man
ufac turing district OF this city. at
Ninth and Sycamore streets, at 2;30
o'clock this morning and at 3 o'clock.
WAS still spreading.
Four fIremen were buried under fall
ing walls. Only one of them was res
cued
Tho body OF Robert Greer, a fire
man. has been recovered from the
debris. TWO other bodies are In the
ruins.
Continued on Page SIX u
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WHEN SWEARING
IS NOT IMMORAL

Kansas City. Dec. 21.-When swear.
Ing is a habit. followed in good hu-
NOR. it does not fall In the category
of the immoral and cannot be sched.
uled as such an indienity as to en-
title the wife to a divorce. according
to an opinion rendered in the circuit
court here yesterday by Judge 7. a.
Jones. In granting a divorce to sam.
uel McGee. Kansas City policeman
Judge Jones severely reprimanded
Mrs. McGee, saying that she had so
conducted herself that the big poicc.
man was nothing but mere cipher"
In his own home
1T is shown that Mrs. McGee is
frugal and industrious" said the
judge. but that is not the gamu. OF
wlfe's virtues. The law vests the
husband with special authority oyer
his household The wife promises obe-
dlence to it when she marrIes. Mrs.
McGce has not submitted to that au-
thority."
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SIX THOUSAND
BIBLES IN HOTELS

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Six thousand BI-
bles are TO be placed in the hotel bed
rooms of Chicago.
They viii not be chained down, If
a guest steals Bible to read IT, the
book will be replaced and the loss
charged TO the credit account. be-
cause the purpose of the project is TO
encourage Bible reading.
The GideonS. an association OF
Christian travelling men of the Unit
ed States, arc back of the move
ment.
The Bibles are to be delivered to
the hotel bed rooms at 3 o'clock p. IN.
on the last day Of the year. The de.
livery Will be made by 1000 young
men from the churches and other re-
ligious organizations.
Tho Bible carriers will be formed
into a procession at Central Y. NJ. c.
4. and march 10 a central point In the
loon district. where they will break
ranks and go to the various hotels OF
the city.
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MONEY FROM THE
SALES OF LANDS

Washington. Dec. 21.-Twenty-throe
states participated in the division OF
the moneys received from tho sales
OF public lands during the last year
according to figures given out at the
general land Office today.
The total amount received from the
public land sales totaled approximate
ly $12,198. 460. of which $5,257, ,695 was
placed in tho United States treasury
as the net proceeds of the sales {;
$G,67S.S54 went to tho credit of tho
reclamation fund. and $261.911 was
turned over to tho states as tholr
share of tho proceeds.
Only Is states participated in the
divisions for tho reclamation funds.
Those states receiving TO funds on
this account have no reclamation pro
jects within their borders.
North Dakota leads with the larC-
est amount turned into the treasury,
$7SS.97I; ranks first in the amount
received by the states, $50, 9,iiS, but
takes third place in the amount given
to the credit of the reclamation fund,
SSS2.71I
South Dakota is second In all the
- '9a'hios n' htl pipIISuS convert"
cd Into the treasury from the sale Of
lands in that state amounted to $701,.
1885, the amount accredited to the
state is $4,000. and the amount for
the reclamation fund is $95S,511
The third state iii the matter of net
proceeds turned into the treasury and
the amount accredited 10 the state
tops the column oil those receiving
portions of money for the reclamation
fund, Montana takes this position
The net proceeds In that state were
$O33.175. The amount TO the state is
S3l.65S. and the amount 10 the recla,
nation fund is $9S3.721.
Wisconsin foots the column with
S1.S30 as the net proceeds of the sales
In that state sol as the amount given
to the state, and nothing TO the rec
lamation fund
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CRIPPLE ACCUMULATED a
FORTUNE OF 5000, 900

Brashear. Mo. Dec 21.-Cal C. Cor
nell, a cripple since childhood, who
amassed q fortune estimated at $780,
600. was buried here yesterday. He
was 73 years old
Cornell early in his life declared
to his acquaintanceS:
Here Is one cripple who viii new
CT go TO the poorhouse, for | expect
TO be rich before ! die"
His wealth Will go TO two sisters
and their children and TO the state
university, under the Inheritance tax.
For eight years he taught school,
then embarked in the mercantile bus
mess.
His aim was TO save everything he
made. He allowed himself no luxu-
ries. He would not buy an invallds
chair, counting II useless expense.
Cornoll owned more than 900 acres
OF the finest land In Adnir county and
half of the real estate of Brashear.
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AERIAL NAVIGATION
AND POWER COMPANY

Provo Dec 20.-Articles of incorpor-
alton OF the Utah Aerial Navigation
and Power company have been filed
with the county clerk here. The com
Pany will engage In the business of
aerial navigation windmills. propelling
machinery. etc, with headquarters at
Springyille. Utah. The capital stock
ia 100000 in shares of the par value
of 10 cents each. A. d. Flanagan Ia
president; j. D. BaGley, vice-presidcnt;
w. d. Mcpherson, secretary and treas
urer and these. with Milan r. Straw
and William whitney form the direct
ors.
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HER Spirit
IS UNBROKEN
Mrs. Turnbull Again on
Witness Stand in Sem
Sational Case

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 21-Wlth
spirit uubroken by two 1nys Of Cruel
ling cross examination. AMI # anv-
thing more defiant than ever. Mrs.
Lillian Turnbull resumed the stand
today for further questioning in the
contest of her daughter, Beatrice. for
S2.50O.00O share of the os ate OF
Lucky" Baldwin
When she appeared today she was
more pallid. but her confidence an.
pHrently had been strengS gShenec by the
discovery made yesterday that her
old letters, which had been present.
ed by counsel for the esta.a dis a sur.
prise TO discOncert her. had not @.
posed in the court archives Of Sau
Francisco since her unsuccessful So
ductIon suit In 1906. but had been sent
to Boston after the issue OF tha. case,
where they remained in the posses
sion OF James r. Wood. a private de-
tectlyo IL was Wood VINO flrst act
ed in the interests OF Colonel Albert
Pope but who, according 10 Mrs.
Turnbulls s testimony, sold her out
to Baldwin"
Some of these letters. Mrs. Turnbull
has declared, arc forgesieS. Others
she sworc contained interpretations,
which changed the entire purport Of
the originals.
1t now seems certain. n view Of the
discovery tndt the letters had net
been in the San Francisco archives.
that the reserves. promised by the
attorneys representing Mrs. TurnbJll
In this case, will consist Of an at
tack on the authenticity OF the letters.
1t Is on these grounds that counsel
for the estate apparently relies to
disproye tho allegation OF Mrs. Turn
bull that Baldwin married her by con.
tract and that Miss Beatrice TurnOulI
was his daughter by that marriage.
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EXPL 0Si()N
AND T 7IRE:
Big Disaster in a Coal
Nine at Bolton,
England

TIolton, England. Dec 2l.-An ex-
plosion, followed By fire and causing
many fatalities occurred in the Little
Hutton colliery OF the Hutton Colliery
company here thi8 morning soon after
go miners had gone below the sur
face
The first roScuins party br0ugh sew
ell men and a boy TO safety and later
recovered the bodies of five victims.
At the moment OF the explosion,
flames spread through the different
passages and smoke and poisonous
gas filled the mine
The plight of the miners was rend-
cred more dangerous by Il miShap 10
the machinery OF the shafts where tho
cages refused To move for a time. pre-.
venting quick escape and interfering
with the ventilation. The rising gases
We're checked by distractions and drly-
en- back upon the entombed men.
Meantime. the fire ragged fiercely and
it is supposed many who were not
killed by noxiouS fumes. were burned
to death.
---Resepers,- wearing helmets. went
into the pit and succeeded in eXtin.
gushing the flames In an area 15Q
feet In length but encountered heavy
falls OF coal and slack
At > o'clock this afternoon only
eight of the 800 imperiled men had
escaped, and the outlook for the res.
cue of others was dubious At that
hour ten bodies had been recovered.
Bolton. England, Dec. 21-An ex.
plosion in the Little Hilton companys
couiery this morning entombcd 290
miners. The explosion jammed tho
cages in the shaft, delaying would-be
rcscuers and interfering with yentila-
ton.
or all the workers who were IN the
mine when the explosion occurred,
lone boy is the only one who has thus
far made his way TO the surface, The
number OF dead viii not &c known for
some time.
Bolton is a manufacturing and col.
CONTINUED on Page Sevcn)
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LYNCH TO CONTROL
LEAGUE UMPIRES

New York. Dec. 21.-Thomas j.
Lynch. president Of the National
league, says he will exert absolute
authority over his umplres as usual
next season.
Il will engage the best umpiros
available and Win handle them with
out fear or favor" said President
Lynch yesterday.
Il have more than 200 applications
for positions on the staff, and | am
taking my time about making ap-
pointmcnts. In fact, | have not the
slightest idea when I will announce
the list. The umpire question is a
serious one, and have been studying
II with great care since | came into
this Office year age"
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SPECIAL INOUCEMENT
is OFFERED SWEETHEART

Youngstown. Mo., Dec. 2l.-As a
special induccmcnt to swecthearts.
Justice 4. TinSman of this city re-
duced his fee for performing a mar
riage ceremony 10 S1.9S. He has
caused to be inserted in the newspa-
pers in this section OF the state an
advertisement which says in part;
Weddings reduced 10 S19S Dur
Ing tho holidays and until furthec no.
tice. Justice J. a, Tinsman viii per-
form marriage ceremonies for SI.9S.
cash in hand
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WILL ATTEMPT TO
FLY TO CATALINA

Los Angeles, Dec. 2l-More than
400 men rushed work on the grand
stands and hangers at Domingue2 field
yesterday In preparation for the open
Ing Saturday OF Los Angeles second
International aviation meet.
The machines now on the field are
Latham's Antoinette, one OF the
Wright biplanes, Slavin's biplane,
which has been set up; Edgar s.
Smiths monoplane, Cbas. Beoglund's
monoplane and Bernard Birnies' bi-
plane Curtiss has big heap of boxes
full of apparatus, but none OF 1t is
yet unpacked
Both Radley and Hubert Latham re-
turned from Catalina Island ycster-
day morning They announced that
they would attempt flights across the
channel from the mainland near San
Pedro to the island provided enough
prize money was guaranteed to war
rant them taking the risk. Mr.. Rad"
ley explained that enough prize
money" to replace the machine used
in case of accident.
WOUNDED KNEE MONUMENT.
Junction City. KIM. Dec. 2l-The
ncrnoiseion NJ tho war dana rfment hnS
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OF the employees, two others have the
roof on and the plastering done and
three others have the walls up. oWrS
Is commencing also on the factory
proper And the silo pit, which is to
he 25O feet by 500 feet, is also well
under headway.
An old folks" party was held in
Monroe Saturday A largo number of
people we're present and enjoyed the
festivities, A programme was prepar-
ed and feast spread and the old peo.
pie enjoyed themselves immensely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfonso Wlnget won
the prize for being the couple pros,
cnt that had been married the long.
est
y real estate deal took place Sat
urday whereby Charles Cracrolt pur,
chased the farm OF Melvin ]. Webb In
North Monroe for the consideration
OF $4,000.
Cards are out announcing the we'd.
ding of Roy Collins of Monroe to Miss
Florence Anderson OF Annabella, the
wedding to take place Wednesday.
The young couple will make their
home in Monroe.
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AGED NAN GETS
INTO TROUBLE

Chicago. Dec. 21.-A Gilbert Wheel.
CT, 40 years old. consul for the re-
public of Panama, and a decade ago
professor in chemistry I'm the Uni
yerSity of Chicago, was arrested yes
terday on orders of Assistant United
States District Attorney Hubert charg-
ed with misbrandlng and adulterat-
ing headache powders. The aged man
is president of concern which manu-
factures a powder, the label on the
package of which declares that IL is
pure and effective" and a cure for
various ailments.
Arrest the consul of the republic
Of Panama." the aged chemist said
after he had been taken to the Unit
cd States marshars office. You'll
find yourselves mixed up In interna.
tional complications"
And just to think Dr. Wiley, the
governments pure food expert, and
] used 10 sleep in the same bed" he
said later. "I'll bet If Doc knew this
there would be plenty OF trouble
Wheeler was released on $1,000
bail
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that the number of passengers Killed
in train accidents was 227. as com
pared with 131 the previous year. The
number OF employees killed in coupling
accidents increased from 16l in 1909
10 207 In 1910. or % per cent.
II is pointed out that, notwithstand-
ing the increase in casualties. mark
ed improvement Is noted In the prac-
tices of railroads in guarding against
violations of the safety appliance law.
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She REFUSED TO
WALK BAREFOOT

Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Dec 21.-Be-
cause his youthful bride of five weeks
objected to walking with him bare
footed In the dew-covered grass be-
lore sunrise. Ernest Hockstader, "a
years old, q wealthy contractor, has
started a suit here for separation. His
wife is now living in Waco. Neb.
According to the papers filed In
court. Mrs. HockStader took two ear
ly morning walks with her husband,
but firmly declined TO continue the
practice and forthwith left him.
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been asked to rcmove tho Wounded
Knee monument from its present loca-
tlon In front Of the quarters oil tho
commanding officer of the cavalry ga5'
rlson at Fort Riley to an appropriate
site In the post cemetery.
The ground on which the structure
now stands is made ground and
despite several attempts to restore
1t 10 n level the monument is grad
ually sinking because OF It's weight.
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VALUABLE DIAMOND is
FOUND IN PAWN SHOP

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. 21.-A 71-2 carat
blue diamond, valued at $1,000, which
was stolen from the homo Of Craw-
ford Hill, owner Of the Denver Re
publican, In Donyer. last Saturday.
was found In pawn shop here yes
terday. The gem had been sold for
$500. There is no clue TO the man
who brought tho diamond to the shop.
The stone IS one OF a collection
made by the late United States Sen
ator n. P. Hill. father of Crawford
Hill.
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COST OF BEING SICK.

New York. Dec. 2l.-The cost of be-
Ing sick In New York city has in
creased practically 100 per cent In tho
last ten years. according TO figures
prepared by the New York Hospital
association
To determine how the growth In the
cost OF living has affected rthe hospl-
tails. typical institution was select
ed and the figures of ten years ago
were compared With those of the pres
ent time, 1t was found that in 1900
the daily expense of maintaining n pa
uent was Sl.l7, and today II is S2.06.
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their own skins, and stopped only at
Rusullos.
wounded Suffered Intensely.

BuSullos.
Wounded Suffered IntenseIy.
1t was another detachment. II is re-.
ported. which. hurrying to the aid Of
the train. found the troops gone and
the enemy likewise They picked up the
wounded and, continuing cast. brought
them to Bustillos. Here the wound.
cd were placed aboard an empty
freight train and sent to this city
"here they arrived early this morn.
ing. The wounded suffered intense
~. There was but one doctor in the
OUTFIT and no appliances. save oil the
most crude. Ono injured man died
on the way In. 1t was only reluctantly
that permission was granted to per
nit them here. The government. II
Is said. did not relish the moral Of
1ect OF bringing a large number of
their own injured Into the city. and
timed the train to arrive after the
populnce had gone to sleep.
The passenger train which was due
here last Thursday night was stop.
ped by the rebels and is at MADEIRA or
La Junta now.
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MARKHAM GOES TO
ILLINOIS CENTRAL

New York. Dec 21.-Char!cs H.
Markham, recently Identified with oil
interests in Pittsburg, was today elect
ed president of the Illinois Central
railroad by the board of directors. to
succeed President James T Horahan.
Mr.. Markham was formerly a vice
president and general t-aff.c manager
OF the Southern Pacific railroad
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ANOTHER VICTIM
OF The STORM

Portland. Me. Dec 21.-Another vic
tim OF last Thursdays blizzard Is he
lIeved 10 be the Bangor schooner Mar,
Gus Edwards, with crew of five
men, which was last seen off Chat
ham shortening sail and making heavy
weather in the storm.
The missing schooner sailed from
Provlncetown Dec IS, on her way
from New York to Bar Harbor. Sne
Is of 227 gross tonnage and was built
in 1875.
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AMERICAN MULE SUPERIOR
TO ARGENTINE MULE

Washington, Dec. 21.-In South AZ
rica the American mule Is considered
superior to the animals imported from
Argentina, according to consular re-
ports. The Missouri or Kentucky mule
is the best suited for South Africa.
One hundred mules were recently Inn
ported from the United States and
they have proved so satisfactory that
q contract for 200 more has just been
closed
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FACTORY SITE BUILDINGS;
GOOD PROGRESS SEEN

Monroe, Utah. Dec 2O.-Work is
progressing rapidly at the factory site
at Austin. Already one new house
on the factory site IS occupied by one
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WOUNDED KNEE MONUMENT.
Junction City. KIM. Dec. 2l-The
permission OF the war department has