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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
E X PL @ s | @ N
INJURIES A
CHILD

A fire started in cook stove with
frozen water jacket at the home of
b. T. Nishlmura, on Adams avenue,
between Twenty-second and Twenty
third streets this morning. at about
ten O'Clock. caused an explosion that
may result in the death of the infant
child of Mrs. Nishimura, a Japanese
The lady arose before ten o'clock
and started a fire, Shortly after that
with the baby in her arms, she step
ped into the room To see how the fire
was burning No sooner had she en-
tered the kitchen than an explosion
occurred and the stove burst into In
Vulnerable pieces. Holes were blown
through the ceiling of the room, the
door on one side OF the house was
blown into atoms and the baby was
badly injured. 1t Is feared that the
child is suffering fractured skull
and that 1t cannot live.
Mrs. Nishimura escaped serious In
jury and remarkable feature of the
affair Is that the house did not catch
fire. DR.. Rich is attending the injur-
ed child and every possible effort Is
being made to save its life.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
AERO CLUB HEADQUARTERS
THE STORM CENTER

New York. Jan. 5.-The headuuar-
ters here of the Aero Club OF Amer.
lea Is today the storm center of dis
cusslon as to the probable effect
which the Wright injunctions against
Curtiss and Pauihan will have on the
big aviation meeting at Los Angeles
next week. The announcement that
a second set OF papers were served
on Paulhan just as he was leaving
New York yesterday has given rise
to fear that he and other aviators
may be restrained from making
flights in Los Angeles.
The serving OF these second set OF
papers on the French aviator followed
the receipt OF news from Buffalo that
the United States circuit court there
had granted an Injunction restraining
Glenn n. Curtiss from 1yine on the
coast. The order OF the United States
court, which was handed To Paulhan
Yesterday. commanded him 10 appear
In New York on Friday. January, IA
TO show cause why an Injunction
restraining him from flying In this
country should not be issued"
AS Paulhan expects 10 be flying In
Los Angeles on the date set for the
Injunction hearing. legal complica,
tions arc likely TO result. An officer
Of the Aero Club of America is quoted
here today as follows;
while it IS not at all certain tha,
an Injunction car be secured soon
enough after January II 10 preven,
Panlhan from making flights at Los
Angeles. It is certain that the action
taken by the Wrlghts will have a dc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
JAMES GIBSON FINALLY
LOSES DAMAGE ACTION

James Gibson, the former doorkeep-
er at the Salt Lake theatre, lost his
damage suit against George G. Doyle
& Co, Tuesday when the supreme
court handed down. an opinion affirm
ing Judgment of the lower court in
favor OF Doyle e Co.
The suit was brought to recover
damages In the sum OF $4,000 for in
juries received by Gibson at the Il C,
M L February 9. 1907 It was set
out that Gibson was working at the
y. c. NJ. l. and on the date mentioned
DOYLE & Co. were doing some plumb
Ing work there and one of the EN-
ployes of Doyle left a large wrench
on top of a step ladder which fell off
and hit Gibson on the head perma-
nently in1uring him
The plumbing concern claimed that
Gibson was guilty OF contributory neg.
lfgenoe in that he permitted a door
through which he was passing TO hit
against the ladder. and thereby cauS-
ing the wrench TO fall OF The jury
In the lower court found in favor of
Doyle & Co. no cause of action. and
Gibson appealed The supreme
court could find no reason for chang
Ing the judgment of the lower court.
Justice Frick wrote the opinion Chief
Justice Straup and Justice McCarty
concurring.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
HANGES TO BE MADE BY
BELL PHONE, 1T is SAID

Brigham. Jan. 4-Some important
changes are to be made by the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company in
this county, according to rumor 1t is
the intention Of the company to place
the Willard exchange on a rural line
to be operated from the central office
in this city, it is said This will do
away with the central Office at VII.
lard
The rumor that the telephone pat
rons OF Willard had decided To quit
the Bell company and take the Inde.
pendent telephones is said to be un-
true, and the difficulties that arose at
the announcement of the changes has
been overcome. The patrons at that
place objected to the change until
the matter had been explained to
them. AT meetings OF the Boil sub
scribers held in Willard last week,
a number of prominent telephone
men were In attendance. among whom
were Mr Fennermore OF the Salt Lake
office.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
FIVE PERSONS BURNED.

Chicago, Jan, 5.-Flve persons were
burned, one seriously. in fire caused
by an explosion Of gasoline in the
common kitchen of building last
night.
Two men. who were starting a fire
in the kitchen stove. poured gasoline
out OF can on some klndling which
had been ignited. The explosion
threw the contents of the can all over
the room. Three OF the women
burned we're taken TO the Cook couu;
~ hospital. Miss Pauline Savenski
will probably die.
The fire did little damage to the
house, the flames being eXtlnguished
by Fireman John Meany who was
passing al the time and heard the
cries OF the women He rushed into
the house and, with his coat and
other articles Of clothing and blan-
kets, smothered the flames.
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RELAXATION OF
CASH STRINGEN NCY

New York. Ian i-Tnc strlneency
in the call money rate relaxed today
and prices OF stocks rallied, thus re-
yersing the process of yesterday. Cor
responding changes occurred in the
stock market sentiment regarding the
expected presidential messages.
The easing OF the money market
was due I'm part directly TO the liquida-
tlon In the stock market which was
forced or Influenced by the calling OF
loans. The banks thus increased
their resources and the stock market
lessened its demands for money. The
prccipitNte fall in prices yesterday
also carried with II a growth in the
short interest in the market There
was enough show OF support to take
away the appearance of abandonment
of the speculation by It's recent pow
erful supporters, an appearance which
was OF great influence In discouraSlng
the speculative sentiment yesterday,
The liquidation was pushed To further
lengths early today and tho level of
prices at one time was 10 10 2 points
lower than yesterdays close quite gen
orally. The call loan market opened
Ut y pei Sfut Ait tr'"Ni W VIZ
demand contributed TO the selling
pressure In stocks. The character OF
the buying and bidding up in South
ern Pacific served as assurance also
that influential support was being
extended.
The strength of this stock ultimate
ly spread its effect by sympathy
through the rest OF the market Re
ports of the conference between the
president and the executive heads OF
several great railroad systems con
frmed the uneasiness caused by yes
terday's reports aud had much TO do
with the morning declines in prices
OF stocks Then came a statement
from President w c. Brown, of the
New York Central, one Of the con
ferees. protesting TO feel no apprehen-
sion about the proposed bill, either
In its probable effect on the railroads
or investors. II was even asserted
that the precedent of previous legisl0-
ton justified a hope that Increased
income for railroads might result.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
JAPANESE CRUSHED TO
DEATH BETWEEN ENGINES

Salt Lake, Jan 5.-S Herakas. a
Japanese laborer employed at the Den
yer &c Rio Grande rouDdhouse. was
crushed to death by being caught be-
tween two engines Tuesday afternoon
at $40 o'clock. DR.. w Benjamin
was Immediately called but found the
man beyond medical attention. The
body was removed to the Evans under.
taking parlors.
Herakas. according TO other Japan.
csc employed at the roundhouse. had
stepped between two Of the engines
which we're standing close to ench 9TH
er. Before his companions had time
to warn him, one of the engineers
backed his engine and caught the un-
fortunate man. Neither Or. S. G. Paul,
tho city health officer, who, according
to the law Is to be notified in such
cases. nor Coroner Stanley A. Hanks
was notified of the death of the man.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
ONE LONE DELEGATE
RECEIVED WARM RECEPTION

There Is one man in Ogden who will
never forget the 'promiscous" man
ncr In which he was received" by
the reception committee OF the Ma
tional Wool Growers association. He
is Prof. Hill. member OF the faculty
of the State Agricultural college OF
Wyoming The incident of his recep'
tion was more than humorous. and
thereby hangs a tale,
Members of the reception commit
tee. detailed to meet all early morn
Ing trains, bravely Scorned the dark
ness and the cold to gather at the
Union depot to welcome the delegates
who were expected to arrive over the
Union Pacific railroad at o'clock this
morning. The mercury stood at zero,
and the wind howled. But the recep.
tion committee was determined to up
hold the honor of ogden and give the
visitors warm and rousing greeting,
But the o'clock train did not come
at that timo. and the reception com.
mittee waited on and on, hour after
hour. Finally, a train got In at 10;30
O'Clock this morning, and the mem
bers OF the committee rushed as one
whom they got there there were no
delegates. The dlsconsolate official
welcomers turned sadly away. But
suddenly Ben Crltchlow caught sight
of man who happened to be holding
a clip of wool In his hand There's
a delegate," yelled Critchlow, and
he pounced upon the man who car
ried the wool, thinking that he was
n delegate who came carrying a sign.
Charles Schmalz, Hyrum McFar~
land Joseph Streng. Thomas Keogh
and other members Of the reception
committee helped Crltchlow to re-
ceive the stranger. One man took his
umbrella, another grabbed his suit.
case. third perenptorily took charge
of his overcoat, and another seized
him by the arm and started to lead
him away. Never was a king more
royalty honored by slavish attend.
ants
But while they were debating as to
who saw him FIRST. Hugh Wood, In
somo sly way. abducted the professor
and made of with him to tho Reed
hotel The reception committee was
broken-hearted at losing its one, lone
delegate"
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pressing effect on the meeting Long
teiegrams oil inquiry and protest have
poured in on the Aero club Mr. Bish-
op. president OF the club, will leave
tomorrow OF Friday for the west to
ton.
The legal tongle in which Paulhan
has found himself will have another
bad effect. 1t is likely to prevent
other European aviators from visiting
Amerlca' and viii make 1t very diff
cult to induce any Of the star per
formers on the other side TO come
here for the big international contest
next October"
The attorneys for the Wrights an
nounco frankly that they expect to
stop both Paulhan and Curtiss from
lying at Los Angeles. Curtiss. they
declare, will place himself in con.
tempt OF court II he attempts TO carry
out his Los Angeles plan.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
CALLS PRISONS
DARK DISGRACE

Washington, Jan. Ozark prisons.
one at the Shanghai consulate. be-
ng characterized as disgrace to
any civilized nation" figure in com
munication sent to congress today by
Secretary Knox.
The consulate jail is insecure and
unsanitary, eight prisoners having es.
capped in the last three years There
are thirty removable window bars.
Three OF four are in the cellar. One
of the cells is on the ground floor, the
other two on the floor above. and some
times the demands of unwilling hos
pitality are so great that the British
legation has TO take care of some Of
the American prisoners.
For the prison keeper an apporpria-
ton OF $1,000 is recommended, and
for the assistant prison keeper $500.
AT the American consulate at Bang.
kok. the jail is conspicuous for non
use and its discon1nuancc is recon-
mended ~-r.f1-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
OLD BANDIT
CAP TUREO
Geo. Mosgroves is to
Answer For Crime
in New Mexico

Roswell, n. NJ. Jan. 5.-Georrc
Musgraves. said to have been a mem.
ber OF the BLACK jack gang OF New
Mexican outlaws and wanted here ON
a charge OF numbering George Par.
ker. thirteen years ago. on the Ola.
mond a ranch, 80 miles southwest OF
Roswell, Is on his way to Roswell In
custody of Sheriff Charles l.. Bollard
AT least, man captured on Decem.
ber Goth at North Platte. Neb.. Is be-
lieved to be Musgroves, and Bollard
says he Is confident he has the right
man. The prisoner denies he Is Mus.
groves.
There has been a reward OF 81 .000
for Musgroves for thirteen years. In
which time the search has been con.
tlnued.
Before the Parker murder it is al.
legged that Musgroves and a compan.
ion twice robbed stage in Lincoln
county
In an attempt to capture bIusgroves
at the time OF the Parker murder.
Sheriff Bollard and a posse killed two
OF the BLACK Jack" gang. "Black
Jack later was hung at Clayton. n.
NJ
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SALT LAKE SHERIFF
SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT

Salt Lake, Jan. 4.-Shcri0 Joseph
C.. Sharp submitted his annual report
to the county commissioners this
morning. which shows a slight in
crease In the fees and licenses over
last year The fees. civil department
md Jail amount to $9151 II this year
as compared to 81 7463a2 for last year
The liquor licenses show slight de-
crease because Midvale, formerly
called Bingham Junction, was incor-
porated and carried with it a third of
the saloons and twenty-two butcher
shops and stores which were paying
licenses TO the county The liquor
license amounted TO S22,5l9.20 this
year as compared 10 $2I,101.11 for
zoos. The merchants and butchers
licenses amounted to S5.S22. as against
IS, ,leO.25 last year The total receipts
this year amount to sS6.ao2 81 as COM
pnred TO s36.7547S for 1908.
In the criminal department there
were 9ii prisoners received ut the
county Jail. or this number 325 were
charged with felony and IA charged
with mlsdemeanors. There were Ito
held for the insane asylum reform
school and as witnesses. In 1909
there were e76 convictions. 56 were
sent 10 the state prison and 220 con
fined in the county jail. There were
50 patients taken to the State Mental
hospital and " delluquentS taken to
The reform school Thore are now IL
prisoners in the county iail awaiting
trial.
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BARON WlLMOWSkY AND WIFE
LEAVE FOR GERMANY

New York. Jan. 5.-Baron Wilmow-
sky. of Berlin, and his wife, who was
Miss Barbara Krupp. daughter OF the
great gun-maker. have left for Ger
many after three months sightsce-
ing trip In the United States and
Canada
What interested us most" said the
baron, just before departing. was the
settlement work which we observed In
New York. Chicago, San Francisco
and other cities. My wife takes great
interest in this work and she Is carry
Ing back with her many American
ideas and plans which she hopes to
use In Germany"
When the baroness was asked II
she was an advocate of woman suf.
frage, both she and her husband laugh
ed and replied together: mo, noe
that"
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FAUT KILLED BY"
HOWELL MACHINE

, told me 10. / think | would have
done that OF my own free VIII and
choice"
At this point the investigation was
adjourned until this afternoon at 2
o'clock
Afternoon Session.
The Investigation was resumed this
afternoon at o'clock with the court
room packed with spectators. The
most important testimony this after
noon was that of Dan G. Brain, an
eyewitness to the tragedy.
The testimony of Kennedy was con-
tlnued Immediately after tho noon In
termission He stated. in answer to
further questions as to why he so
much desired TO get the hat from the
automobile, that he was much fright
ened and excited. that being the only
reason he could give for his actions.
Kennedy Was Frightened.
II was excited and frightened over
the affair. Hadlock had told us that a
man bad been killed and that they
thought II was Wits machine that
ran over him | was afraid | would
be accused of the murder and it un-
nerved me The hat was on my mind
and / was anxious to get 1t. Whom
got 1t, threw ii away and can give
no reason for It other than that | was
frightened and nervous"
Mr.. Kennedy also said that the par
ty during the afternoon stopped at a
number of saloons and had drinks.
The witness stated that he drank
three OF four glasses of beer during
the afternoon
The witness stated that he is now
of the opinion that 1t was their ma
chine that ran over Mr. Faut and kill
ed him IN giving his reason for
thinking so. he said:
I'VE were OH Washington avenue at
the time and place of the accident.
Jack thought we had struck some
thing II was our kind Of machine
that struck the man, and ours was
the only one of its kind that was out
that afternoon
Eyewitness Of Tragedy.
Dan G. Brain testified that he was
standing at the corner of Caves drug
store on Washington avenue and
Twenty~third street when the big ma
chine came along He said that to
the best of his judgment the machine
was going at O. rate of speed OF not
less than eighteen miles an hour
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representing the administration would $
say a word about H. The plan. &C.
cording to the statement OF one of the
insurgents who also Is said to be
marked as a Victim was for the OF
ganiZation at Washington to stimulate
opposition 10 denomination Of those
congressman by diverse local actiW-
ties
Rival republican aspirants for their
places were TO be encouraged. and II
the opposition were unsuccessful at
the primaries. the fight was TO be car
ried to the polls
Money Is Ready.
1t was pointed out that In Congress.
man Cooper's district In Wisconsin al
ready rival republican candidate was
in the field, although The primaries
there do rot occur until September.
Large sums oi money are available
for the purposc, it Is claimed by those
who tell this story. and much has been
expended, In the district represented
by Representative Norris cf Nebraska
early republican opposition has deyel-
oped. Representative Norris said he
we'll know the night wus ou against
MIN at home.
Inquiries among other congressman
generally classed as insurgents failed
to disclose any apparent active antag-
onism to them on the Ear, Of any one
connected with the administration.
Representative Murdoch and Madi-
son of Kansas have not suffered from
suspended animation in their patron
age recommendation
Congressman Hayes of California
who presided over the only meeting
OF the house insurgents held this year
declared he was in the fight to
stay"
IF no one Will call meeting oil the
insurgents TO mark out plan OF bat
tie | Will do il. he said and II there
arc others who are backward in this
battle | Will 90 it alone | am an in
surgent until II is over"
Cannon "Chestnutty"
Speaker Cannon remarked that II h'
were 10 express his own views on th'
subject they would sound chestnut
| ty." He denied knowledge OF an
specific determination TO crush th'
insurgents. But he turned TO a cop
Of a speech he delivered In Kansa
City Dec. Z. and quoted from II thu
following paragraph. as expressive o
his opinion OF the course that ough
to be pursued against the insurgents
The paragraph reads;
When Lincoln found an arm
marching on the national capital fror
the south and body of sympathizer
in the north encouraging that army
he said 1t was difficult to determin
which was the most threatening to tn
welfare of the nation. History II
peats itself, and when Senators Gun
Minis. La Toilette, Bristow and the
so-callcd Progressive" following Joi
hands with Mr. Bryan in waging Wa
on the republican members Of col
gress who passed the tarlf bill an
upon President Taft. who signed 1t
that contest. ! know of but one va
TO treat them, aud that is fight thel
just as we fight Mr.. BRYAN and IN
followers
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ASKS T OR
$272,O(
J. M. Harlan Values His
Services at High
Figure

Chicago. Jan 5-John Maynard
Harlan, who assisted Federal Judge
Grosscup TO straIghten out the tangled
affairs of the defUnct Chicago Union
Traction company, places his service
at a valuation OF $272,000
or this amount he already has re-
celyed $4,000 which he drew In
monthly instnllments of $4,000, and
now ne has filed with the court final
bill for 100000
Mr. Harlan was appointed by Judge
Grosscup as special counsel for the
court in the Traction litigation in De
cember. 1905. He acted in this capac-
lty for practically three years-that Is.
until one year ago-although II was
two years ago that the Chicago Rail
ways company took over the proper
ties of the. Union Traction company,
upon the reorganization plan. and
practically all activity In the courts
ceased shortly afterwards.
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CONTINUED From Page slx.)

He also stated that Reese Howell.
father Of VIII Howell, Judge Howell.
a brother OF VIII, himself and brother
and Kennedy, met Chief Browning In
his Office and talked with him about
the matter. and that at that time he
heard VIII Howell say. he did not
think they were on Washington av-
cnue with the machine at the time OF
the accident. The witness said he
knew that he was being accused Of
being responsible for tho accident and
that he had never denied 1t,
Not Under Influence Of Liquor.
On cross-examination. Mr.. Larson
stated that when they passed along
Washington avenue at the time OF the
accident they had no particular desti-
nation In view, and they were merely
passing tho time away and having a
good time. and that he did not see
much OF anything that was going on
outside the car He also stated that
the party had been drinking and
taking cigars during the afternoon.
but that he was not under the inliu-
ence OF liquor
Just before adjournment at the
noon hour. Elliott Kennedy was
called to the stand,
Elliott Kennedy Testifles.
He reiterated what Mr. Larson had
said of the trip OF that Saturday af'
ternoon. He said he noticed the auto.
mobile swerve at the intersection OF
Twenty.thlrd street and Washington
avenue, but that he felt no jar to the
machine as of having struck some
thing.
Kennedy said that when the car
was taken to the garage. after the ac-
cident he saw a hat lying on the
front part of the automobile. and that
he picked 1t up and threw II into an
other car; that. after they had start,
ed for the station. he told VIII
Howell about 1t, and VIII told him TO
20 back and get 1t. He said he went
back and got the hat and then threw
ii away again.
When asked why he had taken the
hat and thrown IL away he said:
Why He Threw Away Hat.
Don't know why | did II, unless 1t
was because | was scared over the
accident. | was very sorry after
did II, and think ] would have gone
back and taken the hat from the
other machine II Mr.. Howell had not
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05
GIRLS LIFE is SAVED
BY INQUISlTlVE MESSENGER

Denver. Jan. 5-The inquIsltiveness
of a messenger boy saved the life
of Miss Eva Hains. 10 years old. who
had taken several bi-chlorlde OF mer-
curry tablets with suicidal intent.
The girl wrote note to male
friend informing him OF her inten.
tions and gave it TO messenger boy
to deliver. The latter read the mis-
sivo and hustled to the police station
with It. Police Surgeon Mudd was
dispatched TO the girls room and
found her In great agony Emetics
gave relief and an hour later the girl
was pronounced out of danger.
She refused to discuss her attempt
to end her life.
The note gave instructions to Send
word to father, William Frazier, Wat
erloo. Indiana" .