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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
TAXICABS ARE
TO BE BEAUTIFUL

New York. July 20.-TaXicabs "de
luxe are soon 10 be the newest thing
on Broadway. The new cabs are to
surpass in luXuTiousness any four
wheeled vehicles in the world not
even excluding the state carriages of
royalty.
According to the promoters OF the
enterprise, the cabs will he mainly
constructed OF heavy beyel glass so as
to show of women's gowns to advan-
tage The interior Will be lighted
with electricity. with rehectors so as
10 throw the occupants into promi-
nence. Thus. woman en- route to
the theater or opera, can not only
show off the latest Parislan creation
In gowns. but observe the costumes Of
others as well The cabs Will be lined
with shirred silk and The cushions will
be made from costly damask and bro
cades. The iptorI0r decorations Will
removable so that q woman may order
the taXicab furnished in colors TO suit
her gown.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
PATHETIC end
TO FALSE LOVE

Chicago. July 20-.Perhaps the most
pathetic feature OF the tragedy of last
Friday In which Mrs. Emma Young
wns shot and Charles w Rig1on
Killed himself. was presented yester-
day at the funeral of the once wealthy
mining broker
The service was read in a little
darRend room In the rear of an un-
dcrtaking establishment and only four
persons were present, three Of these
being relatives Two carriages fol
lowed the hearse to Graceland ceme
terry. where the body was cremated.
Mrs Youngs final letter TO Rigdon
indicated that she considered he had
misueated her in various ways. had
denounced her as leach and told
her he had no further confidence In
her In return she told him that he
had put her through PAGES. that had
made drinking Idiots out OF stronger
women than She that she did not
care for his love or that OF anybody
else In the future and that he evil
IDENTIFY had got tired of her mush.
The letter then saws
Il am pretty firm in my decision
to never again invite nor tolerate
your contempt"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20

Bigclow. and my wife and myself and
our two children. There were also
three servants in the house, the cook.
Mrs, Rawn's maid and Mrs. Rigelow's
maid. None of the rest Of us heard
the burglar"
Only one bullet took effect The
other went wild A half hour after
the murder had been committed dc.
tectiyeS were hired by relatives OF the
dead man
I'VE Will offer n reward" said Mr.
Coburn. and spare no expense TO can
ture the assassin"
Last April the Rawns moved from
their residence in Schiller street. Chi
oago, to the Gay residence on Pleas
ant street In Winnetka They had
rented 1t for the summer
Mr.. Rawn had three daughters all
married. They are Mrs. Robert C.
Brinliley. Mrs Ralph G. Coburn and
Mrs d y. Bigelow.
Mr.. Rawn was 55 years old, having
been born August 20, 1855. at Della
ware. o He entered the railway ser
vice In 1870, beginning as telegraph
operator for the Big Four After ris-
ing 10 be trainmaster with that road.
he went TO the Kentucky Central rail-
way In 1887 as master of transporta-
ton,
Two years later he became division
superintendent and superintendent of
transportation of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway, In 1890 he was made
general superintendent of the 3 &. O
S. w, He became general manager OF
that system in 1905 and in 1907 was
made vice president In charge of op-
GRAFTON of the Illinois Central lines,
About year ago he was elected pres
ident OF the Monon.
A revolver with one empty cart
ridge was found near Mr.. Rawn's
hody. No trace of second bullet
could be found and the police believe
that MIR Rown wounded his assail
ant. Two shots were heard but 1t
is impossible to determine whether
MI Rawn or the murderer fired
first Belief that the murderer was
wounded by Mr Rawn was strength
encd when the police found a trail
OF blood about 100 feet along stone
walk east of the Rawn residence.
Coroner Hoffman and Deputy Coro-
ner Webster went 10 Winnekta early
today A jury was impanellcd and
the inquest began shortly after 8
o'clock
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
AMERICAN CLOSELY GUARDED
AND HEAVILY tRONEC

San Diego. Cal. July 20.-After four
days of strenuous effort on the part
of friends in San Diego to secure his
release, ID. w Mckay, millionaire res
ident Of this city, was taken from
Tia mana, Lower California. yester-
day afternoon and, guarded by two
mounted rurales, was started for En-
senada for trial
He was arrested a week ago on a
charge OF cutting a hole in his own
fence and installing a gate. Mckay
was heavily ironed, but was permit
ted to ride in his own carriage and it
was expected the rurales with their
prisoner would reach Ensenada this
morning. An effort will be made To,
day TO have Mckay released on bail
Governor Celsa Vega of Lower Cali.
fornia having been informed OF all
the particulars.
McKav recently purchased part
OF the Afguelld estate at Tia Juana
The specific charge made against him
NJ Tia Tuana merely states that he
tore down the fence and installed a
gate, rr-
All efforts TO communicate with Nc
Kay havo been futile. He has not
been allowed 10 talk with his coun-
sel and Il is probable nothing further
win be learned of the case until 1t
comes officially before the governor
of Lower California for hearing
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
GOMPERS' CASE
NOT YET ENDED

Washington. July 20-Until off,
cials OF the department OF Justice have
communicated with Attorney General
WickerBham, now en- route to Alaska.
= 20 announcement will be made here
concerning the procedure which may
be had In the pending prosecutions OF
officials OF the American Federation
OF Labor growing out of their troubles
with the Buck Stove e Range com
pany of ST Louis.
Notwithstanding the agreement
reached in Cincinnati last night by
Representatives of the federation to
end the warfare. no assurances were
forthcoming that the cases against
President Gompers. Vice President
John Mitchell and Secretary Frank
Morrison for contempt OF court would
be discontinued The cases are pend
ing 10 the United States supreme
court
Ii Is pointed out that, while the
contempt proceedings were pSShed by.
the attorneys of the stove company.
which has now withdrawn its legal
representatives the case has gone be-
yond them. and the issue is at present
one of national law and the dignity OF
the courts.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
SAW
NIGH 7 CAFE
And Then He Revoked
the License of Many
Places

New York. July 20.-It became
known TO-DAY that Mayor Gaynor's lat
est crusade against the granting OF
all-niSht licenses 10 cafes and restau.
rants in the uptown theater district
was the result OF an incognlto tour
into night cafe life. which the mayor
made about Il week ago
According to the story. which came
out today, the mayor. in conversation
At n Brooklyn club late one night,
heard from an acquaintance vivid
account of some strange scenes Wit
messed In an all.nisht cafe N the So
called White light district"
The mayor interrupted the narrator
to say that he could hardly believe
such things could be true. To decide
whether they were or not. he offered
TO go at once on tour of Inspection
after the fashion of Haroun al Ras-
child the most romantic of Arabian
knights. The offer was accepted and,
in the mayors automobile. the two
made rapid tour of the night cafe
district. dropping In at a number of
the beSt-known places.
The mayor. according To the story,
wore a slouch hat and was not rec
ognized. In several places what We
saw did moi please the mayor As
the dawn began 10 appear i'm the east
and the automobile was bound back
toward Brooklyn, he remarked that he
had not expected TO find such condl-
tions A day or TWO later. the mayor
revoked the all-light licenses of sew
eral well-known restaurants and an.
nounced publicly that he would not
allow the issuance OF license to any
place except those which catered TO
the legitimate trade OF night work
ers.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
GRAND 7 RUNK
is I IE= D Up
Freight TraificPa araIyzsd
---Strike Breakers Are
in Evidence

Montreal, July 20.-With its more
important passenger schedules fairly
well maintained. the pressing problem
confronting the Grand Trunk railway
today lies I'm the continued apparently
complete paralysis OF Its freight traf-
fic. This condition. the striking con.
ductors and tralnmen declare, TO have
been precisely their object when to
the number of 5000 or more they left
their various positions on the com
pany's system. from Portland. Me, to
Detroit, Mich,
Carloads of perishable freight are
standing on sidings, far and near. and,
unless 1t is possible 10 turn wheels
soon. the property loss will be large.
A generally expressed opinion at
many points on the Grand Trunk Is
that the strikers viii continue the
freight train holdup two or three days
longer at least
Conductors and yardmen In the EN-.
Dloy OF the Wabash on the tracks that
road leases from the Grand Trunk. be-
tween Niagara Falls. Ont, and Wind
sor. Ont. opposite Detroit. have gone
out AS a result the Wabash is hav,
Ing considerable trouble In moving
Its passenger trains over the division
No attempt is being made to touch
the freight
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
CONDEMNED
I 0 De A I II
But Saved by the Inter-
p, vention of a
Doctor

Seattle. Wash, July 20.-ClifIord
Sands, a former Seattle high school
youth and erstwhile brigadier general
in Estrada's army. told some of his
experiences in the Nicaraguan insur-
rection upon his arrival in Seattle on
a visit With relatives last night.
Young Sands escaped being shot
by a firing squad of the Madriz army
by the chance aid of DR.. Clarence
Burgheim Of Houston. Texas. who re-
fused TO give medical attention to the
Madrlz officers unless Sands was par
oled.
81 was captured at PrinZ Apulcer
on the coast, June is. two days after
] had made nm attempt 10 blow up the
Nicaraguan gunboat Venus" said
Sands. Il was charged with being a
dynamiter and a spy. OF course. the
trial was a farce and ] was sentenced
TO be shot. but DR., Burghelm Inter
yened and was paroled"
Sands tried to dynamite the gun
boat Venus by padding out TO her in
canoe as she lay OFF Bluehelds bluff.
They saw me-" he said, "and sank
the canoe with n machine gun 7
escaped without scratch and swan
ashore
With seven men, Sands was sent
two days atterwnrd 10 Prinz Apulca.
n town below Bluefields The gun
boats Venus and Jacinta came down,
shelled the town. landed $50 marines
and captured Sands and two OF his
men.
Two days after this capture he
said. they took me out and made me
watch them shoot my two men they
had captured 1t was TO impress me
with my coming fate. They blind
folded them, stood a file OF soldiers
off few PAGES and shot them
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
Strike Brca AXE RS.

Boston, July 19.- Strike. breakers
from all parts of the country contln.
ued to pour into New England today
to take the places of the conductors
and trainmen on the Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont railroads. now on
strike for higher wages. The strikers
are using their best efforts to dis.
suade the newcomers from accepting
the proffered positions. In several In.
stances they have been successful.
In St Adams. VT, tho Headquarters
of the Central Vermont system, and
at other Vermont points the strike
breakers are being flooded with tele-
grams from all parts OF the country.
urging them TO stand by their broth.
ers, and the strikers believe they arc
winning the day
Last night a lot of strllse-breakerS
who had been working hard all day
went on strike themselves They had
been on duty continuously for sixteen
hours and, when the time arrived for
them TO take the last train from Bar
lington, VI, to Essex Junction TO con-
meet with the express for Boston, they
refused to 90 out.
An official OF the Central Vermont
road has announced that any of the
striking employees may have their old
positions back increased salary
ii they make application at once The
Grand Trunk, however. Is taking a
different stand on this matter. accord
ing to the statement of TrlinmaSter
j. ]. Connolly OF the Portland and
Montreal division, who stated authori-
tattvely that no strikers would be
taken back in their former status. If
they come back al all they must come
as new men.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
LANGFORD CAN
DEFEAT JOHNSON

New York. July 2O.-Joseph Wood
man. Sam Lansfords hustlIng man
nger, has arrived here from California
with the announcement that ne is
prepared 10 post a side bet oil $1O.0ot
III behalf OF LangfoTd the moment
Jack Johnson displays willingnssf
TO sign articles of agreement
'Ill admit that Johnson is Grea'
pueillst." said WocdmaD, bat Lan1
ford though forty pounds lighter cal
beat him Ii Johnson goes to En%
land. France or Australia, J VIII foi
low him with Langford to force hir
to fight
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
JURY SAID
NO I Gull I \
But the Defendant Leap
ed to His Feet and
Pleaded Guilty

Chicago. July Benjamin Bisno
watched the clock in Judge Barnes
courtroom for an hour and a half yes
terday, imagining every minute that
the jury was getting nearer and near
er a verdict in his trial on a charge
of stealing $1,000 worth of clothing.
And then, just as the first juror
made his appearance IN the doorway
Bisno leaped To his feet and told the
Judge he was guilty, He was SEN
fenced to i've months In the Bride
we'll
When Bispo had been led from the
courtroom, the verdict was opened,
Just for curiosity, and it read:
Not guilty"
But il was too late to help Bisno.
Bisnos partner had turned states
evidence against him at the trial
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE
XII AIMSEl

New York July 20-Arthur Hall Of
London. Cambridge graduate and a
member OF the Eccentric club OF Lon
don, was found In lonely part of
Colonial park today with a bullet
woGnd In his mouth He died before
the hospital was reached. A revolver
Law near where the body was found
A photograph Of Hall was. found In
his pocket, back of which was writ
ten:
See photograph on other Side.
Communicate with my solicitor. n. II
Aaron. Ga Moorgate street, London.
and my friend, A. b. Mendelsohn. III
care OF n. Fl Aaron. Ga Moorgate
street, London. England
A letter was also found. evidently
from his brother. David Hall, dated
San Francisco and giving the address.
1919 Hyde street, in that city.
No reason is known for the suicide
OF Hall. who came here two months
ago.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
MEAT HAS BEEN
UNFIT TO SHIP

Pittsburg, July 20-Notice has beer
given to transportation companies bJ
G. F. Totten. the government agent
for meat inspection here, that they
shall not ship ont CT the state meats
from thirteen branch establishments
in this district Of weil-Enown packing
concerns, It Is alleged that The pecE,
ers have been doing a processing
business and no. submitting theli
meats 10 proper federal inspection
The companies named as alleged OF.
tenders include Armour & Co., Swift
G. Co, Cudahy Packing company, Neb
son Morris & Co. and others. The
companies claim that they have not
been sending meat. outside The State
and that within its borders Inspection
Is not required by law
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
WORLDS .MARKE Is
MARKET is LlSTCESS
BUT SLIGHTLY STRONGER

New York. July 2O.-The opening
stock market today was very listless
and uninterest,ng The handful OF
orders for execution caused only a
sluggish and irregular price move
ment A rise of point in Anaconda
was the only feature OF the market
Prices yielded In sympathy with n
decline OF point in Reading but buy
Ing orders were encountered and a
recovery followed. General Electric
declined O. ~
A firm tone of the Copper and In
dustrials in sympathy with foreign
markets had a sustaining effect on
stocks. The general market was al
most idle Illinois Central and Utah
Copper rose 81 and Canadian Pa
cilic and Laclede Gas !. Bonds were
flrmer, but still very dull.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20

to. hns always opposed becoming part
of the greater city; and its affairs are
in the hands OF 3 board OF trustees.
1t Is here that 45.ronnd contests have
been staged. and now. while the anti,
boxing spirit appears to be moving
ahead, the Veruonites arc observing
II with some degree OF satisfaction. II
is fairly certain shat the town will
welcome contests as conducted under
the state law.
Tom McCarey owns the fight arena
there and is planning TO conduct ten.
round contests, such as have for years
been gwen at the Maud Junction pa
vilion
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
I THRILLING
EXHIBIT I ION
Av!ator's Aeroplane Is
Set OF Fire by
Lightning

Barcelona, July 2O.-While he was
making a oss-country flight today,
Aviator Ehrmann's aeroplane was
struck by lightning and tell blnzing
10 the ground. The aviator escaped
uninjured
There has never been more startl.
Ing aerial exhibition than that which
Erhmann unwIlllngly afforded. He
was sailing along at moderate
height when he got in, the path OF
the sky bolt Instantly the aeroplane
was envcloped In flames, its canvas
wings shrivelled up aud. cllngine TO
the skeleton Of his craft. Erhmann
came down with a thud.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20

or TO take n taXIoab from the stores
for an uninterrupted journey within
defined district OF about ono mile IN
radius for charge oil but fifty cents
Tor from one TO five passengers. The
district includes all of the terminal
railroad stations and all OF the down
town hotels. For travel TO any dcs-
tination within the city and outside
of the district referred to. discount
of 10 per cent from tho regular taxi.
cabs Is allowed.
1t is said that Chicago will have.
as q result OF this arrangement, the
cheapest taxicab service OF any city
In the United States.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
Wabash Not Affected

st. Louis. July 20.-President and
General Manager Henry Miller of the
Wabash received telegram today
from Union officials, stating that the
Wabash service will not be inter.
fered with To any extent by reason OF
the strike on The Grand Trunk. The
Wabash operates its trains from De
troit to Buffalo over the Grand Trunk
rails. and it will not accept OF deliver
any traffic, passenger or freight, be-
tween Detroit and Buffalo during the
strike.
The union officials, according TO
Vice President Miller. apprised the
Wabash of their recognition OF the
fact that there was no trouble be-
tween the Wabash and their organiza.
ton,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
MINISTER ROBBED
OF HIS JEWELRY

Seattle. Wash. July 20.-Rev. II.
Poland, pastor OF the German Eyang-
elIcal Lutheran church. was robbed
of diamonds and jewelry valued at
$4,000 while attempting to board
crowded street car last night. The
jewelry belonged to DR. and Mrs. Hen
~ Summa CT ST Louis. who have been
visiting tho Rev. DR., Poland. He was
taking the jewels from safety depos-
Il vault. where they had been placed
for safe.keep.nS. to his home to re-
turn them to their owners. When he
attempted to climb on the car some
one behind him knocked his hat off
and when be stopped to recover it
his pocket was picked.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20

= Chicago July 2O,-IEa G. Rawn
president OF the Chicago. Indianapolis
& Louisville railway (the Monon), was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed at 1870 O'Clock this morning
by a burglar. who entered his sum.
mer home in Wlnnetka, suburb 10
miles north of Chicago
The burglar forced open the base
ment door, and was heard proving
about the first floor by Mr. Rawn
who went downstairs to investigate
Members of his family heard him say
What do you want here?" and shot
was fired Immediately afterward
When they hurried to the first floor
Mr.. Rawn was lying dead at the foot
Of the stairs with bullet through HIS
heart The murderer or murderera
escaped
The fact that the murder was com
mitted by q burglar was established
by the finding of Jimmy marks on
the door. which had been forced open.
The assassination is the climax 10
reign of crime that has driven the
residents OF the north shore suburb
almost TO a frenzy
The story of the shooting OF Mr.
Rawn was told by Ralph G Coburn, a
sonin-law Of the victim, this morning.
MT Rawn was awakened by sounds
on the first floor OF the house" he
said He insisted upon going down
10 ascertain the cause, although Mrs
Rawn tried to persuade him not to
do It,
He descended the stairs and had
barely reached the landing when
every one III the house was awakened
by the roar Of two shots, fred in quick
succession.
81 rushed out, as did the others We
found Mr. Rawn lying in his night
clothes. Blood was trickling from his
breast
He struggled, turned over, tried to
speak and could not We sent in hur-
rled calls for doctor Mr.. Rawn
died within five or six minutes after
the shots bad been fred He did not
regain consciousness.
I'VE Immediately summoned the
Winuetka police, and it was they who
found the mark on the door. which cs'
tablished the fact that the crime had
been committed by burglar. Other
than that We have no clue.
THE house was occupied by Mr.
and Mrs Rawn, their daughter. Mrs.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
NEWS is A SHOCK.

Cincinnati, July 20.-The news Of
the murder of / G. Rawn came as a
shock to his former associates on the
baltimore & Ohio southwestern in
Cincinnati
When General Passenger Agent
p Mccartney read the bulletin of
Mr. R0wn's murder. he started for
Chicago, as did w p. Brimson, gem
eral superintendent OF the Baltimore
& Ohio Southern.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
MONITOR FOR RIVER.

New Orleans. July 20,-The United
States monitor Ampitrite arrived
here today and will be sent up tn.
Mississippi river from New Orleans
TO St Loius under direction of Mis-
souri, state naval representatives who
will arrive here tomorrow, The Am
pbitrite Will be placed In the ST. Louis
barbor as permanent training ship