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The Washington times., 1910-09-20

Pupils in whose homes there is a
case Of infantile paralysis will be ex-
cluded from the public schools for a
period OF fourteen days following the
last exposure 10 the patient. accord
ing TO an announcement OF Health
Officer Woodward today
Realizing that with the opening
Of the school year there is an added
danger OF contagious. the Health De-
Dartment viii adopt measures Of pre-
caution for the prevention Of the
disease. The pupils viii be carefully
observed by the medical inspectors
and teachers, II was said, and upon
the appearance Of the first symptoms
of infantjIe paralysis will be sent TO
their homes
While the law does not provide for
the Isolation OF cases OF infantiIe
paralysis. the attendance at school
OF children who have been exposed
TO the disease. or who have given
Indication Of Illness may be pro-
mbited-
The problem OF what to do with
school children was discussed at &
American Public Health Association
OF which Health officer Woodward is
secretary
The Washington times., 1910-09-20
Exclusion Favored.

1T was the general consensus OF
opinion that the safety Of the public
demanded that the children who have
been exposed to the disease should
not be permitted to attend school for
a Period OF at least two weeks" said
Health officer Woodward today.
In view Of what is known Of the
disease and its apparent contaEfOn.
the greatest care should be observed
While OF course children who are
actual sufferers from infaneiIe paraly-
sis will not attend school, the situs-
tion demands care in preventing tie
attendance OF those who may have
been exposed TO the disease.
a canvass viii be made Of the
houses in the District IN which there
are patients suffering from infantile
paralysis. and the children OF these
households will be given an enforced
vacation dating from their last eX-
pOSure-'
Health Officer Woodwa ard. does not
hold TO the theory that fowls are in any
uay responsible for the spread Of in
fantiIe paralysis or any other gious
disease with which human beings are
afflicted
The Washington times., 1910-09-20
Too Many Escaped.

Too many pupils escaped service last
season. II Is said, under the parents
permission clause and an effort VIII be
made this year to investigate every
case in which an excuse is asked for.
The Washington times., 1910-09-20
WEATHER REPORT.

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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC CLUB
IN AMATEUR DRAmATICS

Tonight the people OF Ogden will
listen TO the cleverest bit of amateur
dramatics ever held in the town The
University Dramatic club. under the
direction OF Maud May Babcock OF the
Stote University, Will present John
Drews greatest sOccess. "TrcIawncy Of
the Wells" Althoueh the actors are
all students Of the university. they
could readily star In professional pro
ductions, aud. according 10 Salt Lake
critics. all tho subtle humor that John
Drew gave to tho public will bc sue
cessfully rogircn at the Ogden Fri
day night Jt
Special scenery has been painted AT
considerable expense by the clever
sconip painter, Minor. OF Salt Lake.
Elaborate costumes arc furnished from
New York. and months of severe
trimming under competent regulations
promises unique entertainment
rhe play itself is one OF PineroS
most humerously kIlling productions.
and any enc who enjoys high class
Satire VIII he amply satisfied.
AS 0 student activity and a cultural
Influence II should be patronized by
every person In ogden. Preparations
are being made ON the part OF the
High school. the city teachers. the
Sacred Heart Academy and the State
School for the Deaf and Blind TO give
the visitors a royal reception. Some
unexpected surprises are anticipated
during the performance
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
MILLIONS
IN A DEAL
Which Called for Only
a Minute Of Nor
gan's Time

New York, Feb lin a determined
effort TO prevent the attorneys for the
Ohio and Independent Telephone COM
panies from calling J. P Morgan to
the witness stand in the hearing be-
fore notary here, his counsel today
revealed just what the famous flnan-
cler had TO do with the $1,000 900
deal. II shows how easily and quickly
great financial matters are handled in
Wall street
III, p. Dawson, a partner In tho
Morgan firm. was the only one who
knew OF the transaction" said one
OF Mr.. Morgan's lawyers After he
had made all arrangements he sought
Mr. Morgan To tell him about II and
obtain his formal consent. Mr.. Nor
gan had just left his office. but Mr.
Dawson caught his taXicab at the
curb and through the window of 1t
told Mr. Morgan the principal de-
tails. and that the Morgan firm was
to pay r L, Day & Co. $7,245.000 for
the companies. This was the first and
only thing Mr.. Morgan ever heard OF
the matter But, he said:
IAN right, 20 ahead with the deal
and close II up I'm in hurry to
keep luncheon appointment
That is all Mr. Morgan knows
about it."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
BOY IS HELD
OR A DEB 7
Attorneys Must Resort
to Bankruptcy Law to
Get Him Out

Newark. n J.. Feb. 11-The young
est Inmate Of a debtors prison on rec.
ord is Bronislaw NiemaSzek. 10 years
old. of this city. He has been locked
up in the Newark Jail on a body exc.
cution for debt of s9535.
Niemaszek recently had a rough and
tumble combat with a neishbor's boy
and the latter's indignant parents sued
for damages. obtaining a verdict for
SS6.35 Nicmaszek arrest on a body
execution In supplementary proceed
ings followed.
Newark attorneys who interested
themselves In the youthful debtor s
case find that the only way to get the
boy out of jail is to have him talIe
advantage Of the bankruptcy act. Ac.
cordtngly Niemaszek, In addition to
being the youngest debtor prisoner In
The world. is about to become the
youngest bankrupt
The machinery Of the state supreme
court will be necessary to adjust the
matter, In accordance with the bank
ruptcy law. an inventory of the boy 3
assets and liabilities has been pre-
pared and viii be submitted to the
courts. 1t is as follows:
Assets: One pair Of shoes, 10 cents !:
one pair OF stockings. cents. one
suit, 90 cents; one cap. 10 cents. To
tai, Is cents
Liabilities; Judgment In Orange
district court, $685..
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
WASTE OF
MILLIONS
Colleges Turn Out a
Class of Presumptuous
KnoW-lt Ais

Chicago. Feb. 11.-Richard r. Crane,
multi millionaire manufacturer of Chi.
cago, In volume just published, tells
the results of an investigation into the
methods, uses and expenses of high
cr education of all kinds. He charges
that the millions spent annually on
universities. colleges. technical and
ngirculaural schools and law and mod
ical schools in general, are swallowed
up in one OF the most gigantic
"swindlcs" of the age. Among other
things he says:
The college men talk as though
they know all about every other mani
business and that they could manage
affairs better than tho businessmen
themselves.
college professors and teachers arc
prepared to give advice on all sub
iects: As S2,0O0.a-year teachers they
tell us how to turn ont $4,000 ant
$4,000 a year businessmen. Isn't il
a bit strange that il never has occur
red to these smart college fellows u
70 into business for themselves? Why
draw a small salary for telling Young
men how To draw big salaries if You
are capable of drawing the big sal
aries yourSelf2'
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
REED SMOOT
STILL T RE
Test of Courts Jurisdic-
ton Postponed for
Two Weeks

Washington, Feb. 11-Whcther the
joint congressional committee on
printing Is an executive branch of
The government. outside the iurisdic.
tion of the courts. Will not be de-
cided primarily, ut least for two
weeks.
Justice Wright in the supreme court
oil the District oi Columbia today
granted an adjournment for that peri
cd in the mandamus proceedings
brought against the committee by the
Valley Paper company of Holyoke,
Mass, citing 1t to show cause why
tic bid Of the company TO furnish pap
CT for government printing should not
be accepted
The congressman of the committee.
Allon F, Copy Of Pennsylvania. C.
Sturgiss OF West Virginia and David
L. Finley of South Carolina, were rep
resented by counsel, pursuant TO the
decision oi the house. refusing LAST
night To make a general appearance.
The senators of the committee. how
eyer, Jonathan Bourne of Oregon;
Duncan L. Fletcher of Florida and
Reed Smoot OF Utah, standing on the
action OF the senate, maintaining that
that the court had no jurisdiction ocer
thems We're not represented
The paper company maintains In It's
petition that its bid on papers WIS
the lowest submitted and was thrown
out illegally.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
RECEPTION GIVEN
BY BANK CLERKS

Thirteen visiting bank clerks from
Salt Lake, who came TO Ogden TO tell
the local clerks of the benefits TO be
derived from membership in tho
American Institute of Bank Clerks
were welcomed i'll royal style by a
score or more of Ogden clerks In the
lodge rooms of the Elks' club last
night.
Unusual enthusiasm In the proposed
branch OF the institute In Ogden was
manifested at last nights meeting
and i'm all probability II will not be
long before loca branch is formed
The association Is a section OF the
American Bankers association, which
is known all over the country as a
firm and substantial financial organi~
Zation
Addresses were made last night by
a number of the Salt Lake visitors.
and some of the local boys also ad-
dressed the meeting. after which an
unanimous vote of thanks was ten
dered the members of the Salt Lake
chapter by the Ogden clerks The
following committee was appointed to
canvass the Ogden banks and see Just
what can he done here: James F.,
Burton, assistant cashier OF the First
National Bank; James II. REILLY, pay
ing teller of the Pingree National
Bank; Walter Emley, paving teller
of the Commercial National Bank:
Paul NJ. Lee. paying teller of the Utah
National Bank. H. c. Tietjen of the
Ogden State Bank, and Sumner Mel
son of the ogden Savings Bank. This
committee Will report progress In the
near future.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
HYDE HAS A
GOOD NAME
In School He Was a
Popular, Bright
Scholar

Kansas City, Feb. 11-Following
the sensational developments In the
Swope case yesterday, when DR.. u.
c. HYDE was arrested. charged With
the murder of his wife 5 uncle, Thos.
II Swope. and a grand jury was
summoned to convene tomorrow and
make q thorough investigation of all
the circumstances surrounding the
Swope mystery, battle OF lawyers to
secure the deposltionS of important
witnesses In the damage suits brought
by DIR. Hyde against John G. Paxton
for alleged slander was resumed to-
day
In this civil suit DR.. Hyde demands
$4,000 actual damages and $4,000
punitive damages because Mr. Pax
tho wrote letters TO Stewart S. Flem-
Ing. an executor OF the Swope estate
at Columbia. Tenn, containing state
ments which charged slander
Mr.. Paxton had been summoned to
appear at the office OF Frank p Walsh,
DIR. Hyde'S leading attorney. to give
his deposition in the case today. 1t
was believed that Mr.. PaXton's testi-
mony would occupy several hours.
been summoned by Mr.. Walsh
At the present time the HYDE fam
lily seem to have obtained an advan-
tage In the taking OF deDositions. Mr..
Paxton's attorneys can take no depo-
sitions today as they have subpoeDaed
witnesses to testify In another civil
suit brought by DR. Hyde, which was
dismissed yesterday as a part of the
strategy of the HYDE attorneys.
The testimony of DR.. Jordan of Kan
sas City. Kans., who at one time pre-
scribed medicine for the Swope tam
lily may be injected into the deposit
tion taking. Every effort has been
made 10 subpoena DR., Jordan, but he
Ia ill with pneumonia and the sub.
pOena servers so far have failed
Since DR.. Hydes arrest, the records
of William Jewell college. Baptist
institution at Liberty. Mo, from which
he was graduated in 1892. have been
searched. II developed that Hydes
record as q student was excellent and
that he was popular both with lnstruc-
tors and class mates.
DR.. H. g. Parker present head of
the department OF chemistry at vii.
mann Jewell Cullsbf, Wuo NhH a cldFs'
mate OF DR. Hyde. says that as stI-
dent Of chemistry Hyde was ono OF
the best In the class DR.. Hyde was
elected president of the alumni as
ISOLATION Of the school last year.
Joel Mnyes.. county marshal. was
busily engaged today in making up
list OF the men TO be summoned 10
serve on the grand jury which meets
tomorrow
Discussing the Gull for grand mrv
Judge Ralph S. Latham OF the Grim.
'nol Court said: N-
I instructed Marshal Mayes to oh
tain fair grand juy' to &c; men OF
good standing In the community so
that their labors Will command the
respect OF their fellow citizens. The
jury Is TO convene Saturday mora
ing"
The taking of dispositions In Mr.
Walsh's office does not begin before
noon. as Mr.. Paxton, Who was 90 be
the first witness. requested that h.
be excused from tcstiiying until this
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
LODGE INSTALLS
new OFFICERS

4 injecting of Ogden Circle No 5Sl,
Women o: Woodoraft. was held last
Wednesday night In X. of P hall for
the purpose OF installing officers of
the lodge for 1910. After the business
of installation had been successfully
and enjoyably disposed of. the mem
bers present repaired to the banquet
hall, where an elaborate feast had
been prepared under the personal su-
pcrvlsioD of Sarah Ransom, Susie
Griffin. Mamie PIanz, Addie Baker and
A. c. Critics.
NeiGhbOr Manic Planz was commits
stoned installing officer by the Grand
Circle W. o. w. and Installed the fol-
lowing officers. Past Guardian Neigh
Dor, Virginia Myers. Guardian Neigh
bor. Sarah Ransom. Advisor. Alma
LuddIngton, Magician. Clara Sackett.
Clerk. Marie Critics: Banker. Mamie
Planz, Attendant. Susie Allen; Cap.
tain of the Guards. Susie Grimn; In
Dor Sentinel. Addie Angel; Outer
Sentinel, Ellen Shugrue: Musician,
Matte Smith; Manager Qor eighteen
months). Addie Baker.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
No Low-Browed Criminal, But a Handsome
Man Whose Prediction, Women Would
Be His Ruin, Came True

Richmond, Va. Feb. 11-Howa!d
Little. who murdered Mrs Bessie Jus
It's. her son'in-law. George Meadows.
and his wife and three children in
their home near Hurley. Buchanan
county. last September, was put TO
death by electrocution in the peniten-
tiary at dawn today.
Most murderers are executed for
single murders; Howard Little had
seven to his account. There were six
In the butchery for which he was sen
fenced To die in the electric chair to-
day. man, two women and three
children The victims were Mrs. Bet
ty Justis. George Meadows, Mrs
Meadows and three children of the
latter couple. all killed one night last
fall In Buchanan county.
Little was no ordinary '1tw~
broNed" criminal He bore an excel
lent reputation In the community in
which he lived. and number OF
friends still believe in his innocence
Ills character appears TO have been
Strikingly on the DR.. JekyllMr. HYDE
order
Little Is described as one of the
most handsome men I'm the state. over
six feet in height and weighing 2ob
pounds. He held the position Of
United States marshal for the eastern
district of Kentucky for a number OF
years Except for his association with
women he carried himself generally
without repronch He was sort OF
rural Don juan" however, and he
himself declared that women would
be his ruin"
II was while In the office of United
States marshal that he shot and
killed George Mckinney in eastern
Kentucky aud was sentenced TO a life
term In the Kentucky penitentiary, He
was pardoned after short period and
moved back to Virginia There he be-
came foreman for large lumber
company at Hurley While in this po-
sltion he lived with the family of
George Meadows Mrs Little and her
children lived In the same house, Mrs.
Little Is alleged to have been present
when the murders were committed, but
she was not allowed to testify.
1t was alleged by the prosecution,
and believed by the jury, that Little
coming home one night, killed the
three Meadows children and Mrs.
Meadows with an axe and shot George
Meadows as he ran from the house.
Next morning the Meadows home was
found in ashes. Robbery was believed
to be the motive for the crime.
1t was known that the family had
kept a good deal of money In the
house and Little afterward appeared
flush" 1t Is believed he intended to
leave Virginia for good with his latest
woman friend
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
DECISION is REVERSED
BY THE SUPREME COURT

The supreme court handed down an
opinion Thursday reversing the judg-
ment OF the district court of Tocele
county in the case of Catherine r..
Levine and Elizabeth r. Pratt, appel
lunts. against j. w Whitehouse, Elite
Whitehouse and T. G.. Schultz. and re-
manding the case to the lower court
with instructions to enter 1udgmeni
In favor of the plaintiffs. The action
was brought to compel the specific
performance OF contract of sale 81
real property in Tooele county by
Whitchouse and his wife 10 the plain
tins. The contract was signed By
Louis Levine and Milando Pratt, as
attorneys for their wives. and the
purchase price was TO have been
$4,000, of which amount SI0O was
paid in the stock of the Bingham
West Dip Tunnel company and the
remainder in installments OF 500
each
The contract was dated in 1905 and
the plaintiffs defaulted in some Of
their payments. but before the period
OF grace expired rendered the tull
amount OF the contract price. with
interest Whltehouse had sold the
property again to Schultz and re-
fused to give deed TO the plaintiffs In
this action.
When the case was tried White
house contcnded that the plaintiffs
defaulted in their payments and also
failed TO pay the taxes on the proper
ty. as agreed. II was furthermore
contended that Levine and Pratt had
misrepresented the value of the stock
which they gave in part payment for
the property, and also that neither
had any written authority to sign the
nsmes OF their wives to the contract
The lower court rendered judgment
in favor OF Whltehousc and his wifc,
and an appeal was taken TO the Sill
preme court 1t is held in the opin-
ion of the supreme court that the
tender made by the plaintiffs wo5
sufficient TO entitle thom to the spe-
cific performance of the contract. and
that WhitehouSe was cstopped from
claiming fraud in the regard TO the
stock by reason Of the fact that he
had been a party to tho transaction
and had accepted some OF the bono
fits under the agreement OF sale.
IL Is held that the lower court erred
IN finding In favor OF defendants and
the Judgment Is reversed as stated
Justice McCarty wrote tho opinion.
which was concurred In by Chief JUS
tice Straup and Justice Flick.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
EDITORS ARE
TO APPE AR
Have Eeen Invited Into
the BaIIinger.Pinchot
Investigation

Washington. Feb 11.-After a ses-
sion lasting loss than an hour. during
which the future conduct OF the case
was informally discussed, the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot congressional inycstieat.
Ing committee today granted the re-
quest of Attorney Louis D. Brandcis
for an adjournment until Monday
morning next.
Louis r. CLAWS. chiof witness for
the prosecution, was not present when
the committee met. Mr. Brandeis had
telesraphed from Springfield. Ill, re-
questlng the adjournment. tnd IL was
known before hand that ii would be
granted,
George w Pepper. attorney for A.
c. Shaw and Oyerton w PrIco. who
were dismissed from the forest ser.
vice with Clifford Pinchot. requested
that letter written by them TO Mr.
Pluchot be received as their testi,
mony and that they be excused. to
permit OF their leaving the city. The
committee decided to accept tho let.
ter informally and TO decide on Mon.
ray whether either Price OF Shaw
shall be called AT a witness.
Several witnesses summoned from
far western points have arrived and
the delays in the hearing are causing
them great Inconvenience.
One OF the witnesses present today
was Henry NJ Hoyt. attorney general
OF Porto Rico. who has Just reached
the city from the island, In response
to a request from the committee.
Mr. Hoyt has been mentioned sev.
erai times by CLAWS as having given
him advice on matters affecting the
Alaska coal land cases, Mr. Hoyt al
that time being assisttnt secretary.
The committee has invited the cdl
tors and publishers OF all the mass
zines that have recently bsea attack
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
WOMEN ARE
UNI | I I { D
Strange Working of Ma.
ture Forces Women to
Home Duties

Now York, Feb. l1.-NatuTc will ul-
timately down the suffragette. accord
Ing 10 DIR. James Walsh. dean OF the
Fordbam University Medical School
Speaking before the national issue
for the civic education OF women-the
anti tisufTragists-Dr Walsh declared
that even II women were now granted
suffrage. nature would eliminate from
the race all who cared about exer-
cisIng II In the course OF three or four
generations.
The speaker quoted history in sup
port OF his argument. showing how.
I'm repeated Instances. women had
made sudden burst to the front
in intellectual matters, to fall back
again inevitably in the course of a
few years TO domestic duties. through
the working Of some unknown biolog-
ical law
ArIstophanes, the Greek playwright,
ia one OF his plays. deals with the wo-
pau suffrage movement said Dr.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
AYENCE A
MASSACRE
Government Forces
Land on Island and
Punish Natives

Victoria, B, c., Feb. Ito avenge
the massacre OF Mr.. and Mrs Benskin
and their family. traders In the Solo
mon group. who were Killed by a ma
tive tribe several weeks ago. a govern
ment patrol steamer landed 200 native
people on villa Villa Island. The
constabulary, guided by natives OF the
island, soon came up with the muir
dcrous band. captured sixteen of them,
Including two OF the actual murder
ers. and killed several others who
offered resistance. according to ac
counts brought by the steamer Ma
kura today.
Before the sliirmish. Chief Sito. who
led the raid on The Rensldn family,
sent word that he had started out on
campaign To kill all white men who
married native women During the
fighting the chief escaped and made
his way 10 a ncighboring island.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
HOW TO BUY
AND SELL
Farmer Tells What Ais
the People in the
Cities

Franklin, Pa, Fob. 1t-"Bc farm
or and snap your fingers at the mo-
nopolsts. SAYS o. c. Siggsworth. a
Ncnango county farmer. but II you
must live in the city then buy your
apples when they arc rock bottom
prices and make apple butter. Lay
in fifty quarts OF tomatoes when they
are 80 cents peck and preserve them.
II take issue with those who say
things cost moro than they used to-"
he continued. "In 1872 | paid 81 for
four pounds of green coffee, IL 1.2
cents ii pound for sugar. 15 cents
4 pound for prunes and % cents a
pound for rice.
II paid Sc for hat ! could buy
now for 81; So for gloves that l could
duplicate now for S1.50 IS cents a
yard for checking for shirts; sl5 for
wedding boots and $S for an ordinary
pair OF shoes.
"The wage-earner is hampered by
credit He goes into debt for two
weeks. and his money has 10 he paid
out the day he gets IL II would be
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-11
MURDERER OF SEVEN PAYS DEATH
PENALTY FOR TERRIBLE CRIMES

afternoon. Mr. Paxton was called up
on to assist In appraising the Swope
estate 20 the amount OF the inherit
ance taS due the state. which will be
turned over to the state university
could be determined. He was engaged
at this work all morning,
DIR HYDE, In a cheerful mood, and
apparently unperturbed BY the events
of Yesterday went from his home to
Mr. Walshs office TO be present during
the taking OF depositions The phy-
sician passed the forenoon in consul
tation with his attorneys. Acting up
on their advice, he refused absolutely
To discuss the Swope case.