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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19

but the partitions and wood work
"lthln the building were demolished.
Twelve Workmcn In Wreckaae.
mere were only about l. workmen
IN the building at the time of the ex.
pIosion. 1t is likely that the name
oil every one OF these Will be found
IN the list of dead or Injured
The force of the explosion being
directed away from the tracks, the
traln service In both directions went
on almost without interruption
Inc police making an investigation
OF the ruins are OF the opinion that
the explosion occurred in some gas
tanks which communicated. it Is be-
lleved, TO dynamite which one of the
officials OF the New York Central rail-
road said he understood was stored
near the power house
Saved by Rope.
One man was standing on a scaf
lold on the top OF the power house
when the explosion occurred The
scatfold was wrenchcd from under
MN and as he fell he grasped a dan
Cling rope. hanging there until res.
cucd by fremen.
or the II ilremen in the FIRE house
opposite only one man was injured.
though in adjoining buildings scores
were thrown from their feet and hurt
A little school girl was about to
enter candy store on Fifty first stree.
when the blast came She was picked
up bodily and carried through the
plate glass door of the store and
dropped unlnjurcd in front of the
candy counter. There was not a
scratch on her
There were many rescues by the
police and passers-by.
Leg Blown Off
AT least two of the injured in the
Flower hospital are so severely hurt
tnat 1t is believed they will die.
These are Mrs. Bell Hawkes. and An
drew Harris.
Potrolman Toomey was on Trenton
avenue when the shock came. Just
ahead OF him girl was killed, one of
her legs being blown off, while Toom-
ey himself was blown clear across the
street and his uniform nearly torn
from him He got up and started to
help In tho rescue work. when he fell
unconscious
gang of more than 90 bricklay-
power building near the scene of the
explosion, had a remarkable escape.
An al Tcushlon formed by the ex.
piosion below hoisted up the big scat
fold on which thoy were working, tilt
e0 it inwardly and tossed tho men over
on the wall and on a firm scaffolding
constructed on the inside Only one
man of the gang was injured and he
only slightly.
One woman in the wrecked trolley
car had her hair caught and held III
a firm grip between jammed portions
OF the debris She had tainted and
could not be lifted out until the fire
men cut her hair A long coll Of this
womans hair is at the fire house.
waiting Its owner The woman was
found to be only slightly hurt
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
F FIREMEN
PUzzLED
By Fire in the Vaults
of Metropolitan Fire
Insurance Company

Now York. Dec. ia fire that
puzzled a battalion OF firemen and
kept them busy with sledges and
crowbars from sunset last night un-
I'll daybreak today broke out, as II
would seem. simultaneously In two
steel vaults, one above the other, in
the building of the Metropolitan Firo
Insurance company.
The vaults are 10 by IL. Of massive
construction and separated by sol
i'd concrete floor. However, one Of
them caught fire, but how the fire
could run from one to the other. If il
did, or why they should both break out
at the same time, wholly stumped tho
chief
1t took four hours OF hard work to
batter down the doors. and when 4
breach had been made It was found
that each vault enclosed five smaller
ones. all locked with combination
locks. These subdivisions had been
built with afr spaces at the rear,
through which tho flames had worked
into each sepa-s see compartment MOI
half of them had been broken open
after six hours work.
No estimate of tho damage will be
possible until the value of the pa.
pers destroyed Is known. 1t may be
trivial or very heavy.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
THEY OBJECT TO THE
TERM ANGlO-SAxON

San Francisco. Dec l9-The term
"Anglo-SaXon' was objected to so
strenuously at meeting of the As;-
otic Exclusion league here yesterday
that IL was decided hereafter TO use
the word American" In its place In
ell the papers, books and documents of
the organization
The delegate who opened the dis
cussion declared that the Anglo-SaX-
on race had been almost cXtinguished
by William the Conquerer In the bat
tie of HastlngA. and that the few poor
remnants OF It that were left were
greatly in the minority in the United
States Another delegate argued even
more vehemcntly aGainst "Anglo-SaX-
on" saving that the population OF the
United States was composed mostly
of Irish and Germans. with n sprink-
ling OF Scandinavians and people Of
the Latin countries The use OF the
popular designation. he said. was an
insult to the Germans and Irish of
America
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
Sc RIE 5 OF
BL LUNDfR RS
Responsible for the War
Scare Perpetrated by
Administration

Chicago. Dec ia dispatch from
Washington to the Chicago Tribune
saws:
Somebody's blundeT was the cause
OF the war scare" which has set Of
fetal circles topsy-turvy for the last
few days.
The disclosure OF cross purposes In
connection with the report of the sec
retary of war was occasloned by
something that went wrong in bu.
renucratic routine.
+ The President was entirely ignorant
OF the contents of the report sent to
congress by Secretary OF War Dick
inSon and afterwards suppressed Sec
rotary Dickinson understood that the
President had seen his report and
approved its contents.
The report was prepared by Major
General Wood during the absence of
the secretary on his trip around the
world General Wood directed the
submission of the document to the
President and supposed this had been
done
1t turned out that the report never
reached the Presidents desk Secre-
tary Dickinson returned. read tho re-
port and gave 1t his sanction in the
belief that It's contents were known
to the President
Not until the report had gone to
congress as a Confidential docu-
meat and been returned did the Pres.
ldent know OF its existence. or Sec
retaTy Dickinson and General Wood
know that the President had not seen
Il.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
ILLINOIS ANTESACoON
LEAGUE STARTS CAMPAIGN

Chicago. Dec. 19.-The opening gun
OF the speaking campaign which is to
be part Of the battle OF the Illinois
AntiSaloon league against the liquor
interests in an effort to vote saloons
out of Chicago and Cook county was
hred yesterday afternoon, when for
mer Governor Robert Glenn OF North
Carolina began the campaign with an
address at the Church OF the Cove
nant.
The petitions required under the
law TO get the question of saloons or
no saloons on the ballots will be filed
In time. said ]. X Shields, superinten-
dent of the Anti-Saloon league, after
the meeting.
I'VE understand that our lists will
be attacked name BY name. but un-
der the system by which We are get.
ting the signatures of $4,000 voters
We are able 10 observe every name
that goes down on the lists. The
question will be voted upon at the
next election"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
NOW CHE |
JUS 7 ICE
Edward Douglass White
Takes the Oath Of
Allegiance

Washington, Dec. 19.-Edward
Douglass White, for l6 years an as
sociate justice OF the supreme court
Of the United States. became today
the ninth chief justice of the nation.
The simple public ceremonies of
installation were held in the presence
of the bench and a distinguished gath
ering that filled the little court room.
The oath OF allegiance was admin
iStered by Associnte Justice Harlan
just before the court took its place on
the bench,
The new head of the court, obvious
ly embarrassed. marched To his usual
place on the bench in his capacity as
an associate justice.
AS he took his seat he smiled at his
wife, who sat in reserved seat along
side his brother, James White OF this
city. and other relatives.
Presiding Justice Harlan, who has
headed the tribunal since death OF
Chief Justice Fuller last July, an
nounced. after orders of the day had
been made public, that Justice White,
who had been appointed chief Justice
OF the United States was present and
ready TO take the oath.
He extended the congratulations OF
the court TO the new chief Justice and
directed Clerk McKenncy to read his
/ commission This done. the presiding
justice turned 10 hi sright, where sat
the new chief Justice and in the pres
ence of the standing gathering admin
istered the juolclal oath
The senior justice bowed the chief
Justice into the chair at the head of
the court. extended his personal con,
gratulatious and himself resumed his
old seat at the right OF the chief JUS.
| tlcc.
For the first time In history. an as
soclate justice has been elevated to
the chief justiceship and for the first
time q President and senate of one
political party had honored mem
| Der of rival party by placing him
at the head OF the highest court In
the land,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
We AN POINT
IN COLLEGE
Too Many Young Men
Allowed to Select
Their Vocation

New York. Dec. 19-The weakest
point Of American colleges today. iG
the opinion OF Frederick Keppel, doan
of Columbia university, Is their fail.
ure to help their students TO choose
a career
In his annual report, made public
Saturday. he declares that systematic
inquiries among college men show
that most boys pick ;heir vocatlons
independently of any college advice or
influence. He thinks that the pro,
fessors who come in daily contact
with the students should guide and
advise them In the matter.
Out OF five college men whom Dean
keppel interviewed on this subject
more than zoo had chosen their life
work before going to college and did
not change their minds About 30
did not make up their minds until
after graduation:
For those who decided while In
college, says Dean Keppel. the jun
ior wear seems TO be the critical Pc
riod. 81 men reporting that the de-
ciSion was reached In that year az
against 20 In the freshman, 3S in the
sophomore and 68 In the senior year.
One reason for this may we'll be that =.
considering the present age for col
lego entrance. a students 21st birth.
day is likely to fall In his junior
year
Mr. Keppel presents table showing
that business attracts more than any
other occupation. % per cent enroll
ing themselves as aiming at such a
career. Law is next, with 10 per
cent. teaching claims 13 per cent. and
engineering 9 per cent. Medicine and
the ministry have G and 5 per cent,
respectively. Only , per cent plan
to devote themselves TO writing or
journalism. The rest are scattered
among agriculture, architecture, manu-.
featuring. public service and clerical
employment No one admits that he
intends To make his living In poll
ties.
Most of the reasons are not very
Illuminating" SAYS the dean, approx
imately Is per cent OF tho replies are
to the effect that the work was like
ly to be congenial, 10 per cent that
the calling chosen was one for which
the man seemed best fitted In about
per cent of the cases It was appar-
emily the path OF the least resist.
arce.
In all but small percentage of
the cases the men declare that the
college Is not a factor in the choice
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
MAN SEWED UP
IN Mules BELLY

Young Harris, Ga, Dec. 19,-3art
Brown of Cub Log, this county, has
just emerged from the unusual expert
ence OF being sewed up six hours in
mules carcass Yesterday Brown
and several companions were wend-
ing their way homewarl down the
country road The going was too
heavy for Brown and he collapsed by
the roadside near the carcass OF %Old
Humback.' who has been carrying the
mail to and from BraSstown for many
years, but who died several hours be
fore Brown and his companions came
along.
Tho practical jokers. seeing Brown
asleep. hastily slowed him away.
stitching up the hide with the strings
The sleeping man finally awoke an6
began yelling. Two men, hearing the
shrieSs, cut the stitches and let Brown
out, cold, and badly frightened
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
FIFTY CENTS FOR
CHICAGO HAIR CUT

Chicago, Dec i9-At a meeting of
the Chicago BARRIERS association to-
night members Will vote on a propo.
sition to charge every man who
shuyes himself at least 90 cents for a
haircut
Some members OF the Organization
are urging that The self-shavers be
charged even 4 higher pricc The
price TO the man who gets shaved I'm
1 barber sr'.s vii! rcmn'l the same
al heretofore
BARRIERS say 1t is an easy matter to
tell a man who shaveS himself
you see" snid a barber yesterday.
"a man who shaves himself never
has his neck shaved So. when we
get a fellow who has the back of his
neck covered with hair, all We have
to do Is TO say TO him. "A haircut is a
dollar TO you, mister. and then, IL
he don't produce, out he goes
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
WORLDS MARKE
STOCK MARKET STRONGER,
INCLUDING AMERICAN SUGAR

New York, Dec l9.-Wall street
business was moderate In volume at
the opening today and there was Il
higher range Of values all around,
with an increasing demand for I'm.
ion Pacific and Reading. both of
which advanced a point. Improve
ments of nearly as much were made
by Southern Pacific preferred, Gener-
al Electric and American Beet Su.
gar New York Central was conspic.
uous with a decline of "a
Quite a number OF the less active
industrials and specialties we're bid
up between ! and points. The firm
undertone of the FIRST hour was well
maintained. with special strength in
the coal stocks.
1t was rumored that the final de
cree Of the federal court In the Tenn
pie Iron case, soon TO be Issued. would
be highly favorable to the coal roads
concerned
The Hartman Issues made further
gains and the f1rmness of the Hi
stocks was concurrent with the re.
ports that the regular dividends on
Great Northern preferred and North
ern Pacific were soon to be declared.
United States Steel was steady, de.
spite adverse trade conditions, and
feature Of the bond division was the
activity of United States Steel bonds
at improved prices.
The general bond market was
steady
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
MEN WILL FREEZE
ON The EQUATOR

Washington, Dec. 19-Meu will
freeze TO death on the equator millions
oil years hence, according to DR.. Har-
vey w Wiley. who forsook the sub
toct Of germs In food In addressing
The Secular League here yesterday and
discussed the question rs Man Ultim'
ately 10 Starve or Freeze
Dr. Wiley said he believed the earth
was slowly cooling and thnt the peo-
pie Of the distant future must freeze.
though he declared for "a million years
at least" humanity would not suffer
from lack oil fuel or food In the
frlgid days that are yet TO come,
according TO DR.. Wiley. the winds Will
serve as fuel,
From my knowledge OF the laws OF
electricity" he said, "Nnd from prac-
tlcal experiments already being made.
| prophesy that the currents of air
which have been agents OF destruc-
ton to man will yet be harnesSed FOR
his benefit. In, the future. the air VIII
furnish hent, fuel and power and COM
panies viii be formed for utilizing IT.
This Is not theory. but an actually
Of the future. based upon actual condi-
tions and natural laws"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
DIVORCE FOR A
GIRL THIRTEEN

Joplin. Mo. Dec l9.-"I found thst
he had loved another woman, was he
explanation given by Eva Johnson. Is
years OF age. here yesterday. explain.
ing why she had sued her husband,
Henry Johnson. "a years old. for dI-
vorce.
The girl is the Youngest wife who
has ever fled a divorce petiucn IN
the courts OF this county
The couple were married last June
after an elopement to Columbus, Kan
They lived together for two weeks.
Mrs. Johnson Is the daughter of
Adolph Schultz. mine operate
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
SEN. CLARK 5
NEW PAL ACE
Built at a Cost of
Seven Millions Is
Now Completed

New York, Dec, 19.-The seven mil
lion dollar Fifth ayenue home of ex.
Senator VIM. A. Clark OF Montana.
has been completed after eight years
of work and will be occupied early In
the new year 1t Is said to be the
costliest residence ever built In Amer.
lea, The taxes assessed on 1t by New
York city amount TO more than $500
a day.
The mansion contains 12I rooms.
81 baths and four picture galleries.
No building In the world, according
to exports who have inspecte dthe in
terror. carries so much bronze as has
been worked into this mansion.
Although the best archItests and
decorators In this country were en-.
ployed, Senator Clark himself design
ed much of the interior. as we'll as
the exterior of the mansion.
The building contains one of the
largest pipe organs In the world,
which was installed at cost of $780,.
600. There arc s2.00o.00O worth OF
pictures and 100000 worth of rugs.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
iNSECTICIOE ACT.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Jolnt regula'
tions for the enforcement of the in
secticide act OF 1910. which becomes
effective on the first OF next month.
have just been issued by the secrc-
tarics of the treasury, OF agriculture
and OF commerce and labor The act
forbids the manufacture OF sale OF
adulterated or misbranded inSecti-
cidcs and fuugicldes, especially men
tloning paris green and lead arsen-
ates. 1t also forbids interstate ship
ment OF such articles
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
WHOLESALE;
MAIL ORDER
Will Fight Against the
Rural Postal Post
Service

Chicago. Dec. 1o-The American
League OF Associations. combination
OF mercantile hcuscs throughout the
country, has started campaign
against the proposed establishment
of local rural parcels post service,
and fund is said to 6e available to
fight the bill 1ow before congress.
For more than a year the organiza-
tion has been in the process of for
nation.
The members of tho association do
a wholesale mall order business and
are aiming their fight against the re-
tall mail order houses The apparent
purpose OF the campaign. according
to the promoters. is to save the coun.
try merchant from elimination.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
TO EDUCATE
A BLIND GIRL

ST. Paul. Dec. ia bill will be
presented to the coming legislature
asking for an appropriation oil $1,000
yeor to further the education of
Vera Mabel Cannon, 1G years Old
who has been unable 10 speaE. hear or
see since her birth
Miss Cannon has been in the stato
school for the blind at Farlboult only
three years, yet she writes on the
typewriter with skill. has vocabulary
OF 5000 words and recently wrote an
essay of 5000 words She makes her
own clothes. threading her own nee
dies. and Is skilled in fancy work.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
KELSEY Is HONOREO.

New Haven. Conn, Dec 19-It Is
announced at Yale university that
Clarence II Kelsey. president of the
Title Guarantee & Trust company OF
New York city. has been elected n
member of the Yale corporation TO
succeed Rev, Charles Ray Palmer, D.
D., resigned.
nlr, Kelsey was the valedIctorian
OF the Yale class OF 1878, of which
President Taft was salutatorlan. He
is director of many New York nnan.
cial institutions and always has been
prominent In Yale affairs.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
Or. HENRY VAN DYKE
RESIGNS HIS PASTORATE

New York, Dec. l9.-Contray to
general expectation. Rev. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke. who resigned last Thurs
dny from the chair of English liter
ature at Princeton university. resign
ed yesterday as temporary pastor Of
the Brick Presbyterian church Tho
announcement gave no hint of his
plans.
Dr. Van Dyke was pastor Of the
Brick church for Is years before he
went To Princeton. aud on the death
last January of the Rev Dr. Richards,
his successor, volunteered 10 serve
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
OAK PARK TEAM
STARTS WEST

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Final signal prac-
tice will DO taken today by the Oak
Park High school football squad.
which will leave tomorrow on its 5000
mile trip to tho Pacific coast.
An additional feature OF the arriv-
al of the team In Seattle came to light
yesterday. when it was learned the
University of Chicago baseball nine,
which has been globc-trotting to ia
pan, VIII land at Seattle at almost
the same hour that the Oak Park
boys arrive.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
| O(1AN MAN
FOUND DEAD
Has Lately Been Par
0oned From a Prison
in Manila

San Francisco, Dec. 19.-Elmo w.
Cook, who was recently pardoned from
Bilibid prison, In Manila, was acci-
dentally asphyXlated In his room here
yesterday
In his pockets were found letters
OF recommendation from the military
authorities. Cook lived at Logan.
Utah.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
HORNE I HAS
DEP AR 7 ED
Carries a Crew Said to
Be Made Up of
Fi!ibuSters

New Orleans. Dec. l9.-The former
U. S. Gunboat Hornet, reported to
have been purchased hy HOnduran
reyomtionistS. cleared from this port
at so this afternoon for Cape Gla-
cias with u crew of twenty men, 900
tons OF coal and provisions for thlr
ty days.
Included among the crew are sew
eral men who are said TO have been
connected with previous iilibustering
expeditions directed against Central
American republics.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
EUREKA BOY scoUTs;
MANY ARE ENROLLED

Eureka. Dec. 1S.-Dr s. u, Pfoutz
Of this city has been appointed scout
master of the Boy SCOUTS Tor Tmtic
district and on Monday evening call
ed a meeting Of the lads of Eureka to
which 35 boys responded. and they
were enthusiastic over The idea as
propounded 10 them by the scoutmas-
ter
The objec. = The organization Is to
band the bows Uf the country into what
is known rs The 30 Scouts IN or
ganization formed in England IN 1893
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by General 3adon Powofl, and which
now numbers ii Iha. country over
100000 m3mbe s. and II has braLrh-
cS In every civilized ConDtry Of the
earth, The mo3"TaIat Is for the pur-
pose OF training loyS from II TO 1S
years of age in personal honur. in &C.
quaintance with nature. self help.
readiness to go 10 the aid OF those
needing assistance and u mako them
loyal, patriotic citizens.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19

or a suit over horse trade. It had
taken six hours to try the case The
jury retired and soon slip OF paper
was handed Justice Allen, bearing the
jury's verdlct. that the deal should
stand and the costs he divided between
the lItignnts Declaring that no such
verdict should be rendered in his
court, tho justice went 10 the jury
room. He found the windows up and
saw the jurors scampering down the
snow.coyered hill
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-19
new CATTLE GRAIN
ON WYOMING FARM

Denver ColoI Dec. 19.-AccordIug
TO Professor b, c. Buifum. formerly
OF the Colorado Agricultural college,
and now In charge of the Worland
experimental farm In the Big Horn
basln in Wyoming, new cattle feed
Ing grain has been developed at the
Wyoming farm after four years oil
experimenting.
The grain, which is cross between
the Russian spelt and American wheat
is called ommer II is said 10 DC
drouth resisting, adapted to irrigated
or arid soil. and capable of giving a
Weld OF from 30 to 100 bushels to
the acre.
The Worland farm, upon which tho
experiments were conducted. is own
ed by the Wyoming Plant & Seed
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again without pay for one year, l'ase
November he was invited 10 rema'"
for another year with salary. ~
Al am not willing to CONSIDER eau
to tho permanent pastorate OF unls
church." DR.. Van Dyke SAID "an'
YOU to have better man
DIR. Van Dykes RESIGNATION VIII take
effect on Christmas day.