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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
PANAMA CANAL WILL TAKE Rank.

Americans known the world for their inventive
large undertakings have failed produce of
wonderwor Of the world Emer
In Engineering Magazine That authority engineering
ders says of Them 400 Old has inspiration
st Peters Rome the largest church second
100 old is the greatest umphal erected comem
Drang Napoleon The other five modern engineering works
1t typical of the changed ideal the ages the
ancient wonders uarian only won
ers religious five being very distinctly utaan vet noble
ideals gave them all birth
OF the utarian works the easily comes first It.
orten the sea route from Northern Europe the 5000
niles between certain ports than half The
1859 estimated and to be finished in 1864 It's
lctua 80000000 in 1869 The ideal
was realized but of the other was
thoroughly applied most of them not the double
lime and rebled cost
The next great engineering work French the Eie
tower rising 1000 feet into the highest structure
erected by man and the prototype steel
rucon which matter of followed passenger e
Vators or lifts practical
Ihe third great wonder is the Firth bridge; canley
m similar TO three pairs of great Ee towers pair Joined
It's oase each half stretching out horizontally without end
pppor This bridge design because wind pressure is
nore dangerous than train load
Inc fourth modern wonder the ST. tunnel twelve
s long, under the Alps There route
he Austrian Alps Mount under the French Aims bp
tay switzerland and Germany combined
e oet"een he south and the north route the
@ TO the situation being the long than twice as long
any American railroad tunnel
The seventh and last of the modern wonders are twin cousin
% the Lusitana and Mauretan and DESIGNED to
ore 10 Great Britain the blue ribbon OF these
wonders belongs Italy jointly Itav and
ee belong TO France and two Britain An ideal def
S conceived IN advance and tenacously is manifest IN
'aoh and In most of them other PRINCIPLES are anned
e only embryonic yeStges in others advanced form notably
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
NEW WORK IN AND AROUND OGDEN.

system for three blocks the paving of four blocks
of ashington north from Twenty second street
ovments the preliminary for which have been
made and the actual work which should the
days when the trenching for the will be commenced
is estimated that approximately 100000 will expended
In the four blocks north from the Tabernacle including
ecionS
There is much work for the laborer and
led workmen The tearing down and rebuilding along
avenue means expenditure OF many thousand dollars
There number of large buildings be before
winter
Beginning August Counties Canal com.
pany will start the concretng waterway
The outlay will be not less than S50000 and will call
vices OF large number of for months The power plant
which will S000O may ordered
suced without delay the demand for skilled
and unskilled laborers.
the bonds at the election to be held September
city will begin the 100000 improvements waterwors
cludng conduit from the reservoirs city to
Wheeler Canyon and the repairing of the old
seen service for nearly quarter of century without repairs
The Hartman roads have plans for changes yards
which call for heavy outlay and the employment large
Of men for months to
With all this work in sight Ogden facing the fall and
months with assurance of employment for all willing
The business outlook for this city better and these
big improvements make douby certain the prosperity
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

tank and distributed over the town
through a system OF water mains.
Good opportunities are offered here
Tor all kinds OF business that a grow
ing town demands. Grain and pota.
20 buyers would find especial oppoi-
tuDitles and a good flour mill Is
needed.
The new railroad that runs from
Moreland on the Msckey branch of
the Oregon Short Line is now com.
pleted TO Springfield, which is a new
town just starting twelve miles north
cast OF Aberdeen Work on this road
Is being pushed as fast as material
can be obtained and men can build
1t toward Aberdeen. which will be
The terminus for the present Later
IL is TO be extended TO American
Falls, where II will join tho main
lire, going west to Boise and Port.
land"
The Aberdeen Springfield Canal
company is new. having been or
sanlzed by the settlers to operate tho
canal system which has been built
and Is now practically completed BY
the American Falls Canal and Power
company. Improved land is selling
at from $40 TO $3.50 an acre, while
the american Falls company sells
ssgebrush land. including water right
Tor $40.50 an acre Other towns
along the new railroad line are Rock
ford, Pingree. Springfield and
Rochelle
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
PROFIT TAKING
ON WALL STREET

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-The stock
market today disclosed It's narrow
limitations under conditions as they
exist The harp rebound OF the day
before seemed TO exhaust the demand
from the shorts and there was none
forthcoming OF a more positive ma
tuIe. While there was no renewal
ci the urgent selling which has srous.
cd the suspicion Of forced liquidation
from time TO time, there was q pres
sure Of stocks for sale TO realize
rro6ts on the rebound of yesterday.
Sales were In moderate volume, but
the demand had become 80 feeble
and languid that no abSorptlve med
ium was provided and prices gave
way. Before the close of the day
the requirements Of the shorts az
serted themselves again and caused
a recovery of most of the days dc.
chnes.
The news offered no striking
changes in conditions hearing on val
ues, The growing crops hold A large
share OF attention. Early reports OF
more high temperatures in Texas
were succeeded by assertions that
cloudy and cool weather had devel-
oped there. a good impression was
made by the reported assertions OF
Chicago bankers that the balances OF
country banks In the western reserve
centers are being largely replenished
as result of the liberal movement
OF wheat 10 market Study In detail
OF the banks relations TO the comp.
troller affords reinsurance as TO the
reserve position OF the country banks
which are responsible for the loan ex.
pension Of three months preceding
June 80 Rumors OF price cutting OF
steel products by Independents were
accompanied by supposItion that the
United States Steel corporation would
rleet the cuts. The selling OF Unit
States Steel was a decisive sympa-
thetlc influence on the general list.
The rally in that stock afforded cor.
responding relief The dealings in
II. Union Pacific and Reading ac-
counted for over half the days bus-
pess.
Bonds wero irregular. Total sales.
$1,444 900
United States bonds we're unchane.
cd on call
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
BA[L|NGER SAYS
WILL NOT RESIGN

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Senator Muir
ray W. Crane, who Is generally sup
posed To havo come west for the pur
pose Of intimating TO Secretary OF the
Interior Ballinger that the secrctarys
resignation from the cabinet would
be to the interest of the Republican
party, returned east today Just be
fore leaving. he refused either TO deny
or confirm the report that he had
asked Secretary Bsllingor for his res
ignation.
1t developed late today that both
the secretary and the senator were In
the same hotel yesterday. and II Is
generally believed, although 1t cannot
be confirmed, that a conference was
held between them
Secretary Ballinger arrived in Chi
caso at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
and Senator Crane put in an appear
ance at the same hotel two hours lat
or. The secretary registered. but the
senator did not Botn were absent
from tho hotel yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Ballinger left for Seattle
last night after declaring that he
would not resign. Senator Crane just
before leaving for the east today
was asked point blank If he had re-
ouested Secretary Ballinger's resig-
nation.
He said:
Il came west on mission. have
been IN Minneapolis and am now re-
turning home. saw Mr.. Ballinger
there but It was not by appointment.
We simply talked of general matters. .
Were you sent west TO secure Sec
rctary Ballingers resignation"
What l was sent for, If / was sent
at ALL" replied the seator with a
smile, "is not of public business
finished my trip and am going homo
and don't care to discuss Mr.. Ballin-
gers politics or my mission hore."
Did you meet Secretary Ballinger
in Chicago and did you hold confer
ence with him here?"
At this point the senator fled, AS
he walked swiftly through the door
and up MicbiTan avenue, he said.
II have told all am gong 20 tell,
and certainly shall say nothing
about Mr.. Ballinger
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
MEXICANS FINISH
TERM IN PRISON

FLORENCE, Arlz.. Aug 4.-Magon.
Villareal and Rivera. the three Mexl-
can reyolutionists sentenced to four
teen months in the federal prison at
this place for violation OF the neu-
trality law Of the United States In the
alleged fomentinG Of a revolution
against Diaz. were released from
prison today, having served their
terms.
Tho men were arrested about three
years ago In Los Angeles and their
trial attracted much attention
throughout the country. The three
were originally sought in St Louis.
where they published an alleged revo-
lutionary newspaper. but fled and
were finally arrested on the Pacific
coast
Socialists throughout the United
States, labor organizations and libor-
ty parties contributed to the defense
OF the Mexicane. After being released
today the men expressed uurelenting
enmity toward President DiaZ and his
rule ln Mexico.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

bushes 100 yards away. He was tried
oil the charge of having wrecked the
train for the purpose OF robbery, In
company with other persons unknown,
found guilty and sentenced to life I'M
prisonment In the sixth year OF his
sentence at tho age of-7l he died.
Always Maintained Silence.
Last week at Portland, GerDbrush,
on furlough from tho training ship to
which he was attached, while In his
cups boasted OF his knowledge OF
train wreck in Colorado. He was ar
rested and the next morning, sober.
reluctantly furnished details which
apparently Ak the wreck as the one
for which Devlne was sentenced 10
life imprisonment and declared he
knew the identity of those responsi-
HE for the accident Whether De-
vine was among thcm Is not known.
Devine himself from the moment
the prison gates closed on him re-
fused 10 talk maintaining silence even
when Governor Shafroth tried 10 In
terview him.
Oflcers left tonight for Portland TO
bring Gernbrush to Colorado.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
Aberdeen, IDAHO
HAS GOOD CROPS
Idaho Visitor Tells Of Progress That
Is Being Made In His District,

d. n. Blossom, manager of the Alb
erdeen Springfield Canal company,
with headquarters at Aberdeen, Ida.
which controls $1,000 acres OF land,
is in Salt Lake City on business con.
nected with his company
Mr Blossom reports the crops TO
be the best ever had on this tract
There Will he from FIVE to seven
tons of alfalfa on land that was seed.
ed last year" he said Wheat Will
80 from forty to sixty bushels on land
that has been plowed up after bav-
ing been in alfalfa for two years,
and from ten to twenty-eIght bushels
on sagebrush land without water In
addition to these main crops, there
Is lot of land planted in potatoes
which Will go from 200 TO 900 sacks
to the acre A number of young or
CEards have been set out, these which
have been out for four TO five years
are bearing this wear Lots OF raSp-
berries and strawberries and all kinds
OF garden truck are being grown
there this year This state of af
fairs is especially noticeable, since
this has been an exceptionally dry
season. The land under the Ameri
can Falls canal has had ample water,
however. during this season, although
oTher companies In the neighboThood
have had to do considerable work in
order to got an adequate supply, ow.
Ing to low level In Snake River.
Aberdeen is the center OF an irri.
gated tract about twelve miles In dia.
! meter. In an ideal location for a.
town II now has three general
stores, postofflce. two lumber yards.
a bank. drug store, hardware store,
meat market, hotel and livery barn.
Plans for new three-story hotel will
start within the next two weeks The
town has cement sidewalks. and a
water system has lately been install.
ed, which is supplied from a we'll
drilled TO a depth of seventy feet
the water being pumped into a steel
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
W. R. WHITE DIES
IN SALT LAKE CITY

Word reached Ogdon last evening
that w. r. White, a prominent e''or
neg OF Salt Lake died suddenly IL
Emigration canyon yesterday a u
noon. With his wife. Mr. White hat
taken the IL o'clock car up the canym
and had arrived at n point near the
quarry when he suddenly dropped &
the ground and expired immediately
w. r. White was formerly wei
known in Ogden. having practicet
law In this city prior TO 1900. Durint
that year ho removed to Salt Lake
and later was appointed assistant al
torney general under Major Breeder
Mr.. White. accompanied by his wifi
and Mrs. Marion Bolan, went TO th
canyon for an outing. Upon leavInl
home and after bis arrival at III
point where the party left the cal
Dir. White appeared to be In his usvs
good health and also In excellen
spirits. in contemplation OF the day
enjoyment.
The party left the car near the re
quarry and had proceeded only
short distance, when. without war;
Ing. Mr.. White fell 10 the grouno
Mrs White and Mrs. Bolan ran TO hil
side and asked him what was the mai
ter. but, while he looked appealincl
at them. he did not utter a word. an
Immediately expired
Both Mrs White and Mrs Bola
were virtually Frustrated by the OF
currence, out they succeeded in cal
ing for help. Later the railroad com
pany ran a special car TO Salt Lake
bearing the body. which was taken tt
the undertaking rooms OF s. D Evans
WeIl.known Attorney.
Wallace R White was born IN Win.
throp. Me. So years ago and STUDIED
law In his youth. In the early '80s he
be was prominent in politics an6
served as United States district ~
torney. Later he removed to Ogd
and still later went to Salt Lake CIT
TO make his home. having been az
pointed deputy attorney general
the state by the then attorney ger
eral. Major NJ A. Breedep. He hel,
this Office for four years
Mr. White was a member OF th'
Knights of Pythias and Mason. ant
also a member of the Presbyteri3r
church He was man OF few words
but these words were always genial
and be was popular with his friend
and acduaintances.
Mr., White left q widow. but n
children. william White. brother
and Mrs. Ella Small, sister, still T,
side at Winthrop. Ne.
Arrangements for the funeral rhav
not been made. but the services ri
be held either Friday or Saturday w
der the auspices of the orders Wit
which Mr.. White was affiliated
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
WEALTHY CHINESE
IS UNDER ARREST

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. By the
arrest late today OF Jew 10y Sing,
a wealthy Chinese merchant. Imml-
grafton Inspector Richard A. Taylor
claims to have disclosed a method
whereby hundreds OF Chinese have
obtained fraudulent entry to this
country According to Taylor. the
clerks Office OF the United States
District Court for the northern dis.
trict OF California is badly involved
by the disclosures. He stated that
the arrest of Jew was brought about
by a confession OF youthful deputy
in the clerks office
Jew 10y Sing Is specifically accus.
cd OF altering and changing public
document by substituting the photo
graph Of an unknown Chinese for that
OF Gee Jung Kee In the court record
OF habeas corpus proceeding which
had resulted in the admission of the
letter to this country. Taylor de-
clared that substitution has been
practiced upon no less than 900 ha-
beas corpus records In the District
Court clerks Office here. In some
cases more than one substitution was
made In the same record until 1t has
become practically impossible 10 trace
the original The Chinese who
rosed as Gee Jung Kee with the lat
ter's habeas corpus papers succeed
ed In securing the entry OF three Chi
csc as his sons and was preparing
to have three more pseudo sons and
ole daughter permitted 10 land when
the plot was uncovered. Inspector
Taylor estimated that the two Chi
rese expected to make $4,000 from
the use of the substitute in the pa
DcrS
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
OVER 1000 SCHOOL CHILDREN.

0gdens school population enumerated by the cenusake
1000 which ratio of about to compared with the
school population of Salt Lake.
The increase this year is encouraging Last year. it will be
recalled the reported falling off from the
ious This due it thought to irregularities in the taking
census any population
and the just completed tends confirm that view
The report houses this time
1909 There always empty houses however great may the
demand houses by shifting people
Ogden has the minimum of unoccupd cottages
II dwellings July 1909 This
July there only That which points to the good
condition Of this city.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
WHAT WAR IN SPAIN MEANS.

writer Chronicle civil
Of dreadful contingencies due to the quarrel state church.
which Spain and if it will be of horrors
Spanish warfare has been illustrated stricken fields and
Judge from the proclamation of Weyer rGen
Catalonia spirit has not changed the days of the
Duke of Alba
The moment revolutionary outbreak In Barcelona compe
captain general command declares
Weyler the that they
fight There will neither prisoners wounded
Hospitals will become useless and the cemeteries will have
enlarged
Don jaime the Cart pretender hesitates preoptate civil
knowing its purely honicida aspects but the quarrel be-
church and state continues he be himself
The craftsmanship of SPAIN the charity of the Vatican and
he moral influence of Europe the writer them
elves much this caamtths carnival of murder and
reign of terror-which may otherwise
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
JUST FOR FUN
st,II Room For Doubt.

A Western editor of national re-
pute who had sincere love for real
art was talking to a crowd OF news
paper men at one of tho New York
clubs the other evening on what he
olassed as "scamped" work-so-called
impressionistic pictures that were
merely rough and hurried sketches,
and so-called portraits that bore no
true likeness to their originals.
LAS an instance" said he, Il know
a man here In New York who had
his portrait painted last year. 1t cost
him $4,000, and he was very proud
OF 1t. When 1t came he showed it to
the cook.
We'll, Mary, said he, how do you
like this portrait?'
Sure, sor.' benmed the cook, with
true Irish loyalty. It's lovely. It's
certainly beautiful. It's moro than
that, sor. It's divine
. And, OF course said the man,
you know who II Ia
oh, of course DO. sor.' quickly
responded the cook OF course. OF
course. AS she said this she drew
closer and closer to the picture, study
Ing 1t more intently. OF course. sor,'
che added, it's you-or the mis-
tress ladies Home Journal
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

destroyed. The petition was kent :.
cret, as we'll ss the order Of the enn-.
and news OF the trouble did not ls,l
out until today.
Marshal Merrifield of Helena =.
oompauied by Deputies Haigler srs
Drumm. won't TO Electic and Fridss
met the coal miners at meeting, asa
explained the situation 10 them.
Most Of them we're foreigners. ana
the trouble was really caused, ii |,
said, more from an ignorance OF n.
laws of this country than from apr
thing else.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
PRIZE FIGHT HAS
A FATAL ENDING


NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Winiau
Ford. a Philadelphia middlewelgh,
was sent to the floor three times 10
the count of nine and thon knocked
out tonight With tirrl1c right hand
swing TO the jaw in a ak round bou
10 tho Sharkey Athletic club. lii
opponent was VIM. Brown, q Sal
Francisco negro. DR. Shirley W
Wynne, the club physician. worked
over the unconscious fighter for az
hour and forty minutes to no avail
He was then carried down stairs u
an automobile which drove hurriedl,
away The police have not been In
formed and Il is not known where
Ford was taken. Brown disappeared
as soon as he learned that his oppo
nent might die.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
i. S. MARSHALL
PROTECTS PLANT

BUTTE. Mont. Aug. 3.-The coke
plant at Electric PARK county OF tho
Montana Coal and Coke company. Ia
now under the protection OF United
states Marshal A. w. Merr,field, he
having been sent there by an order
OF tne federal court Issued on the pc.
ution OF w. j. Bradshaw. receiver OF
Tue company, who feared that the
works would be blown up by dyna.
mite due TO labor troubles.
Inc petition of the receiver stated
mat the payroll WAS due July l6. but
mere were insufficient funds on hand
70 meet 1t and that threats were being
maze That unless the wages were
paid by July 80. the plant would be
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
INNOCENT MAN
DIES IN PRISON

CANON CITY, COL. Aug. 3-That
John Deyine. known at the state penI.
eehtiaTy here as the man of silence" ;"
"ho dled in tho prison hospital last
year AFTER having served six years OF
nc sentence for the alleged wreck.
iDg OF Santa Fe train near Fowler,
Soio' IN 1903, may be shown 10 have
oeen innocent as the result Of the ar
iesI oil y. NJ Gernbrush. sailor, at
iotudnd, Ore, last week, in his be.
net OF those familiar with Devine's
story Devine was taken in custody
81 cue scene OF tue wreck, having
oeen found asleep In clump OF
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

BLUEFTELDS. Aug. 3.-Gen. Moo
cado whose forces on July 20 defea'
ed the adherents of President Madr':
under General Lara on the easterJ
shore OF Lake Nicaragua, is now. ac
cerding TO reports received here, rap
Idly approaching Granada, the seal
OF the government forces. A decisi"e
attack on Granada by General Mon
cado, cooperating with the insurgen
force at Mombacho. fifteen mile
south of Granada, is expected speed
ilV
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
Whlchls Different.

The editor was trying to placate an
indirnart statesman
"Al we snid about you in the pa
per. Mr. Krakaial," he assured him.
"was that YOU seemed TO have an In
adequate sense Of proportion"
"Not by blamed sight" roered
the caller, What you said about me
was that | seemed to have an made
ousto proportion OF sense!
Tribune
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04
FIELD MARSHALL
SUPPORTS PREMIER

MADRIZ, Aug. 3-Field Marshal
Lopez Dolinguez. who Is ex-president
of the senate and eX-premier, In an
interview today said he would sup
port Premier Canalejas in his struggle
for religious reforms, but he doubted
the success OF the movement on ac-
count of the immense power OF the
clergy and their influence over the
women, who he declared are com
pletely under the domination OF their
confeSsors.
"The openness with which Premier
Canalejas In conducting the campaign
said the field marshal. is one OF the
best features of the situation. He
wants Spain and tho world TO know
what he is dong. If he succeeds he
VIII have rendered an immense ser.
vice 10 Spain"
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the steamers which cost time completion and
forrance realized expectations"
But with the completion of the Panama
going give place that great engineering problem
the solving beyond the ability Deesseps tn.
French nation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-04

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Aug. Gee
A. Lederer, a theatrical manager o
Chicago, was the only witness calls
before the Sangamon county grae1
jury today In the legislative graft 10
yestigation.
Mr.. Lederer said be had no knowl'
edge OF any offer made TO the theat'
rical managers in Chicago to pass an
amendment TO the child labor act al
lowing children to perform in the the
aters II $4,000 were paid.