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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
5
Washington began lively discussion as amendments to a large appropriation bill would raise the president’s salary to 100000 and the vice president and speaker to 20000 with extra carriages allowances. Senators argued the raises should not ride on an appropriation bill and debate paused until next Monday as the session adjourned.
Indianapolis Jan 15 John W Kern says he will issue a plain and specific statement tomorrow. He implies his speech will reveal a planned beating in the race for the senatorship through elaborate schemes of deceit and double crossing.
Indicators show busy newsroom lines with repeated phrases like Phone two rings and one ring. Entries mark specific desk numbers such as No 58 Bail No 66 and No 56 Bell Phones, suggesting a dated telecommunication setup within the business office.
Local visitors from Ely Rupert Pueblo and Laramie are noted. Tobacco and health ads, coal supplies, business ads, and court actions fill the page. Notables include Harriett A Hill estate, divorce action by Jane Jones, and electric railroad financing by Shon Bamberger.
The firm will begin operations at once and will continue the noted store on Washington avenue. Improvements and a heavier stock of merchandise will accompany the reopening, maintaining the same general style and approach as before.
An urgent Wa satel Gun Club meeting is set for Tuesday at the Lone Star Barbershop to discuss a new game law headed to the legislature. President W H Richardson says the bill favors Salt Lake hunters and undermines Ogden interests by altering duck possession limits and sunset hours, with action needed to amend for Ogden sportsmen.
A bottle washed ashore at Samoa California contained a dated note from November 13 1908. It asks finders to notify the United States revenue service and names Peter Johnson Nels Peterson and John Isaacksen as aboard. The bottle shows water damage and salt exposure.
San Diego January 15 The Santa Fe California Limited No 4 westbound derailed at Eads eighteen miles west of Harstow causing several passengers to be slightly injured. The train cleared San Francisco last night and traffic between Burstow and Mojave will be tied up for several hours as cattle were struck, many killed, with the wreck easing by the train running into a herd.
Washington reports an important conference on naval administration led by Paul Morton. Ten veterans and officials from the navy department discussed reorganizing the bureau system. Plans approved include enlarging the general board to represent all branches and designating the chief of construction with a merger of bureaus.
Washington January 15 officials announced the signing of an arbitration with Austria Hungary at the state department this afternoon. Conventions of this kind with more than twenty nations have been agreed to and the treaty now goes to the Senate for ratification. Secretary Hoot also urged an extradition treaty with Honduras. Officials declined to say if the treaty is retroactive.
A Paris dog named Dick carries newspapers each morning strapped to his back and returns for a cargo of wine for his master. The owner says Dick enjoys the work and is a useful companion in daily errands.
Funeral services for Lorin Farr are set for Sunday at 2 pm in the Ogden Tabernacle with speakers including Joseph F Smith and F J Kiesel. The procession will depart from Farr’s home at 4 9 1 2 Street, and interment is planned at Ogden City Cemetery alongside a large turnout from city and state communities.
Capt Einar Mikkelsen ends a two year north of Alaska expedition in Copenhagen. The voyage tested for land beyond Alaska and used a new sounding device to map depths. After venturing 50 miles offshore they found water at 1800 meters, then revealed a continental shelf edge and deep water extending northward.
An Indianapolis Star article argues that vacant land relief will boost farm land values and farm product prices, noting no price drop despite economic depression. It predicts U S land values may reach 500 to 600 dollars per acre as population grows, with farming becoming more science driven.
Akers Douglus told a tale of a Hale golfer who trusted a local caddie so eagerly that several near misses and costly misses occurred. After a tedious round the player tipped the lad and quipped about a perfect caddie with a sharp tongue revealing the caddie’s label Mustard. The Alaska pink catfish industry is seen as revived by salmon scarcity in the Oregonian note.
The Morning Examiner reports Charles Ware named general superintendent of the Union Pacific to replace W L Park, who moves to head the operating department. Julius Kruttschnitt's influence across Marriman’s western lines sparks talk of a broad reorganization and possible effects on Ogden and local interests.
Newark church scene ends comically as a plainly dressed woman in a free pew is revealed at the door as the minister’s cook. The minister’s wife fears a visiting representative but is surprised when the guest explains she lives with the family and the couple would call on her.
Charles M Alexander recounts a New York platform incident where a zealous pastor urged his torpid congregation to water their remaining spark of grace. The episode highlights pitfalls of heated exhortation and dramatic diction in revival meetings.
Reports describe a brutal form of suppression on Formosa where head hunters are trapped by electrified fences and fired upon. About 100,000 natives are said to infest the island’s eastern coast, with efforts to civilize them failing. A recent ambush killed 297 of a party of 300 Japanese and Chinese.
A Philadelphia youth visits a drug store for a two cent stamp, places it upside down, and leaves. The clerk grows curious after two visits and asks why. The boy explains he belongs to a state correspondence school, and the upside down stamp is his yell.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben lamenting a public eager to be fooled and debating who will tend to the job among the smooth men of the country. He notes constant competition for the honor of serving the reader’s interest.
The smallest state and largest paradox share a limit of area with Bristol County Rhode Island covering 26 square miles. One stretch narrows to about two miles in breadth illustrating compact geography.
New York dispatches report a major whiskey swindle involving Kobo Liquor of this city and Mountain Dow Whiskey Co. Stuart M. Kohn, a local attorney, leads the case. About $15,000 was paid, with five barrels of liquor at a freight depot, and several firm members arrested on his complaint.
Washington Jan 16 Senator Borah raised points against amendments raising the president's salary to 100000 and the vice president and speaker to 20000 with carriage allowances 5000 each He urged postponing action on the raises while other amendments are settled Mr Clay of Georgia also sought similar treatment for overall proposed increases totaling 328500
Joseph Wharton ironmaster died recently and his will was admitted to probate on January 15 in Philadelphia. The estate is valued around 25 million dollars with most of the fortune left to his widow three daughters and grandchildren. Swarthmore College receives 100 thousand dollars and 590 thousand goes to the Wharton School of Finance and Economy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Cholera numbers climb with 28 new cases reported for the 24 hours ending noon, four days running totaling 90 cases in the period.
Portland January 15. With Governor Chamberlain holding 52 pledged votes for the U S Senate, Republicans plan to block his election. Anti-Chamberlain lawmakers call a Monday conference at Balm to nominate a Republican challenger, while national committeeman Holphy Williams vows to use all lawful means to stop a Democrat victory and unite opposition if possible.
The French three masted ship Alice bound from London to Portland ran aground in daylight at Ocean Park near the Oregon coast. Crew reportedly reached the shore safely. The wreck lies on a long sandy beach and recovery via deep water is uncertain. The vessel Alice is believed to be under Hind, Rolph & Co. of Portland.
Private bills dominated the house agenda with much of the session devoted to them. A resolution by Mr. Gaines directs the judiciary committee to report within ten days on Governor George L. Lilley of Connecticut and his right to hold a seat in the house. Debate grew heated before adjournment at 5 08 p m.
Denver dispatch reports C. W. Kremer and Eugene Deering, railroad men, arrested in Kansas City. Detectives say the pair worked together to obtain settlements from railroad companies for pretend injuries, with large sums paid across lines west of Chicago over the past five years.
El Paso January 15 35 alleged Mexican revolutionists arrested during last summer's disturbances in Mexico were sentenced by Judge Lira Y Lira in Chihuahua to prison terms from seven years two months to one year three months. Lines were drawn and sentences handed down as per the court ruling.
Enríque Portillo and Miguel Portilll sons of the Chi huahua district collector were among 35 offenders fined for customs cases. Enríque receives seven years and two months and a $1400 fine. Miguel six years and eight months and a $1500 fine.
The House passed a resolution calling the Interstate Commerce Commission to inform the chamber of any advances in freight rates since the Hepburn act of 1906. It seeks details on whether increases are due to tariff changes, reclassifications, or charges for formerly free privileges. This note appears in the Washington dispatch.
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