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I f EVENING STANDARD Jtyjgrfy pr W "11 fy 4JrlK WlQr V showers tonight or wed. I ; Effl : - 'A FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. -.- -? fj I Fortecond v-no. 211,-Pncc F.ve Cent.. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1912 Ert.Wd snd- ,tt.r ,t th. p- q uto "II j NOT QUELLED 1, Convicts Attempt Scale Walls State Militia Is Called Jackson, Mich., Sept. 3. State prison convicts confined in ballpens ' broke out today, and while in the 5 prison yard with the officials opposing them tried to climb over the walls. The local companies or the state mili- tia were ordered to the prison at once, w and It Is said had orders to shoot the f first prisoner who attempted to scale the walls. I The firo department was called to I the scene, some files having been 1 started by the convicts I When Hie )risoners reached tho I yard they began damaging everything : within reach. The city fire depart ment was ordered out in an attempt to quell the rioters Hundreds of j people are in the streets surrounding the prison, and special police, hastily summoned, are having trouble keep ing the crowds orderly. About 75 convicts were in. the bullpens which were opened by the inmates, and ; practically every prisoner secured 5 weapons of some kind soon after re ,j gaining his liberty. Knives, hain ;; mers, barrel staves, olc, were used j by th-s convicts in an endeavor to overpower the guards stationed Insldo the prison walls. J, On seeing the fire depaitment enter I tho prison yard many of tho mutineer-i j fled back into tho prison, while others j I hid in the various factorv buildings ' I aoping to step over the walls when an lift opportunity presented itself Tt is paid HfcY that three convicts scaled the walls I tntl are now at large. Members of the two National guard companies were rushed to the prison I In automobiles. All militiamen going : to the prison were heavily armed. nn- : GIVES REPORT ON THE COTTON CROP Washington, Sept. 3 The depart ment of ngrlculture today announced that the condition of the growing cotton crop on August 25 was 7-i.S per cent of a normal. j; C tton condition by states follows. -North Carolina, 1?,; South Carolina 73; George, 73; Florida, 73: Atabama, ; 7o; Mississippi, 70: Louisiana, 7J; m Texas, 76, Arkansas, 77: TenncFsee, a 76. Missouri, IS' Vi'-giiila, 75 Okla ml homa, S4; California, 95 1 oo-- I: Governor Wilson Re-' turns to New York ; For Next Talk New York. Sept 3. Greatly pleased with his reception in west ern New York Governor Wilson re turned from Buffalo and other points today and passed on his wav to Tren ton. X. J. Governor Wilson described his speeches, in Buffalo, especially the one at the evening mans meeting as' setting the stage tor tbe campaign." and "his first political address " He was also pleased, he said, with the manner in which the crowds ap plauued his speech analyzing the third party platform. The governor m said the social reforms proscribed bv their program are admirable, -'but their method of performance is - wrong." The governor js looking forward to I his speech in New York City tomor row bofore the Workingraen's Wood row Wilson league, his speech on the next Monday before Lie New York 1 Press club, and his address at the IJ ' state fair at Syracuse on September II 12, which constitute, for the present, El his New York Btate engagements. 16. A. R. SPECIAL IS BOUND JTOR COAST Denver Sept. 3 The "command ers' special." carrying the national officers and past commanders of the Grand Array of the Republic, e'nroute to tho annual encampment In Loa Angeles, tyas scheduled to arrive In Denver today. General A. M. Trimble, commander-in-chief, will be the guest at a reception tonight. Cook's drum corps will meet the ppeclal and escort the officers to their hotel here. Afterward they will Join the special and give concerts at Salt Lake, San Francisco and Fresno. uu ' DIE BENEATH THE WHEELS OF TRAIN Tarrytown. X. Y Sept. '.. Anna 1 ynch. 20 years old, of Merldian.Conn., and Thomns Talbot, 25, were struck J and InEtantly killed by a Xew York Cantral train here shortly bofore mid night. Miss Lynch camo here yesterday to visit friends. Talbot wasaccouipany- ' lug her to tho station when instead of taking an overhead bridge, thc-y tried to short cut across tho tracks. The 1 locomotive of a fast froight hit them. killing them instantly and carrying rip- their bodies along for' a mile or more. IF UV City Chap Don't the noise and ?I bustle of the city confuse vou? ft Man "From Small Village No, in- !F deed. All of my neighbors have lawn rf CONVENTION IN NEBRASKA Endorse Republican State Candidates All Roosevelt Electors Lincoln, Xev., Sept. 3. With Gover nor Hiram W. Johnson of California, vice presidential nominee on the Pro gressive national ticket, as the prin cipal attraction, the Nebraska stale convention of the third party was scheduled to convene here at noon to day. The California executive arrived this morning and was tendered n non partisan reception. Afterward ho breakfasted with Governor Aldrich. It was decided at a meeting of the third party leaders held last night to endorse the state candidates of the Republican party without exception, providing the candidates were desir ous of such endorsement by the Pror gresslve convention. A committee will be appointed to interviow the candidates today and ascertain their desires in this regard. U was also decided at last night's conference to nominate W. 0. Henry or Omaha and O J. Smith of Kearney for presidential electors to take tho place of the two electors nominated on the Republican ticket who favor tho candidacy of President Taft. The remaining six Republican electors who are favorable to Theodore Roose e!t will be endorsed along with the other candidates. oo MAKE PLEA Becker Must Stand Trial for Rosenthal Murder September 12 New York. Sept. 3. On the appli cation of State's Attorney Whitman, the case of Police Liouteuant Charles Becker, charged with the murder of Herman Rosenthal, was transferred todav from the court of general ses sions to the criminal branch of tho supreme court before Justice John Goff quickly overruled four motions for delay and set the trial for Sep tember 12. To the surprise of nil, Becker's lawyer did not ask for a change of venue. He requested, however, that tlio,,trial be set for. -seme, time about the' middle of October, when the "presont hysteria and clamor" should have subsided. Becker came into court nonchal ant lv and pleasantly greeted several friends He stood erect and followed the proceedings closely. Aside from tho arraignment of Beckor, most In teresting of the day's developments in the Rosenthal ease was the dis covery by the district attorney's of fice of two alleged hiding places for i possible state witnesses conducted by the Eo-culled "vice trust" in Hobok en, N J., and Ccntrevllle. X. Y., and the report that much money belong ing to Becker had been traced "to Port Jervls, N Y. Thomas Coupe, met today by de tectives at Liverpool, is one of the few actual eye witnesses to the mur der of Herman Rosenthal He left Xew York last Tuesday on the Lusi tanla District Attorney Whitman said at the time he feared attempts to spirit away witnesses. uu - WILL NOT FUSE WITH TAFT CROWD St. Louis, Sept. 3 The possibility of fusion between the regular Repub lican and the Progressive forces in this state were said today at the headquarters of the latter here to have entirely disappeared and that the cry among the delegates to the Progressive state convention, which opens this afternoon was "No fu sion." It was said the Progressives were fully determined to place their own candidates In the field. It was said to have been the hope of Governor Hadlev and some of his followers that fusion with the Pro gressives might be affected and that the latter would be induced to sup port lite stale ticket of the regular organization. Colonol Theodore Roosevelt will be, the chief attraction at the convention this afternoon. He is to arrive here at 3 o'clock and after a tour of the city is scheduled to hcgln his address to the delegates about G o'clock. . u PASSES THROUGH INDIANA. Indianapolis, Sept. 3 'We're going to win this fight," said Colonel Roose velt today The opening of his month's trip yesterday, ho said, he regarded as significant, in view of the demonstrations which marked his j Journey through Connecticut and Mas-1 sachus'ctts. Colonel Roosevelt was due In St. j LouIb today, Members of his party were fearful that his voice would slve way under (he strain of the next few weeks, but this morning tho colonel was In better trim. Ho brought with him from Jo.v.' York a tank of oxy gen to be used in treating his throat and will bo under the caro of a spe cialist during his trip. As soon aB he was up this morning Colonel Rooso clt read Governor Wilson's speech in Buffalo jestcrday. in which the gov ernor spoke of the attitude of the now party toward the tariff and the trusts. The Colonol declared that he would reply to the governor shortly. At Munclc a crowd of several hun dred persons was at the railway sta tion, but Colonel Roosevelt declined to address them. 1 V luMlflllrll ill RoclC- Ribbed Republi can State Electing Gov ernor Rain Falling- White River Junction, Yt., Sept. 5. Vermont Is electing a governor to day. A three days' rain storm still was beating down on loth sides of the Green mountains of Vermont when voting began, but predictions of clear weather by noon wore made. T.he Republicans maintained that there was sufficient party loyalty to elect Allen M. Fletcher of Cavendish governor The Progressive managers relied on a substantial vote for Rev. Frazer Metzger, the party leader, while the Democratic leaders were confident of polling the full party strength for Harlan Howe. Many politicians pointed out to day that while the total registration in the state at each election in twenty-five years was close to 125,000, it had been seldom that more than 30 or CO per cent of thoso enrolled have come to the polls No political apathy 2; expected today, but to guard against it nearly every voting place was well equipped wit.b cabs and motor cars to bring tho aged and infirm to the polls. oo DROP PROBE INTO CAUSE OF DEATH Seattle, Wash , 'Sept. 3. Official investigation of the death of Louis Poter, the New York sculptor, who died here laet week while under treatment for a skin disorder by a Chinese doctor apparently has been abandoned Potter's body, it is ex- I peeled, will bo shipped east today and as the polce. it is aaid, are mak ing no effort to find the Chinese and the coroner declares he sees no rea son for further investigation by his office, the matter appears to be at an end. No steps to discover the wherea bouts of Potter's mysterious woman companion, registered by the sculp tor as his wife, aro being taken by the police. S.he is supposed to be in Vancouver or Victoria with Dr. J. E. Colllnga. occult lecturer, and. accord. j lng to Potter's mother, her business nssoclatc- oo BOTTLE OF GERMS LOST FROM TRAIN Binghamlon, N. Y., Sept. 3. A bot tle containing. 120,000,000 disease germs, a number large enough to in fect an entire city, is awaiting Jta claimants at the city police station here It was lost from train prob ably from an express car. The bottle was being shipped from the New Jersey stato laboratory It was found lying near the track by Pa trolman Jonu McGinnis. What would have happened had some porson found the package and opened it is a matter of much specu lation here. I MOT fill! TV I III UUlLll ! i Head of Woolen Compai iy Denies the Plant ing of Dynamite Boston, SepL S William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen company, pleaded notguilty in tie superior court today to an Indict ment chaiglng him with conspiring to distrlbuto dynamite in Lawreuco during the textile strike in that city last winter. Aoslstant District Attornoy Lavelle told the court that the ball of 55,000 had been fixed by a commissioner last week and was satisfactory. Samuel L. Powers, attorney for Mr. Wood, said that he had had no time to become acquainted with the case and therefore did not know whether he would ask for a speed trial. It was expected that two other men indicted in connection with the case, Denny Collins, a Cambridge dog fan cier, and a prominent Boston mer chant whose namo has not yet been disclosed by tho district attorney, would he brought into court later in the day. The Identity of the third man in dicted on the conspiracy charge he came known today when Fred K. At-, teaux surrendered at police headquar ters. Ho is a member of F. B. At teaux & Co., dye and color manufac turers of this city. Atleaux was taken Into court shortly filter his surrender. oo FINE STATIONS ARE LUXURIES Sau Francisco, Sept. 2. That elab orate passenger stations must , be classed among the luxuries rather .than t'he necessities of railroad bunl- f ness was tho opinion expressed by i Judge Robert S Lovett, executive head of (he Harrlman linos and chairman of the board of directors of the Southern Pacific Railway com pany, who is in San Francisco today on an Inspection tour. Judge Lovett was commenting on the probability of the building of new stations in California. "When the traffic of the imputation justifies the expenditure they will he built" he said, "but in the moan time our energies are centered on providing safe, convenient and com fortable service. "Right now wo could spend SI 00. 000.000 for improvements that would please and benefit the people of the Pacific coast, but it is not necessary yet. and besides, before spending money, we have to see where the In terest la coming from." TAKES POISON IN SUICIDE EFFORT Dnver, SepL 3. Miss Margarot Haines. 25, nioco of A Stevenson, Republican national committeeman and Taft leader in Colorado, at tempted suicide at 1.30 this morning by taking poison at the Stevenson home here. It Is believed she was despondent over a love affair. Her condition is serious Miss Haineg is a stenographer and .recently returned from Paris. . Striking Coal Miners Are Ready for War With State Militia Charleston, W. V, Sept. 3 .Mar tial law was proclaimed In the strike affocted district along Cacant and Cabin creeks today. The move was precipitated by the destruction of railroad property by the striking min ers, who tore up tracks in an attempt to stop the shipment of coal. There are more than 5.000 of the strikers, all of whom are declared to be armed with rifles The express office at Cabin Creek was broken Into and boxes of ammu nition and rifles were broken open by the strikers, but before they could get ava with them tho militia put In an appearance and captured, the loot. Two machine guns, 1.000 roundB of ammunition and more than a hundred rifles, consigned to a coal company, were confiscated. All wires from the strike zone have been cut and communication between the various military posts is Impossi ble. ' nn CLARKSYILLE IS PENNANT WINNER Clarksvllle. K . Sept. 3 The Clarksville won the pennant of the K. L T. baseball league for the sea son of 1912 which closed yesterday. The local team won CS games and lest 29. Cairo, HI , with -11 games won and 59 lost, wan last. The Clarksvllle team, pennant win ners In the K. 1 T baseb.aH league, and. the Frankfort (Kentucky) team, which was on top in the Blue Grass league, will play a series of games to decide the championship of Kentucky. Tho teams play iu Louisville, Septem ber 5-6: Clarksville. September 7-S and In Frankfort 9-10 If a seventh game Is neceF8ar it will be played in Paducah or Cairo oo THIRTY YEARS' OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS New York. Sept. 3. Tomorrow will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of commercial incandescent lightlns. On September 4, 1S82, Thomas A. Kdison slarted in opera tion the world's first central station in au old brick building in lower Now York. The power houso contained only a single dynamo and current was Bent through underground cables into 3ome 400 lamps distributed through out a territory of a square mile The original territory was selected because niost or the offices were cloued at night, thus giving Edison a chance to test his wires should any trouble manifest itself. Among the first buildings supplied were the army office, the Times aud the Herald of fices and tho headquarters of J- P. Morgan & Co., which had a lavisn equipment including 106 lights. This was considered a remarkable achievement. I $$ HE? W JuiiiLy- Evidence Against New York Officials Will Be Startling New York, Sept 3. Some startling evidenco on tho subject of pollco graft in Now York City is likely to bo revealed in the reports of the alder- i manic investigation committee which is just boginnlng work here. Evi dence has been submitted to the com mittee within the past twenty-four hours, covering a period of three j ears and invohing nineteen pollco Inspectors, or captains and numerous I lesser officers In graft charges. Ii Is snid that two police inspectors in Manhattan districts, twelve police captains of the same borough, one police captain in the Bronx and four in Brooklyn, have been enriched by tho toll from disorderly houses and gambling dens. Further, it is asserted that several police officials had confi dential relations with pickpockets and thieves. The criminals. It is said, have been permitted to ply their illegitimate callings on a percentage basis. One half of the proceeds of their loot, paid out at any ono of a dozen fences throughout tho city, is understood to have been turned over to ihe graft collectors. It is announced that William J. Flinn, chief of the local secret service, has accepted the post offered him by the investigating committee He will act In an advisory capacity. MINING CONGRESS HAS BEEN CALLED Denver, SepL 3. The official call for the meeting of the American Mining congress, to' be held at Spok ane Wash , November 25-2S, has Just been signed by National Secretary J. F. Gallbrcath of this city. The question of removing the head quarters of the congress from Den ver to Washington, D. C., will comt before congress "Goldbrick" mining promoters, conservation, workmen's compensa tion, mine taxation, federal control of mineral lands, water power, the Alaskan situation, revision of exist ing mineral laws and other measures of direct interest to mineral men will bo discussed. WILL NOT GIVE OUT ITS PLANS Loudon, Sept 8. A complato disa vowal was given this morning by the British foreign office of the so-called official announcement that the British .government formally would demand arbitration on tho Panama canal tolls question. "The lines of action which lio be foro the British government now are being considered and any announce ment of the kind is premature" This 1b the full text of the formal statement given out by tho foreign office In replv to requests for de tails as to tho reported demand for arbitration. MORMON IS H MURDERED I ft iH 1 L-I Colonist Dies Defending WM Honor of Daughters ul j Stabbed in Back II El Paso, Tex., SepL 3. Joshua ! William Stevens, member of the Mor- il mon colonies in northern Mexico, H died a martyr to the devotion he had H for his two daughters. To save their H honor he gave his lire in the Mexican H mountains of the Colonia Pacheco. HH Only today have the details of hla killing beon obtained from the col- fl onies whore Junius Romncy president 'll of the Mexican colonization company, HH has been making an Investigation of HH the affair. It was originally an- B nouueed that Stevens had been killed B by an American, but this was doubt- IH ed, as there would have been no oc- ll casion for any of his associates to 1 have committed the act 1 Killed by Rebel. IH The facts, as they have developed BH during the investigation made by HH President Romney, are that Stevens was killed by one of two rebel sol- l diers who came to the Stevens' ranch li homo nt Pachoco for ovll purpose of H wreaking vengeanco on the Mormon IH rancher by criminally attacking his BH two daughters. They called for tho Hl daughters to come to the door, but BH Instead Stevens, armed with a shot- Sim, appeared at the door and de- HH manded to know what they wished. Hl Seeing their purpose in their actions, ; he pretended U parley with thorn as Bl they walked away from the house H into the orchard. IH Stabbed in the Back. IH When thoy reached the gate one of H the Mexicans stabbed Stevens in the back with a swovd bayonet Stevens IH turned and emptied hs shotgun into the man's body, killing him instantly. fl The other fled and has not been seen jf since The .Stevens family was at H once tak.pn. to Pearson by friends for fear another assault might be at- tempted. This is the fifth American jH who has been brutaly murdered in IH the colonies rlnce the rebel invasion. Because of this killing and because IH of the fact that General Salazar in a IH manifesto issued near Palomas, Son- IH ora, said that he would wreak ven- IH geance on the Mormons because they IH I rofuced to surrender their arms, jH President Romney has warned all of jH tho3e settlers In the colonics to re- H main away, and has propared to 'leave H himself in case or further trouble. k- AdvlGcd to Be Ready. H Bishop Thurbcr has advised the IH few remaining Mormons to have their H horses ehod and be prepared to leave H the country for the United States at M Y a moment's notice. These advices H have caused a deeper gloom to settle H over tho refugee camps here, and the H Mormons are becoming desperate. It H is probable that they will be sent M to other parts of tho southwest, H where they can be cared for by their H 6 churchmen, as they have abandoned jH :0 all ideas of returning to Mexico. IH ii oo m Many Lives Lost In v Floods Towns Are M in Darkness B Pitl3burg, Pa., Sept. 3. There wera H 36 dead as the result of floods in IH western Pennsylvania, West Virginia IH and pastern Ohio on Sunday night. jH The damage to property will not M prfobably reach over $2,000,000, H 'Numbers of families are homeless. H railroad traffic greatly impaired and IH many cities spent Monday night in to- M lal darkness, both electric and cas IH plants being flooded. H Among the larger towns which suf- jH fored from the rise of the water were IH Washington, Beaver, Burgettstown H ; Canonsburg and several smaller M ' places in tho Chartiers, Cherry and jH Beaver valleys of western Pennsylva- ll nia, while In West Virginia, Colliere JM and the surrounding territory suf- H ferod a great loss Tho list of fatillties is as follows: H Colliers, W. Va.. IS dead. IH Cherry Valley, Pa., 6 drowned. 1 Burgettstown, Pa., 4 drowned. jH Avella, Pa., ? drowned. IH Canonsburg, Pa., o drowned. H Woodlawn, Pa., I drowned. IH Wellsburg, W. V., 1 drowned. H In the various localities attempti IH are being made to take care of the IH homeless" and to reaplr in part the IH damage caused by the floods- Crews jH of railroads arrived Monday night al H the different places where washouts H occurred and are hard at work today jl putting tracks in shape to restore IH trafiic which has practically beet al H a standstill for tho past -JS hours. IH While great damage was done b- , IH the storm in eastern Ohio, no loss ol H life has yet boon reported. It was ru- 1 morod Monday afternoon that a num- H her of lives wore lost in Sallnesville Ll but early this morning, it was asccr- KjHH taincd that all residents escaped tfl harm. There are, however, quite a ili number without homes and a special train from Columbus carrying reliei fH to the sufferers has been sent to the (il A VALUE ON APPLAUSE. "Why don't you go into politics?" H "How can I?" rejoined Mr. Dustln H Stax, "If I were to aak tho cnorm- '1 ous corps of employes I control to fll got out and cheer for mo they'd send H a committee demanding extra com- j IH ponsatlon for working overtime. i jH Washington Star. jH ! ' 7MBPI'''9'?I