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Show Know Your Own Home Town Ogden Is the largest Town of Its Size in America Know Ogden AM) ni t me TIIEATKK-GKAM- S 1 OGDEN, UTAH. FRIDAY, U GI ST legionnaires assemble for I I)r. H. V. 7. 19. M'MIIKK Newspaper Combination Does Not (Jive Anything Constructive to Field BLACK liy Victor N. J I !(, o c.ilV.1 A. I. MKUKII.L Registration Points to Attendance Record for Ninth Annual Meeting; Parade is Srhcdued for Today at 2:00 P. M.; Convention Committees mm FARMERS TO GATHER FOR I'trumile DAYS OUTING Combination News-a- iis tin foilnweix Krihlina, who ubl institution in newspuper- - I'td I.im as the "lord of tin world," tt:n it t has come into il.it w them tel vos uinler hi hug.- ea. being, u result of the unusual con-di f .liifTcei i. ly seeking tu ant, dclib.-ia- in the economics of the news- .. . by it, th.1 otnei uf tile, paper publishing business since 1920. :.t v; papers left uilliout the fol.l oil As the term "lombiimtion SiMiie eeiit'i implies, he . g iomb;i;utioii omhmaiiou newspapers are consolida-n-ndt feii-r- .t up aga.iist a unocr one ownership of compct-- , in to keep the etiiiibiiiiiii.i:i Jog- ! g and evening newspaper leiniiut finiii crushing tliem ay. t iwinmly 1jHiated in opposition to hur will. - a o iter. hose numerous s Li.e does not have to haw piofomul would to foretoken the ledge of the ecoiionue the all. mate i xi.m-tinof personal jour-.publishing business to dis i. in in the ci n (he numerous and important een larger newspaper the country, because they tend lioiiiies matie po.ts.lde through the etui owa. ,i the complete industrialization oodalion tit two newspapers uii.i the l atge newspapers. In other words, of tjieir cquinmotn end ho control of most contbina-on- s organization under one roof. There is in the newspaper field retire, coiidcnKation in equipment and ei'is combinations of capital effectwhich are the muiii eeunomios reed for the obvious sulting, and whieh were, perhaps, the purpose of ine most certain and attractive sources of power and in city or county as the case profit conservation in the conception !far 37 n - '.v.hibi's, rni tests and Athletic K'ni..s Planned for Eighth Anuta! I'arni Hurcau I)av tn Le II' at I.nrin Farr Park j n- 111 s j s I 1 j m-t- Indications Point In Vest Successful Celebration Tomtn row I 1 .fcinled; Reports Adopted 1 combi-i:;t.j:i- s.-e- ; . One thouand legion m:n strong Utah Anivriiand distinguished n ition oen-ei-- -i Icad-r- a Director of Vets Bureau Talks to Local Kiwanians their ladies are has been don citizens for and pleasure. nothing to banquet, from the legionnaires and being rushed and left undone by Ogtheir entertainment o have come are: Dr. Benjamin for the convention W. Black, medical d:rvtor of the United States Veteran bur'nu: Spence Eccles of Logv and J. R. Ward and Ed Livingstone, officers of La Societe d's 40 Homm's et 8 Chevanx. and Sirs. Walter B Beals of Seattle. Wash., national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary. Registration for the first day was largest in the history of the state organization. Delegates were given a welcome as they arrived by Department Commander S. W. Tooke of Sait lake and his three M. J. Compton of Brigham City Henry Pickett of St. George and Arthur S. Horsley of Helper. While legion headquarters are at Hotel Bigelow the auxiliary is holding the many interesting sessions at the Elks dub. The convention opened their first ssion yesterday morning at 10 oclock with Department Commander S. W. Tooke presiding. The usual ceremonies of advancing the colors invocation by Chaplin Mathias C. Tanner and singing of America by the convention were observed. Thirty seconds of silence, honoring departed comrades, was observed. Commander al news-paperdo- program: 10:00 a. m. team pulling contests. 10:13 a. in. horseshoe pitching eon-test- s. 10:90 a. m. Junior contests. M :00 a. m. club exhibits in pavilion to 7:00 a. tu. flower show in nnvilion. 11,-0a. in. to 3:00 p. nt. 1 0 4-- H club tcnni demonstrations in pavilion. 12 n. tn. lunch hour. Free coffee, biKobite, and buttermilk at counter n lunch pavilion. 1:30 p. m. special horsc.'hoc games. 1:30 p. m. baseball game, Liberty vs. Hsrrisvillc. 4:00 . nt. riding contests. 6:00 p. nt. award-ni- r of prizes, p. m. lunch hour. interest is being manifested in the horse pulling rontexla which will begin at 10 n. m. All entries will Ik made at the Farr (Vial Antliose 1. Merrill, manager of the where the teams entered will Salt ljike division for the Utah Dower be weighed. Three classes will pull ,00 plus the The classes lhan 2rt00 a in anl"1"' after wv.n'n Salt Uke l,,.u,un hospital night " 2000 illness which began last May. ant . ! Mr. Merrill was a noteworthy figure!' in engineering activities in various I nll,.iVrl,nl,, (ban 3000 pounds. The T,lyM,70m'; parts of the state and had done conducted protest wdl great deal of pioneering work in hisl! , Uor? A?swia' V profession. .Amon l,h! rult r A. T if He was graduated as a civil engl- - V following conditions: N nee r from the Utah Agricultural col-- 1 rounfl no shouting at the horses; lege in 1903 and received his bachelor's! dipping, are I Hie V,WW ' degree from the University of Utah I or walk machine, beside !' the IfKMi in 1904 was 1904. and lie During . on the staff of the Salt Iake City Leant; each team ia to lie allowed to make three triuls, with 2 minute rests engineer. latter Mr. Merrill attended between pulls; the pulling machine he the University of Michigan, where feet at obtained a master's degree in civil must lie pulled the full 27 one pull. F.ntrien should le made at Work on ugnens new 30,000 re-- 1 I engineering and was elected to the the coal office in time so that the honorgry society. Sigma XI. finery, the Reliance Refining com- He relumed to Utah in 1JUfl and contest may start promptly. At 11 a. m. the Junior contests will pnny, located in the West Ogden dis-- 1 entered the employ of the engineering take place, chief of whieh will be the I firm ot and next Young k Kesley trict near the Hooper Post road, is wilh lhH nony races and (w.ny bucking con- nKin,r rapidly nearing completion, it is n.25"hiSyU,d-Mentries arc open only and erecting the nounccd by John G. Noren, president I Desert In 1909 he war l,rJl? bureau boys, gymnasium. r feature of the day is the and manager. The company with as - made hydraulic engineer for the It ,, th? "econd division seta of about $50,000 ia drilling a Kirtulit.Imrertinent company of Irovo. T',jal Wtlar county farm bureau Hell1 . a he two retained position ell for it own water supply and became general manager of tL Knight ' "gue hetween Liberty and Ilarris- begins at 1:30 p.m. 2, continuing in vTi, game the field will I. Merrill, Noted A. Utah Engineer, is Claimed by Death morning-e- ti.-o- StM-cia- ! com-pnn- y, M highly-competiti- Jug-rna- ut New Industrial Legion Auxiliary Holds Session at Plant to Start Ogden Elks Home Operation Soon -- Utah Construction Co. Head Returns From Trip East - ti etili-rtai- vening well-establish- ed r nrgii.-iiuliu- of the combination st At the weekly meeting of the Ogden Kiwanis club held yesterday at Hotel Bigelow, members were entertained iy an interesting address given by I)r. Jenjamin W. Black, medical director ) the United States Veterans bureau who is here for the American Legion convention. l)r. Black is one of the convention's distinguished personages and is a native of the state. During the war he ;vas commissioned as a first lieutenant in the medical corps, serving with the 1 37th infantry of the Fourtieth division. When his regiment was mus tered out Dr. Tilack became post surgeon at Fort D. A. Russel, Wyoming, and then came to Salt Lake upon discharge in March 1D20. He has serv ed us state supervisor for Utah in the U. S. Public Health Service. La ter he organized the Veteran bureau in Salt Lake. Dr. Black was introduced bv S. B. Stock, president of the club. He gave a most interesting account of his veir experiences and of his peace time work. Many visiting Kiwanins, who are here for the Legion convention, were guests of the Ogden club, and the meetings were largely for the Ametjf-ca- n Legion members. The three-da- y convention open'd officially yesterday, although delegates began to arrive and were register'd all day Wednesday. Amon ' th" distinguished national leadcr.-wh- ce plan. Those conversant with the ccnnom-c- s of the publishing business know-ha- . the unit cost of production per .me thousand copies of aity publication decreases inversely to the increase .n circulation above the first ten thousand. It is relatively cheaper to print mu! circulate twenty thousand copies of a newspaper than ten thouson the part of the promoters. and, lacause the expenses of producSometimes ihe impelling motives were tion are practically the same fur the political as well as financial. Rarely, larger output as fir the smaller outveie they associated in any way with put at least, so fur us fixed overthe best interests of the community head charges are concerned. While on the face of the pruHsition ront the standpoint of those special responsibilities and functions of pub- it would seem that there should be no lic service which are inherently the difference in the attitude of the ad foundation of the motives of a truly vertiscr towards the financial merger Such a tre- of a morning and evening newspaper independent newspaper. mendous amount of money has been as compared with the attitude of adrequired in the consolidation of sev-ei- vertisers toward dailies, the fact is that of these larger properties the last two or three years that, although both advertisers and the reading public dislike to witness the obliteration the resulting combinations are of financial Independence, of competition and the passing of the they owe a debt of allegiance, payable preponderance of newspaper (tower in special influence to so many different sources that many of them havent the real political, social, and moral independence of a influence between the natural-bor- n urban weekly. combination, so to speak, and the comThe combination newspaper is binations of newsparallel to the Royal papers engineered at maturity by the of ancient Hindu history, hand of capitalists. In the latter class tere is a fundamental difference in the allegory, however, in that where- - , (Continued on Page 7) (-- c hu-leu- r nay be. Of this there can be no question or ogieul refutation: They were not in the interest of the newspaper reading public, nor in the of the advertising constituent of the cities where they have taken pmee. The considerations that inspired these combinations have been purely .inancial reasons of tin- - fiii'iiu-t-- - dom-iiatin- g new-spajH-- cially by public spirited citizens. From barbecue ber county d iranism, patriotism and better citiThe city has been turned zenship. over to them both officially by Mayor George E. Browning and unoffi- business to ball, Tliriugli"iit l have invad'd Ogdn thi week. From St. George on the south to the Idaho border on th? north th:y have come bearing banners of Am r aI countryside of Weand their families are re.u c partieipulion in the eighth annua! WYher county farm day whith will lie held tomorrow it the lot in Farr park, and indiea-tion- s are that it will tip one of the iHigcst And must successful in the history of the Festivitie Murl ut I o'clock with leant (lulling contests, and conclude with a picnic suppci at six o'clock. Mu'c will the crowds hioiighnul the day, nceording to W. I. Firth, chairman of the general romiuittce. Following is the complete .- First session of the American Le- ncU-ntifi- c gion Auxiliary opened yesterday morning at the Elks club with Mrs. Homer E. Rich of Vernal presiding. Following the advancement of colors and pledges of allegiance, the delegates were given greetings by Judge James A. Howell, representing the American Legion and Mayor Browning. Mrs. L. J. Hulther of Ogden Auxiliary also extended greetings, to which Mrs. Sarah Sterling of Spanish Fork, department vice commander, responded. The outstanding addresses were made by Walter H. Beals, prominent Seattle attorney and national Dr. Benjamin W. Black and Congressman Don B. Colton. Mrs. Beals ia one of the most prominent women at the convention and is noted for her leadership and poIn her address she litical ability. stressed the welfare and hospital work being done by the legion Auxiliaries and urged that the women not forget the purposes for which they Arthur Grantham of Ogden gave the address of welcome, in which he W. H. Wattis, president of the Utah spoke of the welcome that Ogden people as well as legionnaires had ex- Construction company, returned home tended to the delegates. Mayor Saturday from a two weeks visit tod E. George Browning greeted the le- the east. During his absence he gionnaires with words of praise to Washington, New York, South Dakota and Denver, the men who gave their services to A representative of The Post fount their country and to those men who es members of the great organization Jr. Wattis in his office in the Ecthe American Legion continue to of- cles building Wednesday, and was fer their services to their country and given a lengthly interview concerning iis trip and financial and politic! a. or . community. OVfr 25 years of are. cal use. as president of the Commercial club I R. L Olson, general chairman of conditions, as he found them, in the n1 in fcclcsiustical capacity was LJJJ Ll!r'znt! The refinery opens up a new in- t1? the convention committee, responded east. As was expected he found fiI VT high "tue succeedet j and ocdustrial is district for conditions and nancial good, to Mayor Ogden class, together with the entry money Brownings greeting and finance the spoke in an apologetic manner for th" in arranging for money to'Utah-Idahcupying reclaimed land, much of it n jy'iy, Mr. Merrill was transferred of that class. o condition of the citys .streets, which sugar campaign of the Committees . having lieen under water before steps by the power to Ogden a According to Mr were taken by the company and Weber manager of thecompany division. Committees arranging the day are: legionnaires found torn up during Sugar company. While Ogden Executive Committee George F. the ronstruction of new tracks and Wattis sugar made in the Phillipine county commissioners to drain it. It n Ogden he wan prominent in several stands and exported to this country, covers a 75 acre tract and has track organizations, including Stallings, president; C. A. Groberg, gutters. Weber become a disturbing facilities from the Union Pacific and Reports of the commander, adjutant duty free, has 'actor in the sugar situation. Cuban are the D. and K. G. Western. and treasurer were adopted as preorganized. which great amounts are and byRevision Dump and loading stations have constitution sented in the convention of program. sugar, ofto this country, pays a tariff laws of the organization are being been completed and work is nearing The only committee to report was ixported and this Rumors as to candi- completion on the brick wait around the committee on membership, which if $1.75 per hundred pounds, contemplated. General Committee W. J. Firth s complained of by the Cubans as un-a- dates in the field for election are the steel tank. The storage tanks discrimination. They seemingly afloat, but no delegate has as yet an- have a varying capacity of from GUO to Last Mr. executive!, Merrill's (Continued On Page Four.) May Ul!7,an'9i A. Groberg, Frank Rit- lo not object to paying a tariff when nounced her intention to run. 1000 barrels each. Adams. Team pulling abilities were recognized by the com-- 1 tVr' n enmpetion with American agricultin his appointment as manager run Thurston, chairman; Francis pany uralists. but they do object to trying ltWMImHSSHHIHIHMIHIMMMIS Alerwin Thompson. of the Salt Lake division, the largest I IPding This moto compete with orientals. Hnt,xts Oville Graham, chairman: and most important division of the come I up all Laurence Wayment, R. F. probability, her will, in Holmes, onipany. for remedial legislation in the next Mr. Merrill wus born at Richmond t,ore Telford. Horseshoe Pitching Filniore Post, with a membership srss'on of congress. 20 on March 15, 1HH2, a son of Marrner J rH,I Ritter, chairman; Bert Tavlor, WEEK BEGINNING SATURDAY, AUGUST of 100, erecting a $25,000 cotnmu-ntThe refusal of President Cooiidge to , W. and Maria I. Merrill, He married I i Anderson. Adam Hunter. OGDEN center. be a candidate for president, ac- - j again of Malad in 1906 who. I J'1 A. L. Christiansen. Junior Con-uiEGYPTIAN Stephens Dr. Benjamin W. Black, medical dt consterSaturday j to Mr. Wattis, spread five children, survive. The chit-- 1 tests Leroy Snooks, chairman; Lorlector of the United States Veteran cording Hoot Gibson in Saturday- -nation throughout the east where his j dren are: Ruth, Ambose, Jr., Stephen, enzo Taylor, John Sinout. Roy SwanClaire Windsor in A II FRO ON HORSEBACK Bureau, travels farthest to conventa became had son. forgone Refreshments-M- rs. Emily and Marjorie Merrill. Lillian S'in.-3!oTHE CLAW ion, coming from. Washington, D. G candidacy Party leaders, financial and P. Deem. Music-- II. Widdison, I. G. Sun-s in will Corn Anne Nearly 600 registered. Legion industrial leaders, were alike surprisJones, John chuirman; Lowe, HEART THIEF" THE George THE OF O. THE HEART number over 800. ed at the announcement that he would Parker, R. I. Munn, Jos. A. Fowers. t. YUKON . Auxiliary has delegation number- not run again. Mr. Wattis met party Flower Show-M- rs. C. S. Adams, In Borden Olive Tur.-Weing close to 230. leaders in Washington who had just 31. K. Jacobs, Mrs. Mr. 'hnirman; TALKS" MONKEY in THE Wands Hawley Ogden to Post . has 175 delegates returned to the city from a visit Mra JIeruin Thompson, E. O. Wattis is one of the big men r:iVa EYES OF THE TOTEM at convention. and they were the inot the president, ! Agren.chairman; Thpre.-Fri.-Si Seattle woman attorney, noted auxt, surprised of all people. In New York in Tom iliary leader, is present ORPHEUM the Tyler financial leaders, 1 where he met TOM'S GANG Chu& Ogden. It is the opinion F FulW surprise was no' less intense. These constructed! chi 9?orKe be tis road should the that iu Rich presumtheir Ireae LYCEUM course, men had shaped Madsen-Nechairman; CXecutlve com at once, and that it would prove ImJtee. THE CLIMBERS, again, and ing the president would run should Saturday reraying proposition from the first. and Bob Custer in were so insistent that he 1 Not only would it be patronized bv I change and PANTAGES VAUDEVILLE Ogden would become consider. that they would not consider TERROR OF BOX X" Si I all the better class of tourists, as is I objective instead of a Before returning Selection of Miss Erma Madson as any substitute. flag station. Sunday the famous Pike's Peak road of Colo The hotels of the city would he beneWallace Beery in uPerintendent of nurses at the Dee home the fact that the president would WHITE CITY GARDENS rado Springs, but most Utah car own fited immensely by such a AT THE BAT CASEY hospital was announced the firsts o: not run was beginning to be accepted highway era would use the road as soon as and their owners should lead the Dancing and Midway but few were toe wek Monday by W. W. Rawson, hospita hv the financial world, Attractions of built and as often as friends come movement for a road to the top of Anita Stewart in upeiintendent Miss Madson will sue there who were favorableAstoa any DANCING from the east. matter Miss Oetta Browning who recent the proposed candidates. WHISPERING WIRES the Mr. Wattis points out that a priColorado Springs has three mounwho represented ten.ered her resignation. The new of. fact, those Tuesday Music by Jack Passeys vate corporation could build the tain top roads, why not Ogden have SOUTH uPerin ten dent of nurses is at pres- business interests were still up in the THE MONA OF White City Band road by selling a limited amount of one. Colorado Springs has about Seas" et completing a post graduate course air and refused to come down. On the State! Largest Open-ai- r Mr. wattis stock, and then bonding the property. 24.000 ponulation. Ogden has near lhc University of Illinois. She is While in Washington, Wednesday Floor reserEcho 3Ir. Wattis points out that we have 45,000. Why not a road? the in of matter Richvrd Barthelmess Pfaduate of the L. D. S. hospital in tock up the Free Admisaion to Park Daily Senator with but little here to attract tourists and 31 GENTLEMAN" A UR and ATE after talking train voir. and has taken special 2 P. 31. to 5 P. 31. From to came work, Inside Information keep hem here, other than the scenery Denver and California. For sev Smoot, and Secretary Thursday which is accessable along the travI Because of the opening of school Dean in Priscilla Vpars she served as instructor at the conclusion that the reservoir PARAMOUNT eled highways. and College, the month of September THE SPEEDING VENUS" should be entirely constructed during hospital, irfor nass tourists water of seems to many people like the real thousands of Tens that Saturday Miss Starting the Miss year, coming Friday Madson's arrival pbntil without beginning of a new year,' Why not John Gilbert in in additional lands might be citha May is in every year Ogden through Alberta Dee of Vaughn the of rigation charge THE BIG PARADE He contends that AIN'T LOVE FUNNY making a stop, but with such a road, start a budget if you arc rot already Miss Browning is soon to be had in 1929. the bride of C. C. Glassock; o nationally advertised, this would living on the budget plan? (Continued On Page Six.) Lake. vis-te- Bclle-orch- e, - 1 " Thmr, vice-preside- ou.j' lb ir Highlights of the Convention OGDENS LEADING ATTRACTIONS "'ry Base-Lvd- ia it. con-eluro- n. n. dele-pate- E. Wattis Endorses Mount Ogden Project Thurs.-Fri.-Sa- d. reg-wter- ed mu&s rZicS .nsss at c'lT" ?&" Erma Superintendent at Dee 1 i - , Tues.-Thure.-S- , I |