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Show 50,000 PEOPLE BUILD WITH OGDEN DURING 1927 IN OGDEN WITHIN 3 YEARS S m; AM) THEATRE Git AMS -- : tHJDKN, I TAH, FRIDAY, i lo Investigate Tent Theatre Fees Charged by Cities FtVGARK REPLY ! i 0 it.v PIT GRAVEL PROBE RECEIVED i AlRli. 13, Nl'MItFR 19 MISS OGDEN, UTAH WILL GIVE THE llrattoii Lauds Jefferson at Utah Democrats Banquet S. (i. WORLDS BEAUTIES REAL RACE: AT PAGEANT AT GALVESTON, MAY 21-- 23 e,ore Panting a license t.i Ears it'ii of i liif eterson, proprietor of the Banner !i.ai ;iu t iVntral An t m-- and China I ream .f company, to erect a ter.t Jonerai Manager Shields of D. n by ll.i Anutiran go niir.-n- t theatre upon hi property, the board! ITAirS HE A ITT Y MUST b I1, S. Scn.'iti Sam V. Brnl-t-'it!ivd or city commissioner X U. G. W. and Others Guests HEAT THIS WINNER FOR will invest i'f New Mexico, m Ins nJdrc.sH gate the license fee paid i other ill.' to THE of rats I'tah itl the of W. II. and V. L. Wattis at WORLD'S TITLE ities by tent shows. For the tinv at Until Itigelou banquet Weher Club; Speakers Refer er.g the application for the lent oa W e.l ties. lay night, which w as at snow, which was presented to the Few Days Left for the Making leaded by about 4t0 IVnto.ials fioni to Expansion of Rond With commission hy James H. IWine,city towns of the state, tloxernor many of Local Entries; Egyptian Advantages to Tourist Travel uttorney for Teterson, was referred o lien! go II. lVvn was one of the rpeak-eisTheatre Will Stage liOcal Fag-ean- t; the city attorney and the citv engiVia Scenic Special; Help West Mayor Clarence C. Nieslen pro neer. 'VV. sided at the meeting. Grand Hall for the Winner at White City Gardens: The greater expansion of the I). A "What would Jefferkon hue to say Attorney PeVine in making the apG. W. railroad in Ogden and to of this?" asked Senate! Bratton, in plication for the tent theatre also Motion Picture Company Will a draft of an ordinance which to the sending of I. S. the grain and produce centers in Idaho referring Take All Picture of Girls in would permit the erection of a tent maimes to Nicaragua and China, lie was the motive for the visit of Genthe Contest; Opportunity for said that the sending of the troops lo ial Malinger A. C. Shields in Ogden. theatre upon the Fcterson property On Tuesday iioon he was the luncheon AH Heauties; All Expenses (hose countries was a mistake. near the north Washington bridge. The siM'uker said that no man in the guest of President William It. Wattis hen the tent theatre operated here Paid for Utah's beauty and ivilir.ed world hus left the imprint and Secretary Warren L. Wattis, of ast year at the bridge it was out Her Chaperon; Ten Prizes that Thomas Jefferson did, Invause of the Utuh Construction company. The iif the fire rone. Now the business his true democracy. This was the luncheon was attended by 30 men fire none runs to the Ogden river. ound principles of religious freedom, prominent in business and industry of Never has international interest The new ordinance proposed by freedom of the press, freedom of the city. DeYine would permit the erec- been so aroused in any beauty contest nil of which is the link upon speech The meeting had to do with the reis as shown in the International being tion of a tent show in the city fire which the safety of the nation lies, live na I ion and expansion of the I). of and Bathing son providing they were within not Tageant lie spoke of the Jeffersonian democ-It. Ct. W. as it affects Ogden and Girls revue, whivh will !e held in Galmore than 100 feet of any building. racy and brought them up to ihe pres- the surrounding territory. One of veston, Texas, May 21. 22 and 23; for ent. lie denounced tin tendency to the messages conveyed to the visitCommissioner H. W. Peery said that which The Ogden Post has leen desfederal expansion and pleaded for Jef- ing railroad chief was for the ie opposed the new ordinance unless ignated by the pageant committee to running fersonian states rights. of the roads crack scenic train ;he fees were increased to a sum which select the beauty to represent Utah. acSenator Bratton declared to that, vould place the tent shows on a through Ogden. This would give par- The indications point to a collection cording to the present rote of federnl more direct connections with the great ty with the permanent theatres. Ust of the worlds beauties at the pageant. bureaucracy, in seven years there will transcontinental trains to and from rammer, he said, the tent officials The deepest interest has been aroused he one fedetal agent to each ten of the Pacifie toasted that their profits were about in Ogden, and a beauty will be selectroust, as well as give the population, and each person will be tourists on opportunity to see the 25.000. The city received only $50 as ed from this city or county that will taxed $100 a year. If the Democratic smiic environs of Ogden. President a license fee for the entire summer, win the prize. party does right it will retrace its Wattis presided at the The fe said the theatres of the city pay the heauties from 50 cities to those of Jefferson. Already men assured the visiting officials oul steps rom $3,000 to $5,000 a year Governor Dorn pleaded for a more of the citys desire for full property of the United States are being selectcooperation tax, while no tax is paid by the tent ed through state-wid- e contests. Of conslrfuTive and sound policy by the with the Denver A Hio Grande Westshow. the twelve foreign countries that will Democratic party. He compared the ern. Commissioner Peery said he had no enter beauties, many of the girls have principles of Jefferson with the prinAmong those who talked were Genobjection to the tent showa providing been selected and will soon sail for ciples of today, lie sounded a mili- eral Manager Shields, Mayor George the city was paid a license fee some- America for the contest. taut call for the campaign of 1025. E. Drowning, President James H, De CATHERINE MOYLAN A message to Utah democracy was Vine, of the rhamlicr of what in porportion to the taxes paid In Canada the forty theatres conCommerce; A. P. Bigelow, Charles F. Donnatin, y the permanent theatres. He sug- trolled by the Famous Players are seMiss Dallas," winner of the rend by S. 1. Dobbs. gested the city send communications lecting "Miss Canada," "Miss Vansuperintendent of the Southern PaGrand Prize in 192G. :o other cities to determine what couver, and Miss Winnipeg." Miss cific, and J. D. Stark, assistant traffic manager of the D. & K. G. W. icense fees should be charged here, Crissie Manning will represent the General Manager Shields, in detail'layor George E. Browning indicated Irish Free state; Victa Zark runoff may selected from the ten girls who are ing some of the improvements being that he favored a raise in the license represent Russia. Fraulein Gretel to lie selected from the list of entries. made and contemplated by hia road, :ee should permission be given for the Tegan may be the entry from Ger- The contest will le under the manspoke of the expenditure of eight milent theatre in Ogden. In the mean many. Mexicos representative last agement of George Mitchley, who is lion dollura this year and ten million ime the city will obtain information year won fourth place; the entry from representative of the Galveston pagdollars for next year. Items Included rom other cities on fees for tent that country, Senorita Mexico," is eant in Utah. selected cona at in contest this years budget are; Ballast, being being shows before taking final action. On Wednesday evening, May 4, ducted in Mexico City by the repubWashington avenue properly own $400,000; road-be- d repairing, $200,-00lics largest newspaper. Miss Roberta Miss Ogden, Utah will lie presented I era have given jurisdiction to the city rails, $1,700,000; permanent Cusey will be Miss France." She to the public and crowned beauty of I for the making of the improvements bridge work, $600,000; elimination of will come to America with a complete the state at a ball and pageant to be upon that street between Twenty crossings, $110,000; additional main second and Twenty-sixt- h outfit from the famous modiste, Ma- held at the White City Gardens. streets, it tracks, $50,000; additional grades and Utah-Idah- o was announced by Coni sidings, $475,000; changes in grades . dame Jenny, who has given attention yesterday Miss Ogden, Utah will be put missiuner .to three original creations for the repllarman has and . alignment, $2,300,000; improve .who Peery, an of extensive campaign been circulating the petition for the ment to water stations, $370,000; shop resentative of France. Senorita Fer-rei- r through to give her poise and carriage has been selected from 500 girls training buildings! $50,000; public improvefor the great pageant she will be in. work. to represent Portugal. ments of linea, $700,000; locomotives, been the has Already sign petition and form, poise personal, I , more The merger of theBurton Implement "Miss Portugal" embarked on the Beauty, than half of the by harm will lie points in the selection property $1,41)0,000; freight cars, $780,000; dinI owners in the district. Some of the ing cars, $212,000; improving existing company, of Ogden; the Utah Imple- French lane steamship, "Niagara at of the winner. I ment company, of Salt Lake City, and Oporto, Portugal, last Monday. The property is owned by estates and the equipment, $200,000. I will be Utah Miss Considerable of tho work, both in Ogden, pre names of owners, who are out of the Miss also will on board have the Iona Mercantile company, of Idaho ship sented with $200 cash by the manage-- 1 be Mis to are bridge Miss building and changes in grades attached to Moun-aiFrance, n Luxenburg, expected of formation the and the Falls, roents of the Egyptian theatre and lhe petition. Only 33 and he said, is being done Bel"Miss of alignments, and Miss cent Italy," States Implement company has Spain, the Vi hite City Gardens. This will be I ihP abutting property is per the Utah Construction by The will touch Havana needed company, for at ship gium." in outlined The een completed, as was e also railed attention to the auto- work. and Mias Cuba" will join the party. for her personal and incidental of the securing Post about two weeks ago. The motion pictures of the pageant penses for the trip. She will also reThe proposed improvements will he matlc block signals being placed on The capital of the new company is 135 miles of the line. New dining ceive, free of charge, her choice of a I . the shown are of last at year being Lm cars will arrive about May 20, he Mid, outfit from one of. the citys ? (h 1 1! 'J given as $500,000 with shares of the Egyptian theatre sport tomorand will Lffn i. Si and new and heavier locomotives par value of $100 each. The head- row. Photographs today of the winners of leading stores, while rilk UtlK jfri V Jom TboTnteJ about Jure 1. quarters of the company will be in last year are also being shown in the present fiB? That the Denver and Rio Grande Ogden. theatre lobby. Entries for the pag- costume. The railroad and Pullman UJf, Western railroad docs not consider The officers and directors of the eant from Ogden and Weher county fare for "Mis Ogden. Utah" and her that Ogden is on a branch line, he new company are: Spencer S. Eccles, can be made at the box office at the t J Galveston, I jhe lighting system will to changed said, was shown by the fact that the of Logan, president; M. A. Browning Egyptian theatre, or send the entries LiUKoioH tH are being made for the E. to the office of the Ogden Post, 2420 paio. and R. B. Porter, ww globes, improvements jan(j Give the name, ad3. Bennett, secretary and treasurer. Kiesel avenue. Pictures of the pageant and every I which give stout three times as much line from Denver to Ogden and that is securing the additional facil I The above with John Browning, M. S. dress and telephone number.-Oparticipant in it will to taken by one- light as the present arc lights, will Ogden inc lulled as main line items. ities SO to motion installed. Eccles and L. T. Dee, form the di29 elimination of the the and corpor picture leading April Mr. Stack naid a tribute to the Ogcontest for the selection of the Ogden ationa of the United States. The prize rectorate. These improvements will probably spirit of boosting when he said winner will be held at the Egyptian winners will be offered a course iin start within the next three weeks and den the Ogdeq business men were the screen with lie and work screen "Miss Ogden, Utah" will training be completed as soon as possible. greatest boosters outside of California. Ogden Has Established theatre. Mr. Bigelow suggested the possibility New Used of developing the tourist trade of the D. & It. G. W. in Ogden by making OGDEN'S LEADING ATTRACTIONS Ogden has established a new used this city the terminua for the Pancar center, according to the announce16 APRIL orama Special. Superintendent DonBEGINNING WEEK SATURDAY, ment of automobile dealers of the natin spoke of the close cooperation EGYPTIAN ORPHEUM totween the Southern Pacific and the city. This new street of good buys v y Denver A Rio Grande Western railof used cars at a nominally low price, , Hancock Had Verbal gifs That Agreement for Operation That pit; No Stipulation Could Not Sell the Gravel Was Entitled To; Browr t !! r o and Flygrare Vote-t- the t ririi the mil tromnen rK rol 35 cent i the tew. 'row-fi- n niwionen d that tie 32 a loit ah pit to nee in, oner Ply. had haul, t to tV were fc Fiypw green ny money with the the he granl eat frea he be t. ak OPEN e opene' d of ed been t f heachoob Roy ties beline ng of the epidemic Adopt Tuesday meevin which was adopt id uw the vote of Mayor George E. closes the Browning and himself, for the present. When the was submitted, Commissioner (toman Peery saW that he was not vote for its acceptance until iTtod had time to go into it. He said that ho may have a written ugly to make in which questions ' be asked regarding certain thi jfravel ogles of the operation of include a would he that ssid He gt certain persons who had purchased gravel t the Flygare, in his said that on April 5 the communication from Commissioner Peery had been referred to him. He said at fitat he asked the auditor to furnish hhn with claims the city paid for ivel daring the past five years and he had prepared a sumItem matter of history, Com- mary. As mtoioner Flygare said that formerly the city had allowed persons desiring themselves. The to Kvel thishelp order is commented upon in the report as follows: For the reason I was loking ahead in anticipation of the citys needs, which would require the ultimate extending the cemetery boundary eastward; I deemed it advisable to forbid farther gravel withdrawals from the pits, except such as were required for esnetery purposes and any other city useds; is such conservation would re sult in a great saving in refilling expanses whenever the pits or portions thereof were brought into the ceme- sub-mitte- commission, and in-mi- ry At-om- Pub-hritud- I re-M-ft, luiu-len- . - Property Owners On Washington Avenue Want Improvement tery boundaries. "In April, 1925, 1 solicited the opin-io- e of Mayor Kirkendall regarding the conserving of the gravel supply, and putting to a stop the indisc nate carting away of the gravel. "He concurred with me, and a few aiyi later we together arranged with lfr. Hancock to aaauAie charge of the jits. "Soon after Mr. Hancock took charge nanj parties offered to pay for gravel, bet were informed the city had none the far sale. "At the time of making the menarrangements with Mr. Hancock, a verbal agreement was also nade, wherein he was to receive one load of gravel in even exchange for each load of top soil and filling he delivered to the cemetery. tioned . the addition east d was then in as, Mr. Hancock was under contract for' the removal of excavation soil, he immediately began making top soil and filling deliveries to prog-ress,sn- the addition. "There was no stipulation made that Mr. Hancock could not sell such gravel he waa entitled to by reason of the exchange agreement. In fact, it is evident that his only source of for the service rendered n the delivery of soil would be through the sale of his gravel. Commissioner Flygare states that i understanding was that Hancock mo not charge the city for the gravel nauled to the cemetery, but was paid the hauling only. He explained nt under the verbal agreement with Hancock he waa to receive a load of oil hauled to the ot(t S? Under the exchange agreement cost the city $1 a load for the haul-j- n of the gravel, the report said. In JKjusion, the report says: had the Personally, I have "Mt explicit confidencealways in Mr. Han-roeand have never had occasion to Wstion his integrity, and for that I sincerely feel that he has not d .party to any cash revenue x, jon under-hande- "ansaction. I am na rho at n a re er- - rill x- res die ist me ling, obliged jat I do not possess an iota of detcct-Kacualso that I have failed to to light any facts, that to me, to admit n; wdKate d ' - "The making of of Memorial Drive 1 0; Implement Houses Of in Half Million Deal jjft SJtte 1"? rlir vice-presiden- ts; n Car Center FridaV-Saturda- is Kiesel avenue, between Twenty-fourtstreets. The and Twenty-fift- h car at a used a for looking person bargain will goto the Ogdens Used h Car center. Repairs Break P. six-fo- ot long-looked-f- or Friday-Saturda- VAUDEVILLE and Irene Rich in PANTAGES DONT TELL THE WIFE" Saa.-Mon.-Tu- All available space on Kiesel avenue has been absorbed with dealers in used cars. The tennants of the street used car market, are: Watson-Buic- k Carman Motor company and Dahl s used car markets. These three comwhere panies have opened the marketsautomohave the prospective buyers albiles, open and closed models, of car their select to most every make are for the summer from. The prices who man The all. within reach of wants a car for his fishing trips, tne man who wants a car for the family s the pleasure and the youth desiring small runabout or bug can have their wants filled by a visit to OgKiesel dens Used Car marked center, and h Twenty-fourtavenue, between a misappropriation of funds Property. However, if there Enilty parties in this "Gravel L I the public term it), as by Commissioner Peery, I Jb. opinion the persons daim-hi- f possession of incriminat-- 1 ! o ,n ce bould produce same and v streets. P,n toward the prosecution Twenty-fift- h of the guilty." JL11 of the claims paid by Og & L. Co. ti E. J. Hancock for grave U. b report, showing that Canyon Line former by approved nty aa follows: Commission- Power A Light Repairs of the Utah rMrthr F. Larson for $221, for 13 company canyon, pipe line in Ogden one-ha-lf by 1 about Mayor Frank a Francis, broke at which point jad, of. ffrovel at SSL $1.50 per load mile east of the Hermitage, were made mnA LftPim f!nm Sunday and Monday under the direct81A rWlllionip tion of B. L. Brundige, superintendent it of the maintenance department, r fl stave pipe Thia was for the was found that the Stween d February, 1924, and had been broken in five places by the November 30, 1926. rock and debris that came down the th mountain. In one pl P- Bigelow, president of the washed away about 5 feet of the pipe line embankment. in. 1 )be bank, attended the open California National bank -cnimcnto last Saturday aa the The weather man promises a change of Prod W. Kiesel, son of Mrs. for the totter bytheemi of Annl. Kiesel, of Ogden, and presi Easter will usher in the the new bank. grood weather. lry Jef-iVi- d.-i- EitteJat the ession tht I i. -: tr Commissioner Chna Flygares the gravel pit situation p devote R. R. 'BANQUET 1 n Vote Report; Peery Reserves n CHIEF TOPIC AT e. fnrinne Griffith in SYNCOPATING SUE" Wednesday Lo Christ Dancers Annual Revue Thurs.-Fri.-Sa- t. Iteed Howes in WINGS OF THE STORM" ed. ues.-T Madge Kennedy and Utile Billy," in OH RADY and MONEY TO BURN" Sun.-Mon.-- W Thnrn.-Fri.-S- at Olive Borden in "TIIE COUNTRY BEYOND" VAUDEVILLE and FEATURE PICTURE PANTAGES LYCEUM Saturday OGDEN Friday-Saturda- y Back Jones in "WHISPERING SAGE" Sandsv-Monds- y Alberta Vaughn in AIN'T LOVE GRAND" Tnesdsy-Wednesd- ay "PLEASURES OF TOE RICH" Thurs.-Fri.-Sa- G JEWELS OF DESIRE" COLONIAL Saturday THE LUCKY DEVIL" Sunday-Monda- y TIN Tueaday-Wednend- HATS" ay VALENCIA" Thursday-Frida- y LIFE IN NEW YORK "NIGHT WEBER LITTLE THEATRE Triday-Saturda- -- Tuesday TIIE AWFUL TRUTH" Wednesday THE SCARLET SAINT" Thursday PRIVATE AFFAIRS" Friday GOING TOE LIMIT" WHITE CITY GARDENS DANCING Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Nights Jack Passeys Greater Band Saturday Grand Opening OPEN AIR DANCE FLOOR BERTH ANA DANCING y ROOLING STONES" all next week THE LAZY LIGHTEN " Sunday THE FLAMING FRONTIER" Monday LOVERS IN QUARANTINE" . IIOTTFNTOT" Every Wednesday and Saturday Nights Music by Olie Iteeves Orchestra American Falls Dam Will be Turned Over By Ogdenites Soon road. The visit of General Manager The Utah Construction company of to Shields Tuesday caused Ogden will turn over to the govern- - a renewal of Ogden rumors the of the Den ment the American Falls dam about & Ro Gninde Western rinroad to announcethe 20, April acconling taking over the active operation of ment from the local headquarters of- the Utah Idaho Central electric line to It is expected Preston, Idaho. Since the reorganisafice of the company. that an engineer of the reclamation tion of the electric line and the namservice will receive the dam for the ing of men, who have been identified with the D. A R. G. W. as operating governmnl. The American Falls reservoir is fill- chiefs, the report has been persistenting rapidly, owing to the fact the ly made that the steam road would Snake river has been particularly take the electric road in order to sean opening for an extension into heavy for the past three weeks. It is cure rich the Snake river country of Idaho. two three or about with that expected was stated that with the further It weeks warm weather in the Jackson IdaHole country, the source of the Snake expansion of the steam road into dethe of the ho, passenger building River, the spring flow of the Snake street upon pot upon Twenty-fourt- h River will to very heavy. It is pre- the the adjoining property companys dicted that Idaho will take on new life would follow. freight present depot American of the with the building Falls project and a much noted improvement has been predicted for Io cntello. w Giant Orthophonic is Used at the White City tests, and then an offer of a career in pictures. Ten prizes, ranging from $5,000 in gold and the title of Beauty of the Universe" to $100, will be given the winners. Any unmarried woman or girl in Weber county, between 16 and 25 years of age, of good moral character, can enter the contest without charge. The contestants will have no expenses attached to the campaign. The entries should be made at once. A standard of the measurements followed in contests are as follows: Neck, IS1 inches; bust, 34 inches; waist, 26 inches; hips, 374 inches; thigh, 20 inches; calf, 134 inches; ankle, 64 inches; arm, 104 inches; weight, 135 pounds; height, five feet six inches. About COO persons enjoyed the dance program given by the giant Ortho- Ehonic Victrola at the White City Monday night. The largest machine of its kind in the world, it has created a sensation during the four days it remained here. It was found suitable for dancing. The machine was on top of the Kiesel building Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and its programs were heard by people within a radius of four blocks. The management of the White City Gardens is considering the advisabilof one of the giant ity Yictrolas for sacred concerts on Sunday evenings, dance music during the afternoons of week days for the benefit of the children, and dance music about two nights each week and the enlarged orchestra for the other nights. pun-hasin- i |