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Show 'I Will be a Great Year for Ogden! 1929 Oriental Fiesta April 15 to 20 PC DEN. UTAH. FRIDAY, MARCH 22. 1929. Skunk as Watchdog awarded LEGION Protects Valuables Big Labor Year for Ogden 55,000 BY COUTY A new and unique use fur that aromatic but valuable fur bearer, the skunk, has recently come to the atFOR tention of the Biological Survey of the United States department of agGround in Front of riculture. The superintendent of road plot of construction of the Coconino NationChateau Virtually Deeded to al Forest, in Arizona, had been having trouble, because of pilferers, to Weber County so That the keep anything of value in his car when he left it parked. The situation had Memorial Will be Erected on MEMORIAL Property; Legion to Public Approve Objections to the board of county for tommiswoners in granting $5,000 memorial " the front of Shateau ! on to be constructed the American Legion street, Twenty-fourt- h has been designated as private have been overcome by the Sficers of the Herman Baker post No. a The American Legion, giving an which casement (virtually a warranty deed) to the county for that part of the memopound on which the proposed rial is to stand. While the proposition must meet with the approval of the entire membership of the post Monday evening, empowered the commissioners have Bunthe county clergy to pay to Ora and the of post, commander legion dy, Herman J. Craven, county surveyor, the necessary funds from time po time for the construction of the memorial until the limit of $5,000 has been paid. Under plans previously presented to the commission by Commander Ora Bundy, of the legion, the main part of the memorial will consist of fitting tablets bearing the names of all men from Weber county who served during time of war. Between the tablets will be a fitting statue ex-serv- ice Mpresentative of a typical man. As a proper background an esplanade It is to be used has been designed. as a reviewing stand for observance ex-serv- ice of parades and the front mod similar features. To in the center of the the stand will be a flagstaff for mounting of the national colors. The text of the resolution passed the board of county commissionis as follows: "Whereas, the board of county commissioners of Weber county, on the 12th day of December, 1928, received a by ers from Ora Bundy, stating: the desirability of the said board taking steps to make possible the erection of some1 suitable memorial to the memory of veterans of the several wars in which the United States of America has been belligerent, and, Whereas,' it has been provided in the Weber county budget for the year 1929, for an appropriation of $5,000 for such a memorial, and, Whereas, the board of county commissioners on the 17th day of March, 1929, appropriated $5,000 for the purpose of erecting such a memorial on a portion of lots 1 hnd 10, in block 31, plat A, of Ogden City suryey, in Weber county, Utah, upon condition that the present owners thereof deed to Weber county in trust for the public, an easement for the erection and maintenance of .said memorial upon said property, and, Whereas, such deed has been ten-terto Weber county. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the authority in us vested, under the provisions of chapter 34 of the Session Laws of Utah for 1927. Be it resolved, that the said appropriation be placed in the hands of Ora Bundy and County Surveyor Herman J. Craven, to be used by them in the erection of the said memorial in JpMormity with the plans and specifications heretofore submitted; and that the county auditor (clerk) of We-wt-y be, and is hereby authorised, empowered and directed to pay ne Baid Ora and Herman j Graven on theBundy presentation of a Proper claim therefore such sums of money as they need from time to time or the erection of the said memorial. communication ed home town henry become Now that spring is at last at ham!, the idle men here in Ogden should he put to vrk. Fortunately, there may ho plenty of work if our public officials will act promptly. It is more than probable t hat our county commissioners can prevail on the state road mminission to join them in constructing the Death Curvi" portion of the state highway, from the top of the hill to a connection with the Twenty-fourt- h street viaduct. This road was authorized by the legislature of two years ago, and it is now high time that it he constructed. As we understand it, the stale road commission is ready to cooperate with the county commissioners on the usual terms, as soon as the county commissioners are ready to go ahead. to irritating that he was at a loss as to what measures to take to stop these petty thefts. A little skunk, which the superintendent had found when a kitten and tamed until it had become an interesting pet, proved to be the solution of the problem and an effective deterrent against marauders. When he left his car for any length of time the superintendent would also leave the skunk chained to the wheel. Strange to say, nothing further came up missing, and the little animal proved as 'valuable as any atchdog. It is also probable that the state institutions building funds provided by the late legislature will be available as soon as the trustees notify Governor I)ern that they arc ready to proceed with the work. Business Men Approve Oriental Fiesta to be Held Here April 0 15-2- Unqualified endorsement of the Ogden Fiesta to be held at the coliseum April 15 to 20 has been given in a resolution adopted by the following business men after a thorough investigation of the affair: A. P. Bigelow, C. H. Barton, S. G. Dye, George S. Eccles, Fred Kuhlman, R. M. lloggan, Frank Francis, E. R. Alton, and E. J. Fjeldsted. The resolution follows: Whereas, We the undersigned have thoroughly investigated the plans and purposes of the oriental fiesta and industrial exposition to be held in Ogden April 15 to 20, 1929; and, Whereas, We are convinced of the benefits that will accrue to this community as a result of this enterprise through the publicity of the press; through the displaying of things manufactured here to our own people and the people of our trade territory; through the. demonstrations of the services of our commercial and business institutions; and, Whereas, It will afford Ogden an opportunity to entertain thousands of people from all parts of its trade territory who will be attracted here for the weeks festivities; and, Whereas, The Railroads have seen fit to offer reduced rates effective for 15 days beginning April 15 to those who will attend the fiesta and industrial exposition; and, Whereas, The good will tours have been a major project of the Ogden chamber of commerce for the purpose of promoting a friendly feeling among the people residing in Ogdens trade territory towards Ogden and Ogdens enterprises; and, Whereas, The oriental fiesta and industrial exposition will emphasize the benefits of the good will tours by displaying the products of our manufacturing plants, the goods of our stores and business institutions and the services of our commercial institutions; and, Whereas, we feel that the fiesta and industrial exposition will not accomplish the full measure of good for which it was inaugurated without the stores, manufacturing plants, automobile dealers and various institutions doing business here are widely represented in the industrial exhibit department of the enterprise; therefore, it v then-ware- pro-rat- 0. who Finger prints of the prowlers in the vault the to open attempted business office of the Standard-Examiner ff Comes toraisius chilpbeu. FRfiSrfAlR.SUUSWUE, 5000 POOD FRESH FROM SOIL AUD PLEtfiyOFRttM PtAY MAKES ROSY CiEEKS WEAUUY CHlLCREU The Warren Irrigation company is made defendant in a suit filed, in the Second district court by State Engineer George M. Bacon to recover $396.85 alleged due as that companys Tuesday night were obtained by the police, and an intensive search Is being made for the guilty parties. was Entrance to the business office gained by breaking through a brick wall in the basement into the file room and then up to the business of fice. not to exceed the total sum 01 $5,000, nBe it further resolved, that it is We- ed Line Construction Progressing Rapidly Fipe for the natural gas main crosses the state highway in Lay-to- n a short distance in front of the residence of Shirley Heywood, and continues on south, crossing the Oregon Short Line Railroad about a mile further south. West of Kaysville the pipe line crosses the highway about six or eight rods east of the place formerly owned by Frank Blamires, which is west of the Oregon Short Line tracks. The pipe is all strung out, and at inter-of vals there are distributed barrels paint for coating the pipe before it ia burned in the trench. The trenching machine which is working from the south has reached a point west of Farmington, and there is another crew working from the north part of the county. This morning The Reflex was informed that the old. Reflex building in Kaysville has been been leased by the natural gas people, and would be used for housing tools and equipment. Work of laying service pipes in the cities and towns will be commenced as soon as the trunk lines have been not intended or understood that ber county shall have or assume any liability for the cost and maintenance of said memorial when the same shall completed. have been completed. Williams Appointed !PITV1 APPRAVlfC m 1UUVL5 To Head Committee' U1 STADIUM PLANS; Commissioner K. Williams, in Fn-.- tluirgo of parks, tin- - city l v:i apiuiuLrd by Winlncsday to committee to super- continU-iiui- i head a central vise Ogden's playground during th coming summer. According to the arrungeinent Commissioner Williams will appoint the chairman of tho playgrounds column tee, who will be the superintendent of parks. This superintendent will choose four other members of the committee. It was agreed that com-plet- at least two of the members must SCHOOLS TO HELP Terre llaute, Indiana, Memorial Stadium lMan Adopted Which Provides for lhusehall. Football, and Field Sports; Dundy and Fjeldsted Leave for Pocatello, Idaho, to Sign U. 1. Meet be members of the Ugden Civic leaguo. The bud.M for the work hi year is $1500, which was obtained through the efforts of Mrs. J. E. Cave and Mrs. J. W. Wintle, according to Commissioner Williams, who has stated that he will make the superintendent appointment soon. . Christensen Pleads Guilty in City Court; Son Freed of Charge Declaring that he hudnt even been arrested, even though he had spent all night in the city jail, and thut he docs not touch a drop of liquor, II. Christensen, 42, pleaded guilty in the city court Thursday morning to a charge of possession of liquor, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and serve 120 days in jail. Judge Simon Barlow suspended 100 days of the jail sentence, however, and allowed that the fine could be paid in four installments of $50 each. Christensen was ordered to report to the court at the end of the 120 day period. A similar charge against G. L. Christensen, son of It. Christensen, was dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence on the motion of Keaneth II. Malan, assistant county attorney. A still was found ia a trunk, and 3'J gallons of liquor were found in a hole under the floor beneath a bed. Christen testified that he was not aware how much liquor he had in his possession at the time. Water Commission To Investigate Three Iroposed Reservoirs Arguments in favor of each of the three proposed units of the Great Salt Lake basin project will be presented to. the Utah Water Storage commission t its regular monthly meeting March 27 at the state capital. Fumn have been made available by the reclamation bureau to begin work immediately on one of tie three units as soon as the waW storage commis sion has made its recommendation. It is expected that the commission will decide at this meeting which of the three Mhould 1m constructed first. Dr. El wood Mead, head vf the reclamation bureau, in aa interview with Dr. Richard R. Lyman of Salt Iake at the reclamatma tonference in Den ver Monday, fare practical assurance The new channel for the Weber ' river between Twenty-nint- h and Twenty-sixth streets has been completed, in record time, and the board of city commissioners extended a vote of thanks to City Engineer Harry C. Errett for the manner in which be handled the project. The new course of the stream will turn the river from flowing against the big sand bank just east of the Globe Mills, where numerous land slides have occurred during the past few years since the river turned its course toward the bank. that $15,066,VwO would be made available for reclamation work in Utah during the next ten years. Ytiis means, he said, that all three Sues, et the projects Deer Creek in Provo canyon, llyrum in Cache valley and Magpie in Ogden valley will be conDamages amounting to $6,506 for structed eventually, probably within alleged personal injuries and for dam- the next six years, ibe first unit of age to his automobile are being the Great Salt Lake basin project, the sought by David Mattson, former sec- Echo reservoir, it now well under way. The Deer Crock reservoir, it is esretary of state, in a damage suit filed in the Third district court in timated, would cost $6,000,000 and Salt Lake against the Utah Light & would yield, under the plan being adTraction company. Permanent in- vocated a maximum of 92,000 acre-fe- et ae.nually. Salt Lake City has apjury to his back and head are claimed to have resulted from an accident in plied to the Deer Creek Water Users' association for 40,000 acre-feas an Salt Lake on December 24, 1928. insurance water in against shortages The plaintiff alleges that two cars, one eastbound and one westbound the future. The association was orto promote the interests of struck his machine at Second South ganized this project and Regent streets, through negligence first of the and urge thattoit be the be built three projects of the motormen in driving at a high Salt Lake City water the Although and dangerous rate of speed. Mattadvisory board hai not yet subson says that he was turning around supply mitted its formal report, it is undera traffic button. stood that they will recommend to Mayor John F. Bowman that the city hold its water rights m reserve, in Church case the project is built, and not do To Give Luncheon any development work until the need for more municipal water is imminent. Ladies of the Church of the Good In the meantime, it is pointed out, the lunch- water could be sold to farmers. Shepherd will serve a noon-da- y The Deer Creek Water Users aseon at the guild hall on Wednesday, March 27, it is announced by offi- sociation has welcomed the citys ap- cials of the organization. The close Elication, as it would probably have without it to have proximity of the Guild Hall to the even business district makes it handy for ect beasked that the Deer Creek projgiven consideration. As it is, many business men and employees to practically the entire 92,000 acre-foattend. The hall is located at the of the proposed project has been corner of Grant avenue and Twenty-fourt-h yield applied for, it was stated Tuesday. streets. The llyrum project in Cache valley, according to estimates, would cost $1,600,000 and the Magpie project in Wilcox Ogden valley, $3,000,000. A tentative appropriation of $2,500,000 has been set aside from the reclamation fund to George Howard and Elmer Wilcox be used as soon as the Utah water waived preliminary hearing in the city storage commission has made its reccourt Thursday and were bound over ommendation. to the district court under $2,500 bail on a charge of holding up J. E. Cave of the Cave drusr store at 108 Twenty-fift- h street of $55. Of Howard and Wilcox are said to have confessed to police detectives that they Police Captain Robert Burk was committed the crime. They also ad- retained as president of the Ogden mitted serving sentences for robbery Benefit Policemens association for in San Quentin and Folsom prisons, 1929, at the annual meeting of the California. The men were raptured by M. A. association held this week. Sergeant SerGalt and Firemen Roy Ifadlock, Lisle George Phillips is Hedlock, J. B. Jensen and C. A. Mue- geant Shirley P. Kimball, secretary, ller near Twenty-fift- h street and Lin- and Officer I M. Hilton, treasurer. coln avenue after a chase. Galt trailed The associstion carries a group inthe pair from the scene of the rob- surance of $1000 on each man. Three deaths occurred during the past year. bery. The money was recovered. State Engineer Sues Warren Irrigation Co. Mattson Scowcroft Holdings Valued at Fingerprints Made of Newspaper Burglars env wueurr Flood waters in the Ogden and Weber rivers increased materially with the heavy downpour of rain Wednesday night and Thursday. The rain cut the snow in Ogden valley to about 12 inches in Huntsville and to 15 to 18 inches in South Fork. Snow along the river was cutting freely with the rise of water. The Weber river at the Riverdale viaduct showed a material rise with water spreading out on either side of the main channel. s vice-presiden- ts; k Steady Rain Reduces New River Channel Snow in Ogden Valley Is Now Completed Resolved, That we indorse and recommend the oriental fiesta and in dustrial exposition as a legitimate worthwhile undertaking and as an effective way of promoting the best interests of this community and urge the business men of this city to secure a booth for the exhibition of and to see to it that their firms are represented by creditable displays. secretary-t- au-oab- There is nothing to be gained by delay. Men can accomplish more early in the spring before the heat of summer comes on, and there are more and better men to be had than later in the season. These are facts contractors are familiar with. These jobs, which collectively call for the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars, would give the building program of Ogden and Weber county a wonderful start early in the year. Later on there will be considerable municipal paving, and perhaps the building of the proposed stadium can be got under way. Another big employer of labor right here in Ogden will be the natural gas company, which will reconstruct the gas service lines all over the city. Already a large number of men are employed in laying trunk line gas mains down through Weber canyon, down the valley from the canyon, and on south through Davis county to Salt Lake City. Work on the gas line through Davis county is progressing rapidly at this time, and all the pipe has been delivered along the right of way south from Layton to Woods Cross, near the Salt Lake county line. During the year the Echo reservoir, and the railroad and highway changes being made around the reservoir, will also call for a considerable number of laborers. The work outlined, taken in connection with seasonal building operations, will make 1929 the banner labor year in Ogden. share in maintaining a water commissioner for the Weber river during the past two years. Officers of the company have been ordered by Judge George S. Barker to appear in court on April 1, to show cause why such action should not be taken against the company. Mr. Bacon, as state engineer, alleges that he is responsible for distribution of waters from Weber river. In this capacity, he seta forth, he appointed C. E. Condie as water comcharge. The expense of $2,500,000 missioner in the water commissioner maintaining is of stock among the water users, The authorized capital and the Warren Irrigation he is avers, & Sons Scowcroft company John listed at $2,500,000 in its annual re- company owes $152.55 for 1927, and port filed with Weber county clerk $244.85 for 1928, or a total of $396.85. the early this week. Properties of$800,-00at listed are Utah in company Gas oe Officers of the company, which engages in jobbing groceries and dry goods, are as follows: Joseph Scowcroft, president and general manager; Willard and John W. Scowcroft, James Scowcroft, and J. Fletcher Scow reasurer, croft, assistant secretary-treasure- r. A'T0WUiu8tXfi6URC NUMBER 16 for Accident Damages et Ladies of ot Howard and Held for Robbery Burk Retained Head Benefit Association vice-preside- Immediate action on the construction of un athletic stadium in Ogden by the city, county and city M'ltiNil intcivats aiui Welter collego wu virtually assured Thursday when the city cmuinission approved of the plans uf the Ter re Haute, Indiana memorial stadium which provides for baseball, football and truck. The necessary agreement between the city, Weber college, city and county schools wus verbally ratified. The city board uf education meets Fiiday and the county board of education meets Saturday to discuss the matter. City Engineer Harry C. Errett said in his opinion it will be possible to btiilj an stadium, to meet the needs of Ogden for $75,000. Secretary K. J. Fjeldsted, of the chamlcr of commerce, und Commander Ora llundy, of the American Legion left lust night for Pocatello, Idaho, to attend a meeting of the Union Pacific Ruilroud system athletic committee. They will place Ogden's bid for tho 192'J athletic meet of the system before the committee, with the assurance that a proper stadium or athletic field will lie available for use next fall, when the meet is scheduled to be held. This meet, it is said, draws 12,000 persons. se Polk Directory Shows Ogden to be Making Progress as Center With an estimated population of Ogden is progressing rapidly as a livestock, grain, canning, sugar, manufacturing and railroad center, it is shown in the 1929 city directory now being distributed by R. I Polk and company., A thorough house to house canvass was made of the city by specially trained workers, and an accurate tabulation on every phase of community activity and progress was noted as shown in the following tabulations of figures: Area of 16.69 square miles; altitude, 4310 feet; assessed valuation, with tax; white population, 98 per cent; native-bor- n population 70 per cent; 10 parks with 510.6 acres, valued at $1,527,096; oity's bonded debt, $2,616,500; five banks with total deposits of $28,389,145, as of December 31, 1928, and clearings of $95,237,944.30; postoffice receipts, $282,000; approximately 8769 telephones in use; 40 church buildings; building permits for the year, $1,348,-22industrial employes, 16,976 men and women paying wages $18,000,000 annually; retail trade serves 200,000 people within a radius of 150 miles; six theatres with a seating capacity of 7500; one public and two private hospitals; 28 schools, including two high schools and three church schools, with an enrollment of 10,967; libraries with 22,773 volumes; 201 miles of streets, with 39.29 miles paved; 45 miles of gas mains; 90.41 miles of sewer; 22 miles of electric street railway. $40,-448,53- 0, 11-m- ill 5; Mail May be Dropped From Passing Planes The practice of throwing mail pouches off passing airplanes that has been in vogue during the past winter at Airport Ogden promises to be carried out throughout the entire country, local postal officials are advised. 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