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Show Post is Ihe ogden VT583 for the Best Lj Interest of Ogden and lh I'ost for the ItiM'l New N"t as it Happens, Hut as it Weber County lteally Happened WIDEN, fiTV FATHERS incensed UTAH. FRIDAY. 1 V in. iij. NUMBER 21 Building llie First Transcontinental Railroad over HAS FRANCHISE SETTLEMENT IS newsarticle .n,,MOD MADE BY CITY That IIP"' Chart Sub-Ros- ii Get $.T7i;o in Soil lenient of Natural ( las franchise; I'tah l.ight & Traction Franchise to Tarry Occupation Ta Clause; I'uhlic Demand Forces Action a and Cominis !t.Tor Frank Francia and Hannan Fred E. Williams in their con- - I m Stand-Vifimine- 'll (he '. ' publica-EfndJrge- I 1 said that the meeticonference that was held in Mr. Williams office, and that no one was barred from the meeting; and that the only reason that the meeting was held in that office was to prevent constant interruptions that would occur if the meeting were held in his room. Stage Coach bridged gap between ends of track of Warden Favors Work Cure for Prisoners er ch s American Legion Play Local Pharmacists Plan for Convention Delights Audience gam ... tonight Jiay, with its distinctive Chin-b- v ln acting, is made realistic the cast of n prnce Lno, a Chinese member of in Clar-t- jl and by two other mem-aT act,ve service in China. girls eight sing-son- g ,5fu Play. The production is direction of Alice Pardoe A 0 c- -j Tp'tVr Leaving Oakland Pier, 1869 be told over the air the epic story of the conquest of Sierra and desert, which waa probably the greatest of pioneer accomplishments. Construction of the Southern Pacific's first unit which was the Western end of the first transcontinental rail road, coat 161,000,000. The Southern Pacific, which has grown with the west Is still driving spikes and baa Just completed in the last 15 years construction to open up new territory at a cost of $36,000,000. Ogden and Weber High Judge Barker to Sit Francis to Address Civil Service Exams To Hold Graduation In Utah Supreme Court Graduating Class List Ogden Position 23-2Exercises May 4 Available for Women Mayor Frank Francis will be the Acceptance of an invitation to sit vice-preside- nt presented at the Amer.Uegion chateau waa enthusias-deceive- d by an appreciative 1 . night, and will be present-e- 1 Cape Horn" on way to Summit The sixtieth birthday of the South- broadcast will be from 9:30 to 10:30 p. m.. Pacific standard time. toad, la being celebrated May 10 by a Relnald Werrenrath, famous bariradio broadcast from KPO San Fran- tone, ia coming from New York speccisco, over the Pacific Coast network ially to take part in this entertainof the National Broadcasting Company ment To a musical accompaniment and from KSL Salt Lake, Utah. The of Conatrnctlon day music there will Orr Manages In Altons WeV the widely known - Rounding ern Pacific, first transcontinental rail rs medy-dra- in Og. :!!, w i'.i in. fit rai! i. iti fi:mi ii rrt v n. percival of in the ,iM!ii,(iin:-- V. , 1 i;H .1 C.iliili-bpi- l, of llr .igrr Mietil the iii'it ill1 I1'. ib Light 1 ini the natural : , 1 company. The city commission expressed yesterday afternoon at the ulminntion of the perplexing problem that has been facing them for the past several weeks. According to the commissioners the public demand for n settlement of the difficulty became more pressing day by day, with numerous personal and telephone calls from taxpayers and prospective consumers nil demanding that the city take action looking to the gas people beginning operations here. According to Commissioner Harman W. Peery, the negotiations were hegun when W. W. Percival of the Hylton mills met him at the Hotel Bigelow last Wednesday evening and pointed out to him that he, as a prospective customer of natural gas, was interested in seeing that the matter be d at once, lie pointed out to Peery the necessity of immediate settlement, in the interest of the laboring men of the community, over a thousand of whom will be employed when the gas He company begins operations. further stated that tho outdoor season is rapidly approaching, and that if (he gas company were to spend the $750,000 contemplated that work would have to begin very soon or it could not be completed before other communities were enjoying the benefits of natural gas. He suggested to tho commissioner that a meeting be held soon to see if a compromise could not be effected. Tlie city commission met Wednesday morning at its regular meeting and, upon adjournment, went into Commissioner Fred K. Williams room, accompanied by W. W. Percival, Judge J. A. Howell, and City Attorney Arthur E. Pratt. After lunch J. F. Fitzpatrick, representing the gas companies, joined the group, and, after considerable parley, the terms were agreed upon. The commission was particularly pleased with the concession gained, whereby the Utah Light & Traction company franchise would carry the graduated license tax, rather than the allowance of 100,000 feet of gas' fur city use as the franchise now prosat-hfueti- on y. .! mi iviift-rcnc- one-ha- lf Weber county high school graduating exercises will be held Thursday, May 23, with Dr. Franklin S. Harris, president of the Brigham Young uni versity at Provo delivering the address to the graduates, it is announced by school board officials. Miss Lucille Bartlett of Kanesville franchise that has ever been granted in tiie city of Ogden from the stand- will deliver the valedictory, and Miss salu-torpoint of dollars and cents accruing Frances Sorenson of Taylor, the the to the city. Our only thought in matter waa to heed the public demand Ogden high school graduating exerfor action and at the same time safe- cises will be held in the Orpheum theaguard the city from an income standp- tre on Friday morning. May 24, with oint, and also to get the occupation Miss Kathryn Cooley giving the valtax as high as we could without maki- edictory and Miss Afton Terry the ng it so high that the utilities com- salutory. The baccalureate sermon mission would compel higher gas will be given Sunday, May 19, by the prices for Ogden than other places in Rev. John Edward Carver. A special the territory to be served by the gas program of music and readings will be included in the graduation exercompanies. cises. Standard-ExamineThe mayor said: If the The two high school will graduate statement is correct that 450 students, it is stated. about the city faces a loss of $750,000, the tar would be ao high that the Public Utilities commission would take cogC. C. nisance of the fact and might compel Absence the consumers to pay a higher price for gas in Ogden than in adjacent communities. James F. Orr, resident manager of Mayor Francis was highly incensed the Utah Power & Light company over the interferences contained in the and of the Ogden article that there were shady dealings chamber of commerce, will assume acthrough secrecy. He said, Take the tive direction of the chamber during vord, secret, from the Standards the next six weeks due to the abatory and it falls flat. The charge sence of. President Eugene R. Alton taat the meeting waa secret is the from the city. product of somebodys vivid imaginatMr. Alton, who is resident manager ion. of the Globe Grain and Milling comCommissioner Williams paid his pany, has gone on an extended tour respects to Bowman's statement by of his companys properties in 16 of The story that my office the southeastern states. He left Tuesor was locked is untrue. Mr. Packday evening on the trip. ard and Mr. out and in were Gridley f the office several times during the ooorae of the meeting. Williams was vehement when he jud: Just say for me that this is one tty commission that the Standard-hxarainA suitable site in Davis, Weber or cant run. Box Elder counties could be procured Uity Recorder R. A. Moyes declared for the erection of a new state prison oat he was not barred from the meet-K- g where ample work could be provided and that he had remained away for the prisoners, it was stated by irwn it of his own volition. Warden R. E. Davis at luncheon .. V1 commission unanimously agreed Tuesday at the olltel Bigelow. This commission will not be a : Warden Davis declared that ample any political boss or be used work was the best means of reformintermediary to shake down any ing prisoners and deplored the present PWic service corporation that will conditions existing at the state prison. a fair tax and will He also voiced a protest against conoccupation pend hundreds of thousands of sidering Antelope Island for a prison will find their way into the site. Sheriff R. D. Pincock and Chief of tile laboring men of Og- - of Police Harry S. Anderson attended the luncheon. fa-ket- i!i!, At a m-x- Commissioner Peery said, Bowman asked to attend the meeting, and I He said, Youre welcome to come. on the are further added, Our cards table and none of the negotiations have been in secret. This franchise is four times better than any other dol-.w- - ts the Mayor Francis ng was merely a i tin' Mime (uvnput inn tax ni'rri-tipn'i at the immi'ly th it t li ga' r.nr.pimy ,vi pay t lit i ity nn sun. mat nna! to one pm ivn! nf the euiiiiiiiiy'n gni fui the fir-- t ten cius with a minimum of $2u)i) and a maximum of t 20 fliXX); for the the city w'll receive one inl meyir. half per cent f the gross receipts, with a minimum of $2(1111) ami a maximum of $5()U0; for the next fourteen years the citys r venue will bo one and per i ent of i he gross income, with a maximum of $(001). Tips represents n concession on the part of the gas company of $32,070 during the life of the franchise in lubiition to the occupation tax offer originally made by the natural gas When the gaa problem came up ses-lio- n far discussion during the regular commission Wednesday of the morning the commissioners, together was locked. of ii M I -i nf n!y "!H problem. city attorney, Attorney Junes A. Howell and W. W. Percival, left the mayors office, their regular Commeeting place, and went into missioner Williams office, without ad I tried the jouming the meeting. door of Mr. Williams office and it N brr:i ti sfttli-ii- ! l' I'.ly H with 1 - Con-to'iin- fi.iiu -k M'V.I :: e. rep-SJffiv- j- - h:i- the ea8 franchise story r, in last nights d in which that that the meeting of the and gaa company and W. W. Percival was The 'eyeningpaper ST in secret statement SJ printed a who declared gowman, its reporter, not open were ttat the negotiations said: He ta the public. ,t wM not told byinCommissioner on the meet-that I could sit I asked him do bo. to I saw fit meet-bi- .f wouldnt try to smoke the wa. felt I as it out in the open business. the publics dealing with -When the secret session adjourned I talked with Mayor Frank FnX. I asked him if it was a JSX wssion and he said yea, it was conference which brought together in a solution of the persons interested S 'bi ('n liii- tf'pSiTwere emphatic hk? ill hers I City Was Cas Hearing Fir Drws Commissions Commission Declares Secrecy of Vivid Claim Is Product of Writer Imagination on Part A banquet and dance at Bigelow on June 20, and a similar party at the Hotel Hermitage in Ogden canyon on June 21 are among the the Hotel features planned for the delegates to the Utah State Pharmaceutical convention to be held in Ogden, it is announced by June Clark, of the association and chairman of the entertainment committee. E. E. Carr, chairman of the program committee, states that the second days program will be under the direction of the Allied Drug Travelers.. Charles Watson of Midvale is presi-i tier' cf the state vice-preside- nt as a member of the Utah state su preme court on May 20 was mailed Tuesday by Judge George S. Barker of the Second district court. Judge Barker will sit in the court in the place of Justice Elias Hansen, who is disqualified in the case of the State of Utah vs. C. L. Bradford. Dr. B. W. Black Visits Ogden on Way East Dr. B. W. Black, past department commander of the American Ugion and former medical director of tne Veterans bureau, is now in Washington, D. C., to confer with Director Frank T. Hines, relative to establishat ing a Veterans bureau hospital Dr. that understood is Ga. It Atlanta, Black will make the necessary survey for the hospital. Since leaving the Veterans bureau, Dr. Black has been medical director of Alemeda county hospitals with headquarters in Oakland, California. He stopped off in Ogden Monday on his way east. Ogden Airport Held Best Landing Field In Western Country I cant get anywhere without comreaing through Ogden, and for that my make to Ogden son I expect and work out of here. Such was the declaration of Dillard Hamilton, airplane and engine inspectne tor in the aeronautics branch of who commerce, federal department of arrived in Ogden on a tour of inspection. west, If I go north, south, east, or conbe either by plane or by train,Your field, to come I Ogden. tinued, with its long crossed runways lts hgh ceiling, adjoining flat country, and locations winds good prevailing ncaa-quarte- rs CaLight your field for night passenthen establish a ger plane landings,the field, ardyou weather bureau at will have pilots and planes flocking assert- to Ogden by the hundreds, he CdMr. Hamilton held a pilot inspection for V. L. Carter, pilot for the Union Pacific Airways, Inc., and graced him the highest rating the department Meteorologigives, a transport license. are included tests cal and navigation in the examination. The city was urged to get behind R. Robert H. Hinckley and Dean fosm work Brimhall in their pioneer - The tering airplane activity inbe Ogdento practically airfield was declared free of obstacles and will become a favorite landing field for large planes when it is properly lighted and the necessary conveniences bui.t up at . the field. The new water system to the airwas port was tested Wednesday and found satisfactory. Mr. Hamilton works in 1yoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, W ashington, Oregon and northern Califor nia. 'Tart Is West speakcrat a banquet of the commerce and business administration graduates of the Utah Agricultural college at the Hotel Kcdes at Iigan on Wednesday evening. May 22. Acceptance of the invitation has been mailed by Mayor Francis. Fay Hopkins Awarded Berkeley Scholarship Miss Fay Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. It Hopkins, has been awarded the Edward Frank Kraft scholarship prize at the University of California, according to word received by her parents from Fay in Berke- ley. Miss Hopkins was valedictorian for the graduating class at the Ogden high school last May. and has been attending college at Berkeley during the past year. Mosley Murder Trial Starts This Morning; Jury Panel Complete Clarence Mosley, negro, will go on trial this morning for first degree murdei of John Bowman, negro, who at a local hospital February 13 from bullet wounds alleged to have beer inflicted by Mosley on February I. Bowman was shot through the face and died from infections resulting fiom the wound. Considerable time was consumed Thursday in Judge Eugene E. Pratts division of the Second district court in securing a jury to try the case. The original venire of 30 citizens was exhausted before noon without securing the necessary number, and Judge Pra'.t issued an order calling for 20 additional names. The alternate juror in the case was the last man on the new list, it was stated by District Attorney David J. Wilson. The jury as finally impanneled is as follows: Joseph E. Elmer, Carl L. Powell, J. W. Carlson, Ansil Evans, J. J. Clausse, George McBride, Cecil R. Newey, Vernon V. Saville, Walter H. Crowther, Milton Cowley, Lester Stevens, Charles Perry, and Joseph R. Young as alternate. Mi. Young will sit through the entire trial in order that he will be prepared to act in the case due to the illness of any member of the jury. The state has several to the shooting who will testify, it is stated by the district attorney. died eye-witness- es Methodist Churches to Hold Meet in Ogden Ogden has been chosen as the conference city of the Methodist Episcopal churches of Utah August 26, 29 Ministers and 39, it is announced. representatives of all the Utah ad churches will be in attendance at the conference, which will be held in the r.ew First Methodist church on Twenty-s- The United States Civil Service com mission announces the following open competitive examinations for unskilled laborer (women only). A vacancy now exists in the position of charwoman at $600 per annum, in the custodian service at Ogden, Utah. Age limit 20 and not more than 50 years, cxrept in cases of wives of soldiers, sailors and marines disqualified by injuries, or their widows. Other examinations listed by the commission are as follows: Mail bag repairer, $5.00 a day, Mail Equipment Shops of the Post Office department, Washington, I). C. Teacher, senior high school (grades ), $1,800 a year; teacher junior $1,080 a high school (grades ), year; teacher, elementary (grades $1,500 a year, Indian Service. Deductions' will be made for quarters, fuel and light. Assistant architect at $2,600 a year, Office of the Supervising Architect, Treasury department, in connection with the construction of public buildings in Washington, D. C., and elsewhere. Associate commercial agent, at 0 a year, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, department of commerce, for duly in Washington, D. C., or in the field. Junior engineer, at $2,000 a year, federal classified service throughout the United States. The optional subjects are (1) aeronautical, (2) agricultural, (3) chemical, (4) civil, (5) electrical, (6) mechanical, (7) mining, (8) naval architecture and marine engineering, or (9) structural steel and concrete engineering. All states except Maryland, Virginia, Vermont, Delaware, and the District of Columbia have received less than their share of appointments in the apportioned Departmental Service at Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtained from A. R. Ward, secretary of the United Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office in this city. 10-12- $2,-30- Pays Fine to Lawyer; Defendant Is Jailed Payment of fines to ones attorney does not satisfy the court, especially if the money is not turned over to the proper authorities, it was found by John I. Thomas, who was brought before Judge George S. Barker for failure to pay a fine of $60 imposed last November, or not serving the alternative jail sentence of CO days. Thomas declared that the money had been paid to his attorney and that he had a receipt for it. Thomas was found guilty of keeping a vicious dog, and had ap- pealed a $35 fine from the city court. Judge Barker reprimanded the sheriffs department for not checking up on the matter after the ten days' suspension had elapsed in which Thomas was to hare paid the fine, and remanded Thomas to jail to serve the sentence or until the fine was paid. ixth street. The money was turned over to the Bishop Adna W. Leonard of New York will be in attendance and will clerk of the court within a few hours deliver the principal addresses during after Thomas began serving his at Chateau Tonight the conference. set-tie- vides. Another feature in which the commission feels proud is the occupation tax. This originated with the commission and did not arise out of any outside influence. Official action will be taken as soon as City Attorney Pratt can make the changes in the franchise as agreed on. BILL BOOSTER SAYS: Aiwr UPAJJD GLEAU UP! GIVE YOVR HOUSE A MEW DRESS OF GLEAMMMG PAlUrl HAVE THAT UUSlQWTW ASH PILE HAULED AWAVi SEED DOVUM THE BARE SPOTS4. WEED -THE GARDEU AMD PLAMT SOME set out trees flowers, GENERAL LETS HAVE A -- town CUEAUIMG! UOVl! 1 |