| Show SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 19 1937 PU s THE OGDEN STAN HUNTS DREAD PLAGUE BATTLES FOWL DISEASE WHAT CAUSES WIDE SPREAD ON LAKE SHORE DARD-EXAMINE- good the 'gill can “retire : years ' ¥ Q Thousands of ered By Plague Last Year Agent Says - " V VS f f S PUT THEM IN SHADE Treatment consists of putting the fowl in the shade flushing out his alimentary tract with fresh water or epsom salts and feeding pure food until strength returns To this end a pen 40 feet long and 12 feet wide has been constructed near the Hooper CCC camp It is Covered to afford shade except on one side where the birds may take off when they are well The method of picking up ailing birds has been adapted to prevailing conditions It is now done with a “mud wagon” which is a Ford automobile stripped and t equipped with oversize tires and mud grips It is used because the area between the north and south runs of the Weber river is mostly under water which is too shallow for use of a boat C G Cox is the foreman in charge LOST ENTHUSIASM Bird dogs were used at first and worked well according to Fretwell " but they soon lost their enthusiasm The area covered is from Little Mountain to Hooper and from the lake shore east four and one-hamiles About are picked up daily 90 per cent of which re- (j lf s cover “An alkali condition of the soil and fluctuating water level are necessary for growth of the poison pro- ducing bacteria” Fretwell said “That Is the reason Utah has more of this sickness than most states” At present the Weber river mouth is a veritable death trap because these conditions prevail It is hopedthis will be remedied in a year or two when construction of a bird refuge has been completed there Through the use of dikes a permanent water level will be maintained eliminating one condition necessary for production of the poison STARTED AUGUST 25 Treatment of the ducks was started this year August 25 The sickness reaches its peak in the latter part of September when duck flights are increasing and declines with the advent of cold weather Besides treating the ducks the biological survey is gathering data from those brought to the hospital The variety of every bird is recorded with the location where it was found About 500 birds have also been banded in an effort to map migratory routes 44 ' i v s v - " A- s S v Staff Can the spread of syphilis in Ogden be blamed wholly on the prostitute population? A negative answer to the question was received from the city health department captain of police and private physicians “The prostitute has learned how to protect herself from venereal diseases” A T Barrett city bacteriologist said “She must be clean or she is ‘simply out of a job” ' 04 - V - ' S' ' '-- v y &S s j '' v By Louis A Gladwell Standard-Examin- ' " ' CHECK-U- P er DIFFICULT Barrett said the number of pros£V titutes in Ogden during the past v summer varied from 15 to 30 The ' '“S ' Xs ' ' y V problem like all others arising in 'i- syphilis-contrcannot be thorough4 t ' ' 4 t checked because f the women operly Vx' ? violation ate of Utah law Some in a 4 t a AfrZ ' Jf f of them are never found I' Ogden police officers are inf f 4 i ?x '7 4J ? to arrest all such operators structed a f of vice dens and place them in Jail cm a vagrancy charge Those who are diseased are locked up treated and sent out of the state GOOSE NURSE Clifford L Fretwell United States biological How stringent the Utah law is in survey game management agent examines a wild goose for symptoms keeping the prostitute out of the of botulism dread waterfowl disease which last year killed between state is seen in the following exam50000 and 100000 fowl at the mouth of the Weber river (Staff photo) ple as quoted by an officer: A girl 18 and pretty enters Ogden establishes herself in a cheap hotel and waits for customers UnROAD OILING TO der the rules which her profession works she will not cater to a client LIFE who is diseased n This fact surprisingly BE encourlack of despite its f: publicity - ' V ages a good “trade” — sometimes "so - ' sv 5 V ' S& ' v e ol y vs- - £ kA VVX'L5 A ? MUSIC TRACES CHRIST'S CONSIDERED well-know- v- f Py' f f y ' ' & : - i r? 4 a s v p i A '7 ' ' ‘ f- ’'for f to arrest her She is FRIENDS WILL LODGE TO HOLD : GIVE DINNER OPEN MEETING given the alternative of paying a $25 bail which she may forfeit or go to Jail for 10 days the usual sentence in such a case ! If she is free from disease she is released and allowed “to go her way” in the words of Police Chief Rial C Moore The city health department de- To Provide Program “ Wednesday Unity lodge No 18 Free and Accepted Masons will hold an open meeting Wednesday at eight p m at which members of the Order of DeMolay and Job’s Daughters will provide a program Worshipful Master George F Meissner said Masons and their partners and parents of members of the two junior organizations are invited Refreshments will - be served L Richard Vining master councilor of Ogden chapter of the and Miss Dorothy Russell honored queen of the Ogdens bethel No 2 Order of Jobs Daughters will be in charge of the program Meissner also announced a joint meeting of Unity lodge with its "twin” organization Acacia lodge No 17 Salt Lake City in the Salt Lake City Masonic temple Thursday night' The two lodges were chartered on the same date Jan 12 1912 Ogden members will leave the temple here by automobile at p m Worshipful Master W Ray Carter of Acacia lodge will open the meeting at eight p m Both organizations will put on fellow craft degree work during the evening Refreshments will be served 4 v De-Mol- ays CANT: RUN ’EM OUT "You never can run them all out of town” Moore declared “As fast as one leaves two others arrive They are here as well as In other cities” -- Why are they here? ARTHUR L JENSEN Barrett answered the query in a To Be Complimented few simple words: "People support them so they stay Who supports them? Certainly Thirty-si- x Years Work Irr not the "down and outer” It takes Postal Service Com- money The problem would still exist even pleted If police were able to find them all r and bar them from hotels They Arthur L Jensen 629 Twenty-secon- d' would ply their trade in dance halls will be honored at a dintheatres restaurants and on the ner Wednesday night by members street officers claim of the Railway Mall association SEEN AS MENACE Jensen recently retired railway While local officers were prone to mail clerk was born in regard prostitution as more of a June 3 1877 He became a Hyrum teacher criminal than a health problem the school In 1901 upon finishing high United States public health service Jensen was to the appointed postal and other leading authorities have service He worked on the Southern declared it is undoubtedly one of the greatest spreaders of venereal disease Just as Police Chief Moore lng the Wasserman and Klein tests said many of the prostitutes are never found and may ply their (Next: What is the response illicit trade without city or state bility of the schools and churches becoming aware of it — hence dodg- - in regard to syphilis t) Reverse Dash EVANSTON Aloha Welker j mands that the girls appear at regular periods for inspections which include' the Wasserman and Kohn blood tests which are taken by the state board of health If the woman is found diseased she is takeh to a hospital for treats ment ' If she can’t pay for it the city and county does Car Crashes i Windows ih: Job’s Daughters DeMolay To Commission Tour Area Bordering Davis County j? '4A Wyo fJ'ss'M j t' ' w ' K- - " " r j? daugh- the New Method Laundry today when she backed a motor car into the building Two plate glass windows were broken and one side of the building caved In The car belonged to Veril Griggs and was parked on the opposite side of the street She had no permission to use the car said Griggs The car roared backward when she stepped on the starter It missed two cars parked across the street She was uninjured The car was little damaged The building belongs to Mrs J L' Lake i ’ J 10c Buys a six-forfy-f- ive ‘ j In that year he transferred to the Denver & Rio Grande Western He was with that line until his retirement After the dinner at’ Dick’s' cafe the guests will go to the Berthana ballroom for dancing Arrangements have been placed in charge of George Brady Pacific until 1912 A DAY Remington Rand Portable Typewriter Fine for school and home work Students able to type average ten per cent higher ratings Ten days free trial in your ownhome Customer bonus plan helps reduce cost Phone 3758 today for full details G L HANSON 2315 Eccles Ave road connecting the road into Ogden with a Hooper road leading from the Davis coun ty towns of Syracuse and West Point will be considered by We ber county commissioners when they make a tour of inspection In the near future said County Commissioner W R McEntire Saturday Cantata ‘King of Glory Latest Work of Local Composer (Loveland Photo) WILLIAM DEAN Finishes Cantata William Dean 2032 Madison is awaiting the publication of his recently completed cantata “The King of Glory” which he has submitted to a New York publishing firm The cantata portrays the life of Christ from His birth to His crucifixion A resident of Ogden for seven years Dean spends his entire time writing music The cantata his most recent work was completed in three and months Dean moved to Ogden from England where his works are belhg sung in churches He has spent his life in the study of music having written his first piece at the age of 18 He specializes in sacred music The piano is his instrument Dean has sung in choruses oratorios and operas in England He was also a member of the Carmel Welch choir which gained many honors In England and Wales Dean won honorable mention with two anthems he submitted last conFebruary in the test in Dayton Ohio Halverson inspected the road last week at the request of Davis county commissioners He declared it will be a fine project for both counties and not very expensive but said that it will probably be next year before provision can be made in this county's budget for the project “The road is oiled for five miles into Davis county and all but one and miles of the part of the road in Weber county is oiled” McEntire explained adding that much of the traffic between Davis and Weber counties is over this route j one-ha- lf All-Americ- an I 44 HISTORY REPEATED 3RD TIME JEFFERSON CITY time in For Mo (UP) — 50 years the tem of the state senpro president ate has acted as Missouri’s governor Sen Albert M Clark Richmond occupied the executive chair when both Gov Lloyd C Stark and Lieut Gov Frank G Harris were out of the state the-thir- d f4 one-ha- lf TO COAL DEALERS The Ogden City Board of Education will consider bids on Thursday September 23 1937 at four o’clock F 51 at the offices of the Board of Education at 538 - 25th Street for furnishing approximately 1200 to 1400 tons of coal for the ensuing school year Bidders are requested to designate the name of mine from which coal is obtained to submit certified analysis of the coal to be furnished and to submit bids on the following: L 1 inch size delivered in bins at school buildings 2 1 inch size delivered In bins at school buildings Coal acceptable for the schools shaU have a B T U content of not less than 13000 and an ash content not to exceed 6 The coal shall be7 required that designated as straight In size mine slack graded from fine to coarse including all passing the screen mesh indicated (1 inch andor 1 inch) free from yard cleanup and foreign matter The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids BOARD OF EDUCATION OF OGDEN CITY UTAH By J IL Riley President By Viola M Clancy Clerk J TKcrfs sputtering srnoothlY - ot&Z £?" ° s Wo cougW11 and andgg Has higHest motor extra - i a good Idea to Kaveyom — what we mean ££ car dierfc®4 ahoW yoa tires batten z Over Ogden IN THIS FOKKER SUPER UNIVERSAL FORMER NATIONAL PARKS AIRLINER nn UU OGDEN AIRPORT Sunday September 19 Only Day and Flight Flying & STATIONS II Sponsored by Utah Pacific Airways Inc aO Vf -5 a EVERYWHERE 18 ter of Mr and Mrs Morris W Welker demolished the front of" half mile L $i Sept A proposal to oil a one and one f i In five County Ventilation of their homes Is The dull red tint of the Red accomplished by bees through fan- sea arises from millions of mining their wings croscopic plants called algae Q Claim Responsible Officers Ogden " § r 25U-'bird- - s ' -- -- Prostitute Not Only One T f ' f Staff er water” — ' 'S s Botulism If they knew what the word means it would strike terror to the hearts of hundreds of thousands of wild waterfowl As it is they go on eating what they shouldn’t and dying by the hundreds of thousands and sportsmen' are the only ones who worry about it In an effort to check the slaughter of ducks and other waterfowl at the mouth of the Weber river Clifford L Fretwell game management agent of the United States biological survey and the state fish and game department are cooperating in maintainingCCGa field camp duck hospital at the near Hooper and duck medical car force of four CCC boys and one foreman DIE BY THOUSANDS Between 50000 and 100000 wild waterfowl died at this location last estimates in summer Fretwell spite of efforts to curb the loss Work was started earlier this year with a better prepared force and the loss is expected to be greatly reduced Cause of death is the poison or toxin produced by a bacteria known as Clostridium botullnum type C The sickness is called botulism or western duck sickness It is the same thing which causes limber neck in chickens and forage poisoning in livestock “Death is not caused by the germ itself but by the poison which it casts off” Fretwell explained “The germ makes a toxin in decaying orRains or other ganic matter causes wash it to locations where ducks are feeding They develop paralysis are unable to walk fly or dive and may even become water soaked and drown Their necks are sometimes paralyzed so they can’t hold their heads out of the - i i By Dwight L Jones Standard-Examin- I " ' if ' ALLOWED TO ’GO WAY ' Supposing Instead of a client a police-officecomes to her dive It r Is his duty OF SYPHILIS? 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