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Show Friday, April 20. TIIE OGDEN POST The Ogden Post ABOUT AI.L IIAS BEEN SAID Hoover campaign literature is comin by every mail these days. AcOgThe ing Published etch Friday by comcording to some of the most enthusden pout Printing and Publishing iastic of his supporters. Hoover is reavenue. Kieael pany, 2428 sponsible for about everything worth matter Oc- while that has come to pass during Entered as second-clas- s tober 17. 1927, at the post office at the past twenty years. One admirer March says he possesses the keenest mind Ogden, Utah, under the Act of America has yet produced, and that 1879. 3, ie is the greatest American since .incoln. About the only thing left to Subscription Price: $1.00 per Year say about Mr. Hoover is that he does 365 not look like Lincoln. Telephone CAN BOTH PROSPER? EDITORIAL UTAH WOMEN UNAFRAID OF TAXATION QUESTION The Tost is gratified to note thata of Woman the Utah State Federation the Utah with hands clubs has joined TeachFarm bureau and Utah State of a in association campaign ers on taxation which includes classification of property for taxation. and one Up to this time The Post are the newspaper other state weekly to only newspapers in Utah It openly seems measures. these advocate that the other newspapers of the state, to especially the dailies, are catering the tax exempt securities investors, money lendhigh salaried people andwomen of ers to those men and wealth who are enjoying the of taxable advantages that the ownersThe women for. property are paying of Utah are to be congratulated for their ability to think clearly on the matter of taxation. The Post predicts that the matter of taxation will receive consideration at the hands of one of the great political parties of Utah jn the approaching campaign. edu-cati- on un-taxa- BETTER HOMES WEEK By proclamation of Mayor Frank Francis, the week of April 22 to 28 has been designated as Better Homes Week," and it is pointed out that among the weeks of various sorts which are designated in the1 United States that Better Homes Week" is one of the most important. Home is where the average citizen proenjoys life to the greatest degree, vided, of course, that home life and home surroundings are as they should be. Ogden citizens should welcome the underlying motive of Better Homes Week" and devote themselves to making the week just what the name signifies. Then, after the week has passed into history, carry out tho idea and make every week of the year Better Homes Week. Poker games, Chinese lottery and l pool games in Ogden are not complaining of dull business. Is legitimate business enjoying like proslast-bal- perity ? CAUSE AND any serious social or political failure. Is a community plagued by bad government, with incompetent or grafting officials? Arc vice, crime, boot legging, gambling and general cussedness rampant and privileged? I.! so. there must be an underlying journalistic fault, for it is an establishcc fact that pitiless publicity is tho cure for such evils. In South Bend, Indiana, the Tribune has been exposing some unfavorable civic faults. The mayor of the city took these criticisms deeply to heart and proceeded to fight the newspaper and its editor, F. A. Miller, pu ing and distributing a broadside in For defense of the administration. instance, the mayor denied that gam bling joints were operating in the city, But while this bitter counter-assaon the Tribune was being distribute to the public, an official in a loea bank was arrested for looting, and it was developed that the poor wretch had been ruined in a local gambling The Tribune, illustrating house. cause and effect, gave the crime am confession appropriate publicity. The dignified mayor has now replied by railing Mr. Miller a cur and by it tributing to the Tribune a vengefu! motive to drag the fair name of the city in the dust, and all that sort of familiar guff. The average American reader is never deceived in such matters. When he secs a newspaper- active in bcha of the common interest he is reason ably sure that editorial motives are all right and that if the fair name c' the city is suffering, it deserves to 'suffer and will, in the end, be bettei for the operation. We are not acquainted with the intimate details u: the South Bend situation, but in gen oral know that where there is a defiance of law and order, there must be weakness in government. It also goes without saying that when the mayor of a city begins to call editors curs, he is hard pressed for argu ment. It is evident thnt the South Bond Tribune is diligently on the job for the people, and is not open to the criticism that it slept while loeal evils spread nets for weak and stupid vie tims. Editor and Publisher, ul ed THE POST TAKES THE LEAD The Post has taken the lead in Ogden for the painting up and cleaning up of the city. This move is in accordance with the national clean up campaign, inaugurated in all the cites of the United States whose citizens are imbued with civic pride. The out in its efforts to further this worthy movement has donated its windows to the campaign. Many compli ments have been received for this ciyiq activity, and The Post feels well re paid for its efforts. Board to Investigate Government Arsenal FARMINGTON, April 19. at a special meeting of the Davis county board of commissioners the matter of protest against the use of the Ogden arsenal as a storage place for high explosives came up for consideration. Julian Bamberger, president of the Bamberger Electric railroad, appeared before the commission and presented the correspondence on the' matter. The correspondence included a letter from E. P. Ellison of Layton to Senator Reed Smoot; a letter from Senator Reed Smoot to Mr. Ellison; and a letter from Lutz Wahl, adjutant general, to Senator Smoot, was presented and redd. After reading the correspondence and discussion, action on the part of the board was deferred until further information can be obtained. That the people may know the nature of the complaint concerning the arsenal, and the replies thereto, the letters referred to are here printed in full: letter of E. P. Ellison to Senator Reed Smoot March. 26, 1928 Yes-terd- ay . Hon. Reed Smoot, U. S. Senate, Washington, I). C. Dear Senator Smoot: I am writing you this letter in reference to the arsenal which is situated in the north end of our county, As I am interested in the people who live in the vicinity of the arsenal am I am also a heavy stockholder in, an president of, the Davis & Weber Weber Counties Canal company whose canal runs along the side hil north of the arsenal and that at the present moment I am solicitous as to the safety of both the1 residents ant the canal itself. I am wondering i you could give me any information as to the hazards of the arsenal as it is now and as it may be if the rumore; enlargement plan is executed by our government. 1 think that you arc more or less familiar with the Davis and Weber Counties canal and the amount water that is conveyed through it both for power purposes and irrigation as well as the fertile stretch of country which this canal serves for irrigation purposes and consequently, you can appreciate that if an explosion were to occur at the airenal and the canal hould be disturbed that very serious losses would result. Our irrigation system has cost ns (Continued from page 1.) ChrisLake, treasurer; Mrs. Atlanta historian; tensen, American Fork, fedMrs. C. E. Maw, Provo, general eration director; Mrs. B;.r2T1. ton, lijgan, northern district; Mrs.Mrs. F. Bois, Magna, central district; disHenry Gurr, Parawan, southern trict; Mrs. Willis Bromley, American Fork, first district. Federation Tea at Wattis Home Amid a profusion of spring flowers and in the hospitable home of Mrs. E. O. Wattis on Ecdes avenue, a large tea was given Wednesday afternoon for the delegates and visitors to the Federation of Womens clubs. The tea table was covered with a a duny cloth and was centered Vith filled with jouquils, ferns basket blue President Blue tapers in N. B.: I am writing a similar let- tnd fruit blossoms. at the corners burned holders silver ter to Representative Leatherwood. at the tea table. of the Presiding E. P. E. table were Mrs. D. N. Straup, Mrs. Elmer Ricker, Salt Lake; Mrs. D. W. Letter of Senator Smoot to Moffat, Murray; Mrs. IL G. Brown, E. P. Ellison Mrs. Wesley Vernon, Logan; Manti; UNITED STATES SENATE Mrs. Frank Nichols, Mrs. J. R. MorCommittee on Finance rell and Mrs. Ezra Rich, all of Ogden. Reed Smoot, Utah, Chairman Ad-uta- nt en-oy- Mr. Kingfords club is limited to ten members who have agreed to making regular monthly payments for a period of five years. By allowing their interest to pyramid, they will have a very substantial sum to their credit at the end of this time. It was thought that by limiting their membership, due to (he length of time involved, they would be able to carry Federated Women's Clubs Are Closing Succesful Meeting lf WEBER COUNTY G. O. P. RIMAKIES All good Republicans are dated up to attend the party primaries, which will be held throughout Weber county on Saturday evening, April 28. The primary is the one place where he citizen can have his say as to who will represent him in the conventions of his party. The fountain head of politics is at the primary election, and f the primaries are clean, the party will be clean. For this reason all good citizens should attend the primary elections of their party. Politics is as clean as the people April 12, 1928 make it, or as dirty. No one nas a Ir. E. P. Ellison, right to complain of political results Dayton, Utah. when hp fails to attend the primaries. )o your bit as a good citizen and at- )ear Mr. Ellison: tend the primaries. This will acknowledge the receipt UNEASY LIES Till? of your letter of March 26, 1928, in lOOTLEGG Ell'S HEAD regard to the dangers incident to the There is much uneasiness in Salt storage of ammunition in the Arsenal of Davis .ake City over the convehing of the situated at the north-en- d 'ederal grand jury, and the uneasiness county. not confined solely to the lowly I submitted the question to the Men in high places, not General of the War Departpootlegger. only in the capital city, but other ment, and he has just given me a are said to be report, a copy of which I inclose for pails of the state, luaking in their shoes while waiting your information. or the atorm to pass. If you have any further question n the matter I should be very glad HE VALUE OF POST to have you let me know. ADVERTISING With best wishes, I remain Yours truly, Merchants who have advertised REED SMOOT. continually and exclusively in The Letter of Adjutant General to ost have stated that they have Senator Reed Smoot a steady increase in business This conditions. weather WAR DEPARTMENT regardless of proves that advertising planned in adWashinton, vance and advocated by authorities on April 11, 1928 1b the Post is The correct. advertising Reed lonorable Smoot, claim only medium in Ogden that can Jnited States Senate, near 100 per cent coverage. CHINESE GETTING OFF CHEAP The Tost is proud of the fact that following tho publication of facts concerning Chinese gambling, four Chinese gamblers have been arrested, and their cash bonds aggregating $400 has been declared forfeited in the city court. However, it is believed this is the first arrest in the Chinese gambling fraternity since the first of the year, notwithstanding the fact that these games have been going on in tcrmittently during that period. As a matter of fact, the sum should have been $500. There is an old legend that each of the lottery companies formerly came through with $250 per month, and the way the games are manner patronized, and the wide-ope- n in which they are running indicates that amount would be little enough. The Chinese lottery cases were handled through the cash bond for feiture plan, but The Post suggests that the city justice insist that they be produced in court and finger printed. Surely a Chinaman is not entitled to more consideration, as to appearing in court, than a reputable citizen who has been arrested for traffic violation or some other trivial charge. If the celestials are to be allowed to run, and it appears that they are still operating, let them pay into the city treasury an amount worth while. EFFECT A fact that can never be Ignored is that the public often justly holds its local newspaper responsible for over a million and a half dollars. The canal adjacent to the arsenal is of concrete construction 22 feet wide in the sottom and 34 feet at the. top. The walls are six feet high with a one to one slope. You may or may not mow that our canal in one place is mile only approximately one-haaway from the arsenal and that this canal is constructed along a slippery side hill and that any explosion which might cause any particular disturbance of the earth might be the means of destroying a portion of the canal and which in turn would cause crop disaster and might of course cause many deaths through this water gong down to homes situated below and in addition adding damage to their property. 1 shall appreciate your early reply and remain with kind regards and jest wishes, Very truly yours, DAVIS & WEBER COUNTIES CANAL CO. E. P. ELLISON, ly Dear Senator on more successfully than with members and the attendant ;,? drawals and lapsations. While the majority in the diviv, auditors office continue to belong t! the Christmas Savings club ?h have formed a smaller club along t? same lines restricted to organization. Archie Shepard J? chosen to serve as their manavt-- thr r Traffic Department Needs Cooperation i The traffic aquad of the police department hai been busy for the past ten days getting the auto narking lines painted on the sidewalks and other important duties regarding traf fic regulations. New stall lines painted on the sidewalks, each allowing ample parking room for one auto, and at a forty-fiv- e degree angle appear throughout the business district. The attention of the motorist is called to the importance of parking the car at the proper angle to correspond with the stall lines. In so doing, considerable space is saved, and many more cars are able to park in each block. The motorists as a rule are cooperating with the traffic regulations, especially in the day time; however at night the officers find considerable confusion in the street parking. Particular attention is called to the nedecessity of parking at a forty-fiv- e gree angle and also to take care that the auto is parked BETWEEN the white lines. Well Dressed Menu Find ' Florsheim Shoes Up to Well All Their Standards men look to Florsheim Shoes for complete footwear satisfaction. For in Florsheims they find style and quality that prove how good a shoe can be. tumed-ou- t JMost, Styles Two New Thrift Clubs 10 In the Field at Ogden Smoot: Further reference is made to your The coming of the proverbial rainy etter of the 4th instant and the acfind the superintendents ofday companying communication from Mr, fice will at Ogden well prepared. 3. P. Ellison, of Layton, Utah, who This by the sue requests certain- information regard cess andyear, encouraged growth of Frank Bartoneks - ng the Ogden Ordnance Reserve De pot, Utah. The question of storing ammunition las received very careful consideration by the War Department in view of the apprehension which those iq civil life naturally feel in the pres-senof large quantities of explosives. I am glad to be able to assure you that the War Department has not tow stored at the Ordnance Reserve lepot, nor does it contemplate stor-nat that depot explosives which under any circumstances could endanger the property referred to, including the canal, which lies outside the reservation. Hoping that the foregoing will serve to relieve any apprehension Mr. Ellison may entertain, I am Very respectfully, (Signed) LUTZ WAIIL, The Adjutant General. ce Christmas Savings club, two new thrift clubs have been formed, headed by Archie W. Sheppard of the division auditors office and Arthur D. Kingsford, lease and right-of-wagent. ay i After Careful Consideration g I W e have discontinued the Studebaker line and taken on the 1 M I Information on traffic accidents received by the Utah State Auto as sociation indicates that women drivers have fewer accidents than do men drivers. j VIADUCT I E I I GARDINER (Three Popular Priced Eight-in-Line- s) i for the intermountain territory. These beautiful automobiles are now on display in our show rooms. Market & Groceteria 183-- 5 Tvjmty-fJm- h Street Cash andptrry Market at Cash and Carry Prices for Cash and Carry People. A I CURT BROWN MOTOR CO. jj 3116 Washington Avenue FOR THE IN LEATHER GOODS SEE IREAOS im Riding Devices, Wild West, Minstrels, Circus, Trained Animals, Rare Birds and Aquatic Wonders, Strainge Acts, Creations and Curiosities from all parts of the world. There is no other show just like it. Auspices Disabled War Veterans and Veterans Foreign Wars Show Grounds 19th and Washington APRIL 21 to 28 I |