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Show f ogden Will Have Modern Airport Stadium Is Need Hy Ogden City FKIDAV OGDEN', UTAH, FUNERAL rites Iill. I 27. 1928. NUMBER 21 City Commission Faced With Many Serious Problems FOR W. L. WATTIS Tr OF COUNTY AND The city coiiiinioskMi.Ts of Ogden are laced with nmre pi,, Moms of ii;.ijor importance than at probably ar:v time in many, many years. Finameis the Most Distinguishmain proMom that will restrain the Utahs of One and city fr-to Laid Rest; mayor ed Citizens participating to a full measure in facing the in tmj.iv. Thousands Ray Tribute to "anous projects Among the activities that the city Busiwould like to take an important Memory of Prominent part are: rPrt1 the stadium, the Finess Man, Clubman and tinrnsville and stockyards paving the durch creek nancier; Full Masonic Rites the municipalwater, the baseball park, golf links, the gcncrul improvements of the city streets, exThe final tribute of love and respect termination of rats, and various other Mid Tuesday afternoon to things of a more or less important HELD TUESDAY ... War-rWatti- tribute to the inrnuny of Warren L Wattis. Men make cities, and cities are known who make them. In the making of by the c 'hnracici of the nn-had a largo purt. He had a part ns a Warren Wattis L Ogden, r secretary-treasureof the Utah Construction us newspaper man; company, a company which has cleared moie than $100,000,000 through the hanks of Ogden; as a banker; as an orchardist, being president of the Ben Lomond Orchard company; as a mender of fraternities, clubs and the chamber of commerce; when he represented his city and county on the board of ri gents of the state university; as a member of the council of defense during the World war; he had his part when he represented his city nnd county us a member of the Republican State Central committee; when serving on the directorate of the Ogden public library; and when serving his city, county and state in hundreds of ways not recorded here. It has been given to but few men to perform such a large and varied service to his fellow men as hail Warren I.. Wattis. Through it all through all the years for more than half a century the name of Warren I.. Wattis las been honored, and now that ho has passed to the realms of shadows, his fellow townsmen by honoring him. llis resting place is in the of the mountains the mountains which east the same morning shadows on the humble pioneer home where he was born. In this city, and in the valleys of the west, he gained a competency sufficient for his needs and the needs of his loved ones; and in gaining it he wronged no m:in, but added to the comfort and blessings of his fcllowman. Wairrn L. Wattis wus a dreamer, a man who had visions. They were day dreams, day visions, and he had in him the fibre which made his dreams come true. Now Warren - Wattis has passed, and the pluces which knew him best will know him no more forever. Be his monument u memory or a mausoleum, posterity will write alwve its speechless portals: "A brave, bright memory, no shame defaces and no envy mars, the record of an honored life revealed, his name a star among eternal stars." GDKN honored Ogdon when she paid City Commissioners Discuss Plans for the Stadium; No Decision . , Material is De tided I pon as Being Ilcxt for Project Which Are to be Laid Jointly by City and County; Wibon l.ane and Harrisville Road to Receive Attention Warren Lafayette Wattis nature. That the airport, stadium, baseball park, paving and street improvement woik will receive all the financial support that can be given, is assured, ns is the question of thp Burch creek water. Some of the projects will of necessity have to go nwr, or at least take a smaller appropriation than is asked. Virtually every question affecting the future of Ogden, from a recommendation that property valuations on Washington avenue be increased so as to produce greater revenue, down to the matter of the most important improvements now being urged, was discussed at the Wednesday mornings conference between proponents of the proposed community stadium and the city commission in the office of Mayor Frank Francis. The main question before the conference, as at a former meeting, was the acceptance by the city of the offer made by the Ogden Community Stadium company of a lease on the stadium property, which the company proposes to build and lease to the city for fourteen years, the lease beter. Fred Carr, worshipful master, ing so arranged that the annual renwas in charge of the services and was tal will pay for the property in that assisted by officers of the lodge in full time. regslia. Prior to the services a guard Supporters of the stadium proposiof Knights Templar, was in constant tion urged that Ogden needs the strucattendance at the casket. ture to attract more people and more All phases of citizenry were rep-- v athletic contests to the city, and to resented at the funeral of this rever- furnish a place of recreation to the ed nan, including representatives of thousands of school and college stubusiness, fraternal, professional and dents in the city. civic organizations. Commission Finds Details to Settle Music was rendered by Mrs. J.Hilla The city domipission. took. the ground ' Vrintj piano! ' atfd'Mrs. Hefftian F et- that many little details would have to cher, violin. Mrs. Fay Whitmeyer and be settled before it would be ready to Miss Fay King sang, Jesus Lover of enter into any contract for the lease My Soul," and Gean Greenwell, barit- of the structure. one sang, "Beside Still Waters He For example, the city wants the bids Lesdith Me." for the structure opened to competiThe funeral oration was delivered tion, and it desires to procure the lowby David 0. McKay, a life long friend est possible rate of interest on the of Mr. Wattis. The speaker eugol-ixe- d bonds which the stadium company the attributes of calmness, sereni- purposes to issue. Mayor Francis ty, and stability possessed by the de- made the statement that the money ceased, which all tend to make greatn- could be procured at 41-- 2 per cent ess. His beautiful tribute to friends- instead of 6 per cent, the interest rate hip was followed by the reassurance fixed by the proposed plan. of immortality. The mayor added that three comThe Rev. John Edward Carver spoke panies had telephoned to him as the briefly on God's Greatest Work-Man- ." result of an article which appeared in It was indeed a beautiful tri- The Salt Lake Tribune, and each ofbute. fered the money at 4 2 per cent. The Rev. John W. The members of the city commis Hyslop offered sion also brought up the question of at the close of the temple Kyer also pronounced the bene- other imperative improvements, meni, of Wilson lane diction at the ritualistic graveside tioning the pavement ervice. and a link of the Harrisville road; the golf links; exHonorary pallbearears included the municipal airports; the to water mains the grounds following prominent men of the state: tension of of the Golf and Country club, and oth. B. Porter, George S. Glen, M. S. Eccles, A. P. Bigelow, A. H. Christensen er improvements that are being urg Salt lake; S. H. Love, of Sait Lake, ed. These, they said, will be a heavy on the finances of the city Dr. George Thomas, of Salt Lake, W. drain classed the municipal airport Si ? Prow, Joseph Scowcroft, They as with the stadium most important, 5 "arrt James A. Howell, Dr. S. second. r-- E- - C .con Rich, Samuel G. n.' nocialion Leaders Not Dye, Thomas E. McKay, Charles H. Taxpayers Opposed wrton, J. U. Eldredge, Jr., Dr. E. R. Dumke, Dr. LeRoy A. P. Bigelow, president of the Utah Fhigmire, E. C. Hward of Salt Lake, and Orville W. Taxpayers association, and Judge Adams, of Salt Lake. James A. Howell, president of the nctive pallbearers were Masons Weber county Taxpayers association, . the Utah construction company explained that the associations, while . nd,radose friends as follows: Harry B. they would insist that taxes be kept to Herman B. Way, James Fow-- p a minimum, were not objecting to the jacCunc, George P. Bowman, Lester S. expenditure of moneys where improverohie V. McIntosh, John Hall ments that would add to property vald Rice Kimball. ues and the prosperity and needs of were needed. L Wattis was widely known communities to hold another condecided was It wroughout the west in business and an ference af early date, between the clrcleB- - At the time of his statium holding company officers and was roorotary-treasurof the tk when further decommission, city tan Construction company and tails will be considered. of the First National 2 4mJ he First Savings bank. He mmber of the Man Shoots the eher dub, of whichRotary club; he was presi-- g two terms; the and Ogden Golf and charter member and Gun Upon Himself jdent of the Ogden Tennis dub: of President the Ben Lomond Orchard L. E. Williams, 35, shot his wife former member of the three times, inflicting serious wounds, of trustees of the jjjrj a merober Carnegie may die, and turned of the state council from which she himself with fatal rethe upon .efenae during the World war, and pistol The shootafternoon. chairman of the Republican state sults, Tuesday Lincoln 2215 occurred at avenue, 4t time of his death, ing her friend, Mrs. of the apartment tw 8 euroived by his l, Williams called at the Eivrotta Littlefield Wattis, Thayer, when his wife, who to interview apartment SS? ,h "cried March 16, a had filed a suit for divorce Monday. hi, first wife, and the to rewas according He agitated, Mrs. Frederick H. been to have believed was and Haven, Conn.; Miss ports, w influence of liquor the under partially Miss Lorna Wattis, the time of the shooting. Watt? .WtfW Wtti. and Lloyd at When he first entered the apartOgden. ment in which his wife was visiting, Hwing brothers and sisters he said: Well, Ive got the papers also EdmunlTn1 Wi,lliam Henry Wattis, signed and everything is all right." r40n Wattis, Mrs. Archie Bow Immediately thereafter, he drew a re,? 4n Mrs Mcy Ja"e Fret-weii 411 volver, and despite the protests of his of Ogden. wife, fired three bullets into her body and a fourth into his own head. dn?w a $23 fine from rtrJ8n IIendri Dave Malan was fined $10.00 on in the city court on a charge tuiltwV ocning when he pleaded Tuesday in the city court indecent exposure. of speeding. At a joint meeting of the city and ounty rommiMtioners, held yesterday, at which time the matter of paving the Wilson latne and Harrisville p rejects, it was derided that bids would he akrd for concrete paving to the exilusii.n of all others. Advoitiscinrnt for bids will be made without a delay, and the specification used by the Utah State Road commission will he used. In former years there has been much contention as to the tye of pavement put down in Ogden and Weber county, and unfairness in sccificutions was Contentions resulted in rharged. harges, and scandal rumors flew thick und fast. Evidently after other types of pavement have lieen tried out and tho results noted, the present commissioners resolved to avoid all complications and rritieism by specifying concrete ns the best tya for heavy traffic highways. The grading and graveling of E" on tho west side will be handled ns a separate proposition. street Agricultural Outlook I- Reported to be Good Moderately heavy rains during the period of Marrh 2(1 to April 20 have provided partial relief from the shortage of rainfall which had previously threatened agriculture areas of the district, particularly in Arizona, California apd Nevada. Crops and livestock are generally reported to be in good condition. Data now available for March, 1928, show that a moderate seasonal expansion in industry took place during that month, and that in at least two of the important lines of activity in the district, lumbering and flour milling, operations were at higher levels than a year ago. Similar improvement, as rompared with a year ago, was larking in the building and construction industries. Value of building permits issued increased by a normal seasonal amount from February to March, but failed both in number and value to equal the figures of March, 1927. - High Lights of Trip Around the World Are Stated by Wright r, . nruujtjf m Lit til si . L Lr. Aim qw Croix Jealous Wife wi-S- Un.i-0w-e.- t20 Then Turns iflift 4 Av , . Gue-rre- . rt Cum mOuuw(. ,? ... . - r " r f'yM WMII U L! Thursday. In their trip through Japan, from Yokohama southwest to Kobe, there were more interesting sights than on any other part of their trip. He stated that the Japanese were very industrious, and that the country showed much prosperity. In Palestine the Jews are doing a wonderful work in restoring the Holy Land. The land is very fertile and wonderful fruit is grown there; He stated that in India he didnt see all that is portrayed in the book, Mother India." The country is so thickly populated that it is hard to keep the villages and towns clean. As to marriages of children, he could not observe, in the short time he was there, whether the condition in the book was true or not. Germany and France show greater prosperity than they did four years ago when he visited those two countries. Gurjmui sr. I - ' .... ... ... 'Wp : r A 1914-- 1 TO er niANjAnr.. Mur.... Vor. i vM V- Bright spots in his trip around the world were Japan and Palestine, ac cording to J. E. Wright, who, with his wife and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Stauffer of Salt lake, reached home last or.LGmritr. L XHOIX 1-- t jN UNITY onmle Paving s, who died suddenly last Stanley evening at the local hospital. Masonic The services were held in the friends of hundreds where ple, bier. his sorrow at in re gathered The impressive ritual of the Masonic order was conducted by Unity Lodge Ko. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, mas- of which Mr. Wattis was a past CITY emonam Valor of Utah Man In Action on Front Recognized Officially Ten years after his deeds of valor on the battlefields of the World war it is not too late for the Republic of France to reward E. A. (Ted) Littlefield, department commander of the American Legion. Mondays mail Littlefield two Commander brought citations, attesting he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre. Commander Littlefield, serving as a sergeant in Section No. G 12 of the ambulance service, with the Twenty-secon- d French division, was awarded one citation, April 8, 1918. On this occasion he displayed a fine example while his unit mainof tained their service up to the moat of advanced elements in the citasecond Ilia fire." machine gun tion reads: Of absolute devotion to duty and tireless ardor, he accomplished his self-sacrifi- ce Information Office is Feature at Zion Park work under perilous conditions at Vonoq, November 4, 1918, and gave a fine example of coolness in repairing his ambulance for several hours under violent shell fire." The belated citations received by the legion commander are believed to be the last sent out by France or any other allied nation. at the above mentioned places to No Parking Zone crease the efficiency and rapidity of Near the Fire Hall the fire department in answering fire calls and to reduce the congestion of Is Now Installed the fire stain- parked cars in front of tion. deThe traffic squad of the police The public is requested to cooperate partment has installed a with the traffic officers and the city zone, three hundred feet in (ongth, in assisting with the fire department dion the east side of Grant avenue movement of the fire apparatus. vital rectly in front of the fire department. They have also made The fact that Lindbergh left Decemwith parking regulations,in front ber 13, visited thirteen foreign counof the across the avenue and got back February 13, is o Brown Ice Cream companys plant and tries, interest and less importance, little the Continental Baking company Tribune. been Tampa zones have paced The building. te Zion National Park, Utah, April 27. information office will be the main feature of improvements now being made in the Public Auto camp in Zion National Park, it was announced at the park office here today. This building, which is being constructed of native sandstone, is located in the center of the camp. Park rangers will be constantly on duty to render service to the travelling public, One room of the building will be set aside as a public lobby where park visitors may secure complete information regarding the park. Road information covering practically the entire Western United States, will also be available. The room will be in charge of the Park Naturalist who is also qualified to answer questions relating to the scientific features of the park. Other work now being carried on will result in additional areas being made available in order that a greater number of campers may be accommo-dteThe water system has been extended and improved, and additional trees have been planted to provide shade during the warm summer days. The work is being done by the Na tional Park service under an appropriation of $2,000 made by congress, snd everything will be completed by May 15th in time to handle the sum A new Reports from distribution and trade factors reflect some backwardness in that field of commercial activity during March, although sales at retail were slightly greater in value than a year ago. Seasonal increases in sales were less than has been customary at this time of year, and many firma, both wholesale and retail, nave not been able to equal their last years sales volume. Exceptions worthy of note are the distinctly larger retail sales reported from Arizona and from Seattle and Salt Lake City. Aggregate sales of wholesalers during March, 1928, were but slightly larger than in February, 1928, or March, 1927. Reg-- t ration of new automobiles in the district are increasing, but are not yet equal to new car registrations during early 1927. Commodity prices, in general, remained steady during March. Practically ail indexes of commodity prices are now slightly higher than they were year ago, a period in which prices were at the lowest levels since the beginning of 1922. Banking snd Credit Largely as a result of the seasonal quickening in general business activity during tho opening months of 1928, commercial loans of reporting member banks expanded to a spring peak in March, since when such loans have declined slightly. Security loans and investment holdings of these banks have increased substantially since March 1, however, and their total loans and investments averaged higher during April than ever before. Discounts at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco recently have been in the largest volume reported since early in 1923. Republican Committee To Meet Saturday There will be a special meeting of the Weber county Republican central committee at the county court house on Saturday afternoon, April 28, at 2:00 o'clock. Important matters concerning the primary election, which will be held on the evening of said day, will be discussed, and the matter of registration and party policies will be considered. BOND FORFEITED d. A $300.00 cash bond posted by Emanuel Martinez for liquor possession, was forfeited in Judge Hendricks court Tuesday morning. Police Sergeant George Phillips made the arrest at 1:40 p. m. on Monday and found a rt jar of liquor in Martinezs The liquor was presupossession. mably to be used at a party to be given in a Mexican bunk house, and was almcr vacationists. leged to have been purchased From Cooks are often decorated in France one of Bensons gang," according to No bench warrant We feel like rrowning some of ours Officer Phillips. was issued, Florence (Ala.) Herald. two-qua- |