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Show My Community I Give My Best; I Can Give ' An Honest Newspaper is an Ever-PreseHelp in Time of Trouble 4 j No More nt volume OGDEN, ITT A 11, FRIDAY. AUGUST OPPOSES CITY firestationi of Insurance Committee Commerce Takes Stand That Continued Increase in L Piewlsm Kates Probable AdequaU Provided; Figures Withheld! Un-- Pr.ton called the delegates in the ballroom of the Hoteltogether Bigelow The - jest' ASTiAS Swffs gnstsarr ft the amount 0f red Green-undenounc- com-?m't- te "f Ple - - City Water Supply Shad been included, but that the had been expended on the West . The Paramount theatre has been Iwen road. Mr. Nye declared, frank- secuTed for the Republican state were men business up to that the con-wsin- a drastic increase in fire pro- it was the duty of remission to take such action prevent the .increase. . S declared Kelley land David J. Wilson. The convention Bn raise the Tates that he intended to One of thp largest sources of 11 licit liquor that has been supplying Ogden nnd Salt Lake bootleggers was cutt off Monday by Deputy Sheriffs I). F. Steele and II. I. Davis, who confiscated a still on a farm Commissioner Fml E. Williams. "Water from Wheeler canyon and in (ottonwood canyon near Peterson other sources cannot be used at this in Morgan county, Steve Grillos, who admitted being time of the year, Commissioner Wila of Salt lake bootlegger, and Ray Ilors-fielthe of "because iams said, danger 18, employe on the farm of Ray polution with germs. We ask the people to follow the Milton, where the still was being opwere taken into custody by the sprinkling regulations more carefully, erated, to stop sprinkling when their lawns officers and lodged in the county jni have sufficient moisture, even though in default of $1,000 bail each. Mil the hours are still in effect. Water ton wus not at home, but it is ex should not be left running at night parted he will lie apprehended soon for any purpose. It is necessary that The plant was being operated in the reservoirs fill at night to insure clump of trees between two hay sufficient supply and pressure for the stacks. The officers seized ninety-fiv- e gal following day A careful check is being made by bins of whisky, 1750 gallons of mush, still and other nppurten-men- t members of the waterworks depart- who are antes, including two small can, which on water sneaks he officers reported were being loaded using water when not authorized, es- - with when the whisky at the time of the raid. the night pecially during A .federal prohibition enforcement! storage reservoirs should lie fillingup. leople operating on water me- officer, accompanied the deputy shcr-lsit- y tors are not entitled to any special iff, and the case will he turned over it was pointed out, and to the federal authorities for prose-- 1 must conserve as well as those on a rution, it was stated by Sheriff Pin-- 1 I regular sprinkling schedule. d, at 10:00 a. m. BlRelow Charles ,e& 4 J Stevens were named rami.t' on finance, and the ? insurance companies in cities, take the st Thursday, August 1(5, it is announced by members of the rangement committee, consisting of J- - matter up before the Muni- - H meet- dlttl0Ii dpsl league at its forthcoming nation-- 1 a start and Cedar if Rpub!l1,can City ingst toeatigation If poarible. baS While the threatened rate increase The First congressional district hinges on the operation of the east convent;on wju f,c held at the Hotel maintained was bench fire station, it Bigelow, August 14 at 3:00 p. m. in-- 1 by the city commission that an crease in taxation equal to the in crease in insurance premiums would Weber Social Club Commissioner Peery be necessary. , be Organized taking the stand that as a property May owner he preferred the raise in in-- 1 inrance rather than increased taxa- Survival of the histone Weber club I tion. a B,P Mr. Bigelow said he was confident ?1Jfffifl,organizaJ.on club ?ro a"y stathat if the city manned the new f ?nd tion the remainder of the year and oKfi,0",ent.u JJ ?PPnted to installed six new hydrants the board the possibilities of such a rf fire underwriters would not raise investigate ove. the basic rate here. Neither would Leaders in the movement are W. If the city be required to live up to the letter of the agreement signed by the Wattis, W. D. Brown, Richard Gunn: he be- - W. II. Reeder, Jr., A. L. Glassmann, Est administration officials, Robert Folland, George Glen, Carl C. "Manning the station would just Rasmussen and E. W. Kennedy, be the first step in that program, A committee composed of Mr Mayor Francis pointed out. They Reeder, Mr. Gunn and Mr. Rasmussen are going to try to force us to carry conferred with II. W. Beckett. Jr. out the entire program they managing director of the Hotel for us and according to the low, relative to securing space in the aty auditor's figures, that will cost hotel, but nothing definite was de us $600,000. cided upon, "Another side of that question,1 laid Mr. Bigelow, is that tney may continue to raise our rates indefi nitely they seem to have the arbi Visit Ogden Canyon tnry power to raise them as they 2 WttJsStfhSftSi Bige-oatkn- ed Eastern Teachers Me fit On the E. Pratt, motion of City Attorney A. Bowl-Bran- Sixty-seve- I ch th I I &SS3JZF. Art Van Workman ta testified driving with one arm was merely a habit, and that he did not have hi arm around the young lady rid- with him, otherwise the three-do- ling lar fine mi8ht have teen worth while. sec0IU, H that the While Riding Bicycle suggestion was also made put up to the state insur- JJ commissioner with the belief a thorough investigation would I iilt in a basic decrease in rates rath- 11 than an increase. G. L. Becker appeared before the I """mission and congratulated the jissioners on the stand they were I case be I May Recover rom Broken Neck Chances of from I Riding on the rear mudguard of a bicycle resulted in painful injuries to son of Rex Bachman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rex Bachman, near the family home at 2815 Van Buren avenue. Rex, who was riding behind his older brother, Wayne, caught his foot in the spokes of the bicycle, badly tearing the flesh from his heel andleg before the machine could be stopThe child was treated at the Eed. hospital by Dr. C. H. Stranquist. w reported that no serious injuries three-year-o- would ld result broken J? isVJSSt f. Fire Alarm Excites w- Throngsin Business o;nWn !lieventh vertebrae was found to ejJjssln1? against the spinal cord, be to a ers, teti the ylar opVu!?tofinehaie BrntliA. District ThlirSufl) P"1 flre business district the caused considerable sur- afternoon, when excitement Thursday L Iadder truck the and trucks Kmt- the Ogden of in front stopped and Sister Meet After 54 Years I yield Tke ar tef Sto&w I htu Pl r.on8 Fred Norton Enlists Fellow Kiwanians For District Confab 10 110 leave their npplica-othe- r With practically the entire membership of the Kiwanis club placed on special committees, the Ogden club is 0Jf'c ( the district, theC38 Twenut ,ce I 1 determined to make the Utah-Idah- o district convention to be held here August 17 and 18 one of the most successful in history, according to Fred Norton, general chairman. 1rominent men in the Kiwanis organization who will attend the convention ore the following: Ruymond L. Givens of Boise, district governor of Utah and Idaho; Charles 1. Adunis, Calgary, Alberta; international of Roe Fulkerson, .Chicago, International Kiwanis representative; Albert Southwick, Logan, chairman of the International and district music committee; O. O. llaga, Boise, and Dr. lorter of Salt Lake. On thc convention committees are: Finance Frank M. Browning, Stanley H. Stock, James II. Riley. District Program Dr. E. P. Mills, John Cullcy, Hen A. Fowler. Registration nnd Hotels William Moore, Fred Froerer, Virgil J. Har-ro- Jonetefare Auras? F. Bigelow, and aim ilTchoIarshi Forty ps were irrigation companies coming under the Delay of evidence from a New York South Fork reservoir $500,000 bonding company which is pushing the case against II. F. Bowers, former cm- - 1?ocf ployee of the Vogel News company, caused the case to be continued in the OfflCCS city court until Saturday morning. .. in Ogden, members of the Rotary S. E. Blackham, attorney for Bow1 Th c i pany. ftfed blihmg !ub were informcd at their regular ers, objected strenuously to the tinuance. It is alleged in the com- - diBtributn center Tram MontoiSto Wednesday by W. Karl Ilop-plaiI that Bowers embezzeled $2 1. 10 Qgden it is stated of the Ogden city upcriiitendent 1 by 8tma8tcrLi.i- from the Vogel News company on High School Needed, Hopkins Says Las5ri1 Pnlilichora Open Ogden hUng vice-preside- nt nt l I Line Bid That two ltotarians who are mem- h,.1j).ourd. jrc tSKliSS Mentor, 5thouS the r com-- 1 r8Nof,the I reta' SahT uscd thuir efforts Ike6 City. For Bank Shortage Waterworks extension district No. provides for the construction work and the laying and covering of the pipe which has already been pur- chased by the city. main The district includes a south on Quincy avenue from Thirty-street, and thence third to Thirty-sixt- h street on Adams west on Thirty-sixt- h main avenue. From there a will be laid southward to Fortieth street on Adams avenue and thence west on Fortieth street to Washington toward solving the problem of proper high school facil- and that thc chool authorities litics I would welcome assistance and sugges- - I Ocrclnn Ymifh 1 UU 111 TTnld 11L1U 70toS'Jowtfrrrittdep1w a of $48,00.0 I3an.k Paving Job 10-in- ch six-in- I ch Arrangements for Fair Ki-wun- is; ' p, byThikeer.lotarians,WMdeclared Italy at KSfl in fftr Cdr: Cl Q Siema, California, in lebruary of this 40,010 H. Lcnch, Jr., 2o, of I oePi yaf. Qu,ncy avenue, was arrested I The heelwright Construction com- Tuesday afternoon by Deputy U. S. I pany of Ogden was the low bidder on Marshall Jamison Smith and Captain the paving district No. 153, agreeing Robert Burk of the Ogden police de-t- o do the work for $45,678.45. Thc partment and is being held at thc I city engineers estimate for the job county jail on a charge of violation of I was $18,000, making the cost of the I the national banking act. paving approximately $5 per front I foot for the narrow streets, and $7 for tbe wideT ,trept. A Rpimr Other bids opened by the city com Work is to commence im- avenue. missioners were: Gibbons & Reed of let. bids are after COUIltV Made mediately company! Ora Bundy, $46r Construction Union $49,995.29; Ogden, Thc 039.15; and the Union Construction of Ogden submitted the high bid of The premium book for the Davis I of 0gden, $48,603.15. $9,141.92. L. J. follows: This "dudes the laying of ditrict Other bids were as will' b! aoon and ready I h concrete on Porter avenue Griffith Co., of Salt Lake, $6,;18.07; K"e P?tprs distribution. tween Thirty-secon- d & Wheeler of Salt Lake, $5,- and Thirty-thir- c fair street between Jack streets; Darling Jte 717.56, and Offcrman Raat, of Ogden, Au?u8t J9 ,nd W,1J Van Buren avenues; Twentym u! o" $7,181.10. elCu?KuihaVhh. between Harrison a wdl be eighth street no livestock Monroe avenue be- Tyier aVenues; ..bye T.limfipr Upalprs Utoh , .nd Twenty- wore ana non,elfourth Twenty-seventh and streets; street between Grant and Washington avenues. of.th 3 Wilford L. Bramwcll, Arthur Robinson, Dave O. Minnoch, R. L. Draper, Horace S. Ensign. Entertainment David J. Wilson, Jed. Ballantyne, J. Henry F. Volker, N. Oscar Malan. Luncheon and Banquets Dr. E. P, Mills, George S. Eccles, A, B. Patterson, John A. Junk. Inter-Clu- b Relations W. S. Payne, IJ. O. Minnoch, Fred Norton, N. Oscar Malan, Sam E. Blackham. Publicity A. M. Merrill, Ed. n. Chambers, W. J. Browning, Arthur J. Hansen. Decorations Robert M. Hoggan, Charles Reeder, W. J. Rackham, George D. Shupc. Musical or Stunt Night W. S. Payne, William Aloyes, Ezra B. Jones, Marceilus Smith, Harold Christensen. Hails and Alecting Places Henry D. Olsen, Mr. Carstensen, Ernest Winkler, O. C. Robinson, Walter E. Lindquist. Musical Seymour V. Prows, V. H. Jackson, Nephi J. Brown, Francis T. Wiggins. Ladies Committee Mrs. John Cul-lechairman; Mrs. Frank M. Browning, Airs. Jed. Ballantyne, Aire. Roscoe L. Draper, Aire. Benjamin A. Fowler, Aire. Fred Froerer, Mrs. Henry C. Stranquist, Airs. David J. Wilson. SlX HoiIlCS Practically all the Ogden club members are on the reception committee, Six new brick dwellings will be divided into four squads. constructed by Froerer and Fowles. realtors; five of .them in the new HICKMAN TO HANG OCTOBER 9 defense objections, Overruling northeast residential district, The homes have been designed for Judge Douglas Edmunds ordered Wilpeople in moderate circumstances, the liam E. Hickman, slayer of little Parker, hanged at San Quentin permits calling for $2,000 to $4,000 six-inc- S j - -- on Companies Send ret,.thirt y, Men to Uintah Basin Froerer and Fowles To Build Oklahoma oil companies are becom-- l & n c-'- rdi n- A- - resulting from the franchise. Objections were raised, however, to Lhe provision making the franchise without the consent of the eonimission. The ciuuse was finally stricken nut. Asked when Ogden could expect natural gas for consumption, Mr. Denning said ns soon as possible. It will, however, take us until next summer. We prefer to start operations in the summer to give consumers a chance to become accustomed to using gas before the cold weather begins. n, I Jrojert ion Three scholarships at the Univer- of Utah in the school of education are available to high school nates of Ogden city schools and one from IJtuh county, it is announced by university officials The applicant must hnve completed a four-yehigh school course and lie a bona fide resident of the district. 1,e or H,1 niU:l Krw to register in the Bch0H, of clJlK.ution nnd uke work preparatory to becoming a teaeher Frank Francis members of the Case Against Bowers Ulayor central working on the dam. ncontinuedJ in nUOUri Similarcommittee action is expected by other ave- ting store at 2357 Washington nUPassers-b- y were not aware of any with extensive prep- fire until the trucks came to a sud- - urday, August 11, made for a gala tune, being arations Foxno.i year separation, A- - S. den stop in front of the store which a business includes The with program Porter avenue and Mrs. was found to be tepidly filling lli-- .J r m to 1:00 p. Ohio, smoke. brother gaffer of Toledo, with showed m . irhSrae Jstmol atlleto con- knr Rnd 8terl are spending hap- Investigation by the firemen made tnd "ours in J. together at the home of Mr. that a short circuit had been miiiic. LFffSudinS ? tuM'-iar- l the electric wiring being done in tnc y and other entertainment from who is a school rear of the building, and chicken the J Sni ,n the St. Louis m!, followed by schools, Trompt action on the part ofstartTboV n ?,Ccoripariied west public nt firemen prevented a blaze being W by her son-idSStog. ed from the smoking wires. irry Edwards. J to he Becurinjr fede21 aii exPlained in-n- 'i U district while an adcnuit w.t.. ply would greatly increase the SroSwl Ilex Bachman Injured A at . H that JrSKteltt&s I BTUi WS? T . TT Wheelwrights Make I com-jwm- y, Mr. Denning reudily agreed to the provision demanding the legal support of the company in case the city been nil involved in any possible liti-g- Magpie Reservoir Driving! Proiert Vnlofl Stmnnrtl Two large tounst parties were ' guests of Ogden Wednesday. ' n teachers from the ing Green State Normal college in Ohio had breakfast at the Hotel Bige-wilow at 7 a. m. and enjoyed the keen morning air in Ogden canyon, visit ing at Artesian park before (ontin-nte- s. aing their journey to Yellowstone. March I At a subsequent 29, 1926. The of the party was under the direction of meeting commission numerous ways of meet- - Prof. William P. Holt. the situation were advanced by The second group, numbering 146, Tgous citizens interested in the case, arrived in the afternoon and were sim- Wward I. Malouf, local insurance ilarly entertained. Following the trip Low Pipe suggested the establishment of a up Ogden canyon, the party divided, mumctpal fire insurance department some going to Zion and the balance a capable man at the head of it. to Yellowstone. nng that in ten years time with definite action in the mat- until such time that manager of the Utah of the Pacific Board of Fire Underwriters would consent to meet the commission and present the wqutred data on fire losses in Og-- 1 fen as the basis of any increase in ter was deferred J. H. Roberts, -- of rates. Man Fined For One-Ar- m ar fraiii-liise- 200-gull- jNj 10-ye- ar on 200-gall- mention i0-Yc- With n minimum oivupation tax of not less than $2,0)t) yearly provided . In the the Ohio Oil company und associates were grunted a year franchise to furnish natural gas in the city of Ogden by the city commission Tuesday. While almost every point provided in the franchise ns prepared by City Attorney A. E. Iratt was contested H. Denby John McFndyen and 1 ning, representing the Ohio Oil and their Attorney J. A. Ilowell. the contract was finally accepted, and 17 a pledge made to give Ogden the best service tlmt orgunizution and long years of cxerieiicr nmke possible. Dentueralie delegates to the state Objections to the occupation tax which amounts to 1 per rent of the convention, the first eongressionu district convent ion, und tiie sccnm gross receipts of the company for the will be first 10 years, and 1 2 per cent therejudicial district convention chosen at the primaries, August 17 after, with a $2,000 minimum, were at 8:00 p. m., it is announced by Jo- raised on the grounds that the tax seph Chez at Demoerutie headquar- would have to he paid by the consumters. The Ogden valley primaries ers within the city ns a part of their lowcver, will be held on or before Aug- gas bills. ust 21. City Attorney Iratt had inserted Each county present will huvq. out! unnllicr clause giving the city powdelegate to the judicial, eongressionu er to .regulate gas rates in the event and state convention, making a lota the public utilities commission is of . Mr. Denning Ogden city will have 02. Deb eventually abolished. gates to the county convention will he accepted this clnusc, on condition thut chosen by the county precincts nnd a phrase, requiring that the city must city districts after a reorganization recognize the existing laws of the which will he effected August 17. The stale of Utah nnd the United States date will lie announced later. The f, Anmricu in the event the public was abolished, county chairman will also fix the dale utilities eonimission of the county convention. anti it look upon itself thu regulation With the water supply coming from the artesian wells alone at this time of the year, an urgena plea for the in citizens of Ogden to mode was flow the by City conserving Sd operate the east bench fire statin this year's ion had been included and was informed that the iates Granted Franchise to Distribute Natural Gas in Oden by City Commission; Many Points Contested. Hut Agreement Beached Democrats Elect Still Delegates Aug. Found by Officers; To Conventions Two Men Arrested 200-Gall- Must be Conserved, Williams Declares 29. I Ohio Oil Company nnd Assoc- - er ed OCCUPATION TAX Her-tos- consideration. or the Up to this date neither the Standard-Examincommissioners have of the the concounty given awarding tract any explanation or publicity. Other contracts awarded by the county commissioners have received full publicity, and one can but surmise why silence has prevailed concerning this award. ? Yei?10.r JoPh K. Evans was e eV,tet chairman, and illiam nremiums paid was vigor- Charles K. llollings-nsuranc- e at a meeting of the well, secretary. was chosen as member of the committee of the cham- on platform and credent-Mio- n the and city commerce JU. Eldredge, member of the 10 threatened to discuss the rates within the committee on rules and order of bus-- 4 Plef- nd Joseph F. Barker, member 0i jrSys. of tJe ciefntlalf wnmuttee. committee consisting of Fred delegates present Francis Fowles and A. lows: Wattis, 50k; Dye, 4; S' went on record against "M wh.ch win increaM the absent, any action fire insurance rate Nye asked the commission! wither or not the money to man fe Republican delegates to the Second judicial district will nominate two district judges and u district attorney at thp convention set for August lii it ID n. m. in the Weber county court house in response to the call of Uavid J. Wilson, Fred Rich und A. K. conimitieemen from Weber, Davis and Morgan counties, respectively. While it is expected that Judges lames N. Kimball and George S. Barker will be there will be ousid.u aide rivulry for district attorneyship. Primaries in Weber county will be belli at 8 oclock on the evening of August 13 at tlu- same places the recent primaries were held for the selection of delegates to the state nomThe apportioninating convention. ment will also Ih the same. Welter county having a total of p: delegates, Davis county will have 25 delegates und Morgan county ti. The Tost appreciates the lmiuhvds of letters, personal calls and telephone messages which have been received during the past week commendatory of the editorial. So the leople May Know," which appeared in The Post of last week. Judge James A. Howell, clud. man of the Weber county unit of the Utah Taxpayers association, has signified his intention of calling his committee together for consideration of this matter; and A. V. liigelow, president of the Utah Taxpayers' association, lias forwarded copies of The Post to A. ( llees, secretary of the state association, for Cham-0- f Sow Republicans Name GAS FRANCHISE District Officers on Wednesday, Auij. 15 NETS CITY $2000 We Thank You MORE TAXES FOR tt NUMBER 36 10. 192S. I ing vitally interested in the Uintah oil field and are sending field men to inspect the territory, it was stated by Ira W. Johnston, formerly of Tulsa, "d Seminole, Oklahoma. Mr. Johnston has become associated with the Western Venture Oil cor-- 1 poration of Ogden, which has exten-- , rive holdings in the UinUh basin. Ala-ri- prison, October 9. on |