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Show VOLUME 4 OGDEN. UTAH, FRIDAY, FKimiAKY Canners to Hold CENSUS BUREAU banners will meet at the Hotel Utah Monday and in their annual convention. Tuesday The first will be held afterEnumeration to Begin April 2, meeting noon at 2 o'clock and Monday will be called o oruer by Herbert J. Barnes, tiresi-uen- t. 1930; Sample Copies of Farm The address of welcome will be Schedule to be Sent to Individ-tu- t given by John F. Bowman, mayor of Salt Lake City, and the response will Farmers in Every TownFVZn by Richard Stringham, Cross. Talks will be given in the United U by ship and County Hume, president of the National Canners Is Confidential association; Frank E. Gor-1- INFORMATION t. States; Report 1, The bureau of census at Washing-ton- , D. C, will end to each farmer in the United States before April 1. 1930, a schedule known as the general farm schedule, which the fanner will fill in for the .fifteenth census of the States. This form is strictly confidential,' only the authorities at Washington in the department of commerce will have access to these record. The farmer will feel perfectly fae in filling out the form completely. The combined statistics gathered from these forms will have an important bearing on the farmer in the coming years. The information given will not be used as a basis of taxation, nor vill it be communicated to any tax United official. All persons land which comes under the following definition of a farm will fill in this report. A farm, for census purposes, is all the land which is directly farmed by one person, either by his own labor alone or with the assistance of members of his household or hired employes. The land operated by a partnership is likewise considered a farm. , A farm may consist of a single tract of land or of a number of separate tracts, and these several tracts may be held under different tenures, as when one tract is owned by tenants,' renters, croppers, or managers, the land operated Thus by each is considered a farm. on a plantation the land operated by each cropper or tenant should be reported as a separate farm and the land operated by the owner or manager by means of wage hands should likewise be reported as a separate farm. Do not report as a farm any tract of land of less than 8 acres unless its products in 1929 were valued at $950 or more. The report asks for the total farm acreage as of April 1, .1930, in addition to the several kinds of land used during 1929. In addition to Die valuation of the farm including land, stock, machinery, etc., the total expenditures and incomes from products sold, hr money received from work done for others is asked for. The movement of the farm population ia ascertained from this form also owning of Commerce Elects New Directors Chamber Election of directors of the Ogden chamber of commerce was held Monday with results showing the retention of four of the present directors, namely: E. R. Alton of the Globe Gram and' Milling who is company, his term as president; Charles B. Empey, president of the UBten Wholesale Drug company; L. . hitlock, manager of the Ogden tmra stockyards; J. Francis Fowlea, President and manager of the Wasatch insurance and Investment company. Other directors elected are: Albert of the pecker Products company; Ronald Wadsworth, manager of the Utah racking corporation; F. F. Gunn, President of the Gunn Supply com- Wjjy; William IL Reeder, Jr., attorney. including 1 vice-preside- of the National Canners association. Washing-ton- f D. Cp and Ronald Wadsworth manager of the Utah Tacking On Monday evening there will be a theatre party at the Playhouse for the canners, with the Amer-xa- n Can company as hosts. At 9:30 Tuesday morning there will be a session for members only, with the annual report of the president and Robert C. Nye, secretary, presented. Following the meeting, election of officers will be held. The final session of the convention will be held at 2 oclock, and the newly elected president will be introduced and will give a short talk. Phillip Dix, general superintendent of the Utah Packing corporation, will a talk and will be followed by Dr.give J. Russell Esty, director of National Can-aeassociation laboratories, San Francisco; H. A. Baker, official of American Can company, Chicago, and Ogden Sells, San Francisco. The annual banquet will be held in the evening at the Hotel Utah. The officials holding office are: President, Herbert J. Barnes; Robert C. Nye; secretary - treasurer, George Shorten; directors, W. J. Parker, A. f. Smith, A. S. Daggett, Ronald Wadsworth, and J. E. Randall. secretary-treasur- nt Directors who hold over are Fred M. Pident of Fred M. Nye ch, district engineer Euresu of Public Roads; S. Fred com-?TinQ- T' kJt D1na2er Badger Lumber p. H. Mulcahy, general of the Utah Idaho Central JfWr WJroad company; J. Fletcher Scow-JoeMsistant secretary-treasur& Sons company; HmK Hln,cUey. president of Robt. Inc.; Fred A. Kuhlmnnn, ttsger Continental Baking company. board will meet March 3 and elect the president, president, secretary and treas- repiny; W er vening, 'ejnberxhip February 24, a dinner will be firlwLilftrch. time the outgoing of-- r will submit their annual re- - er Uah H. Buchanan, 35, 823 Washington avenue, was badly injured and died a short time after .betas struck by a train two mile south of Logan Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Buchanan was taking Mr. Laura kichard-'on, 35, of Logan home from a visit to Ogden and did not see the approaching car, which struck the automobi.i that she was driving. She received a fractured skull and a compound fracture of the left arm. She passed away a few hours after reaching the hospital. Mrs. Richardson was also injured, receiving a fractured arm and flesh torn from her thigh. Both women were thrown clear of the Short Line Pays for Dragline series Jng the of collision of an S tStount. negotia-Orvgo- n train with glil y 1481 October railroad the 25y commaioners agreed cce)t 2500 ?ay- tatfor 'v? dfJnSe to the dragline. Kot agreed to ttbetakiherlroad reneri rityment but G. L. Abbott, mSd a?e.nt for the railway, 1255.70 Tta m cancel his counterclaim of to the engine. ?ama WKTy the firrt dnS'; A !) J.. depreciation ?!&? the machine, which OwS?10th U daimed 13000 E6000 - Th. comtr, under element, win keep Litigation Over Ogden Property Ends Long: rs vice-preside- nt, Weber Red Cross Directors Elected At the annual meeting of the Weber county chapter, American Red Cross, held at the Hotel Bigelow Tuesday evening, the following directors were elected: Mayor Ora Bundy, Lawer--nc- e Clayton, Joseph E. Evans, W. X&rl Hopkins, V. J. Harrop, Mrs. M. I. Thomas, Mrs. D. R. Wheelwright, Miss Edith Tallman, Mrs. H. C. Gwil-listhe Rev. Robert Kennan, the Rev. Arthur J. Hansen, Mrs. E. I. Rich, Mrs. Joseph E. Wright, Mrs. William Treseder, Mrs. Julia Parry, Mrs. S. C. Porter, Mrs. E. J. Harness, Mrs. P. B. Hasslet, Mrs. Carl Gaskill Mrs. J. A. Howell, F. C. Van Buren L Dilworth Young, Mrs. J. T. Rush mer, Dr. N. H. Savage, Mrs. Sterling Price. Reports of the various activities, in eluding Junior Red. Cross, relief, life '.aving, first aid, and roll call, were . m, Governors Interested In Water Conference CHICAGO, Feb. 20. "With governors of practically every western state where irrigation plays an important part in agriculture displaying keen ii.terest in the first national water users conference to be held February 26 to 28 at Reno, Nevada, sponsored by the American Farm Bureau federation ,it is assured that the meeting will stimulate vital developments of assistance to very irrigation farmer, M. S. Winder, executive secretary of the American Farm Bureau federation, declared here today. In addition to the interest of chief executives in the various states, extension directors, heads of colleges of agriculture, hundreds of individual farmers will attend the conference and are urging others to attend. George M Carter, commissioner of reclamation for the state of Idaho, will represent Governor H. C. Baldridge at the conference, while Governor F. It. Balzar, of Nevada, will speak -- t the meeting and will also to represented by George W. Malone, state engineer. I E. Freudenthal, president of the New Mexico Farm Bureau federation, chairman in charge of the conference, will preside at the three-da- y conference, while Farm Bureau officials of various states who are represented at the meeting will act as chairman of sessions of the conference. Mr. Fruedenthal was in Chicago Monday, Feb. 17, and assured national Farm Bureau officials that all details had been completed in Reno to make the occasion a successful one. Amng the first days speaker at the enferertee will be Gvemr Balzar, f Nev.; Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno; Alex Johnson, secretary of the California Farm Bureau; M. S. Winder, executive secretary of the American Farm Eureau federation; R. W. Mead, chief of the reclamation service, U. S. department of the interior and R. W. Blackburn, president of the California Farm Bureau. iubmitted. Chairman Lawrence Clay-Lo- n Thursdays featured speakers inpresided at the meeting. The clude W. W. McLaughlin, associate lewly elected directors will meet dur-n-g chief in charge of irrigation investithe next week to name chapter gation, bureau of public roads, U. S. officers. department of agriculture, Berkeley, California, and Professor William Peterson, Utah Agriculture college. Weber On Friday Chester H. Gray, legislative director for the American Farm Bureau federation, will speak. Other prominent agriculturists and The large library of the late Proon water users problems who experts 700 fessor Andrew Kerr, containing o nthe conference program, are S. are volumes, was presented to the Weber 3. Doten, director, University of Necounty high school Monday afternoon. J.. M. McFarlane, Utah state The presentation was made by Pro- vada; board of agriculture; W. L. Powers, Anfessor Walter Kerr, brother of drew Kerr. He spoke of his brothers Oregon reclamation congress, and others. great love of good books, and of his Among the western Farm Bureau desire that they should be used for leaders who will take part in discusWahl-quithe school Principal Keith sions are J. D. Yeager, president, Nethe and presided at meeting vada Far mBureau, and Ephraim gave a short talk on the generosity president, Utah Farm Bureau. of the donor in giving the books to Representatives at the conference the school. He stated that the books were valuable to the library and were are expected from the following devoted to literature, political science states: Arizona, California, Colorado, and history, and that they will be Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexigiven a special place in the school li- co, Oregon, Utah, Washington and brary and will be known as the Kerr Wyoming. library. Talks were' made by Frank W. to Stratford, chairman of the Weber Telephone Company county board of commissioners, who Spend Million in g was a friend of Professor Kerr; B. A. Fowler, superintendent of According to information received the Weber county schools, and Miss from President F. H. Reid, of the Ruth Folkman, school librarian. Mus- Mountain States and Teleselections the were ical high graph company, Telephone given by C. Quil-liaby George school band. district manager, $1,320,200 will be expended during 1930 by the comCost pany in Utah. On account of the rapidly increasing use of long distance service a considerable portion of this year's expenditure will be used to During the past year the fire cost provide additional circuits to accomin Ogden revealed a higher figure per modate the present and anticipated capita than the average for the past long distance traffic. The new cir17 years, it is shown by the annual re- cuits will be copper wire, providing port of the fire department, which was clearer voice transmission. The sum submitted to the city commission by of $184,000 will be spent for entend-in- g Fire Chief H. H. Wardleigh. The per and improving the long distance capita loss for 1929 was $2.70, as com- service in Utah this year. The compared with the past average of $2.27. pany has made a substantial reducThree large fires in the business dis- tion in day rates on station to station trict were the causes of the higher long distance calls. This reduction, loss. The $75,000 blaze at the White the fourth in a little more than three City was the largest fire recorded in years, became effective January 1, the city during 1929. 1930, and it is estimated will save In the report given by the fire chief the people of the country more than he renews the request of the National $5,000,000 annually. It is expected Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pa- that 2523 telephones will be added to cific coast for ten additional men, and the system in Utah this year. The a request was also made for an in- company will spend approximately crease in the number of fire alarm $1,853,000 this year for wages, rent boxes, another reservoir and additional and other similar purposes. Fully water mains. The extra men are $35,060 will' be spent in Ogden for adneeided for the new station at Fillmore plant facilities and street. No ditional outside avenue and Twenty-fift- h local central office. additions to men are on duty at night and only number two in the day time. Total F. D. Robinson was granted a conof fires in Ogden in 1929 were 419, tinuance of his case by City Judge Siand the total estimated loss was $ mon Barlow on Tuesday, until March of which only $19,532 was not 4. Robinson is accused of driving an covered by insurance. Cost of oper- automobile while under the influence Is ating the department for the year of liquor on January 18. given at $06,998.08. High Presented With Kerr Library st Ber-geso- n, . Utah life-lon- n, in Ogden Is Fire Higher for Past Year 121-526.- 96, AIRPORT LAND e, 50,000, By this decree the Ogden State bank is named administrator of .the estate of Thomas G. Burt, the original trus- tee of the projHjrty. James I Sprunt, the only living member of a group of original beneficiurie3 of tho trust, was allowed his interest in the estate. Estates of other beneficiaries were also allowed their share in the property. The taxes paid during the past by the Burt estate were ordered reMore than 100 persons imbursed. claimed an interest in the property. City Attorney S. P. Dobbs filed the findings of facts and conclusion of law. The court held that the men who originally were entitled to an interest in the land included Samuel J. Burt, Thomas G. Burt, William I Burt, James P. Sprunt, Frank I. Chapin, Thomas II. Ballantyne, Henry B. Crane,. John Hamer, Daniel llamer, John A. Boyle, Joseph F. Burtqn, William Driver, Thomus W. Jonc? and B. M. Short. Ashton Will Stage American Dog Derby Saturday, Feb. 22nd When old King Winter' grips the upper Snake River valley in his icy fingers, no one bemoans the weath- er. Zero temperature and lots of snow brings the rural mailman around on his route, not with his car, but driving a team of half a dozen dogs. Assorted as to size and breed but all yelping with the same enthusiasm. And on the low, rakish sled behind the dogs are the sacks with Uncle Sams label on them. Whereupon, little Johnny Jones, af- ter ' greeting the mail carrier, runs to his dad, and conservation something like the following ensues: "Hey pop! the mail mans drivin his dogs again. Hes gettin em in hhape for the race at Ashton. Hadn't I better harness up Spot an' Tige an see how they run? , Jones Seniors face breaks into a pleased grin. "By golly, youre right, Johnny. Theyll run , the American dog derby on Washingtons birthday. Thats February 22. Get your dogs in shape and you can enter the kid races. Young John routes his two pets from their warm corner behind the woodbox ar.d harnesses them to his rad sled. For each Idaho youngster has two possessions of which he is proud his sled and his dog. The highways that In the summer time resound to the purr of speeding automobiles, echo the yelps of the speeding dog teams as they flash over the hills.' In each town and hamlet there is some ardent dog racing enthusiast who quits his ' regular dutieS' some time in December, rounds up his dogs and puts them on a diet of raw eggs and dog bread, with occasional feeds of horse meat, and starts in training them for the approaching classic of western dog racing, the American dog derby at Ashton. At Idaho Falls, it is Harry White-headruggist, who leaves his pill rolling occupation to follow his flying pooches over the trails. At SL Anthony, Les Cottrell pauses in his work, decides his woodpile is large enough to last all winter, and promptly succumbs to the lure of the traiL In the frozen fastness of the Targ-he- e forest, numerous other drivers are training their dogs in seclusion. The Kent brothers, Tud and Dewain, and Harry Kennedy, the rambling game warden, put their dogs through their daily paces. Not until a few days before the race is held will they take their dogs on to Ashton. Outstripping the men with enthusiasm are the dogs themselves. "When of mine bethat red setter lead-do- g the harness at look and whine to gins hanging on the wall, said Earl Kimball, former dog derby champion, "I know that were going to have snow an cold weather an lots of it But the busiest man in all the Snake river country is Guy Manning, of Ashton. Only no one would know high-pitch- The liM suit in which Fred E. Williams is suing the Stund.ird-ExaminePublishing company and its editors was postponed ycstord'iy Ly Judge Says Citys Deal With Ogden George S. Rark.'r ut the request of Georg.) Buckle, eounsel for the deLand Company Not Valid; fendant. Buckle's motion was resistFormer City Attorney A. E. ed by A. E. Pratt, counstl of the plaintiff, but Judge lhii ker granted Pratt Issues Statement; Main-tain- s the eontinuunee oti the ground that J. U. Kldredge, Jr., one of the defendLease Is O. K.; Commisants, wus ubsent front the state on account of ill health. sioners to Meet With Company Today Judges Barker ami E. E. Pratt will reset the case when makThe validity of the lease on Ogden ing up the new calendar for the next term of court. airport was questioned at Tuesdays meeting of the city commission when Joseph h. Wright appeared, representing the Ogden tamt company. He contended that tho contract was sign-e- d by A. T. Wright, Jr., who he maintained had no right to sign the lease Eugene Burrell, of this city, was as the minutes of the company do not arrested Tuesday evening by Sheriff show him as an officer, further Richard D. Pineock on u charge of contended that the lease lie had been worthless a cheek. Sheriff broken because the passing city had not paid Pineock was advised by the J. C. Pen- the land company its lease money. store that Burrell had attempted At tins juncture Commissioner Wilney to pa? the check; ho responded to liams explained thut the claim had the call and took Hansen into custody. been passed on the due date and that While driving to tho county jail, Burhe money was in the audiwaiting rell suddenly turned upon Pineock, tor s office untd some official of the thrust an object which the sheriff be- land company would sign the voucher. lieved to he a gun, but which later l.Mr:i rWt further contended that moved' to be an unopened pocket-tpif- the city had ruined the land companys intO'thc sheriffs side, and tried by leasing all the best land, to make his escape from the car. The properly that the city engineer in running car was stopped snd, with tho aid of and the traverse had only surveyed the Kenneth Caufield and Eton Hussy, choicest two bystanders, subdued the boy and the lund portion of the plot so that company was left with the pluccd him in jail. waste land, lie appealed to the comBurrell and two other youths were mission "to do the right thing by the arrested last December 12, at Dag- land company by making a new lease gett, Calif., by the sheriff of Sun so that the property could be squared Bernardino. They were driving an up. thus making it possible for the automobile which they admitted steal- and company to dispose of some of K. here from H. Rosevear, 1562 the plot if the ing arose. opportunity Twenty-sixt- h street. It was filled The day following Mr. Wright's apwith merchandise which they also said pearance before the board they obtained by rubbing a store in Attorney Arthur E.. Frattformer City issued a southern Utah. written statement concerning the neWhen first arrested the trio said gotiations for tho lease of the prop-frtthey were Kusevenrs children and It is as follows: that he knew they had his car. "The airport contract was prepared to Burrell thoy were According taken to Los Angeles and he received by an attorney representing the Oga sentence in federal court for den Land company and by myself, as tiie offense. Inasmuch as they were city attorney. Angus Wright, now not taken before the court until late deceased representing, as we the Ogden Land company, made in January the sheriff said he doubts his story and is checking with federal the proposal upon which the contract was finally drafted, with, however, department of justice officials. some modifications. Robert J. Burton, who, as we are informed, was the secretary of tho Ogden Land company, also participated in the nego- Check Passer Gives Sheriff Sharp Tussle latigution ever property in what is !mw known as West Ogden, and which has been in progress for the last eighteen years, was ended Tuesday when Attorney S. P. Dobbs filed findings i.f fact and conclusions of law in the recent ease, which wove signed by District Judge Eugene E. lratt. In 1880 a group of Ogden men purchased land west of the Weber river comprising all of what is now included in West Ogden south of Twenty-fourt- h street. It included sand ridge flats, some bottom land and one lot, now ea't of the river bottom but which at that time was west, totaling about 80 acres and vulued at more than snow-cover- NEW LEASE ON r to car. WRIGHT WANTS Opposes Defendant of-fi- -- . Oregon NUMBER 12 Tomato growers of Weber, Box Elder, Davis, Salt take and Utah coum-t- i were represented Wednesday afternoon at a meeting held in the v of the Utah Tanners association. '1 he purpose of the meeting was to consider prices to be paid for the crop in Utah this year, Definite conclusions were not arrived at during the conference, and the ques-- l on was referred to a committee with i c; rci.entatives from each of the the buyers and the growers, to work out details and report at a meeting to ba held Monday morning, February 24, at the same place. cor-porati- . I,M. Ogden Woman Dies Tomato Growers and Parker Postpones From Train Collision Canners Talk Trices Libel Case; Pratt Convention in Salt Lake City Next Week ASKS FOR FARM 81. ed ed d, y. 30-d- ay d, sup-pose- Essie Douglas Garner Dies at Sisters Home tiations. 'ven Die contract was executed Mrs. Essie Douglas Garner, 35 years old, died Tuesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. D. J. M itchier, 3005 Grant avenue, following a six weeks illness of heart trouble. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, April 18, 1895, a daughter of Ralph II. and Catherine Thomas Douglas. She was the widow of Jesse Phillip Garner, and is survived by two daughters, Cath-rin- e P. and Phyllis J., both of Ogden; three sisters, Mrs. Vilate D. Hogan, Pocatello; Mrs. J. T. Parry, Palisade, Nev.; Mrs. D. J. Mischler, Ogden; two brothers, Royal J. Douglas and taster K. Douglas, both of Ogden. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Bolstad funeral home. Rev. John Edward Carver gave the adress at the chapel and recited the prayer at the grave. Musical selections were given by Mrs. Bernice Tyree, accompanie by Mrs. John Iiilla-bran- t. The prelude an 'dthe postlude were rendered by Mrs. Hillabgant. The interment was made in Mountain View cemetery under the direction of the Bolstad funeral home. by the Ogden Land company, pr in the mime of the Ogden Land it was signed by C. Angus Wright as president, and by Robert J. Burton. as secretary. The contract itself ri cites that it was executed pursuant 1 a resolution of its board of director by its president and secretary Man Sentenced on Gun Carrying Charge claimed . renter of fact, no such rei "? a oaition was passed, and Angi Wright was not the president, understand is now claimed, then grave wrong has been perpetrate upon the city. But the proopsed coi tract and its final execution, and tl occupation and improvement of tl a aVf? a,.rPrt, since that time, I bas been given very wl .n. !?"!? publicity. Every member of the board of j rectors of the Ogden Land compai would, under such circumstances, with the knowledge of the; charged facts. I am, therefore, much su prised now, after the lapse of tim and the knowledge that the office and board of directors of the Ogd tand company had, that it should - , I that the contract is not valid contract. On the faith of extensive improvements have be made, and large sums of money e pended in improving the airport U Ililarian Antonia, 35, a Filipino, was dr the circumstances, I do p arrested at 1 :30 oclock Tuesday morn- think it cun be successfully attache ing in an alleyway near Twenty-fift- h I understand th street and Grant ayenue by Patrol- the Furthermore, rent for the year 1930 has n man William Brown for carrying a been paid. The citys interest in tl concealed weapon. He was sentenced respect was protected by a clau to a fine of $50 or serve which required a written demand Tuesday pay 25 days in the city jail. the city for the payment of the upi re when due, and a lapse thereafter New Police thirty days, before the city could in such default that the contract con be terminated. I understand that Ogden such demand has ever-beemode up ' The newly appointed chief of police the city. A. E. Wilfong returned to Ogden "At the time of the execution of tl Wednesday after an extended leave of contract, a warrant for $100 w absence granted in order that he drawn and delivered to the Ogdi might attend the United States army Land company, as provided by tl school of fire at Fort Sill, Okla. Mr. contract. That money was accept Wilfprg states that his attendance at and retained by the Ogden Land coi the school of fire at Fort Sill quali- pany, as I understand. fied him for a higher position in the The city commission will meet wi army. He ranks at present as Lieu- the land company for further disen tenant coloneL He will assume charge sion in tho near future. o fthe new position March 1. Chief Returns to who Guy Manning is, because he is known to dog mushers from the Atlantic to the Pacific as "Togo. Months before the race is held, Togos shop is piled high with dog harness in different stages of completion. Each dogs harness is carefully fitted to the individual, and many drivers give Togo credit for their winning races. On February 22 the annual trek ends with the staging of the famous race at Ashton. Before the big race, there are short races for small boys, like young Johnny Jones, and even i Singleton Services Held in Roy Thursda Funeral services for Jesse Singl ton, who died Monday at his home Roy Monday; following a years i ness, were held Thursday aftermx in the Roy chapel at 1 oclock. Bishc Amasa Hammon delivered the funer eulogy. Interment was made in tl North Ogden cemetery. He is su vived by his wife, Sarah Lillian Smil Singleton, and the following childrei Mrs. Ora Bundy, Mrs. W. Cowlishai John's sister may enter the girl's John Singleton, all of Ogden; Mrs. T races if John will loan her one of Marriott, of Plain City, and Fred ai his dogs. Francis Singleton, of Roy. There ai five grandchildren and one broth John Remas forfeited $10 bail in and one sister. John W. Singleton, the city court Tuesday. He was charg- Ogden, and Mrs. Alice Manning, ed with disturbing the peace.. West Point i i |