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Show THEBIMHSM IBilJilUETM! VOLUME THIRTY-EIGH- T BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, JULY 26, 1928 .. ... No. 30 Weber County Man Endorsed for Governor X v f , - k"5 ! I ' x 1 I ' r, & "T 1 b - I r -- - fc v I V' . -- t I " i 5 . ' U ' ' f ' S lt 'VJ'4!1 - " pisi X--- -;: ) V As-- kx & j. x A , rr? feii - - 'f ' - ' v ' , J - - i 4 - .'iw'pf ' ' " W. H. Wattis Mr. W. H. Wattis, of Ogdcsu, is now an i:ggressive candidate for the Re-publican nomination for governor, and 1 is candidacy is growing in favor throughout the state. He anounced that lie would be a candidate several weeks a:,'o, but started no active cam-paign until about ten days ago, when 250 Republicans of taber county formed a ' Wattis for Governor" club' and urged him to car:y hi3 campaign to every part of the stae. The form, ing of this club was tl.e result of requests from prominent party load-ers from various counties who know Mr. Wattis' reputation a3 an Indus.' trial leader, and his exceptional abilf-i'- y as an executive. Ther are few men in bs Inter.; mountain country whose experlenle ha3 lead them into so many fields of business activities a3 has the exper-ience of Mr. Wattis, and his diversi-fied interet l ave proven uniformly successful, while' at the same time "beins a factor in the upbuilding oT the State of Utah.. ,,. . Native of Weber Born in Weber county h started ns in politics, you "must study politics, 1 come ag a friend of W. J I. WatiH, i come as a loyal Utaiin. ,1 do believe most sincerely that W. II. Wattis Is the right man at the present time to occupy tiie governorship of this state. J "There are "four great facte 's in 'life:, The ahiliiy to see clearly, fin ability to imagine vividly, the power to t' ink Independently, and the lov.-e-to will nobly. WP ne.d a business man who lias these qualification1. M. Wat. lis has these qt:a'itie. He has the ability to re? clearly, to see the rage . brush desert and then its reclamation. We heed a man of vision nnd a mar wiio l as handled big things. Mr. Wat. lis fulfills that m-e- He has proven that lie can and does think indeper.d " rn'ly. He vvill tak0 advice but wi'! not take dictation. He wi'l bt? a gov ecnor of T'tali, lair and just to. all. "W. H. Vatds fleserves this nom-ination, and this ele-tlo- n for the party loyalty that he has shown. If jov secure his nomination, we'll elect him-an- Utah will have one of the best governors any ptate eve.- - had." Outstanding Exeo .tive a young nan working by the day un. til he accumulated enough money to enter construction work in a small way himself. Today he Is president and general managar of the Utah ' Construction company, one of the largest concerns of the kind in the United States. For several years his company has specialized in major de-velopment work in the west, handling large railroad and reclamation pro. ject8 in the western states and Mex-ico. Mr. Wattis is also a practical rancher and fanner hi8 company own. ing large ranch and farm properties in Utah, Idaho and Nevada. These ranches contain upwards of 200,000 acreg of deeded land and are stocked with 20,000 head of cattle, 42,000 sheep and 2000 horses. All of Mr. Wattis properties and investments are handled through his Utah headquarters, which is a clear. Ing house foil the entire business. Tribute by McKay . Sponsoring the meeting which urged him to become a candidate for the "Republican nomination for governor were such men ag A. P. Bigelow and Fred M. Nye, both of whom had been frequently mentioned as possible gu. bernatorial candidates .and Apostle David O. McKay, who paid Mr. Wattis the following tribute: "I respond cherlul!y to thg sugges-tion that I say sjomething regarding the candidacy of Mr. Wattis. If you would succeed in 'business, you must study butnesB ; if you would succeed In addition to this construction work I and ranch activities, Mr. Wattis kal taken an active interest in many tithe lines, and has always been promint-n-t ly In the civic and political affair o. Ogden and the state of Utah. He I vice-preside- nt and general manager oi the Utah'.Idaho Sugar compny, a di rector in the First National Bank ana First Savings Bank, President of the Board of Trustees of Thos. D. Dee Memorial hospital, vice-preside- and director of the Superior Rock Springs Coal company, director of the United States chamber of commerce, with headquarters at Washington. D. C, and nt of the Associated General Contractors of America. He was also three times elected president of the Weber Club and Ogden Cham-ber of Commerce? During the accumulation of all the propeHles his companies now con-trol, he was the directing head and manager. If nominated and elected governor of Utah, his fine executive ability and his broad experience will be at the service of the state, and his organizations are so arranged and officered that he can give his entire time to the business of the state If the Republicans of Utah notnin. ate W. H. Wattis for governor at the convention to be held in Ogden Aug. ust 16. and elect him in November, thP citizens of Utah will be assured a progressive business admlnltratlon based on the practical experience of a man who hag made himself a leader in business, finance, building and ranching. mwj 11 i.n - ,. :s . w. rwrr ; j No Time for Politics Now ) ' ' ' ' u" WW ... . I !'.. . jj- - ; (CepvrlfM, W. H. " J BLACKBURN HELD Oil FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE V, c v - J . i Claud Blackburn, charged with th4 murder of Flora Kelson, was bouuJ over to the District Court by Judgo Ray Kenner yesterday, after a pre- -' liiulnary heailnK In wJch the State-lutroduce-testimony to Bubstantlato the allegaflooa" In the Indictment' ' "! Ray Maher, principal wltnes Jtotf the state, waa the first witnesa call-ed. Maher' testified that I; had urned from a car tide ith Miss Hon on May 30, at about 10:30 or 11 o'clock, passed Ulackburu at tho Cop, per KliiK.and filtered the Carr Vwlf Oarage. When others who had boen In the car with them had gone away . leaving himself and Miss Nelson in the car,. Blackburn came up to tne car and asked to speak with the girl pivarelv. That Maher axcused himj . se'.f and went back to tli rear of the' gri'vare in o.nler to not Interrupt their conversation.' Vv'lj He waiting.'; ,Mrs. vne. o thoso. who had beya rldln gwi h V era, returned and. ha wus ? '.! iftlnlnp:' tl'e Kit nation to het wIua-tli'- - h.i5M. fi" strVuni nnd bottV rin 1o V.:e'cir, iintlhg .... doos or t!)o cur Making two .aUe.nptB. to opvn ti e'd ior of tl-.- car lie putle.t the handle of the' door, then ran for help. As he returned, with an ofricoi', and otl'ers he saw Dlackburn s.tafgei Ing from the car, slashing nt Ms o'.tn' throat with a white handled razor. 4 Dr. Frazier waa called and tesMffnt to the wound and to having a1 tended Blckburn at the 'Bingham hosrUaf w'.iei he was taken by lila 'atteri.l-- j ants. His testimony was to the e"ect, that tho wound in the throat of Miss Nelson wa3 nia'le with a sharp InsiruJ ment and was made In one Ftr' k.V and a clean rut, wMlo the wound;?" ii Blackburn's throat were three in imm bor and of a rapged disposition. . ; County Attorney Wallace 11. Kelly and assistant, Mr. Cowley, examined-Oi-witnesses for the siate and Satis? King anc his son Cre ighton rep,escn:. ed the defendant. ., . The questions put:ly the lcfen.id to state's witnesses ' Indicated, they will claim Miss Nelson did the c.itKna; and that their client was her victim. ' Much interest in the heading' was manifest by the people here. Long be Core the time set for the case to bo called, many jersons, both men and women we:ie crowding in and around the courthouse. Due tfc car troubles the sheriff's car was delayed and they did not arrive with the prisoner until 11 o'clock or one hour late. AH avail-able seatg and standing room in the courtroom wai filled and many wea unable to gain entrance. ' ' Reporters, cameiamen and spect-ator were all sparring to gain points ' of vantage when the defendant waj bought in. He showed sign8 of the strain under which he has been golr.g and was somewhat pale and nervoui but took keen interest in the proceed. Ingg and listened attentively to all the testimony adduced. Blacburn sat , back of his attorneys, in a somewhat crouching position and a visible effort was made to stand and sit so as to shield him as much as possible from the curious gaze of the spectators. Owing to the importance of the case all other; cases pending before the court were continued for one week. They were: Juan Anathed, charged with disturbing the peace; Elex Loo. jos, assault and battery; Vhco Mara- - kisis, petit larceny and L. Buckin, reckless driving. '" " COPPER DAY ; GALA SUCCESS As we go to press wo are leieiviiif; the reports thr.t Utah Copper day lielu i.oday at Lagoon ' wa another httjro sttccesd. 'i he re.'iort was crowded wiij, C'oi'l'er eti'ldojees ho were in a inot well fl;i!'!ie(l .humor. The Cy-- 1 puis High School band und; th? dL rection of Marvin Strong were p'uy-in- ;; practically the en! ire day for ibv jiii a.sure of liiOiso iu at tendance .r.i t'VeiytoJy v.ag busy for the entire day.' ' Events went ott like clock w k. i?a''.ie3 and contests were taking place ew.ry uiinute and prize money was distributed freely for- - all of the whi-ning participants in the contest i. Transportalton faciliiit were l:a:)'l led in an excellent manner and it was through the energy and, efforts of. the various comniittes in charge whit!, kept everything at the best possible height of enteitalnment for the enllre day. The finish was spelled in the form of a gigantic dance which from al! appearance the largest crowd indals-- - ed in that Copper day has evor at-tracted. So all of tne employees will b"1 back on the job in the morning with a satisfied smile on having had an-other enjoyable time in this old world of life. May the future Utah Copper days be as successful. CHILD HAS A PAINFUL ACCIDENT S'.My, 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mis. Ilocoe Casper was painful. ty "Injured Monday--whe- n" "struck'" by a small truck In fnont of the Casper hotiip on Ma'n street. The car, driven by Mr. Bin of the Bingham' Furniture store was pro-ceeding up Main street ot the time Oi the arcident and as going onl about five n.lhs per hour, when, i ):( c! ild sta:ted to civ.ss th street inj ran against the front fend She .vaw thrown to tlie ground striking on her face and fc ehrad sustaining a had laceration, her ankie also had a Lruls" where (he front. "ie pei-hap- struck er. The child wa taken to the Bingham hospital where her Injuries were trer.tyd and it is reported no bones were broken. No blame h at. tached to the driver if the car, as ii Is evident the eolMsion could no' ' have been avoided. At last rport, Sliirly was resting good at the hospital and it is expected 9.? r7& oat agjin iooa. ROAD mj-- Preparations aie being made tobe-gi- u laying t!:e concrete on the road lower end of the Canyon, all sur-veys have . been completed and a toon as the detours are prepared thi j Work of pouring the concrete v. ii'i' commence. We understand this wiii be commenced at the end of the pre:;, em concrete and continue to the eit; limits. . The contractors are making pre pa rat Ions to rush this work throtis i In record time when they get start d Material for this job will he brou;'!.-I-over the railroad and let down Hi: mountainside through chutes to mlu ers where it will be prepared and then trucks will haul it to whe-- e !; N tt'ir desire to make air possible c press, now that . the work Is undt-th-supervision of the State r.o.'.'' Commission and it Is thlr desire U make all possible progress, now that the work 13 under way. Of Interest also to the people herv especially the fans, we wish to men. tlon the fact that the road over th mountains to Magna, has been graded and put in fine shape recently, th-ha- d places so many rocks made par, ing so diffloult have all been cleared or the roadbed changed to miss them This i8 the first time this road ha? been free from hazardous places end rough, tricky turns. Mr. S. E. Sernley assumed the posi-tion of Cashier at the Bingham State Bank on Wednesday. Mr. Sernley comes here from the National Conpe Bank at Salt Lake City where he has been fr r!ie past year. He waa for-merly with McCornick & Co., and ha. been engaged in the banking business for the past 19 years. Mr. D. M. Todd Jr., who ha been in charge of the bank, will assume his duties at the Mldvale State Bank at Midvale. COPPER AND BRASS USED IN BUILDING Over 165 miles or 1,400,000 feet of copper wire and cable were used In the construction of the Savoy . Plaza hotel in New York. Forty thousand pounds of copper were used in con-nection with the roof work gutters, flashings, ridgercds and finals 2,000 feet of brass pipe as snow guard, at the fdot of the mansard noof 5,400 pounds of bronze hardware on tt-- 1,800 windows 200,000 pounds of brass pipe in the hot and cold water lines. Tunney vs. Heeney Tonight 6:30 Radio Returns at 6:30 at Lagoon Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Blades and Miss Mary Blades of Salt Lake were lunch-eon guests of Mrs. Robert D. Hone Friday. The Bingham Volunteer Fire Dept. will give a broadcast over K S L on August 3, between 8 and 9 o'ctocjc P. M. The program will feature the Syncopating Sailors, Art Cook's Instrumental Quartet and Cor-riga- n Sisters duet. '.' Mr. and Mrs. George Llndsey of Ann Arbor, Mich., left Monday for a tour through California after spend. Ing the past three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. George Robbe. Mrs. Llnd-sey is a sister of Mr. Robbe. Miss Nona Nerdin spent last we k with relatives in American Fork. Mrs. Maud Woolf of Los Angeles and Miss Barbara Buchman left Wed. nesday for Spokane, Wash., where they will visit with Mrs. Woolf's son, Mr. Wallace Woolf. For the entertainment of the fire-men and their1 friends a high class bout is being arranged for Tuesday. August 7th, at the Princess Theatre. The headliner will be a go between Wild Bill FarreU of , Salt Lake and Deanpsey Moore of Bingham. The fans are familiar with the class of show these boys will put too. They are well matched and each is noted for his slugging ability and milling tactics. Several prellmnariee are being ar-ranged and the full cand will bo an-nounced later. Bouts will start at &:15. DRAWING. Next Monday evening at 8 o'clock the beautiful Essex coach, bought for; the benefit of the Utah State Fire-men' Convention fund, will be given, away af tlie Bingham Garage. ' This event will be of much interest to all and the recipient of thla beau, tiful gift will have cause to celebrate this notable occasion which marks the 21st anniversary of the organiza-tion in Utah. J ' ' The Essex is the latest production of the Hudson - Essex manufacturers and a car of which anyone might well be proud. Be on hand and see if you are not the one to drive it away. You will be envied a lot if you are. Miss Zella Ward and Misg Agnes James entertained at a Bridge lunch, eon Fridy at the home of Miss Ward, honoring Miss Irene Connary whosu engagement to Clifford Leaver of Salt Lake ha3 been announced. Cov-ers were laid for the guest of honor and Mrs. Arthur Maly, Mrs. H. B. Aven, Mrs. J. C. Leiser, Mis. Robert Hone, Mrs. Jack Householder, Mrs. Blaine Austin, Mr3. Loutg Parkin, Miss Annie Masters ' anl "Mrs. Clar-ence Watklna. The following people enjoyed tb M. I. A. outing at Saratoga Spring Friday evening: Ma and Mrs. Hag Thurston, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Rf bertson, Mr. and Mns. George Ni: Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Kllllon, Mr. an Mrs. David Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Tho Masters, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Boultc Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Robinson, Mar Masters, Annie Masters, Lola Carr' pan. Vera Clark, Dee Johansen, L. man Otteson and Mrs. Angus ChrlFt. ensen. Mr. and Mrs. Max Brisk and daugh-ter Louise are Bpendlng the week at their summer home at Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harris announce the birth of a son, July 14. |