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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
2
The Onden Standard notes exclusive use policy for republication of all news credited to the Associated Press or otherwise credited in this paper, and the focal news published here. This notice outlines attribution and republication rights.
A Mexican ambassador report says Mexican troops are in the field chasing bandits who captured two American aviators. It urges US forces to withdraw then warns a clash may occur if the withdrawal does not happen. It argues the punitive expedition should continue ignoring Mexican regulars to wipe out border vipers with or without Carranza.
At Ogden canyon last evening former Governor Carey and Nebraska Governor McKelvie addressed governors at the Hermitage banquet. Both spoke in cryptic terms about policy and world affairs, implying isolation or withdrawal from global readjustments. They urged no part in Bolshevism yet offered no clear guidance on present tasks of home defense and life saving.
The piece argues that moves in Congress to rebuke Japan over Shantung reveal a broader shift in U S naval strategy toward the Pacific. It claims the government decided to send a powerful Pacific squadron after the German threat ended and questions motive behind jingoistic rhetoric against Japan.
Henry Clews in The Standard warns the United States faces a grave crisis amid postwar reconstruction. Despite not sharing Europe’s physical war damage, America must supply clothes, cotton, copper, petroleum, steel, ships and more, driving high wages and inflation. The cure, the era’s leaders say, is work and saving as demand shifts and prices adjust. Washington dominates attention while stopping profiteering takes center stage.
Lt L. Lifut Spooner of Portland Oregon, a member of the AEF rifle team, won the individual pistol shoot on the navy rifle range firing 60 shots at 25 yards for 293 of 300. Lt M. Onutesinoa of Porto Rico infantry was second with 290 and Capt M O O Connor US infantry third with 285. The civilian match was won by A P Lane of the Norfolk Conn rifle club with 287, Hall of the California civilian team second with 286, L B Wilson of the Lincoln civilian team third with 286.
Paris August 20 Capgresamin Da lear E Bland a member of the war expenditures investigation committee said it is more important to lower the cost of living for Americans than to protect market prices. He criticized pressure from manufacturers to prevent war supplies from returning from France and noted the paradox of low prices for goods sent to Belgium while American workers face higher domestic prices.
Notice states Blenedy Fred and Vayn will not be held responsible for bills created by anyone except themselves starting from the stated date. The fragment references an address or identifier 879R and uses unclear punctuation.
Dispatches from Shanghai report conference efforts to adjust relations between north and south China with an early agreement possible. Wars Tong named head of the northern delegation. Sun Yat Sen reportedly resigned from party office amid southern faction tensions. Other notes include Finnish cabinet changes and a German bill proposal.
In New York City on August 20 the peace over strikes was shattered as the Producers' Protective Association declared it would not deal with the Actors' Equity Association. Stage hands and musicians quit at the Winter Garden, while the theater ran a vaudeville Monte Cristo Jr. The newly formed union of film pleiate workers applied for an American Federation of Labor charter as the motion picture industry eyes full unionization. Wage demands and shorter hours follow the final unionization of managers, operators, ticket takers, ushers, and doormen, with some workers reportedly earning $14 weekly on twelve hour days.
Howard B. Merri of Somerville Massachusetts and Thomas L. Catton of Lingle Wyoming, both former Dartmouth athletes, were captured by Rugafan troops in Tulgas on the Dylna river during a mutiny. The two Americans were escorted to a block house under Russian artillery fire and later fled 250 miles downriver to Archangel after the blockhouse became untenable.
Chicago August 20 Attorneys for the meat packers told Judge Samuel Alechyter that living expenses had declined since February and rents in the stockyard district rose only slightly. They cited a federal labor report indicating some decreases in living costs and urged a tour of yards to witness workers living conditions while challenging broader wage claims.
Pittsburg August 20 Francis Cui met showed he is one of the greatest golfers in the United States by defeating Charles Evang one up at Oakmont Country Club in the second round of the annual amateur championship. He matched international fame with a clutch pitch and a four foot putt to clinch the victory after hours of close play against Tagewater club star from Chisago and the defending amateur and open champion of 1916.
In a swift and tightly watched 36 hole amateur championship, Ouimet rallied from three down to square the match at the 34th green, then won by a single stroke amid a near silent gallery. Evans fought back, but Ouimet edged ahead with stellar sand play and precise putting.
In Caldwell New Jersey on August 26 Lleu Speare of Portland North Carolina led an American expedition rifle event. Speare placed third in the pistol shoot with a score of 93 in a possible 300 and about sixty yards.
An 11 percent port snot-fin croaker weighing more than two pounds heavier than any of its kind caught locally was brought to gaff at Enelmias near San Diego. George E. Fisher, a San Diego cigarmaker, made the catch. Records show no fish above nine pounds one ounce for croakers in local waters or the Pacific coast north of Ensenada. Angler Ext Pearson called Fisher's catch phenomenal for eating.
The article reports on top players from the Top Ten failing to win in early rounds at Southampton on turf. Willis Davis of San Francisco overwhelmed Hall. matches featured default results and puzzling chops, with Brookes and Patterson arriving while baggage was missing.
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