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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
5
A promotional note urging customers to prepare a 30 or 60 day goods list and compare prices with the seller on every item. It promises both delivered and non delivered prices, claims the plan wins business, and guarantees customer satisfaction with every order.
Juvenile Judge Joshua Momer pardoned three North Ogden youths Joan Daniels B T Fenton and Edward Wade after thorough review of their cases for stealing cars and robbing two local stores. Fenton received a $15 fine and ranch confinement in Springville, Wade was fined $6 with Wyoming ranch confinement, and Daniels was fined $10 allowed to stay home on good behavior. The crimes involved autos owned by F F Hilband and Harry Chandler and robbed the Marshall and Berretts places.
Members of the Danish Brotherhood of Ogden gathered at Odd Fellows hall Monday night for a Christmas and New Year celebration. About 100 attended as children led the program in Danish, followed by a supper and Santa gifts for the younger attendees. Organizers included Willan Dick Hoger Oger John Christensen Mrs Albert Peterson Naber Christensen and Mrs Kristenge.
Ogden's clearing house business rose 93.1 percent for the week ending Dec 27 from 1916, totaling 2,187,000. National clearings fell about 0.1 percent while New York City showed a 184 percent gain. Ogden's weekly total reached 9,201,300 by Dec 20, likely driven by pre holiday shopping and corporate payrolls.
A long list of names supplied by the city election board appears to be candidates or respondents for a young citizens questionnaire. The roster includes numerous individuals with varied surnames and initials, spanning multiple likely districts and organizations, though no clear event date or outcome is stated.
Washington reports a demand to amend section 207 of the excess profits tax law. Mining and oil operators say eligibility for deductions based on invested capital creates sharp tax inequities between neighboring companies with different capitalizations, prompting a push for legislative change and a federal commission to study the issue.
The American Can Company plans to increase Wallace M9 plant output by 25 percent using new machinery. Manager John G Tronard announced the enhancement to four lines, driven by rising business in the current year with prospects of further expansion. The equipment covers all steps from cutting to can shipment, reflecting expected growth and capacity.
Industrial notes report declines for Park City mine shipments through December 29 and wide-ranging actions in Utah industries. It mentions sugar plant equipment moves, government and local finance aims, waterworks bonds in Brigham City, production forecasts for crops and minerals, name changes, road and plant projects, and rails and power developments. The items reflect wartime industrial activity and efforts to boost production and reduce costs.
About 400 attended the Eagles dance at the Daxles club room last night as New Year spirits, music, and decorations made the event one of the season’s most brilliant. A prior dance to welcome the New Year drew an estimated 300 couples. The Eagles social committee includes E O Seiver, B H Wootton, Wilson Weight Jr, Gilbert Porter and John Mattson.
Bert Watson, son of Ogdan G. Watson, 2339 Lincoln, is currently in France with the 16th Infantry and 41st Battalion, U. S. Army. A letter to his father from somewhere in France confirms the transfer after service with railroad work and prior assignments at Camp Lewis and Camp Merritt.
Weber county farmers under the county farm bureau launch a 1914 campaign with community meetings and branch speakers to boost production, cooperate with the food administration, and address labor shortages. The year aims to expand bureau influence and aid all county farmers amid a tighter labor market.
Officials are studying a previously proposed strategy to diversify crops so they ripen sequentially instead of all at once. The plan aims to spread harvests over the season and prevent overcrowding, with consideration for adoption in the coming year.
Dr. Abram Elkus former United States ambassador to Turkey, guest of Governor Simon Bamberger, addressed a large audience at Temple B'nai Israel in Salt Lake City in support of a 10 million dollar Jewish war relief fund. He toured Utah with the governor, met leading Jewish residents, and planned to continue to San Francisco after a stop in Portland and Seattle. He will return to New York, his home, at an earlier date than initially planned.
Albany Jan 2 Governor Whitman releases budget estimates showing total state expenses for 2018 at about 78 million dollars, a cut of roughly 20 million from the prior year and 31 million less than 1017 appropriations. He notes increases for essentials while disallowing raises for staff earning 8000 dollars or more.
The text fragment discusses reducing expenditures due to higher Irving costs and trimming luxuries no longer necessary, reflecting tight budgeting in hard times.
Philadelphia dated report notes Mia Daniels wife of the secretary of the navy explains a wartime order to ban intoxicants from officers' messes followed a court martial. She recounts a young officer disciplined for drunkenness and her husband reversing the order to protect a single officer, citing his ignorance of酒.
William Denman arrives in Washington to seek a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee over the early shipping board work. He objects to witness statements about the board’s early activities and his dispute with General Goethals amid the Goethals Goethals leadership changes.
A two year old named Yearsley died after a Christmas tree fire at the home of Willard Pehrson 661 East Second South Street hours after New Year’s Eve. The child son of Xenophon and Mrs Yearsley 354 West Fifth South Street. Two siblings burned were reported to be recovering and improving.
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