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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
10
Today P M Parry local manager notified employees of a holiday on registration day June 5th 1917 at all Utah Power and Light Co offices He directed department heads to arrange coverage at plants sub stations and distribution to allow employees to register during the time allotted while keeping company operations running
Steamy Furnya alias Jimmy Hogan faces a larceny charge in Judge A F Pratt's district court. The case centers on $50 allegedly taken from N Nintaku by Furnya after a trip from Garland to Orden. Interpreter Toru Uchida aided witnesses as jurors, including Desmond Parker and John Waymen, heard the slow proceedings with Dobbs proffered by the state and Samuel Powell for the defense.
Reports from Guthrie Oklahoma and Kristiania detail a strong anti German mood spreading in Norway amid recent disasters. A tornado south of Guthrie injures several and destroys buildings while other items mention oil field losses and cultural protests against German institutions.
Captain J Watson of the army recruiting station announced that if 1000 more men are rolled into the state before selective draft registration begins there will be no draft in Utah. Men already recruited count toward Utah’s quota and each man who joins the army from Utah before June fifth reduces the state's required quota accordingly.
A society evening at Weber college featured pupils of T. Earl Pardoe performing readings from Within the Law and The Marriage of Kitty. Additional drama evenings are planned with The Adventure of Lady Ursula and selections by The Gownousky Trips and The Spoilers. Industrial School entertainments included singing, readings, and flag songs led by Mrs. Tyree and Mrs. Norris. A dinner party honored Mr and Mrs J Wayne Eldredge, with guests from near and far at 2746 Madison Avenue. Mr and Mrs FE Files recently returned from Long Beach, joined by J R Shelly. Genevieve Madison of San Francisco visits Br C Chrstensen and family.
A baby at the Colonial rooming house fell from the porch while watching Mrs Gobody working. The skull shows a double fracture. The child was taken to the home rooms then to the hospital under the Children's All Society care. Father works on the Twenty third street paving crew. There are other children in the family.
About 200 Ogden and Weber County young men away from home have sent in their registration cards to the county clerk and city recorder, as city and county offices announce. The list shows present employments with firms such as Utah Construction, Union Pacific, and John Scowcroft. Names include Ambrose McFarland, Clarence Gosnell, Lester Matthews, Adelbert Drown, Aurelia Bartholomew, Ray Winkham, John Carver, John Lee Sandua, Joseph Cook, and others in Utah, Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming assignments.
In a clash reported from Vodice, Austrian forces launched heavy attacks to regain recently lost ground in the Italian offensive. The Vienna war office said the assaults were firmly met by Italian positions and failed to gain any ground in the night battle.
Stockholm June 1 delegates from Hungarian Socialists arrive for a global socialist meeting. They oppose annexation and indemnities and push for restoration of occupied territories. They urge Germany bear Belgium costs, Serbia restored by belligerents, and Alsace Lorraine settled by France and Germany talks.
Washington June 1 The War Department announced three of the sixteen cantonment sites for the new army. The chosen locations include Ayre Mash American Lakewanh and Atlanta Ga with two more to be named.
Reported June L indicates Americans have contributed 425000 to aid fatherless children of Frater. The fund is expected to support about 11000 children left by workers engaged in their country's trade, with many killed by German forces.
A leak at the San Francisco post office was investigated by U S district attorney John W. Preston. A note warning of German spies accessing government correspondence via waste paper was found. Secret Service chief Harry Moffitt was identified in the note. Officials claim some staff destroy documents, while others may not.
A civilian commission led by Abraham Flexner Dr William H Welch and Nathan Atrauas will inspect the naval hospital ship Solace and the Army’s treatment methods amid charges of improper care raised by patients. They confer with Secretary Daniels before the inspection. the probe seeks to quell unrest over the draft and enforcement.
June snowstorm hits Denver as weather bureau records show light fall turning to rain. Logan County reports a two inch mantle with fruit growers clearing snow from trees to prevent damage.
Weber County officials plan a new state highway from West Ogden through Kanesrlin to Hooper. They will request state approval at a joint Ogden conference next Wednesday, deeming approval certain. About 60,000 will fund state road improvements in Weber County including Ogden Valley to Cache Valley via Liberty and upgrades to Wilson and Ogden canyon roads.
A strong political movement in Rio de Janeiro aims to reorganize the army. Proposals call for new military credits and increased enlistment to bolster forces.
William E. Ammerson funeral conducted by Bishop Nathan A. Tanner in the Eleventh ward chapel with many employees from the Onto freight transfer station in attendance. Speeches by Henry Hill Matthias Tanner and Frank Tt. Watkins, with special music and eulogies, followed by interment in the city cemetery. Pallbearers named.
Mrs Evelyn West of Twenty eight Twenty fourth street was confined to bed after injuries from a Tuesday evening accident at Madison avenue and Twenty third street. She stepped on dirt from an excavation amid rising water and mud, slipped, and was swept into a surge. A passerby pulled her from the hole. she walked home bruised and chilled afterward. Her spectacles and papers were dropped in the incident.
Jase A Cooley, linked to the Indianapolis dynamite conspiracy, was freed from Leavenworth after an official Washington order. The sentence would have ended Sunday but medical furlough granted. Remaining convicted in the group include Horkle, Garry, Myan, and Young with dates noted for release.
The Utah theatre showcased Mary Miles Minter Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle in two brilliant photo plays to a packed audience. The program features a dramatic feature from Mrs E D W N Southworth with a modernized scenario, plus Keystone comedy highlight. The cast delivers humor pathos and strong moral themes, with justice and love prevailing.
The daily dancing event at Glenwood Park is postponed due to poor weather and will resume once conditions improve.
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