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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a 1920s style masthead with Associated Press credit, subscription details, and publication notes for a Utah paper. Text includes garbled phrasing about editors, bureau references, and nonstandard capitalization, indicating a damaged historical news page segment.
Mayor Francis cites 32,700 for Ogden based on the census, up from 25,580 in 1910, a near 28 percent gain in ten years. He notes surrounding towns would bring Ogden’s population to about 72,000 if annexed, with boundaries likely expanding to include nearby communities.
The New York World and others denounce the removal of socialist delegates as anti democratic. They argue law and order require ballots not suppression of an elected group. The World highlights a socialist member’s rapid rise from immigrant to engineer and public service amid Albany stalemate.
A fragmentary report portrays an Assemblyman’s clash of ideas with rival factions. It references policymakers, judges, and socialist critics, noting disputed progress, perceived injustices, and calls to learn from errors amid political tension and public scrutiny.
A survey finds workers favor labor halls and unions while many enjoy movies and visits to public libraries and art galleries. The Inter Ocean World Movement notes unions as social centers, with churches sometimes viewed unfavorably, and regards labor discussion as a practical form of worker education in social life.
A reader notes the decline of European currency boosts export cuts, especially meat and grain, as Packers report below normal prints. Higher city wages push up farm labor costs, lifting living costs while asking for more wages, creating a cycle that harms both farmers and consumers.
A bulletin from the Bureau of F horticulturists, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shows Utah tomato prices paid to growers in 1919 averaged $14.71 per ton for contract tomatoes, well below eastern averages. The national average contracted price was $19. Protested figures include regional ranges, with Maryland reporting $326.90 in 1919 and Utah noting contract price ranges from $14 to $15.43 per ton.
An advertise paragraph claims many women use a glycerine mixture with senna bark to instantly ease gas stomach oil sour stomach and constipation. It mentions a one spoonful dose, marketed by Intyre Drie Co Advertseient, 2 MG, touting quick relief and a cure for towel trouble.
Deputy Superintendent Hal announced final arrangements for the Boy Scout Rally to be held at Weber Normal College this evening. Parents, district scouts, first class scouts, patrol leaders, and troop officers will attend the convention as preparations proceed.
A fragmented ad style note announces Floflo performing at the Orpheum for two days. It mentions a musical routine and a mix of characters, inviting readers to attend an evening of diversion and entertainment with promised songs and performances.
Grand Army of the Republic Utah department hosts state encampment with national commander Daniel A. along visiting Salt Lake City events. Reception and banquet Friday at 7:24 p.m. at Grand station. commander arrives Denver & Rio Grande Friday morning, departs Oregon Short Line for Ogden. Local figures greet party. tour arranged.
Preliminary arrangements reported by the Cunard steamship line with German officials aim to lock vessels at Cuxhaven. The first Cunarder may arrive March 6. Cunard seeks control of the entire dock and the technical staff once leased to the Hamburg-American line, and Narienia will not be a permanent transfer point for prize ships before May 1.
An old advertisement promises a trial package of Paley's Honey and Avtar for coughs and croup, Foley's Kidn Pills, Foley Cathartic Tablets, and other tonics. The copy includes a request for name and address in exchange for the promised sample.
Scout Kramer wins a prize from Pine Tree Start Wilder for cooking oil without utensils. The feat used a five tin hole method with rock heated over a fire and dampened rice, then cooled. An investiture program of twelve scouts at the Seventh ward, directed by Scoutmaster Peteveun and Deputy IL. WW, presided. Vivian, taken to save a tooth, quipped Is that fate as a dentist repaired fillings.
In Albany on March 4 Morrié zutiguit delivered a five hour summation defending five Socialist assemblymen under seven weeks of investigation. He argued the proceedings violate the constitution and warned that unseating them would stain democracy. He attacked seven charges, asserting socialism is not revolutionary, was miscast as treasonous, and denounced foreign Bolshevik influence while defending the party’s patriotism and non alliance with any Soviet form.
A census supervisor recommends a November start for the 15th decennial census in 1939. Drawing on his experience in the current count at George Ttanines Sr., he argues the enumeration could begin sooner with smoother logistics and travel arrangements, noting Washington’s receipt of the recommendation.
In Salt Lake on March 4 Henry Ward Beer special attorney and Herheel Anderson assistant counsel arrived to begin the hearing of the federal trade commission case against Utah Idaho Sugar Company Amalgamated Sugar Ernest Woolley A Y Cooper and B Cullen charged with unfair methods of competition The commission issued the complaint June 26 1939 and hearings will likely span several days with a later judge appointed by the commission The hearing will be public and allow relevant testimony while parties will have opportunity to present their side The charges cover financial status reports false competitor reports tax handling of new territory to block rival factories secret financing to gain control and other alleged acts The attorney for the defendants will meet today with the government before proceedings and the record will be reviewed by the commission
Elk from Jackson Hole Wyoming will not be sent to forests of Utah as proposed by state officials. The Forest Service plans to improve weather conditions to reduce elk movement, which has driven the animals into the hills where capture is difficult.
A search is underway for a young machinist in Ogden while his apparently dying mother is reported in Logan. The city notice failed to yield results and a Logan police message, signed by R W Jones, mentions a boiler maker and machinist with uncertain spelling.
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