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,2 THE OGDEN STANDAKU-laamiiniik suinljay mukiniinu, Ut-CLMBHK 19, 1920. .mhiiim i i ii n rnr Ti n 1 M 1 iwr- rrr i i m i I iHOUSE ADOPTS REUEFMEASURE Farmers Are Being Deceived, Chairman McFsclclen De clares at Session WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. The sen ate resolution to revive the war fi nance corporation as a measure- ol re lief lor farmers vu adopted by the house late today In amended u m by ii vol p. of 211' to 'il. I' now '"'-s ' conference for adjustment with the senate measure. The house stru k c ut section two, i.i ihs senate resolution stating the ODlnlon of congress that federal r serve bunks should allow liberal i edits to termers. The final vote came after fie hours oi debate, Chairman McFsdden of 'he banking committed leading the op position. He characterised ! as class legislation whiuh would lead to infla tion and chsrgod its proponents had d luded the farmers into believing It " ould help them. The farmers have been deceived,' h- said "They have been told resolution will help them, No advance -,. farmer-' has been made by she oor poratldn tor more than n year and could not be authorised under this measure, instead, the corporation has made loans to such Instil ion i h the international Harvester, the Bethle hem Steel and the Baldwin locomotive v orks.'' Representative MondUl, Wyoming, majority leader, said ih- bottom bad I fallen out of business be ausi prl ite institutions had not be is at Ic to ex II fend the required relief . Revival of the flnanci i irporation would hold the situation snd could not liave a harmful et:ct, he Id Representative Stevensen, Democral South Carolina, denieu '!' ' meas ure was class legislation. Representative Mcl'Vdden said the pioject was "nothing elae thomp it ting J the hand In the public treos iry for the benefit of specla I lnter 'Until the consuming public gels the full benefit of these declining prices, 1 think nothing should be done to In terfere," he said I i Three Urgent Matters Before This Congress (Continued From Pegs t) s control of any one else. I ie &aid that' " the chief cause of the decline in prices j was the cessation of huge buying by governments at war on - oi any, prices the sellers might ask, the re sumption of a certain amount of In dustry In Europe which i impetet with American goods, and the resumption of shipping which had been Inti pi ed during the wai and I'hich now brings goods from Australia and Argen tina into the market in competition with American goods. The se retoryj 1 of treasury took the position that these are the causes of the decline ol price and nothing that the treasurj can do will overcome those causes. FARMERS BITT1 R The farmers suffered s bitter d ip pointment in this refusal of th trea sury, and undoubtedly a certain nur.s- . 1 her of votes received by-the K psshl! y cans In the recent i let tlon were the re-' L suit of dissatisfaction of the Democra tic congress. For the reasons just outlined, the J farmers transferred their plea fri tn , the treasury to congress- Congress as an elect body was much more sympathetic. In both I and the senate bills wen torn illy In troduced looking, in one waj or an other to getting treasury relief for J farmers, who must either sell heir jfoods at pn-sent price.s or fll d credll with which to hold them. Thereupon,' the Issue that formerly bud .-risen be tween the farmers and the treasury now arose between congn b and the! treasury MAY FINU R 1 11 l In this Issue any one who ha oh-1 served events Is Inclined to sympathise with the treasury, regardless ol wheth er or not the treasury is right GoV ernor Harding and' officers of the fed eral reserve board h ive attacks d ide of , the argument in an effort to make a strong plea to members of boi rress who have given the Impres sion of a mere clamoring for some thing which they believe "will help Ibeni with their constituent The ofi ccrs Of the government, on the other hand, give their impression of standing , squarely on principle, it Is possible ibnt within the near future, hpwever, j some way will be round to give ionic , degree of help to the farms s J The farmer, of course, is ;;i this mum i.i in an embarrassing position. H has the crop on h.- handt This j crop was raised on the basis of conell l turns nt the time the iinp wapimtod. with wug , fertiliser, t ed unit linple j inents at the prices ,: -. . ', ijMy wen ri lust spring. Bu; when It cornea to sell ' ng the crop, the farmei i is: part j with It on the basis of presunl prices lbs- involves a real loss. Sevi rtheleu j tbfc; farmer should try to balance this DROPS SOCIETY FOR BUSINESS ; r . I; &' ) K&X t - ' '' ' V ' ' ' I j 'V''"': 'y .wy. ty I ,',.' '.,''' ' V-.- ( :' v ' -:; . -f ' '' rCQr J' OELRlCbtS NEW VOHK. Mis. Gharleg dc Loosty Oelrichg, leader ol thu smail si t, hiaa stt pped out t' soi'ictv lit's- aiiirl into the business tvobld, lllereafter, ni ;m 1 of eutertaining in the drawing rooni, slu- will dis pense perfhmery for the Trading eompanv, 35 Easl 4Tiii street. She says her deairc for soniethhig definite i lo day by day led her into the cpjRiinereial 'nrl!. sh- is superintond.ent of the Trading company. episode aagtnst the time, four or five' years ago when conditions were N.u't l reversed. Then he did his planting' and cultivating on the basis of low prle.-s and was able to sell his crop on the basis of high prices but the most serious part Of the farmers dls tn ss arises, not In his crops, but In his mortx LOW PRICES 1 N E Muring the post four years prices; upon lands advanced from jou to oo per cent. After making a special pay ment, fanners often give a mortgage for as much as J100 to $2o ltn acre.. The farmer was carrying a mortgage at the rate of i200 an acre, must in order to pay the Interest raise a value of 12 on each acre before he has anything for himself. Under present conditions, which are likely to continue, it la dil'flcult anil1 even Impossible for the farmer to do this, -indeed, once he has allowed him-; self to get Into this position it is dif ficult for him to avoid foreclosure; there in this situation nil the elements to recreate such a situation as brought! Bryan to the front 2.', years ago. G. 0. P. Indorses j Wooley for Attorney (Continued From 'age Que1.) meeting. Adjournment of the meet- ! Inc 'isnse with the understanding that another ses.-tion can bo called by Mr. Wool ley after decision has come from Governor-elect Alabey. as to the pat ronage which Will como to Webei e ounty, U.OY1 S ':i Ds l 1ST. lauds T. Mo.es, county clerk and I auditor-elect was the first county of fleer called to reael his list of seleo j tions of deputies in the county clerk's office. Ills choke for chief deput) was Lawrence A Van Dyke, who now I holds that position. Other deputies' names read and approved by the com mittee members for positions in the office of the county clerk were Ed I ward Lewis, William 1. Clc.tt,', AVill I lum II. Fisher, Simon Harlow, Parley I i:. Noi-f-elh. Mabel Wysong. Agn ; Smith ansl Kmm.i l-'aht-v. I v. ISSESSOR'S OPPK I A. . Berrett, county assessor-elect j placed i in names of Staley L. Kobulns and John W. (ribson before the com I tlttei a his Selealon of deputies and i s4s given approval. Mr, Robblm I Will act as chief deputy, j In the sheriff's department, KlCh ard Plncock, newly-elected sheriff, rec ommended Curtis Allison, as chief p ity and Henry Blackburn, deputv ' iMi I. . Had. Shus tllff ;lnl Fred I Tout a3 criminal deputies; and John Holden. as court bailiff, in Judge-elect James -. Kimball's ellvislon of the district court. Approval was given b the committee members. The selection of a bailiff In the oth- er sllUlon of the court will be left until decision ciiu be reached between Mr. Plncock ana the ludge who will lake the btneh In the evcat pi the res ignation f Judge Howell, it was an nounced last night by Mr. Plncock. I Rl i ORD1 Ks (l l ICE. Mrs. Olenna Pelt, county recorder elect, recommended and received ap proval to app lnt .i;ts Qdlth Reia, Jo B ph yVallai S and Miss FlO Brown foj deputies In her office. The selection or workers in connec tion with the duties of the county com missioners will be left until a later date, according to an announcement mads- by Maroni Skeen. & Mr Woolley opened the meeting and J. C. LltUefield was appointed sis act ing secretary. Hardly had Mr. Wool Icy rt turned his mhI after announcing the s'-sslon open than David Mattson took the floor and moved that Mi. Woolley be endorsed for the position of United States district attorney, The motion was Immediately carried. TRIB1 ll in WOOLLEV. Air Muttson paid tSlgh trlhute to the activities of Mr. Wooii,-. in the ro- snt campaign arid attributed much of the success to his eforts. He alio out lined the qualifications oi Mr, ooi- b y for the important federal position. In answer to Sir.? Mattson, Chair man Woolley Hall., refused to accept the credit Tor the overwhelming vic tory of his party In Weber counly and declared it was due to the party Workers. He took this opportunity of I expressing hla appreciation for Hut 1 untl.iug efforts during the long cam paign. I It was voted that J. U. Dldredge, Jr.. state committeemen und all offi cers-elect who were present be init csi to partli Lpate In the discussion as ! to procedure in the Jnudcesenient of candidate, and al. o ha ;i voice In the votliiK- 1'iiitiU IV. 1'iper was also ex ; tended this invitation. uu high value of dollar injures Chilean trade SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 18 Com- imercla! conditions in Chile, which are described as acute, an- being closnly studied by the Chilean Industrial chamber with B view to finding some remedy The situation is attributed to a fall of prices, restricted buying be- IcauBe of the exchange situation, re striction of crdViits and thu abnormal I increase in the value of the United Stales dollar, whh h has created un foreseen conditions here. The slollar has falh ii slightly, but is still quoted at above seven pesos. I Washer Wringer Jhl CloihaXVa9 II ' p I SAFE EASY TO OPERATE USES VERY LITTLE ELECTRICITY. 3 Fewer parts, and if parts should be needed, we have them. I SIDNEY STEVENS IMPLEMENT CO. Ogden, Utah 1 feu REBELS FIRE ON irajRffi Attacking Party Driven Off; Lords and Commons Agree on Home Rule DUBLIN, Des-. 18. Intensified war-' tart fche usual accompaniment of 'peace parleys marked the close of an eventful week In Ireland. Etalds and 'whole-ii,- arrests by the police and military and Increased activity of the Irish Republican army In attacking the crown forces, will make up the -news In the Irish newspapers tomor row. Lltlb' will be published about the efforts of tiu peace makers, but I If lh Optimistic prediction of the, principal Intermediaries are fulfilled, al truce Is near. CIRCULAR isM ED I "Murtal law circular Number One," 111 tied over the signature of General' Sir -evli AfacReady, today says that all forces of the crown may r si as sured that so long as. In trying to Ce-I Store order, they do not exceed v. bat Is reasonably necessary for the pur-j P08e they will have full approval and support. But all are warned against Ithe commission of offenses against it rson or property of any resident, the irei '.inn lots" any house In search of plunder or the molesting of q seiitrj protecting S pers.m or properly. ' Ah; person subject to military ort ma si sal law committing any of these iff .-uses will be liable tn court martini land sentence of death." CLAIM KI PULSE WEXFORD, Ireland, iec i sr. The ! barracks at Foulkesmlll, County - lord, was attacked early this morning j w 1 1 1 1 bombs and rifle rire by seveht) j men who arrived In three motor cars. I A twenty-f Ive-mlnute battle resulted. The police occupying the barracks finally repulsed the raiders, who lost .iic motor car and a quantity of I arms. The police, acconllng te the. ! authorities, sustained no assumes. SOHE Kl LE BILL 1 i. LONDON, bee. 18. When the amended lsish boms rule bill reached ! tin house of commons from the house sit birds this afternoon, It wa an- I bounced by Sir Laming Worthinuton-j 1 EVans for the ministry, that the gov-1 !" rnment accepted the propose! framsoi I.V 'III' sinner linns,- i eir.i l illni: tin- I i i I council. This removed the only out-! ...di.uiiii: d, utre:. ce oetveeii hie uoubes and Indicated tHe speedv adoption of the bill. The bOUSe of lords last night agreed ' ! ti virtual b ail the amendments to tbo lull made hy the house of commons, I Changing them only to provide that the : Irish council should not be electeel bf proportionate representation and that ihe lord lieutenant should retail, tin rjght of nominating the president Of i he council. The lower house today amended the lords' proposal that Jf cither area in Ireland rciuseil to sot up a parliament I the executive could not make the of I ter a second time unless within two years both houses adopted a resblu i sins asking for it. On motion of the I government, the house passed art ! amendment by a vote of 1 7 5 to twelve. making the time limit three years after June 1. The bill this afternoon was returned I to the lords, who will consider It Mon-' . day. APPEAL . UNSI DISORD! II Lloyd George, speaking concerning I j the time limit amendment said to ac- I cenj ihe tends' proposal for two yean vas placing the whole chains of sin-; experiment being brought into opera-, lion upon the possibility of the gov- ! ernment being able to succeed at the, first go. While he was not altogether confident that when the government! I made the offer to the southern area of Ireland In the next few months, it, ! would be accepted, the premier as serted. h ihouKhi It wa-s a KOod thing ; to try. It would be a means of begln- I ning to rally the population against j forces of disorder, he said. Even It the government got only 25 or 30 per cent to commit themselves to consti tutional methods. Mr. Lloyd George ws-nt on. it would be of advantage. The premier declared Sir Hamar OrsenWOOd, chief secretary for Ire land, had achieved remarkable suc- j ces3 m the direction of restoring or der m Iceland and there was a greatoi 1 desire to try the experiment of Coristl- 1 tUtionallsm In Ireland again CORK PIKE jnii iry I , CORK, Dec. 18, The corporation has refused tho request of the military authorities to permit the city engin es! and other officials to attend ihe inquiry ml,, .Saturday night's fire It has renewed Its stand that testimony I he irsVI-ll licfdl-n a r. I m , , ...... " uuisuuH UIO- une. PUNREAIi OF PRIEST CORK, Doc. 18 There was a sym pathetic manifestation today it the funeral of Canoh Magner, who was shot hv an auxlllar cudet on W cdnes aay. rhe requiem mass was conduct 1 ' y bishop of Cork and 140 priests Participated. Many clergymen 01 other denominations attends d, V ILKRA TO SPE IK NEW YORK, Dec 18.- Eamonn de vlerja, president of the Irish re PUbllC, will com.- out of retirement Christmas da) in New York Citv ac cording to his secretary, Harry Lo land, who recently denied reports that Valero, had ltft for Oreat Britain . Mr. Boland asserted that the Sinn '''' who he previously an- 1 oun. esl had l.oen resting in fiU. iuslon 1 for several days aftr a alight Illness. wyuM le ... for bpokano. Wash . the aay aft.-r Christmas to resume hla P aklng tour of rhe countrv , A,,0rJ,t,ne holidays the Irish -i-i' 1. den will start a drive throughout she I mlesl btates for funds to relieve suf ferers from the rebellions In Ireland. Mr. Boland aOltbUnced Speaking for de Valera, JJoland said be did not be lieve Iaoyd George was vet ready" to meet the terms of the Irish repub Jcans without a compromise and the latter, he added, are unwilling t.. com promise 00 Gen, Oarnett Censored For His Assertions ( oiiiinueii Prom Page One tbetic attitude toward every M?p that wdnhl lead to bette-rneni of the 1 ..un- try ami to Improvement in the physi- cai. mental ami moral conditions of the population. R UP A l t OUSER. Willi slender resources end inade quate administrative authority, they have accomplished much, where any thing more (ban suppression of organ ized Insurrection seemed Impossible. After a careful study sif the matters,' the court regards the published Charges a Ul considered, regretta ble and thoroughly unwarranted re flections on a portion of ihe United State marine corps. H. T. MAYO. Rea- Admiral L S. N.. President. JESS K. UYER, Major U. S. M. C,. judge Advocate. Treasury officials estimate that Tf.oa persons have lost between 12.00111 ami 13.000 Liberty bonds. I QqfivJM roo l.W-riA0ivpfi - M 1 rAcT0U6BU-QCStrt Prices Reduced 1 10 I On "All-Record" Phonographs H We are offering a special 10 per cent discount on a number of all record" phonographs until Christmas. Now is the time for you to i secure your Christmas present for the entire family at a libera! reduction.' "tfif? We are the only place in Utah where you can hear the following phonographs demonstrated side by side: The New Edison', Kim ball, Pathe and Playerphone, al! of which have a world-wide reputation. Call and make your selection before our stock is exhausted. Last & Thomas I MUSIC DEPARTMENT H DAD GUILTY OF KIDNW SON Seattle News Writer Sent to Prison; Betty Brainerd Freed TATOMA, Wash.. Dec, 18. George T. Staffs! termer Tacoma and Seattle at nrspaper rsmss, pleaded ffullty today to havlnjf kidnaped his son. Bobby Stagff, September 14. He wan sen t. sires) tc, the state penitent larj for a term of fronts ten to fifteen years. The case against MlsS Betty Brai nerd, enarffed ah an accomplice in the kidriapinjr, was dismissed. HISTORY OF CASK Bobby StaKsr, 2-year-old boy for tho kidnaping of whom Mlss Deity Brai nerd of Senttle was placed on trial here, was taken from bis mother's Ta coma home September 14, 1920. George T. stagy, a newspaperman, who is the boy's father, visited the home of his divorced wife on Septem ber 14 and asked to see Bobby While the mother, Bdlth Statrp. was out ol the room .i few momeni thi fathei it bos been Charged, pu ked up Bobby hurried to a waiting automobile and disappeared. For almost a month the search for the boy was in vain. On October 10 Mr-: Uri'lns-rd w sis ;i rrested In New York and charged with complicity In the crime. The complaint aivsiinst hr charged that she slrove Suskk frsmi TaCOmo to Seattle In her uiitomoblle, folldWing the kldnaplhg and th.it shoj h.id charge of the boy after he wus, taken. MYSTERIOUS CAXifc. FollowinK MlSH Br.ilnerd's arrest, of fers were made l" return the boy to I his mother if the charges against th young woman were dropped. No ac tion was taken on tho offers and the case ngalnst Mis Bralnersl was press ed. Late in October Governor Smith I of New York signed extradition pii- pSrs fo'' her removal tt Taconia to, stund trial. She arrived hero No-1 vember ,3 and was released on $10.-! 000 ball pending trial, Aftr the arrest Bobby wax return ed to his mother. I n (.iclober 20 The Tacoina News-Tribune received a tsj splione message from Vancouver, B. 1 SALT LAKE SHOWS j SLIGHT DECREASE I IN FOOD PRICES WASHINGTON, Dec. IS A further decreases of 2 Vfc per cent in ret. ill food prices In November, Compared With October, was re corded today bv the department of labors bureau of statistics. The greatest decrease, 5 per cent, was shown In Memphis. In Birmingham and Seattlo the decrease was 4 per cent: in Butte. Dallas and Kansas City Z per cent: In Chicago. Denver, Los An geles, Omaha, Portland, Ore , anil Ball Lake Qlty, 2 pi r cenl . in New I York San Francisco and Wash- i ington, 1 per cent. I C.i stating that the bov was In that city and that be would be turned over to a reporter calling at a certain I room and asking for "a bunsllf.." , Tacoma reporter and Mrs. Stagg went to tho Canadian city, 'followed direc tions and, on October 21, recovered the boy. Belief has been expressed by tho Tacoma police that Bobby first was taken to Seattle, then across Canada and later to New York. Finally ho was returned to Vancouver and then back to Tacoma. The Staggs were married during thJ war. shortly before Stagg entered the service as an aviator. In the divorce j ihut followed. Mrs. Stagg obtained al decree on the ground of nexn-support 1 i and also won the enstosly of her son.1 Stagg Is a nephew of tho rioted Chi-1 cago university coach after whom' Siagg field. tho Chicago athletic, ground v. as named. He comes from al New Enxland family Miss Bralm-rd is a newspaperwo man. She Is the daughter of Ernst us Uralnerd. pioneer. SCattl newspaper man, who at one time was i dlioi of u Seattle dally. On DECISION AT VARIAX B MIAMI. Fla.. Doc. 18. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, chairman of tho Benate Interslato commerce committee and sine of the framers of the trans portation act said today that the de cision of the railroad labor board thai the act did not apply to lntsirurban lines was not in accord with the inten tion of the framers of the measure. 'SECOND SISTER 1 GOES IN 11 Strain of Maude Daniels5 Dis appearance in East Af- V fects Denver Girl DENVER, Colo.. Dec. 18. Mias BM;1 Mary Dhnlels of this city, has gon nto virtual hiding here, according ts friends and relatives us a result of the mental strain she, has undergone since her sister. Miss Maude Daniels of Bos-- tffi Ais to. secretary to Edward A. Merrrti lr&4fc': a director of the Christian Science' tW-Pfpf ', oisappnared on November 2 "Relatives today denied reports that Mary also ha,i disappeared. Harry Daniels, a brother of the two BflFIw i girls, today said that the women re ctnily hail filed on a homestead In th. i mountains near Connlf.-i- Co4o Bi -.Id boll, had been planning to go to wfl ir i" I but he could not say whether Made had left Boston for that nur- . ' Our family has been separated for &M- i .many years,-' he said, our parents are , dead and those of us who are left Jffci.- .take a fcoirimon abode here in Colorado. When I beard of my t s mysterious disappearance I Ss udmbfounded. In view of what the f5 turo sens.-d ... hold for u. ( Jon t believe that Maude ls dead or hL com to barm, but it la th he l just taking a SmJ V-'Mar-asid' Vdf mh. ' out and mTkfLuen aTn' on Is informed o ! th7 Pr!811 ent Wil- W' inquiry medS ?heJlmeWih! thfl mis-slo,, j l,,k,.v , I . h c'on- n Uuationyin Al" 'ward.-d to hlm by thm tJET Por" It Is understood th- ,,P , lgu'" oncil. told that ncgo I5'1'?1 ha been Nationalists J n WJ Turkish sj able difficulties lnsurmount- " The message s belle tn M prldeni asked the c ' , .whH'h ll K hlm. council to Indicate i)PPPf