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B M 4 THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, I The Ogden Standard-Examiner PUBLISHING COMPANY An Independent Newspnper Published every evening and Sunday morning without a muzzle or a club Entered il Second c I ais M.ittei ,u th Pottofflre Ogden Utah. Established 1870 Member of tho Audit Bureau ot Circula tion and The Associated Prens SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCH OeMvered by Carrier Dally and Sun day, 1 year $10. eo oy Mall Dally and Suncray 1 ye.ir . 7.80 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of any news credited to It not otherwise credited tn this paper and also the local news pub lished herein, s i an i 'Aiu I EX v : m i ri-,i.i:nioM: NUMBERS Business and Circulation Dept. 6S A'tvprtlslnR Dent 423 Killi'.rlfl mvl Nrv.-x D.-t't. . . 870 ; I WHERE LIFE IS GAY AND FRIVOLOUS, on last Monday, iho Los Angela Times gave over the greater part of tip front page to an Illustrated article J describing a bacchanalinn niplu at Vernon. That part of California is supposed to be made up of a largo percentage of eastern people who arc. opposed to "wine, wonieu ;ind song." Eut if the Times holds to i ho bare .facts, the officers in southern Califor nia, and the people p ncrnlly toleratti infractions of the law which would be impossible in this siaio. The Times, in idling of "a jazzy night," :;ays: Whisky $16 a pint! Women of all ages Jazz the muscle-tickling kind. These were the elements that I were tossed together into a hilar ious, riotour jamboree lasting well toward dawn yesterday mornlnc at the Vernon Country club k vaa a wild night. if whisky (here was plent it you had the $16 per. The women numbered into tho hundreds and ranged from b)ond 5 ; nd bru nettes in early teens to brunettes and blondes of ages less delicate to mention. All wore young in spirit and pep, however, and car mine lips, ultra-exposed : ilk hos iery and elgaretto-smoklng formed common bonds. The jazz bcpr.n slowly and worked iisHf into high pitch at 2 a. m.. when (he orches tra was all but drowned out by the noise of 700 celebrating prohi bition dodcers. As Vernon is a suburb, we presume Los Angeles itself is not rree from the hilarious gatherings. These disclo-j sures coupled with the outrages com mitted in San Fianeisso. at the bottom j of which was liquor. Indicate that I California's larger cities r-re scenes of dissipation not loss shocking than the jamborees when drink was unrestricted. THE THIN MAN AND DEATH. B Recently there died at the home of H Senator Clark in Los Angeles a noted J B character of Montana known as "Flap-1 B jack," who was given the nickname 1 B because he was as thin as a flapjack. H He was six feet, four inches tall and 1 B weighed only 100 pounds. B Born in the New England states, H where thin men and women are not uncommon, "Flapjack" served thi H the Civil war, then came out wet j pioneered in Montana. B At the time of his death, he was 75 B years of age, which lends to supply H proof that the Insurance companies. H until recent years, made a mistake in R refusing to accept lean men as risks, f President Grant, of the Mormon Bt church, relates how he was rejected B by life insurance companies owing to H the fact he was classed as thin. Later V one of the insurance companies ven- B lured into the class of thin men and, B after ten years of actual experience. Hj found that the man of "skin and bone" Bj was a preferred risk. !j GUARDING AGAINST THE ARMED BANDIT. B There is an element of uneasiness H shown in Salt Lake over the crime Bf wave which is spreading throughout tho country, and a movement has been 1 started in the capita to guard against an invasion of the criminal clement. Reports from Salt Lake are to ,ltu I effect that the city already has had an 1 unusual number of robberies and hold ups, but the papers have pursued a I policy of not enlarging on the stories H of crime. I Ogden has been exceptionally free j from the criminal class, but, being on the line of transcontinental travel, I the city may be invaded. I Our banks and other Institutions jl handling large sums of money should j take extra precautions during this pe riod of desperate deeds. In eastern cities no money transfer is now being made without guards and places where large amounts of money aro dealt in. I plans are made to ward off a sudden j attack by armed bandits traveling in 1 automobiles. ! PRICES DROPPING; FUTURE BUSINESS. Each week Bradstreet's give what is j known as food index number, which tells at a glance tho tendency of I prices. Last week, based on the prices per pound, thirty articles of food de ll clined from $3.66 the weok prior to jj 3.49. A year ago the same articles 1 sold at $5.10. V This proves that in a week tho drop j was 4.6 per cent and In a year 31.5 j per cent. j Here In Ogden th big slump In I prices did not become effective until Hga' within the last few days and now there is n genuine scaling down. What will be the course of prices in the next ninety flays? The answer tq that question roquires an answer to the broader question What is tho general business out look I The head of the Chamber of Com merce of tho United States sa.vn the J country is close to the bottom of do Illation and soon after the first of 1JI21 'the mending Will boRin. He should he 1 in a position to know One of the big financial papers saya j pessimism Is less marked in some I banking cirrlos than in others, and is some bic lines there arc some slight J signs of a heartening up. There an' students of the business situation who look for a long period of I readjustment, because other depres jsions in the United States have been slov. in passing Hut they overlook the fact that the United States has be come a creditor nation within the lasl few years and has more money per capita than ever and more developed resources and simply needs a restora tion of confidence to re establish nil industrial actl ities. .Many of (he big employers arc be ginning i talk of taking back man of the workers they dismissed a month ago. The railroads are notifying those who had good records to report for iui soon after the first of the year. Tomorrow the big industries could restore confidence by pursuing a gen eral policy of optimism and enlarging their fields of employment. j 00 SENATE DIVIDED ION IMMIGRATION Now that the house of representa tlves has passed the Immigration bill, j the rennte is being closely studied to di !- mine the probable vote of the up-1 per house on thai important Issue. A canvass of the senators has been 1 made, and Scnatotr King of Utah is! J c lassed in favor of closing our doors I for n year, while Senator Smoot is j non-committal. To seventy-five senators was put this question: "Do you favor temporary suspen sion or immigration pending (he enact ment of restrictive legislation?" Thirty senators responded in the af firmative, twelve in the negative and thirty-three were noncommittal. Thost who were noncommittal on the ques- j jtion said that they desired to reserve j i judgment pending (he inquiry of the 1 senate committee on immigration. I Foreigners are pouring into our ports at from 3. OOO to 12.000 a day. or at the rate of from one million to two million a year. With unemployment in the country, these strangers will add to the bad conditions, and. fur 'lermore, America needs a breathing iSP.ell in which to assimilate the for eigners who are now here and are as foreign to our ways and customs I as they were on their arrival one. two I or six years, ago. uo WHERE THE GOBBLE R CARRIES A BURDEN. W ' haye heard of children tiding a hobby and being encouraged to do so, but the riding of a turkey Is some ihlng. Down in Bourbun county, Kin j lucky, where at one time a famous' ; brand of a forgotten beverage was dis tilled, il-e farmers have turned to tur nkey raisins and i eently a gobbler was 'developed so large and strong that the Children pot the idea the bird could carry them and they clamb-red on his 1 back. Then Ihe farmer, observing the strength of ihe gobbler, made a small j saddle and bridle, and now one of th' 1 small children ride? to school rver day'astride the farm yard pet, and the gobbler seems to enjoy the sport? w ith j the youngsters. By the Lime that barnyard fowl ha:; ! his head cut off for Thanksgiving, he will be a tough old bird of bone and ' , sinew. It is the pampered bird (hat1 makes good picking in this world. Little Benny . I had a dim yesthlday and T Tvas rn Inir rant a driii torc and I a sine In the window, saylne, Wy waist your money on tobacco-.' 10 cents will buy a (lackldgi- of Skeeyo. an Immediate euro for tho Smoking; hatilt. Taletlcsx If mixed in coffee Me thinking of a grate id er j to make some money, thinking. m I buy a raekldge with my dime and put it in pop coffee and keep him frum wutsf ini: H lot 'f money anil wen he finds out WllO did it he ll be fcO ga. hel give mo back the dime and maybe a lot of more I money besides muybe. And I wCnt m and bawt a paeklde and 1 went in the kltchin wile Nora was ringing the BUPPljr boll and undumped the Skeeo in the bottom of pops oup, be in r wile powder wlch yon couldeni hard)) Baa ii In there, and after a wile Nora ae ma and pop and my sister (iladdi:: then i.ff.-,. knowing popb rup on account of It being the biggest, and thev all put sugar and erecm In and took a lalt, ma and Gladdi:: Jest acting regu lar but pop making a fearse face and saying, L'kr. Mitch coffee, vtgg. thats awflll thats fearse, thata terrible, thats tho limit. Proving Skeeso wanent tahstlesn after nil, and ma r;ed. Why Wlllyum. wat ales irou? This coffee taints perfi-r kly all rite Wtrh hers proberly did, and tiladdls sed. Why. certeny this coffee Is all rite, wata the matter with It Nil thing proberly being tho matter with here, and pop ;u d. Well maybe it was my Imagination but I ccrtr.ny had a vivid Impression that It tainted like and Injudicious mixture of shoe polish, coal tar dye. Ink and mud however, youre 2 to one and Im willing to take your werd for It. And he drank the rest of his enffce making taatraar and fearser fines, sav ing, WeU Im glad It was ony my Imagi nation because Id hate to think I ever drank enythUng that tainted like that Me thinking, O, now he'll never feel like smoaklng cny more, And I std L you wunt me to bring you a segar pup'.' And pop eed, Thats tho most Intelligent thing youve eed this week, a seg;ir mite take that Imaglnery talst out of my mouth Me thinking, Heck. And I won't up and got. him one and wot did he do but smoak it all the way down foal Ra enythting, saying. Oh boy, a segar never OUTBURSTS OF EVERET TRUE ' ' last weeK. ni4;Tc?R SMITH -ey ( I js (X'H ' C H X DtSCR.iQtL'D IM AK iS i rr! j j c , . no, acvo I "ANO I'M COlNrG. Id' -i.LGT IT YOU: f - : (lTecL the r 3-J 1 ga TRUTH Z ' l v -' r T H L A T R TL s I 1 Comedians and Pretty Girls Feature Bill at the Pantacjes With the r i. Whirl of Mirth." a miniature musical comedy, leading tho ball, the PWH vaudeville pro- gram optfiifed at the Orphaum theatre yesterday for th- weak -end run. Pea turcd in the headlincr arc Itoc Ileevcs and Wlllard J'arvhj, two comedians who bring out spontaneous laughter. A quartet of singing beauties render songs In a finished manner. The stam settings used are beautiful and unique. Klemons-Belling & Co., with tw and four-lr-ggrd partners, us they arc called, present an animal act which provog entertaining. Besldea BelllnK himself, the chief actors are a co iple of highly trained doge, which know tricks of an extraordinary kind, and also a trick donkey. Thi Ii antics start ed the audience sriRllnjr .ind before the- got through ii was a roir. A pleasing offering is that of Lil lian Kuby. an accomplished young wo man on the violin, who pives old and modem selections with fine gru.ee and skill. Billed as the Franco-American ring ing comedienne, Juliette Dika enter tains with songs of both nations, chief ly those Inspired by the war, and in cidentally wears some wonderful gow 1)3. Konn, Mason and Kcholl. present ing "The impossible on skates,'' act as tho curtain-raiser, and dn jui about all they claim to do in the way of Caricj skating mLxe l with gymnaatic feats. The eleventh episode of "Bride 13." this week presents further stirring ad ventures of the pirates and their cap tive brides who leave their stronghold and take to the submarine pursued by a yuchi and u submarine chaser. As usunl. the episode breaks off with a tantlilxlng suddeness, leaving th' audi ence i Bger for more. "Behold My Wife," Film of Northwest With Singular Appeal An appealing story of the Canadian northwest is promised In George Mel fund s latest production. "Behold M Wife." Which will be seen at the Al hrimbra theatre 'or four days, com mencing Sunday, The picturo was adapted from a novel by Sir Gilbert Parker. The action centers around the in congurous marriage of Krank Armour, the yodnger son of an arlsticrat fam ily, and 1,ull. granddaughter of an Indian chieftain, whom he meets while serving as an officer of the Hudson's B i.v company in northwestern f'anada. On his return to the eompany'3 trad-' ing-post from a hunting expedition. Armour receives word that hii fiance in Kngland hus jilted him. largely on account of his famllv's opposition to her In a moment of drunken rage. Armour marries the Indian maiden and sends her hack to England to humili ate his family. How, through the ef forts of Frank's elder brother, she develops into a beautiful and polished young woman and how the young Ai-! inonr Is regenerated, forms the theme of the story. Director Blelford has developed the story amid a rugged atmosphere of' rare beauty; thoroughly In keeping with the theme. The nolablo east in cludes Klllott Dexter. Mabel Julienne Scott, Milton Sills, and .Mm K The picture Is a Paramount. DO Fairbanks Has New Idea as Shown in Film Now at Alhambra I What a balm to the wearisome in dividual! These few words or their equivalent express opinion of almost every audienJDe thai have attend! .1 th local presentation of Douglas Fair banks in "The Mark of Zorro." now showing at the Alhambra theatre. In these parlous times IPhon the high cost or HviiiK. prohibiten, th league of nations controversy are the main topics for diacusslon and of boud-l olr and lingerie farces concocted in bedrooms arc dished out to us as a palliative for recreation and diversion. "The Murk of Zorro" comes to us ' a time for all of us to postpone our, troubles and cares to sn k some slm-1 ply subject that will actually afford talhted so good slnts the beginning of history. Me thinking. G. good bv dime. And I wondered about 16 ininnils wi-ather to tell pop about the Skeezd and trv to get the dime back, and finally I dtdcnl. some relaxation without much detail. "Tho trouble with the world today." - i! i a Ehiropean premier recently, "is that It has forgotten to smile." Now thi-. picture spaikbs wiih humor, ro mance and action. Much can be said of this picture teeming with action, and Its presentation In a sincere force- . ful way. And much, oh, much, can be told of this production moulded by . tho round versatile influence aUd art istry exerted by the incomparable , "Doug." The scenes of tho story are laid hi early California during tho time when the cabaUeros from Spain held sway. In It Fairbanks portrays a so of dual role, both diametrically opposite. Am I ton Ulego Vega. h- appears to his people a.v a young man of wealth and station, who led a color less existence; an extreme Contrast to the vivid, dashing lives of his fellow countrymen. All are fully unaware that as a mere boy he had taken an oath to suppress the persecutions of his harraased people and that eventu- ' ally he had taken the disguise of a I masked highwayman. Zorro, who al ways Inflicted heavy punishment upon ih' :r oppressors. Hence his glaring deeds became the talk of the country side. As Hon Diego, we accord him jour sympathies. hut as tho daring : Senor Zorro. he gains our most pro- found admiration for his gallantry. I What a maze of new feats accompllsh ed by Fairbanks! At times it fairly threatened to take our breath away. , The plot is very simple and plain. Almost every scene contains a laugh ; and no one can find anything uncan ny to jar common sense; nothing forced to blur enjoyment of the ntt- mcrous devised situations. The climax i of the tale is not so easily predicted and though occurring years ago. It poaeeasei an Interesting trend And all of Fairbanks' pictures, wo find several tense and dramatic points in the plot. 1 Who could nof bc fascinated by the -rich, colorful atmosphere displayed in the picture? Wo see all tho charac t' rs and over one hundred appear in the costumes prevailing during! i those days. And with what grace and hnughtlness they carried themselves. nn Should Married Folks Quarrel? See "The Furnace," Com ing Here Soon A good quarrel, now and then. Is ' said to clear tho atmosphere of the home. Certainly an 'understanding" between husband anil wife, an ex change of points of view. i better than the cold indifference and silent suspicion which Folly and Anthony Bond sustained in their married life which la fco powerfully pictured In the ! heart-stirring picture, " The Furnace " No married man or woman, or young people looking forward to marriage should miss this drama at the ugden theatre, starting Sunday. Three Complete Shows of Pantages Vaudeville on Christmas Night There will bo three complete shows of Pantages vaudeville at the Orplieuro theatre Christmas night, it was an nounced today by Manager J. F. Goes. The first show will start at fi o'clock. Xo seats will be reserved and all de siring to attend the performance, are urged to come early to get the best seats. Night prices will prevail at the Christmas matinee. "The Whirl of Mirth" is the headlin ing act to show on the Christmas bill. There are four other novel acts on the' same bill. In addition to the eleventh episode of "Bride 13." Filming of Forest Fire Shown I in Picture Coming to the Orpheum The filming of a huge forest fire Is not without its dangers a.- mem-1 bets of the cast of "Nomads of the Nprth," coming to the Orpheum the atre (Sunday, will testify. Twice dur ing her attempts to find her way out of the ma.e of roaring flames which entirely surrounded her during tho moment the motion picturo cameras were recording the scene, Betty Blythe'd hklrt caught afire. In both Instances Don Chancy sustained pain ful burns on hia hand In smothering out the flames. "It looks pretty on the screen, but I must say It was about the hottest Job I've had since I made my bow In the movies." Chancy re marked after h. had recovered from his experience. IKING DESCRIBES BRITISH OUTLOOK (Ruler Touches on Peace in Russia and Ireland in Clos ing of Parliament tONDjON, Dec. 24. (By tho Asso ciated I'ress i Tin- king's speech on the occasion of the proruging of par liament al mldhlghl Thursday after reference to the Continued friendly re lations with foreign powers, alluded to ihe (Jrcck difficulty and declared that tho government would, in conjunction with the rilllcs, endeavor to reach a ablution compatible with their Joint responslbllii ies. Tho situation with respeci lo Russia waa described as still unsettled and obscure and the king ekpt'eased ihe hope that trade with Uusria would Soon be resumed find lead to an era Ol peace, greatly heeded By the suf ferlng p opie ol eastern Europe. "ii Is 04 the highest iffiporlancc," 'ho .pr. ( ii continued, "that I'oland ind her neighbors ahdtlld compose their political differences and devote their UUldlvided energies to producing internal Stability and to tho task ol economic reconstruction." , KIM. I 'IX KltteAA I I i, l "The distribution of the mandates and other work of tho ass,-mbl o the league of nations were taken Up and the assembly was declared to have j "shown its sense ot the Importance of Including all nations in lts mem bership by admitting two late ene mies." "It is my earnest hope," added the king," that the spirit, ot harmony and good win manifested at the assembly is an auguary of the value of the l Iffuo aa Q force making for concilia tion and peace throughout the world. " The king referred with gratification to the success of the Prince of Wales' I tour ami regretted that the prince was , not able to inaugurate new councils in India. The promise was given that ihe government would make every ef fort to reduce expenditure.' sin ! roH IN Ri I M. Dealing with the subject of Ireland the king said: "The state of affairs in Ireland grieves me profoundly. I deplore the campaign of lob m e and outrage whereby a small section of my sub jects s..ek to sever Ireland from th. empire and I sympathize with the loy al servants of the clown who a r,- .. deavoring to restore peac and main tain order under conditions of unex ampled difficulty and danger. "It is my most earnest hope that fill sections of the people of Ireland will insist upon a return to constitu tional methods which alone can put an end to the events which threaten ruin to that country and make possi ble reconciliation and a lasting peace." N iiomi; Kii.i; BILL. Then announcing In brief, the home ruls bill, the king continued: "1 sincerely hope that this act. the trull of more than thlrtv years of . a . less controversy will finally bring about unity and friendship between al the peoples of my kingdom." The king concluded by recounting the measures passed during the course of the parliamentary session. lie re ferred to unemployment as the dark asl loud On the horizon, springing less from Internal causes than from con traction of tho export trade arising out of the poverty of other nations and their inability to obtain credits. The government, he said, was giving unre mitting attenton to this problem. I, oo 1 SPAIN OPEN TO nCM TRADE Rich Opportunities Pointed Out by United States Observer After Inquiry WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Opportu nities for trade with Spain are called to the attention of American business men In a report Just made lo the de partment of commerce by Trade Com-' mlaeloner Arthur Young. Healing with! Spanish finance and trade conditions.! Spuln. Mr. Young said, is the only Eu ropean nation with a balance of trade in Its favor as a result of the wari and has a surplus sufflcnt to pay cash for American goods. Spain's balance of trade at the close! of the year, Mr Young said, was ?7Tl'.000.000 and the condition of the entire country Is prosperous As a striking feature of the Spanish finan cial situation during the war, tho commissioner pointed out that Spain oven extended a credit of $30,000,000 to the United States The cost of living, Mr. Young re-' ported, has increased less in Spain than in any other European country.1 and there has been practically no In-; fla'lon of paper money beyond that caused bv the legitimate importation: of gold. Public finances on the other hand.: he said, have been unfavorably af fected by the war. despite big private profits as there has been but a ten per cent Increase In revenues from taxation and government expenditures I have increased greatly, leaving a large lner is- in tho public debl. Mr. Young suggested that American I business concerns desiring Spanish ! trade should adopt a rrerllt System j which gradually would become elastic enough to permit competition with Ku ropean houses who aro forced to fight j to gain lost prestige t n : Hay Grain Wheat, cwt .$3.50 Bran, cwt $2.35 Corn, cwt $2.20 Cracked Corn, cwt , $2.35 Frost Free Potatoes $1.70 Oniona $1.50 Alfalfa Hay, cwt.. $1.20 , Timothy Hay, cwt. $1.25 Beef Scraps $5.90 Why feed green menf. with SO per I tent w ,iter 1 I Christmas Trees For Sale CORN AND HAY IN LOTS AT SPECIAL PRICES GROUT'S GRAIN STORE 332 Twenty-fourth St. Phone 1229 I J ' fej""-1 AGAIN TODAY -J ! WILLIAM RUSSELL I 1 tr 'THE MAN WHO I ' f DARED" v j j 1 A drama of love and re- M I venge amid the California Siy3Y( redwoods. 9 .REALART PICTURES H ire I Sunday Big Christmas Bill. Realart's Super Special 'THE FURNACE" Utah Cayi: 1 I M i rt ST H SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER $1 25 OX JOINT AUA ANGL.AISE CANOPY OF IMPORTED SARDINES ALA SANDER. i COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON" ri'Tl.KTS. SHRIMP SAUCK PARISIENE POTATOES AND CHOICE Of FOWLS OR SUCKLING 1'IG LS HE HOICl 0 1 BOILED YOUNG CHICKEN. PAUUETTE SAUCE f, ROAST STOUNG TURKEY STUFFED wrru OYSTER DRESSING ROAST SUCKLING PIG STUFFED WITH APPLE DP.JSSIN: WITH CELERY DRESSING M !R VNBERRY .1 BLLY I fOUNQ DOMESTIC DUCK STUFFED WITH RAISIN DRESSING BAKED APPLF; VEGETABLES SNOWFLAKE POTATOES CREAMED TINY PKAS IN CASES B ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING. IMITATION BRANDY AND HARD SAUCE WSk B HOT HOMEMADE. .MINCE PIE WITH FRUIT SAUCE I COFFEE TEA MILS r ri'i - - .1,1 . ii , , , ll and More I CgTy K ,, . , nd din tors of ihe Fir-' ft Nations nol sh you a u rr B Chrlstnin B holp build o i i UH I i b P BTeatex prosperity, , K itantlal succi ' " This bank is anxious t , . - frllss(U5j BE I", ih .iii Ig 1 J ad ntagi Will ou glyi us tl OOi flJ3iffl k acco ml hi hoi I ffl I First National Bank 1 B " OGPEN-UTAH H Capital and Surplus, $350,000 BEll ' ' BUdfiej Pian I rO ME in today and ask requires only a small hovr There's still Christmas outlay It dis time to Ket a New Edison tributes the balance through for Christinas, and make 1921, in such a way thjt the family supremely you'll never feel the Dav happy. Our Budget Plan ments. PROUDFIT SPORTING GOODS CO J (TA Twenty-fourth and Hudson Avenue I J