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I NAMING THE
NEW CABINET
(n Tuesday the Associated Press
rairicd a story from Marion. Oblo, I"
tije effect lhat Presidcnl-rloct Harding
la Q earing a decision on the most im
portant, rabinet. appointmonts, and a
lifi of seven was given out which in
cluded Charles E. Hughes for secre
tnry of state, and Charles G. Dawes
o Illinois as Bet relary of the trea
sury ' .All the forecasts included Charles
e! Hughes for the highest position In
the cabinet, and so it may be reason
ably accepted that th former Repub
lican candidal' for pit. id ni will be
given the place which 11: the past ha;
called inio public life soihe of lira
Kreatest of American statesmen. The
selection of Mr. Hughes would mean
an effort to brim? about an under
Bmndlng between America and tho
I I.r.Tgue of Nations on some bnsis ot
nuinbership which would not take
irom this country iis full measure ot
independence.
I Mr. DaWes as secretary of the troa.
M'.n. would bring bach to the financial
affairs of the government n man who
is' an expert In finances For man
years prior to the Wilson adm in isi ra
tion, Dawes was prominent in trea 1
sury activities.
One of the surprises of the new cab j
inct list is the naming of Harry M.j
Daugherty attorney general. Mr. J
I Daugherty is a capable lawyer and-
haa been Senator Harding's most In
I t .mate political adviser, in fact his I
campaign adviser. In one of Mark Sul i
livan's forecasts of the cabinet.)
f'reorge Sutherland of Utah, was given
consideration as attorney genera'.
There la now reason to believe the
Utah man will go on the supreme
bench. I
Itaxation is a
i BIG QUESTION
I That n very big problem in taxa-
I I ion is before the people of Utah is
! disclosed by William Bailey secretary
ni th.- si ah hoard ! cunliznt ion,
who says Ihe present general property
tax producea for the general fund of
the state, after all 'deductions are
'made, about $1,200,000, The schools
are asking, v. Ith the consent of th"
people, for something like that amount
in addition to their present income
(from the stale The stale general
fund should have some additional rev
enue to meet expenditures 'hat were
t postponed on accpiinl of the war in
towns and cities, especially, properly
I is assessed to the limit, and the mu
nicipalities are still in many instances
'without sufficient funds. They have a
claim on the proceeds of the income
ti s, if such laws are enacted.
But, if the federal government, with
its wartime schedules in effect col
lects only $1,300,000, how Is all this
money to be collected from an income
Max?
At the last election, Ihe voters of
the state decided in favor of a con
stltutlonal amendment winch would
increase the revenue of the school diS
tricta Of Utah. If this amendment is
enforeed, additional taxes must be
raised for school purposes
In a review of the situation, Mr
Bailey says:
The theory on which the in
come tax went into the Republi
can Btate platform, it is remem
bered by those who were present
at the convention, was that an
income tax would reach the pro
fessional man who Is earning a
large income and Invests II in
nontaxable bonds or mortgages,
and the large number of, at that
time, highly paid workers, such
as foreigners In mining camps,
who live in company houses and
have no taxable property at all
There are some other classes of
citizens not now paying taxes, ,
though they receive the benefits i
of the expenditure of tax moneys,
but their numbers are small. The
question of Increasing the burden
ol the taxpayer who is now pay !
ing more than his share of taxes
was raised in the convention, and
this argument was downed on the i
theory that the income tax law
1
should carry a provision allowing
a person to credit against his in
come tax the amount of his gener- J
al property lax.
This is a vexatious problem for the
incoming legislature.
With the federal government apply-1
J ing an income tax. with corporation'
directly taxed, with half a dozen other
fqrma of taxation lew ing tribute from
business men and others, tin placing
of more taxes on the heavih burdened
I taxpayer will be a serious thine
j There Is no form of taxation more op
1 posed than direct taxation, although it
is the most equitable in the form of a
! graduated Income tax.
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HARD SURFACE
ROADS OUT OF OGDEN
A dispatch from San Francisco re
J ports the launching of a campaign to
! build an automobile highway from
Ball Lake City tp Reno', Nevada, and
from Reno to San Francisco, the
movement having been started by
Adolph Mack, chairman of the high
v.a department ol the San Francisco
chamber of commerce, and L. A.
Nares. an original director of the fed
eral highway commission.
Those who have piven study to the
subject declare the best route for a
hard surface road to the coast would
I be from Ogden north of ihe lake and
event uall the zoverrlment , as a war
measure will construct ihe road. One
(object to be attained in going north
of the lake is to parallel the railroad
!and thus make available for the auto
'travel the Hid to be obtained from
!the railroad in case of accident,
Eventually, In connection "iih the
' arsenal, there will be three hard sur
face roads constructed. One to the
! northwest, one directly west and the
j third to the southwest. Thi ; will be
for ihe purpose of adding to the tran---'portation
facilities in a manner to al
'low ot a quick transfer ol" war mate
rials to the coast and guard against
I any one artery breakinc down under
1st rain. In the world war, one of the
(biggest aids to the French forces was
I the excellent road system of the coun
I try. In fact Verdun was saved by
!rhe roads which permitted heavy
truck travel from fifty miles back up
I to tho citadel.
i 1I N SQE W CLAIMS
ITER ,GE Is- 120 YEARS
THE DALIiES, Ore., Dec. L'S. Mary
Bpadis Efhbo-Noo-Wai aM Indian
Squaw, who claims J.i le 120 years
old and now .resides In the village of
Wisham, four mile north of here.
Claims 10 have seen the ptisshiK of the
Great White chiefs" and their boats
in tho I,ewis and Clark expedition of
1 . r. ;,
Attorney OlenM It Rank, Of I'ort-
land, visited the Indian tribe to w hich
Mary belongs, In connection with a
suit which the Indians propose to file
against the I nltcd Stales government
because of the burning of their village
and the stampeding 01 their horses by
T'nited states soldiers during the Ya
kima war of 1855. Thief SpadiS, who
is sponsoring the action, according to
Rank, speaks excellent English ;int' In
troduced the attorney to his aged
grandmother.
THLATRLS j
Bebe Daniels Pleases in 1
Screen Fare?. 'Oh
Lady Lady'
Wit h clever, bubbling fun running
throughout the whole piece and play- j
ers of exceptional popularity to Inter-j
pret the principal roles, there is little1
i wonder that "Ob Lady l..idy." which
.Opened at the Alhambra theatre this
j afternoon, was most vociferously re
ceived by an enthusiastic audience.
Realart has done a Splendid thing
iii 1 1 a nsformlng to the screen tpe rich
humor of the famous musical comedy!
by Bolton and W'odehnuse. which'
played SUCCCSefUlly a few years ago
Anil certainly they picked three i'le.il
fun-makers In allntlnp the main roles
to Hebe Haniels, always an appealing
little "vamp"; Hleris, cleverest of fal
comedians; and Harrison Ford, the
very popular leading man.
Mies Daniels is altogether delightful
as the young m.USical comedy actress
who Is accused of "vamping" when
I nhe a I tempts to he In out the fill sweel
I heart of her school days. H is a role
entirely different from that of Kow
ena" In "You Never Can Tell." but
affords Miss Daniels even better op-j
, pprttrnltles for the clever f un - ma Icing
; which Is always n feature of her ap
pearanCes on the screen
Walter Hlers Is even more amusing
than usual as the serious-minded one
time sweetheart who is thrown into a
terrible panic when it looks as if he
is to be ' vamped" out of a perfectly
conventional marriage. And of course
Harrison Ford makes his usual big
i hit 111 the straight leading role of the
I piece.
Clever direction has brought out the
j fine points of the play In splendid
fashion. For this due credit belongs1
,' to Maurice Campbell, the famous stage I
! director, who is now making Realart
! motion pictures Edith Kennedy pre-
pared the scenario. ' h Lady ridy" ,
I will remain at the Alhambra theatre j
for three days
on ;
Walthail to Return to Ogden
In Ibsen's 'Ghosts'
Sunday
On Sunday night the devotees of thej
classic drama may anticipate the ad-,
vent of Henry H- Walthall, of screen
ifame. in Ibsen's "(Jhosts" al the 1
pheum theatre with s satisfaction thai
borders upon veneration lor to him.
th. -. i .in l""k for in inlelle tual and
! histrionic treat, that this age of froth
land drivel illumines the dramatic hor
' izon with a rainbow of hope that C
eagerly sought as the beacon light is
b a StormstOSsed mariner
j This season. Mr. Wnlthnll has dis
I carded the motion picture field and r--fturtJS
to the speaking stage for a tour,
of these United States a decision wel-,
corned most heartily, for aside from
his histrionic ablltes. nature endowed
i ibis splendid actor with physical at-!
tr.butes that are distinctly necessarj In
I ibsen ultra-dramatic characterisation I
lot" nswahl Alvln in 'Gh.ost.'C
The most distinctive and dominat-j
j in i- faculty possessed by a truly great,
'actor is his abllty to rend correctly thej
' nner souls of' his fellow creatures and'
.
to interpret thai reading by a reflect
ive portraiture that approached the
border of reality. Xo greutep token
can he bestowed upon n player than
to hear an auditor exclaim. "He is
not acting, he Is It ." Such a manifes
tation of commendation has been re
peatedly given Henry Walthall for his
masterful Interpretations on the
screen, and the advance news of his
Stage work gives pronns, of Mr. Wal
thall repeating his screen success. His
supporting company is promised to be
01 exceptional worth and the prodip--'ci
general disclosed upon a scale of
magnificence nd accuracy fn thecasr
will be found Mary Charlesworth, will
lam Clifford. Arthur Kutledge, Elisa
beth De Win and others.
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Clyde Cook and George Walsh
Ai the Ofjclen Theatre
Today
'The Plunger' i the Interesting
title of a picture with George Walsh
In the star role, which will open at
Ihe gden theatre today. All advam
accounts offer flattering evidence of
an unusually entertaining production
from the standpoint of both storv and
scenic effects
W.' an told that the company mak
ing Ibis picture miilted th. s ene of
the recent Wall tre.t explosion onlv
a few hours before the disaster. Big
points of Interest are photographs of
the explosion corner, the curb market
land the stock Exchange building. The
story itself concerns "Take a Chance "
Schuyler, a stock exchange broker, and
his effort to win Alice Houghton,
daughter of i fellow broker whom an
unsuccessful suitor for the girl's hand
m ikes a pauper.
Dell Etenderton directed the produc
tion from a story by Thomas F Fal
lon. oo
Henry Walthall of Movie Fame
Appears in Person at
Orpheum Theatre
A larger lhan average audience, in
cluding many moving picture enthusi
asts, gathered at the Orpheum theatre
last night to see Henry Walthall, a
notable of the film world, appear In
person in a three-act comedy, Would
You?" by Herbert Kashford.
The movie, enthusiasts found that
the personality which made Walthall
a successful screen artist was with him
on tho speaking stage and found, too.
that he has a fine speaking voice and
an engaging smile.
The play tells how a young newspa
per woman gets an assignment from
her paper to test whether a minister
was sincere or hypocritical when he
preached a sermon declaring Chris
tians should extend the helping hand
to fallen women who have become
repentant. Representing herself as a
magdaien the girl gets a .lob as maid
In the minister's home over the ob
jections of the minister's sister. The
minister's nephew falls !n love with
her. The wealthy parishioner wants
the girl kicked out and withdraws her
financial support when the minister
refuses She also breaks off an en
gagemeiit between her son and the
I minister's niece. The nephew, Hem-.
' Walthall, ftnallj marries the newspa-
I per cirl There is much scandal and
i then explanations
It Is not a new theme and the
presentation of the drama, even by
sincere, actors, gave the impression the
aiitho- wax having a difficult time
making (he play last the usual time.
The first act was frankly boring. TP"
second act was somewhat better and
the third both good and bad. Some
extravagant comedy work did much
! to give zest to what would have been
I a llreaome play.
j The work of Arthur RuttedgS as
the minister was of a high order as
' was .also that of Elizabeth l.ieWit'
as Uebecca Skaggs Mary Charlcson.
as the newspaper woman, deserves
credit for her handling of a role Which
i was unwieldy especially in the first
act, Sherman Balnbridge ss Peres
! furnished the comedy and It was wel1
i come. Cleora Orden made a dainty
Agnes Wllloughby, the minister'
niece. William Clifford displayed n
: natural stage presence in the role of
i Jimmy Doble, the reporter. Marion
Cfrosa played the pari of Mrs. Tlrom-
lej Harringford the wealthy parish
ioner. ; This same company presents
(.hosts at the Orpheum Sunday eve
I ning.
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Three Complete Shows at Pan
tacjes on New Year's
Night
! Three complete shows of Tantagc:
vaudeville will be offered by Managei
'Joseph I' ;s of tho orpheum thea
tre New Year's night, he announced
today- Ttl" f,!,,- "how Will start at 6
o'clock and the others will follow al
I Intervals of about one hour and forty -'
five minutes.
Night prices will prevail at the New
I Year s matinee. Children will be ad
mitted al half price
The New Year's bill Is headlined by
Aleko & Co.. Greek mystics, who an
swer all questions put to them from
jthc audience. There will ho five oth
er acts in addition to the twelfth epl
jsodje of "Bride 18."
Seat Sale Tomorrow for
Showing of 'Bird of
Paradise'
Richard Walton Tully's big speftac
upr production "The Bird of Para-dl-jc."
will play an engagement at the
i Irpheutan theatre Tuesday and Wed
nesday, January and 5. With Flor
ence Rqckwell again appearing In the
title role This is Miss Rockwell's
third year in the part The vitality
.of the Tully offering is remarkahlc. It
has never been off the boards since
Laurette Taylor and Bessie Barrlscale
first played in it nlnr- years ago
though 8 half dozen popular actresses
have flitted through the leading role.
Seats on sii loflFrlday.
Greek Mystics to Answer
Questions tor Pantages
Audience Today
Aleko A Company, renowned Jre
eia.n mystics, In a psychic demonstra
tion, will be the headllncrs of the rtiW
Pantagea bill opening tod
They answer all questions put to
'them from the audience regarding
Hay Grain W
Wheat, cwt $3.50
Bran, cwt $2-20
Corn, cwt $2.20
Cracked Corn, cwt . $2.35
Frost Free Potatoes $1.70
Onions $1-50
Alfalfa Hay, cwt.. .$1.20
Timothy Hay, cwt. $1.25
Beef Scraps $5.90
Why feed green meat with SO per
c"nt water?
CORN AND HAY IN LOTS AT
SPECIAL PRICES
GROUT'S GRAIN
STORE
532 Twenty-fourth St. Phone 1229
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New Year's
.c. Eve ...
Good Music - Refreshments
Dance I
The Old Year Out and the
New Year In
at the HE
EIGHTH WARD HALL 1
On Seventh Street
FRIDAY EVENING
business, kinship) or any other sut-
Booker's Six Harlequins present 1
hlgh-el.iss line of acrobatics, conti
Ition and tumbling. Lore n 7. and Woo-!
fulfilled their title as being comedians
and dancers extraordinary
Lovers of popular harmony wil'.
;i revelation 1" the offerings '
the WIntcrgarden Tour. This male
iquartet possesses voices of great range
and mellow tone, and their numbers
are well chosen. Gaylord and Herron
.billed as "Two Corking Girls," lead the
audience behind the scenes, with
glimpses of a stage dressing-room. De
vore ana Taylor offered vocal and in-
irumental numberB thai will win ap-
A new set of thrills is promised In
the twelfth episode of "Bride 13."
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I I jh carloads of government! I
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I H ggitsBfe .-'V. loads of them, which will be placed on sale at prices approximating those of seven years ago.
I I A Crashing Cut in Food Prices to Beat H. C. L. I I
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mendous savings on necessities for their everyday living. There arc thousands upon well as by this store. This opportunity is one which requires your immediate attention.
, thousands of pounds of Ro?tst Beef, Corned Beef and Corned Beef Hash, of the best qualit-; It is therefore advisable to be on hand early to this sale so that you may secure pro-
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