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THE OGDEN STANDARD, OGDEN. UTAH, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1914. 7 -J EMPRESS VAUDEVILLE TONIGHT MYSTERY MYSTERY MYSTERY The Distinguished Irish Star TOM NAWN And His Company in "PAT AND THE GENII" The Scientific Mystery I ONAIP FLOATING A PIANO AND PLAYER OVER THE STAGE. THE RATHSKELLER TRIO MITCHELL, WELLS AND HARRISON. MARY GRAY THE WALTZ GIRL. SCANDALOUS SCAMPS THE TWO GEORGES. KEYSTONE COMEDY. Matinee Daily 10 and 20 Cents. Two Performances Each Night 10, 20 and 30 Cents. I HALF-DAY SCHOOL IN OODEN IS COMMENTED ON DY J. C. KENNEDY I Distinguished Lecturer at Chautauqua Draws the Line as to the Benefits to be Derived From Part-Day School Miss Maude Willis Pleases Audience by Her Readings Miss McCheyne Tells How I t to Make Sandwiches. The attendance at the evening ses sion of the Chautauqua yesterday was the largest of the week. The program yesterday was almost wholly one of entertainment, there being only two lectures, given and they were very Interesting and in structive The first event of the day whs the children's play hour, the play being directed by Miss Maude Stevens This war from 10 to 11 a m. and from 10:30 to 11:30, Miss McCheyne con ducted a domestic science class, with about 80 liadles In attendance And. by the way, there were also ses era members of the sterner sex present and, from an expression of one of them, they certainly received some valuable advice. Miss McCheyne's discussion was upon the subject of "Sandwiches for All Occasions " She began with a few remarks about bread-making, as good bread, she said, was the first requisite for a good sandwich, After the bi'ead had been made, theoretic ally, she explained the making of many kinds of sandwiches The les son was given in a very interesting manner. At 2 p. m.. Miss Maude Willis of New York was introduced to the Chau tauqu&ns, as a dramatic reader and read "The Fortune Hunter."' This drama is too well known to need comment, but comment on Miss Wil lis' Interpretation of it will not end with the present Chautauqua, In It she prosed to be a finished reader In every sense of the word, posses sing voice of pleasing quality and a rare knowledge of interpretation. But the thing that reached the audience most of all was the charm of her per sonality and it is not too much to say that, when she leaves Ogden. 6he will leave a host of friends She moved her audience at will and her work of yesterday proved one of the mot pleasing features of the Chau tauqua thus far Following Mi6s Willis' reading John C. Kennedy gave his lecture. if "The Past, Present and Future of Our Public Schools." As in his pre BK, ceding lectures, Mr. Kennedy proved himself to be thoroughly ersed In the first and second topics of his sub ject and from their evolution present ed a logical review of the third He first sketched the history of edu cation In America, beginning with the early New England schools, in which reading, writing and arithmetic were the only subjects taught and these but four months in the year and four years to complete the course. In those dsys before the Revolutionary war he said, the graduates of Har vard college were about as well , equipped, educationally, as the ordi nary high school graduate of the present day. I About 1780, however, a change be gan to take place, and the "district schools" were introduced. Religion at that time had considerable to do with education because the Protest ants desired that their children should be able t6 read the bible for themselves When religious differ encps later caused disunion' among the people, education had a serious setback. The real foundation of the pres ent American public school system was laid In the years between 1820 and 1850. In those years the cities began to deelop and the working people did not want to send their children to the so-called "charity" schools as the name attached a sort of disgrace to them, and yet could not afford to send them to the private schools The frontiersmen too. the most dem ocratic people of that day, desired the publi: schools. Through these two forces, together with that of the great educators of the time, who also strongly advocated a free public school syBtem, that institution receiv ed its inception. From the result of that pioneer work, the public school system has so grown In size and in the extent of its curriculum, that any child can get any amount of educa tion of any kind desired. In the public schoolB of today the curriculum has been finely rounded out, the equipment vastly increased both in volume and variety. The teaching method are greatly improv ed and the teachers in general are giving much better service, through having received normal school and college training in special work. At this -point the speaker referred to the recent agitation of the school question in Ogden and said that such an agitation showed that the citizens were very much alive to their needs as a difference of opinion was always a sign of life and a good sign. Changes in a school system, he said, should be carefully considered as a change did not always denote prog rcss. In legard to the "half-day" or "part school " system, he said that it was already In force in a number of cities, where work and plementary in struction were alternated by the half day, week or two week periods The alternate week system was first tried In Cincinnati. O.. and had now been changed to alternate two week pe riods. The latter scheme has proven the more successful as the longer period of concentration In the school and fhop enables the student to bet 15c Basement SALE f Friday and Saturday Don't fail to see our windows for the differ ent articles placed on sale these two days only. To the individual making the largest purchase during this two-day sale, we are going to give away free one Hornless Graphaphone, valued at $25.00 ending Saturday night at 9:30 p. m. We will also have plenty of bargains on our main floor. Nice, cool store to shop come and see. I 0. D. RASMUSSEN A 7 , i . 1 ter grasp the ideas In both types of instruction and to work them to gether. ThiB plan Is also being tried out in Pittsburg, In the high schools, and in each case the students at all times are under the supervision of the school professors. If the "half day" plan Is put In ogue. It would only be successful where the industrial part of the work would Involve thought and result in really 'educating the child. As an il lustration of this the speaker said that it would be useless for a child to &perd a half day in school and the other half day in mechanically feeding a machine in some factory, acting as errand boy for some mer cantile establishment or kindred types of labor. This would be destructive education in stead of constructive The constructive Industrial education on the "half day" plan would be where the student could pass a part of his time as an apprentice to some tradesman or in a commercial estab lishment where he could get real com' mercial experience. While the idea is a Rood one, there is great danger that It would fail in Its purpose and thtt many of the students would pass their time upon the streets, unless they were kept under careful surveil lance. As to the girl students, it has been said that they could get the neces sary instruction In domestic science and arts In the homes and also help their mothers. But there is a dan ger that instead of being a help, they would be a hindrance and In most rases the mothers would not have time to Instruct them in the two branches of study mentioned Yet industrial eXucatrc and manual training for th; boys and -icmestic science and apis for the girls are c-s-partments lo the modern public schools that are proving highly es sential and beneficial and will be a blR part of the schools of the future Mr, Kennedy also gave a review of the school system of Gary, Ind., which proved very Interesting These schools, he said, are In session all day long and 12 months In the year. They have been successful because Superintendent Wirt began on virgin ground to build up the syBtem and has all of his teachers working with him. In the first place each school Is a social center and has 20 acres of ground for physical education, gar dening, etc. As to discipline, the plan in Gary is to let the children talk in school and not to be "talked at'' This keeps them actively interested all the time in their studies. In liter ature, for Instance, they act out the different stories that they study and thus get greater development. In the domestic science department, the girls are not "shown how to do the cooking" but "do it " Each of the older girls has a helper from one of the lower grades and In this man ner they get the practical experience that they need. In the manual training department, the rurniture that Is made is used and not torn to pieces to be made over Egain. This has a tendency to get the boys to realize that they are doing useful work from the time they are in school and their Interest is, therefore, greater than It would be if they knew that their usefulness would not commence until after their grad uation Their theoretical work is also care fully connected with the practical, so that the real object of the schools which is to fit the students to take their place as useful citizens of the community is accommplished The Miccess attained in the Gary schools, as regains this object, may be real ized vben according to the school statistics each graduate has at least three positions offered him upon his gradur.tion. Superintendent Wirt has the trade unions of the city in sympathy with him through the hiring of union me chanics as teachers In his manual trainnif, department and also the United States Steel corporation for the good work that he is accomplishing No difficulty is experienced in get ting th children to come to school, as the schools and grounds hav been made the recreation centers of the city, with the campus features In the summer and skating rinks and kindrtd sports in the winter There Is a gymnasium and swimming tank In each school and by means of these the students are being physically built up. The social center feature of the system has also bpen of great bene fit to the entirp community and a Inrge part of the success of the sys tem is due to it In his concluding remarkB. Mr Ken nedy said that in the schools of the future vocational and industrial edu cation was necessary and was sure to come, but that the children must learn their principles. The right thing must be found for each student and the Important thing was to teach them to work aJid to be useful in life There must be more democracy among the teaching fraternity and boards of education and the teach ers must at all times have freedom of speech. The salaries of the teach ers should be increased as they are now much lower than thoBe of trades men while their labors are vastly more important. The compulsory education and child labor laws must be improved and more stringently enforced and the cities and states should see to It that the children receive proper nourish ment. Even at the present time In some cities of the east and to Eur ope, there is a kitchen in each school and each student has at least one meal fit flip nrhnnl vprv rlav Th health of the students should be carefully looked after, through hav-1 I lug a periodical physical examination and a record kept of it by the parents and the instructions of the physician followed ouL Their education should be general, so that they may develop powers to enjoy as well as I to create. I And, lastly, it should be remem bered that the school system Is the center of democracy and In It rests the future of the people. The evening session was opened by Miss Willis, who gave the following program of reading: "Mumps." Green. "The Engineer s Ride on the Pi ano," Anon "How Did You Die," Edmund Vance Cook. "St Anthony's Vision " Stanley. "Rose on Funerals," Miss Willis From the first number to the last, Mlse Willie delighted the audience. Each number wbb Interpreted with rare understanding, but her reaing 1 of "St Anthony's Vision" will prob I ably be longest remembered, as it was sufficiently long to get the undivided attention of the audience and told a story that reached etery heart. Following Miss Willlg program,, the large audience had the pleasure of passing an hour and a half with Ash Davis, the noted Lyceum cartoonist and entertainer. Mr. Davis proved to be all that was predicted of him by the Chautauqua directors. He drew a large number of cartoon b, each with a meaning, and throughout the evening he kept up a continuous fire of witticism, in which humor was coupled with quaint philosophy. Among his especially Interesting cartoons, each of which was coupled with an apt story, were those of a dude, a tough, a hobo, an old south ern negro, a self-satisfied business man, a foreign count, a modern young lady. His evolutionary picture or the good young man to the drunkard was an exceptionally fine study and brought a valuable lesson. He also displayed his skill by drawing several "upside down" pictures of farm scenps. His closing picture was called "Home. Sweet Home." and proved a fine ending to the entertainment. A rare intellectual treat was had by the Chautauquans, when, rrom 5 to G p. m., Miss Maude May Bab cock gave a continuation of her liter ary course. During the hour, she read "King Robert of Sicily" and the "Legend Beautiful" by Longfellow and "His Devoted Friend," by Oscar Wilde The three selections, she ex plained, were among the greatest al legories extant and the lessons taught by them were of Infinite worth. In the readings, Miss Babcock kept the audience deeply Interested and her efforts were warmly applauded. oo BIG VAUDEVILLE BILL FOR ORPHEIM TODAY Mystery and comedy are two of the chief ingredients on this week's Em press bill, which opens today at the Orpheum. The delightful Irish com edy star. Tom Nawn, comes with a talented company in "Pat and the Genii." and the deceptlonist Onalp brings his bewildering mystery the floating piano and player Other act6 on the bill are. The Rathskeller trio company of Mitchell, Wells and Harrison, known as entertainers to royalty. Mary Gray, the waltz girl, the Two Georges, "scandalous scamps." A rare comedy 16 "Pat and the Genii " The Idea of the sketch is Ingenious and cleverly worked out. It Is original in theme and offers an unusual vehicle for the quaint humor of the inimitable Tom Nawn. Pat is sent to the express office for a package from Egypt. It contains a magic jar which Pat sets down amid a picturesque scenic disorder of mum mies. His curiosity is aroused and he shakes the Jar. Darkness, light ning and thunder, and then follow in cidents that baffle belief. The mystifying Onalp will prove that the days of miracles are not passed. He will cause a piano to be wheeled onto the stage. A pianist will seat himself at the instrument The scenery at the rear will be re moved. Then Onalp will cause the piano and player to float in the air, turn evolutions, and finally descend A huge hoop proves the onlooker that there 1b no mechanical contriv ance at the rear whatever The Keystone comedy this week is said to be unusually good to complete the new Bhow Advertisement. oo SHE'S MASKED You may meet her on the streets Saturday in the stores shopping, look for her. the lady who wears the black masque. She has rendered her talent for the Phonograph records, she's the greatest lady equestrienne of the age; see her In film riding the outlaws, hear this wonderful so prano in song at the Globe theatre, starting Sunday night, 4 days Advertisement. oo STAGNANT WATER IS THE CAUSE OE Ail AGREEMENT Respecting the overflow of the Og den Bench canal, at Qulncy avenue and Twenty first street, which has caused an accumulation of stagnant water. Commissioner Chris Flygaie superintendent of streets, reported to the board of commissioners this morn ing that the overflow was caused by the ditch filling up and cattle tramp ing the banks down, something which the city had no control and little con cern. The commissioner reported, however, thai he had entered Into an agreement by which the directors of the canal company anJ the city shall each furnish a man to clean the canal which will abate the nuisance. The report was approved and the action of the commissioner ratified. Payrolls of the waterworks depart ment in the sum of $223.99 and of the street department for $2765.97 were approved Utr The great Salem, Mass., fire tonight at the Isis. Adver tisement. STABBING OF KARGIS AS TOLD BV TIE DEEENDANT After introducing the testimony of Jim Gust and Peter Callas yesterday afternoon, in the Dtmentre murder caae in the diBtrict court the state rested, and this morning the defense called witnesses to the stand. Tbe first witness was the wife of the defendant's brother who testified to the good character of the defend- IMOHmu W inMWni ' " 11 p you on Seasonable Goods, just when you need them most. E9 I Suits, Hats, Furnishings, Shoes, Bags, Suit Cases I I iBrown-Carlson-Tresederl I ant. Mrs. Dementre stated that she v:as of Danish decent and had been the wife of the defendants brother four years. She had known the de fendant a number of years and she said that his reputation for peace and quiet was of the best, and he had nev er been arrested before this trouble. The defendant took the witness stand rnd told in rather broken Eng lish the story of the stabbing at the coffee house on the night of April 29. He said that he went to the cof feo house at about 9 o'clock in the evening to get something to eat. He was cleaning his finger nails with his pocket knife when he entered the place and took a seat at one of the tables. He had known Kargls before and as soon as he sat down, Kargls came to his table and sat down by him. Drawing a candle from his In side rocket. Kargis lighting it and re quested the defendant to sing a resur rection song. Mr. Dementre said he told Kargls that he had forgotten such songs and declined to attempt to sing At this, the witness said, Kar gi swore at him and told him that he would burn him If he did not Blng and that he also threatened his life Dementre said that Kargis insisted on the song; and that he continued to refuse to sing, Kargis abusing him all the time. He finally pushed Kar gis away and they clinched He said that he believed that his life was in danger and that he used the knife to protect himself from harm. He said that Kargis had followed him on oth er occasions and abused him and that he had been greatly annoyed The dpfondnnt said he had no thought or k'Ming Kargis whon he usd the knife und was simply acting In self defense. As soon as he could get away from the crowd, Dementre said, he went to the police station and gave himself up. oo- ACCIDENT FOLLOWED 0! A SOIT EOR DAMAGES In the district court today, Agatha G. McGregor, wife of James Mc Grogor, filed suit for damages for per sonal Injuries against William H Johnson in the sum of $2500 and for $145 damages to a buggy The complaint alleges that on Jul 4. in Weber canyon. whll Mrs Mc Gregor. her husband and two children were driving alonp the county road with a horse and buggy, they met Mr Jobnson with an automobile vhich was being operated in a careless man ner on a sharp curve In the road Thp plalntlf states that no signal of ap proach was given by Mr Johnson and that the machine was driven so close to the horse the engine of the auto at the time making a loud noise, that the animal became frightened and pulled the buggy over the river bank, throwing the occupants Into the wa ters of the stream Mrs McGregor alleges that she suf fered a fractured spine and that she was otherwise Injured and bruiserl about the body She claims $2500 personal damages for her Injuries and nlteges that the buggy was brok en and damaged in the sura of $145 oo ELKS WILL IKE THE JOURNEY TO TRE YELLOWSTONE From present indications, the Yel lowstone National Park will be better stocked with elk during the next few weeks than it has been In a number of years. These elk, however, are going to the park for the purpose of seeing and not for the purpose or being seen. According to announce ments made by Depot Master John Shields this morning, a large num ber of the eastern delegates to the Elks' national convention at Denver are scheduled to take the trip before returning to their homes. The first of these parties Is the Detroit, Mich , delegation, which Is due to arrive in Ogden tomorrow at 3 36 r m.. on Union Pacific train No. 7. They are making the trip in a special car and will remain in Ogden about five hours, leaving for the Na tional park at 8:20 o'clock. On Sunday, a special train of eight cars, earning the New England. Bos ton and Jersey City delegations, num I berlng 125 people, is scheduled to ar rive here This party Is coming from Denver via the D & R. G. and will transfer to the Oregon Short Line at Salt Lake City. The special is due at 8 p. m. In addition to the Elks, there are several private parties en route to the Yellowstone. Two of these will reach Ogden on the 18th and both are from Chicago. Mr. Sanger and party are making the trip via the D. & R G. and are scheduled to reach here it 4 p. m Saturday. The Woods touring party of 20 peo ple iB coming on the Los Angeles Limited. In the private car "Julian " There will be another Chicago party I of 20 people on Union 1 Pacific train No IP, on Sunday, an extra car hav ing been added to the regular train to take care of them oo LIGHTNING ENTERS A KITCHEN AT MARRIOTT The lightning played a queer prank at Marriott settlement Tuesday night, during the storm that ocrurred m that evening. W. H. Steele a wWl known farmer of the settlement, was in town this morning and In the course of a conversion said that a bolt of lightning struck the side of the kitchen chimney, came down the outside of the stove-pipe, went over the top of the stove and into the floor, without causing damagp Mr Stepln had just left the kitchen. wh-n he heard the crash, and. return ing to the room, could track the course of the lightning down the side of the stove-pipe and then to where it went through the floor. fin Alice Joyce in "The Weak ling," one of the finest pictures the Kalenri company ever pro duced, at the Globe tonight. Advertisement. CITY FINANCES RAKE IMPROVED DURING THE YEAR A ccmparatlve statement of finan cial conditions of bst year and the present year, made by the city audi tor, shows that there has been a de cided gain, the amount of the over draft against the city treasurer hav lng been reduced over $6000. Thf comparison follows: 1913. Warrants outstanding June 30, 1913 $107,951.04 hand 11,489.29 j Overdraft on citv treasurer ? 96,461.29 Warrants outstanding June HH 80, 1914 $112,653 17 WB Cash on hand 22,820 20 Overdraft on city treasurer.? 89,832.97 flH Decrease on amount of fll overdraft $6628.32 The auditor's financial report ol EH city last month shows that the ex- HI penditures exceeded the receipts $31,- HH 019 64, the greater expenditures be- BH Ing made In the waterworks and HB street departments. fiB A recapitulation of the report for WwM June follows: 89 Receipts. IBH Department of public affairs f 1 and finance $13.134 07 H Department of water supply iB and w aterworks . . 5,154.50 BBS Department of public safety, Bpll park? and public property 594.95 U--jHM Dr-partment of strppfs and public Improvements 1,005;15 ttSP $19,888.67 Expenditures. Department of public affairs Eft; and finance $ 4,966.13 Department of water supply ilSfflt and waterworks . 12,356.51 B2?l Department of public safety, E&n r.rk and public property 6,588.74 H' Department of streets and 'K& public improvements 18,996,93 $40,908.31 kBw oo President Wilson plans to take a NBIfr I cruise on tbe Mayflower when Con- gress adjourns l&r J TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY f FIVE-room modern house. 2953 Waeh ""B ington; may be seen from 2 to 6 jj o'clock. 716-lwk ff COOD horsf and rubber-tired buggy. Inquire 141 30th St. 7-16-lwk f Coming to the Globe 'THF. SUBTERFUGE' I tut BKv i wE. V' 1 The Lady Who Wears the Black Mask. Who Is She? fflwtBg GOES FURTHER BUYS fqj MORE AT THE INDE- gJLMJ P PENDENT MARKET Selling for cash and other scientific ways en- J ! able us to help the housewife obtain better meats and produce and pay less. FOR EXAMPLE: f pound Pund Fresh Butter- 1 A Loin Mutton 1 Cp milk, per HJC Chops' th lcIC j gallon Pund j : r.. m gsr 15c ! pound pound j The Independent Market Charles H, Larned. Washington, near 24th. j PHONE TWO THREE