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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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