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I lb J tmUtH. (ESTABLISHED lbTO) An Independent Newspaper, published evt-ry e enlng oxccpt Sunday, without a muz2i or h club. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: n"v la "Vln Oltv, per month t Ti PhUv in ORdon Cltv. per year H)!iy oulslde of Osden. pe- year .... f.00 Oilly outlcio of Osden. 3 months ... IM Saturday iue .-mly, per year IW No anonymous cooimunlculons pub lished Wl'.llam Glnsraann. Tublisher. I COULD DROP BOMBS ON LONDON. What arc the Germans aiming at in northern and western Belgium1 They are reported at Ghent and in the neighborhood of Ostend. The latter place Is only a few miles north of Calais. France just across the Channel from Dover. England It will be recalled that when the first Zeppelin airship was a demon strated success, there was much re joicing in Berlin over what was view eci as the solving of the problem of the landing of a German armed force on English soil, in case of war. Now it is possible that the Kaiser's army has a double purpose in reaching Oetend. While clearing northern and eastern Belgium of the enemy, the Germans are preparing to threaten England with invasion by airships- They may even plan to establish a naval base at Ostend as a constant menace to the English fleet in the Channel. Airships could sail from Ostend to London in two hours and, dropping bombs, keep all Fngland in an uproar and under nervous strain. I BIG PAPER PRAISES UTAH MAN. Leslie s Weekly pas a high compli ment to Senator Reed Smoot in its last issue. The tribute, headed "De serving,'' is as follows: "Business men of this country hae recently awakened to the value of having lit and capable representative? Ion the floor of congress. It is a plea sure to knriw that they are "standing so earnestly behind Senator Smoot of I tab now a candidate fo re-election. His associate. Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, says truly that Sena t.or Smoot s constituents, generally speaking, 'can hardly appreciate his alue as a legislator He is entirely familiar with the rules of the senate, attends the sessions with perhaps more regularity than any o'ber mem ber and has an unusual familiarity with all kinds of legislation ' We know of no stronger defender of the protective tariff with all its benefits to the farmers, the working men, and business men than Senator Smoot. Few members of the senate have had a wider and deeper grasp I of economic questions than he. and none has been more attentive to his senatorial duties or exhibited a fair er disposition to treat all questions not so much from the standpoint of partisanship as from that of the com mon welfare of all the people "Utah has never- been represented in the senate by an abler, more con tentions or more industrious man than Reed Smoot. His fellow mem bers all bear testimony to this fact. Hit record proved it. He knows his fctale and it will return him to his seat by a decisive majority." One of the best assets of Utah Is Senator Reed Smoot, who has received more favorable notice than any other senator ever from the west, and as a consequence, this state ii in great part the beneficiary. ENGLAND'S SHORE UNTOUCHED. (New York American) fl Thp 'remendous object lesion, a lj mighty navy: Americans read it' Without criticising or taking sides in tey way with the tragic quarrels of our European neighbors the Araer ican cannot fail from time to time to point out to the sound judgment or I fev, thc country our object lesson of the iM Kngl,8h navy This unprecedented ;nd colossal war is three weeks old fjM mth every nation engaged In it In mi tremendous strife and apprehension &g -Invading and invaded-England alone remains untouched by her Kuv shores. gl Not because England can compare J with Germany in the number of its soldiers not that England's are f veteran and disciplined as Germany -. j but the British islands today bold a position of advantage lor just one reason, that her navy is as large or larger than the navies of both her gigantic opponents combined. Be cause of this navy and for no otter possible reason except her narrow isolation.. England has to date been . a u nnnnln conirp Sll'" anie to dibbc udi has been able to fling every sea wide open to commerce excepting the I North sea and the Baltic. How can any common Sense think ing American who desires peace and I loves his country fall to read in wide j martial and commercial italics the 'mighty lesson that WITH A GRE T ER ISOLATION and equal navy will guarantee the United States peace forever How, in the face of this sud den, unexpected, gigantic war, can anv sound business men on earth FAIL TO SEE THE COMMON SENSE BUSINESS POLICY OF TAK ING OUT THIS INSURANCE ? Is not America's course clear to national agreement and national pa triotism If this world war, with Its origin and its progress, teaches anything, it teaches THAT NO ONE CAN TELL WHEN WAR WILL BE FORCED ON ANY COUNTR1. nn i CANNERIES FOR OGDEN VALLEY. Farmers In Ogden Valley have had a most successful ear growing peas This is the first season in which peas have been raised on a large scale and thc results point the wa to the build ing up a great industry in that part of Weber counts. There is talk Of two large canning factories being built If the Ogden Rapid Transit company extends its line from Idlewlld to Huntsville. and if that is done. Ogdm Valley will witness a growth in prosperity and population. Laud owners have made a profit of from $60 to $113 an acre on the peas handled by the two viners which were operated during the season. well posted farmer said the average profit on the 253 acres in cultivation neai Eden Liberty and HuntSVllIe was a little over $61 an acre, after deducting $16 for seed and planiing by the companies buying the crop One grower made $113 an acre. Land on which these profits are being made is selling at $100 to $150 an acre. A profit of $50 an acre would repre sent 8 per cent on $6l'5 Pea land in Ogden Yallev is a bargain at pres ent prices and the wonder is that out Biders do not invade the Valley and buy a big acreage before local peopls realize the opportunity for invest ment they are neglecting. The peas grown in that part of We ber couuty are said to be the best produced In the United States. If that is true, there will be several can neries there before many years and Huntsville. and the other towns which have been losing since 1900, will begin to regain population It has been discovered that beans can be tuccessfully raised in the val ley and wheat and alfalfu on dry farm laud are yielding large crops. These new conditions mean much for the future of that beautiful spot in the Wasatch mountains oo WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A NAVAL BATTLE. A reader of The Standard wants to know why, In our opinion, the Brit ish war fleet, which is overwhelm ingly strong, has not attacked the German navy. We cannot answer except to ven ture a few reasons why the British fleet would be in great danger, if it did one of two things necessary to a successful pursuit of the Kai3er's war ships In German waters. The North sea. off the coast of Ger many near Heligoland where German ships of war are supposed to be gath ered, Is strewn with contact mines, rendering navigation most hazardous. Then in addition to coast defenses made up of Gruson turrrets and cupo las containing from 4 7 Inch to 17 7 I Jjnt Money The Question of Home Owning Is Solved in I MONEY H to the borrower at 3 per cent per annum or to accumulate m money wnh which you can 8tart in business, or Tdd o H the business you are already in. H HOW DO WE DO IT? n The answer is, by C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. I A National Loan, Savings Investment and Protection I ITT , a11 PrteCtl0n Superv stn of H j Chartered Accountants, Canada, B. C. PCrV181n ot The National Mercantile Co., Limited Wm For Further information see R. T. PETTY, Agent. H 2454 Grant Ave. Phone 365. inch guns, and said to he impenetra ble by naval guns, the Germans hac many Zeppelin nlrships which are held in reserve for the very purpose of repelling nn attack by British war ships These airships, sailing over a squadron of battleships, might bo I more effective than an other means of counter attack, as they could drop high explosives, and the guns of the ships might lind some difficulty in r -a chine f hem I There are some good reasons wh '! there has not been a great naval bat tie, and at least one of them is to I" found in the foregoing By consulting a map. you will find j that Germany has not more than -UJ miles of coast line on the North sea. with f96 miles on the Baltic I on nectlng thc two seas Is the Kiel ca nal of great strategic value to the , German navy, enabling the ships to ! pass quickly from one side to the other. Were the German warships ! pursued to the mouth of the Elbe and in danger, they could go through the I canal to the Baltic To roach the Germans in the Baltic. Great Britain v. ould be forced to divide its naval Btrength, and a division would place tho Kaisers dreadnoughts on almost an equality with the attackers, Risk ing a battle under those conditions I would be jeopardizing British supre j macy on the ocean, which at present la unnecessary German commerce) has been swept from the high seas I and must remain inactive while tho German fleet is bottled up either in the North sea or the Baltic sea uu PUMPKINS AND SQUASHES GROWN ON TREES. C. W Hadley has had something to do with farming all his life, and he has been a student and at times has experimented extensnely. Of late he has been growing pumpkins and squashes on trees. He sends the Standard a communication on this subject which is highly interesting, as follows Editor Standard: There are man, things that I guessed at a long time ago A few things (hat I am al most convinced of now, and one or two things that I am sure of that 1 would like to interest others to con j tinue to Investigate, as I am liable; to quit any time. A doctor, the other day, said ' Von have lived as long as you had any reason to ex pect. (I wore a red badge al the last Old folks' picnic and draw a pen sion ) Don't complain at a little in disposition now.' ' What I was going to speak about, was intensive farming and the Intel ligence of plants. I have alwavfl i had a garden and these subjects al ways have interested me. In my garden at the corner of Qulncy and Twenty-sixth street. I am continuing mj experiments Among other plants, I have pumpkins, squashes, cu cumbers and tomatoes growing on trellises, demonstrating that more fruit can be raised that way than would cover the ground occupied by the plant, several timos morn and bettor and npcu quicker, than the old way. "Upon a trellis ten feet long and ton feet high, I have over a doze.i largo siiuashes. some a foot through and weighing twenty pounds, all h- ng ing by thc stems All of these vines are by nature, as well adapted to climbing, as a grapevine. I have a squash lne in a tree with fruit twen ty feet from tho ground. "As to the intelligence of plants. I will take only space for oue illus tration In a hill of cucumbers, I uuck a bush. of. which two vines took possession and climbed to the top. I stretched a string from the top of the bush to a peach tree about ten feet away. These vines are now about eight feet along that string, hanging by their tendrils. One vine runs under the string, and of Ub own volition reaches up Its tendrils and grasps the string as it grows. The other vine runs under the first and hangs from that vine. As tho tendril grasps the string, It coils up and draws the vine close to its support "There are two seed cucumbers hanging b their stems from these vines as large as you ever see "I am certain that a squash vine knows moie about the squash busi ness than any farmer or gardener I ever met, as I never saw one that knew what the tendrils of a vine were for. The vine climbs over brush, fences or trees when possible. You may call it instinct, and I will agree with you. If you will call instinct, reason. "I simply wish to excite a curiosity I and interest along this line. My gar den gate swings both wava. (8igned) C. v. Hadley." There is enough suggested In tins letter of Mr. Hadley to keep more than one mind deeply engaged for some time to come As to his grow ing squashes, pumpkins, cucumber and tomatoes, it might be well for one of our agricultural experiment sta Hons to pursue his methods to a sci entific conclusion, as great good may come from the experiments. oo EXCURSIONS NORTH OREGON SHORT LINE August 29, September l2 and "6 Very low round trip rates to northern Omcean4i?udahh 1)0,iDt' C TicS umce, ol4 Washington Avenue . AdvurilHemcnt oo Hen Mariano Herggelet siys that JAPAN AWAITING GEMMNTC REPLY Answer to Ultimatum of Ja pan of Abso-bi.ig Interest in Off iCia. and Diplomatic Quarters. Washington, Aug 22 The Japan ose sovernnifni todav instructed its j charge d'affaires in Berlin to leave there ;ti i .,. ni., tomorrow Berlin j time, if an answer was not returned J thou by Germany to the Japanese ul- I tlmatum. Baron Chlnda asked Secretary Bry an to transmit through the American i embassy at Merlin a message to the Japanese charge d'affaires, giving him Instructions in detail ns to the course he is to pursue if no answer Is re turned by Germany. Germany's answer to tho ultimatum of .Japan is awaited with absorbing interest In official and diplomatic quarters ,i, only a few hour? remain for the time limit of the ultimatum While japan s note specified "noon on August 23" as thr time limit. et the difference of I hours time between hero ;ind TUn make? noun tomorrow in Tokio about In p. m tonight, east ern time, in the United States Kor this reason it Is believed that a reply. If one is to bo made, must now be en route as the delayed cable communi cauon around would require many hours to ensure an answer getting through in the short time Btlli remaining. Ambassador to Call for Passports. Baron Chinda said that the Japan J ose charge d'affaires at Berlin would wait for an answer until 1 a. m.. and that if no communication were re ceived, he was to ask for his pass ports, place the interests of Japan in Germany in the hands of the Tnited States, and leave at once. Baron Chinda did not say what course the Japanese charge d'affaires was to pursue if an answer were re turned and it waH unsatisfactory, but it was presumed ho will remain in Berlin until tho answer can be com municated and formally considered by ! the Japanese government. Ilaniel m Maimhauson, the (ierman charge I d'affaires, a state department caller; just a few minutes before Baron Chin da arrived, said that while he had no I definite Information, he would not be j surprised ii no answer were returned ' to the ultimatum, placing the burden : of action on Japan Secretary Bryan said today that his 1 communication to Japan, reaffirming the open door pollcv of the United States in the Far East, had rone for-, ward through the American embassy I In lokin two days ago Senators of the foreign relations commute., -aid no action would be taken on Senator CaHlnser's resolu-' tlon to that effect without consult- ' ing the staie department. oo Notice to Auto Owners Head your car In right and then come down to StJrason'e Cafe for your meal. 2s- wish. Ave. Advertisement. RACERS LINE OP 301-MJLE GRIND Elgin, Aug. 22. Twenty-two racing automobiles, driven by tho skilled drivers of the world, lined up today, for the start of the second 301-mile grind of the two day- of racing on the Elgin road course The. race was a free-for-all for the Elgin national, trophy. Hie number of withdrawals was surprisingly small Practically the same drivers who raced the 301 mile event of yesterday were scheduled to start. j Ralph Mulford, however, who fin ished third yebterdav, v.as compelled to withdraw. The frame of his ma- Chine was broken as ho ncared the finish of the race yesterday and re pair could not be made in time for tho start. Speculation anion- tho thousands of automobile enthusiasts at the course as rife as to the winner Ralph De Palma. winner of yesterday's race, was a favorite with many, while' Spencer Wishart also was picked as al probable winner. Uo was forced out of yesterday's race after having led ! ror 200 miles w hen his gasoline' tank caught fire. Barney Old field, fourth in y ester-j aaj s grind, was also among the tav ontes as was Gil Anderson, who fin-! lshed second The cars were to be sent away two1 at a time, at 11 o'clock. PRIESTS SUFFER INSULTS IN MEXICO tJTjf' Tex- Aug 22. A party of unrty-flve Roman Catholic priests who arrived here last night, told a Story of indignities to which thev oiaimed Mexicans at Quertaro. Mex". had subjected them. They said they were forced to submit to various in sults and physical Indignith a -Men of French and Spanish nation ality make up the partv according to their spokesman, who said thev in tended to sail for France TRAFFIC MANAGERS HOLD CONFERENCE ew York. Aug. 22 Conferences held yesterday between the foreign freight traffic managers of the rail ioad trunk lines entering this city and ireight directors of North Atlan tic steamship lines developed that the issuance of through bills of lading from the grain fields to European points would soon be resumed. d the Clarified Ada. v 'Z. DIPLOMATS ARE I OUT OH JOB! Change of Government in' Mexico Puts 480 Officials Out of a Position. Mexico City. Aug. 22-Four hun dred and eighty diplomatic representa tives of Mexico are without positions I today because 0f the change of gov- I ; eminent These include Ricardo Hu erta, in charge of the archives of ihe I I Mexican embassy at Washington th : minister to Germanv and his staff, the ministers to Argentine and Aus-tria-Hungary and many consuls. Ferdinando Iglesias Calderon. who has boon acting as agent for General I farranza in Washington, has been re called to take chaige of the foreign office The stamp tax has been reduced SO per cent from what it was under the1 Huerta administration. The war office last night announc ed that the revolt of the Twenty ninth Infantry at Puebla had been J quelled and the command disarmed General Gcnzaies Luque and his offi cers are now under arrest there. General Obregon left last night for the state of Sonora --oo- MANAGER MACK SIGNS PITCHERS Philadelphia, Aug. 22 In prepara tion for the numerous double headers on the schedule of the Philadelphia American league team. Managar Mack yesterday signed two new pitchers. Jenson, of the New Haven team of the Eastern association and Strieker, a former tri state player who has been with the ( hambersburg, Pa., team. Me also recalled Catcher Mc voy from the Baltimore Internation als The Injury suffered by Catcher Lapp on Thursday left the local team with only Sturgis, a youngster, to as sist Schang in the receiving end Two games with St. Louis are on thc card here today and doublehead ers are scheduled with the same team on Monday and Tuesday next, -oo INSPECTION IS TO BE HELD AT NIGHT New York. Aug. 22. A radiogram received today by the health officer at Quarantine from a passengers committee on the -Vmerican liner St Louis, which sailed from Liverpool on August 15, with a great crowd of American refugees, requested that the regulation forbidding tho exam Ination of ships arriving after sun down be waived. The St. Iouib 1b expected to arrive late tonight. The request will be granted. CITIZENS EXECUTED BY GERMAN ARMY Paris Aug 22. 10 25 a. m -Official announcement was made here today that the Germans had shot to death the burgomaster and a group of the Inhabitants of the Belgian town of Aerschot. The execution is declared to have been without provocation. The men were all shot at once. SMOOT SILVER BILL PASSES THE SENATE Washington, Aug. 22 Purchase by the government within six months of 15,000,000 ounces of silver was pro vided in the Smoot bill passed to day b thc senate and sent to the house. It would call for an expen diture of between six and eight mill ion dollars,. The bill Is designed 10 offset the decreased demand for sil ver as a result of the European war. BELGIANS PROTEST I TO UNITED STATES Washington, Aug 22 Mr. Have nith, the Belgian minister, presented a note of protest to the state de partment against violation by Ger many of the treaty of 1839 which guaranteed the neutrality of Belgium. 'I he same note will be delivered to the foreign offices of all neutral and allied nations. An official dispatch to Minister Havenith announces the defeat of the Belgian army In southeast Belgium, where it was forced to yield to su perior Germau forces. The troops re treated in good order to Antwerp, the dispatch added, and from there will co-operate with the allies. MAZATLAN REFUSED CLEARANCE PAPERS San Francisco, Aug. 22. Clearance papers were refused the steamer Ma zatlan today by order of the treas ury department at Washintgon. The Mazatlan is German-owned and is laden with coal originally bought by I the Germau consulate here for de livery aboard the German cruiser j Leipzig, at sea. Case la Beclouded. Much perplexity has beclouded the case of the Mazatlan While the ves sel was still flying the German flag, her attempt to deliver the coal was halted by the port authorities. She was then placed under the Mex ican flag and representations were made that the coal had been sold to a firm of Mexican (.ommlssion mer chants for deiiven in Guaymas, Mex ico. Dispatehes from Washington yes terday said there was no warrant in the neutrality regulations for holding j - .... 1 i ii t i ii ii iinii iimTLTZTVTII fl Ii Lower Prices Cars i Effective i August 1st. 1915, and tjuai in teed III ! against an reductions during that time. All cars fully equipped f. o. b. Ogden. Hj Runabout - - $515 Touring Car - $565 Town Car - - $765 ( i n the L'nit ed States of America only.) Buyers to Share in Profits All retail buyers of new Ford cars l from August 1st, 1914, to August 1st, 1915, will share In the profits of the company to the extent of $40 to $f;n per ( ar, on each car they bn , PftO- VJDED wo sell and deliver 300, ) new Ford cars during that period. , Ask for particulars James Auto Co. 2616 Washington Avenue, Ogden. any vessel carrying contraband of war consigned to a belligerent. The I vessel was, of course, subject to seiz ure on the high seas, but that was tho affair of her ov. ncrs. Collector Dais, however, hold that the pet uliar circumstances (surround ing this particular case the original purr base of the coal by the German consulate, and the hasty transfer of tho vessel from one flag to another made it an instance for special con sideration Collector Davis received instruc tions today to hold the Mazatlan until further orders. The vessel is lying lr the stream, ready to sail, and alongside is thc United States tor pedo boat destroyer Preble. Washington. Aug. 22. Secretary Daniels received a report of the Ma zatlan today from It oar Admiral Pond, but declined to discuss It. Certain circumstances, however, not disclosed here, were understood to be the basis of the treasury departments action In refusing to clear the ship. nr MANY VISIT BIER OF POPE PIUSXj Rome, Aug. 22. The bodv of Pope j j Puis X. lad in his pontifical robes j I and v,th the emblems of his sacred) office besidt it. lay todaj in the chapel I of the Blessed Sacrament in St Peters. The doors of the great church Tere opened and the faithful resumed their pilgrimages to the bier. Preparations for the burial are now under way The stairway leading to the crypt under the altar, where lie the remains of St Pete;, has been cov ! ered v.ith heavy boards Down these, i sVBHBli ICE CREAM W that is better. Perfection is made up of many things. Our soda is perfect because every detail in its making is given personal attention. Customers tell us that our malted milks are the best in 1 town. fev Drugs WASHINGTON AT 25TH the bier will be lowered gently until it is finally deposited near tlie cas ket of Pope Pius VI. Three hundred invitations have been issued for the ceremonies of en tombing. Among those present will be members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of the Italian no bility. The troops were withdrawn from the square of St. Peters this after-uoon. I uo CHARLES J. HITE DEAD New York, Aug. 22. Charles J HIte of New Rochelle, president of the Thanhouser Film corporation, whose automobile turned a somer sault off a bridge last night, died of his injuries today. WOPKMGHAfS Dr$7S I I PAINLESS DENTISTRY I m S3 50 FROHTS 5.00 BACK TEETH I H A GOOD SET 0FEETHS5.00 A DOLLAR OR TWO m SAVED weekly isn't much at the start, but I Keep ft up for one year, and ou'JI have quite a sum to your credit! Fortunes have had their start from such savings Isn't it timo for you to begin? 4 per cent in terest allowed. Ogden Savings Bank Ogden, Utah. M. S. Browning, President. L. R. Eccles, Vice-President. John Watson, Vice-President. Chas. H. Barton, Cashier. " - ' I FOR WOMEN Tf Many of the customers of this institution are women : II who apprec.ate the complete safety and careful atten- f Ii tionto their wants that are provided by our manage- j j L Women arc cordially invited to call at our office and j we will be pleased to extend every courtesy and assist- j I ancc 10 them ss weil as to furnish them with advice re- I ,fl garding the placing of their money at interest. ) , I j&L y SAVE IM, TROUBLE C ICPa'rS "' """J",J Don ' tlnker with Sm&AJ Jliifa 11 -vourself- You We likely to do more We here both. JOST BROS., 2093 Wash. Phone 688-W. i