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I M FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918. Offo (ggfrftt gfottftarft . OGDEN, UTAH jj Starf fie Afeu; Fear I H Oaf foWif I ' sty,e ,v with 12 se,ections WE HAVE IT I '81111 3 dwn' per wecka I j j jHSKjii Sty,e Vl Wlth 12 s,ilectionG 34.50. I X iKSSim 'Ogden,s Phonograph Headquarters." 1 m GLEN BROS.-ROBERTS : m PIANO CO. Ii TEACHERS MAY ASK "-FOB MORE m FOR i THEiR SERVICES Ij! The second day of the teachers con- , (J vention at Salt Lake yesterday con- i tained much of interest to the edu- 'j cators, among the speakers being Dr. j . Frank M. McMurry, of Columbia uni- ; versity, whose address on education i -was heartily approved. Dr. McMurry expressed the opinion j that while personality in the teacher is 'an Important thing, presonallty some ' ' times cannot express itself through if certain subjects. To illustrate what 1 he meant by the transfer of emphasis I i in education from personality .and sub - , Jecls, he said: j "The method now passing in teach- i i lng geography, for example, requires that the child learn all the facts ho Of can about the size of a country, the cll- ' mate, the principal cities and moun-v tains and rivers, the population and products, and so on, apparently on the ground that all theso.arn facts. No doubt they are facts. But different facts have different values. Suppose the child learned all these and other : facts about a, given country, what has j he got? Facts. He does not know I what to do with them. "The new way emphasizes problems, 1 just as life does. In life we never j gather facts and then ask what we are I to do with them. Instead, we get prob- 3 lems out of our surroundings and then 1 hunt up such facts as we need to solve the problem, j "We are at war ju6t now. Even I ISIpBBalLtJ PlwSRyPI increases strength (J 1 hJ i H i flj IU1 delicate, nerv- BBbJ I mm I I 1 Kj4 ous, run-down pco- MkfflAljH n, 100 pcr ccnt ln I EMKSHiHll lcn days ln many IIH TmmkFmmmimi instances. 100 for- ijBfll 361313 it felt If it falls ns J; jrVMHfMiMllli per full cxplana- BBj; JMBWHiWB Hon ln largo ar- I Ucle soon to appear In this paper. J I -Used and highly endoraed by former J I ' United States Senators and Members ! of Congress, well-known physicians I und former Public Health officials, l Aslc your doctor or druggist about It. I - I CROWN PAINLESS ! DENTISTS H j East Side Washington, be o . tween 24th and 25th Street. H a 2468 Washington Ave. I children are aware of the fact and are interested. Taking advantage of this interest, we ask a class why we should stop sending corn to France. In our search for an answer we should find out that over they they do not have ovens made with a view to baking corn bread; that the soldiers would there fore have to eat cold corn bread, and that corn will not easily keep. Purpose of Facts. "Then we should like to know how wc can grow more corn in this coun trv. The answer to this question would require us to find out the best corn growing belts, the best means of grow ing it, the class of people who might be found to produce it, and many oth er things all of which would be inter esting, because there is a purpose in acquiring the facts. "Finally, we should wish to know the uses to which corn may be best put among us. And this would bring out the fact that thero are thirty-two different uses to which corn may be put, some of them good and some of lhfm hnrl " War Literature. Professor Searson declared that more attention should be given to war literature The war is producing some thing good in the way of poetry and stories, he said, and it was worth no ticing. George T. Odell, chairman of the war savings committee and J. W. Col lins, made four-minute taiks each urg ing school teacher to inculcate hab its of thrift Into the minds of the chil dren. In the grammar grade section, Pro fessor Searson led the audience in a concert reading of a grammar grade poem, "Tho Robin and the Chicken," by Grace F. Coolidge, and compliment ed the teachers for the work. Prof. Howard R. Driggs, of the U. of U., denounced as false the notion that grammar is of no value, but in sisted that it should be taugnt In sucli a way as to correlate with the child's evervdav lancimep. I Want More Pay.. Supt. L. E. Eggertson of the Provo schools, crystallized the expressed sentiment of the teachers of Utah when, referring to the smallness of the salaries paid the teachers, he urged them to "speak out and assert them selves." He showed the teacher's pay was more than 25 per cent too low before the war and with the rapid in crease in the cost of living, it is more than 50 -per cent too low at the pres ent time. One of the teachers moved that the entire paper bo printed ana the motion was passed. "A resignation from one of the most efficient grammar grade teachers in this state was handed in tho other day," said tho superintendent. "This teacher, according to the requirements of tho state, had completed the ele mentary schools, four years of high school and two' years of college work in order to secure a position in the schools of Utah a position which paid tho magnificent sum of $60 a month, or $5-10 a year! "The reason submitted for the res ignation was this: 'While I am a mar ried man, love my work, appreciate jny associates, I simply cannot live and support my family in a r.cspect ablo way on my salary. I was offered three months ago a position at $90 a month the year round as soon as I could take charge of ordinary book keeping. It has taken me three months In extension work to finish the course, owing to my previous edu cation, I am offered tho job tho begin ning of next month This position will afford promotions according to my ef ficiency, and you know efficiency doesn't count for much in salary schedules for teachers it is generally a raise for all, if any is made.' Efficiency Lost. "Here is tho crux of the problem: When three months' study will give a person a $90 Job, when carpenters get $8 a day, when riveters working for Uncle Sam get $90 a week, when ma sons, barbers, clerks, farmers, book keepers, stenographers, arc getting 50 per cent more than teachers." Superintendent Eggertson quoted from the latest N. E. A. bulletin, show lng that thousands of our strongest grammar grade teachers are resign ing every month to accept positions in other lines of work," as a result of which "tho schools are about to lose in efficiency." Mormon Church Schools. The teachers of the Mormon church schools also held their convention yes terday afternoon in Barratt hall. An address on "How to Teach Theology" was made by David O. McKay. A large number of tho teachers met in Bish op's hall at 6 o'clock to listen to a dis oussion of what Is being done to bring the schools and churches closer tor gether. Today'6 Sessions. The program for today at the state convention is as follows: 9 a. m. "The Needs of the Hour," (general session), tho tabernacle. "The War and America's Duty," Dr. George Emory Fellows, head of the department of history and po litical science, University of Utah. "The Enlistment of Our Public Schools in the Nation's Crisis," Dr. Ernest A. Smith, superintendent of Salt Lake City public schools. Music, B C. Gates. "The Now Culture," Milton Ben nion, dean of the school of educa tion, University of Utah. "Health Education," Dr. E. G. Gowans, stato superintendent of pub lic instruction. "The Religious Aspects of the War," Dr. Georgo H. Birknhall, president B. Y. university, Provo. 11 a. m. Business meeting, the tab ernacle. Report of committee on "Closer Re lations Between the U. E. A. and the National Education Association. Report of committee on "Publica tions." Report of committee on "Stewart Nelson Memorial." Consideration of subject, "Time of Next Annual Meeting of the U. E. A." Miscellaneous. 2 p. m. General session, tho tabernacle. i oo ENCKE'S COMET IS ' AGAIN OBSERVED CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. A. The re-appearance of Encke's comet was reported today in a cablegram to the Harvard college observatory from Copenhagen. The position was given as follows: Right ascension 22 hours 59 minutes 1.9 seconds declination north 3 degrees 17 minutes 35 seconds. The comet was observed by Professor Schorr of the Bergedorf observatory on tho evening of December 30. oo WYOMING WEATHER LIKE SPRING; OIL WELL OPERATIONS BOOMING Beautiful Days Sharp Contrast to Heavy Snows and Cold Winds of Last Winter. The manager of the Standard back from trip to oil fields in central Wy oming, finds .excellent weather with stockmen in fine spirits as they arc suffering no losses from the cold and saving feed bills. THE WHOLE STATE OIL MAD. In every town in the otnte rigs are going up and drills down. Tho whole population talk oil, think oil, buy oil and sell oil. Everybody is going to be rich or at least think so. New companies are being organized In tho stato. Some drill and others don't, which is part of this life to pick a winner. DENVER REPRESENTED STRONG. Denver capital and promoters havo a strong hold in all the camps. In fact, Denver is tho mecca for all Wyoming oil operations. Many Dcnveriles are getting rich, though some of the in vesting public havo bucked the suro thing gamo to their financial detriment and educational advancement Denver is still a llvo stock soiling market but tho buying public aro look ing to seo If their money is spent in drilling for oil or not WILD. CATTING CONSIDERED GOOD INVESTMENT. Whenever a company uses the mon- FIFTY THOUSAND REAL SLACKERS General Crowder Estimates Number of Men Who Are Downright Shirkers. .250,000 FAIL TO APPEAR Hundred Thousand Aliens, j 85,000 Probable Enlistments and Balance to Be Ao counted For. ; WASHINGTON. Jan. -1. Fifty thou sand real slackers in the United States, I is Provost Marshal General Crowdor's , estimate in his report to Secretary Baker. That calculation supposes that ten mon in each registration district I have escaped service without being i caught. i I While a few more than 250,000 of the 1 jmore than 3,000,000 registered men! . failed to appear when called for ex amination. General Crowder estimates that 85,000 of them have gone into i military service without notifying local boards. "This loaves more than 150,000 to be accounted for." says the provost mar shal general. "Wore they all slackers?" General Crowder answers his own question by estimating that they prob-1 ably aro not real slackers because I 100,000 probably are aliens. This, ho! estimates, leaves about 50,000 real slackers to bo accounted for. Only a few more than 1000 have been identi fied and a few more than 2000 have been prosecuted. The report shows that 92S Germans , of draft ago havo been accepted for service in the national guard. A total j of 14.1G1 enemy aliens were accepted, j the remainder being Austrlans or Hun -1 garians. Tho enemy alien registration 1 was 279,431 of whom 104,672 were call -1 ed to produce the 14,161 accepted. Allj aliens accepted make a total of 76,545. WHOLESALERS MUST ABIDE BY RULES OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 4. G. W. Wat tles, federal food administrator for Ne braska, acting under directions from: the national food administrator, yes terday notified tho Farmers' Union State Exchange, which is licensed as a wholesaler of foodstuffs, that it must cfi'Dnc itself to wholesale business in That line. Heretofore the exchange, located in Omaha, lias sold goods in wholesale quantities to individual members of ..he Farmers' Union as well to local unions as community distributors. A contro versy arose over sugar sales in 100 pound lots and Administrator Wattles cut off tho exchange's supply entirely. uu When a woman arrives three min utes late at a railway station she Ima gines that the engineer saw her com ing and pulled out just for spite. How we poor folks like to find fault with the rich. I TRUSSES We fit the hard to fit. McBride Drug Co The House of Quality 2463 Washington. 1 ey It derives from tho public for economic drilling purposes even in unproven fields tho purchaser 'gots a run for his monoy with the odds in his favor as the profits in oil are enor mous, A OIL FEVER NOT HERE YET. While Denver has been gathering tho cream of Wyoming fields, Ogden haB been asleep, but the oil boom is com ing this way. The nation needs oil. the western United States must furnish tho new demands. Ogden should bo headquarters for this vast industry and may yet take its proper placo whon Ogden capital wakes up to tho advan tages to bo derived commercially from Wyoming's vast deposits and those of our own state. Lost Soldier Basin looks good. Mr. Glasmann also spent several days with I the Ogden Petroleum company's hold ing in the Lost Soldier basin, out from Rawlins. The district Is booming and tho local company is in good shape and engaging in drilling operations now. ,Tho Ogden Petroleum has just acquired another section of ground within 2 miles of producing wells, greatly enhancing its valuo. RUSS OFFER TO THEJERSIANS Bolsheviki Will Withdraw Troops From Territory If Turkey Will Do Same. KERENSKY'S REPORT Deposed Premier Gives Ac count of His Services Dur ing First Revolution. LONDON. Jan. 4 The Bolsheviki foreign minister, Leon Trotzky. is said by the Potrograd correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company, to havo sent a communication to the Persian I government offering to begin negotia tions for the withdrawal of Russian ! troops from Persian territory provided Turkey will withdraw hers. , The Russian commissioners, the cor respondent says, havo decided to nego tiate with tho government of Ukraine Ion tho basis of recognition of the Ukraine provided it does not hinder military operations against General Kaledlnes, the. Cossack leader. It is suggested that these negotiations be held at Smolnsk or Vltbsk. According to tho same correspon dent, M. Kerensky, the deposed prem J ier, has prepared an account of his services during the period of tho first revolution which will be presented to the constituent assembly. It includes full details of conditions at tho Ger inan front during tho June offensive I and the reasons why Kerensky finally decided to remove former Emperor j Nicholas to Siberia. In the archives of the Russian for eign office there have been discovered documents of unusual interest dealing Jwith negotiations between Germany .and the imperial Russian government in regard to a national convention to combat Socialism. Other curious docu ments relating to the origin of the war throw light on certain aspects of Ger man policy. These papers will be i published as soon as they have been j classified. STEAMER RACING AGAINST TIME Jap Freighter Under Warship Convoy Nearing Port With Fierce Fire Raging in Hold. A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 4. The out look for the 5909 ton Japanese freight er Shinyo Maru No. 2, which today is speeding under convoy of an American war vessel toward this port with a fierce fire raging In its hold, appeared more favorable, according to latesUre port here. The fire has been partial ly checked, report said. From the present locality of tho steamer is is ex pected to arrive here tomorrow morn ing. The Shinyo Is chartered by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha company and was carry ing 7600 tons of merchandise for Jap anese ports. The cause of tho fire was not known. QUESTIOllES Mm coin Questionnaires were sent out to the following Weber county men today: Archlo Hamblin, Roy; Ward Fisher, Farr West; Wray Harbertson, P. F. D. No. 4. Ogden; Frank Hooper, Hooper; James Adam Fuissel, Roy; Joseph Leo Kalan, Wilson; Horace Chancey Rhoes, R. F. D. No. 3, Pleasant View; Ernest Edwin Hower, R. F. D. No. 1, Wilson; Thomas Archibald McFarland, West Weber; John Alvo Montgomery. Liberty; James Earl McFarland, West Weber; Don Carlos Froeror, 1406 Jef ferson avenue, Ogden; Joseph A. An derson, R. F. D. No. 1, Ogden; Jacinto Lopez, Uintah; Ervln L. Child, Hoop er; John August Zinie, Hooper; Jesse Poter Allen, Huntsvillo; Elmer Chance Gardner, Liberty; Joseph Hyrum Campbell, Fortieth and Adams, Ogden; Adrian Tonus Blom, R. F. D. No. 4, l With Dustin Faraiim it I See the Methods of Germany's Spy ; I System Exposed. "An Ogden Guest Enjoys the Best" j Ogden; William Lavon Yearsley, Har- risvllle; William Leslie Crowther, Harrlsvllle; David Neville. R. F. D No. 1, Wilson; Joseph F. Bucs, Fortieth strcot and Taylor; Georgo William Hadloy, Plain City; Thomas Edward Orton. North Ogden; John H. Roy Hunter, Wilson; Angus William Barnes, Wilson; Thomas Philip Hod son, R. F. D. No. 1. Warren; Thomas Wilford England. Plain City; Clarence Earl McDonald. Hooper; Joseph Al bert Orton, North Ogden; Lavcrn Der rell Bowns, SUtcrvIlle; Herbert Clar ence Wade, Warren; John Byron Sin gleton, Plain City; Harvey Christian Wangsgard. Huntsville. oo ill Bill ; ACROSS THE OCEMj Mrs. J, E. Browning. 473 Twenty-1 seventh street, received a letter Wed j nesday from her son. Frank Browning, now with thp 102nd aero squadron,! preparing to do valiant duty for Uncle t Sam against tho kaiser. The letter was written December 17,. I upon English Y. M. C. A. stationer, ' i and Is filled with patrioism and genu-1 ine Americanism. The letter is in-1 structlve as to the condition and spirit j of the troops and also entertaining be-1 causo of the large number of friends j that tho young soldier has in Ogden.' In part, It is as follows: "Dearest Mother: Today makes the i third day I have spent here and so far I like It fine. The weather here is not ; very pleasant as it is raining most of! the time, but wc have comfortabloj barracks and we cannot complain. "The people treat us splendidly and certainly are appreciative of tho aid we are giving them. No American hardly realizes what war is until com pelled to face tho actual conditions. It is a common sight to see pretty girls doing men's work. Men of all ages between 20 and 40 are serving in the army and navy." The letter describes a trip into an . English town and the young man indi cates a familiarity with history In his .description that is decidedly usual, j I He asks for "lots of mail" and other wise forcefully intimates that ho is thinking earnestly and constantly ofi the folks back home. MEN COMMENDED FOR GALLANTRY; Secretary Daniels Cites Ten Names for Rescue of Steamship's Crew. WASHINGTON, Jan. .Secretary Daniels has commended Lieutenant Daniel E. Barby, Ensign Georgo O. Etheredge and seven members of the United States steamship Annapolis and Chief Boatswain's Mate Fred Zas tro, of tho U. S. S. Ozark for gal lantry in the rescue of the crew of the steamship Paddloford on October 30, when that vessel went ashore in a heavy surf at an unnamed point. THE SWEET THING. "You are so distressingly honest and conscientious, my dear, that 1 don't understand how you can bring yourself to buy these bargains when tho salesmen assure you that they are losing money on them." "Don't you?" "No." "But did you hear him say that it is such a pleasure to sell to me?" Exchange. rn MISSED IT. A farmer who had never seen golf played before was watching a game S and was Invited to try a shot, Accept ing he was handed a driver and a ball was teed up for him. He made a terrific drive, the ball landing on tho putting green about two inches from tho cup. He walked up, looked at it and exclaimed; "Gosh! Mlased it!" Everybody's Magazine MEAGER NEWS ON TRANSPORT LOSS j Few Details of Sinking of the j Steamship Antilles by Tor- pedo Made Public. djie ADMIRAL CALLED HOME $ Disaster Due in Part to Con- voy Arrangements Recall j of Fletcher Not Explained. J$ I - WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.- Secretary-. Jjli Daniels declined to disclose any infor- pXi mation regarding the inquiry into thoV jkl sinking of th t American transport An- i ?tk lilies, recently torpedoed with conslil-f. Ult erable loss of life. Only meager de-l wtl tails of the disaster have been made? t$l public. Rear Admiral Benson told the ,ni house military committee yesterday itt bm was due in part to the convoy arrange- f Hi ments. It is known, however, that fol-1 nt lowing an investigation Rear Admiral I rat William D. Fletcher, formerly in onr charge of the American convoying! tm forces in French waters, was recalled? i'tn to tho United States. There appears,!; Sj4 however, some question as to tho num-f gaa ber of war vessels furnished him forf !,utl convoy by Vico Admiral Sims Thero f Ws Is no available record to show that the jjjnt record of Admiral Fletcher was con-' "A; nected with the disaster. i' Secretary Baker in the war depart- pW ment apparently takes tho same posi- ' fel tion as does Secretary Daniels in re-VJK gard to the removal of officers from j w Important posts. He has made no ex- Pw planation as yet of the recall of Major- X General Sibert. commanding the first j division of American troops sent to France and has requested that no 2 speculation as to tho reason behind thef fjft recall of high officers bo indulged in. f; So far as known, however, the only! purpose of the request is to protect thef fields of tho individual officer and noti $$! tho concealment of military informa-i tion that might be of value to thef r enemy. J 'aai oo vi WITHOUT BENEFIT CLERGY W Some time ago a dinner was given; ?? in New York, at which a well-known i . actor, who is something of a free- '.' .J"1 thinker along theological lines, sat at .; the guest table. When the hour for'. IP starting the feast arrived, the toast I master, a very religious man, discover- ed that no minister of the Gospel was 'M present, though several had been m-i. . , vited. In this emergency he turned to r the actor and asked him to say grace. v. ?t i The actor arose, bowed his head : T?ti ! and in the midst of a deep hush said ; fervently: "There being no clorgvman pre-:; ; 1 sent, let' us thank God!" Exchange, i! HASTENING THE END. p? Rich Old Uncle And remember, Mt dear, nvhen I die all that I havo g03S i'lWS to you. Noice Thank you, uncle. 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