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Show THE PAYSONIAN. PAYSON, oooooooooooxx j Cleaning Up the Movies. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo the motion tho motion picture began to interest He invested some money In him. picture "world has been sadly in need slock in various companies, and finally end The production of new blood. decided to go into the business himof the game has been dominated self as a producer. Although the star system was all by two clashes of men; the dreamers who wished to do great, almost im- the rage among producers at that tune, Hampton saw fur enough into possible things but were lacking In the future to realize that it was but business ability and commeritul train- a phase of a new industry and that He tried ing, and the men who viewed the the story was the thing. films as purely a commercial proposi- om his theory with Rex Broach's Tho Barrier." When it tion and were willing to prostitute novel, was finished he was unable to sell of with the screen any typo picture it. Tho exhibitors told him he was The that would bring in the money. crazy. wonderful first elass of producers had A picture without a star would be ideas but have failed because of the a frost. Finally ho was driven to lack of IniHinss instinct; the second own hire his theater in New York 'duss has succeeded financially but in The picture order to show it. has brought the industry to the verge was such a success that (lie prices of min through their moral callous were run up to $1.50 a seat, a price ness. What was needed was a producer nover hoaTd of for a picture house The Barrier" is still runwho combined sound financially sense before. seven years. after ning with high ideals and in Benjamin Bcwles Hampton the screen obtained Hampton continued to daddle in an accession that completely filled the motion pietue stocks, biding his time to go into the game on tho scale bill In 1018 he decided that Hampton con.es of good American he desired. Tho Hamptons th0 time was ripe to put his ideas stock on both sides. Ho went to Caland Randolphs of Virginia and the to practical test. Bowles of New England aro of the ifornia and spent nearly tw-years conditions. oldest white families on our youth- investigating producing ful continent. Mr. Hampton is in Then he Btnrted lining up authors. Ins forty-sixtyear, is married and Somo of those whose works ho obhus five children. He is a, clean-- 1 t (lined were Zanc Grey, Winston Edward clean living citizen who Is Churchill, Stewart White, minded, ready to fight at the drop of the hot! Em('rf,on ItnuSh. Hurry Leon Wilson, Sin-efor a principle. Time has temper- - Vincente Blnseo Thruier, Upton Owen W. Cable, his radicalism but has not temper- clair, Wisler, George Hone Stratton Porter, B. M. Bower, e,j his fighting spirit. Hampton comes of a newspaper 'Thomas Nelson Pago and William Allen White at the and of fifteen he age family was running true to type no pun inne then proceeded to star the tended by conducting a country author and to pick the cast to suit weekly at Macomb, 111. When twenty flip story, not to make the story ho moved to Galesburg, 111., and ran Jo suit the star as had been the a daily and weekly paper for five universal custom. yearn. In the latest picture, which is Ho then succumbed to the luro of not at this writing released, William New York where ho first engaged in Allen White's A Certain Rich Man, general journalistic work and then Hampton has made a radical deparwent into ndvetising. ture from the accepted type of pic-- ' The advetising agency which he turn. At a review recently liela established proved to be very success- it created a sensation among the ful and finally he was tempted to try newspaper men who viewed it. the publishing game. lie bought a In the same vigorous manner in publication that was on its last legs, which he went gunning for the men renamed it Hampton a Magazine and responsible for the abuses of corporain a few- - years had increased its cir- tion power, Hampton has gone after culation fiom 12,000 to 440,000. But j the men who are responsible for the Hampton had tried to do what Is prostitution of iho motion picturp. practically impossible for a man with-- Bast fall he declared war upon the out unlimited capital; that is, to' pmtnri In speeches of sex appeal. run a strictly independent mngnzino.1 and magazine articles he scathingly He went after the big corporations, denounced the men who through the His at- - scree n were cornipting the tnste and especially the railroads. tack was so vigorous, his facts so morals of tho corning generation, unassailable and his logical so con-- J At first the men behind the picture vincing that the interests became wore aghast at ibis attack from They resolved to put hiinjjn their own ranks, but tho wave out of business and using the old of public sentiment aroused bv nnmp- tnetics of frightening his stoclhold ton and other agencies outside the ers and shutting pT his hank credit industry convinced some of them they succeeded . In 1011 Hampton jhnt Hampton was right. Instead gnxc up his umgazino and flat broke of fighting him they auounced they set about looking for a job. were shout to clean np the indusWhile conducting liis advertising try from the inside. he Today agenev Hampton had handled the ad- stands in the unique position of havvertising of tho American Tobacco ing his bitterest business rivnls comcompany and when th( supreme court pelled to tnke action and aid him in dissolved the tobacco trust ho was his crusade ngniist the conscienceless offered the position of vice president producers, of the new company. In his new I felt tho best wav s to atposition besides having charge of tho tempt to make tho producers themsales 1m looked after tho public pol- selves clean houses," Hampton told icies of the company in its relation rue ns wo sat in his study at his to social and legislative afTairs. beautiful home in the Wilshire dislie was with this company for trict in T,os Angeles, When the six years. Then thp possibilities of public attempts to reform an industry For the past decade h d 1 it is apt to swing the pendulum too far and wreck the business No picture should be shown upon the screen that is not fit for children to see. There ia no excuse in art or plot for showing unclothed women in the pictures. Unexpurgatod editions of classic authors are kppt under lock and key so that the children cannot read them, yet these same children see in the picture houses every day illustrated stories that would put to shame the ancient writers. The trouble with the pieture industry is that tho men at the head of it have not fully realized its scope and significance," ho went on. Nut since the days of the enter tainmonts in nneient Romo has there been a form of amusement w ith sueh universal appeal. Books and magazines have only a limitel number of readers, limited because of lack of and The education. opportunity speaking stage nls0 can have but a limited patronage bccunse of the prices that must he charged and lack of But motion picadequate paeilities. tures can go everywhere, can roach the every type of humanity from highest to the lowest. They need no elaborate stage settings. They can be shown in a barn if neoessarv. The , audience does not need to be educated, not even literate to grasp thP story. They are absolutely a new medium of expression, sueh a as has never been known medium before in the world's history. Another mistake that has been made by producers is that picture aro allied to the theater. This is perhaps because most of the men in tho business today are recruited from the stage. That is whv the star system was adopted and why the spectacle picture became dominant. But it is, in my opinion, a mistaken view. The action in a motion picture is much more closely allied to the ne tion in a novel than it is to a play. UTAH, MAY 13, 1920. O Five Minute Chats on Our Presidents By JAMES (CoijiiMtit 19 JO, b Utah County Shows Substantial Increase MORGAN Jnmeft Morgan Assessed Valuation of ) ANDREW JOHNSON Oz December 29, Andrew Johnson born at Raleigh, 1808 1826 3 9 3 2 5 bill. O n "" i' on his hotel door ALOUD jappingawakened the vice president, Andrew Johnson, to the startling news that the president had been mortally shot. Even before Johnson took the oath the next morning, strong men were laying plans, with unseemly haste, to have him reverse Lincoln's generous policy toward the conquered south. Bower quickly cooled tho vindictive passions kindled in Johnson by his long, bitter feud with the southern leaders, and he returned to Lincoln's policy of reconciliation. Wisely, no one was punished for treason. Happily, vengeance for a great war was not wreaked on any Individual. The ladieals, who had secretly rejoiced in Johnsons accession, turned upon Idm furiously. It was easy for them to excite the doubt of the north In this southerner, and to estrange the Republicans from this Democrat. For the first time even the sobriety of a president was called Into question. Johnsons unfortunate condition at his inauguration as vice president nor oqiiiili.at ioii nitil impiov im in to be 1' !8,4ill,ii..d. on real estate ( the on net proceeds NEPII3 TO HAVE COMMUNITY milling chSms, Tho ascsMucut CAMP ON NATIONAL FOREST 820 471.820; , 1 A play must have a series of dramatic A novel climaxes to be a success. tells a story, it may be dramatic or The screen can be made it may not. to tell that same story and tel it smoothly like the novel told it, not in n series of big climaxes. The script is the big thing, in fact tho whole thing in a motion A certain picture. responsibility rests upon the director and upon the actors, but if it isnt in the script it isnt in the picture. That is The whole picture in only logic. dustrv has been based upon false and illogical premises. First the actor, the star, was the whole thjing, next He director was featured, but now at last they are coming to see that it is the writer and (he writer alone who is really important." Mr. nampton spends but very little time with the camera man during the actual fifftiing of his pictures. shelves. But in his study is a big white The Toport states that ns u. whole 'ereen and there every shot is gone the local office feels well satisfied If a friend has a (iver carefully. with the nespfwnent of Utah county daughter or sister whom he wishes to Mr. Hawkins says that he feels that put in the pictures. Hampton wastes no the interests of tho state and conn time in questions or vain argument. She tv have been well taken earn of and is told to go out to the studio and declares that be is of the opinion have some shots taken. Then the that the present valuation on imscreen in Hamptons study tells the proved farm lands and other real tele as to whether shp will do. be cannot estate maintained, In his study over his big garage unless the present outlook for the this writer, publicist, financier and farmer has a decided upward trend producer, who has regained in his He calls attention to the fact that pictures the fortune he lost in his farm land, according to investigations magazine venture, plans his reforms. made bv his office, is renting at For Benjamin Bowles Hnmpton is esAndrew Johnson. sentially a reformer, a crusader. With his mixture of Puritan and Cavalier had shocked Charles Sumner Into blood what else could he be? John starting a whispered discussion of his When he beenforced resignation. JX Wallaeo in the Dearborn came president his intemperance in speech lent color to exaggerated reports of his Intemperance In drink. For two years before Lincoln died, the radical leaders had. been Insisting that congress, not the president, should fix the terms of peace for the southern states. They had angrily denounced him as a despot, an autocrat and a usurper, because of his policy $10 REWARD Si rayed from camp And congress had Of reconstruction. of travelers near I. B. Smith and J. Toppin, ranches, between York persistently refused to admit the senators and representatives from the and Santaquin, childrens pet cat, stales which he had reconstructed on female, Black, yellow, and white his liberal plan. spoted, scar on under hp. Answers to name of Teddy. $10 reward Apart from the Republican politifor recovery, now or anytime. cians and a mere faction of extremE. E. Helm, Steam Boat Springs, Col. ists, the north was In favor of Lincolns moderate policies. But when It became a question between Johnson and the radicals, the radicals won over- nOUSE FOR RENT. Inquire of Edward Grams, Jeweler, Pnyson. whelmingly in the congressional election of 1806. With a majority In the new house and senate, the Republicans overrode the presidents vetoes, and congress took command of the govern-meii- t. The reconstructed states were outlawed. The south was divided into military provinces. The ballot was thrust Into the unskillful hand of the freedmen, notwithstanding it was still denied the negro In all but six states of the north. At the same time a large class of Southern whites was disfranchised for disloyalty in the war, which left several states to pass under the corrupt government of northern "eaipet buggers and southern "seal- - BMRrtMl YOUR swine HERD by awr.gs, who gained power by ninnlpu- - rMjding pure bn d Duroc Jersey luting the ignorant black vote and who Lminn Knpplo Parson ' ' held It by force of federal bayonets. As northern fire eaters pressed to the front, on one side of the Mnson and Dixon line, southern Are eaters Manager, took the lead on the other side. By night the Ku Klux Klan rode their sal Me horses in a campaign of terrorism' .mur to frighten the blacks from using the ballot. Party and sectional poll til's, north and south, still was the marplot of the (lnion. As it had fostered disunion OR S t.F Horses Harnesses and before the war, it was doing its worst wagons nil m good condition. Lynn fe j (event reunion, now Hi it the war Tlenij n i, ' '( in. was ov r. qne Bovlp 6 2t p 0 jibth iEif9SMiiia4:m3H9Hfaaaunnannrr!MX?r:7: CASH PAID E FOR im gloved eitv lot. 8"), 107,900; impro iisse-se- d on ni rouge, venient Oil); livoxtotk, f i ,37 i , S to ; bunk, other than improvements and rou' mcrchuiulis" an' estate, $1,312,550; trade fixtures, 83,717,505; inni binary ami implements, .41, 207, 085; Goshen valley railway, $99,110; solvent creil it- - and infiuev, 855,3 11; personal not otherwise enumeiated, $1,584,785. Tu this report to the state bomd of equalizations, Mr. Hawkins calls a'tention to the fart that the total is $38,400. 930 as assess! d valuation (Oinpured with $1091,490 for 1920, indicating a total hiss of $2,10,5,33. In explanation of this the reports loss Our report shows states: of a little more than $ 100, nod in l i estate, this we account for on recount of the gnat amount of lands which had been doubly assessed in 1920, nearly 30.000 acres hnviniz been discovered since we took office, this inn be vanfied bv- - an 'examination of thi assessment rolls of 1920, or the f o imer assessor ns compared with this jenr as a total acreage. of livestock In the all range ert! win1 : ssnsSed at $25 and (hose under or mon : the calve one year of age being placed in the otherwise cattle column. Thirty per cent of these aro calves ranging from In the assessment of one year down. hoises, cattle and sheep wro have striven in every instance to get the true number. In our assessment of banks we show a loss, but . in reality it is a gain, as during the session of the board of equalization last, year $90,-00was taken from the valuation of the batiks of Provo, duo to the asses sor having omitted to give the bank of this Ctedit for an assessment a liourit appearing against them in real estate and improvements asses from the par share ged separately valuation. 'In our assessment of merchandise we fell short which was expected in most rases made The menhanfs no riturn of cash in the bank or solvent cicdits; justifying this with their debts upon their stock on the with-nlarme- E District Forester R. H. Rutledge at Ogden has announced the issuance of a permit to the city of N'ephi to establish a public camp on Salt Creek at the base of Mount Nebo, in northhern Juab county. Under tho cooperative agreement the city secures a beautiful camp site without charge, with the understanding that the city authorities and the Nephi chamber of commerce w ill install camp facilities, fireplaces, tables, toilets and playground equipThe camp ment and police the area. is reached quickly by auto from on a clear Nephi and is situated mountain stream at the foot of the forest service trail leading to Nebos crest. Thousands of visitors are expected The to visit the camp each season. climb to the top will be a popular hike, according to forest officers and Nebo is one tho Nephi enthusiasts. of the most beautiful peaks in the state. It rises abruptly from the ffmr of Juab valley to an elevation From the of nearly 12,000 feet. crest a view of unexcelled granduer To the and interest is obtained. south and west the mountains and vallevs of southern Utah and Nevada The rugged outare plninlv visible. lines of Mount Wheeler in Nevada To the north, with can be seen. Timpanogos standing sentinel, beautiful Utah lake reminds one of a magnificent jewel sparkling in the sun. Easterly the view reaches the The rugged cliffs of Fastlo valley. landscape ranges from barren desert to the most beautiful and productive The top is readvalleys on earth. ily accessible to people of all ages, ami the climb is in no sense a test of endurance. Forest officials state that there are many similar opportunities in Utah for local communities to select and a most develop camp where local summer pleasant people would enjoy vacations inexpensive which and would lengthen tho stay ot' visitors to This step by the people Utah. of Nephi, led by MayOT Woods and the chamber of commerce is well v orth imitation by other Utah cit- ies," says District Forester Rutledge. Mental Arithmetic. then, Johnny," said his if your father gave you seven cents and your mother gave yon six and your uncle gave you four more, what would you have? Johnny wrinkled up his forehead and went into the silence for the space of several minutes. snid the teacher Come, come," impatiently. "Surely you can solve a simple little problem like that." Now, It aint a simple problem at all," I cant make up repied the boy. my mind whether Id have an icecream soda or go to the movies." New Yrrk Sun. Weve observed that theres more notice taken of one typographeia! error in the paper than there is in a whole column thats correct. Coraopolis (Pa.) Record. EARLY & EARLY, of Chiropractic, Over Wightman Supply Company, Main Street. Office Hour from 10 to 1 and 2 to 6. Doctors 13-lt-- two-thir- Utah Valley Milling & Produce Co., C. J. COTTERELL, , Main 1 Office Street at Residence Phono Payaon, Utah f dr. J. H. 7 ELLSWORTH DENTIST OMct) over Bank, Payaon, Ut Office Hours, 9 to 12; 1 to f Phone 23. Rea. Phono 1SJ ; DR. L. N. ELLSWORTH DENTIST Offlco, PAYSON, UTAH v'-- . teacher, 13-lt-- p WHEAT J-th- n N. C. Opened a tailor shop at Greenville, Tenn. 1827 May 17, married Eliza McCardle. 1830-3Mayor of Greenville. 1835-3Member of legislature. 1841-State senator. 1843-5- 3 Congressman. 1853-5Governor of Tennessee. 1857-6Senator. 1862-of governor Military Tennessee. 1864 Elected vice president. 1865 April 15, took the oath as seventeenth president, aged fifty-six- . 1866 April, congress overrode his veto of the civil rights fitmi $15 to $20 per acre as compared with $25 to $40 a year ago. In a survey of the county as made he by tho assessor ho reports that noted improvements at the roundhouse of the Utah railway near Pro o, also a numlrer of new buildings at Nunn, Provo canyon, the latter been made by impiov ements having the Utah Power and Light company. la conclusion, Mr. Hawkins states that he feels justified under existing in recommending to ciienmstnnce.s state board that a blanket reduc-tioin all improved farm lands in Utah county bo made. Payaon Exchange Bavlnga Bank Building. DR. L. D. PPOUTS DENTIST Over Wightman Supply Con Main Street. Office Hours 9 to 1 aid 2 Sn,irlay'' 9 t0 1 Only. - OTice 13. Re,. Pho'( I A e |