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Show -J THE DA LY HERALD THE HERALD When yon nse Herald Want-Ad-s 8400 too reach inte more than have homes. Try we next time you something to sell, trade, or rent. . YEAR. THIRTY-EIGHT-H B Who Is This? BOY CANVASSERS ELL - PROVO, UTAH, TUESDAY, 1919 DECEMSfirfiril23. FOODPRICES SMITH'S QUEEN OF THE VOICE tellers To INCREASING Santa Glaus HI CARNIVAL EXCITES IN U. S. CITIES to Look Out for Small Boys Selling Seals of 1919 Series. Equal Suffrage gleans Something Different "at Proro , High School. FURORE Retail, Food Prices for Year Show Increase in ' Most Cities. YEAR OF ISSUE IS BOYS ENTER RACE FOR XMAS CARNIVAL QUEEN RAMPED OJf SEALS SALT LAKE CITY PRICE Beware of the Christmas Seal swltfdler! , This is the warning sent out by the directors of the Utah Health association in charge of sending out and conducting the sale of Christ: mas seals. It has been called to the attention of some of the Provo directors of the organnlzatlon that small boys are making a in this city selling Christmas seals. "According to information that has come to me, several youngsters are selling Christmas seals of the 1919 series," said Dr. H. G. Merrill today, purchasing Christmas seals the public should be very careful that they get the ones issued' for 1923. This year's seals have a double bar and bear the legend Seals "Merry Christmas 1923." which have not that wording are not of this year's series and any money expended for the same will not help the cause that the purchaser may think he is assisting. "At the beglnningof the campaign letters containing one dollars worth of stamps were sent to most residents of the city direct from the Salt Lake office of the health association. The receivers of the stamps were asked to send to the Provo office the dollar for the stamps. "Persons not received their quota of stamps may purchase some from the Hedquist Drug Store or from any of the directors of the organization in Provo. It seems to me that since almost every family uses stickers of sera kind with which to seal their Christmas packages, it would be Just as well to use the health seals. No matter what' kind is used it costs money. By using the Christmas seals we are also assisting a worthy cause." -- cau-"va- la Re-ta- il Richmond.- Miss Katheryn Davles, queen of JOHN S. SMITH. the sophomores; By those who should know, it is Max Taylor, queen of the juniors Miss Edna Johnson, queen of the, stated that the real purpose of the visit of Emma Luey Gates to Proco seniors. the latter part of the week Is "Euqal suffrage is right!" ex during claimed a faculty member when he to scout on the wonderful find of club minstrel show. glanced over the list' of nominees the Rotary It is true that Miss Gates is to for carnival queen. . conTwo boys and two girls are nom give" one. of her extraordinary inees and the boy vote in the high certs for the benefit of the Home Economic department on Friday school Is the largest. ! but her presence at the min- Tuesday noon there was a report on Thursday will be exx show strel at the high school that faculty members might combine their votes plained ably by the fact that easton one of the girl candidates to ern capital has already heard of the, make certain that the carnival newly discovered Provo phenomenon Miss e,ueen is not a boy. A similar con and are making offers, through d it ! certed action by the faculty last Gates, for concert --enjoyment Bight John S. But who is he? year is said to have saved the queen- ""In his boyhood dayS, Isaac Brockbank? John Smith? ly crown for one of the gentler sex. Smith was generally known aa the finest "barber shop tenor in the Wyman Berg? Or, Bob Patterson? was never Those four Rotarians will see tetjaHL feUave encouraged the boys ft" J L f that hid voice would create for ithe first time from in tne nigh scnool to combine on one thought behind blackened faces Thursday of the boy candidates. that has. been set in There ap- the great furoreannouncement of his motion by the night That in Itself will be worth peared but one hitch in that the price of admission, acordlng to announced determination headline part In the Rotary dub t"e boys' campaign managers not minstrel show. SSSiL8 15SLBW v It is freely stated by all those who .."V.ito withdraw, nor to throw their have "V." .1 been privileged to hear Mr. totes to the other boy. to 1,,, ivun in Smith that he will n FC to James B. Tucker was ?mr8 if either of the eclipse anypractice, thing hereto heard or what would happen for idPntifk-Htiohe rpniiXi : seen on the local stage. "Sou can easily identify him by boys is elected queen intimated He will positively appear In per that poslbly the title would be a to ticket the d purchasing Rotary son and render a fuH minstrel show and holding your changer to "carnival king" and that solo, unless interrupted. His selecseat until be appears on the stage." the girl receiving the next highest tion alone will be worth many times vote would b easked to act as queen. the prise of admission. Aside from the phenomenlal Mr. DROVE LOCOMOTIVE Smith, the best musical, and dramaNEARLY 70 TEARS tic, talent in Provo are included in Utah Public Health Associathe show and the entire proceeds tion Offers Prizes to are to go to the Boy Scouts. School and Pupils. International News Service. VALLEY JUNCTION, la., Dec. LONGER BLANKETS AT ' The following prizes will be 11. Lacking just two years of havawarded by the Utah Public Health SALEing spent three score years as an association as a partial recognition A typographical error in the (From Springville Herald.) on Railthe engineer Burlington of the services of the school children A large attendance of the Spring- "Dollar Day" adverroad, Ben F. Horton has retired in this year's sale of Christmas Wlwanls club members were and is writing a history of railroad- tisement in Monday's Herald listed ville seals. English government blankets as CC 1 To the school district making at the weekly luncheon held at the ing from 1851 to the present day. by 48 Inches In size, when the size Horton believes lie holds that school the Springville high Thursday the highest per capita sales the seris C6 by 81 inches. To a tall per-record 0. world's for attendDecember The traveling. vices of a school nurse for six evening son the difference between 48 and 84 oeHmAfe. that ho ),... ( months and as second prize a nurse ance prize was awarded to Harold lnchM 'n aJblanJ!et ,s lu,te ob10?8 course his of as an time Chrisfensen. engineer ror tnree months. on suchJcold nights as these. As the - flpproximntcly-2,500.0- 00 a beginmilosr ommuiritringing)rthe 2 To the three schools with the ,s at tne Btore wedneaday' ning was Jed by Wm. Grooms and little better than 100 times around snIe t0 highest per capita sales, equipment later -The Herald is pleased that this cor- the world. in the a evening singing prac. for playgrounds, school lunches, If Horton would have had to pay rectlon can be made in time that all tice wos conducted by'M. E. Cran1 scales, framed pictures, etc First dall, may know three cents for eoch of the miles prospective shoppers The Springville high Jr., prize, $100 ; second prize $50; third school male chorus under the di he has traveled he would have spent these are 84 inch blankets and not i prize $25. 4 men. rection of Melvin Done rendered a $75.00ft 3 To the three school rooms selection and then to two responded with the highest per capita sales, encores. First prize, set of Crusade platReports on the chrltnins baskets form scales; second prize, six standi were made by Mark Cook and Wm. ard pictures, fromed; third prize, Phillips, which were followed by a set of Health Crusade posters, general discussion. colored. Pres. C It. Jones announced that To the boy or girl In each school nominations were In order for a district selling the greatest number president vice president and seven of seals: First prize, $10; second directors, said nominees to be voted prize, $5 : third nrlze S2.50. In idi. on for -- the officers of the club for Hon to them cash prizes coming year. tbeboy or the This announcement brought In girl making the highest sales in the state, will be awarded a Medhart the appointment of a eqpimlttee of of E. .vnt Lee, gold medal; to the next highest, a three consisting silver medal; to the third highest Grant Crandall and A. O. Johnson to receive nominations during the oronze medal. coming week and then select from CONDITIONS two The conditions under which these the candidates nominated awards will be made are aa fnllnwi ; tickets to be voted on at the next to the Klwanis First; The competition shall last meeting according and one week, beginning Decem- constitution Friday, ber 14 and closing Thursday, DecemARIZONA OFFICLVL WOULD ber 20. BAR ADVERTISING SIGNS Second; To entitle any school district to Win Hrvinmi nt vhnnl nnroa International News Service. the total sale of that district must PHOENIX; Dec. 11. Placing the equal ten cents ner antfa of it ban on all advertising signs along PoiulaUon, as determined from the the highways under his jurisdiction, census of 1920. It is. understood E. S. Wheeler, district engineer .or that the words "total sales" shall the bureau of public roads, has .e not 0I,ly made by the ordered the immediate removal of whool children, but also those made a number of such signs which grace or disgrace the forest roads in this Jy the local committees we sale in earge and also thehaving pro-- state. Authority for this order Js feeds from any health nlnv. nncronnf contained In Federal statutes gov. entertainment, bazaar, dance, social, crnlne forest reservations, accord ing to Wheeler, who is determined placed by inira; Awards to schools and to see that only signs- or automo oni wm be made on the highway organizations certificates of the local seal sale title rliilm shall remain. The no-abe enairman where raid schools are vertlslng sign campaign will . mnilo to cover all state, roads, as well if Wheeler is successful in Fourth: Tndfl,... .h.tl the passage of a uniform tne chairman of the local seal sale wtnmutea the names of the boy and state law en the subject "wn In their rooms who. sell the nuns. IV. AMEND number of seals, together ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION "lM made by jT.nMr nmi Co.. a corporation of Provo, filed amendment to Its Cnrlt !HthJ shan be with Secrefrom local teal sale commit-Iv- ! articles of incorporation of States IL B. Crockett Mpn-,tary ,n1 Placd In small envelopes The life of the corporation amounts of 10, 15 and 25 cents, at 100 year after before beta given to the children for was designated The capital stock Incorporation. will be 500 shsres at no designated who-hav- e Well, Well, look who. broke into this column ! Walked right into the page I The minute this guy appeured the office staff wanted to know who he was. "That," observed the motion picture editor, " is not Harold Lloyd." "And it ain't Fatty Saunders,"-phirpethe office boy. It must be a minstrel A Rotary minstrel A black-face- d comedian appearing, in person at the Columbia Thursday evening when the Provo Rotary club stages its Boy Scout benefit "toinstrel show. d 1 You've-guesse- ? the-wor- ld move-ment,'t- h! r" CHRISTMAS nt, - iw, SEAL PRIZES two-verse- ARE OFFERED KIVANIS CLUB OF SPRINGV1LLE WOOD-CLIFTON- Wood-Clifto- tui . In Bridgeport, Manchester,. New Ilikmpshire, Memphis, Milwaukee an?r""Kew.v Haven, the Increase amouirted-tfm- ix per Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Salt Lake City nd Scrnfiton, it was five per cent. ' The increase amounted to four per cent in Boltimore, Charleston, S. D., Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Louisville, New York, Providence, and Rochester and to three precent in Peoriaa, Portland, Me., St. Paul .and Savannah. During the month ending November 15, the largest Increase was "reported by Rochester, N. Y amount-- ' lng to three per cent while Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Peoria reported an increase of less than five tenths of one per cent Six cities reported decreases, amounting, to two, per cent in Detroit, one per cent in Atlanta and less than five tenths of one per cent In Baltimore, Charleston, Norfolk rnitT-whiie;-i- elass; n - - Powers May Ask United States to Halt ' Mexican Rebels. Dear Santa: " All I want this Xmfls is a little tool chest and a pop gun, Frank, Dallas wants a little pair of boxClay ing loves , and. ft. tin horn. wants a toot, toot, train and a set kiddie-car of blocks. Sylvan wants a mid a story book. Morlan wants a drum and a black board, and this is 11 with love from all. P. S. We all want astocklng'full of candy and nuts our stocking will be hanging up so dont forget. Dear Santa: Please bring me a blackboard, a pop gun, a toy airplane and a game of Lotto and a stocking full of candy and nuts, Lovingly, WAYNE DUKBL - General manager Reed L. Ander-bebf Provo Rotary Minstrels, which will appear, at the Columbia theater Thursday, evening, Is exceedingly wrought up over the actions of some of the shrewd citizens. It appears that upon the opening of the ticket performance, a group of ticketi speculators endeavored to get hold of a large block of tickets, with the idea of compelling the public to pay exorbitant prices to see this show. Manager Anderberg however, scent-th- e plot, and has the matter fairly well in hand. Private detectives are on the look out for these, speculators- and Should they attempt to dispose of the tickets at increased prices, they will be promptly Jailed. When interviewed yesterday, Mr. Anderberg stated positively that the prices were 50 cents, 75 eents and one dollar, and anyone offering tickets at prices higher were un scrupulous speculators, and should He stated that not be patronized. advance seat sales already made assures of a large house, but he has prepared to take care of everyone at the regular prices. SPROUTS EAR FROM OWN RIB Dear Santa: I dont want much this Christmas international News Sarvtcs. I only want a little car and a PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.Mod-er- n stocking full of candy and nuts and surgery has not yet progressed a orange and a pop gun. to the stage where one can make a Lovingly, and Savannah. s RAYMOND DUKE. woman out of, a man's rib, but physicians at the Woman's Medical KILLS 500 RATTLERS ON Dear Santa Claws: to manufacHER FARM IN NINE YEARS The tricycle you brot me last college here are able a LUSK, Wyo., Dec. 11. Mrs. Hus- Xmas Is as bood new I 'wish I ture an ear from the cartilage of ton Sowers who runs a farm near could trade it to you for a used bi- rib. At least that-i- s what they are berer declares her property must be cycle" I would like 'tw have - some Jones, musical instruments and a Scout doing In the case of Wilbur Utopia for rattlesnakes. lost" an ear office suit I am 6 years old 1 thank you negro policeman, who Beseeching help fromthe a mob while valiantly subduing of the State Biological Survey, Mrs. I hope I will see you xmas three years ago. Sowers declared that 500 rattle? JACK CRAGHEAD. Dr. G. M. Dorrance, professor of snakes have been killed on her 193 W. 1st North. surgery at the college, Is in direct farm during the last nine years, but charge of the unusual piece of work. that the rattlesnake population Dear Santa Claus : : Pointing out that the ear is made seems to be on the increase, not send me a coaster and Tlease for the most part of cartilage, some candy and nuts I have been a up withstanding."We have so many rattlesnakes eood boy. My adress is 290 W. 5 Dr. Dorrance states that the only problem is to obtain some cartilage here, Mrs. Sowers complained, So." from a portion of the body where It "that whenever I hear a hen cackle Yours. will afterward be replaced by naI have to run to her nest to get the WALDEN HANSEN. P. S. bring a coaster with rubber ture. egg before a snake swallows it." A clay model is made of the proPlans are under way by the Bio- tires " ear, and then the cartilage posed to an start intensive logical Survey is removed from the man's seventh the Claus. Dear rattlers. Santa campaign against and, actually : carved by! hand to Will you please bring me a sieep- - rib match the model of the ear. An inWINNERS ANNOUNCED. and nuts some doll and candy yf lng is then made in the man's The awards to the winners in the and nlgertoesl ,llve on 290 W. O cision back' and the cartilage .placed berecent library book drive at, the So. please bring my mamma someneath the skin, Where It is nourishProvo high school have been given. thing, too my name is Shirley Han- ed A strip of the blood The class obtaining the most books sen. I have been a good giri so be skinby Is then cutsupply. on the patient's sure and were the ninth years.' shoulder, but not detached, In order Hanson. The first individual prize ;"was to preserve life in "the way one awarded to Miss Lorna Jones, who would peel a banana," as the doctor Dear Claus: Santa collected 138 books and received $3 it. The cartilage is next I want a big dolL It wus nt phrases in cash. removed from its temporary place Mamma Whiteheads. you says The second prize,- $2 in cash, was in the back and, uow thoroughly it to Mrs. Santa Claus to get and blood vesgiven to Sonny Funk wha gathered took provided with-skidressed and be sure .Please it bring 79 lokR, and Paul Taylor won the to the resels. Is finnly-titchesome I nuts want tome. it candy, third prize, $1 in cash for collecting mains of the old ear. and and banana. gum apple, orunge 78 volumes. The shoulder skin, formed into ii my stocking. I am five years The teachers are enthusiastic over a tube, carries fresh blood to the else you cartilage-eamntso bring old, anthiny il it is gruftcd onto the large eincrease of books in the want to. I love you very much. the remains of the old ear.- When school library and wish to thank EDDA ALMA BALLINGER. this is accomplished the skin tube each and every one who helped to ' is gradually cut away, aud Jones make the drive the success It was. Dear Santa : ,. out of the hospital with a will would you please bring me Tool new step cur of his own making. chest, gloves train candy and nuts. GASTON RUSSELL. . cotoei-Sliirle- it - d . ... THE ELEPHANT TAMER BANKER STARTS AT BOTTOM AGAIN .. -- " . .? ftest ffiw2U?f m ?' Tivim ed 1. ,' Dear .Santa : Please bring me golglger tool- International News Service. chest story book candy and nuts. BOSTON, Dec. 11. From a pick and shovel to a banker and back again. Dear Santa: This is the experience of Panta-leon- e How do you like the snow it Mercurlo of No. 177 Endi-comight be hand to get around to all street North End. Today he is the boys and girls but if you would please bring me this year a game wielding a pick back where he and a electric train and a pain of started 32 years ago. A short time ago, he was one of roller scates and thats all for this year a merry Christmas to you the most powerful figures In North ' Ends' "Little Italy." Today heis LOIS CUANDALU Just Pantaleonc Mercurlo. 78 E. 7 No. After 32 years, he worked up from a shovel gang to a banker and Dear Santa Claus: had' a million dollars in view. ToI am six years old, I mind my day he faces a debt of $100,000. mamma and pape very welL smiled Mercurlo, "Put Please brine me an electric train. "I am picking right a Indian suit a drum and two drum "Kind of different getting out sticks a Sanda Andy and a truni-pbe- t of bed at 4.30 arm. and hustling Please bring me little for a car or train when I used to dog "Bud" a dog collar and some step out at 9 a. m. and find my own nice meat automobile waiting. It's all life." . I would also like a new sweater; Mercurlo came to this country shirt and tie. wus with His first-joDont forget the candy and nuts. penniless. a shovel. Then he. got into 4he KARL SHILLv wine business and money began to ' Our chimney U clean. lot of money. He started roll a bank, then a wine company. His Dear Santa Claus : wine plant In the North End ocpleas bring me a sleigh and bring a whole block. Along came me a tosry book and bring be a bi cupied prohibition and completely wipeu some nuts and and and cycle candy out everything. a purse and some box of craons and some hose slippers and a ring and a NEW LICENSE PLATES ARRIVE blackboard. Samples of the Utah automobile .AILEEN GILLISPia license ulutes for 11M4 were re ceived Monday nt the offifce of Sec Dear Santa Claus; retary of Slate H. ii. Crm ket. ,'Uie Please bring me a story with (loniliiiUine color Is dark blue, viili animals In It a fine engine' a pop letterimt und figures m wuue gun some mittens a good game, some eiiameL Joseph OdelL in charge of una candy and nuta and bananas, tnq motor; vomcio ueparcuieut, With love, ordered 65,0001. to be received bo-are LOWELL MILLER, 1. expectfore January They 274 B. & No. ed within two or three day ; slse tome The nlates are of tha those of 1023. The Inscription Deaf Santa t Pleas bring ma doll trunk, page "Utah, 1924,B follows the license a number, instead of proceeding 410 In Montgomery catalogue Financial Interests of London; and Paris Fearful "- - of Loans. International New Servic. PARIS. Dec. 11 An nncnnflrm'.. ed report was circulated In diph matic circles to htad ayctertala matic circles today that certain European powers will bring pres. ' sure upon the United States to Intervene In Mexico if the Mexican icuwo uiv BuuceB&Liu m wcruiraw ing the Obregon governmen- tFrench officials recalled " that France recognized the Obregon gov eminent because she wished to "consolidate" with America. It is likely that France will refuse to recognize any government that n over--' throws President Obrgon by force of units. Grat Britain and France . are watf'hini? rfpl'ulrmnmnfa l favlny with creat anxietv owtnir ta tha large amounts of British and French capital Invested there. Most of Mexico's railway and land loans were raised In Paris and London. For fifteen years the holders of these bonds drew no dividends. Payments commenced again last August, but today the bon- dholders were notified that the next coupon .should be held up "pending developments." This announcement created much excitement among small bondholders who are calling upon their governments to urge the United States to intervene before. It is too late. AGED WOMAN PASSESAWAY Mrs. Elizabeth James Dies Her Home in Provo Tuesday Morning. at Mrs. Elizabeth Bloomfield James, age 61, died Tuesday morning at the family residence, 113 East Seventh North street of hear trouble and pneumonia. ;; Mrs. James was born in Hyde Park, Utah, September 17, 1861. She was married tn Jnumh TT James in' the St. George temple in ine year inn. ifley were one of the first couples to be married In - that ten) tile, and went hr dt nt mule team. They emigrated to Arizona, and then were called to. Mexico, where Mr. James was accidentally kilted. In the vear 1912 Mrs. Janwa mt. grated back to the T'nlterf Ktnto. and lived in Spring City, Utah, until three years ago when she moved to Provo. She has been a' faithful memlier of the Church of Jesua Christ of Latter-da- y Saints all her life. Surviving her are her children; Mrs. O. P. Hurst of Blending, Utah; Mrs. J. H. Porter of Blending, Utah; Mrs. Wallace 'Gurr, J. H. .lames, Mrs. J. M. Ostler of Wales, Utah; Mrs. Harold Chrlstlanson of Salt Lake. MIsh Nnnml Tu Provo. Fifty-fivgrandchildren and three also ' survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 o'clock In, the Fifth ward chopel, under the direction of the Hutch Funeral Home. e WALLIS GIVES HEALTH TALK tt . 'n2 - i TCHIKirMEXICOJ international Neva Servic. Dec. 11. WASHINGTON food prices Increased genoraally throughout the United States during the year ending November 15, the Department of Labor announced today. The increases ranged from eight per cent in Chicago to two per cent in Atlnntn, Dallas, Norfolk and X European- 4JREAT BRITAIN IS Cent, Reported from ; Chicago. Eyual suffrage is equal suffr age among the students of the Provo high school and so they ex pressed themselves in the "queen primaries" held. Tuesday morning.. The boys, obviously having beard about "equal Sufferage" in a recent school board election determined to see what they could do along the same line at the high school primaries held to nominate queenly candidates for the final election which is to choose the Christmas carnival queen. After the smoke of. the four, class primaries had blown off the elec tion" battlefields it was announced mat uie ronowing queen nominees would enter the final election : Abe Sheya, queen of thelreshman IN-ME- REVOLT DEFEAT , INCREASJE5JfERjCENT ' Largest Increase, Eight Per Faculty Again May Come to . Aid of Girls Ixl Queen-shi- p Election. Provo People to Support Campaign. house-to-hou- IN EAST INTERVENE TICKET 1 -- URGEU.1T0 ROTARY MINSTRELS XMASSEALS Public Warned 4JL MAY BE R- UTAH Unsettled tonight - and Wednesday; Probably saow south portion. Not so cold north portion . ... tonight. First in news first in circulation, first in advertising, and first delivered itithe liomes. NO, 134. WEATHE- TtTE b lha rr tsj it (From Springville Herald.) James U. Wallls, executive secretary of the Utah Public Health was the speaker at the ' Springville high , school student body exercises Friday morning De cemlwr 7 Mr. Wallls said, "your education Is not much value to you unless you have healthy bodies. Tou can , buy health not with dollars and cents direct. In the last 25 years ', man lengthened out his life from 25 to 67 years." how the Mr Wallace told-- of microscope was Invented and of the discovery of bacteria life. "Diptberia Is seldom known and can be prevented," ha said," Since science has learned how to kill the bacteria germ. ''We used to loose 40 out oi every ( 100 cases of typhoid fever," he said, and sited an instance where 28 people died from typhoid fever con traded, by drinking water froom a supply that had fever germs In Mr. Wallis quoted statistics showing tho number of tuberculosis raises in the state and after Btntlug diseases, were preventable and curable by science, he made a strong plea for the sale of the Christmas seals to help carry oritthe modern health crusade. ..." The exercises were in charge of Lowery Anderson, president of the student body. A piano solo by Howard Maycock a reading by Sarah Hollcy and a talk by Prof. J. V. Wlngata and a story by Lucy Walnwrlght were other nnmterf . . it that-thes- |