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Show EXCHMGE OF WORDS WITH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS rity Commissioner Miles L. Jones and a representative of The Standard engaged In an exchange of embroider-i embroider-i i repartee in the city hall lobby during dur-ing the noon hour today, with Com missioner Christian Flygare and Charles S. Shaffer, a publicity man. as witnesses, and the air grew hot from the intensity of the language. Beginning the tilt in a challenging manner, Mr. Jones declared vehement-ly vehement-ly in R jeering tone, that The Standard Stand-ard report of the reduction of the salaries of the Mayor and two commissioners com-missioners IfiOO per year each, by the Chez amendment of Senate bill No. 16, Introduced by Senator Olson, was un. true. The scribe offered to wager 100 to 50 as evidence of his belief that the facts were presented correctly and said he would stick to his belief until un-til otherwise convinced beyond a reasonable rea-sonable doubt. Mr, Jones replied he would cover the wager. The newspaperman offered of-fered to seal the agreement as a debt of honor, to be decided this afternoon, hut the commissioner backed out. saying say-ing he didn't wish to take such easy money. Went to Inspect Bill. Mr. Jones was then challenged to prove the truth of his statement. At the same time, the reporter read from his notes a verbatim report of the senate sen-ate calendar, showing that the Olson bill and the Chez amendment went through unanimously, admitting he had no documentary proof that it passed safely through the house, but had been officially assured that it did go through. Mr. Jones replied, in gTeat elation, that he ent to Salt Lake and carefully care-fully examined the engrossed bill as it came to the Governor and it did not contain the Chez amendment. "Thai may lie true," was the reply, "because two mysterious jokers appeared, ap-peared, as the public is fully informed, one in the prohibition bill and the other oth-er in the Clayton anti-trust law, but each bill was corrected." TURN RULE Flays Taxpayers' League. After a few non-complimentary remarks re-marks which were replied to in kind, Mr. Jones, without any suggestion from anyone, proceeded to roundly denounce de-nounce the Taxpayers' league, organized organ-ized last Friday night at the courthouse court-house He named J. J. Brummltt, Earl R. Geiger. R. A Norris and one or two others, whom he described as persons of small importance either as taxpayers taxpay-ers or politicians. The reporter informed him that these excellent gentlemen were not the whole league, which now has a membership of several hundred The commissioner admitted grudgingly that many good and important taxpayer-, w. re undoubtedly among the mem-1 berahip, but he declared that the league's program of improvement contained con-tained nothing which had not already been begun by the city commission. Critics Merely "Floaters." The reporter replied that the com-mi--ion. r's information was fault ; that the league proposed many things demanded by the people, especially mentioning a fn e labor bureau, to fit men and women to jobs and thus reduce re-duce to a minimum both voluntary' and involuntary unemployment; a free pub lie market, to reduce the cost of living, liv-ing, etc. Mr. Jones said the mayor had indorsed in-dorsed a free labor bureau "Indorsement of an idea is worthless worth-less without action," was the reply. Mr. Jones then declared that free public markets were a failure elsewhere; else-where; that they were not operated I by the city governments.. He was Informed of a great market in Seattle and many other cities op- erated municipally which materially I keeP down the cost of living, and of 1 the fact that Mayor Ferry of Salt Lake, as commissioner of finance, a dav or two ago took chargo of the city's pub-pic pub-pic market with enthusiastic vim. Mr Jones predicted the experiment would be an absolute failure. After a few hot exchanges of non-complimentary non-complimentary remarks, the commissioner commis-sioner declared that the reporter and others like him were "mere floaters " i that Ogden could well get along without with-out them; that he had been here manv years and was perfectly satisfied with things as they are; that If critics didn't j like the way things wn?re run they I could move away with general con- sent. The Retort Courteous "The same spirit, now evinced by 1 you. animated the mayor and yourself ; at the recent mass meeting, when good I citizens and taxpayers were invited to move elsewhere if they didn't like the i way the commission was running the city." was the courteous retort; "stick , to your policy of defiance of public opinion, and see how far you go when you again run for office." The remark re-mark was added that the mayor will find such a policy a detriment when he runs for re-election, or for congress. Mr. Jones asserted in- positive belief be-lief that the mayor would be re-elected. Again he referred to "floaters" who d?re to criticise i In comuii.-Mon's policy. The object of the commissioner's wrath replied that his interest in the city commission was purely clinical and professional, that, personally, as a floater and a representath e of the Doating class, he would float without delay to some place where the people rule if he thought the Ogden people intended to indorse a reactionary and defiant policy. Silent on Main Issue. The irate commissioner did not mention men-tion the main issue concerning him es pecially. referring to his drawing pay at the rate of $11.50 a day for his recent re-cent four weeks' sojourn on vacation, enjoying the lilies and languors of I Cafeteria City and Southern California l winter life during which period the j people of Ogden were suffering dis tress from a coal famine. The talk today among the wise in political circles was to the effect that j Mayor Abbot R. Heywood will probably prob-ably be a candidate for re-election and j that, if successful, he will run for a seat in congress when the time rolls : round. The mayor has not been ask-i ask-i ed directly about these reports, but he I remarked recently to newspaper men "If anyone thinks I shall be satisfied I with one heat, he will be disappointed." disappoint-ed." He added something to the effect ef-fect that he would be there (wherever ' that was) when the votes were counted. count-ed. Refers to Scribbler. Not content with denouncing the I news reporter as a "floater." Commis-I Commis-I sioner Jones exclaimed, half angrily and half gleefully: " 'Romeo' is a good name for you," referring to a scurri-1 scurri-1 lous screed, intended to be smart, ap-I ap-I pearlng "serialh" in the morning paper. pa-per. The commissioner's victim replied re-plied : "Yes, Indeed, there are worse names in Shakespeare than the faithful and resourceful 'Romeo.' And, believe me, sir, if ever one so able desired to wield the weapon of ridicule and were given carte blanche In its use, not a series of blows would be needod, but only one, which would reveal your seriallst In his proper role and size." Thus they kept it up for half, an , hour, until the commissioner became 1 so vexed that he Jerked open the door and stalked away from there. |