Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-25 | Page 16 | Middle Man, Profiteer Blamed for High Costs

Middle Man, Profiteer Blamed for High Costs The middle man and the profiteer and not labor, are largely to blame, for the prevailing high prices, Mayor Frank Francis told Ogden Life Underwriters Under-writers at their luncheon at the Weber We-ber club yesterday. The mayor also pointed out how environment en-vironment had much to do with the proper rearing of a child. He said: "Under the present methods the child usually is taught to avoid work, making it dist?.stcful rather than a pleasure as it should be. Unless properly prop-erly handled this may become a menace men-ace to the strength of future generations." genera-tions." He complimented tho insurance men on the work they arc performing perform-ing In improving community health. "You aro doing o work that is tho government's by right," he said. J. P. Corry. president of the local association, presided'. '