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Show Refuses Blame for Soa's Waywardness Editor Standard-Examiner: rteforring to the articlo appearing in the- last Sunday morning Issue of your paper regarding my son, Vernal Dean. r In justice to myself and family I desire to state that I have resorted to every parental means towai'ds correcting cor-recting my son in Ills wayward course. The statement that I have withheld money from him is untrue, as he has been provided with necessary funds at all times to meet his ordinary needs It is obvious, however, that I am not in position to satisfy liis extravagance ! and, therefore, cannot Justly be held to account for his actions. While he has no mother, and some part of his training, may, therefore, have been , neglected, his home surroundings have always been pleasant and : in no way contributed to his delinquency. delin-quency. The statement that ho has been supplied with clothes by outsiders Is untrue, and if he solictcd funds lor such a purpose it was without my, knowledge and any money obtained 1 under such pretense has been spent by, him in another, way. The boy is at' present in Los Angeles, whero he went without my consent and I had no i knowledge of his whereabouts until r received a message through tho local officers. Ic has not, therefore, been within my. jurisdiction, and conac-' quenlly, I am not responsible for his' wrongdoing. (Signed) J. C. ' DEAN. " Ogden. Utah, April 12, 1D20. oo |