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Show American Colors May Adorn f. !L Lapels Instead of the Carnations Wearing of tiny American flags instead in-stead of carnations next Sunday (Mothers' day) probably will bo urged liy Ogden members of Women's Fed-I Fed-I orated clubs to combat the big in- ' crease in priceB of flowers, according to hi statement made tills morning by Mrs. William Douglas, president of the women's club here and Mrs. John P. Hobbs, chairman of the "Mothers' day" committee. ! ' The wearing of flags instead of flow- j ers is urged in a movement which is being carried on throughout tho Unit I cd States by women's clubs and qther organizations. "The idea is an cxccl-1 cxccl-1 lent one," Mrs. Douglas said this morn-1 morn-1 ing, "and will be taken before the com-i com-i mittee for action at once in order that it may be adopted. There is no doubt that tho movement will be indorsed locally lo-cally if the price of carnations and other flowers are not lowered." Prices of cut flowers have ad- vanced, as shown by survey this mora-1 . ing, selling for 2.50 and ?3 per doz en. These prices are an advance of i $1 over the former price. Roses are selling at $3 and $3.50 a dozen. According to John F. Dumke, of the i Dumke Floral company, the prices of 1 : flowers raise or lower with the dc- I i mand. He stated that during a special I ! demand for flowers, the prices raise I because during a slack season many I flowers have to be destroyed for lack I of a market for them. In order to dis- pose of flowers during a time when I there is no special demand, the prices I have to bo lowered. I V. C. Gill, of the Fern Shop, stated I that the wholesalers advance the I prices and that the local dealer of I flowers makes no more under the ad-I; ad-I; vanced price than they do when the U prices are normal. II oo |