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Evening star., 1921-03-22
EXCESS OF $8,ee1, 900
OVER REVENUES COST
OF RUNNING CITIES

Statistics on municipal finance
made public by the census bu..
reau show that governmental
costs. including interest and out
lays for permanent improvements
for the 227 cities of the country
with population of $4,000 OF
more exceeded total revenues by
$S.9S1,e0e in the year 1918. Deduct
ing the item of permanent outlays,
however, revenues, which aggre-
gated $1,224,112,000. or $35.32 per
capita, exceeded governmental
costs by 1886. 5.902 200, it was shown.
Revenue receipts exceeded cur
rent governmental expenses and
interest in all but four cities of
the group, the figures showed.
while in lit cities revenues ex-
ceeded all expenditures, including
permanent outlays. The total net
indebtedness of the group was
placed at $2.679.551.oo0 or $77.s2
per capita, with that of New York
city alone. $1,0es. .sos. 600. amount
ing to more than one-third Of the
total
Evening star., 1921-03-22
COMMERCIAL AVIATION MAKES
PROGRESS DURING 12 MONTHS

ing fields In the country. 145 Of which
are municipality owned, 6s privately
owned and the others operated by the
Army. Navy. Marine Corps or air mall
service. Progressive cities are begin
ming to realize that q we'll planned air
port will in the near future enable
them to reap big benefits from aerial
transport services which will connect
the main centers Of population. be-
cause the course of the new air routes
will be controlled, largely, by the ex-
istence or non-existence OF air ports
Some advance, however. ID being
made. A year ago there was only one
air port for every $1,000 square miles
of surface area Today there Is one
for every $4,000 square miles, and
53 per cent of them are directly or In
directly controlled by communities.
Planks in a national aeronautical
policy are presented by the associa-
ton as follows:
Adoption by House and Senate
military and naval affairs committees
of a continuing building program
Evening star., 1921-03-22

Achievements during the past
twelve months point to steady de-
velopnent Of aviation for commercial
purposes in the United States. ac-
cording to a statement issued by the
Manufacturers Aircraft Association.
The statement. In part, follows:
There Is utter lack of national
regulation. We cannot hope to build
up commercial aviation until proper
Liquidation assures capital that it is
entering a business project instead
Of a romantic adventure. and rates
Of insurance will remain prohibitive
so long az no competent federal
agency exists to determine the air.
worthiness Of aircraft or competency
of pilots.
Lacking In Ports.
1.-The United States is sadly lacking
in air ports. There are only 271 land
Evening star., 1921-03-22
AMUSEME rs
Edwards Song Revue.

A good program is offered this
week at Keiths. Gus Edwards Song
Revue Of 1921 being the toDliner.
Edwards has the happy faculty Of
finding pretty girls. equipping them
with handsome costumes and pop
ular songs and then has little trou-
Bile in scoring big success. He
does most of the singing himself
pleasing stage presence, furnishes
good foundation for his shows. The
Letters that Tighten Broadway"
his latest song, made a hit. With
a group of old songs that were
successes in their day. and with the
company costumed appropriately. the
wind-up of the revue is most en-
joyable, many recalls being de-
manded. A group of Riddles from
Washington helped out in the Bow
cry song and deserve special men,
tion for good work.
In response to persistent applause.
Mr.. Edwards made a speech and
thanked the audience for his splen-
did reception. He said he is trying
to present good. clean revues. and
up.
A new pair of funmakers-Eddie
Kane and Jay Herman-scored the
laughing hit of the evening. the
Jokes being new and the comedy or
the quick-fire variety. Frank Gaby
failed to appear because Of illness.
and the veteran. Jim Thornton. was
rushed into the breach. with the
result that the old boy found many
new customers and made much
laughter. Rekoma opens the per-
formance with a hand balancing act:
Mabel Burke and Helen Bell Rush
give an enjoyable song recital; Ed
die Buzzell and Peggy Parker were
well received in songs, dances and
quick-fire jokes; Clayton White and
old sketch, "Cherie." and Johannes
Josefsson and his company give an
exhibition of Iceland self-defense
methods. The kinograms and Cur
rent Topics rounded out the pro-
gram.
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MRS. E. M. BIRD DIES.
Wife Of Rev. Wilmer Bird Sue
cumbs at the Dresden,

Mrs. Eleanor Maud Bird, wife Of Rev.
Wilmer Clarke Bird and daughter of the
late Bishop Lttlejohn Of Long Island,
died yesterday at her home in the Dres-
den. 2236 Connecticut avenue northwest
She had been ill for five years.
Mrs. Bird and her husband came to
Washington in the hope that the change
in climate might aid in her recovery Of
health. Rev. Bird has retired from the
ministry.
Long Island. for funeral services and
interment
Evening star., 1921-03-22
"Roseland Girls"

Another Of James e. Cooper's bur-
lesque offerings is at the Gayetv
Iheater this week under the title Of
"Roseland Girls and featuring one
OF tne funniest comedians on this
circuit In the pereson Of Bert Lahr.
Lahr has a clever makeup and a dia-
lect OF scrambled" English that he
uses to good effect. He is especially
good in the little sketch on the ef-
fects Of prohibition, and also in the
slums Of a big city. Harry Kay doas
some good work opposite Lal1r, his
part as dope fiend being well done.
Ruth Danice II the best Of the femi-
Evening star., 1921-03-22

maintaining the entire military ans
naval establishment.
Passage OF the aircraft anti dump.
ing bill designed to protect American
aeronautics from unfair competition.
working out by the proper con.
gressional committees Of . permanent
aeronautical policy embracing sym.
pathetic regulatory laws. routes. ter.
minals. etc"
Evening star., 1921-03-22

makes quite a hit with the audience.
A trio. composed of Billy Lynch.
Charles and Andy Smith produced
some good harmony and had to re-
spond with several encores. Others
in the cast are Kathryn Dickay,
Adele Ferguson. Emily Dyer, Mer-
cedes Lafay and Richard Claye, and
last, but not least, a chorus that can
make itself heard above the efforts
of the orchestra.
Evening star., 1921-03-22

to care for the equipment
needs Of the two services until COM
mercial aeronautino has had q fair op-
portunity to develop. This program
should be based on the principle that
the industry cannot survive IL the
government IL to be its competitor
in production. The program should be
predicated upon the increasing i'm
portance Of aerial warfare. as COM
pared with the older brAncheA- Ap-
preparations for aircraft can thereby
Evening star., 1921-03-22
"Japauese Revue" p"

Two unique and pretentious head
liners to the Cosmos Theater bill this
week present acts Of genuine nov
city. and each with its own particu-
plauded at yesterdays performances.
The first is "a Japanese Revue" a
beautiful oriental scenic novelty, pre-
senting in gorgeous colors and tints
a Japanese panorama, with intermit-
tent glimpses Of ideal characters of
Japan. handsomely posed by Peggy
Rogers, who is featured also as a
graceful classic dancer, with a veal
accompaniment Of high musical order
by a quartet of singing misses "Past.
entation. in their native settings. Of
the husband and wife in the cave
mans days. in 1921 and as they are
presumed to be a hundred years
hence. 1t Is attractive not only for
its realistic staging, but also for the
humorous dialogue which seems to
run through the ages from the days
when woman is the slave until she
becomes the master. or mistress, as
the case may be. James Thornton,
famous in vaudeville as q member of
the famous team Of James and Bon
me me thornton, still wins laughter with
ms amusing monologue on every
thing, relieved by funny songs, and
the Gladiators present fne number,
featuring strength and skill in an ex-
traordinary way.
The added matinee feature is the
we'll known photoplay. "Payine the
Piper" with its wholesome lesson
dramatically present8d The comedy.
You'll Be Surprised" an amusinr
Chester monkey picture, is shown
aIter the afternoon and first night
snoWs and between the third and
pictures and other features comnIste q
the bill. pie'e
Evening star., 1921-03-22
The Strand,

Ralph Whitehead. we'll known in
musical annaS l,,s comedy heads q well-bal-
week. Whitehead. late LEADING man
with The Rainbow Girl SGioSi-
anna and other productions. listed
as character impressionist." offers
catchy. repertory, and had to re-
spond to many encores at yesterdays
performances. The Three Kanazawa
BoyS Boys; ;superlatiye athletes" give a
dexterity, while Rose and Lee ReIIe
were were well received in Song Hits Of
1S2l. Arthur Sullivan. assisted by
Cora Hail. kept the audience in roars
fof laughter by his clever repartee in
"A Drawing From Life" and special
ties OF music and dance are present
ed in a beautifully staged act by Ar
mold Grazer and Myrtle Lawlor. All
the thrills that go with a society
drama are included in the photopiay
feature. Worlds Apart" with Eu-
gene OBrien in the stellar role. Short
film features. also are shown.
Evening star., 1921-03-22
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05

parts Of the world. They did not
allow difficulties to discourage them;
they did not give up; and in 1920
the Utah idaho Sugar company will
produce over two million one hun
dred thousand bags of one hundred
pounds each OF sugar instead of one
million one hundred thousand
pounds as in the first year. There
are other sugar companies in Utah
and Idaho and their combined pro-
duct will be equally as much as ours.
So that the beet sugar industry in
the mtermountain section will pro-
duce this year over four million bags
of sugar. II is true that Colorado
has outstripped us in the beet sugar
production, but the original people
who went over into Colorado and
built the first factory. received their
education in the first factory built in
Utah
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05

One day my father-in-iaw said TO
me: 'Heber. for twenty long years
I have listened in vain for our choirs
to sing the fourth verse OF Come.
Come Ye Saints believe the ris-
ing generations know nothing what
ever OF. the comfort and cheer which
we received, while crossing the plains
from singing that pioneer hymn or
they never would be guilty of leav-
ing off the fourth verse. which we
looked upon as prayer" In one
of the revelations to our church we
are told by the Lord: For my soul
delighteth in the song of the heart.
yea, the songs OF the rigteous is a
prayer unto me, and it shall be ans
wered with a blessing upon their
heads" My father-in-law said THAI
hymn was blessing to every one
who sang 1t. and particularly the lasr
verse. which they sang, and meant
every word of it:
And should we die before our jour
ney's through.
Happy day, all is well.
We then are free from toll and sor-
row, too;
row, too:
With the just we shall dwell
Then he related the following In.
cident; "one of the men in our
company crossing the plains was late
coming into camp. one night In
those early companies they trayeiec
day and q half or two days apart
and had three companies going prae
,ticaliy together. 80 that in. case d
Indian trouble. having a. few horses
with each company. men with guns
could go back or forward. As thi'
man had not reached camp. and 4
was getting late, we organised {
Volunteer company to 60 back to SCI
If he had been waylaid. by Indians
JUST as we were'ready to start. W,
saw him coming in the distance. HI
explained that he had been sick an'
as he happened to have the last wa
gon in the company, he was alone
and had to lie down by the road TO
a few hours rest. He was very fee
BILE when he came into camp. so W
unyoked his oxen, and got his sup
per ready. After supper he sat on
large rock by the campfire and sang
; Come, Come. We Saints 1t was tn
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05

rule OF the camp that whenever any
one started to sing this pioneer hymn
all the others should join in; but In
this case 1t happened that none or
us Joined in the song. When he had
finished, looked around and I did
not see a dry eye.,-The next morning,
noticing that he had not yoked up
his oxen, we went to his wagon and
found that he had died during the
night. We dug shallow grave, bur
led his body, and to the head Of his
grave we rolled the stone on which
he sat the night before while singing
And if We die before our journeys
through. happy day, all is well. We
then are free from toll and sorrow
too; with the just we shall dwell
My father-in-law started to tell me
something else, but stopped and said:
Never mind" Years later the Bur-
lington railroad, while surveying its
line through Nebraska and Wyoming
found broken wagon tire sticking
out of the ground on which there
had been chiseled the words: Re
becca Winters; age so years" The
surveyors with delicate kindness and
consideration, went back three or
four miles and changed the line of
the road in order to miss that lonely
grave. Teh railroad company fenced
the spot and wrote to Utah to find
out If any one knew Rebecca Win
tiers. She was my wlfe's grand-moth-
Ter. No doubt my father-in-law had
" Intended to- tell me during the con
Versation above quoted. that when
he came to Salt Lake City from his
home in,Another part of the terri
tony. TO meet an immigrant train on
which The Sexpected to find his be-
loved otfef. he learned that she, too:
had died before her journey was
through We have erected a little
monument at the grave, inscriblng on
one side the history of Grandma
Winters. and on the other side the
fourth verse of Come, Come. Ye
!, Saints. No Toll Nor Labor Fear"
AS COLoNIZERs AND NATION
BUILDERS
Il Is this spirit among the Nor
, mon people. of cooperation, this will
h lingness TO stand one by the other
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05
ESTABLISHING BEET SUGAR ~
- = BusTfX - -.


Another institution that I have
the honor of presiding over is tho
Utah Idaho Sugar company. wish
to- say to your gentlemen here that
'ss have the honor ofbaving erected
the first beet sugar factory''ever built
In the United States OF America with
American machinery. There had
been several factories built with i'm
ported machinery: in fact. away back
in 1862. the Mormons sent John Tay-
Tor twho afterwards became presl-
dent of the church) to France to
bring machinery from there to try to
establish the beet sugar industry in
the Great Basin. To my mind. per
haps one of the most substantial II.
luSiraticns of the loyalty and of the
cooper tiye work OF the Mormn PEG,
pie is seen in the following; In 1891
when Barring Brothers failed in Lon
don, with their investments largely
IN the Argentine Republic. that fail
are reached clear out TO Salt Lake
City; and as there was very little
rca|y IN the country it made 1t very
hard indeed for our people. Many
~ei ,hose who had subscribed for
stock in the sugar company were I'M
able to pay their subscription; but
rho oIesident Of the church said
we viii build that factory II il
Brepka the credit Of the church il
self; we must build H. because Il
will make an increased product from
the sell aud therefore be beneficial
10 She people The plsident sent me
east. west north and south, all over
ahe country. as his agent, to borrow
mUasy with which to build that fac.
tory. After we had failed in New
York and other eastern centers tc
act the money to finish il, I went 70
San Francisco and appealed TO Henry
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05
AS COLoNIZERs AND NATION
- BUILDERS

Il Is: this spirit among the Nor
mon people. of cooperation, this will
Iingness to stand one by the other,
and to build up the cmmunities, that
has helped to redeem the desert, that
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05
SIZE 10th Uf THc
MORMON CHURCH
ccoot;nued from rngc Three,

tCrutinued from Page Three
10 Che sufferers Yet under those
eoaditions our people built some
splcndid irrigation projects. Some OF
ihcul would cost today Mullins upon
Mfitons Of dollars. and they were
@uiu By the cooperative labor OF the
people and the exchange of theiI
svoducts. Brigham Young had taught
people to sustain home manufacture
w be economical, to avoid eXtraya-
t,nt habits, and not think OF get
,tnc this. that and the other which
euuld not add to any actual com
urt. In those days We were clothed
,u what was known as homespun. In
ruarIy every home the wife would
&, re the wool and prepare IL for
spiIning: she would have in her
home loom on which she would
eeuVe the rag carpets. When we
built canal the only money we need
81 was for the purchase OF plows
and scrapers and for powder to biass
the rocks. Most of our early great
enterprises were made possible BY
cooperative labor | know OF one lit
tic canal on which the settlers work
I'D each winter for twelve long years
and reclaimed the ground whore now
stands little settlement of eight
hundred. or thousand people. The
accomplishments OF Utah have been
brought about by pulling together,
by, teamwork" BY absolute unity
and cooperation. which I believe en-
listed there to a greater extent than
N any other community,
Brigham Young has the honor of
having established In Utah the first
department store in our country,
lions Cooperative Mercantile Insti-
tuition, of which am now president.
This list OF companies tpointing 10
She lrogram) of which am credited
with being president fails to mention
shose that come my way accidently
Que may say. because ! became pres
aent OF the church. all of which are
OF more importance than the ones or
she list here published, One OF th'
5nstitutions over which I have thu
honor to preside. and over which m!
predecessors from Brigham Young tC
Joseph F. Smith have presided, II
lions Cooperative Mercantile Insti
tuition. established in early days &c
prevent excessive profits and to pro
feet the people by giving them fall
goods at a fair profit That institu
lion now does business of SOM
twelve million dollgrs- a year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05
MORMON PIONEER HYMN

Some day story will be written
about the sufferings and hardships
of the Mormon pioneers while eros
sing the iains. feel disposed to tell
at least one little incident in connec-
ton with the pioneer journey. When
the Mormons were at Winter Quar-
tiers preparing TO outfit their com
pauies to travel by OK team to Utah.
Brigham Young turned to man
named william Clayton, and said;
Before the first company starts for
Salt Lake Valley, want you TO write
a hymn that will inspire and comfort
and cheer and bless the people on
their long journey" William Clay
ton went away and is reputed to have
returned the same day with what is
known as the great Mormon pioneer
hymn.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05

When | arrived in Liverpool to
preside over the European mission as
successor to the father of Doctor
Richard Il. Lyman, who is here with
us tonight professor of engineer
ing in the University of Utah and a
graduate from Michigan University.
President Lyman said: I'VE win
sing your favorite hymn tonight" l
replied that l hadn't any favorite
IAN the leaders OF the church ought
TO have a favorite song" President
Lyman said: my fayorite is School
Thy Feelings. My Brother; Train
| Thy Warm Impulsive Soul The ia
vorite of my bosom friend John Hen
ry Smith, Is Awake. We Defenders OF
Zion And he named the favoritc
hymns OF about dozen of our church
leaders. Finally said: Hold on;
can choose my favorite in quar-
ter Of 'minuate--'Come, Come ie
Saints
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a FINANCTR's PATH AND AID

got twenty-four indorsers out OF
the thirty men on his list; three OF
the thirty were out OF town, and one
nan volunteered to sign whose name
waa not on the list. but who hap
9oned to hear two OF the gentlemen
hat were on the list refuse to sign
the note, these taking the ground
that II was not good morals FOR a
church to borrow money to loan to a
private corporation. said to them
Il will agree. when you and meet
the Lord, II ever we do. 70 absolve
you from all trouble Il yOp win puv
your name on the back Of the notes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-05

Come. come. ye Saints. no toll nor la
Dor fear,
But with JOY wend Your way;
Though hard to you this journey may
appear.
Grace shall be as our day. :,
, 'Tis better far for US to strive.
Our useless cares, from us to drive
Do this. and Joy your hearts will
swell. :.
All is well All is well.
20 49, /,
why should we. mourn; or think our
lot is hard?
'Tis not so; all is right
why should we think to earn a great
reward. -
II We now shun the fight?
Grid up your loins, fresh courage
take,
Our God will never us forsake;
And soon wen have this tale to tell
All is well! all is woll'
Wen find the place which God fol
us prepared,
Far away in the west;
Where none shall come to hurt OF
make Sfraid;
There the Saints will be blest.
Wen make the air with music ring
Shout praises to our God and King
Above the rest these words wen tell
All is we'll! an is well!
And should we die before our Jour
ney's through
Happy day.. All is we'll >
We Then are free from toll and sor'
row. too;
With the Just we shall dweu,
But II our lives are spared again,
To see the Saints their rest obtain,
o, how wen make this chorus swell
All is welll all is wells
PATHETIC INCIDENT OF TIL
PLAINS
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-07
RIDER BROTHERS PURCHASE
THE CRESCENT THEATRE

Two purchases by local parties of
theatres during the vast few davs,
became public today. One of these
concerns the sale of the Crescent
theatre in this city and the other
the Great Kills theatre in Great
Kills, Staten Island.
Negotiations for the sale of the
Crescent theatre. it was learned to-
day. have been going on for several
days, and these were finally brought
to a close on Tuesday night, when
the control of the business passed
from Nathan Machet of Long
Branch to Reder Brothers OF this
city. This is the second photoplay
house to be purchased by Reder
Brothers within the past few weeks.
The first was that of the Ditmas
theatre in State street. which took
place about four weeks ago. and
the other the Crescent.
The Great Kills theatre in Staten
Island. mas been purchased by Sol
r.. Kelsey, David SNAPPER and Philip
Klivan. The purchase price is said
to be about $4,000. Besides the
Madison Hotel, this city, this firm
owns theatres in South Amboy. South
Riven. Perth AmbOy. Milltown and
New Brunswick. The transactions
for the Great Kills house were made
through the office OF Attorney Jacob
M. Klein.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-07
TWO ARRESTED FOR
GRAND LARCENY

Good work by Sergeant George
kozusko, assisted by officers Will
liam Peterson and Nels Lybeck last
night and early this morning, has
resulted in John Derzin, of 673
Catherine street, being held in
$1,000 bail for the grand jury. and
Chester Olinski, seventeen and Mar
tin Bulinski, nineteen being held in
$500 bail each to await the action
Of the grand jury on grand larceny
,harges. The boys have admitted
the robbery of the garages of John
Kozusko corner Hall avenue and
Catherine street some time Tuesday
night, and John Skrocki Miller
street, last night. Tires, tubes, rims
and cover were the loot taken and
sold to Derzin. The Skrocki garage
was entered shortly before IL
o'clock, and the police Immediate
ly started working on the case
One boy interested in the case is
still at large.