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Show Weather UTAH: Bain or onow tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight. Maximum temp., Monday 42 Minimum temp., Monday 18 FIFTIETH YEAR, NO. 177 CONDON WILL SUBMIT TO QUESTIONING "Jafsie" Expresses Resentment Resent-ment of Attacks By Gov. Hoffman NEW YORK, March 24 (U.R) In 300 sharp, telegraphed tele-graphed words to Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey, Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon agreed today to submit to new questioning concerning his part in the Lindbergh case. Dr. Condon made plain his resentment re-sentment of the numerous attacks made upon him by Governor Hoffman Hoff-man and attorneys for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, (who had acted, he charged, in concert) after he left the United States for a vacation in Panama. Doubts Sincerity He told Hoffman that he doubted doubt-ed his "sincerity and good faith;" that he had "usurped the functions of the courts and the duly constituted consti-tuted investigating officials;" that, because of his recent activities, activi-ties, he Is "dtsCllialified from conducting con-ducting an impartial examination on a fair basis." Dr. Condon's telegram replied to one from Governor Hoffman, asking an interview. It seemed deliberately sharpened as a broadside attack . on Hoffman. The governor could question him, he said, but only in his home in Bronx Borough, New York City, m the presence of Attorney General Gen-eral David T. Wilentz, and by submitting his questions in writing, writ-ing, to which he promised to reply (Continued on Page Eight) MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Bonding Company Cancels Its Protection of Towr.send Officers; Of-ficers; Old-Age "Legion" Ascribes Unexplained Move To "Persecution;" Relief For Share-Croppers Waited On Joe Robinson's- Commands; Com-mands; Hopkins, Tugwell, Even Roosevelt Had To Get His O. K. First. WASHINGTON The National Na-tional Surety company of New York, one of the leading bonding companies of the country, has refused re-fused to bond the Townsend old-age old-age pension organization any longer. long-er. It has cancelled its entire bond issue with the Townsendites, including in-cluding national, regional, state and local officers. Next to the investigation recently re-cently voted by the house of representatives, rep-resentatives, this is the most severe se-vere blow the Townsend movement has had. Virtually all political parties and organizations are bonded against loss, in the same way that corporations bond their officials. The contract between the Town-send Town-send organization and the National Na-tional Surety company was signed in July, 1935, and on several occasions oc-casions the company withdrew its coverage from certain individual Townsend officials, who, in turn, were dismissed by national headquarters. head-quarters. Now. however, the entire contract con-tract has been cancelled. CARRY ON . No public explanation of this has been made either by Townsend officials or by the company. However, How-ever, notice of the cancelation was sent by national headquarters to the "legionnaires," a select order of Townsendites who pay dues monthly, plus an initiation fee of one year's dues in advance. The notice, entitled "Official Bulletin No. 77," bearing the caption cap-tion "Can We Take It?" admits (Continued on Page Three) AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER I CleanunWeekTo Start On April 6 The annual Cleanup week for Provo city was designated designat-ed Monday night by the city commission to begin Monday, Mon-day, April 6. All property owners will be urged to clean up their premises and place rubbish, such as tin cans and junk, in receptacles at the curb where they can be readily picked up and hauled away by the city trucks, Commissioner J. P. McGuire announced. TO DISMISS LAC1S0N JURY Deliberations of 100 Hours Fail To Bring in Any Verdict. SAN JOSE, CALw MARCH 24 (U.RV Judge J. J. Trabucco announced today he would dismiss dis-miss a jury of seven men and five 'women who have been unable for almost 100 hours to reach an agreement in the David Lamson slaying case. SAN JOSE, Calf March 24 (U.R) Prospects of a verdict in David A. Lamson's fourth trial on three-year-old wife murder charges grew increasingly remote today at a superior court jury of J seven men and five women resumed re-sumed deliberations. The jury retired at at 8:30 last night, apparently no nearer a decision de-cision in the case than they were when they conducted their first ballot a few hours after they received re-ceived Superior Judge J. J. Tra-bucco's Tra-bucco's instructions Friday morning. morn-ing. The jurors confirmed rumors of a split when Milton Raymond, apparently ap-parently acting as foreman, informed in-formed Judge Trabucco that they were deadlocked. Three ballots had failed to change their stand, he said. Although there was no official confirmation, courtroom observers were convinced that one group was holding out for Lamson's acquittal, ac-quittal, while a second was equally insistent upon .at least a compromise com-promise guilty verdict. AAA PLAN TO BE EXPLAINED WASHINGTON, March 24 (U.R) Discarding earlier intentions of holding regional and state meetings meet-ings during the next 10 days, AAA officials today planned local meetings in almost all counties during the first week of April to present fully to farmers the new $440,000,000 soil conservation program. pro-gram. Members of the AAA VVashing-ton VVashing-ton staff are en route to points throughout the country to explain the regulations. Although the idea of general regional re-gional meetings was abandoned, one such gathering still is in schedule for Salt' Lake City within a few days. No definite date has been set. Officials were said to have decided it would be simpler, less costly and more effective to ex plain the program to as many field workers as possible here, and send staff members in the field to explain ex-plain the program to those field agents who were unable to visit Washington. In the case of the far western region, however, it was felt that the regional meeting would be more effective. WOMEN'S CLUBS TO CONVENE AT LEUI A convention of the first district dist-rict of Federated Women's clubs will be held Saturday at the Second Sec-ond ward nail in Lehi, announces Mrs. Sterling rcanbrack of Provo, Pro-vo, president of the first district. State president, Mrs. J. L. Gibson Gib-son of Salt Lake City, and other officers will be present, and the district chairmen of the eight departments de-partments will speak. There is to be a 10 o'clock session, with a noon luncheon, followed by a meeting at 2 o'clock. PROVO, UTAH 1 74 DEATHS RECORDED IN FLOOD AREA Receding Deluge Uncovers Full Picture Of Damage Wrought (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Rivers that for 16 days Jiave surged wildly over parts of 16 states, exhausted their force in their lower reaches today. Their recessions uncovered un-covered for the first time the full picture of destruction se- dom equalled in American disasters. dis-asters. - Official figures obtained from coroners, police, and sheriffs established es-tablished a confirmed death list of 174. At least 115 more were missing. miss-ing. Huge Damage Recorded- Unofficial estimates of property damage totalled $275,000,000. Sources of these estimates included includ-ed governors, mayors, WPA engineers, en-gineers, and state highway departments. depart-ments. The total economic loss staggered stag-gered imagination. Some industrialists indus-trialists said it would pass $2,000,-000, $2,000,-000, counting the property damage wrotight-vfcy- ttoefloodff -rUKCtly. business days lost by thousands of merchants working hours lost by probably 200,000 employes of mills, factories, stores and offices, and millions of tons of fertile farm land washed into the sea, the estimate appeared to be conservative. con-servative. Welfare authorities feared that the thousands of families left without means of support by destroyed de-stroyed stores and factories, and thousands of others made indigent by destruction of their houses or loss of home furnishings, would seriously tax relief rolls. FLOOD RELIEF QUOTA RAISED Utah county placed on the honor roll of the Red Cross by contribution contribu-tion to the flood disaster relief fund, according to W. R. Butler, chairman of the disaster relief committee of the Utah county chapter. "Lehi was the first town to report re-port with a check for its assignment," assign-ment," said Mr. Butler, Provo' s allotment will be in tonight and the full amount will be ready to forward Wednesday. With but few exceptions the workers, found every one sympathetic to the call of mercy and almost every one cheerfully responded. "Utah county may be counted on to do her part in time of stress." - Start Urged On Payson Project PAYSON Numerous committee commit-tee reports were submitted and discussed at a meeting of the Payson Lions club held Monday night at the Payson hotel. George Chase reported on the Federal road machinery now in Payson in preparation for work on the canyon can-yon road. The road committee was instructed to visit Provo and ask that the machinery be put to use at once. Mr. Chase, as chairman of the committee which visited a recent meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah said that their present project is the improvement of highway 40. A motion was approved by club members that "Payson affiliate with this group. Dr. J. H. Ellsworth, chairman of the Payson chapter of the American Am-erican Red Cross reported the needs of emergency relief for flood victims In the eastern states. The club decided to contact CCC officials in an effort to have the Nebo camp located on the Payson side of the summit this summer. President John C Carlisle was in charge of the meeting. COUNTY, UTAH, T Commissioner Hurls "Dictator" Charge Commissioner Whitehead Reads. Prepared Statement At Commission Meeting, Reciting Re-citing Long List of Grievances Friction in the city commission, smouldering under the surface for several months back, flared into the open at Monday Mon-day night's meeting when . City Commissioner Walter P. Whitehead read a prepared statement in which he charged Mayor Mark Anderson with assuming dictatorial powers and usurpation of authority belonging to the commission. . Grievances Recited The long statement, printed in full in this issue, recited . . ga j0n ii8t of grievances against State Chamber Urged To Oppose Coalition Rule Civic Clubs Urged To Unite For Industrial and Political Poli-tical Purposes. SALT LAKE C1:Y, March 24 Organization of a state chamber of commerce to have as one of its primary functions the protection of the state's business from dom IKaUdrt -liy- legTslatIV WocfOv&f proposed at a meeting of representatives repre-sentatives of civic organizations from all sections of Utah Monday which convened at the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce. The shafts -were understood to have been directed principally at the so-called "coalition," a bloc composed of labor, educators and farmers who controlled the lafet legislature and are now organizing organiz-ing to exert political influence at the next legislature. Ogden Man Speaks After W. n, Ryberg, Gus P. Backman and Beverly S. Clen-denin Clen-denin had spoken on the advantages advant-ages a state chamber of commerce com-merce would possess in promoting the industrial growth of Utah and its scenic attractions W. W. Anderson, An-derson, representing the Ogden chamber of commerce brought up the political phase. "Such an organization is needed need-ed today," Mr. Anderson said, "to put an end to intellectuals preaching preach-ing nonprofit activities and supply sup-ply a counter-irritant so that business busi-ness can stand up in an honorable way and supply the best leadership leader-ship for the legislature." The other speakers expressed the hope that such an organization could put an end to the "radical influence" that is now prevalent in the legislature.'' Mr. Ryberg said business must realize the fact that at present the Utah legislature legis-lature is controlled by three groups labor, educators and farmers. He said steps must be taken to end the labor domination domina-tion and recited the hardships that business would have experienced had the last legislature passed the compensation measure. Sunday School Group To Meet Wednesday Sunday school officers and teachers of the Second ward and their partners, are requested to meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock prompt, at the home of Miss Alda Thurgood, 256 South Seventh West street. Prof. Herald R. Clark Is to be the guest speaker and a full at tendance is urged. Latest Wire News! AGRICULTURE BILL PASSED WASHINGTON, March 24 (U.R) The senate today passed the $205,000,000 agriculture department appropri-. ation bill after increasing the amounts provided for flood prevention work and the eradication of cattle diseases. The bill now goes to conference with the house, which passed it Feb. 28. TOWNSEND LEADER RESIGNS WASHINGTON, March 24 (U.R) Robert E. Clements, regarded re-garded as a guiding force in the Townsend $200-a-month pension movement; announced today he was resigning as national secretary as qt April l, because of differences over "fundamental policies." TTE S D AY, MARCH 2 : ' - rf-. : the mayor and Commissioner J. P. McGuire who have voted as a unit on a number of controversial matters mat-ters since the new administration assumed charge of the city affairs. af-fairs. The principal accusations i n Commissioner Whitehead's attack were "secret meetings," to which he had not been invited; appointment appoint-ment by the mayor of Citizens' Council committees without consulting con-sulting the commissioner concerned, concern-ed, and delaying invitations to him to attend, and charges by the mayor that someone had altered the motion on the authorization of the power survey. Mr. Whitehead White-head also charged that newspaper reports on the power survey motion mo-tion controversy had not represented repre-sented his viewpoint and reasons rTcfF-to- Commissioner White head's announcement that he had a statement to present to his fellow fel-low members' of the commission, the meeting had been devoid of any controversial matter. After listening to a delegation from the Provo Safety Council, relative to a stricter enforcement of traffic ordinances, Mayor Anderson read a nurnber of communications received re-ceived on routine matters, and the commission was ready to adjourn for the evening. At this point Commissioner Whitehead said he wished to present pre-sent some matters of importance and prefaced his reading of the long typewritten statement by saying that while he disliked to bring controversy into the meeting meet-ing at this stage, he harbored no ill-will towards his colleagues, he said he had felt for a long time that an explanation of some matters mat-ters was necessary. Commissi oner Whitehead's statement in full is as follows: To Mayor Anderson and Commissioner Commis-sioner McGuire: I want to make an official statement state-ment tonight and desire that it be made a part of the minute records of this meeting. After my very frank conversation with you, Mr. Mayor, last Thursday morning, I had decided to let matters drop and try to work in harmony with- you and Mr. McGuire, but when I read the article in the local paper that evening where it attempted at-tempted to give the public a proper prop-er report of the meeting of the city commission Thursday morn-continued morn-continued on Page Eight) Fire Sweeps Machine Shop in Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Mar. 24 (U.E) The Davis-Howe & Co., machine shop building, a two and one-half story dobe structure built in 1876, was destroyed by fire here today. Damage, not covered by insurance, in-surance, was estimated between $15,000 . and $30,000. Cause of the fire was not determined. de-termined. One hundred and ten firemen battled the blaze for two hours. 0- 4, 1 93 6 SCORE LAXITY IN TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT Light Fines and Suspended Sentences Come In For Criticism Suspended sentences and light fines for traffic offenders, offend-ers, many of them characterized character-ized as "potential killers" as dangerous as the man with a loaded gun, came in for considerable con-siderable criticism at a discussion dis-cussion of the alarming traffic traf-fic fatalities in Utah county, at the meeting of the city commission, commis-sion, Monday night. The discussion was presented by a delegation representing the Provo Safety Council, headed by E. C. Hinckley, president. A. E. Terry, educational committee chairman of the council, led in the discussion. Criticise Speed Mania Third South street was declared de-clared to be a race track, with few arrests to disturb the speeders, speed-ers, Howard . M. Kaufman, 484 East Third South street, a member mem-ber of the delegation, said offi cers were seldom seen in that vicinity. Opinion was jwrtty well unanl-'rAfftxs unanl-'rAfftxs flttTlfe sentences nwtd-out nwtd-out in the city court for traffic offenses were not severe enough to make an impression on the offenders, of-fenders, many of whom were said to get off with suspended sentences. sen-tences. As a contrast, it was pointed out that shooting of a pheasant brought a severe penalty, penal-ty, whereas the traffic law violator vio-lator is a much more dangerous individual, because of the menace to the children. The growing habit of making right-hand turns against a red light without bringing the car to a dead stop was roundly scored, and prediction was made that more serious accidents are bound to occur oc-cur unless the practice is halted by vigorous enforcement followed up by stiff court sentences. Among the speakers were Dan Hunter, J. D. Watson, and Mr. Kaufman. Chief of Police Henry East said he favored the use of volunteer officers, using the postcard post-card system to report violators along the highways. Commissioner Whitehead pointed point-ed out that the city commission had no jurisdiction over the city court, and Mayor Anderson said the city could not put on more policemen, although a- car and a motorcycle were being added as new equipment. drunYdriver changes plea Traffic violators, including a drunken driver and a man who ignored a stop sign, were penalized penaliz-ed in city court Tuesday. Lawrence Knowles, who was arrested ar-rested for drunken driving on Spanish Fork Main street March 16, changed a previous plea of not guUty to one of guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Thirty days of this sentence was suspended sus-pended on condition that he pay a $50 fine within 30 days and surrender sur-render his driver's license to the court He was arrested by C. H. Allred, state patrolman. Clarence Marrott, Orem, was fined $5 for running through a stop sign north of Provo Monday afternoon. He was arrested by Sergeant E. D. Loveless of the state patrol. Judge D. R. Ellertson imposed the sentences. Italians Bombing ADDIS ABABA, March 24 (UP) Ten Italian planes dropped more than 100 bombs today on the ruins of Jijiga, an official communique com-munique announced. It said ten persons were believed to have been killed or wounded. It was the third bombing of the town. V. F. W. Meeting Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No;, 2162, will meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Armory. So JAei Say An automobile traveling- 45 miles an hour la extremely dangerous. Anyone wishing to go faster should . get into the air for safety's sake. Amelia Earnart. COMPLETE! UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS. SERVICE 0KE11S PROJECT C Bachrach SECRETARY HAROLD ICKES FIND MEAGER MURDER CLUE Bit of Underwear Found in Snowbank May Aid in Search. SALT LAKE CITY, March 24 (U.E) Search for the slayer of Miss Ruth Shaw, 20, continued today to-day with police placing cbasf reliance - ja. ft- bit pt janderwear found not far from the snowbank in a canyon,- near here, where the girl's bruised and ravished body was found late Sunday. Through laundries police learned the bit of underwear probably belonged to a Fort Douglas soldier-owner, however, appeared an almost hopeless task. Naomi Shaw, the girl's 16-year-old sister who saw her leave a public dance hall with a stranger early Sunday, thought she recognized recog-nized the man in a photograph shown her by police. It was a picture of an ex-convict. "That sure looks like him," she said. Police did not place much credence cre-dence in the girl's statement as the picture she saw was four years old and the man had served a prison sentence since it was taken. IVINS FUNERAL SET WEDNESDAY SALT LAKE CITY. March 24 - Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Eliza-beth Ashby Snow Ivins, 81, widow of the late Anthony W. Ivins, first counselor to President Heber J. Grant for many years, will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. in the Ensign L. D. S. .ward chapel. Ninth avenue and D street. Mrs. Ivins, a dahghter of Erastus Snow, pioneer of the Dixie settlements, died Saturday night at her home here. She, had been ill several weeks. Mrs. Ivins is survived by eight children: Antoine R. Ivins, member mem-ber of the first council of seventy of the L. D. S. church; Mrs. Ann Ivins Wilson, Mrs. Florence Ivins Hyde and Stanley S. Ivins, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Leah Ivins Car-don, Car-don, Washington, D. C; H. Grant Ivins, Provo; Mrs August Ivins Wells, New Haven, Conn., and Mrs. Fulvia Ivins Sloan, New York City. Also surviving are three brothers broth-ers and three sisters: Mrs. Flora Snow Woolley, Ashby Snow, Arthur Ar-thur E. Snow, Mrs. Martha S. Keate and Dr. Clarence Snow, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Josephine Joseph-ine S. Tanner, Long Island, N. Y., and 22 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Feudist Executed INDIANAPOLIS, March 24 Ui? George W. Barrett, one-eyed Kentucky badman who shared his last supper with the jail cat, was hanged early today for the murder of a federal agent he mistook for a feudist. Clad in white pajamas and confident con-fident he would "go to heaven," Barrett was executed in a tent erected In the open jailyard to hide the sight from downtown strollers. f V I f -V- i , y i PRICE FIVE CENTS ELIMINATION OF DUCHESNE BORE OKEHED Modified Project to Yield 68,000 Acre-Feet Wins Approval An immediate start on the Deer creek project was approved ap-proved today by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, it was announced in a dispatch by the United Press, received today from Washington. In approving the amended contract as requested by officers' offi-cers' of the Provo River Water Users' association, Secretary Ickes has allowed work to go forward under the reduced plan, in which the Duchesne tunnel is eliminated, at least for the present. The Duchesne tunnel, which would have diverted flood water from tfte Duchesne river into the proposed Deer Ixeerjs cost $2,100,000. It is not, possible pos-sible to construct this tunnel without the major subscription subscrip-tion from Salt Lake City, which is still going forward with a water survey. Officials Rejoice Under the new plan, the project will provide about 68,-000 68,-000 acre feet of water for irrigation ir-rigation uses. "This is indeed good news," de- fdar J- W- Gmman, president of the Provo River Water Users' association, as-sociation, when Informed of the new development. "That means that the amended contract, which eliminated the tunnel, will be sent back to the association as approved, and ready for the association to sign on the small scale. Door Left Open "This smaller project means that Salt Lake City is out, but I hepe only temporarily. In amend-ine: amend-ine: the contract to provide for the smaller project, we framed it so as to 'leave the door open' for Salt Lake to come in later. "This is certainly good news to us, as we were fearful that if there were too much delay, the money already alloted might be lost.". To Sign Contract Mr. Gillman explained that the next steps were for the association to sign the amended contract when it reaches Provo, and for the irrigation companies and cities to sign agreements for purchasing pur-chasing shares of the water. Some of the companies and cities are already prepared to sign for water with the association; others are not quite in shape yet for that step. It will be necessary to contract for 80 per cent of the 68,000 acre-fet acre-fet at first. The otler can be sold to such units as Highland, which is being organized into an irrigation district in order to get some of the Deer Creek water. ' The Deer Creek reservoir wiU be financed by the federal government govern-ment on a 40-year plan without interest. Inauest Is Ordered In Death of Couple FALLON, Nev., March 24 (HE) Inquest will be held today in the deaths of George Lofthouse, 50, prominent Fallon rancher, and Mrs. Verda Wilde, 26, Idaho divorcee, di-vorcee, whose bodies were found shot to death last night in what authorities described as murder and suicide. Sheriff Jim Smith broke into , . m m . lioi mouse s nome ana iouna we man dead with a bullet wound behind be-hind the ear and Mrs. Wilde with a bullet wound in the heart. Sheriff Sher-iff Smith said Lofthouse appar-antly appar-antly had killed the woman then turned. the .22 caliber rifle upon himself. |