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Show T, m .r T j ww mulS r -- T --T 'hVi i' c ' ' l - ? WTff. O if- ' f Fair night and Ttiandaj; little rhangn In temperature. IDAHO Fair south, riiwil, north pnrtlon W cdnrwla, night and Tftarsday somewhat narmer y night. i Wr.1-imd- ar &e Wed-eada- PRICE . FIVE CENTS salt r.Aing erry utah mm Wednesday march 23 1927 q To Consider f Mi t By David Lawrence. WASHINGTON, !arcli 21. Official confirmation has (CPA) come from the White House of the statement made in these dispatches a fee dajs ago, that the Un.ted States mould not reject the As U. S. Envoy To Tax Parley a decision This intimation from the highest authority comes at a moment when tha Canadian officials wera bs-- f nnlng to wonder If tha project were going to be summarily dismissed withLMVIgiAWAtKeiJ out coosidera- t on. If that mere the case then the desire of the United Slates for a St. Lawrence-Grea- t Lakes canal mght have tha same fate In Canada purely on tha basis of aloof a a a The theory of reciprocity and take. Tha farm bloc Washington. Retail Local tions Now 23 Dealers Deny Is Due to Trade Quota- Cents; Action Battle. Denver Also Reports Decline Following Lead Of Eastern Cities; Over-suppl-y is gne Held as Cause. of the west and the lake cities ara anz.ous for the stimulus in trade that is expected to follow on all water outlet to the sea. Some of th, farm bloc leaders would, on the other hand, be opposed td the entry of farm products from Canada. The situation la one in which a reciprocity agreement alone can take care af the conflicting Interests. While nothing has come of an ofthat ficial character to indicate Canada would use her consent to a route as a levSt. Lawrence-Caner to get consideration for tariff change, there la no doubt felt here that Canada would b Justified In for reciprocal ".armeTsTf eeeda with tha canal project. The situation may grow com plicated by the desire of thoso who favor a so called all American route put that project ahead- - but the 'to war department engineers hav, reported that the St. Lawrence waterway Is leas costly and It la likely that tha St. Laivrenre proposal would be voted on bv Congress separate from any Canadian reciprothat the city agreement any way aomould b rival projects for a canal settled on their merits inside Congress. a As for the tariff changes there is a growing Interest in what could ba accompl'sbed bv a Canadian reciprocity agreement and the White House viewpoint Indicates a willingness to have Canada to make some concrete suggestions, for President Coolidge could not tske the Initiative without opening up the whole tariff question On which his party is divided - The president wishes to study Itany la proposals that may be made. minexpected that the fanadian for a program will present ister the Incidentally consideration. tariff commission has Just completinfish lake of the ed its survey commodustry. The trend in this to dity is shown to be from Canada the United States. No change In (Copyrecommended duties mas right 1127.) Trice of gasoline in Salt Lake cents a gallon Wednesrut day by local dealers. This make the retail price 23 cents with tank wagon prices 21 cents. An official of a local oil company denied that there was any price war in Salt Lake, taylftg the cut in price to a general oreraup-pl- y of crude oil. The first cut waa made on the coast where a war is on among the Shell Oil Standard. Union and Associae4 companies, he said. Lyon J. Greenwood, sales man- ager of ihe Utah Oil Refining over production was causing IE in the price of gas in Utah. I'ricee in this section are based cn preduetkn a re mainly from Utahs supplies that region. Commenting on the California price of 14 2 cents per gallon. Mr. Greenwood declared the price was below cost of production. Tak ing into consideration a two cent Ltate (California) tax and a trrev retail ard cent spread between wholesale prices, the tank car price - thus cut below 10 cents a galiv-- ts to ei-dent- ly at nt lon. March 23 LOS ANGELES. (AP) The retail price of gasoline area today in the Los Angees level since reached the lowest when Edward L war World days board of of the chairman Doheny, Pedirectors of the a two-co- n ordered troleum company, t a gallon reduction to 14$ cents. The company cut followed a redaction by leading companies Saturday which brought the retail price down from ItH cents a gallon, state tax to included. Doheny. who has been ill. and confined to his home as a result of carbuncles on his neck, appeared at his office hero today for tho first time in recent weeks to authorise the gasoline price cut. He immediately returned to his home. Officers of the company announced that tho reduction was not the result of economic conditions but was made necessary because of bitter competition between rital companies for gallons. This was coostrued in oil circles to mean that the number of filling stations had curfi tailed the turnover to a March 23. WASHINGTON. table basis. w Smoot Reed (API Mrs. The present gasoline price war slightly Improved this morning. is the second within the last halt She passed a good night but Physin California. Last Septemicians still consider her condition jear ber a series of slashes carried the as critical. Two children aro due price down to 11 cents a galfa arrive in Washington today. lon. It remained there for three to 1SH increased months, being NEW PORT OF CALL. cents last december. BUFFALO. N. Y.. March 23. DENVER, Cel., March 2. (AP) Announcement was made reduction in the (AP) A two-cetoday at the general offices of Lakes Transit corporation filling station price of gasoline made will be went into effect generally here tothat Windsor. Ont. A port of call by the freight shlus day following the lead of the Conthe f that fleet beginning with tinental Oil company. The new state tax. opening of the HIT season through price, including a an arrangement with the Canadian Is 13 cents. Independent dealers Pacific railway- are selling the motor fuel for 11 rate bad been cents. The in effect snort 4 has. five months. 4 Mrs. Smoot Has Good Night, But Condition Critical RAZES CRAP El March 2J. Is to represent the United State at an international confer- is enefc cf economists. Sn Miss Annabel Matthews, a member of the treasury de- staff, and is p.irimrtit'a today for London. za.l.i; An erica Is aendins three o if trial rearesor.tat.vea to the conference which is to deal iiiln double taxition under the suspires of e Vacuo of Nation. Thev nr Frofearor Thomas Adams of Yale university, A Mitiheil Carroll an attorney of Ihe commerce depariinent ani Mie Matthews. Miss Matthews an evnrrt on Income tax law. w tl: from 150 lawveis of the trea.jrya legal staff. le-r- i I I I j j Ui Treasury Agrees To Kill War Tax, Saves $150,' Income and Corporation Toll to Finance Government. WASHINGTON. March 23 (INS) Most of the remaining fedbe eral war taxes probably will swept out of existence by Concrete in December. The treasury. It waa learned today. will agree to this program which Would slash government anrevenues about 9 154.400,444 nually. Taxes regarded as slated for the to axe are those on admissions theatres and amusement places, excise taxes, documentary stamp taxes on the Mie of new automobiles and possibly the estate tax. Officials estimate that within a few years the estate tax will yield leas than 325.040 009 annually to the federal government. Most of the revenue from this source 1 collected by the states. Its repeal was recommended to the last Congress by Secretary Mellon. Treasury experts are etudjtag the war tax group with a view to suggesting their complete eliminaIf such a step la taken tion. the government will rely for Ha principal revenue on Uie income and corporation tax customs and tobacco taxes. The latter has reached the importance of the old liquor tax. Freaks , March B 53 (AP) President Coolidge &s askbringing about an agreement the seven Colorado river basin states in order that legislation lor a dam on the river might ba put through at the next session of Congress Representative Taylor. Democrat, of Colorado, a proponent of n tha Boulder canyon dam bill, urged the president to use hit Influence. While Mr. Cooiidg gave no indication that he would use his office to call the states into another conference. Mr. Taylor said tho preel dent . appreciated the Importance of having the Hates In agreement. "We went Uncle Sam at the switchboard when this tremendous power is to be distributed, Mr ''tVe also want ail Taylor aaid the states in agreement. Freshmen Bomb Sophs But Fail to Break Up Dinner (Pi BALTIMORE. March 23. Barricaded in a hotel guarded bv a largo cordon of Baltimore it police. Johns Hopkins University sophomores successfully defied thi freshmen class sod held their an. Dual class dinner early todsy at Frsnklmtown. a suburb A smoko bomb throarn into tho kitchen failed to explode. pho?-phor- Br JUNIUS B. WOOD. Bpecial Cable to The Deseret New! and the Chicago Dally News. MOSCOW. March 23. (CPA) 81. Isaac's cathedral at Lenin- rewhose gold done grad quired 40 years for construction at a coat of 23,000,000 roubles, has been converted Into a museum because the present congregation is unable to support it or even v clean the mildewed painting and mesa lea Tha dome is tarnished and the roof la leaky. The bronze doors were stolen some time ago, as were lso two ton of lead from the crypts. (Copyright, 127, Chi. csgo Dally Nears Co.) NEW TORK, March Influenza on Ship Thirty men. with improvised ' Is Reported Curbed timber levers today, lifted a 73 ton steel car four Inches in the air so Richard O'Connell, a Long Island March 23. WASHINGTON, lallroad bra ken In. 42 years ( A Pj Conditions aboard tha army take his shoe off. transport Chateau Thierry where an epidemic of Influensa broke out AUSTIN. Tex., March 22. (AP) at aea. have greatly Improved durThree Tarahuraara Indian runingl the last two days. Major Gen. ners from Mexico, who are to race Andrew Hero, Jr reported to here Friday have swollen feet from the war department by radio. placing them on steam pipes in Mora than fifty caeca of Influenza Pullman car. The three men and developed on the ship which . is three women In the party wore no four socka nearing San Ftmnciaco and deaths occurred among troops. , In addition nearly a 'dozen cases of PIERRE. 8 D March 23 mumps ocurved. . (AP) When fire destroyed the General Hero said It cases (were Pierre Central school building todischarged from the ship's hos- day with a loss of 950.000 on little situ- fellow, with a grin tie broad as pital yesterday and that tha ation is well In hand. hi face, ducked under his The vessel, which also carries a T' amt to ruah to the step of congressional party, la expected to The deaerted building end throw reach San Francisco tonight. his books inside. i REGINALD SWEETLAND. (Special Cable to the Deseret New and Chicago Daily Newt.) March 25 (CPA) SHANGHAI, The first American casualty in the Shanghai war occurred thi inori.mg. Marine Private R. W. Stram h waa wounded In the lef. eboiiider white doing aentry duty at tne customs Jetty at the water front. An unknown Chinese fired the shot acroe the WhangpQO river. rlh wound was not aerious. Aij American marine unit into tho front tine'jn defense of tho foreign settlement this morn ing. holding Markham road bridga with tho British Coldstream guards when a mob attempted to break into the settlement. It is felt here that the woist la er uittjl the Cantonese consolidate their position when it is expected that a series of atrikes and an Ncott will be directed against fcre'gn firms in line with the po!k pursued at Hankow and eisew here American women are work.ng overlsine tt pVovide coffee and Mtndwlchctf during the night to United States marines and American volunteers on Reports from the north state n su.hat Marshal Chang preme ronh China war lord, has refused to send additional southward and has ordered General Chang Chung-Chanwho has lost Shanghai, to the Cantonese, to retire to the north taring up a position at Ilsuchcw-F132T, tCopyrigh, Chicago Daily New Co) 'c dt Tso-Li- g, u Ogden Man Balks At Sending Vet of Civil War to Jail Refuses to Sign Murder Complaint for Father's Death. LEAVENWORTH. er-i- If hateful an Juvt Pa madder, but if he feta to o me efter at huarrelw httlo an' ha bed I Juet snore hut up. WASHINGTON. Swing-Johnso- AP) T know We Want Uncle Sam at Three States United Citizens Are Wounded ; Switchboard When PowGeneral Butler Is Due er Is Distributed, ConTrouble Area Today. At gressman Declares. n nt Rush to Leathernecks Front Line When Native Storm Gates of Foreign Settlement. . ed today to take the intiatlve in nt AUNT HET Colorado Representative Ak President to Step In; Importance Conceded at White House. I non-pro- wiaka i i Woman Picked proposals of Canada. hut mould study them carefully before reaching ness f Gasoline Drops in S. L. as Price War Opens on Coast Offered to U. S. edproclty l.Hn Rec-iprod- ty Treaty j SEVENTY SEVENTH YEAR iriVjLjrw. Coolidge i in Salt Lake faflPfMi Force V 4tf i ' Davis J. Walsh, John B. Foster and Fair Play write only for The News NORTH KR.Y UTAH m Kas . March r7AI,-t.Harr- Jr son of Lincoln Endsley, Endsiey. 44, mho hot ind killed here Saturday du by Pierce, g. because he Talked too much, will not prosecute the aged Civil war veteran. Endslay came here today from Ogden. Utah, and refused to algn a murder complaint after the old man at the county seeing Jail. Jesse A. Hall, county attorney, however, aaid he would swear out a murder complaint. 'He has only a few to live at the beat, Endsley years "and I would not want him said, to spend those years in prison. Pierce's Jealousy of the jounger man a conversational ability with women folk is believed to have caused the "slaying. T didnt have anything in against Endsley except that he talked too much. Pierce told authorities. He waa Just too fast. I couldn't keep up." n Endsley a war veteran, had been given a furlough from the told loro homo u Lansing, "0 had rented a room at the Plercea'. (AP) March 25 ISLINGTON. Irjury of three Americana atic fieri- - W in Shanphai was reported today to the navy department bv Admiral Wlliiamt. commander of the Asi- ' March 21 llNSI tfncbnitrmed report were 'current in Shanghai today that the Lnitcd States Chamber of Commerce has cabled a protest to WarMn-ragainst Consul General C E Gauss, charging that he has withheld the action. of the U. S Mur nes and refused to permit o them completely with ether national! defending shanghai General Smed'ey ButBrigadier ler it, due to arrive in Shanghai and the today, it was stated Teatiierntcha' who hava been champins at theT b.ts expect "nlenty of action when Butler takes rrmrusnd. SHANGHAI, or WOULD SELL LUMBER. NEW ORLEANS. La., March 22. (AP) Instead of forcing lumber consumption .and lumber production to a balance fey decreasing production the balance should be obtained by increasing the demand for timber. Dr. Wilson Compton Washington, aecretary manager of tl.e National Lumber Manufacturers. said. Seeing Is Evidence. Attack Pirates. March 23 AP)r CHICAGO. March 23. (INS) British warships attacked a Chi- The federal circuit court of appeals nese pirates lair in Bias bay near the legality of "eye-s'ghere, today, and demolished thetr today upheld evidence against prohlb tloo huts. There was no bloodshed. The Br'tish aircraft carr er Argus law violators. lied today for Shanghai HONGKONG. Calls World Revolt. Boy Executed School Hit Webster Blaze When Leapt From Flaming Church; $60,000 Building Lost. Tenth Ward Structure Virtually Destroyed; Roof Caves In; $30,000 Insurance Protection. SHANGHAI. March 23 (AP) RAIFOI.n. Fla . March 23 J is to become the "base for Rufus Chesser. 19. convict- Shangh-(1NS mania world a mays revolution," ed killer of his sweetheart. Sally issued by Genera1 Pal Tsung-Ha- l. 3o)lcs, was electrocuted at tho festo Cantonese Eight hundred student escaped commander, to the state prison farm here today. from the Webster school WednesChinese people today. r t i day after the roof had been fired from sparks from the burning L D. 8 Tenth ward chapel, 420 south 23 March Nev , Eighth east. FALLON, (Spe The students were marrbed clear rial ) Mr. J. A. M hKe, 13, who 23 NEW March TORK. (AP) of the building to escape the smoke lived for year at 774 south Flrar old Nine Lorraine Snyder year and flames. West street- - Salt Lake, died last will eventually receive the Fire in the chapel broke out night at the home of her daughter, probably her carried insurance 125.000 by shortly before 3 o'clock and soon Mrs. J. C. Smith In Dixie Velley a resident murdered father, which the mother gutted the building. Rafter, were She of apoplexj. a few from 310,000 had increased soon eaten out by the flames and Mra. A 40 of Utah daughter, years. the roof caved tn. J. W. Richardson. Calgary. and II that state law in The fire waa reported by Mra. The this provide her husband, a G. A. it. veteran. I a v' from not ahaH neflt O. & Walsh. 313 east Fourth South murderer survive The body leave ton'ght the Ufa Insurance of a victim. street. She aaid amoks was comfor Salt Lake. of both section ing frogLjJh of the chapel. Chief Walter 8. Knight led the fight against the fir and Commissioner T, T. Burton waa on tha scene. I Neither could tell of the source of the fire. FOR VICE The roof of the Webster school waa still smoking aftei the .children escaped. A Use of hose was run to the building and water on the roof. VISTT played POCKING The chapel is valued at and Is practically destroyed 9l)nq In the opinion of John Wells of tho presiding bishopric. The building is insured for 310,400. Salt Laker Dies. Slayer Loses Fortune. r u fc PfiESIDENI OF IN PICTURES L FIRM OIES PRESIDENTS on Petit Lake Passing of Kansas City Lodge In of Big HuntHeart Leaves J. Magnate Offered ing Country Ogden Last Survivor for Summer Coolidge Of Famous Family. Idaho Miner Leaves $2,500,000 to Family SPOKANE. Wash.. March 21. Aa estate to amounting was left by August Paulsen, capitalist, and mining man Cf Spokane, who died at San Dieg. Calif., last week. The will which waa filed In probate court here yesterday gives the enure estate to tha widow and fxur children. Mrs.fPaulsen gets the home and half of the estate and the children 9100.004 each when they become of age, the remainder to be divided among them In 135 The children are Clarence, Howard. Paulina ani Frances Augueta. Mr. Paulsen was one of the original owners of the Hercules min. In the Couer dAlene district of Idaho and owned one of the largest office buildings in Spokana. TO CONFINE ADDICTS. SACRAMENTO. Calif. Marrh 22. (AP) The club women of California today wen their fight for the establishment of an institution for the confinement and cure of narcotic addicts when the senate gave final passage to a bill having that object in view. The bill has already passed the assembly, agaka the signature of the governor. (API KANSAS CITY. March 22 (AP) Charles W Armour, 44. vice pre dent and director of Armour & Co, died at hi homo here today. leaving J Ogden Arm ?ur of Chicago the on y surviving member" ot the second generation of tho famous packing family. Mr. Armour, who had been In charge of the Armour interest in hfansa. City since 1901. succumbed to pneumonia which developed a the resutt of injuries sustained in & fall a month ago Mrs. Armour, who was Rebecca Camp of Lona, X. Y, and A. Watson Atmour. a nephew, were at the heds.oe. Mr. Armour had no children. Charles W. Armour was born Id Madison county, X Y., the son of A. W. Armour ,on of the five brothers fiom a New York farm rig.nuMy associated ir. the packing industry founded, as a butcher shop in Milwaukee bv Philip D. Armour, father of J. Ogden Armour, present head of the business, and John Piankington. He came here as a yduth with hi father and soon was sent to Chicago to learn the packing business with his cousin, J. Ogden, He chcoled in all departments of the industry and later assumed control of tbs Armour interests n Ksnsm City. BOISE, Idaho. March 23 (AP) Senator Wm. E. Borah, will be asked to present to President and Mrs. Cooiidg the pictorial Invitation of the Idaho Summer Pacific Plaj grounds association to spend their summer vacation on the shores of Petit Lake In the Saw' tooth mountains, south central Idaho. A lodge with all modern conveniences will be made available for the president on Petit lake, regarded as one of the most beautiful bodies of water in the rugged heart of the Sawtooth. The ilictorial invitation 24 by 20 inches with a full leather binding contains 21 pictures of the Sawtooth country, immediately adjacent to Petit Lake and of wild life in the territory including remarkable closeups of elx, wild geese, beaver and rocky Tnountain goat. Tbs pictures werq taken by Robert Llmbert, Boise. This Invitation la the second extended the president. The first waa the offer of Honeysuckle Hills Lodge on Hayden Lake, in Kootenai count), by the Spokane and Coeur D' Aiene chambers of commerce. The Idaho Pacific Summer Plaj grounds association is an orand ganization of south central southwestern Idaho citizen, of which Cowiea Andrus. Challia. i President. Governor H. C. Baldridge will, either today or tomorrow extend his personal invitation to the president to visit Idaho this summer. 92 500,000 - v MAE MURRAY SUES. LOS ANGELES. March II. (INS) Charging fraud in connection with the sale of a piece of property her. Ma Murray, film actress, today had a suit for 0 on file against Jack Donovan, artist. Jeanette 'G. Donovan and others. Mis Murray c'aimed the property had been misrepre, sented " I ) 1 I I . ; 32S,-40- - i YOURE ALL WELCOME! ht a 3 ) Pi Jrlim. Spanish-Amerlca- i 5 t. in Addition to bis packing interests hero Charier W. Armour was IntoicsUd in the development of Kansas City, purchasing ears ago. hundreds of acres of what now is TREED OF CHARGE. somo of tho best residential land tho cit. in 23 March LOS ANGELES. WASHINGTON. March 22 WILLIE WILUS Fbr in behalf of war (IN'S) in Offers of two estates (AP) Albert Venegas from Texas sufferershirhoseat was decorated by Alwas freed of a charge of robbery vacaMinnesota summer hia for tho By qOBERT QUILLEN and was awaiting for the district bert, King of tion were submitted to President attorney s office to give him his Coolidge today. Reed to hi homo railroad fae Pack Deputy Goes to Rep. Newton (R) of Minnesota rate after 44 days iu the county invited him to stay at the estate Open Penn Ballot Fight of jail. Mra Walter L. Douglas- on Lake from Minnetonka, fifteen mile WASHINGTON. March :t v f A P) Acting under order of the Minneapolis. Reed campaign fund investigating - Breexy Point Lodge at Pequat on the estate of Big Pelican lake, committee, Jerry South, a committee deputy, oeparted for Penn- Captain W. H. Fawcett, waa offerWhat tie you know about Ihe various processes catering into bv ed Knutaon Rep. I (R) of Minsylvania late today to m pour 1 Uie ma king of a modem newspaper? nesota. a ballots cast in the senatorial elecWhether you know much or Iltlle'about this important dally tion In that state in which WinuMneua activity, an o CHICAGO. will he afforded on April March 22 liam 8. Vare, Republican, (IN8) waa observe!for yonrerlf Inopportunity the tirw Ik.xitt credited with having defeated Wil- Sorieiv buzzed today over the ruNew building the Inner I of wbnt rtntwkkwed to be a mor Mra Edith Rockefeller Mcworking liam B. Wilson. Democrat. fine newspaper factory as ran h- - found in the weal. South ia expected to be met with Cormick has offered President aWtor will he tokl and aliown how the new flow Into the an injunction Villa Turicum Coolidge in Lake bv fight started editorial rooms, and mar then follow It through the various thorn who contend that the Reed Forest. Ilia, for hia proponed westchannel nntil It rolls from the giant press In complete folded committee le is ern without it near authorvacation, legal estate the I wouldn t of miftaed form ready for detivery to suit rri hers. ity to act and the status of the of Lloyd J. Brown of Evanston, School but I delivered Everybody will he welcome Tttenday afternoon, April . (rocemi committee then will be thrown in- who also has extended an invita- for Mr. Jones Saturday an ho five to the court. tion to thei president- we oil tho esadjr I could eti" -- day-lig- i i t r - mm ' t 5 f't |