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Show THE LEHI Sl'N. LEH1. UTAH News Review of Current Events the World Over Plan to Rehabilitate Industry Under Government Con-trol Con-trol President Asks Congress to Pass Railway Co-ordinator Measure Farmers Vote to Strike. By EDWARD W. PICKARD OUR anti trust laws, that hare been held responsible for many of Industry's woei In recent times, would be relaxed and ruinous com petition and reckless reck-less price slashing eliminated under the provisions of a new bill that was laid before President Presi-dent Roosevelt for his approval This measure, entitled the "National Recovery Re-covery Act," was drawn up by a committee com-mittee of congressional congres-sional and Indus- headed by Senator Some mem- K J 8n. Waflnar trial leaders Wagner of New York, bers of the so-called "brain trust" also had a part In Its formulation. The bill provides for full govern ment control of Industries through a federal board that would closely resemble the war Industries board of 1913. As summarized by one Washington correspondent, It proposes pro-poses to set aside the anti-trust laws, the federal trade commission act, and the Clayton act; empowers the national board to designate any Industry as one affected with a public Interest ; permits price fixing directly and wage regulation Indirectly Indi-rectly under government supervi sion, and provides for the self-organization of industry through trade associations. The major features of this bill have been approved by the National Association of Manufacturers and by President H. L Ilarrlman and other officers of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. It was said that if Air. Roosevelt liked It, the measure might be offered to congress as a substitute for Secre tary of Labor Perkins' bill estab lishing the SO hour week and bureaucratic bu-reaucratic control over production and wage scales of Industry. Or It might be combined with the Per kins bill, which was meeting with such decided opposition In the house of representatives that the admin lstratlon leaders seemed ready to abandon hope of Its passage during this session. This Industry bill sets up a board consisting of seven members head ed by the secretaries of commerce and labor. The others are to be spokesman for commerce, finance. labor, agriculture, and the public. The plan sanctions the formation of Industrial and trade associations which shall work with the national board to correlate production with demand, establish prices of commodities com-modities at fair levels, and stabilize stabil-ize markets. Each trade association associa-tion will have on its governing board a representative of the supreme su-preme body of seven. Loans but not subsidies are provided pro-vided tor private industry; higher price levels would be sanctioned; and cut-throat competition and unregulated un-regulated price cutting would be eliminated. Instead of fixing wages and hours of labor, the national board will permit them to be pro-Tided pro-Tided by collective action of each Industry. Since the veto power on any wage and hour arrangement will rest with the board, It Is not proposed that any Industry will be permitted to get out of Hue In these respects, Secretary Perkins was understood to be opposed to this proposed measure. granted three requests which he set forth. These were that wages should go no lower and should rise Just as fast as Industry Improves; that business should help the gov ernment to end cut-throat competi tion and unfair practices, and that leaders should work for national re covery, not for the selfish gain of a single Industry or trade. THOUGH the house accepted the inflation rider to the farm bill. it did not agree to the senate's amendment authorizing the secre tary of agriculture to set arbitrary prices for basic agricultural com modities and penalize sales below such prices, and final enactment of the measure was thus delayed. This difference of opinion also led the farmers' convention In Des Moines to order a farm holiday be ginning May 13, the producers be ing Instructed to keep theJr prod-acts prod-acts off the market during the peri od of the strike In order to starve the nation Into complying with their demands. . Eggs, vegetables and milk are Included with the other farm products. This action was taken by some 1,500 delegates from twenty-one states. Observers said they represented repre-sented only about 1 per cent of the farmer strength in their respective states and predicted the strike would be Ineffective. The convention adopted resolu tions of sympathy with the farmers of two counties in Iowa which are under martial law because of the disgraceful mobbing of Judge C. C. Bradley at Le Mars. Many of the mob leaders were under arrest and the state troops were used to gath er eviuence, aitnougn the cases were to be tried In civil court lng 20,000 conscripts In training! for the war with Colombia. Mendo- i ra was slain by the Presidential guards. The Peruvian congress named Gen. Oscar Renevldes as President " i MOVING along somewhat similar, lines to those of this Roosevelt . administration, Chancellor Adolf: Hitler was going a swifter pace. than any of his fellow dictators ever held. Immediately Imme-diately after a May day announcement that be would draft the youth of Germany Ger-many Into a labor army, regardless of wealth and position, posi-tion, he proceeded to destroy the free trade unions of the nation. The Nazi storm troops were sent Into every city and town to seize the onion premises and the labor banks. All the important union leaders were put under arrest "This clears the path for the new National Socialist state in which labor will form a part of so ciety, divided and grouped accord- lng to professions," said Dr. Rob ert Ley, Nazi president of the states' council, who directed the raids. "Guilds like those of the Middle ages will be formed." Hitler's next move, with only a day's Interval, was to assume con trol of the Central Association of German Banks and Banking Indus try, reorganize the board of directors, direc-tors, appoint a Nazi liaison official and take steps for a general reduc tion In interest rates. Adolf Hitler PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has selected Sam G. Bratton of New Mexico for a federal judgeship in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which embraces New Mexico, Colo rado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming and Utah. Bratton accepted but will not resign from the senate until un-til the special session ends. W. A. Julian of Ohio has accepted the post of treasurer of the United States, and Dean G. Acheson of Connecticut Is to be undersecretary of the treasury. rV'ENINQ date for Chicago's Century of Progress exposi tion was advanced to May 27 to accommodate ac-commodate President Roosevelt, who promised to be on hand to take principal part in the ceremonies. cere-monies. On the same day be will officiate at the formal opening of the Great-Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterway, water-way, the ceremony to be held at the mouth of the Chicago river. WHILE the National Recovery act was Btill under consideration In the White House, the President in a brief message to congress asked immediate passage of a bill which lie hopes will rescue the railroads from their desperate situation. It provides for a federal dictatorship BBder a "co-ordlnator of transportation" trans-portation" whose function It would be to eliminate duplication of serv ices and wasteful methods of operation op-eration and to bring about financial finan-cial reorganizations. This authority author-ity is asked for one year, though provision pro-vision is made for extension of the period by the President The President also recommended placing railway holding companies tsnder the Jurisdiction of the interstate inter-state commerce commission, repeal of the recapture clause of the transportation trans-portation act whereby half of excess earnings go to the government, liberalizing lib-eralizing the basis of rate making and modifying valuation requirements. require-ments. During the period of emergency emer-gency control the railroads would be immune from prosecution for violation viola-tion of the antl trust laws. Plans were laid to hurry tha measure through congress, and there seems to b little opposition among either Republicans or Democrats. Vf It ROOSEVF.LT. addressing the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at Its annual dinner, sought to dlwlpate the fears of business busi-ness men that be was trying to bring about a bureaucratic control of Industry, Intimating that this would not come about If Industry Henry Mor. genthau, Sr. WHILE continuing his economic conversations with representatives representa-tives of other nations, the President found time to consider the selec tion of American delegates to the world conference that opens June 12 in London, lie consulted con-sulted with Assistant Assist-ant Secretary of State Raymond Moley, who will be one of the delegates, dele-gates, and also was visited by Henry Hen-ry Morgenthau, Sr., former ambassador to Turkey, and James M. Cox of Ohio, Democratic Presidential candidate in 1920. Both those gentlemen, it was un derstood, were to go to London; and Mr. Morgenthau also was chosen to represent the United States at the International wheat conference In Geneva. To the organization committee for the London conference Norman H. Davis, special American envoy, proposed that the nations should enter Into an agreement for a world-wide tariff truce pending the outcome of the parley. Putting this on the agenda was left up to Prime Minister MacDonald, who returned home to confront a difficult diffi-cult situation. While he was talking talk-ing International trade agreements with Mr. Roosevelt, the British board of trade under President Walter Runciman was promoting bilateral trade understandings with many governments. UNCLE SAM Is now authorized to go Into the power business, for the senate by a vote of 63 to 20 passed the Norrls bill for the de velopment and operation of the Muscle Shoals project. The house had passed an almost Identical measure so there was little adjust ing to be done before the bill was sent to the President for signature; OP GREAT import In the Slno-Japanese Slno-Japanese quarrel is the news that Soviet Russia has resumed full diplomatic relations with the Chinese Nationalist government Dimltrl Bogomoloff, the new am bassador from Moscow, presented his credentials at Nanking. Immediately Imme-diately the Chinese press began a vigorous campaign looking toward an alliance with the Soviet government govern-ment similar to the one that followed fol-lowed the war with Japan in 1S95, when China virtually ceded Liao-tung Liao-tung peninsula, part of Manchuria, to Russia In return for assistance against Japan. The Chinese now suggest that China grant the Soviets important trade privileges to provide an outlet out-let for Soviet goods In China and at the same time exclude Japanese products. In exchange It Is hoped that Russia would actively help China In connection with the Man-chukuo Man-chukuo conflict NT- ROOSEVELT had a round American diplomats, starting with Thomas Le Breton of Argentina who was accompanied to the White House by Ambassador Espil Doctor Doc-tor Le Breton and his corps of experts ex-perts also met with Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and other government gov-ernment officials to discuss monetary mone-tary and trade problems and especially es-pecially methods of controlling world surpluses of wheat Guldo Jung. Ithli finance minister, minis-ter, arrived In Washington and at once began talks with President Roosevelt and hla advisers concerning con-cerning the purely economic and monetary phases of the current questions; and Augusto Rosso, Italia Ital-ia n ambassador, handled for his government the discussion of disarmament dis-armament and political matters. ONE more head of a ut tin American Amer-ican government has fallen at the hand of an assassin. Lnls M. Sancho Cerro. President of Peru, was shot to death by Abelardo de Vendoza. a member of the Aprlsta, I opposition party. Just after revlew- f. : Li 1 Count Nadolny GERMAN! has proposed to the disarmament conference In Geneva, Ge-neva, through her representative, Count Rudolf Nadolny, that the arms plan offered by the British be altered al-tered to provide a maximum caliber of 105 millimeters for mobile guns and to entirely abolish tanks, Nadolny contended that If these proposals were rejected, Germany Ger-many should be allowed al-lowed to have all land, naval and air armaments that other . naulons deemed necessary for their adequate ade-quate defense. The German government has sufficiently proved Its good will," he said. "We have accepted in principle the period of transition for the practical realization of full equality rights for Germany. This proves there is absolutely no foundation foun-dation for the opinion that Germany Ger-many wishes to avail herself of disarmament dis-armament to proceed with her own re-armament at the highest possible possi-ble level. The contrary Is the case." Count Nadolny won a victory when the committee on armies voted vot-ed not to Include In the armed strength of Germany the 60,000 Nazi storm troops. The decision was reached by a vote of 7 to ft. Intermountain Hews Briefly told for Busy Readers PLAN WATER SAVING WILL SPEND A FORTUNE NEW LAWS IN EFFECT SL SLAIN IN ALTO JAMS HAS A PERFECT RECORD RICHFIELD, UT. The annual convention of the Utah Peace Of ficers association will be held here in June. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. A total of 103 traffic accidents within the limits of Salt Lake City during tne month of Awll Just past took a toll of six lives and resulted In 70 ln- uries. MT. PLEASANT, UT. Miss Eva Pollsen, 18, a senior at North Sanpete San-pete high school has the unusual distinction of a perfect attendance and punctuality record through the twelve years of her schooling, sne has never been tardy nor absent since her first day at school, and she graduates this month. BOISE, IDA. Twenty-five Idaho reserve officers nave Deen recom mended for active duty with the forest conservation corps during the coming summer. BOISE, IDA. Two and one-half million pounds of wool will be of fered for sale in Portland May 10, the Idaho-Oregon Wool Marketing Co-operative has announced. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. State legislation vesting ownership in the public of all Utah's unappropriated underground water and providing for its administration by the state, may be recommended by the chamber cham-ber of commerce, it was announced recently. The proposed measure would give the state engineer the authority to pass on applications to drill new wells and to regulate and control the development and use of underground water, much the same as he now does In the case of surface sur-face water. BLXGIIAM, UT. The American Smelting & Refining company will expend between $400,000 and $500,- 000 In a deep development program, starting immediately at properties which have just been acquired under lease In the Bingham mining region, It Is announced. BOISE, IDA. New laws enacted by the last legislature, now In effect, ef-fect, Include the act repealing the "gin marriage" law, the game law revision acts, the recall, Initiative and referendum acts, the meat inspection in-spection law and the dozens of minor mi-nor regulatory measures dealing with school district election?,' irri gation district elections, budgets, fil ing of official reiwrts and similar matters. BINGHAM, UT. The Utah Cop per company suffered a loss from mining operations in 1932 of $1,10G,- 018.13, after all operating charges for cost of production were deducted, deduct-ed, according to the president's re port. POCATELLO, IDA. It Is report ed that Yellowstone will open this year on June 1st SALT LAKE CITY, UT. -Appli cation for $45,000 in Reconstruction Finance corporation self-liquidating loans have been received by R. A. Hart, secretary of the state projects committee. Cedar City would like to borrow $30,000 from the government govern-ment to Improve its municipal water system, and Richfield is asking for a $15,000 loan to install water me ters. , SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Tin Eleventh Regional Agricultural Cre dit corporation has approved 4799 loans to livestock men, farmers and poultrymen for a total-of $19,383,- 000, it was announced recently by E. G. Bennett, Ogden, president of the federal credit corporation. OGDEN, LT. The annual conference con-ference sessions of the Methodist Episcopal church in Utah will be held May 25 to 28. BRIG HAM CITY, UT. Reports from Washington, D. C., Indicate that the construction of the Hyrum reservoir key project is assured. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The quota for Utah In the forest conservation conser-vation army has been set at 2300 men. Including one thousand between be-tween the ages of 18 and 25 and 1300 experienced men, who will be assigned to camps in national forests for-ests and national parks to train the younger members of the force. The county quotas are: Beaver 40; Roxelder, 73; Cache, 113; Carlton. "3; Dagset, 10; Davis, 54; Du chesue, 40; Emery, CO; Garfield, C5; Grand, 30; Iron, 38; Juab, 50; Kane, 15; Millard, 44; Morjran, 11; Piute, 23; Rich, 11; Salt Lake, 774; Ban Juan, 34; Sanpete, 70; Sevier, 4?; Summit, 42: Tooele. 39: Uintah, 41; Utah. 200; Wasatch, 23; Wasli-Inpton, Wasli-Inpton, 40; Wayne, 40, on-i Weber ASSUMING the correctness of meager dispatches from Cuba, a real rebellion airalnst the Machado regime has broken out with the landing of two expeditions near the eastern end of the lslsnd. The gor-erument gor-erument claimed to be having an easy time suppressing the outbreak, but the fl zhting continued. Some of Machado's opponents more than intimated in-timated that the revolt was a "set up" engineered ty the President himself. . till, Wetra Xwtpapr Cstoa. :io. BOISE, IDA. Fifty thousand shovels, one for each man in the forest conservation camps in the Rock Mountain country, will be purchased pur-chased by the forest service as a part of the required equipment, R. II. Rutled.w, of Ostfen. regional forester has annonm-ed. BOISE, IDA. Grain growers Id Boise are rmlrlns four cents bushel alove the priee jn Portland and ten cents above the world level all because of a combination tf in flation and a local drtum. Scenes and Persons in the Current News fell 1 f i f ll nf K v i 'ih 3 iV-V J w - "zr f y vC ; ' , -4 v lib wSrp - r V f if I v 4 - ft w I - t it ,-4 CI 1 :fVfn I! SvT -dy vW feSS.-.H'Mlw M8OTm TlWij I ' v?y'-,- "v lrvs .) I"- f I v r V 1'j i 1 Midshipmen at the Annapolis naval academy passing in review before the board of dress parade of the season. 2 Luis M. Sanchez Cerro, president of Peru, who was assassinated, ijj Minister uuiao Jung or naiy, in wasniugion lor economic cuuiereucw wjui rresiueni Koosevelt tional Guardsmen arresting farmers for participating in disorders that caused proclamation of in two counties. Old Guard Celebrates Its 107th Birthday 12 The Old Guard of the city of New York celebrating its one hundred and seventh annlversaij iue viu uuuiu oi me ciiy oi dress parade on Governors island. D. W. MACCORMICK Mr- "T' Daniel W. MacCormick, the new commissioner general of Immigration, Immigra-tion, at his desk In the Labor department de-partment In Washington. ACCUSED JUDGE ( T ; v t J.-.- ' " i V. W : "V . I X;. I Winning the Bucksaw Champion;; 'A v A; v V A w federal o- nuua a. LiOWeil of Utoii whose lmieachment by congress was asked because he freed George Crawford, colored, who was wanted In Virginia on a charge of murder. The jndgc based his action on the fact that negroes ?r!l",UoWe1 ,0 serTe on Jrtea n Mrginla and the conviction of the man. If obtained, would be reversed re-versed by tne Supreme court. P Y ' ' ' x Mrs. Henry Berger of Pocono Lake, Pa, winning the f t Remain, pionship in the annual wood chopping and sawing contest ! - E. An: She sawed through an 8-lnch log in 23.5 seconds. Much Silver Reclaimed From A small blast rnmom t. l -taoi luxuuce in one movie studio In Hollywood reclaims about 2,000 ounces of silver weekly from films, or about $40,000 worth yearly, it is then melted Into bars and sold for use In coins. Jewelry and silverware. The dime with' which yon buy a cigar may have performed as- Maurice Chevalier. Marlene Dietrich. Sylvia Sydney or Miriam Hopkins. The photograph shows Lona Andre with some of the regained silver. ' rf v- " ' - 22- I society j I' comi paderj I- eet ;:- thai M hotel (Hocry, im r04 a)ni( ? B0 tat f wraui the p |