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Show The THE WEATHER UTAH Unsettled ln'i,i;ni Friday, coder extreme east lion tonight. Volume 26. Number m 1!U. N. v Herald-Journ- al OGAN. . GRAIN RANGE I I All, THURSDAY, Al'Cl'ST 1 :. I'RICE FIVE CENTS 1 n Head Merrill Family MERRY GO-ROUN- A I t Duly litur (Hi m N' yf Wlmf Nation DKAKSON DKKVV IXMTOK'S N n With rumll strength slipping, if not already lust, the i wealthier among lasses, one of the must important questions affecting the of Koo?elt is that of his strength with on those KWirf. Is this large stratum of the population behind the man primarily responsible lor feeding them? To the answer, one of the applied for relief at the Baltimore transient bureau recently. This is what he found. e tomor- town row?" Obviously relieved when he got an affirmative reply to the last question, he made out a card for two meals and a bath and passed me on to the Frederick Street station. Old There two signs read: .Men on This Side"; Young Men on This Side. An attendant took my coat and trousers to be fumigated, and da irected me to steel trough where I washed my socks, shirt then were and underwear. They rack and hung on a wooden pushed by other attendants into a steam drier. Large signs read. Important - Wash all light under clothing two times per week and heavy underclothing once a week. were men About two dozen bathing at 2 p.m. t f . TOO OI.D a The showerbath supervisor, bald, oldish man who had been a to construction foreman, turned another old man who was dressing. "You and I will never get a job again. If we dont get that e pension its the poorhouse man for us. But this young some "has to me) (pointing chance left maybe. I asked if he couldn't get a construction job under the new Works program, but he replied: don't the contractors Naw, want us old men. Anyhow there won't be much left for anybody after the politicians get theirs out. e desk The man at the punched my card, signifying that I had received one bath. A Supper was at 4:30 sharp. group of men lounged outside the day building. Today was, pay-oand they were waiting for the to addition in one dollar weekly bed and meals which they got for a Relief job. One of them who worked in the Relief kitchen said he was allowed 5 for a room and a $2 food order for his wife. He had been making $20 a week in a Bathmore garage, but after the end bf the NRA his employer cut wagps to $12, and his wife demanded that he throw up the job and go on relief. Don't you think something will old-ag- bath-hous- ff (onfined On Page 8) a i Above, the late Elder Marnner W Merrill, apostle m the L.D S. f hurrh, president of the Logan temple and president of Cache alike. who'.1 79o living descend-entwill honor him at a family reunion August 21 At right, Ez- ra J Merrill Pocatello banker and inLi.ance broker who is the present head of the Merrill family orginization Urges Increase In Membership Large Family! Of Utah Posts ell, Merrills To Gather At Family Community On August 24 Descendants of Elder Marriner Merrill, former president of the Logan temple and former member of the council of Twelvt of the L D S. church, will hold annual reunion their twenty-nint- h at the Richmond stake tabernacle on Saturday, August 24 Apostle Morrill crossed the plains in 1853, the year after he as a Mormon youth had ioined the church in Sachvill, Canada. In 1860 he moved to Richmond where he became the first bishop He served jn that capacity for 18 years. He was a counsellor in the original Cache stake presidency for 10 vears, and president of the Logan temple from its dedication m to his death in 1906. From 1889 he served as a member of the council of Twelve. Simultaneously for several years he was also the president of the original Cache stake. As a pioneer builder he assisted in the construction of the Central Pacific railroad from Cache Valley to Butte. Montana. He also aided in building the Great Northern railroad Four nf his eight wives are still living Two of them. Elna J. Merrill and Sophia Merrill, live in Richmond, and two. Jennie Merrill and Hilda Merrill tn Iogan. He was the father of 24 boys and 22 girls, of whom 13 sons and 13 daughters are still living. He has a total posterity of 799 of whom 363 are male and 331 female members. Under the direction of Ezra J Merrill, prominent Pocatello insurance broker and banker, plans are reunion for an outstanding under wav The local arrangements of are under the supervision Glacus G. Merrill of Richmond, secretary of the organization. Among the outstanding features to be heard at the reunion is the life history of Apostle Merrill which has recently been completed by his daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Hendricks. historian of the family association. Wood 16 RICHFIELD. I. Aug Commending smaller posts of th? state for their activities, Norman L Sims. Utah department commands of the America. i Legion, all today urged Legion pots to redouble effort to increase membership. The report of Commander Sims was the first official business of the convention which will continue through Saturday Registration started late Wednesday. Almost l.(XK) members of the which is Legion and Auxiliary, holding its convention also, had legistered when the first meetings were called to order at 10 a. m. In complimenting smaller posts, Commander Sims designated Richfield as the outstanding post in the department because it increased its membership 4o() per cent during the past year. to Americanism. Refeinng Commander Sims said Utah was fortunate in that there was little Communistic activity in the state. He said, however, that Utah bound to were duty assist departments neighboring to stamp out the menace of communism. He commented on various legislative activities of the national organization, particularly the universal draft bill but declined tc mention the bonus isue which ended when Congress failed to President Roosevelt's override gieenback-bonu- s veto cf the Patman bill. PRESTON PIONEER DIES AT FRANKLIN Mrs. Otto E. Johnson, S3, died Wednesday at the home of her Backer. daughter. Mrs. Lonetta Death re Wednesday afternoon. suited from a broken hip and ailments attendant to old age Her husband, Otto E. Johnson, died 15 years ago. She is survived by twelve ehild-Ten- : Otto H. Johnson, Marysville. Idaho; Herman Johnson, Rupert, Idaho; Albert E. Johnson. Logan; Nephi Johnson. Lewiston; Lonetta Packer. Franklin; Ernest Johnson. Lulu Alldredge and Alma JohnEmma son of Preston; Petty, PICNIC PROGRAM Swan Johnson, Lake; Harvey Burley, Idaho; Lawrence Johnson, Ogden and Arnold Johnson, Salt IS Lake City. Also surviving are 75 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren A play hour and a special proFuneial services will he held of the gram will be features Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Preston Cache County campfire pic- Fourth ward chapel. She will be nic to be staged Friday evening taken to her home in Preston on the U.S.A.C. campus beginning Friday evening where friends may at 6:30 o'clock, it was announceu call until time for the services. Thursday morning. Opening the festival will be a day hmer under the direction of Celia Nelson. The program will begin at 7:30 p. m. and will contain the following numbers: club songs led by Mrs. Laura Shum-watwo minute talks on the most exciting time in our club" by members of the Millville Home Foods Science club, Richmond club; vocal duet by Oris May Allen STEWARTSVILLE. Mo., Aug. 15 and Metta Hale of Smithfield; I' Members of the P.eorganized short story by a member of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Smithfield club; gypsy by a RichDay Saints gather here today for mond club; comic reading by a the reunion that has been an anNewton club member. event for a half century. nual a candle Following the program The largest delegation in recent lighting ceremony symbolizing the years was on hand at the opening wheel of progress will be held. m the city of tents near here. All club members will take part Biblical tii ftuias, musical producin this event. tions and addresses will be features during the meeting MARRIAGE LICENSE Apostle J. F. Garver. Lamo.ii, license has been A marriage night, and issued to John Avery Byington, la, will speak each Mae President Albert A. Smith, Inde27, Rockland, Idaho, and pendence, will speak Sunday night. Ellen Rabenort, 18, May, Idaho. WS. MNufct SirulwsU. !. Robbers Get Ross Declares Martial Insurance Partly Covers $23,000 Loss By Law At Driggs Joseph Hodges, Owner of Mill Idaho Property 87,000 tn Rosalia Bank SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 13 l.I9 omdit masquerading as a woman and two desperate companions were hunted in the inland empire today after a series of shocking crimes which included a bank holdup, a slaying and a kidnaping. Searchers believed that the fugitives had abandoned their automobile flight to hide somewhere in 'he Spokane area. Bert Lernley. 45, town marshal of Rosaiia, Wash, was slain by one of the trio when he surprised them in a hold up of the Rosalia bulk As Lemley stepped across the Threshold of the bank, a bandit lookout in a parked automobile sent a bullet through his Thev scooped between $5,000 and forced Mathew Elliott, 35 7,000, bank cashier, to precede them as a shield, and stepping over Lem-ley- s body forced their way. shooting, through a gathering crowd of citizens None was hit. The crowd fell back before the gunf re and the bandits, with Elliott as a captive, entered the automobile and fled on a highwayleading to Spokane. 34 miles north. Three miles out of Rosalia they threw the bank cashier out on the highway. Elliott said that the driver of the machine, who fired the shot which struck down Lemley. wore a dirtv gray dress and a womans hat. He was positive, however, that the costume was a disguise and that the wearer was a man. The cashier said that the sides of the bandit car, stolen in Cheney two days ago, was lined with shee metal to ktep out bullets. -- V ver body lias seen futures of Dr. F. E. Townsend, of old age pension fame. But few will rpcotmie Ins nindeaf wile, the mirsi lie wooed and won in a Black Hills mining (own rears ago. Mrs. alcove in Townsend is cue of the few photogcaplis ever g taken ot her. G Man's Widow Su es Gangster ftorj FOR EASTERN TRIP 78 Jamboree Boy Scouts the Cache Valley Council will leave Logan Friday afternoon for the substitute educational and tour to the Silver Jubilee good-wieast, according l 3reston W. Pond, Scout executive, who will have direct charge of the tour. There is still time for other Boy Scouts to sign up for the trip It would be desirable, according to the Scout officials, to have at least ion boys in the party. The Cache Valley boys will join the Boy Scouts from the Ogden Gateway Council and together they will make the substitute trip, which in some respects are said outrival the original trip to the Washington Jamboree. More time will be spent in the larger cities than could have been spent on the first arrangement, and more factories will be visited in the east. The stay in New York City will also be lengthened, and at least one day will be spent in Washington, D. C. to give the scouts an to see the White opportunity House and the large government buildings. Considerable time will be spent in Cumorah, where missionaries laboring in the eastern states miswill tell the sion, interesting story of the birth of Mormonism in that section. Independence, Missouri, will also be visited. The boys who are making the trip are meeting Friday afternoon at 12 o'clock noon to form the orthe with necessary ganization withdrawal of some of the Boy Scouts who intended to go origin-aiiThev will leave the OSL depot about 1:30 oclock for Cache Junction where they will leave for Ogden to join the group going from that section. John D. Giles, field director of the Aaronic priesthood groups of the L. D. S. church, will accompany the boys on the entire trip. At Pom least ll 00,000 Mi's. Cowley Claims Her, Husbands Death Left Her Poor SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15 U'.! Mrs. LaVon Chipman Cowley, widow of a department of justice agent killed in a gun battle with the late George (Baby Face) Nelson, sought iltlO.OoO damages today from John Paul Chase, Nelson's companion in the outlaw's last stand. In filing the damage suit in. the San Francisco courts, Mira. Cowley alleged that the death of her husband, Samuel P. Cowley of Salt Lake City, had left her am! her two minor children destitute. now The suit named Chase, serving a life sentence in Alcatraz federal prison, his brother Charles of Sausalito, Cal., and the Hibernia Savings and Loan company, custodian of $1,738 said to be Chase's property. Cowley and another federal! agent fell mortally wounded in the gun battle in which Nelson also was wounded fatally near Bar-- 1 rington, III., last November. - Well Known Paris Man Dies of Injuries OLDEST MAN DIES SPRINGVILLE. Utah, A.ug 15 if Pi Moroni Miner, oldest resident of Utah county, who celebrated his 100th birthday last June, died today after a sheet illness at his home tn Springviiie. Miner was active in L. D. S (Mormon) church circles ail his earlier life. He is survived by, nine sons and 53 4t daughters, grandchildren and one great, greatgrandchildren Police Search For Sender Of False Alarm Call Comes Simultaneously With Start of Big Smithfield Fire The fire was discovered by Kenneth Turner, night operator of the mill, shortly after 11 o'clock last night. Mr. Turner had just been waiting on some customers when he heard an unusual noise upstairs in the mill. Rushing up the steps to ascertain the source of the noise, he was met by the flames on the second floor of the mill. The mill proper, the flour storage house and the west wheat elevator were completely razed by the flames. In the elevator were bushels of stored about 9,000 About 500 ibushels of wheat wheat in the process of manufacture into flour were also destroyed. The east elevator containing about 18,000 bushels of wheat was only partly by the damaged flames. It was believed by Mr. that he Hodges this morning would be able to save most of the wheat in that elevator. The east side of the elevator partly weak ened by the fire was oulging tro.n the inside pressure. Efforts were made today to empty the wheat from the elevator and bring it to Logan for storage. About 16,000 'bushels of the wheat in the two elevators belonged to farmers of the county. The elevators were of the stave construction. The mill was built in 1889 by a group of about 30 Smithfield ' farmers, organizing the Farmers' , Cooperative Milling company. About 1921 the mill was taken over by Herbert R. Weston, present owner of the Central Mills in Logan. It had then been operIn 1922 ated by Isaac Jorgensen. Joseph Hodges bought a half interest in the mill from Mr. Weston and the next year it was purchased completely by Mr. Hodges, who operated it until 1928 when ho sold it to the Michaelis interests in Smithfield. In 1930 he again became the owner of the mill, and two years later again sold it to the Michaelis interests, only to buy it back again in 1934. Since then he has been operating the mill. Mr. Hodges also owns the Trenton flour mills. No decision as to the future of the milling operations in Smith-fiel- d of Mr. Hodges has been taken as yet, according to Mr. Hodges. . DRIGGS. 'Idaho, Aug. 15 Idaho National guards poured into this little town today after Gov. C. Ben Ross had proclaimed martial law to quell disturbances of Mexican pea pickers in southeastern Idaho. The troops were ordered from Boise and Twin Falls last night when, it was said, growers feared thr.f American lives were endangered by the strike activities. Action followed closely on an order by Governor Ross yesterday cancelling all relief projects in the area so that sufficient help would be available to harvest crops. Following the jail episode, AdGeneral M. G. McConnei justs of Idaho reported to Governor Ross in Boise and the troops were dispatched immediately by truck. The Mexican trouble was over wages and attempts to keep .American labor out of the district, it was said. The pea harvest is at the peak now and growers will suffer heavy losses if the crop is not picked soon. It wfas rumored in Boise that water troubles on the Teton river might have had some bearing on the governors action. After he sent the troops to the scene of the strike, however, the chief executive left the capital on a hunting trip near Fairfield, Idaho, and could not be contacted. MIKKELSEN IIAN5 FAREWELL FRIDAY VFW AUXILIARY IS Program plans have been comproosal to preserve peace in east pleted by the Scandinavian organAfrica was submited to Italy ization of Logan for a farewell day and a reply from Benito Mus- - testimonial in honor of Hans solini was hoped for by tomor-an- d church and prominent row civic leader here, who will sail to fulDenmark in September for fill an L. D. S. mission. It will be Mr. Mikkelsen'8 second mission in Denmark, his native land. C. F. Olsen of Hyrum, with whom Mr. Mikkelsen was associated for several years in church work in the South Cache community, will be the principal speaker. Mr. Mikkelsen will also give an FORMED IN LOGAN Mik-kelse- n. Commissioners Name Cache Welfare Board Allot Half Mill Of Levy to Hospitalization Fund; County Budget Is Increased Cache county commissioners, in regular session Wednesday afternoon, appointed a welfare board to handle charity funds in the with county and to cooperate state and federal agencies in adbusisocial welfare ministering ness. William Worley, chairman of the board of commissioners Will Cf. head the committee: Guy Cardon, Logan; John C. Brench-leWellsviile, for the four year O. Greaves. term; Dr. Ethelyn Logan and G. A. Hogan, Lewiston for the two year term. The decision to create a welfaie board was made July 31. following a meeting with D. J Green-wel- l, director of the state board of public welfare, and the county To expedite the commissioners. administhation of the social seformation of the curity act. the welfare board was suggested. Under the plan, unemployables, including aged and infirm, will be taken from the relief lists and the welfare board will have charge of this work, as well as to decide other matters pertaining to social welfare. y, UTAH COUNTYS j Logan-Cach- - PARIS, Idaho, Aug. John Dougan 53. proprietor of the Hotel Paris, died Wednesday of injuries received when struck by an automobile driven by A N. Ainsley. Nebraska Dougan is survived by his widow a son, both of Paris, Idaho 15 Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the milling plant and wheat elevators of the Farmers Union Milling company in Smithfield during the early hours this morning. It is estimated that the loss may reach about $23,000, of which about $15,000 is protected by insurance. The mill was owned and operated by Joseph Hodges, who resides at 55 East Third South street, in Logan, The fire broke out some time between 11 oclock and midnight and raged throughout the morning hours. The e Smithfield fire department assisted by the fire department tried in vain to sfve the oid building and its valuable contents. DRIGGS, Ida., Aug. 15 lU.Ri All was under control today in the Teton county pen harvest witli no violence reported from a strike of pickers which of the declaration required martial law late yesterday. Sheriff II. Rex Smith, of Driggs,. reported he felt a suitable the of settlement wage dispute would tie reached immediately. One hundred guar 'mien from Boise and Twin Falls arrived in the trouble area late last night and were organized this morning. They will attempt to furnish pickets who want to work with proteetion while they are at uiv tit itin, Smith reported that the renter of the trouble lay in about 5 per cent of the 1500 to 2000 in the fields. worker They struek for higher wages and workwouldn't allow willing ers to enter the fields. The rebelling group was made up of Mexican and white laborers. Smith said, although nio4 of the arrested ones were white. yesterday, 13 alleged agitators were arrested and placed in jail. Smith said. There was no truth in the report that the jail had been stormed In an attempt to free them. Practically without masks, at the time. , 10-d- J Three back. Two dark youths, were in the bank Plans Reunion In Richmond ANNOUNCED ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. we had a day off today and nothing to do. so we went flying with friends, crack Joe Crosson. Alaska's pilot, who is a great friend of Wiley's and helped him on his difficulties up here on his Bar, record trips, and Joe rows another fine pilot, in a Lockheed Electra. We scaled the highest McKinley, t Mount one on the American contia bright, sunny nent, It was beautiful 'day and the most saw. Crosson ever sight I landed on a glacier over half and way up it in a plane, huntook off. flew right by dreds of mountain sheep, flew bear and low over moose down in the valley, and then cut to visit Matanuska valley, , where they sent those 1235 I , model pioneers, Yours, Hfc A -- you IN ' Has A young caseBALTIMORE worker, who tried to conceal h sophisticayouth with a surface a cardboard partion, sat in cubbv-holBaltititioned in the more and Aisquith Streets Transient Bureau and asked questions: How long have you been away from home?' "What kind of work did you last do? What do you '.van a couple of meals and bed?" leave jr4 s" ut Will Ten Thousand Bushels Wheat Fire Damaged huU .NOTK: Ivom11'n y RIOTING Affairs ROBERT S. ALLliIN i Know Her? Shes GUARD STOPS Mrs. Townsend! D Going ay H The commissioners also voted to make a change in the Cache county tax levy for 1935, although the total levy will remain the same. It was decided to decrease the allotment from one mill for the county poor to g mill and to establish a fund for hospitalization for which they have ailoted the 6 mill. No were registered protests against the proposed iriertase of the Cache county budget and the 'increases amounting to $2545 were The following sums approved. 'were added to the previous budg-leclerk's office, $525; recorder's office, $570: miscellaneous expense $150: building and ground $500; county fair, $500 and county library, $300. A committee from the area Nibley. surrounding protested in a boundary lines suggested of the petition of incorporation The commissioners community. voted to eliminate as much adjacent farm land as possible, folThe matter lowing the hearing. will be discussed in detail at a later meeting, it was decided. t: address. A trio including Mr. Mikkel-sen'- s Margaret, and daughter, Erma Schiffman, playing violins and Blanche Cardon at the piano, will furnish music. The meeting will begin at 7:30 in o'clock Friday evening the stake house. Other musical numbers will include a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bailey and a violin solo by Lynn Lawrence, accompanied by Catherine Campbell. Alfred Erickson is in charge of arrangements. FOUR GET LIFE FOR SLAYING Mrs. Jennie L. Jones, wife of Ray Jones, was named president of the auxiliary of Cache Valley Post No. 2199, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at an organization meeting Wednesday night at the library rooms. Other elected were: officers Mrs. Chloe Tassey, senior vice president; Mrs. May Pedersen, junior vice president; treasurer, Mrs. Ray Crookston; conductress, Mrs. Ann Chipman; chaplain, Mrs. Elvira Brown; guard, Mrs. W. W. Welch; trustee, Mrs. Eva Burr and historian, Mrs. LeVaun Zollinger; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Luella B. Hunter and Mrs. Letha Jensen, musician. Members to fill appointive offices will be selected within a short Mrs. Jones time, announced, Thursday. Installation of officers and presentation of the charter was directed by Mrs. Mertelle Aldrich, national deputy chief of the staff of Ladies' auxiliary, and twelve members of the Ogden Auxiliary organization. The group met with the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their first meeting. Approximately 40 were in attendance. Following the? business, refreshments were served. ' The committee in charge of arrangements in? eluded? Mrs. Cora Burr. Mrs. W. W. Welch, Mrs. Eva Burr, Mrs. Ana chipmaq and . Mrs. Walter ,. Raleigh. , V EEK C. . Life Aug. 15 (LG!) prisons Michigan 26 were passed today on a year old underworld his figure and in women the three accomplices robbery and murder of Howard WASHINGTON,Art. 15 u'.ii- -Carter Dickinson, prominent New York attorney and nephew of President Roosevelt today signed the bill establishing a Supreme Court Justice Charles work week for postal employes. Evans Hughes. DETROIT, sentences in - - |