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Show t 77ie h J.aafe5SESfaesesr-- s . liaAer Grain Range Wheat: May UTAH - Sn im' nr ram and Saturday .'o( mui li tonight hange in temperature LOGAN. U1AH. Independent Neispapef - J JUIU .setting winter sun, tinting the background of sky and clouds as it boldlv birthday anniversary. After All Just Think Hou) BY FREDERICK C. OTIIMAN Fnited Iress Staff Correspondent By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN Local his- FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Feb. 21 .U.P.) torians threw money to the fish today in a vain attempt to prove that George Washington could have tossed a silver WASHINGTON The Secret dollar across the Rappahannock River, if hed had one. Servicp is taking extra piecau-tion- s It was a sad and depressing sight; the biggest waste of for the visit of the president cash we ever saw outside of a nightclub. As for the fish, to the Fly club at Harvard tomorrow (Saturday). rather have had worms. Not many people know it, but theyd The leading citizens lined up on the bank of the muddy last year when the president attended the Fly club dinner, he was Rappahannock, took off their coats in the chill btueze, bombed. wound up, and sent coins of the realm plinking into the a - t (Continued on Page Eight) Iopl Th.akJ .87 T. .88 ' .881 Who PRICE FIVE CENTS the waves. Otherwise these red- of dollars faced thrower-awayer- s seomed sane. Out Seven Bucks Ben Pitts, who sent seven silver cartwheels into the mud, explained. As president of the chamber of commerce he arranged a Washington birthday celebration for tomorrow, here at the first citizens old home town. That's where he got himself into trouble. He decided to give the speerh-makina fine colonial climax by having Walter Johnson, the big train of baseball fling a dollar cross the Rappahannock, exactly as Washington was supposed to have done. Johnson immediately went into practice at his Germantown, Md., farm and everything was lovely until word of the impending event leaked into Washington, D. C. cong There those gressmen had to put their fingers into the affair, Pitts said, with results about as usual. Werent Any Dollars Sol Bloom, who Congressman should have been thinking about affairs of state instead of Fredericksburg's carnival, Pitts added, charged the whole business was screwy. He said that Washington couldn't have thrown a dollar across the Rappahannock because there were no dollars then, and that even if there were, the father of his country wasn't strong enough. Bloom said he'd bet 20-- 1 that Johnson couldn't do it. "Oh. ho, retorted Pitts. I'll bet $5,000 Johnson can." He gave the cash to Banker John F. Gouldman, Jr., in case there were any takers, and then he began to worry. What if Johnson couldn't throw a dollar that far? Five thousand dollars is a lot of money. Pitts and a dozen oi his friends ransacked Fredericksburg for silver dollars, went out to the river and learned to their dismay that a dollar flies through the air like an Australian boomerang.- You aim it at the other side of the river, it sails up like s, the daring young man, does' an immelman roll, and disappears into the waves with a gurgle. When Pitts and the other scientific investigators ran out of dollars, they turned to iron washers. Still no luck. . They looked pretty disconsolate as they walked back home, but by the- - time theyd reached the old stone block, where Washington's neighbors auctioned slaves, Pitts whispered a secret in our ear. The air of disillusionment general merely was a stall to lead on Congressman Bloom. Don't let the congressman know, Pitts said, but we have confidential information that Walter Johnson already has thrown a dollar far enough to sail across the Rappahannock. He did it night before last in the light of the moon. And weve got 10 good silver dollars ready for him to use Satdollars they are. urday. Extra-fin- e too. Steamlined. We greased 'em. ' g hard-workin- flip-flop- . Stores Are Closed All Day Saturday All shires in Logan will closed Saturday, February 22, In observance of Washingtons birihday. To accommodate shoppers the store will remain open late tonight. read the other day where a Utah college professor and hl wife are starting out on a trip around the world. On the tour they will visit Japan, China, India, Russia, Poland, Finland the ScanWe dinavian France countries, Germany, and England. A lew years ago this same professor and his wife spent a year or more studying in various countries of Europe. Undoubtedly the trip will provide the educator, who is one of the leading men in hts chosen field in the state, with inrreased knowThe only ledge of the world. trouble is that he is advancing in years. His time m the school room is limited. What a fine thing it would be if those who are to instruct youth in our institutions of higher learning could make such world trips beiore they start to teach instead of when their teaching careers is almost at an end. Fellowships are granted to varinstituious leading educational tions Why not traveling fellowships? The recent TVA decision is a to the entire nation but especially to the west where exists God-sen- d unlimited power resources. The decision means tnat the federal government can sell power in competition with private companies. This is a blow to private interests which had hoped to keep the hands of the government tied, so that such power as. the United States produced would have to be wasted, like water poured on sand. (Continued on . page 3) PROVO SNOWSLIDE WRECKS SERVICES PROVO, Feb. 21 (f'P Townsendites Won t Sponsor Third Party A moun- tain of snow, piled up in the Wasatch Range by recent storms, crashed down in Provo canyon early today, disrupting telephone and telegraph service and blocking another section of the state high- MeGroartv Will Not Enter Primaries, Leaders Declare LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21 IT-- Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the old age pension plan, today repudiated any attempts to involve his organization into any third party campaign for the presidency. The elderly Long Beach, Cat, physician declared the Townsend a movement is not sponsoring third party nor had it authorized any possible candidates to seek the presidency under the banners of established parties. The statement, signed by Dr. Townsend, Gomer Smith of Oklaof the organhoma, ization, and Robert E. Clements, secretary, apparently was prompted hy action of a Democratic organization in sponsoring the the California can- didacy of Rep. John Stephen in ty pri- maries. Rep. McGroarty of Los Angeles, leader of the Townsend bloc in congress, was said to have accepted the invitation to enter his name in the state primaries only to further adoption of a Townsend plank in the Democratic platform. He was quoted as considering himself a Roosevelt Democrat" and expecting to withdraw his name at the convention if he won in the primaries. ROOSEVELT AIDE DIES IN OAKLAND OAKLAND, Feb. 21 (UR) Vicaeronautical chamber, that Gardner might be of assistance because tor H. Metcalf, 82, secretary of he is a politician of the first commerce and later secretary of the r.avy in the cabinet of Presiwater former dent Theodore Roosevelt, died at Murray wrote that the commitratic his Oakland home yesterday. governor and Der '.id $25,000 in His death, attributed to general teeman v"" debilities of advanced age, fol1935 anc Personally I feel that Gardner lowed that of his wife, Mrs. Emily can be of more help during this Sorrine Metcalf, by a month. Metcalf was congressmen from session of congress in order to get proper airmal legislation than he vhai formerly was the third Calihas been to the industry during fornia congressional district when the past 10 or 11 months. He he was selected as a cabinet memcame into the picture after the ber by President Roosevelt, with whom he became very close. damage had been done. At the time of the San Francisco He is a politician of the first water1 and my observations tell earthquake and fire in 1906, the to me that in this administration, president assigned Metcalf in order to get things done resort make a full investigation of the simply has to be made to the use disaster and report to him. "Am greatly gratified and reof politics. lieved by your full report. I shall On this note the committee adjourned, with Nye thanking all recommend to congress exactly as President Roosevelt who had contributed sugestions you suggest, wired upon receipt of Metcalf's for carrying out its purpose. report. He leaves a son, William Howard Metcalf, and two grandchildren, Victor Howard Metcalf and Barbara Bailey. STRATEGY RETREAT ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 21 Cougars Battle For Second Place Honors Hoop artists of Utah State, bem ers of the Roiky Mountain conference basketball will crown, open their final home stand of tile 1936 season tonight at 8 o'clock in the Smart gym against their closest rivals, the Brigham Young Cougars. The series marks a final e performance on the home court before opening a drive for another R M C. title and a spot in the worlds greatest games, the Olympics, as representatives of United States. P,cgardless of conditions in the western division race, fans are expecting one of the most exciting and well played series ever seen by the two rivals on the local floor. Hopes of gaming the title blasted, the Cougars wiil be fightpost in the ing for a runner-u- p division and a place in the Olympic tryouts at Laramie next month. A double win for the Aggies may force the Cougars to forego contemplated entrance in the trials. Want Tivo Victories The Aggies, on the other hand, will be striving for a perfect season over their Provo rivals which would give them one of the most title margins. The convincing team has rested for two weeks and are ready and axious for action. They arc in pprfect condiwill likely and tion attempt to present their best basketball of the season. Only one member of the squad of 15 Farmers is ailing. The vetreeran Shelby West, serve forward, was forced to bed Thursday with a severe cold and slight fever. It is likely he will see little action during the series. The rest of the group, however, are rarin' to go. Captain Cleo Ictty, forward: Eldon Watson, center, and Rollie Gardner, guard, are determined to give local fans the best performance of their careers in their final appearance on the home floor as Aggies. Kent Ryan, forward, and Ed Wade, guard, other regulars of the championship five, are also looking forward to peak performances. West and Dean Henderson, another reserve, are the ouiy other members of the squad who will be closing their college hoop careers on the home floor. Henderson, along with Elmo Garff, reserve guard, are slated for a good deal of action. two-gam- -- The Country Has Grown Affair police. Tall, dark haired Chairman Ger- Nye, R. N. D, deploring the lack of time and funds that forced the inquiry to a conclusion, predicted a final report would be made to the senate by March 15. It will summarize results of the investigation since public hearings began in September, 1934, and set forth arguments for legislation to regulate the vast munitions industry. Famed Involved Since that uncomfortably warm day when Nye first called his committee to order, the names of many famous men, living and dead, have figured in the inquiry Sir Basil Zaharoff, Europe's mystery man," King George V, President Woodrow Wilson, J. P. Morgan, Bernard M. Baruch, the Duponts, and scores of others. Bribery, graft, huge profits, lobbying, treaty violations, war time plans for smuggling, financing, and taking profits out of war, were hundreds of. other subjects covered in the bulky record. The study of the munitions industry," Nye said, is one which could go on forever. Every phase we have explored has opened new which, avenues of investigation unfortunately cannot continue. Inquiry Complete "However, the committee feels that it has reached a point now where it can count the inquiry well rounded and complete. Nye said the investigation would not be reopened unless the committee discovered it had not fully carried out all provisions of the senate resolution under which it was created. The last pike of evidence offered for the record was a suggestion by airplane manufacturers in January. 1935, that former Gov. Max O. Gardner of North Carolina might be of assistance in helping airlines obtain proper airmail legislation" from congress. Gardner was disclosed to have received $75,000 as special counsel for the aeronautical Chamber of Commerce shortly after Postmaster General James A. Farley cancelled all airmail contracts in 1934. Governor May Aid James P. Murray, eastern representative of the Boeing Aircraft corporation, suggested in a letter to C. L. Egtyedt, president of the old R. a commanding figure on the eve of his 204th They are also going through the rigmarole of inspecting the kitchen where the President's food is to be cooked a precaution also carried out for Coolidge. Police and sanity records of the cooks also are being investigated. THE FLY CLUB The Fly cub, of which the ident and his sons are members lf"'was founded in 1836 under the name Alpha Delta Phi. No one know's where it picked up the name Fly. Last year, while the President was in the club, the members of the rival Phoenix club, also initiating that night, came around and sang risque songs under the windows of the Fly club, as is customary, without regard for the 1,000 or more p'eople congregated there to watch the President's departure. Secret Service men are a little stumped as to how, or if, they should try to prevent repetition of this unwanted serenade. NEW CHERRY TREES George Washington will soon have a new crop of cherry trees at his shrine In Fredericksburg, Va. In this case, however, they will be Bred in Japan " A delegation from the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce recently visited Japanese Ambas-M- j ,dor Saito to ask his aid in se- curing Japan's famous cherry trees to beautify the George Washington shrine at Fredericksburg. Ambassador Saito promised to get 200 trees. But, he added, as if just remembering something, your government forbids the importation of plants from the Orient There is a quarantine, I believe. continued the Nevertheless," ambassador, apparently enjoying the look of disappointment on the I think faces of the delegates, For G. two-year-ol- Philadelphia, throws Father of Our Country' into bold relief as arrived. This year, the vacant buildings have been torn down and offer no problem to the Secret Service. about However, twenty Secret Service men arrived in Cambridge a week in advance to sniff round the premises and make all R. Charles arrangements with Apted, chief of the Harvard Yard 0 3 I5Y RONALD G. VAN TINE United Press Staff Correspondent The WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (U.P.) $122, GO senate munitions investigation faded into history today, but to its sponsors remained the task of boiling down a record piled high with startling tales of the international arms traffic. George Washington on the Parkway at KITCHEN INSPECTED AH of this happened even though 500 Boston police and 110 Cambridge police the heaviest guard that has ever been posted for a President in New England were on duty. Police were stationed every forty feet along the route of the car from the railroad yards to Cambridge. Plainclothes men were in the windows of all buildings overlooking Holyoke Place, while two local police guarded a vacant building one inside and one out two for days before the President 1 Before Senate, Suggest Legislation On March 15 the great equestrain statue of top-flo- 21. Nye Will Make Summary silhouettes The bombing took place when the president's car drew up in Holyoke Place, a blind street which ends at the main gate to Lowell House, and on which the Fly club is located. A student in a room of Lowell House dropped several toy torpedoes into the street They landed about 100 feet from the President's car, making a loud popping noise. Secret Service men on the running board of the car drew their revolvers, and police rushed into Lowell House. The student was found, collared, lectured and FEBRUARY .88 .88 4-- H Fame A Daily Picture of Whats Going On in National FRIDAY. .89 Club Training Drama Of Intrigue Aggies In Paged In History As Shape For School Will Open Munition Quiz Ends Cougars At USAC Monday at - Washington s GO-ROU- ND .88 Final Hoop Series Opens Tonight Sunset fo j MERRY MS Sept. There s No A Open High Low Clo .99 .W'i ,3sv( ,9vs July Volume 27. Number 44. - 3SiK'ftlSfeei84' top-not- (CP) way through the canyon. It was the fourth snowslide within a week. Power distribution lines to Wallabufg and Vivian Park were broken. A previous slide had disrupted service. (The new slide, taking out the lines, occurred just after service had been restored. The slide threw a mass of snow for 500 feet along the highwav The average depth was 25 fret-- It did not extend to the Denver & Rio Grand Western railroad tracks. FERA CLOSES Utah Power company employes The FERA office announces the labored to clear the company's Cache county office on South Main lines, already shattered by previous street will be closed all day Satsnowslides. urday, February 2. B.Y.U. UTAH STATE Giles f Kump c - Cannon c) Black g Brooks Wade g Officials Swartz and Evans. Petty (c) Ryan Watson Gardner a, THIRD WARD PLANS ness. CLEVELAND, Feb. 21 (Ui Gov. Alf Landon, of Kansas, continued todav to increase his lead in a presidential poll being conducted by the Ohio federation of Republican clubs. Votes cast for the five leaders: Landon 6.248: Sen. William E Borah of Idaho, 4,921: Frank C. Knox of Chicago, 4.620: Sen. L. J. Dickinson of Iowa, 1,225; and U. S. Rep. Chester C. Bolton of Ohio, 11,007. annual Five Killed In Japan Tremor OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 21 (IP) Five persons were killed today, and some property damage was done, by an earthquake shock which apparently affected only a small area about Osaka. Two of those killed died in a landslide, the others fell with a smoke stack on which they were working. Twenty small houses were damaged. Markets here and at Tokyo were affected for a time by fear that the quake was serious. club state training school 4-- at the Utah State Agricultural i be held college, February to 21). Courses will be given on training, organization and conducting clubs as well as instruction on project technique and methods of conducting projects. About 150 club leaders are expected to attend, D. P.'Murray and Miss Myrtle Davidson, state club leaders, announced Thursday. 21 4-- Kf Amnesty May End Turmoil For Spanish Nineteen In Killed, 91 Injured Riots Since Election By LETTER ZIFFREN United Press Staff Correspondent A proMADRID, Feb. 21 (l.E) posal for immediate amnesty of thousands of political prisoners was put before the permanent committee of parliament today toy the new left wing government of Premier Manuel Azana. It was hoped that its enactment would end a series of disorders throughout the countrf which have resulted in wrecking of right wing political headquarters and the sacking and burning of churches. The disorders have occurred incident to left wing celebrations of victory which put them in power, and to demands that the govern-- , ment free all 30,000 political pri- at once. It was estimated 'that soners since election, 19 have been killed 94 and Ten injured. churches were set afire and two of them destroyed. Fascist, right center and right wing newspapers were attacked in nine cities. Censorship prevented the publication in Spain of anything about Sundays which f The Cache Valley Banking comThe Third ward reunion will toe pany has been appointed assignee held Saturday, February 22 in the Jensen-Holnan for the Clothing hall. A banquet will be servstore in Logan, according to L. W. ward ed at 12 noon, followed by a well bank. officer of trust the Hovey, planned program. An inventory is now being conAt 7:30 p. m. a play The Revducted and the store will be open enue Man" will be presented Anfor business again Monday. The toe given sale will continue until all of the other program will also merchandise has been sold when in the evening. A dance will climax the day. the company will retire from busi- Landon Still Leads At Ohio G.O.P. Polls vvill the church burnings or newspaper attacks. Four people were killed in disorders yesterday. At Gijon, illustrating the government's desire to free political prisoners and restore normal conditions, a mob impatient at waitCougars Ready The Aggie regulars will meet ing for the amnesty decree, freed an inspised team of Cougars built all inmates of two jails, irrespec- around the defensive artist. Cap- tive of their offenses. Miartial law was declared at tain Hugh Cannon, who will probably see action from center posi- Murcia, Alicante and Teneriffe, tion. With both Marlow Turpin Canary Islands. and Ralph Crowton on the side lines, the forward duty will probably be turned over to Earl Giles, BRITISH CONVICT former regular center, and the diminutive LaVar Kump, the lad who split the strings with BrigAWAITS PRESENT ham Youngs winning points over Utah last Saturday. Tarzan Brooks and Guss Black will take over the guard roles for SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calif., the Cougars in attempting to cut Feb. 21 lJ9 Alexander Mackay, down the smooth Aggie attack. Turpin, who has been on the condemned San Quentin convict, his 29th birthday in a injured list for some time, is al- observed most certain to see a good deal of cell on San Quentin's "death row action in the games because of today, anticipating from Governor Frank F. Merriam a gift that will improvement shown throughout allow him at least two months Crowton will jthe past week. piubauiy make the trip but is more of life. clouds and not likely to dre.ss for the games. Despite mist from San Francisco The probable lineup: bay Cache Valley Bank REUNION SATURDAY Named Assignee Italy's vaunted victory at Amba Aradam actually was a strategic retreat by the Ethiopians who wished to avoid intense artillery fire, a communique said today. Ethiopian losses between February 12 and February 17, during the battle, were 147 men killed and 268 wounded, the communique said. The casualty list was somewhat offset when on the night of February 17, according to the Communi-U- " 1,500 Eritrean soldiers of the Italian forces surrendered with their rifles and ammunition. The communique said Ras Kas-sthe commander, ordered the retreat and the Italian advance guard was unable to prevent it. It was added that in frequent and intense airplane bombardments on the southern fronts, three persons and 10 mules were killed in four towns and many huts were burned Leaders Expected to Register Extension Service Office Sunday Morning For 17th Annual Meet 150 "second overhung patio flight the neat, flower-border- below his smaii, cell, the day was bright for Mackay Thanks to a premature birthday present from the California Supreme court, King Edward, VIII. and the British government of which Makay is a subject. Condemned to die Feb. 28 for his part in the San Quentin prison break of January, 1935, Mackay and Joseph Kristy, also scheduled to die on the same date, probably will be granted 60 day reprieves. Ogden Youth Wins Oratory Contest Registration for the club school will be held Sunday at the extension service office with actual club work starting at 8 a. m. Monday. The course will continue until 3:30 p. m. February 29. The club leaders will represent more than 5,000 workers from 24 counties of the state and will represent the nine different divisions of club work. These divisions are: clothing, foods, and home management for the girls and poultry, sheep, swine, and beef, forestry and crops for 4-- H boys. The program will be directed by the extension service with members of different schools and departments of the college proper contributing to help put the program over. The guest speakers for the week will include President E. G. Peterson; Dr. E. A. Jacobsen, dean of the school of education and psychology; Director William Peterson of the extension service; Dr. VV. W. Henderson, head of the zoology department, and W. D. Porter, professor of journalism. Dr. E. I. Stewart and Dr. W. B. Preston will assist with the health part of the program and Professors Walter Welti and N. W. Christiansen of the music department are arranging the musical numbers. Housing facilities have been arranged at the college. The women, leaders will be lodged in the basement of Um home economics building with Mrs. Martha Anderson as chaperone. The men will be housed on thi fourth floor of the, .ormer home economics building with Joseph Parrish, Golden Stoker and E. L. Guyman as chaperons. Meals will be served in the college , cafeteria. The daily program is as follows: Forenoon, breakfast 7:00 to : 45; general session, 8:10 to 9:30; deto 11:30; partment session, dinner, 11:45 to 1. Afternoon, recreation 1:10 to 2:30; department session, 2:45 to 4:45; supper, 5 to (j. Evening, general session, 7 to 8:30; recreation and games 8:30 to 9:30. Each leader will be expected to enroll onlf in one subject Mr. Murray said. 7-- ELEVENTH WARD TO FETE OLD FOLKS The old folks party of the 'Logan Eleventh ward will be held Saturday in the ward meeting in the basemept of the place tab- ernacle. A splendid dinner will be served toy tile committee headed by A. J. Lundahl. Dinner will be ready at 12 noon, when all those eligible to participate should be at the meeting place. Those who desire transportation to the tabernacle should notify Chairman Lundahl or members of the ward bishopric. Following tne dinner an interwill be given. esting program Bishop George Everton will give the address of welcome. The M. I. A. quartet will sing. A comic reading will be given by Ollie Jean Olson. Ray Trotman will sing a solo. Magic stunts will toe presented by Dr. LeRoy Wilson. A one act play by the M.LA. junior girls will conclude the program. RADIO TO TEST TELEVISION SOON NEW YORK, Feb. 21 CPi field tests will be unKeith Tangren, Ogden, was the dertaken by Radio corporation of winner of the S.A.R. oratory con- America within the next two test which was held in the Utah months, the corporation's annual State Agricultural college iittl report to stockholders announced theater Thursday afternoon. Pro- today. The tests are to determine the fessor Chester J. Myers, announced Thursday. Mr. Tangrens sub- possibilities of television under ject was The Inventory of Gov- working conditions and do not ernment. Junius McClellan, Lo- mean that practical television gan, speaking on American Pat- service is near. riotism Yesterday and Today, placed second. Other contestants entered in the finals were Joseph L. Yates, Brigham City; William T. Adams, Provo. The Rev. William F. Bulkley, state president of the Sons of the American Revolution, was present and made the presentation of the bronze medal to Mr. Tangren. In his presentation speech he made a talk regarding the organization which he represented. Judges were: Alma Sonne, the Rev. William Koenig, and Dr. E. A. Jacobsen, Television New York Launches Movement One-Hou- se ALBANY, Feb 21 09 A movement was launched today to create a one house" legislature in New York State to reduce taxes and prevent to k passing Senator Thomas C. Desmond introduced a resolution creating a legislative committee to study the feasibility of a unicameral |