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Show The The Weather - UTAH Ham or know and probably Sunday. Little tonight change in temperature. Volume 27. n Independent Newspaper Number 69. Herald-Journa- l LOGAN. UTAH, MARCH SATURDAY, 21. For people Who Tbinki 19:56. PRICE FIVE CENTS FLOOD DEATH TOLL INCREASE MERRY GO-ROU- A Where 16 Died on Wheeling Island NEW FARM ND Dally Picture of What'a POLICY IS Going On in National Affairs New Territory SHOWN FIRST Inundated By ELIJAH TD BE By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT R ALLEN D- - WASHINGTON Ad- Triple-- A ministrator Chester Davis can have the job of bossing the new farm program when he returns from his European junket, but insiders don't believe he will take it. Instead, he is expected to step out of the Agriculture Department and be placed in completely charge of the President's campaign in the farm belt . . . John Hamilton, generalissimo of Governor Alf London's forces, once was opposed by Landon when Hamilton ran for the Kansas gubernatorial nomination. . . . During the argument on the Guffey Coal Act before the Supreme Court, Justice Me Reynolds, who has opposed every New Deal measure considered by the tribunal, sent out for a copy of Whos Who and spent considerable time thumbing its pages. . . . The order slashing railroad and Pullman rates brought the Interstate Commerce Commission a new experience. Instead of the protests and complaints usually flooding it after one of its decrees, the Commission received hundreds of complimentary messages. . . . Due to the remarkable success of the U. S. Mediation Board in settling railroad labor disputes 153 since last July 1 the organized aviation pilots are seeking legislation giving the agency jurisdiction over controversies arising between them and the airlines. The bill has passed the Senate, is now pending in the House. TOMORROW PRESENTED Q Payments To Be Made Participators of Plan Director William Peterson of the lS AC extension department has been notified to be confer-ene- e present at a two-da- y beginning Thursday at Salt Lake City at which the new soil conservation proexgram will be thoroughlymeetat Present the plained. ing will be the state leaders of the program from eleven of the western states and North Dakota and Kansas. ar ve brew-progr- Tam-manyit- e, and ment observed: Barbour, eh? I suppose he wants to trim our overhead. BONUS PAYMENT Although the first bonus payment bonds are scheduled to be issued around June 15. Veterans Bureau officials say that it will not be until August before the bonds go out in volume. It is not difficult to guess who is Refavorpresentative Frank Dorseys ite political hero. On the walls of his office the Philadelphia Democrat has six framed pictures of ... rr President Roosevelt. . . . Thirty manufacturers and dealers in "implements of war who failed to register as required by the Neutrality Act are being investigated by the Justice Department preliminary to court action. . . . According to a compilation by the Federal Power Commission, utility interests have instituted 278 restraining suits against public Cost j ower projects since 1930. of these actions, direct and indirect, is estimated by the Commission at over 312,000.000. Despite the severe weather, last months department store exceeded those of February, by 13 per rent. sales 1935, HITE HOUSE OF PACIFIC t California's poet Congressman McGroarty has prepared a bill for a White House of the Pacific. It provides that the President must spend three months of each year on the Pacific Coast. McGroarty would like to go further and specify Santa Barbara as the A feeling of restiveness is growing on Capitol Hill over the possibility of a prolonged session. Members are anxious to get away before any new measures are dumped into their laps. . . . Vice President Jack Continued On Page 8) W . ... With scores of blocks under water, and 20,000 refugees in reiier stations, Wheeling, W. Va , was one of the hardest-hi- t cities m the entire flood zone, as the Ohio river passed far beyond flood level. Here is shown a striking view of Wheeling Island, largest river island in the country, where 16 were known dead and where more than 10,000 people were periled. Farmers Get USAC Band Dies After Expenses For Leaves Sunday Long Illness Hoop Series On State Tour J.E. Bancroft f . , Prominent Shoe Repair Busi-Propriet- or Responds To Death Call Death relieved long suffering Saturday morning when John Edward Bancroft, 62, proprietor of the Goodyear Shoe Repairing company, passed away at his home, 560 North Main Street. Mr. Bancroft had suffered for several months prior to his death. He was born in Halifax, England, January 8, 1874, a son of Ralph and Elizabeth Mitchell. In 1909 he came to the United States and 15 years later he established residence in Logan. He has been connected with the Goodyear Shoe Repairing company for the past 12 years. Surviving are his widow, Jane Rothery Bancroft: one son, Cyril Bancroft; two daughters, Mrs. Mabeth Christensen and Lutie Bancroft, and two grand children Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Lindquist mortuary. HITLER STUDIES RHINELAND CRISIS g. farmer may claim payments only upon 15 per cent of his "base acreage" the amount he crops last planted in crops were year. defined as: Corn, cotton, tobacco, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, sugar cane, sugar beets, cultivated suncommercial truck and flowers, canning crops, melons and strawberries, peanuts, grain and sweet sorghum,s and small grains including wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, flax, emmer, speltz and gram mixtures. A ng CITY COMMISSION BERLIN, March 21 L1 Nazi quarters continued today to call proposals of the Locarno powers for settling the Rhineland crisis wholly unacceptable, but as heretofore they intimated strongly that' negotiation would continue Fuehrer Adolph Hitler was expected to delay his answer to the proposals for several days in order to examine them thoroughly, to see what was going on in the minds of foreign leaders and to study his own course. Germans hope Great Britain, at least, will see justice in their arguments STRIKE ENDS REJECTS . CLAIM AKRON, March 21 (I he Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, proposal to end its five Logan city commissioners Friday weeks' old strike was accepted toaccepted the recommendation of day by the strikers. no cause for action presented by City Attorney Leon Fonnesbeck Tuesday m connection with re-a claim of $2000 damages filed cently by Attorney Harvey Sjos-troon behalf of Mrs. Melinda Fuhnman of River Heights. The Dr. W E. Smith of Logan was claim was filed with the commisto his post as presision recently and charged the city with negligence in care of a side- dent of the Cache County Fish beand Game association Friday night walk on Third South street atthe annual directors meeting of tween Second and Third East. Mrs. Fuhnman claimed it was the organization. Two other offishe cers, Adrian Smith, this that through negligence was forced into the street on Feb- and Eric A. Johnson, secretary, while L. C. ruary, resulting in a fall in which were also Nuhn was elected to a new office she fractured her leg. City Attorney Fonnesbeck pre- of publicity director. sented his recommendation to the The elections followed the ancommission last Tuesday in the nual meeting of the association in form of a detailed letter. He rec- which six directors were elected ommended that the claim bo de- Dr. Smith, Carl B Arentson, D. I nied. Sorenson and Carl Felix were reCurrent claims against the city elected to the board, while David to 50 were $18,111 pass- Evans and L. C. Nuhn were elected amounting ed by the commission. Of the total to replace T. G Taylor and Frank amount the general fund claims Jackson. The six holdover memamounted to $2518 85, while the bers of the board include Fred 2 light fund claims totaled Baugh, Sidney Stocks, Bert Olsen, 85. Merrill Peterson, Jack Cowley and m $15,-59- Homeless In Flood Devastated Districts Now Estimated At More Than 300,000 Persons (Copyright, 1936, By United Press) Floods inundated new sections of Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, and West Virginia today while the death toll of the worst floods in years reached a total of 203. Approximately 300,000 were homeless in 11 states and property damage had reached $220,000,000, The Connecticut river continued its wild rampage, spreading out over new territory between Hartford and the sea. Hartford, capital of Connecticut, a city of 164,000 was half under water, without light or power, and approximately 30,000 persons, driven from their homes, were being cared for in emergency shelters. Five were known dead, nine were, estimated dead. among stake and ward officers and genealogical committee members in the various wards of the stakes in Cache Valley. It is estimated that about 1,400 persons will be in attendance; at the first public presentation of the interesting pageant. The final rehearsal will be conducted tonight when the participants will be given their final instructions from J. Karl Wood, author and producer, and Howard Pond, dramatic director. Among the outstanding features of the pagetant will toe the specially arranged dances under the supervision of Miss Oretta Hall, dance director. H. B. Campbell, general chairman of the pageant committee, is elated with the prospects of presenting a pageant which for color and contest far exceeds the pag- Institute Drive For Funds eant produced under the same To Assist In Relief direction two years ago. We are certain that all of the Work more than 18,000 persons who have received tickets for the 13 nights the pageant will be produced will Each municipality and town be greatly edified and thrilled toy board In Cache county have this mammoth production, said Mr. Campbell. "The participants been asked to raise specific have worked hard to bring the amounts ' in a county Red in the for shape pageant opening Cross drive to furnish relief we believe and that everynight funds for 200,000 persons or thing will work smoothly from now on. All of the directors from more in the flood stricken inMr. Wood down have worked areas of the east and middle cessantly every day for months west. This announcement was to make this production a real out issued Saturday morning by standing project. It has been marJohn A. Hendrickson, chairvelous to see Director Wood early man of the committee In and late in the tabernacle archarge of gathering contriburanging every detail so that it tions in Cache county. Other would work out to the best admembers of the committee Invantage. The members of the clude George Harding and C. church wilt be forever indebted to Director Wood and all those who W. Rapp. have aided him with the producThe decision to raise the tion, the scenery, the dances, the money through the community music, the lighting, etc., for the system was reached at a meetintelligent lesson they have sucing Friday night at the ceeded ta establish In this delightchamber of commerce attended ful pageant. mayors, by commissioners, The participants in the pageant councilmen and other citizens are as follows; of Logan and Cache county. Readers Bishop George Everton Logan city and Cache county and Norman Salisbury. were asked for $100 each, Actors Grace Anderson, H. S. while each of the five largest Helen Allred. Melvin Amussen, towns of the county, Wellsvllle Bitters, Nellie Bryson, Guy ChrisHyrum, Smith.'lold, Richmond tensen, Marie Cooley, Genevieve and Lewiston were asked for $35 each. The smaller towns Cooley, Henry Cooper, Loyal Cook, Isabel Dunn, Bishop George were asked to contribute amounts ranging from $5 to Everton, Marion Everton, Jacob Fuhnman, LaRee Fames, Reed I $25. Garff, Helen Gessell. The Friday meeting was Denma Hovey, John Hibbard, called upon short notice, a Bruce Hansen, Milford Jensen, wire asking for contributions Keller, Rhelnhart Kowallis, Ry having been received by the Homer Lloyd, Clyde Low, Jessop County Red Cross chapter at Low, Leonard Long, Phebe Linnoon Friday. The request for ford, Cora Lareon, Russell Lund, funds was made by President Marjorie Merrill, Goldie f ranklin D. Roosevelt and On Page 6) Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, head of the relief organ- Citizens Are am six-po- a resolution to investigate Professor ilex Tugwells Resettlement Administration, a wag in Resettle- The curtain will go up Sunday 8 p m on the fust presentation of the sacred pageant, 'Elijah'' in the Logan Tubernarle. Tickets for the opening of the memorial pageant have been distributed at WASHINGTON, March 21 (IT) Benefit payments averaging $10 an acre were offered farmers today for removal of 30,000,000 acres from intensive cultivation under the new soil conservation program replacing the AAA. Details of the program, announced by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, provide expenditure of $440,000,000 in confertility serving the nat'ons soil two-yethis year, the first of the temporary program. "The new program represents a sincere effort both to conserve v the soil in the interests of proand consumers and to Senator Kush Holt, commenting ducers the economic gains on a statement by Relief boss preserve that farmers nave made during exisHarry Hopkins denying the past three years, Wallace tence of any graft in the West the said. I dont know Wallace said he believed from Virginia WPA: where Mr. Hopkins bought his an immediate point of View that whitewash, but JJt, I couUL-hamay not be quite Tiad the contract for the white- the as the old one dewash he used in his report I as effective the supreme court, stroyed by could retire for life on just the but that from a long time point commission. of view it may be "even more conHARVARD REBUFF structive." The Post Office Department has Two types of payments are proturned down a request toy Har- vided for farmers who cooperate vard the President's alma in federal suggestions for conmater for a special stamp to servation and building of soil: commemorate its 300th anniver1. A soil conserving payment avsary. Reason given for the rejec eraging $10 an acre. tion: The Department did not building payment up to want to establish the precedent $1 2.anSoil&cre. of putting out special stamp isFor each acre of sues for universities. . . . The first crops which a farmer diverts to farm pro- soil proposal in a conserving he will get an gram for the Republican Party, outlined toy Senator Arthur Cap- average of $10 an acre. H. R. Tolley, acting administraper in the latest issue of the gave this definition of the "Young Republican, calls for ex- tor, of soil treatment: actly the same kind of plan the two"A types soil conserving crop is one Administration put through Confertility i'1 JS following the loss of the that holds the present AtxA. . . . When Representative of the soil; a soil building crop is to one the fertility of that adds Sol Bloom, socially-ambitioentertains, he takes no theA soil. soil conserving crop, it was chances that the newo wont get to the press. He sent out a formal explained, for which the farmer release listing his guests. . . . The is paid $10 an acre may be turned Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- under to qualify as a adding the extra $1 an acre poration is working on plans un- crop, For the purpose of payment der which some fifty financially unstable banks will be merged farmers who apply for payments will have their crops classified as with stronger institutions. When New Jerseys bulky Senator W. Warren Barbour offered Religious Pageant To Open In Tabernacle Sunday at 8 p. m. Wild Torrents F i n a n c itti ..Difficulties Ap Overcome With Money Desoatch First Concert To Be Over i - - IvSL Sunday At 12:45 l M. Two buses carrying the USAC band will leave Logan Sunday KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21 morning at 8 oclock for southern (IT I) Financial difficulties which Utah where the band will appear threatened to prevent Utah State's in various communities during the basketball team from competing week in band concerts. here against the University of The tour Is under the direction Kansas for a place in the Olympic of Professor N. W. Christiansen, finals at Madison Square Garden known nationally as one of the next month were overcome today foremost university band leaders. Dr. J. A. Reilly of the A A U The first concert will be played committee said he wired the Utah by the band Sunday afternoon to team needed $500 State insure from 12.45 to l'OO o'clock over their expenses of $1,000 for the KSL. Friends of the band locally are urged to tune in on this protrip. The westerners and Kansas, undefeated this year, will play their hall first game at convention Wednesday night. The second game will be played Thursday night and if a third is necessary to decide the series it will be played Saturday night. And Still-Men Love em HARTFORD, Conn , March 21 d Pi A man and woman were rescued from the second story of their home here today after having stood on table tops for three hours to keep out of the Connecticut river flood water. When a boat finally battled through the currents to land them on safe ground, tne woman wanted her husband to go back to the house m the boat. "I forgot to close two win- dows,1 IA she said. K CONFIDENCE WASHINGTON, March 21 (LPI Lark of public confidence, increasing taxation, threats of punitive investigation and regulation, and uncertainty of administrative policies were blamed by the United States chamber of commerce today for failure of industry to take up the slack of unemployment. gram. as The band will go as far south Beaver Several communities will be visited on this trip where the band has never been playing before The music of the USAC band has done much in past years to bring the fame of the school to all parts of the state, according to college officials. The return to Logan is expected Friday. WEALTHY WIDOW IS FOUND GUILTY LOS ANGELES, March 21 (U.Pl d Hazel Belford Glab, widow, was convicted last night of second degree murder in connection with the death of her wealthy husband, John I. Glab, rethrice-marrie- tired druggist. A Superior court jury of seven women and five men deliberated more than 24 hours before finding the defendant guilty of the slaying which occurred seven years ago outside their San Fernando valley home. Mrs. Glab showed no emotion when the jurys decision was read. Rather, she said the jury showed "plain stupidity in finding her guilty. Her attorney, S S Hahn said the be appealed would when Mrs Glab goes before SuM Frank Smith, perior Judge Monday for sentence The second degree murder conviction carried a penalty of from five years to life imprisonment. red-hair- Asked To Aid Red Cross McFar-(Contmu- ization. The present estimate is MOTHER OF LOGAN TEACHER DIES Mrs Celia Roberts, widow of President B H. Roberts, died early Saturday morning in her home in Centerville. She had been 111 for about two weeks. Mrs. Roberts was the mother of Miss Georgia Roberts, a member of the Logan city school faculty. During the past five years Miss Roberts has been teaching in the local schools, first at the Wilson and now at the Elliot. Miss Roberts was at her mother's bedside when the end came. New Game Bird Pre erve Established Near Logan Eric Johnson. Mr Stocks won a pair of $70 binoculars m a special feature of the evening. In his annual report Dr. Smith revealed the setting up of the new game bird preserve south of Logan. The preserve is bounded on the north by Logan river, on the west by the state highway and on the east by the River Heights bridge. It extends south a short distance beyond the road leading from the highway to River Heights. Sixteen pheasants were planted in this section last week, he reported. The duck situation was greatly aided during the year when the Utah Power and Light company not wacooperated by raising the ter during the nesting season. None of the nests were washed out, or destroyed, it was reported The deer situation is acute, according to statements presented. Heavy snows and lack of feed are foremost among the problems confronted by the deer herds. Some of the dcer especially the younger ones unable to adapt themselves to the conditions, are dicing because of the conditions. Dogs, too, are causing a good deal of trouble among the deer herds. Last week, it was reported four deer were found dead, killed by dogs. According to officers, the dogs are in packs and are extremelyrunning dangerous to the deer. Persons owning dogs are urged to cooperate with the association in keeping them at home. According to Lawrence Johnson, in charge of the Logan fish hatchery, a total of 718,790 fish were reared and planted during the past year This amount included 291,700 rainbow trout from four to ten inches In length and 425,000 locklaven three inches in length. Out of this number there were locklaven and 25,000 rainbow planted in Weber county, and locklaven planted in county The remainder were planted in Cache Valley streams. 75,f)00 50 000 Box-eld- er In addition to this number 75,000 native trout from 5 to 8 inches in length are ready for planting. These are the first native trout ever reared to that Bize, the rearan ing being experiment that has Mr. Johnson proved successful. also stated that 75.000 rainbow between 6 and 7 inches In length are ready for planting. that damage has been and that there is now of disease great danger through shortage of water, sanitation and proper shelter as a result of the floods. All contributions should be sent to Mr. Hendrickson as chairman of the committee. $300,000,000 done HUSBAND FOLLOWS WIFE IN DEATH In Pennsylvania receding water left the threat of famine and disease In a score of communities. In Harrisburg, Gov. George H. Earle, in personal charge of relief, ordered serum and rushed to stricken towns ahead of food trucks. Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and other cities still were gravely stricken though the flood waters had receded from their streets. The crest of the Ohio was flooding Pomeroy, Gallipolis, and Ironton in Ohio and Point Pleasant and Huntington in West Virginia. Behind, Marietta, O., Wheeling, W. Va., and other cities and towns recovered from devastating inundations. Ahead, Cincinnati ana other cities prepared for emeranti-toxi- gency. The NEW The was Mass., situation by sections: ENGLAND! . . Connecticut T4bove Hartford but Springfield, receding, one of the hardest hit cities In its valley, still was without power and 20,000 of its citizens were Sheltered In public buildings. At Hertford, and below, the river etlU was rising. Northampton and Chicopee, above Springfield, were still hard hit. Approximately 16,000 of Chicopee's 45.000 residents toad been driven from their home. Northhampton still was without light or power. Eleven other Connecticut River Valley towns were in the same condition. New areas of northeast Massachusetts and of Maine were covered by raging river today, add- -, ing to the toll of dead, suffering, and property damage. OHIO RIVER VALLEY: (Ohio and West Virginia). The Ohio river flood crest was in the streets of Pomeroy, Gallipolis, and Ironton in Ohio and was approaching Point Pleasant and Huntington, W. Va. Behind the crest the flood waters that had inundated Marietta, O., Wheeling, W. Va., and a wide section of both states were receding rapidly. Ahead of the crest, all towns and cities prepared for emergency. PENNSYLVANIA: AH river had receded and the flood emergency in all sections had passed, but emergencies fully as grave confronted many communities. Pittsburgh still was without electric power and a water famine threatened. The same conditions applied for its prosperous environ in Allegheny County. Johnstown, too, was without electric power and it had no water. Its business district was buried deep in mud aud debris. Many Pennsylvania communities received water in gasoline tank Medical trucks. supplies were rushed to them to prevent epiNEW YORK STATE: AH flooded rivers back within their banks. Hundreds dnveu from their homes by flood waters returning. MARYLAND and DISTRICT of COLUMBIA: demic. PRESTON Six days after the cede. death of his wife, Abraham Cottle, 64, prominent Fairview farmer, died at his home Friday. Both NAZI TROOPERS death were due to pneumonia. Mr. Cottle had been very active in church and community work DON UNIFORMS and had held several offices in church and civic organizations. Born in England, February 7, 1872, BERLIN. March 21 Na: storm troopers were ordered tods he moved to Fairview while quite young and had lived there since. to be ready for patrol duty at an time to watch for communists an He is survived toy one Mrs. R. W. Mitchell, San sister, other dissidents who try to poi Diego, California; and the following sons opposition placards or to defae and daughters: Clyde, Rexburg; Nezi posters for the Reichsta Kenneth, Lewiston; Mrs. Melba election to be held March 29. Until the elections, also, lb Couch, Garland; Dorothy Myer San Diego; Mrs. Irene Phel, Mirs! storm troopers are to wear thei Twilla Johnannson, and Virgil uniforms at all times when in puh lie, even during working hours oi Cottle, LeGrande, Oregon; and civil The only exception per James, Rex, Henry, Florence, and mittedjob. is when a storm troope Mada of Fairview. some occupation in whicl Funeral services will be held in follow uniforms might be soiled or mad the Fairview Chapel Sunday. In- ridiculous as street cleaners am terment will toe in the Richmond sweeps. But even thesi cemetery. Arrangements are under chimney workers must speed home at tin the direction of Hendricks Mortu end of the days work and do: ary. their uniforms at once. |