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Show The Herald Jouma The Weather UTAH-Part- t ly lonely tonir,1 and Wednesd.n with little (Mi in temper iture Volume 2'.h Numher 10 g I'nl- At, 1. ,N. v Rose Festival Princess s p. ml r.t L ip. r 0 G A X, U T A H, T I K S I) A ,1 A V i Thuiikl 1 MUSSOLINI MAY of Kinp It, ilv Giecl II pud 391 HEDGE ON HITLER Ity JOE ALEX MORRIS I nited Press Staff Ciirrcspiindciil Premier Benito Mussolini today piepaied to give Fuehrer AdoP Hitler a $20,000,000 wekome and, if necessary, a rebutf. The rebuff, according to high Fasii.,t sources may be expee.ed in event of any suggestions by the Nazi ai ross Rome-that the Italy toward axis be transformed into a tight mill ary alliance opposing the United fionl of Great Britain and France. Wants Tight Alliance Hitler is known to desire such an alliance, although it was dou-- b ful that he broach the subject without having assured himself of success in advance. Italy greeted her dictatorial In Rome neighnor paradoxically. aer cities millions of dolana lars were expended for welcoming spectacles that dimmed the historic celebrations of the Caesars. But as Hitler rode through the Brenner pass, Italians labored almost within sight of the lailroad to fortify impregnably tha frontier gateway against the Nazi soldiers arross the border. II Ihice On (innrd Thus Mussolini welcomed his partner from the other end of the n axis with outsirecn-e- d hand, bu, without dropping his guard. It was understood that otficial announcements despite that there would be no business during this week's visit -- the Fascist leader would have some polite buv firm questions to ask Hitler. He would like to discuss the surprise Nazi seizure of Austria, the interest of the Nazis in the Italian port of Trieste and the plans of Germany in regard to Czechoslovakia. What About Treaty? From the other side, Hitler wants to know primarily about Italy's new treaty with Britain and nego lations for a pact with France. He wants, too, to cement the axis more firmly. None of the specific differences between the two nations appeared difficult to solve, but suspicion and historic hostility made it unlikely that Mussolini would go f ir toward tightening his partnership with Berlin. an outcome, Such however, would not necessarily impede the iiazi program for expansion thiough central Europe although it might improve efforts of Britain and France to prevent Ger many's conflict with Czechoslov akia from exploding in war. The laris cabinet kept pressure on the Czechs to make concesdesions to German minority mands and thus settled their dispute peacefully. At the same time, the British house of commons apMinister Neville proved lrime new Chamberlains treaty of friendship with Italy despite bitter labor charges that it was a sellout to the dictators wi hout any guarantee of prate. Boos greeted announcement that Mussolini hud given his word in good faith. leader-speedi- 8 U.'tA- -' 1 Plans for Portland's annual Rose Festival have started off in fine fashion with the selection of Ethel Christina Moe, tall, brownhaired high school girl, as a 1938 Rose Festival princess Ethel, who comes up to the best Rose Festival tradition, is the first of nine princesses to be named. Letter From Jackies Dead Father Aids Him At Trial ng Kome-Berli- HOLLYWOOD. May 3 clli Judge Emmet H. Wilson displayed slight sympathy tocay for Jackie Coogan s mother and stepwhose funds have been tied father, up in the receivership of Jackie Coogan Productions, Inc. The judge established the receivership when Jackie sued them for the fortune he earned as the movies first child performer. Charles Katz, one of the lawyers for Jackies mother, Mrs. Lillian Coogan Bernstein and her Arthur L. Bernstein, husband, pleaded with the judge to release some of the Coogan money "so hat Mrs. Bernstein will have enough to keep going on" until Jackie's suit goes to trial. William Rains, Jackie's attorney, said that he never had noticed the Bernsteins worrying about where Jackie got his nex't meal. Rains asserted .hat gi ing them a cent of the estate would nmount to a miscarriage of justice Judge Wilson smiled and said he would authorize no withdrawals without full hearings on their legality He previously hid turned down Katz demand Hint the suit be thrown out of court, gave him two weeks in whs h to answer Jackies original brief and said the rase deserved to be tried on its merits. Katz had appealed to the judge to disiegard the mm at aspre s ol the ease and "remember the law." Judge Wilson re.nl from two old depositions of J.u kit s late father, indicating that the old-- r Coogan had intended to provide a tmsl fund for his son. "Gen lemon, the mint i annul overlook these statements,' Judge Wilson said. So jubilant was lawyer Ruins at that, that he neglected to open anv of the three legal tomes :ie brough. with linn, at short his prepared statement and said after qfie Drew Pearson d Q Government to revive reorganization bill, push it through house; expect many members to reserve vote; election issue if defeated; choice of Jim Mead long-shDemocrats for governor of New York; TVA probers link Arthur Morgan's stenographer to utility empire. WASHINGTON -- The triumph ant foes of the president's govbill have ernment reorganization a surprise in store for them. Barring a last minute change in seciet plans, administration leaders will shortly revive the legislation in the house and launch a new offensive to write it into law Two factors are behind this do, ision The belief in the inner circle that there has been a pow-o- r fnl popular teuctinn against the turndown of the measure, and that a number of the congressmen who voted with the opposition now regret they did so and ure eager to climb back on the Roosevelt band wagon. 2. That even if the bill is a second time, it would lie good political strategy for the admin is1, ration to make the issue clear-ou- t hy forcing the boys to adjournment: "I never received more, for stand up and be counted again. ing lc,s." If the house stands pat and to give ground on the legislation, the president has definiteHEARING ly determined to make government : 1 SET tt'ontinued on Page FOR KILLER-DRIVE- Night Set May 10 Mu ual associaImprovement tion achievement in Logan stake Wards will be cited Tuesday, May in. at the Logan First ward chapel nd hall in stake amusement Honor night" ceremonies, acoord-u'to J, L. Montrose and Myrtle 'unites, respective stake superm-- . ndents of the Young Mens and Doing Women's oigamzations. Honor night" in a majority of he wards of ..he stake is schedul'd for tonight. Several wards held he annual last honor night W'ek, but in all cases the annual w ird observance will be concluded b'fore the stake ceremonies next Tuesday nigh., the stake leaders stated. The stake affair is scheduled to art at 7.30 p. m. and will open with a program at which ward will be given citations tor outstanding achievement dur-"t- g the pas, season. Various departments will present stunts, Iduys and dances during the remainder of the evening General authorities as well as take nifieers are expected to be present, for tH. program. B -- i say- 2 ) Logan Stake Honor .. Open High Low Close .781., .80 771' .79 .79 .78 Sept. .78 1. .77 .78 .80 .78 .79 1 Price Five Cents. ho Dei Rome-Burli- ANOTHER IDAHO WARDEN INDICTED BOISE, May 3 (flu William H. the Idaho prison warden who was dismissed because of the sensational suicide leap of Douglas Van Vlack, condemned slayer, on the night of his scheduled execution, was under indictment by the Ada county grand jury today, charged wath failure to keep and pay over penitentiary funds. viess, warden from March 15 until December 14, 1937, was charged with failing to properly supervise of $1254 in funds he disposition accruing to the state prison from sale of farm produce and other income. It was the same charge as that on which Ira J. Taylor, Gess' predecessor at the penitentiary, was convicted and fined ilooo. The amount Taylor was accused ot failing to pay over totaled $858. Both disi repancies in prison funds allegedly arose from the activities of Tony C. Phelan, former chief clerk at the institution. Phelan was indicted on a charge was convicted, of embezzlement, and sentenced to a two to 10 year term Gess posted $2000 bond and was awaiting preliminary hearing and entrance of a plea. The former warden was ci.ief witness for the slate at Phelan's trial, testifying that he did not know the clerk was cashing checks made out to the prison at a hank instead of handing them to the slate treasurer. Gess, R SALT LAKE CITY. May 3 (Uli Albert L. Freeman, 19. driver of a stolen car which crashed into another machine Sunday killing two persons today was arraigned in city court on four charges including first degree murder. The boy, already under suspended sentence to tile state penitentiary for an automobile theft last year, told Police Judge M. J. Bronson he had no money to hire counsel, and the judge made to appoint an attorney to defend him Preliminary hearing was set for May 12 and Freeman was returned to the county jail. Besides the murder count, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter, grand larceny and second dcgiee burglary. Freeman and a companion, Brady pnulsen, stole the automobile of E. L Romney, Utah State college coach, from a garage Sunday and while trying to elude pursuing officers crashed into the i ar of Mark B. Smith, 37, of Murray while they were going nearly loo miles per hour Mrs. Stella Mi Henry Edwards, u 3fi, of Murray, in passenger and Poulsen Smith's machine were killed. n M 3 0 ii - Feu href ROME, i nine Adolf i in triumph to Rome today and was received with tremendous ai claim. signifying Italian acceptance ot the Kimie-Berli- n axis The fuehrer was greeted by the and Premier Benito Mussolini. king The king, wearing the uniform of first marshal of the Italian empire, created since the conquest of Ethiopia, was first to shake his hand as he descended to the platform from his special train The king was smiling and Hitin kind as they ler responded shook hands and the band played Deutschland Uber Alles." Next Mussolini and Hitler exchanged a cordial handshake, in an historic meeting of the two dictators. Mussolini, who, like Hitler, was a corporal in the world war, was dressed as an honorary corporal ot the fascist militia. The king and the two dictators were surrounded by the official parties of the two nations and all stood at attention while the PLANT German national anthem was play- ed The thousands outside the station roared when the hymn was finished. The king, Musoslini and Hitler marched down the station platform between rows of musketeers and kings guards. Hitler, emerging from the station, entered a new avenue named for him. Hitler entered the royal coach for the drive to the palace, preceding the king. Both stood at attention briefly before entering the carriage, to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd. n Then the procession of 15 coaches down proceeded Hitler Ave. on the two-mijourney to the royal palace. horse-draw- le IN A JAM BY flit l 'I Y, Be Probed Mich, May xtnkcis lulls bers," Morgan snid. "And I assumed that it was taking steps to defend itself." Gerhard Gcsell, SEC attorney, questioned Morgan about loans made by George Whitney, Morgan partner, to his brother prior to the collapse of Richard Whitney & Co. on March 8. One of the loans was for $1,082,000, wlm h George Whitney had to borrow from Thomas W. Lamont, anothir Mogan partner. Morgan explained that partners lending sums in excess of their own holdings in the firm had to consult him first. In said. December, Morgan George Whitney came to him to discuss his loan from Lamont. "He had borrowed from Lamont a larger sum than he could re"And he Morgan .said. place, asked me about it. 'Dick got into an awful jam in November and I went to Tom and he lent me the money, George told me. He said 'ian I take it out? And I said 'certainly, it's all right,. Gesell asked Morgan if he knew the loan was made to enable Richard Whitney to return securities belonging to the stock exchange's gratuity fund. "I didn't ask George anything "That about it," Morgan said. lookout. was his It was his money." in paituil obedience to international officets of the United automobile w miters union who de' manded hey end their "wild-ca- t strike In kets continued to parade in trnnt of the plants main gute, barring the wav to 1,000 workers employed m the factory. Evacuation oi the plant followed a It legraphie order from Elmer Dowell, UAV director of General Motors locals Meanwhile Dowell's assistant, Howard Thompson, was en route here from Detroit to enforce the intei national union's demands Dowell urged the workers to return to their jobs in view ot the fact that international officers ot tne PAW are in the midst of negotiations with General Motors of finals in Detroit. 100 men remained plant after the management turned off the power to halt a demonstration inside. The demonstration broke out shortly after work began and most of the 1.C8K) men employed in the factory joined in a noisy parade winding in and out among the machines. The strike resulted from an extended controversy over the discharge of three men Union officials also had complained that the company had instituted wage cuts innatl. The chamber characterized the piesent act as "a formidable barrier to enduring business recov- ery." .The resolution was adopted after Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb., charged the labor act had cost workers millions of jobs and called for resignation of national labor relations board members. The chamber c' arged that the act, "as construed and administered by the labor relations board," has increased rather than diminished labor controversies. Responsible For Strikes "It has brought new causes of labor controversies, the resolution said. "It has been directly responsible for the outbreak of serious strikes. It has frequently resulted in excessive advance buying and in the accumulation of inventories to uneconomic levels in anticipation of labor disturbances. "It has created such serious risk n of protracted stoppages, Approximately in the in producand placed tion jobs, supplanting LAW men on the seniority lists. May Prevent Poker Payments apAppearance at the Ran Francisco world's fair as Miss Seattle pears in the offing for this young miss, Jardeen Dharl. Her bright smile won the unanimous approval of the committee naming her for the honor. Senior High Group To Meet Wednesday Parent-Teach- AND DAUGHTHER d'.n 3 PHOENIX, Ariz, May A DEMOCRATS ELECT OFFICERS I r 1 SOCIAUSfLEADER r FIGHTS NEWARK, J, May 3 ni x x x dent. of Millville, of the county assessor, was elected secret; ry, with L. L. Reeley of Ixigan, Miss R G. Cranney an board Beverly Hodgeson, one-yemembers, and Darrell Crockett and Mrs. Clea J. Haglund of Logan, r terms board members for The league voted to hold a soual at the Guinavah park in Logan canyon Satin day. May 14. Thomas F. Green, manager of the Logan branch office of the state tax commission, was appointed head of the entertainment committee for the sot nil. Miss deputy Lois Jessop in tile office toa-sure- r; two-yea- Despondent Chinese Kills Self In Boise 3 BOISE, Ida., May Ten, aged Chinese, eommitteed suicide here last night by shooting himself in the head. Ten was a member of the local Chinese colony for the las 25 years. He was despondent from illness and refused to enter a UT-Ch- ong to- - encourage any group; whether of employees or employers, to engage m tac tics that produce strikes or lockouts, with consequent loss of work and wages is indefensible and can never be supported by anyi considerations of the public interest." Causes Strife Burke, speaking before a roundtable meeting of the 26th convention of the U. S. chamber of commerce. attributed much of the responsibility for business depression to the labor board. The sharp downward spiral of business and industry, he said, largely was the result of government" sponsored industrial strife of the past year. Tho Nebraska senator spoke aft- er President George H. Davis of the chamber, summoned American businessmen to the task of leading; the country back to prosperity. "There is such a luck of confidence in the board as now constituted that its members should present their resign a' ions, effective at once," Dutke said. 4''For- - government er Preceding the Parent-Teachemeeting of the Logan Senior high school in the Nibley hall Wednesday evening an hour concert will be presented by the high school band and orchestra under the direction of A. T. Henson. The concert will begin ut 7 p. m. Parents are invited to attend. rs MOTHER KILLS SELF $1(X),-00- N. strikes, and other interferences with production as to prevent private enterprises from proceeding with assurance to make long-tercommitments, woman identified by police as 35, wife of the deposition hearing Thursday Mrs. F. N. Grant, Ariwhether he would seek a perma- supervising engineer of the shot nent injunction to prevent pay- zona highway department, daughment of the checks covering the and killed one of her two ters today, wounded the other and amount. Min ide. then eommitteed If he is convinced that the game The slain gu l was Elose Grant, 8. was stud, not draw poker, GiesHer sister, Maiguarite, 16. was ler said, he will seek a permanent , shot in the stomach. injunction. Harry T. Clifton, Esq-No motive for the tragedy was paid Lew wealthy Englishman, brother of the movie com- known Brice edienne, Fanny Brice, with two cheeks, Giesler said, one for the other for $50,000 YOUNG Giesler was sueeessful in obwhieh older a deposition taining made is mandatory that Brice apoffice to answer queshis in pear tions concerning the game. A recent ruling of the state attorney wus generul held that draw poker held J .Marvin Miller, manager of Stud was legal in California the .ogaii briuuh slorc ot the to be illegal state liquor control commisUtah The Rev Violet Greener, at wus elected Monday evening whose home Clifton is a guest, sion, as president of the Junior Demosaid that she would testify that cratic league of Cache county at the game was stud poker because a meeting ot held in the GreenRev. a voice told me." The commerce assembly hall. He slicthe as to er frequently is referred ed ds Bartel Cardon who moved "Ghost of Hollywood." the i unity seveial away from were if there," "It was as months ago. even saw "I she said. everything, In the absence of Mr. Cnrdon, the number of cheeks and IOU s Mrs. Beth Hendricks Passey, vice the into pot that went president, has been directing the organizat ion. She will be succeeded hv Miss Betty Scrowther of Smithfield. deputy in the oft ee of the county clerk. Miss first elected EVICTION was Monday with Miss Opal S.uenson of H.vrum as second vice presi- Norman Thomas today swore out complaints charging two Jersey City police officials with violating the federal "Lindbergh" kidnaping law because they ejected him from the city and sent him The complaints were revealed The comvplaints were revealed by United States Commissioner Joseph F. Holland. The socialist leader swore out Services Set three each of them complaints, J. Underwood, depJohn naming Ward For Logan 4th uty chief inspector of Jersey City police, and Henry Gautier, chief of Funeral services for Mrs Louisa Jersey City detectives. The complaints Rosslinda Harris will be held Wedcharged kidnesday at 2 p. m. in the Logan naping in violation of the "LindFourth ward chapel, wi h inter- bergh" law; conspiracy to kidnap; ment in the Logan city cemetery and depriving a citizens of his Warrants under direction of the Linduqist rights and privileges based on the complaints will be and Sons mortuary. Friends may call at the home of issued tomorrow. C. M. Harris. 129 North First West Thomas was "deported" from Tuesday evening and Wednesday Jersey City when he attempted re-to make a speech attacking the un.il tune of services. gime of Mayor Frank Hague, state Democratic leader. He had AT TEMPLE CACHE Cache stake day will be observed sought and been denied a permit at the Logan temple day and even- to hold a meeting Jersey City ing sessions Wednesday, May 4, authorities have said they escorted according to announcement made Thomas out of town for his own hy Hie stake presidency. protection from a ciowd. Harris WARHINGTON, May 3 II f The IJ. S. chamber ot commerce a today approved unanimously resolution demanding immediate congressional inquiry into operation of the Wagner labor act with a view to drastic revision. It was introduced byi J. S. Bprott of Cm- -i H 3 evacuated the v factoiy here JerHOLLYWOOD, May 3 Engry Giesler, attorney for the $150,-000 lish poet who said he lost in a poker game, said today P. that he would determine at a NEW Y'ORK, May 3 (I'Pt- -J. Morgan testified at a federal securities and exchange commission hearing today that he knew last December that Richard Whitney was "in an awful jam but that he did not feel obliged to notify officers of the New York Stoii ! Exchange. This was more than two months btfore the collapse of the Whitney firm under circumstances that sent Whitney to prison. "The exchange has the machinery to take care of its own mem- Chambers De- mand Wagner Act Strike Check KNEW WHITNEY U. S. LAW Heads Demand Laid To "Wildcat" i 1 WAS AUTO I'tiehrer B MEW K r ItllOH N I nited Ire,-- , skiff ( orresfKiodent 1 Worlds Fair Honors Ahead ? Ihice Today y; May Grain Range BLAMES U.S. LABOR BOARD FOR CONSTANT INDUSTRIAL UNREST Rome Gives Hitler Roaring Welcome LEAVE On Official Visit PARTS r . fvt 'XamAL iul Wheat: An evaluat.on of foreign languages in the high school will be made the meeting of senior high school ITA to be hold Wednesday at 8 p m. in the school library. Miss Aldyth Tham, prothe gram chairman, announces following program: a dramatization by French students, a report of the status of language study in Utah as compared with that of sin rounding stales, and a tulk by Dr. George Meyer of the USAC on language study A new feature of the organization and one that promises to be most delightful will be tho first appearance of lie ITA chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Lauru Shumway. The chorus will sing "Roll, River," "Dear Old Dud", "Oh Irish Hills," and, Slumber Song." The members include Mrs. William E. Pehrson, Mrs William Evans, Jr, Mrs. A. G. Bateson, Mis A. T. Henson. Mrs. P. H Barkdull, Mrs. W. W. Richards, Mrs. Wallace R. Tolman, Mrs. Frances Rnuth, Mrs. E. Allen Bateman, Mrs I. A C Pedersen, Mrs. M V. Coombs, and Mrs. J George Smith. Mrs. John Broberg is the accompanist Besides singing for the local meetings the chorus will go to Salt Lake City to join the na.ion-a- l PTA chorus in furnishing music for the national convention to be held there May 15 to 21, according to Mrs. G. E McDonald, president. Elections of officers tor next year will also be on the order of business. a-- , Reached Uonoltision Impartial observers have reached he continued, the conclusion," that this breakdown in the rela- tionship betwen employer and employes is chief among the causes of fear, confusion and loss of confidence which led to the precipi-tiou- s drop in pioduction and trade and employment. "If this is so, we are addressing ourselves now to Public Enemy No 1. Wheat Prospects For 1938 Are Good Burke charged that the fear of the inquisitorial activities of this igcncy has spread like a blight over management, workers and investors of capital. 'In the name of the law that was heralded as the workers' mag-n- a carta, there has been open encouragement to professional organized strife," he declared, Davis' earlier speech formally opened the meeting. 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE 010 000 6007 Brooklyn 7 0 100 000 0102 10 2 Pittsburgh Pressnell and Spencer; Tobin, Sewell, Brandt and Berres. New York 000 2 000 3 Cincinnati and Schumacher, Vandenberg AmeriCHICAGO, May 3 if ! and Lombardi. of private crop Danning; Derringer ca's ' big tour expel ts today icpnrted that April Philadelphia 000 002 0002 8 3 snows, lain and sleet storms, in Chicago 002 001 02x- -5 10 1 a stead of destroying large porWaiters and Atwood; Dean, tion of the winter wheat crop, in- Root and Hartnett. for the biggest Boston creased prospects 00 crop since 1431. moisture have 11 Louis surface and subsoil St.Fette and Lopez, McGee and furthered crop Bremer. growth so far that toduy the averAMERICAN LEAGUE age of their estimates for winter 000 000 0101 9 0 wueat production was placed at St. Louis 5 9 0 401 000 OOx bushels This was an New York 743,(81(1.1X10 Walktip, Cole, Sullivan, Heath, increase of 26.iXt0.0iK) bushels over Dickey. Harshany; Ruffing and the outlook 30 days ago. 010 020 (XX) 03 12 0 Detroit Increases in Time Is Changed For Lindquist Funeral 14 101 000 100 12 2 Boston Lawson and York, Tebbetts; Grove and Desautels. 2 5 2 Oil) 001 000 Chicago 7 11 4 .006 000 lOx Philadelphia Cam, Rigney and Sewell; Rosa and Hayes. 021 0 Cleveland 012 0 Washington Milnar and Pytlak; W, Ferrell and R. Ferrell. -- Funeral seriees for Mn Kate Lindquist will be held Thursday at 1 p. m. in the Logan First ward chapel instead of 2 p, m. us prc iously -- |