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Show umefcs Dffaw Moj?e Affiedl Fsowsms 4 New Action Against Russia Seen British and French Relations Nearly Broken Off ' BY JOE ALEX MORRIS Inili'd Prms Foreign News Editor The Allied powers hinted broadly again today that Soviet Russia must be linked with Germany as a common ' After a mild March drouth which had caused agriculturists and cattlemen "in Cache Valley no litle concern, a warm spring rain began falling on Cache Valley last evening shortly before 10 o'clock, and before stopping this forenoon, it had drenched farmlands and ranges with 1.01 inches of moisture. The storm was of great value to the intermountain country. Not only did it disspell immediate fears of water shortage, but it made spring more verd- - Grain Range Open High Low That the war route to the reich May 1.05 1.06 tii 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.03 may lead through Soviet territory July 1.02 has long been a contention of un- -' Sept 1.03V4 1.03 official British and French circles. some of which have urged that Britain lead a new European "cru- -' Volume 31. Number sade against the bolsheviks. Now Developments That decisions involving the Moscow government may not be long postponed was indicated by these developments: 1. France all but broke off relations with Moscow by demanding and getting the withdrawal of ; 4 Spring Rainstorm Allays Water Shortage Fears foe. Soviet Ambassador Jacob Souritz on the grounds he tried to send a telegram to Moscow denouncing h war mongers the in connection with the end of the war in Finland. It later appeared the telegram merely was forwarding a resolution adopted by the Russian colony in Parts. de2. Great Britain continued spite Russian protests to hold two Soviet steamships at Hong Kong and was reported in dispatches from Shanghai to have seized a third, carrying copper from America 3. The new Flench government of Premier Paul Reynaud, who denounced the Soviet treason in giving aid to Germany, was being urged to strengthen its uncertain political position by stronger action against the bAsheviks. Would Fight If 4. Both Paris and London have indicated through official or semiofficial sources that the Allies would not hesitate to fight Soviet Russia as in Finland) if the circumstances warranted and this attitude appears to have been bolstered by recent nazi efforts to bring Russia and Italy Into a bloc with the reich to drive Allied influence r Shes Among But Shes Got Best Dresse- d- New Ideas Close 1.05 'i 1.03 1.03 74. RAIN the subnormal p r e c i pi t a 1 on would continue, jeopardizing wa- According to the United States weather observatory on college hill, the storm brings March precipitation to 1.77 inches, as compared to a normal of 1.89. Thus, during the week there must be .11 of an inch more rain in order for the month to be normal. The total reading since January 1 is now' 5 62, as against a normal of 4.92. This fact is encouraging since the autumn months were so unusually dry. When 1940 began, water measuring experts were fearful lest ant, adding to the greenness and beauty of an ideal March. Continuing intermittently during the morning hours, the rain stopped shortly before noon and the sun broke through the clouds. The weather forecasters saw continued cloudiness for tonight and tomorrow, however, with probable showers in some sections. In the higher elevations. moisture turned to snow, storing up water for irrigation supplies on which the west depends so heavily. 1 ter supply for the coming UTAH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH I sum- mer. Farmers throughout the valley were rejoicing today. During the last two weeks, the ground has dried so rapidly that it was difficult to keep spring work ahead of drying fields. Also, many acres have been plowed and worked down, waiting for the beet contract decision. Dryland wheat and alfalfa, pasturelands and ranges will also benefit greatly from the storm. STORMY Herald Journal LUGAN, t 2 7, IDAHO showers southeast UTAH . f Unsettled with tonight and in portion Thursday. Mostly cloudy to- night and Thursday. Occasional rain or snow tonight and probably early Thursday. Price Five Centa. 1940. He Twits The Dictators He Pleases His Countrymen ON RELIEF Anglo-Frenc- the Balkans. Those factors especially the present strain on relations of the Allies with Russia and the Allied efforts to cut into Pacific ocean shipments via Siberia to. Germany might seem to Indicate the Paris were London governments about to take up arms against the Russians to get the nazls by way of Russia. It is obvious the British have taken the attitude there is now no point in trying to improve relations with Moscow. No Hasty Stops On the other hand, the British are not likely to take any hasty steps in that direction. On several occasions, British Prime Minister and has resorted in regard to relations with Russia by saying not Britain was yet at war with Neville Chamberlain to unusual phraseology the Soviets. u-li- ef Car-mod- HOUSE COMMITTEE it has been emphasized the collapse of the Finnish OKEHS HATCH BILL war that the British, and especially the French, have given full consideration to whether it would be wise to fight the Russians and WASHINGTON, March 27 U'.Ri A house Judiciary Germans at the same time rather than permit the Soviets to cling to today approved the Hatch bill a technically neutral position that barring political activity by state enables them to supply the nazi employes paid with federal funds. war machine with essential The subcommittee approved the bill in the form in which it passThus since in two ed the Men Wounded In Labor Controveisy SOUTH PITTSBURGH, Tcnn., March 27 tR.Rl Between 10 and 15 men were wounded today when a crowd fired on trucks carrying workers to the Battle Creek mining company at Orme, Tenn., scene of a labor jurisdictional dispute. George R. Cain, mine superintendent, said 150 men halted two truckloads of workers and opened fire with shotguns and pistols. None of the miners was injured seriously, Cain said, but they were peppered with shotgun pellets as the attackers fired Into the truck and at several miners who jumped out and ran into the woods. Cain said members of the CIO's United Mine Workers of America at Whitwell and Palmer protested when his mine reopened Monday under contract with the Progressive Mine Workers of America AFL. He said the CIO union had contributed to support of his miners nuring the 13 months they were bile but contended the AFL union had 80 per cent membership. C.C.C. FUNDS GET LARGE INCREASE March Washington, house 0 budget 27 u.t: today tentatively to the $230,000,-- , estimate for the Civl-"- f' Conservation Corps. The extra money would avert shutting down on many CCC camps throughout the United States. The house voted 129 to 109 on nooeiler vote tn favor of the 50' to.ono increase which was proby Rep. Charles H. Lcavy, pped L.. Wash. It still Is subject to a ro1' vote later. Anticipating more funds, CCC director James McEntee yesterday Postponed at least until April 15 closing of 90 CCC Camps which had been scheduled to shut down March 31. re- senate, except spects. a provision sponsored deleted It by Sen. Prentiss Brown, D., Mich., to exempt from the ban employes educational, reof federally-aide- d ligious and philanthropic institutions. It also struck out a provision inserted by Sen. Alva B. Adams, D.. Colo., permitting state officials covered by the bill to run for in the primaries if nomination they resigned upon getting the nomination. The four members of the subcommittee present voted unimous-l- y to report the bill to the full committee. They were Chairman Francis E. Walter. D., Pa., and Reps. Abe Murdock. D., Utah; John W. Gwinne, R., Ia.; and Albert L. Vreeland, R., N. J. Rep. W. Ben Gibbs, D Ga., the fifth member of the subcommittee, sent word that he also approved the group's action. tend. Dr. MACKENZIE KING Canada Elects Officials With Liberal Policy OTTAWA, Ont., March 27 ili.Rl Prime Minister V. L. MacKenzie Kings liberal government swept the dominion in Tuesdays general election, winning a new mandate from the people on its war policy, returns showed today. The entire liberal cabinet was reelected to parliament; the leader of the conservative opposition. Dr. Robert J. (Fighting Bob) Man-iuwho favors intensifying the war on Germany, was defeated by the Rev. Dan Mclvor, Presbyterian minister, in his campaign for a seat in parliament, and it was estimated the liberal majority in n, house of commons would exceed the 131 seat majority of the last parliament, largest in Candian history. The prime minister, who had ordered the election Jan. 25 after his government had been denounced by Conservative Premier Mitchell Hepburn of Ontaria province and the Ontario legislature for "bungling f the war effort," said In a radio address last night that his party's victory was the highest possible service to the country at this time. . . A service to Britain and FYance and to those small nations vhose freedom has been destroyed, threatened or imperiled." Returns early today gave the liberals 170 of the 245 seats in the (Continued on Page Six) ' French Destroyer Is Reported Sunk The March 27 il'.Pi D'ltalia, in a dispatch from Tangiers today, said that the French Destroyer Railleuse sank Saturday after a violent explosion split the ship in two as it was Sun leaving Casablanca. The dispatch said H was report100 men were lost and a numCause Radio Trouble ed ber of others were injured. The cause of the explosion was not known, according to the disNEW YORK. March 27 patch, which said Casablanca aufor Sunspot disturbances today, blot- thorities wer.s attempting to hush since time second the Sunday, news of the sinking. ted out radio communications be- up tween the United States and Europe and South America. The disturbance was nation-widSan FTancisco reported short wave combroadcasting disrupted as Pacific pletely as on Sunday with contact "Any normal boy or girl can atcoast stations unable to tain any position in the educational coast. east either the orient or the field to which he or she aspires. Land lines were less seriously One must first make up his mind dffcctcd to which field of study he will as SysColumbia Broadcasting The enter, then keep everlastingly at tem's short wave service likewise work." went dead. The National Broadwas the observation today early of That casting company received an Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith, was but all broadcast right foreign parents of four sons who are exblacked out later. in the educational field. In The disturbance appeared to be celling interview they briefly told attributable to a triangular cluster aof short their sons' records. The respectthousands of miles of sunspots, ed couple were recently visacross, which were visible through itedLogan one son, Dr. S. Ronald by smoked glass yesterday morning. who is a graduate of the The disruption of communica- Smith, ROME, Giornale Disturbances Ganzert is recognized throughout the west as an eminent authority on Latin American His subject will be problems. Can We Cooperate with Latin America 7" All Cache Valley citizens interested in foreign relations, especially- as- among the Americas, will find it interesting and profitable to' ' atin the tend the Open Forum Woodruff school auditorium this evening. HOUSE UPHOLDS WAGE-HOU- WASHINGTON, March 27 TUP The house today upheld, by 148 115, a $1,035,000 cut in the wage-hou- r administration's, 1941 funds. The vote came on an amendment by Rep. Joseph EX Casey, D., Mass, to restore that amount, which was eliminated by the House Appropriations committee. President Roosevelts budget requested $5,865,000 for salaries of division. The comthe wage-hou- r mittee cut it to $4,830,000. The fund is part of the $954,189,-70- 0 security appropriation bill for 1941. to labor-feder- Negotiations On Beet Contract SALT 27 Final LAKE Continue CITY, arrangements being rushed tract for beets. today above you have Amerbest dressed woman Gladys Swarthout, opera star. Directly ica's To the right you have Merrl Ciochetti perhaps not among the best dressed, but at least, among the most unusual-- d reused. Miss Swarthout headed a list of 13 prominent women compiled In a poll by leading designers as Americas best dressed woman, while Miss Ciochetti, a Tuscon college coed, used her inventive mind and considerable care to fashion a cactus play suit. Its pretty but prickly. March 27 U.R) term forces today were hopefully discussing development states bloc of of a south-centrDemocratic national convention delegates opposed to President Roosevelt's renomination. Missouri developments may be fitting in to the program. Sen. Bennett C. Clark, D.. Mo., called today for Missouri Democrats to send uninstructed delegates to the national convention. The senator City did not commit himself on Mr. Roosevelt's nomination. But his Considered move seemed potentially directed against a third term at least to the extent of an effort to keep Missouri out of the Representing the Logan L.D8. lt Fifth ward 'building committee. parade. Professor George D. Clyde offered Gov. Lloyd C. Stark, of Missouri, grounds of the old Fifth ward HOLLY WOOU, Majub 36 Olfo is'-- understood-4-bea- d of the t!lharlie Chaplin today was re- party forces most favorable to Mr. to 'Logan city Tat a suns' of $8000 ported to be seeking a world pre- Roosevelt there. Third term ad- at the regular commission meeting mier in Berlin for his forthcom- vocates there and elsewhere cer- last night. The church grounds are located ing movie travesty on dictators, tainly cannot be counted out unn with a audience consist- til the returns are in. But on on Fifth North and Fifth East, and ing of Adolf Hitler. the basis of hope for favorable are for sale since the ward is rushwho now is giving Missouri developments, Chaplin, d ing to completion a new chapel on his picture its finishing touches, termers are the Boulevard. The offer of $6000 strength expecting maintained his customary reti- in that state and in Oklahoma, would not include the building, cence, but his friends insisted he Kansas, and Louisiana. Professor Clyde stated today. Texas was serious in his international After a discussion, it was decided states Those five share 136 constring-pullin- g to give der fuehrer the city would make a counter ofvotes. first look at Hitler, Mussolini, vention Friday for the ground, which, Efforts apparently are being fer if Goering and Goebbels in Hollyby the commissioners, made In Wisconsin to reform the willbought land. wood's never-nevbe used for a recreational park. , And if Hitler has a sense of New Deal coalitions which helped At the meeting, Olof Nelson, humor' as big as the head of a sweep Mr. Roosevelt into office in. chairman of the building commitpin, Jack Oakie said, "he'll take 1932 and 1936. It has been tailing tee of Utah State Agricultural colone look at the picture and won- apart in the past three years as lege board of trustees, and Proder what all the shooting's about. Democratic conservatives walked fessor Clyde requested that the or threatened to do so in pro- property south of Logan If he gets Charlie's point, he'll call the war off and retire to his test against what they regarded be given for college use. cemetery mountain top, giggling to him- as radical administration poll- -' Present plans outlined by the self." cies. The left began to weaken, college envisage landscaping of the Oakie plays straight man Mus- too, when the administration grounds, which are situated directsolini to Cnuplin's comic Hitler somewhat modified its spending ly north of the college. No decision The rotund Bi'iy Gilbert is Goer-in- and reform program. was made on the request. The plot with a new uniform for every of ground Is held by the city for scene, while the villian in the future cemetery lot use. No appointments piece is Henry Daniels, who, as were made Goebbels. spends his time whisper- GEOLOGIST GIVES Tuesday night, but it ia expected in s, ear. secrets nistcr Hiller's ing that recommendations for chief of We've all got trick names, police and city attorney will be Oakie said. "Charlie originally made FYiday evening. ADDRESS KIWANIS planned to call me Benzino Gasoline.' hut decided that maybe sounded a little too much like Benito Mussolini.' So now I'm Dr. J. Stewart Williams of the PAGEANT PLAYS TO (Continued on Page Six) Utah State Agricultural college geology department was guest speaker at regular luncheon meeting of LARGE AUDIENCES PHI Logan Kiwanis club today noon at the Hotel Eccles. An description of the Logan's annual pageant, The CONDUCTS MEETING geologyinteresting of Logan canyon was given Exodus. was played again to a by Dr. Williams. full house audience last night Music consisted of vocal selec- when it was tions and Claudius by on conversDoty the of Jerry sixth evening. presented for the art Speaking Shepherd, Roy accompanied by of dean Lenore Williams, ation, Thousands of people from all women at Utah State Agricultural Darley at the piano, and communparts of Utah and Idaho are atcollege, addressed members of the ity singing, led by Bennie Degn. the J. Karl Wood masIt was announced that Norm tending Delta Phi organization in their terpiece, and all are Sprowl, popular Logan theater it as tile best pageant acclaiming regular meeting held yesterday. ever proIn charge of the program was man, will be the speaker at next duced in Logan. This evening Max Doutre. Plans week's meeting and that an eve- delegations from Weber and Bear for a party FYiday in the form of a ning meeting will be held April 10 River stakes will join those of masquerade ball in the Institute in Logan canyon. Logan, Cache, Hyrum, Smithfield, were discussed, and formal initiThe attendance prize was award- and Benson stakes in viewing the ations Sunday for pledges of B. Y. ed to Bishop Heniy Cooper by Dr. production. U., Utah University and Utah State R. O. Porter. M. R. Meanwhile, Secretary G. A. Lindquist presided at the Hovey announced that all tickets announced. Committee chairmen were ap- meeting and Henry Hurren for this week are out "The call pointed for the year as follows: for tickets this week has been Temple committee. Donald Bradand there heavy," he declared, ford; publicity, Rigby Lindquist are no more to be had, only from and Don Christensen; athletic, British the various wards. bishops of Royce Hanson: alumni. Carl BradThere are yet tickets for next shaw and Claude Brown. however. Planes Down week, The performance of William C. England as Brigham Young during the last two nights has drawn U.R 27 Two much praise, as has the portrayal LONDON, yarch German planes and one British of Jim Bridger by L. A. plane were shot down tn France The fourth son, Reed, is now yesterday when a British squadstudying at Berkeley in prepara- ron intercepted seven German tion for entrance into the Cali- reconnaissance planes escorted by Officers Of a communique announced fornia university medical school fighters, ed today. located in San Francisco. The communique said that on I "Mother and figured we'd help the western front yesterday there the boys get through the local col- was & marked Increase of aerial Adrian W. Hatch was reappointlege, but they have made their activity In the neighborhood of ed executive chairman and Mrs. commented Mr. since Metz. then, way Blanche C. Pittman reappointed Smith. I believe any young man One British patrol encountered executive secretary of the Associacan get what education he, wants. a formation of nine enemy planes ted Clubs Library committee by It doesn't take long to reach and in the ensuing fight two en- unanimous vote at a meeting held the point In bis development where emy aircraft were Been ro go down by the organization Tuesday evehe recognizes ability manifesting In flames and one British lighter ning. itself, and with this knowledge was shot down but the pilot escapThe committee is composed of comes an faith in ed by his parachute, the com- representatives of 19 Logan clubs himself and the ambition to push munique said. and civic for the on. With a spirit like this brought The communique said the Ger- purpose oforganizations propromoting library Into action, failure is out of the mans had been forced to abandon grams and to act as friends of the Cache county library. their reconnaissance. question, while success Is sure." WASHINGTON, Anti-thir- Maybe Hitler Would Twirl His Moustache d Purchase Of .March were between Utah sugar beet growers and sugar processing companies in an effort to break a deadlock on stipulations of the 1940 con- draft-Rooseve- one-ma- Observers believed the factions were discussing the fair price plan advanced by the sugar division of the United States Department of Agriculture. no statement was However, available from the growers. Preston Ellsworth, president of the Idaho Beet Growers association working In conjunction with the Utah groups, said he believed the growers would be willing 1 follow the fair price plan. The lair price schedule followed hearings in Pocatello and Denver. Dispatches from Washington indicated that tentative schedules may be modified if disagreements between proees-sor- e and growers enter the courts. er g, DETA COUNTY SCHOOL DEFECTION HELD Greeds anti-thir- CUT R May Oppose President . Whether or not United Stales can cooperate advantageously with Latin America will be considered in the Open Forum meeting in the Woodruff school auditorium this evening when Dr. F. W. Gauze rt of University of Utah presents the principal address. The presentation, another of a seasonal series sponsored by the Logan Forum organization, commences at 7:30 o'clock, and the general public is invited to at- Group South-Centr- al Discussion . WASHINGTON, March 27 (i'.Ri The administration will present to congress next week estimates on relief needs for the 1941 fiscal year, expected to run between and $1,500,000,000. The recommendations will be presented to the house appropriations committee next week by Col. Francis C. Harrington, WPA administrator. President Roosevelt had planned to send a special message to congress, but after a White House conference today, he revised his plans and instructed Harrington to present the recommendations orally. Mr. Roosevelt canvassed the sitFederal uation with Harrington. y Works Administrator John M. and Budget Director Harold Smith. There was no direct indication whether new statistics indicate necessity for advancing relief appropriations over the rough estimates of $1,000,000,000 for WPA which Mr. Roosevelt sent congress in his budget message last January. With relief rolls standing at however, there appeared the possibility the administration might find it necessary to ask congress for more than that. To Be Subject Under Dollars . from Latin America U. S. Figure Expected To Exceed Billion GROUP nt After annual Inspection of various school nnlts in Cache m ty district was completed today. the buildings and grounds wars reported by Clerk Lloyd to be tn good condition, and $ a light renovation program ISML J out the county is contemplated for this summer. The Inspection has been conducted by Mr. Tbeurer, Superintendent J. W. Kirkbride, and school board members. Each building in the county has been visited during the week, and renovation needs studied. During the past fiscal year, a total sum of $10,000 was expended by the district in renovation and repair projeots, Mr. Theurer stated. Expense for such projects is expected to be less this year. Cache county recently completed a vast school building program which saw 10 new recreation units, elementary schools and additions constructed at a total cost of $212,000. High School P-T- : A To Meet Thursday A students discussion on problems of parent and student relationships will be featured at the Logan senior high school Parent-Teache- rs meeting to be held in Nibley Hall Thursday at 8:00 p. r m. To furnish material for the discussion, a short educational film will be shown preceding the informal forum, after which parents will be given opportunity to discuss this same problem. The students participating In this entirely unrehearsed feature will be mostly seniors. The discussion will be led by C. D. McBride. During the course of the evening, the Cantadoras, the girls glee club of the high school will sing two numbers under the direction of Frank Baugh Jr. Teachers will remain after the meeting for any consultation parents may desire. -Teachers have been extending personal Invitations to parents to , attend. . AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN U-i- - S and Nazi Shot Recipe For Educational Success Given tions is caused by electronic streams emitted from the vortices of the spots, which are vast tornadoes of incandescent gases coiling Into the suns interior. George Washington, medical school at Washington, D. C., and who, for the past two years, has been head house physician at the California University hospital tn Berkeley. ' Two of the four sons are specializing In the field of agronomy, and two in medicine. The oldest son, Clyde, who received his Ph.D. at the Minnesota State Agricultural college in 1935, Is now in charge of a government experi- ment station at Pullman, Washington. Clyde established this station five years ago, and is studying forage plants and diseases. The third son, Horace, will take out his M. A. degree in agronomy this June at the Colorado State Agricultural college where, in 1939, he won an award as the best graduate student In the field of agronomy. Horace expects to enter the University of Wisconsin next September where he will begin work toward his doctorate. Group PM i ' Library Re-elect- "The new doctor gave me gargle. He said they don't swab throats no more, I declare, If you live long enough a you just lose faith In doctors because they change so often. , (Copyright 1SS Publishers Syndicate) , |