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Show Mau) Bill On Senate Second Reading Slate Thursday Amcrica on MarcM Tramccs' Rc9ulars Go Thr0U9h pc I LAKE CITY. Feb n The senate itself was expected to adjourn for the duy shortly after noon, since the departure of anyone of the remaining members would cut attendance below the quorum standard of 13 and make a recess automatic. The senate late yesterday advanced to third reading calendar the controversial chain store tax bill. Roll call, after more than four hours of the most heated debate of the 24th session, showed 13 Maw supporters iikIk ati d they B would press for unin diute ennet-inei- il Maw' reorgamz-(?oHfrbrrt of the "master bill." instead "master bill headed for its the numerous supplemental flenatf test today when the of SALT 28 B. , suth bill would be considered for each of the proposed divisions der the iua.it er plan, and then addi-thational legislation if needed could be handled in the future, jirtive rphe senate attempted consider- In that case, the supplemental at ion of no other legislation. In bills would be considered Inter the absence of ten members, all of but probably di";,o; the present whom accompanied the house to session Senate 1iesident Wendell Ogden on an inspection tour. to place it on calendar for deration tomorrow. out by the Th, bill, reported committee, was to have been a bare quorum today. but only senate was present and it r chamber voted second reading 'll!! 0, measuics which have been intro-- 1 better They were given even chnine to muster suffi-- I eicnt strength to ai hievc their ob- - ,he decided to business Thursday. - cloudiTAH Inchreasing tonight; Thursday with light rains in portion;, little change in most-S'dou- Mostly cloudy with rams or snow Thursday ind in west tonight; slight, y partner tonight. IDAHO Volume 32. Number 48. Even Shirley d. n favoring the lull and tell opposing Filial mtion was not expected until Fi alay. A bill to guaiantee payment of wages to employes of metal mid coal mining companies passed the bouse. The bill provides that employers of three or more persons must furnish proof of ability to make regulur payment of wages. The lower chamber also passed hills designating marijuana as a noxious weed and setting up machinery for its control. Herald Journal LOGAN, UTAH, Goes for the Uniform WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 6, Grain Range 1941. COICMpW BILL' p ON AID Price Five Cents. ITALY LOSES Emblematic of America's defense efforts. 6000 trainees at Ft Ord. Calll, mass tn solid ranks to watch the 76th Field Artillery one of the last three remaining norse-draw- n artillery units in the Army go through Its paces. The outfit passed in review before Mai. Gen Jnxenh F. Btilweli. commanding general, and staff ... Sunday k Professor Milton R. Merrill To Discuss Changing Opponents Gain Two World Events New Senate Votes Shirley Temple proved that girls of all ages go for a handsome in uniform when, as guest of honor at California Military Academy ball in Los Angeles, she stepped out smiling to dance with the school's best-lookicadet, Sergeant Thomas Spear. Still dimpled at 12, Shirley is currently making a "comeback in the movies. soldier Junior Fete Girl-Explor- er Set Thursday By Logan Stake climax to Logan stake Ex- plorervanball competition, a Junior banquet and dance will be held Thursday evening commencing at 7:30 o'clock in Logan Second ward hall. More than 150 young people of Junior and Explorer age are expected to be In attendance. Mrs. Cleta Hansen and Merrill Gunnell, members of the stake board, today extended this invitation: Our party tonight will be one of the fine things of the Mutuul year, and we invite all stake Explorers and Junior Girls to attend. Furthermore, young men and women of that age, who are not registered Junior Girls or Explorers, are . . As a also invited." buffet supper will be served from short presentations by the various wards. Israel Heaton will then conduct Hoor games and mixers. Final event of the evening will be social dancing to the music of an orchestra. Reservations to the affair may be made through ward A at 7 30, followed committees. Chairmen the banquet and ounce are Byrnece Hansen and Urame Arncll. of WESTERN MINE LEADER PASSES SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 26 trill Edward A. Hamilton. 62, life-"n- g authority on western mining ana general mines the t. a. Smelting andmanager forcompany since 1931, diedRefining at a hospital He had been ill a j Pin wlr IV vldl . 1otnoc K1CO I ClUCv IlluC In Governors Salary BOISE, Ida., Feb. 26 tl'.l!) Gov. Chase A. Clark's veto of a bill increasing the governor's salary brought down a storm of Republican criticism in the Idaho senate today while the house killed a proposed constitutional amendment permitting Idaho to go into the phosphate business. In his veto message, Clark said he could not approve an increase m wages of the chief executive because the days ahead of us are uncertain" days. It would be advisable for us to wait until we find out how much we are going to have to pay out for national defense and how much it is going to cost to operate our school, relief program and the regular expenses of the state," he declared. The senate final sustained the governor's veto, but Sen. Tom Heath, R., Franklin, took the opportunity to criticize Clark's policies. 'Changing Events of the World", is the subject of a lecture to be given by Professor Milton R. Merrill at the Cache county library WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 U.R Sunday, March 2, as the second Opposition haulers to the British program in a series of five sponsoraid bill, headed by Sen. Burton ed by the Associated Clubs Library K. W heeler, D Mont, announced Committee. , toconference after a strategy Professor Merrill is an instructor day that there were no plans to in the political science department filibuster and that general de- o' the Utah State Agricultural colbate would end Saturday. lege and is well versed in current W heeler said that while general affairs. He is prominently debate on the hill would end world and known for his clear by Saturday, most of next week intelligent interpretationinsight of foreign would be ronsiuned by amenddomestic and political problerrfi. ments. The lecture is free to the public 4 to 5 p. to. in the be from will and BY W IIJ JAM H. LAW HENCE auditorium. All persons in library LJb 28 WASHINGTON, Feb. the county interested are cordially The administration was reported invited to attend the lecture. Committee members in charge of today to be willing to make a new program are Mrs. Scott Sunday's British-aid bill concession on the Budge, representing the Clio club, as the opposition gained two new chairman; A. N. Sorensen, library senate votes board; George F. Know I ton, Lions Sen. Gerald P. Nye, R., N. D., con- club, and Mrs. Mae Pedersen, Amtinued opposition debate in the sen- erican Legion auxiliary representaate, charging the bill will take us tive. into war," make President RoosePrograms are given every other velt a dictator, and reduce congress Sunday under the sponsorship of the A.C.L. committee. Other proto a rubber stamp. Recruited By Cons grams to follow and their dates And when that happens," he are: Book Review, "Shelley", to be said, "it will not be many days or given by Mrs. H. Lee Hales on weeks before we will be told it is up March 16; "Application of Phototo us to rubber-stam- p the declar- graphy and Exhibit, H. Reuben ation of .war which this dictator-- , Reynolds, on March 30, and ' .presentation of Claudius t5oty and president has already entered." Sens. Dennis Chavez, D., N. M., Jerold Shepherd, students of Waltand Rufus C. Holman, R., Ore., er Welti, in a vocal recital on were the two new opposition re- April 13. All programs are from cruits. Both bad been listed as 4 to 5 p. m. and are held at the doubtful" votes. library. Chairman Walter F. George D., Ga., of the senate foreign relations committee said supporters of the COAL bill would not fight the Lucas amendment which would bring and Republican congresSLATED GROUP sional leaders into consultation with the President on transfer of arms to a foreign power. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26 The proposal was sponsored by Utah public service commission Sen. Scott Lucas, D., 111., as a called a conference for next today would "national unity" gesture. It of railroad representatives create a joint committee consisting Tuesday in an effort to reduce intrastate (Continued on Page Seven) coal rates. Commission Chairman Ward C. Holbrook explained it was the opinion of the commission that it would prove beneficial to the railroads and to the public if reductions could be effected" on the U. S. charges for hauling coal from Carbon county mines to other parts of the state. Third Ward Slates Old Folks Party Logan ward Third folks' old party will be held Thursday, conat noon, a only sisting of a dinner and a dance program following, A native of the California in the eveneing. bother Lode" area Hamilton had The committee in charge inwn associated- - with the U. S. cludes Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Cowbmeltmg and Refining company ley. chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Har1B1He was & former gov-ra- old Evans, Mr and Mrs. Henof the Utah chapter of the drick Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Leo American or Mining Congress. Andrews. Canter Club Elects Officers And Outlines Neu) Projects At the annual meeting of the County Canter club, held he chamber of commerce Wi,ford W. Lund- t?5 flced president. Mrs. C ' bdall. vice president and b). VeS?' spcretary'- - I H. Dainev Montrose. Marvin , Mrs !.,"har Clyd? Worley nnd Stewart were elected fia rl!ni P' hodn, 0rs', Jl,d8 J- P. Rich, of the sswmt!iWrpd thc '1' Ptosentcd them nnd with ? amendmcnta dopted.mr they were c r - used considerably club. by the Cauter Christiansen of Ranger the forest service reported that work was now going forward on some of thc canyon trails. The plan is to Improve the ZHnnvoo (rail and extend it to the forks in Logan canyon. The Canter club Wl take care 0f the repairs of gates and fences on the lower end of the trail not in the forest boundary. Committees will be appointed and the projects outlined for the year. A Very soon P. the Logan Canyon has more than Trails committee of the chamoer Ir'dL members. The ool-t- of commerce with the Canter club lcciion tbc membership fees will outline a schedule of horseth be th first back rides for the year. These hm, act - Commissioner B George have proven very popular and from all parts' of the PlainedWjh, wf!l present and P'ana of improvement Icy have participated. The plan is1 to at th Cache to extend thc invitation to the Countv Boots members of the Preston Willow Tur0UI,dB ,and th and and Saddle club to join in the the hriau path will be two places excursions this year. vlub val-lwe- Pk RATE MEET BY Willkie Denounces Isolationists NEW YORK. Feb. 26 (lK CHICAGO FIRE Wendell L. Willkie last night callCHICAGO Fire swept through ed for an end of isolationist a building in the loop thought in America and denounc- today delaying thousands of ofed the false doctrine" that those fice workers on their to work who favor aid to Britain favor on elevated trains andway street cars. war One fireman was Willkie w'as a principal speaker was set at $150,000.injured. Damage at a dinner in honor of William Allen White. Emporia. Kan., editor and former chairman of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. White was given the annual award of The Church' man. Protestant Episcopal publication, "for promotion of good will and understanding." Willkie said he had been unANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 26 (UP' der terrific" pressuie during the last presidential campaign to take Two thousand cheering Turks an isolationist stand and that broke through police lines today White had confirmed him in his to welcome Anthony Eden. Britdetermination to oppose isolation- ish foreign secretary, Gen. Sir ism even before he delivered his speech accepting the Republican John Dill, chief of the imperial staff, and a big party of aides presidential nomination. In denouncing attempts to place to the capital for conferences in the same category advocates of with Turkish leaders on political and who aid to Britain and military problems. persons The cheering continued while favor war, Willkie said never more false doctrine was preach- Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu ed." and other Turkish and foreign The safety of our boys," he notables were greeting the Visitors lies only down the way and thereby incurring a displeasaid, sure Germans showed openly. William Allen White goes Eden at once made an appointment to visit John A. Van A. MacMurray, American minister to Turkey. Eden and Dill came to Turkey after conferences with British military leaders at Cairo. Eden also conferred there with Sir Reginald Hoare, British minister recalled from Bucharest when All is in readiness for the big Britain broke relations with RuBall because ocmania at this German the of evening Battery thc Dansante AH the civic or- cupation. expected Eden, Dili unci ganizations of the city, including It was members of the Battery, Ameri- their . -- s would to continue rom Ankara to discuss can Legion, Veterans of Foreign Athens tek leaders implications Wars and Disabled Veterans of with Foreign Wars, have participated of the German threat to the Balkans. sale of tickets in the advance lor this event. be will dance the BOMBERS DOWNED with Along an exhibition bv the Logan senior ATHENS, Greece Three heavy high school drill team under the direction of Major P. B. Shot-ride- Italian bombers have been rhot The TRAC band under the down Into the sea while Greek direction of Director Joseph Steen planes have bombed Italian posiwill play several selections. All tions In the Tepelini area repeatedly in spite of rain and mist reports from the Albanian front said today five-sto- ry Records Of Farm Income Electric Light In U. S. Rises Department To High Peak Report Given j Graduates j British Speed Drive Through Duce Empire W j BY lIUtlilSON SAIJSIUKY was Italys African empire crumbling today under smushing blows despite land aid North Africa bv Ger- - British to auting a speed record that topped that of the Libyan thrust of the Imperial Army of the Nile, South African troops swept up the Indian ocean coast of Italian Somaliland to take the capital, Mogadiscio, and 3,000 prisoners. Gain 210 Miles In three the British days forces dashed 210 miles north in Somaliland and with the aid of naval forces that cruised along the African coast bombarding d the Italians and destroying their supplies and ammunition dumps. The success gave the British a base from which they may drive another column north into Ethiopia w'uch already is punctured at half a dozen places by British offensives and those of Ethiopian rebel allies. British operations in Libyn were cloaked In mystery. Communiques from Rome and Berlin land claimed German clashed forces with scouting hard-presse- and won Bang-ghaz-i a skirmish. Bulgarian Move No mention of the encounter came from Cairo anl speculation continued on the possibility that 'Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell may be transferring some of his forces elsewhere, possibly in an attempt to block nazi offensives in the Balkans. A rumor from Budapest, poscapsibly the most rumor-ridde- n ital of the Balkans, said German troops already were moving into Bulgaria, and some 12 000 or crossed the frontier last night. This rumor had no confirmation from any other source. Budapest often is selected by the Germans $128,-000.0- sale paganda. Coastal pro- Sweep British planes made another great offensive sweep over the invasion coast of France and there was a little German day air ac- tivity. The British parliament was told by a government spokesman nazi of preparations for occupation Bulgaria are well advanced, and Britain is fully satisfied with the attitude of Turkey. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Gen. Sir John G. Dill of the staff British Imperial general were in Ankara conferring with Turkish leaders. Conference Opens To Study Turkish and British Problems of crops may be slightly smaller during the first part of 1941 than for 1940. However, higher prices for the 1941 crop are expected to boost total farm income to the highest point since start of the depression. Paradise Resident Issue Before People Final Preparations With the Cache stake M ' banquet but one day away, stake and ward officers and committees were today completing final preparations for the annual affair, which will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 oclock in Logan Fifth ward amusement hall. Committees have worked hard to make the banquet a success. Other activities directed by this group are fireside programs, M Men basketball, stake dances and youth conference. Stake officers connected with the M activities are Mrs. Fae Stucki, manual director; Mrs. Kersey Riter, Gleaner activity; Dorothy Daines, stake president; Unita Woodland, vice president; Lola Crookston, historian; Llewlyn Bodrero, activity leader; Roy Christenson, manual director; Cleregde Ellsworth, M men president; La van Hansen, vice president; Dutch Reeves, basketball arbiter, and Joe Quayie, publicity. Men-Glean- er WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 UJ9 Burton K. Wheeler. D., Mont, leader, today challenged the administration to put the entire question of British aid, including the pending lend-leabill, to "a vote of the American people. Let the people tell us whether they want to go to war, he said during an acrimonious exchange in the senate with Sen. A. B. (Happy) Chandler, D., Ky. Wheeler was taken to task by Chandler, who accused him of doing the country a disservice in trying to make the people believe the President is deliberately trying to take the country into war. se David James Shaw. 64. well known citizen of Paradise where he was born, December 28, 1876, died at the home of his brother, Joseph Shaw of Paradise at 7:40 p. m. Tuesday night. Mr. Shaw had only been ill a short time. He was the son of Henry A. and Elizabeth Holbrook Shaw. He had been blind since he was six years of age. blindness having been caused from near drowning in the Hyrum canal. Mr. Shaw resided with his mother until her death and during late years he had made his home with his brother, where his sister-in-laMrs. Esther Shaw, had given him the best of care. Throughout his although he has been afflicted with this handicap, he a ' very cheerful has exhibited disposition. are the following Surviving brothers and sisters: Harry A. Ann WilShaw, Logan; liams. Brigham City; Charles H Shaw, Malta. Idaho; John H. Shaw, Logan: Mrs. Elizabeth Idaho; Joseph Bahen, Oneida, Shaw, Paradise: half brother and sister. W. H. Shaw and Melissa Howells, both of Paradise. Funeral services will be held in the Paradise ward chapel Friday at 1 p. m. with the Thompson Funeral Home of Hyrum making "What Work are Logan high school graduates doing today, and where do they find employment? two These vital community will be answered questions Thursday evening at the senior high school PTA meeting, which will be held at 7:30 p. m. m Nibley Hail. By moans of graphs, the vocational status of five hundred of the local high school graduates will be shown. The occupations, training, months of the year employed, and other such data will provide a picture of the vocational problem of Logan, and will furnish material which parents, teachers, and students alike will find an Invaluable aid in their thinking in this field. S. Bates, unPrincipal George der whose direction the survey has been planned and interpreted will present the findings, after which a panel of parents and teachers, directed by Harold Petersen, will discuss the implications which may be drawn as a basis for guidance work. Mrs. Sidney Stocks, PTA president, urges interested school patrons to attend, whether they have children at the high school or not. Made For Banquet Would Place Aid Sen. Is Taken Tuesday 13,-0- for distributing sensational 26 'I P The Logan city electric light deFarm income is rising sharply toward what bureau of agricultural partment established a new record economics experts predit t will be in electricity used during 1940, aca high in pros-- i cording to a report presented to tlie city commission by Heber C. jierity this year. Farmers marketed 6603.000,000 Muughan, superintendent of the worth of crops and livestock in electric light department. d It is estimated that the departJanuary, an Increase of ment brought more than $200,000 to 000 over January. 1940. Virtually all of the Janunry in- - the city treasury during the year. crease, the bureau reported, was The system carried 3,846 customers due to higher livestock prices, in 1940. The largest amount of current Livestock sales brought farmers a January income of $431,000 0, produced was on December 12, alover an Increase of $55,0X1,000 though during November the largest amount of power was consudned that month of last year. Smaller marketings of hogs was in the city. The least used was durmore than offset by sharply ing the month of June. Superintendent Maughan recomhigher prices. Cattle marketings and prices were higher, and lamb mends in his report the extension of the street lighting system to' sales increased. Cash income from crops and include East Sixth North street. from government benefit payments West Fifth North street, and the were slightly smaller than they streets around the new USAC field were a year earlier. Farmers re- house. The cost of manufacturing the ceived $229,000,000 from sale of crops compared with $236,000 000 eurrent was higher in 1940 than in 1910. Government previous years due to the low water in January. in Logan river which operates the benefit payments declined to $87,000,000. hydroelectric plant in the canyon. Total farm income, including The output of this plant was only 44 per cent of the total load of Janin payments, government uary was $750,000 000, rompared 1940, as compared to 55 per cent with $743,000,000 in Jan. 1940, the in 1939. The low weter situation bureau reported. Thc decline in cost the department an additional income from crops was attributed $9,370 in fuel oil, the report says. The total output of the year to the smaller amount of corn going Into government loan and reached 10.670,300 kilowatt hours as compared with 82183,800 kilowatt lower potato prices. The bureau said income from hours in 1939. tie.OnO.-rushe- ' many. Brtsh. tank units south of Feb ASHINGTON. Under Study Junior Democrats Choose Officials Men-Glean- er life-tim- Mrs.-Mar- arrangements. New president of Cache County Junior Democratic league is Lester Lcishman of Logan, who was elected last evening at the leagues annual business meeting in the courthouse. Mr. Leishman succeeds Lamont Larsen of Hyrum. Other officers choBen are Mrs. Afton Sorensen of Logan, vice president; Sybil Christensen of Richmond, secretary; Wesley G. of Logan, reelected Malmberg treasurer; Clinton Vernon of Logan and Elizabeth Scrowther of Smith-fieltwo-jedirectors, the latter reelected; Leiand Selley of VVella-vill- e, one-yedirector. d, ar ar RUSS DEFENSE MOSCOW Enthusiastic cheers greeted the announcement of A. G. Zverev, finance commissar, at MAN a meeting of the supreme soviet last night, that Russia would devote 70,900,000,000 roubles (nomGREAT NECK, N. Y.. Feb 26 inally $14,180,000,000) for national 1941. iuj;i The killing of John Gormlcy, defense during 34, riding academy proprietor, in the bedroom of the $30,000 home of Mrs. Mary Gerken. 36, whose husband was out of town, was the climax of a party, police reported today. Gormley was shot to death about 8:30 last night. Police found his body on the floor of a second story bedroom, the door of which had G. Wesley Schuab, Logan archibeen broken down. Mrs. Gerken. tect, was named chairman of the 36. was a niece by marriage of Logan chamber of commerce CenEdward A. Ridley. New York City tral Celebrations committee, suceccentric millionaire slain with his ceeding Harold Fornoff, at the ansecretary in his shabby, dungeon-lik- e nual meeting of the committee real estate office in 1933. The held last evening. murders never were solved. Logan will celebrate Pioneer day a on Mrs. Gerken was taken to 24 this year, and Chairfor questioning, along with manJuly Schuab. along with Mr. ForThomas Gallagher, 31, a guard at noff, will outline a tentative prothe Brooklyn navy yard whose gun gram for the celebration to be was believed to have been used m submitted to the committee at a the slaying, and James Wallace, 45. future meeting. The other of the Selected as chairman of the was 15, a committee on house, Simmons Stimson, concessions houseboy, was In the kitchen pick- Percy Smith, local printer, and ing a mandolin at the time of the he will also serve as a member slaying, police said, and he was of the Central Celebrations group. not held. According to reports, the com PARTYlNDSIN DEATH OF It Was One Uniform That Really Fit FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Feb. 26 il' li A trainee at this army induction center had just passed his physical examination and was rushing to telephone his girl the news when he passed a captain without saluting. "Walt a minute, soldier, where are you going in such a hurry?" demanded the officer. The youth breathlessly explained. , "Well." persisted the captain, "take a good look at me. Do you attach any special significance to this uniform?" The soldier looked the officer over carefully and then grinned. Why you lucky stiff. he said You got a suit that fits." Celebrations Committee Sets Plans For July 24 Observance BATTERY BENEFIT C Min-eol- rs occupant Gen. Sir John Dill mittees favors staging a large fireworks pageant In the Pioneer day The possibilities for celebration. such a pageant In the Aggie stadium are good, and the true pioneer spirit will be emphasized throughout the celebration. A number of old vehicles for parade purposes has been assembled during the past few years In the collection are the stage coach, three surreys, three single white-to- p buggies, one mail cart, two buggies, one running gear, a spring wagon, one cart, one cutter and harness. The committee needs more harnesses, and requests anyone having some to contribute to contact the chamber of commerce. |