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Show News Review Events the J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., Comes Out for Prohibition Repeal Republicans Fashion Moist Plank Shouse Is Democratic Bone of Contention. By EDWARD JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., threw a man-sized bomb Into the camp of the prohibition forces with his announcement that he bad come ' to the conclusion ""T that the Eighteenth -, amendment, is a iuu- s's,K:l ure and should be l-H?lClj reDealed- Plmse"a leeiuiaier aim, wiui bis father, a liberal supporter of the Anti-Saloon league for years, Mr. Rock-efeller Rock-efeller In a letter to Nicholas Murray Butler commended the latter's antl-pro-hlbltlon plank and John D. Rockefeller, Rocke-feller, Jr. urged Its adoption by both the Republican and Democratic Demo-cratic parties In their national conventions. con-ventions. Me declared the alms of prohibition had not been achieved and said that "drinking generally had Increased; that the speak-easy has replaced the saloon and that a vast army of lawbreakers tins been recruited, and financed on a colossal scale." JIpoJLthese-reasons-of -iunprece dented crime Increase- and the open disregnrd qt the Eighteenth amend ment which I have slowly and reluctantly reluc-tantly come to believe," Mr, Rockefeller Rocke-feller based his present stand. He declared that Vthe benefits of prohibition pro-hibition are more than outweighed by Its evils." After approving n detaH Doctor Butler's proposal for repeill and state control of the liquor traffic. Mr. 'Rockefeller expressed a hope that the "millions of earnest workers work-ers In behalf of the Eighteenth amendment" would continue their efforts f In support 'ft "practical measures for the promotion of genuine gen-uine temperance." Of course the wets were Jubilant oyer Mr. Rockefeller's statement, and the drys tried without much success In minimizing Its effect by coiurumctiiig ins assertions concern ing the success of the prohibition legislation, j . .... ................. pronouncement, leaders of six national antlprohibitlon organizations organiza-tions met In New York find formed a "united, repeal council" with the purpose of placing In both the Republican Re-publican and Democratic platforms planks calling definitely for the repeal re-peal prohibition. Pierre S. du Pont was elected chairman of the councils- yANT anxious hours were spent - by administration chiefs and James R. Garfield over the form in which the Republican prohibition plank should be cast, and a conference confer-ence participated In by Postmaster General Walter Brown, the President's Presi-dent's political d- riser, and a dozen - senators finally approved ap-proved a resolution which states that, while the Republican Republic-an party stands for the enforcement of Senator Borah all laws and abhors . the saloon. It recognizes the. right of the people to pass upon any portion por-tion of the Constitution and therefore there-fore favors the prompt re-subnils-. sion of the Eighteenth amendment to tne peopie or me several states acting through nonpartisan conventions. conven-tions. This naturally did not at all suit the wet Republicans and they promised prom-ised that the Issue would be fought out In the convention. The tenta tlve plank was derided as utterly evasive and deplorably weak. On the senate floor Senator Borah, dry, and Senator Tydlngs of Maryland, wet Democrat, took turns poking fun at the proposed " resolution. Borah said It was "the rarest combination, com-bination, of hypocrisy and Insincerity Insincer-ity ever heard of," and Tydings called it "the biggest piece of sham, bunk. and camouflage ever seen as-semt&od as-semt&od in ISO words,". ;" J: :Z '. V - - TNDIANAJpuJcansJnL stale con- ventlon went wet despite the agonized pleadings of the prohibitionists. prohibi-tionists. A plank was adopted calling call-ing for submission to the people of a repeal proposition on both the national na-tional and state dry laws. It. was not strong declaration In favor of such repeal, but It sufficed. Ray-J mend Springer was nominated for governor and Senator Jim Watson was renominated by acclamation. WlIEN presfjent Hoover signed the new revenue bill, he said alacy of the taxes Imposed by It were not as he desired, which mildly expressed the opinion of countless Anvertcans concerning that hodgepodge hodge-podge measure. However, bad as It U la many respects, the act will, under certain conditions and with la certain liailtatiocs, balance he ' - 1 of Current World Over W. PICKARD federal budget at the end of the fiscal fis-cal year 19I13, provided congress enacts en-acts the necessary economy legislation. legisla-tion. The senate almost rejected the conference report on the revenue rev-enue bill because the tax on electricity elec-tricity was made to fall on the consumer Instead of on the companies. com-panies. One economy bill cutting the costs of government was passed by the senate after It bad been mangled. Designed at first to save $238,000,-000, $238,000,-000, It was amended so the saving will be only $120,000,000. An Important Im-portant change was the substitution of the enforced furlough plan for feleraf employees for the 10 per cent pay cuts previously adopted. This was rejected by , the house, . SPEAKER GARNER'S $2,300,-000,000 $2,300,-000,000 relief bill was rushed through the bouse by an almost solid Democratic vote aided by 21 Republicans. ' The rest of the Republican Re-publican members paid heed to President Hoover's denunciation of the measure as a gigantic pork barrel bar-rel and voted In the negutlve. It lis - - ha rf to under sta nd-tww- tiara and his .associates can Justify spend frig so much time and effort on this measure In the face of their expressed conviction that It would never get through the senate or past the Presidential " veto. The senate, Indeed,. showed at once that It Intended to smother the bill. Leader nt both-pnrtiesln the upper up-per house prepared to push through a noncontroverslal bill permitting the Reconstruction finance corporation cor-poration to lend tip -to $300,000,000 to states for relief purposes. This was Just one section ot the senate Democr 'Ic relief program, the remainder, re-mainder, Involving a $500,000,000 bond- Issue' for public works and a $1,000,0 3,000 expansion of the reconstruction re-construction unit's capital, being left for" later consideration. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S sup-porters, sup-porters, having decided , to run the Democratic national convention to suit themselves, announced that - JotiettTS house wouldn't do as permanent per-manent chairman, though he had been -elected by the S,mlttuR'askob faction fac-tion and presumably presum-ably had been accepted ac-cepted by Roosevelt. Roose-velt. ...They declared instead that ' hey would try to put Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana i Jouett Shouse In that position, which he held eight years ago. Mr. Shouse, however, made It known that he and his friends would fight to the last ditch, so there Is a prospect pros-pect of a first-day battle In the convention con-vention that will provide for a test of. strength between the Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt forces. Mr. Shouse said that Governor Roosevelt expressly consented to the plan to make him permanent chairman. . ".Not even remotely was any kind of condition attached to the governor's gover-nor's assent ; otherwise I should not have been a party to It," said he. - '"An.yspeecb I may make before be-fore the .convention will be my owb and will not he censored or In. spired by any candidate. The pre-siding pre-siding oifjcerllof the convention should represent .no faction and should decline to assist or obstruct the fortunes of any candidate." MORE seriously affecting Roosevelt's Roose-velt's chances was the prob- lem of Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York, put up to lilra by the Hofstadter Investigating Investi-gating committee and Its counsel, Samuel Seabury, the governor's Inveterate In-veterate foe. The report of the committee com-mittee makes, it necessary for the governor tos, decide whether or not the mayor shall be re-moved re-moved from - ofBee,-and ofBee,-and It Is believed S. Seabury he will take some action a day or so before the Democratic Dem-ocratic convention meets. Presumably, Presum-ably, If he ousts the mayor he will rouse the wrath of Tammany Hall which might cost him the: vote of New Vork In the election but undoubtedly would 'add "to his strength elsewhere, for Tammany Is not admired outside of the me tropolis. Governor Roosevelt made a strategic move when be demanded that Seabury quit talking and sub mit to him the charges and evidence evi-dence against Walker sX once. He let It be known that be wonld give the mayor unlimited opportunity to defend himself and his. administration,, administra-tion,, but said he wonld demand that Walker prove himself fit to be V mayor of New York. Wnlker engaged en-gaged Dudley Field Malone as his thief counsel. GEN. CHARLES GATES Dawes suddenly and unexpectedly unexpect-edly sent to President Hoover his resignation as-president of the Re construction Finance corporation, to take effect June 15. He denied rumors that there had been any friction between him and Eugene Meyer, Jr., chairman of the board of tbe corporation, and averred he was quitting the post merely because be-cause he wished to Tesume his banking business in Chicago. In his letter to the President General Dnwes said he felt he could do this now that the budget had heen balanced bal-anced and "the turning point toward to-ward eventually prosperity seems to have been reached." IOWA Republicans at last have grown weary of Senator Smith W. Brookhart and have put an end, at least for the present, to his political career. In the prl- marles they de-$fwj3 de-$fwj3 clslvely rejected him, selecting as bis successor Henry Field of Shenandoah, Shenan-doah, a nurseryman and a novice in politics pol-itics who owns a radio station. Field bus been making a vigorous speaking campaign In which he attacked Brook- Sen. Brookhart hart especially for neglecting his senatorial duties to make chautauqua lectures and for nepotism.' He pledged himself not ington-amMasren-them Tnhed - erut pay rolls. Brookhart, a radical who never has hesitated to vote against Republican Repub-lican meusures, refused . to comment com-ment on his defeat, which 'was attributed at-tributed by some observers partly to the fact that many voters hitherto Republicans had deserted that party tlxiA "casr" theinalTotns" Demo crnts. - The Democratic senatorial nominee nom-inee was Louis Murphy, who defeated de-feated former Senator Daniel Stock. ,,, .. - In North Carolina, .the Democrats turned against -onef their longtime long-time leaders, SenafoliCameron Morrison, Mor-rison, who was defeated for the nomination by Robert U, Reynolds, nt-most nt-most a newcomer In politics. Mor-, rlsrin is ''bone dry and Reynolds Is an advocate of prohibition ' repeal, Neither of themjmd a majority of votes cast, so both- will be candidates candi-dates again In tmr-ruri-of primary on July 2. Two others who poled conslderabre 'vote promised to throw their support to Reynolds.. Franklin Rooseveltswon a sweeping sweep-ing victory In the. Florida Democratic Demo-cratic primary, "Alfalfa Bill Murray Mur-ray getting onljasmall vote. Mark Wilcox of West Palm Beach", running on an anti-prohibition pat- form, apparently defeated. Ruth ; Bryan Owen for the congressionaLj nomination in the Fourth district. WISCONSIN'S' conservative Republicans Re-publicans In convention at Madison nominated a ticket with the purpose of putting a crimp in the regime of the .La Foilette dynasty. John B. , Chappie of Ashland was put up for the United States senate In opposition to Senator Blaine; and former Gov. Walter J. Kohler was nominated for, jrovernor to. run against Gov. Phil La Foilette w.ho seeks to succeed lifmSeTf. C AMUEL INSULL of,ChIeago, who i . ......... for many years nas been one or the country's lea-ding publfo? utilities magnates, has finally fallen under' financial stress and has been forced to resign as head of his great otill: ties concerns and also as officer or director of many other convpora-tlons convpora-tlons with which he has been associated. asso-ciated. Besides his money troubles Mr. Insull Is. In poor health. He Is soon to sail for Europe and It Is understood un-derstood he will reside In England, where he owns a home. Three of the big corporations he built up. It Is said, wlil unite In paying him an annual pension of $1S,00Q, CHILE has become a "socialistic republic." The government of President Montero was overthrown by a military and socialistic Junta In a coup d'etai that was almost bloodless, and the leader of the movement, move-ment, Carlos Da-, vila, formej.ambas-sador formej.ambas-sador to the United' States, was installed in-stalled as provl- s I o n a 1 president. Colonel Marmaduke Grove was made minister of defense and Immediately Carlos Davila had to get busy suppressing a counter-revolution In the southern part of the country. It was authoritatively stated In Santiago that the establishment of the socialist regime created no immediate im-mediate danger for American investments invest-ments In Chile excerrt "those tied nn in the $375.0X1.000 Cosach nitrate combine which, it Is understood, would be nationalized. rresident Davila said one of the main purjioses of the eovernmenf would-be to remove the burdens.oj workers and the unemployed. He promised every man would have a Job within a few months. l3! Wtern NewsDmprr foloB.1 feiJ Intermountain News -Briefly Told for Busy Readers LIST 12,000 JOBLESS TWO FALL 50 FEET WARNING TO FARMERS CELEBRATE R. B- DAY 500 ACHES OF PEAS LAS VEGAS, NEV.-Dlstrict Attorney llarlcy A. Harmon nas asked that the state militia take over the Boulder dam area in order to obtain a slowdown on taxes in Boulder City. The board of tax commissioners asked him to confer con-fer with Goveuor Fred Balzar before be-fore taking tbe Initiative In such a proposal TWIN FALLS, IDA., The city council of Twin Fails passed an ordinance or-dinance permitting the sale of fireworks fire-works In Twin Falls from June 15 to July 5, and allowing fireworks to be set off between June 24 and July 13, thus making it unnecessary for "fireworks bootleggers" to operate Just outside the city limits. IDAHO FALLS, IDA., At least two govenors and perhaps four will attend the location of a marker at the Bite of the first railroad and wagon crossing of Snake river. Governor Gov-ernor George Derh, Utah, and Governor Gov-ernor a Ben Ross, Idaho, have accepted ac-cepted the invitation extended by Boy Scouts officials. Invitations to the governors of Montana and Wyoming are also expected to be accepted. The dedication ceremonies cere-monies will be held late In August. PARMA. IDA., With more than tf - 1 1 U1B WOm HI. WUS ajUJlUiHiiai-iufe total of $3,000 a day, the harvesting of 500 acres of peas has been com meneed . In this section and will continue for a period of two weeks or more. NAMPA, IDA. O i 1 1 n g of 440 blocks of the streets of the city at an approximate cost of $18,000 will be commenced this week by Morrison Morri-son and Knudsen company of Boise to whom the contract was awarded. RENO, NEV. T wo traveling salesmen from Oakland, Calif., escaped es-caped serious injury when their automobile plunged off the Truckee-Reno Truckee-Reno highway near Truckee and dropped 60 feet into a railroad cut which is spanned by a highway bridge. Cuts? bruises and shock constitute their injuries. Their car was practically demolished. LOGAN, UT. City expenditures in May exceeded the receipts by $859.91,. Recoiptsfor the month were $1 4,018.20, expenditures were $14,876.iL In May, 1931, expenditures expendi-tures were $16,098,35, and .receipts $25,398.20. LOGAN, UT. A group of 12 property owners in the Logan city business district, headed by John A. Hendrickson, met with tha-Carne county commission to etiuest a blanket reduction-ef 23 percent on the valuation of their property. This request was also' included In a petition presented, to the coramis-J coramis-J slonersby this same group on March ! 17th, 1932. The commissioners have taken the request under advise, ment. - . - ' PliOVO, UT. Building requirements require-ments needed at the Utah state hospital, hos-pital, Including the erection of a reviving re-viving and hospital building at an approximate cost of $25,000, which will be submitted to the next state legislature, was approved by the Utah state sanity board. OGDlfx, UT., Residents of this city a-re. assured ample water this summer, says Water Commissioner Fred E. Williams, as the abundance of snow has made it possible to con- serve theelght new- wells at Artes ian park, and the water from Whpeler creek has- not been turn-, ed Into the city water mains, ----- SALT LAKE CITY UT-Utab ex-service men who are over 65 years old of suffering from service . acquired disabilities will be given every possible opportunity to work for the federal government through civil service appointments, according accord-ing to word received from Washington Washing-ton by the state director of the U. 8. employment service. OGDENrUT. The finances of the city have been much depleted by the 1931 unemployment relief work. A plan for conserving expenses In the future is to be carried out If possible. pos-sible. . SALT LAKE CITY, UT. It Is reportpd - that the earnings of the -sugar companies for "1931 were In most cases "losses; The sugar crop Is believed to be more promising for 1932 BOISE, IDA. Farmers whose crops are mortgaged to the government govern-ment for seed loans are warned to obtain property releases before disposing dis-posing of any portion of the crop to avoid embarrassing legal en tan-glemems tan-glemems and perhaps fraud charges. LOGAN, UT. An oiling program Is being carried out by the city In. volvln? the oiling of the streets la fifty city blocks. ! SPRING VILLE, UT. If plans i beins wr,rked X)ut y tJ;e ,oc:l farm j Duriu mature, a system of ex- ' ? farm produce for labor F wl!1 used thl season. - NErill, UT. Gold showings In the wes.ern part of Juab county are attracting considerable attention. A great deal of activity I -o foot. In the a- a near Callao. Scenes and If it I'M ty?$svM4A- --- -Afli rHfxft -4 - .t"t PA III y "Vly w y Vferu . 'A I I." f filitefei-L'v -A . thSJ j, --- Ctr.i ,, i Mr iil i ri ti j i " 1 ft'- ii A i ott - wuiiom Jpnn nirs Ington, and dedicated In August 2 Some of the "bonus marchers" making camp in th, D the National Capital 3 Presidential palace In Santiago, Chile, scene of the coup d'etat bj & dent Montero was ousted. With the completion of the first FT ps-w ;fe?Z" - - Jfr t' Wash., shown above, 120,000 horse power of electricity is being delivered. The project to TO $18,000,000 and when the second half of the dam Is completed It will deliver 252,000 horse pen S SJiOES "Memphis Bill" Terry, slugging first baseman of the New lork Giants, Gi-ants, who was named the new manager man-ager of tiie Giants to succeed John J. McGraw who, after 30 years of managing the National leaguers, startled the baseball world with the announcement that he was retiring. WEST POINT'S BEST Cadet Rush B. Lincoln, Jr, son ,;t Lieut CoL Rush B. Lincoln, who graduated from West Point at the head of his class. During his four years In the academy he had a standing of 2730.03 points out of a possible 2070. Iff ? ZA I V , fJ. r - "Si A- . .ft i A v. " ri Persons in the Current N Brvan Dv uutzon xsorgiuin wiucu 10 oe piacea in tvit....! . . 1 1. t TL i . . . . I - - Harnessing the Mighty Columbia River half of the Rock Island dam across the Columbia river, neat Unwieldly Gift ta Opera Si Leonora Corona, stnr of thm Mptronolltan Ope wmP4- baby elephant which was presented to her by an ada-j mar a. . a . f Iff' Memorial to Cardinal to Memorial tog 1 : ..".i r-. ----I.a - '-.v.. i f ' I s t f nal GlbDons. '", e Wrh . ... t.t-i. inbemT"i "I leill, WUH." - . .! j ington on AnPjf H J 4 sion oi " -,. i convenuon oi - - I |