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Show state of our COUNTRY AND its common the -- Weekly Nows Review War Bo engrossing was Czechodo-vekla- s problem that both China and Spain (See Below) received scant attention. One press association's total report from both was 28 words, but U. S. headline writers knew the name of Hankow would soon be flashing from James M. Landis of Harvard uni- their pencil Ups. Reason: Japan's invading army crept closer up the versitys law school. Chief Justice Yangtze river to Its ultimate destiWalter P. Stacey of the North Carolina supreme court With railroad- nation, appeared almost certain to capture China's onetime provisional ing monumental problem brought capital before another month is up. to a head, labors protests became Chief question is whether venge-fi- il secondary to an investigation of Nipponese troops will turn Hanof U. S. railroads are why In receivership, why another third kow into the wholesale slaughterhouse they made of Nanking last borders on bankruptcy. When committeemen finish their winter. If they do, it will wreck inquiry, unions must wait another 30 acentral Chinas No. l industrial city, days before striking. Chief hope is of trading and manufacturing point that a solution of railroad financial of Inestimable importance. Pioneer western industrialization, Handifficulties wiU obviate a strike by But time, with congressional aid kow's three WuHan cities at Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchanx onenad following dose behind. their doors to foreign trade in USE became a machine age center at White House riec, flour and textile mills, dye " This country cm tea be served by works, oil refineries and distilleries. putting U poeitiont of influence men Since the WuHan cities head water she believe in pence end who will r and rail facilities to all south sist iMs odminutrelion in seeking to their lots will be a severe Mow to give free advice to either tide in Chinese Generalissimo Chlang Europe ." Day after he recited this opinion Since Chinas capital has moved of Franklin Roosevelt to Chicago to Chungking, Republicans, Iowaa onetima Sen. 600 miles Lester J. Dickinson might have ad- observers wondered last week mitted that ha spoke too hastily. whether Japan win atop at Hankow, s promised, or push on to drive Traditionally isolationist long silent in Europes crisis (See FOREIGN) Generalissimo Chiangs headquarU. S. officialdom kept hands off un- ters a till farther back into Asia. til every other effort failed, until Only scant hope for Chinas fuAdolf Siler waa poised to march ture came from y Geneva, against little Czechoslovakia. Then, where tha League at Nations council to Beichaftiehrer Hitler, to Czech President Eduard Benes, President Roosevelt's plea: "On behalf of 130 miliiont of earn end far the Make of humanity everywhere,! most earnestly eppee I to you net to brook off negotiations Next day, aa Iowa's Dickinson was speaking, came Adolf Hitler's reply disclaiming responsibility, maintaining the terrible fate of Sudeten Germans made delay impossible. By nightfall all Europe had surrendered hope, and by nine o'clock the President was willing to try again. To Berlin went another cable. Its highlight: "There ore turn points I sought to phosixo; first, that ell metiers of e could and should be entiled by pacific methods; second, that tha threatened eltemetive . . . of force . . . Is at unnecessary it unjustifiable." Craftily phrased to maintain U. A neutrality, the President's message nevertheless contained the word unjustifiable which connoted a measure of sympathy for Britain and France. Moreover, he dispatched a personal note to Italy's Premier Benito Mussolini, another DB. . K. WELLINGTON EDO to Tokyo, thereby asking Reichs-fuehrHe was not toe hopeful. in Hitler's two bedfellows invoked article 16 of its badly battotalitarianism to plump sgalnst tered covenant, voting economic and war. financial "sanctions against Japan. No President in modern U. S. history has ever taken such a step, nor This waa a futile hope, however, did much time elapse before tongues since sanctions failed miserably started wagging. Would Franklin when last applied against Italy in Roosevelt's intervention embroil the her Ethiopian conquest. Moreover, nation in Europe's squabble? Did tha League agreed that imWashington have a secret "parallel ad action against Japan was action agreement with France and possible, that each member could Britain? And, moat Important for apply sanctions if It desired. Nevthe moment, would the Presidents er before have sanctions been inmemvoked against a move bring desired results? ber. was the last question By daybreak Not too optimistic waa Chinas answered. To Munich, Adolf Hitler Dr.' V. K. Wellsummoned Britain, France and Ita- scholarly delegate. ington Koo, who reluctantly admitunthat for negotiations peace ly ted: deniably resulted in part from Mr. "The only question now Is to sebat Roosevelts intervention. By noon. extent veriosu members of the Leegue Secretary of State Cordell Hull vill participate intonations." S. U. the that correspondents .Though Spains war was posthaa no "parallel action" egreement. Deal poned last week on account of wet By nightfall, even arch-Nethought they hater Sen. Rush D. Holt admitted grounds, observers the Presidents course had ben saw clearing skies that bore dose relation to foe Munich peace parley wise. (Sea FOREIGN). Tr am Roma came Unnoticed, shoved into the backword that ground by Europes crisis, waa the almost unimpeachable withV. S. political picture which none- Premier Benito Mussolini la Generalisfrom support drawing aa an definitely theless may change of the President action. Re- simo Francisco Franco's Insurgent Peace Wins Shallow Victory , Compared to That of Hit ler ts By Joseph W. La UJnc Foreign 'i August whan Sudeten tree first began Czecho-Vwikia- Since early AdoM Hit rttracting Belehafttehrer Tra-Seerloui attention, Italya out Benito MuaaoIInl haa been er Germanya While httecold. chan-Wke- d with British Prime Neville Chamberlain. while about French Pre(he world read fer Edouard Daladler and Chech Eduard Bene. Adolf President waa eakad jjlder'i friend in Borne But ha ot once for hla Opinion. ate thundering nevertheless, it live western at defiance of speeches democracies In as many days. Another rebuff came when Frank note lin Boosevelt drafted his first to Germany and Czechoslovakia Hl-U- tor sending Britain and France, but riUTE IStt copies to HOUSE), one-thi- rd fin, Kai-she- m far-awa- fa PREMIER BENITO MUSSOLINI , . . kredlong into the keedlinet. n to Italy. Duce Sorely hurt, ready to Jump headlong into the leadlines first chance he got That chance came unexpectedly, light before, in Europes capitals, renzied governments rushed prepared for air raids. In lerlin, where Adolf Hitler had set a deadline on the Czech ques-Iotroops began marching to the rontier. Though the Belch's every lemand had been granted, Chan-eDHitler's stubborness over de-i- ll was a barrier neither London lor Paris could hurdle. In such a crisis, as President toosevelt paved a smooth enire with is second note to the Fuehrer, both Washington and London appealed to the one man whose per ecrctly uasion might stay disaster. That san was Benito Mussolini, fellow ictator of Adolf Hitler, southern uinstay of the Rome-Berliaxis. II Duce rose to the occasion, Iked 30 minutes to Berlin by soon had wires humming to j, ,ondon end Paris. With n scant o hours to spare, Der Fuehrer L.i cncelled his march, arranged I its stead a ii conference y at Munich To that Bava-- f cjy- - where a scant 35 years ;;, s mobi-Izatio- n, i tele-hon- e, four-pow- er chancellor ? lworked as bricklayer and house !tcr flew NevU1 Chamberlain. 2fnit0 Mussolini, Edouard Daladler. hours they talked, V emerging ,n egreement that meant at L s for peace tnpwary Europe f f." rr l- S! i tsar J"1 lntefritr (1) Clech evacuation of land by October 10; (2) su Wvion of evacuation by lnteraa-"v- j dif-onc- ait er non-leag- w upshot called was last summers Fortune army, and at tha aims moment ! nn,l,,ners plebiscites Paris heard insurgent Spain would Sudeten areas with minor Ger an populaUon; be neutral in any European war. (4) exchange of ) Czech release of By the time these two rumors JPulations; man prisoners, were patched together, they added soldiers, police; ettlement of Polish, up nicely. If Generalissimo Franco Hungarian mwiUcs disputes remained neutral, ha would bo useby wung if nations concerned fail to less to Italy in fighting France. But a more important reason lay In agreement them-: among (7) international Premier Mussolinis sudden about-fac- e guarantee Czech integrity. from which he emerged aa EuEurope's peacemakers headed ropes No. 1 peacemaker. le Already credited with proposing world well accustomed tha Munich parley, since no one m,ht wU won-- n rhr,break,n else could deal with Relchsfuehrer ""B Munich would Duce waa probably d Terms were one pact Adolf Hitler, plain hla relation to improve anou. Among thing, king foTfacte: with Great Britain by Invoking Am Hitler had won every C four-pow- the er four-pow-- ,Frnct ,nd Britain W e! thlr rm Qn ty'um'uS10 1. w hold a whip M rope's destiny, can urthr eggresslons "mah opposition. JF victory at Munich U's war lord, had , diiaster er even rnIortation d J8800 embers of voted to atrlke wa!f-Pr- in IB Oc Per 0,t JMv walkout has le,,t 20 bU?11 hi p!,e,WDnt11 intervention riin!,ii5nf iebor act of !wn!nVe,l0n I IBIS. Ult week committee which October SO to dig out the CMcego university, Dean pact Signed last spring, thia treaty has been dormant because Italy refused to desert Generalissimo Franca Still another reason for H Duets act a to might bo Italy's Inability with-- w support of Cxechoalovak-left fa the t an western by aummoning the Munich a.? friendship Xtalo-Brltis- .k Russia, Burnt 1.50 PER YEAR liHAu Editorial ..think How can small nations die better Fascisms Spanish battle. IOWAS DICKINSON Vs "free odvicsT to Europe. poll which ahowed the New Deal's two moot favored features were rearmament and foreign policy. Whatever might result from Munichs peace parley, foe Czech squabble proved (1) that Germany's expansion efforts will continue to threaten Europe, end (3) that the U. 8. cannot escape eome measure of participation in world affairs. WiU tha administration's success thus for bring national approval for continuation of New Deal foreign policy? A safe bet was that political speeches leading to November's election will stress foreign relations, possibly urge Important revision of tha neutrality act, under which the President may now Invoke cash end carry provisions anytime a state of war exists abroad. Wbatever- the causa observers hoped a Europe gone suddenly would let tha Spanish peace-ma-d out With Italy quitting, war with Germany likely to follow suit and with loyalist Spain already dismissing her foreign fighters, tin hope waa a bright one. Saddest U. 8. news of Spain a war waa the capture by rebel troops of Jamea P. Lardner, on of tha late, famed Author Ring of Lardner, in the last engagement his company, the renowned Lincoln-Washingt- brigade. People Launched, at Clydebank, Scot- land, tha liner Queen Elisabeth by qh n Elizabeth, who barely bad time to smash a bottle of champagne before tha ship slid down to sat ahead of schedule. A STUDY OF POWER AND LIGHT Than facing fearful odds For the honor of their people And the altars of their Gods? COSTS IN PRIVATE AND Several of our subscribers were successful in winning nominations for office, among them Stanley N. Child, Democrat, for State Senator, Owen Woodruff, Republiea, for State Senator. Parnell Hinckley, Democrat, won out for Representative. Another subscriber, Lawrence Epperson, came very close to being elected. 1 hose winning out for Sheriff, Clerk, and County Attorney on the Democratic ticket, also are regular readers. Thats what reading a good paper does for men. What a pall of shame .has been cast over the city by revelations from the district court the past few weeks. It appears that "Zion, lovely Zion,'1 has been the plaything of grafters and racketeer!. No wonder a great American magazine editor cries out: " What is tragically needed at thia time are honest, upstanding, fighting Americans as officials. The crooked game of politics should be straightened. Dewey (in New York) has pointed the way, and similar activities should be adopted in every city in the United States. Grafting and rackerecring must be destroyed. Our national existence is at stake "May we add that City Attorney Fisher Harris has pointed the way in. Salt Lake. Father Flannigan of Boys Town tells about tbe boys he sees here and there and for whom there Bhould be provided a place in some Boy's Town. "1ve seen them, hungry little fellows with pinched faces, in bread lines; I've seen them clustered on the tops of freight cars. 1 know I can show people how worthwhile pen can be built from such raw material." We also know that the submerged boys and girla can be salvaged by work like that of Father Flanmgan and others. Tht re is no nobler work anywhere. A similar work should be started here in Salt Lake. It counts for very little to minister to the respectable, the righteous and the rich, but the real Christ-lik- e work is to get down among the submerged, the poor, the drifting and forgotten, give them a hand and lift them up. Religious and social ideals mean nothing unless they are worked out in love and kindness and brotherhood among the unfortunate. This is a contributed editorial, Quince K. Kimball being the writer. "Here is a universal remedy for war which I give for the benefit of the rising generation, if , mankind is to be forced into another war. Take all ablebodied men, the writer included, from 70 years and upward and place them in the front ranks, each to have for his companion an International banker, yoke them together so that when one fell the other fell also. In thia way the sun would rise on a better world and it would remain better providing there would never be any resurrection for the bankers." -- George A. Udell contributes the following editorial To merry England Shakespeare phrased it thus: This England never shall lie at the proud feet of a conqueror, save when she first did wound herself. Now these our princes have come home again, let the three corners of the world arise in arms against us and we we'll shock them. Nought shall rue so long as Albion to itself shall prove but true. Our. Lord of the Admiralty Bays .Britain will lose its empire if and when it fails to fight, etc. Prime Minester Chamberlain would have Czechoslovakia wound itself surrender and lie inert at the feet of its conquerors. When this shall be let England find a surer seat than Albion, a place more safe for its democracy. Long live the Cseshcv the Bohemian dynasty." Among the upstanding citizens who have visited the office lately and done their duty are the following: Ira Hinckley, Collector of Internal Revenue and as good and honest a man aa walks; J. F. Christensen, a stalwart man who is carrying on for truth and righteouaners and has the old age welfare at heart as much asany man; Glen E. Snow of 8t. George, who, we take it, is connected with the Dixie College. He bears an honored name which has done much for the upuuilding of this state. . Thens Nothing Rotten In Sweden. In these days o depression, class antagonism and the treat of war, try to imagine a country where There is a solid business boom that has brought industria production 50 per cent above the 1929 level. Unemployment is at a minimum, and the national income can buy 25 per cent more than ever before. There is a "new deal" which has the hearty co operation of business, which has scared no single industrialist or financier and which is able to carry on a great spending program with out piling up debt for future generations to pay. There is no armaments race on, and the people are not living under the fear of war. All of this sounds rather unreal and fantastic for the year 1938, yet such a country does exist, and the way it operate can re dily be examined by anyone who has a few hundred dollars for steamship fare. The country is Sweden. It is all because of con-tinu- finenelng people imAmong the New Deal gains we can mention public have come which directly social assets, provements, valuable from WPA expenditures. There are 44,000 miles of new highand ways, streets, and roads. There are 19,000 new bridgesdrainNote the 85,000 reconditioned. 1 3,000 old bridges erosion nd road damage devices, such as culverts, to prevent built entirely by WPA workers, age; 42,000 buildings, 12,000 which include schools, libraries, fire houses, armories and 99 new hospitala 1 discloses that Competent analysis of available statistics U. S. would, the adequate urban street lighting throughout with traffic fatalities, together 4,000 in 1937, have prevented an not This is irresponsible property losses of $200,000,000. subclaim. It is a conservative understatement of fact, fully record. the stantiated by find it profitable to Generally the municipality will installation. g the own finance and street-lightin- PUNTS MUNICIPAL t When the Following Was Prepared Salt Lake Was Said to ba paying Seven Times as Much at Tacoma SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH PofNiUtion 1930 Cnai 19,297 Tax Assessments. $166,000,000 Population 27 per cent greater than Tacoma. Assessment per capita. 1,111 $ 13.33 Tax rate 12 mills, per capita tax. .$ Per capita tax, $2.33 (20 per cent) higher than 1932 1930 Tacoma. TACOMA, WASHINGTON Population 1930 Genius 106,817 Tax Assessments 1932 1932 .$ 56,000,000 Assessed valuations 33 per cent less than Salt Lake Gty, Utah 524 Assessments per capita .$ Tax rate 21 mills, per capita tax 11.00 .$ Per capita Tax, 2.33 lower than Salt Lake. FROM TACOMAS 1932 FINANCIAL REPORT The greatest factor in the large saving to the people of Tacoma is the fact that its electric light and power plant turns into the general fund annually more than half a million dollars. The following is a statement of finances and condensed rate schedule taken from the last published data sheet of the city of Tacoma. FINANCIAL PROGRE88 AND COMPARISON 1930 2J11.088.68 1,042,588.80 170,483.61 316,960.98 165,831.51 515,231.98 Revenue Expense Interest Depreciation Taxes Surpua (Consolidated Fixed Assets 1932 1,061,299.75 478,522.61 449,726.83 390, 927 XI 148,597.48 513,525.46 1931 $ 2,133,361.05 589,586.38 369,464.33 399.964.27 160,002.12 674,343.97 BALANCE SHEET with Construction ASSETS Accounts) $21,646,213.43 $22,678,782.58 $22,835,689.40 2,708,533.44 predation Net Fixed Asseta..$18,937, 678.99 3,042,139.95 $19,636,642.63 3,409,587.77 $19,426,101.72 612,301,09 445,894.74 16,097.15 429,214.88 $21,140,150.49 402,955.50 1,163,081.91 14,400.00 335,139.23 $21,341,678.36 Leas Reserve few De- ... Sinking, Redemption, Special Fund Assets Current Assets Deferred Assets Unadjusted Debits - 671,659.84 664,925.78 310,658.75 472,118.11 $21,057,041.47 LIABILITIES Capital Liabilities (Revenue Bonds) ... 9,292,000.00 $ 9,143,000.00 Current Liabilities 207,923.92 290,191.69 14.322.88 Special Municipal Liabilities Deferred Liabilities 927,988.48 248,529.80 528,717.36 669,250.44 Unadjusted Credits Surplus In plant 10,100,511.71 10,774,855.68 ed $21,057,041.47 $21,140,150.49 $ 8,575,000.00 359,962.88 164,719.67 103,775.07 849,839.60 11J88.381.14 $21,341,678.38 CONDENSED RATE SCHEDULE RESIDENTIAL RATE Cooking and Heating Lighting, per KWH for a quantity (at least 20 KWH) equal to 40 Watts per square foot of the floor space of the house with bedrooms and nail taken Vs size. le per KWH for the next 800 KWH. c per KWH after using 8o0 KWH of lc electricity if the heater capacity is not over 10,000 watts. For each additional, 1,000 watts heater capacity, 50 KWH are added to the lc part of the rate. Minimum charge 50c per month. POWER RATES The meter reading in KWH up to 70 times the load measured in kilowatts figured at Schedule No. 1 and the remainder at Schedule No. 2. Schedule No. 8 Schedule No. 1 First 5000 KWH...J.0c per KWH First 20,000 KWH..0.5c per KWH .0.3c per KWH Excess over 5000..1.0C per KWH Excess The load is found by adding the HP ratings of the motors multiplied by .746 together with the ratings of other apparatus measured in kilowatts or by measuring with a demand meter. Minimum charge 50c per HP per month or 67c per kilowatt per L month. COMMERCIAL LIGHTING (including Incidental Power and Heating) The meter reading in KWH up to an amount equal to 100 times the load measured in kilowatts is figured at Schedule No. 1 and the remainder at Schedule No. 2 below Schedule Na 2 Schedule Na 1 over 1000...JC per KWH First 2500 KWH....1C per KWH yve .....c per KWH First 1000 KWH. Me per KWH Excess The load is found by adding the capacity of the lamps and other apparatus except heating devices up to 10' kilowatts, and signs, or by measuring with a meter. For Lamp Serviee, including renewals and fixtures for lamps, over 300 watt sizes, add Me to each step of Schedule Na 1 Minimum charge 50c per month. EXAMPLE 1. A 10 H.P. or 7.5 kilowatt load running, say, 200 hours a month uses 7.5x200 or 1,500 kilowatt hours. This customer1 buys 70x7.5 and the rekilowatts, or 525 kilowatt hours at Schedule No. mainder or 975 kilowatt hours at Schedule Na 2 Thus: $10.50 525 Kilowatt Hours at 2c. 4.88 c 975 Kilowatt Hours at 4c J $15.38 Total EXAMPLE 2. A 200 Kilowatt load running, say 400 hours a month uses 200x400 or 8o,000 kilowatt hours. This customer buys 70x200 or 14.000 kilowatt hours at Schedule Nq. 1 and the remainder or 66.000 at Schedule No. 2. Thus: $100.00 First, 5,0011 Kilowatt Hours at 2c. F.v-9or 9,00(1 Kilowatt Hours at lc.. 110.00 100.00 c First 20,000 Kilowatt Hours at Excess, or 46,000 Kilowatt Hours at .3c 138.00 Total. .$428.00 .0053 Average Cost per Kilowatt Hour itself on its plant. taxes Tacoma note will that You Utah Power and Light Co. pays only $102,000.00 into Salt Lake Gty for taxes against $148,597 for Tacoma. You will note that the Tacoma plant is not subsidized the city but on the other hand pays annually into the by over a half million dollars. general fund out of the plantindebtedness in 1929. but this The plant was clear of new construction on $13(000l000.00 figure is balance owing since 1929. Since that time the debt has been reduced about $4,500,000.00. There are 1000 watts in KWIL Figure it out and you house 90 cents for will find it costs for an ordinary the first 20 KWll, and lc per KWH, in excess of that. Utah Power & Light Co. charges you 90c for first 11 KWH, for all in excess of that In other words the Utah Power & lighting is almost double Light Co. basic rate for resident what it is for Tacoma and their excess after the basic is charge is seven times what it in Tacoma. Get tiie rates of the Utah Power & Light Co. and comrates. Of course they pare them with the above Tacoma cannot psy dividends on $34,300,000 of watered stock and at the same time approach even near the rates charged .by the city owned plant at Tacoma. |