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Show t I Weather Forecast UTAH Fair Tonight and Saturday; Satur-day; colder south portion tonight. Maximum temp. Thurs. ..42 Minimum temp. Thurs 23 Service veni If you do not receive your copy of The Herald by 6 p.m.. telephone 495 and a copy will be sent you. PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933 PRICE FIVE CENTS FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 74 The o fin Iffl o)i?fo)n JAM JO JU MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN WASHINGTON A secret move is on foot to perpetuate the present monopoly which the bigJbroadcasting companies compan-ies have on choice wave lengths. It is being worked out behind be-hind closed doors by the so-called so-called Roper radio committee. Appointed Ap-pointed by the secretary of commerce com-merce originally to bring: a new deal for radio, the committee actually ac-tually is working to continue the old deal. Members of the committee include in-clude Senator Dill of Washington, Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Dickson, and Herbert L. Pettey, secretary- of the federal radio commission. What they are trying to do is get their report adopted by the White House before be-fore the general public knows about it, before opposition can develop. Interests opposed to the present ilominance of the two great broadcasting broad-casting chains are urging open hearings. They claim that the 575,000,000 to $100,000,000 annually annual-ly which the broadcasting companies compan-ies get from advertising should not be limited to a closed corpora-lion. corpora-lion. So far they have made little progress. It looks as if the old deal for radio would continue. NOTE Among the unpaid bills listed by the Democratic national committee are: J107.571.71 owed to the National Broadcasting company com-pany and $47,650.50 owed to the Columbia Broadcasting company. .i. a . - ' 1 ' - -"' i -i- t ' (THE PRESIDENT -RELAXES, ... L. . I- . I II ..I. I I Madame Secretary Perkins was having a long conference with the, president. They were discussing labor conditions in connection with the NRA. Their conversation was detailed and technical. To an outsider out-sider not familiar with labor problems prob-lems it would have been distinctly distinct-ly boring. As the conference was about .to conclude, Roosevelt leaned back and smiled. "Well Frances," he said, "you can sleep easy tonight. I've just signed the brassiere code." . : OFFICERS AND TREES -- . Japanese military attaches in Washington are taking a lot of interest in the citizens conservation conserva-tion camps and the fact that army officers are in charge of them. They also wonder why naval officers offi-cers have been detailed to C. C. C. duty. Apparently Japanese suspect sus-pect the camps of being a disguised dis-guised method of training reserves. re-serves. "Why do you put so many young officers in charge of the C. C. C. units?" asked one Japanese military mili-tary attache. "I can't understand why, you should detail general staff officers to this duty. Tell me," he persisted, "are they good for the trees?" I POSTPONEMENT It looks like Santa Claus is going go-ing to pay an early call on gas and oil users. Those inside the oil administration administra-tion say that price-fixing is due for another postponement. December De-cember 1 was the date originally fixed for the boost in rates to become be-come effective. But now this date (Continued on Page Ten) UNEMPLOYED TO MEET The Unemployed Council of Provo will hold a meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in the city and county, coun-ty, building, according to E. W. Boyer, chairman. : BIRTHDAYS TODAY ' Hearty congratulations are extended ex-tended today to two sturdy pioneer pio-neer "twin" residents of Provo who are both celebrating their 7Sth birthday anniversaries the same day Richard W. Brereton and W. H. "Heber" Stubbs. Odd as it seems, both men were born on the same, day, Dec. 1, 1855 and both have grown up and lived to a ripe old age in the same community. com-munity. Here's wishing many, many more birthdays together. The Herald also congratulates three Provoans who celebrate' birthday anniversaries Saturday, E. Lavon.Menlove, Western Union manager, Mrs. Hattle T, Snow, social worker 'and Dr. ' iT Eugene Harrison, optometrist. PRICE FIXING PROHIBITED IN NRA CODES Minimum Prices May Still Be Listed To Stop Chiseling Evil BY H. O. THOMPSON United Press Ctaff Correspondent Copyright 1933 by United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 U.R) The National Recovery administration, ad-ministration, it was learned today, has decided not to permit price fixing of actual sales prices in NRA codes. Also, it has been decided to accept no code provision which forbids the reduction by distributors of the producers' stated retail price. The decision not to permit fixing fix-ing of sales prices does not pertain per-tain to the listing of minimum prices such as .was done, , most recently, re-cently, in the code for thf cleaning and dyeing industry. (; Classes As Socialism . Fixing of minimum prices imposes im-poses a barrier to chaotic price cutting and its attendant evils of destructive competition. The fixing fix-ing of actual retail sales prices would be a tendency, according to NRA economists, toward state socialism so-cialism or rigid governmental control con-trol of business. In code price provisions based on cost, the NRA policy board has ruled that cost should be defined to the extent of indicating its principal prin-cipal elements In a general way. Cost of production would be per mitted to include a reasonable al- lowance for depreciation, but in no case for return on capital. A limitation of price based on a seller's cost should be subject the board holds, to the exception that the seller shall be permitted to meet the price of a competitor whose price does not violate the cocle in question. UTAH MAY HOLD REPEAL ACTION SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 1 (IIP) Jealous of the distinction of being be-ing the36th state to vote approval approv-al of repeal, Utah prepared today to make sure it will be the 36th state to ratify the 21st (repeal) amendment. The ratifying convention is to be held December 5, the same day that Ohio and Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania conventions are held.- All meet between noon and 1 p. m. but Utah is in the mountain time belt and therefore will be the 36th state ratifying unles the Ohio and Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania meetings are purposely delayed. Warned that the eastern states might delay their vote in the hope of being the state sounding the death knell to prohibition, Secretary Secre-tary of State Milton A. Welling made plans today to delay the Utah vote also, if necessary. Jobless Women to Register Tuesday Beginning next Tuesday every unemployed woman in Utah county is expected to register with the Utah County Reemployment Reemploy-ment Service in the city and county coun-ty building. Their names will be listed for possible work on CWA and PWA projects. J. M. Nichols, manager of the service, stated that every unemployed un-employed woman stenographers, domestics, nurses, and the like-are like-are expected to have their names listed on the rolls of the service. Elks Plan Program The Provo Elks memorial program pro-gram will be held in the Elks' home Sunday evening, with the Rev. N. C. Wallin the speaker of the occasion, it is announced by Paul D. Vincent, in charge. It is the annual program honoring the dead, observed by all Elks clubs on the first Sunday in December. MASONS TO ELECT Provo Chapter No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, will elect officers for the ensuing year in a meet ing tonight . at 8 o'clock in the, Masonic Temple. The installation ceremonies will follow the election, elec-tion, after which a light luncheon will be served. All Royal Arch Masons cor-dially invited to attend. are Storm Center & ' --" i & - N " , " " - v,. 'V y vs v e is? yi V 4 -5 A X A nation-wide thunder of protest and an answering roar of approval greeted the statement of Gov. James Rolph, Jr., .of California, above, that the lynching of the San Jose kidnapers was "a great lesson for the entire world" in the treatment of kidnapers, and that the lynchers would be pardoned if convicted. HOOVER SHOT SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 1 "(IIP) Governor James Rolph flatly refused re-fused to make any answer to the petition signed by former President Presi-dent Herbert Hoover and other prominent California citizens in which they voiced criticism of the San Jose lynching and deplored the governor's favorable attitude toward the mob action. He insisted, however, that he had not changed Uis attitude on the whole affair, and again pointed point-ed with particular pride to the fact that there were no deaths other than those of the two confessed kidnapers, such as there might have been if troops were called out. As ah example of what happens when troops are summoned, the governor mentioned the . attack against the bonus marchers in Washington. "The petition . calls for no answer," an-swer," he said. "It is not addressed address-ed to me and everyone has a right to his own opinion. I have an idea, however, it will not be unchallenged. un-challenged. Silver Is 43 3-8 Silver was up 3-8 cent today, being quoted on the New York exchanges at 43 3-8 cents, according accord-ing to Wells L. Brimhall, Provo broker. LOOT SERVICE STATION A pay "phone, a small peanut vending machine and a quart of oil were burglarized from the Pine Tree Service station sometime early Thursday morning, according accord-ing to a report of Police Chief Ott Birk. A rock had been thrown through an east window and the east door unlocked, the report stated. AUTO DEALERS' MEETING Automobile dealers of Utah county, will meet Thursday , .December .De-cember 7, at 12 o'clock noon, at Keeley's, to discuss the new motor mo-tor vehicle registration laws which go into effect with the end of the year. Representatives from the state tax commission will be present. to clear up .mooted points. SERVICES SUNDAY funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Wilson Heath,' former Provo resident, resi-dent, wife of John Heath of Salt Lake City, will be held at Holiday Sunday- at '12:30 o'clock. - Interment Inter-ment -will be in the Provo city cemetery at 3:30 p. m. EDOEMONT PARTY The Primary association of the Edgemont ward is giving a party at the amusement hall Saturday at 2 o'clock for the children of the ward and tneir friends. . There" will be a small admission charge. Dancing and games will be featured and refreshme'nts will be served. if" j far - S"3 ROLPH IGNORES Utility Rates. Liquor Control Council Topics Public Utilities Commission Asked To Speed State Rate Investigation. Utility rates and liquor control legislation formed the principal topic of the Citizens' Council of Provo, at a meeting meet-ing of the board of directors held Wednesday night in the city and county building. Resolutions urging the state public utilities commission to expedite ex-pedite its promised state-wide investigation in-vestigation of the rates of the Utah Power and Light company were passed by a unanimous vote of the board. The organization was also pledged to lend its support sup-port to the newly formed Consumers' Consum-ers' League of Salt Lake City which is also interested in the rate investigation and city inspection of gas and electric light meters. To Request Data Attorney I. E. Brockbank, a member of the board of the Citizens Citi-zens Council, gave a digest of the principal provisions of the franchises fran-chises under which the Utah Power Pow-er and Light company, the Wasatch Was-atch Gas company and the Mountain Moun-tain States Telephone and Telegraph Tele-graph company operate in ProvO. Following his report a motion was passed to request Mayor Jesse N. Ellertson to furnish the citizens with information concerning concern-ing all franchises, ordinances, contracts con-tracts and agreements entered into in-to between the city and the three utilities. Mr. Brockbank also outlined the state prohibition laws as they exist and nointwl nut thp situation mn. fronting the state following repeafj of the constitutional amendments prohibitiong the sale and manufacture manu-facture of intoxicating beverages. A motion carried that Mr. Brockbank Brock-bank and his committee cooperate with the state commissions and other groups engaged in the study of liquor control legislation and that recommendations be also drawn up for presentation to city and county authorities touching on local legislation on the liquor question. Tree Slaughter Scored The council also went on record as being opposed to the senseless slaughter of trees on the city and county building grounds and on other public parks. Dr. Vasco M. Tanner was authorized to refer the matter to Claude S. Ashworth, chairman of the committee on parks, requesting him to lay the matter before the county commission. com-mission. Dr. H. M. Woodward, president of the council, was in charge of the meeting which ""was well attended. at-tended. Arrests Follow Celebration Here Thanksgiving cheer in Provo which lasted far into the night, led to five arrests by members of the police department on charges of disturbing the peace and intoxication. intoxi-cation. All five men pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge D. R. Ellertson Friday morning. James Willstead, arrested for disturbing the peace, had his trial set for December 5, after pleading plead-ing not guilty. Don Vincent, charged with intoxication, comes up December 4. Alma Smith and John F. Nelson, both arrested for intoxication, will be tried on December De-cember 6. Richard Evans, charged with disturbing the peace, will appear ap-pear December 5, Judge Elleitson ruled. They were released' without bail. Utah County's CWA Board Clears Projects For Workers Work continued today on dozens of C. W. A. projects throughout Utah county, while Charles Hopkins Hop-kins of Provo, newly-appointed chairman of the county board, signed projects from all parts of the county which formally directs the cities to go 'ahead with them. In addition to the projects in the communities, Mr. Hopkins expects to approve of a number of projects pro-jects for the county, Saturday morning, arranged under direction of the county commissioners. W. Lester Man gum, county R. F. C. head, was appointed manager mana-ger of the C. W. A. and the Federal Fed-eral Emergency Relief association, associa-tion, which is combined under the YULE SPIRIT IS USHERED IN TONIGHT Christmas Decorations To Be Lighted, Stores Unveil Displays Christmas cheer will prevail pre-vail tonight at 7:30 when residents of Provo throng the down-town streets to witness the lighting of the holiday decorations, and to see the displays arranged by Provo merchants. Clyde Scott, chief of the Provo fire department has completed the work of stringing and testing the lights, and reports everything in readiness. Band To Parade The Provo high school band is parading early in the evening, and will congregate finally near the post office, on University avenue. The winner of the contest among junior high school students for the best lighted archway will be announced, an-nounced, and at a signal from Mayor Ellertsen the streets will be arched with colored lights, as a symbol of holiday time good cheer. The lighting this year should prove to be an interesting change from that used previous years. Merchants have contributed to the purchase of additional equipment, with which the improvement has been made. While the lighting may not surpass that of Ogden, as merchants of that city seemed to fear, it adds to the beauty of Provo's streets, and offers a base upon which further improvements may. be made in other years. The chamber of commerce committee in charge of this work consisted of E. F. Heim, Clyde Scott and Rulon Van Wagenen. Free Current The Utah Power and Light company com-pany again came forward this year and offered to furnish free current to the city for civic decorations dec-orations during the Christmas period. The company also rendered render-ed valuable assistance to the firemen fire-men and others concerned in the work of putting up the lights. The committee in charge of finances was headed by Lester Ashton, who wishes to thank Provo merchants and business men for their generous gener-ous cooperation, and hopes that their faith will be repaid by crowds of happy buyers. Writer Pays Visit Here Frank Clay Ross, special writer for the Crowell Publishing company com-pany and other magazine publishers, publish-ers, stopped in Provo today on his tour of investigation of reclamation reclama-tion projects in the west. Cross is accompanied on his tour by E. O. Larsen, reclamation bureau en- gineer, who has done much of the work on the Deer Creek project. Gangster Hangs Himself In Jail ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 1 (U.R) WilJie Sharkey, one of the four Chicago gangsters acquitted here this week on charges of kidnaping William Hamm, 'Jr., hanged himself him-self in his jail cell today. The jailer found the body when he made his morning round to notify the prisoners to be ready for breakfast. The announcement made shortly after 7 a. m.. said that Sharkey had hanged himself between 5 a. m. and 6: 30 a. m. direction of the one county executive execu-tive committee. Other officers of the committee, in addition to Mr. Hopkins, are: F. Leland War-nick, War-nick, Provo, treasurer; Mrs. Lela W. Lott, Lehi, secretary to the manager and to the committee; Ralph D. Harris, Provo, and John L. Whiting, Springville, as assistant assist-ant disbursing agents to E. R. Henrichsen of Provo. "The selection of the work projects pro-jects and the execution of these is solely the responsibility of the local lo-cal authorities in the ,. communities," communi-ties," Mr. Mangum stated. "Once the projects are approved, the 'work is entirely in the hands of the local officials." Steering U.S. Monetary Machine Lgiigiinirawremw' ' , ... mm UUWMU.t,- iffijsj-ji Driving ahead with his monetary plans, President Aioosevelt is shown with Acting Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenfhau, Jr., at Warm Springs, Ga., where it was expected they would confer on the government's govern-ment's gold policy.. THANKSGIVING IS fflLEBRATED Provo's 1933 Thanksgiving day observance was marked by special services in two churches in the city, the Rocky Mountain conference confer-ence football game between Wyoming Wyo-ming and Brigham Young university, univer-sity, with family dinners and parties part-ies later in the day. The services at the Provo Sixth ward and at the Christian Science church were well attended and the practice . bids fair to be' repeated next year, according to th'ose in charge. A group of Provo newsboys sat down to a real turkey dinner as a result . of the generosity of Aldon J. Anuerson, manager and other employes of Keeleys. After the feed the boys saw the show at the Crest theater as guests of Manager Man-ager M. S. Smart. Nobody seemed to be forgotten. Sheriff E. G. Durnell provided a .special dinner for the prisoners at the county jail. The patients at the county infirmary and the Utah State Hospital also sat down to a bounteous repast. The low prices of turkeys this year resulted in increased popularity popular-ity of the fowl on tables throughout through-out Provo, with restaurants featuring fea-turing the dish on the Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing bills of fare. On the whole the day was an occasion for family reunions and the .spirit of the season was carried car-ried out mostly in the home atmosphere, atmos-phere, with the exception of dances at the Elks home and the Utahna. Pennsylvania Ready HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 1 iU.i The Pennsylvania repeal convention conven-tion will convene at noon, Dec. 5, and should formally ratify the 21&t (repeal) amendment within 15 minutes. Leaders said mere would be no attempt to delay the proceedings. The convention win act promptly, making the state the 34th to ratify. cJfc STORY qP In Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, the Christ Child was born. Anci Mary, his mother, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, for there was no room for them in the inn. SHOPPING DAYS CHRISTMAS -4 II' m .1 ROTARIANS TO FLY TO PROVO Rotarians from Price will fly to Provo next Friday, December 8 to hold an inter-city meeting wth the Provo club, it was anounced by President J. Kdwin Stein in the Rotary meeting today. The men will come in three or four privately private-ly owned ships, landing at the Provo airport " west of the city. . They will discuss aviation" in the j meeting-. W. W. West of Price is chairman of the meeting. i Friday's meeting was devoted to the discussion of Rotary principles ! by members of the club. O. A. i Spear, G. Merle Taylor, I. E. Brockbank, W. A. Huckins of the local club, and W. W. Fleetwood of Price, gave short talks. Dr. W. D. Tueller was chairman. Rotaiians donated a number of books to be presented to the public pub-lic library as part of the drive tor new volumes, Dr. Fred R. Taylor Tay-lor to present the books as chairman chair-man of the club drive. Noted Pianist Coming Here Jan Cherniavsky, internationally international-ly known pianist, will appear on the Brigham Young univrsity arts course, Wednesday evening December Dec-ember G, in College hall, Dean Herald R. Clark announces. Mr. Cherniavsky returns to the Brigham Brig-ham Young university for his tenth appearance and is accomodating accomo-dating the popular request of southern Utah people for his return. re-turn. His previous engagements have been with either one or both of his two brothers who are now awaiting his return to London from where they will tour Europe this winter as a string trio. Mr. Cherniavsky will announce his program when he arrives in Provo from Vancouver, Canada, where he is now filling an engagement engage-ment with the symphony orchestra of that city. Gold Boosted To New High' 34.01 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 U.H) Encouraged by its success in boosting commodity prices just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, the administration increased its gold buying price to a new high of $34.01 an ounce today, a gain of eight cents an ounce. A corresponding eight cents an ounce rise in the gold price Wednesday Wed-nesday sent the dollar to lower levels in foreign exchange trading and caused a boost in domestic commodity prices without upset- I ting the stability of the govern ment bond market. Permit Denied J. Frank Ward, Provo city building inspector, was instructed by the city board of adjustment not to issue a building permit to the Deseret Mortuary company as authorized by the board of adjustment ad-justment on July 23, 1931 until further order of the board. The board of adjustment also will request the Deseret Mortuary to appear before the board on December 18 and show cause whv the order should not be revoked. CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION SAYS RAINEY Idaho Solon Challenges N. Y. Banker To Show A Better Plan WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (U.R) Monetary debate between James P. Warburg", New York banker, and Senator William E. Borah, Repn., Idaho, today veered to the subject of silver, reviving a drive for its restoration to the metallic "oase of the currency. Borah challenged Warburg to present a better plan after the New York banker criticized President Presi-dent Roosevelt's gold operations to depreciate the dollar. Warburg replied re-plied with a proposal for joint action ac-tion with Great Britain to revalu-ate revalu-ate the dollar on a modernized gold bullion standard. In turn Borah answered today that the conflict of interests of the two powers in the world markets mar-kets made such conjunctive action "remotely irppracticable" even if it was dstfable. Ignores Orient Borah then criticized Warburg's proposal because it overlooked the part that silver must play in monetary reforms if purchasing power has to be restored of about half the world's population, whose wealth is mainly in the shape of silver. Borah referred to the people peo-ple of such countries as India, China, Japan and others. "No monetary system can in the future be considered sound and efficient ef-ficient which does not restore to millions of people the money which they have used for 3,000 years, which they desire to use, and which they will use if permitted to do so," Borah declared. House Is Favorable Speaker Rainey said the house was virtually certain, to favorably consider some form of silver legislation. leg-islation. Senator Thomas, Dem Okla., said the senate inflationist bloc would support measures for the more extensive use of .silver- as currency backing. Thomas personally per-sonally favored RFC purchases of silver until it reaches 75 cents an ounce, and thereafter a dollar backed by 75 cents worth of silver and 25 cents worth of gold. Senator Sen-ator Pittman, Dem., Nev., recently revealed President Roosevelt was considering several plans for silver sil-ver rehabilitation, but indicated these plans contemplated raising the value of silver without its' primary coinage, which Pittman favors. Meantime former Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa issued a statement in support of the president's presi-dent's gold operations in which he contended that an honest, dollar, was a dollar that maintained an unchanged relation between debtor debt-or and creditor. "Any metal or commodity that changes in value i3 a dishonest standard for money," Brookhart said. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 30 Didnt want to get too enthusiastic about Thanksgiving, till I saw how it turned out. Mv old friend, W. S. (Bill) Hart, showed up at my igloo with a "gobbler" that' he had shot with two guns. Now if you will bring everything, I defy anybody to give you a nicer party than 1 will. Homer Croy, the Writer of 'They Had to See Paris," as hungry as an author can be. Mrs. Florem Zlegfeld, looking exactly 25 years old, and not reducing. Then an outlaw dropped in, he was the crown prince's son. and the kaiser's grandson, 'Prince Ferdinand. While he got no white meat as in his early childhood, he seemed mighty cheerful, and a fine young chap, and was. satisfied with a the wings. None of us had any ' gold, so we were in a receptive mood. Yours, - Yn4 OOGERS t |