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Show v 77ie Weather UTAH Partly cloudy tonight; Wednesday unaetUed, probably snow flurries in northwest portion ; little change In temperature. Maximum temp. Monday 48 Minimum temp. Monday 18 IS3J JANUARY ISM SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT CD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FIFTY-THIRD YEAR, NO. 125 ' g$gfaFS3 125 PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1939 TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE IXKjFj f 1VL KjEiLS I C fo) ft Id - V ( '', - ' ' Herald I B f (Flf F 1 ill lyJ iyJ ly) 11 il L, Awiff I . 1 i. I 500 KILLED IN HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS Automobile A c c i dents Account Fcr 227 Deaths In U. S. By UNITED PRESS Violent deaths in accidents, fires and homicides during the three-day holiday which ushered in the New Year mounted steadily toward the 500 mark today. A survey showed at least 397 persons had been .killed in 39 states and the District or Columbia. The other states Delaware. Georgia. Mississippi. New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont Ver-mont and West Virginia reported re-ported no violent deaths. Indications Indica-tions were that fatalities would approximate 500. about the same number killed during the three-day three-day Christmas holiday. Automobile accidents accounted for 227 deaths. New York led all other states with a casualty list of at least 53. Many Suicides Strangely, suicides accounted for more of metropolitan New York's fatalities than the automobile. Ten perrons committed suicide yesterday to bring the total for the week-end to an all-time record of 30. Twenty-two persons died in automobile accidents. Two. deaths occurred in coal mines. One miner suffocated in a blazing shaft at Clinton. Ind., and another was killed in an explosion in a McKeesport, Pa., mine. A tenant farmer was shot to death at Tupelo, Miss., when he 'and his 80-year-old mother engaged en-gaged in a gun battle with officers offi-cers attempting to evict them from their -home. ... - . Two amateur pilots died in airplane air-plane , crashes in Iowa, and two others died in a plane crash at nfardnert. 111.; five perspns burned In death , in a hotel fire at Rum-ford. Rum-ford. Mo.; and a steel worker, celebrating New Year's eve at a Dekalb, 111., tavern, shot and killed the tavern owner "just for fun." MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National r Affairs By I5REW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Edgar Hoover To Resign About July 1, Accept Private Pri-vate Position; Paris Police Get Evidence Grynszpan Was Egged On By Nazi Agents; SEC Strikes Back At Morgans, Ruling Open Bids On Utility Issues ; Test of New Wall Street Regime Due On Floor-Trading Restriction. Re-striction. WASHINGTON J. Edgar Hoover, Hoo-ver, super-dick of America, and the man who made G-men famous, fa-mous, is going to resign about July 1. During the past two years he has received several tempting offers of-fers from private business, and now with the departure of his friend Homer Cummings. Hoover has decided to accept one of them. It was Cummings who hit upon the idea of starting a campaign of public opinion against crime and on behalf of the G-Man. For years prior to"' Cummings' advent in the justice department. Hoover had been running the Bureau of Federal Investigation almost unnoticed. un-noticed. Now J. Edgar Hoover, hero to millions of boys, is better known than the man who dielped put him across. f SECOND ROUND I Several weeks ago the governors of the New York Stock Exchange thumbed their -noses at a demand (Continued on; Page Two) Elks' Officers Meet Tonight xAll officers of B. P. O. Elks No. 849 are urgently requested to attend a very important business meeting at the home tonight at 7:30 p. m. All members of the entertainment entertain-ment committee will meet at the same time, reports the , chairman. Utah County Begins 1939 With Accident Causing Two Deaths Five Survivors Seriously Injured As Two Machines Meet Head-on in Terrific Collision Near Orem Intersection Scarcely after the New Year had completed its advent Utah county recorded its first two traffic deaths of 1939. Dead .ire : Scott Allen Buswell, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Buswell, Salt Lake City, killed instantly; Charles H. Farnworth, Jr., 44, Orem, Lincoln) junior high instructor, died Monday Mon-day of a skull fracture, crushed chest, fractures of both arms, fractured frac-tured jaw, internal injuries, never regained consciousness. Injured are; Mrs. Charles H. ( Agnes ) Farnworth, 36, Orem, deep scalp wound, double arm fractures, internal injuries. At Aird hospital. At Veterans Hospital Ivan Farnworth, 38, Orem, several broken ribs, sprained ankle, cuts on chin, deep gash in scalp. At Veterans hospital, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Ivan (Myrtle) Farnworth, 36, shock, back injuries, head injury. in-jury. At Aird hospital. Wayne Kiddle, 18, Salt Lake City, cerebral concussion, basal skull fracture, internal injuries. At Holy Cross hospital, Salt Lake City; condition critical. William Newman, 18, Salt Lake City, mutilple jaw fractures, multiple mul-tiple right leg fractures, fractured left foot. At Holy Cross. The accident, which was reported report-ed by officers and doctors as one of the most gruesome on record, occurred at 2:45 a. m. SuntSay morning 100 feet soifth of the canyon road intersection. Attempt To Pass - Buswell, driving north at what was reported a high rate of speed, accompanied' by Kiddle and Newman, New-man, started to pass about a car being driven in the same direction direc-tion by Leon Jackson, 34, Pleasant Grove. Buswell's car jammed against Jackson's, blowing a tire on the latter and throwing Buswell's machine out of control. It tore across the road, rammed head-on into the Farnworth machine, carrying car-rying the four Farnworths, driven by Charles H. Farnworth. The force of impact was so great it was impossible to pull the contorted masses of metal apart; Both cars were demolished. As seven occupants were knocked knock-ed unconscious, and as ambulances sirened the unfortunate victims to Provo, doctors were rushed to their operating rooms by local telephone operators. Patrolmen Return Less than a minute before the crash State Highway Patrolman Mclvin W. Grant and Elmer D. (Continued on Page Five) Sing ers Invited To Try Out For Musical Comedy An invitation to local singers to try out for the ensemble of "Flying Along," musical comedy to have its world premier in Provo early in Ml'.rch, was extended ex-tended today by directors of the production. The first rehearsal for the ensemble en-semble of 24 has been set for Friday at 7:30 p. m. at the Provo Conservatory, Fifth North and University avenue. Those who desire to try out for places in the ensemble are invited to call at the conservatory prior to that time for interview and audition. audi-tion. The leads and the dancers have been working out for two weeks, and are already well along. The invitation affords local singers, men and women, an opportunity op-portunity to work under professional profes-sional vocal coaching and instruction instruc-tion and to gain valuable stage experience. The American Legion is sponsoring spon-soring the production which is scheduled to run at the Provo high school auditorium for consecutive con-secutive nights, opening March 6. C. of C. Meeting ' Slated Wednesday Directors of the chamber of commerce com-merce will hold their annual meeting fpr electing officers and hearing annual reports Wednesday Wednes-day at 7 p. m. in Hotel Roberts, reports Secretary Clayton Jenkins. Jen-kins. 'New directors recently selected select-ed for the board will also take their place. President Sidney W. Russell will. tee in charge. Succumbs CHARLES H. FARNWORTH CRASHES KEEP DOCTORS ROSY Accidents kept officers and doctors busy during the early hours of the New Year. In addition addi-tion to the fatal accident at Orem. other wrecks were reported report-ed throughout the county. Two were injured, not seriously, serious-ly, in a miraculous escape from death when their car ripped through the closed Overson service serv-ice station on the S-curve just north of Lake View, somersaulted, somersault-ed, overturned and came to rest on its wheels 100 feet from the impact point at 11 p. m. New Year's Eve. Two gas pumps at the station were cleanly sawed off by the car's undercarriage. Apparently the driver was unfamiliar with the road and was traveling too fast to negotiate the turn officers offi-cers said. Injured were: Naland C. Walters, Walt-ers, 22, Salt Lake City, the driver, driv-er, head cuts; Donna Watson, 18, Provo, bruises. Suffering shock were the other car occupants, D. H. Cloward, 22, Monroe, and Dorothy Daley, 22, Salt Lake City. The party was proceeding to Provo. In an intersection crash at Third East and Fifth North Monday Mon-day J. M. Cherringlon. 43, 256 East Center, was bruised on shoulder and knee police reported. He collided with a car driven by Ivan Thorne. Provo. Robert Grotegut, Spanish Fork suffered a " bad scalp wound in another accident Sunaay when he backed his car onto the highway just north of the city limits into the path of an oncoming car being driven by Ted Curtis, Springyille. The front of the Curtis car was smashed. State Officers L. A. Christensen and Melvin W. Grant together with Deputy .Sheriff George Loveless reported, the accident. ac-cident. Workers Sponsor Mass Meeting Three speakers will address an open meeting conducted by the Workers' Alliance Wednesday at 7 p. m. in the Third ward amusement amuse-ment hall. Dancing will follow at 9 p. m. Those speaking will be: Dar-rell Dar-rell J. Greenwell, state WPA administrator; ad-ministrator; Mrs. Stella Jorgen-sen. Jorgen-sen. state secretary, Provo, reporting re-porting on wage hearings in Washington, D. C; and Roy Carter, Car-ter, representative of the alliance youth organization. J. R. Edwards, Ed-wards, chairman, will preside. All are invited, particularly business men and civic club members. HIGH COURT TO REVIEW UTAH To Hear Challenge Of AAA; Waley Plea ' Meets Denial WASHINGTON, -Jan. 3 (U.R) The supreme court today to-day agreed to review another case -involving the right of states to levy income taxes oA employes of certain federal instrumentalities Today's action involved a Utah supreme court ruling rejecting reject-ing Utah's authority to levy taxes against an employe of the Recon-struction Recon-struction Finance Corporation. The high court has agreed to re view New York state's right tb levy income taxes upon an employe em-ploye of the Home Owners Loan Corporation. The Utah supreme court ruling held that salary paid by the RFC to W. Q. Van Cott, Salt Lake City agency counsel for the corporation, was constitutionally exempt from taxation by states. RFC and its subsidiary, the Regional Agricultural Credit (Jor poration, against which part of Van Cott's salary was charged, were agencies of the federal government gov-ernment whose employes were immune im-mune from state taxation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 U.P The supreme court, meeting in its first session og 1939, today agreed to hear its first challenge of constitutionality con-stitutionality of the administration's administra-tion's new AAA program. It was the first time the question ques-tion of validity of the farm program, pro-gram, designed to replace the original orig-inal AAA which was invalidated by the supreme court, had reached the high court. The court- presented a largfS group of opinions today, most of them involving minor cases. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 U.1! The supreme court today denied the plea of Harmon J. Walej . convicted con-victed of participation in the 1935 kidnaping of 9-year-dIa' George Weyerhauser, for a writof habeas corpus freeing him from his 45-year 45-year penitentiary sentence. Registration For Adult Education Glasses Tomorrow Registration for the mid-term of the free adult education classes will begin Wednesday night January Jan-uary 4 at 7 p. m. at Provo high school. The following new classes will be organized: String music, English Eng-lish (correct usage), German, typewriting, bookkeeping, applied art, knitting, sewing. Other organized classes will continue with advanced units of work. A new feature of this term's work is play production which is expected to prove popular. All are invited to visit the classes. Planning Board Meets Wednesday Utah County Planning board members will meet Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m., to hear reports of those who attended the adult leaders' training school at U. S. A. C. in December, reports re-ports County Agent S. R. Bos-welh Bos-welh Lee R. Taylor, Payson, chairman, chair-man, will preside.' About 25 are expected to attend. CASE Duke of Windsor to Visit England Without Duchess (Copyright by United Press) LONDON, Jan. 3 OLE) The Duke of Windsor is expected to arrive in England, alone, about Jan. 13 for a private visit to his mother. Dowager Queen Mary, a usually reliable informant said today. The duke's American born duchess, for whom he gave up his throne, was said by the same informant to be most angry because be-cause hehad agreed never to return, re-turn, even for the briefest visit, without her. It was understood the duke had Chairman I z1- J ; " try mi I It V 5S.-1-, " i- . . ; i : - ; i y- i,v J. vl i'ti'fr--;:y"' Jj SYLVAN W. CLARK Appointments In Sheriff's Office May Be Held Up County commissioners today indicated that one . or possibly two sheriff's deputies recommended recommend-ed by Sheriff John S. Evans of Lehi may be stricken from the lists before all appointments are confirmed. They indicated they would probably issue a statement on confirmation of all departments in the morning. Deputy recommendees whose posts are principally in doubt are Jed J. Mercer of American Fork and Lloyd Powell of Payson. The latter's chance of confirmation however, appeared quite good; Mercer's quite slim. Miereetfs cool -reception is based on a popular American Fork party feeling for Walter Durrant, deputy whom Evans has not recommended for reappointment. A party committee vote which did not give Mercer a single vote balloted 23 to 1 for Durrant's return. re-turn. Some question was evident over whether Claude Carter of Provo would win confirmation this afternoon, -but better opinion opin-ion was that he would be seated. He is slated for night jailer. Evans' other appointments were expected to move through with alacrity. Recommended for reappointment reap-pointment were Charles Mitchell of Provo; W. T. Lewis of Goshen; George Loveless of Orem. Recommended for new appointments appoint-ments in addition to those nameti are: Arthur Winters, Pleasant Grove; Ed Clark of Spanish Fork; LeRoy Johnson of Provo. 'MY MARYLAND' IS T OPERA "My Maryland," opera by Sig-mund Sig-mund Romberg, has been scheduled sched-uled for production by Brigham Young university music department depart-ment during the latter part of the winter quarter, according to Dr. Gerrit de Jong, Jr., dean of the college of fine arts. Those who will direct the production pro-duction are Drs. Florence Jepper-son Jepper-son Madsen and Franklin Mad-sen, Mad-sen, in charge of vocal music; Dr. T. Earl Pardoe, in charge of staging; stag-ing; and Professor LeRoy J. Robertson, Rob-ertson, director of the symphony orchestra. Tryouts for principal roles in "My Maryland" will be held within with-in the next two weeks, it was announced an-nounced by Dr. Franklin Madsen. A double cast will be used in order to give greater opportunity for individual participation. agreed to return only because his brother King George informed him in a personal message that the condition of Queen Mary's heart was causing some anxiety, and she had wanted for many months to see him. This was the first intimation Queen Mary's heart was giving truoble. Although she will be 72 next May 26, and has been saddened sad-dened by the death of her husband hus-band and the abdication of her eldest son, the dowager queen has remained active and had been considered;, in robust health. CLARK NAMED CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY BOARD County Officials Sworn In At Installation Ceremonies County Commissioner Sylvan Sylv-an W. Clark of Lehi this afternoon af-ternoon was chosen by his fellows to be chairman of the county board for a two-year period, effective immediately. His appointment was suggested sug-gested Tby Board Cdairman William J. Johnson of Spanish Fork, to whose chairmanship he succeeds, as county officials were sworn into office at induction ceremonies cere-monies conducted publicly this noon in city and county building. Consider Appointment With County Commissioner R. J. Murdock of Provo, Clark and Johnson immediately went into conference over deputy recommendations recommen-dations approved by various department de-partment heads. Approximately 50 attended the ceremonies, with District Judge Abe W. Turner delivering the oath of office to the following: Mr. Clark, Mr. Murdock. County Clerk C. A. Grant, Sheriff John S. Evans, County Treasurer Andrew Jensen, County Recorder Eloise P. Fillmore, County Assessor L. M. Atwood. Countv Auditor Marcel-lus Marcel-lus Nielson. County Attorney Arnold Ar-nold C. Roylance, County Surveyor Andrew R. Shelton. A 111 except Evans are incumbents incumb-ents and he was serving as a deputy depu-ty sheriff until his election. Voices Appreciation "I know you have appreciated the fine work these people have done the last four years," County Commissioner Johnson stated. "I appreciate the fact that I can go on working with them again. "I can testify generally for the attitude of the county officers, I believe," Mr. Clark said. "I ' think that it is not that we are seekers after money entirely, but that we may serve the people, make this county a better place in which to live." Mr. Murdock commented that "a public duty is a public trust, and I hope we might realize the responsibility to the public an officer of-ficer has. We can't please everyone, every-one, but we can at least listen to, everyone and try to do the thing right and proper." "I hope we officials do everything every-thing within our power to end this deplorable situation," he continued con-tinued in a denunciation of traffic deaths in the state. "Johnson." jovially interluded City Commissioner J. P. McGuire of Provo, "I wish we had something some-thing to kick at." Mayor Mark Anderson of Provo said: "I am sure there has never been a better feeling of cooperation cooper-ation between the city -and county organizations than at the present time. Other county officers spoke, telling of their appreciation and wish to give continued service. Speaking as a citizen of Provo, Seymour D. Gray, local realtor, remarked: "I don't know When we have had more hearty cooperation. cooper-ation. . . it is a fine thing for the public. You get your information rapidly and correctly." The session was conducted in the city and county building county coun-ty commission chambers. County Chairman Johnson presided. PRATT NAMED TO SUPREME COURT SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 3 UJr - Gov. Henry H. Blood this afternoon after-noon named Eugene E. Pratt, Og-den Og-den district court, judge, as a member mem-ber of the Utah state supreme court, xto fill the vacancy left last month when Justice Ephraim Hanson Han-son resigned because of ill health. Pratt, a Democrat, was an unsuccessful un-successful candidate for the Bourbon Bour-bon nomination at the September primary. He was defeated by Roger I. McDonough, third district court, who in the November general gen-eral election was victorious over William H. Folland, Republican and retiring chief justice of the state's highest court. Pratt and McDonough were officially of-ficially installed on the supreme court bench this afternoon in a ceremony that saw David W. Mof-fatt Mof-fatt seated as chief justice. House and Senate Called to Order At Capitol Today 76th Congress Convenes in Atmosphere of Impending Political Strife; Harmony Reigns Outwardly At Opening WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (U.R) The 76th congress, elected i nthe first popular rebuff to the Roosevelt administration, met at noon today in an atmosphere of impending political' strife. President Roosevelt for the first time is on the'defensive and under effective pressure to modify the New Deal. Arrayed Ar-rayed against him, but not yet in coalition, are a rejuvenated Republican party and t conservative Democratic bloc goaded " by the so-called "purge." . i ' . In I he Cabinet - -,' FRANK MURPHY Murphy Becomes Attorney-General WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 r.i: Former Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan today began his duties as attorney general of the United States while President Roosevelt prepared to send his name to the senate for confirmation. Murphy conferred with his predecessor, pre-decessor, former Attorney General Gener-al Homer S. Cummings, who introduced in-troduced him to members of his staff. President Roosevelt was expected ex-pected to ask early senate approval ap-proval of ni.4 ohoice of the 45-year-old, red-haired liberal as a member of his cabinet. Generally favorable comment with which both conservative and New Deal senators greeted Murphy's nomination nom-ination indicated he would face little opposition. This Day . . . BORN Son, to Robert J. and Myrth Watkins McFadden, Saturday night, at the Crane hospital. Daughter to Walter S. and Yelma Vincent Hcdquist, Sunday, at the Crane hospital. Daughter to Otto L. and Tressa Cluff Hunsaker, Monday, at the Crane hospital. Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clements at their home 472 North Second West street, Sunday. Sun-day. MAKHIAGE LICENSE Martin Sturman, 26, Rock Springs. Wyo., and Olen Mary Peterson, 18, Provo, license in Salt Lake City. MaxweU C. Thomas, 27, Fairfield Fair-field and Edith Brems, 20, American Amer-ican Fork, Saturday afternoon. DIED Charles H. Farnworth, 44, Orem, Monday morning following follow-ing accident Orem. higjhway Sunday Sun-day morning. Scott A. Buswell, 18, Orem, died Sunday morning in Orem highway accident. Jerry Merrill Harding, 7, son of A. T. and Ethel Flygare Harding, Hard-ing, died Sunday, heart trouble. Mrs. Nora All man Conroy, 60, died at local hospital Sunday night. Edwin L Foutz, 28, Kirtland, New Mexico, Miday. I Hear Message Tomorrow House and senate met separate ly today. They will meet jointly tomorrow to hear Mr. Roosevelt's annual message. This was a routine rou-tine first-day or organization. But committees in each chamber were ready with reports critical, in part, of the administration. The political barometer was falling as congress met. The capital sensed a storm. But there was harmony and laughter and back-slapping today as senators and representatives strolled the aisles. There was a cross-section of America in the packed .galleries for a glimpse of an opening ses- -sion that is a prelude to party- . jarring political dispute. LiiKe fasnion snow Social and diplomatic Washing- J. ton, sprinkling of lobbyists and others with the password swarmed later to the' reserved areas. It might have been a fashion show if politics could have been moved . backstage. Vice President John N. Gar- , w 11U J lAlilUg oigiiaio its hue prospective conservative bolt. gaveled the senate to order. vClertc South 'TrtrnMA" r tn - nuuse pounuea representatives to. silence in the other, capitol wing, but surrendered his gavel to Rep. William B. Bankhead. D., Ala., who was re-elected speaker. . The supreme court also met at noon today. At noon tomorrow. . before a joint session of house and senate. President Roosevelt will deliver his annual message on the state of the union. . There was a curtain-raiser display dis-play of majority, harmony. Democrats Demo-crats went into the 76th congress, led by the New Dealers who captained cap-tained the 75th: Sen. Alben W. Barkley, D.. Ky., fh the senate, (Continued on Page Five) ICKES, PERINS HIT IN REPORT WASHINGTON, Jan. S (U.PJ The house committee investigating investigat-ing un-American activities today renewed its challenge of members mem-bers of President Roosevelt's cabinet cab-inet and reported to the house communists had invaded the federal fed-eral government. The committee said Nazi and Fascist groups also are a definite menace to democracy and asked for $150,000 to continue its investigation in-vestigation for two years. Committee criticism was aimed at Secretary Labor Frances Perkins Perk-ins and Secretary of Interior Harold Har-old L. Ickes. All seven members of the committee, com-mittee, headed . by Rep. Martin Dies, D.. Texas, signe'd the report. Bob Burns Says HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3 The other night, me and my wife went to the Better Home Exposition Exposi-tion and it made me realize that this is certainly a mechanical age. They got electric toasters, electric coffee pots, electric waffle waf-fle irons, electric ice boxes, and electric stoves. It kind of made my wife self conscious.. She said: "Honey, a man really don't need a wife any more. What he needs is an electrician." And you know, in a way. she's right. A person don't have to do much for himself him-self these days. It's kind of spoilin' people. Now I know myself. my-self. I drove into a filling station the other day and after the man had filled the gas tank, checked the oil, blown up the tires and washed wash-ed the windshield, he asked me if there was anything else he could do. "Yes," I said "Stick out your tongue so I can put a stamp oir this letter." (Copyright, 1939, for the Herald) v-. |
