Show Temperatures The Weather (Temperature for the riding at seven a m today:) 34-ho-ur Max Mm Ogden Albuquerque Beta' Butte Cheyenne Chicago Denver Gd Junction Las Vegas Logan Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New York Okla City T'TAH — Isolated snow showers over mountains mad in southeast portion today and tonight clear In generally except for occasional light mixed rain and snow extreme north portion Saturday Afternoon temperatures 45 t 55 Low tonigfct 28 to 38 Seventy-eight- h Tear—No period The United Vmbb The Associated Press It OGDEN CITY UTAH FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 25 NBA AY Service 1949 Overlapping To 10 to 30 Years Taxes Draw Report Fire Defense Motion for New Trial Denied Judge Notes Defendant Took No Part in Policy Tcdks Mildred WASHINGTON March 25 IT Gillars today was sentenced to serve from 10 to treason to the United States and pay a $10000 Federal Judge Edward M Curran imposed Federal-Stat- Axis Sally) 30 years for fine Study Needed Congress Told nt al : iHr vwS& JL v I? D-d- ay Witness Hints at New Gas Source SALT LAKE CITY March 25 (UP) — A new mysterious Wyoming gas field was presented to northern Utah today as its hope for ending a drastic shortage of heating gas A surprise witness at the fifth day of a Utah public service commission hearing on a "freeze" of further Mountain Fuel Supply comd pany heating connections was W Davis of Denver Davis described himself as an oil and mine field operator for 30 years He said the Labarge field in Wyoming was capable of producing at least 100000000 cubic feet of high heat content natural gas a day He said the commercial petroleum corporation which controls the field was "ready willing and able" to develop the gas resources and sell the fuel to the Mountain Fuel Supply company for distribution in the northern Utah market Davis said nine wells drilled on n the field since 1925 had been tapped and abandoned because there was no market for the gas He said these wells could be and put into production at the rate of three per month if the Mountain Fuel company would buy the gas The Labarge field Davis said is 55 miles northwest of the only Church-Butt- e field where Mountain Fuel already obtains much of its gas supplies Davis was summoned to the hearing by Mark K Boyle public service commission attorney It was indicated the commission might base its decision in the current controversy on Davis' testimony although this remains to be seen as the hearing continued late today Lin-woo- little-know- ed Pioneer Fatally Hurt in Accident CEDAR CITY Utah March 25 AP — Robert B Gardner 91 a southern Utah pioneer was fatally injured last night in an automobile-pedestrian accident Gardner a prominent cattleman and farmer here for many years was struck by a car driven by 27 Sheriff Douglas Peterson Arthur Nelson said He died shortly afterwards in a hospital Nelson termed the accident unavoidable Qardner was born in Millcreek Utah moved with his family to St George in 1862 then to Pine Valley at year later He had lived here sincefti915 12-m- an Marshal Vasilevsky Moved to top role in the armed forces Russians Name Vasilevsky as Chief of Army By Eddy Gllmore MOSCOW March 25 (AP) — The shakeup of Russian leadership gave the Soviet armies a new chief today r— Marshal Alexander M Vasilevsky brilliant warrior and tactician As in other recent shifts the presidium of the supreme Soviet announced without explanation that Vasilevsky was taking over from Marshal Nikolai A Bulganin as minister of armed forces of the Soviet Union the highest military post in all Russia (Six portions of Gilmore's story telephoned to London from Moscow are missing presumably held up by the Soviet censor) Bulganin who had held the ministry since he took it over from Prime Minister Josef Stalin March 4 1947 will retain his post as deputy prime minister in the council of ministers He apparently also will continue as a member of the powerful policy shaping politburo Impressive War Record Vasilevsky well personally known to Gen Eisenhower and British Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery ran up an impressive record in World war n From the rank of major general he rose in not much more than a year to general of the army Jan 18 1943 and became a marshal and chief of staff not long afterward His new promotion raises him from the post of deputy minister of armed forces Bulganin a graying man with a goatee is famed as an organizer and for his passion for efficiency In March 1947 he was appointed minister of the armed forces and was promoted from general to marshal the following November He has served at various times also as a member of the communist party central committee member of the presidium of the Moscow Soviet Soviet representative and the Polish committee of national liberation and premier of the Russian Soviet federal socialist republic In Same Pattern solution" The new change is interpreted by observers outside Russia as fitting into the same pattern as earlier ones which relieved politburo members of active administrative work apparently so they can give full time to policy problems " " It follows the release of V M Molotov as foreign minister and appointment of Andrei Y Vishin-sk- y to succeed him: release of A I Mikoyan as minister of foreign trade apd designation of M A Menshikbv to succeed him: the advancement of Andrei A Gromyko Hi to become Vlshinsky's chief deputy and several other switches - 00 (D-Mis- itrffffflan Command Role Russian Composer Dmitri Shostakovich (center) and two other memSoviet delegation to the Cultural and Scienbers of the seven-ma- n tific conference for World Peace leave plane at LaGuardia field New York after flight from Berlin In front is Alexander A Fadeev Soviet Writers and a deputy of the secretary general of the Union of Behind Is Mikhail E Supreme Soviet of the USSR directorShostakovich writer and actor Chiaurely motion picture 50000 Pickets Ring 'Peace' Parley Hall NEW YORK March 25 (UP)—The Friends of Democ- racy a nonpartisan group called upon Attorney General Tom Clark today to indict the American organizers of the "world peace conference" for failure to register as comln-form agents The action came while Catholic war veterans and 28 other organizations threw a mass picket line of 80000 persons hotel around the Waldorf-Astori- a where delegates of 16 nations were anti-commun- ist Smith Resigns As America's Moscow Envoy One Dead One Survives Utah at Aerial Mishap gathering Police lifted a previous ban limeach iting the pickets to fourentrances the hotel's three main and said the building could be ringed on all four sides so longim-as pedestrian traffic was not compeded Officials said "a full plement" of police would be on hand to prevent disorders Agents Registration The friends of Democracy a group of artists and educators headed by Author flex Stout wired Clark that three members of the National Council of Arts Sciences and Professions which is sponsoring the cultural and scientific conference for world peace should be prosecuted for violating the foreign agents registration act The three against whom indictments were asked were Jo Davidson sculptor and honorary chairman of the N c A S P Howard Fast novelist and Albert E Kahn a publicist "All three are members of the international contact committee of cultural workers in defense of peace a subsidiary of the comin-- f orm" the friends of Democracy declared "The conference was organized at the notorious "world congress of intellectuals" held by the Polish government last August at Wroclaw Poland as part of the cominform's world-wid- e propaganda offensive against the United States" rim Rival Rally The Americans for Intellectual Freedom which will stage a rival rally tomorrow at Freedom house 'announced that 200 more prominent persons had Joined in denouncing the "world peace conference" as a "communist front" Among those were Adolf A Berle Jr former assistant secretary of state Sen Paul H Douglas l) David Dubinsky president of the International Ladies Garment Workers union (A F L) Author James T Farrell Socialist and Leader Norman Thomas Michael Straight publisher of New Public anti-commun- ist (D-Il- Harriman to London LONDON March 25 (UP) —W Averell Harriman roving ambassador for the economic cooperation administration flew here from Paris today for conferences with Ambassador Lewis Douglas They were reported discussing American differences with Britain and France over allied dismantling policies m Germany W Jane Wyman a Missouri girl and Sir Laurence Olivier a knighted Britisher were the new "king and queen of the song-and-dan- Hi ce movies" today Their coronation last night as the "best actress" and "best actor" of the year came as a surprise to practically nobody at the 21st annual academy award ceremonies The experts had them pegged for months as top favorites in the "Oscar" derby Sir Laurence won the coveted award for his "Hamlet" which received five citations including best picture of the year Miss Wyman who used to play beautiful but dumb- chorines role switched to a In "Johnny Belinda" and won hands down Part and beautiful in a clinging - deaf-anollu- Sir Laurence Olivier "Hamlet" w H in-ivit- An-dreas- on 1 Bill Passes Copper WASHINGTON March 25 (AP) The house passed and sent to President Truman today a bill suspending import duties on copper until June 30 1980 the microphone blared out "best actress Jane Wyman" to a wildly cheering audience of 980 Hollywood celebrities "For once I get an award for keeping my mouth shut" she Casped clutching the shining "Oscar" to her bosom "So I'll keep it shut now too" Backstage she wasn't so speechless "I'm sooooo she caroled "I'm goinghappeee" to put this 'Oscar' OP top ot my television set BH There's been an ettfjfer space there for some time Oh I'm so fluttery l can t think Instead of talking Miss Wyman kissed everybody who came within kissing distance—except her boy friend Lew Ayres who was (CoatuuicKl m Page IColumn on) VWOxAl ed Tru-ima- CENTERVILLE Utah March 25 (UP) — The survivor of a light plane crash which killed the pilot in Centerville canyon today was in the Salt Lake City veterans hospital after walking seven miles to safety Roy And reason 28 of Saline managed to walk away from the wrecked plane which dived into the canyon 18 miles northeast of Salt Lake City while flying through a heavy snowstorm Wednesday But And reason's pilot and instructor A E Allen 48 died on the spot from injuries and exposure Plowed Into Deep Snow The plane left Salina airport Wednesday for Spokane Wash said the craft seemed to plummet down from about 800 feet plowing into deep snow shortly after he had suggested that they turn back He believed that the crash knocked him unconscious for about two hours When he came to he tried to administer first aid to Allen who was bleeding profusely but lack of a first Sid kit in the plane hampered Ahdreason's efforts to save his companion's Ufa he said The two without food stayed by the plane until Thursday when Ahdreason decided to try and walk out for help He reached Centerville about four p m Body Under Wing A rescue party of sheriffs deputies and state highway patrolmen started for the scene of the wreck but two Centerville youths were first to arrive They found Allen's body under the wing of his demolished plane white gown she picked up her-By Virginia MaePhenen HOLLYWOOD March 28 (UP) SKins ana ran down the aisle as — s) By Jack Bell WASHINGTON March 28 (AP) time" President Truman may play host Rankin whose original pension measure was killed by next month at an informal party margin said his new bill for new members of the house and the house yesterday by a one-vo- te in- senate as part of his campaign to embodies all the changes that most house members had get chummy with congress dicated they wanted Plans for such a party are being d'scussed by some of the presiHis original bill called for $90 dent's advisers it was disclosed topensions for all monthly out day The latchstring was hunglawof World wars I and H veterans for House office his at White new bill is confined to veter The over to talk makers who want ans of World war 1 includes a their problems with the president test of need and carries monthly Mr Truman disclosed at his news conference yesterday that during pensions of $72 Lnder tne new proposal a the rest of March and all of April veteran of 'World war I vnr-nlhe will be seeing many legislators could In this connection the president qualify for the $72 monthly said he had cancelled two New only n nis aiscnarge naa pension been honorable and if his annual York talks One was to have been income was under $2000 if single at the cornerstone dedication of or $3000 if married or with dethe United Nations building April 10 and the other at a testimonial pendents dinner for Dr Chaim Weizmann Issue Believed Dead new Israel state of of head the 23 Rankin's announcement came as April a surprise to house members who The president said he will be heard him say yesterday there working from daylight to dark would be no more pension legislahaving interviews and getting his desk cleaned of the things that tion at this session of congress while he was vacationing The veterans committee chairman up giled indicated he had changed his mind uu9iiu nf rvrpssiire "from one of Plan Suits Leaders the great veterans organizations" The president's decision to stick and from other members of the veterans committee elate to home for a while pleased Some committee members who his legislative leaders bill were Senator Lucas of Illinois the helped kill the Rankin around a new plan to get Democratic leader told reportersg: rallying the same results in another way he thinks it "an excellent move-addin"My opinion is that the They wanted to amend existing closer the chief executive is to the legislation Rankin said changes in the bill congress the better it is for his Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith and command a as To return to field would "greatly reduce the cost conprogram and the country whole" will eliminate the alleged As a part of this new chummy fusion of which some of the members complained" attitude the president s irienas No hearings have yet been schedhone he and Vice President Bark- of uled on the new measure by the ley can get together with many veterans committee it was learned toe 17 new members oi tne nouse and 19'new senators early in April It was assumed they would be called soon Hardly a cozy party at best such a gathering probably would have to be held in a local club or hotel since the White House is underThe new bill embodies all but one important change written into going repairs It was not immediately clear the orifiinal Rankin bill by the before the measure was sent house jwhether Republicans would be n 25 (UP) March WASHINGTON to this party But Mr to committee "for study" back said that if any of them want President Truman today accepted The amendment not included to talk to him in his offices they the resignation of Lt Gen Walter was the last one adopted It would will be welcome There will be no Bedell Smith as ambassador to have eliminated a flat schedule of put in a priority on his time the president Russia pension payments and said based on length of scale sliding it Mr Truman said he accepted Stands by Rights Program with great reluctance Smith will service Prior to adopting this amendbut his ment to cut The same holds true for south- be given a field command the house had voted to was not dis- the $72 assignment ambassador ern Democrats he said in an obvi- specific $90 payments proposed to — ous move to let the Dixie lawmak- closed He has been the same sum now drawn by three Moscow for years ers forget— for the time being at World war I veterans at age The announcement was given to many least —the late unpleasantness over 65 who are classed as partially conferred reporters after Smith In his new bill Rankin the senate filibuster Truman for 15 disabled this However the president made it with President White version accepted House civil rights minutes at the Other members of the veterans plain he stands by his to underhe newsmen told Smith come said they favor up program and expects it of the First army committee had in congress later He had high stood command Island the existing regulaliberalizing York New at Governors tions under which the $72 payments praise fog Dr Frank Grahamcivila was being held open for him pend- are made They said most aged member of the president's on his commission who was named ing a decision said his resignation rights statement needy veterans already can qualiHowever he as senator from North Carolina to was succeed the late Senator J M an not an announcement of such fy Aid and Rent Controls assignment Broughton Smith returned to Washington One of Mr Truman's civil rights Meanwhile: to abolish the poll tax last Christmas for medical treatproposals-iForeign aid— The senate plunged Reed at Walter ment hospital fedas a requirement for voting in into what its Democratic leaders eral elections In this connection the final day of hoped would beadministration bill on an Republican senators were reported debate last night to be trying to bring this $5580000000 another authorize to issue before the senate They were of Marshall plan spending said to have pledges of 35 RepubPact — The Marshall plan debate a motion to lican senators support held up briefly by a side arguwas to shut off debate when an effort is on the North Atlantic pact ment made to bring up the poll tax hasn't been signed yet and which question They would need at least reach the senate untli neSt won't 64 votes PORT ALLEN La March 25 moth Sen Forrest C Donell said the pact is a "moral (UP) — The muddy Mississippi Scoffs at Feud Reports river roared through a widening commitment" for the United States The president disparaged reports hole in a levee today but a heli- to to war if any other signatory that he is not getting along too well copter inspection indicated that the is go He said this country attacked with congress He said there has waters were draining off and bayou would be more secure if the senate always been a close relationship residents are not in immediate rejected the treaty between him and congress despite Rents — Senate and house conwhat the columnists said about it peril Gen Raymond Hufft State ferees were tied up in their first Brig Possibly as a part of this change general made a recon- joint attempt to work out a comIn attitude (he said last month that adjutant naissance flight this morning He promise between their separate h- might take his fight to the peo- said It was doubtful that the break rent control extension bills his doesn't pass pro- in the levee could be closed before ple if congres comgram) Mr Truman withheld ment on house and senate passage Monday Some 1500 persons live along of rent control bills containing Grosse Tete bayou into which the local option clauses his leaders Mississippi water is draining after didn't like across the rich delta planThe president said he will wait sweeping tation lands surrounding Port Ala rent bill delivers until congress len DALLAS Tex March 25 (AP) on his desk Then he said he may will not be endangered They winds wrought heavy have copious comment Hufft said unless so much water Twistinghere and at Seymour today damage He was very sorry he replied to leaves the river banks that it floods as rainstorms hit many and hail a Two-on is ffegt (Continue© the bayous Flood water going Texas areas Greenville also re(Column through a series of bayous and ported a windstorm then Into the Gulf of Mexico A whirlwind swirling in a funnel shaped cloud damaged six Cedar buildings in a row inFlattheroofs of Crest area of Dallas the buildings were lifted up and hurled across the street At the former Skyline airport m!:mi BTOjMgaaajagaaKr"" one aluminum hangar was demolSALT LAKE CITY March 25 ished and another was partially (AP) — The L T Johnson Con- wrecked Adjacent to the former struction company of Ogden sub- airport a plane was mitted the low bid of $10450 for lifted into the air and blown into an emergency flood control project telephone wires on the Ogden river The Salt Lake City field office of the corps of engineers said low Danes Favor Pact bidder on a similar proposed proj ect for the Spanish Fork river was COPENHAGEN March 25 (UP) submitted by Martindale and The Danish senate today joined Blackett of Springville and for the the lower house of parliament in Sevier river oy Hoyd a whiting authorizing the government to sign The Of Salt Lake City $19000 Atlantic pact Soanish Fork river bid was $7575 the North and the Sevier river bid $19000 No bids were received on a simFavored ilar project for the American Fork Trans-Jorda- n river 25 March BERN (UP) — The F W McGregor chief engineer council extend federal on Swiss I win-'Weber the river today work here said and Hobble creek projects started ed de facto recognition to Trans- Jane Wyman Jordan earlier is progressing rapidly "Johnny Belinda" s Bayou Residents Not Endangered o) Gale Hits Texas Wrecks Hangars Olivier Wyman 'Hamlet' Cop Film Prizes "" FINAL EDITION WASHINGTON March 25 (UP) —Rep John E Rarflrin introduced a modified veterans pension bill today and said "it probably will be put before the house in a short Congressmen particular attention to overlapping taxes These recommendations were In the 17th of a series of commission reports to congress on ways of streamlining the executive branch of government to make it more economical and efficient In three parte the report also criticized overseas administration and federal research In those categories it recommended that: 1 Congress consider creating an administration of overseas affairs to handle European recovery occupied areas and other territories That would relieve the state army navy and interior departments of some overseas chores but would leave state with its diplomatic and consular duties 2 The president he given authority to establish a national science foundation and to coordinate governmental research by strengthening inter- - departmental committee organization for this purpose TWO Take No Put On the touchy questions of federal-state birelations the partisan commission created by congress was not unanimous Two members — Secretary of State Dean Acheson who is vice chairman of the commission and retiring Secretary of Defense James Forrestal — said that was a legislative problem and hence outside the commission's jurisdiction They took no part fa that section of the report The other commissioners however found fault with the present federal-stat- e relationships They said federal grants-in-ai- d have been helpful in providing services that states otherwise could not afford They also have been helpful in improving the administration of many state activities On the other hand these grant programs are unrelated and uncoordinated They have transferred a large measure of policy-makin- g from the states to the federal government They have enlarged the executive branch and increased national taxes To eliminate those drawbacks the commission said: "We recommend that the functions and activities of government be appraised to determine which can be most advantageously operated by the various levels of government and which require joint policy making financing and administration It recommended creation of a continuing agency to carry out that study Leave Adequate Sources On taxes the commission said: "We recommend that our tax systems — national state and local —be generally revised and that in this revision every possible effort be made to leave to the localities and the states adequate resources from which to raise revenue to meet the duties and responsibilities of local and state governments" on overseas affairs In its report the commission noted that the United States is spending more than $1000000000 a year for military government and occupation costs in Germany Austria Japan and Korea plus more than $4000-0000a year to help western European recovery The commission said lack of overall planning has caused "confusion inconsistencies and uncertainty" in the handling of overseas affairs The commission offered two alternative remedies One would be to transfer overseas administrative functions from the army and navy to a special secretary who would report directly to the secretary of defense But this it added "represents only a partial 31 36 84 46 87 77 Speedy Revival of Issue Comes As Surprise New Bill Includes Most Changes Sought in House To Chat With Hero i'i 31 68 40 47 80 28 PAGES— 2 SECTIONS Truman Eager e sentence on WASHINGTON March 25 broadcaster for the wartime nazi radio (UP)— The Hoover commisthe white-haire- d after rejecting a defense motion for a new trial sion told congress today that The maximum penalty for trea-4- there should be a general reson is death vision of federal state and War Judge Curran noted that the eviMiss local tax systems It urged dence did not disclose that Gillars took part "in conferences with high nazi officials to formulate policy" as in the case of Douglas Chandler former U S newsman convicted of treason Chandler a commentator for the nazi radio was sentenced to life and a $10000 fine Robert H Best another TJ' S of treacorrespondent convictedsentence son received a similar Maine - born The woman was convicted by a fed-ercourt Jury on March 10 Convicted On One Count Miss Gillars was poised but pale as sentence was pronounced She took it unflinchingly In imposing sentence the court noted that Miss Gillars was convicted of only one of the eight overt acts which the government pressed in its prosecutionof particiShe was found guilty drama "Vipating in a nazi radio sion of Invasion" which was broadcast to American troops in Engin an atland just before tempt to prevent the Normandy invasion Miss Gillars wore the same outmoded black dress she had worn during most of the seven-week- s time long trial But for the first she wore her long white hair piled on her head Seventh to Be Convicted Miss Gillars was the seventh person to be convicted of treason for actions growing put of World war n Before passing sentence Curran asked her if she had anything to say She hesitated for a moment looked down at the counsel table at which she was standing then squared her shoulders She clasped her hands together and protested that she would "never be able to understand" her conviction on the basis of the "Vision of Invasion" broadcast 37 Max Min 69 3 Omaha 67 49 Phoenix 41 33 28Pocatello 17 Portland 53 41 47 32 18 Provo 49 Reno 80 IS 24 Rock Springs 36 22 40 32 SOjsalt Lake 39 San Antonio 80 71 29 San Fran 55 4& 56 33 42 St George 76 50 74 St Louis 56 41 34 Seattle 38 34 40 Sheridan 48 65 44 Washington 29 38 Rankin Introduces New Pension Plan Here for Conference " 43 45 56 f $10450 Low Bid On River Project crop-dusti- 4 1 ng |