Show SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JULY SATURDAY MORNING 11 1938 War Veteran Dies in Crash Near Gooding FarmerFouml Winter Resort Hunt for Lost To Be Visited Man Continued Guilty in Kap By Carl Gray Without Trace Murder Case BOISE' VP) — Carl Gray’ president of the Union Pacific railway left Be here Friday for Ketchum where he will inspect construction work on a winter resort that is being built by his company Calls “We’re interested in working out a summer recreational project for Stanley Basin to supplement the Special to The Tribune winter resort being built at but have nothing definite In OGDEN— David H Johnson Kanesville farmer waa mind” he said Gray will make a motor trip 'found guilty of second degree mur- through the basin north of Ketfouc-day der Friday aflernoon after a chum with R L Rutledge of Ogtrial before a Jury of 12 men in den Utah regional United States the court of Second District Judge forester R E Shepherd of Jerome president of the Idaho stat4 chamLester A Wade ber of commerce and several of his Johnson shot John Kap Sr 57 assistants his neighbor on the evening' of He said passenger traffic on his line has increased about 30 per cent May 19 as this climax of an irriga- in the past year tion feud which had flared- - inter- Sentence to Imposed Conviction Saturday for Ten to Life Ket-chu- " mittently for more than 10 years Kap died May 27 from a chest wound suffered during the gun battle in the field near the Kap and Johnson homes To Impose Sentence Judge Wade will Impose sentence Saturday morning Since Johnson through his ' attorney Samuel H Barker withdrew his previous plea Of not guilty by reason of insanity The jury began deliberations at 1 ' p m and returned the verdict at 4:40 p m It was read by Foreman Thomas C Carr of Ogden The conviction calls for a fixed term in prison between 10 years and life The state had asked for a verdict of murder in the first degree Clos ing arguments by District Attorney Wade M Johnson and Defense Counsel Barker were heard by the Jury Friday morning and Instruc tlons were given by Judge Wade Gives Argument In his final plea to the jury 'Attorney Johnson urged the jury to trverthrow the argument of his opponent Demonstrating with the shotgun Kap assertedly was armed with he declared that had Kap been raising his own gun to fire as the defendant and his counsel had argued the bullet from Johnson’s gun could not have trav- eled sideways from right to left through Kap’s body as physicians had previously testified The defense had held that Kap had lain in wait for Johnson in the field and was raising a gun to fire when Johnson shot Other bullets were fired after the first one which lodged in Kap’s body Qne ball of shot from- - Kap's gun during the exchange of fire wounded Johnson In the head self-defen-se m Wyoming Area Blaze Seen as ‘Firebug’ Work ' dis-tan- Boat Experiments minor Metcalf and Deloun were on their way to Richfield to visit a brother of Metcalf They had missed the Richfield road and were returning to Richfield by way of Gooding at the time of the accident MOSCOW Idaho M5- -A truck tire burst while it was being Inflated and killed Ellis Lee Zumwalt 23 of Grangevllle late Thuriday ! a - PriMh Jr :it ' Ross Enters two-thir- de st night” Officials said it was possible the Bear Lodge fire which broke out Sunday may Lave been started by unemployed men seeking jobs Hastily recruited fighters have been Club Slay Progressive association are expected here Sunday Monday and Tuesday for the fifth annual convention of district No 30 of the association which includes the states-o- f Utah Wyoming Idaho and Nevada Registration opens Sunday at 9 A m in the Hotel Ben Lomond convention headquarters The first convention activity will be a band concert and entertainment program in Lorln Farr park beginning at 1:30 p m Sunday Price Band to Play The concert in the park will be band of the given by the Ahepa chapter at Price A second concert is scheduled Sunday evening-icity hall park announces John C Bockas chairman of the conven-tlo- n Committee of the Ogden host chapter District Governor Nick Salevura-- ‘ kls of Price will preside at the opening business meeting Monday at 10:30 a m when Mayor Harman W Peery will give an address of Welcome and- - convention officers Will be chosen Preceding the meeting the Price band will march through Ogden city streets Banners welcoming " the ' Ahepa injured when the ear which the latter was driving crashed Into a bridge crossing on Wood river less than a mile north of here about 12:30 a m Friday t Metcalf was thrown through the root of the car by- - the Impact and into the rocky river bed where his body was recovered by Sheriff Wayne Flack a short time later Deloun said he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car ce which however was some little away officers reported Both men were reported to be employed In veterans’ administration work at Boise: Examination by Dr J O Cromwell showed that Metcalf’s neck had been broken Ar- tiflcial respiration was resorted to when Metcalf was takeh from the river The body Is at the Thompson mortuary and will be taken to BaiiS for funeral services Injuries suffered by Deloun were Experiments were made Friday with the boat used by Coombs to determine how it would act unjer certain conditions Coombs was lost here late Wednesday after he had left the 8kou-gaar- d wharf in a motorboat for Nebeker’s camp His companion Wayne Keating was waiting for him there to load the boat oh a trailer to return to Salt Lake City When he did not arrive at Nebeker's camp a search was started and the boat was found about a mile south of the camp but no signs of Coombs could be traced four-cylind- er ot Hearing Set Special to The Tribune OGDEN — A preliminary hearing for George Mortensen 38 confessed club slayer of his wife’s parents and grandmother here June 30 wilL be conducted July 17 at 9 a m before City Judge Hyrum A Belnap Mortensen waa arraigned Friday on a complaint charging him with Mrs slaying his mother-in-laMabel Scott Snyder A second murder complaint charging Mortensen with first degree murder of Adam Snyder his father-in-lamay be filed prior to the preliminary hearing In such event Attorney Thatcher and Defense Attorney W Finch Dawson of Salt Lake City agreed the preliminary hearing will cover both cases An offer to waive preliminary hearing on the present charge was made by Mortensen Thursday The arraignment was continued to Friday however and after further postponement to the afternoon ‘Attorneys Dawson and Harold G Hancock appeared and asked the court to withdraw the waiver and set date delegates were placed along the City for a hearing Withstreets Friday by members of the drawal preliminary of the waiver was agreed to fire department under direction of De Witt Stoddard city electrician by Attorney Thatcher and allowed the court The banners will be left up until by after the Piotleer Days celebration Dance Monday Night Salt Lake Man Dies The fraternity will hold its “gala night” Monday with a dance schedIn Mine Shaft uled in a local ballroopi Committees to draft resolutions and perform other functions will PARK CITY— Plunging down a be appointed at an early meeting Monday to report Tuesday Dis- shaft in the! Silver King Coalition trict officers also will be elected mine at Park City Richard L Kell 60 of 528 Glen street Salt Lake City Tuesday The annual banquet is scheduled Friday night was fatally injured From physicians it was learned for Tuesday night to conclude the Mr Kell suffered among other inconvention juries fractures of both legs and the right arm The accident occurred Legion Post Elects about 9 p m in a shaft in the interior of the mine Mine officials Officers Delegates said he fell between 100 and 150 BRIGHAM CITY— Officers to feet Mr Kell who had worked in Park ierve during the coming year were chosen at a meeting of the Brigham Cityfor several years is survived by his widow'and several children in -- City post Nq 10 j)t the American Salt Lake City The body was taken held at Legion Thursday evening to the Archermortuary the Idle Isle tea room Officers elected were Rodger Plans Atymni Tour commander William C Call first vice commander Alma LOGAN —Lloyd Johnson Cook second vice commander Hy- - tjve secretary of the Utah State Ag-rum Malmrose adjutant Clyde B ricultural College Alumni associaStratford finance officer Hank tion will travel throughout the state Potter ' sergeant-at-arm- s in the interest of the association Rodger Sederholm Vanes T Wil- - Lloyd M Theurer president an1 son yicto rJJ3at t Cly d B Strat- nounced Friday ‘Mr J'ofihson'wlil ford William C Call Alma Cook contact alumni members of the coland Hyrum Malmrose were chosen lege in the Interest of organising as delegates to the coming state alumni chapters throughout the onventlon state Mr Theurer said w w Fall ! Man Rides Wild In the second experiment with the boat it was driven directly toward shore with one man In result was that it stopped some 30 feet from shore but the motors were not killed by the Impact with the rocks The pins holding the propellers however were sheared The experiments were made under the direction of Sheriff Vern M Fairbanks one of the investigating officers He is being assisted by Ranger ‘Elbert L Cox and Game Warden W G it-Th- e Sorenson The results according to Sheriff Fairbanks strengthened the theory that Coombs may not be In the lake but may have driven the boat near shore and wandered into the wilder-- : ness There is also a possibility that he is on the east shore of the lake and unable to communicate with his friends Moss a Hindrance Plans are being made to drag the lake with grappling hooks but due to the large area this is almost an impossible task Besides the great area of the lake in many sections the moss is so deep that grappling hooks will be of little use Whether or’ not the body will float is another question that is debatable Many think that the cold water will prevent its coming to the surface but others say that it will rise after from three-tnine days Sheriff Fairbanks does not anticipate a search of the lake bottom until Sunday A previous idea of viewing the bottom of the lake from an airplane was given up Friday to to weather conditions It rained intermittently throughout the day Ranger Cox had a crew of workers searching the shore line and cabins for a trace of the missing man but without result Highway Crash Fatal to Youth Special to The Tribune FILLMORE— Gene Miner 21 son of Mrs Effie Miner 286 North West Temple street Salt Lake City died at 6:45 a m Friday at a Fillmore hospital from injuries suffered at 1 p m Thursday when a C C C truck he was driving collided with a southbound school bus bearing 26 Future Farmers from Morgan county An investigation was being conducted here Friday by C C C officials to determine the cause of the accident There was evidence according to members of the Millard county sheriffs department that Miner might have fallen asleep at the wheel of his truck which was part of a convoy of trucks bound for Fort Douglas Morgan county boys who were Injured in the accident were able to depart for their homes Friday The school bus In which the farm contingent was traveling and the C C C truck were demolished Railroad Employe Hit On Gas Car by Engine OGDEN — OA Byrne 65 Southern Pacific railroad employe of 502 Thirteenth street Ogden was taken to the Dee hospital Friday night with serious back and chest injuries after the gasoline motor car oh which he was riding west of Montello Nev was struck from behind by an eaatbound engine Byrne is assistant signal supervisor of tfesuflstrkt between Ogden and Carlin Nev He was brougHt to Ogden by train Hie injuries included fractured ribs possible spin fracture and shock I V Special to The Tribune Special to The Tribune FISH LAKE— Search for Charles Coombs of Salt Lake City who disappeared here late Wednesday was continued here Friday by various officials —— GOODING Idaho — Robert Metcalf 33 Boise war veteran waa killed and Elmer Deloun 40 was CD-Fe- Special to The Tribune OGDEN— Nearly 300 members of the American Hellenio Educational r H Rangers Up on Strangers in Region Order Vagrants Out District Convention to Convene Sunday 1 Smashes Into Bridge Crossing Early Friday Searchers Seek Leads in Experiments With Craft on Fish Lake The experiments with the boat Friday were made to determine whether or not the boat would have stopped as it did without someone Check killing the motor The boat was found about 40 feet from the shore with both motors dead but not seriously hung up on rocks The first attjempt was to head the boat toward shore without anyone in it After starting the motors Leo SUNDANCE Wyo July 10 deral Camp jumped into another boat The officials invest! forestry free boat circled several times begated reports of Incendiarism Fri- fore heading to shore as the forest fire which It day night finally hit at an angle and fully has raged near here since Sunday of the boat was out of man-mafire lines and water before it leaped stopped Even then crackled through new territory the motors did not stop and the pro“I hate to ray it but it seems pellers were not damaged even when possible somebody may have set they continued to spin in the sand these fires’ said Ted Cochran for-e- and gravel The boat is powered by ranger “We are checking up two outboard motors on all strangers and ordered a developing 18 horsepower bunch of ’floaters’ out of town last paid 30 cents an hour The fire believed under control earlier hurdled a five-foclearing laboriously cut by workers as the jvind veered from sduthwest to east this afternoon Fanned by the east wind flames 100 feet high jumped the fire lane at the northwest corner of the blackened area and crackled Into the new area Later the fire waa again brought under control without serious additional damage A blase near the Devil’s Tower national monument 30 miles northwest of Sundance covered about 20 acres In a small timber stand All other olazes in Wyoming and Montana were declared by officials to be under control or entirely extinguished 300 Expected At Ahepa Meet driver Injured as Auto with one of the contestants’ casting his loop in the calf roping Contest Lower left five members of the Richfield girls' drum and bugle corps left to right: Frances Sorenson Janice Morrison Mildred Hunter Gwen Johnson and Barbara Foulson Lower right Dr P L Jones general chairman of the celebration A widely varied program entertained a throng of visitors Friday at Nephi during the second day of the Ute stampede Upper left Red Ferry manager of the Dividend baseball club and Johnny Allison of the Helper club Upper right an action scene at the Ute stampede rodeo — 5 a baseball game between Race to Gain Borah’s Seat VP —Governor G Ben BOISE Ross three times Idaho chief executive formally became a candidate for the Democratic nomination for William E Borah’s senate seat Friday when his nominating petition were filed at the office of the secretary of state The papers were filed by hie secretary Miss Louise Rothfus just before noon The petition bore signatures from 36 counties The governor previously announced hie candidacy and said ha had "nothing further to say” Sanpete-Sevibe given to the outstanding band festival The instm and Nephi at 10:30 of the two-da- y e a m horse racing at 2:30 p m ment is donated by the on the fairgrounds track a fire- company of Salt Lake City works display at 9:30 p m and Results of the Thursday night official Ute stampede dances at rodeo have been announced as folNebona gardens and the city out- lows by Pete Kerscher of Blackfoot Idaho rodeo arena secretary door dance pavilion Bareback bronc riding 1st Fritz Meet Racing Prominent Utah Idaho and Colo- Truan 2nd Russ McGinnis 3rd rado stables will be represented in Terry Lockyer Calf roping: 1st Opposed by Attorney Entertainment Moves Into High Gear With the racing meet Saturday after- Carl Arnold 244 seconds 2nd Red is opposed by Leslie Aker Ross 3rd 251 Allen seconds Lee Jen e noon Thirty-fivthoroughbreds Saddle bronc Boise attorney who has not yet owned by A S Farnsworth of kins 282 seconds Rodeo League Baseball Game and Boxing Blackfoot R B Covington of Rex-bu- riding: 1st Earl Bascom 2nd Fritz filed Borah filed his petitions through Dr L D Stewart of Payson Truan 3rd Hughle Long Card Fireworks Display Dances Planned Bulldogging: 1st Tom Hogan an attorney Wednesday He is opW J Sperry of Colorado Fearn of Payson D Zufelt of Rich- 122 seconds 2nd Red Allen 13: posed by State Senator R E Whitten and Byron Defenbach Townfor the honors and will divide the Gray Special to The Tribune field and others will be entered in seconds 3rd Rusty McGinty 16 send candidate in the primary steer 1st seconds Braha riding NEPHI— Maneuvering to win the $120 prize money the seven-rac- e Nearly program Duward Ryan 2nd Jonas DeAr State Representative Tracy Coker Spring City junior high school $500 in purses will be given applause of 5000 spectators and the took of Shoshone has withdrawn man 3rd Hughle Long inhonors and the $100 prize first are Baseball fans approval of competent judges ten in the junior band division with terested In the outcomeespecially Gossip was current Friday howof the Satever thqt John Carver blind United junior bands and drum and bugle Falrview second winning the $50 urday baseball game as the result Garden Club Hears States district attorney will coma corps Friday opened the aecond prize and Copperton and Payson will afford an index to the com' out for the nomination lied tof third dividing the $25 parative strength jof the Sevier Two Floral with of Ute Experts Nephl’s Stampede day was represented in Sanpete and Utah Central leagues prize Bingham a band parade seldom equalled ki the division also and LOGAN— Professor F'M Coe of The Sevler-Sanpethe state The Monroe band and the Salt the Nephi club of the Utah Central the horticultural department at the Use PABCO PAHITS With the opening of the band fes- Lake City Moose junior drum and league will play Utah State Agricultural college and tival which will continue Saturday bugle corps appeared in special ex' F A Pehrson Logan florist were Enter Senior Group National? advertised paints with contests for senior bands in- hibitions at the second performance Some of the finest high school the speakers at the Logan Garden guaranteed b? their manucelebration of the cnamplonshlp rodeo and led and municipal bands In the state club meeting held Friday night at terest in the three-da- y facturers for best coverage keyed high Set off Thursday night the parade of rodeo performers have entered the senior division the Logan chamber of commerce power protective hiding with the first spectacular perfor- Following their maneuvers the contests scheduled for Saturday rooms qualities and long wear mance of the championship rodeo rodeo got under way With out- morning The roster includes the Professor Coe discussed vines Take advantage of our lower the entertainment program shifted standing rodeo stars of the west following: Class B Payson Sallna their variety and place on the home into high gear Friday with the sec- participating and an array of pro- Ephraim Pleasant Grove Fillmore grounds while Mr Pehrson told prices to paint yourself a new ond rodeo performance a Utah fessional rodeo entertainers on American Fork Eureka Mt Pleas- members of the club what to do In home Central league game and a hand a first-clas- s show was staged ant Nephi Class A Spanish Fork the garden during the coming boxing card filling the varied Provo Price Payson Monroe and month Helper Motor Romney Lumber Go schedule Cash prizes will be O A Garff of the Logan club gave defeated Dividend In the Park City Helper 55 N 1st West Wins Applause Was 2525 on the recent convention of morning baseball thriller played awarded to winners in the Satur- a report the Associated Garden clubs held Outstanding exhibitions were pro- before a loaded grandstand to win day contests and a grand prize vided for an appreciative crowd in the first half championship of the $150 French or baritone horn will In Logan the morning band parade the Rich- Utah Central league The count field drum and bugle corps was 4 in favor of the Helper club The stampede is expected to especially winning applause ffattily uniformed in golden silk the Rich- reach its climax Saturday The field group demonstrated difficult third performance of the championmaneuvers ship rodeo featuring finals in the Richfield girls’ and the Salt Lake rodeo competition and specialty acts City Moose junior drum and bugle by professioanal cowboy entertaincorps tied for first place in their ers will attract hundreds to the division splitting a $130 prize Juab county fairgrounds at 8 p m Provo also entered a corps Gunni- In addition to the eentor division son and Moroni only entrants in of the band contests and the rodeo Good the competitive class C group tied the entertainment fare will include Junior Bands Drum Corps er all-sta- rs King-Irvin- Open Second Day of Nephi Ute Stampede With Parade rg te all-girl- s’ all-sta- rs 6-- lf1 Old-Fashion- Caravan Demonstration Set To Boost Highway 40 Work Special to The Tribune ROOSEVELT — An extensive campaign is being organized throughout the Uintah Basin and northern Utah to boost the automobile caravan which will begin in Vernal Friday morning July 17 and travel to Salt Lake City gathering length and strength at each town along highway 40 as it progresses on its way to the state capitol where its supporters will demand that Governor Blood and the state road commission make immediate arrangements to complete highway 40 with a hard surface from Salt Lake City to the Colorado line The caravan will stop at the chamber of commerce in Salt Lake City before proceeding to the capitol building where it will meet other caravans from north-’e- m Utah The chamber of commerce will deck out each car in streamers potters and placards which point out the need for the completion of this Important artery and the parade will ‘flTake its way up State street to the capitol Every county organization with the - exception county and every civic club in northern and eastern Utah have pledged their support to the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah in putting over their one project— the completion highway Each county is being organized and county campaign committees have been appointed to see that-larg- e representations from each locality participate In the' auto caravan Plans for the caravan were laid at a meeting of the Assoc-- j elated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah held in Heber City Wednesday evening where the Utah State Road Commission waa assailed for failure to keep promises concerning this highway and Salt Lake organizations pledged their support to the 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