| Show News jV By O. O N. N MALMQUIST I IA A brief resume of the most significant sig and interesting news events of the week in Salt Lake Lako and Utah I STATE AND MUNICIPAL I AFFAIRS The end of or the week eel finds Governor Gover nor Georgo George II H. Dora Dern still cUll debating whether or orroL not to call cail a special ejection tion to eject elect a successor to the tho late lato Con Congressman E. E O. O Leatherwood Leather- Leather wood and to fill two vacancies In tn Inthe Inthe the state legislature for or th the special tax r revision session fusion e sion which has been roIled called for January anu r 27 7 Attorney General George P. P Parker Par Par- her ker has rendered an opinion that the law makes the calling of ot the special session mandatory tor PolitIcal Political Political cal leaders county officials and tho the public generally havo voiced d I to the tHo expense which a 1 special el election lIon would entail The Tho public at attitude at- at de e seems Mems to be when be-when when a a. law Ia and common senSe conflict tho thola la law An objection to lo solving tho the problem rob rob- lem b by ignoring thy thu law r lla has been heen raised on the grounds that Incomplete representation in iii the state leg leg- might endanger tho the constitutionality constitutionality of or the tho laws passed at tho the special session Competent constitutional lawyers lawyer belittle this fear point out that Ita If It Ifa Ifa a vacancy In the legislature de destroys do- do a the tha constitutionality of or legIslation legislation leg leg- all III tho the laws sed b by the tho 1927 are aro unconstitutional The death in iii 1 1026 of or State Senator LeRoy LaRoy Dixon of ot Provo left leCt a n. senate scat vacant throughout this entire session I It If tho tue governor decides to I Ignore nore the la law ho lie will ilI do nothing nothIng- startling establish no rio precedent Many r nonsensical nonsensical nonsensical non non- or ol inconvenient laws low arc are b by officials h and private citi ciU- zen seas zens Most notorious example prohibition whIch prohibItion which Was Mas Ignored by thou thousands of otherwise law abiding Salt Lake e citizens In Jn celebrating tho the advent of or 1930 at nt clubs hotels I roadhouses and homey homes Utah's distinguished Hn and n I loyal loral sell senior lor senator Reed need Smoot took look oca occasion to rap rup a senators for tos their I attack on prohibition enforcement during a L visit to Salt Lake Laic Said h he- he h only ono one explanation i j for tho the attack Certain senators aud and representatives are aro unable to I sleep nights unless they see their names In tho the papers I I The Tho senator also announced that I he would make mal a l. l strenuous fight to 1 o remo from tho the tariff bill an amendment which would deny en customs customs customs cus cus- toms officials the right to bar ob obscene obscene ob- ob b- b scene literature Ho Informed newspaper newspaper news news- paper reporters that ho has 10 Q confiscated confiscated con con- volumes volume so vile He and ob obscene obscene ob- ob I scene that all senators will favor keeping keepIng- them out of or the United States Shrewdly ho Ito d declined cUn d to give titles said id I do not Dol propose e to advertise the tho books Unfortunately natel some sonio are arc so smutty smutty- minded that they would Imme immediately immediate immediate- late late- ly hy rush to bookstores to buy tho the volumes Accor According to an article published In tho the New Ne' York World some somo senators sea gen a. a tor liko like some omo people havo have besieged be tlc- the Utah senator to borrow Io tho ho volumes of or concentrated smut so o that thoy they too can Cin gather ammunition ammunition am at- to fire at tho the offensive e amendment Appointed Bruce Appointed E 13 principal of ot tho the East high school as a member of ot Secretary of ot Interior Interior Inte into nor Wilbur's national education survey advisory committee Rel Resigned ne RaY Ray Van Cott Cotto as chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of or tho the S SIt SaIt lt Lake Lako county Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- committee lack o of time lIm because of ot his duties dulled a as district dis attorney r. r CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT ENFORCE ENFORCE- MENT Crime In Salt Luke Lako during 13 1329 9 showed an increase fJ of or 8 S per cent according to the annual report o of the police detective o bureau Burglars Bur Dur- glare particularly active c the tile Increase for this title class of or crime being be be- lug ing GO 50 O p per r cen cent t. t Juries Jurls In Third district court re returned returned returned re- re turned verdicts of or guilty r in CG 65 Percent per percent Jer cent of ot the tho criminal cases tried between be he- tween October IS 18 and December 28 S. S ACCIDENTS Traffic ac accidents claimed thirtyfour thirty thirty- four lives in Salt Lako during 1 I lr in tho timo state a a. a new high record j rime Tho first four days daya in 1930 fur fur- ur- ur I nI hed no lie 10 reason rca on for fOl believing that Continued ue on or PilS JO tO News of the Week in I Salt Sal t Lake and Utah Continued from page pago 1 this number will be decreased during dur dur- lag IDS tho time coming coining year Died Jack Died Jack Galloway 40 of or Salt Instantly Instant when his auto overturned overturned over over- turned near Thistle Junction a 1 few minutes before midnight New Years Year's eve eve- e. e Died One old One old tenet son fon of or Mr r. r and Mrs CI Clyde d E. E Perkins Provo Prove of ot Injuries suffered when the tha baby c carriage 6 In which he was being belnE wheeled by his lila mother moth moth- er was struck b by an auto in Iii Provo Prove Died Died Mrs Nettle Iettie Jackson 2 23 3 of ot 14 North Filth Fifth West street from Injuries suffered in la an Ul auto collision col col- in Salt Lake Died Died Davies Of 67 61 31 O South State street of or Injuries suffered sut- sut fred when ho was wan struck by by- byan an automobile driven b by Harold Walker Seriously mi injured Or ls Orvis Fullmer 9 of ot West N rth Tempe Temple street when ho Ito was run down u by an automobile automobile auto auto- mobile New Years Year's da day Arthur Arthul C. C Elswood EIS' faces charges of oC speeding driving while drunk and aDI failure to stop and render aid ald after an accIdent accident accident acci accI- dent as a res result lt of tho the accident BUSINESS The spectre of or business depression depression depres depres- sion alan which arose nrose from the ruins of t the greatest stock market crash In Wall Vall streets street's ch checkered kerel history was as diminished diminish cd In size and substance substance substance sub sub- stance b by several announcements mado during tho the week cek Tho The Salt Lako CI Clearing House Houseas as oa- oa association announced clearings of at for tOr 19 1929 9 tIme tho largest larse t in tho time history of at S 'S Salt It Lake and tho the first dollar billion year That Tha t t record was not mado made before berot the bears drove e the time bulls Lulls out of or Wall Vahl street was Vas shown b by the time December Dc-cembor clearings 68 for or 1929 for tor 19 5 Governor George Georgo H. H Dern an announced an- an flounced a construction for Utah and nd Its political I an-I subdivisions during 1930 City Building In inspector clor W. W D. D PInney announced that 1929 buIlding build buIld- ing permits t exceeded d of at 19 1923 8 by for tOl 1 for Cor 1928 lIa Hanchett chairman of oC the time Utah Power Powel Light company board of or directors and i Charles II ir Barton Ogden Oden banker as 11 directors for COl the tho Salt Like Lake branch of or the federal reserve bank Recommended tJ- tJ By Y St-a St to ink Dank Commissioner Walter 11 II Hadlock a thorough overhauling o of ot tho ho laws governing go financial Institutions in th a The overhauling o would include a Complete rewriting of oC tho trust laws b a 0 statute re requiring re- re quiring building and loan companies s to mako make known their paid paid-in capital a as well eli ell as authorized I capital Cc c statutes giving ln 1 the bank commissioner commis power to Impose specific f penalties pen pen- allies on banks for violation of specific portions portion of or time tho banking code d ml a a. law preventing allied d bank banks from using consolidated financial fi fi- fi r statements for or advertising ad purposes I MISCELLANEOUS Died Moses V. V Hec w Ree 10 i Utah's old oldest cst citizen of old age ace Died Died Jesus Lopez miner of or a t slashed throat in n d after fter a quarrel QuarTel and fight tight with hIs bis c estranged wife wICe Indicted Robert N N. Toun Young for tor mel mer Salt Like Lake City treasurer r on oil four COUl embezzlement The ex- ex official now faces nineteen indictments Indict indict- ments In connection with IUt tho ho treasur treas treas- ur ury shortage which will exceed Dismissed A A Salt Like county grand jur Jury after returning a J. J total of or 33 indictments Indictment a against Robert N. N Youn Young loung Alvin on retiring I c city ly au auditor Ernest Colvin former city do dog tax co collector tor and Karl Williams William former chief t deputy audi audi- tor tot All Indictments aro are based on OD tho city cly treasury shortage tI- tI i gation |
