Show CONFERENCE SILVER RELIEF BILL 4 FEATURED IN WEEKS WEEK'S Mill HEADLINES tt Three events e of the week s stand standout standout and t out in importance to citizens or of Utah r On Sunday the conference of oC the L L. L D D. D S. S Church came to a close with some members assembled on the temple grounds to listen to first counselor J. J Reuben Reuben Reuben Reu Reu- ben Clark and other speakers iI p of the tho listeners were in the rJ great tabernacle itself while the remainder were in the tho assembly hall or on the grounds listening to the services from loudspeakers Mr Clark stressed a warning against the growing trend toward dictatorships In some parts of the world urging g members to support the American form of democratic democrat democrat- I ii w r ic Ie Ic government On Monday April President Roosevelt signed the work relief bill releasing history's history's history's his his- torys tory's largest lump sum With this money the administration c- c expects to put 3 men to work and end the depression The bill was sent to JacksonVille JacksonVille Jacksonville Jackson Jackson- ville Florida by couriers to meet the president who was returning from Crom a vacation of fishing in CarIbbean Caribbean Caribbean Car Car- waters It was enacted by Congress after a 75 day battle Immediately after signing the bill the president signed two al allocations allocations allocations al- al locations from the amount appropriated appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap under the new law The first allocated to the administrator of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral emergency relief administration tion in order that relief may not stop The second allocation for tor is for a n continuation of the emergency conservation work the maintenance of the c c. c camps also for continuation continuation continuation continua continua- tion of conservation and other work on tribal or other Indian reservation reservation reservation re re- lands On Wednesday April President Roosevelt issued a 3 proclamation proclamation pro pro- setting forth a n new price of cents per fine ounce for newly mined silver a raise of 6 cents from his prevIous previous previous pre pre- proclamation setting the price at cents The move carried definite e inflationary inflationary inna- inna possibilities Treasury officials officials of- of ficiala said the boost given silver prices was likely to carry up the price of various commodities stimulate new silver production production- and lead to issuance of additional Continued on Page B 8 Conference Silver and Relief Bill Featured c Continued From Page 1 1 monc money against the increased amount amount amount a- a mount of newly mined silver turned turned turn turn- ed cd in Reactions of Utah mining raining men mento mento mento to the news varied but most all n agreed reed that the chief significance cance to be attached to the action was the apparent indication that the government is now going to carry carry carry car car- ry o out t the full intent of the Pitt- Pitt han act Under the policy of pf this act the treasury is to increase its silver stocks until they reach third one-third the value of the gold stocks or until until un un- mi- mi til silver reaches its monetary value of per ounce The present silver stocks amount to only about third one-third this amount or one-ninth one of the value of the gold stocks |