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Show Evening; Herald Pi Service If you do not receive your copy of The Herald by 6 p. m. telephone 495 and a copy will be sent you. .e PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1 9 3 4 . FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 92 MERRY GO-ROUND 1 1 r Weather Forecast UTMt: Unsettled 0and colder tonight; to-night; Wednesday generally fair. Maximum temp., Sunday 50 Minimum temp., Sunday .... 27 Maximum temp., Monday 45 Minimum temp., Monday .... 26 mm n fnrr?n A Daily Picture of What s Going On in National Affairs By IJRKW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALAJGN WASHINGTON When the history of the New Deal is written the chapter on banK-injr banK-injr policy which closed yesterday yes-terday is going to stand out as the sorriest in an otherwise other-wise bright and forceful pic- "-Today the banks of the country open up with the deposit infuran.cc plan in effect, but actually with the relation between them and the government almost as confused as on the eve of the banking holiday in March. nu Only one thing is definite. The government, through the R. F. L. has pumped enough money into a lot of banks so that it might as well own them outright. Probably in the end it will. On March 4 Roosevelt promised to drive the money-changers out of the temple, apd from one way of looking at it he has. But instead of applying the scourge, he held out the R. V. C.h feed-bag. He let them step up and borlow. In the long run a lot of bankers will find business, with the United States-themselves States-themselves "borrowed" out of their chief creditor ready to take over. SAD STORY ! The story of how the treasury muffed the ball with the banks is a long one and not conducive to sunshine. Between a sick Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Woodin, a green uncler-secretary. Dean Ache-son, Ache-son, an even greener controller general, "Jefty" O'Connor, and the ambitious R. F. C. chairman, Jesse Jones, the banking ball was tossed back and forth and fell between all four. At one time when the banks were making applications in order to qualify for deposit insurance, they had to submit figures to the controller general, the Federal Re-Svstem. Re-Svstem. the Federal Deposit Commission, ,the R. F. C, and to Henry Bruere, supposer to be the wanking coordinator. r And in ( Continued n Page Four) SEEK SHE FOR P.O. BUILDING j; , Investigation of possible sites for a proposed new postoffice building for Provo city will be made by at committee which met Tuesday morning. The committee was named by the chamber of commerce. A second meeting of the committee com-mittee will be held next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the city and county building for the consideration con-sideration of sites. Anyone with a site in mind is requested to submit sub-mit it to the committee, according to S. H. Belmont, chairman. In addition to Mr. Belmont, the committee is comprised of Claude S. Ashworth, Rulon Van Wagenen, j". Elmer Jacobsen and Wilford H. Gray. WOMAN SLAYS TWO, ESCAPES MASSILLON, O, Jan. 2 1LP Farmlands and creek beds near Massillon were searched today by posses of deputy sheriffs and citizens citi-zens seeking trace of Mrs. Edith Christman, 47. wanted for the double slaying of her estranged husband and his sister. . . Mrs. Christman, mother of five children by a former husband, was last seen as she fled through fields after shooting to death her husband. hus-band. Rov. 49. and the sister-in- law. Miss Iva Christman, 47-year old invalid, at their home two miles south of here. Deputy sheriffs advanced the theory the slay ings were prompted by jealousy and feared the woman would attempt to commit suicide. Her footsteps were traced to the edge of the ice-locked Massillon reservoir. From there the tracks led to the bank of Sippo creek and were lost in the high grass growing grow-ing along the stream. BIRTHDAYS TODAY' The HeraldfixUnds congratulations congratu-lations to -three Provo residents who celebrated their birthdays, New Year's day: Charles H. Taylor, Tay-lor, Henry Jackson and Swen O. Nielson. ROOSEVELT IN FIRM CONTROL OF CONGRESS President Confers With Leaders On Eve Of Session Opening By H. O. THOMPSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (U.R) The Democratic majority major-ity bristled with confidence and optimism today as its leaders predicted a short and harmonious session for the congress which convenes to-, morrow. Republicans organized for the 1U34 elections with a campaign plan designed to bring all sections of the party together for a unified effort to return to power. Two lengthy conferences yesterday yester-day served to tighten more firmly than ever before President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's control of congress. The first was that of the senate steering committee. The second came last night, when Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt conferred for three hours with Democratic leaders of both houses. "We settled everything to our satisfaction," said Speaker of the House Rainey as he stood for a moment under dripping White House eaves at conclusion of the conference. Discuss Budget Message The president's budget message, which will go to congress later in the week along with the annual report of the secretary of the treasury, was read to the conferees con-ferees and discussed at length. Particular importance was attached attach-ed to this because of predictions which have been made concerning the size of the deficit which the message will report. May 1 is the objective for adjournment ad-journment of congress. The congressional delegation said monetary policies had not been discussed at the White House. The intricate questions of gold and silver were talked over at the sen ate gathering in the afternoon, however. The disposition was to support the president in whatever program he chooses to follow. Fewer Deaths At New Years CHICAGO, Jan. 2 U.H One hundred and twenty-five million Americans returned to work-a-day tasks today after the sanest and safest New Year's day celebration in many years. A United Press survey revealed only 42 deaths resulting from the holiday celebration. This compared with 150 a year ago and 200 two years ago. For the first time in 14 years poison liquor played an inconse-quental inconse-quental part in New Year's day fatalities. Deaths resulting from shootings led by a wide margin. Automobile accidents resulting from drunken driving were far fewer than usual. The first post-prohibition celebration cele-bration was noisy, but mostly harmless. More than half the population popu-lation had liquor available legally. Most of the remainder of the country had legal liquor, sold more or less openly. LESTER STRAW DIES IN L A. Lester Straw, 47. former Springville Spring-ville resident, died in Los Angeles, Saturday, according to information received by relatives. Details of his death are lacking except that it was sudden and unexpected. He was employed by a dairy concern in the coast city at the time of his death. He had been living in Los Angeles for the past six years. Surviving are the parents, James and Sarah Whitehead Straw of Springville, and the following brothers 1 and sisters; Milan R. Straw. Springville; Lee H. Straw, Ogden; Mrs. Howard Kauffman and L. DeVere George, Provo; Mrs. J. A. Thornworth, Los Angeles. An-geles. Dalby Dies SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 2 (UPv Ezra C. Dalby, 64, prominent educator edu-cator and former president of Ricks college at Rexbui?, Idaho, died at his home yesterday of cerebral hemorrhage. BANK DEPOSIT INSURANCE IN EFFECT Added Protection Is Given Without Anv Cost To Depositors Deposit insurance effective January 1 without cost to the depositor, is now an assured fact, according to announcement announce-ment in today's paper bv the Farmers and Merchants bank. Under the provisions of the insurance fund set up under the banking act of 1933, money on deposit or thereafter deposited will be insured for an amount not to exceed $2,500 for each customer. custom-er. The deposit insurance law was enacted by congress following the forced closing of thousands of banks in the nation, in spite of the opposition of the big banking interests of the country. According to the announcement of the Farmers and Merchants bank this additional protection is provided automatically and without with-out cost. Other banks in Provo and Utah county are also taking advantage advan-tage of the deposit insurance provision, pro-vision, by qualifying for the fund. Some of them will undoubtedly make formal announcement to this effect later. By RICHARD L. GRIDLEY United Press Financial Correspondent WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (L.ir -Deposits of 97 out of every 100 Americans with bank accounts were insured in full today against failures as the federal government put into operation its elaborate deposit de-posit guarantee program. Walter J. Cumjnings, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, reported to President Rqosevelt last night that 13.423 of the country's banks had been admitted ad-mitted under the plan, which provides pro-vides insurance for all deposits of $2,500 or less. These accounts make up more than 90 per cent of the $42,000,000,000 now on de posit in American banks Clerks in Cummings' office in the National Press building work ed all Christmas day, New Year's eve and New Year's day producing produc-ing the thousands of policies and other documents necessary to put the history-making program in operation. About 1,000 operating banks either were voluntarily or involuntarily invol-untarily without the insurance. Some bankers could not meet the requirements. Others insisted they did not need insurance to safeguard safe-guard their depositors. ) Bank Demurrer Hearing Is Set Hearing on the special demurrer in the case of E. H. Street, examiner exam-iner of the Provo Commercial and Savings bank against Dr. Fred W. Taylor an dothers, will be heard by Judge Martin M. Larson in the Fourth district court, Wednesday at 10 a. m. The demurrer followed fol-lowed the filing of suit against' the stockholders of thf bank to seek judgment for the Liability. Attorney Edwin D. Hatch represents repre-sents Dr. TayloV and 1 the other defendants and Dan B. Shields, U. S. district attorney for Utah, is attorney .for the bank department. depart-ment. Dr. Taylor and the other defendants defend-ants are contesting the collection of the liability on the grounds that the directors and officers of the defunct bank should be required re-quired to pay directors' liability for excess and illegal loans before the stockholders are asked to pay their legal liability. HARRIS NAMED POLICE CHIEF Appointment of John E. Harris of 115 South Third West, Provo, to succeed Otto4Birk as Provo police chief, was confirmed Tuesday by the; city commissioners. Harris was appointed ty the newly elected .mayor, A. Owen Smoot. i Commissioners J; E. Snyder and Walter P. Whitehead, voted to approve Mayor Smoofs appointment.' NOV Angel, Aimee (above) who, a few years ago won the title of "Angel of Broadway" for her Salvation Army work in New York, has been offered Aimee McPherson's pulpit at Angelus Temple, Los Angeles. At present she Is California's state director of social welfare SUNDAY SCHOOL HONORS GROUP One hundred and seventy one members of the Provo Second ward Sunday school were honored for thrir nprfprt- flttpnHancp Hur- ing 1933 at a special meeting held in the ward chapel Sunday morn ng. Elder David O. McKay, general superintendent of the L. D. S. Sunday schools, declared that the record was unsurpassed in the church if not in the entire nation, in his address to the large congregation congre-gation that filled the chapel to overflowing. Reward All May Attain "The thing that is so remarkable remark-able about records of this kind is the fact that it is within the power of every member of the school to attain," Apostle McKay declared. "It takes a great deal of effort to attend Sunday school every Sunday in fhe year, but I think that back of the effort exhibited by so many members of this ward is an ideal and ideals rule the world." "It was an idea! that carried Lindbergh across the Atlantic several sev-eral years ago. It was an ideal that carried him and his wife on a trip across the Atlantic and oack again in the hopes of establishing an. air line, recently." Put in your minds the ideal of being honest, orderly, truthful and keeping the word of wisdom, was the admonition Apo3tle McKay gave in closing. President Christen Jensen, representing rep-resenting the Utah stake presidency, presi-dency, spoke briefly, declaring that there was something greater behind the excellent record than merely attending Sunday school. Ole E. Olsen of the Utah stake TTiiiMnrwimiiiMnMiwiii mwnw mm wnw - fit:, 'ti' n I ', ' V J- Ks - '' ' I V " ' j3 V '--''-' -: : . :.:::::' -'A . : - S 1 :-w:-S';-:-:-:-:v-. :::- y v Jr V JT ma minii iiuKjuLuuuu ijiji iiiitiiiiwomw)yia Sunday school hoard and Benjamin present time by the Seventh Day (Continued on Page Six) Adventist church. A. O. Smoot Takes Reins From Mayor Etlertson O. Smoot was sworn in assmayor, Jesse N. Ellertson. I jjmayor-of Provo at impressive in - j - , . . -pauguiai ceremonies conauciea Monday noon at the city and county coun-ty building. So many people thronged the city commissioners chambers that adjournment was made to the district court room which was filled to overflowing. The oath of office was administered admin-istered to Mayor Smoot, City Commissioner Walter P. Whitehead White-head and City Auditor Mary V. Smith by Don R. Ellertson, judge of the city court after brief intro ductory remarks by the retiring-! -9. FIVE HURT IN UTAH COUNTY CAR MISHAPS ' Rain Storm Is Blamed, For Accidents; Lights Blind Drivers Drivinp; rainstorms contributed con-tributed to the automobile accidents ac-cidents in Utah county over the holiday week-end, according accord-ing to reports in the office of Sheriff E. G. Durnell, which show several car collisions, but no fatal injuries. Arthur Hedges, 37. of Spring Canyon, suffered chest injuries and cuts about his face when he was riding in a car driven by D. W. Davis, 38, of Springville. last Saturday. -.- car ri'ven ty Davis Da-vis collided with a machine driven by Francis Lundell of Spanish Fork. Blinded By Light Davis was blinded by headlights on the highway one mile west of Thistle Junction at 9:30 p. m., and swerved just in time to prevent collision with two trucks parked on the right, hand side of the toad, he told officers. His car was demolished. Vcrn Richins, 22 of Pleasant Grove, and Wilma Smith, 20, of Draper, were injured when they were walking along the highway in Pleasant Grove during the storm Sunday night.' They were struck by a machine driven by Peter M. Jensen. 39, of 370 South Third West. Richins had severe contusions on both legs, on his forehead, left elbow and nose, and Miss Smith suffered abrasions abras-ions on her left knee and contusions contu-sions on her left arm and right h(n. Later when Jensen's car was parked on the highway as he was taking the injured persons to the doctors, his car was- struck in the rear by an automobile driven by Robert Gatherum, 25. of 232 North Seventh West, Provo. He couldn't get the ear started and the wheels were apparently locked, lock-ed, he stated. Car Hits Horse Edith L. Hopkinson, 25. of 474 South Fourth East, reported that her car collided with some horses . on the Lake View road at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. One horse jumpe.l into the front of the car. she stated. The horses leaped into the road about 15 feet (Continued on Page Four) Smoot Announces .Some Changes In Transients' Meals There will be no need of Provo citizens providing money or lunch es for transients in the future, acT 1 uoruing to an announcement made in the city commission Tuesday noon by the new mayor, A. O. Smoot. Henceforth transients will be able to get meals at the Nickel Lunch on Third West between Center street and First South street from 7 o'clock in the mornings morn-ings until 8:30 at night every day in the week! Tickets for the lunches can be obtained at the police office. Before this time the lunches were obtainable only at certain hours of the day and coffee was not served. Because of this Mayor Smoot pointed out, the transients begged on the streets in the early morning before the place was open and after it was closed, usually asking money for a cup of coffee which they were unable to get at the lunch room. The lunch room is run at the In his farewell address, Mayor n.nertson expressed his gratitude to the public and the press for the kind consideration and char itable attitude shown towards him during the four years of service Mayor Smoot .pledged his best efforts in the discharge of his duties which as he pointed out have become more difficult with the harcUhips brought on by the depression. "Although I am not unmindful of the heavy responsibility of the (Continued on Page Five) 27 Missing Believed Dead; Hundreds Hurt In Wake Of List Of Dead In L. A. Flood LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 ut.Pi Following is the list of known storm dead in southern California, taken from the records of police, sheriff's office, and coroner's office of-fice : Mrs. Dorothy Carter, Monterey Park. J. K. Moore, San (iabriol. Mrs. J. E. Moore. Martha Moore. Sherman Hubbard, Wilmington. (Miss) Toots Hubbard. Mrs. Myrtle Adams, Red Cross president, Montrose. Mrs. E. H. Reill, Montrose. Mary Ghoslin, 4, Glendale. Frank Geraghty, North Hollywood. Holly-wood. Clark Harmon, Montrose. Keith A. Gillette, Los Angeles. Alice Baldwin, Los Angeles. Edwood Plum, Long Beach. Mrs. Margaret Smith, La Cres-centa. Cres-centa. Sam Wilson, 10, Verdugo City. Betty Lorraine Klass, 10 months, Montrose. Clyde Dowell, CWA worker, Tujunga. Mrs. Vera Kahn, La Crescenta. Chester Herrera, 12, Los Angeles. An-geles. The official record also listed nine "John Does" and four "Jane Does," whose bodies were found in Glendale, Van Nuys, Tujunga, and Verdugo City. Ages ranged from one year to 70 years. Besides these, there were it persons per-sons reported missing by relatives and friends, and authorities, did not attempt to take into account the possible scores who might have perished and whose absence had not been reported. In addition to the 35 or more persons whose deaths resulted di-rectlv di-rectlv from the storm, there were seven traffic deaths most of which . - were attributed to the dnving .conditions imposed by the storm ALTASTRONG PASSES AWAY M?s. Alta Evelyn Strong, widow of John Nelson Strong, died suddenly sud-denly Sunday morning at the family fam-ily residence, 585 East Second South street, following a heart attack. Mrs. Strong was born January 16, 1862, i Provo, a daughter of Abraham G. and Ann Owen Con-over. Con-over. She had lived in Provo practically prac-tically all ner life. She had always al-ways been active in civic and church affairs, and before her marriage to Mr. Strong here December 4, 1886, was a member of the old Provo theatrical company, com-pany, associated with the late John C. Graham. She was president of Camp Bonneville, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, at one time and had served for many years as a member mem-ber of the Utah L. D. S. stake old folks' committee. She was also secretary of the First L. D.. S. ward Relief, society for many years. Her husband died in 1930, and her only daughter, Mrs. Hazel Strong Miller, died two months ago. She is survived "by one son. J. ' Lynn Strong, Provo five grand children, and the following brothers broth-ers and sisters: Don W. Conover and Mrs. J. C. Leetham, Provo: Abraham G. Conover, Ferron, and W. W. Conover, Los Angeles. Funeral services will be conducted conduct-ed Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. in the L. D. S. tsonneville ward chapel, under the direction of Bishop Andrew, Jensen. Friends may call at the family residence prior to the services. Burial will be in the Provo city cemetery, under the direction of the Berg mortuary. GOLD $34.0f, WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (f.H-The (f.H-The government's domestic gold buying price was maintained at $34.06 per ounce today on the eve of the opening of congress during which a bitter monetary battle is in prospect. J MILK REPORT ON PA UK 5 ! A report of Interest to Pro- I vo milk consumers is found on page five of today's Issue. I The report, issued by Dr. CM. ; Smith, city physician and health inspector, includes all i the dairies doing business in i Provo. . . Montrose, Glendale and San Gabriel Hardest Hard-est Hit; 8.27 Inches Falls in Los Angeles During Worst Storm in Its History LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (U.R) Counting its dead at nearly near-ly two score, with half as many missing and possibly drowned, and an estimated property damage of $5,000,000 metropolitan Los Angeles today began to clear away debris of the worst storm in city history. A deluge of rain swept the foothills and coastal plain New Year's eve and dry arroyos were turned into raging watercourses that carried tons of rock and silt, from the hills lo batter at homes in the valfeys. Streets flowed as rivers, yellow with earth. In them hundreds of automobiles were marooned. Men, women and children fled for their lives as more than 3,000 homes were flooded. Landslides buried highways. Rail traffic was dis-, rupted. Rains For M) Hours Borne on the wings of a storm from the north, the rain cascaded steadily on Los Angeles and surrounding cities for 30 hours. When the New Year dawned, sullen and wet, the whole area was a panorama of destruction. In Los Angeles 8.27 inches of rain fell. In the foothill area the average was -more than 10 inches. Glendora, east of Pasadena at the foot of the Sierra Madre mountains recorded re-corded 15.10 inches. Glendale had 13.45 and Pasadena had 12.86. In little over 24 hours, the average annual rainfall was equalled. Rose Tourney Is Held In Pasadena the traditional New Year's tournament of roses parade was held as scheduled, and Columbia and Stanford Stan-ford battled in a sea of mud for the east-west football championship, cham-pionship, while spectators huddled under umbrellas and raincoats. - ' 0 Most of the deaths and damage- ASK AID FOR FLOOD RELIEF v. wuiiiii, Limn jiciu . COUntv urges all citizens Rev .N C. Wallin, chairman of of Provo to contribute quickly to the relief of hundreds of families driven from their homes by floods in the Pacific Northwest. Provo's quota is $60.00. A. L. Schafer, Red Cross manager man-ager in the Pacific Area, advises the local chapter that, there is great desolation and distress in western and central Washington and northern Idaho. D. H; Moore, heading the disaster relief units in western Washington, says assistance assist-ance is needed for approximately one thousand families in North and South Kelso, Woodland and Castle Rock, all in Cowlitz county. Central Washington needs help for 600 families at Toppenish and other communities in jurisdiction of the Yakima Valley chapter. Kittitas county chapter, at Ellens-burg, Ellens-burg, has 100 flood refugee families fam-ilies in distress who require assistance. as-sistance. Red Cross disaster relief units in northern Idaho report 200 families affected at Wallace and 85 at St. Maries. Farmers in the latter district dis-trict suffered exceptionally heavy losses of stock and food supplies. Manager Schafer also informed Chairman Wallin that the Junior Red Cross through the National Childrens' Fund, is planning a project pro-ject to assist the children of flood victims while Red Cross chapters devote their attention to the rehabilitation re-habilitation of the distressed families. fam-ilies. Contributions to the Pacific Northwest Floor Disaster Relief Fund may hr made at First Security, Se-curity, Farmers and Merchants and State Bank of Provo. DEPOSITORS TO IET FRIDAY Reports on what action has been taken to safeguard the interests of the depositors of the Provo Commercial and Savings bank, will be given at the general mass meeting meet-ing called by Alma Van Wagenen, chairman of the depositors' committee, com-mittee, to be held Friday at 7:30 in the south district court room. This is the first public meeting to be called since the appointment of the committee last year. Mr. Van Wagenen will call the meeting meet-ing to order and outline what has been done under the' supervision of the committee. Statements will probably be made by E. H. Street, examiner of the bank and j John A. Malia, state banking com- j missioner. ME Torrent were in Montrose, uiendaie ana San Gabriel, cities f ringing the' La Crescerfta foothills where recently a major forest fire raged. The fire was believed the indirect cause of the storm's havoc, having laid bare the natural growth which normally acts as a check to the precipitation's drainage into the valley. Refuge Is Wrecked Ironically, the storm did its greatest damage in the Montrqse American Legion hall, which had been thrown open to the women and children whose homes were wrecked by the rains. There a wall of water swept into the hall, tearing tear-ing down walls and hurling the women and children against the ruins. One of the victims, describing the scene, said : "As the roaring water struck the building, the hall seemed to shake and quiver for a few minutes, min-utes, then a wall went out and we found ourselves tossed about fighting fight-ing rocks and debris as the water swept on." Dam Goes Out The large death toll at Montrose was believed caused by faHure of (Continued on Page Five) TONIGHT Paramount theater, "Design for Living," with Fredric March, Gary Cooper, Crest theater, "Little Women," starring Katherine Hepburn. Orpheum theater, "Broadway to Hollywood," with Alice Brady. BEVERLY HILLS, CaL, Jaii. l Everybody comes to California. They see a lot of great wide, rocky sandy creek and river beds, with not a hot water bottle full of water in 'ein, and they are a big joke. They wonder what they are for. Well, yesterday they showed what they were there for. Us old settlers (that bas been here five or 10 years) never saw anything like -it. We are so tickled to see rain out here that we put on a big parade in honor of it." I am writing this before 1 go to the big game today. I am about half mad because Nicholas Murray Butler didn't come out here with his team. Somebody ought to have told him it was a Republican convention; con-vention; that's his principal relaxation. Yours, J 'f i i |