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Show UTAH MAY LOSE TEN MILLION DOLLAR. PROJECT (EDITORIAL) Isn't it about time to start work on the Deer Creek and Utah lake diking projects? That's the question heard everywhere these days while the country is debating the question of extending the CWA until May 1. at least. Here's a ten-million dollar federal project, for which funds have been allocated and approved by the public works administration at Washington after a Weather Forecast Utah: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder northwest portion tonight. Maximum temp., Sunday .... Tt Minimum temp., Sunday .... 'Z'J FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. nn fair? ML Discrimination DISTRIBUTION OF JOBS SAID TO BE UNFAIR County Heads Call In Two Relief Managers To Hear Complaints Charging that CWA officials offic-ials in Utah county had discriminated dis-criminated against them unfairly, un-fairly, a group of Provo men laid their complaints before the Utah county commission Monday morning. W. Lester Mangum, county CWA manager, man-ager, togetherwith J. M. Nichols manager of the Re-employment Service, will toqet with the commissioners com-missioners and the complaining men this afternoon in an attempt to sift to the bottom of the argument. argu-ment. Hearing Promised Commissioner J. W. Gillman promised the men a hearing before be-fore the' proper officials after their story had been told. Their complaint com-plaint hinged upon three points mainly, as follows: 1. They have been discriminated against in getting get-ting work all the way through; 2 they have been laid off of projects pro-jects because the project was said to be "through," only to find that part of the men remained to con-tin con-tin uo work; 3 they have been promised work and have not received re-ceived it. Several of the delegation, which included John Clegg, Willis Carter. Car-ter. LaVar Hutchings, Ed. Rhoda-beck. Rhoda-beck. Leslie Kimber and Royal Johnson, stated that they had received re-ceived about 12 days work, although al-though Kimber, an ex-service man. had had no work, according to Mr. Gillman. Hutchings had been on the payroll for about two months, however. Commissioner Hilton A. Robertson Robert-son and Commissioner Gillman informed in-formed the delegation that the CWA work management was not a province of the county commission, commis-sion, and that state officials had informed them they could not act on any of the committees at the outset. However, Mr. Mangum and Mr. Nichols agreed to a hearing hear-ing later in the afternoon at the instigation of the commissioners. Commissioners Robertson and Gillman and Commissioner C. H. White agreed Monday to have two projects at Thistle included on the county CWA program. Jeff Hill headed a delegation asking for the .including of the projects. Springville Man Draws Jail Term For Drunk Driving Howard Smith, 32, of Springville Spring-ville was sen teheed to 30 days in the coiULty jail by Judge D. R. El-lertson El-lertson in the city court Monday as the result of charges brought against him following an automobile automo-bile accident on the Springville road by the Columbia Steel Plant at 7 p. m. Sunday. Smith was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating in-toxicating liquor after he had crashed into a car driven by Mel-vin Mel-vin Williams of Spanish Fork. Deputy Sheriff J. P. Gourley reported re-ported finding 25 bottles of home brew in Smith's car and stated that he acted as though he were intoxicated. Williams was- driving south following fol-lowing a truck and Smith was going north at the time of the accident. ac-cident. Smith is said to have turned turn-ed sharply into Williams' car. 115 1 L) r- - ' - 'Dollfuss Cheered - It was to voice their support for Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in his fight against Nazi-ism in Austria that this Vienna crowd gathered at the Chancellery, as shown here, to hail him in an enthusiastic demonstration. demon-stration. In acknowledging cheers from the balcony, Dollfuss intimated intimat-ed that Austria would call the attention of the league to acts of Nazi-ism within Austria's boruers. MISSING MAN IS FOUND DEAD Fay Thorne, 54, native of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, and an inmate of the Utah county infirmary since 1928, was found dead near the tracks of the Orem railroad a short distance south of the Curtis station on Provo Pro-vo Bench, Sunday morning. Thorne who wandered away from the infirmary Friday noon is believed to have either been stricken strick-en with a heart attack or died of exposure. Dr. Stanley Clark, city physician, who examined the body at the Deseret Mortuary Sunday afternoon, said that he had been treating Thorne at the county infirmary from time to time and that he had been troubled with a weak heart. Thome's body lying in an empty shallow ditch 10 or 12 feet from the tracks was first discovered by some children on the way to (Continued on page Six) U. S. Gold Reserves Reach New Record WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 cu.Ri Gold re2rves of the United States government reached another all time record high today at $7,019,-111.63. $7,019,-111.63. This was a gain of $1,650,185.93 over the previous day when the government's old reserves were revalued re-valued at the new price of $35 per ounce. There was no explanation for the source of the increased gold today but it was understood, most of it came out of domestic hoards. long, drawn-out battle by Utahns, who camped on the trail of Administrator Harold Ickes for more than a month, last fall. He was roundly scored at that time for holding up approval of the project. Now it's Ickes' turn to laugh. You can't blame him or his PWA administration for the delay in starting start-ing construction work. The people of Utah themselves are delaying the project by their slowness in getting the repayment organization under way and signing up subscriptions for the water. I he P R O In CWA . - ' , for Nazi Standi ) OREM TO ASK FOR PWA LOAN Decision to make application for a $2.000 PWA loan for the improvement im-provement of the Orem town water wa-ter system was made at a mass meeting held Saturday night in the Sharon stake seminary building. build-ing. I. J. Burr, president of the town board, was. in charge. If the present plans do not miscarry, mis-carry, approximately four miles of the present six-inch pipe line will be replaced with 12 and eight-inch pipe. The labor is estimated at $6000. King Protests Nazi Tactics NEW YORK, Feb. 5 U.E The United States government should go to the extent even of severing diplomatic relations with Germany Ger-many to indicate its disapproval of the treatment of German Jews, Sen. William H. King, Utah, told the Hebrew Immigrant and Sheltering Shelt-ering society. Home Is Bombed HAVANA, Feb. 5 (U.R) A bomb exploded today outside the home of Mayor Gomez on the Prado, causing slight damage. About 50 busses resumed service today, although al-though the bus strike is not yet settled. The confederation of labor ordered a general strike in Havana but no date has been set. E0 "" i Venning Herald VO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, Work Charged NEED CAPITAL TO LEND AID IN RECOVERY Administration Hopes To Coax Private Money Out Of Hiding By RICHARD L. G RIDLEY United Press Financial Correspondent. Corres-pondent. (Copyright 1934, by United Press j WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (U.R)--A heavy flow of private investment capital into the country's business enterprises enterpris-es with the appearance of signs of monetary stability, is expected by important administration ad-ministration officials, the United Press was- informed today. If several billions of dollars of timid American capital can be coaxed out of hiding in various short term securities, government officials believe that the financing of the recovery movement grad-pally grad-pally can move back to private hands and thus relieve the government's gov-ernment's financial burdens. Stable Dollar Because of previous money fears of drastic depreciation ot the dollar, the federal government has been practically the only credit reservoir for business. Billions of dollars have been poured into thousands of enterprises enter-prises by the government to carry them over the recent trying financial finan-cial period This financing burden will be shifted back to private investors in-vestors as soon as the latter can be coaxed into new long term investments. in-vestments. The government now has taken a stand that banks and individual investors should begin to "do their part" in financing of the re covery program now that they have assurance of a relatively stable dollar. j Congress Today SENATE: Opens case of William P. Mac-Cracken, Mac-Cracken, charged with contempt. Continues debate on St. Lawrence Law-rence waterway treaty with possibility pos-sibility of navy treaty strength bill and Johnson public utilities bill coming up. Appropriation sub - committee meets to discuss interior department depart-ment bill. Executive session; capi-tol capi-tol committee room 10:30. Judiciary committee meets to discuss regular calendar business. Banking and currency committee commit-tee discusses bills which have been referred to it. HOUSE: Considers $950,000,000 relief bill. Ways and means committee meets on tax bill. Rivers' and, harbors committee meets on pending bills. Provo Buyer On New York Trip Mrs. Leo N. Lewis of the Lewis Ladies' store, left last week for New York City, to purchase spring merchandise for the Provo store. Before buying, Mrs. ' Lewis will attend some of the leading style shows, in order to get a line on the latest in modes, shades and materials. ma-terials. She expects to be away three or four weeks. Two Die In Wreck MAUPIN, Ore., Feb. 5 (U.P When a side rod on the engine of an S. P. & S. freight train broke south of here early today, the conductor con-ductor and brakeman were scalded to death and engineer and fireman painfully burned. The state needs the water as never before, of that there is no question. Utah lake is at the lowest point in recent times, and snow measurements on the nearby watersheds indicate that this section of the state will probably face a serious water shortage before the coming com-ing growing season is over. Irrigation companies who have made tentative subscriptions sub-scriptions should lose no more time in completing the details necessary to validate them. Cities between Pro- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1934 C2 Woman Injured When Car Goes Over Embankment Four Escape Hurts When Car Plunges 125 Feet From Top of Dugvay. A plunge over the 125-foot Smith dugway on the Provo canyon can-yon road near the mouth of the canyon was the experience of five Provo persons Sunday evening at 7:30 when a hit-and-run driver in a Ford sedan knocked Cneir car over the embankment. . Only one person, Mrs. Nellis Martineau, 46, of 190 South Sixth West, was injured, in the crash. Mrs. Martineau suffered a badly bruised leg and a cut on her hand. Other occupants of the car were Albert Rowley, 19, the driver, and Violet Rowley,- 13, Mrs. Martin-eau's Martin-eau's children Ty a former marriage, mar-riage, her son, James Martineau, 42T-and Lucy -Prestwich, 17. The Rowley car had just reached reach-ed the top of the hill which is directly di-rectly south of the canyon when a car approached from the rear, turned in sharply and clipped their front hub cap, swinging them around far enough so they plunged plung-ed over the dugway. The loose condition of the dirt saved the car from turning over and the machine slid for 12ft feet until it was brought up short in a canal at the bottom, according to Deputy Sheriff W. T. Lewis, who investigated. investi-gated. YOUTHS FACE CHARGES HERE Identity of the robbers who broke into the "Y" Drug Store on Fifth North and University avenue early Sunday morning was believed believ-ed established by the police today with the arrest of three men on charges of disturbing the peace. Emery Snyder, 18, Hugh Reeve, 18, and Conway Chapman, 24, all of Provo, were booked on disturbance disturb-ance of the peace charges Monday Mon-day and charges of second-degree burglary were expected to be filed against them by Tuesday. Police Chief John E. Harris is continuing an investigation today that is linking the three men with the robbery of the store. The front door glass of the store was smashed out and two slot machines taken out. The machines were found later nearly demolished. demol-ished. Earlier in the night the three men were charged with disturbing the peace in the vicinty of Ken's cabaret. Reeves pleaded not guilty to the charge and his trial was set for February 15. Chapman pleaded not guilty also and had his trial set fo. February 15. Snyder was not brought before the court on the peace-disturbing charge Monday. Mon-day. Chief Harris and Officers Bert Halliday and L. C. Davis investigated investi-gated the burglary of the drug store. Philippine Sugar Men Plan Program MANILA. P. I., Feb. 5 (U.R) Philippine Island sugar producers, under the leadership of Governor Frank Murpr, today took the initial steps toward a voluntary sugar limitation program. The 100 representative producers produc-ers who met here approved a resolution reso-lution agreeing not to increase their acreage or production by use of excess fertilizer. They also authorized Murbhv to appbinf a committee t odraft a limitation program. nn V CROWDS RIOT IN FRANCE AS CRISIS NEARS Indignation Running High Over Bank Scandal; Notables Involved PARIS, Feb. 5 (U.R) Fiance's grave political crisis today approached a climax that threatened to cause riots, wrecked careers and possibly a dictatorship. Government bulletins were guarded in anticipation of blood riots when the new Edouard Daladier government faces the chamber of deputies tomorrow to undergo questioning on its proposals propo-sals to appease popular anger over the Stavisky banking scandal which involves high political figures. Daladier was prepared to promise prom-ise the chamber that if it gave him a vote of confidence he would turn over to a parliamentary inquiry in-quiry committee thousands of checks and other documents which he as well as opposition members of parliament believe will bring political ruin to prominent prom-inent men who befriended the late Alexandge Stavisky. The government was reported to have mobilized tanks and two divisions di-visions of troops near Paris, to reinforce soldiers and 15,000 police already here. The government feared a right wing effort to seize power. Right wing leaders suspected a left wing effort to form a dictatorship. The Socialists, temporarily and suspiciously suspic-iously allied with the cabinet, suspected sus-pected both Daladier and the right wing elements of dictatorial ambitions. ambi-tions. Riots continued last night. Royalists Roy-alists and war veterans paraded the streets, shouting: "Hang the deputies to lamp posts!" They clashed frequently and bloodily, with police. RITES SET FOR E. 0. WATTIS OGDEN. Feb. 5 d'H) Political and business leaders of the nation will attend the funeral tomorrow of E. O. Wattis, to pay tribute to the 78-year-old president of Six Companies, Inc. Wattis died late JU Saturday night. The body will lie in state at the Wattis home here today and until un-til time for the services tomorrow. The funeral will be conducted by the Masonic order, of which Wattis Wat-tis was a member. Burial will take place in the family lot in the Og-den Og-den cemetery. Wattis' death was sudden and a shock to all western business circles. He was apparently in good health when he left his office Saturday Sat-urday afternoon. The construction president was dinner with the family fam-ily shortly before he slumped dead of heart attack. He was the third president of Six Companies, Inc., to die since the organization started start-ed construction of Boulder dam. His brother W. H. Wattis, was tb first president. Upon his death, September 12, 1930, in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, W. A. Bechtel, San Francisco, Fran-cisco, became chief executive. A short time later, while inspecting a company project in Russia, Bechtel also died.- Wattis, a native of Utah, with his "brothers, William Wattis and Warren Wattis, developed the Utah Construction company, one of the west's most extensive construction con-struction firms. jje I NO MERRY-GO-ROUND I Delay in transit by airmail ! accounts for the absence of I today's Washington Merry- ! Go-Round. vo and Salt Lake should join in the movement for a special session of the legislature at which the legislation legisla-tion to carry out the proposed plan of a metrojX)Iitan water district, patterned after the Los Angeles idea, can be enacted. There is too much at stake in the Deer creek-Utah lake plan to allow the project to slip through our lingers. lin-gers. Let's get busy before it's too late! -(. Elopes? GRETA GARBO Garbo, Mamoulian Elopement Rumor HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 5 ILH Rumors of an impending elopement between Greta Garbo and Rouben Mamoulian, the director, were born anew today as both were reported missing from their homes. Mamoulian was known to have boarded a New York bound train Friday night but what happened to the bizzare Swedish star remained a subject sub-ject of speculation. Studio officials of-ficials said they had been unable un-able to reach her since the day the director left. They believed, be-lieved, however, that if she too started for New York she took a different train. Meeting Tonight On Sewer Project Property owners and other residents resi-dents living in the district to be include. in the proposed west side sewer project are urged to attend the meeting of the city commission commis-sion tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The much needed project can be put over now at the lowest cost in history, by taking advantage of CWA labor, providing the federal set-up is extended as expected until un-til about May 1. The only expense to the property owners and the city will be the small cost of material ma-terial needed. The proposed project involves the excavation of eight miles of trench and the installation of sew er pipe to connect with homes west ot Sixth West between Sixth South and Center street, not now connected. con-nected. B. & P. Women Visits Provo Miss Fern Bauersfeld of Topeka, Kansas, national field representative representa-tive for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women, Wo-men, left Sunday for Nebraska after spending a few days with Alice Pedersen, home demonstration demonstra-tion agent for Utah county and president of the Business and Professional Pro-fessional Women's clubs of Utah. Miss Bauersfeld spent ten days in Utah during December when she visited the different clubs in Utah. The few days of this trip was to check over organization and club membership. Garden Club To Be Formed Later Postponement of a projected meeting for the organization of a Provo Garden club slated for tonight to-night at 8 o'clock. The meeting which will beteld under the auspices aus-pices of the city planning commission com-mission will be heldat a later date y' jggg3gy ,14 to be announced. Your Newspaper With no private axes to grind; no selfish personal interests to serve, and no financial strings leading to any other source of power or Influence. PRICE: FIVE CENTS 36 PER CENT RELIZED ON U. S. ORDERS House Committee Forces Disclosures From Bureau Chief WASHINGTON. IVI. ., -(U.R) Admiral K. .1. Kintf. chief of the navy's bureau of aeronautics, disclosed today that Pratt Whitney Co. realized' real-ized' a profit of 30 per cent on aircraft engines furnished tin: government from 0:!7 to 1933. The disclosure was made at a hearing before a house naval affairs af-fairs subcommittee investigating; cost of airplanes purchase I by Uih government. Witness Hesitates King hesitated in making Him figures public, contending he lieved they should be kept e nfi-dential. nfi-dential. Chairman Delaney, of the committee, however, insisted that the costs be revealed King-said King-said that from 1P27 to W.ir. Pratt Whitney sold the government SIM, 289,867 worth of engines These engines cost the company Slr,-563,067, Slr,-563,067, netting a profit f $r,-726,800. $r,-726,800. The Wright Aeronautical Com-pany, Com-pany, Pratt Whitney's only competitor com-petitor for the navy's anplane en gine business, made a profit. of only 5 per cent on its contracts (Continued on Page Six GRIEVANCES AT LELAND AIRED Agitation and strife will l prevented pre-vented if the county commissioners commission-ers will create a separate road district dis-trict for Leland, a delegation from that section told the commission Monday morning in urging such a change. John Davis, Mark Stark ami Elmer Thomas declared that very little work had been done m the Leland district for a long tune .o,, that a separation from the palmyra pal-myra section would brum ahoui. fair play. They stated that they did not especially desire a separate separ-ate voting district but want a road supervisor of their own so that the road "can be made passable" A misunderstanding concerning the CWA work in Salem v.a. (Continued on Page ; BEVERLY HILLS, i! . Now that the principal thing to gamble in is money, ymi watch the Chinamen entering into your brokerage offices. No people in the world can gamble on money exchange like a Chinaman, the quickest quick-est figurers in their heads of anybody. That money market in Shanghai makes the New York stock market look like a wake, and not a pencil ia the house. I here and now suggest to Mr. Morgenthau, our treasurer, treasur-er, don't monkey with a Princeton or Harvard professor, profes-sor, when he starts out wih that two billion to stabihT? with. Can all those p-jfr.-sors and get him a Chinaman. Yours, Q Til 4. UNixli f SyHHLSU. Im. |