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Show Standay Herald. Your Newspaper Weatlier Forecast UTAH Sunday generally fair; colder in north portion. Maximum temp. Friday 46 Minimum temp. Friday 11 Maximum temp. Saturday 46 Minimum temp. Saturday 26 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. PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 1, 19 3 4 VOL. 11, NO. 23 Ifie MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Coing On in National Affairs By HltKW PEARSON and -ROBERT S. ALLJfiM WASHINGTON Never since March 4 has there been any doubt that Roosevelt was deiei mined to pursue a definitely defin-itely liberal course in moulding mould-ing the New Deal. How far left he was willing to go) however, is disclosed only D Av. Recently he passed the word t his agricultural aides that he is willing, even anxious, to have the government go into the business busi-ness of meat packing and milk distribution. . . . Roosevelt does n.t plan this for the entire country coun-try at least not immediately. He plans to take one or two milk distributing areas where the government gov-ernment can sell milk, operate one i.r two packing houses, and prove lo industry what Washington can In. He thinks this will be a salutary lesson to milk racketeers and meat-packers. ... If they don't take the hint, he is ready to go much further. So profuse' and so revolutionary are the number of executive orders or-ders issued under the New Deal that Madame Perkins has proposed pro-posed an official gazette. This is a government newspaper published pub-lished by most countries in which an- printed all government de- erees and regulations. So many important orders have come out of the White House in recent months that one department finds itself acting against another department de-partment solely because of the fact that it has had no chance to become acquainted with the latest orders. ... Pat Hurley, Hoover's war secretary, and one-time booster of the Blue Eagle, is a devoted reader of Al Smith's "New Outlook." Pat keeps current is- 'siies on his desk in the ornate law office he now occupies. , . . Senator Sen-ator Black of Alabama has a lot of surprises up -his- -sleeve in his air mail investigation. His next move will be to investigate state department tactics in forcing air :nail contracts to Mellon's Pan-American Pan-American Airways on helpless Caribbean countries. . PIECES OF GOLD - The conference at which Roosevelt Roose-velt broke the news of his new monetary program to the house and "senate banking committees, was a hard strain on Senator Carter Car-ter Glass. . . . The peppery little Virginian fussed and fumed against the plan to impound all gold in Federal Reserve banks, bluntly told the president it was confiscation." . . . The president laughed good-naturedly. "Oh, not imtte as bad as that, Carter," he . said "We exempt $2.50 gold pieces. That will enable us grandfathers grand-fathers to give them to our grand- ( Continued on Page Four) CITIZENS BACK SCHOOL BONDS SPANISH FORK Approximately Approxi-mately 65 leading citizens and taxpayers met Friday night with the members of the board of education edu-cation of the Nebo school district to discuss the matter of calling a special bond election, in order to comply with the regulations for seturxng the $250,000 loan of the P V. A., for the construction of new building and alterations to other buildings in the school district. dis-trict. These projects have been appioved and as soon as the bond election can be put over will be available for the commencing of th- work. The citizens present at the meeting voted unanimously to back the board of education in the matter. Dr. Wells T. Brockbank, president of the board, presided at the meeting. CtosE. 9 0ULV to L0H& TAlSFlN6W0FfCM. (Answers on .Page Seven) X 11 i 1 RAIL MERGER LEGISLATION IS FAVORED Eastman Urges Compulsory Consolidation In Roosevelt Talk WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (U.R) Trial legislation should be enacted compelling railroads rail-roads to consolidate under strict government supervision. supervis-ion. Federal Transportation Co-ordinator Joseph B. Eastman East-man reported to President Roosevelt today. The consolidations, he said, should be effected through interchange inter-change of railroad securities instead in-stead of cash, thus eliminating speculation. He recommended that the government participate in the managements of the con solidated systems through paid public directors selected by and attached to the office of a federal railroad administrator. Eastman said he would formally formal-ly request the compulsory consolidation con-solidation legislation later and would request modifcation of the present emergency act to remove restrictions upon the reduction of railroad employment. Ownership Favored His report was the first of four to be submitted to the president. The others will deal with legislation legisla-tion for other forms of transportation, transpor-tation, need for amendments to federal statutes to improve details de-tails of present, railroad regulations, regula-tions, and the labor situation. The co-ordinator explained that public ownership and operation of railroads was "the logical solution" solu-tion" of the railroads' economic tangles, but added: "I do not recommend rec-ommend it now because the country coun-try is not in a financial condition to stand the acquisition of these properties." He pointed out, however, that government control of the carriers car-riers during the World war in this country and the operation of the Canadian national system didHrrot constitute proof that public ownership own-ership was impractical. Springville To Have New, Modern General Hospital Plans are now underway to convert con-vert the large two-story brick building, known as the Roylance home, on the corner of Second East and Second South street, Springville, into a general hospital, hos-pital, to be opened the latter part of this month, to patients of all regular licensed physicians, it is announced. With the installation of a new heating system and other operating operat-ing equipment, the building is undergoing un-dergoing a thorough cleaning and renovation. It will contain a spacious operating room, a steril Mail Boxes Can't Be Used For Free Advertising Bills Distributors of circulars other advertising matter who use the mail boxes in the city or rural routes for such distribution are advised by Postmaster J. P. McGuire that all such material will be taken out and brought to the postoffice for postage, if found by mail carrier. The postal regulations have been amended recently for the purpose of preventing the obstruction obstruc-tion of private mail boxes with extraneous advertising 'matter, which interferes with the delivery of mail carriers. The rules require the carrier to bring such adver-tiseing adver-tiseing matter to the post office and held for postage. Allotments Made WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (U.R) Public Works Administrator Ickes today allotted $2,930,200 for 36 more non-federal projects in 18 states. The projects were estimated to create 10,420 man-months of direct di-rect employment. The allotments included: Downey, Dow-ney, Idaho, (amended) loan and grant, water mains, $8,000. PASS BEER ORDINANCE SPANISH FORK Members of the Spanish Fork city council at a meeting Thursday night passed an ordinance legalizing the sale of beer and providing regulations and license prices for its sale, also penalties for the infraction of the law. The licenses and penalties are in conformity with those of other Utah county towns. Roosevelt Ban On Lobbyists May Aid Utah Sugar Problem President's Edict Ends Control By Politicians Poli-ticians and Influence of Refiners; EarTTSettlements Is Probable Utah Sugar Beet association officials and farm bureau leaders hailed the latest move of President Roosevelt in barring bar-ring political lawyers from government departments, as a move in the right direction, Saturday. Refiners, however, were not so elated over the benefits of the latest order. When President Roosevelt shut the back doors of White House and government departments to political lawers, he joyted the sugar industry into new alignments and increased immeasurably the chances of domestic growers to benefit EWING STILL ONTHE SPOT Farley Expected to Request Utahn to Quit Lobby Or Resign Post. Postmaster General Farley, who is also chairman of the national na-tional Democratic committee is expected next week to request Orman H. Ewing, Utah National committeeman and Arthur F. Mullen, committeeman from Nebraska, Ne-braska, to abandon their Washington Wash-ington activities or resign from the committee, according to a United Press dispatch, Saturday. Although Farley has no authority author-ity to enforce resignations a mere word from the White House earlier earl-ier this week sufficed to bring announcement that Robert Jackson Jack-son of New Hampshire had resigned. re-signed. Jackson like Mullen, has been practicing law here. Although Ewing is not a mem ber of the bar, he has appeared kIW. LZ"TZm before guveiument- - department in behalf of private interests seek ing allotments or other grants ization room, first aid department, maternity department, recovery rooms, and a consultation room, in addition to a nicely-arranged reception room, nurses' office and apartment, a kitchen and attendants' attend-ants' rooms. . The building Is ideally located for a hospital, being in the central section of town. It will be equipped equip-ped throughout with the most modern and up-to-date hospital furnishings, and when completed the establishment will constitute one of the largest and most-needed improvements in this city. CWA PAYROLL BIGGEST YET Utah county CWA workers received re-ceived $32,271 in pay checks Saturday, Sat-urday, the largest amount they have received in any week since the work was begun, according to E. R. Henrichsen, disbursing agent. Next week, however, the total payroll will be smaller by about $8200 as a blanket cut over the nation brings down Utah county's allotment by nearly one-fourth. The quota of men will remain about the same but the hours are to be cut down. With the cut in effect, the payroll pay-roll would be $24,200 next week. Held For Murder NAMPA Idaho, Jan. 20 (U.F) Cecil Evans, 21, Caldwell, was held for trial today on first degree murder charges in the death of Harry D. Rouse, Caldwell merchant. mer-chant. Police said that Rouse had been killed by repeated blows from a heavy object. Evans denied the murder charges on which he was bound over for district court. Happy-f Oii'Thdauf The Herald extends heartiest congratulations to Dr. Walter T. Haslei and David Johnson, mail carrier, both, of whom are celebrating cele-brating birthday anniversaries today. f?soon trom tne reaerai iarm renoi program. Gillman Voices Opinion "Stabilization is the primary need of the sugar industry, ,an the president, appears to havf moved against those who migh find it to their interest to obstruct such plans," said J. W. Gillman president of the Utah Sugar Beet Growers' association. A responsible official remarked today that a basis for early settlement set-tlement of the touchy sugar problem prob-lem has been provided indirectly by the retreat of persons with political po-litical influence. Under present plans cane and beets would be incorporated in-corporated in the agricultural adjustment ad-justment act as basic commodities and the domestic allotment method meth-od applied for acreage limitation and price raising. Subsequent action ac-tion would involve market quotas and regulation of foreign competition. competi-tion. Important among clients of politico-lawyers against whom the president spoke Wednesday are sugar refiners. Many of the producers are anxious anx-ious that sugar be made a basic commodity. They want some of the government govern-ment money that wheat, cotton, corn and tobacco growers are receiving, re-ceiving, and have capitulated to the government viewpoint that the function of the AAA is to help farmers rather than to protect , . f t . : wnra "To make sugar a basic com modity is to give growers the moon on a silver platter," one official of-ficial put it. KIDNAP VICTIM REPORTED DEAD MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 20 (U.R) A note saying Edward G. Bremer, kidnaped banker, had been accidentally killed by his abductors ab-ductors was received today by Postmaster W. C. Robertson. The note was unstamped and apparently had been placed in a mailbox in the Minneapolis business busi-ness district late yesterday, Robertson Rob-ertson said. It was address to "The Postmaster of Minneapolis." The note read : "To a Federal Officer: "Very sorry, but Ed Bremer is resting in peace was by accident. Body near Anoka. Will not be found until snow leaves. Contact all off. Please forgive us. All a mistake by one of our gang. Benn drunk. Please tell Walter McGee." The only signature was a crudely crude-ly drawn insignia on the lower part of the note paper. Robertson said he believed it was the work of i a "crank." Free Lecture On Denmark Slated An illustrated lecture on Denmark, Den-mark, free to the public will be given in the Provo high school auditorium, Monday, January 29 at 8 p. m. by Rudolph M. Olsen, representing the Scandinavian-American Scandinavian-American line. The lecture appearance ap-pearance is sponsored by the L. D. S. Scandinavian organization organiza-tion of the Utah stake but the lecture will be given in English. Soldier, Reported Dead 17 Years Ago, Living Under Assumed Name CHELSEA, Mass., Jan. 5 (U.P) An Oklahoma soldier, listed as "killed in action" for 17 years and believed dead by his first wife and family, is working at Chelsea naval hospital hos-pital under an assumed name and has re-married. The strange case of James Zorland Robertson who became be-came John W. Maxwell was revealed through fingerprints taken during the World war. ' Maxwell" was off duty today, to-day, but his attorney, Bernard F. Gately, said he was not a victim of-amnesia. "His mind is perfectly sound," Gately said. "But he wishes to have time in which Mae Wows 'em In Court Role Jsh' 1 -. - r wirr-nnmnnr -mm "How'm T doing, boys?" Mae West asked courtroom spectators and the answer seems to be "GreaJ!" The screen siren is shown on the witness stand in the Los Angeles trial of Edward Friedman, Fried-man, charged with robbing her of $3400 in cash and $12,000 in jewelry. jewel-ry. "I didn't care so much about the loot," said Mae, "but I was afraid that he might punch me in the nose." JACOB TELLS ABOUT PROJECT Elmer Jacob, manager of the Deer Creek organization committee commit-tee outlined the proposed dam and diking proposal in a meeting of the Utah County Agricultural Society Saturday afternoon. Charles Davies, newly elected president of the society, presided at the meeting. Lyman H. Rich, county agent, explained the corn-hog program to the group, which will meet again on February 24 at 2 o'clock Those present were as follows: Mr. Davies, Mrs. Rich, Anson B. Call, Dr. T. L .Martin, Le Roy Bunnell, A. B. Allen. E. B. Garrett, Gar-rett, Cornell Mendenhall, Charles DeMoisy, George Larsen, L. A. Clark, Dr. L. W. Jones and L. L. Bunnell. Chevrolet Adopts New Merchandising Policy On Autos DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 20- A New automobile . merchandising polity whereby the purchaser will be apprised of the full cost of his automobile delivered in front of his door, rather than having to rely on ambiguous "F. O. B." prices, was announced here today as effective immediately in the entire Chevrolet organization by William E. Holler, general sale's manager of the company. A campaign is now being launched among dealers and retail salesman in all parts of the United States instructing them in the new policy and apprising them of the suggested delivered price to be quoted in their respective communities . Take Off Blinders "We are going to take the blinders off the order blank," Mr. Holler stated. "We are going to let everybody know exactly how much their cars will cost them delivered in front of their doors. We are going to let everybody (Continued on Page Seven) to arrange certain matters before be-fore he makes any public statement. At the proper time this entire matter will be explained." ex-plained." The first wife obtained a divorce as a precaution before remarrying. She is now Mrs. Nora Valentire Demaree of Stillwater, Okla. "Maxwell" was married 11 years ago to a Miss Mabel A. Sherwin. The couple have two sons and live in Waltham. The Enoch Arden drama was unfolded in the federal circuit court, of appeals in Oklahoma City when Robertson's "widow" "wid-ow" sought to colject his $5,-000 $5,-000 government insurance. T DEFEATS MONTANA TO LEAD LEAGUE Second Win Over Bobcats. 52-37, Gives Cougars Top Position WESTERN DIVISION W. L. Pet. B. Y. U 4 0 1.000 Utah MIV 2 2 .500 Utah State 2 2 .500 Montana State 0 4 .000 1 SATURDAY'S RESULTS B. Y. U. 52, Montana State 37 i:tah State 32, Utah "IT" 24 BY J. R. PAULSON Brigham Young university's basketball team took a commanding command-ing lead in the western division Saturday night by walloping Montana Mon-tana State 52-37, their second consecutive victory over the Bobcats Bob-cats in Provo. The second win of the Utah Aggies over Utah at Logan gives the Cougars a clear title to first place. Again it was the five-man scoring scor-ing threat of the Cougars and their dogged rustling tactics that gave them the nod over a game but somewhat inexperienced Montana Mon-tana crew. The first half -became interesting when the .Bobcats found the range and poured in enough shots to bring them to 23 compared with the Cougars 29 as the half-time gun sounded. Cougars Tighten Tightening their defense in the second half the Cougars scored heavily and blanked the Bobcats for seven minutes until Vavich broke the ice with a foul toss. A moment later Jimmy Taylor, bulwark bul-wark of the Montana scoring attack, at-tack, put the Bobcats in the scoring scor-ing column again with a shot that split the strings from the center of the floor. Feature Passing The game was two minutes old before the Cougars attempted a shot, although they controlled the ball from the opening whistle. Passing with devilish accuracy within the offensive end of the court they .kept the Bobcats floundering floun-dering until Byron Nelson made a tip-in after a pass on the "shelf." Red-headed Taylor and his teammates soon began to click, however, and the scoring seesawed see-sawed throughout the first half, although the acuracy of Millet and Nelson kept the Cougars ahead. Taylor eluded Captain Jay Whitman Whit-man several times in the game and slipped in 13 points. Hunter Scores Hugh Gannon started at a guard position for B. Y. U. and played fair ball, although Jim Hunter, who replaced him just before half-time, proved effective. He slipped through three shots in rapid succession. Nelson played a bang-up game at center, scoring 15 points, four more than Floyd Millet, who turned turn-ed in his usual brilliant performance. perform-ance. Coach Shubert Dyche of the Bobcats shifted his lineup with Young at center in order to find a scoring combination and his men responded better than on I Friday night. Dory a played hard (Continued on Page Seven) Aggies Defeat Utah 32 to 24 To Sweep Series (Special to the Herald) LOGAN, Jan. 20 Utah Aggies packed too much scoring power for the University of Utah machine ma-chine in the last game of the second round series at Logan Saturday night, the Aggies winning win-ning 32-24. With Bill Kinner, ace Utah center nursing a had ankle for part of the game the Aggies kept the Utes on defensive a good share of the time and crossed up their opponents from Salt Lake by featuring Cleo Petty as the scoring cog. Summary: UTAH AGGIES G. T. F. P. Watts, f (C) 2 0 0 4 Petty, f 6 5 1 13 Ryan, c 2 1 1 5 McNiel, g 0 2 0 0 Adams, g 2 A 1 5 Woods, c 2 2 15 Warden, g 0 0 0 0 Hansen, f 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 14 4 32 UTAH U. G. T. F. P. Miller, f 2 3 15 Larsen, f 3 2 0 6 Callis, c 3 3 1 7 Richins, g 0 0 0 0 Mecham, g 0 4 2 2 Beckstead, f 0 10 0 Kinner, c (C).- 1 0 0 2 Erickson, f 0 3 2 2 Totals .9 16 6 24 Measles Prevalent In Provo; Parents Must Be On Guard Provo is in the throes of a mild measles epidemic with a total of 32 cases reported so far this month, acording to Dr. C. M. Smith, city physician. physi-cian. Scarlet fever is not as prevalent as supposed, only seven cases having been reported re-ported since January 1. Dr. Smith asks all parents to consult their family physician physi-cian whenever the children show any symptoms of disease such as sore throat or the presence of a rash. One scarlet scar-let fever patient was allowed to go undiscovered until he reached the scaling stage, it was reported. Prompt isolation of all contagious con-tagious disease patients is the only method known to check the spread of epidemics, the physician points out and the cooperation of all is necessary to bring this about. GROWERS ASK MOREMONEY Canning' Crop Growers To Send 5 Representatives State Meeting. Better prices for canning crops such as peas and tomatoes will be sought by the Utah county farm bureau canning crops committee, com-mittee, which was selected Friday afternoon. Armed with figures showing the cost of producing the produce the committee will meet with canners at Ogden some time in February and attempt to get the prices boosted for the products. Creer Is Chairman Roger W. Creer of Spanish Fork was elected chairman of the committee, com-mittee, with John H. Scherer of Payson, Ray Peay of Benjamin, Roy Taylor of Salem and Le-Grande Le-Grande Jarman of Orem elected as other members of the committee. The first three will represent the pea growers of the county and the last two, the tomato growers. Cost of production of both tomatoes to-matoes and peas has been higher than could be received for the crops, it was pointed out by the farmers, . The group passed a resolution to have a committee comprised of the locals presidents to work out a system whereby each farm bureau bu-reau local will get a share of the scale-off from the canning crops and the like instead of all the money going to the state and county organizations. Another resolution was passed requesting that the canning crops committee re-submit the contract at the meeting with the canners before the contract is finally accepted. Ton-and-a-Half of Silver Is Used For One Week's Payroll FREEPORT, 111., Jan. 18 U.'.l'i An avalanche of silver, a ton and a half of it, descended des-cended on Freeport today when the Burgess Battery and subsidiary companies met their weekly payroll with 40,-000 40,-000 silver dollars. The payment in metal was planned ny G. F. Burgess, president of the battery company, com-pany, to call attention to the issues in the fight to increase the use of silver as money, and to make possible a study of channels through which his payroll flows. PAYSON BANK SUIT DECIDED Judgement against numerous stockholders of the closed State Bank of Payson was granted Saturday by Judge Martin M. Larson of the Fourth district court ih a bulky volume setting forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law concerning the bank's stockholders. Some of the stockholders are saved from paying their 100 percent per-cent dividend by the fact that their stock purchase was based on the assumption that it would be used in a trust fund on condition con-dition the bank would re-open. They are awarded a judgement against J. A. Malia, as agent for the bank, in the amount of their stock costs but only after another court order. Their claims are preferred, pre-ferred, however. Actjon against Sarah D. Mendenhall, Men-denhall, Curtis Oberhansly, Burt Burraston and Ruth K. Fraser, for Extend Moratorium BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 20 (U.R) The Idaho moratorium on mortgages mort-gages will continue another 60 days under a proclamation issued by Gov. C. Ben Ross. The extension is on the same terms as previously, providing that courts may permit foreclosures foreclos-ures when evidence is shown that no effort is being made to pay off the indebtedness. UTILITY FIRM PROFIT ONLY 1 1 3 PERCENT Depression Brings Profits Down To 103 Percent Figure In 1931 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (U.R) Earned profits of the Electric Bond and Share company com-pany reached 113 percent in 1927, and dropped to only 103 per cent in 1931, according- to an examiner's report to the Federal Trade Commission today. The concern, with main offices in New York City, is a holding company for management of associated asso-ciated and affiliated utilities. It had been under investigation for some time. It was charged in hearings that the large profits were made on comparatively small investments. Walter Meleen, examiner, under questioning by Robert E. Haley, chief counsel of the commission, said the company's profits were from its so-called contract services serv-ices to companies. He testified that the concern's total 1927 income in-come was $18,513,299, against expenses ex-penses of $6,613,973, and in 1931 was $23,962,762 against expenses of $7,510,398. Meleen grouped the income under un-der fees for special contract services, serv-ices, and said fees for special services were at cost. Ends Bitter Battle The final hearing ended a bitter four-year legal battle between the company and the commission, which began when the latter brought suit in the federal court of the southern district of New York. The suit sought to compel the company to open records regarding re-garding operating expenses, and information regarding special contract con-tract services. The court ruled -the commission was entitled to know the cost of service, but an prder never was issued because representatives .of the concern and the commision reached, a compromise on Oct. 26, 1932, by which the information was offered voluntarily. The Electric Bond and Share company manages the Utah Power Pow-er and Light company and other utilities in various parts of the country. MAIL PLANE IS FORCED DOWN A passenger mail plane, bound for Salt Lake from Cheyenne, was forced down Saturday afternoon aft-ernoon on the temporary landing field near Provona beach. Bad storms raging around Salt Lake made poor vision for the pilots who lost course. Circling the Utah Valley several sever-al times the plane was finally set down near Utah lake. The pilots phoned Salt Lake from the Heber A. Knudsen residence and the five passengers aboard were taken to Salt Lake by automobile. The plane carried 1600 pounds of express and 480 pounds of mail. The plane took off for Salt Lake within an hour after land- Crash Hurts Fatal BURLEY, Idaho, Jan. 20 (U.R) Lester Tilley, 23, died suddenly here Friday from injuries received last Sunday when the automobile he was driving collided with one driven by W. J. Hines of Salt Lake. y "says: BEVERLY HILLS, Cal. Jan. 19 Plenty of headlines today, but not much news. "Congress votes on the Sixty-Cent Dollar Saturday." Wonder if they will have one in there as an exhibit? "Government Undecided About What They Can Do With Japanese Taking Pictures Pic-tures of Fortification." Make 'em agree to send us some of the pictures if thev turn out O. K. "Cuba Hails New President." Presi-dent." Hails him with what? "The Man That Found the 726- Carat Diamond in Africa Received $350,000 for it and Wants to Buy a Farm and Silk Hat." Well, I can understand under-stand a man perhaps being eccentric enough to want to own a silk hat. t Yours, 1934. UcNaugltr&BdUtU. lat |