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Show Herald. Weather Forecast UTAH Snow tonight and Friday. Colder west portion. Little change in temperature. Maximum temp. Wednesday . . 32 Minimum temp. Wednesday ... 1 So They Say! About the only people who read poems any more, for the most part, are those who write poems. Booth Tarkington, novelist. tie FIFTIETH YEAR, NO. 124 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936 COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE PRICE FIVE CENTS w w in mm - " I 5 U PIT Ml LIKE SCREEN STAR SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK Hollywood Idol, Born In Logan, Utah, Found Dead At Home HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 9 (U.R) John Gilbert, dapper screen lover and playboy of Hollywood, Holly-wood, died today in his home on Tower Grove drive, on the outskirts of the film colony. Members of rescue squad 15 of the Hollywood fire department, de-partment, worked for an hour in an effort to rekindle a spark of life in the ncted actor, after a summons from the Gilbert home. The effort failed and it was announced an-nounced that Gilbert was dead apparently from heart disease. Ill Sin-e Christmas Gilbert had been ill since Christmas, Christ-mas, confined to his bed most of the time for almost three weeks He was reclining: in bed this morning-, a nurse beside him, when the fatal attack struck him. The nurse spread the alarm to several servants in the actor's home. A servant summoned the fire department rescue squad, but death beat the inhalator squad to the scene. Two or three previous heart attacks at-tacks had weakened Gilbert, according ac-cording to his attorney. P. H. Moore. Gilbert's death followed by less than a month that of Thelma Todd bl( nde comedienne, who also loved the gay spots and who. like John, often was the "life of the harty" when Hollywood folk got together for an evening'. "My men worked over Gilbert for more than an hour, but it was no use." Captain A. A. Peterson of the inhalator squad, told the tJnited Press. "There was no sign of gas in the room, or anything, (Continued on. Page Eight) MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Goinjf On in National Affairs Bv DREW PEAK SON and KOBKKT S. AJLLEN WAS H I X(;T()N Although the official business of the Democratic national committee commit-tee n ici'tinr here is to arrange ar-range for the June convention, conven-tion, the committee's real concern con-cern is Governor Gene Tal-madre Tal-madre of Georgia. The ques-tion ques-tion is what to do about him if he should appear with credentials and asked to be seated. Following the death of Major John Cohen Atlanta publisher cind ardent Rooseveltite. Talmadge elected himself and Mrs. Susan T. Moore, out- of his followers, to the national committee. Under party rules, only the na-toinal na-toinal committee itself has the power to elect or remove members of the body. Ordinarily, however, when a state committee designates desig-nates a successor to a deceased member', the national committee approves his credentials as a routine rou-tine matter. But with Talmadge and Mrs Moore, the situation is different. The red-gallused fire-eater of Georgia is one of Roosevelt's bitterest bit-terest foes. Among organization Democrats he is anathema. Ever since Talmadge set himself him-self up as national committeeman, certain administrationites have been devising schemes to crack down on him. Their. most favored plan is this: When Talmadge presents his credentials, cre-dentials, they would be referred to a credentials committee which would promptly bury them on the excuse of giving "careful consideration." consid-eration." Bv this strategy Talmadge Tal-madge would be "legally'' barred from admittance to the present meeting. DOUBTFUL While eager to strafe Talmadge. some of the Democratic moguls on whom the proposed plan has been strongly stressed are doubtful of its wisdom. They say the spanking spank-ing would be too obvious, would enable Gene to raise the cry of "persecution." What the party chiefs want to avoid above all is the note of disharmony. dis-harmony. As much as they hate Talmadge, they prefer to seat him (Continued on Page Four) FILM STAR DIES - JOHN GILBERT HAUPTMANN TO SPRING ALIBI German Friend To Appear in Condemned Man's Behalf At Board Meetng. TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. 9 (U.R) Bruno Richard Hauptmann's fight for life before the court of pardons par-dons Saturday will revolve around an alibi and attacks on credibility credi-bility of principal state witnesses, it was indicated today. Hauptmann himself probably will not appear before the court, although he asked the privilege yesterday in a note to Gov. Harold Har-old G. Hoffman. His three attorneys attor-neys are prepared to offer witnesses wit-nesses and new documents to substantiate sub-stantiate his claim of innocence. Hans Kloppenberg, friend of Hauptmann and Isador Fisch, from whom Hauptmann asserted that he obtained the Lindbergh ransom money, probably will be one of the condemned man's witnesses wit-nesses Saturday. Kloppenberg testified in Hauptmann's Fleming-! Fleming-! ton trial that he was with Haupt-I Haupt-I mann in Hauptmann's Bronx home ; the night Dr John F. (Jafsic) i Condon paid $50,000 ransom in a Bronx cemetery. ! Governor Hoffman, who spent i all of yesterday studying exhibits ( f Hauptmann's trial, revealed that he has been informed Klop-! Klop-! penberg has returned from Ger-; Ger-; many recently at Hauptmann's request. re-quest. He said, too, that he "be-lieved "be-lieved some documents were com-; com-; ing in on the Europa," due from Bremen tomorrow. I "You may assume they have to do with Isador Fisch." he said. BENEFIT PLAY NETS $200 SUM The Springville art building fund was increased by more than $200 Wednesday night by proceeds pro-ceeds from the benefit performance perform-ance of "Counselor At Law" Brig-ham Brig-ham Young un:.ersliy play, which was presented before a fair-sized audience in the Provo Paramount theater. Ott Romney, who as the self-made self-made New York City attorney. wa. in the title role, again gave a convincing performance, capped cap-ped by the powerful final scene. Gilbert Tolhurst as the IrLsh process pro-cess server, Lafayette Terry, Helen Candland, Mcnta Wentz Andersen, Ander-sen, Anthon Yarbrough and Verna Allen were among the other outstanding out-standing performers. The play was directed by Prof. T. Earl Pardoe. Sportsmen's Group To Hold Election Officers of the Provo Conservation Conserva-tion association will be elected in a meeting Tuesday at 8 o'clock January 14 in the city court room, it is announced by C. F. Peterson, secretary. All sportsmen are requested to be present. A summary of 1935 will be given at the meeting and special entertainment is planned. Congress Today By UNITED PRESS SENATE Meets at noon. Munitions committee continues Morgan inquiry. HOUSE Considers bonus bill. Foreign affairs committee takes up neutrality bill. v'Jf , DRIFTS DELAY TRAFFIC TO SALT LAKE State Road Crews Assist Motorists Around Point of Mountain Drifting snow blocked traffic traf-fic at the Point of the Mountain, Moun-tain, Thursday, and automobiles automo-biles got through into Salt Lake valley only by the aid of a state road crew. A sharp gale which piled snow against the wheels of the cars, while drivers waited their turn to follow the big plow, made progress slow and difficult. Drifts were mere than ten feet deep in places. More than 50 automobiles were halted on the highway at one time. The state road crew stopped stop-ped the northbound group while they guided the southbound drivers driv-ers across at a snail's pace, then went back to guide the northbound crew across in the same manner. The storm which is lashing across the mountain and making auto traffic hazardous, is remindful remind-ful of a similar storm in 1928 when Provoans bound for a football foot-ball game between Brigham Young university and University of Utah at Salt Lake City, were marocned for hours, unable to get their cars free. The wind is howling around the slope at a terrific clip, piling snow up in such heavy drifts that it scon became impossible to distinguish distin-guish the path of the highway. The drifting continued this afternoon, after-noon, making it impossible to clear a permanent opening. POLICE CHIEF FILES BONDS East Qualifies As Successor To Chief J. E. Harris; Salaries Fixed. Henry East, former Utah county coun-ty sheriff, qualified Thursday as Provo city police chief, replacing John E. Harris. East's bonds were accepted and signed. He will take over the office today or Friday morning. In the city commission session Thursday, salary schedules were fixed for the meat and milk inspectors in-spectors so that any laxity on the part of the inspectors will be re-elected m thfjir .salary. They were placed on a salary basis, however, so that fees will be handled through the city treasurer. treas-urer. Salaries Fixed The salary of the meat inspector, inspec-tor, D. D. Sutton, will be $100 a month from January 1 to November Nov-ember 1. For the last two months the difference between the salary already paid and the total fees collected, will make up the salary. The inspector must pay for incidental inci-dental costs of the department out of his salary. The same system will be used for the milk inspector, L. W. Mitchell, except that the salary for ten months will be $80 monthly, month-ly, with the same proviso for the last two. Mr. Mitchell, an instructor instruc-tor at the Farrer junior high school, will make his inspections before and after school and on Saturdays during the school term. Mayor Mark Anderson and Commissioners W. P. Whitehead and J. P. McGuire have also arranged ar-ranged so that fees from all department de-partment will be turned into the city treasurer once weekly. The city clerk Fred J. Evans will from now on turn in fines, forfeitures and fees as he receives them. Rail Men Visit Here B. L. Ball, receiver for the Salt Lake and Utah railroad, Murray Mur-ray Sullivan, general manager and H. C. Webster, superintendent, visited Provo Wednesday on a tour of inspection of the company's property in Utah county. MISFORTUNES PILE UP CORNELL, Iowa, Jan. 9 U.E Unable to walk since birth, 10-year 10-year old Roy Tisdall underwent an operation to relieve double dislocation dis-location of his hips. He took a few trembling steps yesterday, stumbled stum-bled and broke his right leg. Alt Jsicksoini ROOSEVELT STRIKES AT OLD ENEMIES President Opens Aggressive Campaign In Radio Talk At Capital WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U.R) No doubt remained today to-day that President Roosevelt plans to lead a forceful, aggressive ag-gressive campaign to confirm the New Deal in power at the polls next November. For the second time in less than a week, the chief executive last night struck at enemies of his administration ad-ministration with unequivocal epi thet and stinging analogy. Speech Opens Campaign His speech to the $50 a plate Jackson day dinners officially opened the Democratic side of the. 1936 campaign. To confirm the be-, ginning barrgeas of the Democrat-is Democrat-is heavy artillery .the Democratic naticnal committee meets today to hear a fighting speech by National Na-tional Chairman James A. Farley and to name its convention city. Recent presidents, with, the exception ex-ception of Herbert Hoover, have sought to take only a comparatively compara-tively small part in their re-elec tion campaigns, leaving the g-reatl rrarden to followers and political subordinates. Mr. Roosevelt, who spoke by radio to 2,000 other Jackson Jack-son day dinners in all parts of the country and to the nation at large, made it plain that he would ride at the head of his army, unsheathed unsheath-ed sword in hand. As he did before congress, he paid his respects- on a minority of business and finance which he said was ready to "gang up on the people's liberty." Some of his speech was in the vein of his speech before congress, a vein the American Liberty League and other critics said was calculated to rc use class hatred. He had not uttered a hundred words when he made this statement: "I am happy to stand here tonight to-night and declare to you that the real issue before the United States is the right of the average man and woman to lead a finer, a better, bet-ter, and a happier life." The president spoke before approximately ap-proximately 1,500 ranking Democrats Demo-crats who had paid $50 each for a five dollar dinner and the privilege of hearing him speak. The other $45 will go into the Democratic war chest. Heartening to the party par-ty was the presence of certain old-line, old-line, conservative Democrats whom Republicans had hoped would be alienated by New Deal policies. FOUR INJURED IN AUTO-TRAIN CRASH Fog and a slippery road caused an automobile-train crash at Sixth South and. University Avenue Wednesday Wed-nesday at 8:30 p. m. when Keith Taylor. 19, of 344 West Fourth North, drove his car into a moving mov-ing freight train by which he said were no signal lights. Taylor, Gwen Kimball. Virginia Kimball and Ross Sanders were not seriously injured in the crash. When the train loomed up out of the fog Taylor turned his car along the track in the same direction direc-tion as the train but the wheels skidded and the car slammed into the train sideways. Accidental Deaths Jump From 22 To 40 In Utah County Accidental deaths in Utah coun-22 coun-22 in 1934 to 40, but automobile 22 to 1934 to fC, but automobile wrecks remained about the same and other departments were about equal in the two years, it is shown in the annual report of Sheriff E. G. Durnell. Because liquor sales become legal in 1935 the arrests for intoxication in-toxication and possession, of course, fell off sharply, the sheriff points out. During 1935 there were 27 arrests for drunkenness, 7 for possesion and 7 for drunken driving. In 1934 there were 45 for intoxication, 25 for possession New Deal Program Lauded In Vigorous Address By Brown 200 Utah County Democrats Join in Annual Jackson Dinner; Brown Defends New Deal Policies in Talk Reflecting the spirit of Andrew Jackson "Old Hickory" the fighting seventh president of the United States, 200 Democrats of Utah county Wednesday night sounded the battle cry of the 1936 campaign, in a Jackson day dinner at the Roberts Hotel, in which Hugh B. Brown was the keynoter. key-noter. "We propose, if need be, to re-write the constitution in-so in-so far as it is necessary to meet the conditions as they are ."now," said the chairman of the BOURBON SPEAKER HUGH BROWN JURY FINDS DRIVER GUILTY One month in jail was the sentence sen-tence imposed on T. R. Terry, 44, of Salt Lake City, after a jury brought in a verdict of guilty of drunken driving following a one-hour one-hour deliberation Wednesday evening. eve-ning. In imposing the sentence, Judge I t? XT' 1 1 , r. , 14.: ik.. ijuci muu gave i eg uia.Liuil six-months sentence but suspended suspend-ed five months of it on Terry's future good behavior. He declared that the sentence was made light because it was a "borderline" case. Terry had sev- j eral reputable witnesses, the judge said and his defense was apparently appar-ently fairly good. He said visibility visibil-ity was poor the night of December Decem-ber 10 when he drove his truck cn the left-hand side of the street and into the coal truck driven by Elmer Cloward. Judge Ellertson declared that he will impose stiff sentences for drunken driving cases where the facts warrant it. County Attorney W. S. Dunford, who prosecuted, recommended a sentence of 30 to 60 days for Terry. Terry's trial was postponed once because of a mis-trial. One of the jurors was seen talking with an attorney during a recess. and 8 for illegal operation of stills. Deaths from automobile accidents acci-dents went up in 1935 to 21, an increase of five over the previous year. There were 4 killed by train-auto cashes last year, 5 by train, 3 by drowning, 3 by accidental acci-dental shooting, 7 by boxing and 3 suicides, 1 by poison and 2 by gunshot. There were 3 more arrests in 1935 for disturbing the peace, 18 as compared with 15. Larceny cases were reduced in 1935 to 75 as compared with (Continued on Page Eight) B. Day OSpnaeip state liquor control commission, in referring to the AAA decision of the supreme court last week. Vital Campaign- In a stirring speech calling for the "common people" to fight the "propaganda" and power of the forces of "entrenched greed," Mr. Brown declared that the 1936 campaign cam-paign marked one of the greatest epochs in American history, comparable com-parable to the period of the Revolutionary Revo-lutionary and Civil wars. "It was easier to pick the enemy ene-my in those times," he said. "Yet today the enemy is striking at the heart of American government and at life itself." Discusses AAA In discussing briefly the AAA. decision, Mr. Brown pointed out that the constitution was written by young men to meet conditions as they saw them. He declared that young men are now thinking of that same constitution with the idea that it can be re-written to meet conditions as they are now. "Who is challenging President Roosevelt today? Are the home owners, the farmers, the CCC boys and the WPA workers? No It is that same little group of big bankers and financiers who stood paralyzed with fear in 1933, and now come crawling back to whine for more money. President Roosevelt Roose-velt has said to them, 'you've got to dig up.' and that's what they're howling about." "It is these same men who are now harping about the constitution, constitu-tion, who led us to the brink of destruction up to three years ago." Funds raised by means of the dinner will be sent back to Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. to augment the Democratic campaign fund, said Don W. Vincent, chairman of the Provo Young Democrats organization, organiza-tion, which sponsored the affair. Judge George S. Ballif of the Fourth district juvenile court, was master of ceremonies at the dinner, din-ner, and introduced several who gave toasts and musical numbers. The question of possible alteration of the constitution came up again in one cf these toasts, by Mark Eggertsen, Provo, who mentioned a possible amendment to make that document conform with progress prog-ress and modern times. Clever toasts which jibed at the recent activities of the G. O. P. were given by Victor Prandsen, Springville; Thelma Vest, Payson, and Leslie Cornaby, Spanish Fork. Dr. Hugh M. Woodward, Democratic Demo-cratic county chairman, made introductory in-troductory remarks preceding the raaio speecn or resident Kpose-1 velt. who drew a contrast to the 'dark hcurs" before March, 1933, and the vast improvements since. "Not since America broke from England in the Revolution has the spirit of youth so pervaded in America. Politics is no longer merely for office seekers; it is an important career,'' he said. "President Roosevelt has thrown out a challenge to entrenched greed and selfishness." Mildred Chipman, American Fork, and Roy Fage of Pleasant Grove, sang; Vera Anderson and Arva Wing, Lehi, played a violin duet; Louise Williams, Provo, gave a reading, and Betty Jo Smith, Provo entertained with a song and dance. Thomas K. Ward, Provo, assisted assist-ed Mr. Vincent in directing the committee in charge of the affair. Most of the prominent Democrats of Utah county, were present. MORROWS ARRIVE SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 9 (U.P.) Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow and her daughter, Constance, arrived ar-rived from New York on the S.S. Bremen today. It was understood they were going direct to Cardiff to join the Lindbergh family. e IEI PROPOSED TO LEGALIZE AAA Alabama Senator Attacks Supreme Court For AAA Decision WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U.R) A new drive for a constitutional constitu-tional amendment was started in congress today as a result of the supreme court AAA decision. Senator M. M. Logan, D., Ky., introduced an amendment amend-ment which would give congress the specific powers which the court has held it does not now possess. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 r.P Senator John H. Bankhead, D., Ala., today attacked the supreme court for its AAA ruling and called call-ed on President Roosevelt to protect pro-tect farm prices if necessary, by expanding the currency. Bankhead minced no words in his condemnation of the court's action. He told the senate if the government abandoned efforts to control crops a "race of production" produc-tion" was inevitable. Protect Farm Prices "If this administration is deprived de-prived of aiding farmers to get a fair price through methods heretofore here-tofore so successfully employed," he said, 'it has another way to accomplish ac-complish the same result. "If it becomes necessary the president can protect farm prices by increasing the currency. He has the power, and I think' he should exercise it, to issue currency curren-cy against all the silver owned by the government, and against the gold now lying sterile in the treasury. treas-ury. "It seems incredible that a currency cur-rency expansion, covered by 100 per cent gold, could in any way impair the soundenss of our money. Expansion of the currency within the stated limits will doubtless doubt-less protect farm prices.'' WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (l'.H Congress and President Roosevelt studied with fresh attention problems prob-lems created by the supreme court's AAA decision as delegations delega-tions of farmers from all over the country made their way here today to-day to present their views. Chairman Ellison D. Smith of the Senate Agriculture committee commit-tee called a meeting of his group to consider the situation Monday. Smith's action came after a flurry of proposals in the senate topped by introduction of a proposed pro-posed constitutional amendment by Sen. M. M. Logan, D., Ky., which would conter upon congress the specific powers denied it by the supreme court ruling. LEWIS' BUYERS SEE STYLE SHOW "Manufacturers of ladies' ready-to-wear and shoes are finding it difficult to keep up with the demand de-mand for merchandise and most of the factories are far behind in their orders," declared Leo Lewis of the Lewis Ladies' store, Thursday, on his arrival from a 10-day buying tour which took him to the style shows in St. Louis and Chicago. Mr. Lewis was accompanied on the trip by Grant Buttle, assistant assist-ant buyer. Heavy purchases of shoes for the Provo store were made, they report. Chicago hotels were crowded to capacity and everybody was doing a landoffice business during the style show, said Mr. Lewis. An idea of the magnitude can be gained gain-ed from the fact that one hotel the Palmer house, used 18 stories for the manufacturers' displays Hi M of merchandise. The smallejLL- hotels were equally crowded. Miss Ethel Lewis, New York buyer for the store, arrived in Provo Tuesday to spend several weeks here before she returns to select the spring stock for the firm. MORE GROUND SOUGHT NEAR PRESENT SITE Preponderance of Sentiment Now Favors Use Of Northeast Site Spurred to action by a telegram tele-gram from the postoffice department de-partment at Washington, D; C, the Provo city commission will meet Friday with the Utah county commissioners in an effort to come to a conclusion conclu-sion on a site for Provo's projected pro-jected $220,000 new federal building build-ing and postoffice. Mayor Mark Anderson and Commissioners Com-missioners Walter P. Whitehead and J. P. McGuire are unanimous in the opinion that the northeast corner cf the city and' county building block is the best site for the new postoffice. Use Present Site The telegram received Thursday morning by Postmaster J. W Dan-gerfield Dan-gerfield from W. E. Reynolds, acting act-ing director of procurement, makes the northeast corner doubly desirable, inasmuch as the post-effice post-effice officials do not favor any of the 14 sites offered, but now propose pro-pose to construct the building on the present site, the northwest corner of the city and county building block. Building on the present site is opposed generally by the citizens of Provo, as well as throughout the county. The telegram sent in December to J. W. Gillman. reads; "Several investigations result re-sult in no outstanding site submitted sub-mitted and joint treasury-post-office committee considering utilization of present site extended. ex-tended. Would appreciate your submitting proposal for 60 feet of Center street frontage by 130 feet in depth, adjoining present federal property." If the present site were used, and extended as the officials suggest, sug-gest, it would obscure the view of the city and county building even more than now. the very thing for which the present building is condemned con-demned by some persons. The county commission has not favored making an agreement for Provo city to obtain the northeast corner in the past. The city owns one-third interest in the property, besides its share of the county's two-thirds. However, it is believed that the county commissioners will be able to see the city's viewpoint and agree that a $220,000 building would add. rather than detract, from the beauty of the block. Mayor Favors Trade-Mayor Trade-Mayor Anderson said of the matter: "Since the tabernacle corner is definitely not available, the next best location is the present site or the northeast corner of the city (Continued on Page Three) DEPOSITORS TO MEET TONIGHT Depositors of the Provo Commercial Com-mercial and Savings bank will gather tonight in a mass meeting to be held at 7:30 o'clock in the district court room on the third floor of the city and county building. build-ing. The meeting was called by four members of the depositors' committee com-mittee who are opposing the proposed pro-posed compromise settlement plan for the C. E. Loose indebtedness indebted-ness in the bank. Reasons for the opposition will be discussed by minority members of the committee. com-mittee. Explanation of the plan will also be given by members who favor the plan which is coming up for hearing in the court at an early date. JUSTICES GUESTS AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 L.E President and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight to-night will be hosts to the supreme court of the United States at the annual judicial reception. The court, which this week in a 6-3 decision tossed out one of Mr. Roosevelt's prime recovery pro grams, will be honor guests at the reception. POSTPONE PARTY The welcome home party for Elder Wood row Miller, slated for Thursday night in the First ward will be held Monday evening, it was announced by ward officers today. |