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Show .Dos on PaiSe to Weather Fail R Serial Six UTAH: Generally fair tonight and Friday. Little change In temperature. Maximum temp., Wednesday . . 75 Minimum, temp., Wednesday .. 50 FIFTIETH YEAR, NO. 223 IU1 PACK TELLS JURY ABOUT GIRL'S DEATH Trial Of Ben Pack Jr. Is Nearing Close In Salt Lake City Court SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, may 28 (U.R)--The state, moved swiftly today toward completion comple-tion of the case on which it seeks to send 21-year-old Ben Pack, Jr. to the gallows or before be-fore a firing squad for the alleged al-leged attack slaying of pretty Ruth Shaw, 20, unemployed stenographer. While extra bailifs pushed back curious spectators who jammed the courtroom to overflowing. District Dis-trict Attorney Calvin Rawlings questioned Dr. Orin A. Ogilive. The doctor conducted an autopsy on the youthful victim's body a few hours after she was found dead in lonely Emigration canyon, can-yon, March 22. Asphyxiation Held Cause Through the pathologist's testimony, testi-mony, Rawlings sought to show that Miss Shaw died from the effects ef-fects of a criminal attack, which the state contends was forced upon up-on her although gack insisted she submitted voluntarily. Dr. OgiKve testified that in his opinion asphyxiation, resulting from shock, caused the girl's death. He said his autopsy showed show-ed she never before had been intimate inti-mate with men, and related how bruises on her limbs and throat indicated she was attacked by rce. Defense Counsel Ed. Jensen cross-examined at length. Introduction of Dr. Ogilives testimony, combined with detailed submission of Pack's asserted- confession, con-fession, represented major points of the state's case. Pack appeared nervous and distraught dis-traught as his purported confession confes-sion was entered into court records late yesterday. It read in part: "She didn't resist me. When (Continuea on I ago Eight) MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Croinpr On in National Affairs By DBFW PEARSON and , RORKRT R. ALLEN How Borah Proved He Needs No Platform. Whether Candidate or Not; If Nominated Nom-inated He'll Be the Platform Plat-form r(imself ; If Not Whv. Q.E.D.; Here is Imposing Im-posing Lineup of Rival Party Propaganda Publications, Publica-tions, WASHINGTON A group of Republican leaders, of conservative conserva-tive persuasion, caleld on Senator William E. Borah, in the hope of discussing possible platform planks with him. One of the visitors visi-tors was tall, scholarly Hiram Bingham, former senator from Connecticut. Borah was vfriendly. but non-cooperative. "Gentlemen." he said, "I appreciate your courtesy. But I am not interested in the Republican Repub-lican platform" "Why not. Senator?" asked Bingham. "You are a candidate for the party's- nomination for president." "I am not interested for a very simple reason," replied Borah. "If I am the candidate, I will be the platform. If I am not the candidate. candi-date. I won't need a platform.' NOTE: The callers roared with laughter at Borah's blunt statement state-ment except Bingham, who failed to sec anything humorous about it. After the srroup left Borah's office, he asked the others to explain ex-plain the joke. - WAR OF PUBLICATIONS ! . : This presidential campaign is putting the two major parties into the' publishing business in a big (Continued on Page 4, Sec. 2) AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER I. r -;;jm raft x4 ' ni'iiii'i i "" lCopyrlht, KBA Servie fncg It apparently is just too divine to be two years old and to have a big, shiny piano to bang on at your birthday party. Whlcji Is probably why the Dionne quintuplets, as pictured above, are making the welkin ring with their happiness, as their second birthday rolls Ground. While Yvonne, Cecile, and Annette (left to right) pound the ivories and raise their young voices in gree, if not in "harmony, Dr lafoe; at lpft listens srirnvointiv1v "Marin in his Ian. somewhat doubtfully. At rieht. held by Judge J. A. Valin, VtbQ gave the babies. that STjlendid Diaao as a birthday " SONS OF LEGION NAME OFFICERS William Pacr. .son of Dr. and Mrs. Garland H. Pacr, was elected elect-ed captain of the Sons of the American Legion, squadron No. 13. at the initiation meeting held Wednesday night at the Armory. The new organization is sponsored by the Provo Post No. 13, American Amer-ican Legion. Other officers elected to be installed in-stalled at the next meeting are as follows: Harold Arrowsmith, first lieutenant: Lowell Stott, second sec-ond lieutenant; Joseph Pace, adjutant; ad-jutant; Hewitt Strong Jr., ser-geant-at-arms; Howard Worthen, historian; Joseph Traher, finance officer and Shafter Bown, chaplain. chap-lain. George W. Worthen. department of Ufah commander, was in charge of the meeting. Other speakers were Otto A. Weisley. department adjutant and E. A. Littlefield, manager of the Veterans Vet-erans bureau. Salt Lake City. BASEBALL TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 100 0 Chicago 000 0 St. Louis 00 0 Cleveland 010 1 Philadelphia . . 000 000 030 1 4 Washington .. 000 010 011 0 3 Ney York 000 100 Boston 100 201 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 04 Chicago 07 Boston 000 002 200 - 4 New York 100 001 010 - 3 Brooklyn 102 202 Philadelphia . . . 012 100 Vote Delayed WASHINGTON, May 28 lR A final vote of the new revenue bill was delayed today when administration ad-ministration followers proposed that President Roosevelt be notified noti-fied first that the senate finance committee would not accept the latest treasury subsitute corporate tax proposals. The Evea; PR0V0, UTAH "jarjN 7nCTfan::3 'TPIT j lyj iy) u u LLa u present, Emilie appears thoughtful. ben on eartii. La all. it feems a very Dionne Quintuplets Celebrate Birthday Famous Babies Are Two Years Old Today; Routine Altered To Permit Broadcast CALLANDER, Ont., May 28 (U.R) The Dionne quintuplets quintup-lets became two years old today, but gave no sign of considering consider-ing the event important, though the world outside their sunny sun-ny home did. When the five curly-haired little girls awoke this morning morn-ing one room of their privates . house across the road from thei home of the other Dionnes was almost al-most filled with toys, clothes, let ters, postcards and telegrams sent by admirers all over the world in honor of the day. Messengers arrived ar-rived almost every minute with more. The Hon. David A. Croll, minister min-ister of public welfare, came to represent the Dominion government. govern-ment. Four broadcasting chains covering every nook of the world with their long and short wave stations, set up microphones to carry all the fun of a birthday party to the public. There were scores of newspaper correspondents correspond-ents and photographers. Alters Routine Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who performed per-formed the modern "miracle" of medicine by delivering and then saving the first quintuplets in (Continued on Page Eight) Lake Users File Suit SALT LAKE CITY May 29 A giganticjaw suit, asking ask-ing for the adjudication of th rights to the waters of Utah lake and all its tributaries tribu-taries was filed In the Third district court at Salt Lake City this afternoon. The value ef .tbe water rights involved-are estimated at from 41 to 51 million dollars. The suit Is f lied by the Associated As-sociated Qptnal companies Salt Lake City and other users of Utah Lake waters against more than three thousand defendants, including includ-ing all users of Utah lake COUNTY, UTAH, THUR SD AY, MAY 2 8, Perhaps she's thinking over amazing successful Dionne birthday party day. Defies Court MADRID, May 28 U!.P Sentenced Sen-tenced to jail for five months for the illegal possession of fire arms f Primo De Rivera, Fascist party leader, called upon Spain to rise against the socialist revolution. The son of Spain's late royalist dictator plunged the court room in an uproar when he shouted the Fascism war cry: "Up Spain." Orem Opens Swimming Everything is ready for the opening of the new outdoor swimming swim-ming pool at the Lincoln high school for the people of Orem and the Sharon stake, Saturday, June 6. The pool has been constructed con-structed as a WPA and a NYA project at an estimated cost of $7500. A big day of activities is planned plan-ned for the opening day by Don Dixon, manager, who is assisted by Milton Bellows and Clifton Patten, both holders of life saving certificates. As a special inducement to show the public what the pool is like, admission will be free to all residents of the Lincoln high school district! and the town of Orem. After the opening day, the pool will be apen all week days from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m. A small fee will be charged to defray the cost mm event lib -two yeTS shj3 bX5 SCOUT PROGRAM ' SET TONIGHT "Citizens of Provo have a fine opportunity to show their interest in the Boy Scout movement by making a visit to the local district dis-trict camporall which started this afternoon at Pioneer park," said Mark Anderson today. "The camporall is a wonderful demonstration of the technique of camping on the scout patrol basis and every father and mother as well as citizens in general should visit the camp, urged the mayor. More than 20 patrols frim Provo are expected to participate in the camporall, which will be conducted conduct-ed under scouting regulatiors. Boy Scout Amateur Night will be conducted tonight at 8 o'clock a program to which the public is invited. Complete details are on the scout page, in today's issue of the Herald. Community Pool June of operation, maintenance and supervision. The pool, unique in many of its features, is 40 by 70 feet in size. The south end is free and half feet deep, the depth increasing gradually to seven and a half feet in the north end. The water will be chlorinated to comply with state board of health requirements require-ments and will be heated to body temperature. A unique feature Ls a wading pool, 16 feet by 30 feet, with a depth from 18 inches to two feet. The main pool will be equipped with dressing roms, spring boards and other equipment. Swimming races and water games will be arranged for the opening day's program and Roy Passey, of Provo, will be on hand to give a diving demons tation. Prizes donated by Provo merchants merch-ants will be given to the winners In the various events Herald 1936 BUILDING IN PROVO TAKES UPWARD TURN Business Houses Continue Remodeling; New Construction Con-struction Planned Building- construction is going- forward in Provo at an accelerated clip with the store building of E. D. Firmage and the remodeling of the Telluride Motor company on Center street as the major units. The Telluride garage is being remodeled in order to provide for a super-service station on the ground floor, a drive-in service. The offices of the garage will be on the top story, now being constructed. con-structed. Workmen are busy preparing pre-paring the building for the new construction. Foundation work and excavation excava-tion is progressing on the Firm-age Firm-age building at 143-153 West Center street. On the southwest corner of First West and Center streets the Telluride service station . is practically razed in preparation for, the new Kress Variety store, work on which is slated to begin about . Junev 15.' ' " A block west, on Center street, work hr continuing on the excavation excava-tion for the new Standard Oil service station. Another new serv ice station is going up on the northwest corner oi First North and University avenue, a Utah Oil Refining station, whence the Telluride Service business is being be-ing moved. Several building permits have been issued during the last two weeks in May. Included among them is one to Eldon L. Nelson for building a $200 lumber garage ga-rage at the corner of Fourth South and Ninth West streets; another to Mr. Firmage for the $37,000 store building; one to Ferra Decker for a brick addition addi-tion and remodeling job of $1500; a permit to Elwood Jensen for a $100 garage at 251 South Fourth West streets and another to Wil-lard Wil-lard Sowards for building a small, $1400 home at 640 North Fourth East streets. Skileld labor is difficult to obtain ob-tain in Provo at present, reports Assistant City Engineer Earl S. Conder. Progress on construction of the bath houses at the new city swimming pool in North park has been retarted on that account. However, the pool will likely be ready by June 15. DIES IN FALL FROM WINDOW SALT LAKE CITY, May 28 An early morning plunge from a hotel window two floors above the street resulted today in the death of George A. Moore, 56, in a local hospital. The accident occurred Tuesday, police said. Moore fell from the window of nifl room at the Herbert Her-bert hotel. An awning broke his fall and he rolled off to the pavement. pave-ment. Emergency hospital attendants diagnosed his' Injuries as a bruised shoulder and ankle. Ten hours later it was discovered his skull was fractured. Moore had been employed for a number of years as a mining engineer en-gineer and later as a salesman. Sharon Stake Plans Young Folks Fete All girls of the Sharon stake under 17 years of age who desire to participate In the summer recreation re-creation program are urged to meet with Mr. Don Dixon at the Lincoln high school gymnasium Saturday at 4 p. m. All junior boys not already affiliated af-filiated with junior baseball teams are also asked to meet with Mr. Dixon at the high school on Sat-urday Sat-urday afternoons. So They Say Make no mistake about it, the rural masses of India, for so many centuries unchanging, are at last on the move. Marquess of Linlithgow, new viceroy of India. COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE P JH Nightly Sparking Irks Neighbors; Ask More Lights In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns but this year he will have more light on the subject, the city commission decided Monday night. The dark alleys and by-rounds by-rounds shall have lights installed in-stalled within the near future, fu-ture, says City Commissioner Commission-er J. P. McGuire, acting on the result of a discussion in commission meeting. Neighbors Neigh-bors complained that romantic ro-mantic young couples who were frequenting the district at Eighth North below the "Y" Campus, were becoming becom-ing a nuisance with their nocturnal sparking. Mr. McGuire will make an investigation through the entire city with the idea of installing more electric lamps in needed places. Lighting some of the dark streets more adequately will be a material aid to policing, Mr. McGuire believes. Huge Liner Not Trying For Record Challenge of Normandie's Record To Come At Later Date. BY LOUIS K. KEEMBE ABOARD S. S. QUEEN MARY. EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK, May 28 U.R) Great Britain's proudest ship stepped up her speed to 30 knots thi9 afternoon in what appeared to be a challenge for the blue ribbon of North Atlantic At-lantic speed supremacy. Although her officers insisted they are making simply a scheduled sched-uled crossing and not a race for the record held by the French liner Normandie, the Queen Mary, with a minimum of vibration, accelerated ac-celerated her speed on the second day out from Southampton. From shortly after midnight, when we steamed out to sea past the Cherbourg breakwater, until noon today, the Queen Mary made 326 miles, an average speed of 28.73 knots. When she sails to shfatter the Normandie's mark the Queen Mary must average 31 knots. Two of the Queen Mary's 2100 passengers were singled out for congratulations Sir Keith Fraz-er Fraz-er and Lady Frazer. They alone saw yesterday's derby at Epsom Downs. They flew on to Cherbourg to join the Queen Mary on her maiden cruise. Sir Edgar Britgen, commanding command-ing the Queen Mary, continued to day to refuse to say whether he intended the gigantic new Cunard , White Star liner to set a record on its maiden voyage. I "It is a scheduled trip," he said, "and as you know if we keep to schedule we shall not break the record." YOUNG REPUBLICANS MEET AT RICHFIELD Young Republicans of Utah county interested. in attending re gional pow wow of the Young Republican League of Utah in Richfield Friday and Saturday are asked to meet with A- Sherman Sher-man Christenson at 8 o'clock Thursday night, 32 West Center street. Captain S. N. Dancey, Chicago, distinguished author, lecturer, war hero and political observer, will be the principal speaker at the convention. On Friday there is a general session at 2 p. m., a parade at p. m. and a dance at 9:30. A general session Saturday at 10 a. m. will conclude the convention. conven-tion. Mr. Christenson will be one of the speakers at the Friday session. ses-sion. O. DeVere Wootton of American' Fork, president- of the Utah county association, will be among those to make the trip from Utah county. PRICE FIVE OENTS IWJ LEADER, AIDES FACING COURT PROCEEDINGS Action Marks First Citation Cita-tion In 23 Years In the House WASHINGTON, May 28 (U.R) Politically harassed but zealous of its dignity, the house today ended a week of bickering over ' the defiance of Eh. Francis E. Townsend by citing the pension leader and two aides on charges of contempt. The house voted the contempt citation by a 271 to 41 standing vote. Efforts by Rep. Joseph Monag-han,- D., Mont., vociferous Town-send Town-send supporter, to force a roll call failed. The citation, authorizing a federal court prosecution of Town-send Town-send and his lieutenants, was the answer of the house to the defiant refusal of the trio to recognize the power of the house old age pensions investigating committee. Those cited in addition to Town-send Town-send were Clinton L. W under, New York minister, and John B. Kiefer, "Chicago,' both directors of Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd., directing organization of the Townsend movement. It was the first contempt action ac-tion in the house in 23 years. The house in no uncertain terms backed up the punishment demands de-mands of Chairman C. Jasper Bell, D., Mo., of the investigating committee. com-mittee. Under terms of the citation, the case goes to the office of the United States district attorney for trial in the District of Columbia Co-lumbia supreme court. To try he three, it will be necessary to obtain ob-tain a grand jury indictment. Conviction carries a fine ranging rang-ing from 5100 to $1,000 and" a jail sentence of from one month to a year or both. Townsend threw the committee commit-tee into confusion last Thursday, when, charging 'unfairness and unfriendliness," he stalked from the room with a threat to "rot in jail" before returning for questioning ques-tioning even though under subpoena. sub-poena. Committee members said the district attorney's office assured them that the contempt cases would be given-prompt attention. PEACE MOVE SEEMS FUTILE Mankind must either work to remedy the causes of war or fight more costly and deadly wars with the ultimate result that he will be extinguished, the Rev. Edwin Ed-win F. Irwin, of the Provo Community Com-munity church, told the Provo Ki-wanis Ki-wanis club today. The Rev. Irwin expressed his belief that some instrument such as the league of nations will eventually be devolped to settle international differences and the ideal as started by President Wilson, but which so far has not succeeded, will finally triumph. He scored the policy of the extreme ex-treme nationalists, including the Hearst newspapers, who advocate attack of Japan, for instance, before be-fore "they attack us." President John W. McAdam was in charge of the meeting. Summer Schedule Printed Today The complete schedule of the summer activity program pro-gram far begin Jane 1 under un-der the Joint auspice of the schools and the city is printed: today on page six, second' aection. 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