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Show - -. EvpriMg Weather UTAH Generally fair tonight and Friday, cooler north and east portions tonigiu. Maximum Temp. Wednesday . . 99 Minimum Temp. Wednesday . .54 So They Say In 10 years it will be as hard to find an alien in the United States as a wild buffalo . . . even the professional patriots can sleep In peace. CoL Daniel W. MacOormack Herald. The FIFTIETH YEAB, NO. 238 MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ATLLEN Morrison's resignation discloses dis-closes unusual inside story of New Deal; was appointed appoint-ed to London parley on silver sil-ver while he "hoarded" metal; his political prestige enough to get him 51 of Texas dam for nothing; profited by $800,000 when state bought dam with funds supplied by PWA.' WASHINGTON . The sudden sud-den and unobstrusive resignation of Ralph V. Morrison from the 'federal .reserve Board has at tracted no great attention, but 'around this mysterious Texan has developed one oi tne most unusual and important inside series of the New Deal. It is particularly important now because this is the day of big campaign contributions to both parties, and 'Xne case of 'Morrison illustrates what campaign funds may do. During the 1932 campaign, Mr. Morrison contributed $50,000 to the Roosevelt war chest, ranking rank-ing closely after Barney Barucr and Joe Kennedy as one of the top contributors. Shortly after the successful end of this campaigri, Mr. Morrison was appointed an American delegate dele-gate to the London econornTcPcon-ference. econornTcPcon-ference. This was not a very important? im-portant? position, but one, of the efforts "made by that delegation, if not the chief effort, was to increase and stabilize the price of silver. About six months after this conference con-ference adjourned, on January 31, 1934, the officials list of "hoarders of silver" made public bv the treasury showed that Morrison held 1,774,740.66 ounces of silver. In fact, he was the second largest individual holder in the United Stiates. TEXAS DAM Some time after this, Mr. Mor-( Mor-( Continued on Page 2, Sec. 2) s POLITICAL SITUATION BY UNITED PRESS Today's political developments: NEW YORK Republican National Na-tional Chairman John D. Hamilton Hamil-ton began organizing the GOP Eastern campaign, predicting the Democrats would carry only six states in November. PHILADELPHIA New Dealers Deal-ers head into national convention in full control of party; dissen;irs wither taking walks or are suppressed. sup-pressed. WASHINGTON - Congressional Progressives- hold all of or offer conditional support to Father Coughlin's third party bid; movement move-ment seen in capital as having little chance. ATLANTA Gov. Eugene Tal-madge Tal-madge ends New Deal revolts announces an-nounces he will support "party nominee and is platform." TOPEKA Gov. Landon turns to state affairs after campaign planning: with Republican leaders P.-T. A. Dinner Slated Tonight Conclusion of the four-day Utah Parent-Teachers association instil tute, which started Tuesday at the Brigham Young university, will come Friday after an all-day all-day session of organization and committee work. As one of the feature events of the institute, the parents and teachers will meet tonight at 8 p. m. in Keeleys for a banquet. An entertainment and program is planned. This afternoon the group was conducted to places of kiter est about Provo by the chamber of commerce. Among those who will give instruction in-struction Friday are Mrs. Ralph Evans, third vice president of the state organization, who will dis-cuss dis-cuss publicity, and Mrs. Joseph Tingeyt Salt Lake City, who will talk; on membership. Mrs. Arch J. West, president; Mrs. George Q. Cannonfirst vice president, and Mrs. LTk. Nicholson, fourth vice president, are other state officers in attendance. Vice King Sentenced NEW YORK, June 18 l!.R Charles "Lucky) Luciano, New York public enemy, was hustled into a heavily guarded supreme court today and sentenced to 30 to 50 years in prison for compulsory com-pulsory prostitution as head of a Vice ring thats drew $12,000,000 a year from more than 1,000 young women. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Legion Men Perfect Celebration Plans RAIN STOPS HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING BOUT Joe Louis-Max Schmeling Fight Postponed To Friday Night NEW YORK, June 18 (U.R) The Joe Louis-Max Schmeling Schmel-ing heavyweight fight, scheduled sched-uled for tonight, was postponed post-poned irrtil tomorrow because of rain. The postponement came a few minutes after both fighters fight-ers had weighed in. Louis weighs ed iSSand Schmeling 192. Jacobs postponed the fight after first conferring with Julian Black, Louis' manager; Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's manager, and Gen. John J. Phelan, chairman of the New York State Athletic commission. commis-sion. The forecast for tomorrow is clear and warm. The fighters will not weigh in again. PROWSWATER SETUP PRAISED Commissioner and Superintendent Superin-tendent Return From National Conclave. "In comparison with other ciKes the size of Provo, we found that our water system was above average in every respect." So said Walter P. Whitehead, city commissioner in charge of waterworks, on his return Wednesday Wed-nesday from the convention of the National Waterworks association htld in Los Angeles, California Jne 7-13. Mr. Whitehead and his i wife were accompanied by Clark i Newell, city water superintendent and Mrs. Newell. "Our operation and maintenance mainten-ance costs are way below the average av-erage for similar communities," Mr. Whitehead said. "Our water rates, t?x are no. higher, and there are many cities whose rates are much higher." "The monthly system of collecting collect-ing here is in keeping with the most up-to-date methods of utility util-ity service in the country. "As a result of our visit, we are mere firmly convinced than ever that wc should either find a way to place everyone on a metered basis or all on flat rates." "There may be some action from the commission on Uhis matter mat-ter within the near future," he said. Mr. Whitehead came back with ( ContinuecL-tm Page Four) BOND PAYMENT MADE BY CITY Improved collections ir the Provo city waterworks department, depart-ment, made it possible to pay off $11,000 worth of the 1930 reservoir reser-voir bonds, a payment which was made Wednesday by Mrs. Mary F. Smith, city auditor. The unpaid balance of the original ori-ginal $110,000 issue which was used to build the reservoir east of Provo, is $44,000. The interest rate is 4lA per cent on these bonds, the final payment on which will be in 1940. Collections in tae waterworks department in the first five and one-half months of 1936 have totalled $26,605.93, about $5,500 more than collections up to June 15 of 1935, which came to $21,100. The department? has put on a drive for delinquent payments and recently installed the monthly payment plan. Bond payments so far this year have come to $16,000, including includ-ing a $5,000 general bond payment pay-ment in January. In December another $3,500 will be paid. Last year bond payment were only $7,000, the remainder of those due being refunded. CHILD DROWNS IN DITCH FILER, Ida. June 18 U.P Amanda Am-anda Lee Murray, 13 months old, was drowned in an irrigation ditch two miles northeast of here yesterday yes-terday afternoon. Neighbors who joined the search after playmates reported the child missing found 'jje body in two feet of water. Efforts to revive the infant failed. PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, gorki nounriED I Mil - MAXIM GORKI MAXIM GORKI, WRITER DIES Passing of Soviet Literary Geuius Mourned By All Russia. MOSCOW, June 18 il'.P Maxim Gorki, Russian master of the short st'jry and drama and literary liter-ary champion of theSoviet Proletariat Prole-tariat died today after a lengthy illness. He was 68. I The passing of Gorki plunged U111I1UI13 111 vusia. uiiu ujj iuui 11- ing, for he was the idol of the people, revered not only for his literary talent, but also for championship cham-pionship of the common man and his fearless criticism of injustice. in-justice. A state funeral, with' a million or more people massed in Red Square, and burial in the Kremlin was beliejcedlikely. World Famous Gorki was famous not only in Russia but1 all over the world. The- delineation of Russian characters in his fiction and dramas had universal uni-versal appeal. Few people have failed to know, at least by hearsay, hear-say, of his dramas, "The Lower Depths" and "The Night Lodgings." Lodg-ings." Gorki was one of the people, of humble birth and upbringing. His father was an upholsterer at Ni- i Jni-Novgorod. The father died when Groki was a child and he was taken care of by his grandfather, grand-father, who was a dyer in poor circumstances. Gorki has traveled widely and spent much of his later life outside out-side of Russia. He visited the United States in 1906. Junior C. of C. Installation Set Provo's newly organized junior ju-nior chamber of commerce will be formally inducted into the national nation-al organization in a ceremony that will take .place during a dinner-dance dinner-dance at the Roberts Hotel dining din-ing room Saturday night. Nearly 50 couples, which includes in-cludes members of the organization, organiza-tion, their partners and guests, will gather at the hotel at 6:30. A dozen couples from the Salt Lake City chamber are expected During the dinner there will be a short program of music and dances, three frasts and the installation in-stallation ceremony, which will be under direction of officers from the Salt Lake City club. A. Sherman Sher-man Christenson is master of ceremonies. G. Ott Romney, a special guest, Jean Paulson and Mark Eggertsen will respond to toast. The committee' on arrangements headed by Dr. Loren Bryner, includes in-cludes Harry Dixon. Herb Vance, Verl Porter, Mark Eggertsen, John H. Smith and A. Sher Christenson. J. Earl Wignall is president pf the organization. PREPARES THIRD PARTY NEW YORK, Jumr Ifr UE Father Charles E. Coughlin, is preparing to announce a third political party hacked by the National Na-tional Union for Social Justice, Townsendites and Farmer-Labor groups, in a radio address at 10:45 EDT p. m. tomorrow night, the United Press Was informed today. COL. BADGER TO SPEAK AT GATHERING Reports By Chairmen Show Gala Celebration Assured Here Excellent work is a4readj in progress on the marnmotff Fourth of July celebration to) be staged here under the auspices aus-pices of the merchants of Provo and the American Le- gion, according to reports made by committee chairmen at the meeting of Provo Post No'. 13, Wednesday night, said Commander George S. Ballif today. to-day. Maurice Harding, chairman of the patriotic meeting, reported that Col. Carlos A- Badger will be the speaker at the outdoor services to be held at Pioneer park. The 38th Infantry band of Fort Douglas will play at the park during the meeting and the B. Y. U. quartet will sing a number num-ber of selections. The day will be ushered in with band concerts at the different parks . around the city, said Mr. Ballif. One of the latest bands to proffer its services free of charge is the Nephi band. Novel Parade Theme The parade beginning at 9:30 will be outstanding. This year, it will be a "singing parade" using the theme of American songs. More than 30 floats will be worked work-ed out along this theme, many of them having already- been--. d signed by Farrell Collett and other local artists. The afternoon sports program features an Industrial league ball game at the Timp park at 1 p. m. Provo vs. Gemmell club of Bingham. Bing-ham. The Provo high school band will be featured in a concert at Pioneer Pio-neer park at 2 p. m. under the direction di-rection of Clair Johnson. A sports program for the kiddies kid-dies with a free candy bust is slated at the park at 3 o'clock with Edwin W. Bentley in charge. The big celebration will reach its climax at the "Y'lstadium where festivities begin at 7 o'clock with a one-hour concert by the 38th infantry band. At 8 o'clock (Continued on Page Four) BOARD BARES LIQUOR PROFITS SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 18 (V) State liquor conferol board business produced a net profit of $423,484.74 during the board's first year of operation ended May 31, a board fiscal report revealed today. Twenty-five thousand dollars of the amount went into a special fund, officiels said. The remittance was the second such allocation and increased the fund to $50,000. The law provides the first $500,-000 $500,-000 of the fund or as much thereof there-of as needed, to be used by the governor for budget balancing and the remainder be marked for "betterment of social welfare." COMPROMISE BILL WASHINGTON, June 18 U.R The senate and house worked out details of their tentative compromise on the New Deal's corporation tax bill today while leaders indignantly attempted to impose a strict gag on conference members to keep developments secret. Check Begins On Signers Of Referendum Petition flonntv Plprlf Plaranr A firant 19 assistants, Thursday morn ing began checking the names of signers on the referendum petition peti-tion asking that the resolution passed by the city commission on May 22, be submitted to the voters vot-ers of the city for approval. The resolution passed by the city at that time provided for the sale of $800,000 in revenue bonds for the construction of a municipal power, and flight plant, the bonds to be paid" back from proceeds of the plant. Approximately 2000 names were obtained on the petitions, THURSDAY, JUNE HEARING SET UTAH LAKE WATER SUIT Mammoth Water Litigation To Be Heard First December 7 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 18 U.P.)-Three thousand defendants were under court order today to appear before Third District Judge Roger I. McDonough, December 7, for opening hearings of Utah's largest water lawsuit. Defendants are accused of using waters of Utah lake and its tribu taries illegally. The suit is aimed at adjudication of rights to the waters valued at more than $50,-000,000. $50,-000,000. Defendants must show cause why the court should not: 1. Assume jurisdiction over the waters and appoint one or more persons to supervise diversion and distribution of the water and carry car-ry out court orders pending disposition dis-position of the suit. 2. Issue a restraining order enjoining the defendants from winter flooding of lands. 3. Order water impounded by any defendant held or diverted during the irrigation season. 4. Order a day when the court will hear and determine any matter mat-ter affecting supervision, control, distribution or diversion of the waters, pending a final decree. Plaintiffs are Salt Lake City, Utah and Salt Lake Canal company, com-pany, Eost Jordan Irrigation company, com-pany, East Jordan Irirgation company, com-pany, and North Jordan Irrigation company. Steps will probably be taken to have part of the court hearing and .taking of testimony transferred transfer-red to Provo, where many of the defendants reside. All Provo river waterusers are among the defendants in the case. SENATE OKEHS PROJECT BILL (Concurrence of the United States senate with the house of representatives on the interior in-terior department supply MIL as indicated In the following United Press story, means another an-other forward step for the Deer Creek project. An appropriation ap-propriation of $500,000 for the Provo river project is included in the bilL) WASHINGTON, June 18 U.R i The senate completed action on the $120,000 interior department I supply bill for the 1937 fiscal year i today and sent the measure to the White House for signature. The senate concurred in action taken by the house earlier in the week. In its final form the bill carried $37,510,000 for reclamation and irrigation projects which had passed the senate originally in the sum of $57,610,000. Of this $20,750,000 goes to the Grand Coulee dam, the sum fixed by the senate. An appropriation of $6,900,000 for the Central Valley of California Califor-nia project was dropped, but it was carried in the deficiency bill. The remainder of the $15,000,000 needed for this project, it was explained, ex-plained, is provided from relief funds. PROVO CHAMBER ASKED TO The Provo chamber of commerce' board of directors have been invited in-vited to the June meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah, which will be held at Eureka Eure-ka June 27 and 28, starting at 3 p. m. on the 27th. Arrangements for a later meeting meet-ing at Provo may be made at that time, and projects of interest to Provo will be discussed at the Eureka meeting, according to Ray E. Carr, Richfield, secretary. which were carried through the city by 23 certified notaries. The law requires a petition signed by 757 qualified voters in order to compel . the city to submit the proposal to the vote of the people, according to George W. Wo r then, Provo attorney, who filed the original petition as counsel for 11 sponsors. Checking of the voters will require re-quire nearly two days wtork, it is believed, as the qualifications of each signer must be investigated in the registration books. However, How-ever, there appears to be more (Continued on Page Four; 18, 1936 Strike Battle With IDAHO GIRL VICTIM in LUST MURDER Killer Confesses Assault And Strangling Of Young Woman SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 ij.h With amazing nonchalance, non-chalance, Albert Walter, Jr., 28, New York, walked into police headquarters last night and calmly detailed how he ravished and strangled stran-gled pretty Blanche Cousins, Cous-ins, 24, of Idaho Falls, Idaho. He then led astounded officers to the scene of the crime. "My conscience hurts me," he muttered as he appeared suddenly sudden-ly at the inspectors bureau. "I want to give myself trp I strangled stran-gled a girl." Slayer Is Calm Police, surprised at the calmness calm-ness of young Walter, suspected a hoax. But a few minutes later they followed him to an apartment on California street, within the shadows of one of the city's most exclusive residential areas. There on a folding bed, lay the almost nude body of the girl. The neck was tightly knotted in the i length of a silk stocking. Walter told the story of the slaying as he stood beside the bed of his victim. By his own admission, she died because she refused to yield to his advances. Bus At Salt Lake "I -met' Blanche'; he Said, "a couple of weeks ago. I was coming com-ing west on a bus. She got on the bus at Salt Lake City. "She was pretty and attractive. I struck up a conversation with her and from then on our friendship friend-ship grew. "She was looking for a job and planning to go to business college. I was job hunting too. "Tuesday night," the confessed slayer continued, "I went to her apartment for dinner. We fixed some cocktails. Then we prepared dinner. After dinner we sat and talked. "We had another drink. Then we sat on the couch and started petting, you might say. I made violent love to her but she repulsed re-pulsed me as she had done on other occasions. v "And so, partly from passion and partly from hate. I started to choke her with my hands. I just (Continued on Page Four) MOTHER KILLER FACES CHARGE SALT LAKE CITY, June 18 li.Pt Involuntary manslaughter manslaugh-ter charges were filed today against ag-ainst Harry Olsen, 42, accused of fatally injuring his mother when he ran her down in a $35 car purchased pur-chased with his soldier's bonus. Chief Traffic Inspector H. C. Pierce, who discovered Mrs. Christine Chris-tine Olsen, 72, lying near death in the street Tuesday night, signed frhe complaint. Mrs. Olsen died at the police emergency hospital a few hours later. "I'll prosecute this case personally," per-sonally," County Attorney Harold E. Wallace said indignantly. "This ! is a deplorable example of crimi nal negligence. "Olsen ran over his mother while in a drunken supor after a party in celebration of receiving receiv-ing his bonus. Although he did not wilfully slay her, his actions brought about her death." Police said Olsen purchased two quarts of whisky, made a down payment on a cheap, car, and proceeded pro-ceeded to "celebrate." 55 New College Head GOODING, June 18 UJK Walter Wal-ter F. Shaw, Portland, was announced an-nounced today as the new president presi-dent of Gooding college, acceptance having been received after an offer made Monday by the board of trustees. He succeeds the actrlng heads of the institution. Dr. Andrew Warner, War-ner, district superintendent of the Methodist church, and Rev. W. A. Bowman, Gooding. COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE Bullets and Gas Several Shot, Gassed in Melee Between Pickets and Strikebreakers; Strikers in Siege KENT, 0., June 18 (U.R) Open warfare between pickets and strike breakers broke out today at the Black and Decker Tool Co. plant here. Fourteen men seven pickets and seven company guards were gassed and shot as two vanloads of strike breakers were moved into the plant, picketed for two months by employes em-ployes striking over wage difficulties. Strikers set up a fort behind a terrace across the street : from the factory and began snip BOARD DENIES VALUATION GUT Utah Copper Company's Request Re-quest For Reduction is Turned Down. SALT LAKE CITY, June 18 ,Lj The state tax commission neared conclusion of hearings on assessment protests today with prospectu strong that a $24,000,-000 $24,000,-000 increase in Utah's 1936 property prop-erty valuations will v remain virtually vir-tually intact. The commission declined tt grant a $7,000,000 reduction to the Utah Copper company, preferring pre-ferring to await settlement of a federal court action. The commission took under advisement ad-visement a request by the Unrted States Smelting. Refining and Mining company for a reduction of about $3,040,000. Pending filing of iJihe Utah Power and Light company's inventory and appraisal apprais-al with the public service commission com-mission in connection with an investigation in-vestigation of the untility's rate structure, action on an equalization equaliza-tion petition presented by the company was held up. Action on an equalization petition peti-tion by the Utah Power and Light company was held np pending filing by the company of its inventory in-ventory and appraisal with the public service commission in connection con-nection with a current probe of the utility's rate structure. The commission has assessed the power company at $6,729,661, compared with the 1935 figure of $6,098,525. SCENIC LOOP ROAD BETTER The Timpanogos loop road, which links Provo and American Fork canyons over a stretch of gorgeous alpine scenery, is in the best of condition ever. That was the comment on the scenic loop made by Forest Ranger Ran-ger V. N. West in a letter to Clayton Jenkins, executive secretary sec-retary of the Provo chamber of commerce. Mr. West declared that considerable consid-erable work had been done on the road since last autumn in opening open-ing up some of the blind parts and in widening the worsb narrow nar-row places around the ledges. Recent travelers around the loop report it to be more beautiful beauti-ful now than for years, with shrubbery and wild flowers at their best. Congress Acts On Relief Bill WASHINGTON, June 18 lP Congressional action was completed com-pleted today on the $2,376,597,000 relief-deficiency bill, one of the principal stumbling blocks in the way of adjournment. The senate sent the bil lto the White House after agreeing with house action knocking out a proposal to re-survey re-survey the Florida ship canal. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead said he hoped to get the tax bill conference report "at least by Saturday" and he said he will hold the house "until Sunday morning if necessary to wind up the session." As finally agreed upon, the relief-deficiency bill gives President Presi-dent Roosevelt sole control over distribution of the relief fund and permits PWA Administrator Harold Har-old Ickes wider use of a $300,-000,000 $300,-000,000 revolving fund so that grants as well as loans can be made for public works projects. BATTLE CRICKETS ASHTON, Idaho, June 18 (IIP) WPA workers headed by W. G. Miller, district director, moved into battle today against an army of millions of crickets advancing along a 50-mile front between Ash ton and Dubois. PRICE FIVE CENTS Waged ing at those inside with high-powered rifles. They also used long-range long-range binoculars in trying to "pick off" men moving about in the plant. The battle settled into a virtual siege. Workers from the nearby Twin Coach Co. and the Lamson Sessions Co. hurried to join the picket lines, Police Chief S. C. West broadcast broad-cast an appeal for ambulances from Akron and other nearby towns. Pickets at the main gate were taken by surprise as the two truckloads of strike breakers broke through their lines shortly after 6 a. m. today. The night picket shift had left for home a few minutes before. KENT, O., June 18 (U.R) Embattled pickets besieging the Black and Decker Tool Co. plant were ordered today, to "cease firing' after a six-hoar battle in which seven strikers and seven strike-breakers huddled In the factory were shot and gu&sed. A mob of several hundred armed pickets voted unanimously unani-mously behind their barricade barri-cade of earth and iron to permit the sheriff to remove strike - breakers from the plant. About 50 strikers and sympathizers sympathiz-ers strolled about near the main entrance. heavy chain placed jk?ross the . driveway during the night had been removed. The two mammoth trucks sped down Brady Lake road, which runs in front of the plant and into the drive. An armed guard leaped from the first van. "If you boys want, we'll let you have it and we won't use any scruples doing it either," h shouted at the pickets. Two dozen more men piled from the trucks armed with shotguns and tear gas bombs. They swung the gates back. "Think we're afraid, huh," challenged chal-lenged a picket. "Come on, boys, let's take 'em." Pickets pressed forward slowly. Their advance was halted by blasts from a dozen shotguns. Six fell to the ground gasping and groaning. Labor Trouble Brings Strikes BY UNITED PRESS Labor disputes, leading i violence vio-lence in some cases, held attention atten-tion in many parts of the world today. Major developments: KENT, O. At least 14 shot or gassed when two-month strike at Black and Decker Tool Co., flares into open warfare. Strikebreaker barricaded in plant. PORTSMOUTH, O; More than 4,000 steel workers continue on strike. PARIS New wave of French strikes spreads to American hospital. hos-pital. American colony mobilizes to keep hospital operating. BRUSSELS Belgium govern ment drafts decrees to requisition food as strikes continue to spread; 200,000 now idle. VETERANS CASH NUMEROUS BONDS Each mail is bringing checks for the bonus bonds and are being be-ing delivered by the carriers to the veterans. Cashing of these bonds has been carried on at the Provo high school auditorium. J. W. Dangerfield, postmaster, instructed the veterans that they should not cash the, bonds at the, banks or with county officials. Bonds should not be taken to Salt Lake City postoffice, as all veterans must deal with their local postoffice. At the auditorium at Provo high school aYorce of five clerks was kept busy from 5 to 9 p. no. and bonds of 75 veterans were cashed. The American. Legion helped identify the veterans and helped the postoffice officials get the bonds ready to send. ' 5 |