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Show Herald. So They Say I As far as I'm concerned, the demure de-mure little gjrt Is a pretty dull proposition. Clark Gable, movie actor. Weather UTAH Fair tonight and Tuesday; Tues-day; little change in 'temperature. Maximum temp. Sunday 101 Minimum temp. Sunday 58 FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 1 PRICE FIVE OENTb AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1936 COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE IU1 k injuvj AY in i MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Experts Decide Drought is Not Permanent Change in Our Climate; Caused By Nature, Not Man Very Wet Years Expected to Follow; Fol-low; Roper Business Council Coun-cil Quit When FDR Told it ' Where To Get Off; Farley Bases Victory Hopes On Local Upsets in GOP Strongholds. WASHINGTON This year's drought, which promises to be worse than 1934, has caused weather experts of the agriculture department to get out their charts and ponder whether the United States is in for a permanent weather change. Two years ago their chief, Henry Hen-ry Wallace, made a statement that the 1934 drought was "such as we have never had in this country,' coun-try,' and are not likely ever to have again." Henry was wrong, however, and the big question mark in some people's minds is whether successive succes-sive droughts will gradually turn the middlwest into a Sahara. The experts who study the weather charts say no. There will be no permanent change of climate. cli-mate. We are only passing through a dry cycle of our normal climate. Periods of recurring drought are not new. In the Bible story, Pharaoh dreamed of seven lean kine that ate up the fat kine, and Joseph interpreted the dream to mean recurring years of want and years of plenty. There have been five droughts of national importance in recent history: 1894, 1901, 1930 and 1934; To compensate for recent droughts there probably will be excessive moisture for some time to come. MAN-MADE DROUGHT? The weather experts also have bee.n doing research into the (Continued on Page Two) LEAGUE LIFTS BAN ON ITALY (Copyright 1936 by United Press) GENEVA, July 9 G.P The League of- Nations' committee of fifty-two the assembly's sanctions sanc-tions general staff voted to lift economic penalties against Italy day. It ended an unsuccessful unsuccess-ful economic siege of Premier Benito Mussolini's government and completed the league's abandonment abandon-ment of Ethiopia. Italy now is able to resume her exports of wines, fruit, olive oil, textile and other product to League members, thus checking the heavy drain on Rome's good reserves. She may also obtain loans and credits from league members to assist in the exploitation of Ethiopia Eth-iopia and j help cover heavy war expenditures. The unsuccessful experiment with sanctions appeared to make it certain that never again will ahe league apply economic sanctions sanc-tions unless the nations near the zone of conflict are willing to apply military as well as economic penalties. In-such an event the league might be asked to vote economic measures to supplement whatever military efforts might be made against an aggressor. The resolution voted by the committee of 52 today provided iviat sanctions would be termi nated officially on July 15. Artist Found Dead On Beach REDWOOD CITY, Calif1., July 6 (iR) Investigation into the beach death of Junius Cravens, internationally interna-tionally known art critic, continued contin-ued today, with officials divided between murder theories and belief be-lief Cravens was killed accidentally- A woman known only as "Miss Cora,'' w- visited Cravens' apartment apart-ment dressed in a bathing suit two days before his battered body was found on a onely strip of sand, was sought. Autopsy reports said the critic's neck was broken, bis nose shattered, shat-tered, his jaw dislocated, and the left side of his face crushed. , EYSTON SETS WORLD MARK ON SALT BEDS English Driver Sets Up New Mark Of 162.529 In Hour's Run BONNE VILLE SALT FLATS, Utah, July 6 (U.R) Capt. George E. T. Eyston, British speed driver, streaked his brilliant red racer, Speed of the Wind, across Utah's Salt Flat speedway at 162.529 miles an hour today, shattering shatter-ing the world record for a one-hour speed dash. The Englishman's record assault, run on a 10-mile circular track laid out on the dazzling white salt beds 20 miles from the Utah-Nevada state line, followed weeks of delay de-lay occasioned by late spring rains which kept the salt wet and made record attempts extremely hazardous. hazard-ous. The course was in perfect shape today, however, Eyston said. He started early, making a half-hour preliminary run, then pulled into the pits for final adjustments. ad-justments. He gunned his speedy, streamlined stream-lined racer to 175 miles an hour during the first test. From Standing Start Running from a standing start, Eyston clipped off 154 m. p. h. on the first lap of his official try, then raced on to the new mark. A. C. Pillsbury of Los Angeles headed a group of four A. A. A. timers on hand to make Eyston's time official. They used, an etec-1 i r i . t vs. r trie eye timing aevice similar iu that with which they record the speeds made ih the annual Memorial Mem-orial day race at Indianapolis speedway. The Englishman's new record supplanted his own mark of 159.30 m. p. h., recorded last year on the Salt F lats. Eyston, expressing himself extremely ex-tremely pleased with results of his initial speed test, indicated he would attempt to regain the world's 24-hour endurance mark soon, possibly starting the grind early tomorrow. He said, however, , he would not be sure until late today. Two Endorsed For Postmaster SPANISH FORK Mrs. Neva Green and Rex O. Daniels received re-ceived the endorsement of the Democratic executive committee for the position of post master of the Spanish Fork post office at a meeting of tne committee held Friday night at the city hall. Both Mr. Daniels and Mrs. Green have been active in Democratic political circles here since their residence in Spanish Fork. Mr. Daniels is at present city democratic demo-cratic chairman. Roger Creek is acting as temporary tem-porary postmasier, succeeding Clarence Smith who is facing charges of irregularities. To fil lthe vacancy there will be a civil service examination in the near future it is announced by civil service commission. Applicants will not be required to assemble in an examination for scholastic tests, but will be rated on their educational and business ability and fitness. Legion Officials Express Thanks For Celebration Aid On behalf of Provo Post No. 13, The American Legion, we desire de-sire to extend our appreciation to all who made the eighth annual July Fourth celebration so successful. Especially do we desire to thank the retail merchants committee com-mittee of the Provo Chamber of Commerce, for their splendid cooperation co-operation and support, and also the Provo city recreational department, depart-ment, under the leadership of Mrs. Jena V. Holland, for such splendid cooperation in making the celebration mean so much to the children of this' community. Provo's guests were royally entertained and left Provo with a very kindly feeling. The celebration was perhaps the largest and the program pro-gram the most'well balanced we have yet had. We desire to finish the job up as rapidly as possible and, therefore ask that all committeemen having claims to be paid by the celebration committee submit them promptly to ALLEGED SLAYER c 4ir? - &&4 r I VSi ? 'IS . V 1 " - - 'J V iin - r, y. ..... ,.. . . L&MltX .tSS . .,ri.i, iL3ii . .oJ Haggard, red-eyed and unkempt, George Mortensen, 39, was arrested in Los Angeles and assertedly confessed to the pick-handle slaying of his wife's father, mother and grandmother in Ogden, Utah, a short. time ago. He is shown giving his 9000 ATTEND Dazzling Fireworks Display Is Feature of Great Evening Spectacle. Provo's big Fourth of July celebration cele-bration passed Into the pages of local history Monday with only the paying of bills, the gathering of scraps of paper and pleasant memories remaining. The brilliant display of fireworks, fire-works, engineers by Hugh Ross and his men, has long since passed into ashes, but the immense Oh, yes, there was a "hot" i time in Provo Saturday and j Sunday alright. I The mercury " shot up to a I maximum reading of 101 de- grees, both Saturday, July 4 I I and Sunday, July 5, accord- Ing to Provo's official weather observer. crowd which jammed the stadium are still talking about it and also discussing the amazing coincidence which enabled the family of Judge George S. Ballif, commander of the Legion, to obtain two of the gifts which were presented as one of the stadium show features. Joan Ballif received the Plymouth Ply-mouth sedan, the last rift presented, present-ed, and Algene Bailif another daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ballif, received the first giffr, a set of sterling silver. Other gifts were: electric cooker, cook-er, Alton B. Giles; bicycle, Mrs. J. Joyner; vacuum cleaner, Mrs. Jack Spendlove; bedroom suite, J. C. Moffitt; living room suite, Lucille Kemp; electric refrigerator, refrigera-tor, Cyril Loveless. The disappointed man in the audience was J. W. Stubbs. His name was called out and he came (Continued on Page Eight) John O. Beesley, finance chairman. GEORGE S. BALLIF, FRED R. NEWELL RULON SNOW Executive Committee STADIUM SHOW OF THREE IS HELD statement to a police stenographer. S Communism Denounced By Church Members Warned Against Activity Ac-tivity With Communist Organizations. Communism was assailed as hostile to loyal American citizenship citizen-ship and incompatible with true church membership in a prepared statement by the first presidency of the L. D. S. church issued Friday. Fri-day. The statement was headed "An Admonition to Church Membership." Member-ship." Following is the complete warning warn-ing message, which will reach every member of the faith: "With great regret we learn from credible sources, governmental govern-mental and others, that a few church members are joining, directly di-rectly or indirectly, the communists commun-ists and are taking part in their activities. "The church does not interfere, and has no intention of trying to interfere, with the fullest and freest exercise of the political franchise of its members, under and within our constitution which the Lord declared, 'I established . . . by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose,' and which, as to the principles prin-ciples therof, the prophet, dedicating dedicat-ing the Kirtland temple, prayed should be 'established forever.' Destructive Group "But communism is not a political poli-tical party, nor a political plan under the constitution; it is a system sys-tem of government that is the opposite of our constitutional government, and it would be necessary to destroy our government govern-ment before communism could be set up inthe United States. "Since communism, established, would destroy our American constitutional con-stitutional governments to support communism is treasonable to our free institutions, and no patriotic American citizen may become (Continued on Page Eight) Yeoman Sentenced To Serve 15 Years On Spying Charge LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 6 (ILE) Harry Thomas Thompson, 30year-old former yeoman in the U. S. Navy, today-was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to betray his country's coun-try's naval secrets to a Japanese navy officer. U. S. District Judge Leon Yank-wich Yank-wich imposed a lighter sentence than the 20 years allowed by law upon being informed that Thompson Thomp-son bad made a last-minute statement, incriminating other parties, reputedly including' several sev-eral high-ranking members of tWe local Japanese colony. 400 KILLED HOLIDAY CASUALTIES Drownings Responsible For Large Number; Few From Fireworks ; The nation- today counted its toll of lives in mishaps during- the Independence day celebration cele-bration at more than 400. ' A United Press survey by states showed at least 400 had died by accident. The number of fatalities resulting from fireworks was abnormally small, only light, and in view of the record breaking movement of the population to resorts, parks, lakes and beaches, the toll from 'other accidents was considerably smaller than predicted by insurance insur-ance company statisticians. Millions crowded highways to seek relief from the hot summer Julv 4 at resorts, and at least 207 of them were killed in automobile mishaps. Ill Drownings Of the hundreds of thousands who went to rivers, lakes and beaches, 111 were drowned. Five died in airplane accidents, and other accidents claimed a toll of at least 78 lives. The death list was regarded as surprisingly small by safety authorities who had anticipated a greater loss' of life than at any time since the start of the depression. depres-sion. More people were on the move, more money was spent by celebrators, and tne general tenor oT-'thT-hSliaay was- oT ftforeTfllar ious nature than at any time since 1931. Officials of. the National Safety Council attributed the relatively small automobile casualty list to safety campaigns conducted in newspapers. Likewise, "safe and sane" campaigns and drastic restrictions' re-strictions' on sale and use of fireworks fire-works in many cities reduced the toll from fireworks. In New York there was but one fireworks fatality. Approximately Approximate-ly 300 were treated at hospitals for firecracker wounds. Last year the ltet was 2,500. One of the New Yorkers who had his finders burned by fireworks fire-works was Fire Chief John J. Mc-Elliojt. Mc-Elliojt. fire commissioner of New York City. Last week he issued a lengthy order to firemen and police outlining the anti-fireworks ordinance. A defective skyrocket exploded when he lighted the fuse. Suicides, murders, holiday liquor, amusement park accidents and even ball games contributed to the death list. Two died of sunstroke sun-stroke in Missouri. Five persons were injured by explosion of a home-made toy cannon can-non in Indianapolis, Ind. One may lose his eyesight. In Wayne, Mich., a limited passenger pas-senger train crashed through an open switch, smashed into a freight train, and killed the engineer. en-gineer. A man who had been "riding the rods" of the train was electrocuted when he stepped on a charged wire near the wreck. Explosion of fireworks aboard a barge in Lake Huron killed two men late Saturday. Bodies of the (Continued on VagV Eight) Harris To Attend Power Conference Dr. F. S. Harris, president of the Brigham Young university, has been appointed as a delegate to the Third World Power conference, confer-ence, which will be held in Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, September 7-12. Officials today announced the appointment of the delegate as a representative of the church school in a letter to Secretary of the Interior. In-terior. Harold L. Ickes, chairman of the committee arranging the conference. The Provo delegate will meet, during the conference sessions, with some of the greatest engineers engi-neers and scientists of the world for a discussion of the social, economic, eco-nomic, and technical problems involved in-volved in the widespread development develop-ment and use of electric power. The conference, will undertake the general subject of "The National Na-tional Power Economy," discussion centering on 18 specific topics. Thus, for the first time since its organization in 1924, the World Power conference will turn from the purely, technical aspects of power- development and provide for the International exchange of experience on its social and economic eco-nomic aspects. ' Provo Girl,-' Partner Drown In Green River SALEM SUCCUMBS TO CRASH HURTS Firecrackers Responsible For Minor Injuries Around Provo Generally regarded by peace officers as a "safe and sane" Fourth of July, the Independence Indepen-dence day celebration in Utah county nevertheless had enough serious accidents to insure much room for improvement im-provement in years to come. Keith Oscar Patterson, 19, of Salem, died Sunday morning of a fractured skull suffered in an accident ac-cident at 1 a. m. Saturday morning morn-ing when he drove his stripped-down stripped-down automobile into the rear of a wagon manned by David Garner, Gar-ner, 35, of Payson. Patterson had been In an accident previously and having no windshield on his machine ma-chine may have been blinded by insects. He was born in Sterling, Idaho, Feb. 4, 1917. His parents were David and Lizzie Stone Patterson Patter-son The fa.mil v have been liviner at syiuaia. lur guuu many yeara. He is survived by his parents, and the following brothers and sisters: Glenn Patterson, Salt Lake City; Allen, Beth and Iris Patterson, Salem. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two p. m. at the Salem L. D. S. chapel, Bishop Ray Davis officiating. Friends may call at the family home at Salem after Tuesday, prior to the services. Interment will be in the Salem cemetery under the direction direc-tion of the Anderson Mortuary. Funeral services for him will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the Salem ward chapel. Boy . Is Burned Death of Mr. Patterson was the only fatality of the week-end of celebration, although several persons per-sons were injured, three by firecrackers. fire-crackers. The left hand of Ronald Dixon, Provo, was badly burned Saturday morning when an unidentified person per-son sneaked behind him as he stood watching the parade and lighted a bunch of firecrackers he was holdir. Two women were injured about the legs Friday night at the Rainbow Rain-bow Gardens when unidentified men threw firecrackers among the dancers. Mrs. C. E. Craven, 493 South First East street, was painfully cut and burned about the legs in one explosion and Nina Kelley, 19, of Orem, was burned and cut on the legs. The dresses of a number of other girls were torn and mutilated by the blasts from the powerful explosives. Two Hurt In S. F. Several men were throwing firecrackers fire-crackers among the dancers until the accident occurred and officers put a stop to the practice. Two persons were injured in Spanish Fork. William B. Lind-sey, Lind-sey, 14, suffered two fractured ribs when an automobile backed into him while he was asleep near the junior' high school playground. Mrs. Hannah P. Reese, 45, was struck by a steel chair which fell from the bandstand and suffered a severe cut. Both injured persons per-sons were given treatment at the Hughes Memorial hospital and returned re-turned to their homes. Mrs. N. L. Ferre suffered cuts and bruises at 5 p. m. Saturday when the car driven by Mr. Ferre collided with another machine on (Continued on Page Eight) ft, MAN Women Sheriff Expects To Supervise Hanging OWENSBORO, Ky., July 6 (UE) Mrs. Florence Thompson, Daviess Da-viess county sheriff, and the mother moth-er of four children, today said she personally would hang Rainey Be-thea, Be-thea, 23, sentenced to die for the rape-murder of a 70-year-old woman. wom-an. - Mrs. Thompson is 43. Bethea, now held in the Louisville Louis-ville jail, Is scheduled to die July 31. .... -v-w :.-. It comes in -my -line of duty. Barbara Carter, 20, Former Resident of Provo, Pro-vo, Drowns With Companion, Ben Kelly, Jr., While Out Swimming The many Provo' friends of Fera and Virginia Karren Carter, of Vernal, former residents of this city, were shocked to'day to learn that Barbara Carter. 20, only daughter of the couple, drowned while swimming in the Green river near Jensen, Utah, Sunday night. Ben Kelly, Jr., 26, her companion, is reported to have drowned with her, and bodies of the young couple had not oeen recovered at a late hour this afternoon. Authorities reported they drowned together when one apparently was stricken with cramps and the other futilely attempted rescue. x The Carters are well known in Provo, having moved here at the opening of the Columbia Steel plant, where Mr. Carter was employed. They left here about seven years ago to engage en-gage in the sheep business in Vernal. Barbara attended the -Franklin school and later the Provo high school, and was an accomplished musician. She was employed in Vernal as a nurse in the Dr. Homer E. Rich office. v In addition to her parents, she leaves two brothers. Also her grandmother Mrs. Josephine Y, Carter, of Provo. Mrs. Gladys C. Nielsen of Provo, aunt of the girl, received the word. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 6 (U.R) A spectacular plunge from a racing roller coaster on the shores of Great Salt Lake, a slaying and three drownings left five persons dead today as authorities tabulated the toll of Utah's Fourth of July celebration. The roller coaster victim was William K. Hardy, 22-year-old Salt Lake youth, who plunged from a speeding car on which he once had worked as attendant at Saltair resort. Police were informed Hardy THREE DIE IN IDAHO CRASHES Youth, Girl Partner Killed In Yellowstone High-wav High-wav Accident. IDAHO FALLS. Idaho, July 6 (U.R Inquest will be held .late today into the automobile deaths of two young people killed on Yellowstone Yel-lowstone highway near here yesterday. yes-terday. Lewis Hancock, 18, of Idaho Falls, and Lillie Quinton, 17, of Osgood, suffered fatal injixries when the car in which they were riding caroomed off an auto parked park-ed at the side of the road, turned over and crashed into an oncoming on-coming car. The girl died enroute to the hospitul. Hancock died a short while later. Ray Jenkins, Idaho Falls, driver of the car in which the young couple was riding, rid-ing, and his brother, Bob Jenkjj were iiul injured. in one or the occupants of the two olher cars . involved in the accident were hurt seriously, PRESTON, Idaho, July 6 (U.R) Mrs. Harry Wilson, 37, of Thornton, Thorn-ton, Idaho, was dead today of injuries in-juries suffered in a holiday automobile auto-mobile accident. She died instantly instant-ly when a car driven by her brother-in-law, L. F. Parrish of Idaho Falls, overturned on a stretch of highway torn up for repairs. With other members of her family, Mrs. Wilson was enroute to Salt Lake City for a holiday. None of the other occupants of the car was hurt seriously. Police considered filing reckless driving charges against Parrish. FACES MURDER CHARGE SALT LAKE CITY, July 6 OLE) Authorities prepared a- formal murder complaint today charging Olis Harper, 35-year-old alleged exconvict, with the fatal shooting of Joseph Ready, 29, Murray cannery worker. Harper told police he shot in self-defense, officers reported.'' Mrs. Thompson said, "and IH have to do it as I see it. She said she could hire some one else to spring the trap or -turn the execution over to a volunteer. "But I wouldn't want to ask anybody to do it,' she said. "Will you spring the trap yourself your-self ?' she was asked. T expect so." she answered. Mrs. Thompson was appointed sheriff to succeed , her husband, who died three months ago. "HeV youngest child is ten. piungea irom tne car when ha stood up in his seat as the con- veyance sped along the upper level of the coaster framework. He died early Sunday morning. His Jgtfehil Jari .de? Hnari a rids .with. her husband and another young married couple, was informed of the accident when the car returned return-ed to the concession entrance. Hardy's father is a former resident resi-dent of Provo, his mother former ly lived at Payson. He is related 'fo the late James W. Hardy one of Provo's pioneer settlers. . murder charges! against Olis Harper, Har-per, 35, accused of shooting Joseph Ready. 29-year-old cannery worker, work-er, fatally in an s altercation which began when Harper's wife went riding in Ready's automobile. automo-bile. The suspect claimed he shot Ready in self-defense, police said. Apparently knocked unconscious when lv slipped on a rock while fishing, Ezra D. Richardson, S3, of Salt Lake City, drowned in Lake Serene, in Wasatch national forest. for-est. JUDGE HANSON IS FETE ORATOR SPANISH FORK 4'We celebrate cele-brate Independence day each year in order that we may keep alive the memory of the principles and ideals inculcated in the Declaration Declara-tion of Independence and in the constitution of the United States of America. "Declared Chief Justice Elias Hanson of the Utah Supreme Court in his oration at the patriotic meeting held at the City pavilion Saturday asa part of the big celebration of July Fourth sponsored by the Business and Professional Mens association associa-tion of Spanih Fork. Judge Hanson reviewed the events leading up to the Declaration Declara-tion of Independence by the coU onies. He stressed in his final remarks the Importance of preserving pre-serving the constitution and of not relegating the power of individuals to Elective officers in legislative capacity. Judge Joseph E. Nelson was master of ceremonies Mayor G. Ray Hales welcomed the many citizens and visitors. Musical numbers num-bers were: a solo, "The Red White and Blue," by GUbert Y. Johnson, with Blanche Jones Jensen, accompanist; ac-companist; a ladies' chorus from the Third ward directed by Miss Hannah Vicklund, trumpet solo, by Miss Beth Anderson. Dr. Joseph Jo-seph ,Hughe8 offered the invo- cation and Bishop Ed. Huntington Hunting-ton the benediction. The meeting , followed one of the most elaborate elabor-ate parades staged here in many years.- More than -0 floats represented rep-resented practically every , business busi-ness house in town with, three' bands furnishing musicv -'lt was viewed by thousands " of spectators, specta-tors, the entire distance of Main ' street being given over-to automobiles automo-biles parked facing, the1 street. Miss 2ma Bowen as XSoddess of - ; Liberty, Miss Katherlne. Swenson as Utah and Miss Gladys" JoneV as Justice won hearty-applaue. . |