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Show So They Say! It would be easy for 550 Indians each to fling a stone at a few thousand Britons, but God would not like it. Mahatma Ghandhi. . Conventional English Is the twin sister of barren thought. Prof. A. N. Whitehead, Harvard University. Herald. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 136 PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 193 7 COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICES PRICE FIVE CENTS fi) Jl LTQ s WeatKer Forecast UTAH: Generally fair south, probably snow north portion tonight to-night and Saturday. Colder north portion Saturday. Maximum temp., Thursday . . 89 Minimum temp., Thursday . . ,15 Friday's minimum 5 The MI PI mm MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DIIEVV PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN French Leftist ' Volunteers Saved Madrid From Franco's Fran-co's Moroccans ; Rebel General, Gen-eral, Turned Down' by Riffs and Allies, Now is Through; Hitler and Mussolini Trying Try-ing Gracefully To Crawl Off Their Limb; International Interna-tional Army of Loyalists Far Superior To Rebel Recruits. Re-cruits. PARIS- What stopped Franco's Mm oceans in Spain, contrary to many reports, was not the Russians, Rus-sians, but French volunteer Communists Com-munists anil Socialists. They nave been pouring into Madrid by the thousands. Recruiting Recruit-ing is going on all over France. The French Government shuts its eyes to it, and the Conservative Conserva-tive opposition in the Chamber l Deputies says nothing about it because it hates Germans far more than it hates Communism. There is a lot of difference, howevei. betwee. the men Hitler has sent to help the rebel General Gen-eral Fianco and the FrenCn volunteers vol-unteers who have gone to the aid of the Spanish Government. Hitler sent a bunch of pink-cheeked pink-cheeked SS boys (Brown Shirts) trained in goose-stepping along the L'nter det Linden, smashing Jewish thop windows and heiling Hitler. In Spain's bloody, unorganized unor-ganized guerilla fighting they have been a dismal failure. The French are seasoned veterans vet-erans of the African wars, men v no had spent ten years or so fighting the Riffs (Moroccans). The Riffs have been the back-- back-- bone of Franco's army. Without them he would have got nowhere. Whenever his supply of Riffs got low he appealed to the tribal (Continued on Page Five) Court Requests Correspondence In Power Set-Up All correspondence between I'rovo city and John Nuveen and company, Chicago bonding house, and Ulen Contracting corporation will be sent to supreme court justices Mayor Mark Anderson stated yesterday afternoon. The information was requested in a supplemental writ of certiorari cer-tiorari filed with the supreme curt relative to the municipal light plant construction controversy contro-versy now in the courts. Correspondence between Provo cit. its present attorneys, and other officers is asked. General Contractors Asso ' ion of Utah is named as the pftfcitiff in intervention. inter-vention. Plans and specifications for the proposed power project will also be entered in court. Five days is allotted in which to present the information. The suit of the Utah Power and Light company against Provo City, its" present mayor, commissioners, commis-sioners, and city recorder seeks to permanently enjoin building of a municipal light and power plant here as planned with the bonding and construction firms, and voted upon affirmatively by a slight majority in a recent city election. Hearst Compelled To Reinstate Guildmen WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 '!M. Tii' National Labor Relations ! ard today ordered William Ran- .;ph Hearst, as controlling publish..!- of the Seattle-Post Intelli-: Intelli-: or. to reinstate two employees em-ployees who had been allegedly discharged for activity in the nrican Newspaper Guild. The board's decision came after dispute between the Post-In--II: veneer and the guild which as marked by a strike lasting .'Oin Aug. 13 to Nov.. 25. Th- P-I was Instructed to offer nese men a photographer and a varr.atic editor "immediate and : ull reinstatement, respectively, o th-ir former positions, without : rejuice to their seniority or ' ther rights and privileges previously previ-ously enjoyed." S. L. Man Dies SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 15 ttJ.R) H. H. Madsen, 51, prominent in L D. S. work, died here yesterday. Death was caused by pneumonia. M&dsen was born in Salt Lake City1, and in 1911 served a 30-month 30-month L. D. S. mission to Den-ma Den-ma r6. BOY SLAYER BELIEVED TO BE IN HIDING Discovery of Boy's Clothing Cloth-ing Proves Valuable Clue for Officers SEATTLE, Jan. 15 (U.P.) Fred Orrin Haynes, California ex-convict, who voluntarily surrendered to police headquarters head-quarters today when he learned learn-ed he was listed as a suspect in the Mattson kidnaping-murder, kidnaping-murder, was booked on an open charge at city jail. The docket notation indicated he wait being held for FBI agents. Police said lie is also wanted in Long Beach, Cal., in connection with 14 robberies. rob-beries. By WILLIS, DUNIWAY United Press Staff Correspondent EVERETT, WASH., Jan. 15 U.H Belief that the kidnaper-slayer of 10-year-old Charles Mattson still is .hiding in the vicinity of Everett increased today as investigators investi-gators accumulated new evidence indicating that virtually all phases of the crime occurred near this city. Pieces of clothing, believed to have been worn by the Tacoma schoolboy when he was stolen from his home Dec. 27 today were included in-cluded with an abandoned automobile auto-mobile and a machinist's hammer as the three most important clues yet discovered since the boy's frozen body was found in a snow-covered snow-covered field six miles south of here. More Than One Involved As G-Men received reports of numerous arrests of '"suspects" throughout the west, they agreed that more than one person was, involved in the crime. The clothes, which today spurred spur-red investigators to new vigilance in their manhunt, were found in an abandoned shack five miles south of Everett near the Edmonds-Beverly Park road, which runs past the field where the youth's body was found. A searching party of state patrolmen pat-rolmen found the shack while engaged en-gaged in a foray south and west of the field. A guard was placed around the building and federal agents examined it for further possible clues. At the same time it was reported re-ported a package of men's clothing which may have been worn by the man who stabbed and bludgeoned bludg-eoned the boy to death also was found in the shack. The suspected car provided several sev-eral clues which investigators were checking closely. These included a scrap of paper, believed part of a certificate of registration r Continuec on Pate Four1 e i Farm Loan Units Plan Meetings Annuals meetings of the Utah County National Farm Loan associations, asso-ciations, were announced Friday by Secretary-Treasurer Ernest M. Madsen. The meetings as set by the board of directors of each association are as follows: Springville: Lbirary, Monday 1:30 p. m. Lehi: Memorial building. Tuesday. Tues-day. 1:30 p. m. Provo Timpanogos: City and county building, Wednesday, 1:30 p. m. Strawberry: Payson Fourth ward church, Thursday, 1:30 p. m. Pleasant Grove: High school. Friday, 1:30 p. m. Spanish Fork: Junior high school, Monday, January 25, 1:30 p. m. "This series of annual meetings of the cooperative units of the Federal Land bank slystem are the most important since their organization," organ-ization," states Mr. Madsen. "The past year has witnessed a marked decentralization of responsibilities re-sponsibilities and powers into the hands of the board of directors and the secretary-treasurer of each association," as-sociation," he added. "In practically all cases the interests of the members are being be-ing served direct from the association asso-ciation office instead of from the land bank as in the past." he explained. ex-plained. Election of the board of directors direc-tors composed of five members of the association will be held at the meetings. President of the units who will preside are: Sidney H. Cluff, Provo: J. L. Phillips, Springville; LeRoy E. Lott. Lehi; Laban Harding, Hard-ing, Payson; Richard D. Wadley, Pleasant Grove: and Albert Swen-son, Swen-son, Spanish Fork. Church Auxiliary Leaders to Speak at Leadership Week E Speakers i -ft ''.'WW LOUISE Y. ROBISON MAY ANDERSON Church Record Set By Taylor Family The return of Kenneth Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Taylor, from a two year mission to Great Britain, marks a new family church high record for missionary work. In the year 1900, Arthur N. Taylor filled a mission in the same field from which his youngest young-est son. Kenneth, has just returned. return-ed. From 1900 until 1937, all the male members of this family have filled honorable missions in various vari-ous parts of the world. Arthur N. Taylor labored in Great Britain; Brit-ain; Arthur D. Taylor, in Australia: Aus-tralia: Lynn D. Taylor in Northwestern North-western States; Elton and Henry Taylor, in the Eastern States mission; mis-sion; Clarence Taylor, South African Af-rican mission; and Kenneth Tay-ior. Tay-ior. Great Britain. The sons are all energetic church workers and are filling responsible re-sponsible church positions today. The father passed away in 1935. This splendid record for missionary mission-ary work is believed to be an outstanding out-standing record in all the church. These men, and their fine mother, Maria D. Taylor, will all be represented at a welcome home testimonial to be given in the Provo Third ward, Sunday, January 17 at 6:30 p. m., when a splendid program will be given, which will be in charge of the Third ward missionary committee. commit-tee. Musical numbers will be furnished furn-ished by Celestia Taylor and Provo Pro-vo Third ward choir. The public is invited. Disabled Veterans To Meet Tonight Members and all veterans eligible elig-ible for membership in the Disabled Dis-abled Veterans of the World war are urged to attend the meeting of the Provo'department to he held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Armory, according to Ted NeAitt in charge George Faust, national committee commit-tee man and Mr. Lees, department commander, both of Salt Lake City, will be present. Refreshments Refresh-ments will be served at the meeting. toff" i fa , r ' : I . 0 X v X Prof. Merrill Announces Speaking Dates for Women Leaders The leaders of the L. D. S. Relief Society, Young Women's Wom-en's M. I. A., and the Primary association will address the general assembly of Leadership Leader-ship week at 2 p. m., January 28, Prof. Harrison R. Merrill, general chairman, announced Friday. All three talks will center around the general theme of the week, "Eternal Progression." "Building For the Future" will be the subject of Louise Y. Robi-son, Robi-son, general president of the Relief Re-lief Society. "Youth and Eternal Progress" will be discussed by Ruth May Fox, president of the Y, V. M. I. A. May Anderson, superintendent of the Primary, will speak on Eternal Progression from the viewpoint of her organization. organ-ization. All three organizations are also participating by giving departmental depart-mental sessions throughout the week. The Relief Society department depart-ment program, which was made available Thursday, follows: General theme: "Safeguards for the Future." Religion, Belle Smith Spafford, general board member, Monday: Education, Julia A. F. Lund, general board secretary-treasurer, secretary-treasurer, Tuesday; Health, Kate M. Barker, second counselor, Wednesday; Wed-nesday; Home. Mary C. Kimball, general board member and editor of the Relief Society magazine, Thursday. On Friday the Relief Society will attend the sessions of the State Conference of Social Work. Special pYograms will also be given by the Young Men's M. I. A., the Aaronic Priesthood, the Genealogical Society of Utah, and other church organizations. NRS DIRECTOR SPEAKS TO CLUB Greater ability in skilled lines is evident among relief workers Thomas R. Faddis, state director of the National Reemployment service, told Rotarians today. The variety of jobs upon which enrollees have worked has fitted them to do well several kinds of work each he explained. A recent reinterviewing of 20,000 individuals in Utah showed that 3,670 had made changes in primary pri-mary occupation he stated. Although begun to be of aid to contractors seeking labor for projects, the service now provides opportunity for private employers employ-ers to find new workers, Mx. Faddis stated. School teachers will also be enrolled he felt as an agency free service. Frank Utecht. Bill Green, I. E. Brockbank and Paul Vincent told of recent trips to Los Angeles. W. L. Mendenhall, local service serv-ice office manager, introduced Mr. Faddis. J. Edwin Stein will head the new fellowship and attendance at-tendance committee succeeding W. E. Fleetwood, and Wyman Berg is the new program chairman. chair-man. Tom Malone was introduced as a new member by Clayton Jenkins. Jen-kins. John de Bruen, chief statistical statis-tical clerk for the National Reemployment Re-employment service, was a guest. Paul Vincent and Howard Graham Gra-ham presented "prizes" to winners win-ners and losers alike in the recent re-cent Rotary bowling contest. Painters' Meeting Members of the Painters' union will" nold a meeting Friday at 7:30 p. m., in city court room. Winter Sports Youngsters To the sleds, the skis and skates! That's the program for Provo youngsters Saturday as winter sports enthusiasts under Lester H. Jones' direction entertain at Bunker hill and B. Y. U. stadium for the children. And they promise a swell time! Members of the recreational committee will be there to aid in the fun. Bunker hill at Fifth South and Fifth East will be open for sleighing and skiing. In the afternoon the "Y" stadium FARM BUREAU STATE MEET SET JAN. 21 Utah County Leaders to Partcipate in Annual Parley The 20th annual convention of the Utah State Farm Bureau Bu-reau federation will be held at the Newhouse hotel, Salt Lake City, January 21, 22, 23, according to an announce- j ment by David H. Jones Utah Countv Farm Bureau president. presi-dent. It is expected that over two thousand farmers and their wives belonging to the county farm bureaus and cooperative associations, associa-tions, from every section of the state will be in attendance. Invitations to local agriculturists agricul-turists were extended by Farm Bureau Federation heads in a letter received today by George W. Brown, secretary, from Tracy I Welling, executive secretary. Mr. Welling announced subjects for the convention would include discussion of the following: American Am-erican Farm Bureau service, state resettlement program, 4-H club work, future for rural America, farm credit weed eradication, department de-partment of agriculture services. 1937 agricultural conservation program. Future Farmers organization organi-zation and program, richer family fami-ly life through, .planned family living, crop improvement, world agriculture, the Utah Farmer, and rural roads. Assurance has been received by the Utah State farm bureau officers offi-cers that Mr. W. R. Ogg, secretary sec-retary of the Ameican Farm Bu- 4 reau Federation and Mrs. Chas. W. Sewell, administrative director of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Feder-ation, will be present to participate partici-pate in the convention activities. Topics of vital importance concerning con-cerning every phase of the agricultural agri-cultural industry of the State of Utah will be discussed by prom-( prom-( Continued on Page Four) Rush Is On For License Plates Motorists stood in line today at the city and county building anxious to obtain their 1937 auto mobile license plates within the January 15 deadline, set by the new state law. The old license plates are good until February 1, but applications should be made for the new plates before January Janu-ary 15, the tax officials ruled some time ago. Paul Holt, local state tax commission com-mission manager, indicated today that those who did not operate their cars until January 31 without with-out the registration forms in hand would not be subject to penalty. More than 3,300 car and 550 truck licenses have been issued here thus far for 1937. Chief of Police Henry East stated that local police would not attempt to enforce license violations until February 1. the state deadline for licenses to bel in place. The very short period from January 4 to 15 for license procurement, pro-curement, and the new change in the law and the confusion that necessarily results. Chief East gave as reasons for the action. Paul Holt, local state tax commission com-mission officer, advises motorists and truckers that they can obtain license plates here at the local city and county building office at any time of the year. Local drivers do not need to apply at the Salt Lake City office of-fice at any time, he reports, as this office is a permanent one. (a) Program For Slated Saturday hill will be the setting for a gay out-of-doors sports party. Children under 10 years will have their, inning between 1:30 and 3 o'clock. For the older ones 3 to 4:30 o'clock will be the right time, says Mr; Jones. It's all part of the recreational program of winter sports carried on for the children. Harmon Park at Sixth West and Eight North id open for skating, and a ski track Is open at Kiwanis Bill east of the Young service station on Springville road. Glimpses From Heber Fire I ' ' I ;sh fn q4 I 1 - V I M l si..? t . 1 . s- s v-x.:-?' Above are pictured scenes taken at the Heber Mercantile block fire Thursday morning. In the top picture left to right are leaders of the thre fire departments who conquered the blaze W. J. Berry of Park City. Clyde Scott of Provo. and Lee Holdaway of Heber. To the lower left tne picture shows firenjen as they successfully success-fully kept the flames from the D. T. Varitv store adjoining. "in the lower right firemen complete their work, pulling down one of the remaining brick walls of the structure. Heber to Rebuild Fire Damaged Block Heber Business and City Officials Survey Damage of Disastrous Thursday Fire At the conclusion of an informal directors' meeting of Heber Mercantile company officials, Thursday night, J. W.I Clyde, president ol the organization, commented that "senti-1 ment of the directois is to rebuild." j v rD Thut' did directors face their ' Truce Reached In Auto Strike BY HAKKY FERGUSON United Press Staff Correspondent LANSING. Mich.. Jan. 15 a.H General Motors Corporation and their automobile workers reached a truce today and agreed to begin bargaining Monday on wages, hours and working conditions. After 15 hours of negotiations with representatives of both sides, Gov. Frank Murphy came out of his office just before dawn and in a hoarse, tired whisper, said: "We have arrived at a peace." The terms of the truce: 1. The union agreed to remove "sit-down" strikers from five General Gen-eral Motors plants in Detroit, Flint, Michigan and Anderson, Indiana, before Monday. 2. General Motors promised not to remove tools, dies, machinery, or materials, except for export trade, from any of those five plants, and pledged itself not to resume production of automobiles or parts in them during the ne- t Continued on Page Four) Tax Collections Up County Heads Find That tax collections in the county coun-ty will better returns of last year Andrew Jensen, county treasurer, indicated Thursday afternoon. With the present percentage about 83.6 final figures in March should read 85 per cent he believes. Last year 80.77 per cent was collected col-lected he reported. Taxes are still being received at the office. General tax collections for 1936 to December 31 totaled $523,469.29. Amounts charged to the county treasurer for 1936 collection are $1,397,558.04. as compared to $1,-510,003.55 $1,-510,003.55 for 1935 County Auditor Booth Sorenson reports. Price Elks Comirtg With Mayor Bracken Lee of Price In charge of a special program. pro-gram. Price Elks will visit members mem-bers of the local lodge here Saturday Satur-day evening. A buffet luncheon will be served. task after fire did an estimated damage of $100,000 to $150,000 to i the Heber Mercantile block Thurs- day morning, wiping out offices of i the WPA, Wasatch forest service, and state road commission divisions; divis-ions; the Wasatch county library; and the mercantile firm. Library Destroyed L. C. Montgomery. Heber city mayor, who is also a board member mem-ber of the company and library, placed damage to the library at close to $21,000. Eleven thousand volumes were believed to have been lost in the blaze. Lost. too. were records of four years and the January payroll of the WPA county office, according to J. Silvan Rasbaod. local director. direc-tor. Records of the city recorder and council, engineering equipment, equip-ment, and reports of the state road commission, and Deer creek engineering records also were reported re-ported lost in the flames. The loss followed a furnace ex-' plosion at 5:30 a. m., in the basement base-ment of the store, sweeping quickly quick-ly throughout the structure, and endangering other property adjoining adjoin-ing when fanned by a strong southwest wind. Heber, Park City, and Provo firemen combined in subduing the blaze, the worst in the history of Heber. Longer Time For Auto Licenses Is Proposed In Bill SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 15 U.P Utah's 22nd legislature reconvened recon-vened today and the senate immediately im-mediately set to work, on a bill proposing to extend the time for obtaining 1937 licenses for all types of motor vehicles to Feb. 28. The matter was considered as a special order of senate business. The upper chamber considered a measure essentially the same introduced in-troduced by Sen. Lawrence D. Nelson, Nel-son, Salt Lake, Wednesday, but defeated it 13 to 7. Speaking In behalf of his bill today, Nelson insisted that an epidemic epi-demic of influenza and unprecedented unprece-dented jam in legislative offices made the action necessary. He said an epidemic of 'flu has brought a warning from the county coun-ty physician urging people, not to congregate in public places. FRANCO NEEDS 80,000 MEN FOR VICTORY Russian Activities In Spain Denounced By Two Papers By STEWART BROWN United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright 1937. by United Press) ROME, Jan. 15 (U.R Italy and Germany are prepared to send as many as 100,000 men 10 aid Gen. Francisco Franco, rebel commander-in-chief in Spain, if Moscow does not abandon its alleged project to communize Spain, according to reports in diplomatic circles tonight. to-night. The reports were circulated as Premier Benito Mussolini and Gen. Herman Wilhelm Goering, right-hand man of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, finished the second day of a four-day conference. There was no confirmation from official Italian Ital-ian and German sources. One report said Franco had informed in-formed Rome and Berlin that he urgently needs at least 80,000 fresh troops to insure a rapid Insurgent In-surgent victory. Diplomats were convinced that Franco's Fascist allies are more determined than ever to support him. Although reports said Germany and Italy were ready to send 80,-000 80,-000 men, or even more if necessary, neces-sary, they first wish to see whether wheth-er Britain will not intercede, at least with France If not with Russia to block the establishment of Communist headquarters in Spain. A reliable source said. MuMplinix ana ijoenng were purposely taking tak-ing plenty of time to draft their replies to the British note on nonintervention, non-intervention, partly to permit fresh Italian-German reinforcements reinforce-ments to arrive in Spain, and partly to see whether Britain is prepared to line up with them against a Communist base in Spain. i Dinner To Honor Farrell Collett Honoring Farrell Collett, junior chamber of commerce members are planning a semi-formal dinner-dance at Hotel Roberts next Friday at 7:30 p. m. Blaine Ward. chairman, announces an-nounces that representatives of all Provo civic clubs will attend the occasion, at which time the junior chamber will present Collett Col-lett with the Distinguished Service Serv-ice award for 1936. The young Provo high art department de-partment head was awarded the honor Monday night on selection by the senior chamber of him as the young man who contributed most to Provo in civic and public welfare pursuits last year. Presidents of all civic clubs and Mayor Mark Anderson will be honored guests. Assisting Ward are Dr. Loren Bryner, Kay Hart, A. Sherman Christenson. Herbert Vance, and President Earl Wignall. L. A. Reports Quake LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (HE) An earthquake shook sections Of Los Angeles shortly after 10:30 a. m.. today but was not heavy enough to cause damage here. The Carnegie seismological laboratory lab-oratory in Pasadena said the shock apparently was local. Squaw Creek, Jan. 11. Dear Newspaper Not much news todaj. Snow leaked thou Mush Hank's lean-to roof where winter supply -of dried apples was stored- . Apr nlA tx7a11o1 finrl hrnlre nut wralla v Piute SP pushed cabin over. Hank busy A plesauce. Spotted Pony, Indian Charlie's boy, came home with another pet skunk. Family will be back in ; about a week when place airs out I Johnny Moosefoot mistook axle , grease for apple butter down ati cook shack. Will be better in day t or two. . -?' PIUTE PETE |
