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Show Weather Forecast UTAH: Generally fair tonight and Friday, except unsettled northwest north-west portion. Little change in temperature. Maximum temp., Wednesday . . 65 Minimum temp., Wednesday . . 26 PI So They Say t Roosevelt may ge So wn la history his-tory as the president who did more coed mad mere harm in eight years than any then American Amer-ican president Dr. Glenn Frank, ex-president, University of Wis. -. -.-- ' FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 175 PROVQ, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1937 TELEGRAPH l$ESlJmc3 PRICE FIVE CENTS n imi -V v JV - I me PA w ft 0) 0) MAYOR URGES BUM NATO OF UTILITIES Congressman Urged To Back Congressional Investigation Plan "In my opinion the private utility combinations consti tute the greatest single anti democratic political force in this country today," com ments Mayor Mark Anderson in a letter addressed Thurs day to Congressman J. W. Robinson at Washington. A , widespread organized propaganda propa-ganda campaign is being carried on by the private electric utility people to defeat every move toward to-ward public ownership, the mayor charges. Urges Appropriation - "We note that Representative Rankin is urging that the Federal Trade commission be supplied with funds to investigate the propagan da activities of the big utilities, the city official writes. "We sincerely hope that the ap propriation will be made, and that such an investigation will go for ward at once," Mayor Anderson urges. The latest . report reaching the mayor is that the big utilities have formed a -separate corporation operating out of Milwaukee, the object of which is to defeat or dis credit municipal ownership, while the public utilities themselves re main in the background and fur nish the money to carry on the campaign, he asserts. "A few hundred thousand should be spent to give the people the truth about the whole utility set up," the mayor remarks. "It appears ap-pears .to me that- the fundamentals fundamen-tals of democracy are involved in this utility situation. "The private utility people have spent millions to discredit public ownership. . . . There is ample proof that such vast economic power cannot or has not been separated from political ""power. Today in the Robbies of our own legislature every other face is a power company face. "What chances have the people against such an array of hired talent?" the mayor questions. MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DRFW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Consumer Groups Pushing Food and Drug Bills in State Legislatures; Mrs.' Roosevelt Backs Strategy;! Industry May Take Mildj Federal Law ; Congressional Mail On Court Issue,. Once Hostile, Now Supports F. D. R. WASHING iXDX Women and consumer organizations are putting put-ting the heat on the food and drug industries to force them to accept enactment of a new federal fed-eral regulation act. The movement move-ment is quiet but very aggressive aggres-sive The issue has been pending .since 1933. when, at the instigation insti-gation of the White House, Rex Tug-well wrote a drastic measure. The furore that arose over the bil! in business circles caused it to be shelved that year. It was revived in more modern form in the next session and has continued con-tinued as an acrimonious issue ever since. This year its proponents have resorted to a new line of attack, concentrating their fire on state legislatures. As a result of their efiorts bills modeled closely after af-ter the original Tugwell proposal have been offered and are being militantly pushed in a number of states Such measures are pending before legislatures in New York, Washington, Montana, California, Texas, North Dakota and Virginia. The inside angle of this new strategy is the fact that it is warmly backed by Mrs. Roosevelt, Roose-velt, long an advocate of stringent strin-gent food and drug legislation. It was Mrs. Roosevelt who inspired in-spired the recent White House comment that the pending Cope-land Cope-land bill is not satisfactory , and wilt have to be strengthened before be-fore it would be acceptable to Sthe Administration. The attack in the states is worrying drug and food inter- ( Continued on Page 5, Sec. 2) Defends Plan ; GEORGE S. BALLIF Ballif Defends Roosevelt Plan on Court Change Present Supreme Court contro versy is neither new nor to be considered at attempt at dictatorship" dicta-torship" or "stuffing" by Presi dent Roosevelt, George S. Ballif, Provo attorney, told public forum attendants Wednesday night. Personal point of view of the constitution is important in form ing one's opinion of the Roosevelt plan's expediency he stated. If one considers the constitution a sacred document not to be touched, touch-ed, sacrilege is the answer to the president's trend. If one considers it an instruction by which the people peo-ple realize programs looking toward to-ward the achievement of social Land, economic . objectives, then, the. plan seems more seasonable, he said. Basically, the problem centers about the power of the court to declare acts of congress unconstitutional, unconsti-tutional, a power which has been in dispute since John Marshall (Continued on Page Eight) PLAY STAGED FOR KIWANIS Five Provo high school students under direction of Miss Eunice Bird presented a playlet featuring featur-ing vocational guidance before Kiwanians today. Betty Peterson. Lawrence Graham. Gra-ham. Jack Groneman, Alfred Ridge and Ivan Nelson took parts in the cast. They will be accompanied accom-panied by Kiwanians of Provo at 7 o'clock this evening to Spring-ville Spring-ville where they will repeat their performance. Harold Johnson, manager of Utah Poultry Producers association, associa-tion, spoke on the aspects of his business. John Van Cott reviewed the March issue of Kiwanis magazine. maga-zine. Dr. Leonard E. McKell was presented a "baby ensemble" by John McAdam on behalf of the club, a baby daughter being the cause. The vocational guidance committee com-mittee of which Jacob Coleman is head assembled the program. Parley L. Larsen was chairman. N. C. Hicks was introduced as a new member by H. A. Dixon. Names of book donors to the Kiwanis vocational guidance section sec-tion of the Provo city library were announced as follows: Allan D. Johnson, Walter Hedquist, Le-Roy Le-Roy J. Olsen, Claude S. Ashworth, Frank T. Reynolds, John Van Cctt, J. W. Christensen, Clyde Crockett, Mark Anderson, C. H. Vance, and Dr. Leonard E. McKell. Mc-Kell. Guests of the club were Judge Dallas H. Young of Provo; Mr, Ferrill and Mr. Kinney of Ogden; Merrill Nielsen of Spanish; Mr. Christensen, Mr. Powell and Mr. Star of Nephi. Merrioers of the Manavu ward M-men basketball team, champions cham-pions in the church league, were all present as guests of the club, together with their coach and manager, Paul Holt and Tony Sowards. Alabama Uotes For Repeal BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. March 11 (U.R) Albania's 22-year era of prohibition was at an end today as the vote in yesterday's election elec-tion stood 89,764 for repeal, 79,-655 79,-655 against. SOLUS QUIZ JACKSON ON COURT CHANGE Present Court Opposed to Policies Favored By The Nation WASHINGTON, March 11 (U.R) Assistant Attorney General Gen-eral Robert H. Jackson today appealed for congressional enactment en-actment of President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's judicial plan to heal controversy within the supreme su-preme court which he charged threatened the harmonious working work-ing of government. Appearing before the senate judiciary committee, Jackson denied de-nied a suggestion by Senator Pat McCarran, D., Nev., that appointment appoint-ment of six new supreme court justices would destroy national confidence in the tribunal. Implacable Opposition He charged tht supreme court invalidations of New Deal law have revealed in the supreme court majority "an implacable, although unquestionably sincere, opposition to the use of national power to accomplish ac-complish the policies so overwhelmingly over-whelmingly indorsed by the voters." 'This frank hostility of these justices," Jackson charged, "has been openly counted on by interested inter-ested groups to defeat much important legislation." "A majority of the justices," said Jackson, "Have made it apparent ap-parent that the great objectives of this administration and this congress offend their deep con victions and that the methods of this day violate their conceptions of good government." The split within the court, Jackapn sserte4rf hflfl.., m4e. JtJJ difficult for it to function and has delayed its decisions. Rejecting suggestions of consti tutional amendments, Jackson said "Amendmenfas, however wor thy and well drawn, are of uncertain un-certain value while the judicial house is so stubbornly divided against itself." "Don't you think," demanded McCarran, "that addition of six new justices would cause loss of confidence in the high court on the part of the people, who give the court its power? ino. i do not, Jackson re plied. "I don't feel that way about it and I would hate to see the prestige of the,, supreme court injured. It is a difficult task to (Continuec on Page Eight) Gamble Store Grand Opening Slated Friday Celebrating its recent advent to Provo, the Gamble store will observe ob-serve a formal grand opening, beginning Friday at its new store, 288 West Center street, Ralph Swenson, partner-manager, announced an-nounced today. The opening sale will be for nine days only, ending Saturday, March 20. On Friday, the opening open-ing day, there will be a gala celebration cele-bration with free gifts for every customer, says Mr. Swenson who was transferred to Provo from Williston, North Dakota to open the new store here. Everything is in readiness for Friday's big opening with the store freshly painted and equipped equip-ped with the newest, most modern mod-ern fixtures, conforming with Gamble specifications. The extensive line of merchandise merchan-dise handled by Gamble's includes automotive supplies, tires and batteries, hardware, paint, radios, radio supplies, electrical appliances, appli-ances, washing machines, refrigerators, refrig-erators, household necessities and (Continued on Page Eight) Calendar Of Local Events ROTARY CLUB Rotarians will hear. Joseph Nelson Nel-son of Spanish Fork, former 'juvenile 'ju-venile judge of the Fourth district, dis-trict, at their Friday meeting at 12:15 p. m., in Hotel Roberta. provo' lions club Lions will hold a regular business busi-ness session at 7 o'clock Thursday Thurs-day evening in Hotel Roberts. President J. B. Leyshon will be in charge. Provo Men Awarded Medals; Save Life Of Fellow Worker Utah Power and Light Employees Honored With Presentation of Edison Medals For Timely Lif esaving Work Here Charles Chamberlain and Sharp C. Gillespie of Provo were awarded the Edison Electric Institute medal, and Byron Clark, George Crookston, Millard A. Beck, Eugene Hawkins, Edward W. Booth and Earl Pj Hogan awarded certificates of assistance for saving the lire of Fred J. Rlchans, a truck driver, after he was knocked unconscious irom electric shock last year, at a meeting held at the Community church Wednesday night. Honored Men Q SHARP C. GILLESPIE CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN Gillman Position Pays No Salary The article in Wednesday's Herald might have led some readers read-ers to infer that the state public welfare board position to which J. W. Gillman of Orem was appointed ap-pointed by Governor Blood and confirmed by the senate, carries a salary of $4000 per year. This is the salary drawn by J. W. Knight of Provo. who was confirmed as a member of the state tax commission, as the ar- J tide stated. Mr. Gillman's position is an honorary one, and carries no provision pro-vision for compensation, either by the year or by the day, he explained ex-plained to the Herald today. So, lest anyone should get the wrong impression, this explanation explana-tion is cheerfully made in behalf of Mr. Gillman. Copper At 17.525 NEW YORK, March 11 UE The price of export copper rose to 17.525 cents a pound today, the best level since 1929. The range was 17.475 compared with 16.775 to 17.475 cents yesterday. SECOND WARD CHODX Second Ward choir members will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday Thurs-day evening in the chapel for practice, Joseph H. Taylor, chorister, chor-ister, announces. Ward conference Sunday will be at 7 p. m., in the chapel. a it & . .- - . . .-.;-::: .4mm The medals and certificates were presented by Dr. Adam S. Bennion, assistant to the president, presi-dent, Utah Power and Light company. com-pany. All the men honored are employes em-ployes of Utah Power and Light company, and were repairing a line torn out by the snowslide in ftwro canyon, February 21, 1938, when .the accident occurred. , Rlchans grasped hold of a neutral neu-tral wire in the work of repairing the line over the snowslide, and was rendered unconscious. Beck and Chamberlain were near him at the time and summoned the remainder re-mainder of the force. Gillespie and Chamberlain, who had been instructed in the first aid by the power company, applied the prone pressure method of resuscitation, and after several minutes man aged to revive Rlchans so he could fceremoyed to the hospital. Only through their timely efforts was 3ilcnanj&aved from death or serious seri-ous injury. Historic Value The medal presented to Gillespie and Chamberlain is of historic lraue . itt that it has in its com position copper taken from tne original mains laid down in New York by Thomas Alva Edison in 1881 as part of the first underground under-ground electric distribution system sys-tem in the world. Dr. Bennion said that through the reward of these medals interest inter-est is created in preventing accidents. acci-dents. He praised the men for their diligence and outlined the course that the power company is giving all its employes in first aid. During Dur-ing 1935 more than 640 employes of the company have taken the course, and been of valuable aid in several emergencies. Mr. Rlchans also spoke, describing describ-ing the experience and praising the men for saving him from death or serious injury. CITY POWER PLAN DEFEATED SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 (U.R San Francisco voters yester- ship plan for purchasing electric distribution facilities. Complete returns of a special election on 20 propositions and ordinances or-dinances showed 77,614 voters opposed op-posed to and 65,688 voters in favor of issuing $50,000,000 in revenue bonds to acquire the Pacific Gas and Lighting company's distribution distribu-tion system. A proposal to repeal the city's anti - picketing ordinance was adopted by a vote of 77,421 to 68,-249. 68,-249. Organized labor supported the repeal, chamber of commerce antj business interests opposed it. High School Opera Plays To Full House; Repeated Tonight Provo high school opera "Marriage "Mar-riage of Nannette," which was presented last night to a full house with outstanding success, will be repeated tonight at eight o'clock in the nigh school auditorium. audi-torium. Congratulations should be extended ex-tended to Ernest Paxman, music director, Ralph Britsch, director of dramatics and stage settings, for the evidence of skill in making it a unified and entertaining performance. per-formance. Evelyn Clark, as Nannette, and Grant Butler, as her successful suitor, carried the love interest in the story. Their voices blended superbly. Madame Zenobie, Nan-nett'a Nan-nett'a mother, played by FJodia Ashworth,' had an exceptionally meUow voice. She was interested in marrying her daughter into wealth. WAR BUYING LIFTS METAL PRICES HIGH Feverish Armament Race Spurs Heavy Buying Of Metal Stock NEW YORK, March 11 (U.R) War buying has lifted non-ferrous metal prices more than 30 per cent on the aver age since the start of this year to the highest level in a decade. The composite of major base metals, copperv lead, tin and sine, was 97,75 cents a pound, an advance of 30.4 per cent above the 74.95 cents figure on December 31, 1836, of 47.3 per cent over the level of 66.35 cents prevailing a year ago. of 38.3 per cent above the 1832 depression low total of 29.32 cents, and of 12.9 per cent above the 1929 high-point aggre gate of 86.58 cents. Armament Expansion The rise coincided with an nouncements of armament pro grams by almost every major na tion in .the world. Scarcity of supplied has accelerated accel-erated the rise in the past week. Tin and lead prices particularly have been strong of the past few days, exceeding advances in any similar period in more than a decade. dec-ade. Copper has recorded the largest percentage rise. The domestic price of 16 cents is 35.4 per cent above the 12 cents level at the close of 1936; 75.6 per cent in ex cess of the 9 cents quotation a year ago, and 239.9 per cent above the 1932 low of 4.78 cents. It is at the highest ptdnt since 1929 wen copper reached a post-war peak of 21.26 cents. Spot straits tin sold at a 10 year high of 66 cents a poud. Facing unprecedented demand, lead producers advanced price of the metal $5 per ton yesterday, the third such advance this week, to a 9-year high of 7 cents, New York. That was 29.1 per cent over the 4V6. cents quoted a year ago, and 1,807.9 per cent above the 1932 low of 2.76 cents. Zinc prices have been advanced $10 per ton this week to a 7 hi cents per pound basis East St. Louis, a new peak since 1926. Although demand for zinc has not been running as heavy as for other non-ferrous metals, shortage of supplies is more acute. The current shortage of stocks in all the metals is due to the fact that production of all of them was curtailed during the depression through various cartels which existed ex-isted abroad. Foreign copper producers pro-ducers dropped the curtailment program about 6 weeks ago, tin producers may now operate at a full 100 per cent rate. Curtailment of lead and zinc production was dropped some time ago. Isom Lamb to Be Speaker in Provo Isom Lamb, Townsendite originator orig-inator of the "Chelan test" for $200 monthly expenditures by elderly eld-erly persons with a two per cent tax providing a revolving fund, will be a speaker here next Wednesday, Wed-nesday, John Harrison, president, announced Thursday. Lamb is directing work in the state' preparatory to practical Townsend tests in Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, and Price. Mayna Moffitt, disguised as a gypsy maiden, won the audience by her soft melodious musical performance. A trio comprised of Mayna Moffitt, Marjorie Nel-oon, Nel-oon, daughter of the Due, and Evelyn Clark was heartily applauded ap-plauded by the audience. The climax of the opera came when Evelyn Sutherland, as Heloise, came as the true countess coun-tess to claim the Due. When she appeared to lift her veil, revealing a gargoyle-like face, the disappointment disap-pointment of the Due provided humor for all. The chorus, in which one hundred hun-dred students participated, was exceptional in both singing and natural performing. Provo high school orchestra accompanied the performance; Orvilla Luke, senior, was the pianist. Hazel Bird. v State Coinnimlssioioi Stripped of Beer License Control State Senator Thornton Puts. Up Fight For Teachers' Retirement Fund; Adjournment Adjourn-ment May Be Delayed Longer Bulletin SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 11 (U.R) With less than eight hours to go until expiration of the 22nd session of the Utah legislature, adjournment at midnight tonight seemed impossible today. Appropriations measures had not made their appearance and it was freely predicted that the session would continue, with clocks stopped and covered until Saturday night. Minority leaders, however, were pressing1 their plans to force adjournment tonight. Such action, unless appropriations bills are passed, would undoubtedly mean calling of a special session. By DAVID N. JOHNSON United Press Staff Correspondent SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 11 (U.R) Beer, a supposedly sup-posedly harmless and non-intoxicating fluid, showed its perplexing per-plexing legislative qualities today when Senate Bill 72, providing pro-viding for joint control of beer licenses, came before the house and emerged with provisions, setting up an autonomous form of local control. Representatives, packing an hour of discussion with swift amending action, struck from the bill all sections giving BLOOD SUBMITS APPOINTMENTS Provo Attorney Named Member Mem-ber of Uniform Legisla-titfif Legisla-titfif Osmmissibm SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Mar. 11 ILR William M. Knerr today was reappointed chairman of the State Industrial Commission by Governor Henry H. Blood. The governor submitted a partial par-tial list to the senate. The list was scheduled to be acted upon late today, and additions to the list were expected to be submitted submit-ted at tonight's session of the upper house. Other gubernatorial appointments appoint-ments included: Trustees, Utah Agricultural college, col-lege, Frederick P. Champ, Logan. Members State Building commission, com-mission, Ronald E. Wadsworth, Ogden. Trustees, State Hospital for Deaf and Blind, Mrs. A.B. Coray, Ogden. State Engineer, T. H. Humphreys, Humph-reys, Logan. State Texbbook commission, Mrs. Nellie U. Hendricks, Ogden. Trustees, University of Utah, Robert H. Hinckley, Ogden. Members, Utah Board of Commissioners Com-missioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, George w. wortn-en, wortn-en, Provo. Members, Board of Control of the Utah State Historical society, Joel F. Ricks, Logan. Trustees, State Industrial school Frank Francis, Ogden. No mention was made of liquor commission appointees. Nine More Stores OK New Schedule Nine more Provo merchants today approved for their institutions institu-tions opening and closing hours of 9:30 a. m. to 530 p. m., with Saturday end time set at 6 p.m., W. R. Butler and Sol Jacobs announce. an-nounce. The hours go into effect Monday Mon-day morning. The program was instigated by chamber of commerce com-merce members in line with new operating schedules in vogue in Salt Lake City, Ogden and other important trade centers. Stores signing today are: Frank Mullett Jewelry store; The Lucile Shop; Petite hoppe, Joy Frock Shop, Van's Shoe store, The Shop-Yers, Shop-Yers, W. E. Mitchell Jewelry company ; the Maco S hoppe, and Gloria Shop. Trawler Sunk SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 (VJt) The trawler Normandie of San Francisco was sunk in a col-$sion col-$sion with the motor freighter Alamar when 11 miles off Humboldt Hum-boldt Bar, according to radio reports re-ports received by the marine department de-partment of the chamber of commerce com-merce today. The reports said the crew of 10 was saved and taken aboavd another an-other fishing vessel, the name of which was not learned. ?the state liquor control commission the power to regulate beer licenses. Local Licensing Rule-As Rule-As the bill now stands, municipalities, munici-palities, corporate towns, and counties are set up as the sole licensing and revoking agencies. The sky is the limit, with no maximum maxi-mum limitation upon the number of beer licenses which may be issued. is-sued. The bill will return to the senate sen-ate .Jate, to4ajtcti0ft-a t amendments. It was predicted the upper house would refuse to concur in the divorcement of beer licenses from the state liquor commission. com-mission. The beer Ucense question may be the stumbling block which will hold the session beyond midnight tonight, which is the time the state constitution gives as finish, of legislation for the 22nd session. The senate, when faced with the question of policy to be followed; fol-lowed; in regard to control of beer licenses, chose senate bill 72 as the measure to be enacted into law. The bill then provided that the state liquor commission would have the sole power of issue and revocation, with cities being permitted per-mitted to recommend. Action of the house kills all reference in the bill to the state liquor commission and gives cities sweeping powers in licensing of beer establishments. It is virtual local option. As the 60th day drew toward a-close, a-close, legislators seemed far from any motion to adjourn. Appro? priations, the most important measure of the 487 bills introduced this session, had not come belore the house where action on the budget requests will originate. Legislators must decide upon disposition of the more than seven millions asJed before they go home, unless a special session is desired. Senator Eldred Royle said today he would make the motion to adjourn ad-journ sine die promptly at mid-night mid-night tonight, and claimed a supporting sup-porting vote of 14 senators. - One of the stumbling blocks in the path of early adjournment was disposed of last night when then senate passed the little Wagner Wag-ner bill, providing for compulsory compul-sory arbitration of labor difficulties difficul-ties before a strike can be called Without a dissenting- vote, the (Continued on Page Eight) Squaw Creek, March .11 -Provo Newspaper ' I Spotted. Pony, Indian Charlie's boy, he tied pet beaver to corner of cabin last night. Early this morning cabin fell over, beaver ate clear around it, Indian Char lie was pretty mad. Spotted Pony on way down to . settlement to see dentist. Got to ' , have beaver's teeth extracted. Mush Hank says that remind - him of time Uncle Roscoe tha - one with twooden leg went to' Sleep down by Beaver- creek; When Roscoe woke up all he had r 4 left was pile of sawdust and; Shavings. 2iL -' PIUTE JOE,, |