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Show 0) Ira f7 n cr nplf JLfae Hera Herald Service U you do not receive your Herala promptly, call the Herald office, 495 before 7 p. m. week days, and 10 a. m. Sundays, and a copy will be delivered to you. UTAH: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; unsettled in northwest portion. Warmer north and extreme ex-treme west portions tonight. Max. temp., Sunday CI .Min. temp., Sunday S3 FIFTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 195 UTAH'S ONLY DAILY SOUTH OP SALT LAKE PRO VP, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1938 m ?S1IS ISfc8! PRTHR FIVE CENT JV Id. DR. TOWNSEND LOSES FIGHT FOR FREEDOM Old Age Pension Advocate Advo-cate Compelled To Go To Jail By RUSSELL TURNER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 11 (U P) The supreme court today to-day closed the last legal avenue ave-nue through which Dr. Francis Fran-cis E. Townsend, old age pension pen-sion advocate, sought to avoid a 30-day . jail sentence imposed im-posed for conviction o n charges of contempt of a house committee. The court rejected a petition by Townsend for review of his conviction. con-viction. Only executive clemency can save him from serving the sentence. Brundeh Reappears The action was taken at a 10-minute 10-minute session of the court at which Justice Louis D. Brandeis, absent several times recently because be-cause of a cold and bad weather, re-appeared on the bench. The court also: Declined to review a federal decision de-cision holding unconstitutional the Bankhead cotton control act, repealed by congress after supreme su-preme court invalidation of the agricultural adjustment act. Ordered a new trial for Joe Hale, Kentuckv negro under sentence sen-tence of death for conviction of murder, on grounds negroes were svatematically barred from juries jur-ies a practice which constituted a denial of his constitutional rights. Agreed to consider the question of whether Intercollegiate -footbath is an essential government function" func-tion" or a "gigantic commercial activity." Accepted for review another challenge of ratification of the proposed federal child labor amendment this one involving Kentucky's ratification. A review nf Kansas' ratification had already been accepted. The football case concerns government gov-ernment efforts to tax admissions to athletic contests of state universities. uni-versities. The fifty circuit court of appeals denied the government had this right. The broad question (Continued on Page Eight) MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Crucial Congressional Race Opens With Illinois Primary Pri-mary April 12; Outcome Will Settle New Deal's Fate; Determine 19 4 0 Nomina ti o n s ; Machines Clash in Illinois, Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania GOP Strong in Kansas; Kan-sas; Stiff Senate Fights Far Barkeley, Nye, Smith, Pepper and Others. WASHINGTON They're off! Next Tuesday, the 12th. begins the great congressional derby of 1938, whose outcome will not only determine the fate of the New Deal during the next two years, but play a controlling role in the 1940 presidential elections. The crucial elections open in Illinois, Il-linois, where the principal fight is for the Democratic senatorial nomination, voluntarily being relinquished re-linquished by beefy incumbent William H. Dieterich. The contest is between ex-Cortgressman Michael Mich-ael L. Igoe. U. S. district attorney, backed by the Kelly-Nash machine ma-chine of Chicago; and Representative Representa-tive Scott W. Lucas, down-stater who was put into the field by Governor Henry' Horner. Both men claim to be White House adherents, ad-herents, but neither is a New Dealer. The issue is soley between be-tween rival machines. The Republican jangle is a three - cornered affair, between Richard J. Lyons, a state legislator, legisla-tor, supported by the state organization, organ-ization, and William J. Baker and Clarence P. Parker. i MACHINE VS. MACHINE The Illinois primary is the only one in April. After that the most important ones are: FLORIDA, May 3, may decide the fate of administration favor- ( Continued on Page Two) Hospital Plans Arrive; Bids to Be Let at Once Construction To Be Under Way in May if Progress Is Maintained Utah Valley hospital will be under construction in May. Arrival of plans for the hospital and nurses's home this morning at the office of Clayton Jenkins, secretary of the hospital and chamber of commerce, forecasts bid prep aration by construction men this week. Three Provo Firms Tolboe and Tolboe, Cox and Christiansen, and Vernon Tolboe. all of Provo; Ryberg Brothers, T. G. Rowland Construction company, Gardner-Christensen, and Jacob-son Jacob-son Construction company, all of Salt Lake City; and John H. Moser, Logan contractor, are indicated in-dicated as the interested contractors contrac-tors who will compete for the general gen-eral contract, reports Mr. Jenkins. Jen-kins. Although it was not learned from New York City where the bid will be finally let. what date is the deadline for submitting bids, local observers were of unanimous opinion that bids would be opened, the award made, and construction begin during next month. $360,000 Investment The hospital is being financed laregly by The Commonwealth Fund of New York City, a philanthropic philan-thropic institution begun by the late Stephen V. Harkness, wealthy eastern capitalist-business executive. execu-tive. Citizens of Utah Valley paid in $90,000, through individual solicitation, so-licitation, business house cooperation. cooper-ation. L. D. S. church and city (Continued on Page Eight) YOUTH KILLED ON HIGHWAY SALT LAKE CITY. April 11 (U.R One youth was killed and another an-other seriously injured in the worst of a series of week-end accidents ac-cidents in the Salt Lake City area today. Wallace Steward Miller, 17, was injured fatally and Raymond McLean, Mc-Lean, 20, received serious injuries injur-ies when they were struck by a car reportedly driven by L. C. Gutheil, 30. while they were pushing push-ing McLean's machine, on the highway just south of the Salt Lake City limits. McLean's father, fath-er, who was also pushing the car, was not injured. The three had got out of the car to push when it stalled, apparently apparent-ly when a battery cable became loore. Gutheil said he did not see either the three men or the car. Miller's death was the first fatility on South State street since new sodium vapor lights were installed in-stalled there in June. 1937. His death increased Utah's traffic fa-talitv fa-talitv toll for the year to 48. Miller died in a hospital six hours after the accident. Fourteen other persons were injured in-jured in week-end accidents, nine of them in an accident near Garfield, Gar-field, in which two cars colided head-on. Odd Fellows To Stage Celebration Arrangements for the celebration celebra-tion of the 119th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows April 26th will be discussed at a. local lodge meeting Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the lodge hall. Second degrees will be conferred on candidates from Provo and Pay son. GY I was 5est readin' where this country leads all others in the blackmailm record. " In many cases the victim is given a chance to buy some letters let-ters that they wrote way back in the days before they thought they would ever amount to very much. This form of blackmailin' would die-a purty quick death if every victim would handle it like Grandpa Snazzy did. In his younger days he fell in love with a city girl and he wrote her many beautiful letters. Years later, when he fell in love with a girl down home . arul-announced his engagement, lie gotta letter from the. city irl that says: "How much would .you -willing to pay for those old love letters you wrote me?" . Grandpa wrote her and says, "You can keep those letters, I don't need 'era ... I have c&rbon copies." Copyright, 1038, Esquire Feature,,lnc. HITLER VK TRIUMPH PLEBISCITE Expect Intensified Nazi Drive In Austria Soon By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent Nazi Germany was in an increasingly favorable position posi-tion today to resume a goose- stepping march to the east, peacefully if possible, but by violence if necessary. Three developments encour aged Adolf Hitler's campaign to seize the fruits of victory of a war that Kaiser Wilhelm lost two decades ago. They were: 1. A 99-to-l Nazi victory in Sunday's . plebiscite ple-biscite on union of Austria and Germany. 2. Creation of a comparatively comparative-ly conservative cabinet under Premier Edou-ard Edou-ard Daladier in France, which indicated greater great-er emphasis on national defense and less active threats against Nazi expansion in central Europe. Eu-rope. 3. Action by Great Britain to have the League of Nations Na-tions consider recognition o f rzL ,oC Ethiopia Jjv- Adolf Hitler dicating an impending im-pending accord between Britain and the Roman parener of Nazi Germany. Difficult To Block-Other Block-Other European events also shaped up favorably toward a new Nazi move, which probably will be an infiltration by peaceful economic eco-nomic maneuvers backed by the (Continued on Page Eight) 0 KILLED IN TWO CRASHES LONGMONT, Colo., April 11 (U.P Two men were near death today from injuries suffered in Colorado's worst automobile accident acci-dent this year. Five persons were killed and eight injured in the mishap. The dead were: Mr. and Mrs. Andres Aldaco, their son, Nicholas, Nicho-las, 5, and their two-months-old daughter, and Melvin Bruns, 20. All were residents of Longmont. Near death were Edgar Bruns, 20, of Longmont, suffering from a broken neck, and Phillip Silva, 35, of Denver, suffering from a brok en back. The accident occurred early Sunday four miles aouth of Longmont, Long-mont, which is 30 miles north of Denver. YAKIMA. Wash., April 11 (U.R) An automobile struck a parked car on a highway six miles west of Yakima early today and five persons were burned to death as the two vehicles burst into flames. The dead were Mrs. Viola Thew and her four children, Eugene, 6, Helena, 8, Marion, 4, and Douglas Doug-las Henry, four months. The car in which the Thews sat was parked without lights, state police said. One driven by Marvin Eakins, 30, crashed into it in the darkness. BOB OUnCMG L Here's (Editorial) American Enterprise is dying. American Business, the force that built this nation into the greatest in the world, is being stifled. Its grievous sickness has resulted in recession, unemployment, unemploy-ment, fear, hunger, destitution. The results of it are apparent on all sides. It's a bitter picture, but it cannot be ignored. The fault lies in Washington. It lies in the hands of President Roosevelt and his congress. Unless these men act and act quickly to unshackle enterprise, en-terprise, it will be too late. Only chaos and catastrophe can result. re-sult. e The Provo Herald frequently has commended President Roosevelt and his congress for acts it believed were forward-looking forward-looking and in line with modem trends of reform. It believes that today he is making a sincere effort to fill a most difficult role to the best of his ability. But no man is infallible. in-fallible. And this paper believes also that a president, surrounded surround-ed by theorists, faddists, and the exponents of a dozen isms is very likely to be swept; off his feet and occasionally to lose his perspective. The president and congress should remember that: During the bank panic period of 1933, 15 million persons were out of work. Today 11 millions are jobless and the number is increasing. During the panic period of 1933 a business index figure showed 51.4. By March of 1937 it had climbed to 79.4. For Marehl38Ht Md - . . -priwipent -roosevelt : Price levels of railway and utility stocks, reflecting conditions in those industries, are today far below the March, 1933, lows. There have been occasional spurts in business, of course, but these spurts ended as quickly as the artificial stimulation provided by government agencies was withdrawn. No lasting benefit can come : - 1 ' -- - null ' A FAMILY IN RELIEF HEADQUARTERS government by business. State Realtors Elect Provo Man Denzil A. Brown, Provo realtor, is the new second vice-president of the Utah State Realty association, associa-tion, following the annual meeting meet-ing Saturday in Newhouse Hotel, Salt Lake City. Jesse Haws, Provo real estate man. was a member of the nominating committee. com-mittee. . L. L. Capson of Salt Lake City is the new president. Clyde Fowles, retiring president, became first vice-president. He is from Ogden. The convention went on record urging voters to support legislatives legisla-tives candidates definitely pledged to a bolishment of numerous "bureaus, "bu-reaus, boards and commissions"; .attacking a proposed state department de-partment designed to build and sell low-cost housing; and opposing oppos-ing "high taxes and bureaucracy-." Way to Without such confidence we will drift on toward chaos thp roints of this nrocram in detail. WPA Imports Pipe From France; Utahn Protests WASHINGTON, April 11 Investigating a complaint by the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe company, Provo, Utah, Congressman J. Will Robinson of Vtah charges that pipe used in northwestern states' WPA projects was made in Rnhinsnn. criticizine this action, -n i g- a C a is awaiting action from WPA Di,i rector Harry Hopkins. Robinson cites that the funds should have TTtoh workers, as the Dine I gUil W vw ww r company formerly was the supplier sup-plier of this type pipe in the Pacific Pa-cific northwest. He contends American workmen, under any circumstances, should have been given the work In line with fundamental fun-damental WPA policy. The pipe plant discovered 17 miles of cast irpn pipe used on 10 sewer and water projects in Wash-.ington Wash-.ington and Oregon was purchased and transported from Farnce. WPA has promised an investigation. Save It ft ' i from spending of borrowed money as in the recently announced WPA-RFC program. American Enterprise has not been able to function properly proper-ly and effectively since the depression began. It's time business was given a chance to pull this country out of the hole. The solution is not difficult or intricate. It is simple and logical. The president and congress can put it into effect at once. ' This newspaper offers a four-point program that will wipe out the CAUSE of the recession and not merely alleviate the misery that is its EFFECT. Here it is: 1: Legislation to put equal responsibility on labor and business in industrial disputes. 2: Enactment of an adequate tax program with a five-year five-year guarantee against change, so business can confidently plan for the future. 3 : A definite statement of policy on government competition competi-tion with privately owned utilities. 4 : Stabilize the value of the dollar. AHnntion of such a oroeram will restore confidence in (- 153110 M)IlCeiT OCT TO i ti l j DaniSM $ OYlL r SPANISH FORK The Spanish Fork high school band,, of 90 pieces, will play a public concert con-cert tonight at 7:30 in the high school auditorium there, it was announced this morning. The band will be dressed up in new uniforms. uni-forms. The public is invited to attend free of charge. 4 -X J M t It : m - m m ::-.:::.":':-:-v:v" or worse. Rubbish Hauling To End Wednesday All rubbish to be removed during the current Clean-up drive must be out ready for hauling by Wednesday morning. morn-ing. . C. Elmer Mad sen, city director di-rector of the trucks and workmen work-men engaged in hauling, reports re-ports such excellent- response on the part of truck owners and laborers has been received receiv-ed in cooperating in the drive that they will be ahead of schedule. - To insure removal, rubbish must be In containers, of a size which two men can lift, and muse tto'. Include ashes or dirt. The Clean-up, Paint-up and Fix-up campaign is under the direction of the city and Junior Jun-ior chamber of commerce, Jack Vick is. directing, cham- . ber work In poster contest. Boy Scoot participation, and publicity work. E ALLOTED FOR RELIEF USE WPA Apprcprition Of $1,250,000,000 Is Given Approval WASHINGTON, April 11 (U.R) President Roosevelt and his congressional and spending aides today agreed upon a $1,250,000,000 relief appropriation as the first move in a $4,'000,000,000 attack at-tack by business recession and unemployment. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, who led the congressional congres-sional leaders to a White House conference, said that the president agreed to earmark $1,?50,000,000 for the Works Progress Administration Adminis-tration to meet needs for the first seven months of the 1939 fiscal year. Asks Aid For Roads Mr. Roosevelt also sought to bolster the economic structure of 'the railroad by asking in a spec ial message that congress enact immediately emergency legislation. legisla-tion. He submitted . as a possible basis for emergency program the recommendations of a special committee com-mittee of the interstate commerce commission. He also suggested study of coordination of agencies dealing with railroads. Chairman Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., of the senate interstate commerce committee said that he is considering calling a meeting .of railroad labor and management manage-ment to work out legislation to aid the nation's railroads. Wheeler said it would be "very difficult" to get any legislation adopted by this congress tn Tiew The f imd, Barkley aid, would meet relief needs until Feb, 1, 1939. He made no estimate of how much would have to be asked to meet needs subsequent to that time, although it has been reported Mr. Roosevelt expects to request an additional $800,000,000 appropriation appropri-ation npvt Jnrnmrv The relief request approximately approxi-mately $250,000,000 above the $1,-000,000,000 $1,-000,000,000 to which Mr. Roosevelt earlier this year had hoped to hold (Continued On Page Eight) BROKER SENT TO SING SING NEW YORK, April 11 (U Richard Whitney former president of the New York Stock Exchange, was sentenced today to from five to ten years in preson for stealing securities belonging to relatives and his former associates. asso-ciates. Earlier, State Attorney General Gen-eral John J. Bennett had made it known that he would issue a permanent injunction forbidding Whitney ever to engage in the securities business again. General Sessions Judge Owen Bohan gave Whitney the same sentence on each of two indictments indict-ments for grand, larceny but ordered or-dered the terms served concurrently concur-rently after hearing the eloquent plea of Charles H. Tuttle, Whit neys lawyer. "I will remind your honor," Tuttle said, "That there is joy in heaven over the repentance of our transgressor." Tuttle was referring to the fact that Whitney, had pleaded guilty and had cooperated with five governmental agencies which investigated in-vestigated the affairs of Richard Whitney and company. Firemen to Begin Training Course Firemen of Provo, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Springyille, Spanish Fork and Payson will begin be-gin sessions of a training school course here Thursday at 7:30 p. m. reports Chief Clyde Scott. Sessions slated during April are on Thursday, on April 18 and 26. Battalion Chief Piercey of Salt Lake City will be in charge, representing repre-senting U. S. vocational guidance instruction officials. Latest developments de-velopments in fire prevention and fighting will be studied. Banquet Postponed The annual athleic banquet at the Brighar- Young: university, first scheauled. f for,. Wednesday, has been postponed to -April 25, it was announced at the university univer-sity todayy MOR MONEY |