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Show 3- 4 i IvJtJlk The Weather UTAH Fair tonight and Tuesday; Tues-day; warmer tonight. MexLmum temp. Sunday 46 Minimum temp. Sunday 15 FIFTY-THIRD YEAR, NO. 87 Wrecked German Ml '"UIMUniiiwi.inii,.!,,.,, i-i - 1111 fH"iYiT- , "llWh I I - - - - " n.n......ai With coast guard craft alongside, the German freighter Vancouver is pictured shortly after an explosion tore a great hole in the ship's bottom as she lay in the estuary at Oakland, Calif. Several Sev-eral of the crew were injured and a federal investigation of the mysterious blast was begun at once. An unidentified informant called an Oakland newspaper 10 minutes before the explosion with the announcement that a "bomb just went up on a German ship." MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What'B Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and N ROBERT S. ALLEN No True "Hands-off" For FDR He Took Part in Every Crucial Contest ; Wisconsin Bouquet Left White House Door Open For LaFollette Nominee ; Elmer Andrews Needs "Evasion Expert" For Questions on Wage - Hour Law. WASHINGTON Considering the fact that FDR announced a hands-off policy in the various state election battles, his record for intervening in them is remark able. A lot of his moves have been as quiet as to escape attention, but in one way or another he has stuck his oar into practically every crucial contest. A few of these interventions, such as the hot blast at the Dies committee in behalf of Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan, and the bouauets tossed at the New York Democratic ticket, got na- tional publicity. Many of the others did not. But here are some of the candidates for whom Roosevelt Roose-velt went to bat: Canatnr 15i"H If It rrHATl NfW Hampsnire xew ueaier; a iener of warm laudation, urging his reelection. re-election. Senator F. Ryan Duffy. Wisconsin Wiscon-sin Democrat; an adroit letter wnicn, wnue eiiuursing iiuijf, xiou tossed a posy at Wisconsin's "great progressive movement." Roosevelt did not name names, but he meant that LaFollette's. candidate. candi-date. Herman L. Ekern, would be entirely acceptable to the White House. Governor- George Earle and Charles A. Jones, of Pennsylvania, Democratic senatorial and gubernatorial guber-natorial candidates; a letter praising prais-ing both and vigorously assailing Republican claims that they did not meet with White House favor. Governor Elmer Benson, Minnesota Min-nesota Farmer-Laborite ; a telegram tele-gram to the chairman of the working newspapermen's campaign cam-paign committee .blessing Benson and expressing thex hope that "lib- ( Continued on Page Five) SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION SET Election of a school board member mem-ber in the Second municipal ward is set for Wednesday, December 7, reports School Clerk J. Fred Fechser. The present ward representative rep-resentative is school board President Presi-dent Vernard Anderson, who wi!l be eligible for re-election. The Second ward Includes everything west of Second West and south of First South in the city limits. Anyone who is eligible eligi-ble to vote in the general election and is a resident within the prescribed pre-scribed area, will he entitled to vote, it Is stated. SLhe OTAH'B ONLY DAILY BOTTTH OF SALT l.AKV, Ship After Blast Amendments Will Prove Helpful to School District It i.s a fundamental concept that the property of the state should educate the children of the state. Since, then, the business busi-ness of the state is to educate its children, the child in the poorest and most remote districts of the state is entitled to the same fair treatment as those living in the more favorably situated districts. If such a candidi'tion were realized real-ized it would mean equalization of educational opportunities tc all the chldren of all the people up to a reasonable minimum. Consider for a moment the gross inequality of education existing ex-isting in Utah. The highest school levy In this state is 18 mills while the lowest is 7 mills. Many districts operate and have a far more adequate educational program on the lower levy than the districts approximating the higher levy. Since property is very unequally unequal-ly distributed in relation to school needs, t id clearly evident that the present state school funds are wholly inadequate to accomplish the task of equalization The aver age assessed valuation in the six1 poorest school districts in the state is only $1458, while in the the six richest t is $8147. In thf la3t decade some districts have lost nearly 50 per cent of thei' taxable property. In the face of the fact, however, that the tax base (property tax) is now carrying approximately 90 per cent of the education load, surely no one who believes in equalized oportunities for al' would advocate that districts now paying 15 to 18 mills should raise the levy to the confiscatory point necessary to maintain an adequate ade-quate educational program. Who would suggest that education, the very life blood of a democracy, ia not entitled to revenue coming from other sources than the property tax. The opponents of the amendments amend-ments contend that the same do not provide more revenue for the school districts, that the measure will lead to the destruction of local lo-cal control over school funds and that they will increase taxation upon property. Such allegations clearly 'idicate a lack of knowl-( knowl-( Continued On r-age Eight) Provoan Injured In Freak Accident SPANISH FORK Injured in a freak accident, Myrl Shadden. 32, Provo painter, is at a Spanish Fork hospital, suffering a compound com-pound multiple fracture of the left arm. Losing his way to his automobile. Shadden fell into the cattle guards on the Orem tracks, near the home of Joseph Jensen. Cooper Jex. city marshall and William McClain, night marshal were called to the home to investigate investi-gate the accident. His condition is reported to be fair. This Day . . . BORN To Max and Ruby Cook Ger-mer. Ger-mer. a son, at the Crane Maternity Matern-ity home," this morning. jgjjJPR0V0. W111IMS I WIS w Eli MB H TBIAVS E : , (., GAY FESTIVAL TO USHER IN CHRISTMAS Concerts to Be Broadcast Broad-cast to Proclaim Yule Season Provo's big Christmas celebration cele-bration Thursday, December 1, will be the opening of a series of special holiday events, festival committeemen committee-men indicated at their meeting meet-ing today. At least five special presentations pre-sentations will follow during the days before Christmas. Music events which will range all the way from duets to appearances of 80-piece orchestral units are being be-ing studied by J. C. Moffit, special spec-ial music chairman. These concerts will be broadcast broad-cast throughout the business dis trict that thousands may hear and De ruiea witn ine xuieiiae spirit. A unit has been obtained to make possible remote control broadcasting, broadcast-ing, committeemen report. While work on the spectacular evening parade opening night is going forward smoothly, plans are being made to present several new features, among them a fine new Santa Claus float. This work for the merry gent is being done by Provo's firemen ever busy during dur-ing the Christmas preparation. Street decorations will be added to. brilliantly lighted with 50 to 60 new three-foot diameter illuminated illumin-ated stars set for business district display. Clyde Scott is d.-recting this campaign. Prizes of $25 and other awards are beiijg planned ty Jack Selck chairman of the home-lighting livision Candy orders are being placed to delight the sweet-tooths of some 6,000 boys and girls from Utah valley the night of the parade. pa-rade. Business houses are being contacted con-tacted on special window displays by Chairman W. C. LaBrache and his committeemen, John Cole and John Pressler. H. Neal Tuttle is lining up trucks for the parade, assisted by Rex Ward, Les Carle, Ed. Shriver and Harry Dixon. McKay Christensen is general chairman. Errors Hade On Lou Tunnel Bids WASHINGTON. Nov. 7 U.R Status of two tunnel bids on the Deer Creek (Utah) project was ii question today following receipt from the low bidders that they had found large errors in their bids. The Los Angeles combine of Stroud, Seabrook, Elliott and Kemper were not expected to be granted a requested opportunity to change bid, other figures having hav-ing been publicized Possibility was that the next lowest firms would be cleared L. S. Breckon, James H. Thomas and Lloyd Pratt. Salt Lake City, who bid $135,765, and $140,647 on the Olmstead tunnel; and' L! E. Dixon company, Los Angeles, who bid $723,871 and $726,898 on the Alpine-Draper tunnel. If the Los Angeles combine were forced to hold to their figures, fig-ures, heavy loss would be entailed by them. They have posted a $50,000 bond, but this would possibly pos-sibly be returned to them with reclamation officers ordering second sec-ond lowest bid approval. Bids, in Denver now, are expected ex-pected here shortly. The Los Angeles combine indicated its error er-ror was princiaplly on material. When opened in Provo it was observed their bid was far below the eight others submitted. UTAH COUNTY. UTAH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1938 Husky Husker Mows 'Em Down Two-time champ is Ted Balko, pictured in action as he won the national cornhusking champion--ship at Dell Rapids, S. D. His score of 22.24 bushels husked in 80 minutes was short of the 25.78 bushels that won him the title in 1934. Balko, 33 years old. is from Redwood Falls. Minn SHELLEY HEADS FARM BUREAU Frank Shelley of American Fork will be president of Utah County Farm bureau members following hij selection at the annual an-nual convention here Saturday night. Presenting what farm men said was one of the most enlightening addresses ever given in Utah county farming circles, Director William Peterson of U. S. A. C. extension service presented the main speech- Other officers named were: G. Frank Nelson, Spanish Fork, vice president; LeGrand Jarman, Lin-don, Lin-don, reelected secretary-trasuref ; executive committee members: John M. Bushman, Lehi Mrs. Ze-tella Ze-tella Wardle. Provo; Ray Peay. Benjamin; Selvoy J. , Boyer Spring; and Mrs. Mary Marcus-sen. Marcus-sen. Spanish Fork. Mrs. Wardle was retained as head of the home and community section with Mrs. Marcussen vice president and Mrs. Mildred Le Fleur. American Fork, secretary-treasurer. secretary-treasurer. Mr. Peay is the new canning crops section head. Committeemen Committee-men are Mr. Boyer; Harvey A. Nielsen, Spanish Fork; P. P. (Continued on Page Eight) B.P.W. Meetinj? Is Postponed Here Due to the B. Y. u.-Communlty Concert lecture number at the tabernacle Thursday evening, the monthly dinner-meeting of the Provo Business and Professional Women's club, scheduled for that " J,wS!v'.. . . . M- . ...... .X .- w. sv. .v .... . ' jf ft K - , , " ) f date, has been postponed for. ohetPerlman. Leo N.- Lewt3 and LeRoy week. VICTORY IS CLAIMED BY BOTH CAMPS Keen Interest Aroused in Election for County Posts There will be no "defeated candidates" in Utah county Wednesday morning . . . Everyone running in the election is going to be very happy. . . . This somewhat paradoxical state of affairs was in prospect pros-pect if opinions in rival Republican Republi-can and Democratic camps were to be given equal credit today. See Clean Sweep Democrats predicted a "clean sweep' running from Senator Elbert El-bert D. Thomas down through local lo-cal candidates. Republicans testified that with president Franklin S. Harris blaz-onine-the way, the G. O. P. ticket Vwild "carry tftah county equally wen. But opinion on the street was not quite so confident for the 100 per cent victory claims of either party's cohorts. Though inclined to believe that Democrats will wield the main strength in the county offices, ty- -siCj m i J: List of polling Places on I Page Three z pical opinion held high regard for the strength of President Harris, Republican candidate for U. S. senator, to carry not only himself into office, but to bring with him considerable strength for fellow candidates. Close Races Here Close races were expected to develop de-velop in the Justice William H. Folland-Roger I. McDonoUgh race, and in- the city judgeship race where Republican Judge A. L. Booth will fight it out with Juvenile Ju-venile Judge LeRoy Tuckett, Democratic favorite. Congressman J. Will Robinson was expected, however, to lead easily in his own county over his (Continued on Page Eight) Maeser School to Give Anniversary Program Soon The Maeser school, students, teadhers and patrons, will celebrate cele-brate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the school Wednesday with an all-day memorial program. pro-gram. In the morning the program, pro-gram, prepared by the Fifth grade will be presented twice to student groups and then repeated at 7:30 in the evening to the patrons and the public Welcome by Bert Giles; "Old Glory," 5th grade ahorus; prayer, Billy Green; "Lullaby" by Mozart, chorus; History of the "Maeser school song," Francis Sturglll; "Maeser School Song," chorus; Early History of the school, Joan Boardman; Dr. Maeser'e speech made at the dedication of the school forty years ago, Norma Jean Hill. Violin Duet, Kay Hilgendorff and Donald Rasmussen; "The New Holiday," a play; dance, 5th grade girls. The afternoon athletic sports program in charge of Marion Ol-sen Ol-sen includes a football game. Fifth vs. Sixth grade boys, and a kick. ball game, between the girls, besides be-sides foot races. Elks' Meeting Elks officers will meet at 7:30 tonight at the local hall, together w.th members of the newly-appointed Judiciary committee, composed com-posed of Roy Sorenson, chairman; George Vincent, secretary;- Sam Hardy, Sr. Herald. Thomar.Harris Features Utah Record Vote May Be Cast in Utah Poll SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 7 (U.R)-The popularity of President Presi-dent Roosevelt's New Deal, as applied to Utah, will be tested tomorrow when approximately ap-proximately 200,000 Beehive state voters are expected to go to the polls and cast what may be a record ballot for an off-year off-year general election. As the 1938 campaign neared a close today, tired workers of both major parties arranged election-eve election-eve rallies in virtually every county coun-ty in the state for a final blast at opponents and a wind-up plea for support. The hottest battle in this, year's Utah political ring is the race for election as U. S. Senator between Sen. . JHbtR.wThpia,. , pejcno-cratic pejcno-cratic incumbent and staunch Roosevelt supporter, and Dr. Franklin S. Harris, Republican nominee and president of Brigham Young university. N Punches Pulled No punches have been pulled in the Thomas-Harris fight. Harris forces have directed their attack against Thomas' support of New Deal farm, financial, labor and mining policies The senatorial race reached its most vigorous stage this weekend week-end when the Republicans charged Thomas attempted to "intimidate and coerce'' Ogden voters by threatening suspension of a PWA grant . for a city-county building in Ogden if his G. O. P. opponent was elected. Thomas termed the charge a "gross mis-statement," and said he meant to imply in his controversial Ogden speech that a Republican victory would mean repudiating of "our gains under the New Deal." Utah Democratic leaders have been firing away at Harris' candidacy can-didacy by charging that the solicited so-licited Mormon church bishops for support by L. D. S. members. Both sides have brought nationally-known political figures to Utah to aid in the campaign. The Republicans called upon Arthur M. Hyde, secretary of agriculture under President Hoover, to attack (Continued on Page Eight) SPRING CANYON WOMAN KILLED PRICE, UTAH, Nov. 7 (UP) Mrs. A. W. Livingston, 57, Spring canyon, was killed yesterday when an automobile in which she was riding skidded off the Price canyon highway and plunged down a 400-foot incline to the bank of the Price river. Her husband was seriously injured in-jured and was taken to the Spring Canyon hospital. Two other oth-er accupants of the machine, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Livingston, received re-ceived m'Aor injuries. Arden Livingston, Liv-ingston, driver of the car, told on an icy spot in the road and authorities the automobile skidded plunged over the embankment before he could regain control. Political Situation Today NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (U.E) Here is the present congressional and gubernatorial alignment subject to change in tomorrow's elections: Senate Democrats 7 Republicans 15 Farmer-La borites 2 Progressives ' l Independent l Vacancies ................... l Herald Service If you do not receive your Herald promptly, call the Herald office. 495, before 7 p.m. week days, and 10 a. m. Sundays, and a copy Hill be delivered to you. COMPLETE UNITKD PRESS pRfpl? fPTVF CKN'I TWT.RORAPH NEWS BKRVICB rTVUE, P I V r Dr. Harris to Be Honored; Thomas Invades County Utah county will be honored with the appearance of both Senator Sen-ator Elbert D. Thomas and President Presi-dent Franklin S- Harris at rival rallies in the county tonight. President Harris, Republican nominee for Thomas's post will be feted at a community reception recep-tion and program in Provo at 8 p. m. in First ward hall. Senator Thomas w.'.l be the leading speaker at rallies in picture pic-ture houses in Pleasant Grove at 6:30 p. m., and American Fork and Lehi at 7 p. m. Judge McDonough will accompany him as well as George S. Ball.'f, Provo attorney and Democratic leader. Democratis will also speak at .Genola where A- O. Ellett, Spanish Span-ish Fork; Sylvan W. Clark, Lehi; and John S- Evans, Lehi, will appear. ap-pear. The "Harrl-i-for-Senator" club is sponsoring the B. Y. U. president's presi-dent's appearance at the Prove public reception in cooperation with the Republican county committee. com-mittee. Preceding Harris' response two-minute- speeches are scheduled: Allan D. Johnson, expressing the business man's view: Reed Clegg, B. V. U. student; youths': Mrs. L. H. Holbrook, parents"; T. M. Anderson, agricutlure's. and Wil-ford Wil-ford Hall, organized labor's. Mrs. A. Sherman Christenson will make a special presentation to Dr. Harris. Har-ris. A large musical program is also planned with Charles Fish as master of ceremonies. Bot Bullock of the "Harris-for-Sena-tor" club Is general chairman. Republican activities will alsr be in progress as follows in th county: Spanish Fork, 8 p. m., I. E. Brockbanl:, Provo City attorney, attor-ney, speaker: Salem, 8 p. m.. Judge Elias -Hansen, and Dr. T. Earl Pardoe, Goshen. 8 p. m , Gaylon S. Young, Salt Lake Cl'ly. Bigler Services Set for Thursday Funeral services for Adelbert Bigler. member of the Sharon stake presidency, and Fourth district dis-trict court stenographer, will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m., in the Provo First ward chapel, under the direction of Bishop Sharp Gillespie of the Edgemont ward. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, prior to the services. serv-ices. Interment will be in the Provo burial park. Mr. Bigler died Skturdayat the Payson hospital, from injuries sustained earlier in the day when his car, bound for Panguitch, collided col-lided with a truck on a curve near Santaquin. Others injured in the crash were Mr. and Mrs. Orson Prestwich of Orem; Mrs. Bigler and Christine Bigler, a daughter. DIVIDEND DECLARED NEW. YORK, Nov. 7U.E Directors Direc-tors of General Motors Corporation Corpor-ation today declared a dividend of 75 cents a share on the common stock. House Democrats . 328 Republicans -88 JFarmer-La bo rites f Progressives 5 Progressives 7 , Governors Democrats 39 Republicans 7 Farmer-Labori'tes Progressives ....... .... 1 J -Liny) u iiiyi Battle Contest Democrats May Lose From 50 To 75 House Seats By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (U.R) The general election campaign cam-paign closes today with indications indi-cations that in tomorrow's voting the Republican party may make its first important gains since 1928. Political significance of Republican Re-publican expansion will depend on how many offices are shifted to the G. O. P., and where. The campaign ends with national na-tional leaders on both sides charging charg-ing the other with Fascist potentialities. poten-tialities. Racial and religious "issues "is-sues have become a factor in New York. So-called "funny money" old age pension plans are real factors fac-tors in many states. In 47 States ' Thrsaon-xrtll take place ia 47 states. Maine held its general election Sept. 12, electing a Republican Re-publican governor and three Republican Re-publican members of the house of lepresentatives; no change. Normal political barometers for off-year general elections is the turnover of seats in the house of lepresentatives. The average off-year off-year turn from the party in power since 1870 has been 11 per cent of total membership. If ihat figure prevails tomorrow, the Democrats would lose 50 seats. Any loss substantially sub-stantially below 50 probably should be considered sub-normal, and as indicating that the New ueal-Democratic tide still is flowing flow-ing strong and deep. Republican hopes for success-tomorrow success-tomorrow rest largely upon potential po-tential political etiects of the 1937-38 depression, lower farm crop prices, and continued large scale unemployment. The New Deal counter to G. O. P. charges of bad times is that the United States is enjoying the most stable and least artificial prosperity of any nation. Everyone claimed victory was just around the corner. Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, back from a swing around the country, told President Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. YM that Michigan and California were safe for the New Deal. From anti-Roosevelt quarters came suggestions that the president's presi-dent's Nov. 4 election broadcast contained a hint of third term plans. The Dies committee of the house investigatAig un-American activities greeted the campaign close with an inquiry into alleged Communistic affiliations of officials offic-ials in the Roosevelt administration. administra-tion. The committee has been rebuked by President Roosevelt; for accepting testimony that Nec Deal Gov. Frank Murphy, of Michigan, had been a "traitor" in his handling of sitdown strikes. , Chairman James A. Farley of (Continued Cn Page Eight) WELL I'll Tell You By BOB BURNS Whenever T get to feelin' sorry for myself and thlnkin' how hard I work makin' pictures, I go up to the cutting room and see what a hard, tedious way those cuters have'ta make a living. The other day a young fella applied ap-plied to the boss cutter for a job and the boss says, "I don't know whether you'll do or not. This job requires ' infinite patience," - The fella says, "Well, I oughta have 1 it I've got a wife, three children, a mother-in-law and a cigar lighter!" (Copyright, 1938, Esquire Features, Inc.) - |
