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Show DEMANDS FOR STATE FUNDS TOP REVENUE TTie Weather UTAH: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; little change In temperature. Maximum temp., Tuesday S3 Minimum temp., Tuesday ... 18 1 t PTOTVTTUTPn VI? A T MO 101 COMPLETES UNITED PRESS PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939 lU'.li-iuuiu xxjxixv, 11V. idl TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE PRICE FIVE CENT. 17 fn Ml lllo) P Herald. 1 he IE in IE Ml i to -, i 1 I 4 i 'I I s - 1 I ,1 CEDAR CITY MERCY FLIER CRACKS UP Mercy Plane Is Forced Down Near Alpine During Storm SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 11 4J.R) Utah state aeronautics aeronau-tics authorities today were investigating the unorthodox and near disastrous-mercy flight of a 24-year-old Cedar City airman who attempted to fly here to obtain serum for a two-year-old pneumonia victim, vic-tim, although the aviator realized he did not have an authorized pilot's license. The pilot, Richard Batt, left Cedar City yesterday afternoon and skirted regular commercial airways so he would not run into trouble. He was forced down near Alpine by bad weather, nearly Wrecked his airplane, but finally continued to Salt Lake City by . nutom'obile. Proves Rare Type Upon his arrival heue, he gave a sputum specimen of Gaylord Graff, son of Dr. A. L. Graff of Cedar $ity. to state health authorities' auth-orities' wUh the hopes serum-could be obtained to combat pneumonia from which the boy had been dangerously ill for several days. The specimen was Jtyped" and it was discovered It was of a fare classification, and nation-wide appeals ap-peals failed to produce the necessary neces-sary serum. The Graff boy was .placed -in an oxygen tent while the search continued. V Director J. E. Gam of the state aeronautics commission said the fact surrounding Batt's unorthodox unortho-dox flight would be investigated carefully before any disclipinary action was 'taken. Batt said he had taken lessons from a Provo pilot, but had "only 2 hour, 45 minutes of solo fight to his credit and one hour and a half of dual instruction. MEJRRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Chamberlain's 'Appeasement' Policy Past, Says7 Cliveden Set Briton; England To Meet Hitler With Force As Only Argument He Understands Under-stands ; Cotton Loans Stuff Warehouses With Products World Markets Exclude. WASHINGTON Lord Lothian, member of Britain's famous Cliveden Set, came to Washington Washing-ton in the course of his current U. S. tour, and told intimates that Chamberlain's "appeasement" "appease-ment" policy is finished. This represents an amazing switch on the part of the social-political social-political ciique which last summer sum-mer practically dedicated the foreign for-eign policy of England, and made that policy so weak-kneed that Hitler rode over it rough -shod and triumphant at Munich. Lothian made it strikingly plain to U. S. officials that the Cliveden Set has abandoned any idea of benefits from appeasement with Germany, now realizes that Hitler does not understand conciliation con-ciliation and must be met with his own harsh tactics. Lothiant former secretary to Lloyd George, who now manages the Rhodes Trust (for Rhodes scholars), said quite frankly that England has decided that in future fu-ture international discussions, force speaks louder than words. "England will fight," he said; "there can no longer be any doubt of that." . Commenting on the events just prior .to Munich, Lothian criticized criti-cized Chamberlain for lack of shrewdness in his strategy. He -Preferred to the incident when 'Chamberlain .was handed a note j from Hitler while addressing the House of .. Commons, and the ' (pjhtlnued on Fage Three) MB. Presid es BERT CRANE News Flashes By UNITED PRESS 1 He THREATENED BUS SI HIKE SETTLED SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 11 U.P A threatened strike of 200 employes of Union Pacific Stages, scheduled for today, was withdrawn with-drawn late last night when company com-pany and' officials agreed to resume re-sume negotiations on a contract dispute tomorrow. JACK BENNY AIDE CONFESSES SMUGGLING NEW YORK; Jan. 11 U.R) Albert N. Chaperau, confessed smuggler, pleaded guilty today to indictments naming him on smuggling and conspiracy charges charg-es with Jack Benny, radio and screen comedian. Sentence was deferred r untiV after Benny's trial which is scheduled for Jan. 24. BORAH CONDEMNS RACE PREJUDICE WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 U.R . Sen. William E. Borah, R., Ida., interrupting a hearing on qualifications quali-fications of Prof. Felix Frankfurter Frank-furter for the supreme court, today to-day condemned attempts to raise anti-semitic issues in the hearing before a senate judiciary subcommittee. sub-committee. NAVY BOMBERS LAND AT CRISTOBAL CRISTOBAL. C. Z., Jan. 11 U.II The first squadron of' 48 United States naval patrol bombers, completing a mass non-stop flight from San Diego, Calif., began landing this afternoon. SHEEP BUYER FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL TWIN FALLS, Jan. 11 James Gallagher, about U.K 50, sheep buyer known .throughout dnis section of Idaho, was found dead here this morning in his room at a hotel. Death was at tributed to natural causes. TREASURY COUNSEL DDES WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 UE) Herman Oliphant, 54, treasury general counsel and chief a'dvocate of such New Deal tax plans as the levy on corporate undistributed income, died today at naval hos pital. I .. -:,.. ' ' Communism Influence Waning In Mexico Says ; B.Y. U. Professor Returning From Travel Study "The influence of communism in Mexico is waning, and the people in charge of the government are opposing fascism to an extent. For this reason Mexico, is having difficulty dif-ficulty in selling its oil products because is markets are mostly in fascist lands," stated Professor, B. F. Cummlngs in the devotional period at' Brigham Young univer-aitv univer-aitv . Wedneidav morning. Ptof e&sor Cummlngs, . head of the' modern language department, recently returned ' from a five months Sabbatical leave, during whlch time he traveled extensively UV CRANE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD Mrs. Algie E. Ballif Takes Position As Vice President Bert Crane, ranking senior member, is president; and Mrs. Algie E. Ballif, next senior sen-ior member, vice president of Provo school board, following election at board meeting last night. Although members this year had the privilege of electing any one of their members to the offices, they chose to continue the custom of the past, installing the senior officers. Next in seniority are Dean Amos N. Merrill, Dr. Milton Marshall, and Vernard Anderson, An-derson, former president who won re-election and entered his new term last night. In Fifth Year Crane is manager of Utah Timber Tim-ber and Coal companyv and in his fifth year on the board. He represents repre-sents the Third ward on the board. Mrs. Ballif, prominent civic and political leader, represents the Fourth ward. Plans for revision of the 1938-39 1938-39 budget which will begin immediately im-mediately and be subject of public hearing, were approved. Additional Addi-tional revenues not contemplated and -a7dttl6na,' expenses ' orcafeioit the change. Superintendent J. C. Moffitt reported re-ported county tax collections will be 10 per cent or more in excess of what the board expected, and that district school funds will be increased nearly $9,000 in advance of expectations, due to a 298 school census increase. In expenditures the board budgeted for the school year a total of $259,679.62. To January 10, $171,126.07 was received and $154,859.71 expended. Unpaid and contracted is $123,203.66, which includes $94,123.85 for salaries and $8,540.78 for debt service. After unpaid and contracted items are paid, the current balance would indicate a deficit of $18,-383.75. $18,-383.75. However, increased receipts re-ceipts are expected to wipe this out. Superintendent Moffitt, Members Mem-bers Merrill and Ballif were ap- L pointed to investigate removal of the school Superintendent's offices to the old postoffice building recently re-cently purchased by Provo city and Utah county. Providing the price is satisfac- tory. Superintendent Moffitt was iContinueo on Page Flvei Scoutmasters to Urge Advancement Scoutmasters, Explorer leaders and their assistants representing every troop in the Provo district took part Tuesday evening at a training session in the Utah National Na-tional Parks council office. Provo district records were studied and the group concluded that there were far too many scouts who are Tenderfoots, Ffrst Class and Second Class, reports Merrill Christopherson, assistant scout executive, who met with the leaders. A list of scouts in the city showed that there were 159 Tenderfoots, Ten-derfoots, 95 Second Class, 26 First Class, 23 Stars, 12 Lifes and five Eagles. Spring programs for the dis trict were planned at the session in Mexico studying the political, social, and religious problems of the people. "Mexico is a very hospital country coun-try and the prejudices many people have against the Mexicans areun-fpunded, areun-fpunded, To thoroughly under-' under-' stand thestf people one should -he-come acquainted with the history, customs, and language of the country," Prof.'Cttmmings said. Discussing the beautiful cathe drals built centuries ago by the early Catholic missionaries, the speaker stated that many, of them J As Ore Train 1 .. :. . -.. :. ... . : .. . -: ' .- . :. '-. . : X-: :-. . : . ..... . , ' i ? mKUim Sf - - . F.- -4 Although moving slowly as 'it struck, a Union Pacific engine rammed ram-med its way into a string of parked coal cars on the main line near the local roundhouse yesterday afternoon damaging eleven cars. Top above is a side view of wreckage piled behind the engine; center, sidelong view as the engine plowed through; bottom, a top view of wreckage seen from the rear of the engine. , 0 : RELIEF BILL VOTE FRIDAY WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (U.I! The house agreed unanimously today to give the curtailed $725,- 000,000 relief bill right of way tomorrow and end general debate at 2 p. m. Friday. This made final ac,tion likely late Friday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 U.E A house appropriations sub-committee prepared today to fight President Roosevelt on two relief issues and to attempt to pass by late Friday a $725,000,000 Mil for continuing the Works Progress Administration until July 1. As has been expected, a request for more money for relief precipitated pre-cipitated the new session's first duel between congress and the president. The sub-committee, headed by Rep. Clifton A. Woodrum, D., Va., drew first blood by cutting $150,-000,000 $150,-000,000 from Mr. Roosevelt's request re-quest for $875,000,000 to keep approximately ap-proximately 3,000,000 unemployed unemploy-ed at work until the end of the current fiscal year. It scored a second time by defying his executive execu-tive order to put 33,000 WPA administrative ad-ministrative employes under civil service and providing that no re lief funds be used to pay them. . p were being allowed to decay because be-cause the Mexican government has limiteded the power of the Catholic church. One can feel the absence of control of the church. and. the power of the priests has been greatly curtailed. However, the government is trying try-ing to progress in social life of the people, but It is difficult to do because be-cause of the complexity of race and religion. American, industry has also been introduced so rapidly rapid-ly into the country that the people peo-ple cannot easily adjust to , it, said Professor Cummlngs. " f r , ' . v - -' " . . .' ' . .1 rau Rammed Cars 11 Freight Cars Piled Up in U. P. Railroad Crash Steel caio were contorted into scrap iron, coal cars heaped on top of others and freight cars thrown from the track as a northbound north-bound Union Pacific train rammed ram-med its iron nose into a line of standing cars near the roundhouse south of Provo late yesterday afternoon. This afternoon wreckers still labored to clear the tracks and twisted remains of eleven cars. Surprisingly, the engine re mained intact, although its headlight head-light nuzzled forward in the load of a coal car while cars were vheaped about it in the rear. Five Salt Lake City trainmen barely escaped serious injury as the impact threw two box cars completely out of the train lineup line-up and away from the track. Engineer I. K. Gould told in vestigators he and Fireman Ml Richardson saw the cars ana tried .to stop the local, hauling 23 cars loaded with ore. The ..dam age was surprising in view of the trainmen's statement t the train was going but three miles per hour when it hit the parked string. The engine gouged one-fourth of the way into the body of the first parked car, filled with coal. The first and - second cars parked were buckled. .Box cars following the engine were sheered from their wheels. Other cars piled up behind. The parked cars were shifted onto the main Une while a local make-up crew assembled a train. Damage was not yet estimated by officials today. Lanrer Grant Amniint nf PWA's Brant to Erovo city library will be at $26,- 640 or 45 per cent oi tne wuu cost nf the rro tec t as revised. members of the city commission noted today. A resolution was rjassed acceDt ing the larger -grant. Orginally the m.. i a ' m AA 99tf grant' was requested xor.4Viyv DENY HITLER PROMISE TO AID IL DUCE Chamberlain Receives Warm Greeting At Rome Arrival ROME, Jan. 11 (U.R) Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain cane to Rome today for another an-other "Munich conference" at which he will learn the extent ex-tent of Premier Benito Mussolini's Mus-solini's Mediterranean demands de-mands and try to advance farther along the road to appeasement appease-ment in Europe. The special train carrying Chamberlain, Lord Halifax and others was met by Premier Mussolini Mus-solini and Count Galeazzo Clano. The city was decorated with British and Italian flags. Great crowds turned out to welcome wel-come Chamberlain. Threats Discounted As Chamberlain came here, both Italian and German sources Inlsted Mussolini would not use the threat of the full backing of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to wring concessions from Chamberlain. They denied HUer had made any such commitment. Chamberlain carried his familiar umbreUla, which had not been In evidence since he left Paris. As he stepped from the train, Mussolini shook his hand warmly and Count Clano likewise -greeted Lord Halifax. Mussolini wore the Fascist uniform under a heavy black overcoat. The band played "God Save the King" and the Fascist anthem. HeartUy Greeted The party passed through the front enclosure of the station, where nearly 1,000 British residents resi-dents were gathered, shouting: "Long live Chamberlain; Long live Mussolini!" As Chamberlain's train pulled into the station, Mussolini's black-uniformed black-uniformed honor guards, known as II Duce's Musketeers, unsheathed un-sheathed theirdaggers in salute. As Chamberlain reviewed the honor guard he repeatedly doffed his top hat in response to the cheers. He left the station through the royal salon and entered his car. Crowds lined the neighboring streets and shouts of "Viva Chamberlain" Cham-berlain" arose as the limousine sped for the Villa Madama, where the British party will stay. Chamberlain was given a cordial welcome by the Italian press. Halifax and Ciano were present at the conference. Between Chamberlain Cham-berlain and Mussolini it was be lieved the talk was in English, which II Duce learned since he came to power. Crowds Laugh British sources said Chamber lain hoped to receive some assur ance from Mussolini that he does not intend to go to war to attain Italy's much-pubUclzed "natural aspirations." Battery Awaits Guard Inspection Federal inspection of Battery F of the National Guard will be February 27, In the armory, it is reported. Captain T. C- Hebert-son Hebert-son of Vineyard is battery leader. Plans for a military ball set tentatively ten-tatively for February 22 are being considered by noncommissioned offers of the battery. Los Angeles Youths' Car Well Cared For in Night Varying shades of hospitality hospital-ity greeted two Los Angeles youths who "ran out of fcas" . in Provo late yesterday afternoon. after-noon. Sheriff John S. Evans reported re-ported they came to him, told a tale of woe with their large seven-year-old sedan, and sought a meal ; and- gas money. He -took them to the county jailand fed; them. The car, without gas, the 'youths apparently parked near the tabernacle. During the night Police Officers Of-ficers Arnel S. Milner and Message - s S v 4 J .. lil GOV. HENRY H. BLOOD Hopkins Defends Record Before Senate Hearing WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 U.E Harry L. Hopkins today defended his political and economic beliefs and his record as administrator of the New Deal's relief program before senators who are considering consider-ing his nomination as Secretary of Commerce. Appearing before the senate commerce committee he met a barrage of questions, most of them from Sen. Arthur H. Vanden- bergr, R., Mich. Hopkins expressed regret he had made political speeches while serving as WPA administrator and said "if I had the whole thing to do over again'' he would not make them. "If the senate confirms me," he said, "it wUl do so knowing In advance ad-vance I am devoted to the cause of the president. I have tried to be loyal to him and it has been easy because I belive in him. I'm on his team. That's the whole story. And when that team starts to move, it moves.' ' Chairman Josiah W. Bailey. ' D., N. C, replied he did not deny Hopkins' right to "be on the team but as the administrator of public pub-lic funds, I do deny your right to make political speeches." WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UP) Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins today said he did not believe be-lieve a speech he delivered durfiig the supreme court fight had any effect, because his radio time clashed with the weekly broadcast of Charlie McCarthy. "I doubt if anyone was listening to me," Hopkins said. Chairman Josiah W. Bailey, D., N. C, of the senate commerce committee considering Hopkins' nomination, said "then the country owes another debt of gratitude to Charlie." NATIONALISTS MAKE NEW ADVANCES BURGOS, Spain, Jan. 11 (U.I! Nationalist armies reported new advances on the southern Satalan front today with occupation of the heights dominating Montblach and seizure of the town of Grata-polls, Grata-polls, just north of Falset. Mont-blanch Mont-blanch and Falset are Important highway points in the loyalist defense de-fense of Tarragona. - Ren iThompson noting the California-licensed car parked park-ed for some time, decided to hold it for investigation; such cars often prove "borrowed they recalled.- Today the youths, however, appeared to be content' to let the police hold their car while they, said they were awaiting a wired request for funds from . their home, They are en route to Salt Lake City for work, they told Evans. The youths were Dick . Ni-quette Ni-quette and Loyce Westerman, sheriffs officers said. I) v Legislature Faces Job Of Retrenchment Says Governor By LeROY MATTINGLY United Press Staff Correspondent SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 11 (U.R) Governor Henry H. Blood today told Utah lawmakers law-makers to begin a period of retrenchment and economy. It was his message to the twenty-third biennial session of the legislature. The financial policy of the state should continue to be "pay as you go," the governor said. He said the session would be faced with "real difficulty to find sufficient suf-ficient general fund revenue to sustain existing state functions, without adding any new ones." Expansion Heavy Utah, a comparatively young state, has undertaken a "very material ma-terial expansion" of state agencies" agen-cies" in answer to insistent public demand," Governor Blood said. As in each of his three preceding messages to legislatures, he emphasized em-phasized the need for retrenchment. retrench-ment. The chief executive warned the joint session, assembled in the house chambers, not to undertake further building operations merely because federal funds might be available. "Every time a new building is added," he said, "a burden is added for operation and maintenance of the facility thereby there-by provided." Restore State Tax The governor said a maximum state general fund property tax. suspended during the years of 1936. 1937. and 1938. would have to be restored if state functions are to be maintained. He estimated esti-mated restoration of the tax would supply $2,000,000 of the 57,477,618 income anticipated for the biennium ending June 30, 1941. To indicate what he termed the "stupendous" growth in state business, the governor quoted total to-tal receipts and disbursements of the state for the last 12 years, which showed the 1926 totals o between 513,000,000 and $14,000.-000 $14,000.-000 had practically doubled tn .1.938. One-fourth For Relief The 1938 fiscal year's receipts showed that about $6,500,000. including in-cluding federal funds, or approximately approxi-mately 26 per cent of the entire state revenue, went for relief and public welfare, the governor said. (Continued on Page Five) Landon Invited To Speak in S. L. SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 11 0T.E Secretary Peter Vogelaar of the Republican club of Utah announced an-nounced today he had Invited Alfred M. Landon, former Kansas governor and Republican presidential presi-dential candidate, to speak here Feb. 11 at a Lincoln day banquet Plans for the banquet, which amounts to an informal opening of the 1940 political campaign, were made by a group of 30 leaders lead-ers from throughout Uiab ."d-ed ."d-ed by State Chairman Wilson of Ogden. Wanlass to Sp At Public Fori , Dr. W. L. Wanlass, dean of t school of commerce at Utah Sta Agricultural college, Logan, will be featured Thursday at 8 p. m. on the Public Forum series. He will speak on "Taxation vs. Inflation" in Central building library-auditorium. Questions will be answered and open discussion follow the conclusion of his talk reports Jesse W. Johnson,, chair man. The public is invited. Bob Burns Says HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11 Personally. Per-sonally. I like the idea of tryin to help the other feUa every time you get a chance. I saw a good example of this the other night when I went to the hospital hos-pital to see a friend. There were two men walkin up an down the hall an one of 'em was a wringm his hands antearin' his balr.-.an' carryin' on somethuV frightful. The other man was tryin to console him. "Here, now! Here!" he was a savin'. "Don't be takln it so hard! Just then the doctor came- out an goes up to this poor bird who's makin such a 'fuss, an he says: "Congratulations, it's an eight-pound eight-pound boy! "Wait a minute!" speaks up the other man. "He ain't the father. I .am an it's number "eleven!" Then. what's he doln here?" says the doctor.' "Well, Doc, it's like this explains ex-plains the man. "My buddy expects ex-pects to be a father next'weeJVr- an rm . juit -bceaWnVJiin : in r (Copyright ,1939:for thr Herald) |