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Show " A ZZi JANUARY 1S3 '-4 The Weather LU 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10I1 12-1344 15 16 17 ia 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I $ jUTAII: JFair tonight and Friday; little change In temperature. Maximum temp. Wednesday . . 39 I Minimum temp. Wednesday . . 19 :i VI L'l'V "rrWTT?'n rVP A T? Xin 1 QQ COMPLETES UNITED PRE83 iV I? li?; nilVU . I EjAR, JNU. , a$ TEU5QRAPH NEWS fTJCRVXCB 1 0 .. ,.' -S T , , V,-, ,- ; CV0feXn 19, g!939 v PRICE FIVE CENl .1 . 'L.J ' 1 - "TPS! - V - f : cr-7 etaM lit i i i I I lit iii li I f i i i i i if iii 1 1 i i i i i i i i 1 1 i i I 11 l it II 1 1 it ii i ,:i r i i f 1 1 r.i villi ii iii ii iii ill ii ii 1.1 ill li iii- i i i i i i i i 1 1 i i i i i i i ii i i i i ii UU LdU u U A u uULruL-3 SZ UriLrj U UV UiU V U V V VtAJU U U U U LVV. U.UU u .V 3 ' If F i J" i ii - tf MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By 11REW PEARSON aad ROBERT 8. ALLEN Brooklyn Prosecutor Harlan Amen Looming As a Democratic Demo-cratic Tom Dewey.; Grim European Reports Show Duce Intent On Gaining Prize From Axis; Fascists Must Use Air Superiority Soon or Lose It To Their Rivals. WASHINGTON One young man worth keeping a political eye on is John Harlan Amen, special prosecutor appointed by New York's Governor Lehman to clean up graft-ridden Brooklyn. Amen has all the earmarks of another Tom Dewey, possibly more. Most people don't realize that 1-11- . - . . - . V n H t-nllAfl rf Tammany graft, Brooklyn has got away with murder. Real fact is t,hat Tammany's Manhattan is saintly compared with the larger borough across the East river. Amen, a Democrat, is now exposing ex-posing this, and his prosecutions promise to be more sensational than Dewey's. He has discovered that jurymen had to see their district dis-trict bosses and precinctmen before be-fore they served on a jury and before they voted. Both Democrats Demo-crats and Republicans have been corrupt, and the corruption goes right up to the judges. Amen plans to indict some of them. Amen is handling his prosecution prosecu-tion more carefully than Dewey. He is not jailing or paying witnesses, wit-nesses, or suppressing individual liberties. He may come out of the Brooklyn graft crusade with political, poli-tical, prestige sufficient to make him the next mayor of New York. : jj T WAR BY SPRING? - All confidential reports from Europe give a blacker and blacker Ker i vnswiiwm'u" - t .v.w HITLER DENIES REORGANIZATION BERLIN. Jan. 19 U.I! Otto Dietrich, Nazi press clef. summoned sum-moned representaives of the principal prin-cipal foreign press associations to his office today to ieny in the strongest terms that any changes had been considered, or were contemplated, con-templated, in the government. Dietrich is one of Adolf Hitler's Closest collaborators. Hence it vas assumed his emphatic denial was based on information direct from the Fuehrer. The persistence of the most varied rumors regarding a change of status of such men as Field Marshal Hermann Goering, "Nazi No. 2;M Paul Joseph Goebbels, propoganda minister, and Heinrich Himmler. chief of the secret po-Jice, po-Jice, among others, led Dietrich to take the unusual step of summoning summon-ing the foreign correspondents to his office at the propaganda ministry min-istry to make the denial. : Decision Held Up - Dr. J. J. Weiglit announced to the Herald today.that contrary to a report published Wednesday, he has not made' final acceptance of the offer t6 become director of laboratories at the Utah Valley Val-ley hospital. Dr. Weight said he waa studying the offer but would withhold a decision until after his conference with Dr. Clement C. Clay, superintendent, about February 1. This Day . . . BORN ... To Leslie and Inez Peay Kimbcr. a son, weighting 12 Vfc pounds, Jan. 12, at the family home. LICENSED TO MARRY Duane L. Bishop, 25. and Ruby Allen, 19, Delta. Olas Lunt, 25, Duncan, Ariz, and Charlotte Nelson, 21, Taylor, Ariz- 1. Charles Elmo Cluff, 24, and Norma Terry, 23, Provo. Le Roy Holden, 24, Payson, and 1 - Clara Elizabeth Jarvis, 20, Spring- ville. c A DIED Mrs. Nan Lanning Love, 68, wife ' Xf Dr. H. L. Love, this morning at the home, 256 East First Norths ... James Brailsford, 75, Springville," ' , : this morning at the family home. Mrs. Sarah Childs Brown, .40, : wife of Gujr-E. Brown, Spring- - J ville, Wednesday -at the home. AIR BASE AT GUAM ISLAND IS PLANNED Fortifications Move May Be "Bargaining Point" WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U.R) Administration leaders today introduced in the house and senate a bill authorizing construction of 12 new naval air bases, including one at Guam. It was indicated the action regarding Guam was designed as a possible bargaining point with Japan concerning matters mat-ters in the western Pacific. The measure authorizes $65,- 000,000 in construction but does not appropriate funds to carry out the program. The authorization authoriza-tion is general and no specific fund is alloted for the proposed Guam base. Bargaining Point N Indication of possible use of the Guam project as a bargaining point came from the White House where President Roosevelt issued an explicit denial that he had approved ap-proved a $5,000,000 construction program for Guam. Instead, the White House referred refer-red reporters to a dispatch by Walter Lippmann, newspaper commentator, com-mentator, which it was indicated presented a viewpoint in near accord ac-cord to that held by Mr. Roosevelt. Roose-velt. The Lippmann dispatch proposed pro-posed the Guam base be authorized author-ized and that negotiations then toe undertaken with Japan over questions ques-tions with which she is in conflict with the United States. He suggested sug-gested the authorization might prove a valuable bargaining point in obtaining Japanese compliance with U. S. treasury rights. Administration BUI Identical bills. Drovidinsr the do.uuu.wu oase program were in- i troduced in the house by Chair' ., , , man Carl Vinson, D., Ga., of the house naval affairs committee, and in the senate by Chairman David Wash., D., Mass., of the senate naval affairs committee. Vinson described the measure as an "administration" proposal. Simultaneously with introduction of the bill Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations, sent a letter to House Speaker William B. Bank head identifying the bill as one sponsored by the navy and recommending tys approval ap-proval by congress. Bases, provided for in the measure meas-ure are all on the priority list of the special naval board headed by Admiral A. J. Hepburn. They would be located at: Kaneohe Bay, Midway Island, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Palmyra Island, Kodiak, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; San Juan, P. R.; Pensacola, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Guam. 29 0nB.Y.U. Honor Roll Twenty-nine students at Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university received an A grade in sixteen or more quarter hours during he autumn term this year, according to John E. Hayes, registrar, who announced announc-ed the honor roll' today. The students appearing on the honor roll in the graduate division divis-ion are : Merrill Van Wagoner, Midway; Burton Hunt, Pine, Arizona; and Averil B. Nielson, Dayton, Washington. In the upper division: Scott R. Allen, Provo; Sanford M. Bingham, Bing-ham, American Fork; James Blair, Orem; Paul D. Boyer, Provo; Pro-vo; Ross T. Christensen, Rex-burg, Rex-burg, Ida.; Leora Curtis, Provo; James Fletcher, Flushing, N. Y.; Voyle Munson, Escalante; R. Max Rogers, Morgan; Edith Scorup, Salina; Eva Stock Woodruff, Price; James Wallace Johnson, Vernal; Wm. E. Hansen, Orem; H. Bowan Hawkes, Ogdcn; and Elizabeth Eliza-beth Hill, Salt Lake City, Lower division: Wayne C. Booth and Shirley Brockbank, Provo; Walter W. Brown, Salt Lake City; John Winston Mercer, Oakley, Ida.; Barbara Gudmund-son, Gudmund-son, Springvilje; Anna . Jensen, Brigham City; Constance Jensen, Salt Lake City; Robert Smith, Snowflake, Ariz.; Samuel Smoot, Proved Earl Whitney, Springville; and Barbara Tietjen, Monroe who was also on the autumn quarter honor roll in 1937. . FLEET THRU CANAL CRISTOBAL, C. Z.. Jan. 19 m The United States Pacific fleet left the Atlantic end of the Pana ma canal today: for maneuvers in the Caribbean sea. Qoossvclt wants ' 'm ton on Bonds (Eliminated Government Employe Incomes Should Bear Share of Burden WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U.R) President Roosevelt today to-day renewed his request that congress pass legislation removing re-moving tax exemption privileges privil-eges from future government salaries and bonds. He also requested action before March 15 to bar retroactive retroac-tive federal income levies on state officers and bondholders whose income had been regarded as exempt ex-empt from federal taxation until recent decisions by the U. S. supreme su-preme court. The president's special message renewed recommendations made last spring. A senate commit tee already is considering the tax exemption question. Treasury witnesses told the committee yesterday yes-terday that federal revenues ultimately ulti-mately might be increased by more than $300,000,000 by removal of the tax exemption privilege Bear Equal Burden Mr. Roosevelt said that present tax exemption privileges rest not on constitutional requirements, but upon judicial decisions which he pointed out, are now in the process of re-examination by the supreme court. "A fair and effective progressive progres-sive income tax and a huge perpetual per-petual reserve or tax-exempt bonds Could not exist side by side," Mr. Roosevelt said. "Those who earn their livelihood from government govern-ment should bear the same tax burdens as those who earn their livelihood in private employment." Pointing to supreme court decisions decis-ions which have broadened the federal tax powers over incomes of quasi-state employes, the president presi-dent declared that "it is obvious h iiuda HmumiMMi pn nnf t ootiafaftnriiv MrrttrrM tw mmrJAi -"w j j i decisions alone.' Provo Officials In Salt Lake City Eight city and county officials from Utah county at noon today heard President Minor Phillips of Municipal Finance Officers association asso-ciation of the 3United States nd Canada, speak at Hotel New-house, New-house, Salt Lake City. President Phillips discussed latest lat-est methods of accounting procedure. proce-dure. Present were City Auditor Mary F. Smith; County Treasurer Andrew Jensen; County Auditor Marcellus Nielson; Deputy County Auditor Milton H. Harrison; Deputy Depu-ty County Treasurer Frank T. Bennett; La Vert Christensen, city waterworks office manager; Elsie Roundy, assistant to the city auditor; audi-tor; and James A. Anderson, treasurer of Spanish Fork city. NAZI EXPERT COMING TO TRAIN KTJIIN GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 19 UR) Wythe Williams, editor and general manager of Greenwich Times, said Ernest Wilhelm Bohle is coming to this country to discipline disci-pline and train Fritz Kuhn, fuehrer fueh-rer of the German -' American bund. isxcmpt Utah Power Employes Sixty employees of the Provo division of the Utah Power & Light company, from Provo and all sections of the company's vterrl-J tory, convened in Provo Wednes-I day to hear a presentation of the. company's 1939 program of sales! activities. Speakers were W. A. Hucklns; sales manager; M. L- Cummlnga, advertising and -sales promotion manager; J. F. McAllister, manager man-ager of residential sales; K. W. Browning, assistant; Miss Nancy Finch, director of home service; W. E. Fleetwood, director of dealer coordination; L. B. Gawan. manager man-ager of commercial sales J. - H. Shaw, assistant; D. H. Hutchinson, manager of industrial sales; George L. Ellerbeck, manager Provo division; D. D. Moffat, Jr., sales manager, Provo division; J. H. Stayner, general meter superintendent. super-intendent. Mr. Ellerbeck briefly reviewed the sales activities in the Provo division for the past year, complimented com-plimented the employes for their conscientious service to the public, their loyalty- and efficiency He expressed optimism concerning business for, 1939 v Mr. Huckins briefly outlined the company's sales activities and results re-sults for the past four ..years and outlined the general plans for the coming year. He stated that much REBEL HALTED HEARi Franco Fails To Fin Weak Spot In Loyalist Loyal-ist Lines H6NDAYNE, 'French-Span ish frontier, Jail. 19 (U.R) Loyalist military dispatches today reported government troops were fighting off a powerful new insurgent thrust on the southern Catalan Cata-lan front, where rebels launched a mass, attack after being be-ing repulsed with heavy losses in the central sector ; around Iguala-da. Iguala-da. Strength of government defensj es of Barcelona were demonstrate ed, the Loyalist dispatches report ed, by the fact that repeated insurgent in-surgent thrusts during the last three days have not been successful. success-ful. Rebel Gen. Franciaco Franco apparently has failed so far to find a weak spot in the re-established Loyalist defense streching from the French frontier through the Pons sector to the Cervera-Igualla hills to Vendrell. While continuing to batter at the defenses of Igualada in the center, where Loyalist commanders command-ers have been instructed to hold out at all costs, the insurgents launched a surprise drive in the Queralt hills. Loyalist dispatches said the attack failed but that still another drive was made in the western Cogulla hills, where the rebels sought to turn the southern south-ern flank of the Igualada defense lines in a surprise thrust. A slight advance was made near Pont de Armentera, east of Eont-. blanch, the government messages said, but Loyalist reinforcements stopped the insurgent drive.--J5e- L: i saccs wiwu. t Dispatches from insurgent mill tary headquarters claimed that "the advance continues all along the Catalon front," but detailed reports on villages occupied indi cated the chief; progress was in mopping up areas already sur rounded Bill Seeks Place Fori 111 Miners At Sanitorium SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 19 (U.R) A bill to incorporate a state hospital for disabled miners in the Utah Sate tuberculosis sanitorium at Ogden, and to change the name of the institution by eliminating the word tuberculosis, was introduced intro-duced in the senate today by Sen. Ira A. Huggins. D., Ogden. Two measures to provide for slum clearance and creation of housing authorities in cities of 3,000 or more to permit elimination elimin-ation of dwellings unfit for human habitation, were also introduced. Sen. Gordon Weggeland, D., Salt Lake, submitted a bill to provide for equal rights for all persons in Utah in place of public accommodations, accommo-dations, resorts, amusement and in schools and insurance companies, compan-ies, and to prohibit discrimination on account of race or color. BARCELONA Sixty Utah Pcwer cod Light company employes in the Provo j division; assemble here at the- opening or a sales convention. progress has been made in bringing bring-ing the company's service to an increasing number of users in the residential, farm, commercial arid industrial fields. . a llr. Ctinunings : outlined the advertising ad-vertising plaha for '1939, : stressing the value tha,t'haa already '.been received ;from advertising-; in ithe past : ahxtfsUtmgKthatis thi com-panys com-panys plans f for ; the coming year Launch Drive Against Infantile Paralysis 1 'A - Xaunching the "March of Dimes," at the right above, is presenting right, Frank J. Earl, president of Ltendent J. C. Moffitt of the city Irom the malady which cripples LAKE PROJECT i MEETING SET i ' : t i Dave Madsen, in charge or u. b. Emigratory bird division, Newell B. . CoolLjiutjftfte erame commissioner, rand refgorestration officials will meet with city leaders Friday fcmorning at 10:30 in the chamber hot commerce rooms. t The possibilities tt construc- lsm -of a harbor and beach at maW project. The local group will be headed by the Provo Wildlife Wild-life association officers and will include the city commission, city engineer, chamber of commerce officials and heads of civic organizations- . Salt Lake Man Is Found Killed FRESNO.. Cal.. Jan. 19 (UP) The . body of Joseph A. Bogen. 45. of Salt Lake City, was found today lying along the Southern Pacific railroad tracks one mile east of here. Railroad investigators said it appeared Bogen was riding atop a freight train and either fell or jumped off the moving cars and was crushed to death. " . SCIENTIFIC PLAN FOR WORK RELIEF NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (U.P) A demand that the federal government govern-ment accept unemployment relief as a permanent necessity and put it on a scientifically planned, basis, was made today before the Amer ican Society of Civil Engineers. The speaker was Frederick H. McDonald, chairman of the board of consultants of the community and industrial research institute Atlanta, Ga. yfj Hold Convention Here . . include consistent, efforts to secure even greater etiecuveness. Jtie stated" that newspapers will, continue con-tinue to be the company's major advertising medium. He assured the 'salespeople "of ample advertising advertis-ing support aai urged that: they take full advantage of the adver tising 'helps ,.they-,'are. receiving, by making the" greatest possible osefof " all : advertisingr and sales v campaign, in the "Fight Infantile the nrst poste r in tne anve to tnree community, teaaers, ieii u the chamber of commerce; Mayor Mark Anderson, and Superin- schools. School children will join in tnousanas or Am erica s boys and 'arch of Dimes' Campaign to Aid Paralysis Fight One of the big features of the "Fight Infantile Paralysis" campaign cam-paign in Provo will be the "March of Dimes," according to Aura C. Hatch, Provo city chairman of Jure ceiebi the celebration pf the president's Pledges of support in the drive have been given Dr. Hatch by Superintendent Su-perintendent J. C. Moffitt, Mayor Mark Anderson and Frank J. Earl, president of the Provo chamber of commerce. School Driven Sanction for permitting: the school children of the city an opportunity to participate in the "March of Dimes," drive has been voted by the members of the board of education, after a recommendation rec-ommendation by the school . principals prin-cipals and Superintendent Moffitt. Mof-fitt. Envelopes will be placed In the hands of the boys and girls of the schools, Mondav or Tuesday of nexf. week. At the same time" the story of the valiant fight against the ' dreaded infantile paralysis will be told. Attractive receptacles for the "March of Dimes." will also be placed in the drug stores, restaurants, res-taurants, stores, banks,, and business busi-ness offices, as the official poster post-er showing a boy and a girl on crutches, are placed everywhere. The climax of the drive will be a president's birthday ball to be held Monday, January 30, in the Utahna. Dob Orton's orchestra will furnish the music. Reduced rates for the music and the hall have been granted by L. J. El-dred El-dred and Mr. Orton. Mrs. Frances Callahan is in charge of the ticket drive. j helps in their contacts with cus- romers, Mr. McAllister caned attention to the company's growth in residential resi-dential service, : pointing:' outjthe downward trend ihf rates and the upward"trend . iii use .of .electricity, stressing, the fact that customer are how .receivingmuch mprefbr their electric service dollar than - .' Continued on Page Six 'A- Paralysis," war. Aura C. Hatch. the campaign to help sufferers girls every year. CLUB MEMBERS AIR PROBLEMS More down-to-earth discussion of public problems and less of "pollyanna" generalities was urged for club programs of the year dur ing Kiwanis concluding education al series today by Walter Adams, chairman of public affairs and aaagssp&geated open forums- not for resolution but for educa tion presenting pro and con argu ments through men either vitally concerned or clubmembers making special study. Both sides should be presented honestly, fairly Adams specified. Hbw does public relief effect the moral fiber of the recipient? What is the relation of the moun ting cost of government in rela tion to national income? What is the effect of reciprocal trade treaties on local trade? Such Questions would be proper sub jects, Adams intimated. A. Sherman Christenson, inter club relations chairman, suggested continuation of present interclub events as Art Galley day at Springville: Nebo Night at Nephi; and sports inter-club inter-city matches. Clyde Clark, business standards chairman, approved "Competitors' Night," and 'Employer-Employee" night programs. Bert Crane, new school board president, and Orson M. Slack, trade periodical contest winner were complimented. Aura C. Hatch spoke in favor of the infantile paralysis drive. Guests were Elmer El-mer Hansen and R. K. Brown, Salt Lake City. Western Brown sang accompanied accompan-ied by Linda Spackamn. J. W. Christensen was chairman. C. of C. Officials To Attend Parley President Frank J. Earl. Secretary Secre-tary Clayton Jenkins and members of the chamber of commerce legislative leg-islative committee will attend a state chamber legislative commit tee's session Mondav at 3:30 p. m. in Hotel Utah. Salt Lake City. Pertinent legislative program details will be discussed. Alex Hedquist is the local committee head assisted by Jacob Coleman, Maurice Harding. C. T. Keigley, Arthur D. Taylor, John Van Cott, and Walter Adams. Forum Presents Hansen Lecture Dean George H. Hansen of the college of arts and sciences at Brigham Young university will be the speaker on this evening's Public Forum program. His subject will be: "UtaJTs Economic Future from a Geolo gist's Viewpoint," The meeting, which ; will be in Provo high school "brary auditorium in Central Cen-tral building, is at p. m. ' . The pubic is cordially invited, . . ELKS- MEETING . . Elks 'will . hold a 1 ashless meet ing at 8 -p, m; in the1 local: lodge hall:- tonight. All ; members ; of the entertainment -committee' are urg ed to be present.-; 1 UTAH COUNTY SP0W m MEASURE Reduction of Cuban Sugar Tariff Is Opposed SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 19 (U.R) Declaring the existence of the domestic sugar industry indus-try is threatened if the present pres-ent tariff on Cuban sugar is reduced, a joint memorial asking ask-ing congress to prevent such action was introduced in the Utah state legislature today. The memorial, presented in the house, said the industry "is now fighting with its back to the wall" and that a notice issued by the acting secretary of state In August Aug-ust that a trade agreement with Cuba was contemplated, has depressed de-pressed the retail price of sugar approximately 25 points. Fund Diversion The proposed trade agreement, which would' take the form of amendment to an act signed in 1934, would reduce the tariff on Cuban sugar from 90 to 75 cents per one hundred pounds. Rep. Burton H. Adams, D., Utah county, and Rep. Selvoy J. Boyer, D., Utah county, were among four representatives sponsoring the memorial. A biU providing for the refund of motor fuel tax collected on fuel to be used in operation of stationary station-ary engines was also introduced in the house. Sponsors of the measure included Wilmer J. Maw, D., Weber county. Rep. Maw and another Weber county Democrat, Rep. H. .E. Smith, was among signers of an amendment which would, if en- ttyw for the state high school fond. The measure was one of two companion measures to the homestead home-stead exemption bill, which has already al-ready been introduced. The second sec-ond measure also sponsored by Rep. Smith, provides for the turning turn-ing over to the high school fur1 of money from occupational tax collections. SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 19 OLE) Amendment of the Utah constitution consti-tution to repeal the double liability clause for stockholders of banks was proposed today in -a joint resolution reso-lution introduced in the senate by Sen. G. V. Billings, D., Uintah county. Patient Found at Salt Lake Home Located at his home in Salt Lake City, plans were being made today at Utah State hospital for the return of Glen Hepner, 26. patient who was admitted last week and escaped Tuesday evening eve-ning from bis ward. Dr. Garland H. Pace, hospital superintendent, reported. The young man broke through a window guard, and although a searching party began an almost immediate watch for him, he made his way off the grounds. Bob Burns Says HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 19 Some people sure has glorified ideas of theirselves. The other day, a bird sent me his pitcher. "Everybody says I look like you," he writes. "So please autograph my pitcher an' send it d&ck to me so i can have a photograph of you to show my friends!" Just why he felt complimented, com-plimented, lookin' like me, in the first place, is more'n I can f igger out. Now. take some of my relatives, for instance. They wouldn't own up that I resembled them until I got my homely lookin map in the papers an on the screen. An", as farijajtelevision is concerned, I understand' Pm one of the principal prin-cipal reasons why it's bein held back. They're afraid to trust the apparatus in front of my mugg. but, be that as it may, my Aunt Boo aji' my Grandma Snazzy is havin' the gosh darndest argument argu-ment over me. Aunt Boo claims I got her eyes an Grandpa Snazzy claims, if I growed a moustache, it would be just like his. Then Cousin Wafford chimes in to say I got the somjp bumps of intelligence- on-my head that he ha Looks like -I'll have -to make-up after this to suit the combined ideas of allmy relations! Whichll-mean Whichll-mean that I won't be lookin" like myself, any more at all! " ; (Copyrightj 1839 for the Herald) .-a 'V |