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Show ovr-r'.i'yr . TAa Weather So They Saul ; Blistakes of Jodint "ro In-hereat In-hereat x iit ?httmaa - nature, ercn mens xperta tn hlffn places. Floyd B. Ddluin, New York financier. - " s Tutiy. ooiudy - Sunday; VC eooIer northwest portion. r rrv-Mmac, team... Friday.. .03 . sun, - icism- c noaj . X5,N0. 7 Member Scrlpps Lean of Newspaper and NBA' PROVO, UTAH COUNTS', TAHi-; JVSUNI 1937 COMPLETB UNITED PRESS DITrT i7L nTTMTQ, , : ... . . . .- ,. .. . .f 7D o) ir cj : 1 f-5- -U" -v. :.r. I . , I 1 I v. -v f . k - 1 n s Off icials Dedicate Cornerstone Of New $200,000 Postoffice Letter Prom Congressman J. Will Robinson Robin-son Read By Dangerfield; Whitehead, Nelson, dHackie, Halloway Speak Trovo citizenexpectations and hopes of long standing stand-ing are at last being realized with construction of this magnificent mag-nificent postoffice, a monument to the efforts of those who have strived for it." Postmaster J. W. Dangerfield. A sizeable audience gathere ax- the. site of Provo's new $200,000 rtnatjffir RntnrHa v tn hear Tlfr.M Dangerfield and others speak at the official dedicatory ceremonies in connection with laying of the cornerstone. Mr. Dangerfield reviewed the history his-tory of postoffice activities in Provo. The present office was completed and made ready for use in 1909, he said. At that time Provo's population was 8,900. The population now being nearly 16,-000, 16,-000, the need for a better post-office post-office is evident, he said. Receipts of $70,000 When the present office was constructed, it was in the second class, with annual receipts of about $10,000, Mr. Dangerfield said. Now it is a first class office with receipts re-ceipts amounting to $70,000 annually. an-nually. Mr. Dangerfield read a letter from Congressman J. WU1 Robinson Robin-son who was unable to be present. "I regret my absence, but I assure you I will be present when the building is dedicated," Robinson said. "I have assurance from Post master General James A. Farley that he also will be present at that lime. "Laying of the cornerstone is the consummation of a long series of persistent efforts, not only on the part of Utah's representatives Chamber of commerce, all local service clubs, and the many Provo citizens." Whitehead Speaks Commissioner Walter P. Whitehead White-head spoke. "We are growing, and in our growing we are developing de-veloping a spirit of cooperation and citizenship which cannot be equalled anywhere," he said. "This postoffice means hope and (Continued on Page Two) MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT'S. ALLEN Closing Session of Congress Produced Many Outstanding Outstand-ing Newcomers ; Brass Ring Goes To 9 in Senate, 16 in House For Freshman Record; Rec-ord; Back-Seat Bloc Upset Veterans ; Their Future Books Are Promising; Session Ses-sion Unique For Killing Strain of Stampedes On Floor Leaders. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Brass R?ng, "good -far one free ride on The , Washington Merry -Co-Round this week goes to a group of 25 men in Congress, the firet-termers who show promise of attaining attain-ing full leadership in the eext jear two.). 1 i WASHINGTON The deep issues is-sues and great battles of this session ses-sion of congress have made it historic, his-toric, but it has been an exceptional excep-tional session in two other respects re-spects as well. The first is the grief and difficulty diffi-culty administration floor leaders experienced in riding herd on their top-heavy commands. The other is the rise of new and promising personalities in both chambers. Even under the . best circumstances, circum-stances, being a majority helmsman helms-man - is no sinecure. It means long hours -of work when other members are at leisure, constant attendance on the floor during the daily sessions, and being har-rassed har-rassed by an endless stream of parliamentary details. When on top of these burdens is added the thankless, heartbreaking heart-breaking Jtaak of trying to keep rebellious .cohorts from stamped- : ing, then the job enters the realm -i of the super-human. r -6eaatorJ0e Robinson died tin-. tin-. ! der thfttra His.aticcessor, ; j SenatOTiAJbenJI Barkley, and I Speaker3VUJIam tankhead, and 'i 'Hoasri-eaderrSam "Jtayburn, have not mddedr anxyears U their Uvea (Contmuedoa Page Eight) House Approves Wagner Housing; Unemployed Count WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (U.E) The house approved the Wagner housing bill conference report today, to-day, bringing congress closer to adjournment despite a rousing senate flare-up over Democratic party harmony. The senate outbreak flared .the dying embers of supreme court controversy to new life. Sens. Burton Bur-ton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., Joseph C. O'Mahoney and others denounced de-nounced efforts to punish Democrats Demo-crats who broke with President Roosevelt over his court enlargement enlarge-ment plan. House passage of the housing bill report sent the measure to the senate for concurrence. It left only action on the $140,000,000 third deficiency appropriation bill between be-tween the house and a clear adjournment ad-journment slate. But in the senate business was tied up by the last minute Democratic Demo-cratic row precipitated by an ad dress last night by Sen. Joseph F. contained an attack on Democratic foes of the court plan bill. The house also approved a bill providing for a census of the unemployed un-employed to be taken by the registration regis-tration method. The till now returns to the senate sen-ate which passed the measure in different form. Senate concurrence concur-rence in the bill as amended by the house was expected without controversy. The unemployment measure calls for a voluntary census to be completed before next April. It is designed to show information on the number of unemployed including includ-ing their geographical distribution. distribu-tion. 500 County 4-11 Club Members at Saratoga Frolic Five hundred Utah county 4-H club boys and girls participated in the fun and festivities of the annual club outing at Saratoga Friday. Eighteen communities were represented. To Goshen "four-aichers" went the silver loving cup for leading in attendance. The trophy -was awarded on the basis of percentage' percent-age' of members in attendance and the distance traveled. Spring Lake placed second to Goshen in the competition. Manila won the scavenger hunt and SpringviUe took top honors in the boys' and girls' ball game. A stunt program was a feature of the day, with the following communities participating: Manila, Ma-nila, Vineyard, Springville, Highland, High-land, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant View, Payson, Salem, Lehi and Spanish Fork. Other festivities included a water wa-ter carnival, swimming races, a candy shower, and awarding of gifts. In charge of the outing were Dorothy Stewart, home, demonstration demon-stration agent. County Agent S. R. Bos well, and Assistant County Agent Clarence Ash ton. Provo Teams Win In State Tourney Leven's and Sunshine Cafe advanced ad-vanced to the second round in the State aofthail meet Saturday Satur-day night. Leven'g defeated Utah Power of Salt Lake, 8-7 in nine Innings. Wayne Tucker's hit was the deciding factor. Sunshine beat Magna - Lumber, - 9-6 Bradshatr Auto was eliminated, 5-1 in a great battle with Utah Oil of Salt Lake. Helper beat Curieys' Lunch of Spanish Fork, Japanese Man-of-War Aids Land ForceJin f ,' Af: J I l"'"llllll I I ' V'Jti' x ' - $ r - 4 ,L " ',' ev..fr.f....:..l.ir... 1 & vt - " - J ; i Except that the action has shifted from Tientsin to' Shanghai, thU is the sort of thing going on in China today. The warship above directs a broadside against Tientsin, In the recent battle that routed Chinese defenders and brought about capture of the city. A fleet of Nipponese men-of-war has met sterner resistance in their efforts to wrest control of Shanghai from defenders. LOWRY NELSON ACCEPTS POST AT MINNESOTA (Special to the Herald) LOGAN, Aug. 21 Dr. Lowry Nelson, director of the Utah experiment ex-periment station at the Utah State Agricultural college at Logan, will resign his position Sept. 1 to accept ac-cept an appointment as professor of rural sociology t the-4miveTstty-M of Minnesota. The appointment at . Minnesota comes as a distinct honor to Dr. Nelson in view of the fact that it ranks with the University of Wisconsin and CorneU university as one of the most important training centers for graduate work in the field of rural sociology. Dr. Nelson will devote one hour a day to actual class room instruction in-struction and the rest of the time to research work. Prior to coming to USAC in 1936, he had served as dean of the college of applied science at the Brigham Young university in Provo, where he had served since 1921. He had also been connected with several important govern- ment positions during the past lew years. He graduated from the USAC in 1936, since which time he has acquired his masters degree and his doctorate at , the university of Wisconsin. He is recognized as one of the leading authorities in the nation today in rural sociology. Mrs. Nelson Nel-son and family are living at present pres-ent in Provo. from where they will leave the latter part of August to make their home in Minneapolis Minneap-olis or St. Paul. Student Nurse Ravished, Slain CHICAGO, Aug. 21 (UE A 19-year-old student nurse was ravished ravish-ed and slain in the Chicago hospital hos-pital today 13th victim of sex maniacs in two years. Police assigned extra squads to hunt for a "long-armed" negro seen near the hospital. The victim was Miss Anna Kuchta. red-haired member of a south side Russian immigrant famUy. She had been a student nurse nine months. The crime was discovered only a moment after it happened by Miss Florence Palmowski, 18, Miss Kuchta's roommate. Miss Palmowski Pal-mowski went to awaken the other girl after Miss Kuchta's two-hour rest period. Miss Kuchta's nude body was near the window. A dark man in a white shirt, dark trousers and cap had one foot on the window. He clattered quickly down the fire escape while Miss Palmowski screamed. ..Miss Kuchta's head had been battered with a brick. Her body was bruised and scratched. Police said she had been assaulted. The attack occurred like many in recent re-cent months. The criminal climbed climb-ed a fire escape and entered the room by removing a screen. On August 7, Miss Palmowski screamed scream-ed and routed a negro from the same fire escape used today. Three days later a nurse saw a negro remove a screeen from the window of her room and frightened him away. A police squad ; was posted at the hospital ! but withdrawn after four days. ' ' j . T ISO Million Dollars Damage at Shanghai Tn War Destruction Land-Sea-Air Nippon After Chinese Offensive; Floods, Quakes Hamper North Fight (Copyright 197 J CUAMPUAI -G.iqv jW !r:r5 the Whangpoo river were severed by desperate Chinese as wv 1 kf l j 71 f 1 1 vri ncic bcvvm.u lv UMLrcimA: V7iiiiiac c3v i sault for the first time early Minnnnpsp atrnx.porist. rpsnnnrlpd inst.ant.lv with a. r.nn. ASPEN GROVE ART HOST TODAY ASPEN GROVE In this temporary temp-orary hamlet there is at this time one of the most significant art exhibits, perhaps the most significant signifi-cant one, in the Rocky Mountain states. Art Day will 'be celebrated Sunday Sun-day with the opening of the "Alpine "Al-pine Exhibition of Fine Art." Officially Of-ficially the show opens at 2 p. m., will run until Thursday night. Besides Be-sides the Dixon studies student work will be on view. The first one-man show to be exhibited at the Alpine term of the Brigham Young university summer session contains 22 striking strik-ing paintings by that internationally internation-ally famous artist, Maynard Dixon, of California. The paintings represent repre-sent a much larger collection of Dixons, including about 80 paintings paint-ings and sketches, recently purchased pur-chased by the university. Dixon has achieved fame .chiefly .chief-ly in two directions; as a painter with a brilliantly lucid technique and a told courage in the use of color, and as an artist who has not hesitated to deal with social evils and problems in his pictures. Strike Group Both tendencies are exemplified in the Alpine art show. Two well known paintings of Dixon's social group are included. "Keep Moving" Mov-ing" shows strikers marching' to and fro on the San Francisco docks, with numerous police officers offi-cers In the background. The laborers labor-ers are silhouetted against the Continued on Page Two) Kidnap Suspects Nov; in Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 21 (U.R): Einar Johannsen, 26, and Harry Edwards, 24, were held in county jail here today awaiting trial for the kidnap-robbery of Dean William Leary of the University Uni-versity of Utah and Dr. Mildred Nelson, state health official, July 25. The pair was returned here from Grand Junction after a sensational sen-sational capture, jail break and recapture. "They were in custody of the police officer they, are said to have wounded in a running gun battle when they allegedly ehot their way out of a police trap. Arraignment was expected to be delayed -until identification of the other three suspects has been- esiaousnea. - - t--? . Battle atTientsin Counter Attack Set by United Press) OO rtlP Tarumoaa linoa today. certed attack by air, water and land. Every Japanese warship except a gunboat anchored off the bund and a destroyer off Hunt's wharf, hastily cleared for action and steamed down the Whangpoo, guns blazing against Chinese shore forces. SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (UJI) Scores of Japanese airplanes late tonierht launched a terrific bombardment bom-bardment of the Shanghai-Nan king railway along which Chinese reinforcements were pouring in to the battle area around this flame-swept city of 3,500,000 peo ple. Simultaneously Japanese warships war-ships in the Whangpoo river began be-gan bombarding the Chinese positions posi-tions in the Tangtzepoo area of the international settlement. Unprecedented Height-Japanese Height-Japanese were attempting to consolidate and reinforce their front line positions extending from Kongkew to Tangtzepoo. The battle which has raged here for a week following the shooting of two Japanese navy men by Chinese soldiers the night of Aug. 9, has reached unprece-( unprece-( Continued on Page Two) WHEELER HITS F. D. R. JIBES WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (HE) Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D. Mont., charged today that President Presi-dent "Roosevelt intends to "de clare war on all senators who differ -with the administration on any issue. Wheeler's statement was directed di-rected at President Roosevelt's speech at Manteo, N. C, and in reply to criticism by Sen. Joseph F. Guffey, D., Pa., 'against senators sen-ators who broke with Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt over the issue of supreme court enlargement. It followed an attack on Guffey Guf-fey by Sen. Rush D. Holt, D., W. Va., whose name as well as that of Wheeler was mentioned by the Pennsylvania senator. Wheeler characterized ", Guffey as the ''administration . spokes-man" spokes-man" and forecast a presidential declaration of war against "every senator who fails to. see eye , to eye with the administration on every issue." . "It that is what they want, I shall ' welcome it,? A said Wheeler, active leader .of.: the senate t fight thaU killed ? President 'Roosevelt's supreme court program. ' such , tactics . as Mr. .Guffey make H this talk" about - party narmony a-hUge-JOKe;' In vited; A llo c Miens Applied By Directors -0 CONGRESS ENDS FIRST SESSION F. D. R. Pets Butchered By 'Stubborn Foes; Guf fey Chides WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (ILE The first session of the 75th congress will adjourn today leav ing behind the wreckage of major ma-jor New Deal legislation but under threat of a possible special spec-ial session in November to pick up the pieces. Politically bruised and defeated on issues considered vital to his plans, Mf. Roosevelt is expected to go to the people in one or more speeches or fireside chats. Some Democrats talked party harmony but there was evidence of unrest sufficiently deep-seated to suggest that it may extend into the 1938 congressional elections. Denounces Foes . Sen. Joseph F. Guffey, D., Pa., tootled a discord in the harmony chorus last night in a national broadcast speech in which he assailed as-sailed Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, O'Ma-honey, D., Wyo., and Sen. Edward Ed-ward R. Burke, D., Neb., for opposing" Mr. Roosevelt's supreme court proposals. .' As congress adjourns the na tionaT flnaiwea re in somewhat . ... r this date a year ago. The comparative com-parative figures are: national debt, 1937, $36,951,871,573; 1936, $33,407,485,608. The excess of expenditures may be attributed in some degree to congress which ignored Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt on several bills which raised spending beyond budgeted plans. This congress appropriated approximately ap-proximately $9,350,000,000 this year compared with $10,350,000,-000 $10,350,000,-000 a year ago. Junked Bills-Junked Bills-Junked for this session are supreme court reorganization, wage and hours legislation, crop surplus control, crop insurance, the regional planning and control bill for water power and other resources, and the bill to reorganize reorgan-ize the executive departments. Congress passed over Mr. Roosevelt's veto a bill to continue con-tinue low interest rates on farm loans. It compelled him to accept legislation legalizing compulsory maintenance of retail prices of branded goods and yesterday congress con-gress sent to the White House a sugar control bill containing features fea-tures denounced by the president and several of his cabinet aides. He futilfily vetoed a bill extending extend-ing time for conversion of veterans' veter-ans' war risk insurance. MAYOR CHOSEN LEAGUE LEADER PRICE Mayor Mark Anderson of Provo was elected second vice president of the State Municipal League as the annual convention came to a - close here Saturday. Mayor E. B. Erwin of Salt Lake City was named president. Other officers elected: Mayor Heber J. Sessions. Farmington, second vice president; F. Joseph. Law, Brigham City; Dr. J. C. Stocks, Bountiful; Mayor J. Bracken Lee, Price; and Mayor Albert Smith, Clearfield, directors, direc-tors, i i;W Ogden was selected as the site for the 1938 municipal convention. The date was not set. Nephi and St. George entered bids for the meet. - Proposals made1 by Mayor An derson of provo in a speecn maae Friday were passed in the final session Saturday. A score of Provo .city officials attended the convention, regarded one of the most successful ever staged. ! Kbriiy Giosing: Provo City library; will :be clos ed Tuesday and ,wiu not reopen until Monday, August SO. ' reports MalineT Sumner," librarians Clean ing operations .will Abeir wried through, during the,'penodiip:C - , ' Books due during the period win not be.f Ined as overdue Miss Sum ner stateai Fanners Provo's Allotment Fixed at 8,000 Acre-Feet; Acre-Feet; Vote Expected Shortly; Gillman Jubilant BY GEORGE W. SEIDL Into he hands of the people of Utah and Salt Lake valleys passes today the destiny of Deer Creek dam. The way stands clear for qualified voters in the cities, for farmers in irrigation companies and districts, to themselves them-selves decide whether the greatest reclamation project ever contemplated in the state of Utah shall arise and give service serv-ice to their regions. ' No longer Is Deer Creek project in the hands of directors direc-tors of conf usingly-named corporations, governmental engineers, engin-eers, legal counselors. Its fate lies with the people ... Resolution Carries By resolution directors of the Provo River Water Users association intermediary body which deals on one hand with the federal government in building the project and on the other with the people themselves using water through their representative corporations and metropolitan water districtsdeclared the step today. "The association is now ready to accept subscriptions for stock . . . and for the purchase of water rights in Deer Creek project,' the resolution stated. The secretary, Elmer A. Jacob, was ordered to direct notification to the metropolitan water districts, irrigation companies, conservation districts and others interested in the project, inviting them to subscribe for water in Deer Creek. Allocations Made-Maximum Made-Maximum shares of stock, which represents acre feet of water obtainable from the project, were likewise ruled upon. The association will contract to sell to prospective sub- I rfx- .xv finally? srrCTssmrg'r wrtfrf. t Provo metropolitan water politan water districts Salt Lake City, 45,000 ; : Orem, 1,500; Lehi, 500; American Fork, 500; Pleasant Grove-Lin- don, 800; Heber City, 300; Companies Provo Reservoir Water Users, 17,000; Utah Lake Distributing, 15,000 ; Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Irrigation, 2,500; North Union Irrigation, 1,000; Highland Conservation district, 5,000; State of Utah National Na-tional Guard, 1,000. Total, 98,100 acre feet. Provo Voting Soon , ' Walter P. Whitehead, association director who is also a member of the Provo metropolitan water district board, stated after the meeting Saturday in which the resolution was approved that Provo officers would no doubt meet within a few days" to call an election here. President Alex Hedquist of the Provo board reaffirmed ;-this ;-this announcement and indicated that every detail has been perfected for a ready election. By law an election may be called in 10 days after legal notification: This would mean that a local vote may occur soon after 15 days have elapsed. ; Qualified voters will be those who paid a property tax-either tax-either personal or real in the city last year. The question which they will vote on will be whether or not they approve Provo's city subscription to 8,000 acre feet of water annually in the project through the metropolitan metropoli-tan water district. If they vote affirmatively, and other interested cities and irrigation groups do likewise to the extent of 80 per cent of the total dam allotment of water, then the U. S. government gov-ernment shall proceed at once to call bids and -initiate construction of the project. Features of Dam Cost of the dam will be repaid over a period of 40 years with no interest charge whatsoever. The government will provide the initial funds. As one interested party has put it, "Really, there's no principal to pay we just pay 'interest' Continued on Page Two) Early History of Fort Utah Chronicled in Trying Years BY J. M. JENSEN Sons and Daughter of Utah Pioneers will erect Fort Utah monument, commemorative of the settlement of Provo and building of the fort, Monday, August 30. The fort was the original structure struc-ture in colonization of the Provo area. The commemoration marks a fine step by the Sons and Daughters. Daugh-ters. The stockade, erected by Mormon pioneers, was located a short distance south-east of Provo river bridge on Lake View road. Their marker will keep alive its memory. Work of erecting the fort began April 3, 1849, three weeks after arrival of 30 pioneer families on the south bank. The. stockade was 14 feet high, with log houses inside; in-side; elevated in the center was a ' cannon to sweep the surround ing area. ' Although settlers re mained In the fort but a year, numbers num-bers of historical events occured there. -Isaac Higbee on July 2 called as leader a mass meeting at which were adopted ordinances for the- suppression of 'gambling-with Mote ."VA """v district! 8,000; other metro Indians and prevention of shoot- , ing in fort vicinity. Independence Day. was celebrat- -ed with, organization of a company : of militia, to serve against expected ex-pected Jndian attack- August 30 while the cannon in the course, ' of demonstration was being, reloaded re-loaded without proper swabbing, sparks remaining in the muzzle:! led to premature explosion killing1 William Day, shattering George, , W. Bean's left forearm, r . Wheat harvesting hegain "iriJ-July "iriJ-July and provided th; first bread ; in several months, with Peter W. -V Cowhover credited as the initial 1 harvester July 16. July 20 several ,. bushels were flail-threshed, and ? Abraham . G; Cbwnover, - the cap ' tain's son, carried Uieihfn horse- back r.td Salt Lake City to be ground to flour. . - While settlers were: still at .the fort firing the winter iof M9-'60 ' the.'iProvo : Indian war occurred . leading to defeat of. the redmen. y i i every 4ietall. this marker which ;. ficrs kr.3 Daughters of Utah Pioneers., will erect. , will ?be symbolic sym-bolic of " the pioneers 'and of ' the " historic events that occurred with- ; m the-fort confines,'. -Vvjvi ; ; - W a .. vsf v, - vV. -. J3: it, C4 " v. ! - 1 ... - in I |