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Show X The Weather UTAH: Partljr 'cloudy Sunday, with possible showers Sunday. Max temp., Saturday .; ; . .91 MJn. temp., VOL. 16, NO. 7 IN EUROPE (Germany Puts Million Men Under Arms In Maneuvers By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent Europe today worked itself into a first-class "psychological" "psychologi-cal" war fever. The sudden relapse from a period of recovery was largely large-ly due to speculation and rumor. ru-mor. But fundamentally it ihvolved disturbing developments develop-ments in the Czephoslovakian minority mi-nority crisis, the Spanish civil war and the still threating fron-tier fron-tier conflict between Soviet Rus sia and Japan. Pressure is just beginning on the Czechs. Germany, demanding that Czechoslovakia come into the Nazis orbit, is putting probably a million fnen under arms this month for mUitary maneuvers coincident with negotiations at Prague on the minority quarrel. Vast frontier areas of the reich have been closed as military zones. Food in German stores dwindled as huge amounts were collected for the maneuvers. This demonstration demon-stration occurs just across the frontier of the Czechs. Nor does pressure come from the reich alone. Great Britain, pressing France into line, has sought to postpone a showdown but has left no doubt that she expects ex-pects great Czech concessions to Germany. Whether Britain would accept destruction of the little republic re-public in all but name to meet the Nazi demands, remained undisclosed, un-disclosed, but Czechs have increasingly in-creasingly feared such an attempt. France, principal ally of Czechoslovakia, Czecho-slovakia, is caught in the thorny maze of the cumbersome peace structure she has joined Britain in buUding. France is beset from three sides and rendered helpless except in cooperation with London. Lon-don. New German fortfications along the Rhine leave France impotent im-potent to rush to the aid of the Czechs, in event-theyarQ.jattacke.d,. Even mOre troublesome to Paris at the moment is the Spanish civil R-ar intervention by Italy. In (Continued on Page Eight) MERRY GO-ROUND A. Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN (Editor's Note: One free ride on The Washington Merry-Go-Round Goes with each Brass Ring, and today's winner win-ner of this prize is Thomas E. Dewey, racket-busting District Attorney of New York Coun- NEW YORK Thomas E. Dewey, Dew-ey, the young man who came to Manhattan to be an opera singer and stayed to chase out crime, probably has greater political potentialities po-tentialities than any other youngster young-ster in the United States. He is about to drive a gigantic spike into the coffin of Tammany Hall. He has New York Democrats Demo-crats more worried than at any time in years. He probably can be governor of New York, and if this takes place, he is not a bad bet as Republican nominee for the White House in 1940. Tom Dewey is now on the crest of the wave, but waves, in New York are just as unsteady as out beyond the harbor, and unless his popularity is taken at full tide, young Tom may get caught in the undertow. For Dewey has fought crime with crime. In one case he imprisoned im-prisoned over 100 witnesses, denying deny-ing them the right to consult counsel. He also has denied the right of defence counsel to talk with witnesses, even in his presence. pres-ence. And his latest tactic of let-' ting Dixie Davis out of jail in order or-der to visit his Broadway sweetheart sweet-heart brought a reprimand from the bench, and would have brought storms of protest against a less popular man than Tom Dewey. Young Tom, however, has all but one judge in New York afraid , (Continued on Page Two) New Automobile Company Formed! The ' Harmon-Lambert Motor company, organized to deal in automobiles of all kinds, is ready for business at the new stand, corner of First South and University Uni-versity avenue, it was announced Saturday "by the owners, Clarence Harmon and Del Lambert, both of whom have had a great deal of experience in the automotive trades and sales work. The new independent automobile marlfet is now open. WAR FEVER SPREADING 1 Saturday ... UTAH'S ONIT ; DAILY -SOUTH OSV SALT LAKE $30 Every Thursday They Hope J.' "1 a "7N Vis Cc ZTl 2 1" L4 y i 1 A portion of a huge crowd which jammed sidewalks and corridors at the State Building, San Francisco, anxiously awaiting word of the fate of the proposed $30-every-Thursday pension plan. Inside, the California State Supreme Court heard arguments proposing to keep the plan off the November No-vember ballot on the grounds that the tiUe, "Retirement Life Payments Initiative Measure." was faulty and misleading. i- : : . Roosevelt Plans Radio Address On Monday night WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U:P President Roosevelt prepared to day a radio address on observance of the third anniversary of the social security act. He will speak for 15 minutes over a nation-wide network Monday Mon-day night at 9:30 p. m. EST. Although the subject of the address ad-dress was not announced, great significance was attached to the fact that it will follow by but foup . dayi .'purg'4-tJJU- two southern anti-New Deal Democratic Demo-cratic senators. Remarks N on-Political It was indicated privately, however, how-ever, that his remarks would toe non-political; that he Jirobably would urge cooperation with the objectives of the social security act keystone of his reform program pro-gram and elaborate his views in spreading the wealth to those at the bottom of the economic ladder and on providing more security for those unable to care for themselves. them-selves. Meanwhile, Mr. Roosevelt and his advisers studied the reaction to his unequivocal "purge" of Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., anti-New Deai-Iemocrat, and indirect in-direct "purge" of Sen. Ellison D. (Cotton td) JSmith, D., S. C, another opponent of many New Deal measures. As the controversy over his intervention in-tervention in primaries enlarged, congressional supporters of Mr. Roosevelt contended that he was entitled to such intervention so long as he based his action on issue's. Opponents, however, held that his "purge" of George was an "audacious affront to the fundamental principles of balanced balanc-ed government." This Day . . . BORN To James L. arid Bernice Knudsen Baxter, a daughter, Saturday Sat-urday at the home. To Clyde and Thelda Lloyd Madsen, a daughter, Friday at the home, 881 West Fourth North. LICENSED TO MARRY Melvin Wilson Warner, 23, Concord. Con-cord. Calif., and Edna Williams, 18. Spanish Fork. Lester C. Stewart, 18, Vineyard, Vine-yard, and Melba Joy Marrotf, 16. Orem, married by County Clerk Clarence Grant. v Garth Chamberlain, 18, Kanab, "and Laura Alice Jfoung, la. East Midvale, Utah. DIED Russell ' K. Homer, 54, Orem. ded Friday afternoon at Heber at eight o'clock in the Union Hall, City, from injuries suffered in it is announced by Blaine Ras-auto Ras-auto accident. mussen, secretary. San Diego Suicidejp Be Accorded Martyr's funeral SAN DIDGO, Cal., Aug. 13 ILE San Diego prepared today to-day to give a "martyrs" funeral fu-neral to Archie Price, 64, who committed suicide July 25 after' he was declared too young for an old age pension and too bid for, relief work. . :XrtfcW,. contrast with his r first burial ia potters field, ; the-exhumed body of the pen :- . ! - ...... . X - . f . .. . .. ,t , . . . r i a i - , i ' , i i i i . - - -- . provo, ' 4 zz&s-m v V5 - In the News By UNITED PRESS Rep. Jerry J. O'Connell, D , Mont., bel.aves labor should demand de-mand that President Roosevelt, "the greatest president ever to sit in the White House," serve a third term, if "reactionary activ-ties" activ-ties" continue . ... Princess Elizabeth, the heiress presumptive" to the throne , . of Great Britain, and her little sister, sis-ter, Prtoeew Margaret Roser were allowed to go bare-footed for the first time today. . . Lloyd Nolan was assigned today by Paramount to play the part of a night club master of ceremonies cere-monies in the picture MSt. Louis Blues," a " role George Raft refused. re-fused. Raft was suspended without with-out salary in the dispute . . . Gabby Hartnett. new manager of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, has lifted the ban on drinking drink-ing beer after dinner. . .Broadway bettors are laying 4 to 1 against Hank Greenterg breaking Babe Ruth's home-run record . . . Ogden Chairman Resents Comment By Provo Mayor Comments by Mayor Mark Anderson on the defeat of the municipal power program in Ogden Og-den brought forth a rejoinder to day from W. H. Reeder, Jr., chairman chair-man of the citizens committee during the campaign there. In a letter to Mayor Anderson, Mr. Reeder takes exception to his statement that "the result in Ogden illustrates what money can do in an election." "I take It only one inference can be drawn from your comment com-ment that money was corruptly used to defeat the city in the election,' counters. Mr, Reeder. "Now, as chairman of the Citizens' Citi-zens' committee opposing the Todd municipal power plant, I most emphatically resent such remarks fcf made by you, against the citizens of Ogden, implying that they could be bought. I wish to inform you that a clean, honest, educational campaign was conducted by the citizens' com-mitee com-mitee "Can it be that the old adage applies to you, 'Evil is to him who evil thinks?'" HODCARRIERS TO MEET A meeting of the Hodcarriers and Common Laborers union of Provo will be held Monday night niless oldster will receive one of the greatest funerals ever . seen in San Diego.' - Sherman J. Balnfcridge. a " director of the : Calif onia pension pen-sion plan, the group -arrang- ing the funeral, said more " than 1,000. cars are .expected. 1 in the entourage - which, will follow Price's .body" :from' the' funeral chapel to Glen Abbey ' memorial park. utas i cwmijm OREM M AW . . r vi .. -.X ' - v. KILLED IN Russell Homer 'Meet Death In Crash ' A 1 Ut.L Hoove ncuci, Russell K. Homes, 54? Orem, died instantly Friday when the truck in which M was ridinir olumred 100 feet over an embankment on the Provo river road. LaMar Farley, 26, Orem, the driver, suffered severe cuts and bruises about the face. The accident happened 1V4 miles northeast of the Great Lakes Tim ber camp, midway between Park City and Heber. 1 Farley told County Sheriff-Virj gil T. Fraughton he applied "brakes as he neared an abrupt turn, but was unable to prevent an overturn.' The truck landed upright at the bottom, Farley stilj inside. i Thrown From Truck 5 Homer apparently was throwif as the truck rolled, and wa crushed by the top. ' A son of the late William H$ and Susanna Raymond Homer, he was a fruit and poultry farmer of Orem for 25 years. He was a graduate of the U. S. A. C at Logan, Lo-gan, class of 1908, and was prominent prom-inent in civic and L. D. S. church affairs in Orem. He was one of the leaders in the securing of the water supply in his farming district, dis-trict, and in the piping of the water wa-ter into the homes; was town! clerk, secretary to the water board, and active in priests hood quorum and Sunday school work. He was unmarried. Surviving are two brothers.7 William H. Homer, Montana; Royl F. Homer, Salt Lake City; va vnnnif ftnnci IKUbktbtiadU .. -ri sisters, Dr. Rose H. Widtsoe, UnLtf Wojrkers; Morris Muster, presi-versity presi-versity of Utah, Salt Lake Cityrfdeat, of the National Maritime Mrs. Fred W. Merrill, Salt Lake Mrs. William B. Saylor, Alameda, Calif.; Mrs. Merrill O. Maughan, Chicago, and Mrs. W. LeRoy Smith, Salt Lake. The body is at the Olpin mortu ary in Heber City Funeral serv? -ices.jtfiU. lhd. Myod3X m. in the Sharon ward chapel, and the body may be viewed at the Homer farm Monday 4 from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. Interment will be in Salt Lake City. CARROLL GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE SOUTH PARIS, Me., Aug. 13 UE) Deposed Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Carroll was taken to Thomaston state prison today to begin a life sentence for which another has confessed and now is in prison for life. Also at Thomaston is his accuser, ac-cuser, Paul (Buddy) Dwyer, 19, serving a life sentence for the same murder, that of Dr. James G. Littlefield, elderly South Paris physician. It was (Dwyers testimony, charging that Carroll had intimidated intimi-dated him into confessing a murder mur-der he dia not commit, that brought Carroll's conviction last night. Carroll received a farewell visit from his wife and daughter in his cell at the county jail as he awaited the arrival of guards to take him to prison. Although Mrs. Carroll in the courtroom yesterday . was overhear over-hear telling her husband that their 17-year-old daughter, Barbara Bar-bara key figure in the case had signed a Sl,000-a-monh contract with a New York night club, she said today: "Neither Barbara nor I have signed anything yet." Barbara remained at home. ALLRED TO RUN FOR SHERIFF Charles H. Allred, Spanish Fork, Utah highway patrolman for eight years, has filed a peti-; tion of nomination for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in response to the solicitatipn of a large number num-ber of friends and supporters who have urged him to make the race. His backers point out his. lin-' usual qualifications . in . law ' enforcement en-forcement and criminal work .because .be-cause of his long experience and service as a state peace officer He has a fine record of convictions convic-tions in automobile thefts 'and has served on many different as-' slgnmjsntt si an officer -Ml various vari-ous Darts of the state. - " 1 v " '; A native jof Sanpete county," Mr Allred attended the Snow academy at Ephraim and the University of Montana forestry . school at Missoula.) Mis-soula.) He was forest, ranger on the Uinta national : forest for eight years. He has been a .resW dent of Utah county for 20 years. august i7!! -IlpSsl at i we m omas .tv;. Iing Rebuked Young Dem bosevelt, Robinson, Off denite Becomes State . Head; Beth Hutchings is Vice President . "It takes a 'prof to beat a 'prof.' -. . "It must have taken master minds to think up that great bit.of .political strategy . . . it's my 10,000 students running against his 30,000 students . . .they ihink he's going to win because he has more students ..." Thus did Senator Elbert D. Thomas signalize the entrance en-trance of Brigham Young university's' president, Dr. Franklin Frank-lin S. Harris, as the Republican candidate for the senatorial -; (s) post which the former University aia nn n uiu uen uccusea Of Communistic Party Leanings WASHINGTON, Aug: 13 (ILR) John p. Frey, powerful American :Federaiion of Labor leader, charged today that 400 officials of the rival John L. Lewis Committee Com-mittee for Indus frial Organization Organiza-tion were communists or had com-muunist com-muunist connections. CJO Director John Brophy; Francis Gorman, international president of the United Textile Workers union,-. Harry Bridges, leader of the Maritime union of the Pacific and. Michael J. Quill, president of the Transport Workers, Work-ers, were among, those -named by Frey in testimony before the house J committee. short,, b&ldis&i teadeivof the. metal trades department argued in his testimony that communism made-iio headway in the United States while, the A. F. of L. was unrivaled as a labor organization, but that after Lewis formed the C. I. O., the communists were able; to ' get 'a f Oothold. Eyey placejj in. the record .documents .docu-ments whichy he asserted, proved membership of 280 CIO organizers organ-izers in the Communist party. Among them were Curran and Bridges. He charged the latter was a member of the party under the name of "Harry Dorgan." .Replying to a question by Rep. Joe Starnes, D., Ala., Frey said that the evidence has "been submitted sub-mitted to the, labor department in connection with its recent investigation in-vestigation of Bridges. Strcbel Enters flace for Sheriff A contest for the Republican nomination as sheriff of Utah county was assured with the filing fil-ing of a petition of acceptance for nomination- by Martin Strebel of Provo who has been urged to make the race by Republicans and Democrats alike. Mr. Strebel, a resident of Provo for 42 years, has never been a candidate for office before, al- 1 ... MARTIN STREBEL. though he served as .chief criminal deputy sheriff under the admin-istratioft, admin-istratioft, of .;SBeriff,rJ. "D. Boyd. Since; thai time, has been employed employ-ed by the city jstreet department. , In view of his "previous experience experi-ence In the sherifra office andLhis record as a taxpayer, homeowner and ' Republican party worker, . his friends hse'irgedcareful ;;ebnsid--eration for Mr, Strebel's candidacy, candi-dacy, , s n y - - : i4,- 193321 By Blood Given Praise; lof Utah educator now holds, here Saturday afternoon Accorded Big Ovation Senator Thomas' political potshot pot-shot was leveled before more than 300 Junior Democrats shortly after af-ter that same group which accorded accord-ed him a rising, yelling ovation, had virtually read his fellow senator, sen-ator, William H. King, out of the party in a state convention resolution. reso-lution. "Hasn't the name of Senator King been omitted from the resolution,'' reso-lution,'' one delegate questioned as John Ireland of Salt Lake City finished reading the committee's congratulatory report, which specifically named President Roosevelt, Senator Thomas, Representative Rep-resentative J. Will Robinson and Abe Murdock, Governor Henry H. Blood, state and county officers of the party. Ireland pointed out that the resolution thanked those who had aided "the president and party,-' stated it had. been read in .full. King's Naine Omitted Convention Chajrjnan 4CenX & Bramwelr of Ogdeh caTIed for vote, and the resolution passed without dissent, with King's name omitted. Bruce Jenkins, Ogden and Weber We-ber county Jaydee head, succeeded Joseph Holland of Salt Lake City to the state presidenecy, following withdrawal of Candidate Hyman Guss and J. Allen Crockett of Salt Lake City. Beth HUtchings of American Fork became state vice president by acclamation succeeding Beth Passey of Logan; David Jones of Salt Lake City became secretary v-hen the former acting secretary, Louise Kauffman, Ogden, announced an-nounced through Mr. Guss that she "did not want the office, and Weber county delegation conceded the election after partial voting. Logan Girl Named Beverly Hodson of Logan was (Continued on Page Eight) OTAH OLD AGE PAYMENTS CUT SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 13 OLE) Effective with September payments, pay-ments, Utah . old age assistance benefits will be reduced 20 per cent by the Utah State Board of Welfare. The cut, resulting in average reductions of $5 to assistance recipients, came after funds available avail-able for relief work had been greatly reduced? The principal, relief re-lief revenue source, the state sales tax, brought only $104,916 last month, while Utah was contributing contrib-uting $132,775 as its share of the state federal old age assistance program. . Director J. W. GiHman of the department of public welfare, explained ex-plained that if Utah had attempted at-tempted to keep up its former payments, average $25 per client, the state's credit with the Federal Fed-eral Social Security board would have been endangered. He said the board regretted making the cut out had no other course open. (5) Senator Minton Makes Attack On Section of American Press NEW YORK, Aug. 1S0JLID vA section of the American press is controlled by wealthy men who, "in my opinion would not scruple to throw, this country into "Fascism rather than surrender their priv- Ueges," Sen.; Sherman Minton, :., Ind., said in an . address prepared for delivery tod&yYat a luncheon; or tne American .Press Society. .V .The . senator accused 'the , wire services of ."monopolistic prac- ticeS.'" ' .., tt vV'rt' ' .soften :wie find their .stories are edited 'In the - making, or made in. f If yon do not receive your Carat! promptly, call the Herald offloe, : 495, before 7 p. mi week days, and ' 10 a. m. Sundays, and a copy wCI oe delivered complete united press TiCLEG RAPH NEWS SERVICE rrviVQ ri.VO yuii- pMoJlacaini: Ivde Is For nomination To State Senate Interest in the contest for the two state senator nominations on the Utah county ' Democratic ticket heightened Saturday with the entry of W. W. Clyde, Spring-ville Spring-ville contractor into the race. He is the fifth candidate for whom a petition of nomination has been filed. Prominently identified with church, clvip and business affairs of the state, Mr. Clyde is a native 1 K -i - -''V W. W. CLYDE of Springville, born October 27, 1889, and comes of Utah pioneer stock. , .-Hwjcducatd.in,,the, Spring; ville city schools and graduated from the University of Utah, State School of 'Mines, in 1813. He- practiced engineering for ten years, two of which was served with the Knight Investment company com-pany and eight years as mining and electrical engineer for the Spring Canyon Coal company. At the present time he is engaged (Continued On I -age Eight) AIR SHOW TO PERFORM TODAY It's "Air Show" day in Provo . . . And two miles . from th'e city just off the West Center road this afternoon some of the finest stunt pilots in the aerial limelight lime-light will pit their lives against death in a spectacle of aviation dexterity. The World's Champion Air Show, which soon this, summer will thrill additional thousands in Spokane, Billings, Pocatello, Walla Walla anad many another western city, will bring its stars to the field for a performance beginning begin-ning at 2:30 p. m. Tex Rankin Coming Tex Rankin, "ghost" pilot-star of many an airways cinema, hit, will perform, amazing the crowds with 30 specialties in as many minutes, climaxing in a 300-mile-per-hour dive, leveling out before the stands, upside-down, only a few feet above ground for a supreme su-preme breath-taker. George Cook, cinema parachutist, parachut-ist, will break from a plane high up in the clouds for a delayed paraefhute dive that will feature "an opening only 1,300 feet aEbve ground after a drop of nearly two miles. Dorothy Barden, woman 'chute star, will display her talent with her twin-parachutes. A .- B.VJ). aerial race promises comedy, and other specialty flight events ' are set. Prior to the main performance (Continued On Paee-Eieht) the editing to conform to the policy pol-icy of the moment," Minton said. Freedom of the press, he said, was. not-preserved in-our bfll-of rights "for corporation publishers to make six percent on their investment, in-vestment, but that men might know the truth.- ; VV"'''.' . V Minton said that if an investigation investiga-tion . of ;the press were made "I believe it would disclose that there is nab longer a If ree press xr that facts jio longer are given,, to. the people in full and cannot be under the monster we have created and permitted- to control the" press.'- ' Pushed I 'l ""':' ' Herald Service to yon. rmm umu rrXTrra ALL COUNTY DISTRICTS REPRESENTED Spalding, Clyde Come Out for Senate Nominations Complete legislative tickets for Utah county were filed by both political parties, Saturday Satur-day when the time, limit expired. ex-pired. Filing time on county offices does not expire until August 29. Those who filed for nomination nomin-ation for the state senate or the lower house. Friday and Saturday, assuring them of being placed on the primary ballots, are as follows: fol-lows: Democrats-W. W. Clyde, Spring, ville and A. H. Lowe, Orem. for the senate. Burton H. Adams, Pleasant Grove; Robert L. Wilson, Pays on; Karl H. All e man, Springville; Spring-ville; Joseph T. Blake, Vineyard; T. Earl Foote, Pleasant View; Frank M. Edman, Salem; T. C Larson, Provo. Republican Filings Republicans Dr. N. C. Spalding, Spald-ing, Provo; S. L Goodwin, Leal; , R. H. Andrus, Spanish Fork, for the senate. David B. Thorn e, Ltndon; Benjamin H. Knudsen, H. G. Blumenthal, and Andrew. Hartley. Hart-ley. Provo; J. Victor Leifson, Spanish Fork; James P. Chrlsten-sen, Chrlsten-sen, Salem, and Philo C. Wight-man, Wight-man, Payson, for the house. Democrats who have previously filed for legislative nominations are Mrs. Emily D. Aird, JV Wt Thornton, Provo; A. O. EUett, Spanish Fork, and Francis S. Lun-dell, Lun-dell, Benjamin, fortheJsenate; "George" S. YoungT ProvdT for the' house. ' . Office Swamped--- s With the deadline for petitions -for legislative- positions- Saturday, the secretary of state's office was a busy place. At 2 p. m. Saturday 53 petitions for nomination- to the senate and 182 for nomination to ' the house of. representatives, had been -filed. .- Friends of Mr. FooU and Mr. . Blake, submitted to the Herald' Saturday, a resume of their accomplishments ac-complishments and records, for publication. " , T. Earl Foote a . resident of Pleasant View, is president of the farm bureau local there, a farmer and home owner. He is a graduate of the B. Y. U. and has held many responsible positions. Ha was principal of the elementary schools in the Lincoln district' and an instructor in the Provo junior : high school for many years. ' He : (Continued on Page Eight) " Nw Photo Shop To Open Tuesday Two young men. Reed Biddulph and LeGrande Lewis of Provo, are ' opening the Photo Arts shopVat 265 West Center street, they an nounced Saturday. Mr. Biddulph graduated from the Brigham Young university, where he majored major-ed in' physics and photography. Mr. Lewis is a senior student In the same department. ' ' ' They are prepared for work in portraits, commercial photography, photog-raphy, developing, printing" enlarging en-larging and copying., Br; BOB BURNS : ? ; In every town, you'll find some fella who knows ail the . landmarks, land-marks, the old twisted oak," the rock with a face on it and he can use these to tell a stranger ex- actly where to find '-- any place he's looking for. My UncIaOrky" is that way. - - ;. ; , I was standin on the corner talkin' to him last summer when a stranger walks up - and ' says Neighbor, dan you tell me how to get. to '.the" tZ. Hoskin's place ? ' a ,..1. i . ttuu , uuue vr&y says '.-"Sure, re .' down -the road u'.' , - seven, shaving; cream ada and two cigarette posters," pos-ters," then-turn right at the tooth- , paste ad a. and . drive past. four, soft-drink signs and you'll find the Hoskins; place fright behind the big hotel' bUlboard. " : Slate I'll Tell Yoii : r - |