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Show The YScathef UTAH: Cloudy Sunday, rain or snow north and west portions. Max. tern., Saturday 46 Mln. temp., Saturday 24 Build Utah County By Patronizing' Home Stores and Business Houses COMPLETE UNITKD PKES3 TELEPGRAPH .NEWS SERVICE) PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. 18, NO. 30 UTAH'S ONLT DAIL.Y SOUTH OF SALT LA KB PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1941 Li D CHAT CY THE KlilTOXl The Norwegian sense of humor has not been lost, in spite of the trying conditions imposed on the people by the German occupational army. The fact is illustrated by a story told on reliable authority author-ity and said to have taken place in one of the large department de-partment stores in Oslo recently. re-cently. A German soldier entered the store, marched towards an elderly sales lady, clicked his heels together and barked : "Heil Hitler! Where is the hosiery department?" Whereupon the lady placed her right hand over her heart and replied: "God save our King! Three floors up." 0O0 Most motorists are so curious, curi-ous, says "Lorny" Christen-son, Christen-son, that they just can't ho J but stop when they see a wreck . . . unless they caused it. 0O0 "Trouble with a lot of folks today," observed Art Mitchell, Mitch-ell, philosophically, "is that a lot of folks mistake the stubbornness stub-bornness of their prejudices for the courage of their convictions." con-victions." 0O0 Sense and Nonsense Perhaps, after all, Solomon was right when he said: "When a woman stopsr complaining com-plaining about her husband, she's a widow." "... Why doesn't someone make a list of the ten worst-dressed women wom-en and a list of the ten lousiest lousi-est books? .... Little me; magnify little things. . . . Many .students feel that their teachers take a special and fiendish delight in catching them in error. . . . The lazier the man, the more he will have to say about the things genius has done. . . . Get your license money ready, the dop tax collector is on the jo'c again. . . . For outdoor recrea tion, Provo's ice skating rink takes first place. If you don'i believe it, we'll tell you how many calls we get every day asking "is there gonna be any skating tonight?" MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairi By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Young Navy Offipers Scornful Scorn-ful of Japan's Sea Power, Urge Strong Policy; Nippon Nip-pon Shies Away From Invading In-vading Dutch Indies as U. S. Moves in Pacific; New "Council For America" Will Rally Sentiment For Roosevelt Policies ; Women's Wom-en's Peace League Split Over Secretary's Opposition To British Aid. WASHINGTON Behind the scenes in the U. S. Navy there are two schools of thought 'regarding- the danger of war with Japan. Both agree, however, regarding re-garding its outcome. One school, made up of younger officers who have served recently in the Far East, has developed a scorn for Japanese sea power, declares de-clares that Japan never has met a first class navy, that annihilation annihila-tion of her fleet would be a matter mat-ter of two or three months. ' They cite especially the Japanese Japan-ese effort to reduce the Woosung forts protecting Shanghai in 1932, when the aim of Japan's big naval guns was so poor that for a while American photographers stood on Continued on Page Four, Sec. Two TWO UTAIINS DIE SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25 (CP) Seymour B. Young, Jr., 73, prominent Utah businessman and L .D. S. church leader, died last night at his Salt Lake City home after a long illness. BOUNTIFUL, Utah, Jan. 25 lT.P Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted here tomorrow for Dr. Byron By-ron L. Kesler, 73, prominent Utah physician and civil leader. Kesler, former mayor of Bountiful Bounti-ful and a resident of this city since 1904, died yesterday at his home. JRiTISI! PUSH CONQUEST ItJ T AFRICA German Air Power Returns Re-turns To Attack In Mediterranean By HARRISON SALISBURY United Tress Correspondent Britain's army of the Nile, after a 130-mile drive across the Libyan desert from conquered con-quered Tobruk, was engaging Italian forces today only three miles outside Derna, as German Ger-man air power returned to the attack on British naval power in the Mediterranean. The Germans were striking in apparent hope of crippling the British naval arm before Italy was eliminated entirely as a colonial power in Africa. But British general gen-eral headauarters in Cairo said that, in addition to striking successfully suc-cessfully at Derna, imperial forces were driving deeper into Eritrea, Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland leaving not one Italian African colony uninvaded by the British. Revolt Spreading In addition to reporting capture cap-ture of more than 600 Italians, including in-cluding a brigade commander, in Eritrea, the British at Cairo said officially that revolt in Ethiopia, where Emperor Haile Selassie personally per-sonally was directing his forces, was spreading. Despite earlier announcements that revolt in Rumania had been quelled, Bucharest dispatches reported re-ported that disorder continued there, and that the city was tense. Robbery was reported, and the Rumanian general staff announced announc-ed all Rumanian reservists would be called up for "training" during February and March. Latest reports on fighting in Albania told of new Greek advances, ad-vances, especially in the coastal sector in the direction of the important im-portant port of Valona. There was an ominous note from the Far East, where Japan has been accepted 89 mediator in hostilities between Thailand (Siam) and French Indo-China. A Saigon dispatch reported the presence of a . strong Japanese naval squadron off Saigon, capital capi-tal of Indo-China. The new Nazi air attack war reported to have been made west of the Greek island of Crete, where the British have established a strong air and sea base. Accounts of the new Mediterranean Mediter-ranean air-sea battle were sketchy and came entirely from Axis sources. The German radio reported three (Continued on Page Three) Coy Ssaut Driuc bvj in High. 6aar The 1941 finance drive of the local districts of the Utah National Na-tional Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America, went into high gear Saturday under direction of J. C. Bybee, chairman. The drive was off to a flying start earlier this week with 50 "captains" contacting 500 local citizens and firms who are counted upon as "supporters of Scouting." The Provo campaign is part of the general council drive conducted by Joseph C. Clark, council finance, chairman. Climax of the drive is to be Tuesday, according to Chairman Bybee, with calls by the volunteer workers scheduled to be made on or before that day. The final spurt of the drive will begin with breakfast at 8 a. m. Tuesday in Keeley's cafe, when reports of work accomplished up to that time will be made. The Utah National Parks council, coun-cil, with its headquarters at Provo, has enrolled 4500 active boys with 3,000 others which could be enlisted in the program as well. This work is carried on by 1,400 volunteer Scouters who come from all professions of life. The council as a whole is endeavoring endeav-oring to raise a budget of $12,180, according to Chairman Clark. Legislature Condemned For Violating Wage-Hour Laws SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 25 U.rj Utah House of Representatives was condemned today for "violating "vio-lating federal wage hour statutes by working employees overtime without proper pay. Rep. Ray II. Leavitt, D., of Dividend, Divi-dend, Utah county, opened an attack at-tack on the floor of the hoitse urging that legislators take steps to pay overtime to house employees. em-ployees. "I have no objections if legislators legis-lators want to spend long hours daily at the task of making laws," Leavitt said, "but I feel that since we are a law making body 20 th Leadership Week Opens Monday; Theme ls 'The Defense of Truth B. Y. U. Ready To Welcome 3000 Visitors To Campus Monday Morning; High Church j Leaders To Speak At Assemblies 1 The 20th chapter in the significant history of Brigham Young university's "Leadership Week" will be written beginning begin-ning Monday, with one of the most comprehensive educational educa-tional offerings which have ever been assembled for the an- nual institute. Chairman CARLTON CULMSEE Civil Service to Be Forum Theme Should the 1941 legislature pass a civil service bill ? This question will be answered by W. Theron Jones of Salt Lake City, state representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes, who will address the Provo community com-munity f6rum"Thursday at 8" p.m. at the Provo high school library-auditorium. library-auditorium. The public is invited, according to John Bown, forum executive secretary. 'Y' Man Wins Award For Distinguished Service Dr. D. Elden Beck, assistant professor of zoology and entomology at Brigham Young university, and tireless civic worker, today was the proud owner of the coveted distinguished distin-guished service key awarded annually through the Provo junior cnamDer or commerce io the young man between 21 and 35 years of age whose community service is adjudged most outstanding. outstand-ing. Dr. Beck was presented with the key by Mayor Mark Anderson, Ander-son, member of the award committee, com-mittee, as a highlight of a junior chamber of commerce banquet Saturday night at Hotel Roberts. The banquet also commemorated the 21st anniverasry of the founding found-ing of the national junior chamber. cham-ber. ! Mayor Anderson, in his presentation presen-tation speech, lauded Dr. Beck for his outstanding civic service and achievements during 1940 and for his fine character and general ability. Dr. Beck, a director of the junior jun-ior chamber and state Jaycee committee chairman, wrote and directed the Provo Easter pageant (Continued on Page Three) Squires to Lead Manufacturers SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25 (V.P.) The Utah Manufacturers' association asso-ciation last night elected Leslie Squires, manager of the Liah Fire Clay company in Salt Lake City as president, succeeding James E. Ellison, James W. Silver, Sil-ver, president of the Ogden Iron Works, was elected first vice president. we should do all in our power to comply with laws which already have been passed." Leavitt spoke on personal privilege privi-lege The house took no action and proceeded with its business. It was the second time house employes had figured in controversies. contro-versies. Employees previously have objected to a "gag rule" which prohibits them from conversing con-versing with legislators or persons per-sons outside the legislature regarding re-garding legislative matters. Leavitt said house employees are working more than the five and one-half days required by law. Months of preparation for the event culminated Saturday as all was in readiness for the opening of the week when parents and other adult leaders "go to school." The event is under the general direction di-rection of Dr. Franklin S. Harris, university president, and Dr. Carlton Culmsee, director of the extension division and chairman of the general committee for the "Week." General theme around which the various phases of the "Week" will be integrated is "The Defense of Truth." Await 3000 Visitors Between two and three thousand thou-sand visitors are expected to participate par-ticipate in the 20th annual "Week," which begins officially at 9:30 Monday morning. Last year's delegates carne from ten states, the District of Columbia, and two foreign countries, and represented ninety-seven stakes and five missions of the L. D. S. church. Leaders of the L. D. S. church will speak at general assemblies, which will hightigiit each day in College hall at 2 p. m. President David O. McKay of the first presidency presi-dency will speak Monday; Elder Stephen L. Richards of the Council Coun-cil of the Twelve, Tuesday; President Presi-dent J. Reuben Clark of the first presidency, Wednesday; Commissioner Commis-sioner Franklin L. West and Seminary Sem-inary Supervisor M. Lynn Bennion of the. church department of education, edu-cation, Thursday; and Presiding Bishop Le Grand Richards and Counselors Marvin O. Ashton and Joseph L. Wirthlin, Friday. Evening Highlights - Cultural highlights of the 20th "Week" will be programs presented present-ed -at o'clock-- aoh - evrtlng jln College hall under direction of the B. Y. U. college of fine arts. The concert band, directed by Professor Pro-fessor Robert Sauer, will play (Continued on Page Three) Liquor Profits Hit High Figure SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25 OLE) The Utah liquor control commission commis-sion reported today that profits for the state liquor monopoly in December were $167,411 the highest high-est since establishment of the commission. Tlxis Day . . . BORN Girl, to Louie Walter and Jean Andreasen Paulson. Boy, to Ben and Elizabeth Sum ner Marshall of Pittsburg, Calif., formerly of Provo. Word was received re-ceived by the grandmother, Mrs. Loda Marshall. Girl, to LeRoy W, and Lola Pace Olsen, Friday. LICENSED TO MARRY. Herman Mangum, 32, Burley, Ida., and Marjorie Harper, 21, Ft. Collins, Colo. ' Rulon Jones, 36, Pleasant Grove, and Elsie Roundy, 34, Provo. John Glen Johansen. 29. Provo, and Birdie Menlove, 32, Goshen. - ; 1 f ;.:. s, ... , J Dr. V. Ellen Beck U. S. Greets Ambassador ritain Lord Halifax Sees Victory For Britain With Aid of U. S. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U.R) British Ambassador Lord Halifax began his his toric mission today, believing the fate of a civilization de pends on its success all-out United States aid for his embattled em-battled homeland. Cheered by President Roose velt's precedent-snatterine wel come in a rain-swept rendezvous in Chesapeake Bay, the new envoy en-voy predicted Britain with the help of the United States would win the war. A symbol of Britain's seapower her new 35,000-ton battleship King George V brought Lord Halifax to America. She churned up Chesapeake Bay yesterday morning and anchored in Annapolis Ann-apolis Roads in the afternoon, six miles south of the naval academy. Mr. Roosevelt, paying a signal honor to Halifax, motored to Annapolis, Ann-apolis, accompanied by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Admir-al Harold R. Stark, chief of naval na-val operations, and his army and navy White House aides and was "piped" aboard his yacht Potomac. She made contact with the King George out in the bay. As she approached, a guard of honor of Royal Marines stood at present arms on the George Vs deck and played the Star Spangled Ban-, ner. A few moments later Lord and Lady Halifax were "piped" aboard the Potomac which returned re-turned to Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 25 (U The King George V, 35,000-ton British battleship which secretly brought British Ambassador Lord Halifax to the United States, slipped anchor and headed out Chesapeake Bay today. Its destination was cloaked in secrecy to guard against a possible pos-sible attack by German submarines submar-ines or other attack ,forcea DELINQUENT TAX REPORT FILED A total of $43,218.10 representing represent-ing delinquent taxes collected during the final quarter of 1940 has been apportioned to the various vari-ous taxing units, according to Andrew Jensen, Utah county treasurer. Amounts sent the various units follow: Lehi, $500.55; American Fork, $1402.67; Alpine, $132.65;. Pleasant Grove, $172.44; Lindon, $110.12; Orem, $528.75; Alpine schools, $5181.51; Provo, $2885.68; Provo schools, $2475.71; Spring-ville, Spring-ville, $716.26; Mapleton, $234.34; Spanish Fork, $710.96; Salem, $186.65; Payson, $949.83; Santa-quln, Santa-quln, $254.22. Goshen, $56.51; Genola, $103.86; Nebo schools, $7786.08; Utah county, $11,997.34; Lehi metropolitan metro-politan water district, $5.58; American Am-erican Fork metropolitan water, $20.56; Orem town metropolitan water, $49.56; Provo metropolitan water, $81.75; Highland conservation conser-vation district, $61.44; Mapleton irrigation district, $116.64; Spring-ville Spring-ville irrigation, $261.57; Benjamin drainage, $210.40; Lake Shore-Benjamin Shore-Benjamin drainage, $127.83; Utah county drainage district No. 1, $197.36. Storm Blamed for Injury of Three Three persons incurred injuries n a head-on collision during a storm on highway 91 between Orem and Lindon Friday evening. They are Mrs. R. J. Smith, 50, of Copperton, bruised knee; William Wil-liam F. Fredericks, 33, of Moscow, Mos-cow, Ida., severe cut on head; and Jack Olsen, 23, of Denver, Colo., cut on mouth and loss of several teeth. According to L. A. Christensen, state highway patrol sergeant, Mrs. Smith was riding in a car driven north by her husband when it skidded on the slippery road and crashed into the southbound car driven bv Mr. Fredericks, in which Mr. Olsen was a passenger Driver Escapes When Truck John Patterson, 21, of Cen-terfield, Cen-terfield, Is thanking his lucky stars that he's alive and un-scratched. un-scratched. Mr. Patterson, driving a heavy truck west on Fifth North late Friday afternoon, was partially-Minded by the snowstorm and drove directly direct-ly into the path of a southbound south-bound D. & R. G. VV. train at Second West street. 3ULLITT SEE NAZI THIM IS OF Sees Similarity France Prior With To World War WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U.R) Former Ambassador William C. Bullitt told con gress today Britain can de feat . Nazi Germany "without intervention of American manpower.". His view conflicted with that expressed by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who said last Thurs day that Britain and the United States could not invade the continent con-tinent and beat , Germany "unless there is a , collapse ' behind the lines." Bullitt declared if Britain would establish dominance in the air, the German people could not stand ud under the bombing and the Nazi system "will collapse." If aid Is not furnished Britain from this continent, he said, the British will "go down." Invasion of the western hemisphere hemis-phere by the Axis powers would be almost certain if the British navy should be eliminated and the Panama canal blockaded before this country is prepared, Mr. Bullitt Bul-litt told the committee. The United States must "try to see to it" that Britain is not defeated de-feated "for our own self-preservation." Bullitt declared as an administration ad-ministration rebuttal witness on H. R. 1776 the all-out aid to Britain bill. The United States, in relying on its oceans for defense, is in the same state of mind as France when it was depending on the Maginot line for salvation, Bullitt warned. Rep. James P. Richards, D., S. C, had asked him if the fall of France which Bullitt saw contained con-tained any lessons for America. "The likeness between France and this country i. perfectly ex- (Continued on Page Three) Leaders Named For C. ofC. Mobilization ' Accepting the challenge of some 300 business and professional pro-fessional men who attended the recent series of "business clinics" to adopt a greatly expanded program of activities, the board of directors of the Provo chamber of commerce yesterday announced that a "9 : "mobilization of men, money and ideas" would start immediately. Frank J. Earl has been named general chairman of the mobiliza-' tion and he is now lining up the leadership required in the effort, M. Howard Graham, chamber president, said. "Hundreds of suggestions were received at the clinics, with the request that the chamber "do something about it,' " Mr. Graham Gra-ham said. "To carry out even a part of the suggested program will require far greater man-power and financial strength than the chamber has today. For several years the income of the chamber has been dwindling downward until un-til it reached the point where no really constructive program could be carried out. Three Leaders Named "These suggestions proved very conclusively that the business and professional men of this city do want an alert, aggressive chamber of commerce. The clinics proved that there are many worthwhile activities which this chamber should undertake 'immediately for the benefit of the entire city They proved to the board that a militant mobilization of men and money is vitally necessary if this program is to be carried into effect." ef-fect." Mr. Earl announced that three leaders have already accepted posts of responsibility in the mobilization, and that the entire organization should be completed by next Tuesday or Wednesday. C. T. Keigley has accepted the chairmanship of the executive special division and has asked some 40 men to meet with him at breakfast at Keelevs Cafe at 8 o'clock Monday morning. W (Continued on Page Three) -- Miraculously Is Hit By Train The slow-m o v i n g train pushed and dragged the truck 56 feet before shoving it aside on the brink of the mill-race. mill-race. The train stopped some 19 feet south. Damage to the truck surprisingly was small. D. S. Tilton was train engineer en-gineer and Lewis Coombs was conductor. Both are from Provo. Pro-vo. Provo police Investigated. Utah Legislators Await Gov. Maw ; Reorganization Bill Unlimited Executive Power Proposal To Be Fought in the Senate; County Levy Increase Proposal Discouraged SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25 (U.R) Utah legislators, their decks cleared for action on Gov. Herbert B. Maw's reorganization reorgan-ization program, today sought the answer to two questions: 1. Whether the bill granted the governor "unlimited executive powers." 2. Whether one bill could be drawn that would cover the entire field of reorganization without running into constitutional con-stitutional difficulties. . Although two weeks had pass- ed since the governor disclosed his plan to streamline state government, gov-ernment, legislators had yet to see a copy of the administration bill. Won't See Visitors For the second consecutive day Governor Maw refused to see visitors. vis-itors. He spent the day putting last minute touches on the bill. Office attaches said the governor had worked 18 hours a day since the legislature convened, whipping whip-ping his program into shape. It was expected to be presented early next week. Senators and representatives agreed, however, that if the governor gov-ernor planned to include "unlimited "unlim-ited executive powers" in his bill the measure would be as bitterly fought as President Roosevelt's lend-lease proposal to congress. The fight, it was said, would center in the senate where definite def-inite lines already were being drawn. Gov. Maw has insisted his entire en-tire program can be put into, a single bill. A number of separate separ-ate measures, it was said, might prove too controversial, and defeat de-feat of one measure might scuttle the entire program. Increase Sought Meantime, the house revenue taxation committee served notice it planned to head Gov. Maw's admonition that no more taxes should be levied by the 1941 legislature. legis-lature. The committee refused to spon- (Continued on Page Three) Generalissimo FRANK J. EARL Co-ed Captures Oratory Honors Glenna Perkins of Salt Lake City is the winner of the gold medal offered ty the Provo Ro tary club in its annual oratory contest among Brigham Young university students. General subject sub-ject of the contest was "International "Inter-national Goodwill." Winning over Thornton Y. Booth of Provo, and Wynne Kunz of Montpelier, Idaho, Miss Perkins Per-kins dealt with United States foreign problems under the title "Opportunity Knocks." Judges for the content were Dean Conder of Provo, senior debate manager; Eldin Ricks of Huntington Park, Cal.; Ray Ost-lund Ost-lund of Lethbridge, Alberta, and Woodrow Washburn of Provo. 3RITISII IN KERN KHARTOUM, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Jan. 25 (U.R) British forces have occupied Keru, 45 mile3 Inside In-side Eritrea from the Sudan frontier, fron-tier, it was reported here tonight. HOSPITAL FOR MINERS MEETS UITII DISFAVOR SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25 (U.P) Utah State Board of Health through Acting Health Commissioner Commis-sioner Dt. William M. McKay, today to-day expressed opposition to proposed pro-posed legislation which would establish a state miners' hospital in conjunction with a state tuberculosis tu-berculosis sanitorium at Ogden.: The board indicated a miners' hospital, if one was approved ty the state, should be located at Price or some other hard-rock mining district. Legislation proposed before both the senate and house would place tubercular patients and miners suffering from silicosis in adjoining institutions. Dr. McKay said months of study of the silicosis problem had disclosed dis-closed that persons suffering from the disease were easily susceptible sus-ceptible to tuberculosis. He added that within the short space of about two years "practically all of the silicosis patients" would, have contracted' tuberculosis. The health board also objected to a clause in the bill which would give blanket powers to the superintendent su-perintendent of the 'hospital while "making the medical director a figurehead." The board report was referred to both senate and house health and labor committees and there were indications many of the board's recommendations would be followed. Provo-Timpanogos Farm Loan Group To Meet Feb. 12 Sidney H. Cluff, president of the Provo-Timpanogos National Farm Loan association, announces the annual meeting to be held Wednesday, February 12 at the Lincoln high school beginning at 1 p. m.' The association office is preparing pre-paring a set of charts that will give the membership a clear picture pic-ture of the association's business and financial condition. A bank representative will be present to discuss proposed changes in farm legislation. Two directors will be elected for terms of three years. A free picture show will be given. The wives are especially invited to attend. REBEL LEADER AWAITING HIS FATE BUCHAREST, Jan. 25 U.P Gen. Ion Antonescus' government tonight announced that Horia Sima, leader of the rebel iron guard, has been arrested and "is awaiting his fate." The arrest of Sima was confirmed con-firmed after unofficial reports had circulated for many hours that troops loyal to Antonescu had taken him into custody AUNT IIET By ROBERT QUILLEN "It may be that the good and the wicked get their deserts de-serts In this world. It don't neem true If we're poor, but niaybe we ain't quite as good as we think we are." |