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Show PAGE EIGHT PROVO (UTAH). DAILY- ..HERALD, - -MONDAY, JUNE 2G, 1939 i nnio innn im PfiEXY S0UGS3T v BATON ROUGE, La., June 26 (U.R) State policemen searched the lonely swamps of the -west bank of the Mlsissippi river today for Dr. James Monroe Smith, presl dent of Lousiana State Univer sity, who resigned and left town yesterday a few hours before Gov. Richard AVVLeche announced that there was a shortage of "several hundred thousand dollars" in the .school's funds. Founded By- Iluey - . Policemen had orders 'to bring: or. Smith back "In handcuffs' for a hearing before the East Ba ton Rouge parish grand Jury. Leche, who had. planned , to re sign today because of illness and turn the governorship over to ..Lieut. . Earl K. Long, . younger brother of the late Iluey P. Long, postponed his resignation. lie said he would stay on and see that Dr. Smith got justice. . , t The university widely known ror its' magnificent buildings, foot ball i teams, cadet corps and vast land- holdings, was 'Iluey Long's sci ; of revenge. . He developed itt state funds to compete wi iilane university, which had rcn i him an honorary degree. L64.4 had placed the baldTsoft-spoken baldTsoft-spoken Dr.. Smith in charge of the university when he set outto make Tulane look like "a hole In the : ioacVV . . ' ' . u--- ILcche and Earl Long, both ea'ld I that r Dr. Smith had fled. His iresignatiohjvthey said,' came at Leche'a request. It waa charged . that L. S. U. materials xwere taken to New Orleans Or-leans for a home being constructed by James McLachlan; a colonel of the governor's staff who advised him in the purchase of fine-blooded horses. ONE YEAR TO GO- PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES -No. 3 Robert , Taft- :. v-s N o t 4 ' . ' " Xi . . " - V 'ft c ' U$? , : . V- - ' , VI i-iUiVi,:.V - "j -y ' '' ' ; - T ' x 7 'v" ' ; .A XRj HI;; 1 7l r 1 1 ' Csath of Youth , Is rlnuestigated An investigation was under way . today around the circumstances surrounding the death of 'Kenneth Hlndmarsh, 16, son; of Stanley-f litndmarsh and the late Eva Lewis ,IHndmarsh of Springville. The youth was found, Saturday night, dead, 'apparently, hanged iwith two belts, one of thekn ills own. , Relatives of the youth claimed it would be Impossible for him to have .fashioned a knot such as was found in the belts. They also charge that although a juvenile,, the boy was held Jncommunicado in the jail by the authorities for a long time, ThA hvlv wan -tmmrt nth. - 4f ux 4n .,j impression of being anxious to mS, -fSJn : dede each, question on its mer-S? mer-S? -IS.?!!!! S fVta Vter capful study. Off the itinamarsn was a paroiee irom i i- V" 7. V V A .-7 J ill MT&l - t 3- Brisfs Solid Senator Robert Taft son of s presidpjxt BY BRUCE CATTON Prrjvo Herald Washington Correspondent If one Roosevelt could succeed another after aTlapse of a quar ter of a century, a Taft might do the same thing. The Taft who has an excellent chance to do so is Ohio's Senator Robert - Tafti As befits the son of William Howard Taft. Senator Taft has a cessful lawyer, has served six years in the Ohio House of Rebresen- souna and orthodox Republican background. Now 50. he is a suc- tatives (winding up as speaker) and two in the Ohio Senate, and has been active in Cincinnati and - Ohio politics for years. Taft is a solid conservative andi- r - ' makes no bones about- it. He campaigned as such last fall in Ohio and was elected, beating New Dealer Robert Bulkley. His record in Washington since then has been consistent. He is intelligent, lacks the conventional politician's tricks, in ordinary conversation gives the SALEM MAN V. (Continued from Page One) Dr.' and Pin. A- E. Robison and family,- , Betty Jane, Edgar and Rosalie, jhave - returned from a delightful 10-day trip to "Berkeley,, San Francisco, where they visited the world's fair, and Lake Tahoe. Mrs. Lester Taylor has returned from Logan, ' where she went to attend funeral services for her neice, Airs, ura backer Hansen. .' m Dr. and Mrs. Wilmer Allen have returned .from ; the ; coast, where Dr. Allen .attended the Pacific Coast Oto-ophthalmological society soc-iety convention in San Francisco Also, the couple visited the - fair The trip going was made by way of ; Yosemite park, and they were accompanied bv Mrs. J. C. Robin son and Miss Venise Robinson, the latter, librarian at the Provo high school,' attending!- the National Li brary association meeting. :f Jim. 3. E. Snyder and her grand son, left this, morning for : Downey, Calif., to visit, with her daughter.1 Mrs. Karl Durham and family.. Wendell and Stanton Beck have left for San Francisco, Calif.,, to join their parents, Dr.. and Mrs. J. Karl Beckrho recently moved to the coast city, - , ; ' IVtr. and Mrs. 'A. WIU Jones, Fay and Fawn Jones and Bill Jones. spent the week end in Manti with Mr.-and Mrs.Wesley Mogle. ' - . . . f j , Mr. and Mrs.' C. G. Bargeron enjoyed the week end in Ephraim. Mrs. G. IL West and children of Oakland, Calif. t; have arrived to spend the summer.: in Provo with relatives, xney came wun jur; and Mrs. Dean Powell of Lehl, who have - been visiting on the coast. and together, they visited in Red ding with their brother and sister' In-law, Mr. and Mrs. El wood GayJ :'!-'- ?'fi ... - .,' . Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Bleecker of Oden and . Mr. and Mrs. Murray E. " King of Salt Lake City, spent Sunday In Provo, with Mr. and Mrs. Hughes.' . . Dean.Olsen left the Aird hospH tal Sunday, where he underwent a major operation June 9. " v The 'Tig-boats" Carry On V Clarence W. Cook of Evanstoa,: Wyo., was a visitor in Provo to-? day on business. " X La is It v 4.1 The submarine Squalus lies on the bottom of the ocean but Uncle Sam's "pig-boat" service carries on.. The Searaven, new sister ship of the ill-fated Squalus, is pictured above as a navy, tug took her in tow ; r . . immediately after her recent launching at Portsmouth, N. IL , ' . Sv- Pleads Guilty ? Drunken Driving C A., xnomas, 35, of Fort Collins,'. Col-lins,'. Colo.,. pleaded, guilty In city court rMonday to ' drunken' driving charges. , He was sentenced to pay a $100 fine or ' spend 30 days in the' coUnty jaiL He was coininlt-ted coininlt-ted to the custody of Sheriff John S. Evans. : ' Thomas was arrested, following an automobile - accident Saturday night' near the Provo liver "bridge north of here. - He , pulled into the wrong lane of traffic, and his car collided with one driven by Ralph Carter, 24, of ' Carterville, sheriffs officers said: Mr. Carter swore out - the complaint against Thompson. . Mrs. ' Elva Carter, 19, and Jesse Kennedy of Park City received bruises in the accident.- , REGATTA (Continued from Page One) W. W. Christensen the Utah State Industrial school at Ogden, Sheriff Herbert Snyder said, lie had been arrested on an auto theft, charge and was being held for juvenile authorities m INSURANCE MEN ELECT 'SALT LAKE CITY, June 26 U.D-A. E. Buckwell. manager of the Travelers Insurance company, ( 1 will serve as president pt the Utah V Life Managers' association during the- coming year, Xollowing his election recently at thewsociation annual convention here. vBuckncil will succeed Joseph T. . .Butler, general agent for the Aet- na Life Insurance company, whoUs the retirincr head. 1 r' .... w X I TOO LATE FOR I CLASSIFICATION I -v a FOR SALE CARS '36 CHEV. new tires, radio, heater, heat-er, fog lights. 272 East 6 North. t 1 " jy2 Ziu. tl ; : ; FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS HAND-MADE sun-dried adobe brick, $8 per thousand, inquire V.Wllfonl Pen rod, Plasant View. "T SS V- POINTER pups, 305 South 7 East, Timpanogos Hatchery. jy2 EOR RENT FURNISHED NEWLY decorated " apartment, private bath,' 66 'East 3 North, Phone 1550. j28 A ROM modern home, 512 West - 5 South, inquire DOQ North University Uni-versity Avenue, phono 1092-W.r x 328 -V- ; FOR RENT UNFURNISHED ONE 3 and one 5 room house, r modern by LlncoUi high, also furnished basement apartment, Thos. L Kitchen, phone 013-J-4. JL '. j2 ; 1 : "t" ' , - i '- LOST. BLUB and white leather belt, 239 .J North 6 West. . j26 senate- floor he is mformalartd friendly. V In Washington, Taft has made useful contacts among eastern party leaders, who were . anxious to see the man who broke the New Deal string W victories in rolitically important Ohio. No appraisal of. CandidateTaft is---complete without a mention of Mrs. Taft. Gracious and charming, charm-ing, she is also politically, astute, and is credited with being the senator's most valuable counsellor counsel-lor and strategist. N IAS ASSETS: Solid, straightforward straight-forward conservatism; a first-rate first-rate political name; thorough knowledge of the political ropes; substantial ability as a vote-getter, vote-getter, proven in last fall's Ohio election; an unblemished personal reputation. HIS LIABILITIES: An unimpressive unim-pressive oratorical style and platform manner; some unpopularity unpopu-larity among his colleagues in the senate; a slightly disappointing disappoint-ing record since his arrival In Washington. x HIS CHANCES: Excellent, if the country's "swing to the right" continues. Slayer of Two Is Finally Captured driven to the tracks, then alighted, an1 llVo" rAla ,fs 4a 9,t,A mswn ,oMni ,- i TFalls, Ida., is here with As the train rounded a curve and came into view, several ' hundred, hun-dred, feet away, Mr. Cole ran up I the tracks, making a frantic but 'r.:iij 11 st- - .-i " ,uuj eiioi i lu nag it. uowju ; Mrs. Cole tried to start the car and failed, then snatched, her small daughter from the car, crying cry-ing desperately' to her father to get out. Partially deaf, . Mr. 'Sheen did not heed the shouts, and' remained re-mained in the seat while the train crashed into the car and -carried it 41 feet up the tracks. Mr. Sheen was thrown out, and of Idaho friends. died a few ntater o business . visitors m HILLSBOOrO., J,une 26 (IIP.) Captured after an all-night blockade block-ade of southern Ohio highways, f rank case, 43-year-oid rarm nana was in the highland county jail today, accused of the slaying Sun' day evening of Mrs. Janriie Rich mond, ;45, his employer, and Dan Setty, t3, his father-in-law. State highway patrolman D. H Cldrk and- DeDUtv Sheriff Don Lowry arrested Case after he haaTchurch. abandoned his automobile and hid in a field. V- .Case confessed the slayings, officers saidi "I'm sorry . I shot the woman but T should have killed by father-in-law 10 years ago," Case report edly said. ' . ' . . ; Briglilen :Your Uomc I'Jiih nei'j-- uecrnne; Beautiful.. -Living", Room Fixtures Bedroom Fixtures . . . FSJITOOES .53.00 ,..$1.50 Efficient Kitchen Fixtures . . . . .-.$1.00 r i ' PEGS ELEGTm . v "ve uo isomract wirino" 40 North University Avenue . . Phone 418 injuries. Engine Left Running-Mrs. Running-Mrs. "Cole told Sheriff Evans the car motor had been left running run-ning when the machine was etop-ped etop-ped with the front wheels on -the tracks. Two pigs, to have been delivered to the Pace ranch, were in the rear , of the car and unhnurt. The train was enroute to Denver and was running on schedule, railroad rail-road officials reported. Peter F. Clifford, conductor, and E. D. Bartlett, engineer, both of Salt Lake, said the train was rounding a curve at about 50 miles an hour before the accident. Applied Emergency Brakes ' The engineer said he applied emergency brakes after being warned of the. car at the crossing by the fireman,' W. B. Murphy, also al-so of Salt Lake City. -Mr. Murphy said he saw the. car "just afterwe rouiided the curve." , Railroad officials of-ficials said the train traveled 850 feet p-down , the tracks after the crash. Mr. Sheen was born in pgden, September 28, 1857, a son of. Robert Rob-ert and Eliza JTaylor Sheen, early Utah pioneers. When 12 years old he moved with his parents to Salem, and had resided there for 69 years. r . , , - He has been a ' prominent farmer farm-er and blacksmith; and operated the first threshing machine and first binder in Salem vicinity. - He was a- member of the; L. D. S. Susie . Sanford of Logan was among the visitors in Provo today. " . .. . 9 Stan- Watts of -Murray, is --a visitor in Provo today. Mr. and Airs. E. S. O'Connor, of Columbia, Utah are spending a few days in Provo, , . : ,( U." , ',n' ton June- Peacock of Manti, Visited Provo friends today; . . - James, Smith of Cedar City,- we j Provo today. His. wife, "Mrs. Eliza Jane. Da vis Sheen, died in 1929. Surviving are five sons, William and Clarence Sheen, Salem;. Ernest Ern-est Sheen, Bingham; James Robert Sheen, Jr., -Paul. : Idaho; and ' Moroni Mo-roni Sheen, Taylorsville, . Alberta, Canada; two daughters, Mrs. Ella Cole and Mrs. Ruth Cloward, Salem? two sisters, Mrs.; Matilda Hanks, Salem, and-Mrs. Eliza Clifford, .Stafford, Ariz.;,. 54 grandchildren and numerous greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. V V-.-v rThe body was taken to the Dese-ret Dese-ret Mortuary in Payson.:. v ' Obituaries Daliene Christiansen Funeral services , for Dalliene Christiansen, year and: a half old twin daughter " of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert - Christiansen, were held in the Sixth ; ward - chapel Sunday afternoon; . Peter. M. Jensen of the bishopric presided Mrs. Blanche Herbert of oalt Lake triiy, sang !,A Little Pink Rose," accompanied by Miss Orviila Lukeaivocation was offered of-fered by .lres. Herald rR. Clark, and a violin solo was played by Lawrence Sardoni. accompanied by ms mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sardoni. Sar-doni. Remarks were made by. Mrs. Edith .Y. Booth,- Harry J... Stagg and Dan Webster.. A vocal tno, "Prayer Perfect," was sung bj the Murdock sisters,' Miss Luke at the pianos and Thomas -Herbert closed with prayer.; Patriarch A. M. Anderson -deuicaied the grave at- the Provo City Burial1 park. Miss Luke played the prelude ano postlude. Markets at a Glance Cranium.nsvers .' ' - '" Questions on rage Two ; . 1 Harry Cooper. .' ;,t 2. Police sergeant. ' 3. Mrs. Adolph Rubens. 4. With the A..F. of L. 5.-Grover -Cleveland Burgdoll. Stocks lower in moderate .trading. .trad-ing. - ' . " - ' -. Bonds lower; U. S. "governments lower. , - v " Curb stocks lower. - . Chicago stocks lower. - i Foreign exchange steady. Cotton steady.; . '. Wheat unchanged to off , i cent; corn up 1-8 to . ' . Rubber firm. . how use- of calcium chloride has eliminated dust on sections of the roac? leading to the lake and as sured support in keeping the road in good condition. A "veteran boater on the lake, Mr. Wilson, said he is delighted that his 'dreams for development Qf-the-lake area are to be realized. jk Mr. ' Russel;andMr. CRatch,of tne celebration committee outlined features: of the fiesta, . and Mr. Johnson; spoke on ' possibilities of boat racing. Mr. Christensen and Mr. Henrlchsen : told of the ; first aid service '.the Red Cross, will sponsor, during the celebration. - The f ollowmg boaters already have officially entered the races; I Inboard runabouts Lyman .Leav- ixt. saic J-.aKe; -Clarence iurdman, Sprtagville;- ?LaMar ' Peay, ! Bill Smith, Lloyd .Jackson and M. E. Perry,, Provo. - ' Inboard hydroplanes Arthur Johnson, Salt , Lake ; . Bob Schman, Salt Lake, and -Charles Thomas, Provo. , , 'E. outboard runabouts A. E. Roach, Tremonton; A. Hlseman and. W. H. Adams, Murray; E. M. Fox. Coalville; E. Hanson, Provo; Clyde ' Hixon; Wesa Eddington. George Ault, R. L. Clinton and Joe Ray, all of Salt Lake City. C. outboard runabouts Claude Asher, - Salt. Lake City, and l Charles M; Hackley and Andy. An derson, provo. Racing : C outboards' - Thane Free, Salt Lake; Dee Harper, Og-den. Og-den. and C.; Cline, Salt Lake City. - Racing F, . (60-horsepower motors) mo-tors) Ejni I Johnson - and Andy 01sen, both of Salt-Lake City. . : Bernus II. v Bills, Provo, and Emil Johnson, Salt Lake City, are lining up the entries. While the boat races will be free to the public, the racers will, be Competing for $190 in cash,. 15 trophies and valuable ' boating merchandise , and equipment, according ac-cording to Mr. Bills. Provo city Is donating, a. three-year loving cup, and Mr. Johnson an attractive trophy. tro-phy. - - Other '- trophies- .are T being awarded - by the Fourth' of , July committee.- ' - 4 During , the meeting on theS showboat. .Elmer Smith performed. ouiiia vii a ouii uuanii uis v IUUS t daring f eaf being one in which he stands oh his head on- a . chair placed J atop, the.; board, while traveling; between 20 and 30 miles per hourl SILVER v'.-.:;: - - - . ; (Continued from Page One) :;A. authority to be voted back into the bflL, " - ; ' Senate Republicans'; voted solid ly, with the exception of Senator, Wliliam JU.f iJOran,t wano, conjunction with the silverites and Democratic: conservatives . to end the devaluation authority. Several Sever-al normally staunch : New Dealers broke ranks to support v the devaluation de-valuation - amendment. ,- -' The amendment ; to I strike the devaluation - extension from the monetary bill was offered by Sen. Alva B. Adams, D Colo., , leader of the ; so-called senate ecenomy forces. The silver , price "amendment "amend-ment was " sponsored by-Senator Key Pittman, D., Nev. . Bloc' Defeated Earlier The devaluation 7 authority ws granted - President Roosevelt In January, 1934, empowering him to reduce the gold value of the dollar dol-lar as much , as 50 per cent. He employed the authority to cut the value of the dollar to 59.06. where it has remained since 1934. Under the legislation which expires ex-pires June 30, Mr. Roosevelt has the power to- make a further , cut in the dollar to 50 cents of" its former gold content. This 'is the power, which- : the v senate ; today voted to end. . - . 1 - Democratic leaders -; said that when the bill is "sent to conference with , the " house Xprobably late today to-day they would t try to persuade the conferees to restore the de valuation provision. bloc had been defeated in-an-effort to fix thedomestic silver price at $1.16 an ounce.' . !? :. The proposal was ' offered by Sen. Key Pittman, D.,' Nev.as an: amendment : to the pending , mone-. tary bill extending for two -years the J2.000.000.000 stabilization fund : and President , Roosevelt's power , to devalue the dollar. It represented a modification of Pittman's ' original amendment fixing the prize, at $1-27 .an ounce.-, ounce.-, ' .Adminlstratlot- leaders, : fearing that the delay -might -tie up the $1,735,000,000 rehef -bill, which also must be enacted by June 30. said that if the silverites continued to prolcng debate .the senate would be held: in session tonight - the first" night session, of the year.v The critical nature of the WPA. situation was emphasized by WPA officials,: who said that the entire federal relief program faces automatic auto-matic shutdctvn next Saturday unless un-less congress speedily votes the appropriation bill. ;. V i : Administrator F. 6. Harrington refused comment on - what might result: if congress fails' to act before be-fore the deadline or whether some stop-gap 4 legislation might be sought. He pointed out, however, ' tha WPA has no legislative authority auth-ority to- continue as an agency after June 30, or to borrow money or make advance commitments. -TID In the News By UNITED PRESS A prominent Duchess County, N. Y.. farmer Franklin D. Roosevelt Roose-velt tonight receives a "silver star" certificate for 25 years con-tinuotis con-tinuotis paid-up membership in the chapel corners Grange. . .Fa' rmer Roosevelt, who has been dividing hia time between "VVnsV.lncrtnn D. C, and Duchess county since 1933, joined the Grange 2514 years ago.;-; . . Secretary.; of 'Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., today promoted Timothy C. Mooney, "now chief of the internal revenue bureau technical tech-nical staff in New York, to be deputy commissioner of Internal revenue In charge of the-Income tax unit.. ... ... ' . ' wun xo .other newspaper and radio men, .United Press Staff member Harry W. Franz, arrived in Washington last night, competing com-peting a 10,800 mile round-trip to , Paris by - regular commercial air . services In nine days, eight hours , and .fifty ' minutes Frantz holds a record for participating in tran-oceanic . flights, having prev iously been among first passengers in South America and Manilla. . . ; Republican Senatpr. Arthur Capper Cap-per of Kansas, in a radio address last' night, called upon the government govern-ment to -.- elve business assurance that it wUl "F?ay fair by youM and to move toward a balanced budget -bv reducing ependiturs and stopping stop-ping "its I extravagances'... L Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. commander-in-chief of the U. S. navy in the far east, arrived In Tsingtao China, today after surveying th e Tientsin situation...- . Farmer-laborite Senator Henrik Shlpsteak of Minnesota told a meeting ct eastern - Lutheran church members that the United States can best discharge its responsibilities re-sponsibilities to " demoncracy by putting Its "own -house in order." New York r City leads the 'list with the most taxicabs of any ciy in the world" with 12,331. London Prior to. their, victory, the silver runs second with 7811, Th2 Morning AffsrTkin Carters Little Liver Fills .a ; Metal Prices NEW YORK' June- 26 un Today's custom . smelters prices for , delivered metals (cents per pound): . Copper.' - Electrolytic . 10-10; export 10.09; casting FrO.-B. refinery re-finery 9.52 Vs .lake, delivered 10 1-8. . .. Tin:, Spot straits ,49.05.'. Lead: New York 4.85-.90; East St. Louis 4.70. v Zinc: -New York 4.84: East St.. Louis 4.50. . - - j Utah Farm Bureau Outing: At Lagoon June28thl .-. r;r o In connection with this outing; The Salt Lake & Utah Railroad (OremXine) will' sell excursion tickets to Salt Lake City from Payson and Intermediate Stations.- ' - Frequent service on the Bamberger Bam-berger Line from Salt Lake City to Lagoon. ' . ' Excursion Tickets good for returning on any regular train same day. . , NOT GOOD ON BUSSES . SAFETY FIRST! Ride the Bis Red Cars A . ' v. ' I. ' . '. ' ' fi ,7 ; ' 'r A W- 'V . -- s. v ' ' -. k f - 'i I . r r - .u . - .. ...... "V. 4, v . - W BeiiervLighiiiig :::L Has Helped '.BUSINESS" . ELMEH H. SMITH - X L EDWARD T. HALL Tk. frarric of thea ma or hm. in helping Proro. commercial cutomra - inn proT thau lighting coad blhr scrric. xad cur increased busiovs. TbT prepared 500 plans and wiring; layout -last ' yax. ; " . Our; business 13 ; operated the principle that the customer is en-t en-t titled to more than just a supply ii electricity O For example, to our'retail store customers, we provide a service cf the newest ideas in store-lighting and counter- lighting - new ways, to display; their merchandise mer-chandise effectively O We make no charge for this service. The merchants who have ' taken advantage ' of it . to v re-decign . their ? store lighting have told us that the: invest-mont invest-mont has paid them excellent dividends in . increased sales O This commercial lighting light-ing service is only one. of the many extras of GOOD electric service. f o CO |