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Show Seaway to Chicago Looms As Likely Post-Var Project, Reports Heath By S. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, April 13 Once again Chicago is getting all hot and bothered about dreams of a more than half-billion-dollar St. Lawrence river development that would make this great inland metropolis me-tropolis a transoceanic seaport. This time, in the guise of a postwar post-war make-work project, the vision vis-ion has some possibility of being translated into reality. Sen. George D. Aiken of Vermont, Ver-mont, Republican, has introduced a bill authorizing immediate work as a war measure. This has' no chance of going through. But the New York State legislature. Republican-controlled, and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey a very probable prob-able Republican presidential candidate can-didate and President Roosevelt, who is almost certain to seek reelection, re-election, all endorse the idea as a post-war necessity. LONG DELAYED PLAN With such bi-partisan support and with New York State's opposition oppo-sition to the seaway phase of the development apparently withdrawn, with-drawn, Chacago believes that within perhaps five years after the war ends, 10,000-ton freighters from Liverpool and LeHavre, and Marseilles and Bremen will be patronizing the Port of Chicago. In the incipient campaign to put the necessary authorizations through Congress, advocates of the seaway are recalling how previous pre-vious attempts, beginning in 1932, have been defeated by "powerful interests in New York City" and by such other unpopular unpopu-lar ogres as the railroads, John L. Lewis and the "power trust." This is something of an oversimplification over-simplification of what has happened. hap-pened. The entire story is a long and complicated one, but a few highlights can clarify the background of what may yet develop de-velop into a real battle royal. St. Layrence development consists con-sists of two items, separate and to some extent distinct. One is power development provision for the generation of more than 2,000,000 basic horsepower of electricity that would be dirt cheap in or near the little city of Massena, N. Y., but then would have to be delivered for use to other points. The other is canalization around the rapids. The International Interna-tional Rapids are the only ones in which the United States has any legal interest. The others are entirely within the Dominion of Canada. Would Cut Costs In the International Rapids section, some facilities would be solely for power, some solely for navigation, and some could be used jointly. Power and navigation naviga-tion each would be cheapened because be-cause of contributions to cost made by the other. In 1930-31 this writer served as secretary of a state body appointed appoint-ed by Franklin Roosevelt, then governor, to study the possibilities possibili-ties of power development. We had nothing to do with navigation. This commission recommended that the rapids be developed for power production, by the State of New York acting through a self-financing self-financing municipal corporation which would be forced to charge self-sustaining rates for its product. prod-uct. Such a corporation was established es-tablished in 1931; I helped to get it through the New York legislature. legis-lature. President Hoover tried to get a treaty with Canada to make power pow-er development possible. Congress stalled. In 1934 the Senate rejected re-jected President Roosevelt's plea for ratification of the Hoover-negotiated treaty. The matter was dropped until, in 1941, President Roosevelt tried to get a new "agreement" adopted, under the plea that power needed for war production would result. This was rejected. It should be noted that these attempts had to do solely with hydro-electric power. That is only incidental in Chicago's interest. Chicago wants a ship canal, and speaks of New York's interest in power as "incidental." Experts Against It While there never has been any real argument whether St. Lawrence Law-rence power would be economical, there always has been a bitter dispute whether canalization of the St. Lawrence, at a cost to this country alone of several hundred millions of dollars, could pay its way either directly or indirectly. More engineers and economists have said "No" than "Yes." Chicago's interest is clear, of course. She wants to be a seaport. Vermont has visions of tying up to a St. Lawrence waterway with another which would join Lake Champlaln with the Hudson river on one end and the St. Lawrence on the other, so that large craft would make Burlington a port of call en route from New York to Montreal, Chicago and other lake ports. New York State wants the power, pow-er, and apparently is willing to see Chicago get a seaway as part of the price. Stassen Sure Of Six Delegates Out Of Nebraska's 15 CHICAGO, April 13 OJ.E Lt. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen was virtually assured of six of Nebraska's Ne-braska's 15 delegates to the Republican Re-publican national convention to-day to-day on the basis of incomplete and unofficial returns from Tuesday's Tues-day's primary election, while the total vote of Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur in the Illinois primary jumped beyond the half million mark. Stasson's total in the Nebraska election was running better than 2 to 1 over Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Dew-ey who polled a heavy write-in vote despite the fact he would not permit his name to be entered in the primary. However, there was no slate of delegates running for Dewey. Returns from 1,632 of Nebraska's Nebras-ka's 2,031 precincts gave Stassen 47.677 votes. Dewey. 21,288, and Willkie. 8,160. In Illinois, returns from 8,221 of the state's 8,228 precincts gave MacArthur 501,481 votes. This compared with 977,225 polled by Dewey in 1940 when his name was unopposed in the preferential primary. Dewey forces hailed the Nebraska Ne-braska vote as a victory for the New York governor since his supporters sup-porters had made no large scale campaign for him. Voters chose from GOP candidates pledged to support Stassen on the first ballot bal-lot at the convention, another slate pledged to favorite son Dwight Griswold and still another for Wendell L. Willkie. Willkie withdrew from the race last week but not in time to have his name withdrawn from the ballot. There was no contest in the Democratic preferential vote. Democrats elected 12 delegates, all pledged to President Roosevelt. Temporary Housing for Railroaders $v4 .;v-t $4 s. i m ' . Tip "" TV 1, ' -W ,. .nll J Railroad workers and their families, including a number of small children, who are sacrificing many of their peace-time comforts com-forts by living in 9x20-foot trailers until houses are available to relieve the tight housing situations at Helper, Utah, and Minturn, Colo., this week were praised by officials of the Rio Grande Railroad Rail-road for their patriotic loyalty. This photo shows a panorama of the Helper Trailer Camp of 50 units which was created in Novem ber at the outskirts of town. A similar trailer camp for railroaders Helper camp, is at Mintun, where 15 units are set up. The trailers at Helper DAILY HERALD mOVO. TJTA.H eOUNTT, UTAH THURSDAY, APRIL, IS. 1944 PAGE ? provide something of home-like convenience. Each has electric lights, fuel oil heaters, gasoline ranges, ice-box, sinks and 15-gallon storage tanks for water. There are three utilities buildings, including in-cluding showers and a laundry building which has eight stationary tubs and is heated by an automatic oil heater. The camp is under supervision of the Federal Public Housing Authority and Ira E iNuzum is tne nousing area manager with headquarters at the FBI Arrests Cult Leader On Federal Auto Theft Charge Finland Rejects Red Peace Terms STOCKHOLM, April 13 K) Finland's reply believed a flat rejection to Russia's latest peace terms probably will be delivered to the Soviets today or tomorrow, reliable sources said. The Finnish parliament was believed be-lieved to have authorized rejection rejec-tion of the terms at a secret session ses-sion yesterday, though the official offi-cial communique on the meeting said merely that it had approved the government's declaration "regarding "re-garding the political situation." Premier Edwin J. Linkomies ex plained the governments view-I view-I point, the communique said. (A BBC correspondent in stock-j stock-j holm said the Finnish situation was beginning to cause anxiety in Sweden with "quite a lot of talk in Stockholm about the possibility of civil war in Finland.'') 7 K 8i STRAIGHT 0a the1 Dit national let rroaucts corporation 90.4 Proof . . By WILLIAM C. PAYETTE United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, April 13 OLE) An announcement by the Federal Fed-eral Bureau of Investigation of the arest of the Rev. Joe Jeffers in Miami, Fla., today surprised followers of th-: sclf-stylod reincarnate rein-carnate of Jesus, Joseph, and Solomon, who had supposed he was busy searching for a new Jerusalem and writing a bible. He was charged with theft of his ex-wife's high-powered automobile auto-mobile which runs on Butane gas without ration coupons, and pulls a luxurious trailer, containing, according ac-cording to reports from Miami, Jeffers' business manager and two blonde-followers. Mrs. Jeffers. with whom he once was squitted of odd practices said he sneaked her car out of her yard just after she got a divorce di-vorce decree. In addition to the federal auto theft charge, the "Messiah and apostle of the Great Yahweh" faced a charge by a middle-aged couple here that he financed his tour with their $3,800. John and Theresa Waldner told the district attorney they sold their home and business to give the reverend the money, but that he pulled out of town in a cloud of Butane fumes without so much as saying goodbye. Mrs. Zella Joy Jeffers' autotheft auto-theft charges followed by a few weeks her disclosure that the reverend rev-erend was keeping in his "kingdom "king-dom temple" a supply of 13 automobile auto-mobile tires, 500 gallons of gasoline, gas-oline, and about $3,000 worth of ration goods. The reverend explained ex-plained he needed the supplies, which included a large stock of keep regular" medicine, for his church work. Jeffers left town shortly after superior judge Emmet H. ' Wilson ordered him, in defiance of Yah weh, "the great spirit," to pay up his alimony to Zella Joy Yahweh had threatened dire con sequences, Jeffers said, but with held threats on a similar charge brought by his first wife, Jessie, who said that before the rever end began catching up on his second wife's alimony, lie should get a start on hers, dating back to 193S. To add to the reverend's troubles, troub-les, an army board called him in to show cause why she should not be expelled from the western defense command on grounds of hampering the war effort. Their decision was not announced. The Jeffers' morals trial in 1939 at which motion pictures taken by an investigator in their bedroom were ruled out as evidence, was his first brush with the law since an inter-church dispute at Jones-boro. Jones-boro. Ark., 10 years before forced the governor to call out the militia mil-itia to invite Jeffers to move. Romanian Mission Leaves for Moscow To Sue for Peace ANKARA, April IS (TIE) Balkan Balk-an sources in Turkey said today that a Romanian mission headed by Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Mihai A. Antonescue has left for Moscow to seek an "honorable "hon-orable peace." (The London Daily Express said foreign diplomats in London believed be-lieved Romania has received detailed de-tailed peace terms from Russia with the approval of the other United Nations. The terms were understood to be generous, the Express said.) The mission was said to be prepared pre-pared 'to propose that Romania become neutral for the remainder of the war under Russian control. It also will ask recognition of Romania's right to Transylvania, which Hungary likewise claims, informants said. Romania's decision to send a mission to Moscow was prompted prompt-ed by Soviet Foreign Commissar Viacheslav M. Molotov's assurance when the Red army crossed Russia's Rus-sia's southern borders that the Soviets had no territorial designs on Romania, but sought only to destroy the enemy's armies. Too Late For Classification FOR A1,E MISCELI.ANF.OrS LOVELY new living- room pet. Prewar Pre-war priners FIiip upholstering. 7Ht Vst ."irrt South. a!3 Now That You Are Walking More It is good judgment to make sure your feet are protected and comfortable. comfort-able. How are your shoes? We will make them look and feel like NEW again. COST IS LOW Bring them in today! LOUIS KELSCH & sons At BOOTERIE 124 West Center REFRIi'.LUATOIt Kitchen range and hf.ntpr. Radio Other houso-holf houso-holf furniture. 590 East 4th South. al6 10') S;irks Russ'-tt potatoes. Wean-er Wean-er plf?s. Chester Whites. Birch Boyte. Route 2 Box 524. Ede-mont. Ede-mont. a!9 HANI) knit fuschia suit, size 17. Choiee silver fox scarf. Collapsible Collapsi-ble hahv buKtrv. Phone 061J3. al9 KOI N l W1IITK female puppy with black ear. 326 West 3rd South. 8.14 FOR HA LK OR I.EANE ('HOICK fruit acreage. New 2 room house and coops. V. E. Foutin, Orein. t mile north of Scera Thenter. al FOR VXI.H CARS U"9 s4 ton Chevrolet panel tru-k. Apply rine Tree Service Station. a!6 FOR KAI.K. REAL. ESTATE ; BEDROOM modern brick home. Vincent-Peterson subdivision. 341 West S North. Phone 550M. al6 IIEI.I WANTED MA LK, MAN over draft age as Service station sta-tion attendant. Apply Peay'e Service. Serv-ice. 3rd South University. Es-setitinl Es-setitinl workers must have certificate cer-tificate of availability. al4 Legion Men Plan Rehabilitation Of Service Men Harold J. Mower, United States employment service veteran's representative rep-resentative and d; '.rict four Le gion vice-commander, and Haroid Tucker, principal USES interviewer, interview-er, addressed the Payson and American Am-erican Fork Legion posts, respectively, respec-tively, Wednesday evening, speaking: speak-ing: on cooperation of the employment em-ployment service with service organizations or-ganizations to promote rehabilitation rehabilita-tion into civil life of returning servicemen. ' They pointed out the method of acquiring the fullest possibb cooperation between employment groups and agencies and service organizations, daily becoming Increasingly In-creasingly Important because of the number of discharged servicemen service-men returning to civilian life. The United States employment service, they said, has been appointed ap-pointed as "the service-station" at which returning veterans may call to become re-assimilated Into civil-Ian civil-Ian life and work. However, they stressed the support which th. service organizations may give by assuring such veterans of a com plete rehabilitation program. The talks preceded closely the formation tonight of a "veteran's advisory council" for this area to be made up of USES, service organization, and employer groups representatives. ! This council, similar to others being formed throughout the na-i tion. will be a policy making body, ! they stressed, because of the size! of the job confronting it. The actual rehabilitation duties will then go to the various agencies and groups interested in the program pro-gram such as the USES, the Legion, Le-gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish - American veterans. Disabled Dis-abled American veterans, and the American Red Cross. The meeting will begin at 8 p. m. this evening in the local office of-fice of the employment service. Train Delayed By Tipsy Motorist Utah county sheriffs officers today reported that Ronald TC. Wilson has been cited in Orem city court on a being intoxicated In a public place charge, after he had allegedly been found in an automobile parked on the Orem tracks yesterday, halting a train. The complaint was filed after crewmen were forced to halt the train at 12 West and Center streets and remove the automobile automo-bile before proceeding. Partisans Take Yugoslav Towns LONDON, April 13 (UP) Mar shal Joslp (Tito) Broz's head quarters announced today that partisan forces had captured three towns in eastern Yugoslavia, and admitted the loss of two other towns to the Germans In the southwestern section of the coun try. As the partisans stepped up their offensive operations to occupy oc-cupy Tomnica and Plavno in the Mrkva-Knin sector, 115 miles east of Srajevo, and Stolac, 60 miles to the south, the Germans brought up reinforcements, including in-cluding tanks, artillery, and planes, to augment their forces in Slovania. American Airmen Smash Jap Bases In the Kuriles WASHINGTON. Anril 13 n:p American airmen smashed at four Japanese bases in the Kuril islands is-lands on Wednesday, one of them only 1,069 land miles northwest of Tokyo, in their developing aerial offensive against the enemy's north Pacific outposts, the navv announced today. The attack at Paramushiro, Shimushu, Shasukotan. and Mat-suwa, Mat-suwa, raised to eieht the total of American air raids on the Kur iles in three successive days. Matsuwa is the closest to Tokyo To-kyo of those attacked to date. Shaskukotan is midway between Matsuwa and Onnekotan, which was attacked earlier this week. Ventura search planes of the navy airwing based in the Aleutians Aleu-tians participated in the Paramushiro Para-mushiro and Shimushu attacks They scored hits on airfields, started fires and got away without with-out damage despite light anti-aircraft fire. Army Liberators, also based in the Aleutians, hit Shasukotan and Matsuwa without encountering opposition. All planes returned from these operations. The latest series of raids raised rais-ed to 31 the total of American air attacks on the Kuriles since the start of war in the Pacific. SPORTSMEN TO MEET Sportsmen are invited to at tend the meeting Friday at 8 p. m. at the Farrer junior high school at which Ross Leonard," state fish and game director; Jack' Clay of the state commission, and Lee Kay. department nuhlieurt will be present. Doe deer killing and other problems eoneM-nin Vmntlncr am1 firhini . . 1 1 a . lor explanation and debate. Alton Giles, president of the Provo Wildlife Wild-life association will be in charge. bytery and the Womn' Pru. byterian society of southern Utah opened a tnree-day joint conference confer-ence here today. y:iii-i.if.7.'.n.,i.'iiwnaiijg PRESBYTERIANS OPEN THREE - DAY CONFERENCE MT. PLEASANT, Utah, April 13 (TIE) The Southern Utah Pres- Tonight: Two nit: I Oral "ir.h J I CO-FEATtttK! Yuunc 11 MrPItJU c ARTHUR LAKE -JANE LAWRENCE HUGGED.,. ROARING. . . 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