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Show j i AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN , -rj News Review of Current Events the World Over Washington Bicentennial Opened by President Hoover Stimson's Stern Warning to Japan Chinese Pushed Back in Terrific Battle. By EDWARD W. PICKARD I WW" fl President Hoover I7VKIIT clly, town and hamlet In J- the (lulled States and most of the capitals of the world paid tribute to the character and achievements achieve-ments of George Washington on Monday, the two hundredth a n n I t e r a r y of hla birth. The celebration, celebra-tion, fogtered by Congressman S o I Bloom's commit-slon, commit-slon, will continue In this country through most of the year In one form or another. Officially, Official-ly, the bicentennial doings were opened In Washington when ('resident Hoover delivered an address before Joint session of congress which was attended by all high officials of the government, the members of the Supreme court and the diplomatic diplo-matic corps. Standing before the brilliant gathering, Mr. Hoover called on he American people to rededlcaje themselves to those principles befitting be-fitting s free people of which Washington Wash-ington was a living exponent "We have need again," he said, "to bring forth the picture of tKe glories and the valor of Lexington and Concord and Hunker Hill, the suffering snd fortitude of Valley Forge, the victory vic-tory of Yorklown. We have need to revive the meaning and the sheer moral courage of the Declaration of Independence, the struggles of the continental congress, the forming of the Constitution." No part of these gretii events, the President reminded those who packed the galleries, "can be separated sep-arated from the name and the dominant dom-inant leadership of George Washington." Wash-ington." There were many other ceremonies cere-monies In and uear Washington. The President laid a wreath on Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon; Ver-non; the Richmond Light Infantry Djfues and the Richmond Grays marched In a colorful parade through Alexandria ; the National Education association In convention , were addressed by Mr. Hoover ; and In the evening there was grand colonial ball In Washington and "blrthnight ball" at Gadsby's tavern tav-ern In Alexandria duplicating as far as possible the last blrthnight ball Washington attended there. In 1708. THROUGH the medium of a letter let-ter to Senator Borah, Secretary of State Stlmson served notice on Japan, and the world at large that the United States still stands by the open door policy enunciated by John Day In 1800, recognized by the Washington conferenceWf 1021-22 and Implicit in tbw nine power treaty and other agreements concerning con-cerning the Pacific. These pacts be declared to be Interdependent, and the maintenance of the Integrity Integ-rity of China necessary for the welfare not only of China but of the whole world. In effect Mr. Stimson's statement Is a threat by the administration that the United States will abrogate the Washington Washing-ton treaty limiting the capital ship strength of the naval powers and restricting American defenses In the western Pacific If Japan persists per-sists In disregarding the nine-power treaty guaranteeing the territorial Integrity of China. He suld If the Pacific treaties had been faithfully observed such a situation as now exists could not have arisen. from all parts of China but from Chinese In many other lands. As the week neared the close the Japanese, enraged by the resistance resist-ance they had met, launched a new offensive that was reported to be driving the Chinese back In disorder. disor-der. This was the bloodiest battle so far In the Shanghai conflict Japanese planes dropped cans of gasoline on Klangwan and Mlno-hungchen, Mlno-hungchen, bombs Ignited the explosive ex-plosive and conflagrations resulted. JAPAN'S reply to the latest admonition ad-monition of the I.engue of Nations Na-tions council was received In Geneva and was found to be a stiffly worded and resentful retort. The Jnpanese government It said, could not understand why the ap peal of the twelve powers was made to Japan, Instead of to China, the rent aggressor. The league pact It added, does not exclude self-defense, nor does It leave China free to attack everybody In sight. Tokyo told the league that Its observations ob-servations are "obscure" and "su perfluous," for Japan entertains no territorial or political ambitions In China. Japan, said the note, cannot can-not consider China as an "organized "organ-ized people" In the sense used by the league covenant, and declares It Is Impossible to treat' the chaos lu China as If It were order. Altogether, Alto-gether, the reply from Tokyo was little less than a slup In the face for the league council. ONE seeming result of the war In the Orient was the approval by the senate naval affairs committee commit-tee of the Hale bill authorizing the expenditure of $775,000,000 for the building of our navy up to tonnage parity with Great Britain and to the treaty ratio with Japan. Reversing Revers-ing Its attitude of several weeks ago, the committee voted unanimously unani-mously to report the measure to the senate with a recommendation that It be passed at once, A similar bill la still stuck In the house naval affairs af-fairs committee. One change made by Tsrdlen however, was the subject of hot de bate. lie has united the army, navj and aviation ministries Into a slngli ministry of defense, the portfolio being be-ing given to Francois PletrL Th premier defended the plan warmly,' pointing out that the unified mini1 try gave France tremendous advantage ad-vantage over other countries In discussing dis-cussing any scheme of disarma ment and would enable the natloa to make drastic cuts, both In bud-getry bud-getry and direct, In certain branches of armament without sacrificing defensive de-fensive strength. Intermountain News Briefly Told for Busy Readers WORK TO BE GIVEN. FARM BEAUTY PLAN. FEDERAL LOANS SAVE. LAW IS CITED TO CITY. PRICK, I'T. The Treasurer met with the city council recently and aked that $34,700 worth of tai anticipation an-ticipation notes Issued in 1931 and held by him be paid Into the slnk- I I.- 1 .i,k Inianifif TT mntonri QOV WILLIAM H. MURRAY of, - , rlne d VJ Oklahoma Is now a full -fledged, " ,,, mnnMF , -., liU. 1 1 ' I n 4 - - v " Gov. Murray r V. Soong were still "OACHED by skillful German soldiers, the Chinese trpoosisL fully withstood a terrific attack by the Japanese that lasted three dnys and cost uncounted lives. The Invaders ff shelled the posl- tlons held hy the Chinese along the line to the Woo-sung Woo-sung forts almost continuously and repeuted attempts to advance the Infantry In-fantry were mnde, but at the close of the operations the Chinese, badly buttered im-ic. x wo unys later uie Jitpnne.se airmen made a furious attnck on Klangwan, showering down huge bombs on the defenders; and then the troops again attempted to rush the Chinese positions, without any success. Reinforcements were called for ami the Tokyo government, govern-ment, which had jUst won a victory vic-tory In the elections, decided to send two more Hrmy divisions, and a full general to supersede Lieut. Gen. KeriklchI Uyeda. The Chinese government, encouraged encour-aged and determined to resist to the last, was hurrying more troops to Shanghai Mid the dietetic T. V. Soong was making marked progress In his grent task of raising money to keep up the fight. Large contributions con-tributions were received not only nEFORE getting too far away - from China, the latest developments develop-ments In Manchuria must be record ed. With the assistance of friendly friend-ly Chinese, Includ ing General Ma. who formerly fought them, the Japanese have car rled out their plan to make Manchuria a state Independent of China. They created cre-ated a new state of Ankuo which means "land of peace" and It was announced that It would be ruled by who for a time of China. Henry Pu-YI Henry Pu-YI, was the boy emperor' Changchun was selected as the capital cap-ital of Ankuo and public buildings there were being prepared for Henry's Installation which was set for March 1. It was believed he would be declared president or dictator dic-tator for life. Of course the government gov-ernment of Ankuo will be quite subservient sub-servient to Japan. This new state will not be permlt-ter permlt-ter to exist unchallenged, however. Already rebellious forces hllve been collected and are reported to be moving against Hal Usia. governor of Klrln province, and one of the leaders who organized Ankuo. Their attack was directed primarily at Iui-lempo, Iui-lempo, 00 miles from Harbin. candidate for the Democratic Pres idential nomination. Calling the newspaper men to the executive man sion In Oklahoma City, "Alfalfa Bill handed out a statement state-ment to that effect In It he declared be would "malte no trades, form no combination nor compromise on any principle" for dele gates for the nom ination. "If success ful my hands will be free of baneful Influences," he said. "I feel reasonably certain of the election If nominated." Thereupon this spectacular gentleman gen-tleman departed for Indiana where he made a number of addresses calculated to further his ambition. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana wrote to Governor Murray asking his opinion of the senator's bill to establish a bimetallic currency, cur-rency, and the governor's reply shows he thinks as did William Jennings Jen-nings Bryan, "There can be no dispute about both gold and sliver representing value, even without reference to value aa money," he wrote. "Since a sound currency should represent a limited proportion of value, plus a reserve of actual money, and since there Is not sufficient gold to do this without a diminution of the money in circulation, It would seem essential that sliver should be added, add-ed, as was Intended by the Constitution. Consti-tution. "The government should coin s sufficient amount of money, gold and sliver, to take care of normal business, and, In addition, a sufficient suffi-cient per cent to become the basis for token money, through bank currency. The iworld will suffer until that Is done." SPEAKER GARNER'S plan for an economy committee to survey the possibilities of a reorganization of the government and reduction of federal expenditures was accepted accept-ed by the house, the resolution being be-ing adopted by a surprisingly large bipartisan majority. The committee. commit-tee. hlch Is to report by April 15, was named and began Its work by asking President Hoover for his "cotrrerenee In Geneva will Just talk until the. Easter recess, which wiU begin March 10 and last probably prob-ably two weeks. Then the subeora-mlsslons subeora-mlsslons will get busy with all the proposuls for armament reduction thnt have been mnde by the various nations. Meanwhile the delegates can mull over these thirty live plans and the draft convention offered by the preparatory commission. Such was the decision of the steering com mUtee, which apparently thought the delay would give things a chance to turn for the better. Am bassudor Hugh Cihfon and his colleagues col-leagues of the American delegation didn't like this arrangement at all and said so, but they were overruled for France, Germany and (Irent BHt-nln BHt-nln were In no hurry to bring mat ters to a decision. purposes. BPRINfiVILLE, 11 T. Damages of approximately $5000 were sustained sus-tained In a fire here, which partially par-tially destroyed the frame ware-bonse ware-bonse owned hy the Salt Lake and Utah railroad near the Sprlngvlllt cannery. CEDAR CITY, UT. At a recent meeting to reorganize the executive committir of the Cedar City community com-munity welfare workers, !t was decided de-cided to take definite steps toward providing work Instead of furnishing furnish-ing supplies TOOEI.K, i;T. Under the direction direc-tion of the county agent nd the U. 8. A. C. extension service a campaign cam-paign will he launched on a farm cleanup und beautlficatton project, pro-ject, OG-DE.V, I'T. City and county commissioners have agreed to cooperate co-operate with the state road com. mission In Immediately bettering the road from Harrison avenue to the mouth of Ogrien canyon. Dangerous Dan-gerous curves will be taken out of the dugwiiy and It will also be widened wid-ened at several points. PRICE, IT Approximately SO farmers from Carbon county and 60 from Emery county have applied ap-plied for federal feed loans, according accord-ing to O. P. Mad sen, county agent CALDWELL. IDA. A moratorium morator-ium on l'Xil reclamation payments and a B0 per cent reduction in the 1032 payments have been effected by R. B. Scatterday, local attorney, and Willard Robinson, manager of the Gem Irrigation district, thru their efforts In Washington. IONE, IDA Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Midland Elevator company warehouse recently. re-cently. Loss was estimated at $20,-000 $20,-000 and included three cars filled with gTaln and two empty box cars on a siding near the warehouse. TWIN FALLS, IDA Suit has been filed by the Twin Falls Bank and Trust company against the county and S. C. Stewart, the county assessor, for refund of $2,2-80 $2,2-80 In taxes alleged paid last year on capital s'ock. The complaint alleges al-leges that the statewide system of valuation and assessment discriminates discrimi-nates In favor of national banks. NAM PA, IDA. According to recent re-cent reports ' a fourth political party is to be entered In the cam- detailed views on reorganization! paign in Canyon county this fall and economies. to he known as the Taxpayer's Drafting of the revenue bHI In- league, creasing taxes to meet the deficit NAM PA, IDA. Due to the was started by the house ways and large number of dairy cattle shipp-meons shipp-meons committee. The measure will j ed out to the markets the past full Include a manufactures sale tax i ami w inter, livestock men expect that is expected to bring In $000,-1 an advauce in the price of cattle 000,000. Secretary of the Trensuryj throughout western Idaho and Mills told the committee that be J eastern Oregon. didn't wholly approve of this fea-j HoNEYVILLE. UT. A number ture but that the treasury would; of Japanese men have purchased prepare a workable plan for assess- the hotel here from the Utah-Ida-ment and colectlon of such an lm-l bo Sugar company In order to re-post re-post It Is proposed to apply the! model it nnd use It for a school, tax at the point of final process- church and amusement hall for the Ing before the article goes to the Japanow people, wholesaler. The same tax I. to RICHFIELD, UT.-IIenvy falls be levied on Imported articles. of snmv an1 continued cold weath- The Democrats also contemplate cr have ,-.,nod J, i.a Imposing excise taxes on numerous will pn.l.ablj exceed 20 per cent articles and services, including to sheep and cattle owners on the telegraph and telephone messages, winter range, according to advices gasoline, electricity, gas. theater j from the Fish lake national forest tickets and possibly candy and ' office. Xny-tlve nead of catUe chewing gum. j the puhlic range near Kanosb had dwindle, to 45 head. AMON DB VAl.EKA'S flanna (H'.DEV, UT.-One of the beav-tTi. beav-tTi. '"A W0VhYleCtl? i0 X "nna---te history "i' " " wnniu iu wener n.tinty occurred r. be the oe,v ..t-r-'v fmrn side of Ben ' Lot oiuir. nun seven districts yet to elect, he ami his labor la-bor allies have 77 seats In the new dail elrnnn, to 08 for the government govern-ment party ami Its Independent s u p-porters. p-porters. President Cosgrave said he and his party had decided to go Into opposition and not to seek any alliance to keep the flanna fall out of power. Scenes and Persons in the Current nJ BSSPSSBsssssssssBBSssisissssssessesw -. , ,-.-'. r :..A!m . U i- J T L J - J ft 4 m. 4 , "1 if 1 Japanese marine In Shanghai about to execute a Chines coolie accused of sdIdV I pushing a rotary plow through the high snowdrift after a terrific bllxzard that tied im S southwestern Colorado. 8 View In Changchun, the capital of the new Manchurlan tat u Site of the Great Hoover Dam Is Floodi A' t A "4. J IToJlnwtnir heap arffnia f , n . " """ i"" uiuuuuiiuum regiuus oi tue upper (joioraao river the sltti ii dam In Boulder canyon was flooded, the water submerging the open air garage and entering t?'; , i der construction. Pronertv 1nmo cta vii MthAa MANAMA r " r , nets iauici BWCXV. t" ifdl' V r the site I SIAM'S NEW ENVOY When Jim Preston Was lma ten t FRANCE'S new .render Is Andre Tnrdleu. and nls ministry and policies have been promptly given a vote of confidence hy parliament Tardieu will make no change In the French dlsarmiment and reparations repara-tions policies, he told the deputies The government, he said, will participate par-ticipate In negotiations with a view to adjusting the reparations sched ule, but It will not permit repudiation repudia-tion of existing agreements. In the field of dlsaroiaaient the new ministry minis-try agrees with the last that se curlty Is a prerequisite to reduction of arms. Lomond mountain. The slide tore down bl tr-es and at the bottom the snow and debris was piled to a height Of 20 to 00 fet. SPRINCVILLE, UT.-rA total of pounds of poison bait was used In the rat campaign conducted recently h, Springvllle. Mapleton, and Pays,. M with 640 citizens cooperating. coop-erating. l'liovo, UT. Provo was chosen for the l!32 encampment of the United Swinish War Veterans, department de-partment of Utah. The encampment, encamp-ment, whirl! was held last year at Og.len. will begin July 11th. PROVO. UT. To secure 1ia t. The Irish Labor party, according tension I'rovo city water mnlns to Its lender, Thomas Johnson, will .Into their section, residents of the go along with De Valera in his pio- rjm.l 1, w district, which lies gram of economic reconstruction. J"8t ",ir!h of Provo, favor annexa-hut annexa-hut It stands hy (he treaty with ""n '"'o he city, a delcgntion of England, and If De Valera tries to citizens t. M the Provo city corn-abrogate corn-abrogate this, the Lahorltes will nmslon. turn nis party out of olllce. Thev Vrilttr Eamon de Valsra ! r YtfWi It j I i; ivi55& if 'W . ir I-; An especially posed portrait of Phya Subarn Sompati, the newly appointed mlnlsterfrom Slam to the United States, whoos arrived -hi msblngtan ad-slajiuined nis post ARGENTINA'S CHIEF r? : $1 i I fit a. - i . , - :: : inA: WAMugion newspaper 'corespondents " teok onl cnamDer to hold,,. es- iirttraienr or janwer-w who retired as chief of the senate press gallery after 34 jf ice. The photograph shows Miss Ruth Finney, of ScripPfrC j papers, presenting Mr. Preston with a silver coffee serried of the Washington newspaper corps' esteem. fc Navy's First All-Welded" v can do this, holding the balance of power. In Dublin It Is believed the life of the new government will be short. ST. ANTHONY, IDA.-The local electric liuht and power plant was flooded u.tu ten feet of water when an W g,)rf,-,. ' n the Snake river broke one-half mile above the plant, Jamming the "sluice with Ice, wiiicn cans, (l the snliiwnra horns, defied Ta.nmnnv rt ..,.... . V ' was cut-off, iiirnw OVFRNOR ROOSKVKI.T of .New lork took the hull hv iho - I I I low. 1 ! ii..,, I from otllee Sheriff Thomns D. Far- nes, uniil ley of New York city. The governor could take Lot; AN. entire town In dark- kit Oen. Augustin P. Justo, who ha been inaugurated constitutional pres ldent of the Argentine republic. German Telephone Device A scientific magazine reports Hi.. In Ueruiauy a number of tPior.h,... he Ashton power plant j ,mve n equipped with typewrite over the load. devices whereby anyone wlro ring- UT.Commlttte.- hn UP " frend and finds thnt he I. n ... .. - lit icvealed by the feglslatlva invest! V , 'rontier Days and j ,u" P ut s message on , gallon committee. r.n co .elehration to be held her. Inboard attached to the telephon, (0. 1131. Wuttrn Ntwspaver CnUe.) i Jll,y '5 ullJ 20- ltlle ""sage belna transferred to 'paper tape on the friends desk. 4., " " 7T i IV i " ',' ' " f 'I " 'It H said he was not satisfied with Far ley's explanation of his Inco me as dl( Hy ffW the cf- . .,.,wl. The first all-welded vessel In the United Stntes nav Mincning. when a powerful fioatlnir crnne hasted l"ck on which Jt was built and lowered It into the waW-Ihe waW-Ihe vessel Is the Yard Motor Tug 15 and will be used '? mouth navy yard. She Is 65 feet long, powered with D and entirely welded, with not a bolt or rivet In the bull. &r r- |