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Show 1- THE LEHJ SUN. LEH1. UTAH YpwMirrr News Review of Current Events the World Over Congress Quickly Acts on President Roosevelt's Request Re-quest for New Legislation Reopening of Banks Spurs Upturn in Business Activities. j -: 'h f li tawny fefnAiAmg i President Roosevelt PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S request re-quest ' to congress that he be glren authority to make cuts In the salaries of government employees up to 15 per cent, and to make reductions reduc-tions In the amounts paid to veterans, that authority to Include In-clude practically an entire revamping of the government policy pol-icy as it applies to government expenditures, expend-itures, as It applies ap-plies to veterans of the World war and other wars, met with a aulck re sponse on the part of the house of representatives and the senate. The bill passed the senate by a Tote of 62 to 13. Forty-three Democrats Dem-ocrats and nineteen Republicans toted for the measure; four Democrats Demo-crats and nine Republicans against It The vote In the house was 206 for the measure and 138 against It That result was not achieved without difficulty, and the difficulty came in the ranks of the President's party, and Its passage would not have been possible without the aid of Republican Repub-lican members of the house. In a party caucus 92 Democratic members mem-bers bolted the President's leadership leader-ship and voted against the measure, their opposition being to that portion por-tion of the bill giving the President dictatorial powers In the matter of expenditures for veterans. At the final roll call, 197 Democrats and 69 Republicans voted for the bill, and 2 Democrats, 41 Republicans and five Farmer-Lnborltes against It Several members who were opposed to the bill but who did not wish to be recorded as against an economy measure, decided not to vote. An analysis of the vote shows that 63 per cent of the Democrats voting and 62 per cent of the Republicans stood by It, but leaders said that the Democratic percentage for the measure meas-ure would have been much lower had not a parliamentary maneuver been Invoked to prevent rebellious rebel-lious members of the party caucus from going through with their plans. Still another factor was credited with part of the favorable vote, and that was the word passed around the house cloakrooms that President Roosevelt planned to denounce the opposition In a nation-wide radio broadcast If the bill had failed of approval. It Is believed the President will make a saving of approximately 1385,000,000 In the expenditures for veteran relief by cutting out all men whose disability, on which claims for relief are based, was not the result re-sult of war service. The reduction in the salaries of government employees em-ployees Is expected to save approxl-mately approxl-mately another $150,000,000. In the senate an effort was made to delay the passage of the act by proposing amendments and the senate sen-ate chamber resounded to the oratory ora-tory of friends of the veterans and of federal employees, battling against certain and overwhelming odds to win some amendment to the bill yniLE the President has re- celved Republican aid In securing se-curing desired legislation for his banking, economy and beer program. L . It, tit . uc mil prooaniynoi be able to depend upon It to the same extent at least for bis farm program. That contemplates giving the President Presi-dent dictatorial powers In so manipulating manip-ulating the price of farm products as to bring them up to what. Is termed a parity" price. The contemnlafpd I a n. would authorize the President acting act-ing through the secretary of agriculture, agri-culture, to fix a parity price of each farm product; that Is, a price at which the producer of the product would be placed on a parity with the producer of manufactured articles. ar-ticles. For example, the secretary of agriculture might declare $1 a bushel to be the parity price of wheat. The object then would be to manipulate the price of wheat upward until the desired parity price should be reached. ' In order to raise the prices of farm products the secretary of agrl-culture agrl-culture under the terms of the bill would Invoke various devices. He might employ the domestic allotment allot-ment pan to Influence the prices of one roup of commodities and the government land leasing plan In the eaie of another gronp. Secretary Wallace Insists that It would not be a price fixing law for the teason that no price would be fixed by flat Instead, a price would be declared to aim at and the measures adopted would be those Judged most likely to raise the price to the point desired. The product covered In the con- Secretary Wallace templated law are wheat, corn, cotton, cot-ton, cattle, sheep, hogs, milk, dairy products, tobacco and rice. Along with this the President proposes pro-poses the scaling down of farm mortgages and a reduction In the Interest rates through agricultural credit agencies, all of which are to be consolidated under the direction of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. BANKS began opening for business busi-ness on March 13. On that date only banks connected with the Federal Fed-eral Reserve system and located In Federal Reserve bank cities opened their doors under licenses from the Treasury department Banks In all clearing house cities that had applied ap-plied for and been Issued licenses either by the federal treasury, or In case of state banks, by state banking departments, began opening open-ing on Tuesday, and those in the smaller cities and towns on Wednesday. Wednes-day. There were no restrictions placed on the banks In the way of limiting limit-ing withdrawals, except where the depositor was attempting to secure sums that would Indicate hoarding when the person making the withdrawal with-drawal was required to state his purpose and give his name and address. ad-dress. The banks were also required not to pay out gold or gold certificates, the embargo the President had placed on gold being continued, and vast amounts of the metal were being be-ing returned to the banks. Up to March 13 it was estimated the Federal Fed-eral Reserve bank in New York had received more than $100,000,000 of hoarded gold and In Chicago more than $23,000,000 had been returned. The returns throughout the nation Indicated a larger amount of gold brought back to the banks than the total withdrawal of the metal since February 1, though the government did not give out any definite statement state-ment on the subject It was after the President had repeated and 'emphasized the embargo em-bargo he had placed on gold payments pay-ments that Governor Blood of Utah signed a bill passed by the legislature legisla-ture requiring "the treasurer of the state of Utah and of each taxing subdivision within the state to pay all public employees under their Jurisdiction In gold coin." Where will Utah get the gold? The President in a published statement and also a national broadcast broad-cast detailed in simple language the reasons for the national bank holiday and the plans for opening. He was careful to emphasize the point that the time of opening any bank was not determined by Its relative condition, but by the ability of the officials of the Federal Reserve Re-serve banks and of the Treasury department to make the proper check for the Issuing of licenses. He explained that banks that were not sound would not be permitted to open except under government supervision for the purpose of reorganizing re-organizing them. The reopened banks were supplied with a liberal allowance of the new currency based on bank assets, but In practically no case was any of this needed as the deposits exceeded exceed-ed the withdrawals, and In many eases the new currency was returned re-turned to the Federal Reserve banks. D RESIDENT . ROOSEVELT took time out from the urging of new legislation to give some consideration con-sideration to the fiirine of Imnor- t a a t diplomatic posts. He has sent the names of Rob ert Worth Binu ham, Louisville Ky.. as ambassador to Great Britain : Jesse Isador Straus president of R. II Macy & Co., Nev. York department store, as ambassa dor to France, and Josephus Daniels. war secretary of the navy, nnder whom Mr. Roosevelt served as assistant as-sistant secretary, as ambassador to Mexico. At least one of these will meet with some opposition In the senate. sen-ate. Senator Arthur Rohlutton (Rep., Ind.) announced that he would offer evidence that Mr. Bingham Bing-ham had made speeches In England which cansed him to be labeled as "apologetic American." Advisers of the President however, how-ever, declared that he was fully satisfied sat-isfied that Mr. Bingham will assert and defend America's position on all Issues emphatically and patriotically. pa-triotically. WORLD war veterans, the United Unit-ed States Supreme court decided, de-cided, are without "- priority over other depositors In the claims against insolvent hanks for the money received fronj the United States. The ruling was handed down In a case Involving a deposit of approximately $fi,0i0 which Sara Splcer had In the Ilargls Bank and Trust company of Breathitt county, nentucKy, wnen it became Insol vent. The assets of the bank were not sufficient to pay all depositors, and It was contended that money re ceived from the United States by veterans for insurance and disabil Ity allowances was money of the United States while on deposit In banks to the credit of veterans and was therefore entitled to priority, The Supreme court decided other wise. fF SPECIAL Interest to Roman Catholics Is the allocution delivered de-livered by Pope Plus at the secret consistory inaugurating the holy year. His holiness Issued a warning that communism Is attempting to ex ploit the world's po litical and economic disorders and ex pressed a fervent wish for dlsarma ment and settlement settle-ment of war debts. L, 1J The pontif be- Pop, Plus 8towed the Roman purple on six new cardinals of the church and an nounced that two others would be elevated later. The six elevated were: Pletro Fumasonl-Blondl. for- mer apostolic delegate at Washing- ion ; Arcnti8hop Vllleneauve of Quebec, Que-bec, Angelo Dole!. Archbishop Innlt- zer of Vienna, Archbishop Costa of if lorence and Archbishop Fossatl of Turin. T ITU a special message of only v v n words the shortest Pres ldentlal message ever written the President secured legislation amending the Volstead act and malt. ing 3.05 per cent, beer legal In the United States. The President's 72 words were: "I recommend to the congress the passage of legislation for the Immo. diate modification of the Volstead act in order to legaltze the manu facture and sale of beer and other beverages of such alcoholic content as Is permissible under the Con stltution; and to provide through such manufacture and sale, by sub stantial taxes, a proper and much needed revenue for the government "I deem action at this time to be of the highest Importance." The beer bill provides for an nl cohollc content of not over 3.05 per cent, for a tax of $5 a barrel, for a license fee of $1,000 for each brewery, and the law to be effective effec-tive 15 days after It Is signed by the President which means beer will be on sale shortly after the first of April The bill was passed by a strictlj non-partisan vote. In the house 238 Democrats voted for it and ks against; 73 Republicans for and 3P against and 5 Farmer-Labor for. Twenty members did not vote, and there are two vacancies. Kansas was the only state whose representatives voted solidly against the bill, while the representatives of 18 states voted all wet. In seven states the representatives cast a dry majority. The senate amended the hous bill to Include wine, to make the al cohollc content of both 3.05 instead of 3.2 and to prohibit sale to cbil dren under sixteen years of age The vote In the senate was 43 for the bill and 80 against also along strictly non-partisan lines. It is estimated that $5 a barre; tax on beer will produce about $125, 000.000 additional revenue. DLANS ,for Immediate reconstruc- tion and rehabilitation are well under way In Los Angeles and Its suburbs, where earth tremors caused 115 deaths and property damage es tlmated at $75,000,000. An appeal has been made to the federal gov ernment and the Reeottstructiot Finance corporation for the majority major-ity of funds needed for rebuilding Congress passed a bill. Introduced by Senator William G. McAdoo cl Los Angeles, for an emergency appropriation ap-propriation of $5,000,000 to relieve Immediate distress. The earthquake will probably give to science the first accurate records of just how the earth shakes dur Ing such a disaster. Information . which may be highly valuable In i constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes In the future. Jesse I. Straus TpUE French cabinet Is sounding out the members of the chamber of deputies In an attempt to whip up a majority In favor of paying me war debt Installment to the United States which was default ed on December 15. Former Premier Ilerrlot has been lobbying In the government's gov-ernment's behalf, seeking pledges to case Premier Dala- Vw-j to bring the matter Premier to a vote. Herriot Daladier has been telling the deputies that it is necessary to act ouicklv th government would like to have the payment coincide with the departure i u.e new trench ambassador to Washington. A TORNADO swept the Tennes see-Kentucky border from the Mississippi river to the Cumberland Cumber-land mountains, killing SO persons Injurine more than win damage estimated at $1000 fro Wastc-n Newspaper CW Intermountain News Briefly told for Busy Readme IDAHO DRY LAW. WHEAT COST PRICE. IJTAn BAND CONTEST. METAL OUTPUT FALLS. SALES TAX KILLS OLEO. Great Mats to Protect the Zuider Zee Dike 'ffltf wj ter reserve 10,000 acre feet less T j& f 1. , that of last year, according to eport of the City Engineer. " 1 BOISE, IDA. Idaho's metal pro. ductlon declined In value from $12, 038,621 in 1931 to $8,335,077 ia 1932, or approximately 30 per cent a report re-port from the state mine Inspector Inspect-or reveals. The gold output more than doubled, climbing from $393,-882 $393,-882 in 1031 to $945,399 in 1932. The production of lead and Conner was the smallest fn 30 years, with silver and zinc production below the 20 year average, MALAD, IDA. With the present schedules of values the Oneida county farmers are reported to be- expending forty cents to grow one bushel of wheat on their dry farm lands. This figure Is given by an in vestigation of the local schools SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Hear ing in the case of the Utah Citizen's Eate association against Utah carriers car-riers in its appeal for lower rates on coal from Carbon county to Utah points has been postponed until the eleventh day of April. BOISE, IDA. In spite of what Congress decides about wine and beer, they will probably still be pro hibited in Idaho. The state law prohibits pro-hibits the "manufacture, disposal and transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes LOGAN. UT. Machinery has be gun revolving for the holding In Lo gan on April 20, 21 and 22 of the Utah state band contest. The affair af-fair Is being sponsored by the Loeafl chamber of commerce and the Utah State Agricultural college. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. An In got of Utah silver, the elf t from the Utah society. Sons of the Amer ican Revolution, occupies a nosition of prominence and utility upon the desk of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, according to news receiv ed from Washington by the secre tary of the Utah society. The ingot, iasmonea for use as a panerweisht. was presented in behalf of the Utah group by Secretary of War George II. Dern. PROVO, UT. Utah lake contains a water than the report of the City Engineer, SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The condition of Utah winter ranees and livestock generally dropped several points during the last month, com pared with the same period a year ago, It is shown by federal reports. The decline is said to be due to un usually cold weather, PROVO, UT. A county fair with all costly frills eliminated, may be staged this fall, despite the action of the county commissioners eliminating the entire county fair appropriation. Action looking to wards a county fair in which the products of the region may be dis played was taken at a meeting of 75 interested people in this city. OGDEN, UT. C. H. Hatton. ternational president of Lions clubs, will be the chief speaker at the Utah-Idaho Lions club convention to be held in Ogden, June 19 and 20 POCATELLO, IDA. The railway to Yellowstone Park has been open ed by a rotary plow in preparation lor summer travel. TWIN FALLS, IDA. Colors nine high schools will fly wnile their bands play at the music festival at Twin Falls, April 21. Those exnect ed to participate include: Twin Falls, Buhl, Gooding, Eden, Burley, jerome, uaiiey, Hansen and Sho- snone. CALDWELL, IDA. Of the 1000 city lots owned by Canyon county in caidwell, Nampa and Parma and offered by the board of commission ers free of cost to unemployed people who may desire to cultivate them as gardens, only 11 have been applied for. HALT LAKE CITY. UT. Six Stakes of the L. D. S. chureh will issue scrip to the amount of many thousands of dollars to stimulate business. ONTARIO, ORE. 24 men hnvn enrolled in the unemployed plan tn conduct a co-operative farm to sup ply vegetables during the coming summer and winter. SALT LAKE CITY. T7T. Tnflt. tions in Utah are excellent for the production of barley, and TTtah farmers should be able tn Inrrpnafi production by 2,000,000 bushels a year. This is the opinion of KVatii- Andrews, federal agricultural statistician statis-tician for Utah, who asserted the Ltah grain Is largely a feed barley. Utah barley production last year was 1,716,000 bushels, compared with 1,800,000 during the previous year. COUNCIL, IDA. Gold hoarding by a flock of turkeys here has led to a mininhira imld moh I f.wfa 1 Vn., . - o a. iui key i . iouocw, manager or the taken to Boise from here was dis- Chicago White Sox, is spendine hi - ; 1 1 -Iff 4t trr- CsfS5d I h f ft At fl fllhlllniia Mat tha Hlltnh tmoavnmant ha o cV.ii Ait -K a K)sitfH Onn u . . huge dike 18 miles long Joining north Holland and Frlesland. The lake thus created is t l A divided into four sections of "polders'1 for cultivation. Meanwhile, many unforeseen problem? Skill of the enclnfpra fnr ornmnla It hoi has a tendency to eat away the "floor- and so undermine the dike itself. To counteract Z?i made of a zinc framework covered with mats of osier sticks have been weighted with basalt 1 ",uu oiujtco. iuu iwuiugrapu biiows wommen preparing 10 Binu a raft at the Da(W : : ' ' .? u n L m f - : ,!! 1 !! 1 1 !!! " '" , J,,,,,1 .... L Jl fM mm miw i. i m - jtMI1 fi I U t ill vwH h 1 View at Comoton C!ailf nhnnrin mQMnn. .L . . . .1 Roarh Pnttf n,h h ." . . 7 . ,,. "u um' lu earmquaKe stricken area, z Be - ' President RmZvZ iT SS ' Ufe aD6 property dama8e resulte fr the recent ear6te. l resident Roosevelt signing the emergency banking bllL a i jvery HONORED BY POPE in- of ' J - P ' v 1 I I X- i , - - - -i t . - I - - f l 1 ' BM MutMitwftaMaMM-J : Jlse V Mrs. Roosevelt Knits in Gal!"" " Miss Mary a Duffy, supreme rent re-nt of the Catholic Daughters' or-r. or-r. who was recently decorated by ope Plus. SHOOTS WHITE SOX ,0 ., covered to have $2.50 worth of gold tn his crop. Two other turkeys from the same place, the Wisdom ranch on Squaw Creek, petted $3.10 additonal. while a tcmrth a - ' 1V-UUV1 uead on the place, delivered np a little more coarse gold. Since the discovery several of men have be?n going-over the nisaom ranch in search of the turkey strike. simre time at the club's spring traln- ."s nuaners m Pasadena making motion pictures 0f the players In action ac-tion with his little moiie camera. Presidents Do No! LW Long Since Civil war days the average "re of a President of the United Mates has been nine years less than his norrsiil life expectancy. Before that ti,;? cnr presidents, with few except it mjoyed Jong lives f"'"" lTK-ni .,,. mmwm -S-) f - v , .,!. ! .. - ? , $ - - 9 ( Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of the President, with Mrs. Hena ; - eaiieijr as sne watcnes proceedings In the new den I tiOB Murdered Mayor Laid to f 1 nit' ,9. 4 I Scene in the Bohemian National cemetery In UDifa? ot Mayor Anton Cermak, victim of a bullet intended forPr veU at Miami, were laid to rest. f In |