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Show PAGE FOUR HELPER, UTAH, FEBRUARY THE HELPER JOURNAL Wallace Hall testified that one of the strikers bad a shovel handle, with a hole drilled In the end and a bolt Inserted, which he brandished in the air when cars were homeliest 23 he LOYAL ORDER OF ever cast eyes upon, was produced HELPEB LODGE No. as his lost pet Harvey Partridge, The genial dog owner Is convinced of two things: Jokesters still aecretaf, UTAH HELPER, Every Tuesday at 7:30 p ordered to stop. After the pickets are abroad in the land and Journal Published Every Friday on Aug. 18, Mr. advertising "draws fire." Knights of Pvthi,. J-was not In Carbon county from had been dispersed UI Continued from Page One others several said and he Hall 17 to 21. He was placed GEORGE W. BAKER, - Manager August lines of the to went site the picket "No, the court of appeals revers- on the stand to refute state wited the findings of the lower comt," nesses who said they heard Guynn to cleanup the property and. they Entered &a second class matter at found a number of makeshift clubs. Guynn replied. the postoffice at Helper, Carbon IS address the pickets August 20. All of the Spring Canyon resi union He told denied M. having recalled was S. M Bliss Utah. .eriff County, members that Sheriff S. M. Bliss and testified officers had repeated dents who were placed on the & had sold out to the highest bidder, ly told the strikers they were pick- stand stated that the actions of am Subscription declaring he had told strikers this eting in a manner contrary to law. the pickets continually disturbed Dne Year - $2 6 Months - fl their peace and caused them con situation had existed in other at THE JOURNAL'S NEWS EDITION The Prosecution cern. The number at the picket NLY ON SUBSCRIPTION strikes in various parts of the DELIVERED T. of the members Testimony that lines varied from about 75 to 100 country and "might happen here." "Service THE JOURNAL SHOPPER'S EDITION and Quality Always" "The National Miners' Union did N. M. U. stopped and searched au during the 11 days of the strike, DELIVERED FREE TD EVERY HOME not have enough money to buy off tomobiles at Spring Canyon and they testified. " disturbed the peace of residents of Advertising Rates on Application the authorities," Guynn testified. Guynn Took Stand strike the that In took stand the community during Charles Guynn Charles Wetherbee, another N. to M. U. organizer, testified Guynn was given by state's witnesses Fri his own defense Saturday last, as T day. Thirteen were called while his attorney sought to break down California is not alone facing three were placed on the stand by state testimony that Guynn was all sides peaceable minded FROM The government the .efense. this condition. active in calling and directing the are being surfeited Deputy Sheriff R. Monroe stated strike. with American-Japanes- e war propprojects will pile surplus upon sur plus in a field already highly de that during the time the strike Guynn gave a long, detailed ex aganda, made from whole cloth, b our Americans if no do, matter of the result population veloped by private activity, while picket lines were maintained, from planation of the demands made on which, how innocently projected, if con outgrew our resources? The an- on the other hand, it Is taxing all Aug. 17 to 28, he was called to the mine operators by the National f the people in an apparently vain help people through the lines, but Miners' Union. These demands tinued may bring about the very swer Is easy. II National necessity knows no effort to get rid of surplus wheat, members of the strike committee Included a checkwelghman, elected thing that everyone is against, and o law. There is no occasion for war corn, cotton, milk, butter and hogs. told him they had orders from and paid by the miners; regular that IS war! and another organizer, pay days every 15 days, reduction The private electrical industry, Guynn I The Glenwood, Colo., Post sums between Japan and America, or for not to let any- of rent on company houses, pay c up these propagandists about right talk of war. Japan's eyes are which Is corning in for attack on Charles Wetherbee, ' II for "dead" work, time and a half F. P. FISHER PRESIDENT saying that "any man who would turned In another direction, and, many sides, never has been back one through. Mrs. Mr. Fred Qulntana de for overtime, and a mine commit in and a are we de 2 embroiled lend his name and fame to pro- if quarrel ward in existing and potential b mote war, is beyond belief; certain with her, it will be due to the mand for power, thus there is no clared a delegation of strikers tee, elected by and recognized by Phone 122 or 177 Post Office Box 157 H potent and powerful publicists rat- machinations of mad men, jingoes, justification In the government's came to their house on Aug. 20 the miners. He went t great while they were entertaining rea- length to explain the Justice of the b tle the sabre and ruffle the drum or to our own diplomatic stupidity. program. Private systems have been the tives from Columbia and ordered demands to the court. and for what purpose? For Coal B most zealous of Industrial pioneers. them to "chase the visitors out of Wife Testifies gain? For power? For news? "Whatever the motive or the They have lowered rates, increased the house" and send them back to Answering testimony of state's purpose, only a depraved mind and WITH billions of extra kilowatt use of electric power In home and Columbia, "if they didn't want any witnesses, who said Guynn had ada sinister soul would be a party of electrical energy industry, pushed sales of electric trouble." dressed the pickets on August 20, MINE IN HARDSCRABBLE CANYON 1 The first defense witness, Mrs the defendant's wife, Mrs. Rae devices and spent milto such hideous propaganda. For available, and billions more being PAVEMENT GOOD LOADING FACILITY when war means the destruction of hu- planned through additional proj- lions making farm electrification John Tomsic, declared that Guynn, declared her husband was i the strike was first called she in New Mexico from the night of GOOD ROADS ects launched by the government, practical at a low rate. p of rumor members a heard that S. P. COLTON the nation is fairly surfeited with Along with the political power August 16 until the morning of In California alone projects go irrigation and reclama- the United Mine Workers had August 21. c electicity. Ntary Public there is an excess today of nearly tion schemes for creating more threatened her husband, who was She explained that women took "I went part in picket activities because 4 billion kilowatt hours, and the good farm land at a time when at that time in the mine. COLTON MOTOR CO. Boulder dam project will add an- thousands of acres of land now in to the mine and met Supt. Dave they are affected by conditions as UTAH HELPER A other 4 billion. This excess is as use should be retired. So we're to Brown, who told me my husband much as are their husbands. "Mass much as the present demand of have more electricity, more farms, was in no danger, but I heard that picketing is practiced," she said, that state. By 1940 It is estimated more crops, and we're going to be the lamp house was full of United "because workers have learned CALL there will be available in Califor taxed hundreds of millions to make Mine Workers and I became more that when they picket in small ra nia about 2Vi times as much elec- them possible, while we put up afraid that my husband would be groups they frequently have been more hundreds of millions to try hurt." She denied the pickets car- atacked and beaten" Mrs. Guynn Service is not service unless you can have it when yot tricity as the demand calls for. to reduce the national crop surplus. ried clubs. denied that officers had told the really need it. Our staff of experts is equipped to cart fa MRS. J. E. FLYNN, Mgr. Unravel that tangle, if you can! Her brother, Raymond Tucson, strikers to picket in manner other for CANYON-COAFOR SPRING your car at any time. No matter how suddenly yott of Standardville, testified he had than they were doing, or that res ITndertaker Ucensed Embalm! and rumor of the the heard decide threat to leave on a long trip we will put your car it) lu attendance idents of Spring Canyon had com went to Spring Canyon to his sisUTAH of disturbances. She statPRICE plained order for you at short notice. No extra charts perfect ANY GRADE Phone 2P Ambulance Service Excessive taxation, mounting by ter's home. He said that after she ed, also that none of the strikers for ('12 had gone to the mine, he started carried weapons. rapid service. leaps and bounds, we maintain proVery Reasonable Prices :Z8 was to the but arfollow, by was she Mrs. Guynn declared stopped HARRIS SIMONSEN longs and accentuates the present strikers. was strike the economic after over, of nation. Phone 147-this rested, depression NOTARY PUBLIC William Sulpizio said Guynn was by officers who did not have a The key to prosperity is activnot present at the meeting when warrant and that she spent seven HELPER UTAH The size to fit your car. Once you equip with FIRE ity of money, rapidity of circulation, and this depends upon the the miners voted to quit work and days in Jail. STONES you'll never change. Now is the time to checif Defended by Local Member confidence of those who have capi- that the strike was directed by a those old tires from the point of safety, convenienj&, of the member a tal and courage to start new enter- committee from the local union. up Yenzi, Ralph Under by Dis- Spring Canyon local union, assertand comfort. prises and take risks. gu, ed that Guynn had nothing to do Right now industries refuse to trict Attorney Keller, Sulpizio Itok . the had strikers that stopstrike. or the with calling directing risk money for development; they Firestone have no confidence thai their in- ped everybody they didn't know He said the defendant told the Prestone $2.95 gal. Tip Top Neverfreeze, 12.25 g& come will not be taxed away from and halted some they did know so miners to be peaceful, not destroy see car. was who could in the no they them. weapons. property and carry Flozone, Alcohol $2.05 gal. ji.oo gal f Before that he said they they After testifying that 140 of the Instead of holding back recovery cars so children on the 160 men employed Inside the mine by discouraging private enterprise, stopped the were members or tne n. m. u. the government should offer those picket lines would not be hit. "That is why you had children Yenzi said picket lines were estab with capital some incentive to risk lished to keep other miners from it in new enterprises and construc there?" asked the attorney. "Yes, we had children there," the working. tive effort. witness answered. Whither are we drifting ? George Denis told of pick han Asked by Attorney Keller if the dles being issued by the coal comstrikers were not always more en- pany to nonstrikers on the night 1 thusiastic after a speech by the de- the N. . voted to cease work. fendant, Sulpizio stated: "NaturLouis Dalpaiz, another union Ol ally we'd feel better after hearing member, said he was stopped by our leader." fine men carrying pick handles and "He was your leader, then?" threatened. He declared officers Bau M. O. PORTER, Mgr. Keller asked. But Sulpizio cor had never told strikers they were to Mercantile Helper Proprietor rected himself and said Guynn was picketing unlawfully, or that he Automatlve Electrician be 1 TO RUN Will Attest to The Journal's only the organizer and not the ever had heard complaints that the 1 PHONE S42 HELPER, UTAH t flai leader. est peace was being disturbed. As An Efficacy Advertising Mrs. Clinton Gibson and her sis Crouch on the Stand for Mrs. Erin Leonard, told Medium. Paul Crouch, organizer for the tSt froi the jury that while on their way to Trade Union league, which is afEvery Journal reader remembers Spring Canyon to secure medical filiated with the N. M. U., declared Ian the large Blatz beer advertising treatment for Mrs. Gibson's Ifaw the latter organization was opposso splendidly wrlten, illustrated old daughter, strikers forced her ed to force or 1 violence, as they Excellent Meals Quick Service and displayed in these columns for and the child to walk into Spring did not want the loon mining companies several weeks. Canyon by another route. to have an excuse for calling In the WHY NOT HAVE YOUR DINNER PARTIES These are the first advertiseHenry Day, a resident of Spring militia or armed thugs to break OUR LOVELY BANQUET ROOMS? ments from this firm to appear in Canyon, testified that relatives of the strike. Women were used on niej Helper, and the first of the beer his, on their way to visit him, were the picket lines, he said, In effect, 50cTO73ffci CAN ACCOMMODATE 300. to advertise in this stopped by the pickets and refused to influence men who companies f yor might come district. admittance to the town. Mr. Day to take the Jobs of the strikers. Result: Today, In Helper, Blatz said the committee allowed only "I don't believe any man would beer leads the others in sales. the women occupants of the car to be enough to go to PHONE Those advertisements which told pass. HELPER, UTAH work under such conditions after a all about this splendid product Robert D. Moore stated that rel- striker's wife had impressed upon atives of his were also stopped and him that his doing so would take brought this about This is verified by J. J. Bergera, he reported the matter to Sheriff food from the mouths of hungry WOW head of the Helper Mercantile Co., S. M. Bliss, who was in Spring people." who distributes several brands of Canyon at the time, after which Crouch declared cars were stop beer in the Helper district, includ- the pickets let the automobile go ped to prevent people from bring ahead. ing Blatz. lng in explosives, blowing up com Yesterday Mr. Bergera stated to Testimony that Guynn urged the pany property and blaming It on The Journal that he had stocked striking miners to hold the picket the N. M. U. 0 up with Blatz to last him until lines at any cost was offered by He also explained that the N. M. $99-5about the first of March, that is, FreoTKllfoyle and P. H. Beal. They U. was controlled by rank and file enough to meet the ordinary de- also declared they saw automobiles members and that the vote of the mand. He stated that all at once stopped on numerous occasions. majority ruled all action. Bezal Woods, a resident of Sa people that had been ordering othMr. and Mrs. V. P. Nielsen tes er brands, or didn't specify what Una at the time of the etrike, but tified to conditions RADIO 200 ROOM'! during the brand, suddenly insisted upon now living in Spring Canyon, said strike and corroborated I testimony And FOR EVERY Blatz being delivered. This was he and his family had driven to of other defense witnesses. shortly after the series of adver- Spring Canyon to visit with relaROOM 200 BATH!: tisements of the Blatz company tives, but were stopped at the NO SYMPATHY SHOWN began appearing In The Journal picket line for 15 minutes. "They LV LOSS OF HIS DOG The Helper Merc, ran out of told me I could take my wife Into their supply of Blatz last week, the town, but I was made to promHenry H. Jones of this city has two weeks earlier than Manager! ise that I would return. One of decided If ever he loses another Bergera had estimated they would. the pickets Jumped op the running dog he will conduct a still hunt He gives The Journal credit for board and escorted us to the home for It, rather than broadcast his mfrit ' the Increased demand for Blatz. of our relatives," he testified. misfortune and solicit public aid But, Monday last, another carOrdered to Leave in locating the animal. load of Blatz, that good beer, arJoseph Bryant stated that two Recently, Mr. Jones' dog came rived, and Mr. Bergera, "Chokie" friends of his came to Canand he slipped a few up Spring to his friends, stands ready to de- yon and were halted at the lines. linesmissing in The Journal columns in liver this brew on request, at least One of the boys In the strike mob his endeavor to locate it. Shortly until this carload is gone. came to Bryant's house and told after the appearance of the newsObserve, too, that Blatz is order-e- j him that the men had been stopped paper, Mr. Jones began receiving by the carload for Helper. The testimony showed. Bryant said he THIS HOTEL IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Ifc calls from here, there moral to this story Is left for y6u went down to the lines and per- telephone and his been had dog everywhere U. P. Bun depot In botI building;. Interurban JuHt cro to decide. jr suaded the strikers to let the pair found In lots of places. j trert U. P. Btatlon Just 3 block. long enough to have dinthrough he meditated, he hadn't lost But, The fellow who says that the ner. This request was granted, but whole flock of dogs Just one. world owes him a living never the visitors were ordered to leave But he followed what he thought stops to explain how the debt was the town Immediately after din HE! might be a live clew. He motored -contracted. ner, Mr. Bryant said. far to an outlying town, and the THE Helper Journal man lives wanton waste of precl ous values In sons, brothers, fathers. Whoever fans or feeds the flames of war is an enemy to his country and a traitor to all man kind." We have no just quarrel with Japan. Her people are thrifty, industrious and They live as nearly as they may accord ing to American standards. Those among us are unobtrusive, perform useful service, keep off our charity rolls and out of our Jails and mind their own business. The Japanese are doing In Manchuria what we have done In Mexico, the the Phil Ippines, In Central America, and with greater Justification and more dire need. The area of Japan is less than that of California and more than 70,000,000 people crowd its sparse soil. Japan must extend her borders to live as a nation. Faced with her problem, with a fertile and uncultivated land adjacent to our own borders, what would we VERDICT OF GUILTY RETURNED BY JURY flea-bitte- n rug-houn- Jj, law-abidin- g. Jingoes Active ClBarren's FLOWER SHOP Bonded Member F. T. D. A. Free Delivery in Carbon County Phone 220 Price, Utah ; Best Coal Company if No Boney Best Grade of in Carbon County Unravel This labor-savin- g SERVICE WHEN YOU WANT IT 1 ( ; f- MOSE HOWA One Reason FIRESTONE TIRES IT WASHES cross-examinati- ad-mit- BETTER V V - IT WASHES FASTER IT WASHES MORE THOROUGHLY IT'S EASIER 0 Blatz Beer Is Going Strong CLOTHES V IT COSTS LESS IT'S M.-U- 5 fw THJ ter-ln-la- THE GRILL CAFE ar i' hard-boile- d 0Smm SERVICE nfi U OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ONLY Model 30 Model 15 Model 10 SALT LAKE CITY'S NEWEST HOSTELRY! i HOTEL EASY TERMS urmture Helper & Hard ware Co TEMPLE SQUARE RATES $1.50 TO $3.00! l ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. pi' nrafl |