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Show I I' Hy IIP kfPER Carbon Industrial Ac. with a normal railroad pay of a j Solars monthly rji tisf IVOL. XXIII. M I? t CIRCULATION That Is NUMBER 40 TH T ft JOURNAL'S urna: J t.3 Pm,n HELPER, UTAH Mw. - ADVERTISING That Brinjt Rauiu FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1934 Convention of City Authorities and Civic Clubs Coal Miners' Delegates In Session at Salt Lake Jointly Condemn fllonged Under Banner of U. M. W. of A. l Wyoming Miners, Scale and Deliberations; Wage Prob-- State-Wid- e Constitutional all-oNext Week; Attendants Likely Will Consume the in Welcome Capital City. r..en Warm delegates repre convention are: Albert Corey, P. E. Tracker, Castle Gate; miners ui uwu In Albert Rowe, Rolapp; Joseph Lord' x ucaua, Spring Williams! Bill Canyon; m Labor Tempie biennial con- - Standardville; George Wallace, tenth v" tut Nrnr . Xfln VVnrk- A. R. Murray, National; of tue in which Charles first Sumpken, Consumers; 'mm, the Frank Morgan, Sweet Mine. ,1 miners nave ptn ""F"1' F. Nixon, Hiawatha; Francis twntlV Ulan wna can.cn u- Denison, Sunnyside; Robert Henof Distnci f,Hs only the derson, Kenilworth; M. W. Wheels tad comprised er, Wattis; Mr. Bonacci, Columj wvoming. bia; G. D. Gordon, Clear Creek; "SIM County Delegates Matthew Plautz, Mutual. Roy county aeiegnico w u Morgan and Arthur Smith have been selected to represent the MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Mohrland and Sego unions, resSco-fiel- d; .....hM La-tud- a; ,tifi . Lies to wed were issued dur- - pectively. The convention will continue un- me ouaiy til tomorrow, following which to the fol- - wage agreements with mine and L: Joseph Archie Meeks and metal workers of Utah and WyomJosephine Cranaeu, rnce; ing will be negotiated to meet new r Scovill and Venice Rob- - NRA conditions. Utah agreements both of Orange ville; Samexpired April 1, and Wyoming m Hash, Helper, ana Kose agreements will expire April 30. Em-:pThe wage conference is expected to Creagh, Price; Frederic continue all next week. Burley Idaho, and Preston, Idaho. Governor Blood congratulated the labor groups, particularly the krE OFFICLAL HERE Utah State Federation of Labor, H. Adams, deputy state for support of state and national was a visitor in Carbon recovery programs and code enh during the week, checking forcement provisions. While fcl records at Price. Mayor Extended Greeting it was a guest of his father, The visitor depart- Mayor Louis Marcus of Salt Adams. who spoke at the opening Lake, on for sterday Emery county Continued on Page Two hi business. i. week from L office in Price U, e, Kath-johnso- n, jntel tor BLE Is Insufficient Hold Murder Suspect lidence to Passatto Released by pee, Following With Murder Authorities on His Own Recogni- - His Arrest Last Week in Connection of Louis Flementis, Local Miner ... Convention Is Deplored Animated Meeting of Council Last Night; Resulted in Passage of Resolution Against International Labor Defense Conference in Helper. Following a joint meeting of members of the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce last night at the Grill Club Rooms, a resolution was presented to the City Council and passed, to the effect that labor demonstrations will be disapproved by City Council and that all means of preventing them will be used. The meeting came about as a result of resolutions passed by the Kiwanis Club yesterday afternoon and due to the brief space of time the entire membership of the Chamber could not be notified, so directors of the body submitted a resolution to the City Fathers. The resolution arose from action taken at the regular Kiwanis Club meeting yesterday noon, after the reading of a call issued by the In. ternational Labor Defense to vari ous organizations for delegates to a state-wid- e convention to be held in Helper April 21 and 22 for the purpose of protesting the conviction of Paul Crouch and Charles Guynn who were tried on charges of inciting to riot and criminal as sembly. Members of both the Kiwanis and C. of C. explain that this action was taken because of the loss of business suffered in Helper following labor disturbances last summer and that the labor disturbances have given the city a reputation that is anything but desirable. Mrs. Guynn for By Helper City Council VIHEREAS, There has exists in Carbon County during th past eight months serious labor disputes; and, WHEREAS, The presence and activities of certain political agitators posing as labor leaders in Carbon County and particularly in and about Helper has caused considerable ill feeling and adverse criticism toward the people of Helper; and, HEREAS, Such ill feeling and critlcsm has bwn a Aerious detriment to the entire community of Helptr and the people of Helper have been wrongfully accused of and condemned for harboring the said nndesireable political leaders; and, WHEREAS, Said political leaders have called a state-wid- e convention of their members to be held at Helper April 21 and 22 for the purpose of protesting the action of our court in prosecuting certain political leaders; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Helper City administration that they do not favor the presence and activities of such political leaders in Helper city; that they do not favor the holding of a state-wid- e convention of such persons in Helper City and that they will employ all means necessary to expel any attempts of holding meetings or conventions in Helper City; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to the leaders of such organizations and duly published throughout the state for the purpose of advising such political leaders and the people of the state of Utah of the attitude of the citizens of Helper in this matter. This resolution adopted and passed by the city council of Helper City and approved by the Mayor this 12th day of April 1934. Attest: E. F. GIANOTTI, EUGENE GIBSON, Mayor City Recorder. to get them out of the way, or for defensive reasons, she claimed. Further, she stated that there is a new economic system needed in the country. Resolution Passed After hearing the arguments the mayor called for action on the resolution, which was promptly moved for passage, duly seconded, and roll-cashowed only one dissenting vote. Mayor Gianotti explained to the committee that the urging of more FERA work and relief should be the object of the workers and that City Council would be more than willing to meet with any labor committee at any time if the committee would suppress demonstrations and offer constructive critill cism. He I. L. D. further stated that meet- ings not held in Helper would be entirely out of the jurisdiction of the city and that no comment bj the city authorities would be made upon them, or against them. Other members of the committee made statements to the effect that the resolution was against constitutional rights and that the workers' and taxpayers were downtrod- who Ran Amck Sunday P 74 PT. H Sheep Shearing r "f1 Started Monday ?er .pd n - else-wher- e, 4 4 4 L-- 4 i t Would Prevent Demonstrations Kiwanis Club Starts Campaign Against Helper Being Made Center of Strife and Dissension; Supported by C. of C. and City Council. Members of the Helper Kiwanis Club met in regular session yesterday at the Grill Club Rooms and decided almost unanimously that a resolution be drafted and presented to City Council to the effect that any labor demonstration in Helper be looked upon with disfavor by council and that all means necessary to keep such conventions out of the city limits be resorted to. The resolution came after a suggestion was put before the meeting by Kiwanian Ray MacGonigal, which called for a better-businecampaign to be staged in Helper in the nature of a contest for prizes to be contributed by the local merchants. Then followed discussion that developed an agreement that the best way of bettering business in Helper would be to prohibit labor demonstrations, which have in the past given the city a "black eye" so far as business is concerned. Against Labor Conference Here Much discussion was held, with most of the members of the organization expressing their views This arose from the reading to the assembly a notice which had been distributed by the International Labor Defense calling a meeting of delegates from all over the state to a convention to be held in Helper April 21 and 22. The convention is called for the purpose of protesting conviction of Charles Guynn and Paul Crouch, recently convicted of inciting to riot and criminal assemblage, respectively. It was agreed that a joint meeting be called last night with the Chamber of Commerce in an endeavor of determining their stance, drafting the resolution and presenting it to City Council at their regular meeting the same evening. Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed the club's movement, and the two later were supported by Council, in a resolution that appears in full on this page of The A committee representing the International Labor Defense was invited to the meeting, Mrs. Charles Guynn acting as spokesShe was asked to read the man. ?wn document which called the convention and which has been widely distributed, and explain just what was planned. Mrs. Guynn explained that the den. call was for the convention that is furShe Mayor Makes Stand to be held in Spring Glen. was L. D. I. the that stated Following the passing of the res ther im- olution Mayor Gianotti informed purely an organization for the provement of working conditions, the committee that the governor and in defense of workers; that it of the state would support him in was not in any way political; fur- any preventive measures he might ther, that the I. L. D. intended to decide to take. He added thatofthisa MD riot occured In South FUNERAL HELD FOR the rights of free speech, was not given in the form MURDERER'S VICTIM fight for ounaay afternoon, when free assembly, and that it is na- threat, and that any labor trouble IMnsr the nam- - Carina tional in its scope, with branches was the least desire of Council. He is alleged The funeral of Louis Flemetis, in to have started most every state; also that any explained that the business men k who was murdered last miner Wh his of Helper needed the business tnat neighbors, par- - week near Peerless, was held at action taken by Helper Council V Mrs. Ella effect on the na- rightfully belonged to them, and St.evinann o have.no , would tUl" the Greek Orthodox Church in he called vNa activities. She that it is the firm belief of the atv of last week. In- tion organization's we her she could not majority of the people in the city that stated glasses from thir Price Saturday terment was in the Price city further would be that labor disturbances are great 'UB Drole them. there not or tell whether Ule and the gencemetery. complaint fiiort k demonstrations in Helper, as she handicaps to business the of tte Mexican welfare city. eral did not know. also struck r CARBON COUNTY YOUTHS City Attorney Spoke PLACES CCC 4 APPLY FOR bystanders intprfom Hatch re City Attorney Thorit to Tnumoit .u s siaiemeiiLo. Mrs. counto Guynn Carbon 120 plied f jested later In the even- - Approximately men between the ages of He explained that the city gave last sum: Gar- - ty young 18 and 25 have applied for enrol- support to the workers meet here to them H. A. mer, permitted lment In the CCC, announces Shearing sheep started Monday before Police Judge Draper, county relief supervisor and treated them wun resect, at Cisco and Thompson, morning J evening DUl of that a huge decrease in business Mile Post 8 and enrollment agent, Uintah CCC and Plea Utah, ... of not" n,m P with the coal an antagonism ""-Jf ...... western Colorado and in other points wu"s (Friday) eve Price. 19 of this number will be .noniw nnd other concerns re- - and Utah and shipping to eastern Only explained that eastern markets will begin. Sheepselected to fill vacancies in vari- suited. He further now are yc men business established. the highest Helper ous camps already return of men will probably get the for to fight that they thi3 wool year for pared veness price RT. BURNiNG business and that as pass SANDS in several years, acreceived TO K. OF C. CONVENTION have to send trade eastRobert Ossana, Mose Howa, Wi- has served only ' Vignetto, cording to early offers from other steps are to be taken. ern buyers. William Little. lliam Guaranti and Henry Tlliorli Journal. be QUI CO IT . r ot,j r.... m.--.Urn. He urged a peaceful agreemntdemwool has been consigned Some were among uiose irom further labor Saturday m Salt Lake on a 25 cent per pound guarantee LARGE SUM TO CARBON who attended the K. of C. conven made and that be COUNTY CWA WORKERS stopped. is expected to go tion hPld at Idaho Falls, Idaho, onstrations at this point, but theInprice Gianotti, for H Luis mr- - essetto last San made the valley men Mayor local Uken . Sunday. The what objection higher. was $133,000 2 per Approximately the round trip by motor, and re asked Mrs.to Guynn if the the past few daysoitereo.cenis resolution to CWA workers in Carbon the me had as paid been has occasion. pound port an enjoyable of the convention were advances the price win county during the Civil Works Adaended, Glen com- shearing rein ministration from November 24 to held Spring to be rise a few cents if the market LONG WAY FROM IIOfE the jurisdiction of mains March of 31, according to a report isout rang Last prices year good. irom a" over f aatrv Tourlne de luxe was exemplified pletely the office of A. H. Dra sued from '"8 Present. Mnvm. bv a car and trailer from Wilming Helper City. Iv ed from 9 to 10 cenis per pounu 17 per, disbursing officer. to 16 and season, the .0f Sa,t Mrs. Guynn's in thru ke was ton, Delaware, which passed early answered both At- cents later. Payroll for Friday and Saturday 1 and Illustrious Helper yesterday. The trailer was Mrs Guynn and an in the mayor the eastern of last week, the last two days of from Wool Hatch with buyers 'tta empie, a small house affair, replete torney Nve n.. , , totaled $2675.64. A total of in markets, Boston, Philadelphia and work, cook stove, folding beds and all the animated !, speech, T. L. D. would meet the pens mak- 3263 man hours was worked durat are outfit other ine points, the ands" Sh crossing fixln's. The owner of Most ing the two days. "fe wh n and where they pleased. ing deals with the sheepmen. ,quue an event did not disclose his destination. not were on workers sold consignment that the of the wool is folr4"1 and o death DIVORCE ACTION coin? and government loans to sheepmen passively starve tc OPENING AIRPORT rtte sales. W lh(of A divorce fight suit was filed Friwould out ...... I Sfthat they early must be paid rn,! f.um exirem- Busl The corner stone of the new a few advances on day of last week by Mrs. rights. their arc for very ditch There hansrar at the Carbon county air last she claimed, is in such con- wool sold this year. Fabrizlo against Emilio port will be laid, with the 2fitting ation because the workers are Fabrizio, Helper, charging habiwith p.m. W money no MATES! The plaintiff drunkenness. tual ceremony, next Sunday at have PERK and IT, at 8 o'clock It is expected that three govern r the cutody of six minor the hare for asks of miners Wyo1 coal ; purchase On April -- owill ment planes from Salt Lake will y00;,6 .Lodge life, me celebrated the establishment children and requests the court to ming Wetherbee arofficers. be at the airport at that time on I(;a (m r.uvnn eight-hou- r day in the coal approve a property agreement the of Crouch, PPeared In the or on a like husband. she v,n tried her and of inspection. tour same by e the ranged very industry " .. hnnlth per- - finingthe seven-hou(wno All m,m. h. r day was estab- - The couple were married In Price d that the day attcnJ the Jack Vlgnctto, Joseph Barbogllo in 1913. 1,V,n,l " 1)6 hcld "Place n and Henrv Ruceerl were in ban clnlyTprosocuting them purely nail-the K. of p hnn Lake last Soturdny on business. was being but no new disclosures have been sending further investigation made. The body of Louis Flemetis was murder of Louis Flemetis found about a mile and a quarter wk, has been released on Railbecause West of Helper on the Utah recognizance way line up Spring Canyon by not been enough evi of found to warrant his being John Zubic Tuesday morning last week. Testimony led the Pas-- , sheriffs office has been county authorities to hold had been during the past week with satto, who, it is alleged, over a f r investigation of the crime quarreling with Flemetis dog. Footprints were found which fitted the shoes of Passatto but the evidence was not strong in enough or complete enough to insure Passatto's being held. Passatto hl!"scy ss Lt.n K.-pl- y W 1 Ptto Tom-masin- "'t STfo Jo"-na- Ci, V SsTwrmru SUBSCRIPTION $2 A YEAR As by L coal THE JOURNAL IMOWId EDITION OEI.IVt.RtO FREE TO EVER NOMC Motorist Drove Through Helper With Bandit's Gi Demonstrations Pressed Against His Side Dick Boatman Held Salt Lake Police, Charged With RESOLUTION Erwin Stewart, of Provo, the Victim, Identifying sault; f .mTS CARBON able weath, fifth in the State of Utah, 26 million; largest coal and undeveloped oil structures in the world. u. -- I Boatman, Relates Unusual Story; Actual Robbery Was Staged in Helper Where Brief Stop Was Made. Late Sunday an automobile passed through Helper being from Price to Salt Lake, the driver an unwilling chauffer for a bandit who alternately pressed a gun into his side and twiddled it carelessly but dangerously during the trip as he sang rambling songs of gangster and prison life. en-rou- te Injuries Fatal After 2 Weeks Death Relieved Sufferings of Erland Jansen in San Francisco, Brother of Mrs. Clark Menary of Martin. Mrs. Clark Menary of Martin yesterday morning received a telegram apprising her of the death of her brother, Erland Jansen, which occurred in a San Francisco hospital, the result of terrible injuries sustained two weeks ago. Death came t t 1:30 a. m. yesterday. Mr. Jansen, age 26, a shoe salesman in the coast city, stepped from a street car in San Francisco, and was struck by a truck, which rolled and dragged him for considerable distance, inflicting injuries from which it was immediately ascertained he could not recover. Another sister, Mrs. Tanner, of Salt Lake, hurried to her brother's side upon hearing of the accident and is accompanying the body to Salt Lake for funeral services and; Interment, which will be attended by Mrs. Menary. The driver was Erwin Stewart of Provo, and the alleged bandit is Dick Boatman. Both gave their ages 28. Stewart said Boatman jumped into his car at Price, and at the point of a gun directed him to drive to Salt Lake. During the ride Boatman is reported to have robbed his victim of $5, a watch and a ring. When the pair arrived at Salt Lake, the robber left the car. Monday morning Stewart went to police headquarters there and It was while reporting the robbery to a detective and a patrolman that another patrolman came into the station having in custody the very man Stewart was describing, Mr. Boatman, the Singing Bandit. They weren't long in tying the threads together, and the police state Boatman later confessed the crime. Charge of assult has been lodged against Boatman. The actual robbery is said to have taken place in Helper, after the bandit had compelled Stewart to park his car for a brief time. MORE PLAYERS LEFT According to a Salt Lake newspaper Provo baseball organizers have made an inroad into the Helper team, securing John Allison, shortstop, and Thomas Jackson, pitcher, from the Helper aggregation, which recently lost two or three other players to the Bingham Canyon team. To make a showing this year it will be necessary for Helper to break in some of the more youthful timber, which seems abundant in this neck of the woods. State Conference of Labor Defense in Helper April conference in de A state-wid- e fence of Charles Guynn, Charles Wetherbee and Paul Crouch, leaders of the miners' strike here last summer is to be held in Helper on April 21 and 22. All three of these 21 and Crouch already having been convicted on riot and unlawful assembly, respectively. The conference is sponsored by the International Labor Defense, a militant defense organization of workers, organizers are charged with riot farmers, professionals and Inteland criminal syndicalism, Guynn lectuals of all lands, and endorsed by several labor and fraternal organizations thruout Utah. The S. conference also has as its aim the strengthening of the campaign for the repeal of the criminal syndicalist law, and against war and The Helper State Bank is in re- facism. Delegates from various organiceipt of a telegram from Secretary of Treasurer Henry Morgentheau, zations and groups, are expected to arrive in Helper Saturday, Jr., to the effect that the fourth 4 per cent, April 21, and stay until Sunday liberty loan bonds, with numbers ending in 9, 0 and 1 evening. They are to be taken on have been called for redemption excursions to the various mining on April 15. No interest on the camps and into one of the mines bonds will be paid after that date. for inspection. Reports are to be given on the The bonds will be exchanged at and orgin of the cases, as history, new issue a of bonds or for par well as the history of the strike new the issue of bonds for cash, here last summer. All three defalling due from 1944 to 1946 and fendants are to appear at the conper cent interest. bearing ference and participate in the reThe local bank has been handdiscussion. Each one cf and ports all matters to in the ling regard bonds for individuals up to mid- them is now out on bonds ranging from $12,000 to $15,000. night last night. It is suggested Due to ill health, Charles Wethall that persons still holding the described bonds get in touch with erbee has not yet been arraigned, but this is scheduled for April 23, the bank immediately. when Paul Crouch is to be sentenced on the conviction of unlawFORMER POSTMASTER ful assembly, and argument for AT HELPER F. & II. CO. new trial is to be presented for II. B. Simonsen, who served Hel- Guynn. per capably as postmaster for six PRICE CONCERN GETS years, accepted a position with the A HIGHWAY CONTRACT Helper Furniture & Hardware Co., the first of the month, and has asIt is reported that Lamph Smith sumed his new duties in the clerical department and on the floor and Co. of Price were low bidders of Carbon County's furniture show last week for the construction of six miles of gravel road between place. Hooper and Plain City, in Weber county, their price being about JURYMEN CALLED as compared with engineClerk of Courts Carlyle Pace an- $36,000, ers estimate of $40,000. There nounced that twenty-fou- r jurors have been chosen for the second were eight bidders. term of the district court which HOME FROM CCC CAMPS opens on April 23. Among those selected from Helper and the surAmong those who have returned rounding camps are Mose Howa, recently from the CCC camps are Peter Bosone and Joe Simonettl, Richard Childs, Arthur Kimball, Helper; Ethan B. Grow, Rolapp; Frank Tomis and Lynn McMillian, L. R. Thomas and Clarence who arrived Thursday of last week. Hiawatha; Nephi Christensen They were at the Orderville camp and Roy Rlnehart, Kenilworth; near Glendale, Utah, for nine Hugh C. Taylor, Heiner; James months. Redford and D. D. Richards, LICENSES OVER 100,000 Spring Canyon; Byron Hlxson, Standardville; R. W. Whitaker, License numbers for Carbon Castle Gate; and Jack county have passed the 4000 mark. Peerless. The latest seen recently is the license procured by Dr. James RugJames Fluger returned to Helper ged, which now adorns the front one day last week, after a business and rear of the shiny new sedan trip to Kansas City and other he purchased last week. The numpoints east. ber is close to 102,000. U. Is Ready to Redeem Bonds All-re- Kersh-berge- d, n, |