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Show UTAH LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. sachusetts in the Northeast, and Illinois, Iowa and the whole group of Mormon states Utah, Idaho, Nevada in the mountain region. The Democratic end of the balance of power, of course, was the solid South. The disease which has hit the Republicans of the Northeast, and most of the other Repub- lican states as well, is loss of lead- ership. For years J. Henry Roraback was the dictator of Connecticut. He was the Republican boss, national committeeman, and what have you. No one thought of doing anything in the Republican party without consulting Henry. There were little centers of dissent, notably in New Haven, where the rebels even dared to select their own congressman. But Roraback's ability began to slip, and, so great had been the fear of him, that despite this slipping, ob- vious to all who knew him, no one dared to take the initiative toward perfecting a new organization. and HEARD around the one-tim- NATIONAL CAPITAL fiy Carter Field The strong stand Washington. taken by Joseph P. Kennedy as to what must be done about labor disputes in the merchant marine if the United States is ever to get one has been completely scuttled through the influence of Secretary of Labor Perkins and the national labor relations board while Joe tells reporters he will wear long pants to the court receptions. The senate commerce committee, which at first adopted the recommendations of Kennedy for compulsory mediation of labor disputes of water carriers, and a prohibition of strikes until after the mediation board had acted in such controversies, cut his stiff, mandatory provisions from the new shipping bill. The senate followed its committee. Though striking out the substance, the senate curiously enough retained the shadow. For in the "shadow" were some lucrative Jobs, nice $10,000 commissioner type jobs of the lame duck variety. Copying the railroad mediation board, the proposed new board (of course the house may strike this out in conference) would have no real power at all. More astonishing, it is deliberately short circuited by a direct statement that the national labor relations board is not deprived of any of its functions! The substitute provisions provide only for mediation in case both parties to the water controversy favor it, and are not compulsory in any sense of the word. They are much more in line with the mild treatment of striking seamen and dock workers recommended by Secretary Perkins than with the views expressed by Joe Kennedy. It was shortly before Kennedy left Washington to take his diplomatic post that he, as chairman of the maritime commission, and Miss Perkins as head of the Labor department locked horns before the senate commerce committee, of which Senator Copeland, of New York, is chairman. West coast shipping was tied up very generally by strikes at the time. l HOUSES Ruth Wyeth Spears fy e t" V""- - d ' j WHITE Mr a. t 5 fm mountains ;m r t 4 Made It Tougher To make the problem tougher for aspiring Republicans, it so hap- pened that even before Roraback's slipping had become apparent, Con- necticut elected a Democratic gov- ernor who was a great personal friend of Roraback's. Roraback praised him publicly. So as that once great political mind weakened the Democrats were developing patronage as well as organization. Finally Roraback died, but he did not leave a strong successor. There had been no regent during the period of disintegration. New would- be leaders, so to speak, started from scratch, with more interest in their personal advancement than in building up a strong organization. At the present moment there are three distinct factions aspiring to state control of the G. O. P., and any number of little groups not allied with the Big Three. No one of the Big Three would be pleased at the success, even though it meant the election of Republicans in place of Democrats, by any of the other forces. is mediation board, which functions satisfactorily in the settlement of disputes involving rail carriers, might widen its scope of jurisdiction to cover disputes involving water carriers. He recommended that the provisions against strikes by the railroad men until after the mediation board had acted be made applicable to the seamen. Miss Perkins pleaded for maintenance of the "status quo," argued that tolerance must be shown to the various waterfront unions, because they are comparatively young, declared that the shipping industry was not "ripe" for compulsory arbitration, and contended that anything savoring of it would be more harmful than helpful. President Roosevelt, consulted by senators, refused to take sides. Then the committee senators proceeded to exercise their own judgment. They sided with Kennedy. But after this decision something happened. John L. Lewis is not without resources when it comes to pulling political wires. Especially as everyone in Washington knows that he has it in his power simply by sulking after last week's Pennsylvania Deal primaries to return Senator James J. Davis to the sen-atand throw the state government at Harrisburg, with 30,000 employees, over to the Republicans. The admirals who were so anxious to get a real auxiliary fleet for the navy in the event of war are frantic over what has been done to the bill. They frankly admit, in private.' that the building of a merchant marine is impossible under the senate bill, or without something like the Kennedy recommendations. But there seems no prospect of Kennedy and the admirals having their way, despite the President's very definite desire to do everything possible to strengthen the navy, everything of course except to antagonize the labor leaders. Real G. O. P. Problem Connecticut is; one of the real problems for the Republican party, and of enormous interest because It is typical of a great many other states, some of which have more and some less electoral votes. It is a tower of strength to the New Deal, and a staunch bulwark against the menace of the LaFollette movement. The disease from which the Connecticut Republicans are sulTering is the same malady which affects the Republicans in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Rhode Is: land. All four of these states were always regarded as just about sure Republican in a presidential election, despite the prognosticators' silly chatter during campaigns, that New York was "pivotal" and doubtw o, pil-ul-- - Mountain. Looking I'p at the Old Man of the Second Greatest Show on Earth" Barnum Called New England Range Geoernphlc Society. Prepared by National Washington, D. C WNU Service. 1866 visitors to the SINCE mountains have Mount Washington, New England's highest eminence, to scan the sea of New Hampshire northern another grandSoon peaks. stand will be available when the new tramway to the top of Cannon mountain which will whisk passengers 2,025 feet above Franconia Notch begins operation. Utility officials and army officers alike were flabbergasted by reports of the President's conference with Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson and Power Commissioner Basil Manly as to a proposed new survey of the national power situation, from the standpoint of national defense. The President said this matter had never been studied from that angle, and that it is not so much a question of additional power as it is tying in existing power lines that are not connected. He said if anything should happen the District of Columbia could not borrow power from Baltimore or vice versa. In the city of New York, he said, there is no physical connection between one side of the Hudson and the other. Of course the President was simply illustrating to the newspaper men the kind of information he wanted mapped out. Actually there Is a power line between Baltimore and Washington intended for the very purpose of permitting one city to serve the other in the event of some emergency. Actually also New York city is protected against failure of its normal supply. There is a connection, made for that purpose, with the power lines of the Niagara and Hudson company. Incidentally the President was enormously interested, about two years ago, when some of the power companies cut their connections at. certain state borders, notably the New border, in the hope of escaping federal regulation and the death sentence of the public utility holding company act. "This is the second greatest show on earth," P. T. Barnum said when he stood on the summit of Mount Washington and scanned the jumble of peaks and ridges of the White mountains, spreading from the waistline of New Hampshire to Canada and from its Maine border to the Connecticut valley, which separates this Granite state from Vermont. Many highest praise. Origin of the Name a Mystery. How and when the White mountains got their name is as mysterious as many of their often-tol- d leg ends. "White mountains appeared in a manuscript as early as 1672; and even before that time they were called the "White hills" by mariners on the Atlantic, 60 miles away, for whom they formed an But this is not the amazing part What really surof the story. prised the army and the utility men was that there is a marvelously accurate survey of the whole situation right in the government's possession. It was made by the army engineers. Unfortunately, this report is confidential. In fact, it is regarded by the army as a very important part of its war plans, and is kept on tap with other plans for industrial The President, these others point out, is not in precisely a friendly mood toward the army engineers. He still remembers with some bitterness the strength which the army engineers developed as a lobbying force a few weeks ago on Capitol Hill. The engineers, whose friends on Capitol Hill are legion, were afraid that perhaps Harold L. Ickes ior somebody else in the administration might' at some time persuade the President to take the engineer's functions away from them, and transfer them to PWA or else- ol second to none. However, when they recalled the showman's love for his trained animals, gaudy trappings, and strange creations of nature that drew millions into his acres of canvas, they felt that his exclamation was the Here's Amazement others. New Englanders, White mountain fans who insist that nowhere has nature endowed a region with such fascinating heights, on first thought quesTo tioned Barnum's judgment. is show mountains' White the them, York-Connectic- mobilization. Why Assistant Secretary Johnson did not mention this to the com- mander in chief of the army, the President, when they were talking about this survey, and emphasiz- ing its national defense aspects, is rather a mystery to some, but is explained, with political logic, by j j important landmark. To modern eyes, too, the name seems apt, whether it be derived from the white mist that often hangs over the higher peaks, from the whitish-gra- y effect of the sun upon rocks of the mountain tops above the timberline, or from the snow that normally covers the peaks of the Presidential range for eight or nine months of the year. The White mountains are divided into two distinct areas. Between Plymouth on the south and the vicinity of Gorham on the north is the high mountain region where every year more than two million men and women enjoy testing their leg muscles among New England's highest peaks, motoring on excellent highways, and utilizing the scores of recreational facilities, or just looking up from spacious hotel verandas toward the lofty em inences sweeping from quiet val leys. Beyond Gorham is a challenging wilderness with Dixville notch its crowning glory and Berlin its only large population center. Here is the paradise of the sportsman searching streams and lakes lor trout, salmon, pickerel, horned pout, perch, and bass. The forests shelter bears, deer, and ruffed grouse. where. So the army lads went to work; It is the high mountain area that and when they were through the has been the White mountains' chief senate reorganization committee lure to vacationists for more than a actually wrote a provision into the century. bill, to the broad general efTect , rraised by the Great. that the functions of the army en"We know our mountains are not ful. gineers were not to be tampered the highest in the East," a resident They were the backlog especially with. Furthermore, there was not recently remarked to a visitor. if New York was excepted of the even an attempt on the floor of the "Mount Mitchell in North Carolina of balance of the end exsenate to strike out this notable Republican and several peaks in the Great power, when joined with Maine, ception. Mountains National park Smoky Hell Syndicate. WNU Service. New Hampshire, Vermont and Mas slightly top Mount Washington. But t Bright Embroidered Borders for Towels borders you will find dren. If you ke......nand wnrlr' p THESE make. j All six strands of ,.,;n uc wun t his ir win un mercerized embroidery book of complete directions thread are used. Crease 134 inch every aruck- illustrated. Pnr hems first. Draw threads of the cents postpaid fcoin preferri' material to make straight guide Ask for Book 2 and address 's lines for the embroidery. Sew the Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St , hems by hand after the embroid- cago, 111. done. is ery The top border is royal blue and To ur turkey red. To make the straight should di If you i'j'e awav ir lines at the sides, couch blue car at 40 miles an hour in thread in place with rod as at A. to cover every road in $ tempt the edge United The loop stitches along States, and kept gi are made as at B. The vertical hours daily at the same eight horismaller the and red loops are your family could expect you bfc zontal loops blue. The in 26 years, or sometime in :$ in red is made in center the stitch according to Charles M. Hai as at C. president of the Chicago V.i The lower border is light yellow club. About two dozen r.ew ai and orange. The edge lines are mobiles would be required ir, yellow, couched in place with or- course of the trip. The Ur. ange. The alternating groups of States has 3.065.000 miles of ri yellow and orange ray stitches ways, or nearly a third of I along the edge are made as at D. world total of 9,687.000. a re For the center chain make evenly survey shows. Chicago Di t spaced yellow stitches in double News. thread as at E, then weave orange thread through them as at F. 1 Readers who have received LOVE GIRL their copy of Mrs. Spears' book on Sewing, for the Home Decorator, WITH PEP will be pleased to know that Book No. 2 is now ready. Ninety emIt you are peppy and full of fun, men r'Ji broidery stitches are illustrated; vite you to dances and parties. BUT, lift and tired, men fabric repairing; also table set- are croaa, lifeless interested. Men don t like "quiet' tings; gifts; and many things to For three generations one wonun nasi to go "smiling through" make for yourself and the chil anotherE. how Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Lydia six-stran- d Were They Surprised? As Kennedy Saw It Kennedy argued that the railroad anti-Ne- r small-mauthe- d the impressions of Hawthorne, Whit-tie- r, General Grant, Webster, Mark and Winston Churchill, Twain, scores of other men outstanding in politics, literature, and the arts of their day certainly warrant the enthusiasm of those of us who see in every the White mountains mood." "But Grant came to the mountains for relief from hay fever," said the visitor. "That is true, but he, like many others, then and now, came here without knowing the mountains, and left with an indelible impression of their lofty summits, their tree-cla- d slopes, their cascades, lakes, and scenic curiosities, and their legends that have inspired multitudes of artists, writers, and just plain peo- ple." 26-Ye- ar v z- ? fish-bon- e MEN wonfe& Darby Field, a son of Erin, was the first man to conquer the heights of Mount Washington, highest peak in the White mountains. It thrusts its summit 6,288 feet above the sea and a mile above the valleys at its base. It was just 22 years after the Mayflower had deposited its human cargo on the shores of Massachusetts when Field struck out from the coast on one of his many trips into the unknown wilderness that lay immediately behind colonial vil- girH. helna Nature tone UD the SV3tem. thufilf Ing the discomforts from the functioMi f orders which women must endure. Mairc a nnta K ( W t n tret. 8 hottle of W famous Pinkham's Compound today fflti th OUT FAIL from vour drueeist-mo- re million women have written in letters; porting benefit. PINKHAl Why not try I.YDIA E. VEGETABLE COMPOUND? Jlsk Me Jlnother A General Quiz Q The (Questions Weighty Words words fall lightly, Gentle What was the Charter Oak? 2. What is the world's most an- they have great weight. cient democracy? 3. How and when did the United States acquire Florida? 4. What is the total world's production of radium? 5. What ancient philosopher prophesied the income tax? 6. Was there a political party in America named Locofocos? 1. lages. Some settlers feared to wander far from their settlements, but Dar- by Field was one of those bold adventurers for whom even the hard life of the colonist was too tame. He was accompanied by two Indian guides. On a June day in 1642, Field stood on the summit of Mount Washington. As the Colonies grew and demand ed wood for building, for paper, and for other manufactures, lumbermen carelessly swung their axes over the White mountain slopes and stripped them of their trees. All but a few thousand acres of primeval forest were cut over. The forests one sees todav are largely second growth, but no long- er are mey in jeopardy. "Great Stone Face." Mount Washington is admittedly the dominating feature of the White mountains and nearly every visitor 10 nortnern ew Hampshire hopes to stand on its summit. But if your time is short and storm clouds thwart that hope, there are scores of other features that are well worth a ramoie among the heights. Chief among these is the Profile popularly known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," or as Hawthorne's "Great Stone Face," peering from the rugged granite ledges of Profile mountain above the highway through Franconia notch. It was a man's aopetite for partridge for breakfast that led to the discovery of the Profile in 1805. Nathaniel Hall was a member of a g crew. Early in the morning he shouldered his gun and left camp. With only a partridge on his mind, he silently crept the shore of a small lake his along eyes penetrating the undergrowth For some reason unknown to Hall he looked up and for a moment was stunned by "the most wonderful face" he had ever seen. News of the discovery rapidly over New England spread The road Hall was working on was pushed through the notch. Mp a women came on horseback ' by stage, carriage and part tu' popularity of the Profile was one of the factors that influenced the build ing of a railroad into the Franconia region and the erection of the fa mous Profile house, since destroyed The Answers tree in Hartford, Conn., in which the Colonial charter was hid. 2. Switzerland is the world's most ancient democracy. 3. By purchase from Spain in 1 1. A 1819. 4. Approximately 750 grams, which would be 1.65 pounds. 5. Plato said, "When there is i ' j in 1824 to 1835. & SHRUBS VEGETABLES Demand original '?f KILL ALL FUES Placed an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income." 6. The Locofocos party was in existence FNg ON FLOWERS i1 anywbev,Wt5 ws;n,S,7r3 all reason- - L the United States from otttrOQS SOCIAL and BUbl""-ACTIVITIE- CENTER ol1 fotel NEW HOUSE road-buildin- CITY In SALT LAKE ..V. VtOl 0f "".i Thousands of repeat after year attest the pop" this fine hotel. well-brown- 8ATH5 400 ROOMS-4- 00 Raf.,$2.0Ofo$4J00W CAFETERIA DINING ROOM BUFFET All Located off Main Lobby DINING DMflMfi EVERY FRIDAY Hoti M". J. VLinment iVft; and SATURDAY NIGHT KJEW HQ H. WATlfi Ml P.., ruAUNEIY V W. WEST, j |