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WEATHEB CHANCE Inflation threatens U S says Babson on page 21 today in- 50-5- 0 Utah—Unsettled tonight and Saturday somewhat colder northwest Idaho— Fair i warn night and Satur day little change temperature Sixty-seven- th Year—No THE ASSOCIATED PKESS THE CNITED PRESS LANDON SPRINGS islalf w body" lie termed Mrs Emma Scott Ros? grandmother of his wife 'Grace Mortensen "one of the finest woman I have ever met" George Mortensen alleged pick handle slayer of three people took the stand today in his own defense against a charge of first degree murder In Second district court for the death of Adam S Snyder The defense with S P Dobbs as chief counsel opened its case this morning after the state had closed its presentation of evidence at four-thirt- y p m Thursday defense contention the Supporting that he was- not responsible for his actions in connection with the deaths of members of his family Mortensen charged his father-in-la(Continued on Page Two) (Column Three) w Q FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 16 1936 m£ 4 i non-interventi- on confidence expressing Tuesday that he would carry California Yesterday he told Illinois farmers that new deal spokesmen "are in sidiously attacking the doctrine of home rule and of an independent ar SUIT TO OUST FRENCH ALARM Lammot du Pont and Pierre S du Pont said Guffeys figures on their gifts were "substantially cor rect" and called on others to contribute to defeat the new deal Pierre du Pont called the administration program "undemocratic un- American" Meantime there were many con flicting campaign speeches on a host of subjects' Secretary Wal lace said in Eaton Ohio that President Roosevelt took the "eco- 7 of-th- OVER BELGIUM GOU GHLIN FR0L1 rs family rose to tell why they con tributed some $194000 to the Ke publican campaign fund Their statement followed an assertion by Senator Guffey Pennsylvania Dem du Fonts and asso ocrat that-thof $383000 up a total ciates gave to September 30 A Stimson (United Press Staff Correspondent) MADRID Oct 16— (UP)— Loyal ist machine gunners turned their fire on their own men today to stop the retreat on Madrid before the seasoned soldiers of the Nationalist army From the front on a line 18 miles west of Madrid came despairing appeals for reinforcements More power was concentrated in the emergency defense Junta representing all elements of the Loy alist side — anarchists syndicalists communists IN FEAR OF PLANES The curfew hour was moved up to ten p m—an hour earlier— and the city was completely blacked out in fear of airplane bombardments Premier Francisco Largo Cabal-ler- o hard-boile- d government leader announced today after a series of conferences with general staff chieftain that he would assume at once the commandership in chief e entire Loyalist forces All ministers were at their posts night and day More men were sent out to work on the city fortifications The city was stripped for action In the streets appeared great posters and banners appealing to oil men tr trklnntvn Said one: "Men of Madrid! Will auow your women to De rapea I King Leopold (left) of Belgium and Lord Plymouth (right) England took prominent roles as Europe's affairs reached a new crisis Lord in Plymouth chairman of the committee to control the panish civil war was handed strongly worded Russian demands for a virtual blockade of Portuguese ports King Leopold announced reversion to Belgium's pre-wpolicy of isolation and neutrality (Associated Press telephoto) IS DIMINISHED NUSJ IS BEGUN j oVi1-1wH- Fractured Skull Is Suffered by John Ogden Storm Havoc By IRVING PFLAUM Back in Topeka after his lakes states tour Landon said he was going to speak in Los Angeles next Two-membe- J (U3L717 Curfew Blackens Capital Earlier In Fear of Air Attacks wm - f 9 M CHIMNEYS 'A 1 Broken the most GNE of wind storms on record ! va WX iCS X"S L roared through Ogden last night tearing roofs from buildings uprooting some of the city's largest trees vy smashing plate glass windows and seriously injuring one man The blast struck late Thursday afternoon with sufficient 'force to topple heavy brick chimneys and was continuing today with decreased : velocity The injured man was John A Stimson 60 local restaurant owner who received a fractured skull when a sudden gust smashed a door against his head as he was carrying it back to his home in Riverdale His condition was reported grave at the Dee hospital 4 This huge tree was snapped like a match by the gale which swept over Ogden and vicinty Thursday night It stood in front of Frank Ratcliffe's home at 2563 Jefferson avenue Dozens of other beautiful trees met a similar faie pr1 j bill PARIS Oct 16— (AP)— French front tried to stop the rebels there DETROIT Oct 16— (UP)-t- A' 'f "mismanage-mentalarm over newly-asserte- d Belgian walked with no apparent interest of complaint charging and asking the removal of neutrality diminished today as of- - in the war thousands of uniformed Father Charles E Coughlin and ficials analvzed Kme Leopold's militiamen At the front behind a few thou-t- n others from their trusteeship lof the declaration his country would seek vent martial entanslements I sand111storm guards and national nre National Union for Social justice IVn court was filed in Wayne county! here today by John H O'Donnell sources came view uio-uci- n1nA M ' gian - monarch's statement of Pittsburgh- - "r: merely 5 The bill which names six others rifles the radio priest charges them stituting a repudiation of existing all haveTERRIFIC with ATTACK Dy FRANK FRANCIS unlawful with "mismanagement accords security men with few trained of These nomically sound course" in launch- conduct bad faith negligence and STRENGTHENED VIEW been for have ficers days under direct Belief and public works breach of trust in the performance ing all the arms a was attack T view terrific r French by The strength That blow f yesterday was what programs Wallace added that Mr of their duties" in London assurances ened wind as a mountain is known by Roosevelt "rejected the course that (Continued on Page TwoJ were Father named Those would fulfill its obligations (Column One) might have "been politically safest" Coughlin B F Stephenson! Marie Belgium —— — Aviators who come down from Colonel i"rank Knox asserted at W Rhodes Eugenia Burke Doro- under the league of nations cov the north encounter those winds Rhodes E Perrin Schwartz enant thy on Two) (Continued Page Montana over the divide between Baron Cartier de Marchienne Mrs Robert E O'Brien arid the (Column Seven) and Idaho and- - escape them by Belgian ambassador to Great Brit NUSJ of Royal Oak Mich declared to have 'given flying high "USURPED TRUSTEES POWER" ain was to British foreign assurance such identified! himwho O'Donnell The wind of last night though Anthony Eden BOARD ' self as a member of the organiza- secretary it and The trees damaged Belgian representative it uprooted trust tion and a contributor to the was reported told Eden King Leo roofs was a tame affair compared Father that ' fund further charged tore 1907 which storm of with the pold's declaration was pointed to i the had SALT LAKE CITY Oct 16— powers usurped Coughlin ward establishing a national policy off the tin oof of the Catholic was trustees and of The Utah recovery board other per the (AP)— two days church and howled for absolute and mitted "an forward today with an of despotic wrecked stepped which wind new or the earlier mulate a ' European security fer to arbitrate over the the control organization" the top" of Scowcroft's warehouse To Back 41000 Acre Feet framework NUSJ the walked from 3000 min O'Donnell which strike the affecting which and started a fire kept Paris awaited Belgium's answer ers in the north and central sum Cleveland at sec this convention fire department fighting all night Into the Pine View to a four pointed questionnaire de dis mer the the after halted only has casting t tions a conflagration long to prevent signed to clarify the royal state- state's virtually Reservoir 'V''' metal senting vote against William B ment mining industry made Monday before a Brus Lemke as the organization's en down Dr Mark H Greene board chair session Ijtst evenme wltn wires sels cabinet the for candidate dorsed The presiden fill back will which earth of man wrote to governor nenry n linemen the throughout the city ATTITUDE ASKED 41000 acre feet of water into the cy He was a delegate from Pitts Blood that responsibilities would be the Utah Power and Light comView reservoir in Ogden can burgh France asked the Belgian atti- - to assist industry and labor He pany once more proved that in an Pine was charac which he His complaint tude toward: the Franco-Belgia- n wished to offer service to both completed today by the emergency they are most aepenu yon ' members to all "interest of terized and Utah Construction company able military assistance pact the Lo- - sides in the dispute in an effort to the Morrison' Knudson company carno treaty future discussions of reach an early settlement (Continued on Page Two) of Announcement of screeching the completion screaming representatives of the original Lo- - The governor did not say wheth- (Column Four) Facing 102 is above fill the which feet the to do tneir carno powers and the league of er he would take any action No wind thev went out — — ' of foundation about dam and the nations stecs have been taken by either duty 57 feet above the old bed of the tentahave side as yet to end the walkout planned (Diplomats and Ogden river was made this afterto begin discussions for a called by miners who demand a pay They climbed swaying poles tively new Locarno pact since the orig- - increase and shorter thfv risked their lives in a tangle noon by J R Iakisch construction working Six-Ye- ar of the Ogden abro-- hours was "considered inal of live wires in order that Ogden engineer in charge treaty I irrigation - project for the The strike will round out its first might have light to dispel tne uarK river gated with German reclamation service ness of the night of the Rhineland last March The week Sunday Work on the project was started WASHINGTON Oct 16— (AP)— original signatories were Great in October 1933 but delays have American railroads carried more Britain I have high admiration for the France Germany Belgium crews that battle the elements on resulted because of weather condi freight during the week ended Oct 10 than at any time in almost six and Italy) stormy nights and faithfully hold tions including spring floods the will The reservoir until tasks impound to their tney gain years 41000 acre feet of water for farm The Association of American victory over the storm "RIPPER" SOUGHT ers in Weber and Box Elder coun Railroads reported today that 3 two and CLEVELAND a romance of western mining ties A were the loaded pipeline cars Oct 16— (AP)- during of are the canals "Honest This portions when Police ended last hunted major week ended was today a youthful Saturday! Thursday project which has cost the govern was the largest quantity since the knife-wieldwho slashed three John" Pelkes died in spoKane ment! $3500000 and will be paid week ended Nov 8 1930 when 829-0- women and attacked another last cars were loaded pontes forty years ago opened for by the stockholders of the ir night a hrewerv in the Coeur d'Alene rigation districts created to bring "r grubstaked a about development of the project district of Idaho mine a j prospector who discovered which became part of the proper com ty of the Sunshine inming - " - I WKt ' - I - - - ' ! " The wind tore off completely the tin roof of the Burch Creek school and deposited it on a golf course a half block away Large quantities of bricks were knocked loose but ho one was injured STRIKE OFFER IS fADEBY EARTH FILL AT -- DAH COMPLETED t ' St ' L m— Hundreds of power and light and telephone lines were out of order men said they Telephone service had received " some 1500 trouble calls since Thursday afternoon and that while much of the damage could be repaired during the day it would be six weeks before all of the wrecked lines could be placed in order There were only two communication lines open this morning a telephone line via Coalville to Salt Lake City and a Western Union line to the north and south The Utah Idaho Central railroad reported that 30 poles were down on its line to the north and that rail service had been stopped with bus service being substituted UTDLITY POLES DOWN Utah Power & Light company officials estimated 100 utility pole3 down in Ogden vicinity A solid mile of poles was reported snapped Oil ucar (iiuoiu cutu t'wjvo aa a row were down between here and ' Salt Lake City Moore C Rial Police Chief of estimated that damage in Ogden will run into many thousands of dollars following an inspection tour this morning ' with Captain Dewey Hawkins The roof of a frame house at 4- - five-day-o- ld 0 FLY Utility Poles Snap Many Windows 4s Member Asks Appointment Kuler Denies Kepudiation f Fv'tn 9rnr tv of Receiver Charges Under these banners while the Accords Mismanagement untrained boys and old men at the - n CP Royalists Seek to Stem Retreat Before Moors Trained Army them" While the nominees carried their messages to an ever widening audience other friends and foes of the new dear continued their battle DU PONTS TELL WHY of the du Pont o)rr(o)(a CITY CAN HEAR GUNS y n n r? O''T! i "Ell WHO By The ASSOCIATED TRESS While President Roosevelt pressed his drive into the pivotal state of Ohio today Governor Landon announced surprise plans for a dash to California Seven more speeches were on Mr Roosevelt's program today as a follow-up to a major address in which he said at Detroit last night that many manufacturers "must by planning do far more than they have done to increase the yearly earnings Of those who work for judiciary" nn n R LAST EDITION 2 Sections— 26 Page ADRID KILLS yl'l a T-H- STANDARD-EXAMINE- TURN TO FLEE Roosevelt Presses Drive In Pivotal) State of Ohio After Major Talk DU PONT GIFTS TOLD e News and Views III Hold Spotlight In Crisis w Early Questions Show Asks Perpetual if "Warped Mind" To Archbishop Silence From Ryan and Be Defense Father Coughlin With tears in his eyes George Mortensen sobbed out this after noon his contention that when he killed three people in Ogden on June 30 h2 did not know what he was doing Mortensen accused his father-in-laAdam S Snyder of having caused much of the trouble between him and his wife and said that at the time of the slayings "I did not intend to kill any- 1 OGDEN CITY UTAH iseB SURPRISE DASII ©i staid Ii TO WESTC OAST 7 U I 119 n ©vji aA to- 1 Monroe avenue - occupied 2929 K if : If Freight Cars Set Record by C H Hartley was blown complete- Bricks showered into several classrooms at the Burch Creek school Thursday afternoon while the students were at their studies but not a single person was injured Shown is some of the damage which resulted when the wind carried away the school roof 1 -- 820-02- 75-in- ch ly off and dumped in the driveway several feet away about eight-thirt- y last night Hartley and his wife said theTiad just left the home a few minutes before the roof crumpled Neil Fry "living next door at 2935 Monroe avenue also left his home after the wind had lifted off a corner of his roof and torn out a corner post of his porch TREE KNIFED ROOF Knuea tnrougn the a neavy tree o W Skiles' house roof J high at 836 Twenty-sixt- h street frightening the occupants but injuring no-oA similar occurence was reported at a house near Twenty-sixt- h street and Monroe avenue Another roof was torn off the 1 1 -V Ml 1 1 ne -- er p m Thursday This home appear? ed to be one of the most snhstnn- - 23 : pany Todav the Sunshine Is the greatest salver mine in tne uimcu oucS The stock in Sunshine which was Pelkes received for his aclaim snare cents few a worth only is selling Today Sunshine stock Pelkes made It share a S1825 at a great fortune have been Many western fortunes based on grubstaKea in Also many fortunesledobtained to iulitiga- warmer have in which tion as in the Idaho case for a sued Pelkes' stepdaughter stocK division of the mining yq w--- ' ' '"J ' SAN FRANCISCO Oct 16— (AP) coast waterfront employers and workers entered a new truce period today with one major union deferring a strike vote pending arrival of United States maritime commission representatives The new truce accepted for? an indefinite period by employers but limited to October 26 by the unions started at midnight exAt that hour a formal tension of 1934 strike agreements ' expired but both sides indicated there will be no change for the present in their relations rt- Wnmtf: MtMmvKVo I f X - t sir- 1 4 ay Borah WW Meet With Silver Men a number of Ogden people in dentist are eluding a prominent of the romance this interested in stock have for d'Alenes they Coeur in the mining property adioinin (Continued on Faae Ticol BOISE Oct 1 6— (AP)— Senator said William E Borah today he will meet with the Senate special silver committee at Reno Nev Nov 14 to assist in formulating recommendations to congress relative to the future programs for the white metaL tially built in its neighborhood but the tearing wind left only a few timbers and a small patch of shingles fluttering where the roof once was The most spectacular piece of damage was done at the Burch Creek school at Fortieth street and Adams avenue where the wind tore off the tin roof and deposited the wreckage about a half block away on the golf course of the Ogden Golf and Country club DEBRIS IN ROOMS The building was unroofed by a hour gale that peeled the 'covering back taking with it several layers of bricks and mortar and dumping thenu inside the classrooms on the west side of the building and on the lawn about the school The blast came while students were in the building about three p m but school officials reported no one Was injured With the exception f of a few cases of serious damage the wind caused only minor damage amounting to only a few dollars in most cases but affecting an exceptionally large number of property owners Air travel was slowed but not in-- 1' terrupted between Sat' Lake C'iy and Cheyenne Wyo as pilots fought ' per - 15-d- vvyy it y — Pacific built the "Lucky" Baldwin who Francisco? San in Baldwin hotel was in endless litigation growing out of his suddenly louna weaiui (Column Six) -- VT ' Crashing Tree Blocks Street New Truce Voted Along Waterfront : (R-Idah- o) 1h:s photo shows how squares of concrete sidewalk were tossed about by the storm while at its height This fallen tree one of the largest ripped up by the wind disrupted th walk and blocked the street at Twentv-sixt- h street and Jefferson avenue Wind ripped off the roof of this house at 3579 Porter avenue and dumped it in the yard next door leaving only a few rafters and part of the chimney standing s one of the most destructive gales in Ogden's history damaged scores of homes in the city The owner William Phillips his wife and reinforcements such as were daughter Vella are shown sitting on the front porch Front window AH used in many houses to plug broken windows may be plainly seen: photos by Standard-Examine- r staff photoqrapher gales Mailboxes were blown over and (Continued on Page TtooJ (Column Two) |
