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WEATHER UTAH — Unsettled tonight warmer south-wes- t colder east portion Wednesday fair IDAHO — Cloudy tonight and Wed-nesd- ay snow cold Sixty-seven- tight TUB ASSOCIATED Year — No 193 th CHESS OGDEN CITY UTAH TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 29 1936 THE UNITED PRESS Germany Warns Nations She Will Halts Search Ships TWELVE BODIES REMOVED FROM WRECKED PLANE I 3ack Horses Used To Bring By WADE lVERNEK curt demand of a German BERLIN and a threat to halt and search the ships of any nation heading for Bilbao won freedom today for the interned German freighter Palos ' The Palos sequestered by Basque authorities at Bilbao last week was liberated “upon demand of the cruiser Koenigsberg” an official announcement said but part of her cargo and one unidentified Spanish passenger were detained by the Basques - Nazi naval might immediately was pressed toward the Bay of Bis cay to free the Spaniard and the rest of the cargo CARGO WASHINGTON IS WAR MATERIAL ALARMED OVER The Basques at Bilbao announced they were holding the Spaniard because he had tom up his papers and part of the cargo because It was “war material' bound for Spanish fascists The German threat to search warships of any nation which might be steaming for Bilbao was added to & previous decision for torpedo boat convoys for German vessels In the bay after the expiration of a Berlin time limit on the vessel’s release The propaganda ministry said the release followed a "radio demand" from the cruiser The Palos said the communique continued her voyage interrupted last Thursday by Basque marine patrols' who contended she was carrying war materials and suspicious persons SOME POINTS NOT CLEAR Whether the cruiser’s demand was In the form of a ultimatum or a mere demand or whether the Palos was escorted out into the Bay of Biscay or proceeded alone were points not clarified here Previously it had been reported German torpedo boats would escort (Continued on Pago TtooJ ( Column Two) WAR SHIPMENT J ' By IIOBART G MONTEE (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON Dec 29— (UP)— Chairman Key Pittman of the senate foreign relations committee announced today he would propose an amendment to make Uie neutrality act applicable to civil wars in any foreign nation Administration officials were aroused to the necessity for im mediate legislation by the action of Robert Cuse Jersey City N J ex porter in obtaining licenses from the state department to ship worth of airplanes motors and spare parts to Bilbao Spain Granting of siich Senses was in direct violation of the government’s declared neutrality "policy but the state department has no legal authority to refuse export permits EXPECT MORE v SHIPMENTS Officials indicated they were concerned less with the seriousness of this relatively large shipment of airplanes and engines to Spain than they were by government disapproval of all sales of war materials to the belligerent factions in Spain With the Cuse license as a precedent It was indicated other requests for export licenses for shipment of war supplies may be forthcoming The next may be for a license to export rifles pistols machine-gun- s and ammunition Chairmen of the house and senate foreign affairs committees at the same time advocated drastic pun lshment for Americans joining forTwo nurses riding in a bus Each eign wars said she would welcome the opporOLD LAW CITED D McReynolds called Sam tunity to be employed as a stewRep ardess on a passenger airplane (Continued on Page Two) (Column Two) bus of the the When operator referred to the danger they expressed no fear saying a crash was a quick way to die t gun-back- ed - - There is something of the Asiatic yjmind in an attitude of that kind With death on the highway and in the air the average American is becoming a fatalist willing to take a chance with death ’ $2-777- SHOOTS ACCUSED TRIAL Mother Eyes Bulging anc ' Pale Fires Thrice Sotaro Suzuki Yokohama Japan sends a Christmas card whiph Wounding Three presents a scene of Japan’s noted mountain 3 P)— JACKSON Ky Dec Before a court room crowd Mrs Suzuki was here early this year Viola Wickline today shot and fawith the “Tokyo Giants” and his tally wounded Johnny Shepherd Christmas' greeting is proof that 18 accused of the Christmas eve he has not forgotten his recep slaying of her son Harvey Gabbard 17 tion in Ogden The woman eyes bulging anc There Is much of courtesy and pale fired three times at Shepthoughtfulness in the average Jap- herd a cripple who had taken the witness stand to testify at his exanese of culture amining trial Moss Noble an attorney and other The gold output of the world for named Shouse were one almost and at estimated bystander is 1936 wounded by the shots which ter a half billion dollars lorized the crowd Noble was shot in the leg anc States will this United The year Shouse in the body and in 3135000000 gold produce Without saying a word Mrs $43000000 in silver Wickline jumped from her chair That is more gold and silver than ran in front of County Judge was ever before produced in the George W Little who had called court to order and opened fire United States in a year with a pistol Officers immediately arrestee Back in the days ° the gold ex Mrs Wickline and her husband in California which citement changed the human currents of the William Gabbard a son of Mrs Wickline world the output of the yellow metal was far below this year’s by a former marriage was shot to death here Christmas eve production fi As to the world gold production the total is unprecedented In 1870 the mines yielded That is less than is ited to the United States for $129-0000- 00 cred1936 the Rand of South Africa began to add a great stream of gold to the world’s supply so that by 1898 the total was $202000-00- 0 and it reached $400000000 by 1892 After 1927 n S’ 29-(A- Successor Named To Dakota Solon PIERRE S D Dec 28— (AP)— Tom Berry today apHerbert Hitchock of pointed Mitchell Democartlc state chairman United States senator to succeed Peter Norbeck (R— SD) who died at his home in Redfield Governor December 20 Bryan in his 1896 campaign for Hitchcock will enter the senate need-Je free silver declared the world when it convenes on Jan 5 same d more primary money day Leslie Jensen Republican who defeated Governor Berry in last He claimed the stagnant condiNovember’s election takes office ' (Continued on Page Two ) The senate appointment is good un(Column Three ) til the 1938 general election - ’ v : f-- N ? h? : v -- - rif'' v xyi ‘“I M LOS ANGELES Dec 29 (UP)— The broken bodies of eight men and four women were brought down an deer trail today from a mountain slope where a United Airlines transport plane crashed Sunday night killing all its passengers and crew By packhorse wagon and hearse the bodies of the 12 victims were transported to a San Fernando morgue where they lay wrapped in blankets awaiting final disposition under orders from Coroner F A Nance WATCH STOPPED AT 8:02 A watch on the wrist of Paul CKi Fear For Safety of Lad Brings Hunt For Abductor To Standstill Ladder Was Used ? In Several Robberies - ZL- J V' "TIG A T Dec 29 — (AP) — Tacoma police held TACOMA Wash ladder as a clue’ which may connect the rough kidnaping of Charles Mattson 10 with previous attempted crimes in the same neighborhood Experts scanned every inch of the wood in hope that? it might yield fingerprints Some officials i ed 0 OF the monoplane plughed into the mountainside The watch had stopped at 8:02 p m It was at 7:46 p m Sunday that Pilot Edward W Blom sent his last radio message — a laconic "waited a minute” — as radio operators at union air terminal frantically tried to contact him and place him on the proper radio beam All night long the bodies had lain on a ledge Searchers who reached the wreckage late yesterday had been unable to accomplish the 7 mile trek to the mountain camp because of darkness and storm conditions The searchers had huddled before campfires while rain pelted down on them Several volunteer searchers who became lost in the mountains when darkness overtook them have all been located the sheriff’s office announced today Other searchers found them during the night and guided them down precipitous trails to safety Fears had been expressed that some of the amateur searchers were in danger from exposure blit the sheriff's office said all were accounted for ' EXAMINE WRECKAGE Wreckage of the big twin-moto- r( Continued on Page Two) (Column One) UNIT IN OGDEN SUA PRODUCTION OF GMC PLANTS MILLIONS Federal Sum Is For Highway and Grade Crossing Improvements WASHINGTON Dec 29— (AP)— An apportionment of $12273957 to Texas was the largest made today by Secretary Wallace in dividing a $200000000 highway and grade crossing fund among the states and m Disputes Continue to Tie Up Auto Industry Ship Strife Holds By United Press Labor disputes in the automotive ndustry threatened today to force drastic curtailment of production plants Other automobile concerns were affected by strikes in glass “feeder” piants and other industries Homer Martin international president of the United Automobile Workers of America said in Kansas City that additional strikes in the automobile industry already partially paralyzed on a number of fronts “are to occur soon” so-call- ed BODY BUILDERS STRIKE Members of the union were on strike at Fisher body plants in Atlanta Cleveland and Kansas City The plants are part of the vast General Motors organization Their officials will attend a conference at Flint Michigan January 3 to approve plans concerning the drive for collective bargaining with General Motors Martin said however “every peaceable effort will be made to obtain union recognition before there is a general shutdown” Fisher Body company officials have agreed to a plan for settling the strike in their vast Cleveland plant it was understood today The plan was offered by Mayor Harold H Burton in a conference with company and union officers and calls for the management’s opening negotiations with the un ion while strikers resume work Leaders of the United Automobile Workers of America were scheduled to give their answer to the mayor’s proposal at five p m The plan was reported accepted by Lincoln R Scafe Fisher body general manager here and two other officials Backing the automobile union is John L Lewis’ Committee for Industrial Organization which ' is pushing its campaign in the auto mobile and steel industries Officials of the Camegie-Illinoi- s steel corporation asserted at Pittsburgh that “loyal employes” of the company were planning a vigorous sit-do- wn The fund provided by act of the last congress was apportioned on the basis of population area and The act propost road mileage vided $125000000 for primary federal-aid highways $25000000 for secondary or farm - to - market roads and $50000000 for elimina tion of grade crossing hazards The secondary road allotments were the first made under a "regular” federal program although money was provided for that pur pose from emergency funds appro priated to ease suffering from droughts and the depression The allotments were for the fis cal year beginning next July 1 The state total apportionments include: counter attack against the Idaho $2302939 Montana $3 These employes the company said 817278 Nevada $2208862 Oregon will at the national labor testify Utah $3099219 $2060221 Wyom relations board hearings in Wash ing $2265381 of the corporation in behalf Ington Wallace also announced appor The resume hearings January 11 tionment of $2500000 for construe of the Pittssettlement Early tion of main roads through non Glass Plate strike company burgh taxable Indian lands public lands The company unlikely appeared and other federal reservations dur announced the 7000 striking eming the next fiscal year of the important automoStates sharing in this fund in ployes tive “feeder” industry had lost eluded: $1750000 in wages since the strike Idaho $122609 Montana $137 started October 25 Peace negotia 774 Oregon $168367 Utah $256 tions were stalemated December 19 295 Washington $38349 and Wy Maritime strikes on both coasts oming $191114 continued Union leaders and ship owners were deadlocked at San Francisco over union demands for MISUSEOFfSBDS preferential hiring halls In New York Joseph Curran leader of the ‘outlaw” strike and Joseph P IN COUNTY CHARGED Pyan president of the international Longshoremen’s Association and an arch foe of the striking facSALT LAKE CITY Dec 29 — tions bitter remarks Po — (AP) Henry J Hamilton dis licementraded the waterfront to patrolled as last Salt September charged recurrence of fist fighting prevent Lake deputy county assessor was which broke out between strikers charged today with misuse of pub ard the first of the lie fundsThe complaint following an audr week In New York union employes allegedly revealing a shortage o:! cf the Brooklyn Bus corporation $670 in assessor’s collection of 1938 curtailing service on 25 bus personal property and automobile struck routes The company indicated it taxes was signed by County Audi would attempt 'to break the strike tor F H Adams by “loyal” drivers and 150 using A warrant for the man’s arrest was issued and bail was set at trained men $2000 REFUSE TO MOVE CARS Hamilton is accused specifically CLEVELAND Dec 29— (AP)— of receiving $8620 July 11 in his of fical capacity later diverting the ( Continued on Page Two) sum to his own use' (Column Three I CIO non-strike- rs - A TWO SIDES OF SNOW PICTURE Ay f street looking east from Washington avenue is bathed in beauty by white falL (Right) A city street " t Mf c I 4 ' ?? c Ws v f' Twenty-fourt- h Y- - - y (Above) -- TWO t'A STRIKES PERIL however saw no connection between the ladder and the Mattson case The ladder was recovered by police at Haddaway hall a block md half from the W W Mattson home Haddaway Hall once owned by P Weyerhaeuser grandfather of George Weyerhaeuser 1935 kidnap victim was purchased recently by George Franklin Sr Tacoma mer- ' In Line With Utah chant BEARDED 5 IAN Planning Board Idea Early in November only a few days after the Franklins had of Medical Care ’alls ed utaYallotted G FAVORS STATE HEALTH Hare a cornetist In Jimmy Dore-sey- s orchestra and one of the victims gave airline officials their first tangible clue as to the hour territories AT DEATH s 2 Women Among 12 Aboard Crashed Liner Died Instantly duo-motor- Jersey Plane Manufacturer Granted License To Sell To Spain ' v 4( is: Victims From Ravine of Canyon ALL BODIES MANGLED ice-coat- " s Cruiser Palos Released ButBasques Hold One Passenger And Part of Cargo Nazi Four Naval Might Presses Toward Biscay Dec 29 — (AP) — The LAST EDITION 14 Pages A I'ST ' w X T V' department employe finds clearing gutters hard work (Staff photo) Crews Clear Roads As Snow Buries State y - - Cover Paints Ogden White Foot Falls At Huntsville Cedar City Gets Six-Inc- h Record Depth Planes Held Up Old Man Winter the gentleman who was almost WHLEfor Christmas’ continued to sift snowflakes on Weber county today county and state road crews worked to clear passable but d roads in Ogden valley and in Ogden and Weber canyons City crews scraped six inches of white covering from streets beginning their work at one o’clock this morning —— snow-covere- Almost all of Utah and eastern Idaho was buried under a blanket of snow as the storm marking the real opening of winter weather moved gradually northwestward across the potato state No Weber county traffic was held up due to the fall heaviest of the season so far The state road commission however warned motorists of slick roads and dan- BOARD GRANTS POST TO OWENS Captain O A Owens was namec by city commissioners today to succeed N J Hinton as chief of the Ogden fire department effee tive January 1 1937 and Hinton ger of snowslides in Ogden Weber will be given the temporary title of and Sardine canyons No slides captain following a recommendahad developed this morning offi- tion to this effect by Mayor Harcials of the commission said but mon W Peery Mayor Peery explained that Chief COASTING LANES Hinton might benefit from a proof youngsters were posed civil service pension bil J Scores which may be introduced at the coasting and skiing on designated zones set aside by the city next session of the state legisla ture If passed this bill will inpolice department crease the maximum pension paic The zones set aside were andepartment employes from nounced by Traffic Sergeant to fire $75 to $100 per month Darrel E Shaw as foUows: Under the arrangement recomCapitol street from Fillmore mended by Mayor Peery Hinton avenue to Custer avenue continue to receive his salary Thirty-secon- d street east of will of $19750 per month until the state Jefferson legislature which convenes early Kershaw street from Jefferin January a'djouras son 'avenue to Madison avenue His salary will entitle him to the Marilyn drive benefits of the proposed measure Twenty-sevent- h street from which gives pensioners half of Jefferson avenue to Washington their former salary but not more avenue than $100 it was pointed out street east of Twenty-thir- d Meanwhile Owens will assume Harrison avenue charge of the department January 1 and his salary will be Increased Twentieth street from Harrison avenue to Quincy avenue from that of a captain $15650 per All zones have been marked month to $19750 per month Mayor off with trestles and motorists Feery said 4 are requested to use caution when driving In their vicinity conditions were favorable to formation of minor avalanches TO COST $290000 K C Wright chief engineer for the state road commission at Salt Lake City estimated the winter’s snow removal work on 3947 miles of Utah highways would cost in the neighborhood of the $290000 spent last year At Huntsville always one step deeper into winter than the lower Espee's Revenues Highest Since '29 SALT LAKE CITY Dec 29 — (AP) — Passenger revenue for the Southern Pacific Railroad company for 1936 was the highest since 1929 O P Bartlett passenger traffic manager said today Bartlett came here with Frank H Plastead Chicago freight traf fic manager who accompanied the body of his son Joseph Plastead here for burial The son was killed recently in an automobile ac valleys one foot of snow was measured The main roads through Ogden valley were passable before (Continued on Page TwoJ cident (Column Four) Chamber of Commerce directors decided late Monday to support egislation to create a state controlled health department in Ogden The directors asked the legislate committee of nine to launch an investigation into the plan immediately This is ie latest development of a program recommended by the ttate planning board which would relieve the local health organize tions of some of the financial bur den entailed in conducting their health and sanitation departments It would also provide trained workers to administrate it The state board of health was later given charge of Its operation It is proposed to divide the state into 10 districts according to population with each district having- - a trained health unit The local chamber approved the plan It held the setup would provide an efficient method of handling Ogden’s health problems and would conflict among communities It al so would relieve cities and counties the chamber believes of the present financial burden and give protection to rural areas Dr J L Jones state health com missioner has recommended that the present laws providing for city and county health boards be replaced with modern legislation He would establish local public health units under the state board of health It would be administered health officials with by full-tim- e the aid and council of local public health advisory boards The suggestion of state controlled health units as suggested by Dr Jones was approved by the chamber Dr J R Morrell chairman of the chamber’s health committee taid many are opposed to adoption of a program be cause of interference with private professional practice This would not be the case however the chairman said Patients treated by civic or state controlled organizations are not generally those which find their way to private attention he added state-controll- ed ARIZONA FILES KIDNAP CHARGE moved into a palatial home & lad der was placed against a wall near Mrs Franklin’s bedroom She was awakened by beams from a flashlight as & man climbed toward the casement She screamed clutch ng & Bmall son in her arms The intruder fled Franklin hired & night watch man for the estate A few nights Later the watchman was aroused by a noise in a hallway He saw a heavily bearded man swarthy and squat standing at th4 op of the stairway leading to ths Franklin sleeping 'apartments The man held a pistol in one hand and ' i flashlight in the other The guard ran for a rifle The mam fled PISTOL SHOT A few moments later a maid in downstairs room - screamed that saw a man on the lawn The watchman called to the man to halt A single pistol shot was the answer from the fleeing intruder Chief of Police Harold Bird the main facts of the Franklin incidents Bird described the breaks as “at- tempted burglaries not kidnap-ngs- ” and said he could see only slight cohnection between those attempts and the kidnaping of young Mattson from his home Sunday evening MAY KNOW IDENTITY ' Discovery of the ladder clues lent additional credence to the belief that authorities may know the identity of Charles abductor and that they are making no move which would endanger the boy’s safety His father Chief Bird and others have commented that the mnt is at a stalemate because Charles safety is of the first im Until the kidnaper volf portance unteers a “contact” and arranges to deal with the intermediary no action will be taken There were some indications that not all the federal states county and city authorities in the manhunt agree on the first announced theory that Charles’ cap-t- or former pais a tient of Doctor Mattson seeking-reven-- - con-Irm- ed ! semi-dement- ed ge Delivery of a special letter at 8 am before the crowds of curious townspeople had gathered outside indicated to some watchers that the long-await- ed contact with the child stealer might hae oeen made The delivery man merely handed the letter through the partly-opendoor and departed quickly Earlier Doctor Mattson had told newspaper men “things are just as they were when that man left with ed Box Elder Escapees Face Charles” Possible Life Terms In Tucson Case TUCSON Ariz Dec 29 (AP)— Scott Bunce 32 and John Sutton 24 escaped convicts who fled the Box Elder county jail December 6 were charged with kidnaping today under provisions of the strin gent law enacted by the state leg islature two years ago Deputy County Attorney J Mer cer Johnson Issued the complaints after he said Bunce and Sutton confessed abducting and robbing Clyde Baldwin Nogales automobile salesman Saturday The law provides a minimum sentence of 20 years and requires life imprisonment or the death penalty In cases where the kidnap victim suffers bodily harm Baldwin was abducted while demonstrating an automobile to tw men After forcing him to drink “knockout” solution the robbers tied him to & tree in the desert The victim Identified the former Utah prisoners as his captors ' t j VICTIM OF CHANCE An official who demanded' his name not be revealed said the ransom note left by the kidnaper who invaded the W W Mattson home Sunday night had been folded and refolded was printed long before it fluttered to the Mattson floor and had apparently been carried in a pocket at least two or three He said the note was weeks soiled and frayed from wear The official deduced that the kidnaper either had been watching the Mattson residence several days carrying the note in his pocket all the while or had been in the neighborhood cruising search of a victim He said he favored the second theory and pointed out that the kidnaper’s words “this place ought to be worth some money” would fit well with that explanation He added that he believed young Mattson was chosen only because circumstances including the absence of Dr and Mrs Mattson were favorable The search for young Mattson came to a virtual halt as other officials expressed fear for the boy’? life At the Mattson home none of the occupants stirred during the night or morning Searching parties which have scoured th$ Tacoma area for Charles and his kidnaper — the nation’s newest “public enemy” — returned to their headquarters Guards around the home were WASHINGTON Dec 29— (AP) —President Roosevelt said today that something must be done to abolish child labor long hours and starvation wages lie added he did not know whether this withdrawn could be accomplished without a Dr Mattson announced he would constitutional amendment but make no attempt to communicate that he was certain It would re- with the kidnaper until advised fcjr authorities to do bo quire federal action |