Show - - - e 6 e '' e 0 r r Ike vitt Issued Evers Salt Lake City Utah 6 Fourth Term Oppolition Nomination of Franklin D Roosevelt by the Democratic national convention was less of a surprise than his early announcement that he would accept the place at the head cf the ticket The Democrats perhaps un fortunately for them but not for the president have no other candidate of his vote gettinz capacities and they want to win whatever misgivings some of them have over the fourth term precedent Mr Roosevelt 's sense thet dramatic also was evident in the manner in which he made his acceptance speech from "somewhere on the Pacific coast" If there were any doubt about who will the contestants for the presidency this time it has now been settled Thomas E bid whose the for Dewey highest post ih the Land is to be fought on youth versus "tired old men" and Mr Roosevelt whose speech r!ainly indicated that his appeal will be for experience versus "unskilled amateurs" Nfr Roosevelt again declared that his decision to run for a fourth term "is based solely on a sen5e of obligation to serve if called tpon to do so by the people of the United States" His opponents have voiced doubts As to his sincerity on this score pointing out that no man is indispensable even in war The Democratic chief did not predict an early end of the conflict except to venture the idea that it win be over within the next four years but he declared that his experience and that of his party will be needed in formation of postwar programs Quentin Reynolds noted war correspondent made a speech which was clearly intended as a rebuttal of the Republican convention address by Representative Clare nt)othe Luce He denied that anyone has the right to speak for G I Joe and declared that the entrance of the United States into the 'war was inevitable and not the work of any one man Mrs Helen Gahagan Douglas actress and wife of the actor Melvyn Douglas who is serving in the army overseas delivered an surprisingly lacking in the theatrical appeal one rnight expect from one of her profession It was so purely political that except for the fact the voice was feminine it might have been delivered by an old party 1--e s "war horse" Local Gun Wielder hould Get a Chance in War Whoever it was that took pot shotsat while group of peaceful Japanese-American- s they were out swimming Thursday evening rear Salt Lake should be given the opportunity of fighting our real enemies in the Pacific Investigating policemen said that two youths were seen running from a near-b- y point soon after the shooting which imperiled not only men and women in the party but a number of children America is not waging war on civilians even in the combat areas although frequently they do become victims of bombs and shells Our soldiers dropped on military objectives are not crouching behind rocks to fire on peaceful swimming-- parties which include women and children even in New Guinea This is a community and the Tromiscuous use of firearms is prohibited There is no excuse for boys no matter how 'warlike" they may feel firing at any group of people If they are too young to serve in the armed forces they are too young to be Termitted to carry guns War offers no justification for criminal carelessness and all residents of this state and county whether t!:ey are aliens naturalized citizens or citizens by birth are entitled to the full protection of the law law-abidi- -- WarBorn Rackets Flourish in United States Arrest on the coast of a former Utahn who is said to pose as a soldier recount his 'heroic" deeds -- nd then foist fraudulent checks on gullible business men calls to mind the many "war rackets" that have sprung up in this country According to the F B I there is a large number o' the impersonators going about the country posing as valiant fight-me- n and imposing on citizens who find it difficult to turn down a hero when he makes-request for help ir cashing a check There are a number Of other rackets born of the conflict accOrding to an article in the current Woman's Home Companion by Patricia Lochridge Loving families of service men are being defrauded the writer says vendors who charge high prices for by books having light steel covers which are satd to preserve the lives of men under fire Far from saving his life such plates worn in 'treat pockets may cause more serious wounds than a plain bullet experts say Another racket is said to be worked on fames of slain men by heartless scoundrels who watch casualty lists and call on the family for the return of money alleged to have been loaned the dead man Another is the Tractice of listening in on broadcasts from enemy sources getting reports of war priseners and then notifying their families who P re :harged anywhere from $3 to $100 as fees or "contributions to meet expenses" The family- could receive the information free from the foreign broadcast intelligence service of the FCC In spite of the fact that the army and navy rrovide injured men with the best of arti Be - v I BY t 1119141t111tol - Irlbune Publishing Company Saturday Morning July 22 1941 DentocratA Ignore ad-dres- L Established April 15 1871 Mornine b be tall Lak 1 7 st - Ii--J'4' 't' ' ' i 14 I rwe'24'!"7":" - ng ? - i- - t '' ' Director American Institute of Public Opinion PIIINCETON N J July 21—Although nearly 5 out of every 6 families in the country have bought either war bonds or stamps tohelpsupport th war effort there are still more than 6 million families who have not bought any bonds or stamps yet This was ascertained by the institute in a nation-wid- e survey in which field reporters asked the question: Have you bought any war bonds or stamps t "" ' ' "7! ' ftr''-:4'4- 5 - l's c 4'" x'''':4 ''''::I-::'- ' '''' ': 7' - - - '' ':' Non-Buye- rs Buyers 20rof Farmers S0y S0 20 Towns under 10000 A7 13 innon to 100000 16 84 Cities 100000 or over As of today the treasury estimates that there Are about 22 billion dollars worth of Fl bonds outstanding with figures on the fifth war bond drive still corning in The Lyons Den-- - By Leonard Lyons The house which was the setting for Daphne du Maurier's story "Rebecca" is called "Mena-billy- " at Fowey on the coast near Cornwall She spent her childhood at her mother's cottage near by And Miss du Maurier used to take walks near "Menabilly" sometimes leaping the wall and entering the grounds until the gameMiss keeper came to chase the trespasser away du Maurier never forgot "Menabilly" and used it In "Rebecca" Laat winter the author became weary of the London bombings and went to Fowey She learned that "M(nabilly" closed for 12 years was for rent Forty of its 47 rooms are sealed up She signed a lease and now lives in the building which was the setting for her most successful best selling book Esquire's fight to remove the post office deban against it will reach the courts partment's finally on Monday This litigation has cost the The army has magazine to date Z250000 ruled that no straw vote polls on the presidential election may be taken among the troops John La Touche author of "Ballad for Americans" and of the lyrics for "Cabin in the Sky" is getting a temporary discharge from the navy Ile will write the lyrics to the Leonard Bernstein-Adolp- h Green-BettWhen LaTouche Compton musical joined the Seabees the classification officer was puzzled about how to classify the writer-poe- t "Did you ever do anything besides writing?" LaTouche was asked He told of his recent experiences commansling a large number of troops in the Belgian Congo "Good Now we have it" the classification officer announced and John was entered as a storekeeper third class An air forces officer visited the cast of "This Is the Army" in Italy and was shown a list of cities with dates next to each "These are the future bookings" he was told "in the cities still We'll play there on those occupied by Germans Some of Alexander Woollcott's friends dates" d were discussing a lady who used to visit him frequently "Was Woolleott fond of her?" one of them asked The other replied: 'No As a matter of 'act the only reason Alec kept reading all those mystery stories was to At the find the best way of murdering her" Times Square War Bond Register a Filipino heard a speech by an army officer who had esHe gave the caped from the March of Death officer r package containing $300 "My wife sisters brothers and children are still in Manila" said the Filipino "Take the money I want no bonds" Stanton Griffis who went to Sweden to obball bearing shipments tain a cut in the S to Germany returned with the lament: "Those Swedish industrialists are not interested in The ideologies—but only in making money" Arrny-Nav- y Screen magazine will provide exactly the same amount of footage to the Democrats and the Republicans in covering the presiLuba Manna is the newest dential campaign draw at LaNTie Parisienne—their first since Celeste Holm left Fred Waring signed for the Owens-Illinoi- s broadcasts over the Blue netNVhen Mayor Lawork starting Sept 7 Guardia greets Gen de Gaulle he'll speak to the Florello has been making visitor in French French broadcasts for the 0 W I Distributed by McNaught Syndicate Inc y La-Tou- ch sour-tempere- Off the Record As we now dimly recall them there always were disappearing office boys though they never used to turn up in the Marianas with five medals Rumor hath it that the nazis have made a booby trap of the gambling casino at Nice Presumably by reopening it as a gambling casino Among the very first of postwar needs may be a gross of gavels for restoring order in the court when the jury has brought In the Hitler finding Consumer goods scarcities being as they are we canvasser along expected a ere this with a dazzling offer to buy the stuff back Not readin g lists of hot weather don't's is still first on our list of hot weather don'ts North American Newspaper Alliance hi :' ''- - '" '' door-to-do- or '' - ' '1 ' - t - '- - - '''7 ze' - ' : '' ' ' :: - t1 - - t'' - ii - 1 - - -1 I - ' t lx ? df ' - -- 40 41 — -- - - I' '? '''' - ' '' e '1':' - ' : '''1 '' - w - dik ''' -- - - 1' ' ' -- ':i -- ' 1" 97 405 - 1 - 44'"fet )" 'v 14 - ''''' '' k) ' Ate:- - e' -' Cp : Al er if '- rol q ' 1 motoilic ' -4r- f " '' '''"4' " 1- r - ' odo1117 - i 14 trrS''''- - ' 1! r so ' ' "5- "g: f''r!-''L- e volt litioUSLIC AHD GAZIITt S'It4DiCAT " ' N ") --2- — 4 ItECY' MAN041 KC---- Mallon Sees Our Enemies in Final Stages By Paul Mallon Ing forces last week took a toll WASHINGTON—Our enemies of 1000 nazis killed and dis- Are In the final stagem of disrupted railroads at 100 points and otherwise his potential is integration The end may come soon Their growing weaknesses scattered But it is true that in Normandy we have faced are evident plainly in their confessed slvitches of military leadthe best he has about 6 crack ership—in Japan the dethronearmored divisions and while ment of Tojo in Germany the these have been defeated they are still to be routed jump f rom Von Runstedt to Rommel the attempt on Hitler's Italy he apparently considers life etc These glaring sympas a sideshow and has produced toms of their approach to colthere no more than 28 divisions second grade His main lapse are so obvious as to hardlargely show is still on the Russian ly require comment or interpretation front where he is yet able to Yet no one in authority here maintain about 180 divisions Thus he still controls great expects the end to come through internal collapse There will military power Say there are probably have to be a military only 10000 men in the average In short our German division now as against breakthrough leaders are counting only upon normal strength of 15000 and he still is able to present an army crushing the foe by superior of nearly 2000000 men in Rusmilitary might There are no sia 600000 in western Europe to an signs assumption Justify To win and 240000 in Italy that internal revolution will do we must crush this strength the job for us break through it demoralize it For instance' the Japanese not in from does Tolo by fighting change Yet the inevitable destiny of any degree denote a change in defeat for our enemies is handthern ruthless military leadership written on the wall for all to of that country The old gang see On every front we are able is still firmly entrenched They to present superior power In changed faces not control They the Pacific for instance our are having a problem to keep sea might is reputed to be so their people working for war far above the Japs as to be a In the face of our overwhelming joke among navy men We do displays of superior power and not yet appreciate the growth their cabinet changes simply rethe navy of to flect their efforts improve One Congressional authority I Internal morale trust says our 3 or 4 task forces So also in Europe Von RunIn the Pacific are separately the was he ousted because stedt The equal of the Jap navy failed to bring up his forces rechange in cabibet may bring fused to commit his reserves them out to fight may cause a at once to the Normandy battle sea offensive against us new Rommel wanted to push his but it is foredoomed if we can power fully into the fray and muster a semblance of our powhas brought 21 to 24 divisions er at the point of battle Some Into that front since he assumed think the Japs will try attack control upon the Pacific coast to reYet this is not more than a store home prestige or in some third of his potential strength other sensational way attempt in western Europe Hitler can to cast off the yoke of defeat still command 58 to 60 divisions which is upon them It cannot on that front They are not succeed We have outproduced full strength divisions or crack them and when we can get our meremost of them troops being overwhelming power to bear at ly police forces for the lowlands and France Hitler has had to any point they will be defeated Belin of much his power Any attack by them will probkeep ably bring the end sooner gium where hidden local resist- - Senator From Sandpit CHICAGO—It's Friday morning and I hope that today sees It the end of the convention vvas reported yesterday that there would be no adjournment until st vice presidential candidate was chosen even if it took all night But the crowd that jammed the stadium vvas so immense and difficult to control that it was deemed WISer to postpone nominations and yotHonestly I ing until today have never seen so many people gathered under one roof before More than 30000 were in the building while more thousands outside clamored for admittance Seats among the delegates and alternates were of little use—you had to stand on your seat to see anything The aisles were completely blocked by swirling pushing sweating humanity Outside the air was cool and pleasant but inside under the Klieg lights it was awful Governor Maw has two friends on the Chicago police force now They probably wouldn't recognize him if they met him as they think I'm the governor I had talked to them at various times telling them about the wonders of Utah and they'd watch for me when I'd enter the stadium for each Session and salute me smartly Last night I got caught in the milling crowd and was getting a bit mussed and bruised Then to my rescue Thus the boys may be corning home before long- At the Chicago convention I heard sever al officials predict both of our wars in the east and west would be over by September It is unfortunate that a single additional life be lost now when victory is so clearly assured but the nature of our enemies is such that this is really the crucial point of the war They understand no language of reason in their fanaticism Indeed they proudly proclaim fanaticism which Is a lack of reason and understanding They think it is a virtue They want to die for their hatreds Well—they will - 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E i : The mathematics teacher Tt ticed that one of her pupils uits daydreaming and not following the work on the blackboard To recall his attention ahe said : sharply: ”Board Jenkins board!" The boy startled looked up "Yes ma'am very!" came the reply I : Wears Out Welcome The worst of it Hitler finds too late is that among the rugs he has chewed to shreds- and wiped his feet on and otherwise are those on the damaged thresholds of neighboring countries which said "Welcome"— Elmer Adams in the Detroit News 1 - I - t to mil ggesition -- - 1 - 7 ‘ - r t 1 I - - i J t 14 - t - r I - - t 1 ::: v- V - ' rm - t 4 t - :il : - I 71 1 - I::! i: - -- - ' - - 1 t ( ' sit ' 112t a in at 4- 1 r '''''''' t -- f ' ::L Irs I ' :: AIP BA 1010 - E -- -: '0 - pA-- 1 z 11 411111 '1Z - 11 iii - ' 7P' 14 I (Commissioner and Mrs den's room) where I had the privilege f meeting them As— sistant U S Attorney John S Boyden and Mrs Boyden got In yesterday from Washington They were out to the stadium most of the day Mrs Scott P Stewart vice chairman of the Democratic state committee is arranging for rue to get space in the delegation's car so I won't have to wait over until next week before And boy! leaving for home How that thought appeals to me! When I got to the hotel last night there was a bulky airmail letter awaiting me It was a necktie from members of the "club" They said they didn't want me going around and getting thrown out of swanky jernts because of the lack of a necktie But you ought to see the tie Why I'd be afraid to wear it during a blackout Well it's time to go to the stadium So long for now t I ' Ham Park Utah delegation's headquarters Bo- t tellelphonzu custoRners wilac plan to By Two very charming Salt Lakers Mrs Kenneth Kerr and Mrs C H Hill arrived in Chicago the other day They came to the t I i came my two friends They formed a flying wedge and saw me safely to my seat They're a couple of well youngsters and they seem to think the "governor" was a pretty good egg too And I think the real gov- ernor f i Keeping Up Interest all records It would not be surprising if voters everywhere both Democratic and Republican resented the palpable attempt to air drag the army navy and atforces into politics and to tribute their war record to the efforts of a partisan political ad m instration The building up of our military forces especially after war broke out is not the achievement of the Democratic administration but of all Americans who came to Washington not to serve the Democratic party but the government of the Features - Synclica te loan drives revealed will not soon vanish The south has learned at last that it can expect no help front the Republicans and less from the Democrats in the north in the settlement of its own peculiar problems So it looks as if an independent political party was born in Chicago It will take some time to emerge but ultimately it will use its 100 or more electoral votes as a balance of power Its the only way it can gain a respectful hearing for its viewpoint The days of the old Democratic party in the south are A new independent numbered Democratic party will come into being because the 1944 Democratic convention made that marine in the world" Are our air forces our navy our army our merchant marine merely instruments of the Democratic party—achievements of a political administration? Or are these the joint product of all Americans inside and outside the government who have sacrificed much to carry the American flag to the 4 corners of the earth ? The partisanship of the Republican convention was bad enough but the partisanship of the Democratic convention beats t°41 t bearer it carried its scars into other contests The cleavages best-traine- -:'': WA - existence "It succeeded in building in d time and the equipped army in the world the most powerful navy in the world the greatest air force in the world and the largest merchant : for bonds by Republicans But a convention steeped In partisanship which is trying to put the constitutional office of commander in chief into politics for the ist time in our history could not possibly have written carelessly the platform plank quoted above The Democrats had weeks and weeks in which to write their platform The attempt to claim credit for the army and navy and air forceas Democratic party accOmplishmente must have been deliberate The party convention paid little attention to the platform when it was read It was adopted by a voice vote and an attempt to get a roll call on its provisions was set aside It paid little attention even to the disaffection in Texas Incidentally while the revolt In the Democratic ranks had no effect on the selection of Pres Roosevelt as standard for sheer effrontery surpasses anything of a partisan nature that has arisen in the conduct of the war and reads as follows: "Before war came the Democratic administration awakened the nation in time to the dangers that threatened its very r t' illogical hereafter to be recorded as the achievement of the Democrats and to ignore the purchases of ng - LFt44'': -- ' p : iti P : - 4 A 4:' A l'''''"'- - :)- 7 '' s: - -- 0 - ' - ' ow '7 4 - 1 it ! ?A is- 5 t ' 4 i 4 1 - 1 - '' '' 1 -r - r"--- ''"? it' §' E :t - ' - 541 -I 1 !4" 4 - il -t ‘- 1 i : : 00( - ' 't A'4 5 ''''rj:0i::i1oc''''--' t' ' ''' (- '''- - f ' Al' ' ‘ 5 '''r'21" - 1 5'--' td11': ''-'- : j il-- r4V414j :f 4 It '1t64" I PAN i' ' Is' : 'N'- o4m4-"s- 'r - - --:-- '' -i it "'‘' ' i ''Q1"r" ' ' 41 -' rer t ) I "' ‘ ' 'i ' 44 etf) 611 TA 6 ' AP I ‘'' ( 1 ' - - - 1' i g r tat '1 ' Ar ' ' - 1-- - ft t i ' ''' - ' ft i 7 ki 1 F ' ‘ i I : t - ' ' 1 't-- - '1 ' r 12 ''' 4 4 s Buyers The largest groups of nonbuyers are to be found in the farm areas and in the small towns of the nation—those with a population under 10000 This is shown as follows: t ' 141- - 27 20 if -ii '' ' yet?" Farmers ''''"- - ''''s"tbN s 1 - By George Gallup S3 73 So '::: si ' 1 12 r0 12 17 4' 0 -- s 1 ' t a SS SS 1!4 ' The Gallup Poll: (Approximately 6500000 families) As might he expected those in unskilled occupations with lower incomes show the greatest percentage of nonbuyers but even in the business and professional groups about 1 in every 8 has not yet bought a single bond or stamp This is shown in the following table giving the percentage of buyers and nonbuyers by the kind of work they do: -- Q 't '''' - C' 14 ( i- t i ci 7 Basing Its estimate on the 3612' million families which the bureau of census estimates are In the country today the institute finds the following results to the question: 82- -' Have bought war bonds or stamps 30000000 families) (Approximately Have not bought war bonds or stamps18-- : As'iN f)!--:: 4 - ' - ' - -4 -- - - United States It would be as By David Lawrence CHICAGO July 21 — T h e Democrats have adopted a platform which has In it one of the most stupid blunders that a political party could make—a partisan claim that the greatness of our army navy and air forces is the achievement of the Democratic party Back in 1918 the Democrats made-similar mistake and took unto themselves undue credit for the fighting of the war and the claim became a political It was resented boomerang from coast to coast Today the Democrats with similar shortsightedness have Ignored the Republicans in congress who voted almost unanimously for the army and navy appropria- tions They have Ignored the Republicans who as workersr managers have contributed to the war effort and ignored the fact that American citizens irrespective of party have contributed their dollars to the of our army navy and air forces The platform plank - ) f I s k - - 1 Lawrence Cites 'Blunder' Made By Democrats in Platform Manning t 1 1 "k1 : 14 - 1 fJ I ' f I - J -- 1 -' — ) ficial arms legs or other appliances there are some promoters collecting funds to buy such things for the soldiers and sailors Another organization sent out appeals for funds to purchase ambulances for the army in its leaflets that the government does not furnish ambulance equipment for its soldiers Professional and business White collar Skilled and semiskilled workers Unskilled n Here Today eilrfibiarm---- 1 ' ett ftoc-77k- 09 i I' : 4Am ' - ::::::C: : - - 401411001 -4t filic‘ Communications equipment is vital to our fighting men on land at sea awl in the air' That's why there are tele phone equipment shortages here at home If you are considering moving we suggest you check with our business office regarding service in the particular location where you expect to move Furnishing telephone service depends on three princi pal itemst telephone instrument Wires running from the location of tit Instrument to the telephone office Equipment in the telephone office ri'l i I I :'': 1 A t I f - shortage of any of these items causes delays In Installing service TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH : ' A THE MOUNTAIN STATES ' ' :": '' COMPANY it 1 f 4Veam " |