| Show ' 'Weather Forecast UTAH — Probably ruin nr snow Saturday and Sunday Local Metal Prices' IDAHO — Unsettled Saturday with local mows in south VOL 120 NO 151 SALT LAKE CITY SATURDAY MOIfNINU MARCH Lead $A8S7 Zinc 1 15 1030 28 95 Copper lTE'ja Silver 41! a o PAGES— FIVE CENTS Navy Pact Gives MmwmSALT LAKE HOLDS KEY POSITION ON Japan Over Half DEATH PROBE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD U S Sea Power OVER WOMAN How Rail Network Links Principal Cities OLD DREAM Nipponese Get 60 Per Cent of Battleships Cruisers 70 Per Cent j Wants Warships A of Light X OFF PUT fmmQ to Upon y° saw Throw FRANCISCO -- IUk£j I r v'V'Ai1 I In the Dorothy changes Dexter Moormeister murder investigation plans were made Friday night Swift — —— L I T lev£land UrH 7-- "V Jt 1 JZ1 - rr zjf witnesses This move come at the close of a long conference between County At- In New Route torney John D Rice Sheriff Patten and Chief Criminal Clifford Deputy today L L Larsen Until Wednesday night The agreement not final until It had been planned to reconvene the by Tokyo was revealed by coroner’s Inquest at Magna to InAmerican sources It provides virPremier Mussolini's demand for troduce one or two perfunctory witnaval equality held tually that Japan will have 60 per Franco-Italla- n nesses and submit the case to the conference cent of America's strength In battle- the London coroner’s Jury eight-inch 70 In mn deadloek in cent ships Friday per When it became apparent that new cruisers and nearly panty In submawould open a new line of testimony rines Investigation and that a number of 1936 the under By arrangement original witnesses would probably be Japan will have 108 000 tons of three-inc- h recalled It was decided to abandon cruisers afloat or a ratio of more than 70 per cent while the the idea of meeting at Magna and United States will be building three the sessions of the Inquest arrange 10000-to- n cruisers of that type at a more convenient place In Salt Japan’s Ratio to Drop Lake By 1935 for Next Parley S Resume Sessions Here As soon as the three American ves-- " After Two Week It "cess els to be laid down In 1933 1934 and 1935 are completed County Attorney Rice conferred the Japanese with Justice of the iatlo will drop but by that time anFriday Hnight Edward Sutton of Magna other naval conference will have been Seeks America’s Help in Peace called regarding the change and It was It was reported that in the negoagreed that the proposal to resume Solving Problem of sessions in Salt Lake after more than tiations extending over a fortnight Currency two wenks recess would be more conhe United States delegates declined venient lo concede the Japanese demand Sheriff Patten and Chief Deputy for the right to replace new 7000-to- n Special to Th Tribune Larsen think new evidence discoctght-inc- h gun cruisers They also 14 — vered in the Moormeister March case is of WASHINGTON to recede from their objection Alarmed over the prevailing low such nature as to bring the Investto fixing maximum tonnage on to a conclusion Whether this gun cruisers although at the world price of sliver and particularly igation in arrests la not known start of the conference Britain sup-- I concerned over tire dumping of In- Twill result of he nature the new evidence howwiled Japan In demanding such a dia’s silver on the world but hoping ever Is carefully guarded lule Investigating officers have uncovIn the new arrangement Japan to have the friendly cooperation of a number of serious flaws In by agreeing not to replace subma-line- s the United States In some move to ered of certain important as they become obsolete will rehabilitate the currency of China the testimony witnesses and a thorough check of have 52400 tons of such craft afloat nahas of the Chinese vital phases placed a new aspect ill 1936 while the United States will representatives stories told by some on tionalist dipgovernment through replace sufficient undersea vessels to In addition sheriff's investigators liava 60000 tons lomatic channels that Is through have produced witnesses from the endeavorIs our state department beB Hand's Trip In Vain vicinity of the murder and It is eving to find out what can be done lieved brfore the presentation of Mussolini's Stand Vainly have been completed that idence shall The reported agreement became under existing treaty arrangements the actual time the murder was comto check the decline in the value of known after Aristide Briand the neon the pole line highway Febmitted to restore It Chinese and to currency gotiator had tried unsuccessfully ruary 21 will be better understood break down Premier Mussolini's doc- something like Its normal value Time of Murder Bears trine of Franco-Italla- n panty Very little is known about the deIn vain the French foreign minisOn Testimony of Other In progress now tails of negotiations ter backed by the pressure of the The significance of this lies in the both the state department and the British and American delegates Chinese authorities the ne- effect of that time on the stories of regarding to sought get the Italians to submit as highly confidential and certain persons as to their movdeimlte figures of their naval ton- gotiations ements on the evening of the murder still In a preliminary state If these were nage requirements County Attorney Rice believes that low enough France might reduce her Chinese Find Currency' presentation of all the evidence so limown demands and a Value Reduced 50 Ter Cent far prepared by the sheriff s force itation agreement might yet emerge However from sources usually should be made to the coroner's Jury from the storm wrack here on such matters It Is learned as soon as it is ready But Mussolini’s spokesman For- posted T he change In plans which prothat the Chinese government finds eign Minister Dino Grand! refused the value of Its currency reduced 50 vides for calling additional witnesses to alter the monotonously repeated cent as the direct result of Great before the coroners Jury is looked stand for the right to build to pailty per Britain dumping the silver of India upon as an indication of confidence with France on the world The fact that Chinese on the part of the authorities that No one believes Italy actually has dropped 50 per cent In the mystery surrounding the murder would build to that standard though cuirency will be value not only embarrasses the Chi- of Dorothy Moormeister insisting on the right to do so why nese government solved has but already not then asked Biland In a halfcreated havoc throughout China and threatens to result in nation-wid- e (Continued on Pat Four) tColumn Three) disaster If the decline In value cannot be checked It is understood that one suggesDiplomat-Autho- r China is that she tion adv anced ' Financiers Believe Nature of Transaction Effect of Combine Upon Local Rail Status Mot Leases Deal Free of U Yet Known S Interference CHINA FACING What the purchase of "working I BROWN control” of the Missouri Pacific by Tribune Correspondent WASHINGTON D C March 14 the Van Sweringen Interests portends —Purchase of a controlling interest la the railroad development of the in tile Missouri Paclflo Railroad west and its effect on Sait Lake City By HARRY SILVER RIDDLE TURNS TO U i slx-m- I Miners Plan Jolt at Dies Age of B2 YORK March NFW by (Coutinufd on Pare Three ) ibolumn Two ) (r 14 —Ar- thur Shprburno Hardv diplomat ana author died at his home in Wood- Conn last night He was 83 BILL FAVORS MORE rk old CASH FOR ROADS jean From 1893 to 1895 he was United States minister and consul general to Persia and later was minister to Switzer- Sped! to Tin Tribune Greece Rumania Serbia WASHINGTON March 14—Tim land and Spain house committee on agriculture is about to report favorable a bill by “ISN’T IT DARLIKG7’ t Representative Engelbrtght of California largely increasing the appropriations for fire prevention In the The bill would national foiests make available an additional approa half million of and four priation dollars this year and next $4 200000 In 1933 and thereafter 44 000 000 annually Of these amounts $3 oooooo a year are to be spent in the building and Improvement of roads and trails in the national forests Pennsylvania War Governor Passes Short bkirts Lengthened! Drrws up lor the Sprint Parwt e Tinned prompt a petK lii Want d worfr F? pxperM ra le l mnni'f Persona Adcoiiiiun and the Needle! Music In lessons on tlolin and p ano 126 ex ante for nt At0 in Coiuilu today Hurry' M id'e Twinkle! Twinkle! i L'GeSia nc Bk a ri'i Colon n t 46 Sf! C'UPf rvw brave w 1 1 ta' it at'’ i New Green Grass! ffr'D a at -- r n load cnuiH taajr a want March 14 HUNTINGDON Pa (UP —Martin H Brumbaugh wartime governor ol Pennsvloanla died at Plnehurrt N C today Brumbaugh one of Pennsylvania's most distinguished sons Jumped lo political fame aimost overnight when he was nominated for governor on the Republican Urket after serving for many years as superintendent of sihools of Philadelphia One sear after lie became Brumbaugh was one of the canri'rtates for the Rrpubluan nomination as president at tie Chicago convention in 1916 A "pht due to Brumbaurti a factional f sht ca to lo e a part of tn Pemsv Ivan a vote and liis candidacy never i For Insurgents INDIANAPOLIS March 14 fPl— United Mine Workers of America late today voted unanimously to take such disciplinary action as may he lound necessary in regard to the instui geut element as t ive in the rump convention being held in Springfield The In India) sistance" Democrat almost br "passne rework The tried it here for It won t have a generation 1 he hlrget ad C alifomia rvrr had is Lindv has been prowling up and down the state for two months triing to get wind enough to stav up Ills last hope Is ( ani-t- ol Washington during the confirming of Ir Hoovers neat the supreme appointment to Yours court MILL ROGFRS Hill Kin'ii'miuuiiiiiiiiiiiKjiiiniiimircmiuotiii ihutiiiQw'r is In frankly 4e TWO RESIST PLOT CHARGE Divine Finds Dry Era Shuts Up Bowery Dives Demurrer Filed for Man WOMEN STUDENTS ami Woman Accused of DISCIPLINED FOR Extortion Scheme A ing Morris La vine newspaper extortion was filed by attorneys for the two today Argument on the demurrer was to have been heard today but absence of Lavlnes attorney caused postponement until Tuesday1 Lavlne was arrested Jn the office of Charles Crawford politician in possession of $75000 in marked Lai vine and Miss Johnson were indicted on the charge that they threatened to make revelation concerning the collapse of the Julian Oil corporation Miss Johnson was private secretary to the president 8 C Lewis when the company failed cur-len- or Ideate Campus for Six Weeks Men DIES $2'M By HERBERT LITTLE WASHINGTON March 14 (UP)- -r Prohibition aiding the gospel has swept the old bowery section of New York City clean of dives and saloons and lifted It drunkards from the gutter to homes wdves and radios an bowery missionary told congress today Appearing brfore the houv Judiciary committee's prohibition hearing the Rev John Callahan Tombs prison chaplain for sixteen years and now operating Hadley rescue home next door to Onie Gagan's famous saloon in the bowery chronicled the passing of Billie MeGurk s where “the girls used to drop in for a glass of beer" and the tub of blood and old-ti- LEWISBURO Pa March 14 (UP) women orty-four at student Bucknell university were placed on a day night and man campus for sty weeks as a punishment for smoking in dormitory rooms it was learned here today The day night and man campus for six weeks is the heaviest penalty inflicted by the women's government body and means that the forty-foguilty smokers are prohibited from leaving the college grounds at any time the next six weeks and also denies tnem the right of speaking to or having any social engagements with young men during that time The rule governing the smoking of women forbids such a practice on the college campus and in dormitory rooms only The punishment wav meted out by the womens student senate headed bv Mbs Frances Kernohan the president who is a senior studpnt from Chieago ur WOMAN POPULAR AS AUTHOR Forbidden to Talk M ith -F- suleide hall "There isn't a saloon on the bowery today” he said "Only law and the gospel could make a change like that Saloon of Forty-fou- r In Short Bowery Span saloons be“There were forty-fotween Park Row and Second street In the old days and six in mv block Bleecker between Houston and streets And you don't see the girls on the street anv more" Raymond Robins an economist and a personal friend ol President Hoo- Tell Thr® (Continued on (Column One j ) BORAH REFUSES MORE PAY 4 4 4 4 He Leaves $12500 in Treasury WASHINGTON March 14 UPi— It that v hv T am Ineligible” the Idawas disclosed today that Senator hoan said today with a laugh when Borah of Idaho never has drawn the afked about It He only smiled when increase of 2300 a jrar in salary requested to amplify As a result of refusing to accept authorized for members of congtess the congressional five yeats ago salary Increase from 47509 to 410 000 a year Borah This came to light during Informal discussion of whether a law prohib- lias 412 500 to his credit In the treasiting mrmlvers of congress from hold- ury He may draw It any time but ing an office for which they have If he does not It will stay there to The Tr bune 5$ecnl voted an increase tn salary would There have been previous cases simit WASHINGTON March 14— The make the Idahoan ineligible for ap- lar to this one being that of Henry to the supreme court St George T ucker of Virginia now house public lands committee today pointment reported faioiabie a bid extending! bench as successor to the late Ed- a member of the house Tueker refused to accept the infor another ten years the time In ward T Sanford Borah lias voted against all re- crease for one year saving he had which ire men n av have pief-'encerIs bills been and selected to an office paving rulit of entry unaer ail pub- cent salary increase lic bind ld tain as are Ills friends that he voted 47o!X) and had no right to vote himself a higher sa’ary He Insisted at not against the measure lmrea-inTnr firrt prefeicnce r'ht-court salaries lie however the time the bill was passed that the ony to tnr vrtiians of the world war but of the does not recall the vote and there Increase should not go into effect until after Uic next congressional and Inn nis whis as wed 'ihe whs no reiord ballot oil the bill i Bat there are other reutous than I election has not paved tuc senate NEW BILL EXTENDS VETS’ ENTRY RIGHT re n S jtl bi KILLS SHERIFF Officers Hurt Judiciary Commit- Three Other by Hank Robbing Trio tee Hears of Change in Chase Due to Prohibition man and Leontine Johnson former private secretary wtih plotting a $300-00- 0 BANDIT GUN House SMOKING IN ROOMS L03 ANGELES March 14 (UP)— demurrer to an indictment charg- of four sisters affairs railioad circle lf wTitten some 25 books exclusive of will be recommended bv the constitution commlt'ee Opinion was ex- her numberless short stories and magazine articles pressed by international beofficials of her books popular a decthat no other actionof could taken adeborne the insurgents ' ago are “The Heart Highway” than the expulsion Six Trees" and "Yates Pride " ENVOY'S STATUS RAIMD She married the late Dr Charles LONDON March 14 UP)— King Freeman author in 1902 Freeman died in 1923 leaving George has approved raising the hisDrentire estate valued at $213 GOO status of Great Britain' diplomatic representative In Chile to the Tank except lor hia lew dollars to Harry chaufieur In whose of ambassador The Chilean minis- Motiung homo above the family garage Dr ter In London also will become an Freeman resided after an estrangeambassador ment from his wife and sister His immniiimmiiitiiiniiiiiuitiiiitmiiiimnmmmiaimiiiiiiiinn will gave Mrs Freeman $1 and each HILLS Calif March 14— This Indian Gandl Is to defeat the British gotrving vernment (ho control political Van Sweringen CLEVELAND March 14 (JPt—O P and M J Van Sweringen Cleveland brothers who entered the railroad Industry as novices only fourteen years ago tonight were In control of a network of railroads which according to financial leaders here Is intended to become America' first trail continental railroad system Only one lone line 1 lacking to give the Van Sweringen a complete route and the line needed is believed available It is the Western Paclflo from Salt Lake to San Francisco Many great railroaders Including such men as Collls P Huntington Jay Gould and E H Harrlman tried in years gone by to build a transcontinental system but the Van Sweringens are closer to attainment of that fond hope than was reached by any of t)ie others Brothers Have Control Of Missouri Pacific The present position of the Van Sweringens was reached it was revealed tnriav by recent quiet buying of sufficient stock and convertible bonds to give them or their holding companies a working control of the big system of tile Missouri Pacific Alieddy in control of several eastern and central railroad systems the Van Sweringens by taking control of the Western Panflc could establish route Raila through road men said it would probably connect the following: Delaware Lackawanna & Western Buffalo to hew York Nickel Plate Buftalo to bt Louis Missouri Pacific 6t Louis to Pueblo Cclo : Denver Rio Grande Western Pueblo to Balt Lake and Western Pacific from Salt Lake to San Francisco The financial connection of the Van Rwerlnpens with the Denver Ac Rio Grande Western is through the Missouri Pacific which owns half of The same roads give tlio Its stock Cleveland magnates a “friendly contact” with tlie Western Pacific for it also is half owner of the Denver A: Rio Grande Western Other Van Sweringen roads which are available for the system In the east are the Erie and the Chesapeake At Ohio i ' Official Refuse to Discuss New Control Officials or the Missouri Pacitio today refused to make any statement of the reported new stock control of their road Under management of L W Baldcoast-to-coa- st puzzled local railroad observers here Friday night Washington as a probable first step The announcement came so unextoward the building up of a new transcontinental system While the pectedly that men in railroad circles interstate commerce commission has were at a loss to explain the new coup not been officially advised that the of the Cleveland brothers in entering Van Sweringens have acquired con- the western railroad field which gives trol of the Missouri Pacific mem- them a one-liainterest in the Den bers of the commission are disposed ver A Rio Grande Western to accept as authentic the press reThe assumption U that the Van ports from New York They point Sweringens are aiming to fulfill a out that such a purchase could be dream of stretching a transconttnen made without obtaining the consent tal line from New York to San Franwith his of the interstate commerce commis- cisco by obtaining control of the O F Van Sweilngen XL J Van Sweringen another of sion for under the law a railroad Western Foclfie which now controls brother 1 proposing first transconthe duo who have visioned a new (Continues on Ps Four four ) (Continued on tinental railroad system overland rail hookup (Column two ) (Column four )) looked METUCHEN N J March 14 OP) — The vote came on the adoption of the report of the rommittee on off- Mary Wilkins FYeeman b8 noted auicers' reports which recommended thor died at her home here today Her first novel was published in such action Just what the action will be was not stated and probably 1887 and since that time she had BEVERLY the Uxn in company by Illinois WILL ROGERS SAYS: Status Will Facilitate the Deal Youtli Wins Suddenness of Purchase J Leaves Officials Puzzled I 04 five-pow- er 1 LINE LACKING FROM THIS CITY D & R G new five-pow- Control of Monster Network Acquired by Van Sweringens G) Delaware Lackawanna & Western (New York fo Buffalo) G) FiddtPlale (Buffalo to St Lours) d) Mssoun Pacfrc Denver & No Cwnde Western (Pueblo to Salt Lake) (f) Western Pacific (Salt Lake to San Francisco) (St Louts to Pueblo) when it was decided to resume coroner's Inquest sessions in Salt Lake and to Introduce at least half a dozen By WEBB MILLER LONDON March 14 (UP)— Amer- lean and Japanese naval delegates reached an agreement on comparative naval strength lor the next six years while the remainder of the conference remained — I xWi— 4— Mystery OF RAIL MEN MAY MATURE 1 —! y -- With France deadlocked CT I Slaving Exactly Established Assaults aly’s Stand for Par- 1 Murder Vicinity Called in Moormeister Case Time It- ity p WitnePbCS Troni cw INQUEST IS TOKYO HAS YET TO OKEII ACCORD Briand Siv j CHEY'LNNE WELLS Colo March (J')— One Colorado ofxirer was killed and three others wounded in gun fight with the trio of desperados who robbed the Manter Kan State bank of $4000 today and turned back Into Kansas tonight after aiding tlieir escape with two automobiles commandeered at pistol points Deputy Sheriff Charles HU kman of Eads was shot to deatii in a pitched battle when officers sought to halt the robbers two miles east of Fads Deputy Sheriff Bill Mosher was shot tn the leg Five miles west of here one of several hurriedly organized posses in eastern Colorado clashed with the bandits Sheriff William Coe was wounded seriously and Deputy Sheriff George Holltngxhead suffered an arm wound Bandits Take Aute After Dodging About Racing through other vigilantes the trio took the automobile of Fred Hadley a deputized citizen and fled Near the Into Kansas eastward Colorado line they overtook two car for their abandoned youths and the one In which the boys were riding At Kanorado they compelled a filling station attendant to fill their gasoline tank and near Ruieton y bout nine miles east on U S higli-aNo 40 (north) they passed a sheriff from Good land Kan who as on the lookout for the car they had abandoned The trail led on past Colby Kan where several cars were in hot pursuit The bandits eluded Die pursuers however by doubling back to Colby and changing their course It wus believed they either continued eastward or headed south from Colby 14 coast-to-coa- st win piesident FtLCTION RETIRNS RIO - DF JANFIRO returns i4''-- vmlame from i hii teen Ma'cs Jul'o Frestcs 1 ’97 of the 092 voles ha piesuteruv against OjO823 lor Uctoilo Vargas coniplrf- of f i ial -- the Mis- Pr on Four) Colun n Oue Thousands of Dollars Have Been Paul lo Beneficiaries f tlie Special Polifpnian Shot at lira nth Bank Door SAN FTtANCISCO March 14 UV — Two armed men today held UP the Haves and Dtvisadero street branch of the Bank of Italy hero probably fatally wounding a policeman and esraoed with 43719 The bandits fled from the bank when someone blew a police whistle At the entrance they almost collided with Police Coiporal Eugene Fgan who opened fire on the pair Thev returned the fire and Ezan dropped a bullet wound atxne his heart At the emergency hospital sught hope was held for his recovery since 3923 souri Pacific has made unusually successful and large expansions and with more than 15 500 miles of lines in the middle west and southwest claims to be the longest railroad system in the United States According to financiers the Van Sweringens through thetr holding company the Allegheny corporation have obtained at least a third of the Missouri Pacific common stock The Missouri Racutc lm uutsUcud-ln- g 828395 shares of common and Life and Accident Insurance Policies Issued lo Tribune Header For Only II YE f 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