| Show a I ' II 1 ItADIO NEWS Inter11onnt31n---7:3- 0 I SAIL ! pm 2:23 pm 10 pm elimmilae I - VOL 157 NO 41 - 1 Cf VIP) - g t Sir -- 07 t NJ soy L lor 1 777- 4 ''' - --- kk- 1 -- 4 l- -- 0441 ‘-- 4464'"'"'W - i fk 900- t & 1 ' AA 1 ! - i order for ' k Palestine Tbere was no opposition to the extension of the deadline for 43 hours -4- --- ' pepresentatives I 2 D'::' 1 I' Ili t 40 044 '''‘) 1 1 0- 4- 4''' --- le N - t i ig t I 1 '''') 1 ''" ' 1' — e 4' 4 ' !: '1" ' liVednesday noon Ka- -- -- ' ma - '''' ' -- A -- 1: - " -- 01 4 1 I Borzhits Cuts Eli AlissinerZn -- - I 1 - - -- ? - - 1 1 1 booby-trappe- i Midway Tot 6 'Saves!Sister From Drolvnilig in Culvert I I Tribune Special Wasatch County May 24—A girl to sister won a bout hand of her the clinging with death here Monday after the smaller of the two had tumbled into the swiftly flowing water of an Irrigation ditch and been sucked into a culvert Submerged except for her head and tiny hand Barbara Jean Houtz was held firmly by sister Joyce until pulled to safety by a school bus driver and a high schoorgirl The sisters are daughters of Mr and Mrs Earl Houtz heroine was seen crouched on the ditch The Inez Price 18 senior student at Wasatch byedge crying county high school as she rode past on her way to school in the school bus Miss Price asked' th4 bus driver Roy Loertcher Midway to turn back to investigate They found Barbara still clinging to her tiny sister who was entirely submerged except for her head and one handMiss Price and Mr Loertcher pulled the'child to safety carried her to her home near by where she promptly was bathed and put to bed Mrs Houtz proud of her quick thinking daughter said Barbara Jean would have been trapped in the culvert because of a bend in the pipe bad it not been for Joyce's action Miss Price is a daughter of Mr and Mrs' H Fred Price MIDWAY 212-year-o- Trar-s-Jord- 1 ld 1 - 0 -' II"'e mat J''''''MV -- -- - PlYNNO1 -- 1A 11'04 41 Ate''''0 ' '19 : ''''' t -- mialoatt it 1 i Charleston i st here caved in Monday at 3 I WASHIINIGTON 1 I club escaped without injury Sheriff McCracken said the bulding is owned by Wallace (Scrub) Woodall and leased to Mr Allred The dead were caught by the front end of the structure A steel "I" beam there supported bricks buildat the top of the ing The rest of the front was disSheriff Mcplay window glass Cracken said he could not tell whether the victims were attempting to get away from the wall as it fell or had too little time to make a move The building on the south side n of Soda's Enders hotel is about 100 feet long and 30 feet wide The rear Of the building did not cave but a split ran up the side of the wall Four in Excavation Four men were working in the deep excavation besiae the wall one workman James Kennedy saw a split rapidly go up the side of the building and warned the well-know- others George Gorton saw the cavein southeast corner taking the front to the ground a bystander who said the entire of the building with It crashed Mr Fields one of tA injured— he suffered only scratches and bruises is bartender for the club He was caught in the debris at the south wall of the building where the roof dropped in within three feet of the floor Sheriff McCracken said the bartender's escape was "a near miracle" inflation Answers False Claim He offered his proposals as one way of answering "the false claim constantly being made that democratic societies cannot protect their people" from the economic uncertainties of modern civilization He repeatedly rapped congressional delay in putting into effect his previous recommendations for improved social security His latest proposals which did not include ris disputed health insurance plan call for radical changes in five major fields of social security The first would give more money to persons getting old age their dependents and pensions survivors The president asked: 1 An increase in benefits to these persons of "at least They now get about a $25 a month 2 That women be made eligible e for benefits at the age of 60 instead of 65 as at present Earning Allowance 3 That persons getting benefits be allowed to earn up to $40 a Month in outside work instead of the present limit of $15 4 That social security taxes be collected on the first $4800 of income instead of only on the first $3000 as at present The second section deals with extending prseosciidaelntsescauidritthyatcomvoerre- age The than 20000000 persons are now uncovered by the program He e and survivors asked that insurance be extended as rapidly as possible" to this group While he did not say which persons are involved the group includes domestic and farm workers persons and I May The nation's day were given a virtual guarantee that they won't be drafted I I I for Washington June 14 spending a day or two en route at Kan- sas City and his home town of Independence( Mo This is a breakdown of the presidential itinerary as now planned: June 3—Leave Washington that night June 4—Chicago for the first major address It will be at the opening of the observance of the 100th anniversary of Swedish immigration into the midwest Prior to arrival in Chicago platform speeches are planned at Fort Wayne Ind and Gary Ind Neb for sec June Pottlard-r"4Zr- I I I Ils-1- 13 L :ailJune 12 - N Santa 44:' Pacific Ocean 61111 mon11111P1111-2---- Alixtquwq I ii - 1 4 t SOO ST&TUTI ONyonoe I'S boo P t a I Los ' June talks y 11 " :MEXICO ' mitti western route S Truman's speaking tour In Ile has planned major In star marked cities Thin map shows of Pres Harry cross-countr- 11HI Salt Leii City 1 Dnvett -- "1 :sgorboto AnooliPs 4 - rkslivit elf 41 Va 641:60catello -r Jecrernnte I 1 I tSurt KlamAth I 81 --- I Juno i J" N 4‘Butto tEugme c tr e 4 o i i e --- - ent calendar year "I thought you might like to this so that you can make other arrangements if you care k-n- to" On Sept 71947 in Cedar City Utah Mr Ashby declared that National Park service red tape WASHINGTON May 24 (A')— vvas delaying a possible $500000 Charles F Brannan program of resort improvements former Denver lawyer was ap- by the Union Pacific in these nabecause of the unpointed Secretary of Agriculture tional parks of future operations certainty Ls the second governMonday He Needless Delays man to be chosen for ment career a cabinet post by Pres Harry S -- At that time he declared: "Our present franchise expires Truman within the past six at the end of next year (1948) and months we have been unable to any The other is Jesse M Donald- assurance that we will be get allowed e son letter carrier who to operate after 1948 "We can understand why the was named Postnlaster General service would like to standparks succeed Robert last November to ardize ni tasticoonnatir apcatsr kw operators E Hannegan In all but we can Brannan whose appointment not understand the apparently must be confirmed by the senate needless delays" was appointed to succeed Clinton Mr Ashby reported Friday that P Anderson who resigned May the Union Pacific has sent repre10 to run for the senate in New sentatives to San Francisco and Mexico Washington in the hope of formBrannan has been an employe ulating a contract under which of the agriculture department "we would know where we were since 1935 He started in as a re- going in continuing our operagional attorney for the department tions" but that it has been imin his native Denver in 1935 He to get any favorable rehas been assistant secretary since possible action June 1944 Lauds U P Action Misses Indian Post On Sept: 13 1947 the National But for a quirk of fate Bran- Parks service of the Interior denan probably would not have been partment was reported by Harry picked for the cabinet Last year J Brown of The Salt Lake TribPres Truman sent his name to une Washington bureau to the senate for confirmation as a frankly admit the wisdom of commember of the I George F Ashby president of the mission Brannan had told the Union Pacific railroad in withpresident he would be pleased to ' holding or delaying the expendi- have the appointment ture of $500000" in the betterment Secretary Anderson protested of facilities at the national parks this nomination to Mr Truman It was also reported at that saying that he needed Brannan in time that the National Parks servthe department Anderson got ice would not expect this further Brannan to ask the president to expenditure when the company's withdraw the appointment which present'contract expires at the end he did Brannan stayed on in the of 1948 "and with no certainty as department to take on toimportant to terms of renewal" tasks for Anderson and wind up Private Travel Leads with a presidential appointment to be the latter's successor According to statistics from naAnderson said in New Mexico tional park records greatest bulk Monday of Brannan: "An excel- of park visitors in the 1947 travel lent choice loyal and diligent year traveled by private autofamiliar with western Some 264506 motorists mobile were counted at Zion national park 152856 at Bryce canyon Ends Speculation 21053 at Cedar Breaks and 532233 Brannan's appointment climaxed I at Grand Canyon Bus travelers totaled 7761 at many weeks' speculation as to who would get the job Others who Zion 6137 at Bryce 8770 at Cedar had been mentioned included Sec Breaks 14092 at Grand Canyon N E Dodd who has been acting The Union Pacific operates only secretary since Anderson left and north rim facilities at Grand canRep John W Flannagan Virginia yon Of total nationaliroarks figDemocrat who formerly headed ures railroad officialsOtimated the house agriculture committee about 100000 motorists and from Brannan told newsmen Monday 6000 to 7000 bus tourists stopped that if he is confirmed by the sen- at Union Pacific facilities ate he will follow Anderson's polThe Union Pacific Railroad Co icies first began its program of expanBrannan helped draft the long sion in western scenic areas in range farm program which the 1923 At that time the company agriculture department submitted acquired privileges through a lease to congress last November This arrangement with the U S Deprogram formed the basis for a partment of the Interior Union Pacific farm message chat the president lnthesamae year sent to congress week before last railroad line from Some of its recommendations are Lund to Cedar City a distance of similar to provisions in a farm bill 33 miles Prior to construction of which the senate agriculture com- this line Lund was the nearest mittee has approved point by rail to the parks If Brannan is confirmed the Sections f a m ed for natural president will still have two im- beauty were singularly inaccesportant agriculture department sible isolated and desolate Enorposts to fill One is Brannan's mous improvements were needed present post and the other is that to care for a heavy volume of y of agriculture tourist trade of Dodd soon will leave the latter job After the railroad line to Cedar to become director general of the City was built the company asUnited Nations food and agricul- sisted in completion of the famed ture organization See Page 2 Column 1 one-tim- — ns I I I 1 under-secretar- kp !I 4 i i : - - - -- vi - 1 - 91 Dokooni J - Denverite Gets Post Left By Anderson WASHINGTON Olympia ' Lii self-employ- ed AL2J2A5ttle - :- Charles F Brannan : Appointed secretary of agriculture Five Major Speeches Slated On Truman Julie Junket host of lesser ones Details of the preconvention trip came from the White House Monday He plans to leave Washington by special train June 3 and return around June 16 The major addresses are scheduled at Chicago June 4! Omaha Neb Itint 5 Seattle Wash June 10 Berkeley Cal June 12 and Los Angeles June 14 On the way back the president plans to leave Los Angeles ' ---- ' salesmen Unemployment Insurance In his third request Mr Truman urged extension of unemployment insurance payments now made by the states under federal law His requests in this direction included: 1 Federal legislation to cover persons now unable to get unemployment insurance because they are working for firms with less than eight employes 2 Legislation to give unemployment insurance to federal employes 3 More adequate unemployment pay particularly for those with families to support He did not See Page 4 Column 4 May 24 (P)— ond major talk before the 35th Harry S Truman's swing division reunioh across the country next month June 6—Church otervjcea at calls for five major addresses and See Page t Column 5 a - ---- '& old-ag- Pres ' ' 'AND HOSTS OF OTHERS' I 4 - I d" old-ag- 24 (UP)- -boys Mon- 14 - ' 50" Several other patrons in the rs 1 '1'410 :)Ik st 47 one-stor- Two-erigi- no 1 lor: - ao -- - The clause called for induction Building Give Way of about 161000 11 M Tees of age The large brick building gave 18 for one year's training in this way without warning apparently after its foundation had been codntry House leaders already had reweakened by excavation for a to include any such program fused structure being built next door in their straight Sheriff Charles McCracken said draft bill and Sen Robert A Taft the accident apparently occurred (R O) and other Republican when main supports of the build leaders were ready to fight the when the senate bill reaches lug gave way because of excava- plan floor possibly late this week the tion work under way in the adFacing a hopeless battle which joining lot The excavation work might have delayed or even prewas being done for Dick Allred vented of any draft legislessee of the Caribou club offi- lation atpassage all Chairman Chan Gur' ney (Fl S D) of the armed servcials said The brick wall adjoining the ices committee personally introlot where the excavation was under duced the amendment to bring the way slid into the gaping hole and senate act into line with the house the front of the store fell into the measure street If the senate adopts it and it y buildThe roof of the certain to do so the senappeared ing sagged into the bar as the ate bill will permit compulsory wall gave way induction only of men 19 through 25 for two years' service the same Club Patrons Escape as the house bill I - 4s - ye ' $25-a-mon- th X-ra- ys - 4 di -4 - AL' 7 oft - I this year The senate armed services comern Idaho photographer mittee beating opponents to the Mr Finch's injuries were unde- punch moved to knock out the termined late Monday night hos- "universall military training" pital attendants said pending clause of its military man power and other examinations bill - I iry-r4a- git I 3 a - - - sto were IL L Finch prominent southeastern Idaho sheepman Vatter Stiles Soda Springs H P Sorenson Soda Springs Al Fields veteran southeast- it 1 - 4-- - - 14 - '' '''''Z Senate Group Drops Draft Of Youths 18 Spectators See Swift Fata1 Club - mediately what damage the beavy bombs caused a branch of Irgun Zvai Leumi Israel--l army said Monday It has- doomed all Britons serving Arab with the Trans-Jorda- n legion to die as war criminals The former underground agency said in a broadcast that it has a list of Britons in the legion which It described as a camouflaged British force There are 40 British officers in the legion including' the commander Brig John Glubb Irgun also warned King Abdul-la- b an of that he faces war crimes charges-- : (Last July Irguns:terd similarly as a court Then underground 11 Irvin seized two British sergeants '4 az hostages for three Jews condemned to die for taking part In I a Jail delivery irk which 18 persons were killed Irran hanged the two d the sergeants and bodies The traps exploded when other soldiers started to cut down the bodies) Irgun said it would 'settle accounts with Britain- - It appealed i1 1 to the Iloble American people' to lift the embargo on arms deliveries to Israel '''We have sufficient fighters" the broadcast said We need the ttaols" rawLov - - pm and two men were buried alive under the debris while four others were injured seriously Killed when buried under the debris of the Caribou dub were: Gus Stoor 61 Soda Springs carpenter 63 John Anthone Soda Springs a sheep herder Treated at Soda Springs' Caribou county hospital for injuries received in the cave-i- n - im- t'' iI" se vA structure collapsed suddenly when a wall gave way sending tons of brick crashing into a foundation excavation causing roof to fall Main ! Damage Undetermined It was not determined I By Tribune Staff Correspondents SODA SPRINGS Ida May 24—A brick business block on 1 - -- 4:i ' improvements in the nation's - a - ' le IL" Mr Ashby's telegram to Secy Krug follows: "For several years we have been trying to ascertain the terms on which we Could extend our contracts for the operation of Southern Utah parks facilities at Zion Bryce and Grand Canyon "We have failed to make any worthwhile progress and it is now getting so late in the year toward the end of our contractual operating period that I am disposed to start withdrawing so as to be out of those parks except for physical facilities which we own and will expect to be reimbursed for by the end of this year Serves Official Notice "I am not disposed to spend any more time or incur any more expense in further development or looking to the future operations ochfoutrrfwaciliti:sg writhzurthtnowin! -- ---- — notice on you that in accordance with existing contracts we wet retire from the above named operations at the end of the pres- 1 social security system including ' in old an increase of at least 50 raise would This the age pensions average pen- t present sion payment to about $3750: He said in a special message that wider social insurance benei fits are needed to protect retired t as well as active workers their 1 children and their survivors from insecurity in the face of creeping :: 2 Killed 4 Hurt in Collapse Of Soda Springs Building ' Off Nanie Goes His Way Danger Gahis z ' - 410 4's -- ( - far-reachi- ng i As Flood - o Nbdo The United States brought direct ico pressure on the 'Arabs Monaccept a trice with the day DETROrr May 24 LIP1—: Jews in Palestine i came into Elikuchukian Boghus I disclosed The State department court :Monday to say probate 1 that American representatives or-in By ASSOCIATED PRESS he didn't like the name he's had the seven Arab states were 65 years -I for Four to each to persons dered Sunday werl missingyonappeal "What name do you want?" goverrzment individually for comnight as bursting Pacific Judge William'F Cotter asked pliance with the cerse fire order northwest rivers iret new flood "Oh the same name" was the Lion Na United of the security records and continued to rise "1"4ut take off the 'Ell'" reply The court agreed and Boghus Floods swept across highways to have Britain was repo-rte-d railroad tracks farms and some Kuchultian went on his way taken similar action towns in Idaho Montana WashFighting Coetinueo Meanwhile nghting continued ington and British Columbia The EYEWITNESS generally on a reduced scale in Oregon coast also was beginning Jerusalem and the rest of the to feel the effect of torrents pourHoly Land up to the deadline time ing into the Columbia river from I The Arab hirae'24T11712114 said Its tributaries far upstream Ramat Rebel troops bad captured between Kootenai Still Rises a Jewish village half-wa- y Jerusalem and Bethlehem where The Kootenai river was slicing a major battle had raged for 48 dikes protecting Bonners through hours The radio of Hagana the Cave-i- n Israeli army broadcast that all Ferry Ida and 40000 acres of of Ramat Rebel was in Arab farm land Army engineers and SODA SPRINGS Ida May 242--hands except for a communal eat- virtually all residents of the area held ing plats which Jews still other's were working around the clock Collapse of walls of the Caribou Both sides reported the 1 club that one of the victims was carualties were heavy at Ramat I trying to save remaining dikes Like other rivers in the upper felled in the doorway- Ethel The Arabs said they bad and 300 Jews Gus Stoor 57 a Soda Springs killed more than mountain region the the Jews said -- tens of bodies' of Rocky had just bought a beer carpenter Kootenai was still rising A foreArab attackers littered the cast of warmer in the club and walked to the vvas an weather treeta even greater threat than the doorway eyewitnesses said j steady& rains which had deluged Alvance ea Btillehem He was standing in the door the area Weather forecasters An Arab army communique said sunshine would speed up the looking- into the street--Whe- n said that light Arab forces the walls crumbled down melting of snow high in the mounpaseed Ramat Pehel and advanced tains and outward of south miles five Bethlehm to they went swiftly and without warning Before Mr Jerusalem Four Believed Drowned Other than this Arab thrust The toll of four persons believed Stoat could move to safety it was there appeared to be little charge drowned was recorded outside of all over He was killed instantly situation In the general military A steel crossbeam part of the the main flood centers A‘ fouryeIn Palestine structure was tentatively front ar-old was off a lost houseboy A dispatch from Jerusalem said boat on the Columbia near Port- blamed for the walls swift descent Trans-Jorda- n Arab legionnaires land A of Mr Stool tug with two men aboard and crushing were attempting to disorganize had vanished ti Allred! in same operator ktof the area the On CaT4b-oJewish defenses by heavy shelling the Snake river in Idaho a club who youth where the excavation is building The legion appeared to be avoid- waa he to tried after 1 swim apparently missing caused which ': ing ground assaults the cavein and his brother was aahore with a rope from a boat led toAllred and casualties infantry heavy Lehi Utah were out' of which had hit a submerged log Jay 1 relying instead on a blockade side when walls fell down the were There ' that the reports weaken to water youth food and supplies the brothers saw had ' reached shore Eyewitnesses was and safely Jewish resistance i wall of the club nearest on an island but sea- the side stranded Tel raided bombers ' ' plane pilots had failed to locate the excavation slide and drop outAviv Monday morning dropping a him ward toward them saw John Auon northern the few heavy bombe flood The a Kootenai 0 hit stage theman the other victim claimed of the city noon in Bonners by the debris :' ' district This is believed to have been of 3305 at two almost feet above the I So quickly did it happen that i the first time the Arabs used- Ferry record in the only those in the club or immedirecorded gage fighter-bomb-eplanes heavier than ' worst previous flood in ate vicinity knew at the moment to raid the Jewish headquar- town's what had taken place ters city The Egyptian royal air 1931 1 on relied Spitforce has chiefly S i fires in ifs air assaults here A 04 - - s - 414: 44 ' - 40:6- ' ' ' ' '' r 4- s 4a 4 i 0m Where Tracredy Struck Unsuspectintr Victims J Two won were killed and four others were Injured when this brick building collapsed Monday afternoon in Soda Springs Ida The Four ' t - WASHINGTON May 24 (UP)-- Harry S Truman- Monday asked congress to make 4 - Gain ' Pres ' '°''''''t - ' '-- ' I ilit) ' Inflion Against ‘ -' Neb May 24—Union Pacific Railroad Co will cease operation of facilities at Zion Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon national parks in Utah and Arizona at the end of 1948 G F Ashby railroad president MAday notified Secy of the Interior J A Krug In announcing his message to Secy Krug Mr Ashby commented: "Owing to our inability to get any worthwhile reeults vie have had to take some action to get on record what the situation ' OMAHA To Protect People - - t " 1 -t ri N '''''Z I t 41w446w411"- t -orlsr r§ t i ' ' 41: ij tin rt ----- 0 ' ( ' 4 - Urges Wider Benefits ' ' i i ' fr- A ejectif 1 ' - i 0 gunners tired a barrage across the Palestine border at 12:30 pan (EST) Arab Leaders- Meet Faris El Khoury of Syria told the council that Arab leaders will meet in Amman Irralls-Jcirda- rl Tuesday and that their acceptance or r the U N appeal to halt the Holy Land nghting will be communicated to Lake Success no later than 1 ' 1 1 - ' 1 The council rrieeting at Lake i Skbccesa delayed the deadline 48 AIhours at the request of Syrian and The original U N deadline expired at noon Monday ' The government of Israel which accepted thst U N appeal subject to Arab agreement told the council the Arabs broke the deadLne Monday when Lebanese - - 1 - ' tt- r -- - Tells Krug Bureau's Delay On Contract Forces Move- k 1A ' ' - I II w Truman Asks 50 Hike In Aged Aid ili ti - 416040 -- 1 ' l I k PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 'l ' Y 'a- Nr Nar Ne 0 - 't 1 uer) Set to nit Pars En LIab 'A8hby Says : ' ' f Cloudy showers warmer Details on Pigs 18 i t ( 1 I Y r SALT LAKE CITY UTAH TUESDAY MORNING MAY 25 1918 ' - Council Heeds Cease-fir- e - - : 4 la i 1 I WEATHER v ((II Te 11: 10 ri r 4 :7 PRESS The security couacil Monday night gave the Arabs until Wednesday noon V) accept or reject a :' ri: ll g 47 ' - ' I By ASSOCIATED i -ii ar - Syrian Request For Deadline Delay i ! 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