Show I c THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING APRIL' 5 193G PARADE OF THE WEEK’S EVE Labor to Roosevelt — Hauptmann Dies — Through the Nation Defiant City’s First Citizen — Housing Flans —Golf While defections of the wealthy elements from and business Franklin Delano Roosevelt have mounted through the third year of his term indications that labor stands solidly behind the man m the White House came from Washington last week Organized in the capital was "labor's Nonpartisan league" Organizers represented power sections of organized labor: George L Berry industrial coordinator and head of the printing pressmen John L Lewis president of the mine workers and head of the new industrial union organization committee Sidney Hillman president of Amalgamated Clothing Workers The group excused the nonpartisan label by pointing to Berry as a Democrat Lewis as a Republican and Hillman as a socialist said it would Work for reelection of Roosevelt as other leagues viz American Liberty are working against it Wagner Bill Earnings Up Houses When the Roosevelt administration first tackled the depression a project advanced with gusto was that of low cost housing Several times has the administration sought to remedy the appalling housing conditions of the nation'i low income groups several agencies have been created toward that end In his pocket Senator Robert F New Wagner tenement-reare- d Yorker is carrying a housing bill but introduction is rumored to have been delayed at presidential Insistence The president asserted-l- y explained to the New Yorker that he wants to complete a housing survey to coordinate housing activities of his new deal agencies In the house of representatives body’s powerful ways and means committee Ls wrestling with a new tax bill The committee heard during the week criticism from all sides but Chairman Robert L Doughton (D N "I've not seen any convincing ideas or thoughts yet” The major plank in the house bill is a tax upon undistributed corporation earnings estimated to yield an additional $591000000 in federal revenues That measure was recommended In the president’s tax message has often been re advanced as sensible taxation r governor Before the convention adjourned In Salt Lake Advisers Organized upon a permanent basis was ths civic advisory committee created by Mayor E B Erwin The use of private citizens as adviser on public matters is an innovation in municipal ad- Thus has come a statement that F H A officials have devised plans for a "small town" house to cost ministration The organization: approximately $1200 is working Gus P Backman executive secon homes from $2000 to $3000 retary of ths Salt Lake chamber Since an upsurge in home buildof commerce chairman Ralph T relied is this year upon ing being Stewart and Democratic to pry the depressed heavy goods leader vicelawyer chairman With Mayor from industries depression's bog Erwin these officials will constiit would seem housing should ap- tute the executive committee to be assisted by other committees pear on the administration agsnda But to data A B Clas P W A and their chairmen: Mr Stewart police department housing director is the only men with a program He wants a thirty W S McCarthy a traffic submillion dollar appropriation for committee Frank A Johnson federal low rent houses who other police department activities claims his plan would demand 60 D A Skeen fire department Mrs millions worth of building equipWalter W Emery public health ment But new dealers continue to dally between outright federal Charge housing subsidies or encouragement to private builders a course Because he allegedly attacked a more pleasing to rugged individuyoung woman upon the Fort Dougalists las military reservation Willis Salt Lake City Rogers magazine salesman faces possible Improvement death by hanging or life ImprisonThe last week in March saw ment Since the offense allegedly riteel operations climb to their occurred on federal property the highest peak since the depresUnited States district court has sion American Iron end Steel Intaken jurisdiction charged stitute estimated steel production with the attack to which Rogers he has at 62 per cent of capacity a 154 pleaded not guilty Death or life over the cent rise previous imprisonment is the penalty exper week A month ago steel operaacted by the United States upon tions were only 535 per cent of conviction for the offense capacity a year ago 44 4 per cent Good news in steel was coupled First with reports of increased earnings A man who brought fame to by corporations with National City bank tabulating 2010 indusSalt Lake City white operating a trial public utility and financial motor vehicle was selected by the cent 42 per Salt Lake Adenterprises Scoring a increase in net earnings for 1935 vertising club as Combined net profits of these the city’s "first citizen for 1935” companies less deficits totaled compared with Ab Jenkins auIn 1934 The return Indicat tomobile racer comon cent the ed a 51 per yield and holder of panies' total net worth placed at numerous world $49824000000 records speed was ac the h cause he made a steering wheel speak asas elo- quently any a d v e r t i s e r’s Codes copy Although N R A has died at Jenkins estabthe hands of the United States lished h e rec- Jenkins supreme court 26 codes of fair ords on the Bonneville salt flats competition are in full force and west of the city drew world ateffect in Utah Governor Henry H tention to adequacy of those hard Blood was advised by J H salt beds as a speedway which trade practice compliance attracted Sir Malcolm Campbell the of Utah recovery director and others from far away Britain his administration In report But the advertising club recogurged federal and suite nized other abilities in Ab Jenkins cooperation in industrial regulaannounced the award was influtions because enced by his effective advocacy of “The day of unbridled unre"safe and sane" automobile drivstrained competition is definitely ing on highways past our mods of life has become so complex and our Industrial Police structure so intricate that some form of regulation of Industry Cessation of periodic "cammust be maintained to prevent for traffic enforcement chaotic conditions detrimental to paigns" was announced by Inspector O B Industry labor and the consum- Record of the city police departing public” ment last week placed at the head He urged a state law to coordiof the department’s traffic detail nate efforts of the federal trade by Police Chief Harry L Finch to trade commission impose fair Record promised in lieu of camsaid practices upon industry paigns incessant enforcement by “there should be legislative enactdetail of 16 men instead of the a ment of statutes limiting hours of former 11 labor and establishing minimum Other department developments: wages E A Hedman as chief of detectives a special Investigation division to replace the old "morals’ Policy Modified by trustees of the Utah squad composed of Patrolmen State Agricultural college was Golden D Holt B O Hoaglund that institution’s previously an- H H Duncombe A L Boyd nounced policy toward the ememploy both man and wife that ployment of married women Trustees once decided that wedded the employment or reemployment of a man or woman whose spouse women- - had ne place on college is otherwise gainfully employed payrolls drew the censure of busishall receive special consideration ness and professional women deal by $he administrative officers of Thejtew " It shall b ths policy of the college on ths merits of each tbs college not to employ or re- - without discrimination’ as to sex 1 A third party will not be born however unless Farmer-Laborltcan consolidate with' other Independent groups such as the LaFollette progressives in Wisconsin a consolidation which observers doubt is possible es — — Shakeups The glare of publicity upon Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd the corporate name of the Townsend plan prompted further shakeups in the dissension ridden organization headed by Dr Frances E Townsend Long Beach Cal physician who hoped to kill the depression and provide for the needy aged at one blow— by giving them $200 a month with stipulations that they must spend it each month Auditors for the special house committee probing the Townsend organization reported its financial records in a muddle although during the week Investigators gleaned from R E Clements resigned cofounder of the organization that profits were afforded from the movement that he had a $12565 as a victory for the govwas the supreme court which found the Sugar Inc a violator of antitrust laws The institute a trade association of refiners was judged to have acted “in unreasonable restraint" of competition by compelling "adherence to prices" In lower courts government lawyers won injunctions to prevent the institute from continuing 45 cooperative practices Hailed ernment decision Institute Defeat Rebuffed in the Empire state was Idaho's William E Borah’s bid for the G O P nomination for president In primary elections in New York the Borah delegates were decisively turned down in favor of an unpledged delegation Borah backers discounted the importance of the defeat said the real test will come later in Wisconsin and Illinois New York delegates are expected to favor Kansas’ Alf M Landon on early ballots then Colonel Frank Knox of Illinois or Senator Arthur H Vandenberg of Michigan Crime in the Nation Execution Denial Bruno Richard Hauptmann penned a farewell letter to Governor Harold G Hoffman of New Jersey State prison officials had tested the electric chair found it effective Everything was prepared for the execution of the conof the victed first born of Charles A and Anne Morrow Lindbergh a crime which in March 1932 shocked which has since kept that nation's rapt attention Suddenly Bruno Richard Hauptmann was snatched from the jaws of death Warden Mark O burdened with the task of execution postponed Hauptmann's death for 48 hours The postponement was granted updti request of the Mercer county grand Jury Then for two mort days did the nation's front pagea ahriek anew the Lindbergh case Paul H Wendel dls- barred Trenton attorney was un- der arrest Wendel once confessed the murder later repudiated it The grand jury of Mercer county which Attorney General David T Wilentz the Hauptmann prosecutor said had no jurisdiction because the crime occurred in Hunterdon couhty Investigated the development Handwriting expert testified Wendel could not have written the ransom notes They previously said Hauptmann did write them The grand jury adjourned without taking action Warden again prepared tho electric chair Hauptmann's German skull still beamed from the he had reeeived two days pre- - Nearer the firing squad was Delbert Green condemned Davis county triple slayer when the Utah supreme court refused to order District Judge Eugene E Pratt to grant a sanity hearing Green has waged a fight to escape the penalty for slaying his wife mother-in-laand uncle Open are still three courses none of which appear promising A petition to the supreme court for a rehearing likely to be desix-ye- kidnap-murder- w nied A request to the Davis county sheriff for a sanity hearing which has once been refused An appeal to the board of pardons for commutation of sentence already twice rejected Kim-berli- last-minu- te viously e Finis finally was written to the Hauptmann case Friday at 8 p m when the German-bor- n carpenter forfeited his life fot the slaying of WPA and AAA k f Oil Figlit of cor- Reappointed as coordinator for industrial cooporation was Major George L Berry by President Roosevelt Berry’s Initial attempt at coordination smashed when industrialists refused to cooperate Berry’s job is to find some sort of voluntary substitute for N R A especially in regard to labor relations That a substitute is necessary is ardently advanced by the American Federation of Labor which "last week set the( unemployment figure at 12500000 almost as high 8s middepression estimates head-shav- ' ? Curious Coordinator Kim-berll- j Free A free man became David ' Lam-so- n quondam Stanford campus leader when Judge J J Trabucco of San Jose dismissed uxoricide charges against him Three failures to convict Lamson after the California supreme court reversed the first conviction prompted the prosecution to drop the charges Lamson was accused of slaying Allene Thorpe Lamson in the couple's Palo Alto home on May 30 1933 has Insisted his wife died from a fall in the hath tub During his incarceration Lamson wrote a book about prisons which has won critical acclaim the Lindbergh child Whether the which Hauptmann's bodv ended the case remains open to ronjecture Hauptmann went to the chair current burned the life from death-dealin- of senatorial Investigations senatorial curiosity has not alone been directed at big business has turned in upon ths government toward WPA and AAA Thus indirectly have senators answered cries of persecution from such potentates as William Randolph Hearst S'las Strawn Jouett Shouse and thtlr powerful allies But the government appears as loath to investigation as do business men although as Senator William E Borah commented upon WPA "I don’t see why anyone should be afraid of having such an investigation” Nevertheless Harry L Hopkins WPA administrator has done little to encourage an investigation despite the avid charges of West Virginia's senator Rush D Holt that politics blackens relief Likewise has Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace tongue in cheek given big business's retort to a senatorial demand for recipients of big AAA benefits that it would encourage kidnapers jeopardize the farmer’s daughter But senators listened seriously to Arthur H Vanden-bergMichigan’s charges: "I understand that the average corn-ho- g benefit payment in Iowa was under $400 But I know about on corn-ho- g contract in another state where the beneficiary was paid $219825 in two years for not raising 14587 hogs on 445 acres "I understand tost the average cotton contract throughout the south is under $1500 But I know about one cotton contract which paid $168000 for not planting 7000 acres Other senators have demanded to know as much as Vandenberg says he knows In the present era Antitrust Income from it Dr Townsend faced revolt when he proposed Sheridan Downey one time EPIC supporter as Clements’ successor withdrew that proposal to name a board as managers of Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd $1789-0000- In the State 1940 Set Wind Hits $620-0000- a motion carried calling for formation of a third party this year suggesting Olson as that party's banner bearer in 0 f porations desiring to lower theif surcharge rates on inoome taxes approve policies of slipping earnings into surpluses instead of distributing them as dividends The president sought to tap this revenue lource either by directly taxing the undivided earnings or by taxing those earnings when dividends are distributed Internal Revenue Commissioner Guy T Helvering approved principles of the house bill said however that it would yield insufficient revenue since the president demands new taxes to yield from this source House leaders bolted the White House leadership in not providing for any processing taxes have however planned to glean $100000000 from a "windfall” tax on processors $83000000 from excess profits and capital stock taxes from a tax on corporate dividends to foreigners" Dr H W A Breenhouwer appeared to suggest a 10 per cent levy Instead of a 22 K per cent levy upon foreigners proposed elimination of the capital gains tax A member of the Amsterdam stock exchange he said his proposals would make collections easier would yield more revenue from foreign investors In American securities At week end business spoke against the new program Through Secretary Noel Sargent of the National Manufacturers' association protested the new corporation levy is "but a new share the wealth proposal in disguise” expressed fears that the levy on undivided earnings would throttle the capital market dry up sources for new investments party He Forced a Victory - The theory behind the levy is that wealthy stockholders of Minnesota and announced senatorial candidate Olson however was unable to restrain his followers from plumping for a third is V pro-cedu- In St Paul cradle of third party movements and capital of the Farmer-Labo- r party was held a convention of that party The convention was dominated by Floyd Farmer-Labo- j i ty ! that Revolt B Olson ' ' '"V ap-ane- se Tension— Spanish Threat — Social Credit f ' f-- f'J i" r Taxes Support Housing Plans Firsf housing general selected was the dynamic secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes who as generalissimo of P W A proposed gigantic slum clearance projects has been balked by courts and private real estate operators Next was the federal housing administration In the course of three years more than four billions have been pledged toward housing but little has been done To Washington was called Peter Grimm Manhattan real estate operator who acted as adviser to of the Secretary Morgenthau treasury Grimm favored aid to private realtors who appear unable to provide adequate homes at prices within incomes of less than $1500 failed to fit in with new dealers resigned In flie Wake of the Twister Lahor'Groupg Support Roosevelt Tax Bill Criticised Sugar Trust Tourney Tax Squabblesr-Reic- h Proposals—Russ-- J g still proclaiming - his innocence still clinging to hi ambiguous story of how he came into possession of the ransom money which’ led to his arrest i mmmm Homeless residents of Cordele Ga search through the debris caused by a tornado for their belongings The storm swept northward into North Carolina causing equal damage and j mm death in Greensboro The death toll of the storm was reported at 50 lives property damage mounted into the millions as rehabilitation work began In Foreign Fields International France War Valiant efforts of Frenchmen to maintain their franc on gold has developed chronic monetary difficulties in the Third Republic Fearful of another spree of unbridled inflation French leaders-hav- e adhered to the yellow metal despite the fact that most other nations have untied the strings which attached their currenciee to Offer Repeated victories on the battlefields in Ethiopia have been reported to Benito Mussolini from his fascist field forces Without a shot the invaders captured Socota and Debarech giving Italy complete domination of caravan routes into Addis Ababa from the Lake Tana region Next day came press reports that the fascists engaged Emperor Haile Selassie's crack bodyguard north of Lake Ashangi inflicted heavy losses and routed the enemy Thus il duce appears slowly to be bringing the primitive north African land to heel But diplomatic complications are envisioned as a result of Fascist penetration almost to the shores of Lake Tana It is there that Britain is vitally interested for from Laka Tana flow waters destined eventually to irrigate rich valleys of the Nile and the n Soudan Mussolini repeatedly has assured Britain that he intends no infringement of her Interests in the lakp but Downing street is said to be uneasy Obedient nazis trooped to the polls throughout the Teich last Sunday Those not so obedient were “urged” to vote by storm troopers The question was whether the reich applauds Adolf Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhine zone in defiance“of the Locarno pacts The only question on the ballot was “Ja” If voters didn’t "Ja” they didn’t vote When ballots were counted it was found that Hitler had won his stage victory had received indorsement from 98 per cent of the German electorate Thus Hitler claims popular support for his action which threw Europe into turmoil brought closer fears of another gold But Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland has produced further French monetary troubles prompted a run on banks in the area Heavy withdrawals endan- gered France’s financial position sent the franc plunging on foreign exchanges To the reecue of the franc who threw rushed the British their equalization fund to its sup-po- rt (Evidence that the United States also came to the aid of the franc is not wanting) The Bank of France hurriedly raised its rediscount rat from 314 to 5 per cent boosted its short term bond interest rates to the same point Thia action appeared to have stopped the outflow of gold has far from solved France’s financial dilemma ’s Oil Brewing in Oklahoma where officials frequently engage In internecine strife is a battle between the forces of Governor E W Mar-lan- d oil ophimself a one-tierator and Oklahoma City Mar-lan- d has the national guard which Oklahoma governors are never loath to use Oklahoma City has ordinances and an inadequate police force Nub of the contest are state lands near the cepitol where wildcatters believe oil may lie Governor Marland plans to allow drilling of 70 acres of that land although Oklahoma City ordinances prohibit such actions The governor proposes to evade city ordinances by making the property a "military” zone permit drilling in defiance of law City officials however have resorted to the courts seek injunctive proceedings against the governor who claims toe oil under state land is men being drained by adjacent drilling Hitler would rejoin the League operations that the state faces a of Nations after ratification of the loss of four millions in liquid gold treaty and would then seek to bonuses and royalties "clarify” the question of colonial equality and separating the league Epidemic from the Versailles treaty Britain had previously demanded Upon Milwaukee Was has deof Hitler some gesture toward scended a scourge which is bafpeace such as a promise not to fling physicians Last week 120- of toe popufortify the reoccupied zone until 000 persons one-fifnegotiations were concluded At lation was writhing under an abweek-eh- d Hitler refused such a dominal malady sometimes diagnosed at Intestinal Influenza gesture While Britain remained silent on Symptoms of toe disease are bethe German proposals France pains nausea Dr John gripping dewailed loudly was expected to P Koehler city health commismand immediate conferences with sioner said the disease ls comthe gefieral staffs of Britain- and municable apparently through the Belgium on the situation French air or direct contact discounted officials denounced the Hitler pollution of city water as a cause counter-proposa- ls as a death knell The epidemic was sighted among for the league said Hitler’s actions school children several weeke ago coninternational have destroyed has since affected adults largely fidence in hie word Although ons death la attributed Forand Premier Albert Sarraut to toe disease the malady is not n Flan-dieign Minister Pierre Etienne considered fataL were reported to be drafting an indirect reply to Hitler demandTwister ing that his proposals be rejected by tin Locarno powers Roaring out of the gulf spring' storms tattooed a toll of death throdgh five southern states near Skirmishes week-en- d A twisting tornado That border fighting along the rlppad through northern Florida n frontier and Alabama converged upon persisted through ths week was Georgia and wove a pattern of deAn entire about all that could be definitely struction at Cordele residential section was smashed gleaned from scattered press disWhether toe flat in Cordele and 18 persons were patches war has be- killed Others died in Washington gun or whether Manchukuoana Sasser Dawson and Dalton Ga and Mongolians are Just taking in Hampton & C and Apalachipot shots at one another cannot be cola Fla Then the twister swirled north determined International tension increased and without warning lashed at however with publication of a Greensboro N C ' The tornado soviet-outMongolian assistance ripped through and ruined an enpact whereby the Russian Bear tire block of small homes skipped promises to come to the Mongols’ the next half block and descended Whether again upon the city aid if Japan attacks wreaking Russia would consider a Manchu-kuoa- n havoo through the community attack tantamount to Jap- During toe storm automobiles were anese aggression remains to ba tossed about like bits of paper determined Japan has demanded At week-en- d the life toll stood at settlement between Manchukuo to damages were estimated as sev and outer Mongolia without Rus- cral millions sian Interference Dispatches from Tokyo and MosFinancier Free cow conflict From Moscow came e Paroled from North Carolina’s Manchukuoan-Jap-anesreports that forces have invaded outer central prison was Colonel Luke Mongolia but from Tokyo reports Lea World War hero predepresstate that Mongolian forces have sion financial baron of Tennessee He was sentenced for conspiracy uiflvarrantedly used gas In invading Manchukuo It appeared def- 1 to violate state banking laws In inite however that toa Mongols connection with the collapaq ptthf inflicted heavy losses (upon Central Bank and TrustLnJpanS otASMttl&NiCi 55 troops ” world war Thus flushed with "victory” der fuehrer submitted counter-proposato Great Britain two days later suggesting alternatives to proposals of the Locarno powers which he rejected The powers— England Belgium France and Italy — suggested an international police force for the Rhine zone withdrawal of Hitler's troops submumission of the Franco-sovitual assistance pact to The Hague Spain The turbulent Spanish republic Hitler refused all suggestions fortwas reported to be near another night ago proposed instead for a new Locarno right dictatorship as President anNegotiations international commission to N i c e t o Alcala govern the frontiers of Belgium Zamora contin France and Germany composed of ued to be conrepresentatives pf Britain Italy cerned over left a “neutral" power agreement and Since agitation between Belgium France and Gerthe left victory many not to increase border paat the polls riottrols a nonaggression ing has been pact to be ratified by plebiscites of Germans Belgians and Frenchthe ls Anglo-Egyptia- et Austria With rearmament rampant with Adolph Hitler’s successful defiance of Versailles and Locarno the government of Kurt Schuschmgg in Austria started a mild rearmament program of its own in little Austria when a universal conscription The plan plan was announced would call every ablebodied mala between 18 and 42 into federal service either military or civil rampant through peninsula Alberta Upon a promise to pay a monthly dividend of $25 to citizens of the commonwealth of Alberta Canada Canada’s William Abebhardt prototype of Father Coughlin was elected prime minister of the province on a social credit ticket Aberhart's economic ideas were not his own He borrowed them from Major C H Douglas British engineer who has been peddling them for more than a decade The gist of the Douglas economics is that costs of producing thou sands and o f depeasantsimme manding diate dissolution of great estates have flocked in to fields inflict " Zamora mg damage be- fore they were ousted The army is said to be dissatisfied with reaction determined to restore order Anticlerical and anticapltalistlc political groups likewise are said to be impatient with the government articles for consumption are never of Premier Manuel Azana moderbalanced by re- ate liberal to be planning ita overthrow Such a left attempt will there-froceipts that to result in a military dictatorship th post-electi- - m balance production and conthe sumption It is believed government must socialize with credit With credit thus socialized Major would Douglas declare “d i v to citizens depending the upon amounts needed for a balance Aberhart of Aberhart course didn’t actually promise the $25 a month merely used that figure ae an example He entered office With Major Douglas as economic adviser but the major soon resigned claimed Alberta plans failed to follow his principles The end of the social credit experiment in Alberta eeemed to be nipped In the bud last week when the provincial government announced it would be the first Canadian province to default its bonds The province refused a dominion loan of $2500000 to retire $3200000 of maturing loans because Alberta claimed the dominion demand that provincial revenues be pledged as security in fringed upon provincial rights Sports Golf annual north-sout- h tournament at Pine-hur- st golf N C brought Ray Man-gruunemployed golfer to a tie with Henry Picard Hershey Pa ‘‘mechanical man" Both ended the 72 holes of medal play with 288 On his final round Mangrum reeled off par after par But the lanky --Texan failed to repeat his performance on the playoff next day yielded five strokes to Picard who registered another par of 72 thus matched mythical perfection for 90 holes It was Picard's masterful putting which spelled defeat for Mangrum The thirty-fourt- h m self-taug- Mongolian-Manchukuoa- " long-expect- Russo-Japane- se er Professional Ranks of amateur golfers must be content next year without ths drawing-car- d of Lawson Littlb husky San Franciscan Little brought fame to American "Simon pure” by bis grand slam of two American and two British titles in succession eclipsing the record of "Cattle King” Dies Georgia’s Bobby Jones After a brief illness died Joseph It is with Jones that Little has Kimball 84 guide in the L D S thrown his lot become a profeschurch administration building sional He and the Georgia wononetime "Utah cattle king" He der will join forces In a golf prowas a son of the late Hcber C motion tic-uwith a sporting Kimball early church leader and goods concern Little also will enFresendia Lathrop Huntington ter tournaments for prize money Kimball a brother of J Golden will play in the annual "masters Kimball president cf the church invitational tournament” in firstfcounclJ’iotfto seventy Augusta' p Man-chuku- o’ |