| Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE County GOP Will Complete Ticket 4 A Three Conventions Will aC ££&'' t- - Consumers’ League Airs Views on Reductions on Charges in Utah Be Conducted by Party at Rainbow Ballroom Political tickets will be completed for Salt Lake county Saturday When the Republicans nominate - four candidates for the state senate 19 for the hOtae of representatives two for the County1 commission one for county attorney and four for the city bench The conventions — legislative county and city judicial— will be held in the Rainbow ballroom The legislative convention will be held during the noon recess Democrats named their candiV dates a week ago and when the Republicans complete thflr slates the decks will be cleared for the political struggle between the two — pa most of the energy of the political Workers has been spent in Inter-part- y battles for nominations To Draft Platform W J Lowe Salt Lake City attorney and former G O P state chairman will be the keynoter of the day and act as chairman The convention will be called to order by Frank S Emery county chairman and the Invocation will be offered by the Rev Frank Eddy Madden A county program or platform f Will be drafted by the platform committee during the morning preliminaries and presented to the 646 convention delegates before the noon recess number of men A considerable and women have announced their j candidacies foe the various places on the tickets but party leaders say many unannounced candidates will be placed in nomination at the t convention ZL Vi -- if - ’ t I ' V ik v" -- 1 ‘ ' ' For the state senate— Jesse B Thomas L Woodbury N J and Norman L Sims For the house— Julius C Billeter Kasper J Fetzer Jacob S Dahl Ralph B Ottenheimer Frank Lund-sko- g Mrs W T Runzler E L Wright Edith M Neilsen Mrs Raymond H Clayton Fllcher C Beck Dr George A Wilson County commission — T A Butterfield Riverton and Royal C Barnes Salt Lake City County attorney— E C Jensen nd Clarence Baird Bradford city judges— Lionel Frank Armstrong E D Sorensen Stewart M Hanson John E Pi- ton Richard J O'Rourke Dean E fr V ‘' - A V'5 ' VttPH j ( f 3 SVfv Friendship Wall’ Invites All To Be Guests at Open H ouse Russel L Tracy Will Display Collection of Rare Tropical Birds and Fowl re!Plendent inT!t only the -- unllght end outdoors them to disbeauty and 150 that enable some tooffull thetr charm advantage play invited all feathered aristocrats There is only one request that the Salt Lake City and all Utah to be Tracys make guests at open house Saturday and And that is a simple and easy 1285 m 5 1 to at Brief Preliminaries p Sunday from one to comply with It Is: The first order of business for Pe®ond aZ®?uej “Please be considerate of the the afternoon seasion scheduled for Since “Friendship Wall was eonbirds and the fowl” year 5®’ 1130 o’clock will be the nomination rtruct®d ess tilan The Tracys give them plenty to ct four candidates for the state sen- - some 400 !done8’ ea®J P”se"edy family the eat so the visitors need not take ate Nomination of representatives a Per?°? dear In fact some of the will follow and the county conven- Russel L Tracys have assembled them food tion will then be convened to name one of the most magnificent and worme for the birds are- Imported the candidates for the commission gorgeous collection of rare and from England and county attorney Because of tropical birds and fowl in western Swimming in the newly constructed ponds are the rare European the fact that three conventions are America will be the first time that swan and the Domosel crane a being held in one day preliminaries theThis Tracys have invited everyone long legged proud animal that and nominating speeches will necto see their newest struts about as though It were in essarily be brief Chairman Emery There are some 150acquisitions little creatures its native Indian haunt aaid that seem happy and contented in Cebris Monkey Ray E Dillman G 0 P candiEven one date for governor will make a brief their new surroundings life There is a Cebus monkey that cannot of bird who little knows talk and other candidates on the would rather play with the Tracy help but marvel at such a variety state ticket will be introduced Pomeranian “Wee” than swing from At 9:45 a m prior to the con- and such an unusual collection the highest pole Thrilling Sight vention a caucus will be held to There is a Tripula a South Afriselect the convention committees Mr Tracy who for years has held can finch that works for Its food Chairman Emery urges all ward the affection of thousands of Salt It has to pull up a wooden "bucket” and county precinct chairmen to Lake City newsboys has often ex- tied to a cord to get at the have their representatives chosen pressed his wish that people In worms Sometimes the “bucket” is In advance circumstances empty but generally it has a choice less comfortable could enjoy the beauties of his morsel A Tuccan an Australian bird with yard Brown Assumes New That was a major reason for the a bill as long as its body a grand Wail” gold and black striped pheasant of “Friendship building today is ablaze with bloom- from South America also belong to Post in Council which ing petunias and nasturtiums But the family with the aviary and its scores of Some of the other birds are the rare tenants there is a new and Pekin nightingales (China) Jay A S Brown Friday was conthrilling sight for the thousands (Brazil) Troupial (South America) firmed as finance director for the who will take advantage of the Orange Bishop Weaver (Africa) National Democratic committee and open house White Shell Parrakeets Green Shell s the Utah state chairman of the The Tracys are inviting everyone (Australia)- Blue Shell National Council of Roosevelt elec- to be their guests on Saturday and parrakeeta Masked love bird (Afritors by James A Farley national Sunday There will undoubtedly parrakeets ca) Linnet (Europe) black headed committee chairman be other open houses later in the nuns (India) Strawberry finch (InMr Brown will appoint chairmen season but with the advent of dia) and Cochin (China) nutmeg In all Utah cities and towns and cooler weather- the more delicate finch (India) Bulbul (East Indies) Will be in charge or the and smaller birds will soon be transGuides will escort the visitors organizing national Roosevelt electors Mr Far- ferred to their winter quarters — and about the grounds ley reported through the Associated FTh?morning Wal1’’ tJ lta FrUnd'hiP at summer will be devoted such preliminaries as the keynote speech and reports of committees The first group to be nominated will be the city judges at noon - ' Party - - Press at New York The organization is to be come permanent Mr Farley’s announcement said Temperature Advanced By Indian Summer Sun An Indian summer sun pushed the mercury upward Friday and the range between the 81 maximum and the 49 minimum was two degrees above the normal for the day A low barometric pressure prevailed over the northern Utah vlewlng-thi- s together with the generally higher temperatures Caused the weather bureau observers to conclude that partially unsettled conditions might be in store for Saturday and Sunday ’ Reports $60 Stolen A J Griffin 1350 Fifth East street Friday reported the theft of (60 from his trousers assertedly b? an Ingenious thief who pulled the clothes through an upstairs Window after “hooking” them with a wire Miss Examae Scott of 128 North Main street reported the theft of $42 front her purse while she was shopping at the Z C M L ws D ' I' Wedding Party Six Bourbon Guests Charged With Fast Ride Three drivers two of them assertedly racing from the scene of a wedding were arrested early Saturday morning on charges of recklessness The two each driving his own machine were booked as jack Sugar 23 Park City and Homer F Bruggeman 24 of 218 Sixth East street after they assertedly sped through three stop signs and one red light as they chased west on Second South street after attending a wedding They were released under $25 bonds each The men were arrested at West Temple and First South streets Don Hamer 22 of 1021 East Eighth South street was charged with reckless driving after he assertedly backed his car into one driven by Dr V P White 524 Eighth East street at First West and Second South streets Meetings Set Six populous countie of Utah will hold Democratic county conventions Saturday Weber county will be one of those scheduled for September 26 The counties convening and the keynote speakers for these conventions are as follows: Caehe county at Logan Congressman Abe Murdock keynoter Wendell Grover also a speaker Davis county at Layton Senator Elbert D Thomas keynoter Tooele county at Tooele Scott A Matheson assistant United States district attorney keynoter Utah county at Springvllle Alf G Gunn deputy United States marshal keynoter Carbon county at Price unannounced Iron county Cedar City Hugh B Brown commissioner of the Utah state liquor control commission keynoter A number of members of the state committee have been assigned to attend the various conventions Saturday by Chairman Calvin W Rawlings Of Six States Visit in Gty tff Salt Lake City was host to 300 banker Friday from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado and Illinois en route to the Annual American Bankers’ association Convention at San Francisco Saturday a special train bearing 70 Indiana bankers is scheduled to arrive at the Denver A Rio Grande Western station at 7:45 p m The train will leave at 1:30 p m During their stay in the city the bankers will be the guests of the Salt Lake Clearing House association at a luncheon Arrangements are In charge of H M Chamber-lai- n vice president of the Walker Bank and Trust company There will also be a sightseeing tour about the city and the visitors Will he entertained at an organ recital at the L D S tabernacle Prominent In Group Among the prominent banking officials on the special trains which left Friday afternoon were R Frank Newhall vice president of the Fipst National Bank of Chicago Claude L Stout president of the association Colorado Bankers’ Arch Anderson of the Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago C W Allendoerfer president of the national bank division of the bankers’ association and executive vice president of the Commercial TrusJ company Kansas City and Thomas H Nees president of the Texas Bankers' association Nearly all in the group visiting here Friday expressed the opinion that banks are in first class condition and that general business is better Mr Newhall said: “The banking business is quite satisfactory and there is a slight increase in demand for loans with plenty of money available” Conditions Better In Colorado Mr Stout said that both business men and farmers are experiencing better conditions with only a small portion of the state feeling drouth effects Mr Anderson said that banks are in first class condition savings deposits are constantly increasing and loans are far below normal without tending to increase Banks will start to make real profits again Mr Anderson said when borrowing again begins The federal government takes away many loans from the state banks F B Brady president of the state bank division of the A B A said Mr Brady is vice president of the Commerce Trust company Kansas City During their stay here the visitors were entertained by the associated banks and trust companies of Salt Lake City They were taken on a sightseeing tour an organ recital and were guests at a luncheon at the Salt Lake Country club where golf matches were arranged after the luncheon Orval W Adams second vice president of the American Bankers’ association and executive vice president of the Utah State National bank left with the group for San Francisco n 2 Homes where current is being used for the combination of lightr v ing electric range cooking or Ironing Homes of Poor 3 Homes of poor people who can afford to use only the minimum of 11 kilowatt hours per month at a 90 cents per month minimum and I! “who are now paying in excess of eight cents per kilowatt hour” 4 Homes now charged with an arbitrary “room charge” of $125 per month for a minimum of four rooms plus 20 cents for each additional room In connection with a table of :) comparative rates under the new and old schedule ranging: from a reduction of 34 per cent on a 15 kilowatt hour consumption to a 1075 per cent reduction on a 50 kilowatt hour consumption the letter states the average home investigated where electricity is used “ Delegates on their way to the Sait FrancChicago Nelson S: Dearmont of the New for lighting purposea only consumes 316 kilowatt hours per isco convention of the American Bankers’ York Trust company Leo D Kelly vice month Under the old rate the association enjoyed Utah- - peaches Friday of the Mercantile-Commerc- e Bank president monthly bill for this average home and Trust Newhall R to Frank company of St Louis and Arch right): would be $234 and unde- r- new They are (leff Anderson Continental Illinois bank Chicago rates $213 or an average reduction vice president of the First National hank of of 858 per cen£ it says Rates Compared “Taking into consideration the additional reduction you order to become effective on April 1 next this would produce only a maximum saving per month to the average home using 316 kilowatt hours of 412 cents or 1716 per New Airport Project cent” it states Officials Slated The letter inquires why the full become the lake Salt Great may to Be Celebrated reduction was not ordered Immeto Unveil Memorial air bombtarget tor a long-randiately why it was not made aping raid of the army aviation plicable to less populous districts A special aviation week will be served by the Telluride Power comHeaded by President Heber J corps Negotiations are under way to observed in Salt Lake City In recog' pany and the Southern Utah Power Grant of the L D S church most gain permission for nine bombers company why the “flat rate” Is of the general authorities of the of the Nineteenth bombardment nltidn of the successful efforts of not labeled as an unearned room city and county officials In comcharge why the “objective meter church and hundreds of Salt Lake squadron to terminate a rate” was permitted why the power City and Utah citizens were travel- flight from March Field Califor- pleting arrangements for the and gas companies have not been ing cast to Winter Quarters near nia with the lake bombing airport project Captain D W Goodrich comcompelled to submit inventories as Omaha Neb Saturday morning Tentatively the date for the ob The unveiling and dedication of mandant of the local air corps dea basis for determining rates Compared in the letter are power the beautiful bronze memorial to tachment and Gus P Backman servance was set for the week of rates asserted to be in effect in the 600 L D S pioneers who died secretary of the local chamber of October 25 by the aviation commitcommerce will seek the grant tee of the chamber of commerce Los Angeles with those of Salt Lake and were buried at Winter QuarCity The minimum charge in Los ters between 1846 and 1869 was the from Governor Henry H Blood Friday noon Angeles today the letter asserts is impelling motive behind the east- The “lake fleet” of Sheriff Grant However the date hinges on two S Young of Salt Lake county only 55 cents per month as against ward excursions With President Grant were his also will be pressed into service factors — the approval of the airport 90 cents per month in Salt Lake two counselors J Reuben Clark to tow the targets to vantage City project by the W P A and the de The letter Is signed by L E Elg-gre- n Jr and David O McKay and five points on the lake Mr Backman livery of part of the new group of 20 new president of the Consumers’ members of the quorum of the said Douglas planes The bombers will carry tons of to the United Air Lines twelve apostles of the church They Welfare league Delivery were Rddger Clawson president of explosives for the tactical bomb- will begin October 1 according to Smoot council Reed the George problem ing Woman Hurt in Auto plans Dean E Flanders local attorney F Richards Stephen L Richards It is planned to take the bomb- present A special committee appointed Friday announced his Mrs Mae Carlson 35 766 Denver and Melvin J Ballard candidacy for route above ers over the nomination of city street suffered a severed artery on Rulon S Wells Antoine R Ivins uninhabited territory in order to by Rudolph Orlob chairman of the will committee aviation complete her forehead Friday night when she Samuel O Bennion John H Tayjudge on the Remitigate accidental danger from was hurled against the windshield lor and Rufus K Hardy of the the tons of explosives Effective-ne- e plans for the aviation week propublican ticket will maneuvers include which A native of a car driven by her husband first seven presidents of seventy of the planes after 'such a gramsome of the new by planes and Lehl Mr FlanKenneth Carlson which crashed and Presiding Bishop Sylvester Q long trip is being tested of other aircraft and appearance ders received his Into the rear of a truck which had Cannon and his counselors David A reception for the personnel of aviation officials tentalegal education at stopped for a traffic light at Sec- A Smith and John Wells were also the group was partly mapped out prominent the University of ond West street and Broadway in the party The wives of the gen- at the meeting of the aviation tive plans Dcontemplate Keyser Jr heads the George 'Utah and the UnShe was treated at the emergency eral authorities accompanied their committee of the chamber of comspecial committee which includes: merce Friday iversity of Chi-cahusbands hospital J M Van Steeter Walter M An Returning derson E C Rossiter and Max to Salt Lake City Dean in 1927 he has Lincoln JJre was elected vice since been encommittee aviation of the chairman in the gengaged in the meeting Friday eral practice of Lake’s-Famoulaw s Mr Flan ders Mr flandere has been active in Republican circles especially in the The Eagle gate in Salt Lake City one of Utah’s most famous pioneer landmarks may he Third precinct n “Friendship Wall” plans open house Russel L Tracy with his imported monkey and “Wee” a smart Pomeranian will greet the visitors Saturday and Sunday afternoons along withl50 beautiful imported birds and fowl ?harp 4 VS 300 Bankers Betterment in Business Reported by Group En Route to Convention ice ms follows: 19 1938 ' ‘ List of Candidates The list of announced candidates SEPTEMBER A B A Delegates Enjoy Utah Peaches Disappointment at the scope of electric power rate reductions ordered September 8 by the state public service commission and since concurred in by the Utah Power A Light company is voiced by the Consumers’ Welfare league' in i letter to the commission made pub lie Friday The letter says there are four classes of homes which will receive no rate reductions whatever under the new schedule and cites reasons why in the opinion of the league members a more universal and more drastic rate reduction should be ordered by Uie commission The four classes of homes which the league declares will receive ‘no reduction under the new schedule are given as: 1 Homes where current is now being used for the combination of lighting refrigerator or stoker serv- m I MORNING Group Takes Issue on New Power Rates Waiting to Greet Visitors j SATURDAY ! Church Chiefs Great Salt Lake Headed East May Be Target For Bombers S L Aviation Week Slated DS 700-ml- le 4 Laivyer Seeks GOP Position j f 700-mi- le Project for Widening State Street May Doom Salt Eagle Gate Landmark doomed to destruction it was learned Friday Plans have beefi made for the widening of State street between South Temple an4 North Temple streets and unless the old “gate” once the entrance to Brigham Young’s private grounds can be reconstructed it will have to be tom down The street will be widened by adding a strip 14 feet wide along the west side To do this it will be necessary either to demolish or move another interesting remnant of pioneer days — the stone wall which extends along the east side of the Beehive house grounds Engineers of the state road commission under whose direction the widening will be done said that both the Eagle gate and the wall can be saved They intend to confer with city and L D S church officials before anything is decided The Eagle gate is the property of the city but the stone wall belongs to the church The latter extends along State street for a half block north of South Temple street past the Beehive house and the buildings constituting the L D S mist sionary home The Eagle gate one of America’s unique structures was built in 1859 coband was part of an eight-foblestone wall surrounding the grounds of Brigham Young the Mormon pioneer leader It was designed by Hiram B Clawson Torn Down Once In 1890 many years after the death of Brigham Young it wag torn down for the type of project which threatens it once more — street widening The following year however it was rebuilt and the original eagle was electroplated and again placed at the top of the arch where it has since remained ot lengths This would be a rather difficult operation but it was indicated that the road commission would be willing to undertake it If the church is anxious to have the wall saved ' The widening of this section of State street is part of a large federal aid project which calls for resurfacing the 'Street from Ninth South jto North Temple streets The state will put up the usua! 26 per cent Irequired on all federal aid projects and also will pay for the strip of land which will have to be purchased All but two buildings are far enough back from the street so that they will not have to be disturbed They simply will be brought closer to the street Part of two store buildings however will have to be demolished to make room for the enlarged street State street is classified as a state highway and for that reason state and federal money can be spent on It From South Temple street north to the capitol grounds the street Is only 42 feet from curb to curb which makes it much narrower than the ordinary Salt Lake City street It is not planned to widen it north of North Temple street because of the great expense ot Road commission engineers Indicated that how much of the gate is to be saved will depend on public sentiment and the attitude of civic and church organizations If it is to be retained it will have to be reconstructed because the new street will be 14 feet wider than the present one and the gate would form an obstruction In the event it is rebuilt it may be advisable to build a new structure keeping only the original eagle It would be possible however to move the two stone piers on the west and then lengthen the supports forming the arch on top of Which the' eagle rests This of course would change the proportions of the structure it was explained Engineers also stated that it would be possible to move back the stone wall by cutting it into short County Orders Tax Abatement Abatement of $218328 taxes for 1935 on the chamber of commerce building Exchange place and Cactus street was ordered Friday by the county commission upon petition of Gus P Backman secretary of the organization Mr Backman explained the build ing is occupied largely by govern' mental agencies and civic organizations that pay no rent thus little Income is derived from tenants Taxes on the property in 1935 totaled $318328 but the organization will pay enly $1000 of the sum as a result of the commission’s order The assessed valuation a year ago was $80325 $50000 of which covered improvements $21325 real estate and the balance personal property In asking for a compromise settlement Mr Backman recalled the same practice had been followed in other years Suspect Bound Over On Larceny Charges Elmer O Winger 30 240 West South Temple street Friday was bound over to district court by City Judge Daniel Harrington for trial on a grand larceny charge Winger and an unidentified acwhich would be involved complice allegedly stole a suitcase $160000 is avail- and clothing valued 'at $135 from Approximately able for the widening of the one the automobile of John F Trowblock and the resurfacing from bridge Wauwatosa Wis WednesNinth South street northward day night Driver Denies Hit-Ru- n Charge in Police Court John W Eakin denied a hit-ru- n driving charge before Police Judge A H Ellett Friday and his trial was set for September 29 He is charged with driving away from the seen® of an accident in which he was involved at Thirteenth East and Seventeenth South streets August 25 Harry Grob-stei- n is the complainant The case of Dallas Johnson 18 was taken under advisement by Judge Ellett following a trial Friday morning Johnson is charged with drunken driving and was arrested at First South and State streets August 25 ¥ Pardon Board Slates 64 Cases for Hearing A total of 64 applications for clemency will be heard by the state board of pardons at its regular session beginning Saturday at 10 a m at the state prison This will be the first meeting after the summer recess Forty-seve- n prison Inmates will ask for termination of sentence seven parolees will request termination of sentence one case will be reheard five continues cases will be considered and applications of four county jail prisoner! 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