Show The Weather ITTAH — Rain Saturday Local Metal Market Gold colder Silver (foreign) Copper WYOMING— Snow NEVADA — Rain or snow Detailed Report on Rage Lead 34 Local Lead Issued every morning Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as aecood class matter under act of March 8 1879 VOL 134 NO 150 $3500 Silver (newly mined) north portion IDAHO— Rain in south portion In SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SATURDAY MORNING MARCH a ’ 1625c 775780o Settlement Prices Copper 1465a ea UAfTPQ TTTUTIJSa fVMalLD-- " “JJ 1V dally and Sunday Subscription rates: Utah Idaho Nevada Wyoming no 90 cents year glO&O elsewhere In U 8 dally and Sunday mo 13 1937 700o 77JS7o 43c mnsTTCS L’JMN IE J Members Demand to Inquiry Silence Persistent Rumors Roosevelt Hit Has Grim Job State Senate Court Change Okehs Public Wheeler-Say- Service-Boa- rd s Senator Quotes Book of President to Reveal Ilis Earlier Views Tliree Commissioners Confirmed in Short Executive Conference Move Causes Stir Holbrook Norris Urges Congress to Use All Means for Correcting Abuses Nominees of Governor to Succeed Incumbents Rejected on Friday Senate Resolution Asks Committee Be Appointed to Investigate Tales Of ‘Illegal and Unethical Actions’ Named RULES ARE SUSPENDED IN MOVE WASHINGTON March 12 OP) — The state senate Thursday night Senator Wheeler (D) Montana confirmed all three of Governor confronted the supporters of the Henry H Blood's nominations for Roosevelt court bill Friday with a the public service commission a short time after it had refused to quotation from the president opposconfirm the incumbents who were ing a general Inorease in the number of federal judges as likely to sent up during the afternoon by "contribute to the confusion” the governor The new commission N P Rhinehart Adroitly staging his presentation is composed of State Senator Ward the Montanan a foe of the presiC Holbrook of Clearfield a Demdent’s measure read to the senate ocrat a lengthy excerpt from the chief exRepresentative Walter K ecutive’s book “Looking Forward" of Cedar City a Democrat Granger —without first revealing the iden and Otto A Wiesley of Salt Lake the of author tity City a Republican First smiling and then with a Rejection of the incumbents— announced he only grim expression Chairman E E Corfman Thomas auhe would “a that quote great E McKay and Joseph S Snow— othority” on the subject The senccurred at an afternoon executive ate which has just listened to an session This action was generally of of the the juanalysis problem interpreted as a victory for the diciary from Senator Norris (D) progressive wing of the party Nebraska responded with alert at- Nine Bodies Recovered led by Senate President Herbert B Washon more tention eager for Maw This group has taken a speington's great dispute From Explosion-Tor- n cial interest in the personnel of the and it With Emphasis public service commission Interior of Coal Shaft has long been common knowledge With emphasis Wheeler read: “ ‘The that they would seek "to oust at only way to attack the least two of the incumbents If not problem is by rigorous application of judicial efficiency In the face LOGAN W Va March 12 (UP) all three of them of this congestion the remedy com- —The task of removing the bodies Only Temporary monly proposed is to add new judges of 18 men trapped by an explosion New members of the Utah public service commission But the progressive victory was or hew courts but it will readily two miles inside the Macbeth mine apparently only a temporary one appointed by Governor Henry II Blood and approved by the be seen that if the problem is what dr the Hutchinson Coal company The two Democratic members of state senate Friday include (upper left to right): Walter I have stated it to be such a the new commission are politically slowly Friday night proceeded would K remedy merely agGranger Cedar City Ward C Holbrook Clearfield and of the the guidance ’of state mine governor strong supporters gravate the complaint’ A Wiesley Salt Lake City Otto officials The retiring members reconsistent been opponents have and “ ‘There are of course legitimate While relatives and friends of the of the progressive group in their senate are (lower left to the by Friday morning jected for demands additional judicial dead men watched silently at the respective bodies right): E E Corfman Joseph E McKay and Joseph S Snow manpower in sections where the mine entrance scene of a similar Holbrook has been one Senator population has grown rapidly But explosion last 2 rescue of the leading opponents of Senator '”4 it is easy to see that to apply this workers headed September by N P Rhinehart Maw on the old age pension bill and to the chief of the state remedy to all cases is to add of of the staunch a department supporter ravages of the disease to contrib- mines toiled in d tunnels administration bills dealing with ute to the confusion and what is Bodies were brought to the surface assistance of needy groups Reprprofoundly important at this time two at a time esentative Granger who was speaker to burden still further an already The bodies of nine men were re- of the house two years ago has seriously embarrassed taxpayer’” covered by 4 p m more than 20 played a similar role in the house Faces Senate hours after the explosion occurred The executive session at which Wheeler slammed the volume as the late night shift was preparing they were confirmed did not last By The Associated Press down upon his desk and faced the to enter the mine Of the remaining more than 15 or 20 minutes innine victims all but three have dicating that if a fight occurred it Governor Frank Murphy stepped into Michigan’s growing strike senate “I afn not simply quoting from been found rescue crews reported was brief and decisive crisis Friday night The rescuers carried some man who is a candidate for The executive session was preAlmost as the governor summoned United Automobile Workers’ office” he said “I am quoting from oxygen tanks as a precaution ceded by an incident which in‘Looking Forward’ written by Pres- against deadly black damp and trigued spectators and brought sen- union leaders to his hotel it was announced that final agreement ident Franklin D Roosevelt in 1933” worked cautiously There was dan- ators together into whispering in the General Motors dispute had been reached The senate was visibly stirred ger that mine walls weakened by groups Nlurphy's call to the U A W repre- -’ the explosion would Collapse The Montanan continued: The senate was 'calmly consider- sentatives came on the- eve of a scientiously recommend for acceptBodies Identified “Because some of us disagree with ance by General Motors locals Sating some routine house bills when the president’s methods now and Bodies already taken from' the suddenly Senator Holbrook broke In conference in Detroit to study the urday” with the announcement that the labor situation with a view to 'pre agree with ydiat he said in 1933 mine were Martin announced he had called we're thought to be just ‘defeatest’ Joe Frye 32 motorman of a mine governor had sent a communication Serving the law and order and of a meeting of the U A W national lawyers (he'referfed to an asser- car Troy McCoy 28 his brake-ma- n to the body but that it had appar- avoiding suspension of the instit- executive board at Cleveland Montion by the president in a recent Floyd Fields 35 an assistant ently been lost utions of democratic government" day to discuss a "national campaign He moved that a committee be apspeech) or something of that kind foreman Mike Gimo 44 Leonard The governor at the suggestion and consolidate and extend the Forbes 30' Gazel Vankovich 49 pointed to call upon the governor of Harvey Campbell secretary of gains made during and since the Agrees With View of the Fred and obtain a duplicate-cop"1 am just agreeing with what he father of six children the Detroit board of commerce de General Motors strike” He also negro 34 Tuphon Pod-las- communication whloh Contained cided to confer Saturday with rep announced opening of new or adsaid-i1933 that to increase the 38 the nominations of the new- public resentatives of employers and pf the ditional union offices in' Seven cities! 49 and R B Kimball courts would only add to the ravx father of six children service commissioners Labor’s differences with labor®-th- e public ‘‘who labor” ages of the disease were: Still mine the in contest for membership between Named “I am not defending the supreme Meet Group Delegates the American Federation of Labor Eidred M Royle (D) court I have said repeatedly that Jack and August Tusek23 40 twin Senator Another meeting in Detroit Fr- and the committee for industrial orKarns brothers Sam French Presof in the supreme court is frequently Brodocko place presiding 35 Hubert Fleming 32 iday was called to complete the ident Maw who was absent from the union's assent to the General M- ganization— settled into more defiwrong in passing on economic and James-Wilenite channels Hosocial problems and I say it now I George McCormick 27 Senators chambers appointed otors agreement which had been the William Green A F L Earl Gearhart and Columbia lbrook president Ira A Huggins (D) Ogden subject' of conferences ' for nearly said say and I have said that if you add the federation would expel any six more men to the supreme court Raleight and D W Parratt (D) Salt Lake a month President Homer Martin Inside the Conditions workings there Is np assurance that that will were to go to the governor’s office of the UA W summoned about 200 central labor body or state federahazardous 'The mine' was de- City tion which fell into control of the correct the situation At this point someone began in- - delegates of local bodies bris covered rescuers and C I O headed by John L Lewis arose simply to call attention cvTro" huirin as t0 where the oriinaI und AVyndhamMprtjmejJJAW asin effect a to the fact that Royle vice president said the uniform nadocument migivTberSenator on ceeded Bodies mine loaded were to the C I O’s recent an (Continued on Pae Two) he minimum wage rate asked by reply tional cars similar to the one on which asked the senate secretary if (Column Two) nouncement it would issue charters knfw where the communication the union had been found “impo- to such groups Frye and McCoy were working at was The secretary replied that he ssible due to the variety of businesses the time of the blast and rolled Green announced at the same time it was but that he did abd conditions” where knew out the mine and slowly through the A F L had organizers in the not have it The agfeement"warwlthouttiTne field waging ranilaggressive' the camslope to the surface "This is lnteresting" commented jinniL termination to be by y Not Determined paign"- for nricmbers — The- - C- - I © Senator Royle “Where is it?lr notice It written provided for also is pushing its drive Cause of the blast was not deter“It Is in President Maw’s- desk” “grievance procedure" prohibiting Coal Meeting mined Mine experts believed a spark the secretary answered "suspensions or stoppages of work thrown off trolley poles strung inSenator Royle then instructed the until every effort to adjust them for a new- - contract Negotiations side the mine to run the electrically secretary to get it but he re- has been exhausted in the grievance in the soft coal field took an unpowered mine cars came in contact turned empty-hande- d explaining procedure and in no case without turn with the convening with accumulated gases The blast that the desk was locked the- - approval of the International expected of the entire committee of 25 in off was set last a Someone moved for a by September March 12 LOS ANGELES of the union” officers spark from a motor of a mine car recess and a few moments later Nlortimer said the agreement was New York It had been expected (INS) — While her mother Mrs As the bodies were removed they President Maw returned took his Viola Gatter was asleep on a that "while leaving much to be only the subcommittee of 10 would one on on were cars and (Continued Eight) placed waiting Pge Barbara couch desired we believe we can con- - meet and observers took the move (Column Four) establishments to taken undertaking Anna Gatter was shot and mortalas an indication "of progress The situated at Logan eight miles from ly wounded Friday In a strange present agreement expires March 31 Macbeth and 'at Man five miles accident In the family home acIn Chicago union miners’ deaway in the other direction cording to the sheriff’s report mands were turned over to a subOnly two of the 20 men near the A small pistol picked up and committee which planned to meet scene of the blast escaped alive accidentally discharged by an oldMarch 22 They were John Bodnar 24 and er sister Mary Patricia aged 4 Except for the General Motors George Matthews a negro who was caused the death wound accordburned agreement the automobile strike n badly when his clothes ing to Deputy Sheriff Willard situation was unchanged NegotiaOSLO Norway March 12 (UP) caught fire Both men stumbled to rocky coast by an easterly gale the surface almost hysterical Chrysler corporaSix of them were in immed- tions In the huge The mother picked up the InNorwegian sealing Twenty tion “sitdown” were adjourned until iate a danger tot to took her hospital of jured ' ships with combined crews The coast guard vessel Frldt- - Monday- where the child died At first it 300 men were reported endanThe issue will be in the courts Nansen was dispatched to give Composer Dies was believed th- head wound had Jot Saturday when strikers have been VIENNA March 12 UP)— Eugene gered by a blizzard sweeping the what aid she could been caused by the little girl fallWhite sea Friday night The ice floes were breaking and ordered to show cause why they von Hubay noted violinist and coming from a tricyclewhich the chilnot be enjoined from occuThe- - ships dren had been playing with in the poser died Friday of heart disease ranging from grinding before' the gale so that should the n corporation’s nine plants modwas impossible for the men to pying schooners to He was 79 years old His best known bedroom it Some 55000 Chrysler ern sealers were lockej In 'giant work was the op era ‘‘Anna Kare Later 'Mary Patricia told the desert their ships and at t empt in Detroit tContlmid nn Pgy Four) — Tea floes being' driven toward a to- make thelfway toward 'shore nina” atory Klllion reported (Columa Four) Sponsor Claims Lawmakers ‘Placed Under Cloud’ as Consequence of Special Quizzes in v State Offices The Utah legislature turned the spotlight of investigation oi itself Friday when the senate suspended the rules and passed a resolution calling for the appointment of a disinterested committee to inquire into rumors "suggesting illegal improper and unethical acts” on the part of some members of the legislature Introduction of the resolution came as a surprise move at the night session of the senate and is a sequence of a special investigation of all state departments and institutions recently completed by a legislative committee Senator Ira A Huggins (D) Ogden who opened the way for the placing of the resolution before the senate by Senator Ward C Holbrook (D) Clearfield said the legChamber Delays Task islature "has been placed under a by rumors which have perof Putting Through cloud” sisted since the other investigation the legislature "should be General Fund Bill and cleared of the smear placed on all Toiling Crews Remove Mine Blast Victims House Places Approval on 17 Measures of ed un-de- Governor Murphy Calls Meeting to Halt Strikes Sugar Probe gas-fille- gas-mask- -- ka - t velt Green’s-statemenw- Pistol in Hands 700-fo- ot Of Gifl l Kills Little Sister 3 -- - go-an- ’ five-minu- te three-year-o- ld i - Gale Sweeps Sealing V essels 300 Seamen Toward Rocks Kil-lio- 20-t- 200-to- - ’I Scheduled to Open Monday Working toward the end of adjourning the session Saturday night the house of representatives passed 17 senate bills Friday most of them noncontroversial but still had not tackled the job of considering' the' general fund appropriation bill The bill was recalled by the appropriations committee 'and after a meeting during the noon recess it was announced that new items had been inserted increasing the appropriation by more than $80000 The bill already was the biggest in the state's history calling for a total appropriation to the general fund for the next biennium of more than $7500000 Several Additions The additions included $27000 for administration of the new junior college to be built in Carbon county WASHINGTON March 12 UP)— $18000 to the water storage commission for Colorado river water The house agricultural committee litigation $40000 to the taJ£ycom-missio- n to ordered to administer provisionsof public hearings Friday open Monday on the administra- the use tax and homestead exemption bills and $2500 more to the tion's new sugar bill state board of health Chairman Jones (Db Texas It is expected that the bill will named a special subcommittee be taken up in the house 'Saturday headed by Representative Fred morning and the time it will take to it will depend on whether Cummings Fort Collins Colo Dem- the pass house the ocrat chairman of the congression- committee’s is willing to asaccept to what judgment al sugar bloc to conduct hearings the various departments and instiand report its findings to the whole tutions should have The house went to work on sencommittee as soon as possible Cummings announced he would ate bills Friday morning- after give every sugar interest adequate Speaker Joseph W Jensen had antime to present comprehensive tes- nounced that there were a number of measures which should be acted timony on There was a tacit understandA supporter of the administration sugar plan the Coloradoan ing the previous night when the said the measure will be supported clock was stopped that no more bills by most of the sugar interests al- except appropriations would be conthough several major changes will sidered without urgent request from by continental cane thespeaker and off shore groups Some Resentment Other members named on the There was some resentment in the subcommittee included Representa- house at remarks made in the senate tives Harry B Coffee Chadron to the effect that the house was Neb— Democrat f— Fred Biermamr quieted down7 however ' osed - DecorabTowaJf niQcraUClara E Hoffman Allegan Mich Republican Frank E Hook Ironweod Mich Democrat Clifford Hope Garden City Kan Republican nd Fred C Gilchrist Laurens Towa Republican Nonvoting members of the subcommittee will be Delegate Samuel W King Hawaii Republican and Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias Puerto Rico coalitionist who will represent offshore and cone sugar' interests Southern cane growing states have no members on the agriculture committee and as a result have no representation on the special sugar committee Cane State congressmen have said they will “fight the bill all the why through” unless their areas are given higher production quotas than the proposed bill would permit Japanese Miners Buried 13 March FUKUOKA Japan (Saturday) WP)— Nine miners were buried alive Saturday” by a cavein at the colliery of the Meijl Mining company s” ca back and forth by special committees and an agreement was reached that the day should be after-oliv- e- branches-hackbee- n (Continued on Pape Ten) (Column Three) us” The resolution adopted without a dissenting vote reads: "Whereas persistent rumors and the report of a recent legislative investigating committee have cast reflections upon members of the legislature of Utah by suggesting Illegal improper and unethical acts on their part and "Whereas it is the desire of the Utah state senate of the twenty-secolegislature to dispose of such accusations and either prove or disprove the accuracy thereof now therefore be it "Resolved by the senate of the state of Utah that a committee of three citizens be appointed who shall select their own chairman no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party for the purpose of investigating such charges ‘‘Such committee shall have the right of entry to all state Institutions and department and the power to visit and inquire into offices and departments of all political subdivisions of the state and without limit to seek and acquire information from any and all persons either within or without the state of Utah for the purpose of fully complying with the intents and purposes of this resolution “Members of the committee and all witnesses subpenaed by them shall be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the legislature for railroad fare hotel and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties The members of this committee shall be appointed one by the govJ ernor one by the supreme court of the state of Utah and one by the Utah State Bar The investigation provided for it this resolution shall be completed on or before the first d av of J une 1937 and th e commit- tee shall report their findings in writing to the attorney general of the state of Utah and shall supply a copy of such report to the governor the supreme court of Utah the Utah State Bar and ech mem-- —ber of- the senate” Taking the floor on personal : privilege Senator Huggins said: "Charges have been made since nd -- (Continu'd on Plt Eight) (Column Two) TT Well—I’ll Tell You When you hear a fella braggin’ e man if about bein’ a you 11 jest dig into his records real close you’ll probably find that somewhere along his road to glory there’s been a good woman-eithepullin’ him or pushin’ him along I had one uncle down home- who He had the never would work reputation of bein’ the laziest man of Crawford county and he used to complain about Jiis wife ntggin’ at him all the time about goin’ to work I finally gave him up as a “ne'er do well” and kinda forgot aj)out it but the last- time I went to see 'him home I with a sparkle in his eye and he self-mad- r be one of the leadin’ citizens of Van Buren ' I says “Well your wife s naggln jfjnaijy done some good and made R man'out of you” and he says “No it ain’t that" He Bays T got used to her naggin’ at me when I come home from fishin’ or loafin’ at the pool hall all day but she carried it a little bit too far when she taught the paCrot to sing Llttle Man You've Had a Busy Day’ v v v) - ah x Copyright 1937 Esquire |