Show AMEMililliMomm -- - -- - i --- - - - - - t 4 - ii 4 r - Section"1-10- cal - and vinancial News la — - LI' : - p: 1: 4 - ' ' - : - rt- 2 '7 7 ' : ' : ' ' al -- - - ' ' - : ' '' ! 4 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 8UNDAY MORNING JANUARY ' - 1938 16 Wm --- 0 - Boar d- Frees McCoy Builders TEñiF (0048±C1000Annual to On Parole Meet in S L TOcir: Réoicl-- 4400-'00N Idaho Physician DECEMBER JANUARY - - 'HEjlitkii:-C16'iii4":-11117c1:1:- t- 4 Contractors Favor Housing Bill Resolution Shows i - A Slayer of A lOy 1:!eath'Following Bountiful Bank Robbery Wins Fight After13 Years in Prison one ' dateo011 there was only cell calendar that mattered Saturday night It was March lti :-For on that Monday he NOtil ihave completed 13 years within walls and he will celebrate the anniversary by discardthe prison ing his grey denims and walking forth to make a new start in life The state board of pardons at its regular monthly meeting Saturday paroled McCoy the inmate having been promised Work at SodaSprings Idaho by Dr Ellis Kack- Icy a veteran physician and sin geon of southern Idaho who hu pleaded the cause of the slayer year c It after I Five Forgotten Man Stays in Utah Prison 'Refuge' year Others Paroled -- Conviet76 BehindFive other inmates won paroles seven were denied—futuredates Bars 49 Years with one rehearing and two county favorably jail applications being Board Session Finds acted upon The McCoy action was the most important of the cases on the light One-Utah state prison's two calendar the board completing its men was "before" the forgotten work in the midafternoon McCoy was convicted of the first board of pardons Saturday but in there was no friend ni4 relative degree murder of A Roy HeathMcVal Verdaon DeceMber 5 1924 robbed to ask for his release for all of Coy and Archie Wilcox had were John Ryan's acquitintances are and the Bountiful State bank the country when like himself behind prison walls attempting to fleestalled in a ditch So the board mereitu0 detheir automobile cided that Ryan should stay in Slain in Car prison where he is assured his Mr Heath with other Salt Lake were on real shelter City business men Mcestate inspection tour when years old Rfan is spending his were possemen forty-nint- h year ht penal instiCoy thinking they Mr tutions He has been in the Utah fired his rifle the bullet killing wheel more than six years for Heath who was at the on March aprison Salt Lake county robbery facCoy was sentenced life to The second forgotten man is 14 1925 to Serve five yearsto serve John Sorrier alias Corrietti who for the bank robbery and es He walked through prison gates 28 a life term for the slaying on March 5 years ago for the murder of a caped from the prison brakes test rival in a Provo canyon gambling 1929 while pretending to on all automobile he was repairing game No friends no funds the Mont' 'Utah state prison is his only He was captured in Butte refuge No one knows how old April 7 On March 3 1935 McCoy escape& he is but Cornier believes he is Paul St about 75 only to be recaptured in Minn two months later Originally was police reported that the escapee comarrested when be was about to but Warden mit another crime Owen Nebeker said a later inquiry revealed that McCoy had taken a his escape and job immediately after he there was no evidence that accriminal planned to renew his 11 of 4- - : I -an- 4 I tivities Promises Steady Job Dr Kackley who says he is just to a country doctor with many miles cover and little time to do it in wrote to the board to ask that he be given a chance to start McCoyfullanew promising the prisoner time work Dr Kackley said that the manypergood deeds that McCoy had formed for residents in southern that Idaho during his residence in citi- vicinity had cOnvinced many de- zens that he was temporarily crimi- ranged when he went on his nal foray The board- atitslanua ry1937 McCoy's life meeting commuted sentence to 25 years 0 0 -- - Kin - Appear Personally appearing In support were his of McCoy's application Mrs John former mother-in-laBrown and his daughter Mrs3110No one protested let Savage in- Tr) Salt Lake county Jail mat es serving time for Involuntary manslaughter were refused their Ivan Lee Hamilton 27 freedom who fatally beat William Nash on July 22 and Robert C Nuckols who shot and killed Dwane Jarrett 19 on June 6 must serve their sentences w s 41' - one-ye- Will Hold Initiation Agtivu of Theta Tau fraternity iuttional mining organization at the new members Sunday in the Hotel Utah Igew initiates will be Blair Bradshaw Same Hewes Francis Vance MeNeilly and Partridge S Wayne MoNeilly 'hiToday's Meetings: - I A — New I AU day hotel Western division agricultural con- terence Newhouse hotel All day Texas company Newhouse hotel Flint Distributing company house ' All day I Am Men's study clue Newhouse hotel — Ascendedof the 10 a - Mastenrotinstruction r in Mighty I Am Presence 10 aim NefOloilse hotel Utah gate Press association 10:30 a m Newhouse hotel hotel Postoffice clerks Newhouse hotel 11 a- m Labor's Nonpartisan League of house 1 ' : F— g rresWrian-c-hur- 1:15 p11ni A Mr Hammond pleaded with his audience to oppose diversion of gasoline taxes from highway construction or reduction of federal aid to road building Sees Principle Violation He charged reduction Cif federal aid would violate the principle of nondiversiow of gasoline tax money because "highway users are already treaspaying more into the federal ury than the amount- which confor highway gress- has allocated construction" He said that under present revenues another 40 years will be required to bring the state highway system to dustless standard Mr Backman produced figures to show the tourist industry is worth $1000000 to Utah highways alone and urged the contractors to join the movement to bring more visitors to Utah Tourists Contribute A breakdown of gasoline tax receipts he said shows that $238000 arises annually from purchases by tourists Federal matching of this amount brings the total to $1000- - H r 7J-------- - al-- FEBRUARY i - I 'N9361 AIIIIC ' 1937 7ilq06 W v - 14'""?:'A7 IIVArNMON104' t"0- State Editors Name Heads Of Association eavot aeHnmPicture :::::::4:::::A::4:::::::::::z::::::::'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::?-::- ::4 t: t!!: :: ' ' ----' ::::'':-- - :'::::!:':::':::?0?::::'r 4: !::(::i:::'--:- ::::: j ''' ' 1 4- - r r'7'-nr77- k0v TorsreedconintestthewiltahteElaisfhtera :§: nwoaonr11eraver g:-: 0: "s7:1v ostrk '11 ':'Z'''''r:477lkk 0::::::: '- - '1 ' 4i 0 4' e :''':'''::'''':':''':'':':'":': - - ih'''01144:)Yko1 'N004s ' 4 4 :A o : ' 4 ' 41$ - 0-:- f 4 A 'E''":1 ::!:f0 '1V::-:'':)':!t:is::'!:::f4:- ::::!:5 :':' sk4 '''iI ::::::::iI1 w 4 '14 :: :': ::::::: y:i :::' "-t'01''-:'- :: 4 a''k-- :''- :' '' - rmi'w !:44:i:!:::: Succeeds to the presidency the following Year' Mr' Burress received 14 votes to 11 received by Mr Warner The day's activities closed Satur- ii4I0:!:T1:Ax4&Aire:ivt'::'W---:-::-i-day night when 150 persons assembled at a banquet :: :':H:ii!!'!:7''''''' 41A i :'' 11:i - of' 44 1:::-- - - '''''i 1::::'1:1'::::'::':'- 4 ::::: s t:'''''1''''?''''''''''::::'''''''''"''''''''''':::'11:'::'7:7:s:::'::''''':-- hdl 1 1:k::4:::::)1 - 5 !‘ I ' f Sk: ::- 7:41f : ' 1 i:::i - — ':r:::::::: - I 3 :orPreasntihdi :: :: 144: :::''''''''':''': :: on of ' :: - k ' - l :::::'::'k-i4i- mark established Friday when thermometers in Salt Lake level City reached a Blanets of Black Shortly before 3 p m 111 the temperature reached 58 degrees the spell broke as blankets of black ap- A few min peered on the horizon utes later the beaming sun had been shrouded 'under dark clouds But only a few drops of rain fell at that timer despite the threat- ening conditions Shortly after nightfall however the clouds dumped their contents on the populace Blizzards raged in mountainous sections and in the area comprising Juab and northern SanPete counties Southern Utah in the vicinity of Cedar City also experienced heavy snowfall A heavy snowfall at Alta assured ideal skiing conditions for winter sports enthusiasts on their Sunday trek to mountain playgrounds Rainfall Increases Light rainfall which struck Salt Lake City Ogden and Logan gained in intensity as the evening grew older and the high temperature level maintained was all that stood in the way of snowstorms in the valleys The ' old-sty- le -- - sun-kisse- donor C A Epperson publisher of the Kaysville Reflex Speakers at the banquet which was presided over by Charles- - V dK Saxton outgoing president inclu-deDr E E Monson secretary of state Mr Cowles Mr Burress John E Jones of Salt Lake City Harrison R Merrill of Provo and Mr The state general fund had a cash balance on December 31 of Warner Hamilton G Park Salt Lake $171893219 and the surplus at the end of the current fiscal year Tribune columnist was toastmas- June 30 is now estimated at $125282147 it is shown in a report ter H Blood by E R Miles Mr Saxton in a resume of the submitted Saturday to Governor Henry director state issued for a activities budget plea year's maintenance of the historic AmeriEstimated revenue for the fiscal can freedom of the press is $2759560 and collections in year Named as honorary members of December 31 the the association --were Karl S Carl- weresixrpnths ending $207887t50 $68068550 leaving ton of Beaver Charles England la to be collected in the next six Logan John R Wallis of St George months In the next two months and S D Perry of Coalville the bulk of the income tax collec- Gasoline tax administrators of 10 Executive Committee tions will be made and the general western states agreed upon a uni- $500000 Members of the executive corn- - fund also will receive nearly form tax form to be used fund repprt control the liquor mittee named at the Saturday meet- - from there will be a healthy in each of the states during the Although L Warner Mr were George ing the new fiscal year final of a two-da- y convert- Crowther of Salt Lake City Wil- - surplus to1 start most of it will be used tion meeting ham C England of Logan Edgar on July afternoon in the Hotel Saturday fund on the demands normal by Utah 14 F Watson of Boise Idaho Simpson of St George and Will up during that year An unlooked for regional vice president announced Wallis of Vernal the made also be will by demand also state administrators During the afternoon meeting q retirement fund for which The of informa- series of speakers discussed prob teachers' upon exchange agreed state the from annual requirements in tax collections and lems facing pablishers of the state arenowrevisecLTu rward from $201! tion to -foraidlegislation which would med mailing 000 to a year liearly $300000 require licensing of trucking con- permits through carrying advertiscerns hauling gasoline across state ing of "Bank Nites" and other lines Mr Watson said games of chance waspointed out "Truckers already are required by Roscoe C Cox of Ephraim He to file -i- nformation concerning the declared there was danger of prize — of gasoline they carry in- drawings at theaters being inter- terstate" Mr Watson said "but preted as lotteries by the post office 1 Continued omPage gasoline bootleggers could be ap pretended more easily if licenses 2-- B rdoeogf5e2 levgelreaes leased Boon to leviated The mountain blizzards provided the lint indication of the season that agriculturists would have a sufficient water supply for their crops next summer and diminished a threat metropolitan areas would be forced to abandon lawn should turn to ice and snow The butterflies would die garden plants already above the grosnd wither and lilac trees on which leaves opened suffer Instant already have ' 0 death west-amoun- ts - Island Temlile Head Named WilV--Gcar- onfla armed bandits" said he' was con- - first plies in the 35-ya- rd rd rd IllapkAteco t3uruarnent was in of Paul Healy and Miss- -i ' race ground 41‘ 1 PS mission from 1930 wallan 14 to 1936 to preside over the 11a- 'wallan temple at Lale Dahu 'was S announced Saturday by the L church first presidency CilsHe will succeed Edward L sold now first counselor in the ' Oahu stake presidency From 1909 to 1913 Mr and Mrs: Murphy filled a jnission - in the Hawaiian islands where two of their children were born Both children since have filled missions there In addition to the 10 years he has served in Hawaii Mr- Murphy-L-- has served as ward bishop and member of a stalls high council for - 15 years ' Three Apply for Liu td Board Erosu Ilacate4 by Fishpr tee has Indorsed Mei Ellis Mr Stewart and G M Whitmore former member Of' the control commission Mr Taylor said several have called at his office to Only three formal apPlications been rilde so far for the position of executive secretary of the state land board which will become vacant on February 1 through the resignation of WU an George AFisher nounced Saturday by H Warren Taylor board secretary Applications' have been Made by Oliver a Ellis chief deputy state treasurer: Scott R Stew have George Lingmant 21 of 201 Brooks avenue Saturday was granted a new trial on an Involuntary manslaughter complaint by District Judge Herbert M Schiller —Ibe new trial was oft for January 24 Lingman had won a stay of ecution 'of a one-yecounty jail sentence following his conviction several weeks ago pending per n th ApppA) inr at artformer—director—ef—the—stat ing He allegedly was the driver of securities commission and Julius C Anderson former state au ex-Vi- ar -- new-hear'e- WV4 11066f drot nue on 21)e - A - Clau 20e i -- tor The Democratic state ill — commit- - that additional applications will be received be fore the land board holds its regular meeting on January 2O This will be the last fore—Mrrisher's—resignation becomes effective and It is ex act at tha pee e time ea the selection-- of a cessor expected I : Appointment of Castle IL Murphy' of Ogden president of the Ha- ! - - - s of for boy t from 8 to 10 age with Brant Roseland and Dick Anderson coming in second and third respectively tandem race The boys' team of Vas won by the four-bo- y Junior Stevens Teddy Price Billy Pursell and Donald Okeson race tort in the girls' ales 11 to 13 were Betty Logan firstandtoral The ion - Trial for Driver - forconcernincaso the rainstorm ere en - - tion Snow in central Utah assured a protective blanket much needed by winter wheat fields of that area In case of sudden frost In Salt Lake City and vicinity however many residents had cause -- New v -- sprinkling systems in order to meet the demand of human consump- - s Fanners and fears of irrigation and water WS- cials were at least temporarily al- - recognizance Saturday by U S Commissioner Edward Dunn Cox who wasarrested by Eme son O Draper deputy U S marshal was one of 32 persons named in a secretindictment by a federal grand jury at Denver He does business here as the Interstate Employment company with offices at 219 South West Temple street the marshal said s According to a Denver press Ms- patch operators of travel bureaue named in the indictment were acL cused of operating an illegal inter- state transport system on a "share Government au- expenses" basis thorities were quoted as saying per- sons who 'engaged transportation over the often deserted under difficult cir- cumstances short of their destine- tion Persons indicted were said to op- crate in most of the principal ern cities :The government was said to have 'spent a- year investigating the traffic !dent of the Utah State National bank and president of the American Bankers' association will preside at the regional conference of the association in Des Moines Iowa February 10 and 41 Adam assistant to the president of the $peak Utah Power and Light company will address a public forum February 11 Des Moines is preparing to play host to IMO representatives of the 5105 banks in Illinois Iowa Kansas section of the American Institute meetings at the various juniorcolNebraska of Mining and Metallurgical Engi- - leges and then make inspections to Missouri Minnesota with the hullNorth and South Dakota Wiscon- neers Tuesday at 730 pm in Beau become acquainted - tutions sin and Wyoming said an Asso- Brummel Cafe 4 ciated Press dispatch ' Conference sessions will be devoted to discussion of current bank management problems and policies club CiVie or betterment organiza tion or individual will be acted on at once" city Attorney Fisher Harris explained the city- - ordinances permit licensing of amusement devices but outlaw gambling apparatus wasraencot period boon to re- o utea Howard P Leathern member o I the Utah tax commission and presi- Meet dent of the North Atherican gasoline tax conference headed the Utah state The board of education will group attending the etteetings - hold its regular meeting Monday Weber coilege at 2 pr m at the transac- in Following Ogden Arizonan to ' tion of regular business the board G M Butler dean of the school will make an inspection of the of Mines and engineeringoLthe college buildings and grounds the University of Arizona will address For some time it hu--bea dinner meeting of the student policy of the 'board to hold its No slot machines are operating in the county so far as we know" Sheriff --said -- "Complaints by any ur storm came as a The farmerathroughout the state on allegedly-illegal-lines-w- a hgreeldecto Monty Cox 45 charged with to violate the motor carrier act of 1935 was oar Sets Weber Contest Proves Póptzlár -- - ' It was the warmest day here so far as mean temperature la concerned since last December 11 when the mercury a mean level of 54 de- the U S 'Charges R etrional Bank c onclave Set ICourt-Crant- A ' Temperature in Salt Lake City Saturday refused to drop below the Faces States Adopt Gas Tax Form I The roller ikating tournament at Victory Park playground Sat- - urday afternoon sponsored jointly by the city recreation depart- rand—the-V-P-can was one OiPolice in of skill" contests Chief of said the Outstanding game city Harry-LrFinc'Personally I have recreation activities this season officials never any money reported on a marble machine when they 'In the 45yard race for boys from 11 to 13 years of ageDavid total up at the end of play r was first plaee winner E lace ointing to a thmnber of con- - into d: Salt Lake Man General Fund Closes '1937 With $1718932 Balance VI es belt - all-ti- CityyCounty Drives 4gainst Marble Devices vinced he can obtain convictions for operation of machines that dismoney- or trade tokens charge -"I am not- an Jirresting officer but I'll prosecute every case presented to me with proper evidence" he said Sheriff S Grant Young meanwhile offered to make an issue of the marble devices if any citizen is willing to make a complaint rain i - continued Unusual January weather of 1938 proves a marked contrast to frigid conditions recorded a year southern Idaho and heavy rainfall Wins Page One Prize i of norwas reported in virtually all see The graph shows mean temperatures the two years as compared with the Mr Cowles publisher of the Price ago i LiognA opfrecthipeit4ruaocinficalscooaswtasarta: was presented a cup mal in Salt Lake City Three local maidens Saturday afternoon frolicked In the for the best front page of the year sands at Wasatch Springs plunge They are (left to right) Bette Johnson Letha Trift and ported in Colorado Wyoming and Presentation was made by the cup's Louise Pratt Nevada lo Whether those marble game which "kick out" from two to 40 nickels when the little e steelThall hole-arrolls into the gam- bang devices or games of skill re- mained unsettled Saturday night But indications were that efforts might be made soon to find out City and county officials joined slot mg- in declaring the chines sometimes termed "ohe- armed bandits" are admittedly de- signed to cash in on the public's gambling instinctSpecificallyrou lawed in court decisions they are believed completely banished from the county unless there are a few strays tucked away from view in backroomeof public places But the status of marble-gamwhich last year added $14800 to the nity's revenue in license lees Is something else again "It is a mystery to me how you - all-ti- ::::2:: ::::::? e'‘' ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::!:::7 ::::::: :':':f!:!!1'n!:::':i:gig::::::J::::r:l::-::ji::::::'- Leland 0:4:'‘:-:i-:president of ' State Press association at its an- PZ:':'::::':''':--::::'":'::nual convention in—the Newhouse Li4:7t' ::!:i::::!!:' Hendrick Romeyn vastel Saturday reelected unanimously as secre- ii!:r401111w"'":14::::::i::ia::::::::ii:!::w of the organizatary and treasurer tion 1 ' The election of Mr Burress oc- sgai 2- es heat ::':-- :: x:::::::!:::::J::::::::H: vk4 ':::::: - ::' - ' e it::::''::''''‘::::' - - :: t!:: :::k:"'N--kis:: tto ?:?:::::::- ::::::::::: Price Elected As New President i ' 7440 ' I :::::: : '44 ::: :::::::::::::::-:::t ILCowlesof Val - - 1 0 '':::':'EP::'::::::ik:N::ig::::"'':::::-::::::::-::::::::::::::::::::::-' vane-ti- of floral and garden plants peeping upward out of unfrozen soil The clouds appeared throughout the northern and central sections of Utah Just as the government weather bureau mercury here was about to top its January I 1":4'"ff::':': -- : ii':::::!-:'e:::- ::::::::- lien and had brought many pools ':':':::Nr-::Z:711- : Dark clouds rolled out of a blue sunny sky in the midst of am1d-- afternoon temperature boom Sat- urday to bring a heavy rainfall to Salt Lake City and plunge many sections of Utah into snowstorms of blizzard proportions It was a fitting climax in a dry almost "torrid" January which for several days bad sent young mermaids scurrying for swimming al'ilAr A' - ' Rains Blizzards' Climax Dry Warm January 9 5: ri i LI - f 1 NORMAL I TV ::::' r 1938 0: administration Johnson cofounder of Schramm-Johnson Dru gs and presl- dent of the Walgreen Drug company of Utah was burled Saturday after- noon in Mt Olivet cemetery after Impressive services in St Mark's zpiseopal cathedral The Rt Rev Arthur W Moulton -Episcopal bishop of Utah spoke and conducted the services which were :attended by k large number 000 his calculations showed HI aliAe suggested the builders-o- p of rellitives and former friends and pose any cut in the governmental associates of Mr Johnson price for silver referring purchase Active pallbeaters were John R to Secretary of the particularly Barron F W Erickson H Tracy Jr's Henry Treasury Fowler R C Granville C L Olson proposal that the Morgenthau price to put on a and A E Smith of "cost production" basis Honorary pallbearers were Dr Mr McShane the operFuller B Bailey Beverly S Clem ation of industrialexplained undenin James W Coffins S D der the new ratecompensation in efschedule Evans Frank A Fisher J F Fitz-- fect this year and Mr Anderson depatrick W J Halloran E O How- - tailed of the F H A which rad C W Morse Natgan A Por-- he saidpractices raised building standhad ter F C Richmond ' a nd Leon ards Sweet e- C R Walgreen Jr Walter Reese and W the Walgreen company also attended A Juvenile who admitted he was the services Mr Johnson died Wednesday at using a 22 caliber rifle to puncture Palms southern Cali automobile tires was arrested by Twenty-nin- e fornia resort He had lived in police crime prevention officers SatSalt Lake City for a long period urday The gun was confiscated but for the past several years had and the youth remanded to juvenile made his headquarters in Chicago court for prosecution officers said — e Utah Trade Union hall 16- 8South West4Temple street I p in Oalifornia Packing cprporation Hotel Utah p m State Beauticians' anode- Utto' 2p m Newhouse hotel Thetas p m ing fraternity Hotel Utah or peace Firs viction ch - —1411155---riliwitW-11- 1411 New- 11 a in development Opposing the application of W P A labor to skilled construction projects undertaken by government subdivisions Approving the federal housing measure now before congress as a potential boon to home building gathered at at the Hotel Utah dinner-danc- e which closed the session where they were greeted by Governor B Erwin Henry H Blood Mayor E Sylvester Q Cannon presiding bishD S church and Maop of the L rion C Nelson vice president' of the chamber of commerce Governor Blood told the contractors they constituted one of the most important single groups within the state because their activity stimulated activity within every other occupation group in the business professional and financial worlds At the motningsession the builders heard W D Hammond chairman of the state road commission Gus P Backman executive secretary of the chamber of commerce O F McShane state industrial commissioner and Edward 0) Anderson architect of the federal housing - Tribute to Joy H Johnson Joy e)19371 1 - - Vaportant Group City Pdys Last I Intermountain contractors ended their annual convention Saturday u145' night with two expressions of pro-- 35: test and one of commendation In three resolutions arising out a30- of two days of discussion the inter'au 25 mountain branch Associated General Contractors of America went 2201 ' w 15 L on record as follows: Oppoding theuse by cities of - - SO their new license plate fund 5- moneys for any purposes other than new road construction and t 11 : - - - d—foo-&—SeventY-sit of ercury - - I I fd150 ' leumnary of Proceedings on Page I2-- B H McCoy slayer and bank robber Robert To a 4 - se 3 1 -- - 1$ 0t1 - ClaSsified Ads 0 A ' of- - OpportunitieS-- Four Pages l t Td acle Organist for Guild ' W Asper dean of the Utah American Guild of Organ- presented an organ concert at L D S tabernacle Saturday for members of the guild and his selections with a on mechanical and tonal of the tabernacle organ he-- 1 musical—program aVIM Hotel-Utal organist -- 17q1:p ir tt f '''-- tg'i! i --4' k: - 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