| Show TEE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FRIDAY MdRNING FEBRUiRY j Minommem Behind the Scenes of Current News Established April 15 1871 Issued ovary norntu 51lt Laken Tribune Publishing Company b ' C71 :° The Tribune is a member of the Associated Press The Msociated Pr em is exclusively entitled to the Use for reproduction of ad news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local Dews published herein A Typicai Russian Ending tI7 l'a 1 -- Salt Lake City Utah Friday Unity'of Ambition will Aid Deer Creek Rromaractical standpoint - the 8100000 Deer creek project appropriation tentatively Into the new appropriations bill by the Eouse subcommittee contributes little fo- the solution of the problem confronting is the to project guarantee wholly inadequate against uneconomic delays in construction - the immediate concern The original requestvof the bureau-- of c - a ii—sTaditibTfirip-p1s0--for the next fiscal year of $750000 priation This amount was asked when it was genof a erally assumed that three-quartemillion dollars would be immediately availfrom-a- n able for There appears to be considerable doubt now about the status of this item e need for the $750000 apConsequently-thmore pressing at this juncis propriation ture than it was at the time it was recommended by the bureau of reclamation As has been pointed out in these columns before the government cannot hope to make an actual saying by upsetting the plans of the reclamation bureau and proThe longing the period of construction project has been approved the initial contract will be awarded soon and $1314000 is available for starting work By skimp ing now and making a larger appropriation next year nothing will be saved but something surely will be lost Interruptions reclamation-Tailo- Morning February 25 By Paul and show that such erratic conduct rs to be expected every few millions of years Alternating periods of drouth and deluge of heat and cold of wind and calm are as perplexing to the public as they are to metHowever science cannot coneorologiststrol the weather The best it can do is to study phenomena that laymen experience 'llnd complain about As of old "the wind bloweth where it listeth" sometimes torrid sometimes frigid carrying dust or moisture liabTdTliirtirlls time wriTiff:—Alri5WFTNT do is talk about it Even Mark Twain did not offer a suggestion as to what could be done about it and delays will inevitably increase the ultimate cost of the project and put off the day when the people of this state can begin realizing its benefits An adequate appropriation this year will be in the interest of efficient and economical construction it will be in the interest of the project beneficiaries who must eventually t 1938-3- 9 1939-4- comprehend the full import of the small appropriationand insiat on an adequate amount to forestall all possibility of delay Their position calls for a cdmplete accord on the part of the delegation Harmonious and determined effort will react to the bene fit of the reclamation service as well as the welfare of their constituents Storms to the east of us storms to the south of us storms to the west of us and thundere- d- Serene and sunny practically all the time Utah has enjoyed one of the most delightful winters on record the There has been no ice nor slush the roads have been open and safe valley and the climate has been conducive to outdoor enjoyment With plenty of snow in the mountains and all lakes filling up the outlook for next summer is exceptionally encouraging Meantime the national Red Cross is sending help and supplies to homeless 'peo--floods pie made destitute by unprecedented In many sections of the country Blizzards heavy rains drifting snowfallsand inundations have driven thousands of Cali: fOrnians from their homes in northern and central areas and caused untold suffering The rich and populous valleys of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers have been turned into a lake as long as from Salt Lake City to Yellowstone park Flood waters have been pouring down from the Sierra Nevada range through the Merced Tuolumne Stanislaus CoMokelumne sumnes and Feather rivers sweeping camps corrals orchards and farms from their and filling the central reservoir moorings with an accumulation of debris that may —S delay resumption of cultivation for a long time d' ' - -- Floods have forced hundreds of Michigan people to seek higher grotmdwhere intense cold has added to the affliction From one town 400 families were driven out the second time and considerable damage was done in Grand Rapids Lansing Flint Pontiac Rochester and other manufacturing cities Northern Ohio's isolated communities cut off by raging waters also suffered from severe sleet storms that covered the lanescape with an icy glac- Trains have been snowbound in- - Colorado and New- - Mexico Arkansas is apparently in a worse plight than any other state Flood waters are spreading over whole counties sweeping buildings toward the Mississippi and depriving thousands of food and shelter Towns along Red river and its tribu! taries are threatened with total extinction some the water is 10 feet deep and - In People are perched in steadily rising trees or shivering on roofs "In all my life here" said a resident of Fulton "the waters have never scared me before only an act of God can save the place" Men in boats are attempting rescues and hundreds keep piling sandbags on the levees Gales She vessels and preventing relief ships from rendering aid Scientists have been trying to find some cause for marked mis behavior of the elements during the past three years Some are inclined to blame sunspots others attribute climatic eccen tricities to subsidence of sea beds producing a series of tidal disturbances that affect current of bothair and water still others are snaking calculations to prove a cycle theory -- ' boo those economic reyalists - Becomes City d yacht Not Much Sympathy The strike of the theater box office fellows aid not winnow deep sympathy from the public which has suffered considerable anooting from them There are a few splendid men in such posts but as a class they are insufferable and haye contributed to weaning many from the theater John Chapman observes however that the ticket sellers are the only persons who can wear any sort of trousers with a dinner coat Nobody sees them below the waist Unlike Frenchmen few Americans tip the wine steward They take care of the waiter captain and head winter but rarely the som: melier Probably for the practical reason he does little—just pours And often the captain relieves him of that chore I never ran across a wine waiter who did not glow at a swap ping of ideaaand a jet of stylish talk about -vintage& And like most persons who Ahink they know wine he soon proves he knows little But they appreciate communion of in- tercst My favorite wine steward is the blackaproned Chaplin who gets powdered nightly on from customers' bottles at l'Escarrot in Paris He's been at it 30 years And the the dignified sommelier at El Morocco the General Grant looking fellow with the gorgeous side chips Copyright 1938 for The Tribune r oPS El 4- - 4Ft'lll you At 147 44 PA7-1'411- 1 tt can - — —1 Ns II 1t I for almost anyone as can be stated -Are they going to 'permirtbs-Doll-4-7-follows: drive out of public life a decient znan ticians solely because with full knowledge of the cal personal-politiperil involved and resisting heavy pressure he voted according to his honest conviction as to what'wess best for the country and best for the people? enough simple ilrief it tmderistanI1 - to ola A ffmmwo 1 SAO a re G 40 o of Issue all there is to it Whether or not McisTutt organization succeeds in confusi- ng the issue with personal attacks which have already begun the only question really involved is whether Senator Van Nuys is to be punished for exhibiting the sort of courage and character that ordinary people like to The facts are see in their representatives Senator Van Nuys clear and indisputable was one- - of the Democratio senators who voted against the president's court packing bit- - Politically he had every reason int up with the administration forces as did his colleague If he had considered his per-- Mal political fortunes he undoubtedly would There is no have suppoited the president conceivable reason—and none has ever been suggested—for his voting against the bill That is the o - cb007)0ElAte 'HI NED e a a PotAt PIVZING 4a :) ' RUSSIAN IIERotS- - t 'TpojsKy $1 tOlsk &FAI- T- 1 1 1111 11111171M 4 for--lin-- -- - 0 al :14r - s to do Immediately thing THE PUBLIC FORUM Credit Surplus Commodities corporation $3474000 This is no longer considered spending Note—Significant thing behind the new figures is that this money is largely collected by the government in taxes from rich and poor but chiefly from business and is being given- - away mostly to humans and in aid of certain particular benefitted lines of business (consumers' goods) Equally significant is that the expenditures are not emergency in character None except the relief donations likely to decrease any time soon Most of the others are apt to Increase in the long run 0k--- and Senator Min- Never- prevent Townsend fo ( k9:vr77:1 ut4 rnor v Go appendages s Senator Vein Nuys Of Frank E Ken intention to run as an independent candidate to succeed himself this-' fail putsup to the people of the state a pro- iTEREPUeLC k ::::: by his Et - - its highly 'vocal chink-wi- th position r t7i is eles11—theLleetagmqeMent ? fta It -: tedian-E- mJ aiSo To prejud- the—vital link unclouded by person- elides and local coneiderstips Is clearly visible ton ii000611! ME andindeed a fi blurred Nor will it be in the sena-- tonal — contest this fall in imam' f are to their appeals emotions seldont---- tit w ck $108325766 $7- p 4'41' I 41 Nr-- 4 4 Highway grants $180000000 Old age pensions $132000000 Farm exportation-consumptio- n corn salient facts ices ) v $5(8)000000 C C C $350000000 Employes' compensation '111 4 0? 'tkpo ' farmers 975000 Talk Reveals Feeling on Japanese Philippines Editor Tribune: In Washington 12 years ago I encountered a prince of the imperial house of Japan who had Just taken his master's degree in law at Columbia and was about to return to Tokyo to become head of the law department of the Imperial university He told me that he was a nephew of the emperor He was the most delicate and sensitive male person I have ever encountered As adroitly and gentle as possible I directed our conversation 0 land-holdin- g the good will of their American neighbors and that the intervention of the Japanese government In these matters only embarrassed the case of the Japanese In this country Moreover for the government of Japan to solicit the expatriation of its own subjects was a thing without warrant in the whole history of international relations and that the protest made by Japan against separate schools in California for natural-bor- n American citizens of the Japanese race was clearly an act of interference b et w een the United States and its own citizens When I paused for his response the prince asked abruptly: "Is the United States going to get out of the Philippines?" To this I responded—promptly—Oh I donit think so The Philippines are as free as we are The American flag In Manila stands for the liberty prosperity progress and protection of the Filipinos and the Filipinos would be very foolish to break their political connection with the United States" At these words this prince of Japan visibly winced as though he had been hurt through and through Samuel Russell Senator From Sandpit hueban- ° by Our Readers - About Britain 'plc aticcontmversy that The British cabinet crisii broke Asie had developed between Japan and just before a luncheon had been the United States I pointed out arranged by the leading members that no claim had been or could of the senate foreign relations committee for visiting Lord Stanbe made that Japanese residing leyi British undersecretary for InUnited States had been dedia and the British ambassador of their treaty With the old irreconcilables like prived of any had alrights that Borah present it should have been ways been coupled with allegiance aninteresting affair but wasn't that the Japanese could fit5t be adThe Britishers it appears sufmitted to American citizenship fered an acute joint attack of and land tenure unless they deafness Every time Borah and the others asked about Eden and acquired over a period of years Chamberlain the distinguished guests replied American weather is charming atthis time of year —By Ham Park Chamberlain may have won the The farmer is mistaken If he ' With quip and approval of the house of commons jest and levity but the inside crowd here is bet--' thinks his crops will be helped You bring the merry smile You are ting on Eden for the future Inthe burden lifter by the reins of government— stead of ending his career the You make my life worth while incident is likely to start him off American Lumberman So I freely pay this tribute on a bigger one And In life's ruddy wine A Productive Crop I pledge to you my homage A government man recently Wallace Leavei "Blest Humor gift divine!" was investigating the condition —William TCard The wave lengths have been of the small farmers in the hill laden lately with tons of speeches section of one of our eastern Notes on the Cuff Department from agriculture department ofstates according to a story in There's fame and fortune awaitficials explaining the new farm The Pathfinder He found one ing the girl who succeeds in makact But Agriculture Secretary farmer who was willing to talk ing happy marriages a fad Wallace canceled his 'last two and be pumped him for informascheduled press conferences and tion "You can't raise anything A New Jersey court has dehas gone off on a trip to Califoron these stony hills can you?" clined to bsue an injunction forin the nia Generakunderstanding the man from Washington venbidding a woman to nag her d---News agriculture press room is that tured item Mr Wallace did not want tp an"Raise anything!" exclaimed the is one of the 'medal Nagging swer questions native with indignation "of privileges the ladies think they'll This is another example of why course we can We raise plenty lose if that equal rights measure radii likes the administration We raise barley—We raise a sight Wave lengths ask no questions of barley back here I don't know About 4000 invitations were sent The man who would laugh at what us farmers would do if we reout for the wmild go Into hysterics at didn't raise barley" punch be tuners:L-Canadi- an aT to about 'What do you usually get for News ception which appears of the number 3972 more than Strike me pink but that's a barley?" now can McNutt "Oh we don't sell it We don't belly bit of treason eh what? delegates Mr count on At the next Democratic sell a grain of it" the farmer A man has been arrested for has national convention (Indiana answered 28) His candidacy has no back"Then I suppose you feed it swindling Americans in Paris— to your stock" the investigator Washington Star ing in the senate or house outside All the pleasures and illusions the Indiana delegations His worksuggested of foreign travel are disappear"No sired!" returned the farming machine has been establisher "You don't catch us wasting ing one by one ing political contacts in other states but his workers well know barley thataway" "Do you &neve sir in a uni- National Chairman Farley is "Well what do you do with It intellivernal all - pervading against them and their chance is then?" pursued the rather puzzled gence?" wholly up to Mr Roosevelt What agent "You bet I do My boy Is a he thinks has been amply illus"Why doggonit we stile every trated by several little develop- H--grain of it for seed That's what freshman in college' ments like the demotion 'of the we do with it" Overheard in the public safety army officer who flew McNutt to building: HUMOR Denver "It's getting so that our Amer-'Ca- n you blest humor gift diSenate Leader Barkley says the To cities arr more and more re-vine senator of another vacillations corrupt" I quaff this fervent toast minded him of an old clock his "It sure Is Why it won't be Of all life's riches it is you father borrowed from a neighbor before all the honest men long Who most hearten and home took the clock help "My father will be in jail" in When down beaten redire defeat on it and a it rnantlepiece put sad rebuff mainedthereaweek but my -- Or facing "Wise men hesitata-t—onlfools to smooth to the flurn tell never could father what time you path are certain" I said te'my By woe or want made rough It was" said Barkley "Finally he "Are you sure?" she asked took the clock back and asked the "I'm certain of i t" I replied You coma me in to forms was — matter the myriad Then sho laughed neighborwhat To suit my varying mood with it Whatever face you show to me It really looks as if the Wind-or- s "The neighbor said: L should I know that it is good: were going to be permitted have explained it to you It is a You bring back youth's lost savor to settle down into comparative very curious clock When both Its tang its vim its zest hands point to 12 and she strikes quiet and obscurity Happy pair Who shares of yoUr abundant —Boston Herald 2 that means it is half past four'" wealth To say nothing about the rest Partakes of all life's best: al Copyright 1938 for The Tribune In-t- - IN141 e3 tlr The Gift List - The government gift list thus disclosed in an obscure official table of appropriations already made for the year ending next June 30: Relief $1810905470 (plus the extra $250000000) Veterans' pensions and benefits $585832000 Soil conservation payments to mission $8575610 Public health $8000000 Maternal and child welfare - o ty Fronk k Kent WASHINGTON—NA often In either state or national elections Is a clear cut question presented to the people Usually the voters are thoroughly confused by torrents et 'propaganda and the by I 14 the -f- leireillö—shoVi—i-Tor No senatorial debate brought the matter to public attention but there it la in black:-- andwhit an exact total of $3814392526 riot including the extra $250000000 for relief 000000 on Long Island a penthouse in Manhattan and a three and a half mile waterfront estate in Maine His father is the Rev A J Lord of Meriden Conn who continues to preach to his faithful weekly is receiving the Young Jack Osterman Broadway plaudits for hla behaviorisma in plodding ever the comeback trail In partial eclipse he is a strict patron of the milk depots and has had several night club engagements which he filled capably and is now receiving nibbles from the Hollywood studios as a gag man The exceedingly beautiful Rosamond Pinchot's suicide was really a studyi in stage-struc- k frustration Her enthusiasni for the theater was a consuming passion and although she attained a degree of success she wanted her name blazing over a marquee I once sat next her at dinner and her entire talk was of the play and players What did I —think of Katharine Cornell- - Helen-- Hayes And— Meredith Burgess? Born to wealth and social position she preferred the performers of stage and screen and the gatherings of these-we- re about the only parties he attended Such enthusiasms are difficult to understand but there are many heel-ta- e "C 0 t Elimination of diseased cattle back-woods- home-an- vta or zli tip $10- - RILSCIAL A 144 a Zyys: $38840678 Broke childrenHe has a co) South Carolina did not even acid Assistance to the blind - 4 4111p 1 Dependent childien $54600000 Unemployment compensation areinagaln! Phillips Lord who started his radio career y with his impersonations of the Seth Parker has finally become city broke For a long time he clung to his native Maine traditions but today steps out in tails now and then to white-ti- e it around night haunts There are even rumors he has been sighted in spats Lord is 35 married and the father -- of twci i°'"4 INISSa-i47- gir wriurimanrotnalmat fund Not --many—menwho--would look like Clark Gable in a turtle neck sweater or Noel Coward in a white silk muffler The handsome former polo star Larry Waterbury- A liveried footman in a limousine- - Yoo- - 4 -- :-- 6 : '090t:::R41101:-ig!::::::- BehiticiYäiilNOV: 1 letter to Senator Byrnes of re--p- The forlorn-lookin- g Eddie Duchin Not many could pique the interest of the night club crowds more than Fannie Ward rounding In at 3 a m all merry and bright And where is she now? The Waidorts Mr Boomer and his fancy trellis of sideburns Without that eye sparkle Sonia Henie would be just another skater —WithStormsFloodsElsewhere x t By tO x 1 0 lending it building ships or paying itaiaries but giving it away for relief pensions benefits and gifts-No-- News Service brings a from—Montreal- lady—who— has been yawning every half minute for a week or more As physicians admit themselves helpless In both diagnosis and treatment perhaps a psychiatrist should be called to ascertain of whom the 'girl is thinking Should this method of investigation prove ineffectual the parents should endeavor to learn the identity of the young man their daughter was talking to when the yawning began and forbid him 'the house An occasional yawn from weariness as a gesture of boredom or to signify the close of an exciting day is a constitutional right enjoyed by all Americans on either But when side of the Canadian border it becomes a habit and interferes with eating drinking and joining in merriment something Should be done about it- ho-h- Utah's Wonderful Winter ir 7 The acting budget director who disclosed the figures in an official By O O McIntyre NEW YORK—Thoughts while strolling: Girl ciub—MarlcrLGillispie Forj Vilelronkier seen "Tobacco Road' Still who has never another cowboy humorist from Oklahoma: Cal Tinney Suggestion for a mystery play title: "In a Room Off Times Square" Popular radio executive: John Royal Add colorful gowns: Those of 'Mrs !lox Howard and Hattie Bell Johnston They say J P Morgan alwayt stops to see a window display of pipes Frank Craven looks the same as be did 25 years ago The Stork club is out front With the debutantes Eyes alike: Cole Porter and George Jean Nathan No one ever knew the box office value of vaudeville folk so precisely as Eddie Darling Benny Goodman is just' a new time Ted Lewis letting himself go The new deal's forgotten 'boy—Raymond Moley Can't imagine William Whitelander Stewart busting out into a hearty and the 'deficit for the Meal year Increase it to a greater extent for the fiscal 0 year Utah's representatives in congress should ) 77 IA r-r11- GQpmilff§-Bét::- I A 004( ficcessanfTav—iicing In the Faces of' Physicians New York Highlights ployment at a time when such stimulation Is sorely needed it will In the long run save money for both the government and participants in the project There is but one reason for refusing to make the requested appropriation this year and that is obviously fallacious By appro priating $100000 instead of $750000 congress would reduce to an infinitesimal extent & A - point International Q:J ?)??0p 1 El4! 1- By Carlyle i- c presidential ear Banished are the Eccles profligates So they say but it you will look page 3005 of the Congressional' Record you will be astounded to find official proof that the federal government le giving away IP 1 I ys—i—ctitts- --I cli Mr Roosevelt has put his thumb down firmly against spending Morgenthou budget consirvers have the rs - headlines that 1 I r--t Mallon WASHINGTON—The have been screaming 1938 25 1938 Says Aliens Get Work Americans Laid Off Editor Tribune: This article believe it or not is true During the month of January the coal mines of Carbon county started laying off men Reduction In force they call it The biggest part were American citizens both married and single men with families Some are forced to keep their children from school for want of clothes and food Now the main sticker is at the were camps these same men-whlaid off see scores of aliens mostly Japanese with a full dinner pail f the work getting most-o- Our fathers and brothers stayed here during the World war and toiled day and night to produce -- coal to help can't get any work Who will be our next soldiers if need be? Surely not these same Japanese who are getting most of the cream at present We are a group of men that would be willing to take up arms at any time to defend our country and government 100 per cent We don't Want all but would like by any meanS nd enough to eat-akeep our children in school until the end of the school year Soon the slack season for the coal miner will be on and these same Japanese will take their vacation while we will be forced to stay here or leave our families behind and seek work elsewhere The worst part isthese Japanese are all single men We feel that there must be something done in the near future before something serious happens here in our own county Any of these men who were laid off can perform this work as skilfully as the Japanese Some have worked for the same company ten to fifteen years W T Williams Helper Utah Speaks Good Word For Senator-Thom- as Editor Tribune: Whenever Ices the words "Thomas of Utah" in your newspapeT I quickly read it I am always anxious for word of him while he is fighting his people's battle for a fair chance in the economic fight for survival His masterly handling of the investigation of the corrupt means industrialists use to break up labor unions by means of spies and planted evidence to make unions appear communistic has disclosed to the men and women who constitute the employe class by what means they are kept from getting a decent wage working conditions bettered and liberty of thought Thomas of Utah is defending us not only from the ravages of capitalism but in doing so is keeping us away from that dread alternative communism Thomas is being attacked by men who resent that he is not spending his time filling their 'pork barrel" but is striving to better the conditions of a group of millions who need his assist- ance more Thomas in doing this may forfeit his standing among the moneyed men of this state and with some members of his political party but I with millions of others in thia country know he will not let them stop him but continue to battle for humanity secure in the knbwledge that the hearts and prayers of his friends e are with him - Rose-Dyk- mmoD after the yote the threats Governor Townsehil came to Washington and after a talk with Mr Roosevelt declared on the White House steps that Senator Vart Nuys would not be renominated That decision has been echoed by the McNutt politicians down the line Clearly it is impossible for Mr Van Nuys to defeat the machine the primary began in EnTists Support Hence in advance of the flamboyant Mr McNutt's much advertised visit to Washington and his quite obvious candidacy for the 1940 presidential nomination Mr Van Nuys declares his purpose of being an independent candidate and calls for the formation of a none partisan conimittee to help him This certainly puts the thing squarely up to the voters of Indiana It offers them one of the best chances on record of rewarding an honesst man and rebuking a sordid political It is a great opportunity for an machine exhibition of political decency and independence And it offers a particular opportunity If there is any sincerity In them if they are animated by anything save the desire to win if their talk of coalition and combination is anything other than wind here is the time to prove it The best' information however- - is—tha4- despite the pleas of their national leaders the Indiana Republican politicians do not see it that way and that "lovable old humbug" James W Watson practically has announced himself a candidate for the Republican nomination It seems a pity There is a fine chance here for the Republicans to make a stand for principle in a way to commend the party to independent voters all over the country 11 40 - - Aid Would G O kind P 4 4 - action in Indiana this year would improve the prospects of other Re publican candidates in other states It would deal Democrats make It easier for anti-ne- w to vote for Republican candidates running against court packing new deal senators and representatives and it would greatly strengthen the Republicans for the 1940 fight Certainly it would make practical coalition of the anti-nedeal forces far more logical and probable than now It Is too bad that this chance is to be thrown away By refusing to nominate against Senator Van Nuys Indiana Republi- cans could not only insure his reelection but beat the McNutt machine put a considerable dent In Mr McNutt's presidential ambitions protect ft conscientious public servant from White House reprisals and perform a real national service All this the local Republican politicians -- are willing- - to sacrifice for the chance of permitting an old time Republican war horse to squeeze in between the two Democratic factions However there is no reason the Republican voters have to follow the Republican politicians and the hope is that enough of them will support Senator Van Under the cis Nuys In the general election cumetances the fight in Indiana has a rm tient significance A Van Nuys victory thqre would be one of the most heartening things that have happened in American politics in a long time That of I w 4 ' WELL t Tell You - By BOB BURNS - don't It a detect very smart policemai to after it's been committed There wouldn't be near as take a crime much in this country If all officers could anticipate crime and atop it before it started like Grand- pa $naszy when he waS chief of police down home One day he walked up to Doe Meier's soda fountain and took a stranger by the n' r as v o arm der and said: "You're unfor violatin' the 'Antinoise lave — you just drank a bicarbonate of nodal" The man nays of it? I ain't made a noise yetis' "Well 'Grandpa say! ''No but you will ip s 10 arrest what utel Let's go" CoPYright 1938 Ior Te TA b' t |
