Show f 5 ! 4 4 £ak fitibvnt- - Monday Morning' -- January 30 1939 f Behind the Scenes of Current News tihxm-tEstablished April 15 1871 Xaiued every morning by Salt Lake Tribune Publlihlhg Company Press The Associated Press la exclusively Entitled ‘ to the Tb Trlbuna la a member ot the Araoelated credited' to It or not otherwise credited In this paper end also for reproduction ot ell news dispatches the local news published herein Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning: January 30 1939 Twenty Years for Theft Twelve Months for Slaughter “Murder is the' unlawful killing of a human being Vith malice aforethought' This is a time honored definition incorporated in the laws of Utah “Such malice may be express or implied” according to the revised statutes “It is implied when or Do considerable provocation appears when the circumstances attending the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart” Every murder perpetrated during commission of a robbery or an attempted robbery or in the consummation of a wrongful act dangerous to the lives of others and “evidencing a depraved mind regardless of human life” is catalogued in the statutes f Utah as murder in the first degree ‘“Every person- guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death or upon the recommendation of thejury may be imprisoned at hard labor for life in the discretion of the court: every person guilty of murder in the second degree shall be imprisoned for a term which shall not be less than 10 years” Under this statute chapter 28 of the penal code it has been held by the supreme court of the state in four cases reviewed many years ago that a defendant who kills during perpetration of a robbery must be found guilty of murder in the first degree or not guilty See references following section 3 chapter 28 title 103( revised Statutes The glaring inconsistency of this statute nd ruling have been made apparent in the Freeman trial recently concluded in the Third district court of Utah A convict unsentence for robbery- - at libder a on probation stole an automobile out erty of a local garage picked up a companion drove through busy streets of Salt Lake City at an excessive speed eluded pursuing officers and while a fugitive from the law crashed into an occupied car killing Mrs Stella" M Edwards a matron comand Brady Poulson his - - By Paul Mailon £2 scourge from whose visitation no home Is immune but it is a national menace to the enormity of which a whole people are just awakening The “march of dimes" rolling-froa million hands to the “Foundation' for Fighting Infantile Paralysis” the countless committees collecting funds-i- i 2237 counties of the republic the entertainments that have been held during the past month and the birthday balls scheduled for tonight 111" almost every town and city of the United States and territorial possessions indicate the interest and the zeal with which the battle for health happiness and ' ‘ helpfulness is being waged Efforts for prevention of the disease education for checking its approach remedies to lessen its ravages cureS-fo- f crippled youngsters who are unable to- - run or play and enjoy the heritage of youth perfected through research and experimental treatments are made ppssible by these donations of humane and sympathetic men women and children of the United States No one knows where such a mysterious malady may strike next nor whose home it Each contributor may be may enter fighting for his own peace of mind and for the preservation of his own beloved ones 4 L Round and Round the Mulberry Bush By 'V - By Frank R of the WASHINGTON-So-me talking about European war or -economic collapse It is an old story which has sprouted new wings but apparently It still lacks feet Most of the best authorities here agreeit could happen but see no particular reason why It should and do not believe it- will left-win- - Majority slant Is that Hitler and Mussolini while financially shaky Inside and liable to topple at any moment have a few tricks left In their bags which should stave off the wolves at the door for a while If war comes they will make it but the prospect seems incredible to the calmer judges here Britain should be able to straighten out her gold situation during the next three months France is more unified politically than In many a year The U S outlook for business Is good Hitler-Stali- n commerce able Less than Then Came Appointment And then Mr Roosevelt appoints to a great As gold moves commission which deals with a sick industry whose rehabilitation is more vital to recovery 00 t 00 THE PUBLIC FORUM by Our Readers - - Latin-Ameri- Powers Warned dinavlan nations leaving a way open for all other humanitarian nations to enter then and not until then we will have begun to build up a bulwark for our salva- To Watch Foes Editor Tribune: Pacts and parleys between the United States and Great Britain on the one side and all totalitarian states on the other continue These serve a two fold purpose: First to lull the nonaggressor nations into a state of false security and second to permit the dictatorial aggressors to gather strength for a sudden and demoralizing blow It is vain and very unwise to imagine that communistic and socialistic and other totalitarian states will finally have all their economic and territorial desires gratified and then sit down and say: "I thank you” Their avowed intention is to crush democracies and for 20 years we have been aiding them in their preparation to do so The League of Nations is a total failure Just a huff of wind When we form a league of democratic or more properly speaking tion There is no one who desires real lasting world peace more than I do but we will never get it until the other fellow is thoroughly reformed by one good smash in the Jaw n How do you my American friend understand this admonition: “Thou scriptural shalt make no covenant with Wants All to Hava f Editor Tribune: Before me is a daily newspaper In one column I read: “Senator Grover would amend the present act so that Latin-Amerlc- m ss The President's Birthday Six Years in the White House After a strenuous public career part of which was spent in the navy department through the World wauf in the executive mansion of the Empire state for two terms and in the White House six years during some of the most trying times of economic depression and international unrest ever recorded In modem history Franklin Delano- - Roosevelt today reaches the th milestone of his eventful journey through life with the same confidence and courage he has shown for many years in struggling with an affliction that threatened his health impaired his activity and made him the nation’s leader in its fight on infantile paralysis While wars and rumors of wars disturb mankind and intolerance takes its toll of men women and children and “man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn" grim agencies of dissolution stalk silently through peaceful lands seeking victims in happy homes laying its clammy hands on healthful hopeful children leaving in its wake a trail of anguish and discouragement in which few have been able to make progress or even tee daylight ahead ’ Infantile paralysis is not only a dreaded fifty-seven- i r New York Highlights By Charles B Driscoll NEW YORK — Diary: A morning at my publisher’s making corrections for a new edition of my “Life of O O McIntyre" and am more and more Impressed with the impossibility of writing an errorless book Lunch with Bernard Sobel the motion picture man long celebrated as the only press' agent on Broadway who can read Greek and Sanskrit And indeed I chanced to hear him speaking French as rapidly as a PariA stroll with Albert Payson Terhune sian who with his truly charming wife has come to town for the Cold weather the opera and possibly a go at radio The gigantic Laird of Sunnybank is always impatient with city but glows with warmest conversational friendliness over a stein of beer at Luchow’s‘1n A brief glimpse "of Bill Fourteenth street Lengel the literary agent who Is as busy a man as the town knows these days A telephone call that Mary Angell Webster of Kansas is In town with greetings from home folk and I must contrive to see her George Storm the cartoonist in for a moment With 'talk of our mutual friend Carl Schultze originator of Foxy Grandpa who has passed to the other side after a long lifetime of $s friendliness and Americans have broken up their plans for joint transatlantic passenger service are apparently only deductions that will not work out Pan American and Imperial Airways probably will start early In the summer (June) with two planes each way each week (one P A already has its apiece) two new Boeings ready and four more on order They will seat 35 passengers plus a crew of 9 to 11 If the northern route Is followed as expected you can leave New York around noon have dinner in Newfoundland and land next morning In Ireland France or England The run will require 18 to 24 hours Delay in starting P A officials her say is due to necessity of getting licenses and rate schedules Approved by the new aeronautics commission mail subsidy contracts and arranging equipment and personnel The British really are not as badly off on gold as they have been pictured Last March they had $1500000000 In their stabilization fund $2700000000 In the Now bank total $4200000000 they have about $1000000 000 left in the bank $1700000000 in the stabilization fund total (Figures accepted by official sources here) Top belief here Is the pound will now stay steady or go up Hints That Percy Waxman the Cosmopolitan editorial man doesn’t drink and Is always prompt in meeting engagements Met Rube and Irma Goldberg on a recent afternoon and find Irma looking younger and prettier than in several years though she has two strapping sons taller than their and I observe that It Is often thus dad A woman who Is happy In her husband and children may bloom most gorgeously as the Ham Fishyoungsters approach maturity er originator of famed Joe Palooka rushes In to say hello and that his baby Is now a big girl looking forward to a mighty InterestWell life is certainly going to ing life hold a lot of Interest and maybe surprises for those who are bablCs now Latejy I saw Sumner Blossom editor of American Magazine get up and leave in the midst of a borSng address I lack nerve to do that but admire those who won’t waste their time dull speeches listening that the British $2700-0000- Copyright Hi 1939 for The Tribune Version Magistrate— The officer states that he found you two fighting In the street Defendant — That’s wrong When he arrived we were trying to separate each other — Tulsa World Senator From Sandpitiiii Never do today what you can right when crossing an intersection much confusion would be put off until tomorrow— Selected avoided This column should have been All the parking troubles are not written yesterday but I put It off until today and now look! (If In the business district You I don’t get & move on the editor’ll ought to aee the big parking lot be on the phone reminding me in the rear of the Masonic temsarcastically that we are printing ple when there’s an important a dally and not a weekly paper meeting Talk about space hogs! One reason I put off writing this It wouldn't surprise me If they until today was the I thought we put there too They might go to the Potentate's ball might solve the problem or the Beaux Arts shindig SaturRoy Coates and Ham Gardner day night and I'd see people and Sigma Chi alumni have called up maybe pick up an Idea or two But we didn’t go to either On to congratulate me upon having account of my horrorscope It a son pledged to the fraternity While I appreciate the honor and was It said specifically “Avoid contacts with people on the 28th" their interest and courtesy I am I thought It just applied to me not saying much on the subject personally but I guess now that About 10 years ago I was a guest of Sigma Nu and during the eveit included the family and the car because Ham Jr took the car ning I became so Imbued with the spirit of brotherly love that out In the morning and he could promised to— use my influence not avoid a contact with a truck to get my boy to join that fraon account of the slippery pavement and you ought to see the ternity when he grew up During rush week some Sigma Nu alumni front of it! who must have elephant blood In One thing that sold me on these their veins because they rememastrological forecasts was somemy promise waited upon thing that happened last July The bered 21st to be exact I dropped into me and told me I’d better keep else or it Maybe my horror-scop- e the skipper's office for a friendly ‘had them in mind h chat and he just about tore the hide off me and nailed it to the wall That night I read my horI believe In credit where rorscope for July and for the credit is due giving and while a man 21st it said “This is probably the la still here to appreciate it So unluckiest day in the year for I suggest to the plaque putter-uppeyou Stay in seclusion and avoid something like thisr contact with everyone particu“ERECTED IN HONOR OF larly with those Who wield an inFIELDING K SMITH WHO fluence In your affairs!" EveryREFUSED A REQUEST one makes mistakes but the guy NEVER TO ACT AS MASTER OF who makes the same mistake By a Lot of Grateful twice gathers no moss So we Clubs” went to bed home and stayed Even though you are Supposed early and I dreamed I got my stuff written up two weeks in to smoke to improve your nerves advance - and the editor had a and drink highballs to stimulate stroke and I had a nervous breakthe gastric juices and increase down your vitality a lot of ordinary folks have the quaint Idea that Meandering I marvel at the mental wielding a knife and fork is fun ' Meandering by which It’s funny but all the nations Man argues this are busy preparing for a war Then sways toward that— which none of them claims it Steers smack Into a ditch wants —Cherry McKay Provo 4 park-o-mete- rs Omi-gos- rs CERE-MONIES- Notes On the Cuff Department Suggestion for traffic department Have dividing line painted on all pedestrian cress walks in ' the busirtess district Salt Lake City pedestrians walk like the motorists drive— every which way If sveryone would keep to his Economists are puzzled by the huge volume of money In circulation Nobody knows where we got so much and why we don’t spend it An optimist Is a man who never expects to see another definition of an optimist to $4200 a year” Also before me are two documents copies of the foundation them nor with their gods”? This is what Washington had in mind when he advised the nation to stay free from entangling alliances Andrew A Van Brunt theo-centr- ic gross rather than cash Income would be the basis of need Anyone having a gross Income of $30 a month or more from any source —business property Interests sale or barter of farm products— would be eliminated" Passing across the page to another column I read: “S B 104 (Fish and game committee)— Increasing salary of fish and game commissioner from $3600 Celto-Saxo- Equal Rights than any other as weird a radical as ever sat In the houses of representatives a man who makes 'the La Follettea appear conservative and John L Lewis look like a tory one against whom the legislature of hia state now makes formal protest on the ground that he is a “red” Though he comes from Wisconsin Senator La Follette not only did not indorse him but says he was not consulted about his selection which considering his long support of Mr Roosevelt Is strange indeed Last year Mr Amlie a candidate for the senate was defeated In the Wisconsin primaries which makes him a “lame duck" but not a La Follette man If there is anything in his whole career to qualify him for ao important a post as Interstate commerce commissioner it has not been advanced even by his friends On Tuesday when at hia press conference Mr Roosevelt was asked what were his qualifications he became greatly irritated and denounced the question as “silly" - J Latin-Amerlc- an days agok R Kent to know Treasury what he la talking about and believed by some in business circles to reflect the White House view publicly proclaimed the president’s de sirs to encourage business and enthusiastically declared that from now on “the full energies of the government will be applied to the of the processes of recovery" war an 10 of the Frank Undersecretary John W Hanes supposed Agreement Latin-Americ- is commissioner indefensible and unexplain- N B— Don’t let the Idea fall out of the back of your head that Hitler may wangle a deal out of Stalin Stranger things have hapSome definite'1 hints are pened now available hers on thi It is at least as good a possibility as Latin-Amerl- Kant WASHINGTON— Whether JUr Roosevelt purposely misleads the few conservative aids In his administration and enjoys making them look foolish or whether he means what ht says ' at the time he says it and later yields to the g liberals and his own pressure of the Inclinations Is n matter of opinion It is not possible to be certain about that' but it is possible to be certain that once more he has followed definitely reaaaur- lng statements With an act completely u p e 1 1 lng to those who apparently by him had forecast a White House policy of tolerance and encouragement toward business From that standpoint his appointment of former Congressman Thomas 'R Amlie of as interstate Wisconsin business advisory services economists and statesmen are whispering that the world may fall off the deep end this summer possibly along about May They are ar The difficulty In proving depravity of mind or a malignant heart should not be permitted to remain a safeguard for fugitives from justice who run amok with a death-dealin- g instrument on the public thoroughfares of Utah Some phrases less evangelical and more legal might make the statute effective It is something for the legislative committee of the State Bar association to ponder and attempt to have corrected ICC Choice By' Roosevelt Declared Faulty r Increasingly Into the U S it will be used decreas-ingl- y President Ira A Hoggins as a method of settling international balances It has been Presents Some Stubborn Facts moving into fewer hands In the last 'few years to such an extent When the state legislature in its reguthat nowhere is It used as a basis lar tour of inspection visited the Agrifor currency today cultural college at Logan the other day Barter ia the only trade method left to the greater part of the it was easy for all the members jto underworld Use of barter has been stand President Elmer G Peterson’s asserincreasing and the situation seems tion that “the school should have more encouraging for It to continue to money if it is to remain accredited as a Increase This Is not a matter first-rat- e institution" of policy but of necessity £0 the The very fact that the collegt has kept nations without gold In this condition of affairs you pace with the times and abreast similar can readily aee the Hull trade institutions throughout the republic makes agreement policy has failed as a it especially desirable or it to continue in world remedy A great part of the front rank Everything is moving forthe world cannot accept it (meanward the cause of education is advancing ing not only the dictators but every year practical training especially in as well) ' agriculture and its many ramifications is The final conclusion of this aprade more popular more 'essential parently irrevocable trend apparbecoming After a tedious and expensive hearing more exacting all the time ently Is that gold will cease to be In which the statute referred to was invoked of Interest to most of the world Utah people realize these points and and its discrepancies exposed for the beneIt does not necessarily mean colstandthe witJTpride contemplate splendid lapse probably just more barter fit of this parolee whose criminal career Powers-that-b- e ing the past achievements and future poshere have been Included the wanton and vicious destrucsibilities of this great school of technical thinking along these lines The tion of two human beings the jury reNo one only thing they can readily think practical and general training turned a verdict of "involuntary manslaugto see it lose a single step In the of to do about it is what they did wants hter" the maximum penalty for which ofdisastrously before — that Is to lend march of progress But every citizen and fense is one year in the county jail abroad particularly In state of will the also understand taxpayer There is definitely unAfter the verdict was read Judge Herthe attitude of lawmakers as expressed by der consideration a plan for exbert Schiller discharged the Jury President Ira A Huggins of the senate tension of credits to South Amerthanked the volunteer counsel appointed stood in the assembly hall of the Agriwho ican nations through the United to defend the prisoner and addressed the cultural college and answered a justifiable States stabilization fund (Reincorrigible youth as follows: request for additional appropriations with member Secretary Morgenthau 'The jury has shown you great considthe frank statement that “we haven’t the has two men working down there eration - There never has been a case in now) It may not be suggested to give you what you want” money this court showing such wantonness You openly and it may not be done ' state Institution is sorely in need "Every Senator Hiram Johnson gave have broken faith with everyone — this of more money than ever before" said the reason why although he did -- Court - the probation department your” Senator He just not say so specifically Huggins “Population and attendmother and society It is about time you announced thatmost ance are increasing at all but the problem developed a sense of responsibility If you nations had not paid up on is much more difficult than coming here don’t—God pity you You are going back their last loans His figures comto fraternize with you people" Those were to the penitentiary and I hope you show ing from the American Bondholdtrite expressions but they hold the truth ers' Protective association dated signs of reformation This court will never Because of new and numerous drains upon a year ago (the last figures availconsent to your release until you do" the public treasury the added burdens unable) showed 14 out of the 16 While Freeman will be sent to the state countries then in der which taxpayers are already fretting prison to complete his former sentence for default (Only exceptions were and the advisability of keeping expendithe Dominican republic and robbery the lighter penalty for killing two tures within the income of the common' Haiti) people will await his release There is wealth the greatest care must be exercised Out of 168 bond Issues 151 were something in this incongruity that is acin a fair distribution of money for mainin default Total If weakness the lies in tually grotesque tenance of the various indispensable state bonds outstanding (not all held the wording of the statute the local bar as- in the United States) $1593573-93- 8 institutions sociation might demonstrate its usefulness in default $1356695933 President Peterson Is to be commended Statesmen call this “lending" by recommending appropriate and effective for his pride his interest his absorption credits” but the and “long-teramendments in the great college over which he presides Johnson figures Indicate it to be Freeman’s James Rolla attorney with) marked ability and unquestioned suc-cdsimply giving them the money Thomas called attention to this need albut President Huggins is also to be wherewith to buy our products— to minimize the seriousness though trying a sort of international W P A applauded for his courageous and candid cf his client’s gruesome offense He said: statement of conditions confronting the Such a foolhardy venture hardly “If the state intends to make auto acciwill be attempted again At least taxpayers of Utah dents the bases of first degree complaints not on a grand scale the present homicide Jaws should be reTransatlantic Air Service vised" CM INew stones of this vast empire fundamentals in the government for of and by the people One reads: “We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution of the United States" From the other document: “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these rights are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" Wherein is equality I ask and Justice? Why should men now receiving exorbitant aalarles from a state public fund have their pay raised while others with equal rights are restricted to less than of that amount? The above incidents illustrate thousands of others similar in nature Wherein are equal rights I ask and domestic tranquility? Alma Knight Aurora Extraordinary Bills' The best Idea of Mr Amlie’s mind can be had from the extraordinary bill he Introduced in the house proposing a constitutional amendment to be known as “the human rights" amendment It would give congress power to pass laws providing for government ownership management and operation of industry business manufacturing commerce and banking It also authorized a direct capital levy and provided for condemnation proceedings by the government against manufacturing and industrial plants for the purpose of acquiring them He is the proud author of other bills along similar lines and in the 1936 campaign was one of the leading advocates of the plan of a great political Alliance between labor and the farmer with a view of putting business In its place Altogether he is the most extreme left winger Washington has seen in a long time and his selection as a member of the Interstate commerce commission with its life and death power over the railroads Is so bad as to leave those with any trdee of a sense of fitness genuinely aghast Various reasons for his appointment are given One la that Mr Roosevelt personally likes him and is more or less In sympathy with the view embodied in the Amlie bills Another is that appreciative of Mr Amlie’s labor-farmpolitical efforts behalf he feels that he is one of the lame ducks who must be cared for Tug-welli- er Copyright 1939 in-hi- for The Tribune Christopher Billopp Says: z one-ten- th Modern The explorer approached the savage chief “I have come to you from beyond the sunset—from the Great White King” be said "Tell me” replied the savage chief “are they gonna do anything about these wireless programs?”—Atlanta Constitution The State of The Nation By Olin Miller According to a resume of opinions by newspaper and magazine motion picture critics “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the best picture produced In 1938 (Incidentally the odds are In your favor if you bet a person he can’t name the seven dwarfs in And two minutes strangely enough the average person will at once name "Dopey” “Grumpy V but will likely be unable to recall “Happy" which seem to In- The Tekeoff a Mary says she wishes she didn’t have to She says she isn’t In th6 go to the dance mood at all for dancing She says she had rather stay at home and go straight to bed Father says “Nonsense" He says Mary will Z‘ enjoy herself when she gets there Marys says she doubts it She says sl$ probably won’t find anybody she knows And just look at her hair! The dollar for having It set entirely wasted and all the curl out of It Besides' a bump has come out oh Mother says Mary’s hair looks her face to her and you’d hardly notice the all right bump except in very strong light She says a little powder Is all It needs She says Mary would look better if only she wouldn’t froujh and would appear a little more animated “ Marys says the only dress she has to wear is the green dress that everybody has seen hundreds of times before She says she never has a good time when ahe wears the grea dress Mother says she can’t see why Mafy She ia prejudiced against the green dress besays It’s lovely and so girlish and very coming Mary says she supposes It’s time to gqt dressed and will mother come upstairs In a few minutes and hdok her up In the back? So In a few minutes mother goes upstairs to hook Mary up And Mary asks If anything shows from underneath in the back and mother says it does but she can put a pin there And Mary says it looks too full iji -- front and mother says she can take up the fullness with another pin And Mary says the dress doesn't hang evenly And mother says a pin will fix that too So mother proceeds to pin Mary where Bhs And Mary yawns and mother needs pinning warns her for heaven’s sake not to do that at the dance as it makes her look terrible and to keep her head up and drch her nedk Instead of hunching her shoulders And Mary says she knows she is going to have a wretched time and is going to get stuck but at least she can come home early And everybody feels very sorry for her But what a pleasant surprise to learn upon of people Inquiry next morning that Mary found a lot Squire Perkins says: “About ' of people she knew at the dance that people she hadn't counted on danced with her that nine times out o’ ten th‘ feller that all the pins held and that on the whole she slaps you on th’ back is tryin’ to Z make you cough up sump’n” enjoyed herself very much indeed dicate that dumbbells and grouches impress us considerably more than do Pollyannas) At this writing announcement of selection of the most popular radio star for 1938 had not been made but It is almost a certainty that Charlie McCarthy will be given thik honor That our most popular motion picture and radio characters are not people but fairies and dwarfs and a' dummy leads us to ths inescap able and rather unhappy conclusion that people have grown tired fan-tast- lo Copyright 1939 for The Tribune Copyright 1939 for Ths Tribune t d |