Show 'J 9 The Weather 7 UTAH— £ Bills on Utilities Evoke Clash In Utah Senate ) Didn't Say Die Second Storm Buffets Utah- Slides Block Road in Views Differ A f: B 0 NTMalmquist -- Two bills dealing with - pro cedure for financing municipal ly owned utilities with revenue '’’bends collidedhead-ohhn-d with I loud repercussions in the state enate Wednesday afternoon Both measures (H B 59 and S B 1071 were described by their respective sponsors as bills designed to emermake permanent the gency Granger act of 1933 But sharp differences arose over the contents of the rival measures The debate which lasted virtually all afternoon was finished shortly after 5 p m but the body adjourned before taking a 4 Provo Canyon Blood Puts Veto on On Intent1 ’Of Measures Sharing with the rest of the United States a strange mixture of weather ranging from Intense cold to record-he- at interspersed with heavy rains snowslldes and summertime thunder and lightning Utah felt the sting of Its second First Higher Fccsu ForJ list ices Getsetback Using his veto power for the first time this session Governor Henry H Blood Wednesday disapproved a bill to raise and standardize justice of the peace fees— which passed the legislature without a single dissenting vote in either house -- added left-ove- rs If to the— -- — carryoutrevenue bond-proje- WtR£WfO: Tells dramatio Roy Schreck story of crash in wilds re- -l strictions or Legal barriers thrown " up by opposing private utility interests The senate bill proponents claimed H B 59 would permit taxpayers to be "duped” by promoters of munici- pally owned utilities while the house bill champions charged that S B 107 was designed to prevent the construction of municipally owned rprojects Senator Nelson first speaker for r the house bill said it was sponsored by 70 per cent of the governing estate and later announced it had the Indorsement of 365 municipal officers Huggln Outlines Stand “While my name Is on S B 107" President Huggins said “I have no Interest in the measure except as a taxpayer in a city which has been duped by the very things in the are trying to present law which we — - Correc “This bill does not prevent the construction of municipally owned utilities Tt protects the Interests of — -- all citizens by giving them a chance "to “present the Issue to the public before three persons behind closed doors enter Into a contract I favorjjhe tying of the hands of every public official to prevent spending of money loosely and without knowing what the taxpayers ars going to get We had a contract in our town and only three citizens I n Provo Canyon Blocked New Program- - Cold Hungry Days Mill Dispute In Conference SACRAMENTO Cal Feb 15 UP) — Governor Culbert L Olsen brought representatives of A F L-O union mill workers together Wednesdayin a J!rankand file” conference to seek a solution to a labor dispute which Jias closed the Red River Lumber company plant at Westwood The governor recovering at the executive mansion from a nervous relapse came to his capitol officeJs to preside Each side sent three members into the meeting which was closed A debate over the question of whether attorneys should be admitted delayed the start but counsel for each side finally withdrew Governor Olson did not reveal his plans in connection with the whether he had a definite proposal to offer Also present was Mrs Alice of the national labor relations or Ros-set- er Bill to Compel Vote Assailed SANTA FE N M Feb house-approv- 15 UP)— measure to re- ' wilds : He stepped out Of the wreck’agd uninjured and found himself in a veritable white wildnerness— thick Reaches Safety Shreck reached temporary safety in the cabin of a woodcutter near here Tuesday night Wednesday morning he tode Into Coeur d’AIene telephoned his wife and stopped an airplane search that had been under -- way "I felt like giving up lots of times” Shreck said "I'm glad I didn’t now Something certainly guided me out It just wasn’t my I didn’t even get a pin time watch” In a Scnators-dCall- (Slavem total txpeiutlture for the first three years of Britain's Huge five-yearmament program at 1173000000 expenditures Additions to Britain's naval forces are to include two more capital ships— in addition to seven started or authorized since the arms program was launched in 1937— two destroyer flotillas and a score of fast escort vessels to protect shipping vital for Britain's food supplies in wartime agaipst f ubmarine ingham palace and Informed King George that his government was withdrawing recognition from the Spanish republic which former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- and air Attacks in Submarine Program ald's cracked Later I walked through 1931 governmentafterrecognized King Alfonso eight days snow that was over my head had fled from Madrid and was N"e w antisubmarine measures Ice JToolcShip Down 1 transferring it to the nationalist were seen as a countermove to Germany’s submarlnebuilding— proi regime A load of Ice took the ship down — Viscount Hall- - gram announced December 30 unSecretary Foreign Tknew where I was der an escape clause of the 1935 submitted to the cabinet a re- British-German I was on the radio beam at fax naval treaty for and arguments balancing port — about 7000-fe- et I was headed in Then Germany said she intended and recognition reportedly against (Continued on Pane Nine) (Continued on Page Eight) concluded by advising his colleagues (Column Three) (Column Five) to recognize Franco without urn necessary delay Convict Admits Receipt 01 Forged-Bond- s court Wednesday he and another man received two forged J1000 City of Omaha Nebbonds from Harry bill urged Its passage Schechtet Denver broker In 1934 before a senate committee of the Carsello testified at the trial of whole session where it lmmedl-’il- y Schechtel the last of several deran into opposition fendants to facs court action arisThe measure wobld require vot- ing from the circulation of $100000 ers to report at the polls presum- in bogus Omaha bonds here five ably In an effor to draw out the years ago Carsello was among those vote not would It require per- convicted in connection’ with the sons to vote bond forgeries intro-dureTj- Kentucky’s Way Behind Now Wisconsin -- Has Colonels Too not more than 2000 be residents Milwaukee (Hell's home) not more than 1000 belong to the same club or society if the colonels ride horses the mounts should be only white Percherons and that --the daily rations fo’rcolonets’-b9'ltiol)Lln'ierestricted io one pony (4 gal- Of lone) of beer 32 ounces of bonded proof whisky and 15 pounds of "select food” Governor Heil s Republican has named 57 colonels since he took office In January 90 -- Views oh War Military Affairs Unit Will Quiz Hugh Wilson WASHINGTON The British cabinet's decision to to the grant de Jacto-recognit- ion ftarUedHS Crash Kills Provo Driver ' Tribune Intermountain Service broad pR0VO Feb rtdeby-a-nothboun- 15-S- truck &Ut-- d ke If & (A’C 15 Senator Bridges (R) New Hampshire said Wednesday night th senate military affairs committee had agreed to summon Ambassador Hugh Wilson America's envoy to Berlin to testify regarding conditions in Europe — Bridges said the committee acted -- ed up Ambassador Wilson Senator want bis slant un Europe Nation’s Chief Leaves on Cruise Tonight WASHINGTON Feb 15 (Ah — mlttce to hear what Wilson had to say because previously It had beard testimony on the same subject from Joseph P Kennedy ambassador to London and from William C Bui litt ambassador to Paris “I can sea no reason in having Kennedy and Bullitt In a handmade conference and not having Wilson" he said Wilson lg in this country at present - Morgenlhau Wood ring Called as Witnesses (UP)-Secr- cerning military planes to France “There should be no bluffing on matters concerning the Jives of our people" he said “The people of the land have A fight to know whether they are being led Into war There is no excuse for this secrecy" — Long Secret Session After a long secret session the -senate military committee announced It ould-make -- publio Thursday part of the testimony taken Wednesday from high offdale concerning the sales to France iDuring the negotiations for these -w- etary sum-mon- ed -- the-milita- ry -- GOP Okelis -- Foreign Policy ' d But of United States armament the Beobachter said It regretted the tempo of rearming was de "tetmiacdbysTatcs whose national : requirements did not justify such measures “W are thinking primariljr of jthe United states which not only under a deliberately false pretext ‘ ie threatening of Amerie&’ its own armaments Jy leaps and bounds but also today in the midst of peace the United States appears in Europe as supplier of war material on a large scale and thus Increases international tension emanating from this wave of armaments” versy That one point develbill 3050 however The a heated dispute called for the acquisition of the planes within two years The oped viewpoint was that the purchases should be spread over a three-yeperiod to avoid the obsolescenceeLJLJargesectiaiL of the aircorpa G O P Loses Tilt Tbs Republicans sticking together mustered 136 votes for the longer period but there were 183 — votes for the shorter Previously Representative Rayburn (D) Texas the Democratic leader took the floor and won round after round of applause from both sides of the aisle by declaring: “Conditions in Europe are more volcanic today than they were in ar (Continues on Pftna Four) (Columa Five) 4 A f & L"m k 4 m 4 t - 10-d- mit t 5! ns- con- PresIdenf RoosevelfT virtually "resales" UnItCd“States officials gave Feb 15 to France covered from the grippe intends to WASHINGTON sympathetic of the Treasury Henry Circumstancescooperation the surrounding depart Thursday night for a of and Secretary deals led to charges and denials Morgenthau Jr War Harry Woodring will be on— Capitolhill"-tha- t thecountry before the senate military was becoming him to see part of the fleet maentangled abroad affairs committee Thursday for Senator Clark (D) Missouri In- neuvers further questioning regarding the (Heated that there would be little of ! sale of American military-pla- ne in committee White House physician kbpt him to France the committee announced interest record to be made" public Thursin his second floor hedroom and late Wednesday day of the two cabinet ’There Is nothing In the record study Wednesday for the sixth day Questioning officials who appeared before the worth a damn" he said "The wit-In row but reported him fit to when it first began nesses were: Admiral William D military group undertake the long journey investigating the French transacLeahy chief of naval operations inthe to The president had no fever and tion is expected bring Major General H H Arnold chief of the army air corps Louis Johnwhile he did not go to his office quiry to an end Tieard committee son assistant secretary of war and Wednesday the he received several callers Including Dr Oswaldo Aranha Brazilian for- Secret teslimonon from Assistant Captain Sydney M Kraus naval ofage Four) (Contlnurd ficer attached to the treasury proeign minster and members of the (Column our) curement division official Brazilian mission Relief and department off justice To Call Wilson matters engaged his attention eai! Her in conferences with Colonel F Senator Bridges (R) New Hamp- shire said that at his behest the W P A chief and committee agreed to call Hugh Attorney General Murphy Wilson ambassador to Germany The chief executive anxious to who is now in this country as a get away ifpr a rest and to be on witness laterr hand during the strategic tests of DENYEIL Feb 15 (A5)— The the Atlantic defenses of the Pan- Colorado house of Bridges said he considered It only ama canal will leave here by spe- representatives adopted Wednesday right to do this sines Joseph P cial train around midnight Thurs- a memorial commending the “wis- Kennedy and William C Bullitt day dom and advisability” of the Amer- envoys to Great Britain and France He will be away from Washing- ican foreign) policy recently pro- respectively had told their stories ton about two weeks He is sched-ule- nounced by President Roosevelt in to the committee some weeks ago to return March 4 to address a press statement Kennedy and Bullitt were undera joint session of congress in com' The house approval was by a 36 stood to have painted a dark picmemoration of the 15Q4h anniver- to 23 vote Earlier the state sen- ture of the prospects of peace in sary of the first congress under ate had adopted the memorial Europe and to have spoken pessithe constitution mistically of the strength of the unanimously The first 1200 miles of the journey Some opposition came from house democracies there front— the capital-wi- ll —Bridges saldJxLbadLa “suspicion be mada by members train The president will leave the ment of the president’s expression that Wilson’s views did not cotrain at Florida City Saturday morn- favoring maintenahee of free world incide with those Of Kennedy and ' ‘ ing and motor 140 miles to Key trade would commit the legislature Bulliett interest-centeree —But uponmajor tofavoriofreciprocal:-trade:agreHewiU embark on the cruiser ments Colorado livestock groups Hie house Slid ltS“discussion of de- HoustoiT off Key West on Saturday have repeatedly attacked the trade fensa needs and foreign affairs The decision of a Republican caucus to afternoon treaties back the defense bill except on one point had eliminated virtually all partisan politics from the contro- - Hitler Papci’ Hits U S Part In European Arms Race -- A little earlier the house naval committee approved a bill authoriz- ing an expenditure of $68000000 fob new naval air bases Including a faraway Pacific outpost on the island of Guam A move to strike the Guam base from the measure was beaten 14 to 5 Other Defense phases Elsewhere In town the subject"-o- f " defense bobbed up: ' The navy received a low bid of $11695000 for each of two new 6000-to- n light crutaers submitted by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding cor-poratiop of Quincy Mass as com-parwith a tender of $12950000 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock company of Kearny N J the only other bidder Senator Johnson (R) California' veteran senate advocate of American Isolation accused the admin- - Avi'lsowdL be C&he d “orTada tej af faj r7"7laie and convenient to the committee" effort to obtain facta aentlng Bridges ald he wanted the com' the recent sale of Utah railroad train as he wasldnv- mg west qn a side road in the Provo bench district Alfred H Wilson 33 of 14 West Fifth North street Provo wasjdlled instantiy at 10:30 -f p m Wednesday The accident occurred just west of Lincoln high school at the height of “blizzard which officers said BERLIN Feb 16 (Thursday)- -A made visibility poor sharp attack on the United Mrr Wilson wa alone ht the time States rearmament policy and its salejof war materials o European Thetrain which reportedly-wa- s Countries- - was made - Wednesday” a half hour late demolished running newspaper He previously had remarked that Mr Wilson's automobile which was by Adoif Hitler’s Into the front end of the Voelkischer Beobachter In comcrushed the matter was not being considment on Britain’s new armaments ered actively although it had re- electric car The body was taken to the Claudin loan ceived some attention occu— ThenewsJtrom-Lond- on Foreign experts believed that the mortuary in Provo pied the front pages of all BerUnited State will proceed cau- lin’s morning newspaper) of the background! Hitler's paper however declined of the Spanish conflict and theAnnha Visit President to criticise Birt&in saying “It alfact that the loyalists have not WASHINGTON Feb 15 (Ah— ways has been our opinion in judgyet conceded defeat foreign ing British (Jefense policy that This nation's future policy may minister Aranha a Brazilian call on it is up to the English alone to paid hinge largely on action by both President Rooseveltcourtesy Wednesday and determine which measures are rl Aad Incheon with Vice President necessary for the defense of (C0nnu&nE?mI JG&rner (Column Four) the British empire" night but it was Indicated that the United States will not follow suit pending clarification of the situae tion Authorities pointed out that the British do not propose de Jure recognition and hence there may be many developments before the matter is defined clearly Prior to theJBritish cabinet’s action Secretary of State CordelT Hull said at his daily press conference that there is nothing new regarding possible recognition of Feb - i ater — Envoy for 0) 39-4- Lodge The wings were sheared off by the trees They kind of broke the speed and I don’t think we dropped over 20 feet -- I think the snow was 50 feet deep where 1 supplies jrhemea5ursnawgoefl to itar-troubl- world LQNDQJiL- - Feh15 (UP) WThe British cabinet in a momentous two-hosession at No 10 Downing street—Wednesday decided jinanL-mousl- y to grant de facto recognition to Generalissimo Francisco Fran- co's government in Spain The distinction probably was made 000 pounds ($2 900000000) Includbecause de jure recognition at this time would raise a number Of legal OOOJJOO) for the air force alone and 57 000000 pounds ($285000000) for tangos particuarly for France The civilian defenses French government for Instance The huge sum exceeds by 192000-00- 0 would have to surrender to Franco ($960 000000) the current year’s the millions in gold from the Bank v‘No one knows what he can do of Spain winch the Spanish repubdeposited In French banks until he has to— until he is right up licans once de jure recognition Is accorded against it Two hours after the cabinet meet"My plane crashed about 506 feet Chamberlain his trusty uming from the top of a 5000-fo- ot ridge in his hand went to Buckabout 25 mile? northeast of Wolf brella Neal Wi's Feb 15 CD-S- tate Senator Philip Nelson Wednesday asked theJWisconsln legislature to do something about the appointment by Governor Julius P Heil of honorary colonels to his military staff The Progressive senator introknew about it duced joint resolution provid“The' people of my city In my ing: a Opinion wanted municipal power That the number of colonels plant but they voted it down in shall not exceed 5000 not more two elections And elections cost than 10 per cent of the number (Continued on Pe BIX) weigh more than 300 pounds each j (Columa Three) powers one-- s would add 3050 warplanesJo the army air corpsrstrengtheirthe" defenses of the Partama canal increase the enlisted strength of the army air corps by 24000 men add 2060 officers to the army and enable it to buy $23750000 worth of war mllrial from American industry to educate it in the production of such LONDON Feb "tft (Ab— Great Britain Wednesday published Impressive new figures on thS cost and speed of her rearmament that might serve as warning to aijy aggressive-minde- d Publication of these figures followed upon recent warnings by Prime Minister Chamberlain and other minister against minimizing Britain’s armed strength Added importance was given the publication by recent developments which have heightened uncertainties over the aims of the powers of the anticomlntern pact— Germany Italy and Japan The white paper attributed the drastic rise in armg outlays mainly to "the increase Jn our defensive strength to meet the risk of air attack’’— an apparent reference to Germany’s-vaunted air force The nhtion’s defense bill for the 0 fiscalye6r alone — ending March 31 1940— was put at 580000 woods deeply buried In snow with no sign of civilization in sight d With only a flying suit to protect him from frigid temperatures he floundered 25 miles through the snow It took him the better part of the three days to cover the distance He had nothing to eat no matches and only a short nap during that time Wednesday MADISON 35ylhd Follows Warnings - Car-sell- Representative Margaret Eddy county Democrat who War Warning ly Wednesday won a desperate food-less three-da- y struggle for life after his plane crashed on a mountain-top- : in the desolate north Idaho U S Officials to Delay quire registered voters to report at DENVER Feb 15 (Ah— John o Action' the polls on election day was atconvict serving a Colorado Similar tacked bitterly in the New Mexico prison termtestified WASHINGTON F eblSfUP) — In district Senate A — 1500000000 pounds as total cost of the program started In 1937 Would be sub-alexceeded but did not In what the eventual cost would be Feb ns to-w- ($7500-00000)- Idaho worldr-conditio- ngs C7 “still under consideration” reported however' that cabinet actually Jiad agreed in rinciple upon recognition of Gen-- 1 Franco though withholding the : announcement until an appropriate moment papeK said the original esti-- f a D’ALENE Feb 15 (APJ— The house approved u liuge $376000000 segment of the administratiQn’s rearmament pro- grani Wednesday after a turbulent debate which’ produced dramatic-warnithat present hold graven Ynd dangers fdfmerica chargeslhat the Uiuted States is tread-ar ing the road - Finds Idaho llut -- After Three COEUR WASHINGTON pounds ($5865000000) and disclosed extensive plans for new naval con— structionAt the same time Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house of commons that British recognition of jle Spanish insurgents was Missing Flier Battles Way Out of Wilds Chamber Approves 356 Million Outlay by 367-1- 5 Ballot Would Buy Army 3050 Planes 1 ar fur-line- cts Without encountering Impossible ‘ Olson Studies Supporters of H B 59 led by Senators Lawrence E Nelson (D) Murray and Arthur O Ellett (D) Spanish Fork- - maintained their measure was designed: L To perpetuate and simplify the Granger act 2 To enable municipalities coun- tfes®r"other( units to Initiate and board - ranger" result from tdxpayerf"" thebill " by Senator Lawrence cost state-charter- ed Mac-farla- ne Britain Airs Gigantic Arms Plans — if V rover the intermountain area While Wednesday’s storm was far from bemg as severe as ihatwhich paralyzed traffic and brought death damage last week it nevertheless Work-Ihardships on all travelers and kept In motion state road crewi which' have been battling the entire week against the of the worst weather the state had experienced In years Weather observers said the storm was "general but not heavy” Squalls Were reported the entire the Wasatch mountain length of ” —— ) f After T orrid Debate blizzard moved lahed - business a roleallrhl£JiJ!roultl Sponsored scheduled first on H B 57 and then on S B 107 If the house E Nelson (D) Murray the measure would fix a $3 fee "for all services in proposal fails to pass criminal causes except hearing eviMajor Actions dence or argument on the trial" Major actions by the senate ’du- The flat rate would be substituted for a series of itemized fees genring the day included 1 Final passage under fcuspen-sio- n erally lower In amount of theTules of H C M 1 Cites Added Costs whWh indorses the McCarran bill for stabilizing silver at It price The governor wrote In returning the bill to the senate: “I am inof $1 per ounce 2 Final passage of S J R 4 formed by county officials individuwhich proposes a constitutional ally and as representing the State amendment to permit the legisla Association of County Officials that ture to remove double liability from this bill If it became law would greatly increase the cost of conductstockholders of ing justice courts throughout the banks as county budg3 Advancement to third read state ets for the current year already two of insenate resolutions ing have been up would serve to i' dorsing President Roosevelt's na- embarrass made the counties financially vi'— ing cooperation of this state in any to the taxpayers” projects which might be contemHe invited the legislators to inplated in this area with particular spect communications from county feferehce to aeronautics The two revenue bond project Officials In his office Jarvis Salt Lake county bills which cover a' wide variety J R (Contfniw) on Pair Six) Of utilities were quickly resolved Column Three) into power Issue by the debate f Sponsors of H B 59 charged S B 10T was strictly a private power J v ' ek- aierrda: — with company measure Retaliate Quickly Supporters of the senate measure retaliated with the assertion H B 69 was'written by the promoters of municipal power plants Senate President Ira A Huggins specifically mentioning A C Toddt with Whom Ogden city recenlly 'con- traded for a municipal power plant The proposed project however was defeated by failure of 'the electorate to approyejthacontract In an elec- tion Supporters of S B 107 led by President Huggins and Grant (D) Salt Lake City maintained their measure was designed: 1 To protect taxpayers from unbusinesslike procedure In the initiation of revenue bond projects 2 To prevent a city or county commisison from entering Into a contract at a "star chamber session” without letting the people knowwhat they were going to get or how much it would cost IL B 59 Provisos House Votes Arms Fund In Week i ) i Local Metal Market Gold 13500 Silver (newly mined I 64 640 Silver (foreign! 42 75o Copper electrolytic delivered Connecticut valley ll23o Lead 4 850 4 900 local fUttlement Prtces Lctde4 85e 10 90 Copper t cathode) Generally fair IDAHO — Fair Thursday WYOMING — Partly cloudy NEVADA — Fair Thursday -- T: w |