Show mdwwWSW MWUIK—WH 'rttrv" Thursday Morning- - Salt £ak t Tribune 5Tf)c Senate Railroad Quiz Bares 'Jiis Dander’s fpjRoosevelt Out Of Race in ‘Fantastic’ Law Evasion 1940 He Hints Prominent Names in Financial -- Stands Pat U S Aid Asked The To Stem Day in Washington -- Ths house passed by a 307 to vote a major portion of the ' Transient Tide huge defense 13 Hampshire said Che senate military affairs committee had agreed to call Ambassador Hugh Wilson to describe conditions In Europe pro- gram and sent it to the senate v February 16 1939 0 V Transport Fields Linked in Chesapeake and Ohio Expose Phrase in Letter To Branded ‘‘fan-tasti- c” -- -- or -- 'Absolutely Unnecessary1 “Such costly excursions outside the proper field of transportation and Into stock speculation are absolutely unnecessary for the legiti- mate operation of our railroad system and serve merely as devitalising factors" Wheeler’s bill would give the of LC G powerJtQ examlnebookg railroad holding companies subsidl-arlebanks stock brokers and other agencies involved in’railroad finance In addition to the commission's present power' to examine book of the railroads themselves “Deception of the Interstate commerce comraiksiontf which Alda tl a clear example must not continue" Wheeler said of the committee report He said the C A O transaction was “characterized by evasions concealments and tricky legalistic devices from beginning to end" attention ladi s- 6 SHOE SERVICES --- § Half-tol- et - — Coal Price Study Set Leather competition tael — lift for-Denve- t Shot shined WASHINGTON Feb 15 coal commission's drive to establish minimum prices for sale of bituminous coal reached the semifinals —— Minor rips sawn Wednesda- New laces Phone Was - cross-exami- DELIVERY 475- y- The commission called hearings witfor March 6 to nesses on cost data upon which proposed prices for ths eastern and n fields will be based Those hearings ths commission said are the last step before a final hearing on the prices to be charged for coal at the mine mouth ' A similar “aemifinai hearing’! for the far west was called for February 23 in Denver FREE PICKUP AND - middle-wester- USE YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT Shoe Clinic— DowmUin T JlON’S r (AV-T-he cuffslamovadi a0 MERCANTILE INSTITUTION ZbOVOO V — a S5 Was 475 and let our operators giro you GRAPEFRUIT President -- Roosevelt has written a tantalizing phrase which may reflect his 1940 intentions It appeared Jn the president’s tetter accepting Justice Brandeis’ retirement from the supreme court-M- r Roosevelt'sktcLhe had looked upon the venerable jurist especially since 1933 as one "who would continue his fine service "there (on the court) until long after Xxhave left Washington" Addressed to a man In his fifties or sixties ths remark would have had little aignificance Said to a Wants more man In his eighties it might mean Senator Wheeler much (o those who wonderwhether laws to curb railroads the president will be receptive to a third-ternomination in 1940 and whether he is shaping his political strategy to bring it about Disappointed Hopa---Mr Roosevelt’s disappointed hope that Justice Brandeis would remain m Insurers Bare Buying From Finn Officials PANJOLLS b LOGS 12 11 for $1 13 for $1 ea Individual pastries r in a pan ar Krait Imported 7-- - SHOULDER VEAL STEW doz-Arizo- - 50 skin- BOTH - 3 loss and bonsloss- - tins 10a 10c Loaf Cheese Miracle Whip $1 for $1 lb 21c VEAL STEAKS - r! 1bs29c Grapefruit- - lbs Idaho Russet Potatoes Vegetized Wheat Cookies jg!j5c Bag of Cereal iSjK Bean Milk Malted Soyo -- the presi- - "draft-Rooseve- ee ’ 36 Study-Mentio- ned -- Alfred-E-Smith-- of one-thir- -- $1— $1- - ALL TOR (o take advantage of me" Buckner retorted "I don’t think any director should take advantage of his relationship with us to profit at our oftEeexceilenrworirdane byfarm security and other federal agencies the federal government has so far not contributed its share to its solution” Ths delegation said that "in spite of a certain very vocal group of people in California" it was opposed to "sending or driving” the destitute unemployed back to their states of origin Further migration of large groups of workers principally agricultural should be discouraged however the group added Suggest Aide The delegation suggested to Mr Roosevelt that the federal government take Immediate steps to: Expand the farm placement service settle people on small plots In regions where seasonable labor is available provide funds to aid the program of the Agricultural Workers’ Health and Medical association and for clinics in federal migratory eftmps: have the Surplus Commodities corporation furnish a balanced ratiori of foodstuffs for distribution to undernourished transients make grants to all states including to help defray the cob£ of relief extended to nonresidents by the states or counties Establish more federal migratory camps not alone in California but Jn 'other sections where migratory agricultural labor Is an Important factor help develop a “very low cost housing program” “Which will furnish on a rental basis decent though very modest housing to reof which place the shack-fbwwe ha ve - so many”-- - and devise a cooperative program to finance - — schools In migrant camps Cali-fbrn- tilt 0 R LUMP — Delivered— SPECIAL DOMESTIC Delivered— j e 0 1160 First Ave Large light living room dinning room with rounded bay windows two bedrooms and plentiful closet space complete- -' ly modern kitchen and adjoining bre a k t a a t nook tile bath service porch- which may be used as a sleeping — -- porchandaseparate front and rear entrance " $65 Ton or Mora ' & Savings 203 Walker 7 — kmdm Lot Colorado-Wyoming- Mein Hyland 2S2I very Pont of fire at Salt claaa matter under ol 4 and'4I5-BT- “ Ringlets All-Si- ll Regular 59c Hose 2 Chiiion Special pairs Iod$1 HAND BAGS SI la of March 8 the 1879 Utah Idaho Subscription ratee Wyoming dally and Sunday month OS In 12 eleewhere advance year U- - t deify sod Sunday month 1135 — :EverySale-Suit- r and Topcoat in the House Prices already are cut to the bone in onr Storewide Sale Reductinnt nrpfW grpntr thgn conditionswarrant Yet on Dollar Day only we reduce prices $l more just to show-th- is store’s leaderghip in value giving Special Group 8JIarx Hart Schaf fner Suits Topcoat -- Values to $45 Sale- DOLLAR DAY Price PRICE 23 ia Entire Winter Stock Hart Schaffner & Marx SUITS---TOPCOAT- S Price Values $40 Values y $45 Values $50 Values $55 Values Bank DOLLAR DAY -- PRICE- $2075 3375 3775 4175 4575 $2875 3275 3675 4075 4475 STUDENT SUITS AND-TOPCO- ATS DOLLAR DAY PRICE $30 Values 35 Values i M i $18— 22 Co Was 2315 J Pattern JShirts and 150 Pajamas Going at 200 The $2 shirts and pajamas now go for $1 the $250 shirts and pajamas sell for $125 and so on The shirts are here in all sizes but in pajamagy the biggest selection is in sizes A and D—that is for small men and large men Early comers will find some in the middle sizes All shirts and pajamas carry our usual guarantee against shrinkage fading“and'dcfects“iriworkmanshipi From Our Winter Stock Also HALF PRICE 'All Neckties $1 Lakt City aa aaeond art of Per Month Home InvestmgRl FebISTR-T-he CC Ort Pc gait fake Jfribmte lmued mnniin Entered at ThcSale-Price- 135 For Rent ot More 1 S v HALF PRICE federal power commission received Wednesday—a—peHtton— fronu-th-e Gas —company for an extension To April 10 of time to answer a petition by the Wyoming jiublic service commission' for establishment of a rate for gas sold to the Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power company i OFF Sals APARTMENT expensed ‘Without being at your expense would it be all right for him to profit?” Gesell Inquired That' is an ethical question" WASHINGTON tr $ ONE MORE old-ag- Leader Maps Battle On Tuberculosis n- Denver Feb is un-T- he tional tuberculosis association and ita state divisions will concentrate 4n 1939 on “silent” or symptomless cases of tha disease among youth Dr Harry E Klelnschmldt of New York City said Wednesday- - " Buckner replied Dr Kleinachmidt addressed the Gesell asked Bottome about' his annual meeting of the Colorado Tuinterpretation of a New York law berculosis association making it a misdemeanor for an insurance officer or director to have la pecuniary Inlrxij In Ask More Time sales or loans of his company 10-d- New (R) On Dollar Day We Give You Tax Plan - thadirectOE-waairyi- ng Bridges Treasury Hits (AV-Treas- ury e- 1100 South 0 president himself “had left WASHINGTON Feb 13 (AV — Federal aid in solving problems arising from the migration of hordes of destitute families to California was demanded of President Roosevelt Wednesday by that state’s congressional delegation A petition left at the White House by Repreeentative Elliott (D) California asserted Immediate action was imperative and buggested a broad program for atate and federal cooperation “California feels" tha delegation Informed the president “that inaid Hanes says Treasury John terstate migration is a national ’ his position i unshaken not a local problem and that in general the cost of necessary care for people who at present have no legal residence in any state should be born by the federal government" Held to Be Critical Describing the situation in Cali' fornia-- a "crkicaTand almost desperate’? the petition said “thousands ofpennlless newcomerilLhave given rise to serious employment Claim Experts health -- relief npusing and education problems” alwl added: Inequities "Generally our position is: First that our California standards of In Exemptions e pensions of relieL'ef education of wages should n sacrificed to our efforts to do Feb 15 WASHINGTON part to solve this great' national experts struck back Wed- - problem and second that in spite dent’s mind tjie date of that departure Is close at hand— that he ’contemplates retiring When his present term expires In January 1941 But it only Implies The president's phrase Is vaguely akin to the famous statement of President Coolidge in 1927 that he WASHINGTON Feb 15 UP—Two did not “choose to run” again for Inpresident It no more stops a 1940 oTnclaBbr'tlre”New-- Y ork-Uf— eampaign7ho w Tie: lt’ told the aurance company monopoly ever than the utterance Roosevelt’ proposal fpr reciprocal Coolidge committee ' Wednesday that they stilled the “draft Coolidge” cries and state securicomconsidered It proper for the Washington political analysts do taxation of federal ties not word salaries more and definite any expect concerns to from reprepany buy to come from Mr Roosevelt regardthe John Hanes undersecretary sented on its board of directors uning his 1940 plans for many months less the transactions were not in The possibility of another candidacy treasury told the senate finance the company's interest- is hi biggest stick in dealing with subcommittee: Thomas A Buckner chairman of his party majority particularly in "I am convinced that none of ths insurance firm’s board of direc- the house If the split between the the testimony offered has in any tors and Harry H Bottoms gen- White House and Democratic faceral counselor- disagreed with a tions In congress continued to wld--: way shaken the foundations of my suggestion of Gerhard A Gesell en not many house Democrats out- position that tax exemption leads to examlrier that such side the solid south could be sure inequities and discourages- investcommittee transactions gave "preferential" of 1940 reelectlon ment in enterprise capital"' treatment to the firms with which Hanes reviewed his earlier testiNew York Life directors were af- Harmony’ Gathering filiated Apparently that was emphatically mony reiterating his statement that “If I followed your theory to Its called to the attention of house tax exemption results in serious inultimate conclusion I could never Democrats at Tuesday’s party "har- equities because it "provides a tax-frsend a radiogram" Buckner told mony” haven to persons in the higher The bulk of DemGesell tartly: "I don’t know whether ocratic gathering house losses to the Republi- income brackets who are able to we could do business anywhere In cans last year occurred in the dis- secure much more benefit in lower any direction" tricts where Democrats were elected taxes than they sacrifice through by lese than 10 per cent of the lower interest rates RCA Head on Board - It i estimated exception” vote cast indusand AmongJhe financier a hundred sitting thatmorethan trialists on the New York Ufa Democrats hold their places today board Is James G Harbord chair- by In this connection Roy Blough marginl as slim man of the board of Radio Corporawas on that theme evidently director of the Treasury’s tax re? It tion of America that "harmony" pleas were voiced search division told the committee Ope transaction cited by Gesell by such Democratic captain as that a study ‘Of the tax returns of War ths purchase Of fuel oil from leader 25’ persons who had $1000000 or Speaker Bankhead the Meenaii Oil company Former Rayburn and othersMajority Their Imme- more net income each during 1937 New diate Governor purpose obviously was to In- showed that they collected a total York is chairman of the board of still into ths minds of house Demo- of $7000000 in interest on which the ml company knd a director of crats theneceasity of full attendance they paid no taxes New York Life at all house session to forestall He ‘said these taxpayers had apCommittee investigators produced fresh d more net on appropriation or proximately a 1937 memorandum by Charles R other raiding bills by a Republican-ant- i Income after paying their income official Life York New Van Anden new deal Democratic coalition taxes than they would havatoad if suggesting that the Meenan comIn the last two congresses Demo- tax exempt securities had been suban pany's bid for fuel oil to supply cratic majorities In the house have ject to taxation and had yielded insurance company ppperty was been so great that absenteeism made them 35 per cent more total interhigher than that of a competitor little difference There Were too est We can contact Meenan and aee few and they were too One of the contentions of oppoRepublicans if they will meet the price" the divided to seize parliamentary op- nents of the move to eliminate tax memorandum said "If they will we exemption has been that state and portunities can direct the agent to give this municipal governments would be Militant Unity additional 'contract "tr Meenan:11 forced to pay higher lnterest costs At another point the memoranIn this congress they have already on their securities dum said "Last week we succeeded demonstrated a militant unity of Blough went into a lengthy techin giving them (Meenan) contracts action to take advantage of every nical discussion of this point disaddito 22000 gallons amounting Democratic schism It is a form agreeing with the findings reported tional" of Republican unity far mors trou- to the committee previously by blesome to the admtnstratlon and Professor Harley L Luts of PrinceLetter From Smith its leaders than the verbal “unity” ton who appeared in opposition to In ths exhibited Ths Investigators also "put at the proposed legislation by committee record a letter from the Lincoln’sRepublican speakers “vie Smith to Buckner soliciting busi- tory’j rallies birthday party Take Your Choice’ ness for the Meenan company no open pro When been There have may Henry G Murphy treasBuckner said hs did not wish to or con talk at the Democratic house ury economic analyst continued the comment on the memorandum reharmony discussion about third on Lutz’s report Senator garding the proposed change In term probabilities or what course attack Austin (R) Vermont interrupted Meenan’s bid without “knowing all the president might follow In 1940 him to ask if the treasury had any the facta” Bottome said hs beUeved If the standard bearer that party more basis for ita assumptions than It was In line with customary prac-tic- e Is not a man he rates as “liber- Lutx had for his for private purchases and not year al” by newdear standarjdsrThat “This is just your claim "'Ausimproper if It did not Incur extra question however must have been tin said “If you have anything that -cost to the Ansurance-compar- ty in the minds of many Democrats will demonstrate to this committee Gesell questioned Buckner about who attended what is the relative value of your other transactions between the in The house talk dem- ckum and that of Dr Lutz we aurance firm and concerns repre- onstrates that “harmony" administration forces would like to have it" sented on its board of directors to find— a-- basis for “I don’t think we should be de- compromise between the White Murphy said Lutx and the treasbarred from doing business with House and its Democratic critics in ury experts had used some of the same premises another corporation solely because congress Political believe "We start- from the same figone of our directors is connected that its "effectiveness analysts depends upon ures but we arrive at different conwith It” Buckner asserted is more in- clusions” the whether president Murphy said adding "It would be a little difficult to tent the party you might - say you could take turn your director down wouldn’t as he' upon "liberalizing” 1938 do in than soughtto upon your choice"ttT" Gesell asked victory in 1940 "That’s good" Austin commented Would Allow No Advantage tartly "It wouldn’t be difficult for me AMERICAN COAL CO r the onthehighhenchlong after Wash- - Monopoly Inquiry Hears Heals Defended by Pair if Ulhought WASHINGTON 15 UP) — - complete list of Dollar Day food spocials TOMATO JUICE By Kirke L Simpson WASHINGTON Feb Dr Ross TMcIntlro Whits House physician said Mr Roosevelt had recovered' ufficiently from recent Illness to permit departure Thursday for a cruise to the navy war games - Senator are-seek- lng IT’S DOLLAR DAY TODAY! Coll Appeal From California Bloc Indicates Plans WASHINGTON Feb 15 (A?)—1 The senate railroad finance "committee reported Wednesday that the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway company by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company in 1930 involved efforts to evade thgte law and flout the authority of the interstate commerce commission Describing the transaction in de- of the steps in this complicated tail the committee told the senate descent into financial concealment that "a dummy contract was signed and evasion": “One of the biggest railroad holda leading banker was used as a facade behind which the controlling ing companies and some of Its chief Interests were hidden a leading executives one of the biggest and firm of New York stock exchange richest railroad corporations and brokers appeared a a a dummy pur- some of it chief executives the ' biggest trust- company in the United chaser’? i he States and its chief executive False Picture of Ihe most important member The report one of a series by firms of the New York stock exthe Special subcommittee of the change the principal private banklinate committee on interstate com- ing firm in the United States two of the chief law firms Operating in merce said also: v “The books of account of the the field of railroad and holding — Chesapeake A Ohio Railway com- company fms n QCdis- pany and one of Its subordinate cor- rln its report the committee Swerlngen system porations were so kept as to give- cussed the Van O Herbert Fitzutterly false picture of the trans- control of the C Avice rActio- npresidents patrick former — "False reports were submitted to charge of legal relations forC A OT Co & Webber brokerage -- the government- - A corporation was Paine found to act as dummy substitute firm the Cleveland law firm of Tolies Hogsett A Ginn J'P MorFake documents Iiurchaaer note which was gan A Co and Guaranty Trust not a promissory note a purchase’ company of New York In connection contract which was not a purchase with the transaction contract a dummy depository con- Feared Disapproval tract and fake extending contracts The report said the C A O used were drafted by leading 'financial hnd railroad lawyers and solemnly “indirect” methods to acquire — —— tgtrad” of The Those Involved transaction if it had asked for perThe committee said the following mission to execute it directly more In a statement accompanying the bad “participated in one-Chairman Wheeler (E report Montana declared the net result was “to squander almost 18000000 of railroad funds" Asserting that the report showed need for legislation of the type he Introduced earlier In the week Wheeler declared “It Is Just that kind of adventure by railroads that the bill seeks to eliminate from the future history of railroad finance The senate military affairs committee announced it would publish Thursday part of the secret testimony it heard with reference to sales of military planes abroad Roosevelt Gets 216 SO MAIN ArthurFrank 208-21- 0 SOUTH MAIN ST |