Show i J2 Sb e Salt Sake SV'ilmne- - Thursday Morning 'Weber Officials Will Test Plan ‘Friendly Observer? ' I ‘ ' Commissioners County Attorney Sheriff Approve Program Woods Deplores Utah Record Tribune Intermountain Service Idaho’s Senate Provo Canyon Passes Bill Area Hit To Ban’Tokens By Snowslide Bottolfsen Gets Measure to Protect Phones BOISE Feb Avalanche CnpplcMountainaus&ector- 15 (Ab-- The - in Cadwell Trial Tooele Deputy Testifies in Cabin Murder - Tribune Intermountain Service TOOELE— A jury of 12 men and an alternate selected Wednesday from 150 candidates summoned into District Judge Oscar W McConkle’i court atr Tooele for tha Sherman W Cadwell "execution” murder trial Jata in the afternoon heard tha first part of testimony1 the state hopes will result in ‘guilty Verdicts for three suspects Selection of the jury after questioning by Deputy Attorney Brigham E Roberts and Tooele County Attorney George S Richardson state's counsel and Attorney A Pharis Johnson counsel for the defense occupied most of the court’s attention Wednesday- Deputy Takes Stand house-approv- ‘ and-thrttc- — ense y”the 60-d- -S-Th--fiamcsetrjtc know the facta or isn't looking into conditions better than that “I don’t believe the law in the state is more than half way enforced and I question if it's en' forced to that extent ’’We haven't enough traffic offi cers and there is too much favorit ism shown and ' too much ticket fixing I don’t believe we will get desire 7 Before the plan is put Into ef- more paid traffic officers as the fect speakers from the safety coun- trend In the legislature Is toward cil will appear at churches schools economy "Until wr get more paid officers and before civic and fraternal orcooperation and our ganizations to acquaint the public we need publle traffic plan is a step in that direcwith the detailed program lators who refuse to be "educated” will be turned over to law enforcement officers for surveillance and their arrest will follow the first violation' they commit thereafter 6 The names of observers will be kept secret and they will be identified only by code They need not appear as witnesses unless they so - Our Answer tion ’’The ’ “This plan la our answer to the disgraceful traffic record In Utah” said Mr Woods "It is our reply to complacent officials In high places who refuse or are unable to take necessary steps In reducing our high automobile fatality toll “But three states are worse than Utah in number of traffic fatalities basis: in 1938 on a mileage-travele- d South Carolina Georgia and Alna — abama Ntna”8tater-o"mileage basis had half or fewer than half Utah’s traffia fatalitiesFor each 100 million miles traveled Rhode Island had 63 traffic fatalities In 1938 while Utah had 201 “Considering mileage traveled In 1938 of Utah was the the 11 western states The next worse state had 172 traffic fatalities per 100 million miles of travel The average for these 11 states is 143 Utah then had 40 per cent more traffic fatalities than the- average of the 11 western states and 16 per cent more than the next worst” Officials Present Others present at the ‘meeting In which the observer program was tall-end- er - indorsed were Commissioners eorgeFVSimmonW— tire and John W Arrington plan we propose to put Into effect in Weber county is modeled after that of Maine which has sucit for nearly cessfully operated three years Idaho has a aimilar program which has been working very well since midsummer "There has been very little criticism against the and Idaho I am reliably informed Certainly no one should characterize as a ‘snooper’ a dtlzeirwho-i- s trying tocatry tman educational program to save the lives of men women and children” plant-in-Ma- ine high-mind- ed lf - LOGAN College officials ceived word Wednesday that Govei nor and Mrs Henry H Bloof and the governor's military staff will attend the annual Utah State Agri cultural college military ball the evening of February 24 Cadet Colonel Harold Johnson of Ashton Idaho general chairman of in charge of preparations for the ball announces that members of the state legisla- also have received Invitations Coun- - to attend SnowSnd ice roaring down the canyon walls blocked Provo canyon yednesday tractors struggled to clear a wasrfor traffic Second Storm In Week (Continued ' company -- Mountain- BOULDER CITY Nev — One man was drowned and two others escaped from the swirling Waters of the Colorado river shortly after noon Wednesday when their small boat capsized below the Boulder dam powerhouse near tunnel No 3 bhn Hansen lost his life and Clement Malone and Leland L Dickens all structural steel work ers for the bureau of reclamation escaped with their lives The accident occurred shortly after 1 p m when ttfe trio was en gaged in working on a dredge in the The boat sank throwing river them into the swift cold waters of G 45 the Colorado Telephone state highway No and the Alpine scenic route The second slide struck about 11:40 a m at Bridal Veil falls severing telephone linesi blocking the highway and railroad and damming the Provo river Elsewhere in the United States the elements provided a strange picture of discomfort as threatened floods high winds and fog har assed large areas Winds of major proportion struck e south central section of "the ountry toppling over houses trees and power and telephone lines and bringing death to two persons in Alabama The gale later struck New York without warning reaching 65 miles an hour and bringing with-it-- and roared on into New England With an abnormally high tide along the New England coast es' 7 was company? no done by either slide according to road officials Weather In the "canyon Wednesday afternoon and evening was a veritable blizzard and efforts of the state road crews to open the roads were greatly hampered With the Provo river having broken through the snow danger of flooding in the areas above the slides was negligible Mr Hall said Blocked Highway Although minor slides have occurred at the Wildwood site in previous years this was tma largest and the first to block the highway he said A slide there four years ago reached only to the edge of the Teared floods in FOR SM0KINGJ1EASURE AT ITS BEST pHEY have a mildness ailtheir own” is the lea- A ture of Camels that Arch McLean bank guard mentions first Rest periods on his job mean for him as he says "letting up and lighting up a CameL A puse to enjoy a Camel eases the tension that goes with my job” The difference in Camel's choice to baccos tells its own story! You will also find that Camels add to the pleasure of life by putting more “enjoyment into your smoking Getatqualnted with the grand rich flavor Camels— their welcome mellow goodness matchless blend of finer MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS Turkish and Domestic homes In the barren Island Park area near Fall River Mass as surf beat through beach banks — The freakish storm followed sud- - £ denly rising temperatures in the BOISE UP) — Wives of Idaho legNew England hilj country and meltislators took over control of the mountain snow began house of representatives for a pea Into river the but valleys ing sudden drop in the mercury ap- riod Wednesday to adopt a resolupeared to have hailed any- danger tion calling- upon their husbands to provide them with a “feed” of serious floods Mrs Oscar W Garrett of Idaho Red Cross Prepares Fails wife of the Bonneville coun-t- y Alarmed by the reported rising representative presided at the of the ’Ohio atrdfeng'its courserand speaker's desk' that its tributaries the Tennessee Seated beside her were Mrs C A and Cumberland had risen consid- Bottolfsen wife of the governor erably after almost 24 hours of and Mrs Don S JWhtiehead wife Snowfall- - the Red Cross prepared of the lieutenant governor to evacuate families should an emergency arise A forecast of clear and cold with a minimum of 15 to 20 degrees above zero Wednesday night brought some relief to the flooded area Why Not Keep ro llCTCt with-risin- -- -- NEVER JANGLE THE NERVES i 'ii JUNEAUr AIaaka - Feb 15Snow and rain kept navy planes and hampered other grounded search efforts Wednesday as the fourth day ended with no trace of the Marine Airways plane in Pilot Alonzo Cope and -- at least four pa'ssengers vanished Sunday Navy planes from Sitka were expected to join the hunt Thursday weather permitting Two private fliers attempted searches Wednesday but limited visibility Interfered with their efforts Mrs E E Ek wife of one of the missing passengers advised Seattle—friends shewas-confide- nt the men would be found safe Improved weather was forecast for Thursday’s search UP)-— PI ate si It will take' you more time to obtain your plates ing the last-minu- GW-- rush te Get them today save your own end T time- - State Tax Commission FEBRUARY 16 STATIONERY A choice selection of Hurd’s famous social Stationery regular prices at 75c to $100 a Box Special price 2 Boxes $100 LEATHER GOODS Some excellent items in Leather Goods regular $125 to $150 Special sale price prices $100 each GIFT WARE An assortment of Pottery Chrome Ware and Glass ular $125 to $150 items Special $100 ware-reg- v 1-qaW- dur- - for Silver DollauLDay THURSDAY Also some Diaries regular price $125 to $150 Special $100 BOOKS Sets( originally priced at $500 to $1500 While they last Special $100 per set One Lot of Books original price $100 to $500 each Special Thursday Only 3 for Two-Volu- $100 Another Lot of Books original price 50c to' $250 each -or $ 1 00 Special Thursdajronlyr Inn 0f Unusual Values Every Day in the Year -iv- vU-&uJt CYAOJ 44 East South Temple ( A utomobile License ' SMOKERS FIND i 1 to get your 1939 $oo Rain Halt Plane Search Snow "V Sojul? -CARSaNClTyN?vkLT!-The Nevada assembly approved Wednesday a measure calling for investigation by a legislative committee of the financial affairs and businesi management of the state highwa dcpartment-I- t was sent to- the sei ate The resolution stated cost of operating and maintaining the department increased during the past eight years “without apparent cause or justification” even thqugh the activities of the department have been “more and more financed through federal aid and grants from various federal departments” i 1 MEFTT deep-pack- ff 1 y' 1(0 UDaiys Hansen was” swept" under and highway Using huge caterpillar bulldozers- His-bo-- was not wasdrowned Government - officials said the the — state— highway— commission recovered for some time Dickens Ohio which neared a flood had workers broken practically and Malone rose to the surface and Wildwood snow the slide'at stage Wednesday probably night through were carried downstream several would rise two or three feet to late Wednesday afternoon hundred yards before they manClearing of the slide at Bfldal reach 'flood stage of 52 feet some aged to clutch the sides and cling Veil falls will take considerably time Thursday and then start to there until they were rescued by more' time however and the high fall again At Louisville the river ropes lowered from above huge way will probably not be open was expected to reach the rocks through thisjioint until late Thurs' flood stage Thursday night The lower valley had not reday evening Mr Hall Said Despite the danger of further slides at this ceived the crest of last week’s flood American Fork Canyon point a lone caterpillar bulldozer yet and the effect of the new rise was pushing snow off the highway could not be determined immediSlides Experiences — "" into the Jlver on the north end of ately winds abnormal tides and slide the t afternoon High Wednesday FORK-OAMERICAN ne of To protect the bulldozer crews heavy rain caused momentary panic series of minor snowslides in AmerRhode Jsl&nd com- among ihouskhds--of ican Fork canyon Wednesday struck and linemen for the telephone residents who remembered the hura grocery store at the Timpanogos pany working to repair the broken 262 lives last SepCSve' camp it was reported by lines a man was stationed on the ricane that took flume to watch for tember Thomas A Walker ranger at the power company further slides over Bridal Veil falls The southwest whistled at a 45 camp to 50 of Lost canyon clip Tides crept The slide stopped just a few feet and out to within a couple of feet-- ofre-lwhic- h fronrthe door of" his home Mr Plant Shut Down taining wajl tops Boats were swept Walker said Although the Bridal Veil falls ashore and houses were unroofed slide did not damage the flume of Phone Lines Clogged the Utah Power and Light company Conditions were similar to those the Olmstead plant of the company was shut down for several hours which preceded September’s storm when the river was dammed How-eve- Newspaper and police telephone service of the company was lines were clogged with calls from not Interrupted due to1 the inter- people who feared that shore comconnected system of the company munities were in for another devas- — George L EllerbeckrPtovnistrict tating battering and that Prov-iin eight denee stand again managersaid might Several persons were caught be- feet of black flood waters tween the two slides including PresResidents were ordered from their ton Gr Peterson of the state road commission and Elmer E Loveless sergeant of the state highway patrol who went to the scene of the first slide and Israel Muhlestein and Samuel Kelly employes of the telephone company Nevada Road Quiz Looms ) ONLY easterners perspired In winter coats a new cold wave chilled the midwest the mercury reaching 49 below zero in Minne sota Sub-zeweather was fore' 'cast in other midwestern states g temperature due to fol- dy i ' While low With most of the valley under heavy snow the Ohio river crept toward flood stage from Ashland Kjr to the mouth at Cairo 111 Government meteorologists foresaw little danger despite the rain anLsnow which fell for 24 hours because sharply colder weather was expected to prevent a rapid run-oNears Flood Stage J was able to place Deputy Sheriff T Theo Tate on Hie stand to testify to condition of the tiny mountain cabin at ’Lofgreen In which “Old Cadwell” was trussed in a chair and shot to death January 8 Deputy Tate told of the cabin's disarray described the bizarre scene of Cadwell's hooded body slumped in a chair and other features of the strange killing before court at 5 p m to resume Thurs dayati9 a inon trial were William Specifically Lavern Russell 18 who with George Hayes partially deaf trapper and 35 Victor Montano denied first degree murder charges preferred CHEYENNE Wyo OP)—Wyoming's state senate gave tentative approval Wednesday to a proposal for a constitutional amendment creagainst them Tuesday legislative session ating a In committee of the whole the Trial Set senators recommended a joint reso- Forgery A forgery trial is scheduled to lution providing a vote in 1940 on an amendment extending the legis- separate trials of Russell and the lative session from 40 to 60 days other two The jury comprises William H Under the proposal the legislators would spend the first 20 days Sharp Thomas J Goins Alfred L receiving bills They would then Hanks Frank "Winters Archie M recess for 15 days but remain in Shields Willard R Erickson Floyd Cheyenne for committee work At Brough William J Nichols Joseph the conclusion of the recess the Martin and Don Ci Shields of legislature would reconvene for 25 Tooele Arthur L Barrus of Grants-vill- e Samuel Jorgensen of Ophir days to complete action on bills Wyoming may declare “good and George Allen of Tooele as alter- looking grass widows” a privileged nate class The house of representatives In a playful mood was asked by Mrs Ruth Edelman of Sheridan lone work— their woman legislatorr whar a "proposed trade iq the Bingham shafts” nepotism bill referred to when it Prominent guests at the meeting widows from in addition to Elton were District exempted officials from provisions employing preventing W Oscar McConkie District Judg relatives AsCalvin W ' Rawlings Attorney “What kind of widows are exsistant Attorney Brigham E Rob- empted?" she asked erts and County Attorney George The house promptly responded by (office days) S Richardson Lionel Olsen presid- amending the bill to define “widow" ed at the meeting as the “good looking grass” variety Midwest Chilled ot - ion TOOELE— Predicting completion of the million dollar Elton tunnel between the Bingham mines and Tooele smelting operations within the next year and a half and a probable 5000 Increase in Tooele's J O Elton manager population of the International Smelting and Refining company addressed the Tooele Lions club at the monthly meeting Wednesday "The tunnel is being bored at the rate of approximately 35 feet per day” Elton said "and we have only 17000 feet to go Completion of the tunnel will lessen the cost of mining operations' in the district and will make it possible for 1000 miners and their families to move damaged mile-an-ho- 60-DayScss- Tribune Intermountain Service From Page One) 49-fo- ot For soothing relief say Luden’s’- Elton Sees Wyoming May Consider Tunnel as pecially— - Trucks and JO BnffetsJJtali BoonJaJj)oele Boulder Dam Mishap Outsider! tearing out lines of the the area and Costs On Life Telegraph States in last September's hurricane damage Tribune Intermountain Service Governor Accepts USAC Ball Bid ' Idaho OGDEN— Within two weeks motorists in Weber county will be senate stamped final legislative apunder the scrutiny of a large number of “friendly traffic observers” proval Wednesday on a bill to outlaw uie of tokens or slugs in coin it was indicated Wednesday as the program was given official box telephones or in legitimate vendapproval of the county commission the county attorney and the ing machines The vote on the aheriff’s office A Hendricks bill was 41 to 2 John ty Attorney While only one law enforcement The bill provided penalties of Sheriff John r! Watson Platt W $200 or 60 days’ imprisdnment or agency is required for the operation Fuller first vice president of the both for "using manufacturing 6f the plan the cooperation of the secPeacock Claud Mrs council selling or giving away tokens slugs city commission and the police ond vice president Kent S Bram-we- li or spurious coins for the fraudulent will be solicited G Mrs third vice president Essentials of the program as pre-- ‘ operation of vending machines or aented by C N Woods president J Carroll chairman of the coun- coin box telephones designed to re Joseph H celve lawful coins” of the Weber County Safety coun- cil’s women's division the council Caldwell secretary of cil are: Reject Fireworks Ban 1 The offices of the sheriff and and M A- Romney secretary of commerce of chamber obOgden Previously the senate defeated a county attorney will select the bill that wodld have servers from a "handpicked” list "There could have been 62 lives to be submitted byt the safety coun- saved last year in Utah if this prohibited sale or use of fireworks state’s record had been as good as by any persons excepted qualified cil in the west" said Mr operators licensed by a municipality 2 The council will provide each average lives might “Thirty-tw- o The vote was 12 to 31 several observer with postcards which will Woods be filled in according to the specific have been saved had the record been senators reviewing their boyhood violation of motorists the timer the as good as thakfiLltnLhextjvorst memories of Independence day celestate brations Tnumher-- of place There Is no use in trying to the car These wUl be mailed to Only two pussy- troduced during the icoTnv olfice of the session— which The council will write cour- foot That won’t get us any place teous letters to the offending drivers Some traffic officers and heads of saw final action taken on nearly a nd score of measures departments are to blame’ requesting their future cooperation the These will be public is to blame because we The senate defeated 10 to 32 a In law observant demanded better work from measure by Senator Philip Ryan signed by the sheriff the county haven't (P) Shoshone designed to reduce Attorney oF the police under their our paid officials from eight to seven hours the shifts Terrible’ respective letterheads 'Pretty of laborers employed in mines mills 4 The council will keep records “One man at the very top In traf and smelters counting time reSecond Of all violations reported ‘I flc said control recently think quired to go into and leave mines and third offenders will be cauwe’re doing pretty well' It’s pretty tioned by letter Presents wJaaaeiOnJll house-approv- — February 16 1939 State-Present1'-Evid- ence Road Ral Line Blocked River Dammed Tribune Intermountain Service PROVO CANYON— Great banks of snow which came smashing down the south side of Provo canyon Wednesday morning at Wildtyood and Bridal Veil falls blocked the hihway and railroad tore out utility lines dammed the river and brought fears of further perhaps more serious slides State road commission workers blocked the highway at Oltnstead and near Heber closing the canyon area to all except those who live there or who have urgent necessity to enter Major Slides From South The major slides were followed by minor flips of snow at both areas and elsewhere in the canyon observers reported Oddly enough the mefjor avalanches were from the south walls of the canyon With advent— “more slides are expected from the north Ttfia “su rt s ex p osc T"iti Oil n tai nt&c e SI side 'where in past years falls have occurred frojtTSnowslide gulch Lost Creek canyon Deer Creek canyon and others The 'Bridal Veil falls slides are almost directly Across from where the huge mud slide roared down from Lost Creek canyon last July ripping out the power company flume covering the highway with IS to 20 feet of mud and rocks and damminglha jivft J’he first slide at Wildwood Senator Ryan recalled that the smashed down at 6 a m covering eight-ho- ur law under which mines the highway for a distance estihow operate was passed in 1907 at 1000 feet with from 15 to “The argument has been made mated 20 feet of snow It also buried the that this bill would put the mines & Rio Grande Western out of business but It is the same Denver a depth of from 20 under tracks argument that was made against to’ 30 feet for a distance of 650 feet the bill passed in 1907” Ryan a Provo river was it Is estimated mine worker himself declared gradually broke “The output per man now is one dammed andbut carried away considerand one-hatimes as great as it through of the snow Theron S Hall was In wartime because of improved able state road commission district sufacilities said "This request lor jeduced hours pervisor is reasonable on the part of the Covered Highway Tracks miners— more than 600 of them now The second slide which hurtled are suffering from silicosis in Shoover Bridal Veil falls at approxishone county in which about 95 per mately 11:40 a m covered the highcent of the state’s mining is done way and railroad tracks for a dis“It is a business that is hazardous tance of approximately 600 feet with as to both life and health” from 15 to 20 feet of snow and also the Provo river This slide traveled approximately 500 feet after smashing down into the canyon and deposited a barrier of snow-on-t- he opposite hillside as high as the flume line of the Utah Power and Light -- -- Salt Lake City Utah' 6 |