Show Local Metal Markets The Weather Gold $35 00 64 Silver (newly mined) 42 75o Silver (foreign) Copper electrolytic delivered 10 75a Connecticut valley 4 85®4 80o Lead Local Mtlfment trieia I'tah — Partly cloudy Idaho — Fair local frosts H’j oming — cloudy snow Nevada — Partly cloudy Partly Lead 4 jo Cupper (cathode) lOUOe i lit Vol 138 No Salt Lake City UiurMlay Morning 30 Pages — Five Cents April 6 1939 0 W im TU TOT1 Utah 1 1 iLilBlUI lvildi 109th Annual LD § Conference Opens Today X Parley to Mark Founding Church Growth Sessions Open At 10 a in In Tabernacle Thursday Program 10 ft m — General session In session in tabernacle 2 p m — General tabernacle Latter-da- y Saints from more than half the 48 states and several foreign countries will congregate in the church’s historic tabernacle Thursday morning for the opening of the 109th annual conference The first day sessions will mark the 109th anniversary of the founding of the church and the thousands who attend during the three days of general and depaitmental meetings will emphasize its growth during that period Two subjects which are expected to receive special attention during are the church the sessions welfare program and protection of the home as the basic unit of society Two special meetings will be devoted to welfare and the home theme will be used by J Reuben Clark Jr first counselor to President Heber J Grant for an addiess to be broadcast nationally Sunday morning Opens on Thursday The conference tends over a which alwavs y period ex- Faithful Followers JVill Receive Their Counsel rt j Forestall Attack London and Warsaw Reach Accord on Defenses Ilillcr and Mussolini Confer Relief Unit Lauded By Leader By Wallace Carroll United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON April 6 (Thursday) — British warships and planes manned for all eventualities” eatly Thursday patrolled the North sea and channel coasts after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain revealed that Great Britain is fully armed against any lightning attack that might come from the continent Chamberlain assured the house of commons Wednesday that Britain is in “constant readiness for all eventualities’’ including any possible attack by air or undersea on the British Isles during what he described as the present “time of tension” Merchant Ships Armed ‘ Apostle Asserts Women Never Fail to Do Duty Work done by women of the L D constitutes a major source of strength to the L D S church organization and membership Dr Richard R Lyman member of the council of twelve apostles declared at the concluding session of the Relief society annual conference Wednesday afternoon in the tabernacle Indicative of the momentum achieved by the women's organization was a congregation of more than 5000 Relief society members— undoubtedly the largest group ever to attend a conference of the organization — also a chorus of 1200 Relief Society Singing Mothers from S church The government also announced that 1000 British merchant ft and ships were being armed with guns “to meet all expected requirements” and form a second line of neval defense Britain’s armed preparations were closely interwoven with these developments' 1 Great Britain and Poland Wednesday agreed on a mutual defense pact— a keystone of the British-le- d “stop Hitler” anti-aircra- anti-submari- ne drive Polish Ambassador Edward Raczynski said that Chamberlain would make formal announcement of th alliance in commons Thursday To Sign Formal Treaty The formal treaty it was understood will be signed either in London or Warsaw later and will be accompanied by a secret understanding regarding actual cases of aggression which would bring it into operation The Polish delegates denied that any agreement had been reached between Poland and Germany regarding the Free City of Danzig 2 Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy and Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany facing an encirclement by Europe’s nations were reported to have held a long telephone conversation on military and other collaboration to thwart the “stop Hitler” movement 3 Quarters close to the nazi government enraged by what called Britain’s "madhouse” naval precautions said that they immediate action was planned to impress Europe with the axis fighting strength of the 4 Mussolini continued to concentrate infantry artillery practically every western state the largest group ever assembled Summing up the persistence with which women of the church have performed their tasks and served as bulwarks in teaching their religion Dr Lyman asserted “Men may fail but women never'” Irges Fair Judgment Referring to the church welfare program and problems of financial stringency Dr Lyman urged that members refrain from judging one another bv the quality and price of their clothing and instead consider value of humanitarian service rendered He cited the manner in which the Prophet Samuel had rejected the elder sons of Jesse in selecting a king for ancient Israel and instead had chosen David who was clad as a herdsman Saint mother” he 'No Latter-da- y life Your asserted 'has an burdens may be heavy and your responsibilities great but greatest of all s jour reward because of the service you render' He urged that Relief society women remember in aiding the needy that advice and counsel in conductvaling their lives may be far more uable than the mere gmng'of food clothing and shelter is being opened this year on Thursday instead of the customary Friday because the church anniversary falls on April 6 As a result there will be no general sessions Siturdav but the welfare meetings and a special temple (onferenre of ranking authorities the first in 40 years will be held on that day All general authorities were in the city Wednesday and there were church members here from Canada Mexico Hawaii Ireland and most of the states in the United States Rufus i Hardy member of the first council of seventy who had left to visit the Tahiti L D S mission missed his boat in Los Angeles because of an unexpected early sailing and now is bac k in Salt Lake Give Freeopt City As precepts for building happy Trine ipal 1 vents families he advised that members Principal events of the opening live within thir incomes practice and pride themselves on it j will be general sessions tn the economy what they say and do rather than taoernaclc at 10 a m and President Grant will in accordance the fine clothing they can wear with established custom deliver a Boys and girls before marriageable to church members age should consider it their prime message business to qualify themselves for throughout the world at the Thurs- some means of earning a living he The music day morning sess on will he contributed by 1200 Relief declared Also addressing the meeting were eouety ‘Singing Mothers" Mrs Louise Y Robison president of 41 m Pace 8ven) J wo ) t iluiiin the Relief society Mrs Amy Brown Lyman her first counselor who is the wife of Dr Richard R Lyman and Mrs Kate M Barker second counselor Mis Lyman expressed doubt 'If mankind as a whole lias ever before been confronted with so many sciious and complex problems as it is today and if the world has ever been in greater need of superior w lsdom NEW YORK April 5 Rond to Peace Hard of War Secretary laiuis Johnson said WednesThe way has been found easy to day night American industry stir up strife and misunderstandmobinow was "substantially ing which lends to social economic lized" to meet the demands and imluslnal iliffUultlcs but it Is that would be nmde upon it hard to untangle these difficulties In t ho event of war and find the road to peace" she deThe war department proclared gram was to ‘have sufficient Concerted effort of the L D S our on to hand carry supplies church to help solve these problems Initial force of 400 000 men by means of the church welfare prothrough the first six months gram has been inspiring and comof war" Johnson said forting to the people themselves and 7000 Items industrial Of the has won admiration of others she the be that would required by told army In wartime he said in"This welfare program” she continued "Ins stood firmly for those dustry now is geared to turn In a out all save 55 of them fundamental principles and standards which have stood the test of jix month period ‘It took 14 months to get time which apply In all ages ancj the first division of soldi t a which do not change even In a into the fighting line in the changing w oi Id W orld war " he remni ked “The church has emphasized ‘We can never among other things that woik lo have 14 ex pc t agtln are basic and months in which to get ready " element of personal security and three-da- Ships Airplanes Patrol Sea to "& Rome-Berli- n eo-s- (Continued on Pasr Ftpht Column 8een) ’ 2pm Johnson Calls U S: Ready If War Comes CPI-A- iting setf-effo- rt (Continual mi I’m Hcveti) (tuliimn 7o) Italy Holds Soldiers Ready To Take Over Albania tbanian minister to Italy flew back By Richard Massoik ROME April 5 (API— Intense ne- to Rome after a hasty trip to Algotiations between Italy and Al- bania bania were reported Wednesday-nigh- t Usually reliable sources said he as reports spread through conferred immediately with ForMembers of the L I) S church first presidency who will conduct sessions of the church’s 109th annual general conference Rome that Italian troops were eign Minister Count Galeazzo Clto at Albania any occupy ready on proponed beginning Thursday Left to right J Reuben Clark Jr first counselor President Holier J Grant and David O McKay aim presumbaly moment of the second counselor strengthening They aie shown in front of the oldest house in Utah a log cabin built by Osmjn Deuel in 1847 and an of Imminent Expectation alliance” which Italians say now preserved on the temple block Italian move m the Adriatic were King Zog has requested Innsat a conference heightened by was accompanied by Sereggia bruck Germany bi tween General iConttnnefl on Paste Eight) s (Oolumn of Three) Alberto Pariani chief Italy general staff and Colonel General Wilhelm Keitel chief of the high command of the German armed 4 forces Though foreign circles heard an important annoum ement might be FRESNO Cil Apn 5 (UP) — The made BERLIN April 5 (I Pi before morning there w as no iluefs of the German and Halim official confirmation Tvv o min mi min i s of a road con of nnv im LONDON — Chamberlain general stiffs Wednesday began ”e’nd'”R 'a7tion"”agiinst siruclion ging were buried alive Odes B - forth DeB reveals Britain is armed to Record of and Austin of Captain Smilhj military consultations atlnnsbriuk Wednesday when tons of earth and Albania u ross the Adnatic hilt for any attack from conroik roared down a steep cliff upon teitives E A Hedman were wit- - Mayor Trains seiretsry In the 20 milts from the Italian borili r as tinent British warships and them nai leaders warned of impending Troop at Brindisi nesses for the stite Wednesday af- fore part of 1976 planes manned "for all evenMr Smith told of Chief Finch action lo impress Europe with the The victims weie Identified by ternoon in the vice conspiracy trials ItalBrindisi where Inquires at tualities” patrol North Sea Rome-Berli- n of of the 197(1 the late March in that slid axis Brown B strength of having E superintendent Ralph Erwin former mayor ian troops are comentrated at the and English channel coasts An official announcement sud heel of the Italian boot only 80 crew as W D F’ullcr 40 and Harry L Finch former policechief Abie Koscnblum would be the coln ROME)— Mussolini and Hitstaff con- miles by sea from Albania Charles Mainwaring 43 both of Frank A Thacker former police lector because he had had experi- that tho brought ler talk by telephone on plans Visalia and R O Tearce an at- ence of having informed Mayor Er- sultations generally bcllived to be the reply that no soldiers had left captain of resisting “stop Hitler” enSlowed up bv having to dig torney win in June 1936 of widely cir- concerned with axis preparations to the port circlement Italy tightens around hrge boulders tho remaintestified that he culated graft talk and of having strike back at Europe's ‘stop HitRecord Albanian officials deTirana (In Inspector gup on Albania with negotiaing 15 men of the crew dug fran-t- had accused Captain Thacker as been reprimanded by Chief F’lnc h ler” drive would continue for two clared 'suitable military precaup tions expanding military ally for two and a half hours in head of tho antivice squad in 1977 for "washing dirty linen In the davs tions” were taken while the seen as warning to at cabinet n t being the hope the entombed men might with having "tipped off" Chinese enemy s camp” because the witness Attending the consultations late to discuss the InIn the Austrian Tyrol are bo found alive Injuries to both inJugoslavia and Greece against ternational situation ) lottery operators that the inspec- had attended a meeting at which Innsbruck Colonel Cencial Wilhelm Keitel dicated Brown said that they died tor in full unifoini was in the ho had be cn told about tho pay-of- f Joining antiaggression bloc e was attached Important chief of the German high com- to Special — BELGRADE instantly The head of one of the vicinity of the gambling establish- rumblings the Italian-Germamilitary General Alberto Barianl talks because of Pariani' connecThe jurors in Judge Oscar W mand victims was nearly severed from ments all located near Rio Grande sources report Italian troops y of war and tions wath Albania McConkies court also learned all Italian the body avenue and Second South streets ready to begin occupation of Tho mishap occurred near DunAlbania at once King Zog Hedman revealed a meet- about the Chinese lottery how it is chief of the army staff and Mar- Friend of Captain Zog lap In tho mountains 40 miles west ing in Chief Finchs office about played and under what conditions shal Bietro Badoglio chief of the may resist on West Sec- Italian generaltutaff of Fresno where the rrew was Christmas 1937 at which time He not only is the commander TIRANA — Albanians beCap four places operated road street on a new between F'ouilh South working npprouh tam Thacker complained about an ond of the Italian army as undersecrelieved ready to resist if ItalWest to General Grant national park streets and Fif'h arrest made by detectives and West ian troops try to land tary of war but formerly was chief lloost Lonscriptioii Ago without the knowledge of the vice Frequent Tatrnn military adviser to the Albanian Austria — INNSBRUCK He was in Albania from BFRNE Sw itzci land April 5 army squad head Siliificr uinliH and Italian of Chiefs German Tho lottery player was Henry V (UP)— The Swiss fedcial council 192) to 1972 and was considered Fourth Day general staffs begin military Gosling 1191 South Flight h West Wednesday night issued a dec rce ex- one of King Zogs closest Italian Kv April 5 CD-LOUISVILLE consultations amid warnings he w51 H fruent "ho 77 well The fourth day of the trials of Rosa Green n tending compulsory military service advisers that axis is pre178 1917 on and but in o Paripatron 60 soloist to was announced in Iho men Birlln officials and it three former city lo known (In years up ‘action” to Impress cross paring examination that admitted a and Keitel would IOiidon on ronfer again half of age and Baris and it possible for an! century the lawyer charges of having he had mailced the 80 Europe with it strength character lot- - the first tunsmaking in history for women Ihuistlay at Innsbriuk) ago died Wednesday at her home ronspired to permit gambling ami 17 ) onUutiM on (( ALO Bannon General Zef Sereggia the new in near-band girls to enlist for army advice prostitution and to collect tribute (Column Onej Italian-Al-bani- Slide Kills Two In California Officer Says Gamblers Got Tip ’ lo Close Up German Italian Generals Meet an Europe Crisis In Brief - Italo-Germa- u alli-arn- Italian n under-secretar- Mrs ly Rome-Berli- mezzo-contraL- y able-bodie- d |