Show 7 — f r ’ i - £ The Weather Utah — Decreasing cldudiness west and showers eajst portion Tuesday Idaho— Fair Tuesday and Wednesday Nevada — Fair Tuesday little change iiii (C— imi Local Metal Markets '3300 Gold 7111c Silver (domestic) Silver (foreign) 3475c Copper electrolytic delivered 112c Connecticut Valley T25o Zinc Lead ft75OB80e Imi) Mtlwiinrt fllwl 5 75 It) Ld Vo! 142 No 162 (UxxllSSS Coppr 22 Papes— Five Cents Salt Lake City Utah Tuesday Morning March 25 1941 t Governor Signs lavs "Mead' to Vienna Chain Tax Bill Miissia Turks’ Backs FirmsOpen Fight Start 'is jSlore Executives 7 Move " i Wfthin five" hours B Maw Governor act five Salt Lake City busisigned S B 44 the chain store ness executives took first step to the fight for repeal — ' of the act to the' electorate Through the initiative and referendumN act the petitioners applied to Secretary! of State E E Monson for Jhe copies of referendum petitions which they will circulate throughout the J’ so-call- ed I state? Senate Amendment Would Cut Utah Commission Salary Signers of the petition presented Wool-wort- Tracy Fowler president Walgreen L- Drug company H Hoaglund manager 1: C Penney company H C Shoemaker manager Sears Roebuck and company and H S Tucker division manager Safeway Stores Inc The law requires that the petitions must be signed by voters equal in number to' 10 per cent of aij votes cast for all candidates for governor at the last election The official count showed that 246812 ballots were cast for the three candidates The petitioners have requested Secretary Monson to expedite the call for bids for the printing of the petitions The law requires' that at least three firms submit prfces with the printing expected to be completed before the end of the week Mast Be Notarized The more than 20000 signatures each 'of which must be notarized ill be obtained and submitted to the county clerk of the county In which the section was circulated by May 12 the sixtieth day since the official adjournment of the legislature The clerk must then check the signers ag&inst the official registration rolls Upon completion of his duties the clerk forwards the sections to the secretary of state who will direct the official count of the names The act which ' would have become effective on May 12 provided for a $50 annual license fee for each unit of a 10 to chain $100 for each unit of m 100 tochain 200 for each unit of a 200 to chain 300 for each unit of a 300 to chain 400 for eacVunlt of a 400 to chain and 500 for each unit of a500 or more store ' 'chain Section 'provided that a chain of not pnore than 100 stores pay 500 for any unit opening after July with the fees being graduated to 5000 which would be required for any new store opened by a company with 500 establishments Governor’s Statement The governor's statement follows: "The chain store bill passed by the legislature presents one problem namely Should the state of Utah intervene to prohibit a few companies from obtaining monopolies on the retail businesses of the state? During the past 10 years there has been an enormous increase of chain stores in Utah Because of their financial strength it is possible for them to both construct more commodious retail establishments and to offer their commodities and wares at a lower retail price than can merthe average independent chant "As a result they attract the cream of the retail trade in whatever town or district they are established The policy of these organizations seems to be one of continuous expansion into every fertile field They seldom pioneer a new field Wherever they go the competition of local mer- (Oaotlmwl m Pin Flv ) - i S9-sto- re - 199-sto- re 299-sto- re 399-sto- re l I Column Out re BETHLEHEM Pa ! (i Ankara Must Fight In Defense of Territory Tuesday March 25 (UP)— Violence broke out early Tuesday os a strike of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (C I O) began curtailing’ production in the giant home plant of The battle over reorganization of the fish and game department was reopened on a new front in the state senate Monday when Senator Francis S Lundeli (D) Benjamin Introduced an amendment which would reduce the salaries of the proposed commission from 4000 to 100 plus expenses annually ' Because of the absence of four of the senators a vote on the amendment was postponed and the bill made a special order for 2:30 4 p m' Tuesday Except for the fish and game measurue (S B 13) and an educational bill (S B 30) the senate cleared its calendar by 4 p m and was forced to adjourn pending arrival from the house of the bills reorganization remaining wnich were Introduced Into that body President Wendell Grover (D) Salt Lake City lndicatedthat the senate was ready to complete its work in short order and that it was up to the house to decide how much longer the special session will continue three-memb- er OnlyTwe Bills ' "We have only two more senate bills before us” the president commented just before adjournment "and It is going to be difficult to keep all the members here If you will all come tomorrow we can get through with our work and it will then be up to the house to decide when we are going to adjourn? Measures still to be considered by the senate include in addition to S B 13 and SB 30 a total of eight house bills three of which 67-- 9 were Introduced Tuesday During the four hours it was in session Tuesday the senate passed on Here is how fntermonntain final reading seven senate bills senators voted on the bill to apthree house bills and a senate con$7000000000 for carcurrent memorial making a total propriate out the Brltlsh-al- d prorying " of 1L gram: For the bill — Murdock The memorial Introduced by (D) of Utah O’Mahoney (D) of Senator George M Miller (D) Wyoming Schwarts (D) of NePrice) urged Utah’s congressional vada Thomas (D) of Utah delegation to sponsor and support Against the bill — Clark (D) of legislation designed to equalize Idaho 'Thomas (R) of Idaho costs of electrical power used for It was announced that Bunker industrial purposes and McCarran Nevada Democrats would have voted for the Power Projects bill had they been present The measure specifically advoWASHINGTON March 24 (A— cated the interconnection of the largely federally financed power The senate passed the $7000000- projects and the setting up of pow- - 000 lease-len- d appropriation bill (OootlnuM on Ptt flv) vote Monday 'by a national-unit- y (Column Five) of 6? to 9 and plans were laid to fly it Tuesday to President Roosevelt vacationing in the Caribbean The action came after less than two hours' discussions and the opposition did not so much as offer an amendment The debate in ' SANTA ROSA N M March fact consisted largely of statements of position from some of the 25 (ff)— Two California pilots who had voted reported mlsslnr after betnr many' senators lease-len- d the original against a storm sudden in late caught for authorization bill but the apwere Monday reported eftrly Tuesday to have landed safely propriation these- were Senators Among 42 miles west of here Adams ID) Colorado Vandenberg TUCUMCARI N M March 24 (R Michigan Brooks (R) Illinois UP) — Two planes were missing and Willis (R) Indiana and Taft (R) seven others forced down in the Ohio For the most part they said isolated mountainous district near that since helping England and Anton Chico 70 miles west of other nations resisting the axis here Monday by a sudden storm powers had been approved by conThe ships were In two flights gress it was the duty of the naen route from eastern factories to tional legislature to provide funds for giving that policy effect west coast points The missing planes were part Largest Peacetime Fond of a flight of three Bellanca airThe 7000000000 fund the planes en route from Amarillo Texas to Albuquerque on one largest peacetime appropriation leg of a trip from Wilmington woald provide among other Del to Los Angeles things: $2054000000 for aircraft and Pilot Don Bertram Hanford Cal automobile dealer flying the accessories third Bellanca turned back after $1343000000 for ordnance and encountering the clouds over An- ordnance supplies 1350000000 for the purchase ton Chico and brought hisship (Continued on P Two) safely to the emergency field nere (Columa Four) Senate Passes War Aid Bill Vote By 1 Missing Fliers Found Safe v - - s 1 ( ! I the Bethlehem Steel corporation working on more than a billion dol- lars’ worth of urgent defense contracts A car carrying three men out of the main entrance of the plant was upset by a group of pickets just as a clock on a nearby tower began tolling midnight Try to Burn Car A large detail of the police massed at the gate immediately pushed the crowd back from the car Two unidentified men had attempted to set It afire with burning waste paper The three men In the car who had finished their tricks at 11 p m managed to leap out The crowd surged toward them Police closed in and led the men to safety The paper blaze was extinguished before the car caught fire At another gate strikers used automobiles to block the entrance Two cars were reported smashed when men beat them with clubs but there were no casualties -' Orders Extra Guards Mayor Robert Pfelfle of Bethie hem announced that beginning at 6 a m Tuesday a detail of between 30 and 40 state motor police would be stationed at the plant The strike was called early Monday night by the S W O C when balloting for officers of the Employers Representation Plan began in the plant — an act which the union had said would be followed by 'a walkout The national labor relations board has ruled the E R P a company union but the company is appealing In federal courts About 3000 persons were massed at the main gate of the plant as the workers began leaving at 11 p m There were some boos but ' i no disorder British Army Ranks Pamphlets Attack Envoys J By United Press ISTANBUL March 25 (Tuesday)— Russia has formally assured Turkey in an exchange of views published Monday that the Tlirks can count on Russia’s “complete comprehension and neutrality” if they are plunged into war in defense of their territory The pledge — made on a reciprocal basis— was announced as the Turkish press launched a campaign to prepare the nation for the worst with warnings that "at any day" i ‘ lo the secretary of state at 5 p m were John Nelson manager of H F W company 499-sto- Bureau-Eigh- t Swings To New Front - ’ 1 -- t 1 I ’ Pickets Overturn Worker’s Car Police Mqbilize state Game I Belgrade Leaders Depart For Austria With Cries Of Treason Assailing” Ears Serbs Clamor to Enter Sanctions War in Event 4 i Defy of Reich ‘ Mark Fights Voters’ Signatures Will Be Sought Bethlehem after Herbert had tax Steel Strike their carry t Tie-U- p s i For Referendum on Act The petitions' which must bear the ialgnatutref of at least 24682 names of registered voters must be filed with the county clerks within 60 days from the adjournment date of the regular session of the state legislature If sufficient signatures are obtained the chain store act automatically will be Inoperative until after the electorate has voted upon the measure at the general election In November 1942 ' Cites Opinion Governor May upon signing the measure Monday noon acknowledged Attorney General Grover A Giles opinion that section 2 the freezing provision was unconstitutional and that certain exemptions such as public utilities engaged in sale of commodities might render section 1 invalid The chief executive noted that the legislature sought to answer the question: "Should the state of Utah intervene to prohibit a few companies from obtaining monopolies on the retail business of the foir--Axi- now” Turkey may be compelled to go to war against Germany alongside her British ally Antiaircraft exercises will be held Sunday at Skutrai on the Asiatic side of the sea of Marmora entrance to the Bosphorus it was announced Drill Against ‘ ’Chutists’ The exercises directly east of where German troops are massed along the will Include drills against the landing' of parachute troops The reciprocal pledge reaffirmh pact of ing the 1925 nonaggression and friendship was announced simultaneously here and in Moscow at midnight as an outgrowth of talks begun in the Russian capital 'on March 15 The joint statement carried a strong denial of rumors abroad In recent weeks that if Turkey should take up arms against Germany’s thrust through the Balkans the soviets might seize the opportunity to attack Turkey from the north Have Vital Stake Russia’s "comprehension” and neutrality toward Turkey is applicable It was set forth in event Turkey "should be the object of aggression and should find herself forced to war for defense of her j ' Free France a nation verging on starvation trusts implicitly in Marshal Ilenri Philippe Petain to find a way Jo supply its needs This picture just arrived in America by clipper plane shows the children of St Etienne cheering their national hero If he decides to let the French fleet convoy food ships the possibility arises of naval warfare with the - British y y - ' Bulgarian-TurkisTTbor-d- er " j France Staves Off "Starvation By Socialistic Food Pooling j By'Ralph Ileinzen United Press Staff Correspondent j j NARBONNE France March 24 (UP)— In this fief of Leon Blum reddest of southern cities and hotbed of the Second Internationale I Saw the food shortage create a practical experiment in i ‘ socialism — with socialists on the receiving end of j The entire Aude department which Narbonne is the county seat potential "starvation centers” of is being kept alive by food sent free France They are not at the point yet but when the in from other equally hungry bor- starvation ' comes it will be felt here If the resi- pinch dering departments dents of Narbonne and Aude had first These were once rich farming to exist entirely on what they grow they would have starved provinces and there are oldsters who recall with pride great herds long ago The department is a horrible of oxen and cattle which were bred example of growing only one kind on these rolling fields But everyof crop It is one of the greatest thing else was abandoned all other red wine producing regions In all roots pulled up when the monoFrance But with the gasoline culture of wine became very shortage halting all automobile profitable I went to a market here and transport and railroads reserving was shocked by its poverty There their traffic to foodstuffs there is a glut of red wine in Aude but were few vegetables almost no meat practically no cheese absonothing home grown to eat This whole department and lutely no butter apimal Tats or t (Continued on Fez Four) Herault Just to the east of it are t (Column Four) i - - Greek Bayonets Grenades Repulse Italian Attack ATHENS March 25 (Tuesday) (AP) — Greek troops fighting In Albania inflicted heavy losses on Italian units in repulsing a series of fascist attacks Sunday near the Viosa river a government spokesman declared early Monday The Italians lost" about two- thirds of the troops they threw ly great losses The Italians thereInto these attacks the spokesman upon retreated in confusion and left the field littered with dead said Fifty Italians were cap- and wounded tured he added "Prisoners taken by our troops "The Italians displayed great said that there were many cases determinaUon despite heavy losses of wounds on the and succeeded in approaching our fascist ranks— so many that orders lines” he said "But our men were issued that aU those susused hand grenades and charged pected of such wounds were to be with bayonets to inflict extreme shot at once” ’ self-inflict- ed If War Nerves Get You Down 'Do Something Says 'Prof NEWARK (UP) — When N J March 24 war nerves get you down “do something” Professar Harvey W Zorbaugh advised t Monday "Slam a tennis baU tramp a golf course swim until your arms are dead” or if your tastes and beliefs lie that way roll bandages knit sweaters brush 'up-o- n old skills' which will enable you to "do your bit” when the government calls! Zorbaugh chairman of the department of educational sociology of New York university’s school of education explained - - ’ the cause and cure of "war nerves” to the Women’s auxiliary of the Essex County Medical society The cause lies in mankind's highly organized emotional system he said and the cure is "action” jitters we call war Zorbaugh said "are simply the vague fear long as familiar to psychiatrists anxiety Normally it is evident “The nerves” only in neurotic personalities But with the world toppling about our heads anxiety is evident in most of us” I BELGRADE -J- Willkiie Voices War Aims in Toronto Talk Nazi Chiefs Must Be Driven Out Canadians- Told - soviet-Turkis- Ont March 24 (UP) Wendell L Willkle Monday night coupled a plea that Canada 'and the United States' give every' possible ship to Britain with a three-poi- nt program for world reconstruction after the war which he said could turn "the death rattle of our times Into 'the birth pains of a new and better order” T want to say to you” he told 12000 persons at a rally opening a $5500000 campaign for the auxiliary war services "that if X learned one thing in Britain it is that !ohe of the keys to our victory depends upon the people of Canada and the people of the United States supplying more and more ships "They must do this so that they territory” may keep that ' northern lung f views between The exchange-ountl Canada and the breathing on Pas Four) (Continued United States and England to(Column Four) gether can build such an air force as to have such supremacy In the air that this devastation and destruction will come to an end 'X plead with you citizens of Canada I plead with my fellow countrymen across the border-g- ive every ship give more than every ship give more than every ship that is free and unnecessary them give ships until it hurts LONDON March 24 (JP) — A low- - going and victory then iskeep sure” Gerof level machine-gu- n strafing Willkie proposed these man troops on early morning pa(Columa Two) Tbr) rade was announced by the air follow-up as of a ministry Monday the 10000 fire bombs and heavy explosives dropped by night on Ber-ITORONTO i British Bomber Strafes Nazi Troops’ Parade 1 —Premier DragLsa Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister —there were no smiles There were no flags no bands and the public was barred from i the platform Attaches of the British legation announced almost at the same time that it Was crowded with Serbs who wanted to enlist In the allied forces Internal Disorder Threatens Vice Premier Vladimir Macek head of the country in Cvetkovlc’s absence stayed behind to try to deal with the internal disorder clearly threatening the country Both the British and Greek min- -' isters warned Yugoslavia against joining the axis but it could not be Immediately learned whether Britain intends to sever diplomatic relations upon conclusion olthe Vienna ceremony The Greek minister was understood to have informed Yugoslavia that Greece considers her adhesion to the axis "a hostile act” since such alignment would provide the dispatch through Yugoslavia of war materials for the German and Italian armies if not actual troop transpdrts Greeks Broadcast In Athens the Greeks broadcasting In Serbian declared they were convinced Yugoslav citizens repudiated their government’s move It was understood that a protocol may be attached to Yugosia via’a copy of the pact whereby Germany and all previous signers of the tripartite agreement would agree torespect Yugoslavia's present froaCincar-Markov- Uersi Anonymous pamphlets charging the government with treasonvow-In- g revenge and calling for resistance were strewn in the streets of Belgrade Many were snatched up by pedestrians- The leaflet attack however failed to alter plans of the government emissaries to set out for Vienna Technically the way for Yugoslav axis membership at Germany’s demand had been cleared by replacement of two dissident Serb cabinet) ministers Within a few hours after Yugoslavia has signed on the dotted line probablv at noon Tuesday at Vlen-n- ar diplomata fully expect Germany will set in motion an attack - funda-(Continu- ed Attacks on objectives In western Germany the Low countries and continental "invasion ports” also were encountered A Blenheim bomber of the coastal command returning home from a morning attack on the nazi-hel- d coast dived to within 100 feet of the Germans and heavily machine-gunne- d them as they paraded past their barracks on the main street of Barfleur near Cherbourg officials said The same Blenheim the air ministry said bombed the Cherbourg docks and "dealt effectively with light gun positions on—the-out- er mole” The Germans their own aerial offensive against England' held to a minimum by bad weather struck at the southeast coast of Kent in a predawn attack and made sporadic daylight forays Monday against soutwest England and south Wales ‘ News of War At a Glance - By Associated Press BELGRADE — Yugoslav government agrees to partnership in the military alliance nationalists denounce leaders as “traitors” threaten them with death and suggest an armed revolt Story page si column 8 ISTANBUL— Soviet Russia promises not to attack the Turks If the Germans strike at ‘them1 might give aid short of war in Such a case Diplomats hear 'that the soviet cuts off oil ship- ments to Germany Story ’ page 1 column 6 BERLIN— Germans claim perfection of cooperative battleship submarine technique In commerce raldingr claim to have handcuffed British naval escort In sink-- i lng 126000 tons of a convoy report 30000 tons in hew sinkings Story page 4 column 1 ' CAIRO— British using airborne Infantry to complete the conquest of Ethiopia and the Italian Somaliland Story page 4 column 8 J LONDON — British machine - gun parading nazi troops in France drop 10000 fire bombs and explosives on Berlin Story page 1 '‘co- On A 1 i' -- Ship Burnin" 18 Men Missing NEW YORK March 25 W— The coast guard reported today that the Cities Service oil tanker Denver had caught fire south of Cape Ilatteras and that 18 or 19 crew members were missing after the vessel was abandoned About five seamen were saved the coast guard added The coast guard said at least six of Its cutters were proceeding to the scene st approximately 33 north latitude and 77 west longitude 1 ’ Cincar-Markov- ic i lumn 6 Greece Counterblow Ready Hardly had official quarters admitted the irrevocable decision had been taken to sign the pact when soviet Russia and Turkey were reported by unofficial but reliable sources In Istanbul to have a counterblow ready In case Turkey feels she must fight These sources said Turkey and Russia would reaffirm their friendship declaration of 1926 a step toward Russian aid "short of war” for Turkey At the same time high diplomatic quarters here reported that Russia had forbidden export of oil to the relch since March 1 the day Bulgaria signed with the axis as an emphatic sign of disapproval of Germany’s steady advance in the Balkans In a last minute effort to prevent the Yugoslav-axi- s deal from going through British Ambassador Ronald Ian Campbell personally delivered to Foreign Minister a note Alksander declaring Yugoslavia was "deluding herself” if she thought her action would be "condoned by the British government” Whether the note— final sequel to two oral warnings— contained any allusion to possible British retaliation after Yugoslavia throws in her lot with the axis could not be learned immediately But dinlomats believed It contained a warning that Yugoslavia en Pan se German-Ital-ian-Japane- ic ’ on-P- air ni i By Associated Press Yugoslavia March 24— Yugoslavia’s leaders called traitors and threatened with death lor their submission departed by special train Monday night for Vienna to sign apanese up the country with the Gcrxnan-Italia- n alliance military The train guarded by 50 secret agents departed from a suburban station in an atmosphere gravity and upon the faces of the emissaries w i I (Cantlniivd (Column Ftv Four) |