Show s Friday Morning J 5Tljc lArmy Cloaks Progress of Sub Spy Trial Testifies at Spy Trial Head of OPA Opposes t sav I Freight Tax Gen McCoy Curbs Declares Levy Would Upset Price Ceilings v ''’v WASHINGTON July Price Administrator Leon Hinder on and the treasury joned Thurs dav in opposing a 5 per cent tax on freight and express charges on the theorv that it might disrupt the entire price control machinery Henderson wrote a letter to Chairman Doughton (D) North Carolina of the house ways and means committee saying that the Je proposed as part of the new would be “most undesirtax bill ’ able at this time Randolph Paul tax adviser to Secretarya Morgenthau also memorandum to the committee outlining objections to the proposed tax He aaid it would create “a great deal of confusion in Industry and trade and increase the problems of the office of price administration and would discriminate between businesses which hired carriers and those which used their own transportation system ” Unless tha tax were limited to com tnon carriers It would be difficult to administer he said because of the large number of small J : : 9 CP) — W j motor carriers ” In cases where the tax could rot be passed on to the consumer the levy would add to costs and Henderson said ‘ the inescapable result would be to squeeze civilian f’rms just that much more and to raise the issue of relief from the pnee ceiling " In the house Chairman Cannon D( Missouri of the appropriations committee complained that ‘ efforts are being pers stent made” to have the ways and means committee reverse its decision not to consider a sales tax Smith Makes hite House Call WASHINGTON July 9 JP— President Roosevelt continuing a senes of conferences which have brought a stream of New York politicians to the White House this week talked Thursday with former Governor Alfred E Smith Apparently Smith talked over the New York gubernatorial situation with the chief executive although he would not say so He said that his call at the Wnte House was ‘‘more a personal visit than anything else” although he and the president “talked about nearly everything” 4 r i dl'i r ed Henderson told the committee: Under the president's antiinflation program this office is bendng every effort to maintain th general price ceiling particu-larl- v at the retail level where it directly affects the cost of living This problem is being carried out under very great difficulties at best The proposed tax would seriously increase these difficul-t'e- s AI Comments by Witnesses and Press ft aub-m’tt- Salt Sake tribune X v- Mrs Gerald Melind erstwhile fiancee of Herbert Hans Jlaupt nne of eight alleged “submarine spies" oil trial In Washington is shown leaving the department of justice where she testified as a government witness Left Captain William G Hummels aide to a member of defense counsel Dies Apologizes for Charge BEW Exeeutive Against © WASHINGTON July 9 (T)— Chairman Martin Dies (D) activiTexas of the house committee investigating ties publicly apologized Thursday for having accused David B Vaughan board of economic warfare executive of being “a sponsor of the American League for Peace and Democracy” an The accusation Dies Baid in a" statement inserted in the Con- Vaughan who is presently admingressional Record was made “in istrative officer and chief of the a letter written by me on March administrative management bu28 1942” to Vice Piesident Wal- reau of the board of economic warlace chairman of the BEW and fare has ever been affiliated direleased to the press rectly or indirectly with the Amet-i- c Dies said he would pay the an League lor I’t ac e and Democfee contracted by racy or any oilier communist or attorney Vaughan “in the protection of his subversive organization good name” (Vaughan filed a Retracts Charge $75000 libel suit against Dies) ‘‘I deeply regret that this misMistakes Identity take was made and I am glad to ‘‘The records of our committee retract it and to apologize to Mr and the letterhead for the Ameri- Vaughan for the error can League for Peace and Demo ‘‘In the last tour years our racy showed that a man by the committee has dealt with thouname of David Vaughn was a sands ot people It was inevitable sponsor of the organization" Dies' that some mistakes would be statement continued “Upon in- made Insofar as Mr Vaughan is convestigation however we have definitely determined that the David cerned it is needless to say that I Vaughn who sponsored the Ameri- have never known him There has can League for Peace and Democ- come to me however from the racy is not the same person as most reliable sources information Mr David B Vaughan who was that he is a splendid outstanding described in my letter to Chair- citizen and a conscientious public man Wallace as head adminis- servant I therefore deeply and trative officer of the board of eco- sincerely regret that through a nomic warfare The records of our mistake his good name was ” office do not show that Mr brought into question -- ‘ (Continued from Page One) the lives of its soldiers sailors and citizens “The morning session was spent in disposing of preliminary procedural motions made by counsel for the defense and by counsel for the prosecution” Shortly before the afternoon session of the trial got under way a wholly unconfirmed rumor cucu-late- d in the justice department building — site of the hearing — that an unidentified member of the would-b- e sabotage ring had attempted suicide by slashing his throat Attorney General Francis Biddle who is prosecuting the men said he had no knowledge of any suicide attempt TJ S Purchase U S Offers College S Indents OPA Puts Lid or Wool clip Loans lo Speed Education' On Pi ices of — uoation Julv thrso fields an be Women’s Furs Held Probable WASHINGTON government opened its purse pleted within two jears 9 administration Thursday amended its price regulation to provide that women's fur garments for the coming season may be sold at prices no higher than sellers charged last season for the same types of wraps and kinds of fur All sales by retailers and manufacwholesalers turers of women’s fur jackets capes strollers wraps coats muffs si arfs and stolls are covered by the new regulation which becomes effective Friday OPA Provides For Price Lid Revisions WASHINGTON July 9 LT) — A bold nazi attempt to slip a spy WASHINGTON July 9 UP)— into the United States on the The office of price administration steamship Drottninghohn diploestablished machinery Thursday matic exchange vessel was charged by the justice department for merchants and manufacturers Thursday with announcement of to apply directly to OPA for adthe arrest of Herbert Karl Fried- justments in the ceiling prices former rich Bahr OPA officials said the new oron American college student der would apply only to hardship charges of espionage In Bahr educated cases which could be handled withBuffalo schools and at Rensselaer out causing an increase in the Institute has been in general level of prices It allows inof Germany the federal bureau to be made for individrevisions vestigation said since 1938 ual applicants by regional OPA officials under circumthese Unlisted l Alestapo stances: A statement from J Edgar 1" For a retailer who shows that Hoover FBI director quoted him his maximum price is abnormally enwas as admitting that “he low in relation to his competitors listed in October of 1911 by the and causes him substantial hardGerman gestapo for the purpose ship United to States the of returning 2 For any seller other than a to secure and transmit to Germany retailer who shows that a maxiinformation pertaining to the war mum price is abnormally low in reeffort of this country” lation to his competitors and causes him substantial hardship and that NEW YORK July 9 CP)— Three the adjusted price will not cause or threaten to cause an increase in leaders of the German-America- n bund and its former national coun- retail price 0 3 For all sellers including resel were hold in bail totaling Thursday night as the total tailers seeking relief on any other number of bundists arrested by basis whose rase is typical of othraids dur- er sellers suffering similar hardthe F B I in nation-wid- e to 124 ship and for whom the granting ing the last three days rose Thursof relief will not endanger the batAll four pleaded innocent day in federal court to charges ofs tle against inflation the general maxiPreviously conspiracy to advise bund inmem-bei- mum the to refuse to serve price regulation permitted and to retailers only to apply for adcountry's armed forces connecmake false statements in justment of out of line prices Wholesalers and manufacturers tion with registration of aliens They wore Wilbur V Keegan had to petition for an amendment Teaneck N J attorney former to the regulation The order is effective Tuesday national counsel August Klaprott formerly of Union City N J leader of the bund’s eastern deWilliam Luedtke of Plan Trip to Britain partment Saddle River township N J na9 (T)— EdWASHINGTON tional secretary held on $25000 ward R Stettinius July e Jr bail each and Ernest Martin administrator will go to London Christoph of Summit N J leader shortly to make a personal survey of three New Jersey county units of how e help to the Brit$10000 ish is working out Poly-technic- al -- $85-00- lend-leas- lend-leas- Elcetric Chair them” "At the same time I have got to get an electric chair” he added wearily “My next step is Wind- sor Vt They have offered to lend us one under conditions and I have got to get right up there and see about it Time is getting short” COMPLETE n un TRAVELOG COJ ER! 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Complete with play where other portables fail battery OPERATES THREE WAYS: Battery or AC or I)C MHR CHOICE OF THREE COMBINATIONS RADIOS— Street Floor COLOR Rccepli'e to Plan Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON July 9 — After conferences Thursday with K VV Marringer chief of the wool section of the war production board and Grover B Hill assistant secretary of agriculture Representative Walter K Granger feels sanguine over prospects that the government ultimately will decide to buy the entire domestic wool clip and continue to do so for the duration of the war This is the step which the wool growers long have advocated but the proposal has yet to win final government approval However Assistant Secretary Hill who has charge of Wool matters in the department of agriculture told Mr Granger he had recommended that very step as the most feasible solution of the domestic wool problem Finds No Objection Mr Granger said his inquiries and conferences convinced him that there is no specific objection 'to the proposal but rather that it Wi just one of those problems that has not yet been taken up for final adjustment He believes the recommendation of Mr Hill will be followed by a formal order Utah and other western wool growers have found themselves in a predicament since the OPA ruled that army contracts for woolen cloth had been let at too high a figure and the war de- te - on CHANGES SCHEDULE J y LY 5T--S WESTBOUND: 7:15 Lv SALT LAKE (PacTime) Ar WELLS Ar SAN FRANCISCO 12:21 am pm 7:50 am 6:00 12:48 5:35 pm pm pm t EASTBOUND: Lv SAN FRANCISCO Ar WELLS Ar SALT LAKE (Poe Time) j Connect with Nevada Northern Stage to and from Ely j Tor detailed schedule information or resert ations see low a reasonable level as to do so would disrupt the wool growing industry Does Not Favor Loans Mr Marriner said that his office already had suggested to the secretary of agriculture that in the interest of war production it would be wholly proper and desirable to place a floor under the wool market He thought the Commodity Credit corporation might with loans relieve the predicament of the growers but he was not wedded to that idea and said his office would gladly consider any plan which the secretary of agriculture considered feasible No manager P J PECKENS General Agent 48 So Main Street or WESTERN PACIFIC DEPOT TICKET OFFICE Telephone 51 WPB Official Uriics Loans To Small Firms (Continued from rage One) need in the years of readjustment ahead” Reed told the committee Reed said the ‘‘future of thousands of small communities” W'as dependent on the existence of private plants Those to be aided he emphasized should be only those that can demonstrate a desire and fitness to be kept alive during the war Others lie added should be excluded from the proposed relief He said his suggestions were made “for the purpose of stimulating consideration of this subject and not as a complete and definite program ” IIInlralor Dies NEW YORK July 9 b'D - Loren Stout 51 book magazine and newspaper illustrator died Thursday m the veterans’ hospital can talk to me like that T master chef a Salad Dressing Is sacred ! When the Manager rushed into the kitchen and vs anted to know how I o A make my salad dressings I told him my recipes are secrets! Then he got mad and talked louder said that when a Congressman guest likes the hotel’s salad dressing we have to tell him what’s in it “All right tell him we me Mazola the perfect A Salad Oil to five salad dressings fine body and flavor and food value — that Mazola is rich in a food factor which is good for the I ISOLATE skin the nerves and for regulating normal body G4 FLAVOR functions!” FRESHNESS AND FOOD VALLE sr combined in every delieions on Mazola salad dressing will be surprised how quickly and easilv ou can prepare them too! But I didn’t tell that Manager one secret— that anyone can make perfect salad dressings if they always use Mazola the Salad Oil of Character No sir he can’t talk that way to me! HANK OU TRIED i R1 INC MAOLA FOR 'ICTORY uU BUY DM rR 0 inn WAR BONDS STAMPS YOUR DOCTOR will tell you that IINOLATE if precious food factor indispensable to life Few other foods contain IINOLATE — it is abundant in Mazola Nature puts it there! a ALL GROCE’RS SELL mujim e Students obtaining loans must agree in writing (1) to partnpit until otherwise dire ted hv chairman of the war marprurr commission in hc derated programs of study tn any of the authorized fields and (2)- “to engage for tile duration of the wars in vvlmh the United States is now engaged in mu h employrmnt or service as may be assigned bv officers or agencies designated by the chairman of the war manpower commission ” Under the accelerated programs the students will go to a lino) 12 months a year— no vscjtnps Loans will be made the cdu office said in amounts not extuition and fees plus $25 ceeding erated programs in degree-grantin- g a month and not exceed rg $'c0 colleges and universities and to anv one student during anv 12- whose technical or professional ed - month period Priority for Jameson operating under pressure of a oouit order which rean electric quires him to produce out an exechair in time to carry cution August 8 said he could see W P B’s point of view “They said that everything we need to build a rhair involves critical materials badly needed in the war effort” he explained ‘‘and there is no answer to that one They just don’t feel that the purpose to which we'd put the materials would justify diverting COM EMEXT PAYMENT PEAX c"-n-Th- WPB Refuses one Al) ni l'IMS i 10000 college students— men and women— seeking technical or professional degrees in six specified fields to make certain their education is completed in the shortest time possible and applied to the war effort Congress provided $5000:000 for this means of obtaining urgently needed persons trained in engineering physics chemistry medicine (including veterinary) dentistry and pharmacy The United States office of education aaid the loans would be made to students needing assistance who are registered in accel- Officials Are partment readjusted outstanding contracts severely cutting the price to be paid for woolen goods The wool manufacturers naturally passed along the cut to the growers with the result that serious stagnation developed in the wool market When Representative Granger took up the predicament of the wool growers with Mr Marringer the chief of the wool section frankly admitted that there is a temporary weakness in the price situation He said definitely that in his opinion it would be a mis- take to let wool prices decline be- in LTV Thursday for loans to more than Granger Report WASHINGTON July 9 — ot office price (INS) The WASHINGTON July 9 CP — Waiden G Norton Jameson of South Dakota penitentiary the who needs an electric chair got a polite hut flat refusal from the war production board Thursday on his request for pnorities to build WEAL FOR SI MMER VACATIONS JnK 10 1912 MAZOLA Sfea AT mxsJPigmH Sciaess n Clean concnent economical Mazola fries food ten derly to a delicious golden-bro- goodnea ECONOMICAL PRICES t |