Show Sports Local Neu's Classified Ads"'t Finance Radio Programs Page 18 t 5-al- -- -- Iri Two pgakC 'qttibunt (5-741- 8) Salt Lake City Utah Friday Morning September 4 1912 Boinbs Here's Hotv to Deal With Itteenatary :: les Seek ::: - are in :lt - ti i r:- :t "' 1 ague Meeting ''crt es State 3 Divide Half :' )l':': :I ' 'r - - ''t ''$ °' 7 z k:r7n''''::'5: Pz''- - ''''' ':''- it 3- Z514' - t'' vk - a 4 -- r: :'i - 'tA rA'"''''"'7 - 1t:: c ''' ::: - 4'' -- ::i---:-:-- ''' - ::':: i:'-i''- ' : : 1:i :1 ::: f" z t "'4:5' 7- '' A ': " : h fitry::: ' :0 : ii::::' ::' - 0 :: :1 y ' ' 1 : i?:': f ? : ' :' i:: r Si ' :' ?' ? ': ::::? r 5 r"M ' :: -' 3r- - Noe: --- ' ? j :f Thursday afternoon in the Utah originally approved the rea- '4 ":'' - t:- - : ' ' ' '''!"!-f4--w4)"-: - g ' - - - imbratom"elor - 4') ''4"2-r'iI'l 479'-- r N- - p - I - t ' - nee Obtained - motion of Mayor John E Cattle Also Kilted of Spanish Fork the section on as went record ng urging At Promontory ontinuation of the distributhe auto license money to Winter Range Fire nunicipalities and counties m D Wood Ogden city com3ner reported that ' he had BRIGHAM CITY Sept 3—Earl rred with Governor Herbert tw and had been assured that Aytchmon Flack 50 of Promonvas no intention on the part tory was burned to death and a state administration to dis- number of head of cattle were that set-u- p killed in a huge brush fire which revenue issues were raised was raging out of control on a hours after Governor Maw front Thursday on the ssing the general forenoon Browning Land and Livestock comn had appealed to local gov- pany's winter range at Promonnts to solve their problems tory a few miles west of Brigham operating with the state and City Mr Flack lost his life while aty asking the legislature "to from the state treasury" tempting to herd some cattle of wind erting the state revenues he a ravine A change ted doesn't help anyone but caused the flames to pounce upon compels the state to Increase him and his horse The cattle also were lost investigators said The fire broke out early Thursdeclared that the state was g to go a long way in help-- day when a flash of lightning ci solve the economic probstruck on the range By nightof the nondefense counties fall the flames had burned thouhe social housing and other sands of acres of brush and grass ems in the defense areas Volunteers Called Submit Program Volunteer fire departments from ecilically the governor said Brigham City and Tremonton and as preparing to submit to the the department from the Bushlegislature a program pro- nell general hospital were called g for establishment of centers out with other volunteers from are for children of defense neighboring towns and near-b- y :Ors strengthening of services farms and ranches Sheriff Fred Sorenson of Box oung people and expansion county who was heading the work such projects in Elder nondefense counties as have fire fighters called for all availcarried on in a small way able equipment and man power the flames Thursday night year Ig the past Fighters who returned here for legates to the convention welcomed by Mayor Ab Jen- more equipment reported the blaze of !Salt Lake City and Arthur was one of the "worst in this h radio commentator ana- county's history" Just how many 1 the war picture laying a head of cattle were on the range iground for an address he will could not be determined Thursday e On Utah's place in the pro night It was estimated that several n at the annual banquet Vern B Muir of Lo hundred workers had gone to the president of the league re- scene to assist in bringing t h e ed on the past year's activities fire under control but due to the area of the flames no pledged the organization to scattered count definite was obtainable to else supeverything of the war effort during the Reflections Seen Afar t year A resident of Cache valley drivn interesting feature of the on IL S highway 91 between ing a demwas activities nir:g days and Smithfield early ThursinLogan tration on how to handle said he could see the day morning The demonstra bombs thary reflections of the flames two Mafire central at the staged was super-- mountain ranges away i in the afternoon An army flier who flew from by Lieutenant Harry H Was- southern Idaho to Ogden Thursday-afCcmt:ued on Page Twenty-twternoon said he saw smoke billowing up from what appeared to be a front west of Brigham City He said he could see only the reflection of the fire which was burning on the West of Brigham City "Huge clouds of smoke preventconditions Friday In ed me from getting an accurate City will be "little estimate of its size" the pilot the meteorologist said said Mr Flack was born in Fairfield rrN'eather night in his official fore- June 7 1892 a son of William temperature Aytchmon and Hannah Maria dropped to 89 degrees McLane Flack When he was 8 ee under the high of Wednes- yearsold he moved with his par: (Continued on Page Twet y The minimum Thursday was degrees Three cities on the local weather in'S list experienced rain Thursy with the htaviest downpour Oklahoma City 157 inches of ecipitation At Chicago 43 of inch fell and at San Antonio xas 11 of an inch fell Ab Jenkins said ThursTemparatures Thursday over the dayMayor he would–ask the Salt Lake tion included: commission for authority High Low City to print- - a large quantity of — 64 Ibuquerque N INL t ttlanta 62 86 Ga warning tickets for issuance to 1 smarel 74 43 motorists exceeding 25 miles N D III 63 per hour on city streets 70 hicago C431o 46 enver 75 Purpose of the tickets would t 93 62 be to curb travel at the maxirand Junction -mum rates allowable under city 70 Paul Tinneapolis-S- t ordinances—which vary up to 72 ew Orleans 89 35 miles per hour in residential p:ew York City 72 92 sections Duplicate tickets would 62 85 gden ILLahortia City 71 63 be sent to local tire rationing 72 58 boards who could deny purchase irnaha Neb Zrick SpHnrs NN'yo 73 47 of new Or retread tires to drivers L Louis Mo persisting in faster travel 75 an Antonio Texas 90 Mayor Jenkins was balked in 51 85 a move to begin issuance of the heridan 'Wyo Antic Utah 85 54 tickets immediately when he D C 90 69 found there is practically no Vasling-tolk a t 10-mi- le - 1 - -- Fri-eveni- ng d o Tarm Weather tie to Linger 10-mi- le -- - Governor Sees r Evidence of Rising Industry s ' ' - Plans for a 0 - - 0 7 C ---- - ''': :'''' ''': I :' : - ' - - ! : t - 1 - ' - ' 2: '': I ' ''t (Picture on page 14) e e tin i g MURRAY — After i '''t ' 7 - istate city county andgrarmy offiI t cials in a "Governor's Hour" pro1: gram the Salt Lake county fair 't: 1 seilces moved into the third of : A 4 Thursday i four-day its showing I Little more than 100 persons at:f I tended the program honoring Govi 4: ' ernor Herbert B Maw but the 4 i governor seemed more delighted I ' U 1 " than dismayed at the turnout "I'm glad there are so few peot t ' ple here this afternoon and I hope t there will be fewer next year" he V:4 k'' ' isaid "Two years ago at this time f: '''''''-':N several thousand persons were ''''''--' ' 1 :' r here simply because they had ::':' "00 ' '1 to do else nothing 1': Too Busy Working '' f ' :s: i''i ' ': ''' 1 ' "The small attendance this aft- l'Ef7- ' e i 4t t ': ernoon indicates the number of ''" Salt Lake county residents who ' V are too busy working many of ' 2 ' them engaged in work directly ' ''' ': contributing toward the mainte3 nance of our democracy to leave F:: or ke- - : ' ' - 'Ir ' ' ' sr' their jobs during the daytime" !:::'''''' :4 - Governor ''' Maw complimented P ':' county leaders on their fine organ- t:a:!---' lrl'izu:7 : ization and cooperation in conduct44 ing the fair ' ' ' : ' :A-Other speakers during the pro- i ' gram were E O Brothers fair 4 4:7'f'1WC ! 1 t '''' Other dignitaries ' present included Commissioners I Roscoe Roden and Gwynne Page Dr E E Monson of state Tracy R Wellingsecretary state agriEx-Uta- h cultural commissioner Colonel John W Monahan commandant of the army air forces basic training center at Kearns Utah and Lieutenant Frank Barr Camp W G Williams Music was furnished by the Draper junior high school Two soldiers formerly of Utah Thursday were listed as band "missing in action" in the Philippine islands according to word Dress Revue A style dress revue by club received from the war department by Utah relatives are The Fernis missing Sergeant girls followed the program The R Balcom 27 whose wife Mrs afternoon activities were completed with a parade of cattle the ini- Grace Balcom resides at 2361 South Redwood road and Private '" tial featherweight division g ! contest horseshoe pitching Clifton Stuart Uckerman 24 son ' a greasy-pi- g race and a band con- of Mrs Louise S Uckerman of 1374 Filmore street and former cert resident of Manti Sergeant Balcom has been miss- ing since May 7 the war depart- - :t ment notified his wife He was 'r t : ''::":: stationed at Fort Douglas from 1 ::'":: k September 1940 to October 1941''' i'' t' k i::-r'- 4- 'o:!ke-Z:'- ::: - s ' s - - - i : :1-4- ' 1 - - : - ' - An absurdity of the Utah direct primary law that came to the fore two years ago but was not amended by the 1941 legislature will give the Republicans another opportunity to vote for four state senate candidates in Salt Lake county at the run-of- f primary October 6 Inasmuch as none of the four candidates—Peter E Athas Paul Q Cal lister Sam F Kiefer and C rEd Lewis—obtained a majority they will be listed on the October 6 ballot with the three highest being nominated The law provides that a candidate must attain a majority so that if three candidates had received every vote cast in Salt Lake county and the fourth aspirant been shut out in the Tuesday primary a runoff would still necessary County Clerk Alvin Keddington after conferring with County Attorney Harold E Wallace said the four candidates would run again Receipt of a few more districts' reports failed to reduce the approximately 400 vote lead that Third District Judge Clarence E Baker held over his colleague M J Bronson for the runner-u- p position in the Democratic state supreme court nomination contest Justice David W Moffat who has a nearly 5000 lead over Judge Baker will also be a runoff par- ticipant Weber county was the first to report its Tuesday vote to the secretary of state's office the county commission having completed its canvass Wednesday stock of warning tickets on hand at police headquarters Several years ago such tickets were printed for issuance to drivers caught in minor infractions of traffic rules under the same system used by the state highway patrol Their use by the city subsequently was discontinued but a check at police headquarters disclosed only a half dozen books of the tickets remain on hand The mayor asserted the warning tickets might result in considerable saving of tires pointing out that most tire wear in the city is caused by stopping too quickly and that lower speeds would reduce the amount of braking necessary - - - " -- - --- - 47:-: : - - Tooele They will go to Ogden II club They will Utah Saturday r :::-'- - :1i-- - ' F-- - at Provo and Mr Colman will go to from 7:45 p m '!' - - t Utah theater in preparation for the "midnight" show Admittance to the show will be through the purchase of a $25 bond Miss Bari will appear on the stage of the theater at 12:05 a m and Mr Colman will make his appearance at 12:30 a rn A group of professional acts together with the KDYL orchestra also will be included for the show Sergeant Emerson Smith of the U S marine corps will act as master of ceremonies Others appearing on the program will Include Annette Dinwoodey contralto: Harry Clarke baritone: Parley Baer and Francis L Urry comedy team Barbara LaRene acrobatic dancer the "Two Prestons" comedian Saturday at 11 a m Miss Bari will leave to make an appearance part ::f-3P'- '-: - Announcement of bond sales received during the past week in an extensive drive headed by Paul F Keyser also will be made at the dinner Others serving on the bond drive committee include Charles R Mabey state director of he war savings staff Mayor Ab Jenkins Tracy Barham Mr Toombes Clarence Bamberger John Rugar James Collins Irving Schmidt Ray M Hendry David N Simmons D D Moffatt J F Fitzpatrick George M Gadsby W H Bintz T J O'Brien Fred H Knox Bradford Knickerbocker 1Gus P Backman Earl J Glade 1Mr Greenwood Harold Bennett' Harry L Hoagland Charles N Fehr Moroni Heiner W Prescott° Dunn Dr Arthur C Wherry S A Billings Orval W Adams Lee W Nickolson Eric W Ryberg Alec D Moffatt Willard R Smith Fred E Smith Walter Cosgriff J J Kelly Herbert S Auerbach Fred Michelsen Charles L Smith and Mrs Minnie W Miller Two-Da- y Visit The motion picture dignitaries will arrive in Utah for a two-da- y visit shortly before noon Friday and will spend the first few hours in Ogden A reception committee including Mayor Harman Peery and other Ogden civic and business leaders and a group from Salt Lake City will greet the stars Mr Colman and Miss Bari will be guests at a rally at the Ogden city hall at 4 p m and will7 arrive at the Hotel Utah about p m A press conference will be held upon their arrival and' at 8:30 p m they will be guests at dinner with a party including Governor Herbert B Maw Mr Barham and Mr Mabey They will appear on the Roof Garden of the hotel at 10 p m and at 11:30 p in will arrive at the den Country - - f-- 4 - ' Saturday evening and will be tured at an appearance at the f : ' -- - : 77 pub''1'4''": Four Senate Candidates Face Run-Of- f -- ' - :! (Pictures on Page 13) lake A Officials of the central Utah relocation project at Abraham who arrived in Salt Lake Thursday were Charles - City F Ernst seated director and Lorne W Bell chief of divithe community sion L1 ' !':"' 4 feaOgde- at - - Army Lists Soldiers As Missing in Philippines 4-- H ' : horse-pullin- ' - Former Official Pleads for Jap Farmers recent allegations that Japanese farmers are making big profits and that they are traveling the highways at night without supervision was made Thursday by a committee that called on Governor Herbert B Maw In the group were George A Fisher former secretary of the state land board who supervised a colony of 100 Japanese evacuees who are farming near Keetley Fred Wada manager of the project and his two brothers Corporal Ben Wada and Private First Class Bill Wada of the U S army now home on leave Fred NVada said he and the other Japanese working on the project would welcome the governor's suggestion that Japanese of military age be drafted at army wages for work on the farms because they are not now making as much as an army private He said further that consent was obtained from4 U S District Attorney Dan B Shields for the Japanese farmers to travel through Parleys canyon at night to bring their produce to the Salt Lake City markets and have it ready for the early morning openings Approximately 100 acres of land formerly covered with sagebrush are now being farmed at Keetley producing lettuce carrots peas cabbage beets turnips and other vegetables "to help feed Utah's rapidly growing population of war workers" Mr Fisher declared He said members of the colony have hired themselves out to farmers in various localities where the labor shortage is acute and in several instances have prevented comA denial of plete loss of crops '' - ? ' and is a son of Mr and Mrs Balcorn of Chelan Wash ‘'! ':j : l'-'- who was Private Uckerman with the United States army air corps enlisted in Salt Lake City in October 1940 and was sta- tioned at Fort Douglas until he left for the Philippines in October 1941 He was born in Beaver August 13 1918 and was graduated from the Manti high school His father died in 1926 He has two brothers serving in the Pacific war zone They are Technical Sergeant Clyde Ucker- man with the army in Australia and LeNroy Uckerman a chief petty officer with the navy He also has three sisters Mrs Bea Weeks and Mrs Ruth Dempsey of Lake City and Mrs Hazel Buck of Wisconsin ' : 4 ' ::-- ' to complete of negotiations for the staging the Polack Brothers three-rin- g circus in Salt Lake City on October 1 2 and 3 The board granted the authorization at a special meeting' which followed their visit to the Salt Lake county fair in Murray Thursday for the Governor's day program Mr Brewster said the circus will be staged at the state fairgrounds coliseum for the benefit of service men in this area No state funds will be obligated in support of the venture he said 1011 ' ' 1 5: is-::: : r Number of applications for U S navy commissiuts received by an officer procurement board this week in Salt Lake City pushed near the 500 mark Thursday and Lieutenant Commander N F Godbe U S N R who heads the board reported "we can't possibly complete examinations in the one dtty we have left here" The board interviewing applicants at room 313 city and county building Ls scheduled to wind up its Salt Lake stay Friday with office hours from 8 a m to 5:30 p m Only about half of the applicants have been interviewed and examined as yet said Lieutenant Commander Godbe - All profits realized from ad vance ticket sales will be used for the purchase of tickets for service men Mr Brewster said Three matinee and three evening performances will be staged The circus will make its stopover in Salt Lake City Immediately after a late September showing in Los Angeles Mr Brewster said Following the show here the circus will travel to Denver for additional per- formances The official said the circus will be a regular complete show ing and is not to be confused with vaudeville acts also staged by Polack Brothers The fairgrounds coliseum where the circus will be staged seats 5000 persons Mr Brewster said 4 c (rN: :f: Sergeant Fermis R Balcom Alissing in action In the cille war zone 16 7-- 0 Heads of Utah Relocation Site Visit S L The Japanese labor situation In Utah for the fall harvest season was clarified Thursday as new directors of the central Utah reloca- tion project arrived in Salt Lake City en route t9 Abraham to assume their new duties Charles F Ernst former Olym- pia Wash public welfare and American Red Cross official and Lorne W Bell former Los Angeles public health and social service official arrived in Salt Lake City to confer with state and government officials preparatory to assuming executive positions at the Abraham center where 10000 evacuees from Japanese-America- n the Pacific coast will reside Clarifies Question With the arrival of these officials developments which cleared the smudge from the controversial Japanese farm labor picture in - Utah were: 1 Mr Ernst who will be director of the Abraham project cited war relocation authority polides to point out that conscription of Japanese labor for farm work is impossible 2 Selvoy J Boyer executive secretary of the Utah State 'arm Bureau federation declared that farmers of the state will maintain minimum wage scales and proper working and living conditions for Japanese harvest hands 3 Declaring the Japanese labor situation on Utah farms is "solidly built safe and under control" Mr Boyer asserted no land has been new Japanese purchased by orfor residents in the state 4 Mr Ernst commented that little Japanese labor will be available for the early fall harvest but the Abraham center will be filled with evacuees in time for-thsugar e beet campaign Without alluding to Governor Herbert B Maw's appeal to Wash- ington officials Tuesday to provide for conscription of Japanese labor for the fall harvest Mr Ernst declared "There will be no regimenting of Japanese labor" States Policy He cited a policy:statement from the war relocation authority that "private employment of evacuees must achieve protection of the nation and the individual assurance of good working conditions and fair wages to the employes and efficient utilization of the avacuee labor supply" "Most of these people are American citizens" he said "who are to be moved inland for military reasons and the government has a definite responsibility t o w e r d I - Mr Boyer's statement did not refer to recent charges made by David F Smith manager of the Growers' Market company that Japanese farmers should be more closely guarded and regimented to provide employment for American farmers but declared all Japanese harvest hands "will be cleared through the F B He said a program has been worked out by the farm bureau and various state agencies requir- Pa-Sa- lt ing approval of Governor Maw and county officers before Japanese harvest hands may be taken into any county Bids for Navy Court Rejects Swamp Board Critchlow Plea State Fair Board Authorizes Circus in S L Next Month secretary-manage- r ' dri them" : The bid of Walter M Critchlow deputy Salt Lake county attorney for a seat on the state supreme court was turned down by the court Thursday when it denied his petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Secretary of State E E Monson to put his name on the ballot He contended that Justice Eugene E Pratt vacated his position on the court when he accepted a commission in the army last February and it was that "opening" he sought to fill He filed a petition of nomination with the secretary of state but this was rejected He then instituted court action Justice Pratt was given a leave of absence by Governor Herbert D Maw under provisions of a 1941 statute when he entered active army service The courts unanimous decision was verbal it being announced that a written opinion setting forth the reasons for the denial will be Issued later District Judge Dallas H Young of Provo sat with the supreme court in place of Justice Pratt Mr Critchlow will have 20 days in which to file a petition of re- Thwarted at every turn in their attempt to stage a state fair the 'Utah state fair board Thursday turned their talents from fairs to circuses when they authorized Sheldon R Brewster I aA : - 1 0 - ''':::'-:'-"-z'- 5 which Ronald Colman and Lynn Bari will appear were announced Thursday as final arrangements for the visits of the two motion picture stars were completed The dinner will be held on the Roof Garden of the hotel and will be open to the public at regular prices officials of the bond drive announced Plans for a public dinner Friday net will feature Ithe appearance of the two stars who will seek night at the Hotel Utah at which Ronald Colman and Lynn Bari will bond pledges and purchases by appear were announced Thursday those attending as final arrangements for the visM J Greenwood master of its of the two motion picture stars ceremonies at the dinner will were completed on the held be introduced by Guy Toombes The dinner will be Roof Garden of the hotel and will manager of the hotel and the be open to the public at regular honored guests will appear on the prices officials of the bond drive program at 10 p m announced to Be Given A program following the din Figures be J Q1' - conducted the demonstration Captain James R Barker Vern- B Muir league president and Clem S Schramm state air raid warden The demonstration was given Thursday Mayor Wants Tickets Issued To 25 MPH Exceeders -- -- wl''''---- ' ' tCt Bond Drive Staff Maps Dinner for Film Stars ' 174 71 Tirt ! - ! - -- 'stk- 1 - r- — - - Stockman Dies As Blaze Sweeps Brush -6 t7 - - ' ' k t Stew ferées: Clarify - " - or 0 ti : :? ! further study 2 ti i:: - roposal that local governalso seek a share of the gas-ta- x revenue was referred to ganization's legislative corn-f- p 100007r lik IF directed the league to sponk rooluir-t gislation providing for the ng of the liquor revenues It :" prolbsequently amended to corna of ' )r the appointment ' ": :"It:'''''44' to ' to work the proposal out in ::'V:: Only city officials who acsubresolution the opposed ! by Mayor DeVere Wootton league members Niew demonstration erican Fork was Mayor Sol Municipal to deal with incendiary bombs Left how of of Tooele Mayor Selvin to Lieutenant Ided that cities and counties Harry IL Wasserman right i be satisfied with the $800- chemical officer who base air Lake Salt army Ito license money which now to the municipalities and es for use on roads and 3 ! 1 n 1 P Ael : 5 esolution favoring distribuf at least 50 per cent of the liquor commission profits licipalities and counties was d at the legislation section of the Utah Municipal annual con's thirty-fift- h t: '' 'i: '' A : ':'::''''':4 -- 1 ': :: :: ' ! t o ' :::::1-' Talk by Maiv Co Highlights Fair Program '' 4rb 1 ' - 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Call USO for Arrangements "When the governor cleared plans for requisitioning 2200 Japanese farm hands 10 days ago" he said "we went to County officers and obtained approval for use of Japanese on farms in Box Elder Davis Weber Utah Sanpete and Sevier counties" Will Receive 100 He said Box Elder county which acted immediately upon receipt of Governor Maw's authorization will receive 100 evacuees soon "The farmers must agree to pay minimum wages previously agreed to in their communities" he said In addition he said adequate housing must be provided by farmers and they must also underwrite transportation expenses for importing the harvest hands comUtah sugar and canning panies as well as canning crops associations and other farmers' organizations have pledged finan( Continued on Pa ett Twent Ferry Command Holds Vital I Position in War Closes Board Meet One of the first groups of men actually to see service in this man's war was the ferry command When they began pushing the big fighting ships across to besieged Britain America was The Salt Lake City commission's regular session Thursday lasted just one minue—and nobody was present except the recorder City Recorder Ethel Macdonald convened the meeting at formally 10 a m called the roll found only she was present and adjourned the meeting at 10:01 a m All five commission member& were attending sessions of the Utah Municipal league convention- sea Some ' of them were lost Some found increased action by joining English fighting and bombing units Some still fly with the ferry command taking the big fellows to the furthermost fronts in the war for survival hearing Lone Official Opens - - I 4 not at war but that formality did not lessen the danger for them in the aerial battle grounds over the rocky isle in the North fv i: |