Show ww-- - - Sports Local News Classified Ads Finance Radio Programs Page 23 be Jury Weighs !Public Adapts Self to New Verdict in Fraud Trial Liquor Fail to Reach Deciion 4-- Take Recess The jury in the government's rrti'ro frn1311 case failed to reach a deverdict in almost two houra-oPherottion Tuesday The case vvhich has been on trial for more than three weeks in U S district court was placed In the hands of the jury as to three of the five original defendants at 2:10 p m Shortly before 5 p m Judge Tillman D Johson called the jurors into the court room The foreman Glenn V Culp anrounced that they had been unable to agree upon a verdict and the court excused them for the r:cht They will resume their deLberations Wednesday at 10 a m The three defendants whose inrocence Or guilt of the government's conspiracy charges will be dcided by the jurors are Patrick T Henry Marysvale mine operator: Louis C Deluke mining stock salesman and Professor Wil1:am Estep head of the National Church of Positive Christianity Motions for diretted verdicts of acquittal were granted Monday by the court as to Defendants A Ezra Gull former director of the Utah securities commission and Danny Deluke brother of Louis f Instructs Judy Judge Johnson in instructing the Jury Tuesday forenoon submit- ted the case on eleven of the 22 colints contained in the grand jury ind:ctment eliminating the Others besause the prosecution offered no proof in their support He pointed that the counts charging viola-tan- s of the mail fraud and securities exchange act :were brought tinder the general conspiracy- - statLite and that it would therefore be recessary for the jurors to find that a conspiracy existed before they could find the defendants of any of the charges gultv The court further Instructed the jurorls that in a conspiracy case rrore' than one of the defendants must be found guilty or all of them acquitted In this instance the alternatives are acquittal of all taree convktion of all three or conviction of two Under the law the judge continded "you must first find that there 1A'aS a conspiracy before proceedng further If you cannot find there was a conspiracy between two or more of the parties even though you might find that each independently violated the statutes then you could not convict any of them As to Fraud Count Judge Johnson told the jurors that if they found that a conspiracy did exist they should then determine if the mining properties were misrepresented as charged by the government what the misrepresentations were who made Clem and if they were made with the intent to defraud The arguments to the jury opened Monday were cornParnell yleted Tuesday morning Black addressed the jury for a half-hou- r in behalf of Defendant Henry and Delbert M Draper argued briefly in behalf of Defendant Estep U S District Attorney Dan B Shields closed with one hour of rebuttal for the govern- ct ment Buteatt Says 'Little Change' State Stores Cut Hours Apply Curb on Purchases assistant managing director of the Salt Lake Federal Reserve bank explain the treasury titah's iiquor 'stores went on shorter hours and the consuming public went on shorter beverage rations Tuesday as the state t temperature chart foI lich Low N St N B - t'enoil Junction STinnerinc1ik-s- t 'Ne‘t- Or1ean - Paul New Vork City Utril 011ahomn City ilnwtsbn Neb Vock Shrines Wyo St Louis :140 Salt I a kr A irnort t in "'" s Sr n Sher' nr n -- NVILAh in rt on I) C 'SS "3 64 35 "3 "0 10 Slt 14 39 5? 19 0:1 ' is 71 36 41 56 SS 9 4n 39 77 43 43 49 22 13 46 15 16 17 24 3' 33 '29 -- ' ' 1 4:---:::-- ! k f'4- :f::: HT s- - " - C 1 dWJft0L' Victory Fund Meeting Hears Price Officer Vetterli Raps Civil Service Cites Meat As Pena liter of Efficiency Call for War's Financinor Lid Benefits x meeting explained that although more than 10 million dollars has been subscribed in the Salt Lake metropolitan area thus far in December the number of subscribers has been relatively few and must be increased "We must have more widespread by investors" the participation speaker &aid for this truly is an investment offering every class and type of investor treasury issues specifically designed for them If we are to avoid inflation in our financing of this war we must all place our idle funds and much of our savings in these government securities" Mr Bamberger pointed out that although government will spend six billion dollars during Decem Red Cross Head Ends Visit After visiting the Salt Lake a I r base and the army air forces retraining center at placement Kearns A L Schafer manager of the Pacific branch of the American Red Cross left Salt Lake City Tuesday for his headquarters In brief remkrks to the Salt Lake Rotary club Tuesday noon at the Hotel Utah he praised the local for having raised $40000 chapterown for ita budget and contributed in addition $120000 for war a cti vit i es of the fled Cross abroad during the past year Mr Schafer was principal speaker at the annual meeting of the county chapter held Monday night Crippled So iers Join in Sub for Santa Campaign I as I have" said Private Main who now can sit up for a few minutes each day "a fellow gets thinking about a lot of things When I read about Sub for Santa I thought it was something that I might be able to help with I figured helping some poor little boy or girl would be Just about the best way I could celebrate Christmas this year" Other soldiers in the Salt Lake area also have indicated that no one can get so far into the war that he can forget that Santa should visit childrep at Christmas no matter how un(Continued Oft Pug Thirty ) Banquet Pays Tribute to Bond Sellers In recognition of having sold a quarter of a milliondollars' worth of war savings stamps and bonds since Pearl Harbor 350 Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram carrier Stockmen and cattle feeders of the intermountain country stand to benefit materially from the apecific dollars and cents ceiling placed recently on all beef carcasses and wholesale cuts at the slaughterer and wholesale level s Mark H Greene state price officer for 0 P A said Tuesday The new regulation effective Wednesday will permit an increase of from one to two cents a pound to the average paid packers here although the retail price which is goverzed by the general maximum price regulation is unaffected The price to packers will be reflected in a half-ceincrease to the produeers and feeders Mr Greene said the schedule allows a maximum price of 23 cents per pound grade "AA" at the packers or slaughterers level: 22 cents for grade "A" 20 cents for grade "B" la cents for grade "C" and 155 cents for cutter and canner beef The bulk of beef raised and sold in Utah and the intermountain region Mr Greene said is grade "B" and "C" with some feeder cattle classifying as grade "A" but practically no grade nt The 0 P A regulation lays emphasis on good to medium on grades with a the requirements of choice or prime varieties which require additional feeding costs and time This was done by lowering the spread between the various grades particularly between "AA" and "A" Mr Greene explained that the price schedule permits the average feeder a certain latitude in selecting the type of feeding best suited to his needs with a rea sonable assurance of a good market for the finished cattle Another important phase of the regulation Mr Greene said Is that requiring all beef sold at wholesale be graded by official salesmen will be honored Wednesday evening at Fort Douglas with a huge banquet and entertainment The fathers and sons' banquet for the carriers of the two newspapers annually tendered the boys by The Tribune and Telegram will be held at Fort Douglas this year newspaper officials believing that to be the most appropriate place to salute the carriers for their splendid contribution to the war effort Fathers of the boys are invited guests Tribune and T'èlerarp carriers federal graders topped off their yearTiong war savings stamp sales with a week's intensive drive in cooperation with Salt Lake women to buy "The Flying Ute" Utah's own bomber During that week the aggressive news carriers accounted for almost $30000 in war bond pledges about EstabliAment of a branch This sum double their quota " bureau in the city brought to the quarter of a million and county building where applimark their total war savings sales cants for 13 and C books may obtheir year-lon- g tain additional riders was anstamp campaign resulting In the nounced Tuesday by Joe J Gill larger balance administrator of Mayor Ab JenThe banquet Wednesday night kins' wartime traffic advisory comwhich will feature a regular big mittee "army feed" will be followed by a The branch bureau has been lobasketball game between two Fort cated in the third floor hallway Douglas teams In the University where hundreds of motoriste of Utah field house played in every day going to the city pass rahonor of the carriers board headquarters for tioning between-halves A ceremony will gasoline coupons be presented during which out- supplementary Mrs A T Egan will be in charge bond and carrier stamp of the unit standing salesmen will be decorated by Colonel Raymond S Pratt commanding officer of Fort Douglas E F Baldwin circulation manager of The Tribune and Telegram will ' act as master of ceremonies Riding Bureau Opens Branch "share-the-ride- house-to-hou- se Criticizing the present city civil service system because "there is no particular incentive for men to work hard" Chief of Police Reed E Vetter li Tuesday told the city commission he would rather see his entire department given a raise than have deserving per sonnel punished "because about 25 per cent are not worthy" The chief's comments were con- tamed in a letter written he said For when increases are received because "certain individuals a s well as the un- infer that by not heartily indorsing the deserving are regarded But if a everyone for a raise I have pre- deserving eluded everyone from securing one man knew that he would receive or at least partially stymied this an increase in salary when he He recalled that in vinced those in authority he in behalf of police peti- - served one by fine work or outtions for a $25 blanket pay raise standing service then this officer for policemen his "remarks indi- - would find some incentive and incated very definitely that approxi- - ducement to do a better job "If raises were predicated on rnately 75 per cent of our employes tonic to were deserving of an increase" efficiency it would be a'Further-honeDeclaring that he tried to "be the men" he contended with the commission and more the majority of our men the citizens of Salt Lake City the would measure up under such a But men of this police department R n d program—some would not also myself" he contended "the in the interim please know that is no alternative majority of the men employed in as long as thererules a nd regulathis department are fine splendid under present tions I would much rather have men" "But the present system is all everyone given a raise than to o "There is punish the majority of our askew" he continued not to men for incentive giving serving personnel by particular work hard put forth additional them an increase in salary because effort serve faithfully and well about 25 per cent are not worthy" con-progra- st de-n- Funeral services for Ira Noble Hinckley prominent business church and civic leader who died Monday morning at his home 323 North First West street will be conducted Wednesday at noon at 260 East South Temple street Pallbearers will be members of Mr Hinckley' s high priest's quorum in the L D S church Burial will be in Salt Lake City cemetery Friends may call at the 'place of County Authorizes Magna Stock Buy Purchase of two shares of stock the Magna Sewer line ham been authorized by the county commission Commissionr J B Mullins said the shares are needed to pay for connections with the sewer from the Salt Lake county fire station and nther county building at funerel Wednesday from In a rn 10 Until time of service Magna cc -- - war" ld IkAourt Hears 18-ye- ar Citizen Case said--Somethi- el 18-2- six-inc16-inc- - An appeal to the public to purchase Christmas trees which state or federal forestry was issued Tuesday by J Whitney Floyd chief forester and fire warden for UtahThe forester said three types of tags are used to certify trees sold in Salt Lake City Ogden and other Utah towns They are the official state forester's which is white and green the red tag of the United States forest service or tags suppliedby state forest service units elsewhere in the west The various forestry and con- - Three officials of the Utah-IdahSugar company left by plane Tuesday for Toppenish 1Vash tn attend a national war labor board hearing involving employes of the companys Toppenish plant Making the trip were Eric W Flyberg executive vice president Widford Y Cannon general superintendent and Ashby D Boyle o ar per-tag- Mr Floyd said Tree vendors who wish to obtam n tags must show their source of supply Mr Floyd said They may obtain them through the office of J C Gum supervisor of the Wasatch national forest State in the federal building forestry department reprcsent- attorney - Mr Ryberg paid the hearing involves a request of the Toppenish frictory employes for wages higher than ere paid acconding to contract at the company 4 other plant atives will inspert trees bring sold in the Salt Lake area Mr Floyd said ' h Sugar Executives Attend hearing servstion officials of the state are cooperating this year in pre-bes venting cutting of trees by eons who trespass on ledersl state or privately owned lands go eto 100-octa- ne Local Draft Boards Sign Up Youths for Armed Duty e eogi - "There must be a standing supply of water for the use of industries and homes in the area and for fire protection" he said Commissioner Keyser asserted "This also will help the 'Union Pacific railroad north yards and other plants in the area" "It seems to me as if this venschool Lake students City high University of Utah and Salt ture has the earmarks of new class who failed to register at their schools revenue to Salt Lake City" Mn of the Johnson "Next year it Frida3r began registration with their local boards at the Utah will mean asserted more water revenue and Oil Building Tuesday according to selective service officials after the war when we take this plant over it will mean not only While figures will not b'e report more water receipts but new tax ed from the city's six local boards revenues" for several weeks it is believed He said TO per cent of the corporation's annual $100000 tax bill that a thousand or more is paid in Salt Lake City of which old registrants' will be signed up the municipal corporation receives 1 here by January more than S49000 and the city The slight response at the con- on the first petition for schools the remainder Hearing venient school registration sit three cancellation of citizenship filed in Tells of Witter Costs area and one of the few filed city high schools and the university this In "At one time nun water bill was nation during World war the was thought to be due to misunder- II in U S district court as high as $30000 a year" he began standing on the part of students Tuesday afternoon had to he done for AU boys who reached the age of The court is being liNked to can- new supply and we got hold of an 18 during last July and August cel the citizenship of Friedrich artesian basin and expended $200- Wengel Salt Lake City 000 on it The last 15 years we must register before Friday of this August for alleged viola- have paid $182000 to Salt Lake worker railroad week Youths who have become tions of his oath of citizenship City for water alone and it seems 18 during September and October A native of Germany Mr Wen-gto 1711 AA if it is a good proposition became an American citizen for Salt Lake City" must sign up with their local He said the government would boards during the period of Decem- - December 26 1934 and has rewhile those having their sided in this country since Sep- assure Salt Lake City of necessary ber 4 1927 priorities to obtain the materials eighteenth birthdays during No- -- tember More than a dozen government for making Additions to the sysvember and December must register December 26 through Decem- - witnesses testified Tuesday that tem ber 31 they had heard the defendant Improvements outlined by the After January 1 those who be- - make disparaging remarks about officiale include replacement of an h come 18 should regiater with their the U S and praise the German existent pipeline with a 14- boards on their birthdays or on the government both before and since inch or line from Fourth the attack on Fear) Harbor South street to the plant and confollowing day struction of the auxiliary reser voir Forest Chief Urges Purchase Hinckley Funeral Of Tagged Yule Trees Only Set for Today connections was subnaitted by Keros H Searle purchasing agent for the company Speaking in behalf of the petition were William R Wallace vice president A N Johnson vice president and secretary and treasurer and Burton W Museer legal counsel of the firm Keyser Asks for Funds City Commissioner George D the Keyser has estirnated project would require $38000 for a new distribution reservoir above Beck street and $99000 for new pipelines and has requested that the 1943 budget earmark funds for the work "As matters stand now" Mr Wallace told the commission "if we had a serious fire there we would be in a rather serious condition In order to get this plant in operation az quickly as possible we must have quick action" Mr Musser declared "No one Is of the opinion that if the money were available it shouldn't be used for these improvements" Called lit'ar Measure "The question is the availability of funds" he s a i d "Your ent h e government's engineers gineers all will tell you the desirability of the improvements It's imterative the city have this It's a war measure" "In the first place we've- got to protect that plant Secondly it's got to be supplied with water" He said the additional water the plant will use will increase the city's water sales from that source by approximately $26000 a year to pay for the iniprovements Asked by Mayor Ab Jenkins if the plant would be a permanent asset after the war Mr Musser replied "We firmly believe so We believe the use of gasoline will be universal after the that - The United States is well on her way toward working out the war production problem J M Leisner assistant managing director of the Salt Lake Federal Reserve bank told members of the Salt Lake area victory fund committee Tuesday afternoon but the problem of financing the war is squarely before us now and will be a continuing job for the duration Stressing the fact that the trees- ury's borrowing of nine billion ber a proportionate share will find dollars during December repre- its way back into 'our banks besents S871 7 for every man woman cause of the tremendous governand child in this country Mr Leiner pointed out that the gov- ment spending in this region ernment already has spent apThe two types of tax savings billion dollars notes available were explained by proximately one-ha- lf in the Salt Lake area which represents $1000 for every man woman Herbert Dewitz manager of the Salt Lake region committeeyvhich and child of the area Between now and June 30 he is handling the drive in Utah and said 63 billion dollars will be of Idaho and Nevada needed to finance the government parts "There are 'United States savand 60 billion dollars of this sum ings notes in two series for those must come from individuals banks who wisely and prudently acand other enterprises When the cumulate funds in advance for government borrows from banks their tax payments and who want he asserted there is great danger to earn some tnterest on these of inflation whereas sales to indi(Continued on Par Twontv-mividuals institutions trusts etc do not embody this same hazard Clarence Bamberger chairman of the Salt Lake area Victory Fund committee who called the lf I war Written request for the guarantee of adequate water supply and I - 0 Asserting- - that water system improvements in th northwest section of the city ere neressery not only tn protect industries but also to aseure adequete water and fire protection for homes three officials of the Utah Oil Refining company Tuesday requested the city comtrilision to guarantee additional facilities next year to supply the projtcted $12000000 ernment-finance- d high octane gasoline plant Assuring commissioners that the plant will be under way next year the officials declared an additional $2000000 will be spent by the refining company and asserted all of the new works may become a valuable taxable asset after the lk Because Utah coal is not available in quantities desired 15000 tons of West Virginia bituminous coal now are en route to supply army projects at Brigham City Tone le and Kearns B P Manley executive secretary of the Utah Coal Operators' association announced Tuesday "The increased cost to the government for hauling the coal virtually clear across the country amounts to a large figure" he said "and indicates the urgency of increasing the working hours of Utah coal miners to not less than eight hours a day and six days a week" Mr Manley estimates that 800- 000 tons a year more coal could be mined in Utah for each extra hour the coal miners would work He pointed out that the 15000 tons of West Virginia coal represent just five hours production by Utah miners An appeal to John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America to permit lengthening of the work day (to be paid for at rates) has not yet' brought con he frgntten on Christmas morning"Lying in bed for a long time Points to Need Of Protecting Gasoline Plant - f Army Projects In Utah Buy lEastern Coal 11 Limit g-o- duplications and a person will be required to relinquish his additional permits" P C6'17fn-nr!V- W '- -- siderably Monday's purchases were far above the normal first day of the week indicating that some Iltahns were either psychic or had learned about the proposed cutdown on liquor sales The question of what would prevent a person from using more than one permit and thus buy more than the two pints or one quart in a single week was put to the commission ''We will endeavor to stop this practice" the commission announced ''Store managers have been instructed to watch for "Reading The Tribune and Telegram I became interested in your Sub for Santa program and wanted to help bring ChristI-11S cheer to some needy children" That's how Private Fred E Main recovering from a broken back at the Fort Douglas hospital explained his registering as Sub for Santa to make possible a joyful Christmas for some child that might otherwise - 4 mat '' Army Institutes change The business hours were changed at the request of the army which said that other states in the western defense command were instituting similar schedules Heretofore holders of liquor purchase permits were allowed to buy as much as one Case at a time For the balance of the month cashiers or clerks will note the amount purchased on the back of each permit Shortly after January 1 a ration card will be issued to each purchaser The commission reported that there were few complaints as the rationing was instituted and predicted that the public would readily adjust itself to the shorter business hours Marking Slows Service Store managers reported tha the marking of permits slowed sales but little on Tuesday However on busy days the notations might slow up operations con- - 't : 4 pm By Santa's- Helper N r last-minut- ("ichivro111 Coin e Oil Concern Pleads for More Water i liquor control commission's twofold prorrnm becAtn operative In the 20 stores and 84 package agencies The two changes that took effect Tuesday were: 1 Limiting purchases to a total of one quart a week excepting wines 2 Stores and package agencies will open between noon and p rn with service men being allowed to purchase only between 5 and 8 p In The business hours previously were from 9 a tn to 11 p m excepting on Saturdays and holidays' eve when the closing time was 11:45 time-and-a-ha- 1)encr 35-Mil- Farther Page Nineteen department's nerd Of borrowing the unprecedented sum of nine billion dollars during December Mr Leisner right and part of the crowd of workers he addressed are shown Salt Lake area volunteer victory fund committee members Tuesday heard Leisner St-U- p "Ho hum yawmed the weather roan "Life is dun Another lay arother dollar: another day n cther 'little change in tempera" tlre -Thp maximum Tuesday in this cinity fell two degrees" he (ironed "It was :19 The minimum fe'l one degree It was 24" He said there will be little cnarge in temperature again Wed- crete results most-o- f in and the rest reitdsy of the nation temperatures were Bleve le Stolen Calvin Warren of 234 East First Christmas shoppers who have South street reported to city police rio worries about galoshes and WPt officers Tuesday that his bicycle streets welcomed Tuesday the con- vas stolen from the rear of his tinuation of clertr chilly days a nd home n 8 in tt7conged the streets exrly rush of shopping And the weather mans prediction of "little change" will be welcomed by those who have shopping yet to do rish-tsru- By Staying Under Tells of Need for People to Invest in U S Treasury Notes I -- Albunuernue Atlantn Zitibltlic Salt Lake City Utah Wednesday Morning December 16 1912 Part Two llws: att 5ialt Make Your Gasolne Carry You OW ‘ 114 hor |