Show garfi Gar fiield eld county bounty news special review of A comprehensive chronicle of important ma 0 happenings designed for the busy worker who does not care to read many pages for state and world events a few facts news review of current events the world over international chamber of commerce debates causes and 8 T cures of economic depression financiers scored scoresby redby by M A traylor by EDWARD W PICKARD HAT tills alia this W WHAT old world what are the causes of the ailments all ments what can bo be dono done about ua it these were tho the questions asked andin J various w ways a y a an swe redby scores of the lending men in finenco and industry from 43 nations assembled in washington tor for tho the silas alias 1 I sessions of tho the inar strawn nallon nn horiel nl chamber of commerce silas 11 strawn of chicago newly elected president of the chamber of commerce of the united states formally opened the meeting and there then georges former belgian premier and retiring pre president of the international bod body Y took thi the chair tho afi 6 first address was vas the speech of president hoover welcoming the delegates and tho the chief executive seized tho the oe occasion caslon to take another hard wallop nt at war and armaments no ho said ho he believed the certain way to restore prosperity was to tighten lighten the burden of national defense which la 18 now costing ali the e nations more than a year and keeping near ly nien men actively under arms anna ile he urged the thea business men of the five continents to mobilize their influence upon their respective governments to join in the reduction of 0 armament at tho the international conference to be held next year under the auspices of the league I angue of nations 1 of all proposals for the ole econn economic inte rehabilitation of the world sold said mr air hoover 1 I know of none which compares pares s in necessity or importance lm ortance with tile the successful result of that conference 11 M theunis submitted a long anti and exhaustive report on world conditions in the course of which he said 1 I am ain personally convinced that the commercial policy and the customs tariff in force in most of tho the countries of the world constitute one lone of alie funda ni causes of our actual 0 economic c troubles A liberal customs custom 8 pol policy I 1 cy might bo be expected to lead t to 0 hotter better business conditions lie he thus showed lie he was in accord with certain prominent mem members era of the united states chamber of f commerce who at their meeting in atlantic city called tor for a alft t revision dow downward hward melvln A traylor prominent chicago banker bank or electrified hla his hearers bearers by it scorching attack on commercial leaders and government ex executives ves of 1 america ambition cupidity and greed have dictated trou brou ble has hao been the result he declared it ii Is i a a tragedy when in a world of plenty there should he be so BO much poverty and when in 4 nation that bonats boasts of its riches or more persons willing to work should be unable to find employment it Is 19 a challenge to tho the world and especially to american business and political leadership mr Tray lors attach began begia n with al c of manufacturers who took advantage of technological anti and management improvements to swell their output to a point far in excess of the possibilities of consumption and he was nas equally severe in tits his thur characterization acter of the methods of bankers and of traders on the floors of the stock and grain exchanges lie ho urged tant hoor floor trading and small margin a ao counts be forbidden M MR R STRAWN when he addressed the dele delegates gates to the international meeting invited them all to io chicago for the jubilee 7 celeb celebration milon of may 10 tp to W 0 and ho he received assurance that baay of them would attend the midwest mid metropolis had find made most elaborate preparations for tills this affair the program including festivals in the bri brightly ghaly decorated loop district big parades dedication of the replica of fort dearborn firs of tile the ottury of progress exposit lor buildings andi nil to wind up op with the elaborate warraine war game gaine of all ali force of the army arm Y prize awards for literary excellence la in 1030 1930 have been announced and there are few if any in ohp list ahe the main awards are best novel mrs airs ayer barnes tor for years of grare grace best book dealing with the history of 4 the un id states prof 11 8 Sc hinitt tt of university of for the coniff of the war best giuy pity susan glassill Gla glaspell Ul aspell sill for or alfsonso Alf imn sons amise I mise b bist best antrican aenry moices to ices for C IV eliot best hl volume of verse robert frost for collected poems heat best piece of reportorial Port orial lal work A 13 Al macdonald acdonald of tho the kansas city star best example of foreign correspondence 11 n R knickerbocker of tho the ledger best editorial 0 8 of the fremont l net neb tribune best cartoon H amund durfy dulty of the baltimore sun A gold medal was waa awarded tho constitution of atlanta on ga for formell merl corlous to dons public service in exposing municipal graft several young men were given traveling scholarships in journalism I 1 P d e pres slon tins has not a affected tile tho hoy boy scouts of america the national council celebrated at a two lay day meeting in memphis tho close of the twenty first year of the and an bounced it had bad been V tile the best and most eventful of all president lord walter IV W of chicago arcs pres tiled tit nt hampton all tile tho sessions and on the last day mortimer new york banker was elected president for 1031 1931 at a banquet concluding the first days session dan beard veteran indian lighter fighter and chief alef commissioner of boy scouts presented the sliver silver buffalo highest lionor honor in the gift of the organization 16 an english peer and six Amer americans fans those honored were lord hampton Iian chief commissioner of british boy scouts griffith ogden ellab editor of the american hoy boy magazine lewis gawtry new york banker george W olmstead pennsylvania public utilities executive victor V ridder new yo vork newspaper publisher robert 11 sal self fen yonkers Yon liers N Y merchandising expert and mell atell R wilkinson atlanta on ga merchant and manufacturer cl praised them thein for distinguished service to scouting lord hampton long in kagham boy scout work served with distinction in the world war war lie ile wua wits awarded the silver cross for life sav ing ng in 1010 1019 and the following year received the award of if the silver wolf the british scout decoration for dis service to boys LJ IS conviction on athe the charge of accepting acce ce I 1 tang a bribe having been upheld by the district ot of Colum Columb bla ln court of appeals upp pals albert H B poll fall says lie he tins fins decided not to curry the cuse case to the supreme cou rt of the united states the former secretary of the interior lt it seems A 0 fall must serve fierce the one benr terin in n prison to which heans he ans sentenced and pay a fine of unless president hoover intervenes a pardon which la is tin the hope of tits friends full interviewed nt at big ranch much in new mexico said tits attitude toward 0 presidential pardon was as rather passive 1 I am an old man he said 1 I HOT am not guilty of the crime of which I 1 was accused I 1 had find fought until I 1 an am worn out and considerations for my family impel me to carry the flight fight no further lie he said te le had find no money with which to pay the one line anti explained ife ha had lost ownership of the ranch on which lie he lives when a mortgage wils foreclosed several years ago OTHERS linns a and n d M MOT children and their welfare were the lie I 1 topics of especial consideration K during tile the week the ho nation to promote better maternity care for the women of the united states was the object of a big meeting in the park lane hotel new york tork city mm kermit the arrangements for roosevelt which were lc in tile the cl charge inage of mrs 11 prominent romi nent physicians and health officers as well ft ell ns as many jnnny well known women were among the attendants the lutter latter including mrs herbert hoover mrs jolin john mrs au gust belmont Hc lmont mrs airs R P marshall field mrs mrs samuel mrs him robert 4 I 1 gerry err mrs mis john 1 H nitsa miss mabel climate Cli oate and misa frances perkins new torl state industrial commissioner FISHER BAKER of new gr GEORGE bory reputed to be the richest american banker and the third richest roan man in n tile country who died of pneumonia at the age of ninety one was burled tuesday in tuxedo park N Y where tie he resided many persons prominent in finance and in life generally were present at tho the funeral because mr baker died in a period of price depression tho the united states and tile the state of new york will receive in inheritance taxes fur far less legs of his amassed wealth than would have been the case hadlie passed away two years ago ills estate Is estimated in abed at something like AW faustio opposition to the proposed r austro germen customs cus accord seems aeoma to bo be effective at least to tho t he extent of keeping the little entente out of line the foreign ministers of lint flint entente have stated that all questions concerning the accord must find the countries of the little entente firmly united tn in their attitude and what that attitude will be la Is indicated by tile the fact that the government has informed berlin that it does not wish to negotiate with germany at alil this time al briand Is being warmly supported by czechoslovakia P PRESIDENT RESIDENT of portugal 1 Is acomparo comparo lively happy now tor for tile the rather serious revolt in madeira madela a island has been suppressed by the government forces under command of correia Corr cla minister of marine the federal troops bombarded crded the rebels at funchal funchar by land sea and air until they jave up tile the light fight the leaders taking refuge in the british legation the casualties were not ex cess lve but the life of madeira had find been greatly disturbed for weeks and the government in lisbon was really worried for a time C CHINA NINA has virtual ly ay abrogated the Z 7 extraterritoriality S I 1 treaties with foreign powers the abrogation to take effect january I 1 next chinese jurisdiction over legal egal cases involving foreigners resident in k china to la to bo be established but special courts for such cases ara chiang hil wm will be created in kai shek maln areas including shanghai blunden anti anil canton the mandate to this effect was promulgated by president chiang kal beks heks s government after negotiations with sir miles allies limpson La hipson british minister for abolition of extra extraterritorial territorial ity had broken down foreign consuls in china feared that communists would find in the action excuse for attacks on foreigners in the interior and the number of protecting warships at various ports was liver increased eased president chiang kai shek to Is having hla his troubles es with rebels in canton and with some members of hla bli own nationalist party the former ore are led by chen achl tang and both they and the conservative nationalists declare that chiang roust must resign the pr presidency asserting that he 10 trying to make ake himself a dictator the provinces of Kwang tung and declared their independence i JAPANS aviator foremost young s Y ara started his solo flight from tokyo to washington D 0 1 under the nus alees of the tokyo newspaper ills route for the long and perilous journey was laid out to the northern islands JAIA of japan thence yoshihara atit vt it along the aurilea to 0 o Petro with t two wo intermediate landings from there across the bering sea and along the aleutian islands and the alaskan shore with stops stop to seward and then down to vancouver and seattle at the latter city he will change lits his sea pon for landing gear and proceed to san francisco after which he hopes tolly to the national capital to deliver to president hoover a message of good will from japan plane Is a light all metal junkers with open cockpit and no radio the huge german seaplane sea plaue DOX DO X which started for south america months ago arid and was laid up by a fire la Is on its way again and at last accounts had readied reached bohama portuguese guinea M MORE ORE than once mustapha kemal pasha tins lias refused to let the turks make him president for life but they are doing it tn in effect anyway the other dy day they elected him for his third term of four years apara eliat action being taken by the national assembly in session at angora and the vote was unanimous ismet pasha tind and tho cabinet resigned pro forma and the premier and other ministers were promptly A 1 I i W stern newspaper afta fin intermountain r n a i le news briefly told b by busy readers reader NEW LAWS IN EFFECT WILL WORK OLD MINE TOMATO ACRI ACREAGE fAGE LESS COAL RATE REDUCED BOISE IDA among the important laws enacted by the last session of the idaho legislature that became effective tills this month are too the old age pension the direct primary the marriage law dequir a arlve five day notice before issuance of a marriage marr lago license the rine license tax placing a 5 cent ct nt per pound tariff on uncolored and a 10 cent tax on colored butter sub I 1 statutes utes the 00 day divorce bill the income tax and the abo electric power tar levying one olie halt half mill per kilowatt hour tax on all power generated wiship within the state SALT LAKE CITY UT orga niza atlon tion of a now new venture to go into commercial production of quicksilver and gold from the properties of the old sacramento mine at mercur utah las has been announced OGDEN UT seven million tomato plants will be sent here from moapa nevada nerada for planting in weber county fields ace according to officials of the utah canners association last year ten million plants were required by the growers CITY UT an ar ran gement by the railroads concerned has been made to reduce the rate on all classes of coal from utah mines to BrIg brbgham bain city by 25 cents bents a ton has lieen been announced PItE PRESTON STOX IDA A shortage in the preston city water supply Is expected about alae 1 to last through the summer according to the water master of the city IDA A car load of ten guernsey bulls liaa has been shipped to california they were consigned by the thousand springs ranch and are reported as the largest shipment of guernsey bulls ever sent to that state SALT LAKE CITY UT A reduction of under assessments made last year Is reported in a statement sent to the county commission by the county assessor showing assessed property pro pirty values in salt bait lake county for 1031 1931 when assessments are completed by the state tax commission it la Is estimated the reduction will reach eighty millions springville SPRING VILLE UZ UT the work of transplanting ting tomato plants being received from moapa nevada Is going on contracts for the tomato crop this year total approximately acres which la Is 40 per cent less than the 1030 1930 season OGDEN UT TIT an old time celebration of oc the fourth of 0 silly biily has been decided on by the herman dalier daker american legion post SALT LAKE CITY uton UT on the face of the spring wheat forecast for may utah has haa substantially reduced acreage and production but the country as a whole will pile up a surplus much larger than tor for last year or the average for the past five years the crop estimate by tho the government crop lan inn places tho the utah crop at nearly three million bushels compared to I 1 bushels last lait year A reduction in acreage planted of approximately five fire thousand Is noted PROVO UT more than two hundred 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