The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 2

THURSDAY EVENING JULY 9 1936 THE OGDEN STAN DARD-EXAMINER EARLY IDAHO I ACCUSED KILLER Mayor Replies to Pres Grant's alk LANDON GAMP MONEY BULGES UTAH TREASURY Budget Director Reveals Large Sums Lying In Coffers RESIDENT DIES Packer Was One of First Whites Born At Franklin wanted me to marry him and then when he saw it turning out so good he would make me come home If he could not get his own way the very devil would turn Mrs Mortensen said he married her first husband here in 1926 She was 15 years of age and he was 30 she said "Dad was a school chum of his My first husband nearly killed me through she said I SECOND MARRIAGE Her second matrimonial venture she said was with Vaughn 'Jensen whom she married here in 1931 a year after the divorce from her first husband Her third husband was Claude Crezee and her fourth Sam Fugate) She said she married Fugate a soldier in 1934 Betty IDAHO FALLS Ida July (AP) Mayor Clark candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination issued a statement declaring President Heber Grant of the LDS church "seems to have discounted the trend of the when he characterized the Townsend plan as during a sermon in Ogden "When President Grant characterized the Townsend plan as said the mayor "he seems to have discounted the trend of the times and the wish of many people to' find an adjustment for our present economic changes It is not accident that many groups are now thinking in terms of fewer workers The majority of older people work because of economic necessity but to tell a young person that he is not needed in the scheme of things Is positively demoralizing "Our present social security act does not provide sufficient funds to retire workers we must work out some plan which will reduce the number of workers and give the younger people their Wheat Advances Over Two Cents 2000 BATTLING WYOMING FIRES IN 3 FORESTS Town of 400 Threatened With Serious Shortage of Water By ROBERT GEIGER Associated Press' Staff Writer NEWCASTLE Wyo July (AP) Two thousand men fought three disastrous fires in "gunpowder1 dry" forests of northeast Wyoming today Two of the blazes were under control but the third raged unchecked within one-half mile of the mountain town of Sundance Wyoming in the heart of the Bear Lodge mountains The fire' started near- the town which has a population of 400 and only a lucky shift In wind kept the flames from the town Instead of toward it WATER SHORTAGE The town however was threatened with a serious water shortage Supplying water to more than 50 neighboring ranches and approximately 1000 men fighting the forest fire at its edge Sundance found itself today without sufficient water for domestic needs An undetermined number of ranch houses in the forest near Sundance were reported to have been destroy- ed and several families in the path Tt of theflames were forced to flee vL Two other fires one in Weston county and the other near the Cut- ter national forest were under control after destroying 8000 acres of yaluable timber and grazing landv OFFERS WAIVER Continued from Page One) to find her father over him with the pick-handle in his hand is a nasty she asserted "George sleep with my father He hated him too much And my father risk his life to kill George Mortensen My father told me he would not dirty his hands-on George MARRIED IN BINGHAM "I married George on February 23 1935 in I said Mrs UeW tooJshT htaJ Bckr her only child born home one time I left him about" 7 June 15 I really came home to take care of my mother who was sick with gall bladder trouble "Our real trouble was that he pay our bills but drank it up He knew I liked ice cream and he made that an excuse to get drunk (He seemed to have money for everything else but the bills This worried me because not paying our bills went against my grain "I 'told him I guessed I would get a job t(j earn some money to pay our bills The folks told me I could comp home and stay with '1 Mrs Mortensen said that on Monday Jup6 29 the night before the murders her husband was "highly because "I refused to chase my mother out of bed so he could sleep with me but made him sleep on the davenport I In one otper important particular story differed from her account He asserted that when he got up after sleeping about 'one hour he went to the back 'porch and climbed in bed with his father-in-law HEARD DOOR SLAM However (Mrs Mortensen said she heard a door slam at this time and believed it was the back door She thought it wa her husband leaving for Salt Lake City and went to sleep Mortensen I denies that ha left the house any time until after the clubbings Mrs Mortensen declared her father caused her five different 1928 in Peoria III she said 1 tried it five times and I did not have any use for any one of my husbands" she said bitterly She added that she supported most of her subsequent husband from the alimony he received from her first husband Mr Becker RELATIVE writes Police Sergeant Milton today received a letter from Mr Rounds of Unioridale Pennsylvania a sUter of slain father-in-law Adam Snyder She said she had read of the triple clubbing in her i home town newspaper and asked Sergeant Hilton to mail her several copies of The Standard-Examiner story -of the crime SEVERE STORM IN UTAH IDAHO Continued from Page One) for those areas which have made provision for adequate storage" Reports on various states as of June 15 included: Utah agricultural areas In southern and eastern parts will suffer considerable water shortage remainder of season POWER LINES HIT CUTLER) Utah July Lightning struck a 44000-volt power line between here and Ogden last night short! circuiting the system LOGAN July Ossian Packer 74 one of the first white children bom at first permanent white settlement died at his home today A former Justice of the peace at Preston Packer moved to Logan 10 years ago He was born' In 1861 son of Mr and Mrs James Packer He was active in the Latter Day Saints church Surviving are his widow and nine children including Clyde Packer coach at Picks college Rexburg DENiESFIRiNG FIRST BULLET Continued from Page One) Indicated that -Kap- had -fired only once after Johnson had shot him Johnson testified that as he started back to his farm Kap continued to fire with the rifle He was indignent when the district attorney attempted to show that the gun used by Kap was a shotgun and not a rifle Johnson insisted he had with him only a 22 caliber single shot rifh and that he was not carrying a revolver State testimony indicated he was carrying both weapons and that he had fired both 1 The defendant said he was only partly conscious after the shooting and did not remember much about what he did after he returned to his farm until Deputy Sheriff Gai-lord Taylor arrived and placed him under arrest GLASSES "FRAME-UP" To a question from the district attorney the defendant replied: "I never did say I was going to kill Kap I said that he would kill me if I didn't kill him That only by way of illustrating To Discuss Farm Policies Campaign Says Outlook TOPEKA Kan July Frank Lowden Joined Governor Alf jM Landon for a discussion of campaign farm policies today with a statement to newsmen that he considered the 1936 outlook for the Republican presidential candidate think Governor Landon already has appealed very strongly to the midwest and to the country as ia the former Illinois governor and veteran farm spokesman told reporters just before sitting down at desk for a discussion of agricultural problems reaction to the Cleveland convention both candidate and platform was he added "It is very hopeful and Pm pretty certain the situation is Improving! from our standpoint all the tlmjB Lowden said Lowden was accompanied by former Senator Otis Glenn of Illinois "I believe the Land on-Knox ticket will carry Glenn said "Our national prospects are very much better than six weeks ago and Improving As the farm conference opened In office the special session of the legislature on the floor above voted to adjourn Monday after Initiating two proposed amendments to the state constitution designed to enable Kansas to comply with major phases of the federal social security program Vf Blaming NRA End Firm Cuts Wages ENDICOTtI (AP) The Eftdicott-Johnson Shoe corporation asserting that business corppetition resulting from the of the NRA It necessary has ordered a 10 per cent reduction in the pay of its 500 execij lives and salaried workers effective August IV "Ve believe in retrenching where it hurt so much George Johnson chairman of the board said in assuring 18 500 shop employes that their wages would notbe cut "until we are forced to do' SALT LAKE CITY July (AP) general fund is overflowing with cash State Budget Director Miles reported today a surplus of $1009 -58951 on June 30 far exceeding expectations of state officials OBLIGATIONS LEFT The actual cash balance was $1-37524614 but out of this must be paid obligations from the old fiscal year which will reduce It to the $1-00958951 The latter figure includes $48773547 in excess transferred from the district school fund which the law directs shall be used to help reduce the general fund property tax levy In addition surplus of nearly $1000000 in sales tax revenues was piled up In the 1938 fiscal year Total estimated general fund rev eriues for the last fiscal year were $239520750 while actual collec tions amounted to $320239980 The state began the year with a cash balance of $48356849 which with revenues above expectations and the fact that state departments and In stitutions were not allowed to ex ceed amounts appropriated to them produced the excellent financial condition SOURCES OF MONEY penerai fund accruals last year from the various sources were as follows Property taxes $1200889101 Income taxes $32969021 interest on redemption funds $20387893 inheritance taxes $75000 interest on state funds $4277903 clgaret and oleomargarine stamp sales $321-70422 insurance premium taxes $28844281 insurance department fees $2992422 fines and forfeitures $1649 court reporters fees $14098 beer licenses and taxes $10387011 state fees $26350 7 Department of agriculture fees $5 1672 supreme court fees $1-50826 department of registration fees $3410450 state fees $655613 secretary of state fees $1241845 board of health fees $595 50 land board fees $16720 rentals from departments $1247894 underground water fees $10012 secretary of state audit $11 297150 miscellaneous receipts $1720 from disrrict school fund $487735471 CHICAGO July Wet blanketed only temporarily by rainfall in parts of the farm belt the wheat market closed today more than two cents above from early low levels Rainfall bringing some sections partial relief from drouth and hot temperatures did not dampen enthusiasm for long Corn broke three cents at the start but then rallied sharply When the pits began to hum with buying after noon wheat prices were lifted to a close that ranged to 1 cents above finish with July quoted at $106- Corn closed about even as far as July and December deliveries were concerned but September had a net loss of 1 cents for the day SPED TO KEEP COOL KANSAS CITY Mo July 9 Samuel Levitch admitted to a police judge he was driving 60 miles an hour when he was arrested for speeding But he insisted he could find no other way to cool off in this hot weather The judge fined Levitch $25 TV Mine Office Has New Equipment A second short circuit occurred when a hawk electrocuted itself against another major line in Web SALT LAKE CITY July 0 (AP) The bureau of mines station iere prepared today to install $5000 worth of new microscopic equipment The equipment 'Will Include new apparatus for' examining mineral microsections magnified tip to 8000 diameters and a machine for polishing thin sections work formerly done laboriously by hand er canyon matrimonial Iv'entures she said just the same the one who drove me into fay marriages When I did get somebody who was good he let me have anything to do with him But when I got somebody that was no good he receiving dole in Belgium number 43000 less than a year ago I 1 i GRAZERS SEEK NE17CCC CAMPS TO AID RANGE Plea Made By Westerners At Conference In Washington By FRANK EWING WASHINGTON July (API-Western livestock leader appealed today to Robert Fechner emergency conservation work director for additional CCC camps to conserve soil and Water In the vast public land grazing system The plea was made by chairmen of 37 government-controlled grazing districts created by the Taylor grazing act and embracing 80000-000 acres of public land in 10 west- ern states CONTINUE 'TALKS Called to the capital by Secretary £ckes to give local reports on public range needs before the government organizes 62000000 additional acres into grazing districts the chairmen continued their series of conferences with high government officials and were expected to complete their interviews today Fechner told Carpenter government grazing director and the local-livestock chairmen that fcurrent curtailment of CCC pro-grame precluded any additional camps in grazing districts until congress appropriates additional funds' He said is congress establishes the CCC program permanently and expands it with new money additional- camps will be assigned to the grazing division PLEDGES SUPPORT Fechner pledged his support of the CCC program in grazing districts styling It valu to public range users be cause of water conservation and grass protection activities Montana chairmen Including John Etchart Tampico and Woods Alzada complained Montana had no grazing district CCC camps and suggested the possibility of new camps tapping artesian water sources by a deep well system to supply stock reservoirs Utah chairmen -'Speaking through Williams Mmersville com plained of efforts in the state to exchange unproductive state school lands outside of grazing districts for good government grazing lands inside districts to the detriment of stockmen inmItes Tense ON DEATH EVE (Continued from Page One) good of having learned men if the courts pay any attention to PRISONER" When the shots are fired' according to Warden Davis the Utah prison will lose "The best prisoner out of any bunch that ever came in The warden said he would not witness the shooting only hope Is in Governor Henry Blood Twice be--fore In the long legal fight to save the life reprieves have plucked him from" the death house on the eve of scheduled execution That lone chance seemed to have vanished however as the governor denied a report last night that a reprieve had been granted following Receipt of letter from Green yesterday The condemned triple -slayer promised to "Take it like a He said "I only wish my mother didn't have to suffer so on account of me" Warden Davis said Green was calmest man in the guards and I will be busy watching our own affairs while Sheriff Holbrook supervises the execution the warden said "Every prisoner will be listening for that rifle fire The situation will be strained We want any "Green has been here nearly six years If like they were going out and shoot a like a dog or he said RESIDENCES NEAR The prison small as state pen-' itentlaries go with a population of around 350 is situated within Salt Lake City limits Residences press close within a few hundred feet of the walled yard where Green will be killed by a firing squad of five for the Jealousy murder of his 18-year-old wife her mother and her step-father in 1930 P'Moreton Catholic prison chaplain will provide the prisoner with his last spiritual solace Mrs Alexander Green's mother had planned to go to the state prison yesterday afternoon but decided against It when she heard a report that her son had beep granted a reprieve by the governor Informed later there was no foundation for the rumor Mrs Alexander was deeply disappointed 'l had Intended going with my son Mark to the prison to get thing When I heard the report of the reprieve I decided to let Mark go alone Now I know what to do I might go down today shut I think I will go tomorrow I see that I could do any good and I wrant to be TO FEEL BITTER Mrs Alexander said she would never be resigned to the shooting of her son by firing squad until after It was over and then should continue to feel bitterly toward the courts the sheriff and the state board of pardons Railroad Work Shows Increase WASHINGTON July The interstate commerce commis sion today reported increased railroad employment April Employes of class one railway during the month were listed at 3049723 compared with 1021014 in March or oMfr you JUS all know feel if we good what might happen And that field glass episode in which Bouwhuis admitted he watched the shooting indicates it was all a frame against Johnson testified that on one occasion Kap had said: "You dirty rat if you interfere I will kill you and bury you in that Cross-examination of Johnson was to be continued during the afternoon Other defense witnesses expected to be called included: Arie Van dk Graff weather observer Charles Pettigrew and John Childs former county commissioners who allegedly were present during one of the disputes between Kap and Johnson and Mr and MrB Charles Thompson and their son Elwood Thompson watermaster at Kancs-ville also was a witness for the state The concluding state witnesses weTe Heino Kap who testified that Thompson told him Johnson had said that if his father interfered with the water ne would him in his Jerry Kap who testi- fied his father told him Johqson had threatened to kill him if he took water from the ditch and Jacob Kap who told additional information about the shotgun used by his father MAY CONCLUDE CASE The case against Johnson was expected to be concluded today Parading a long list of witnesses to the stand Wednesday afternoon District Attorney Wade Johnson attempted to convince the jury of 12 men that Johnson had made repeat ed threats against life during a long dispute over use of irrigation water on their farms at Kanesville Witnesses testified also that Kap had made appeals to county officials and to an attorney to Investigate 'the matter the day before the fatal shooting which occurred on May 19 Testimony also was introduced to show that Kap had made arrangements tot calling of peace officers If any trouble developed when he attempted to take his turn of water at 8 May 19 Heino- Kap son of the dead man and complaining witness was being questioned by the district attorney when the trial was recessed until todav The son testified his father had consulted with officers and an attorney regarding trouble Ernest Paul and Alfred Bouwhuis sons' of Chris Bouwhuis brother-in-law of the elder Kap told of being asked to call peace officers If there was any necessity OTHERS TESTIFY Others who testified were Water-master Charles Thompson Sheriff- Oscar Lowder County Attorney Paul Thatcher John A Sneddon attorney who said he was consulted by Kap Sheriff Oallord Taylor who identified the guns allegedly used by Johnson Lieutenant A Hedman of the Salt Lake City police department who said the guns had been recently fired when examined by him and Dr Schelm and Dr Dumjce who established that Kap died as a result of wound In his chest --M- Rattlers Ride Trains Give Grew "Snakes" NAMPA Idaho July g(AP) Railway brakemen went back to their tasks today a little more reluctantly than because rattlers have taken to riding on the tops of trains One of the snakes rode into Nampa yesterday on a freight car Trainmen said it evidently had fallen from an embankment as the train passed it 4-4- BOON TO INSOMNIACS i NEW HAVEN conn July 0 Light sleepers hailed a new hero today in Lester Green gentleman farmer and inventor He announced the invention of a rubber coal chute i how much better we have on good clothes quality good -fit you you have Somehow or other more up to things more pride in going places and doing things We also know how much better we feel if we eat good food Notv about cigarettes One of the most fortunate things about cigarettes is that you can buy the very best at a low price 40 for 25c You just heat Chesterfield i for downright pleasure Somehow or other you just enjoy them more 1956 ticcerr tc Mmi Tobacco Co A.