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2 I 1 Thursday Evening Fv SALT LAKE TELEGRAM March 31 31 1949 Truman Takes Issue on Cut Cui for ECA WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 31 UP President Truman Thursday opposed op posed senate efforts to cut foreign recovery funds He also took exception to arguments argu- mentsments by some senators that a tatax increase would point the country toward depression In response to questions at a news conference conferences Mr Truman 1 Said that a 10 cut in ththe economic recovery funds proposed I by Sense Sans Robert Taft CR R. 0 O. and I 1 Richard Russell D. Ga was wa wrong and that the appropriation I should not be cut at all 2 Described Sen Walter George D. Ga senate finance committee committee commit committee chairman as all wrong in saying saying saying say saying that a tax increase would get et this country into a A.

depression Mr Ir Truman said deficit operation of the government would be much more dangerous than a tax in Inin- in crease Defense Addition 3 Said an additional defense appropriation ap ape appropriation ap- ap of is not necessary Chairman Carl Vinson of the house armed services committee committee comcorn ur urged ed the increase Wednes Wednesday Mr Vinson said the president had cut the military budget too I much 4 Rejected all suggestions that his program has been shelved He said it is as necessary now as when he asked for it in January Mr Truman to the contrary members of congress by a big majority majority ma mama- jority appear inclined to let the program drop Mr Truman did not voice his criticism of various members of congress on his own 11 but did so in each case in response to a ques question No Cut in ECA CA A Mr Ir Truman said there should be no cut at all in EGA A The president went on to say that the request was worked out on thebasis of the bestinformation available That amount he said is necessary to successful operation of the European recovery program As for taxes the president said the greatest danger as far as a depression is concerned would be deficit operation of the govern government The way it should bedone the president said would be to raise sufficient funds by taxesto cover federal expenses Hit Realty Lobby Mr Truman's third target of the day was the proposal by Rep Vinson to add to the defense budget The president said that if thisadditional money had been neededhe would have asked forit when he sent his budget to congreSs congress in January Mr Truman took another swing svIng at one of his favorite punching bags the bags thereal eal estate lobby He said he got a winded long telegram telegram telegram tele telegram this morning fromthe real estate lobby giving him what for for signing the new rent rent control control control con con- law After reading the telegram telegram tele telegram the president said he was convinced that the measure must be a good bill 2 DIE DE Continued from Page One Onen in aircraft factories there prior to his entering the armed forces He served in the air corps and since his discharge had been employed employed employed em em- asan electrician at Geneva Steel Co Survivors ors are three sisters sisters sisters sis sis- sis sis- Mrs Mildred Barker and Mrs rs Robert E. Green both of Provo and Mrs Evelyn Mathewson Mathew- Mathew son Los Angeles Ang Spanish Fork Woman Dies in Truck Mishap Telegram State Service SPANISH FORK March 31 Thrown from a careening up pick truck Mrs Betty Jean an Hansen Evans 22 Spanish Fork was killed early Thursday morning when ththe machine in which she was riding went out of control on highway 6 between Eure Eureka a Juab county and Sa Santaquin Utah coun county Cause of death was attributed to a broken neck Twp Two oth other occupants of the truck were injured buthut both were reported in fair condition inPay- son Payson Pay Payi son hospital later Thursday Robert Rober Martain 20 driver of the vehicle suffered multiple lacerations about the head and body a possible fractured fractured frac frac- tur leg and undetermined other injuries s. Mrs Donna Hatch Bell Ben 23 Spanish Fork also received multiple lacerations a fractured jaw possible skull fracture and other undetermined injuries I Investigating ti gat i officers Lt Charles Allred state highway patrol patrol pa patrol pa- pa Ju Juab Jub County Sheriff John Bowden Eureka a and Charles Eden Eureka police officer re re re- ported that tt lt the truck was proceeding proceeding pro pro- eastst out of Eureka apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap at a high rate of speed at about 3 3 am a.m. when it got out of control at the highway 6 and Dividend road fork and rolled feet down the strip of ground di dividing di- di viding the two highways before coming to rest Mrs Evans sitting next to the right window in the cab of the machine was thrown out when her door was torn loose Betty Betly JeanJenn Hansen Evans was born July 25 1926 at Spanish Fork a daughter of Eldon and Ruby Ludlow Hansen The family movedto Pioche Nev where she received her education She was was wa married to James Evans Sept 30 1941 in Las Vegas Nev Net They were ere later di di- di Survivors in addition to her parents of Spanish Fork include a son Eldon J. Evans Spanish Fork one sister LuDeane Bjarnson Bjarn- Bjarn son Salt Lake City a brother Jerry E.

Hansen Spanish Fork and a grandfather T. E. Ludlow Benjamin Utah county fIt aA A Date With I 1 SUGAR I April 1 I Make a Date r. 7 97 1 I I i 4 4 fl 11 IJ if l- l- 1 A 7 I- i I- I i v- I I I 1 O-'S la l- aFOR 4 FOR ib GRADUATES TESI i I tf 0 3 Guaranteed for One Year 8 Waterproof type Thin Case it Unbreakable 17 reaa Crystal ry FOR BUSINESS MEN Handsome magnetic Non Case I j. RV i i- Her Heres Here's 's a handsome rugged time time piece piece 1 9 x- xV Vit you'll be proud to wear anytime any it 4 v.

place And what a real earth down ii w- w- FOR SPORTSMEN Wt value You can depend upon this watch I i for complete accuracy Dont Don't delay UV they'll go fast Vo Autv Ati ORDER BY MAIL MAlL ir PAY 2 2 DOWN JEWELRY CO VJ Corner Main Moan andond Broadway SoilSail laketoke CityCily to to- 0 a 1 25 A Week I Enclosed i ii i for watch plus 10 Fed laxlox andond and 2 state tax I agree to pay pay- I I per pcr month on balance Name am e. I V- Address 4 and Stole Sd Strike Looms Looms' For S. L. Painters Strike of to Salt SaIL Lake painters Friday appeared to be In in- in evitable The situation Thursday was completely deadlocked as far as the Salt Lake Lako chapter Painting and Decorating Contractors of America were concerned Gunther secretary of the group said absolutely no wage increase can be granted While J. R.

Wilson Vilson president of Painters' Painters union local No 77 had no comment he did say the situation remained unchanged A A. regular weekly meeting of the local ocal is scheduled Thursday night at theLabor temple 2nd East But Mr Wilson said no special consideration would be given the strike Thedie apparently al already already already al- al ready has been cast in favor of a walkout from what could be learned earned Mr said the union umon asked for a an hour increase in February and subsequently scaled down the demand to 12 c- anan hour Mr tr reported The contractors have taken the position that with the shrinking building dollar no wage age increase whatever can be granted They say living costs also arcare scheduled to go down 15 Present wage rate is an hour Mr said that the walkout walkout walk- walk out ut probably would cause suspension suspen- sionsion ion of most of the painting and redecorating redecorating- work in the city although although al although al- al though a the painters inn the area do not belong to the union I RACE RESULTS Continued from Page One THIRD RACEHACE 1 FURLONGS 4 l' III Hit lilt PhillippI 23 2310 10 11 1180 SO Bluelue Rose Gonzales 10 1000 00 5 SO Georce Crump Buxton Time 53 5 5 35 new ne track record Her Gift Mels Mel's Bell BelU aLes C. C. PowellsPowell's Out Lucky Dog Dob Nehalem also ran Ot Oft Off at 3 09 aG aGo M. r.

Crump entry FOURTHRACE 6 FURLONGS Jacolee Nelson 1350 4 10 Bunchberry Cook 90 3 SO Petition Smith 12 1280 SO Time 1114 Four Hundred Bolo Bob Runaway By Me Daddy Dadd Joe Arrested Grey Beard et propelled Flasher Fluher also alo ran Oft If at 3 rIFT Junr II RACERACK 7 7 FURLONGS St t. Abe 9 60 90 3 40 Cherish herish Cook DO 4 30 Allgaier 6 20 Time TimeS 1 1 3 2 WISe Wire Mahmoud War ar Ruler uler Our Louise Loule Cinder King Danny 1 J. Sudden Scare also ran faQ OU Cu ff at 4 4 12 SIXTH RACE 1 16 1 MILES nES Back ack Talk Nelson S. 3 20 Anecdote Stewart 7 0 Happy lappy Smith 2 50 Time 1 44 Snow Whirl also ran Of Off at AT BOWIE FIRST RACE 6 FURLONGS GS Good Pick BastleBasile 4 20 3 00 Marie Egret Egrel Moran loran 340 Mora 7 20 Time 1 16 2 5 Loving Lo Robert One Loch Budding BuddinaBerr Berry trolling Strolling Moon Snow HillHili Anti Anti- bones ones also ran OfOff at 2 2 0 SECOND COD RACE RAO i 6 FURLONGS Ace ce Skipper 4 10 Hawkwood Aress Mess 14 1420 20 Late Lale Ship Shaw 1140 40 Time 1 1515 15 1 15 Indian Star 5 1 J. Lynch Lord HalranHairanParamount Binge also ran an Of Oft Off at 2 34 THIRD RACE MILK LI Leonidoff Hanford Beloved Miss Mora Ulora 1100 5 00 Abbe May Kirk 0 Time 50 Blossom Bar Salvan also Iso ran OffOft at al 3 05 Klee Klu entry FOURTH RACE I 6 FURLO- FURLO FURLONGS GS Rex lex Romanus Downs 1240 Layaway Emer Emery Easy Homer Bauer 380 Time 1151 5 1 Cedar Creek Gay Rocket Hand In Glove Clon Red Tag also ran OlOff Cu at FIFTH RACE R.

6 FURLONGS Second cond Son Civitello Basile 3 60 Kirkrk Time 1 14 14 Radiate II aBad Light ht Fanc Fancy Answer Anser Cherry Soda also ran Ot Off at Mlles entry SIXTH RACYRACE MILE JLE AND ASU 70 0 YARDS lAUDS Quickset Johnson Johnron On thetho River Claggett 60 The Barber Buber Sisto Time I 1 5 1463 46 3 GoldenColden Thorn Navalflaval Base Brown Fox also ran Off OU atnt 4 31 N. Barrister to Marry Forever Amber Author NEW YORK March 31 21 Ri- Ri Arnold Krakower 33 year old Manhattan attorney said Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thursday he would marry Kathleen Forever Amer Winsor within a week Krakower said he first met Miss Winsor last year when he represented represented represented her herin in working out a property property property prop property settlement in her in-her her divorce from band leader Artie ArUe Sh Shaw w. A. A 4 v. it i 5 4 4 1 1 I 1 1 Photo Confessed Idaho Poison Slayer Mrs Lottie ottle A above has lias confessed poisoning poIsoning- her husband by administering a dose of st strychnine on a sandwich Arrested In Salt Lake Cit City she was Mas taken to CaldwellCaidwell Ida where she he he Is facing a first degree murder charge Ill III treatment was ns given as the motive Confessed Poison Killer Reveals Tale of Abuse VELL CALD Ida March 31 OT lP JP Mrs Lottie Ashdown has signed along statement declaring she had been treated like a dog by her latehusband Sheriff Ray Luekenga said Thursday Mrs Ashdown is facing a first degree murder charge in the death of herhusband VivianAshdown from strychnine poisoning She cried out I did it while the complaint was being read at her arraignment before Justice Justice- of Df the Peace H.

E. Bradley of Nampa tampa Wednesday The preliminary preliminary prelim preliminary mary hearing was set for April 11 Luekenga said Mrs Ashdown hasconfessed to sprinkling strychnine strychnine strychnine nine on her husbands husband's hamburger the evening of ot March 21 just 21 just two days after they remarried Scars on Hands The sheriffsaid Mrs Ashdown had shown Canyon county officials officials officials large scars on herhands which she said were caused when Ashdown beat her Mrs Ashdown's statement said her husband had threatened her life several times In discussing a possible motive for the slaying Luekenga said there is property involved in the case He explained that after the had been divorced di Ashdown Ashdown Ash- Ash down had custody of the three children and SO 80 acres of land about seven miles southwest of Home- Home dale Luekenga eke a explained that hat throughremarriage Mrs Ashdown had regained reg legal custody of the three girls aged 16 13 and 11 and a share of the property However However However How However Deputy Sheriff Frank Orr of Owyhee county said Ashdown was not considered wealthy Autopsy Requested Luekenga said an 0 Owyhee county resident whom he would not name became suspicious after Ashdown's death and requested an autopsy Hisdeath earlier hadbeen listed as due to a heart attack suffered while his wife was driving driving driv- inging him home in their automobile She had said he had been drinking hea heavily vily at the time After an a aut autopsy 0 revealed strychnine in Ashdown's stomach Caldwell and Nampa city police checked all near near-by drug stores for thesale of strychnine Luekenga Luekenga Luekenga Lue Luekenga said A CaldwellCaidwell druggist identified a A. picture of Mrs Ashdown Ashdown Ashdown Ash- Ash down as the person to whom he had sold strychnine on March 12 Used Assumed Name The sheriff said Mrs Ashdown had had- told him she had purchased the poison under the name of Mrs Jack Brown Thesheriff said Mrs Ashdown carried a liquor permit permit- ss signed Elizabeth Lacy He said i it obviously is a phony Canyon county officials then Ulen went to Salt SaIL Lake City two days ago where here they intercepted Mrs Ashdown on her return from Cedar City Utah where she had gone for her husbands husband's funeral The stocky 5 foot 3 inch woman is being defended by Frank Meek one of the chief prosecutors in the famed Homma war crimes trial in the Philippines RACE SELECTIONS By United Press AT JAMAICA 1 Invitation Imitation Fleet Command Glor Glory Song 2 August Folly la Mayme me Kling 3 A Ascona cona 4 Plea Please Do Sunny Sunny- val vale ale C. 5 6 Red Master Mas Master Mind 6 My Request Royal Roal Governor ove i-n 0 r. 7 Challenge Like Liberty Libert Road Myrmidon 1 8 Raking SnSa Sason son on Ro Rose Canyon One best Please best Please Do AT BOWIE OVIE 1 Encased Little Little- Captain Blunt 2 Little Gaucho Radio Gunner Image of Love 3 Jimmie Milkman Quick News 4 Thin Dime Composer Pic- Pic tori tone c.

5 Rodman Keenon SplitSpilt tJ the Wind 6 First Citizen Ill I'll Be ClinchChuck alot 7 Comely Babe Ga Gay Wildy Lilac Lady 8 8 Sea Crest As As- One best Little best Little Gaucho TIMMY I IT WAS THE THELAST BASES BAES LOADED I TWO LAST HALF OUTAND WE WERE OF THE BEHIND BV BY THREE RUNS RUNS- NINTH ll I I CAME TO BAT- BAT SMACK I HIT THE GEE HANKY HANKY- I I VERY FIRST BALL RIGHT I I i THE FAIRY OVER THE FENCE 1 ii BOOK ARENT AREN'T y- AS GOODAS THE ONES DADDY C- MAKES UP Suspects Held In hi Si i Tease Continued from Page One Oneto Oneto One- toto be exhibited while McHarg I I was charged with being the owner owner of four slot machines CaryGary was listed in the complaint comcorn plaint as contracting for and exhibiting exhibiting ex nude women Allegedly he ho represented the legion hallhail in contracting for the strip tease exhibition Confiscation of the gambling equipment at the Moose lodge was the Ule first since recent reorganization reorganization of thethc squad None of the slot machines were in use officers said Extra patrol cars cut off the American Legion ion hallhail as squad officers of of- entered the building Although Although Although Al Although no arrests were made names of participants were taken by police The tease strip affair was waR in progress as the officers entered Capt Haight said a third woman whose act constituted only a semi- semi tease will not be arrested Earlier in the evening Capt Haight visited the legion hallhail in what he termed a routine checkup checkup checkup check checkup of private clubs to check on possible use of gambling devices deviNs Seized at the Moose lodge were three fie machines a lOc machine and a machine Two which pay winners from 1 to 25 a Sc which pays 1 and a tab-and- tab spindle chance game paying from I to 5 also were seized Had Been Ben in Lodge Fred J. Bock governor Salt SaIL Lake lodge No 2511 Loyal Order of Moose said Thursday the gambling gambling gam gambling equipment had not nol been in- the in- the in the lodge Tuesday when he left left- on left- on left- onon a business trip to Pocatello Mr Bock said he returned from Pocatello Wednesday evening after the devices had been seized He said he learned of the incident from lodge members Routine vis visits i I its were made Wednesday to the Alta club E. South Temple University club E. South Temple Elks lodge E. South Temple and the Aviation Club of Utah GlO E.

South Temple Stamp Out Vice Tice Capt Haight said the visits were indicative of nothing more than that the anti vice squad will continue continue continue con con- to make visits to all nIl clubs in an effort to stamp out vice He saidsald he would consult Thursday Thursday Thurs Thursday with the Salt Lake City attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at attorney's office to determine further further fur fur- thertiler action regarding the seizure at the Moose lodge e. It was on March 26 19181948 that several slot machines were seized following a raid by the former vice squad on a party at American Legion post No 83 I I Short I Black Out Oul- ii Midtown S. L. Short circuits in two Utah Power and Light Co underground cables cut off newspaper presses and plunged midtown Salt Lake City into darkness for about 90 00 minutes beginning at am a.m. I Thursday Cause of the short circuit was mechanical failure in the cables each of which carries volts from the Jordan steam plant at 16 S.

Glendale St. St company officials a announced aced Although a Salt Lake City water main in the Jordan yard coincidentally burst at about abou the same time of the power shortage the tile water wafer did not not- cause the power failure they further announced The area affected was bounded by North Temple South State and Vest West Temple As was carried on the affected area extended to South and west to the airport Uninterrupted service was re reported reported reported re- re ported at am a.m. by company officials after the circuit break was discovered in a manhole In- I in in- the in- thethe Jordan switch I I yard Also affected by the power cut cut- of off were the Associated Pr United Press and Internal News Service The news items were repeated i service was van restored I The power shortage did no not feet WesternVestern Union nor the 11 tam tarn tain States Telephone and i graph Co as those have emergency units for suc such I officials of the two to i panics reported As no radio stations re reopen reopen re open on a hour 24 basis In Lake City they also were af affected The power shortage could have occurred in another i weeks company officials said that time work should be on a conduit carrying tl tJ cables each capable of carr cal carry carry- volts they said i I 1 Tacoma Times Closes I Due to Increasing Cc Cof I TACOMA Wash March 31 The The Tacoma Times Thursday that it was perman suspending suspending- publication after in the years Tacoma news field because of continually creasing cost of operations George R. gen manager manag-er said the were vere notified 1 their services were being tei te after the last issue of ot newspaper rolled from the pr pre tet Thursday.