The Daily Sentinel from Grand Junction, Colorado • 1

EW COLORADO CHIEF TAKES OFFICE EIGHT YESTERDAY'S PAGES CIRCULATION TODAY 87S1 Turn to Tour Sentinel for Happening of the Day Local, State, National and World Now. WEATHER Fair Tonight and Wodaeadajr, Utile Change In Temperature THE Ralph Carr Sworn In Today As Governor; Gives "Suggestions" To Legislators Regarding Laws daily Sentinel PL. XLVI GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARYS, 1939. NO. 52 HUNDREDS OF PERSONS CROWD INTO STATE HOUSE CORRIDORS Oath of Office Delivered to Accompaniment of Band Music and Gun Salute; Other State Officers Sit on Platform After Being Sworn in Following Reversal Of Procedure.

STATE NOT IN BAD SHAPE HE TELLS LEGISLATIVE BODIES Transfer of All Income Tax Funds to General Fund Is Proponed by New Governor in Message Today Also Outlines Program He Would Like to See Legislature Follow. Cut In DIMINUENDO I eliefV Wa By MERLIN MICKEL Denver, Jan. 10. (JP) Ralph L. Carr, 88-year-old curly-haired Republican, was Inaugurated aa Colorado's 18th chief executive today In a flag-decked and bunting-draped house of representatives chamber.

undsyv ceeded Burke as chief Justice, and Burke became associate Justice. In a reversal of procedure of past years, other officials were sworn today betore Carr took the oath. All received their oatha from Juatice Burke. First were the regenta-elect of the state university, E. R.

Camp Dressed In an oxford gray busi money, they either limit or coordinate their activltiea and eliminate duplications ot courses. Carr Informed tha legislature he would sponsor a broad scale program for simplifying the state government thru revision ot administrative functions, but tailed to apecity the degree to which hla program would follow recommendations ot the survey by the Grlf-tenhagen firm, which has conducted an axbaustlva survey of tha government. "Under existing laws, there are five governors Instead of one, and the official who beara the title ot governor la distinguished from the Denver, Jan. 10. VP) Gov.

Ralph L. Carr proposed today that Colorado transfer to Its general state fund all revenues from the state income tax as a major step toward balancing the budget and erasing threatened heavy deficlta. In his inaugural address before the 3 2d general assembly, the new governor asked 'also that the legislature transfer to tha general fund approximately fl, 100, 000 held In special cash funds of ear-tain state agencies, and give tha general fund alao 117 8,7 7 from the state's fire loss fund. Tha three stops, Carr aaeerted, should enable tha state to end the current fiscal year "with a small bell and Lawrence W. Cole.

They ness suit with a red carnation in hla buttonhole, Carr took th oath ot office from Justice Haslett P. were followed by Inet Johnson Burke. House Subcommittee Cuts $150,000,000 From President's Proposed Figure. Washington. Jan.

10. UP) A Hundreds of persons unable to get Into the crowded chamber Jammed the statehouse corridors on three floors to hear tha cere monies over loud speakers. Louse appropriation! subcommittee The governor took office with other four members ot the execu agreed today on a 1725,000,000 tive council tn his authority only appropriation to carry the WPA Turn to Page 8. Col. 4.

khiu June SO. The subcommittee lopped a plea to tne legislature, assembled in Joint session, to use tha state Income tax and cash fundi, and tha stat fir loss fund to cover threatened atate deficit, and flat opposition to any new nm.ooo from the $876,000,000 SIX STEPS TO President Roosevelt had asked. surplus" and also cover an estimated deficit of dollars tor tha 18 88-41 btennlum. Such ateps, ha told the legislators who had eagerly awaited his signal before starting their lawmaking tasks, ahould "Justify you In refusing to revive tha service tax which expires by its terms on June 10, 183." ml anfl The reduction still must be hp proved, however, by the full appro He recommended reorganlzatioi. priations committee, wmcn win Imx Thursday to consider the re of Colorado's state government and Indicated would seek true executive powers thru such legis lief measure.

Even as he was suggesting how Administration leaders at the nnitol. who had been prepared In lation. Rep. Marlon E. Strain (R- La Hvanee for the subcommittee's ac- to balance the state budget, Carr voiced his belief that "basically Colorado Is in an economically sound condition." mar), majority floor leader in the house, described the governor's address as a "peach," and aald ha Ition, showed no immediate dispo-nitinn to start a battle for restoration of i he cut.

He charged that "our plight has would prepare at once to Intro bean well advertised and people Whether they would make an at- I nt to brine the figure back up duce bill titles conforming to the governor's program In accordance with Carr'a recommendation thai work on legislation leading to its AID PENSION FUND ASKED New Governor Would First Have an Investigation of Pension Rolls. Denver, Jan. 10. (JP) Six atepa toward making possible full pension payments under Colorado's $46 a month old age pension amendment and tor lowering relief costs were proposed to the Sid general assembly today by Gov. Ralph L.

Carr. His recommendations and comments on pensons were: 1. Investigation of pension rolls to determine whether Ineligible persons are receiving payments. 1. A new law "making It a felony to secure such (pension) I to $S75, 000,000 when the bill finally reaches the house floor, was question unanswered.

RALPH CARR beyond tha borders of tha state have acquired a mistaken idea of the exact situation." Colorado "is not overburdened with debts when the wealth and resources of tha state are con fulfillment started Immediate- Chairman Taylor (D-Colo.) of Lewis, superintendent of public Instruction. lr I the appropriations committee said the relief measure probably would sidered," he continued. "Tha tax Next were Attorney General By I he laid before the house Friday. ron G. Rogers and the new state treasurer, Charles M.

Armstrong. load la not unduly heavy in comparison with the burdens borne by the taxpayers of many other lie hoped to obtain passage, he IxHirl. before the end of the week. To the accompaniment of band music and a aalvo of applause, Carr waa escorted by a Joint senate and bouse committee to an inaugural stand almoat hidden behind baskets of flowers. When ha had taken the oath the new governor'a son and daughter, Robert, 16, and Cyn states.

I There as a probability, however, that prolonged debate over relief "Our credit is good and our anticipation warranU have found a I policies and the administration snondina- nroifram might delay fi- good market because our Investors nal action until next week. Homer F. Bedford then took th oath as auditor of atate, and Georg E. Saunders was re-sworn aa aecretary of state. John C.

Vivian, new lieutenant governor, was then sworn, last to take the oath before It was administered to Carr. The departing lieutenant governor, Frank J. Hayes, turned th gavel over to Vivian, who present, ed the new governor. The committee acted behind Ma thru the temporary ctouas oi bur Immediate difficulty, "I call attention to these facts not to minimize tha ditllcuHles thia, 15, were escorted to the stand. The governor kissed his daughter roundly and shook closed doors.

money by fraudulent means. Ineligible are taking money that belongs to needy persons and working aa unfair hardship upon Tn a' brief bailee session today. lit' publicans assailed various new hands with Robert, while the and the problems watch conlront as, nor to Imply that the coat of Weal policies. the taxpayers." crowd applauded again. Representative Treadway (K- 1 Reduction of administrative Carr'a mother, Mrs.

Martha costs, which are "entirely out of opening Republican attack on the administration's re- Carr, and brother, Merle Carr, both of Denver, had seats near Iriprocal trade treaties, predicted the present minority party's mem- government ahouid not no reduced, bnt to dispel tha notion that Colorado Is "Thla Is not a bankrupt or decadent state." Carr suggested a legislative Investigation of tha state highway department but failed to express any of his own views on recant controversies centering, on that i slun would be strong enough in Il940 to repeal the program. Renresentatlve Crawford fR- I.Mlch.) followed with the assertion that "situation bordering on line insofar aa the ability of Colorado and Its counties to pay Is concerned, 4. A memorial to congreaa urging ateps which would "substantial awer administration, coata (la relief) and eventually return the work to local officials." S. A memorial to congreaa asking an Increase in the residence requirement in a state for old age pensioners. "Word comae that persons are moving Into Colorado from all directions," Carr aald.

"Many such newcomers have al Ifcgndal" had arisen in connection agency of tha state government. Ivith. the administration's sugar The activities of tne nignway department have been before tha I control and reciprocal trade treat-les. He quoted a news dispatch which Mid that Col. Fulgencio Ba- CAPITAL IS SPECULATING ON GARNER public and in the newspaper columns during the past two months to a degree which forcaa the con Itista, whom be called the little the rostrum.

Tha crowded chamber was breathless as Carr took the oath of office, but broke into cheers when he had finished. A base counter-melody came from a national guard artillery piece, firing tha governor's nine leen-gun salute before th cap-Itol. On the platform aa the governor made his address, with frequent interruptlona caused by applause, sat other stat officers who received their oath ot office today. On of them was a new Justice ot the state supreme court, Otto Bock, former Denver district Judge. Bock received th oath from Justice E.

V. Holland as Holland's last act before he retired from the court, and the crowd applauded whan tha retiring Justice gave his successor his black rob of PICTURE OF FINANCE FOR COMING YEAR Denver, Jan. 10. (JP) Her I th picture of Colorado's stat financial ait tuition laid before th 3 2d general assembly today by Gov. Ralph L.

Carr: Estimated cash fund deficit by July 1, 1939 (first and second claaa appropriation only) 8 1 Recommended sources of new revenue: Cash fund transfers 81,500,008. Flr loss fund transfer Total 81.778,787. Amount Carr will attempt to trim from estimated expenditures for current fiscal year 8100,000. 1 dictator" of Cuba, had announced mi Nov. 29 that he had reached an ready been hero tor good por clusion that wo ahould know more of the operation and conduct of that most Important department ot our state government.

I agreement with the American state FRANKFURTER APPROVED BY SENATE GROUP Approval Follows Hear- ings Held This Morning During Which Judge Was Hit. Washington, Jan. 10. (JP) A senate subcommittee approved unanimously to dav President Roosevelt's noml- I department for a reduction from '0 to 70 cents In the duty on Cu- "I suggest a legislative Investi gation ot tha charges which have sugar. That, he said, was De-Turn to Page 8, Col.

8. been made by those who should be tion of the time required and within a few years tha lists will undoubtedly be greatly Increased by the immigration of the aged from other states." 8. More "vigorous and effective collection" ot aalaa taxes and other revenues for the pension fund. How Long He and the Middle of the Roaders Can Keep Whip Hand Is Question. By W.

B. RAGSDALE Washington. Jan. 10. (P.

How In a position to know whereof they speak, to the end that the entire GREAT RAIL ORDER GOES TO PUEBLO Denver, Jan. 10. (JP) The Colorado Fuel and Iron corporation will share in a order of steel rails announced in Omaha by President W. M. Jeffers of the Union Pacific railroad today.

W. A. Maxwell, vice president of the steel company, aald it u. bajsn uwaj-ded 44 per cent of "the order, "which? will iticlude about 32,000 gross tons of rails and 1,900 tons of 4tktkmMh 'I nil.i iiift liliii MM Increased operations will begin at the C. F.

I. plant at Pueblo as soon aa details of the purchase are worked out, Maxwell said. "BIG NOISE" situation may bo clarified, and If evils exist, that they may be re IS MYSTERY long Vice President Garner and lila lion1 rxf mifll O-f nn ra medied immediately." The new governor made plain Ex-Xhiwlct Is waMert Prim Jw mktee that? s. oats can keep the congressional' Demo-" wgfnius, New York, Jan. 10.

(P) The casa of the big noise" a recur executive, ho should have real executive powers. crats marching In step Is becoming a question of increasing inter. rent rumbing from the skies that In addition proooaod gsterau. Murdered, Then Badly Mutilated the I marted hundreds of ftatDUsif rear1' Holland administered the oath to Justice Bock at the request of Chief Jno Haatett Bum, who himself received th oath a moment later from -Justice Benjamin C. Hllllard.

Hllllard at that moment suc Thus far, they have put up a good show of Dartv unity, in spite dents left Brooklyn police with an unsolved mystery today. attorney general. The nomination now gees to th full Judiciary commlttw, which is expected to act In the next week or so. Chairman Logan (D-Ky) of the subcommittee said none of the members had demanded hearings on Murphy's nomination, but wished Instead to endorse It at once. of caustic mutterings by some of those in each of the two party fac Still remembering the Orson Welles Martian broadcast, the cessful.

cash fund would end fiscal year June 30 with balance of Estimated cumulative deficit by June 30, 1941. if present fiscal year ends without deficit Possible 1939-1941 income tax revenues (estimated on basis 1938 collections) 87,712.459.80. Loas to general fund It service tax la not reenacted 81.400,000. Possible surplus in general fund at end of blennlum, 850,577.80. tions.

This show of hand-holding has taken them thru the opening of congress, thru a welter of ap-. steps Intended to bring nearer his goal of full payments to Colo-, rado old age pensioners under the 841 pension amendment. Altho he avoided suggesting any new taxes or other state financing for pensions, Carr flatly reminded his listeners that "at tha hut election, the voters announced their adherence to the principle of the amendment by a definite majority in favor of Its continu Hrooklynltes crowded into streets and listened to the strange roaring emerging from a cloudy sky pointinents which rankled some Pittsburgh, Jan. 10. (jf)ln a muddy ditch along an abandoned roadway, Sam Molllse.

4-year-old ex-convict, waa found slain today with 14 stab wounds In the shape of a heart on hla cheat. Th victim also had bean shot twlc in the head and one in tha heart. Polic called it a gang murder. Records at Western peni- at irregular Intervals from 10:46 Dismal Picture Washington, Jan. 10.

(JP) A ludiclarv subcommittee, conservatives, and up to tne spot where tbey are confronted by deep problems of national policy. The site of an emergeucy relief fund is the first Issue to bring nut differences of opinion. Id demonstrating marked Impatience Of Europe Given Washington, Jan. 10. (JP) a.

with aome witnaases, neara on-iecttons today to the nomination "it tha pan- he added, Then 11:30 o'clock last night Scores phoned police, and squad cars cruised about checking reports of explosions and earth- nuakea. Mystified, the police reported to headquarters that the sound apparently had been confined to a relatively quiet residential area of Felix Frankfurter for the su sion is paid, the people cannot ten tlary showed Molllse had been complain no matter bow heavy the sentenced to serve 18 to 80 years spending, in national defense, in Members of the house and senate preme court of the United states. eight years ago for extortion and Witnesses before' the commit military committees said today they had received a "dismal" pic tee were George B. Sullivan, burden may prove to be. Carr notified the aaaembly and the state ha would offer unqualified opposition to proposed mill and that they had Investigated ture of European affairs in a se Organization of Board Delayed The reorganisation ot the board of county commissioners following the retirement ot Howard Lambeth and the awearlng tn of W.

F. Perkins aa his successor, has been postponed until tomorrow morning, due to the abaence from the city this afternoon of Grady Puett, member and chairman ot the board. Mr. Puett I In Collbran, attending the funeral ot a nephew who met accidental death a few days ago. It waa necessary that ha leave the city at noon; so sessions of th board were delayed nntll Wednesday morning.

With th reorganisation of th board tomorrow morning, it ta probable that a chairman will be elected and the several county appointments made. Washington attorney; Collls O. Redd, who said be represented tha "Constitutional Crusaders ot America." and Wade H. Coopor, levy tax boosts for state education and discarded rumors that It had lieen caused by: (A) A roller skating rink; (B) al Institutions, and would demana that, instead of ralaing more Washington banker-attorney. i earthnuahe: E) a windstorm, Three Brothers Plead Guilty in Coster Scandal Near York, Jan.

10. (JP) The three brothers of the late F. Donald Coster-Muslca, who was president ot McKesson and Robblns, pleaded guflty In federal court today to charges of violating the aecuritles act ot 1934. Thta involved the filing of false financial statements with the securities and exchange commission and the New York stock exchange. In a packed hearing room, the the farm program, or a half do.en other items, they may find the powder that will shatter all appearance of party harmony.

The constant efforts of Republicans to provoke a Democratic uprising are a factor not to be disregarded. That the Democrats have clung together this long is credited by many congressmen primarily to the operations of the vice president, a plain spoken Texan with homely habits and amailng lack of most of the requirements for political power. For the vice president has only Turn to Page 8, Col. 7 witnaases outlined objections ta Frankfurter amid critical ques cret conference today with two oi America's top flight diplomats. The committeemen, In Joint sea slon, heard Joseph P.

Kennedy, ambassador to England, and William C. Bullitt, ambassador to France, survey the whole foreign field. One legislator said the diplomats nlade no recommendations for bolstering American defenses, but merely described "an utterl) chaotic condition" in Europe. robbery, and that he waa on parole. His bullet riddled and slashed body was found along aa old road known aa the "shades ot death," where legend haa It robbers ones ambushed a stage coach and killed all the paaaengers.

The killing occurred within earshot of a late retiring farmer, Italo Slcher, 40. He told Detectives Michael Ford and Joaeph Robinson he heard a car driving up, sounds ot a scuffle and then some one crying out: "Plena don't kill me please don't." Shots rang out, and then something was tossed from tha automobile. The car sped away. an airplane; (E) a flndstorm; IP) an amateur radio operator; a lion in the Brooklyn Prospect Park Zoo; (H) a tidal wave; (1) the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sclentis'ta at Fordham university said no earth shock or explosion had registered on the seismograph there.

The weather bureau "aid there had been no thunder. Appointments Announced I tioning by committee members. Dean G. Acbeson, attorney serving afcounse! for Frankfurter, carefully took notes of tha testimony, but said be would make no statement unless asked by the committee. Frankfurter, liberal Harvard law profeaaor and new deal advlf-er, will succeed the lata Justice Benjamin N.

Cardoso if his nomination is confirmed by the son-ate. Sullivan ssld he was testifying as "an American cltlien and an active practicing attorney." He aid he objected to the nomination because Frankfurter was alien born. (Frankfurter was born in Vi At the morgue, Deputy Coroner Mesa County's Official Family Is Changed In Several Cases Today Donald Connors examined the a a Th body and reported the Strang. fS. KCCSC Oil State OOarCl heart pattern made by the stab AVAA Oe 1WVOV VTXX ttt IV.

XSVJCILKX wounds which he described as CHAMBERLAIN LEAVES FOR ROME VISIT London, Jan. 10. (JP) Prime Minister Chamberlain, alarmed by reports of a new Intensive Italian-German campaign for domination ot the western Mediterranean, left for Rome today to discover the 1818 alms of th Rome-Be rl In-Tokyo triangle. Chamberlain goes to Rome apparently believing that Adolf Hitler intends to Incrtha Mussolini's "nuisance value" In the Mediterranean. Deapit th Anglo-Italian agreement In which Italy disclaimed any Intention of trying 40 change the Mediterranean status que, informed quarters in London are convinced Germany and Italy Intend to establish permanent air and naval bases in the Balearic Islands.

Once this Is done, British and French military experts admit, the whole allied strstegy In a major European land war would have to bo altered. 1 been named deputy clerk succeeding Miss Anna Dunston, who has Mesa county's official family changed somewhat today, aa a result nf th wen or ill publican majority in the house and agreed to replace 11 Democrats originally given committee assignments with 11 Republicans and one Democrat. After the senate committee an- election In NnnmluT The ohanffH 'by mm one. enna 56 years ago). ry hUnce4y rth changes.

Speaker made at this time, Mr. Pond stated. All of the old clerks will remain in the office for some time to familiarise the new employes with their new duties. formerly deputy county assessor, succeeded Jim ShulU In that office. Mr.

Ellington announced the appointment of O. E. Jaynes as dep. uty assessor. Earnest Vsughan, Everett Holmes and Ray Freeman tact but few new -faces will ne having been made with a narrow blade, probably a large penknife.

Molllse two sons, Frank, 10, and James, 19. identified him. Neither could shed any light on their father's death. Jam told' detectlvoa a leaf saw hla father about dinner time when left to buy clgarets. Mrs.

Minn! Mollis, th boys' mother, ssld her husband left to accompany a friend In an automobile. County Detective A. T. Loreh Denver. Jan.

10. (JP) Tha out going Democratic governor and the newly ascendant house Republicans each counted one victory as the Had general aaaembly met to. day. Th raUrtng Bmomtit governor. Teller Amnions, scored for his party when th senate 1st yesterday approved, over loud Republican objection, hi appointment of four members to th stat board of agriculture.

Th Republican victory came when the committee on commit. He said the nominee aiso Turn to Page 8, Col. 8. been transferred to tne position of chief clerk in the olce. Wal-taratout Jr.fhp baa been In the county assessor's goes to the county clerk's office in charge of the auto license department succeeding E.

W. Austin and Ru-fus Hlrons 4akes charge of tht driver's license department succeeding Mr. Libby. Marguerite Brown, employed aa a clerk In the office, remains in that capacity. It was announced by Mr.

Pond this morning. No further changes wHl be wn In the several county offices. A number of transfers from one "Mice to tanother accompany the h'nge. The oath of office for the ng two years was taken dur- the day by those elected to 'erve. rlssa Pond named county William E.

HlgDy (R-Monument) said he would announce house committees shortly. The senate approved the op- -polntments to tfie agriculture board after Sen. Wayne H. Aspl-nall (D-Pallsade), one of the four named by Ammons, withdrew in accordance with an 1 opinion by Turn to Pag 8, Coi. said: JIACK BEXNY INDICTED New York, Jan.

10. (fp lack Benny, radio comedian, was indicted today by a federal grand Jury oh chatges of transportation, possession and smuggling of worth of Jewelry. think it's rang murder. as clerks. Walter Stout, who has been In this office goes to the office of the county clerk, and Everett Turn to Page I.

Col. 7. but don't know vet what the tees la the Democratic senate 'I'iK fHcr-MHin. Jordan. motive waa." bowed to pressor from th Re uunced this morning that For-U Tllton of Palisade bad.