The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1925, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT CONVERSE FOR REVISION OF N.D. ROAD LAW St te Tax Comm Speaking in Devils Lake, Outlines His Ideas 1 U.S. S y MANY CHANGES URGED | Weuld Abolish Most of Coun-| | ty Road Tax; Different =| Basis Vehicle Ta Devils Lake, N. D., Jan Cc. C. Converse, e tax commissioner, in an address to the North Dakota county commissione: day strongly urged a complete revi- | ociation to- sion of existing road tax laws so as to place the burden of maintenance and building of roads upon the auto- mobile owner, the chief user of the stimated that $2,911,000 is an- pent upon highways in North at the present time. “Two and a half million dollars to be ex- pended upon our primary roads would not be a marked reduction but no one would have cause to complain ys long as all or nearly all of the money expended on the roads is contributed by the users of automo- bil Here is what Mr. Converse urged: Abolition of. the county toad tax; except for levy of about half a mill for bridge purpo: Second, the levying of a gasoline tax at two cents per gallon; Third, increase the revenue from the automobile registration tax by basing the amount of tax upon the gross weight of the vehicle; Fourth, expenditure or funds thus contributed by automobile users up- on primary highways under an ar- rangement contemplating cooperation of county commissioners with the state highway commission; Fifth, the taxation of all motor vehicles under direct property tax on same basis of all other property is taxed for purpose of supporting schools; Sixth, a separate schedule of reg- istration fees for motor buss Seventh, a reduction of township Present Method Obsolete Converse classes as obsolete Mr. the present method of fixing license fees on various kinds of cars which are based partly on original cost and | partially on horsepower. Some mo- tor busses, he says, are rated at the same horsepower as low priced light cars. The motor busses create far greater havoc with the roads than ever farmers trucks of the same weight, he adds, for in wet weather the farmer’s truck is idle + while the motor busses operate in all kinds of weather, ripping up roads in wet weather. And that, he says is why the motor busses should be placed in a special classification for a higher registration fee. Mr. Converse, further in his talk on the subject of motor busses calls attention to the fact that the rail- roads estimate 13 percent of the gross operating costs go to the maintenance of road beds. “The as- sessment of railroad property is so high that if we were to assess mo- tor busses at their original cost . without depreciation, their assess- ment would be no higher than the assessment which been placed upon the property of railroad com- panies in this state year after year. There would still remain the great difference between the two classes of common carriers, that the rail- roads have to maintain their own road bed while the road bed for the motor busses is maintained out of public treasuries. * * * so that i motor bus companies paid in regis- tration and gasoline taxes 13 percent of their gross receipts in addition to paying general property taxes there would then be a substantial equality of treatment 4s (between railroad companies and motor bus companies. I do not mean, of course, to imply that they should be taxed anywhere near 13 percent of gross earnings.” Gas Tax Yield Mr. Converse estimated that . the two cent gasoline tax would yietd $1,000,000 per year; the readjusted registration fee would yield $1,000,- 000 while the half mill levy of coun- ty commissioners would yield $500,- 000, This system summarized would transfer from the general fund to the highway fund the present one cent per gallon gasoline tax yield, this to be replaced by personal property taxes against machines, would decrease township road tax- es, decrease county road taxes and the bulk of the burden be placed on the automobile user, according to the damage he wreaked on roads. Crabbe Heads _ Livestock Men has annual meetings of the North Dako- ta Livestock Breeders’ association, Duroc Breeders’ association and Shorthorn _Breekers’ sociation, closed here last night with a ban. as Sam Crabbe of Fargo, was re- i of the Livestock Breeders’ association at the business session this afternoon. Devils Lake was selected as the meeting place for 1926 and the Live- stock Bkeeders went on record urg- ing that all breeders’ organizations of the state arrange to hold their meetings at the same place and on the same days, the date to be set later. Other Officers stock Breeders are B. W. Ayler of Mayville, ‘first vice president; John Harris of Park River, second vice president; George J. Baker of Fargo, secretary-treasurer.’ re A, H. White 7 oi prec inbtets had great difficulty in r Grand Forks,.N. D., Jan, 22,—The! lected by the Live- In the upper photo is shown the Mass., Where she went aground. aid. In the photo below is their of gi nt wa ging the “SUPER-SENATE” R. A. Nestos and Governor Sorlie Are Impersonated — Senators and State Officials Are Named Pages and Run Errands For the Employes During Session State officials from Governor Sor- lie down and members of the legis- lature, were grilled at the session of the “Super-Senate” composed of ative employees and newspaper men held Wednesd: the house chamber. Each ‘official impersonated y afternoon in or legislator, \was member of the the officials themselves were relegated to the position of pages andclerks, “Artie Sorlie” of Grand Forks being chief page. The election of Lieutenant Gover- nor Walter Maddock (Steve Ter- by a “Super-Senate” and horst) as president of the Super- Senate was formally announced fol- lowing which the “incoming and re- tiring governors” delivered their messages. Ex-Governor Nestos (H. Young) was made to call attention to the manner in which he had spread the fame of North Dakota far and near and to bewail the fact that lack of public funds had prevented him from traveling in Europe for state boosting purposes. He recommended the abolishment of the attorney gen- eral’s department saying that the state was now so dry, and the pro- hibition law so thoroughly enforced that it was not needed. } Governor Sorlie’s message (C. F. Verry) dealt with the future. It declared that the new governor was a business man and that he had sold himself to the voters of North Da- kota, The voters were congratula- ted for their good sense in their se- Hlection of a governor, and it was urged that economy should be thrown to the winds, all deserving politicians be given state jobs. Committees Selected Committee chairmanships were an- nounced by the president. Rep. |John Halcrow was named as chair- man of the committee on intemper- ance, while the heads of other com- mittees were as follows: The committee of the ‘“Super- Senate” included: Taxis and Tgxi- meters, Bobbed Hair and Powder Puffs; Tips and Tipsters; Poultry; Bunk and Banking; Confiscation. Senator Murphy (Mrs. Ethel Cool- | ey) was named president pro tem. Her impersonation of Senator Mur- phy was one of the big hits of the session. Earle Tostevin as Repre- sentative Vogel and Mose Rosens- Don’t Let That Cold Turn Into “Flu”, Rub on Good Old Musterole « That cold may turn into “Flu, Grippe or, even worse, Pneumonia, unless you take care of it at once. Rib gor od Muserole on Caen gested parts see how quit it brings relief. aad Colds are merely congestion. Mus- terole, made from pure oil of mustard, camphor, menthol and other simple ingredients, is a counter-irritant which enue circulation and helps break yy In the bac ves which swept the stranded craft. BURLESQUES STATE OFFICIALS, SOLONS AT FUN-MAKING SESSION IN HOUSE UBM S. Submarine $-19 in the grip of On this trip With the final drop; were taken off. shore. weig as Representative Twichell both got applause. Obert A. Olson served as_seertary. To these committees were referred various bills and resolutions which were introduced by the super-sena- tors. One of these bills was “An act refining spinsterhood, providing for » licensing of spinsters, and “de- the act to be an emergency” introduced by Senator Walter of Grand Forks. Rep. Laura B. Sanderson introduc- ed a bill to prevent the sale of baby carriages having a width of less than four feet, six inches. Senator McCoy brought in a bill declaring that “on and after the first day of July 1925 it shall be legal to to open a jack pot on a pair of tens or better.” \ Corrects any Sour, When foods “ miserable and upset. The moment “Pape’s Diapepsin’ again—distress just vanishes. Millions of families pleasant, harmless stomach Yet only a small ip i Aseffective as the messy old mustard plaster, does the work without blister. Just rub it on with your finger-tips. You will feel a warm tingle as it enters thena ccliog, ‘sensation that rel To Mothers: Musteroleis also made in milder form for babies and emall children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. 35c and 65c, in jars and tubes. squirrels. posits years. plans. s one of the two naval tugs which came to her own Captain Walker Of the Coast Guard and his picked crew making one of many attempts to reach the submarine and take off her crew of 40, endangered by the pounding 2 lifeboat was swampec! and ‘her crew ng of the waves, the men on the S-19 Gassy, isagree” in stomach and cause indigestion or gases, heart- burn, flatulence, acidity—don’t stay reaches the stomach all becomes well keep this correc- GET YOUR LESSON FROM THE SQUIRRELS! We all see them in the fall busily storing their food for the winter months. the foresight to be as provident as the The men who are wise make regular de- in this Bank during their earning We'll be glad to show you several First National Bank | “THE. PIONEER BANK” fHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ARINE S-19. AGROUND ce f the Cape Cod sands near Oleans, Would Repeal Amendment Then Rep. John Halcrow came to the front with a resolution calling for the repeal of the 18th amend- ment. The climax of the session was reached however when Rep. Twichell of Cass introduced a bill declaring the Ladies Home Journal to be the official magazine for all barbershops in North Dakota, and repealing the law under which the Police Gazette held this position. Immediately Rep. Vogel was on his feet moving an amendment. He demanded that “True Confessions” be made the official barbershop magazine. H Letter From Townley The row between the two orators grew fierce and finally Mr. Vogel drew from beneath his desk a long whip, telling Twichell, “You held the whip last session, but this, year I hold it.” The two Solons started for each other and only the interposition of Frank Ployhar, sergeant-at-arms pre- vented a real battle- jfore a government department read, ineluding a-letter from A. C. Townley offering his services to or- ganize ‘the Super-Senate. “I have quit saving states and am now sav- ing my money,” said the letter. T0 TAKE UP WHEELER CASE Information to be Sought by Department of Justice Washington, Jan. 22.—Testimony as to the charge of accepting a fee after his election for appearing be- in connection with oil land leases, on which Senator Wheeler of Montana, was indicted last spring in his own state, is being reassembled by the department of justice for submission to a grand jury in the District of Co- lumbia early in February. A ‘number of witnesses called in the Montana proceedings have been subpoenaed to come to Washington and information has been received by Senator Wheeler's associates that he also will be formally summoned, but the senator himself has refused to make, any statement concerning the matter for publication. Department of justice officials al- so withheld’ announcement on the subject, but it, was understood the prosecution is moving for action in Washington, intended to bring the cage into the territory in which the alleged’ incidents leading to the orig- inal indictment took place. It was also indicated that the scope of the proceeding might be widened. Senator Wheeler, who has charac- terized the proceedings against him as “a frame up,” was formally charg- ed in the Montana. indictment with arranging jolation of legal ty m Hy v eu Mani = were A number of communications Indigestion Instantly | Disordered Stomach tive, antacid and digestive always at hand. They know that if they eat too heavily or of wrong foods, they can always depend upon a few tablets of Pape’s Diapepsin to give almost instant relief. Large 60 cent packages guaranteed by druggists everywhere. —Adv. he he [= | a8 WE ra percentage of men has * * The Voice From WREO Roy Davis is announcer for WREO, radio broadcasting station of the Reo Motor Car Company at Lansing, Mich. This station is said to be the only one operated by any motor car manufacturer in the United States. The station has just completed its first month of successful broadeast- ing. strictions resulting from his elec- tion, to receive a fee of $10,000 from Gordon Campbell, a Montana oil man, for services in the leasing of public lands THURSDAY, HE'S WELL PIPED London, Jan. 22.—Carl Homer is the owner of 6360 pipes, “and has smoked each one of them! -His col- lection of pipes is believed to be without question the largest in the world. 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