The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1927, Page 2

* Audit of Public Accounts “other _ =< Cost of State Government Proper by| Elections .. : fare Sat promotion “6 PAGE TWO State Budget Analyzed to Show ‘or “What | of Government Various Expenditures With but the one idea in mind of informing the public, and more es- pecially the members of the state leg- lature, regarding the purposes for which the various departments of atate are secking funds to be raised by taxation, the Tribune presents herewith an analysis of the budget submitted by the budget board to the legislative assembly. The report of the budget veut presents this data according to the, Sppropriations requested or those to be made by the legislature, which is one view of the financial picture. In the accompanying analysis, the Tribune submits the identical figures, viewed insofar as possible from two angles which all scientific budget-makers claim are helpful in arriving at a sound understanding of! the appropriation problem. | Figures Rearranged The Tribune believes this is the| first time sucb an analysis has been | made for North Dakota. The budget! board's figures were recast or rear-| ranged to show for what functions of | government the various expenditures | are requested, such as legislation,; judiciary, public health, public in-} struction, It is not claimed that! this function statement is the most | scientific or the best that might have! been prepared, but it is sufficiently | accurate to give a good general un-! derstanding. “In thus segregating! budget requests, it was necessary to modify the figures of the budget board somewhat. The state exam-| iner’s office is a case in point, since| that office performs the dual func- tion of auditing public accounts and regulating banks. Therefore, a por-! n of its requested appropri: H was credited to each of these func- tions. The other angle of the Tribune's analysis deals with the state payroll and the objects of purchase such as fuel, light, travel, printing, fixtures, equipment, new buildings, etc. Here another difficulty was encountered which prevents the presentation of a complete and full statement. The classifications for the state depart- ments are stated along one line while those dealing with state institu are much more extensive and detail- ed. Thus, the two cannot be recon- ciled in their entirety. Again, de- spite the extensive classifications for the state institutions, there was found a considerable departure from this classification in the items noted in the state university, and the agri-| cultural institutions. Instead of fol- lowing the itemized classifications, the latter institutions submit request for “lump sum appropriations” such as the college of engineering, school of medicine and so forth, which items doubtless contain requests for pay- rolls, maintenance and other ob- jects. This situation prevented a proper allocation of this request to the various and proper objects of purchase, and for that reason it was necessary to make arbitrary judg- ments and throw such items in the column of payrolls. On the other hand, the maintenance expense also must contain items of payroll such as janitor service, etc., and perhaps what might be an error in one case adjusts itself by the error in the sec- ond instance. 1 Lump Sums A similar problem was encountered in lump sum appropriations for state activities. For example, the request | for the Nationat Guard had to be broken up arbitrarily into estimated amounts for pay, miscellaneous and travel. Had time been permitted for) examination of the financial state-| ments of the various departments} where lump sums are requested, it} might have been possible to submit! more accurate apportionment of these | items. These statements are not ottered | as a criticism of the efforts of the/ budget board, but rather as an; apology for the inability to submit al more accurate analysis and also to! anticipate those who may question its | ‘The Tribune did the| very best that could be done with/ the material at hand and submits its; efforts solely and purely for its in- formational and educational value. It is actuated only by a spirit of! helpfulness and public service. The Cost of State Covernment A complete and detailed analysis of | all departments and institutions, the! functions performed and the objects {Sub-Total of Functions. Blections: Sec of State: Printing . Delegates Nat. Com.......- Presidential Elect Blections Sub-total . ti Legisiative: . Lieutenant Governor State Printer ... Legisiative Assemii Budget Board .. t Investigations . retary of Legislative ts wb-Lotal.. |, Cigarettes Inheritan i Appral Miscellaneous : Refunds ‘Tax Commissioner Finance Sub-tetal Audit of Public Accts: State Auditor Hoard of Auditors . Sub-total, Audits » Examiner Futant, Genera Return Soldiers Burlal—Soldiers Civil War Veti National Guar Soldiers’ Bonus Sub-total . Fire Protection: Fire Marshal é . Tax, Fire Dept. - re D. Firemen’s Associatio: Sub-total Care State Property Land Commission State Capitol Workmen's Maintenance Improvements Rent Impro’ ub-total Agriculture: teulture and Labor Agriculture Dalry’ Division Wolf Bounty . vestock Sanitary rinary Board ain Grading .. Bee Labor: Agriculture and Labor Mine Inspection . Minimum Wage - Labor Sub-tota' sation Compe Ag Board . Disease ..... Agriculture Sub-total Penal: Pardon Board ... State Transportation . 2 Welfare Crittenden Actions: Insane Burial, Penal Inst e of Insane tiome ‘Bubctotal mterprines: Tndustrial¢ commission nk Bonds .. Mill Bonds. : Real © Bonds’) Home Building Dericit oric 00) Vocational Edu Sub-total tion, Banks and Securities: Training School Salaries Clk, Hire Postage ‘Off. Sup. Placurca? Printing Miscel. Travel the Norris murder trial this morning and the judge began his charge to +s €Netices- $1,000) $5,000 (Voter's Ligt $7,000) $11,009 (Elect. Laws $2,000) $23, odo the jury shortly afterwards. Argu- ments to the jury are ‘to be limited 5,000 14,000 5,500 10,000 to six hours to a side, K After the judge's charge the state $2,000 ' opened arguments with John Shelton | P 37,000 00 | of Austin, special prosecutor, demand- (Undistributed 2 | ing the death penalty for the funda- Lod | mentalist pastor, who is charged with (Session Laws P | the murder of D. E. Chipps. ‘Se io Love 100 12,500 ‘ | Austin, Texas, Jan, 24. eae : 33 ihe | r of possible injury to Dr. J. 70 506 ieee 12,500 | nk Nopee. equaed Hig telend to k court bailiffs today for permis- pid +44 sane Py -3+4 Goo 1,550 | | sion to sit near him within the rail- ‘See 00 e000 a0 $00 | ing where his murder trial is drawing 300 300 300 200 2,000 25,000 j | to a close. * 200 100 200 +300 300 When court opened, a circle of te | close friends surrounded the Fort 3 Worth pastor who is charged with sqe 1,900 1,506 12,700 3,500 3,900 ‘ | killing D. E. Chipps. 1,290 600 500 1,500 1,500 4,000 4,000 re tar ae | Poultry Show Opens 5,000 500 200 2,000 500 300 | at State College 3.409 600 | Fargo, N. D., Jan. 24.-()—-North 00 eet a 5 | Dakota's 33rd annual poultry show bed baa opned in the livestock pavilion of the : ad North Dakota Agricultural college : ; | here today with one of the finest 4,161 250 \ : 26) 7 arrays of poultry ever brought to- . 26,661 750 2 gether in the northwest, in the opin- 4,449 BLT ion vf S. F. Crabbe, secretary and vet- Bet?) rid BO eran poultry breeder of the state. 24419 950 1718141419 The show i : * turkeys, a. reflection, Mr. rs.ene bere aoa! . Geee 99.100 Points out, of the remarkable increase + 81,800 15,600 2,500 1,000 54,400 i in the production of this of | poultry in North Dakota in recent 5,000 © 2,000 1,000 300 | years. 7,800 100 300 } O. A. Barton, superintendent of the siti 11,000 1,600 400 show and pouliry specialist at the : céllege, declares that the improve- 2,000 ap tate iT 10,000 60,000 ment in quality this year, as compar. ihe oeay ere * i mee 1.900.000 2,000,000 H to a few years ago, is ere 46,090 18,808 1,108 700 0,600 1,009,000 1,090,750 and one of the outstanding features Se ae ee Sa nt 5.000 408,000 |, Helene Costello Patricia Avery” SAE cludies caper Stele. wall Tilia ‘ 2,000 ‘There are birds here f four stat i 6,600 400 180 150 300 600 5.000 105,900 Ane ea Ra today! That's the story of these three| Noth and South Dakota, Mines jnutitutions): i movie actresses, who, because of good work in their first years in is 1 fe eonbinues | 2 54,7 The show continues cameo Caan 2.000 409 490 1,800 or 5,000 Gop 51,780 the films, were picked among the thirteen 1927 “Wampas Baby Stars” Teadtidecdnien tne 22,834 si in Hollywood. ‘ita Carewe, daughter of Edwin Carewe, and Helene | 7... f the North Dakota State Costello, daughter of the fa auspices of the Nor ota § 20,000 ted }, daughter of the famous Maurice, are following in their dads’ Poultry association. 20, ere Jeotstepes age hae was a stenographer in a film com- ES 4,00 128,334 ny. irector liked her smile—now she has “arrived.” 26,480 1,800 5,000 = 135,03 183,114 Saat pf Mater aero Yigal e: i __|Condemned Man Is - ate i rae 10,000 ies Back in Los Angeles *5 140,000 | cheer i ty des saeee | Los Angeles, Jan. 24.—) 3,280 500 1,500 3,000 a | Toes ony tes ieee of a 1,000 | on bill 60, appro ‘ 4 edro sailor in a quarrel ove 37,900 1,165 5,170 13,900 236/000 : tse mit : pepiee priating $300 to| Bond's bill providing the discontinu-| \ng escaped from the coun ; pay ehe, Bismarck lawyer, for] ance of the depositor’s guaranty fund! juct_ Murch wae Leought hack to the 150, 1,690 500 | attorney's services in connection with| and limiting the time up to which de-, jut puch: Was brought back to the 100 200 2,000 lds divamipasion of the i i td i © wield Ge-" jail today, handcuffed to two sheriffs 300 rd the investigation of the state libr posits are ed pY-3t, : sy 230 2,000 3,100 | in 1919, was recommended for indef Ay-G: Divelt: attoriey fortheatate ee ee tp from | nite postponement by ni embe i 4 ‘ate Minot, N. ‘D., where he was arrested nite postponemen’ nine members| bankers’ association, appeared before t : nee 24,100 | of the house committee on appropria-| the committee and spoke in oF ene esas ee S 4,000 a 24,10 | tions this morning, | tin to th ‘f dec ei 1 a (tia Clark, whose sentence to death by : to the bill, « hat, bankers j Eight members, voting in favor of | would rather have th hanging is on appeal to the state su- 2 ave the guaranty fun r ee ~ 106 Senet payment of the bill, announced their! act stand as it is than to Rave this PrCme court, escaped from the jail 6.000 2.500 190 ao 30 198 630 1,500 11.000 j intention of submitting a minority new bill pa into effec WA eee, Ene (PE MRSERSS wee é : ; 10,000 |teport. Mr. Wehe appeared before | ‘Some Acflon-Necessaty they Had clubbed'a turnkey into in- nde | the committee this mo g . ‘ see { sensibility and made use of the keys. Soo e is morning and gave! He also expressed opposition to. : fire aes his reasons for asking payment the guaranty, fund cheb. ced dectaven] Cee youre murderer was the last o! one S cnekaiueeRGE . osc the escaped prisoners toe recaptur- : ee Pry i : the money. The measure has been| that unless “something was done”| : Abo ' 6.00 1 650 jmp before the legislature at every |» hanks would. be dinntincne, | eds having concealed his identity in 5,600 3,000 500 200 108 600 | session since 1921, | business as soon as their charters the North Dakota town by getting House bill 10, appropria i ee coen’e®S up a small paint shop and by marry- 2 | 000 for the tuberculos House bil] 69 ting to insurance | ™% * Minot girl, ” % = 3 ’ at San Haven, was up for aes hoperty, waa, 4 Police placard carrying his name i teenie” 300 200 100 150 6oy members of the bourd of recommended hla Nfs and photograph led to Clark's arrest, tution) econ [ we by he . 11.600 1,800 Sue Soe 1,800 gov tion appearing before the comm tee house ins’ ec, m be celle tan ek Maia ck 12,800 ‘ | to explain the various ite , ard epee HOUSE BOAT NO BAIL 5,000 500 300 200 308 300 | budget. | ee * New York—A house boat isn’t 6.000 368 ae 3,000 2.900 get. e bill provides that the amount any legal security at all. A couple rep ‘4 Hy a 208 i Reduction jof insurance to be paid.shall be de-|récently brought into the court of Beye? 45.054 gabe BARE ree Gt alto, Abo. 6 je atnony Coe aay appro-| termined by the municipality's gov-|Judge Boote of Yonkers offered their | priation of the Wh dep: bonrd and notice given to the| houseboat, docked on the Hudson State Institutions: Corrective, Eleemosynary and Educational ment from $54,400 to $40,500 we cionr ot incargaee of, the|#iver as bail. The judge refused the Improvement Income | given tod nmittee members. | amount. The premium on this amount | Security as “the boat may be there Pay oll Hxpenses & Repairs Equipment Buildings Miscel. Total Deductions The origi » it was explained,! would be sent to the insurance com-| sow bee shan I want, it may have . sabae $17,300 ; ( $64,480 Rene. vac sede ous oe larger amount | missiorler within 60 days and deposit-|went to sai ne The CouPle $2,000 ° $1,900 $14,000 50,000 | because of the possibility of federal ate fire and tornado fund, | hte ie 5338 gacce aid, as furnished through the Shep-| In case of failure to pay the pre-|_ The population of the world at the Corrective | .. pital for titute for School for Deaf . Tuberculosis Insti Sub-tot Bleemos: ‘Training: Normal & Ind., Ellendale ... Normal Schooi, Dickinson || rmal School, Mi hers College, V Normal School, Minot . Sub-total: ' Teachers Colleges, Ete ool of Science, Wahpeton. FS hool of Forestry le... Mey City Agricultural Ci Experiment Station tension Division’ . Sub-total: Coleg: unctions Are woe 4, Years) + + $3,046,990.70 3,942,990.70 of purchase will be found in another | Plus: Soldier Bonus for column. From these detailed fig-| ures, summary statements were pre- pared which furnish a complete and | Taxpayers’ quick grasp of the larger problems. | » Owing to the differences in classifi cation, it is necessary t in two sets, one dealing with state departments proper and a sec-| ond covering state institutions. | | Fanctions $ 34,500.00 | Legislation 122,811.71 Judicial . General Administration . Legal Advice Finance, Tax “Regulation Banks and Railroads, 99,100.00 13,200.00 fic Health fh 8 Except Bonus . , ire Protection 128, 183,11 345,21 ica 2 State Property submit these | or rearranged to show for what pur- the! poses or objects of purchase money is wanted and the following | table compiled: | Cost of State Govern: 0 | Salarit 2547800.00 | Clerk Hire 197,570.00 | Postage $3,400.00 | Office Supplies 2 142,420.00 | Furniture and Fixtures .. 117,711.00 | Printing, including pub- Sub-Total ).00 | Soldier Bonus . one Year ............. Bill above items 4,942,990.70 The above items were then recast for all this ent by Ob; of Parchase nant lications . f 141,419.00 | Miscellaneous Travel Expense ious Items too numer- ous to specify Bill to taxpayers sant eee ing Impravement and Repairs New Buildings . New Equipment come ... ‘Taxpayers’ Bi Board 6¢ Administéation Corrective Institutions Miscellaneous i 636,300.00 139,194.00 - 8,041,945.00 2,854,991.00 + $5,186,954.00 Institutions by Fanctions Eleemosynary Institations : Teacher Train’ School of Sei ing: Selieo! of Fore: University, G: )| Agricultural Total ..... )| Experiment Station. 73,900.00] Extension Division ..¢ State Universi he buys 10,000 He uses them to attach labels to ears of corn collected in the laboratory in tee horticulture and forestry build- Owing to the diversity. yi the ‘tlas- 70 sifiéations: of the stitutions, it. Ja Columbus, Varivus Items =," Total \ | 30,800 20.000 30,800 0.—Marion T. Meyers, corn~borer research. worker at Ohio is bald headed but irpins every yea Net Cost pores “* " 3 ta a intes- |" (as The ‘Avsscinted Press)’ The Minniespelis symphony or. [40 4 pard-Towne The larger sum |this amount, Inasmuch 28,000 bers explained, t ed, the d amounts being aid. The senate con consideration > { a half hour program broadcast by WCCO from New York city from to 8 p..m. King Ferdinand few weeks in fa “WCAL, Northfield, will feature the WCAL orchestra at 7 p.m. and mui eal programs at 7:30 p. m. and Bp. om. says increasing “WRHM, Minneapolis, at 7 p. m., ii-broadeaat a dinner concert by an orchestra and soloists, with a dance Brogan scheduled:for 10 p. m. Girls in. priva N. Y., prohibited without teacher ing’s separation At 1. P. m. WGHP (270), Detroit, Will, prosent. the little symphony or- ehestra..: Concerts are slated from MFKX (288). Hastings. and. WSOF (246) Milwaukee, at 7:30 p. m. and 'OS (41) Jefferson City, has a stu- jio program at the same hour. At.8 p, m. WBZ (333) Springfield, will send. out.a program by a drum ‘gorps.and WKREC (326) Cincinnati, has an American Legion program at pm. WLW. Cincinnati, bas an or- chestra at 8. KOA (322) Denver, will ti feature a Pisa ayers at 9: eg bea i nm. gress, Fargo—North Superior, Wi: won from South 21, at bagketball. pf tring quartet will be heard at 30. 2 @. Sem FAC (435) Cal- phe Calgary. ladies trio will 30 p. m., from CNRC - Austin, “extraordinary ii urday’s grade which killed rth | student: _ Over, a ese ‘part of Sonth-|cifie railway officials. Milton Morris, here, arinounced Baylor university bus,’ which| Y the. Ba; act, as the Sheppard-Towner act was continued by congress crepancy banking spent the entire morning in of Rumanian circles Senator Borah in magazine article | ference with private | life is undermining American ability for self government. Expectations are that farm relief; Muscle Shoals, strengthening of pro- hibition law and other major prob- lems will be passed to the next con- h Dakota University defeated North Dakota Aggies at bas- ketball, 25 to 23, Winnipeg won-grand aggregate cham- pionship of Northwestern Curling As- ' Brookings—Des Moines University Will Investigate Bus-Train Accident Sesaae tan Tas. 1@ Baylor University will be held within a few being withdrawn. mium within 60 days would have covered | board members sponsible in the attorney general mem- he budget was reduc- between the two made up by’ federal er the money. minittee on b: and Senator Walter in Paris he: will abdicate in vor of Prince Carol. governmental inter- and business te school at Carmel, | from leaving grounds escort during Brown= trial. Peter MeDjarmid of Dakota States, 34 to 24—)—An investig crossing accident, passenger agent this today. . lor basketball sq ine, Special,” crack rnational & Great would become a double structed to bring an action to recov- healthy Eat the governing re- amount ‘afd would be in- estimated at 700,000,000. doubled itself Mining operations 000 cubi Austin, Texas, Jan. 24. c and defense closed their testimony in MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1927 Both Sides Close Their Testimony in Norris Murder Case -(P)-—State beginning of the 19th century was It is now about 1,600,000,000, having more than i years. call for 250,000,- fect-of lumber every year. t it with hot milk _ and satisfying ‘ ning. We-awill pay: as. follows: “Pure! White Unskinned Rabbits, Slightly ‘Grey, per dozen ...... Grey, per dozen’..........64 _Prices on Jack Rabbit Skins as quoted ie ‘In order to get your ae Rabbit ‘Shing. before the market drops: we have de- cided to purchase. your rabbits un- skinned and let our, experts do the skin- $1.20 95 60 ceva a Sie. se Peto de gett aay