The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 1, 1929, Page 3

at Ane i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1929 SHAFER APPOINTEES |T. H. THORESEN RETIRES TODAY AS DAKOTA TAX COMMISSIONER TAKE OVER OFFICES IN CAPITOL CHANGE, New Member of Board of Ad- ministration Arrives in Bis- marck to Take Charge This was moving day for three of- ficials at the state capitol building. Iver Acker, Hillsboro, today took over the office of state tax commis- sioner from Thorstein H. Thoresen. His first act was to reappoint Lyman A. Baker as deputy. Baker has held that office under the last four tax commissioners. He is not ready to announce any other appointments of Office personnel, he said. J. E. Davis, new member of the state board of administration, arrived at the capitol shortly before noon and held a conference with the governor. Although the next regular meeting of the board of ddministraation is scheduled for July 9, it is expected that a meeting will be held this aft- ernoon. Some members of the board had planned to meet this morning but Davis failed to arrive in time. J. A. Kitchen, a member of the board, in- dicated that Davis might be elected chairman at today’s meeting, al- though R. B. Murphy, present chair- man, is absent from the city. Harold Hopton, whose resignation as manager of the state bonding and fire insurance department, took ef- fect today, was succeeded by F. E. Tunell. Tunefl has been acquaint- ing himself with the work of the de- partment for the last two months. Hopton has accepted an executive po- sition with an insurance company an« will move to Canada. Governor George F. Shafer today announced the appointment of Gun- der Osjord as superintendent of criminal identification, a new office created at the last session of the leg- islature. He has been in charge of criminal identification work at the state prison, but under the new ap- pointment will be directly responsible to the governor. His job will be to coordinate the work of sheriffs and Police officers throughout the state in identifying known criminals they are arrested. He also may estab- lish a school for police officers and sheriffs to instruct them in the busi- ness of identifying criminals. Osjord was sheriff of McHenry county before coming here several years ago. GOLD STAR MOTHERS MAY VISIT FRANCE Privileges Are Promised for Rel- atives of Soldiers Buried on Foreign Fields Indianapolis, July 1—Gold Star mothers and widows of World war veterans buried in France will be in- tereste1 in an article- that will a) pear in the July issue of the Ameri- can Legion monthly, which tells of plans the government is making to conduct free pilgrimages to the Amer- ican cemeteries in Europe and the battlefields of the World War. Let- ters are now being sent out by the war department in an effort to find cut how many mothers and widows desire to make the trip. “Since the World War there have been many simple pilgrimages by mothers and widows to the cemeter- ies in Prance,” the Legion articles will say, “but most of the bereft mothers of America whose sons’ bodies are still buried in France and most wid- ows have found the difficulties of a long voyage to a strange country in- surmountable. “Now, however, every Gold Star mother of a service man buried over- €cas and every widow who has not re- married since the death of her hus- band may make the long overseas journey to a loved one’s grave, un- troubled by any difficulties. The jon his appointment as tax commis- after | W8S: and still is, that all taxpayers | State Official for Last Four Years Will Open Law Of- fice in Bismarck HAS SUCCESSFUL RECORD | Colleagues Commend Resigning | Official for Efficient Man- agement of Affai T. H. Thoresen, state tax commis- sioner for the last four and one-half years, retires today. He is succeeded by Iver Acker, Hillsboro, appointed last month by Governor Shafer, fol- lowing Mr. Thoresen’s resignation. Mr. Thoresen will remain in Bis- marck, returning to the practice of law, which he was forced to give up sioner by Governor Sorlie in 1925. Taxpayers have become acquainted with Mr. Thoresen during his term of office, and know him as an inde- fatigable worker for the interests of the state. Under his direction has been the assessment of all the state property, the collection of the state income tax, and the state inheritance tax. in addition to the assessment of state, county, and local taxes. Has Small Force The income taxes alone this year up until the first of June total $569,- 207.28, and in June amounted to ap- proximately $70,000. The taxes levied for state purposes amount to around $3,000,000 a year, and these in the lo- cal subdivisions reach a total of near- ly $30,000,000. This work Mr. Thore- sen has accomplished with a smaller force than he had when he took of- fice in 1925. “The first task I met, and one of the first things I saw needed,” Mr. Thoresen said, “was to arouse the People generally and the officials of the state to get equality of assess- ment. There must be equality be- tween taxpayers. “The people are beginning to real- ize there is such a thing as fair treat- | ment between individuals. My idea must pay, and that they will pay more willingly if they know all are paying alike. The work of the tax commis- gion has doubled since I took office, probably because we have been too willing to work. “I hope the people and the officials of the state will give Mr. Acker the heartiest cooperation possible. He is @ good man for the position, and I am certain he will do all in his power to serve the people well. “I wish to express to the taxpayers of North Dakota my sincere apprecia- | tion of their good will and cooperation } during the last five years. The ad- ministration of the tax department of a great state is a tremendous un- dertaking, fraught with many prob- lems and great responsibility. These have been made lighter by the intel- ligent and, willing cooperation of the thousands of people with whom I have come in contact. For this I express my thanks. “I am going back to my profession, and will be engaged in the general practice of law in this state. and so, while I am bidding the people good- bye as tax commissioner, I hope to be remembered by them.” “Mr. Thoresen has been of great value to the state 6f North Dakota,” C. A. Fisher, deputy state treasurer, declared. “He has used a great deal of good judgment in the way he has conducted the office of the tax com- mission, and has worked unceasingly in the interests of the people of the state. He has shown remarkable wis- dom in the way he has-handled mat- ters on the equalization board, in dealing with corporations and the} subdivisions. “As tax commissioner he has been @ valuable assct to the state, and it is with the keenest regret that I se2 him leave the official service of North Dakota.” Following his graduation from law school Mr. Thoresen took up the practice of law in Dunn Center, and served as state's attorney in Dunn county four years. He was a candi- date for attorney general in 1924, but United States government has made provision for conducting them on’ quiet pilgrimages “to the cemeteries abroad. Congress in last March passed a law making the pilgrimages Possible and provided that all ar- Tangements should be directed by the secretary of war and all expenses should be met out of public funds. “National Adjutant James F. Bar- ton has asked that 411 posts of the America. Legion and all units of the American Legion auxiliary do every- thing possible to inform mothers and widows of the pilgrimages. He has requested that posts and units report. the names of the mothers and wid- ows of their communities to Major General B. F. Cheatham, Quarter- master General, War Depariment, ‘Washington, D. C. Full name of son or husband should be given, the branch in which he served and the cemetery in which he is buried over- seas, “Congress has provided that the pil- grimages shall be made by small groups during the period from May 1, 1930, to October 31, 1933, and each group will be in Europe for a period of two weeks. Cabin class accommo- dations will be furnished on steam- suips for all those making the pil- grimages. The secretary of war will prescribe regulations as to the time for each group pilgrimage, itineraries, the composition of groups, accommo- dations, transportation, program, management and all other fo “ “Stepmothers, mothers throug! adoption and any woman who held ihe place of a parent to a deceased of the military or naval for a year ‘ before he entered ‘will be entitied-to the priv- the pilgrimage. Only widows ve not remarried since the deaths, h Py ire 3 Beeps are eligible 2 i i z Plumbing Bill Dispute Results in Shooting was defeated for that office by Geo. F. Shafer. In 1928 he was drafted as candidate for governor, and was de- feated again by Mr. Shafer. GOVERNMENT MAY FALL Tokyo, July 1—()—The Japanese government will fall probably tomor- row with resignation of Premicr Baron |" Tanaka and his cabinet. The action was decided upon this morning at an urgently summoned cabinet meeting after a crisis precipitated by handling of the Kellogg anti-war pact and the investigation of the assassination of Marshal Chang Tso-lin at Mukden; last year. Sweden’s crown prince, Gustavus Adolphus, will spend a vacation in a tent camp on a lake in the Swed- ish Alps. =e \% T. H. Thoresen North Dakota tax commissioner for th? last four and one-half years re- turns to private life today. DECLINE PREDICTED IN HOG SHIPMENTS Data Secured From Farmers In- dicate Pig Crop Is Much Smaller Than Last Year The decline in the number of hogs to be marketed by Minnesota farmers this fall, as compared with last year, will probably be at least 35 per cent greater than that shown by the gov- ernment pig survey issued late this week, says H. G. Zavoral, livestock specialist, University Farm, St. Paul, who explains that losses of pigs from disease have reduced the numbers materially since the government fig- ures were taken. Data secured from farmers through the aid of rural mail carriers indicate a decrease in the pig crop for Min- nesota of 4.4 per cent, compared with 1928. Mr. Zavoral, who contacts thousands of hog producers all over the state and keeps closely informed on the swine situation, declared that mortafity in young pigs has been markedly higher this year than last, and he estimates the total crop for the state will be at least 6 per cent lower than for 1928. These losses have been quite gen- feral over the state and have oc- curred mainly in pigs six weeks old. While these deaths mean a financial loss to individual owners, the decrease in total numbers will tend to improve prices for those remaining, Mr.Zavoral asserts, and to that extent will bene- | fit the industry in general. Dr. C. P. Fitch, chief of the veterin- ary division at University Farm, states that. more complaints have come in from farmers this spring than ever before, in regard to what is com- monly called anemia of young pigs and it is this condition which has been partially responsible for the in- creased mortality, he says. The causes, as well as the exact nature of the disease is still in doubt! by veterinarians. However, Dr. H. C. | H. Kernkamp of the division is mak- ing an intensive study in hopes of finding a prevention cr remedy. Many farmers have sent specimens of dead pigs to University farm for exam- ination. In some cases, the blood has been found to be detinitely affected, while in other ‘cases the heart mem- branes have shown evidence of dis- ease. Worms and necrotic enteritis have taken their usual tolls of the spring Pig crop, says Dr. Fitch, and a few cases of cholera have been reported so far. Danger from anemia is now past so far as spring pigs are con- cerned, he believes, since the bulk of them have reached an age of im- raunity. GIVE GRADE PROTECTION Permission to install automatic block signals for crossing protection at Bowman, Hettinger and Rhame has been granted by the state railroad board to the Milwaukee railroad. Jacob Widmer and the John H. Pow- ell Motor company were authorized to furnish motor freight services in the vicinity of Fredonia and Devils Lake, respectively. Over three hundred million people live in China, 220 Mein Ave. THE FRIENDLY STORE: COUNTY REGISTERS IN STATE MEETING irst Annual Convention by New Organization Opens Two- day Sessions Interests of the county registers of the state are being considered at the first convention of the newly orga- nized North Dakota Register of Decds association, here, today. Sessions were opened at the Asso- j ciation of Commerce at 10 o'clock this morning. A roll of those present was made up and Mayor A. P. Lenhart made the address of welcome. Responses were made by P. P. Schlosser, Grant county, Frank J. Keller, Stark, and H. A. Peters, Sher- idan. As many of the members had not arrived at the time, the morning ses- and election of officers, but that up for the afternoon session and adjourned until 2 o'clock. The mcet- ing then assembled in room 705 at the Patterson hotel. ‘The afternoon session is including @ question box period and a discussion conducted by the newly-elected presi- dent. A movie entertainment is scheduled for the evening session. The annual dinner at 7 o'clock this evening will consist of the following menu: Warranty Deed Hors d'oeuvres Assignment Salad Mortgage Satisfaction Stew Contract Content Affidavit Special Note Makers’ Delight "Mortgagors’ Greens Recorders’ Tears Installment Note Ropes Garnishment Dessert Members of the association who had arrived this morning included Otto Fering, Towner, McHenry coun- ty; H. W. Dennis, Stanley, Mountrail county; Karl Katz and Rudolph Hochalter, Napoleon, Logan county; Frank Gieser, Ashley, McIntosh coun- ty; H. G. Giffey, Stanton, Mercer county; Lawrence G. Newgard, Graf- ton, Walsh county; H. A. Peters, Mc- Clusky, Sheridan; Mamie E. Lining- er, Bowman; G. 8. Summers, Bow- bells, Burke county; Jacob Linton, Emmons county; P. P. Schlosser, Car- son, Grant count; KANSAS COACH QUITS Lawrence, Kan., July 1.—()—Dr. H. | J. Huff, head track coach at the Uni take a similar position with the Uni- versity of Missouri. He will assume his new duties in September. Towa dairy products last year were valued at $160,000,000. Caprro THEATRE The Romance of the Pluckiest Girl’ in New York. all this to save her man. Evening: 25c - 50c Btemarck. sion did not take up the nomination | versity of Kansas, has resigned to | aes Zip! ° ] Being suspended from amateur stand- {ing in the A. A. U. doesn’t keep pretty Helen Meany from enjoying her aquatic sports. Here you see her and Johnny Weismuller, another Olympic champ, poised gracefully aboard a fast-traveling squaplane at Rye Beach, N. Y., the other day. Amateur officials, in their ruling, said Helen participated in unsanctioned contests. North Dakota Teacher Nominated for Office Atlanta, Ga., July 1—()}—Minnie J. Nielson, Valley City, was nominated by the North Dakota delegates Satur- |day as a member of the board of directors of the National Education |association, The election is Wednes- | day. was [ROKY Seer SPEAKEASY PAUL PAGE New York City Talks! ALL-DIALOG FOX MOVIETONE FEATURE The brawls of the Speakeasy, the crook- edness of the Race Track, the pitfalls of the Bright Lights—she went through Performances: 2:80 - 7:15-9 p.m. for the growing of coconuts. Starting Tonight Monday, July 1st LOLA LANE HENRY B. WALTHALL HELEN WARE SHARON Lye BENJAMIN STOLOFF Production Matinee:' 35¢ - 15¢ A French company is reclaiming the jungles of the Marquesas islands PLAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLY FOR MINOT Farmers North of Maxbass Seek Capital for Drilling Addi- tional Wells Future Lindy? ‘a | ? id] Proposals to supply Minot with natural gas may be made by a group of Bottineau county farmers if their dreams come true. A well which al- ready is producing gas north of Max- bass is the foundation for their hopes. Cens Nelson of Ross, N. D., here to obtain a permit to drill additional wells as provided by a new state law, said a group of farmers brought in a gas well last October which they be- lieve capable of producing a million cubic feet of gas a day. When the well was brought in, he said, it showed a pressure of 28 pounds. Only & little of it has been used. however, | and the pressure now is 100 pounds, he said. E. A. Schulthcis, a farmer | * living near the well, has been using the gas for cooking, lighting and heating, Nelsap said. Nelson and others plan to raise $6,000 by subscription and put down ten additional wells. The one on the Schultheis farm is only 19 fect deep arc. cost less than $300. In putting down ten additional wells, however. it will be necessary to connect them with Pipes and to install other equipment | which will use up all of the $6,000. | If the additional wells are pro-| ducers, Nelson said, the field will have been tested and farmers living in the vicinity then may be able to interest capital in the development. In drilling the new test wells an ef- fort will be made to ascertain if a dome which may contain oil exists in the vicinity. If such is the case, he said, they may be able to raise money to drill a deep well to prospect for oil. Many water wells in the vicinity produce gas, Nelson said. and some farmers have lighted their homes with jt for years, This model airplane propelled by a rubber band which flew 112 miles in 3 minutes and 40 seconds won for this 15-year-old youth a trip from Hawaii to Detroit. He is Ray Shep- herd, of Hilo, and his model planes won in both the flying and non-fly- ing model divisions of the annual Hawaiian championship. Perhaps he's a future Lindbergh. ORDER RAIL CROSSING Construction of a highway crossing over the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad track in Golden ‘Wealth township, near Selfridge, has been ordered by the state railroad commission. a | «+ |GEORGIA PROFESSOR IS TAKEN FOR RIDE Veteran Educator Is Found in Abandoned Car With His Head Crushed Atlanta, Ga. July 1.—()—Metro- politan gang methods confronted j»2- lice today ir the mysterious murder of Professor A. H. Johnson, 41, veter- an Georgia educator, who came here last week-end to attend the National Education assoviation convention. The body of the teacher, who was | principal of two Hartwell, Ga., schools and a federal vocational training di- rector, was found in the driver's seat jof his automobile yesterday. The head had been crushed, and two rifled billfolds had been left in the car. Professor Johnson's watch was untouched. | Police Detective J. A. McKibben ad- j vanced the theory that the teacher had been “taken for a ride” by motor theft ring feudists. The detective cited the arrest of Johnson in 1920 and his indictment here on charges of receiving stolen automobiles. Mid-day_ Program for Farm Homes Planned | Washington, July 1.—(4)—The agri- culture department had accepted the invitation of the National Broadcast- ing company to broadcast a midday Program over a network of 31 broad- casting stations beginning July 8. 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