The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1930, Page 3

SENATOR OVERMAN, LBGISLATOROR%S YEARS, SUCCUMBS Sudden Attack Fatal to Man Who Proved Great Aid to Wilson During War \ paeneN Washington, Dec, 12.—(7)—A sud- den illness today took from the sen- ate one of its oldest and most highly Tegarded members. Lee Slater Overman; of North Car- olina, closed 76 years of life and 28 of service in the senate chamber shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. An indisposition of a few days stand- ing had suddenly turned dangerous yesterday afternoon when he suffer- ed an internal hemorrhage. He had rallied and was to last y through the night at least when late at night, unexpectedly, he was strick- en by a second hemorrhage. Death then was inevitable. ‘With him was Mrs. Overman, who had shared his life since 1878, and one daughter, Mrs. E. N. Snow, Wash- ington. Two other daughters, Mrs. E. C. Gregory and Mrs. Gilbert Ham- bly, were expected to arrive today from Salisbury, the senator’s North Carolina home. His body will be tak- en there for burial. Became Senator In 1903 After a political career already dis- tinguished, Overman entered the sen- ate in 1903 and soon became a lead- ing figure in the Democratic party ranks. During the World war, par- ticularly, he became essential to " President Wilson. His snowy white hair was acquired in the heavy war tasks which included service on five major committees. He sponsored the act which gave President Wilson wartime powers more sweeping than any ever exer- cised by an American chief executive, and was the author of much vital legislation of that day. Senator Overman was chairman of the senate committee to investigate German propaganda. He was in the fight to put the war measures of President Wilson into laws. He fought ) for and helped obtain passage of the Espionage Act, the Overman bill giv- ing the president extraordinary pow- ers for the prosecution of the World ‘ way, the Clayton bill, and many oth- ers, ‘On 16 Committees Senator Overman served on 16 ma- Jor committees, and was ranking member for many years of the com- mittees on appropriations, judiciary, Tules and military effairs. When the question of preparedness became an issue his long on the sen- ate military affairs committee made him a valued adviser. He was ap- pointed chairman of the sub-eommit- tee of the judiciary committee whose investigation was said to have routed the lobbyists in Washington. Born in Salisbury, N. January 3, 1854, Mr. Overman was graduated from Trinity college, North Carolina, in 1874, taught school for two years and then became private secretary to Governor Z. B. Vance. He remained with Governor Vance’s successor, Thomas Jarvis, for one year, after which he resigned to begin practicing Jaw in Salisbury. Overman was a member of the North Carolina legislature in 1883, 1885, 1887, 1893 and 1899, during which time he served as speaker of the house. In 1895 he was the choice of the Democratic caucus for the United States senate but was.defeat- ed. He was president of the dem- (ocratic state convention in 1900 and in 1911, presidential elector for the state at large in 1900, and was elect- ed to the United States senate in #1903, to be reelected in 1909. He be- gan his third term in 1914, when he was the first United States senator to be elected by.a direct vote of the people of his state. He was reelected in 1920 and in 1926. One of Overman’s first acts on be- coming a senator was to obtain an appropriation for appointment of commercial agents to be sent abroad for the exploitation and extension of American commerce, especially cotton. -From time to time he ob- tained additional appropriations for this work. \ In the house of representatives Overman’s work attracted wide at- .tention. He seldom made long ad- dresses but expressed his convictions sloquently, forcibly and at times ve- hemently. Interested In Education His interest in education endeared him to the state. In 1885 he brought in a bill for an annual appropriation for the state university. The bill met keen opposition but the eloquence and tact of the legislator was successful and his bill became a law. Overman figured in another hotly contested legislative battle which cen- tered around the leasing of the North Carolina Railroad in which the state qheld a majority of stock. The ques- tion of leasing the road divided the party. Overman clung tenaciously to Policy of leasing, despite severe iticism of ne pers. He finally won his battle and was elected President of the road. Overman was a descendant of Ma- jor James Smith who fought with the | American forces in the Revolution. In P. the. boards of Trinity [___ queen oftiearts T/MENINEPFECTBUT IN Husband No.l, and also No.2. Bankhead of Alabama, and the three Re WLAWSON BUTT | Husband No.5 Here is Mrs. Jean Bankhead Hoyt-Hoyt Butt Lee; daughter of Congressman four marriages—one of them twice. THE BISMARCK "TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930 —~, ‘Co i —_ o—~00-— oo 20 © ~o HOWARD LEE, husband No.4 men who have been her husbands in 4-H CLUB ANIMALS | | ARE PURCHASED AT NEW HIGH PRICES 23 Calves Bring $5,197.75, an Average of $225.90 for Each Head Fargo, N. D., Dec. 12.—(4)—North Dakota’s 1930 4-H club achievement institute, was brought to its high! climax yesterday when business in- | terests of Fargo and the Northwest | paid 71 exhibitors at the junior live- stock show $7,024.50 for animals Separate conferences for boys and girls will be held today. The insti- tute staged its annual “stunt” Rro- gram last night. This- year 23 calves brought $5,- 197.75, an average of $225.90 a head, compared with $4,146.79 and 23 head in 1929 when the average was $180. Records Despite Market | Sheep and swine, lower in market price this year compared to a year ago, did not average quite so high as last year, although the top sheep set. @ new record price for the North Da- kota junior sale. as did the top beef animal. Sales have been held each /| year since 1926. . The average price paid for sheep! this year was $33.68, twenty-seven lambs bringing $909.36. Last year the average was $33.92 a head, 20 lambs in the 1929 show selling for $678.40. " The 21 swine sold this year for $917.59, an average of $43.70 per head! compared to $966.90 paid for 19 hogs | re year or an average of $56.84 in| The Powers hotel, Fargo, bid on the top beef animal for tne fourth! consecutive year, paying 45 cents a| Pound for Billie Smith’s 960 pound; ‘NORTHWEST GRAIN It scared cverybody—including the Kings. Off for an evening at the movies, the Kings posted signs outside their home reading: “This house is filled with poison gas—do not enter.” Neighbors observed the signs and called the health department. Of- ficial signs were posted, much more ominous than the signs the Kings had erected. When the Frank H. Kings came home, they observed the police signs and were afraid to enter their home, so they spent the night with friends The police heard their story today, and decided to take no action. jto W. E. Byerly. state land ‘commis- ‘sioner. , {eondition. } DORMANT IF STATE » ACQUIRES PROPERTY | Morris Renders Opinion on Tax Liens When Questioned by Byerly When the state acquires property| subject to a tax Hen, the Hen is not | Gestroyed, Attorney General James Morris said in an opinion furnished The lien, however, Mr. Mortis stated, is rendered wholly unenforel- | ble “and during the time that the | property is held by the state, it is my. cpinion that tax liens cannot be en- forced against it regardless of when | they have been acquired.’ The lien exists in a dormant and unenforcible | “Should the state pass title to the property to an individual or corpora- tion not entitled to exemptious, the restraint is removed from the lien.| TE then becomes active and enforei- | Ie. “Such a dormant tax lien, although | not enforcible against: the property While it is owned by the state, never«' theless, reduces the sale vaiue of the} Property to the extent of the lien. ‘It is my opinion that your department has legal authority to. pay off such tax liens, if it so desires. It then be- comes a question. of. business judg- ment rather than a legal question as to whether or not you should pay! taxes that have become a lien prior to the date of expiration of the period | of redemption.” Opinion Was Requested Mr. Byerly requested an opinion bearing on the following questions: (1) Taxes which were assessed but | did not become a lien: prior to, the Gate of expiration of the period of redemption. (2) Taxes which became a lien; Prior to the date of expiration of the Period of redemption. “Between April 1 and Dec. 31, prop-| jerty is in the process of being taxed,” (Mr. Morris said. “The tax len is in| {Process of creation and when at any! time during that period the state ac-/| quires property by foreclosure, as you | have suggested, the perfecting of this | tax lien is immediately . “When title passes to the state, no’ further steps can legally be taken in| Placing a tax lien against the prop- erty and the state is not liable for such taxes.” A different’ problem is presented, Mr. Morris said, as to property the title to which is acquired after Dec. 31. This property is subject to a lien that has already attached, and it js then, when the state acquires prop- erty subject to a tax lien, that the lien is not destroyed. juntil they finish and then. join the | | Dies Suddenly | SINCLAIR LEWIS I GUESTOF SWEDEN'S | MONARCH AT DINNER: Minnesota Author Seated at! Side of Princess Ingrid at Royal Affair | Stockholm, Deg. 12.—(4)— When {Sinclair Lewis returns to America he jean spi: a yarn which will outdo | ,that of his own character, “The Man | Who Knew Coolidge.” He can write of a deser' oe ‘oung from. a trumpet, and entered with | Princess Ingeborg on his arm. lentire royal family followed, the ladies wearing black dresses. few minutes before dinner the king and members of the household ming- Jed with the guests, chatting particu- larly with the Nobel prize winners and their wives. American author was seated next to Princess Ingrid. while Mrs. Lewis sat beside Prince Eugen. Sir C, U. Ra- }man, of India, winner of the Nobe) | prize for physics, was another of the guests. STATE PRODUCTS WORTH S131,- 3 tural commodities produced in North Dakota this year is estimated to be| | $131,319,000. '3 FREEZING INJURES PRODUCTS Freezing frequently injutes the quality of milk and cream and re- | suits in reduced financial returns to the dairyman. Care in dairy products is as important in winter as in summer. The For a There were no speeches. The TODAY’S THRIFTY BUY Foles's Honey and Tar Compound, large (Family) size, $1.20, Bach bot- tle of the Family size holds 6 times as much as the Small 0c size. Each purchase of the Family size bottle Saves 30c, price of one small bottle. Buy y. Over 100,000,000. bottles Quick and dependable for hs, croup (spasmodic). dry tiek- # throat, troublesome nicht coughs reful Mothers endorse it. Exactly its elderly persons, being sedative thout oplates, mildiy laxative. Ask ley’s Family size, a rea) thiift Sold 319, The aggregate value ofall. agricul- | American author, Sauk Cente inn., who broke the bread of a king and ate food served from gold dishes. And, jif he wishes, he may ad “They served real wines, sherry, claret, ! champagne and port.’ | | Lewis and other Nobel prize win- |Ners were the honofees last night at! @ state banquet given at the royal jpalace by King Gustave. More than 90 guests were present, among them; Prominent Swedish royal, political LEE SLATER OVERMAN Senator Lee Slater Overman, North. Carolina. died of a sudden attack in “ Washington, D. C.. last night, end-|@nd social figures. ing 28 years service in congress. He| Dinner lasted for more than two was an important factor in the sen- |0urs, and afterwards the guests en- ate during President Wilson's war |84ged in conversation until his ma- term, ‘having been chairmain of 16 jJesty withdrew to his private rooms important committees at one time. |Shortly before midnight. * aS Z Mr. and Mrs. Lewis went froin their Ea ae ee ~ {hotel in a taxicab through a driving | the state was not. legally liable.{rain. Upon arrival at the Palace Therefore, the question to decide is—|they ascended the broad marble stair- | ‘when does the'state become liable for }case lined on either side by grena~{ taxes which have, bee assessed |diers in full dress uniform to be re-| against property upon which it is|ceived by Baron Rudebeck, Lord High | foreclosing and which comes into its|Chamberlain, and Countess Lewen- possession by sheriff's deed subse-|haupt, first lady-in-waiting, who led quent to April 1 of any given year?”|them to an ante-chamber adjoining | the banquet hall. "é There they awaited arrival of the Griffith-Stribling ae Who ‘was announced by a blast Fight Will BeGiven | National Broadcast} Chicago, Dec. 12.—()—The lation- | al Broadcasting.company will broad- ; cast details of the 10 round fight at; the Chicago stadium tonight between | W. L. “Young” Stribling of Macon, Ga. and “Tuffy” Griffith,” Sioux City, Iowa, heavyweight. , The broadcast will start at 10'p. central standard time, for all N. B. C. | stations except those broadcasting the usual episode of “Amos ‘'n’” Andy Those stations will keep their date with the black-face radio comedians Pale Dry 1) GINGER ALE fight broadcast, around 10:14 p. m. New Building to Be Ready by February 1 February first is the date set for the completion of the building now under construction at Fifth street and Broadway, representatives of the Order a few bottles for the home. It’s good. If your dealer can't supply Mr. Morris said that it was his BODY IS DEFEATED South Dakota Elevator Men In dicate Independent Favor in Election Aberdeen, 8. D. Dec, 12—()— Repudiation of the Northwest Grain association's attempt to dominate the South Dakota Grain Eleavtor associ-! ation was seen in election of Chris Jensen, Putney, as president of the latter group at the closing session of its annual convention yesterd: Jensen, representing members of the association upholding the prin- ciple of independent action on the part of the individual elevator, de- feated A. L. Berg, Baltic, present head of the association and president of the Northwest Grain association, subsidiary of the National Grain cor- Poration. The vote was 49 to 29. Two new directors were appointed, Peter Svarvari, Lake Norden, fourth district, and F. J. Cross, Randolph, fifth, The association went on record as neither condemning nor approving the federal farm board, leaving the) individual elevator members at lib-{ erty to affiliate with any marketing grand champion Shorthorn heifer. Lamb Brings $115.60 i |, Roy Sorenson's grand champion| jlamb sold for 85 cents a pound, or) |$115.60, to the Union Stock Yards! company, South 8t. Paul. . Cyril Boelkée sold his 344-pound grand champion pig to the Fargoan hotel for 35 cents a pound, or $120.40. Armour and Company of West Fargo was the heaviest purchaser at the sale. organization they might choose A number of resolutions wes ap- proved. The association favored im- mediate development of an inland waterway system ‘from the Gulf of} Mexico to the mouth of the St. Law- rence river to provide a chear form of transportation. The total value of all crops grown in Florida last year is estimated at $142,740,000. Mer, Drayton, Valley City, Minn waukan, and the Greater North Da- kota association, the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Soo Lines were among bidders. | Killdeer Legion Will Conduct Eielson Drive’ .—(P)—The post, | charge of the Ben Elelson drive in GLAD HE QUIT $1200 POSITION Fred Schwenk decided wisely when he gave up a $1200 position to enroll at Dakota Business College, Fargo, for ACTUAL BUSINESS training (copyrighted—at D.B.C. only). Upon graduation he was sent tothe White Eagle Oil Co. Already and has employed two D B.C. college, and of the University of | Dunn county, officials of the Eielson Pupils himself North-Carolina, both of which insti- tytions honored him with the LL. D. degree. Crookston Man Will Head Poultry Show Crookston, Minn. Dec. 12—UP— John Sugstad, representative of the northern Minnesota of the.1931 winter shows, to be held here Feb.-9 to,13. He succeeds Lee R. Boyd, who retired. SOAK CLOTHES OVERNIGHT the white clothes over Soaking night loosens the dirt, saves tim and lessens the wear of washing. PLYMOUTH ' WORLD TOUR | Memorial association announced here. | Thomas G. Johnson, Killdeer, is Such promotions tell plainer than | words of the vast superiority of Ace jopinion that the legislature intended ithat real estate taxes should become |o len on and after Dec. 31 of the year jfor which they are levied. i State Property Exempt | “Under Section 176 of the constitu- tion.” he said, “property of the state absolutely exempt from taxation. j“It is my opinion that this exemption extends to property. which the state acquires through foreclosure of: mort- owners said today. | Applications for space have been | received from a number of business {men but the owners said that they {have not, as yet, leased any part of the building. , ' The first floor will contain two or | ‘possibly three store rooms while the | Second floor will be rented for gffice space. you call MANDAN BEVERAGE COMPANY gages given to your department even \though the year of redemption ex- pires after April 1 (the date of ussess- when taxes become a lien).” partment became possessed of a num- ber of tracts of land through mort- gage foreclosure, sheriff's deeds for which were issued during every ment) and prior to Dec. 31 (the date! Mr. Byerly, in requesting ai: opin-; ion, stated that during 1930 his de- | ‘Take WR—NATURE’S REMEDY —tonicht. ‘Your eliminativeerganswill be functioning property by morning and your constipation will end with a bovel action as free and easy as nature at her best—n0 pain, no sriping. “Try it. Only 25e, The All-Vegetable Laxative month of the year. “AS @ consequence,” .Mr.. Byerly said, “I am confronted with the prob- lem as to what land I shall pay 1930 taxes on and what I shall riot pay on. “The state of North Dakota of course wants to pay whatever taxes may be due. On the other hand, I would have no justification in aw thorizing payment of taxes for which | Make the test tonight | é TUS === dishes, jardinieres, new Si Sagless springs“ and matt Phone 1602, FOR SALE Blue rug 9x12, pictures, oak dresser, bookcase. immons 3-4 bed with Way ress. No. 3 Mason Apts. WHAT A WOMAN! BUT WHERE'S THE MAN WHO'D MARRY HER! Women didn't brag about innocence where she came from! 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