The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1931, Page 1

SAY NAVIGATION ON i % y “wéer the soil of North Dakota as well Nortli Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper - VOLUMES RIVER WILL PERMIT STATE DEVELOPMENT - Governor Shafer and Prof. H6w- ard. Simpson Principal Morning Speakers FACTOR IN FLOOD CONTROL Arguments Are Presented Be- fore Capt. Theodore Wyman, | U. S. Army Engineer Belief that the channelization of the Missouri river would prove of inestimable value in the economic and financial development of North Dakota was expressed by Governor George F. Shafer and Professor How- ard E, Simpson, professor of geo- logy at the University of North Da- kota, at a hearing before Captain ‘Theodore Wyman, district engineer, U. 8: Army at the Association o! Commerce rooms Monday morning. Captain Wyman is in Bismarck to conduct a hearing to get facts pertin- ent to the Project to build channel in the upper Missouri s0 that river navigation might be en- Baged in. Governor Shafer dwelt on the fact of the almost unbounded coal de- posits that are present in North Da- kota and on the fact that if there was effected a means of water trans- this coal would be States and that all freight traffic is of necessity, east and west. Cheap Freight Rates A navigable waterway would ell- muinate this obstacle, Shafer said, and would provide cheap it wates for which bes tural products, coal which are. 5 and olay: Se ery bate theore- ducts of the state are particularly adaptable to water transportation where the time element is not parti- Particularly im- portant, in the opinion of the gov- ernor, is the desirability of making the southern market available to the producers of the state. At the pres- ent time the only markets availal are to the east and west because there are not available any transcon- tinental railroads to the south. Professor Simpson advocated the channelization of the river, saying that he believed it an integral part of the entire Mississippi River devel- opment program. He said that there was over 576 billion tons of undeveloped coal un- ‘RS unlimited deposits of clay that lent \ (Continued on page nine) SUPPLY EXCEEDED BY LABOR DEMAND Farmers in North Dakota Un- able to Get Enough Workers During January Minneapolis, Feb. 16.—(7)—Demand for farm labor exceeded the supply in North Dakota dui cording to the monthly survey of em- ployment conditions issued Monday) by Robert T. Jones, district director of the federal employment service of the United States department: of! Jabor. bor are expected dur February March, the report states. Building trades men are still plentiful, while unskilled renee ie Mae ee tem employment as snow shov- tier duriag the winter season, find a| slackened demand’ because of mild ployment for this season prevails in, meat-packing plants, but part-time’ schedules prevail in railroads and the building industry. Some city work is’ being done, and the demand for farm labor was fair, but the supply is in ‘There was a light call for farm labor in the Grand Forks district, Hal Davies Elected Head of Press Body Minneapolis, Feb. 16.—(#)— The Press ‘Members of the : HZ. “Mitchell, , 5 ‘the “eal THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _ Vote Tuesday on Capitol Bill . Recommend Channelization of Missouri River ee Record Mustache | If he were to take them off, people in Knoxville, Tenn., would not know Maat erates cate contest. Clack has worn ‘em since: he.was a lad—and from wing to wing tip they now measure exactly 18 inches. Who can beat this- record? QUEEN OF Blc TOP DIES: OF INJURIES SUFFERED IN FALL Lillian Leitzel, 37, Victim When Ring From Which She Was Swinging Broke Copenhagen, Feb. 16.—(#)—Lillian Leitzel, queen of the big top and sawdust ring, lay stilled Monday sf f ge q fit took a turn for the worse and soon away. A native of Bohemia, the dainty circus performer lived 20 of her 37 years of her life in America, where wif the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circuses she made a repu- tation for thrilling feats at the end of a rope which may outlive the mod- ern circus. Her act was the “Giant Half Flange”—to swing by her right hand from @ rope 50 feet or more above batt EEE Gldsts 3 Rg her act. A brother, George F. Pelikan, is di- rector of the Civic Art Institute, Mil- waukee. MKELVIE PLANS 10. RETIRE FROM BO Nebraskan Says He Will Not Consider Succeeding Legge if Requested. Moxeivie, whest member of Farm board, will retire post with expiration of his 5 y F i Hi exe ro Pr ael ic 4 FARMERS NOW CAN | OBTAIN LOANS FOR _ LIVESTOCK FRED $20,000,000 Additional Appro- priation Approved Satur- day by President SET-UP WILL HANDLE LOANS |Dr. C. W. Warburton, Secretary of National Relief Commit- tee, in Charge Washington, Feb. 16.—(?)—Dr. C. ‘W. Warburton, secretary of the na- tional drought relief committee, said Monday farmers now could obtain Joans for feed for ‘livestock sup- 000,000 emergency appropriation. He said he believed the $20,000,000 additional appropriation approved Saturday by President Hoover changed, the $45,000,000 measure in that res- pect, as well as applying to the $20,- 000,000 fund. farburton, who had administra- tive charge of the loans, added that the department “would not question: whether loans for feed already made: were used for work or for other live- stock.” appropriation Under the original loans for feed for non-working stock, was prohibited. Farmers who already have received loans within the original limitations of the $45,000,000 measure may: now, apply for additional loans, dependent to confer on the subject this. week. At this conference the allocation of corporations the department will col- laborate with the farm loan board. MAN WHO DESIGNED N. D. CAPITOL DIES; LeRoy S. Buffington, 83, * Claimed Originator of Sky- scraper, Stricken Minneapolis, Feb. 16.—(#)— Le Roy . Buffington 83-year-old architect, claimed to have originated the tne LORD IRWIN New Delhi, India, Feb. 16.—@)— The peace of India will be at stake either Tuesday or Wednesday when Mahatma Gandhi, nationalist: leader, reaches here from Allahabad to con- fer with Viceroy Lord Irwin as “man to man” on the problems facing the country. If the conversation between the two men is satisfactory to Gand- hi, he, after conference with others of the working committee of all India national to calt campaign and proceed with working out @ federation dominion status un- der the plahs evolved at the London conference. The viceroy’s invitation MAHATMA GANDHI to come here was telegraphed to Gandhi, who at Allahabad was ob- serving his weekly day of silence. Senate Committee Again Delays Action on Gas Tax zs CBLLOPHANE WRAP FOR CIGARETTES IS DECLARED ILLEGAL Morris Rules That Stamps Can- not Be Fixed ‘Securely’ to Such Packages Possession by dealers of cigarettes contained in “cellophane” wrappers is illegal becaues it is not possible to securely affix the cigarette tax stamp to such a wrapper, according to a rujing issued Monday by Attorney General James Morris. Recent use of cellophane in wrap- ping cigarette packages by one of the large nationally-known cigarette firms prompted R. C. Morton, state inspector, to request a ruling on the matter. a “Possession of cigarettes contained in packages with the outside wrappers which sre cellophane, by the permit- tees upon the premises described in the| the permits,” Mr. Morris held, “is il- legal and all of such cigarettes are subject to confiscation and the per- mittees are subject to prosecution or revocation of their permits. “I arrive at this conclusion because it is impossible. for stamps to be af- fixed to the cell ‘wrappers in the manner provided by the statute.” Mr. Morris stated he conducted ex- periments to determine whether rev- eriue stamps, as required by law, cap be “securely affixed” to packages wrapped in cellophane or other simi- Jar materials, and found that “un- questionably such stamps cannot be 19 ‘securely affixed.’” ‘| Earl Carroll Revue 22 Overcome by Poisonous Fumes Resumes Unmolested Chicago, Feb. 16.—(?)—Members of the cast of Earl Carrolls “Sketch Crazed Eastgate Opposes Measure Un- til Department ‘Gets Down to. Business’ The senate committee on state af- fairs Monday gave further considera- tion to the bill providing for a one- cent increase in the gasoline tax, but. deferred action after a lengthy dis- cussion during which the state high- way department was criticized. At previous sessions, the commit- tee took up the bill, but took no action on the 5 Efforts were made to amend the bill to prevent counties from using too great a share of the money now ap- portioned to counties from the gaso- line tax fund to match state and fed- eral aid, but no definite action was taken on the proposed amendment. Receives One Cent Under the present law, counties receive one cent of the three-cent tax, while the bill provides that a four-cent tax be imposed. The bill provides that counties receive one cent from the four cent tax, but an and a half cent of the four cent tax. Senator J. E. Eastgate of Grand Forks county told the committee he was not in favor of the four-cent tax CONGRESS IS FACING NINE BIG MEASURES INNEXT TWO WEEKS Will Act on Approximately $3,480,000,000 Worth of -Appropriation Bills EXTRA SESSION IS THREAT First Deficiency Bill and Interior Department Measure Al- ready Are Law Washington, Feb. 16—(P—A busy congress faced Monday the prospect of agreeing upon approximately $3,480,000,000 worth of appropriation bills in the next 14 working days. Eight of the nine regular govern- ment supply bills are en route through the legislative mill, while the second deficiency bill is scheduled to make its first bow next Wednesday. All must be approved if the extra session threat is to be laid. There also is a host of other items in the legislative jam, and on behalf of many the strongest kind of pressure is being exerted. Both senate and house leaders were rather- clear decks by March 4. Six of the pending supply bills have been acted upon by both chambers and are in conference for settlement. The senate appropriations committee was scheduled to begin hearings Mon- day upon the navy department bill, while a committee report last Sat- urday on the District of Columbia supply bill placed that measure on the senate calendar. President Hoover’s pen already had made law the $109,303,822 first defi- ciency bill and the $90,000,000 interior department bill, which carried the Compromise $20,000,000 drought loan fund. He has signed also an emer- gency construction measure for $116,- 000,000, and the $48,000,008- drought loan bill. Here is how the remaining supply bills stand: The independent offices bill, call- ing for more than $1,000,000,000, in conference. ‘The treasury and postoffice bill for more than $1,000,000,000, in confer- ence, The approximately $214,000,000 agriculture bill, in conference, with prospects of a report today. The war department bill for about $44,000,000, in conference. Both this and the agriculture bill contain dis- puted relief items. The justice, state, commerce and labor department bill of more than $138,260,000 in conference. The legislative establishment bill for approximately $27,000,000, sent to conference Saturday. The navy department bill for $348,- 052,000, now before the senate appro- Priations committee. The District of Columbia bill, re- ported to the senate with amend: ments which would send it-to confer- ence. The second deficiency bill, now be- by the house appropria- ing prepared tions committee. It is expected to call for about 125,000,000. ‘PRECINCTS STOLEN,’ ROBSION DECLARES Defeated Senatorial Candidate Asks Nye to Investigate Democrats Too Washington, Feb. 16.—(#)—Former many! senator Robsion, Republican, Ken- pee charged Monday in a letter to the election last fall in which he was defeated. campaign, Rebsion said he felt if there was to be an in tion of the 1930 Ken- After Scalding His Son With Hot Water Fo ti fi had pressed against her f Miss Greece | —_——_ The large eyes of Cryssoula Rodi! were probably too much for beauty judges in national contest in Greece. She was named Miss Greece for LOUIS MANN, COMIC CHARACTER FOR SI DECADES, SUCCUMBS Inveterate Comedian From 3 to 65 Is Dead in New York of Cancer Birovich. As death drew nigh, the portrayer| of courttless roles and the in- “No, I have no fear of death,” he said, “but I have laughed as long as I could and now I am losing the battle.” Louls Mann seldom forgot he was a funny man. His depiction of the East Side father struggling valiantly and humorously to keep his brood together, his high “splitference” col- lars, his antics with a telephone, his tricks of mispronounciation, his flar- ing temperament made him known and beloved wherever the footlights flashed. Born in New York, he was educated under pressure at the University of California, deserting in the middle of his course to join a stock company in San Francisco. But before that he was an actor. He made his first ap- pearance as a tot of three in a chil- dren's pantomine called “Snowflake.” He made his last in “That French Lady” in 1927. In between he played the leading part in more than 40 plays and toured America from one end to the other. so Spee eee cc ib Blind Woman Has Her 99th Birthday ing the World War despite total blindness celebrated her ninety- ninth birthday anniversary today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Whitmore. Despite loss of her sight seven- teen years ago Mrs. Titus is active. She came to Owatonna in 1928, from Donnybrook, N. D.,' where she lived with another daughter, Mrs. Maria McIntyre, for 13 |LONGWORTH TO RUSH VETERANLOAN VOTE Partly cloudy Monday night and Tusse day. Somewhat warmer Tuesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS MEASURE WILL BE SPECIAL BUSINESS | SENATORS DRCDE Action Taken on Motion ef Lynn W. Sperry;, Meets “No Opposition» OUTLOOK IS MORE HOPEFUL Opposition. Toward Emergency Clause Lessons As Political Views Clear Members of the state senate. Mon- heuse and senate. “This was.sched- = lasted uled for mid-afternoon and more than an hour. As the bill approached an issue in the senate, prospects of its passage with the emergency clause brighten- ed. Sentiment favoring defeat of the emergency clause seemed to be dim- inishing as reports came in from all parts of the state indicating that the People generally favor quick and de- cisive action. Faver Quick Vote Another consideration was the growing feeling that it will do the state no good to delay presentation of the issue to the voters, as demand- ed by Jamestown interests seeking the ey and that the reaction would upon any group to we the matter a Calltial issu, Announced He Would Permit tt Measuure to Be Brought Up ‘in House Monday