The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1931, Page 1

ey 4 Oldest: Newspaper VOLUMES THE B BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931 SMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Cloudy Saturday’ night and Sune day, possibly ‘rain or snow. PRICE FIVE CENTS Introduce State Redistricting Bill Senate Scans Wickersham Group Records DRLAWATERAL [weston RPV. ARS TAKEN SECRETLY IS MISSING, HOWEVER Wickersham’s Proposal of ‘Home Option’ as Solution Has Prominence CONTROVERSY IS PROVOKED Testimony Gives Comfort to Both Sides; Mitchell, Mel- lon Ideas Lacking Washington, Feb. 21—(#)—The senate had before it Saturday a be- wildering mass of documents, data and testimony on liquor control from ‘he, represented pare of the ‘material It rey of mat on which the commission made its conflicting report on prohibition. Secret testimony was missing. The views of Secretary Mellon, ‘Attorney General Mitchell and other officials were not included. Standing out from the mass was Prohibition Direc- tor Woodcock’s suggestion, made be- fore taking the office that “home op- tion” was the solution of the liquor problem. The pile revealed also that John Motley-Morehead, minister to Swe- den, urged @ modification of the Swedish system of liquor control for the United States. Mabel Walker Willebrandt’s defense of the legality of grape concentrates was detailed. Recommendations for a veritable army of federal officers to ent prohibition; attacks on the dry laws by labor leaderg and reports on con- Gitions in 32 states were included in the data submitted. Provokes Controversy It seemed as controversy-provoking as the much discussed commission report itself, and like the report, fur- nished comfort for both wets and drys.“ The senate is expected to take no ection at present as a result of the glimpse behind commission scenes, it may cause argument but even that is not expected to be extensive. March 4 is at hand and the senate is weary. ‘The material. was transmitted late Friday to the senate in response to a | Cot. resolution by Senator Tydings, Dem- (Continued on page three) DEFENSE RESTS IN MRS. ARNOT TRIAL Prosecutor Indicates that State of Montana’s Case Will Be Brief Glasgow, Mont., Feb. 21—(?)—The defense Friday completed introduc- tion of its evidence in the uy hearing of Mrs. Anna ordered to determine whether ope should be tried for the slaying of her husband. Clarence H. Roberts, county attor- sical condition would not be attacked. Ollie R. Hess, Minneapolis sales- man, was one of the three witnesses who, testifying for the state, said Mrs. Arnot had not appeared insane and that her memory was clear. Earlier in the day druggists des- eribed poison purchased by Mrs. Ar- not. Elmer Dodd, one of the wit- nesses, testified Mrs, Arnot asked for @ certain poison in powder form to kill pests, He said he offered it in tablet and liquid form, bu she in- sisted she wanted the powder. He said he reported the She Sanam to the sheriff after Arnot’ N.D.DRY SITUATION SAID ‘ENCOURAGING’ Bureau’s Survey Indicates That Minnesota Reports Are Exaggerated ‘Washington, Feb. 2 21—()—A pro- hibition bureau survey of North Dee kota found conditions “encouraging,” There was good reason for the congratulations that Representative Isaac Bacharach (left) of New Jersey is seen here receiving from John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the National Legion Legislative committee in ‘Washington. The World War veterans’ loan bill, which Ci Bach- ongressman, arach sponsored, was adopted by the house of representatives by a vote of 968 to seh the largest majority vote ever recorded for bonus legislation end by the senate, 72 to 12. Steel Nerve of Woman Murderer Deserts Her Mrs. Irene Schroeder Weeps Hysterically; to Die Monday with Dague New Castle, Pa., Feb. 21.—(7)—The lergyman, was bapt eo shrieking, threw herself on. her at the penitentiary, everything was in readiness for the executions. The couple will occupy cells close to the door of the chair toom. The cells are separated sed a steel wall and the doomed pair will be unable to converse with each will be the first to meet death. A little group of automobiles bear- ing the prisoners and a heavily armed guard left the Lawrence county jail at 11:30 a.m. Sheriff Frank Johnston and his men planned to dash all the way across country to the state’s prison in high powered au- tomobiles, a distance by airline of nearly 250 miles. ‘The roads the doomed prisoners will traverse on their death ride once were patroled by the victim of their | Ple. banditry, Corporal Brady Paul, of the state highway patrol. It was along a highway near here on December 27, 1929, that Paul was shot and killed as he sought the bandits who held up a grocery store at Butler. Mrs. Schroeder and Dague both admitted they were the bandits. Citizens.of Bismarck To Entertain Solons Members of both branches of the North Dakota legislative assembly have been invited to a dinner which zens of the city of Bismarck at the Patterson hotel-at 7:30 o'clock Satur- day evening, Feb. 28. M. H. Atkinson, city auditor, is chairman of the committee in charge of attend \may.do so by paying the reg- ular dinner fee. Introduces Bill to Curb Holding Firms it was disclosed Saturday when the | Wickersham turned over to the senate all the evidence it took in arriving at its prohibition conclu- ‘wonderful progress under the state and federal: protibl- Conditions relating to law enforce- ment, the trial of prohibition cases and related matters were described iseett, magazine added ‘that while state officials had made no honest effort to enforce the prohibition laws, the federal judiciary functions “most effectively.” ‘The report attacked Leanne asser- tions about conditions in Minnesota as “stuff thet one and Journal stories are made of.” Henry SENATE MAJORITY SUPPORTS TAX ON THEATER TICKETS “| Overrides Recommendation ~ of Committee to Place Matter on Calendar for Action Overriding the m najority recommen- dation of its state affairs committee that a bill imposing a tax on amuse- ments be f{definitely postponed, the senate today approved a minority re- port recommending passage of the measure. The vote was 25 to 22. By its action, the senate placed the Proposal on the calendar for final action. Sponsored by Senators J. K. Bros- tuen, Williams-McKenzie; J. H. Burk- hart, Ward; William Watt, Cass, and C. W. Fine, Benson, the bill proposes @ one-cent tax on each ten cents or fraction on the amount paid for ad- missions to any show, exhibition, ca- MAY BE CALL TO FIGHT IN SENATE Grafton Senator Bitterly Op- posed to Bills Sponsored by Fargo Lodge Man MAY INJECT PERSONALITIES Halvorson Looms as Legislative Foeman Worthy of Famed Twichellian Steel Editor's Note: This is another of the week-end stories written by a member of The Tribune staff to take readers of this news paper behind the scenes of the current legislative session. ‘When the house of representatives upset a majority of its insurance committee Friday and placed the so- called “Marks bills” on“its calendar for action, it set the stage for what may be one of the warmest battles which the senate will see at this ses- sion. ‘The “Marks Bills” were sponsored by Bradley Marks of Fargo, Grand Master Workman of the A. O. U. W. lodge and once a Bismarck resident. They give fraternal societies certain privileges with regard to insurance which now are denied them. The huge vote given them in the house, despite the action of the insur- ance committee, indicates they will go to the senate where they will encoun- ter the determined opposition of Sen- ator P, J. Murphy of Grafton. Murphy is affiliated with another fraternal organization which is op- posed to the bills. He fought them bitterly two years ago and managed to obtain their defeat. His attitude this year is no less antagonistic, Marks and . clashed” two- years ago and ‘the question! of defeat- one wilh ‘Murphy. house action and the fact that the fraternal organizations seeking pass- age of the bills list some 56,000 mem- bers in this state, it would seem that he has his work cut out for him. The current session hes produced to get as much fun out of a legisla- tive duello as L. L.-Twichell, I. V. A. leader. He is Halvor L. Halvorson of Minot, well known in North Dakota political (Continued on ntinued on page th three) baret or dance. The senate’s action followed its ap- proval yesterday of committee reports indefinitely postponing three meas- ures providing for sales taxes on toilet articles, cigars and oipesaay and malt syrup. Senators Cain, Stark; Lynn Sperry, Burleigh; D. H. Hamilton, McHenry, and W. D. Lynch, La Moure, assailed the measure as imposing an addi- tional unjustified burden on the pea- Senators Fine, Watt; Ole Ettestad, McHenry, and Dell Patterson, Ren- ville, supported the bill as opening up @ new source for revenue and thereby (Continued on page three) sien) Corer f Late Bulletins APPROVE GAS TAX BILL The senate Saturday after- noon approved the majority re- Port of its state affairs commit- tee favoring passage of the bill Providing for an increase of one cent in the gasoline tax. One- third of the revenue from, the additional cent-would go to. the counties and two-thirds to the state. *_ HUNT, GOODMAN TIED Houston, Tex.; Feb. 21—()—W. C. Hunt, Houston, and Johnny Goodman, Omaha, were all square at the end of 18 holes of their 36-hole semifinal match in the Houston country club's invitation tournament Saturday. GUNVALDSEN EN NOMINATED Washington, Feb. 21.—(7)—Os- mund Gunvaldsen was nominated by President Hoover f Govursiey for reappointment es tates marshal for the district of North Dakota. PASS BRIDGE BILL Washington, Feb. 31—(?)—The house Saturday passed and tent to the senate the Burtness bill to extend the re 2 for a Urataios. the the Red river of the Minnesota and North D co Ma L. Mencken on Warpath Again Over New York’s Race Discrimination "= New. York, Feb. 21.—(7)—H. L. Mencken is on the warpath again over race discrimination. The noted critic has haigees? a \ ter, advising bite a aos eee in denying tion” of his establishment cost the latter a, night in jail and a $10 fine. “The story amazes me,” Menck- en wrote. “I had always thought JAMESTOWN NAMED HOLMES TRIAL SITE Wing Blacksmith Will Face Murder. Charges Beginning on March 17 Jamestown was fixed as the place for trial of John Holmes, Wing blacksmith, charged with the first degree murder of Deputy Sheriff George Peipkorn last Armistice day, court order handed down by Judge R. G. McFarland Saturday morning stipulated. The date of the trial was set for March 17. At a nearing held here recently, McFarland granted a change of venue to the defendant after his counsel produced affidavits to the effect that there was a prevailing prejudice against him in Burleigh county. George S. Register, state’s attorney, resisted the motion. Holmes is alleged to have gone ber- serk over a family matter last No- vember and to have stabbed two men and ‘shot a third. Piepkorn, one of the men stabbed in the fray, failed to er. mes is being held at the state penitentiary on a court order, await- ing trial. Chorus Is Freed By Chicago Judge sf a man in the I. V. A. ranks who seems; Bridge Slayer _ | ! Mrs. Dorothy Bennett, of Kansas City, shown here, is due to go on trial Feb. 25, charged with the mur- der of her husband, John G. Ben- nett, whom she is accused of shoot- ing to death in the fall of 1929 fol- lowing an argument in a game of bridge. Mrs. Bennett is to be de- fended by former Ssieoaas James A. HOOVER PLANNING VETO MESSAGE ON Announcement. that Veto Will Be Returned Next Week Stops Filibuster Washington, Feb. 21.—(7)—Preal- dent Hoover Saturday began plan- ning his veto message on: the vet- erans loan bill while administration) leaders on Capitol Hill started a for- Jorn search for votes to sustain it. Although the measure will not be returned to congress until next Wed- nesday or Thursday, Republican chieftains saw scant chance of boost- ing to the required number for eus- taining the veto the meagre band of opponents. Rumors spread through the capitol that the president in his veto mes- sage might assert that if the legisla- jtion, allowing World War veterans to botrow half the face value of their compensation certificates, were en- acted over the veto he would be forced to call an extra session this spring to Provide funds. This was circulated by ible party leaders but they spoke of it only as a rumor. Congress otherwise is prepared to complete its business in due time for the March 4 adjournment. Only yes- terday four of the appropriation measures carrying funds for next year’s operation for the government were sent to the white house. All nine of these bills must be passed before March 4, All have passed the house. The senate has only to approve of two more and passage of one—for the navy depastment— was in prospect Saturday. Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsyl- vania, brought word to the senate Fri- day the president would veto the vet- erans loan bill and that he would send it back by next Thursday at the latest, in plenty of time for congress to vote on it again. This announcement stopped a fili- buster launched by Senator Couzens, Republican, Michigan, against the re- maining appropriation bills before the senate. The Michigan senator had expressed a fear that the veterans bill might be allowed to die by the pocket veto route. SHOALS BILL NOW BEFORE SENATORS 5| Administration Men on Capitol Hill Predict Hoover Will Not Approve It ‘Washington, Feb. 21.—(?)—Destined pected by Senator Norris and other proponents of the resolution. The white house was silent as to its recep- Hoover adminis- REPRESENTATION OF SEVEN LEGISLATIVE Lard Substitute Tax DISTRICTS AFFECTED Bill Has Opposition srnsiac-serman. eroposa Senate Committee Vote Votes Indefi- if nite Postponement of Ploy- har Measure TWO OTHERS ARE ASSAILED Sub-Committee Named to Con- sider Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase The senate state affairs committee Saturday voted indefinite postpone- ment of a measure providing for a tax on lard substitutes. The bill, intro- duced by Senator Frank E. Ployhar, Barnes, proposed regulation of the sale of lard substitutes. A bill by Senators D. H. Hamilton, McHenry and Dell Patterson, Ren- ville, to give preference to Nor:h Da- kota companies in granting of fran- chises for gas and oil pipe lines was indefinitely postponed by the com- mittee. Indefinite postponement was voted for a bill providing that where appli- cation is made to contract and oper- ate @ pipe line for furnishing natural gas, in competition to local artificial gas distribution systems, that the ap- Plicant and the local company may be required by the railroad commis- sion to enter into a contract to deliver natural gas. Under the bill, offered by Senator J. H. Burkhart, Ward, the commission could order such a con- A sub-committee composed of Sen- ators A. W. Fowler, Cass, Walter Bond, Ward, and D. H. Hamilton, Henry, was appointed by the state fairs committee to rager toad & pro- posal to increase the cigarette tax rots anes lstducaoerin va peceaae! The bill is sponsored by Senators Burkhart, Beatie and Fine. nee that t legistative action be el to “put teeth” in the law providing for collection of the present cigarette tax} declaring that if the act were made more stringent a revenue greater than from the increased tax could be derived from the present law. ‘The committee approved a measure introduced by the delayed bills com- mittee to provide a penalty of not to exceed six months in jail, or not more than $1,000 fine, or both, for wrong- fully divulging telegraphic or tele- Phone messages. Another delayed bills committee measure, to authorize the board of supervisors of any township owning and operating @ county road outfit to enter into a contract with the board of county commissioners for building of township roads by the county, was recommended for passage by the state affairs committee. ATTEMPT 10 KILL KING Z0G FAILURE Precautions for Albanian Re- doubled; One in Party Killed, Another Wounded Vienna, Feb. 21.—(?)—Precautions for the safety of King Zog I, 36-year- Daring Willing to risk the perils of a sub- marine trip to the North Pole to be at her husband's side, Lady Wil- kins, above, has announced she will join Sir Hubert Wilkins’ undersea ex- Ppedition into Arctic waters next spring. She will be the only woman aboard the reconditioned submarine tract after giving the parties a hear-! Nautilus when it makes the first ex- Bl VETERAN MEASURE |=: loring voyage of this kind in his- tory. SHAFER 10 SIGN CAPITOL MBASURE MONDAY, HESAYS Bill Providing $2,000, $2,000,000 for Construction of Building Will Be Approved Statement that he intends to sign the capitol reconstruction bill Mon- day was made Saturday by Governor George F. Shafer. The bill was signed Friday after- noon by C. V. Freeman, speaker of the house, and John W. Carr, presi- dent of the senate, and was delivered at the executive office Saturday morning by Gordon Cox, Bismarck, Burleigh county house member, and C. R. Verry, Minot, chief clerk of the house. . ‘The governor already had expressed his intention to sign the measure which provides $2,000,000 for the con- struction of a new building on the site of the old structure. Because it carries the emergency Clause, the bill will become effective as soon as it is signed by the gover- nor. Under its terms he must ap- point three members of the capitol commission within 30 days after the bill is‘signed and the commission must organize within 10 days after the members are appointed. The bill requires that a commissioner be named from each of the present three congressional districts. They shall receive only their actual traveling ex- old self-made Monarch of Albania, penses and will have full authority to were redoubled Saturday as police investigated an unsuccessful attempt against his life as he left the opera Friday night. ‘The king’s adjutant, Major Topolai, received one of the 12 bullets intend- perform all the acts necessary construction of the building, includ- ing the appointment of a secretary who will be executive officer at a salary of $4,000 a year. Preference to the extent of three ed for the Monarch and was killed. per cent of the cost is given to North Another bullet wounded an Albanian Dakota materials and contractors and court official, M. Lipozova, in the hip. The two assassins, who gave their names as Asiz Cami and Nadk Tiel- ezzi, were captured. They were bad- lv manhandled. Questioning brought no other explanation than they had acted through political motives. A blood fued exists among the Al- banian mountaineers the king and there have been frequent attempts to kill him. He rarely emerges from his palace at Tirana without clouding his movements. Elbowoods Bridge - Measure ure Approved ‘Washington, “Feb, 21.—(/)—The Male, Female Snores Are Same Says it is required that, if an outside ar- chitect. is chosen for the work, he ite with himself a North Dakota architect. ‘The building must be fireproof and will contain quarters for all executive departments and offices located here as well as for the legislature. The work will be financed by the transfer of funds from the capitol land fund, by money received as in- surance on the old building and by funds received from the sale of certif- icates of indebtedness. The latter are to be issued in anticipation of the col- Section of taxes from e levy already ail- thorized by the legislature. \YFLOWER Washington, Feb. 21—(#)—The U. 8. Mayflower, yacht of presidents, is hhouse|to be junked. It would cost $210,000 to fix recent damage by fire. Would Not Change Total Numbers in House } WOULD LIFT I. V. A. NUMBER Changes in 9th, 26th, 34th, 35th, 41st, 45th and 49th } Contemplated Lines were drawn Friday for the reapportionment battle which is ex< pected to attract considerable atten< tion at this session of the legislature. Five bills to redistrict the state for ‘congressional purposes alfeady had been introduced when Representa- tives Karl H. Brunsdale of Traill county and Charles Herman of the Mercer-Oliver-Dunn district offered a mesaure to redistrict the state for legislative purposes. Although the apparent effect of the bill may be to give the I. V. A. con- trolling faction one more senator and two or three more representatives, no extended effort is made to adjust the representation in either house or senate on the basis of population as disclosed by the last census. The situation created by districts having one senator and one house member while some other districts, with much larger population, also have only one senator is not mate- rally The one exception to this rule is McHenry county which now has two senators and two representatives. Under the proposed enactment the county would comprise only one leg- islative district with one senator and two representatives. Both incumbent senators are Nonpartisans. Seven Districts Affected In all seven legislative districts are affected by the measure, the ninth, twenty-sixth, thirty-fourth, thirty- fifth, forty-first, forty-fifth and for- ty-ninth. The bill does not propose any change in the number of 49 sena- tors and 113house members, but only 112 representatives aré assigned. Committee action is expected to gaged the 113th member, according Brunsdale. The ninth district, that part of Cass county including Fargo, is given @ (Continued on page three) HIGHWAY MEASURE PASSED BY SENATE Attempt to Cut Salary for Chief Commissioner to $4,200 Fails A bill providing for reorganization of the state highway department passed the North Dakota senate Sat- urday by a 44 to 4 vote. The bill, introduced by Senator A. F. Bonzer, Richland, and 8. J. At- kins, provides for s commission of tee members, one to be the chief highway commissioner who is to act as the executive and administrative officer of the commission. Under the bill, the chief commis- sioner is to receive $5,000 a year. Senator Walter Bond, Ward, of- fered an amendment to reduce the chief commissioner's salary to $4,200, but this proposal was voted down, 23 to 20. Senator Brostuen’s amend- to| ment to cut the commissioner's pay to $3,600 was defeated by a vive voce vote. Senator Bonzer stated 21 states have laws similar to the one proposed, and that, none provides for a salary Jess than $5,000. Many states, he said, pay their commissiqners $10,000. Sen- ator W. E. Matthael, Wells, and A. 'W. Fowler, Cass, assailed the amend- ments. Tribune Offers Aircraft Booklet Do you know that the King of Por- tugal was the first government offi- cial to give: recognition to a flying machine by awarding a patent to one Bartholomy de hap about 1709? Expert in Telling How to Sleep Best |=== many hours studying how other aoe sleep, is the authority for this information. Dr. Laird, who is director of the Colgate sociological laboratory, also gave his audience formula for the best way to sleep. Here it is: