The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 5, 1932, Page 2

All But One Initiated B North Dakota Publishers Score Program of State Taxpay- ers Association FAVOR CROP MORTGAGES Point Out That Legal Notice Proposals Would Be Detri- mental to State | | Minot, N. D., Nov. 5.—(#)—That the | North Dakota Press association be- lieves it would be to the best inter- ests of the state to vote “No” on all initiated measures on the ballot for the November election, with the ex- ception of one to permit mortgaging of crops, was the declaration here Saturday in a statement issued by W. H. Francis of Velva, president of the Press Association. Francis’ statement follows: “The North Dakota Taxpayers as- | sociation had issued an 11th-hour/ circular in support of the six measures | it is sponsoring in the general election next Tuesday. The circular attacks the North Dakota Press association, which has taken a stand against the wholesale initiation of laws that should probably come before the state Iegislature. The statement of the ‘Taxpayers Association has been issued ; following the last issue of weekly; papers of the state before election| and therefore there is no opportun- ity offered for defense. This is a ty-/ pical procedure of self-seeking indi- viduals and organizations who have an ax to grind. Benefits Certain Groups “The North Dakota Press associa- tion had gone on record as favoring a program of tax reduction with equal consideration for al! classes of taxpay- ers. It is well known now that the Measure reducing the basis of asses- ment from 75 per cent to 50 per cent, sponsored by the North Dakota Tax- payers association and passed in the primary election, has not worked out in the manner in which it was intend- ed and instead of making a general saving to all taxpayers it will work out that only certain groups of tax-| payers will be benefited. It is reason- able to expect that a number of the Measures sponsored by this organi- zation and which will be voted on in the general election Tuesday perhaps will work out the same way. “In the matter of at least two mea- sures to be voted on the newspapers of the state are particularly interest- ed. These have to do with lowering of the legal rate for publication of legal notices and the other doing away with publication of the delinquent ill elimination of publication of the de- linguen’ tax list anc reduction in Publication of the county commis- sionets’ proceedings will save the tax- payers $100,000 per year. A check of the cost of publishing this class of business discloses that it will do noth- ing of the kind. The’ cost of pub- | lishing the tax list at present aver- | ages from $400 to $600 per county.! Officers of the taxpayers’ assoctation state that this cost runs approxi- mately $2,000 per county. Had they taken a little time to make a check of this matter the facts could have been found easily. “In view of the facts presented there the press association believes j that it is in the best interests of the state that voters register a negative ; Vote on all the measures proposed by the group, with the possible excep- where a ‘yes’ vote seems to be neces- sary to correct a mistake made when the measure was voted on in the pri- mary election. “Vote ‘no’ and play safe.” CONTINUEDP) from page one Evasion of Issues Charged to Foe by President Hoover ment with the consequent return of the saloon, and its resultant lack of Protection to dry states.” As examples of what he called “the great constructive measures of the administration,” Hoover told for the | first time his story of the loan by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Dawes bank of Chicago, and his negotiation of the one-year mora- torlum on war debts. “The constant misrepresentation of this episode for political purposes by Democratic politicians is a slander upon men of their own party as well as a cruel injustice to General Dawes,” the president said with ref- erence to the Dawes bank loan. Found Assets Sound Hoover told of the run on the Dawes bank and the quick investigation which, he said, showed its assets for cash. "Phe inquiry showed, he said, 755 country banks had commercial de- Posits in the Dawes institution. The Reconstruction Corporation loans, he said, ended the panic. Dawes, the president said, “knew and appreciated the use that would be made in this campaign of such calumny” and said he would not ask for assistance. Hoover said the ac- tion of the chattel mortgage measure, | wean Weat! a nO IC her Report | | RECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- jtled tonight and Sunday, probably i ‘ local showers; ttle change in temperature. For North Da- kota: Unsettled tonight and Sun- na Probably lo- i i ! t southeast portion. For South Da- kota: Unsettled tonight and Sun- day; probably lo- cal showers; warmer tonight east portion, slightly cooler south- west. For Montana: Unsettled tonight and Sunday; rain and snow west por- | tion; warmer tonight extreme south- | ‘east portion; colder Sunday. For Minnesota: Probably showers tonight or Sunday, local except er tonight and in extreme southeast ; Sunday. | GENERAL CONDITIONS lover the central and southern states while a low pressure area extends |from Montana northwestward over {British Columbia. Precipitation oc- icurred in the Great Lakes region, up- per Mississippi Valley and in the north Pacific coast states; elsewhere the weather is generally fair. Tem- peratures dro) throughout the Mississippi and lower Missouri val- leys but warmer weather prevails at westward to the Pacific coast. Missouri river stage at 7 a. m. 1.5 ft. 24 hour change, 0.2 ft. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 28.19, Reduced to sea level, 30.01. Weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday Nov. 7: For the region of the Great Lakes— Shower period beginning of week and) probably again within latter half; mostly mild first of week, may be- come colder towards close. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys and the northern and‘ central Great Plains—shower conditions beginning of week, especial- ly north portions, and showers may occur again within latter half of week, no cold weather indicated but may become colder towards close. NORTH DAKOTA POINTS 3 sound but not immediately saleable | De’ Jamestown, cldy. Valley City, cldy. OUT OF STATE Wyte am Low Pct. Amarillo, Tex., clear... 2 38 cloudy in east tonight; slightly warm- The barometric pressure is high | most places from the Plains eck to be paid newspapers legal notices and’ of published notices of sales of real estate for delinquent from page one taxes. co D Guide Cards Cause Flurry in Politics ‘caused by last-minute maneuvering of various leaders, ee ® The Democratic attitude was summed up in a statement issued by J. A. Coffey, chairman of the Demo- cratic committee in Stutsman county, who said: “The Fargo Forum, summing up the campaign, says: Most potent of all factors in favor of the president is the cir- culation of several hundred thou- sand guide cards all over the state, carrying the names of the Hoover electors . . . This will have some effect, but probably not enough. ' “The significant thing about this guide card which makes it ‘most po- ‘tent’ may be the fact that Mr. Hoo- ver's name is purposely omitted from the guide card. The names of certain jelectors appear without indicating in ;any way that they are Hoover elec- jtors. The well-thought-out idea was \that many voters would vote for these electors without knowing they were Hoover electors. “The Forum undertakes to say that the discussions, enlightening as they have been, by radio, literature and personal appeal from the stump, might all fail, but this guide card would be ‘most potent’ in getting Hoover votes. “We suggest that there is no po- tency whatever in the guide card ex- cept as it may mislead people in vot- ing against their wishes. “Why should our Republican friends resort to such tactics? Because they knew the great majority of the rank and file of the people are intending to vote against Mr. Hoover and they are willing to go to this length to. prevent it. “We submit that every person who desires to do so should vote for Mr. Hoover. “We submit that every person who desires to do so should vote for for publishing NTINUE .| Franklin D. Roosevelt. “We submit that any party or per- son undertaking by subterfuge or trickery to thwart the will of the voter and thus deprive him of his highest right as a citizen has torn the stars and stripes from its mast and smeared his own citizenship with the mud and mire of crooked politics. “The Democratsof the nation and 00| North Dakota, with great pride and 04] satisfaction, have placed at the head 00/of their ticket the name of Franklin executive committees of the Nonpar- ‘and j tisan League in Kidder county and all Nonpertisan workers asked to inform the home district against him, Cc ONTINUE from page ane Hoover, Roosevelt To Deliver Major Addresses Tonight)” stand and praised the Democratic re peal plank in his second major/ speech at Seagirt, N. J., Aug. 27. Conceptions Are Changed With the two candidates making their final appeals Saturday night at Points so remote from éach other, it becomes clear to political observers the original conception each had of the vital electoral sector for him has been changed due to the development of the campaign itself. Originally, President Hoover ex- pected to make no more than three big speeches, the last one in New | York City. Instead, he is making his final appeal in the heart of the northwest to which Governor Roose- velt addressed his original plea for support for the Democratic nomina- tion. | Governor Roosevelt and his advisers joriginally regarded the Midwest. Northwest and Far West as the most )fertile field to plow for electoral votes by the candidate himself, with |the East @ dubious region. As events have transpired, the final Roosevelt Grive has been on the eastern sea- board with its concluding action in New York City. MINNESOTA EXPECTS LARGEST GATHERING St. Paul, Nov. 5.—()—President Hoover will step into an old-time po- litical rally Saturday night when he arrives for what Minnesota Republi- can leaders expect to be the largest political gathering in the state's his- tory. A torchlight parade from the Union. station to a downtown hotel will es- cort the President and Mrs. - Hoover, heralded by three bands, through the city’s downtown section. Claude H. Mackenzie, Republican national committeeman, said the committee in charge of arrangements had had requests for more than 100,- 000 tickets from residents of fou: nearby states and Minnesota desiring to hear the chief executive when he speaks at 9:30 p. m. (CS.T.) at the St. Paul municipal auditorium. The auditorium proper will seat but 15,000 and accommodations for 8,000 four cards in thet suit, but contained four es no other ‘ were weakest response made to the tormesory double is a bid of one It is not always difficult to bid for game, or slam when your hand and) 54.5 ang partner's hold all of the high cards, experies especially if the opponents sit and allow the two partners to back and forth unintertrupted. But a serious problem, always con- George S. Register State’s Attorney Burleigh County, North Dakota Your vote and support solicited opponent. Our first weapon is the informa- tory double, which is the doubling of an opponent's bid, partner not hav- ing made a bid. To make an in- formatory double over an original bid, the doubler not having previous- ly passed, should show a hand that has hopes of going game with about one. and one-half high card tricks in Partner’s hand. There are several variations of the informatory double, but the first and most important is the one made with a hand containing about 3 1-2 high card tricks. In addition, it may con- tain a strong biddable suit—the rea- son that a simple overcall is not made when holding such'a suit is because it would not convey to part- ner the great ete J of the hand. so 8 Many experienced players will make an informatory double on 8 hand containing a strong 5 card suit and a fair 4 card suit—one headed by Al0orK J. However, until a fair amount of experience has -been gained at con- tract, it will not pay to use this type of informatory double, especially if your hand contains a singleton in the opponents’ suits, as partner may make a penalty pass, When partner has not bid, a double of one no trump and a double of a suit bid of one or two is classed as an informatory double. A double of two no trump or three of a suit is generally regarded as a business double. A double of four is always a busi- ness double. A double of a minor suit shows strength in the majors. A double of a major gen shows strength in the pitied There are times when, with & strong hand containing 3 1-2 or more high card tricks, after the opponents (Pol. Adv.) Marie Huber Candidate for Second Term County Superintendent County North Daketa Your Support Will Be Appreciated Overcoats $17.50 t0 $35.00 wie mine ALL WORK GUARANTEED FR, KRALL “ Ave. Pol. Adv. A. J. Arnot Candidate for ‘County Treasurer General Election November 8th Your vote and support appreciated (Pol. Adv.) Important Notice to Burleigh County Voters When you are voting the county ballot on November 8th make sure that you Vote for D. Roosevelt. “Look for his name upon your bal- lot and guide card and vote for per- sons proud to have themselves known as Roosevelt electors. “Let's have an honest election.) real estate tax list. “The present cost of legal advertis- ing in North Dakota is 15 per cent lower than the average for the Unit-| ed States. The North Dakota taxpay- ers group proposes to lower the North Dakota rates until they are 45 per; tion finally was taken on the insis- tence “of the two Democratic members of the reconstruction board and the leading Democratic banker of Chi- cago, who then was mentioned as a candidate for the presidency” and more have been made in a small hali in the building. The . president's speech will be carried to them and to the crowd outside and in Rice Park nearby by amplifiers. An escort committee of 50, headed Vote for H. F. Tiedman ... [*] Edmonton, Alta. Havre, Mont tesa Mont., cldy. cent below the average of other states. | In the light of the fact that the big-/| gest saving is cutting away a source/ of revenue to the state, it is question- | able if this is a proper matter for the North Dakota Taxpayers association to consider. 80 Per Cent Outside | “Only 20 per cent of the money paid/ for legal advertising in North Dakota | is paid out of state or county funds. The other 80 per cent comes from private individuals and private cor-| Porations, many of which are outside | of the state. Is it fair to penalize the publishers of North Dakota to the ex- tent of 30 per cent on all of their legal business when 80 per cent of tis saving is for the good of the taxpay-| ers? Is it a good idea to lower the/| reyenue of a large number of the! newspapers below the point of break- ing even without effecting a material saving to the taxpayers of the state? Is it good economy to take from the publishers this 80 per cent that often comes from outside of the state and which they will spend within the state. “There are 192 papers in North Da- kota. Only 53 of these are printing public legals paid for by the taxpay- ers. Is there any equity in penalizing the 139 non-official newspapers run- ning private legal notices in order to effect a small saving for the taxpayers on the business the state and counties hand to the official newspapers? “Mr. Lamb, president of the North Dakota Taxpayers association is a member of the Lamb organization which deals heavily in tax sale certi- ficates in North Dakota. It will be de- cidedly to the advantage of that or- ganization to have the delinquent tax list posted instead of printed. It will) remove competition in the buying of tax sale certificates, when the list no longer is available to readers of news-| papers. 15 Cents For Posting “The proposed initiated measure provides that the delinquent taxpayer shall be charged 15 cenis per descrip- tion for posting expense. Is it fair to, the taxpayer to charge him such an exorbitant price for the preparation of a few typewritten posting notices? ; For an equal amount the list can be given wide publicity for one week through the newspapers, so that peo- | ple interested in titles may know! whether or not land is which they| have an equity is being included in the annual tax sale. Under the pro- posed posting regulations they will) never know and the interests of many people will be jeopardized. The pub- lic is entitled to the information of- | i | { others. Hoover said that the R. F. C. had jintervened to save banks in 5,000 towns of 25,000 population or less. He added “it is not a burden upon the taxpayer. But it is the salvation of millions of jobs to men and wo- men.” After telling of the historic nego- tiations which led up to the mora- torlum proposal, the president said: “I know that the proposal of the/ moratorium diverted the entire cur- Tent of thought and changed the his- tory of what otherwise would have been a tragedy to the whole of civi-| zation.” At the very outset of his address, the president said the Democratic campaign is “not a campaign of is- sues; it is a campaign of avoidances.” ‘Complete Absurdity’ Turning to the tariff, the president said he had “established the com- Plete absurdity” of Governor Roose- Velt’s argument that as a result the Democratic candidate had uttered “confused changes and contradictory statements.” this campaign,” the president added. The chief executive then listed what he called other “evasions” by the Democratic candidate, including: “What he proposes to do in respect to the soldiers’ bonus.” “Whether he repudiates the Demo- ditional expenditures in the last ses- sion of congress.” “Whether, as he proposes to nego- tiate reciprocal tariffs, he will omit the agricultural commodities from these agreements.” “Whether he will support or repu- diate Messrs. Wheeler, Norris, Huey Long, W. R. Hearst and others in their long continued efforts to put government in large business under- takings.” “Whether he has accepted the pro- posal of his supporter, William R. Hearst, for a $5,000,000,000 bond is- CONTINUED Believe Interest Just as Great as In 1928 Election dates to every section of the state. Langer polled 93,177 votes in the June primary election against 101,381 for his three opponents for the Re- Publican nomination, with this oppo- sition vote divided 68,226 for Frank H. Hyland, I. V. A. candidate, 20,192 for I. J. Moe, Progressive Republican, and 12,963 for W. E. Black, individual candidate. Black and Moe, their ete: have announced th Support of Langer. De Puy teceived 16,987 votes to win the Democratic Congressional Race Hot The candidates for the state's two seats. in congress have carried on ag- gressive campaigns, with William Lemke, nominee on the ticket, Jat, Soppertitig Recevral active Group. His running is J. H. Sinclair, while “It is one of the great mysteries of | 3 cratic proposals for $3,500,000,000 ad-! luron, 8. D., peldy. Kamloops, B. C., clear.. 48 Kansas City, Mo., foggy 38 Lander, Wyo., clear .... 26 Medicine Hat, A., peldy. 38 Miles City, Mont., cldy.. Modena, Utah, clear.... No. Platte, Neb., clear.. 30 Oklahoma City, O., clear peldy.. Qu" Rapid clty, 8. D., cldy. Roseburg, Ore., cldy..... 52 St. Louis, Mo., cldy. “4 St. Paul, Minn., clear... 34 Salt Lake City, U., clear 40 8. 8. Marie, Mich., clear 36 Seattle, Wash., raining. 50 Sheridan, Wyo., cldy.... 30 Sioux City, Is Spokane, Wash., Swift Current, 8S. The Pas, Man, clear. Toledo, Ohio, pcldy.... Winnemucca, Nev., cld Winnipeg, Man., cid: in June, Sinclair received 999,625 votes and Lemke 89,625. Others on the ticket were U. L. Burdick, 39,668 votes; Congressman O. B. Burtness 62,810: and Congressman Thomas Hall, 67, 28. Nye, with his 134,009 votes, was; high on the congressional ticket, with Sinclair next and Lemke third. On the state ticket, Secretary of State Byrne, receiving 120,588 votes, was high man, and Langer was low with 93,177. Murphy was high man on the Democratic congressional ticket with 18,434 votes, while W. D. Lynch re- ceived 14,589. Otners in the race were W. E. Cook, 7,205, and R. A. Johans- son, 6,227. The last stage of the campaign sees @ continuance of the widespread fight against the proposed initiated mea- sure for a three-year partial morator- ium, with Ralph Keller, Fargo, secre- tary of the Citizens Protective League, | formed to oppose the proposal, lead- ing the attack. Support of a proposal to repeal the law prohibiting crop mortgages is being urged by this group. The moratorium proposal will be the second to be voted on in a little over four months. In the June primary jelection, the electorate defeated a | measure providing for a five-year par- |tial moratorium. The Farmers Un- |ion, which sponsored this measure, [initiated the present three-year par- tial moratorium on debts and taxes, and hes been carrying on an active campaign in its behalf, in addition to opposing repeal of the law prohibiting crop mortgages. The crop mortgage measure, sponsored by the Farmers Union, was adopted at the June pri- mary by a vote of 102,149 to 98,135. 111,745 to 92,266 The defeat of the five-year mora- torlum in June was brought about when 111,745 votes were cast against it, and 92,266 in favor. At the top of. the ballot containing the initiated proposals will be a pro- posed constitutional amendment to repeal the prohibition clause in the North Dakota constitution. The pro- vision for state prohibition was adopted in 1889 when North Dakota RSESRESRSESSRSSSSSRE | | was admitted to statehood and the one | state: constituion adoped. The proposed initiated measures provide for ® 20 per cent reduction of salaries of state officials and employees, | i reduce salaries of county officers carried 144,175 to 44,- the Dem- | 450. 00 | seen. 00) May the people have the right, free and unhampered, of voting their best judgment on Nov. 8th. Let all pa- 901 triotic citizens work to that end.” x & Just what effect, if any, the alleged attempt to win Hoover support in North Dakota by indirection will have on other contests remains to be ‘The Democrats are charging most of the Republican nominees 32! with secretly supporting Hoover and with resorting to political trickery to 26! make effective a support which they ‘00; have been afraid to acknowledge. The Republicans generally have been urging voters to support their ticket from top to bottom, with oc- casional suggestions that those who want to vote for Roosevelt and against Hoover have their permission to do so provided they vote the re- mainder of the ticket straight. The notable exception to the al- leged last-minute trend of Republi- can candidates toward Hoover is William Lemke, congressional candi- date. He continues to storm the elec- torate with pleas that they vote for Roosevelt and cast out the Hoover administration. * # * Another cry of “Foul” was raised Saturday from Kidder county, where Nonpartisan supporters of Roosevelt have entered R. J. J. Montgomery as @ candidate for the senate against O. E. Erickson, Nonpartisan nomi- nated in June but who has since be- come chairman of the Republican Bate conten) committee and director ©! fcover campaign in Ni Dakota. wi a Montgomery is running on stickers which were widely distributed in Kidder and Sheridan counties, com- prising the 35th district, and his el of le, long an active Non- Partisan. é But the camp of the anti-Erickson forces was aroused Friday with the distribution from Steele by mail of additional stickers bearing the name fase fgg as a candidate for senate, thus placing two alle; “sticker” candidates in the race. eee Hinkel Saturday said the move- ment was an effort to deceive the Voters, and the language he used was very strong. He was notifying his friends to burn the stickers bearing his name and urging them to be sure and attach to their ballots the stick- ers bearing Montgomery's name. Montgomery is chairman of the by former Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, will go to Hudson, Wis where the presidential party will cross |into Minnesota, to ride the rest of the |way to St. Paul with Hoover. At the Union station here, he will be greeted by a welcoming committee of 150 men and women high in Republi- can circles in Minnesota. The presi- dent's arrival has been scheduled for & p. m. Sell your turkeys to us on our cooperative profit-sharing plan. We custom dress free. You will also be paid for dress- ing your own turkeys on the farm. See us first. Bring that can of cream.—Armour Cream- eries, Bismarck. Bismarck Shoe Hospital We Rebuild We Do Not Cobble We Resole with “K. L.” Leather Burman’s Shoe Hospital Nest te BSiemarck Sete! Furnace Cleaning We will vacuum clean your furnace with a Sturtevant Vacuum Cleaner, paint the castings, inspect the grates and smoke pipes, all for $3. All Repairs at Reasonable Prices “Phone 141 . French & Welch Hdwe. Co. Since 1931, my first year in office, there has been a marked reduction in the operating costs of this office, » below that of the year 1930 which is the year preceding my entry into office, and which reduction covers all the various expendi- tures of the office, such as salaries, mileage and board to prisoners, and the following figures as taken from the records of the County Auditor of this-County will show the actual reduction: The 1931 expenditures were reduced be- J.L. Kelley. *” reelection for. Sheriff of Burleigh county: below that The above reduction in hhave been made in of the faut coonomie depression ef a of such se which in itself does have a of crime, and is further to make the work of the Sheriff (Political Advertisement) verity as history sesravated by the great many of our citizens unemployed low the expenditures of 1930 by the The 1932 expenditures were further re- duced’ below the 1931 expenditures, to date, by the.sum of .. + 3082.20 costs above enumerated, fact and destitute, which all help more strenuous and expensive. Candidate for Commissioner in the Fifth District—Burleigh County NOV. 8TH GENERAL ELECTION “For Lower Taxes and Rigid Economy” Your vote and support will be appreciated @®ol. Ady.) _ LUDVIG QUANRUD REGISTER OF DEEDS (Political Adv.) VOTE YES | on the initiated measure to } Permit the Mortgaging of Crops e The farmer can and should be entrusted with the manage- Because: ment of his own affairs, the-same as any other citizen whe can give chattel mortgages, or mortgage his income by making installment pur- chases . . . Every possible channel should be left open for farm aid from federal, state and private sources . . . No obstacle should be left in the way of the govern- ment offer to carry over on crop mortgages seven and a half million of the ten million dollars in seed loans coming due in North Dakota November 30. Three Year Partial Moratorium e@ It does not cancel but only postpones payment of inter Because: penalty, facing the debtor at the end of three yer nt every suspended debt made 20 to 30 per cent bigger by added interest and penalty. .. + It does not provide against abuse of ite provisions, because the loopholes left by the indefinite words “sacrifice” and “necessary wealth” are big enough for every cheat and deadbeat and tax ee in the state to crawl through, leaving the honest property owier to carry all of the tax and civic burden . . . It deprives debtors of the rélief of bankruptcy . . . It does not protect the laborer and wage earner from garnishment of his i -» + No matter what our intentions about paying, doubt would be cast u every mercantile account, every promise to pay, every uncol- lected tax bill, thereby forcing business to a cash basis, crushing many in the col- lection rush, destroying the market for all North Dakota securities, closing schools, and sipping government ... It is unfair to small corporations and their local stockholders, and to farm cooperatives which our statutes treat as corporations It will bonciag A the credit and eeries of gur entire state merely to postpone for three final account o se for w iti less dangerous tolled le in ciate ; om even now legitimate and far To Permit the Mortgaging of Crops - YES {x} Three Year Partial Moratorium - - NO [x] This ad sponsored and paid for by: Bismarck and Bur : res rleigh County Farmers and a A (Political Advertisement)