The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 5, 1932, Page 3

| \ R=_=_————___ People’s Forum Editor's Note.—Thi - comes letters” on subfeets ot "ie terest, Letters dealing with con- shinee Madiyfacela piece eee Which offend good. taste und’ tar to tters as may be neces conform to thie policy.” WHERE LABOR STANDS Grand Forks, N. Dak., Oct. 30, 1932. Editor, Tribune: Organized labor has always taken an active part in looking toward the attainment qf sound and construc- tive legislation which will promote ihe welfare of the working people of North Dakota. There are several initiated meas- a_ures to be voted on at the general election Nov. 8 which, if passed, will work a hardship on the members of Organized Labor and the people of North Dakota generally, ‘The first one is the measure de- aigned to eliminate publication of the delinquent, real estate tax list, enact- ment of which would make it pos- sible for more persons to avoid pay- ment of real estate taxes, as is done everything he has to sell would "phat to the average business man. is the res city and ‘country are seeing alike for the first time. Men out of employment have found out to their sorrow that 30c wheat means for them the most expensive bread they could possibly buy; business men have found out that no prices for farm products. mean mighty slim Pickings for them! Then, there is something else to consider, If the government demands that the farmer sell one fourth of his crop now—and he must do just that if Uncle Sam insists, will it not be necessary to loan these same farmers funds next spring if they are to put in any crop? Farmers are inherently honest and will pay their debts. as soon. as it is possible for them to do so, but how can they pay under pres- ent conditions which are rapidly forcing them into beggary? Give the farmer a square deal,. not one that looks like a doughnut with a big hole for him to fall into! et WANTS A SHOWDOWN ‘Werner, N. D. Editor, Tribune: Some more of that moratorium bill hits deeper than you think. South Dakota is only two jumps ahead of us, If an impartial aadit wes taken of the Bank of North Dakota and all cause the personal property delin. quent tax list is not published. We also urge the defeat of the measure to reduce fees for publica- tion of legal notices. In seeking to reduce public expense, this measure would reduce fees on all legals pub- * s#ished despite the fact that less than one-fourth of the legal notices pub- lished in North Dakota are paid for from the public treasury; and in spite of the fact that such publica- tion fees in North Dakota are lower than the average for the entire Uni- ted States including population cen- ters where there are large quantities of such publications, and much lower than in any other northwestern state. The passage of this measure would mean that hundreds of thousands of dollars that are received annually from insurance companies and pri- vate corporations from without the state would be reduced, thereby ‘ycausing the loss to North Dakota workers, farmers and business men of at least 30-per cent of what they now receive from these sources. If passed these measures will seri- ously injure the printing industry and indirectly the craftsmen engaged in that industry. The North Dakota State Federa- tion of Labor, the North Dakota ‘Typographical Conference, Central Labor unions throughout the state, individual bodies of organized work- ers and the laboring people general- ly are working toward the defeat of these two measures and the three initiated measures reducing the sal- aries of district judges, reducing the salaries of judges of the supreme court and the measure reducing the salaries or compensation of certain elected state officials, and reducing and fixing the salaries or compen- sation of all appointive state officials, «members of all appointive state ards, bureaus and commissions provided for by law. 8o on behalf of the North Dakota State Federation of Labor we ask you to go to the polls election day and cast your ballot against these five measures which are opposed by organized labor. ROY G. ARNTSON, President H. C. KIEHN, Vice President LAWRENCE J. MERO, Secretary. Executive Committee, North Dakota State Federation of Labor. BENEVOLENT UNCLE SAM Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 31, 1932 Editor, Tribune: Huge headlines in the press tell us. that. the government has decided to be lenient with the farmers who bor- + growed funds from it last spring to state affairs, the state would find it- self (also most counties, towns, etc.) in the same “picklement” the farmers are, ‘The law gives our state officers and county commissioners the power to bond, also the government and _vil- lage boards, school boards, etc. They have gone the limit. It has been laid to Wilson that most of these bonds are tax exempt. That helped their sale, helped us to get farther in debt and harder to get out. Now, the sooner we put this state, county, etc. in a position where they can’t sell ‘bonds the sooner we regain our sanity and can balance our budget, if ever. Take the 20 odd billions this U. 8. A. is bonded for and don’t allow the al- lied debt to offset them. Divide by 100, as we have one of the poorer states as per tax ratio, and add to that our state debt. And don't take their figures. The land the state and counties have taken back don’t pay taxes and that extra burden comes on the rest, but—they still are show- ing that land as an asset. This state is in debt 250 million dollars at pres- ent valuations. Our state debt and our of national debt, 500 millions, divide that by 50—52 counties equals 10 million for each county. Then add the county debt (bonds outstanding). Divide again by town- ships and add the school bonds... . Then deduct the farms that are over 5 years back in taxes (they are over the fence) and you will find the land that can possibly be expected to pay this bonded indebtedness saddled with 30 dollars an acre, besides and above and ahead of the debts and mort- gages that the farmers have put there themselves of which they are much aware. Now! Why are we farmers voting for this moratorium? Because “it can't be did.” We must stop the whole works. These college Professors, deans, etc. are blind or dumb and unfit to teach our schools and colleges if they can’t see. If they have not, during this last long three months’ vacation, become aware of the true conditions then we will vote for this moratorium and wake may think that I am extreme; that these are not facts. ‘Within’ six months or a year this will be a mild statement. We are headed for we know not what— This same usury that Christ preached against has been improved upon by the manipulation of stocks, bonds, common and preferred and pyramided, reorganized and resold at 10 to.1. The banks haye been al- lowed to speculate and in hardly any “plant their crops. It will only ask state in the union have the laws been them to pay 25 percent of the amount as lax or the interest rates been as due this fall and the rest later. high. Now we must pay the price. Now, no doubt a lot of folks think But—the farmer is sitting better than ‘Suncle Sam has shown great generos- ity to the farmers by this decision and they should all rise up and call him blessed. For, of course, one fourth is not much to demand when Uncle Sam has a first claim on the whole’ crop—and could take. it all! But how many of these same people most if he will sit tight enough and force a showdown. Just another fool farmer. J. D. Hanks. FAVORS COUNTY AGENT Wilton, N. D. Nov. 3, 1952. Editor, Tribune: realize that to pay this 25 percent at this time and at prevailing market prices will require the sale of more wheat and other farm products than it would have required a few years back to repay the entire amount bor- rowed? Farmers had to pay around one dol- Jar for seed wheat last spring, to say nothing of their other expenses, and to command them to sell any part of | (welr crop at present ruinous prices is ‘wnjust and anything else but lenient! If Uncle Sam is really interested in Joan (and this includes that 25%) or else suspend all payments until such time has arrived that farm products are selling at @ profitable price. If he did this the farmer would really be- Neve Uncle Sam was really interested The recent article in the People’s Forum in regard to the County Agent by Mr. Heaton was either a mistake, or a statement of the cost in the 10 years off and on we have had a County Agent. If so, it was mislead- ing. If the voters will read the little Pamphlet which was sent out it will show what has been accomplished and that but $2,700.00 has been al- lowed by the county commissioners for county agent work for the next year, Forty thousand dollars in one year would be around ,$130.00 for every working day in the year. At 3lc per $100 taxes, which the pamphlet says is used for this purpose it would take $12,000,000 in taxes to get this amount. This would surprise the county treasurer. Figuring $50 per quarter section making $200 per section and $50 per- sonal taxes per section, and 30 sec- in his welfare, but if they are com- pelled to sell their wheat for 30c a bushel, how can they believe Uncle ‘Bam is the generous-minded old fel- low certain interested persons would have us believe? To these farmers he must appear much more like @ Shy- exacting his full pound of flesh! are well aware of the fact ¢ much of their present troubles directly to governmen- in their affairs, tell- g tions, to the township, (aé the state lowns same) this would be $7,500 per township or for the 47 townships $352,500 farm taxes. Then there would be city taxes, railroad taxes, ete, besides; but not $12,000,000. I am sure the letter was written in honesty and good faith but it would be too bad if a good man should lose his job because people did not know how things stood. If persons would read the literature sent out on the different subjects, the Publicity pamphlet, etc., we would be able to vote more intelligently. AGAINST CROP MORTGAGE ‘Wing, Oct, 29, 1932. | jthe returns of his work. How could they have sponsored such a law? Simply by applying a business prin- ciple similar to that employed in farm rental. When a farmer rents a farm and he furnishes everything except the land he gets three-fourths of the crop; the land owner gets only one- fourth. Therefore I believe that one- fourth of the crop should be ample security for the ammortization and interest on loans or for security for Purchase of land. Then into “ consideration rentals where the land owner furn-| ishes the seed also. He gets-one-half of the crop or another fourth for the seed. Therefore, I believe that one- fourth of the crop should be ample security for seed loans. Therefore, I believe that the spon- sors of the present crop mortgage | Proposal were either entirely ignorant | of farming business or else they are purposely trying to enslave the farm- ers. ~ Therefore, I believe that their posal should be defeated. Yours truly, AR. J. FAVORS ROOSEVELT | Washburn, N. D., Nov, 4, 1932. Editor, Tribune: | I hope you will give me space! in your People's Forum to give| my view on the political question as I see it from a farmer's side. I am a Republigan, But I cannot vote for Mr. Hoover. The reasons are many why I cannot vote for Hoover. He did not live up to his promises to the farmers. He gave us the farm board but that is his babe, not the farmers, as they did not ask for that. | Hoover's campaign pledge was that| he would put the American farmer on an equal basis with industry. What did he do?- Well, every farmer, when he sells something and takes that money to buy something he .needs finds that is is not on an equal basis with any one, not even with the boot- blacks. When Hoover called a special session to pass a farm tariff what happened? When congress was through with it and Hoover signed. it, | it was an industrial tariff not a farm- ers’ tariff and a tariff, if you please, that has nearly ruined this entire country. High taxes and no income. Hoover is a good spender when he can spend the people’s money. Taxing Property that has no income to create | ood times in this machine age is not | using good common sense. Any farm- | er knows that. It does not take much brains to be able to figure that out. On top of that he rebates back taxes to all his big friends to the tune of billions. So he finds that U. BI Treasury is. lopsided, or out of bal- ance. Well he sets about to balance the budget as he calls it. Then the people he has put on an equal basis will | have to help. I am only going to name a few of the things that affects the farmers, Gas Tax 1c per gallon,! oil 4c per gallon. No rebate to agri-_ culture. If you have a gas tractor you can figure out how much it is going to cost you a year. It/ will be more than all of our personal tax. If you strike a match to light your lamps/| or pipe you pay a federal tax. That is’ good, isn't it. Well, Hoover put you on an equal basis, did he not? Well) Hoover for he always says I—I did! this and I did that—found that a lot ‘of people were hoarding money under | those good times so he started a cam- | Peign or a drive to get the people to, jput the money. back in the bank. He | Pro- i somebody up. You that read this|*#id‘it worked. The people put mil-| lions back in the banks so he got a chance at them again. This time he: put a tax on checks of 2c. Every time | you write a check you pay 2c to Uncle | Sam under Hoover's rule. That takes brains to do those things. I am will-! ing to give Hoover all that is coming | to him. He has been a good president for the wealthy few and for the) tramp.: The tramp today finds it} easier to go to the back door and get @ hand out, as it does not take the | tramp so long now to convince the/ |mational legislation. |ple in state THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1932 fourths. reduction in the price of have provided that he could share in| fact now that both houses of our na- tional congress will be controlled by the Democrats. That being a fact, then vote for Roosevelt, he will work in harmony with congress and a lot of good can come from it. Hoover wants to get in so he can block anything that will hurt big business or his friends. That is all he can do, and that is all he will do. We know him well by this time. Before closing I want to say, vote for your friends. those who have been fighting all those long years for you. You know by this time who they are. Don't be mislead by any last minute political bomb- shell that might explode to scare: you. You have nothing to lose now. So stick by your friends, the only ones who can and will do something for | F you. We need team work in state and If you were to move a heavy load you sure would hitch up a team that will pull to- gether. That is exactly what you arc to do on Nov. &h. Go to the polls and vote for a team that will pull to- gether, there is a heavy load to be moved in favor of the common peo- and national affairs alike. Yours Truly, O. 8. OBERG. FROM THE YOUNG FOLKS. McKenzie, N. D., ‘ Nov. 4, 1932. Editor, Tribune: ‘We are members of the five 4-H clubs in and around McKenzie. We are boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 21 years. We have no vote at the election on Nov. 8th, but we are interested in it and are watching carefully the outcome on the county agent question, ‘We know times are hard, because we too are raising cattle and poultry; growing corn and other crops. We, girls in the Home Economics clubs are making over clothes, cleaning and caring for old clothes so they will last longer, and look better; fix- ing up our own rooms at little or no money expense, and working hard to make our community a good one in spite of hard times. We also know the true figures about the cost of the county extension agent in Burleigh county and we are not fooled by people who talk in terms of a cost of $40,000, without being specific as to whether that figure re- fers to a year or ten years. ‘We are a part of 335 4-H club mem- bers in Burleigh county, 6,500 in North Dakota, and 1,000,000 in the | United States, and we know 4-H club work is recognized as the greatest youth movement in the world. What man or woman with a serious interest in agriculture and homemaking in Burleigh county would vote against the county agent and deprive us of | this work? McKenzie 4-H Seniors, Home Fur- nishing and Clothing Edna Coons. Vivian Larson. Esther Watson. Mary Ellen Reese. Ruth Lewis. Clara Habeck. Madeline Boren. Florence Habeck. Arlowene Rodgers. Alice Clizbe. Kathryn Hughes. Bernice Bliss. Mina Manly. McKenzie-Sibley Corn Club Members Byron Clizbe. Dave W. Davidson. Albert Couch. Harry W. Davidson. Vivian Larson. Clayton Couch. Margaret Bliss. Sibley Butte Poultry Club * Rose Adell Wildfang. George Hughes, Jr. Howard Wildfang. Bennie Couch. Merlin Wildfang. A FOREIGNER’S VIEW Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 3, 1932. Editor, ‘Tribune: Prohibition violation has again been house-wife he cannot get a job. But | brought to our attention through your as for the masses, he has milked |columns, this time in connection with them dry. Yes, the cream of the|the foreigners and their good old jany protection. You sell on a world | country has flowed ‘into the coffers of the few. Yes, Hoover comes out and says that he. is a friend to the farm- ers and he wants the farmers to be- leve in him again. How can we? Hoover believes in a high protective tariff. A high tariff will never save this country. The farmers cannot get | market, and all you buy is on a closed market, or protected market. That works just like taking more money out of a bank than you are putting | in. Those thateare protected have to come down, that is, the tariff has to be adjusted so that everything the people buys will be cleaper. It has to come down until the farmer's dollars is worth as much as the manufactur- ers’ dollar. Everything is too lopsided now. We cannot hope for any change until every one has taken a loss the same as the farmers and the rest of the common people. It cannot be done under Hoover, as he can only think in terms of the big boys and they won't come down unless they have to. If you want better times, and I am sure everyone does, vote for Mr. Roosevelt, as he has a good understanding of how to equalize business so that everybody will get a/ better deal. All business has to first of all be equalized so as to take the ame level before any change can take . From there on all kinds of business and different occupations can avork up together. It is a known To the Voters of the under which the business man whose purposes were selfish. al on the board. return of the old control on fied approval of the voters Since: (Pol. Adv.) Sr sWO<8SKSqOC eC Commissioner’s District: At the time I was elected to the board of County Commissioners there’ was a concerted movement against the methods of the old board, the conditions transacted, and the domination of the board by one Since the election of Mr. Fricke and myself we feel that county affairs have been handled in a busi- negs-like, economical and fair manner. ‘ I am calling attention to these facts because I feel that Mr.. Moynier has had peocucing, the conditions mentioned. yal and true to the best interests of the county, and as the strongest force for economy and tax reduction I believe that his defeat would mean a strongly urge that Mr. Moynier be given the unquali- modest but persistent drinking habits from the old country. It is with a queer feeling that I, as a foreigner, join this crowd of thirsty but law abiding men that ad- dress all their thirst to the polls; for I come from a country where the “American” drinking system was prac- ticed during the long years of pro- hibition up to 1927. At that time the taxpayers thought they had had enough of the noble experiment; they said so at the polls—and repealed pro- hibition. ‘The experiment began all right, like here, to save the drunkards and our youth, and it had, like here, the op- Posite effect. It made youth and drunk- ards worse than ever and denied law- abiding citizens an honest drink. ‘We made the same mistake in Nor- way as here, We misjudged human nature and sought the lazy way out: we figured that a law might be strong enough to carry us weak human be- ings through life without efforts of our own and we found out later that we had to strengthen our character and convictions in order to become strong enough to support the laws. But it took years and it was just like pulling teeth, especially to the church people. Somehow a lot of them, well-meaning and misinformed, had let prohibition replace religion and they stuck to their rules and reg- ulations with the same air of im- portance as the old, Pharisees at the First of the county had been most apparently entirely an important part in I know him as the board, and I therefore of his district. rely, -GEORGE F. WILL. time of Christ. Wanting. The prohibition hobby. in Norway proved that the churches needed a thorough shakeup and I have had in- feat of the prohibition tyranny. ELECT ELNESS Treasurer of Burleigh County Thank You. (Pol. Ady.) TO VOTERS OF BURLEIGH COUNTY If elected, I will save thousands for the taxpayers of the county. I will see to it that mileage is reduced. The budget for the year from July 1, 1932, to July 1, 1933, is $11,000.00; the neighboring counties are half that. Look at the expense paid to constables on bad checks. One deputy got nearly all that money in addi- tion to being a constable. Yours for ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY, FRANK A. LARSON Taxpayer in Burleigh county for 54 years For Sheriff (Pol. Ady.) |W. E. Perry CORONER Taxpayer in Burleigh County for Over Fifteen Years Candidate for Reelection Now Serving My First Term Your Support Will Be Appreciated (Pol. Adv.) They were perfect, | formation that in later years a re- they thought, and were still found | molding has taken place, after the de- ‘When I think back to those times of misled public opinion I do not un- derstand how Norway ever obtained Prohibition. Maybe the leaders took | and self control is being more ani advantage of the time of the World| More appreciated. y War. Jong life for that dreadful system here in this country, either, where liberty ' about 300 por And it is difficult to see any, : Tt. Havia. ‘The average African ostrich weigh: unds, Vote for 0.A.CONVERT CORONER Capable Courteous Considerate Your vote and support will be greatly appreciated (Pol. Adv.) I.C. DAVIES County Judge Burleigh County CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION The interest of your heirs demands = law-trained, experienced County Judge (Pol. Adv.) For Clerk of District Court (Pol. Adv.) ——— BERTHA SCHAFER [x}} Let the Welfare of Your Country and | Your Conscience Be Your Guide Vote for | Democratic Principles _ For a New Deal in National and State Government. To lift the burden of Taxation from the bowed back of Agriculture. To simplify and make economical our National, State and County govern- mental agencies. To re-employ Labor and make Agri- culture profitable. : Vote the Democratic Ticket For Justice and Prosperity for All _ VOTE FOR $ NAMES ROOSEVELT TICKET Cut this Ballot and take it with you to the Polls Cy aTae a cane Democratic VOTED FOR LSS PIERCE BLEWEIT ELECTORS W. § IOSTELLO Rooserelt ] W. H. PORTER EB ine = ie —— STATES , =: ___ SENATOR p P. aie Pe REPRESENTATIVE . PRS, IN CONGRESS W. D. LYNCH VOT! 2 * hau R. B. MURPHY GOVERNOR HERBERT C. DePUY [x] LIEUTENANT es 7 GOVERNOR R. A, JOHNSON SECRETARY 5 EES, CPR OF STATE STANLEY F. CASEY STATE AUDITOR GRACE HOOPES STATE TREASURER WILLIAM M. SCHANTZ “GENERAL SCOTT CAMERON COMNSUBANCE | PERRY R. BENNER yes JOHN MAGILL COMMISSIONER ARTHUR L. CHAPMAN STATE SENATOR Sith DISTRICT J. W. GUTHRIE Cc. A. ANDERSON J. H. RILEY J. M. THOMPSON REPRESENTATIVES 2ith DISTRICT