The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1932, Page 1

£ o% éi 4 ve North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather Report Generally fair and much colder to: night; Ribot, fair, continued ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoover Urges Broad Sales Tax r Debt Installment Dec. 1 Italy Will Pay Wa REVISION, HOWEVER, 1 Hes Weotmen CONTINUES GOAL OF PREMIER MUSSOLINI Adheres to Often-Voiced Fascist Policy That Slate Should Be Wiped Clean PAYMENT TO BE $1,245,000 German Delegates Express Dis- approval of American Plan At Geneva Rome, Dec. 6.—(?)—Premier Mus- solini disregarded the postponement actions of other debtor nations Tues- day, when he decided Italy would pay the $1,245,000 due the United States Dec. 15. Mussolini joined the other debtors, however, in insisting on debt revi- sions, adhering to the often-voiced Fascist policy that the war debt slate should be wiped clean. PLAN NOT ACCEPTABLE TO GERMAN DELEGATES Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 6—(P)— Proposals offered by the American delegation to the world disarmament conference are in their present form not acceptable to Germany, German delegates indicated shortly after statesmen from five leading nations resumed their conversations Tuesday afternoon. ‘The suggestion, known as the Davis plan, is based on the “necessity for immediate action” and advances the Idea of a convention dealing exclusive- ly with disarmament. It proposes to scale down arms im- mediately and provide a permanent commission to work out the details of security, equality, and other points which the nations have been consid- ering for months. Baron von Neurath, the German delegate, however, before expressing definite opposition to the Davis plan to the other conferees, asked for the elucidation of several points. Indications at the half-way mark 4m the afternoon meeting were that Germany’s final yes or no might not be delivered this evening since Pre- mier MacDonald of England and Pre- mier Herriot of France were leaving for Paris. CZECHOSLOVAKIA REQUESTS RELIEF Washington, Dec. 6.—(#)—Into the stir of congressional discussion of war tiebts Tuesday was thrust the second appeal of Czechoslovakia for reliet from Dec. 15 payments, amounting to $1,500,000 on the principal. Amplifying its first note to this gov- ernment, a communication handed to Secretary Stimson by the Czechoslo- vakian minister said that country can not meet the forthcoming install- ments “without endangering her pres- ent economic and financial struc- ture.” A warning that American trade would suffer if the United States failed to extend the moratorium was included. HOOVER PLANS SPECIAL MESSAGE ON WAR DEBTS Washington, Dec. 6.—(#)—Simul- taneous with a reiteration in his an- nual message to congress that Euro- pean war debt payments due Dec. 15 should be met, President Hoover Tuesday made known he would send a special message to congress upon the debt problem. The time was not specified. WILL SEEK REPEAL OF PRIMARY LAWS Morton Taxpayers Say Mea- sures Are ‘Dismal Failure and Costly’ The Morton county chapter of the North Dakota Taxpayers’ association will ask repeal of all present primary election laws at the coming session of the legislature on the grounds that the measures prove a “dismal failure and costly,” it has been announced through C. F. Kelsch, county chair- man. The organization will urge four- year terms in all county and state offices. In addition it is planned to present a proposal requiring an elec- tor voting on a bond issue or other expenditure to show proof he is the owner of property valued at least at #500. The organization’s executive com- mittee, Kelsch said, will present a measure calling for a scientific and geologically-based classification of all farm lands and creation of a county assessor to be named by the county board and with qualifications De Emmett E. Bradshaw, above, is the new president of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance associa- tion_at $36,000 a year. Senator Mor- ris Sheppard, candidate for the same post, withdrew in favor of Bradshaw at the Omaha, W. O. W. convention, nominating him. Bradshaw had been general attorney for the asso- ciation since 1916. CITY AUTHORITIES APPROVE PLANS 10 HOUSE LEGISLATURE Senate Will Be Quartered in Gymnasium of World War Memorial Building fixed by law, such assessor to replace the present district assessors and who shall require a sworn statement from all individuals concerning personal property owned. Under the measure the assessor also would be delegated to collect delinquent personal prop- erty taxes instead of the sheriff. A proposal to house the 1933 state legislature in the city auditorium and , the World War Memorial building was approved by the city commission in ses- sion here Monday night. The senate will meet in the gym- nasium of the World War Memorial building while the house will sit in the city auditorium. Under terms drawn up by the board of managers of the buildings and the state board of administration, no rent will be charged by the city but all ad- ditional expenses will be paid by the state. All partitions must be built by the state and will be removed by it at the end of the session. Com- mittee rooms will not be furnished this year by the city but the state may partition off rooms for that purpose. Entrance Through Ramp Entrance into the senate chamber will be through the ramp extending from the east end of the World War Memorial building to the auditorium. An ordinance providing for the licensing of gas appliance fitters was given final passage by the commis- sion. Referring specifically to installers of gas humidifiers, refrigerators or hot water heaters, the ordinance is designed to permit the licensing of those trained to install such equip- | 2¢: ment but not qualified to pass master Plumber examinations. Under the provisions of the ordi- nance gas fitters will be required to pass city examinations before licenses will be issued. Young Gives Opinion " C. L. Young. city attorney, gave an opinion in which he said he believed it permissible for the city magistrate to put fined defendants to work on city streets and alleys. The opinion was given in response to a request from 8. S. Allen, police magistrate. Members of the board decided to caution police to keep parking lanes open and to make arrests for parking in alleys as a means of reducing fire hazards. H. T. Perry, fire commis- sioner, issued a statement to the gen- eral public asking that motorists re- frain from following and crowding fire trucks answering fire alarms. The practice has greatly impeded the de- partment in its work and should be discontinued, Perry said. He also asked that cars be parked at least a block away from fires so firemen may have ample room in which to work. Renew Hospital Contract Decision was made to renew a con- tract with the St. Alexius hospital for the care of city detention cases. Maintenance costs of the city deten- tion hospital, which was abandoned a year ago, averaged approximately $2,- 500 annually whereas under the pres- ent system detention cases can be taken care of by the hospital at a cost to the city of from $1,000 to $1,200, City Auditor M. H. Atkinson said. The scales report as submitted by the city weightmaster listed 2,206 loads weighed during November, with rev- enue listed at $222.60. Loads weighed were as follows: coal 1825, ice 16, cat- tle 9, hogs 23, corn 182, potatoes 5, sand 23, gravel 4, and miscellaneous 37. BACKS ALLOTMENT PLAN Philadelphia, Dec. 6.—(?)—Dr. Ed- ward 8. Mead, professor of corpora- tion finance of the University of Pennsylvania, told the engineers club Tuesday that “the voluntary allotment plan, which represents President-Elect Roosevelt's ideas of effective farm re- lief, offers the best method immedi- ately available to bring the country out of the business depression.” TO HEAR ACTION BY Affidavit of Prejudice ‘ Bans M’Farland ready Had Expressed Ad- verse Opinion in Case District Judge George M. McKenna of Napoleon will preside at the trial in Burleigh county district court of the case in which Mrs. Esther John- son, Donnybrook widow, is suing William Langer for $2,000 which she claims to have paid the attorney to work for the release of her son from prison. Action was taken by the state su- |Preme court after B. H. Bradford, Minot, attorney for Mrs. Johnson, had filed an affidavit of prejudice against District Judge R. G. McFarland, Jamestown, scheduled to preside in other cases tried at the December term of the Burleigh county district court. Bradford, in his affidavit of preju- dice, charged McFarland with hav- ing publicly defended Langer “with respect to the charges contained in the complaint in this action before the voters of the district, and did then and there claim knowledge of facts with respect thereto and ex- press his opinion in that he said the charges were without foundation in fact and were brought for political Purposes.” The complaint was filed by Mrs. Johnson who said she paid Langer $2,000 to work for the release of her son, Floyd, serving a life term for murder, from state prison and signed a contract calling for the payment of $2,000 more. She asked that the worth of any services performed by Langer in her behalf be adjudicated and that the contract be rescinded and declared void. The case is on the calendar for the December term of the Burleigh county district court. CASHIER IDENTIFIES © ROGUSED IN HOLDUP Ed Pointed Out in Court Room At Hillsboro Hillsboro, N. D., Dec. 6.—(?)—H. M. Nash, cashier of the Merchants’ Na- tional bank of Hatton, robbed Sept. 14, Monday pointed out Ed (Hungry Slim) Vandiver in the Traill county district court as one of the men who committed the crime. Vandiver went on trial charged with the robbery. Nash was the first state witness called by George W. Thorp, assistant Prosecutor appointed by Attorney General James Morris to aid McLain Johnson, Traill county state's attor- y. Nash described details of the rob- bery. He declared the loot amounted to $2,138.53. When questioned as to what form the loot was, Eli A. Wes- ton, defense attorney, objected. Pre- siding Judge Daniel B. Holt at that point adjourned the court until Tuesday morning. Members of the jury are Carl E. Johnson, Hatton; Amund Riveland, Buxton; Andrew McSparron, Hills- boro; Melvin and Rolf Berg, Port- land, cousins; O. N. Larson, May- ville; Walter Bohnsack, Hillsboro; Andrew Skarperud, Mayville; Thomas Grimstvedt, Blanchard, and C. R. Gullingsrud, Cummings. Ghristmas Customs Jon FOREIGN 1 LANDS In Norway, the room contain- ing the gaily decorated tree is kept carefully locked until Christmas Eve. Then Father Christmas drives up to the door in his sleigh, drawn by reindéers, and flings the portal open to the joyous youngsters ‘who greet him with Christmas carols. SHOPPI , DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Napoleon Jurist Named After BRADFORD FILES CHARGES Asserts Jamestown Judge Al- |to be held in the World War Mens¥| {rial building. There will be a grand ; march and other features which will ; make this the leading social event of 'made of it. ‘Hungry Slim’ Vandiver ery [men at the penitentiary, who take {enough for all the prisoners. 5 KENNA APPOINTED |*O pen Heart’ Drive Begins December 8 DONNYBROOK WIDOW First Appeal For Public Support ) Made By Legion in An- nual Enterprise DESIGNED TO AID NEEDY All Contributions Welcome But Shoes and Clothing Es- pecially Needed First appeal for public support of the American Legion’s annual “Open Your Heart” campaign, designed to bring Christmas cheer to the poor and needy in Bismarck and Burleigh county, was issued Tuesday by L. V. Miller, chairman of the veterans’ or- ganization. “As in past years the Legion asks | that people turn over to us discarded shoes, clothing and toys and that they give, in addition, such other support as they can,” Miller said. “Food, coal, money, household equipment and anything of whatever nature will be accepted. The Legion agrees, on its part, to see that what- ever is donated is put to good use in the home of some needy family. In the past we have received such items as stoves, books, rugs, lamps and other household furnishings and used them to relieve the stark poverty of many families. “The big need this year, however, is for shoes, underwear and clothing, particularly for children. “Information received by the com- mittee indicates that many persons have been saving this material for donation to the Legion. We ask these to prepare their bundles at once. “Headquarters for the campaign will be opened Dec. 8 in the Baker building at Main Ave. and Third St., and persons having gifts to offer should notify us there after that time. Our telephone number will be announced later. Will Sponsor Charity Ball “On Dec. 14 the American Legion will sponsor the annual eharity ball,| Bismarck’'s pre-holiday season.” The plan of action this year is the same as that designed by the Legion for the first campaign, held in 1930, and followed again last year. Toys will be repaired and repainted by prisoners at the state peniteniary and for this reason citizens are urged to send whatever they have in the hope that it can be repaired and good use In the past remarkable transforma- ions of toys have been made by the both pride and pleasure in the work. Warden C. C. Turner said he is glad to give the men something to do and that they always have given excellent cooperation, Under present condi- tions he does not have work} As in past years, committees of Le-) gionnaires will have charge of various | phases of the work. One group will coordinate the activities of the Open Your Heart campaign with those of other charity organizations; another | will arrange for transportation; a third will be in charge of the head- quarters; a fourth will investigate the need of applicants for relief and every phase of the work will be handled in similar manner without cost to the public, the Legion undertaking the management of the campaign as its contribution to community service. POTTER WILL MAKE PLEA FOR FREEDOM Convicted Slayer of Oliver Webb | Granted Special Privilege By Pardon Board Raymond Potter, serving a life term in prison for murder, is to be given an opportunity to make aplea for freedom before the state pardon board, now in session. The board has granted permission for him and his counsel to be heard, and is expected to take up the case at a special meeting, following com- pletion of the calendar of cases now being heard. Potter was convicted in 1929 for the killing of Oliver Webb of Bis- marck, Because life prisoners must serve half their life expectancy before they are eligible for pardon or parole, per- mission to apply for clemency first must be granted by the pardon board. The board continued its hearing of cases Tuesday after considering 15 applications Monday. Three paroles were granted. Two “lifers” were heard and their cases Tuesday were under considera- tion. They were Sam Kallel, sen- tenced from Pembina county for murder in 1922, and Clarence Orton, sentenced from Towner county in 1915. FIND POSTMASTER DEAD Wessington Springs, 8. D., Dec. 6.— (®)—Postmaster Will C. Bromwelk of Wessington Springs was found dead in his garage Monday. He had been shot through the heart. Members of the family found the body after Bromwell had gone to the garage to{is in critical condition at her home clean a shotgun. 120 deputy sheriffs with shotgun and Ai ah er ort | She’s Asking You Bacrahalh Mtns hrs aed hae If this little girl and hundreds of other children are to have a happy Christmas, Bismarck residents must open their hearts and give their help.| The following individuals have) contributed the amounts set after their name to the Legion's “Open! Your Heart” fund and every Bis-| marck citizen is asked to counsel| with himself and determine how} much he can give. Additional con-| tributions will be listed as they are! received and a full report of the; campaign's activities will be made! later. | Knute Salvorsen Milton Rue . L. V. Miller . Harry Rosenthal Edward Davis William M. Schantz Kenneth _W. Simons Walter Sather . FARMER HOLDS OFF SQUAD OF DEPUTIES WITH SHOTGUN FIRE Finally Surrenders, However, and Permits Mortgage | Foreclosure Action Elkhorn, Wis. Dec. 6.—()—Max/} Cichon, farmer resisting a mortgage foreclosure action, Tuesday held off} rifle fire, and surrendered only after | a battle in which many bullets struck his home. H Sheriff James Mason estimated his/ officers fired more than 300 rounds of ; ammunition with rifles and machine! guns. Cichon surrendered only after all{ the windows had been blasted from: his house and after several of the of- ficers’ bullets had come periously close to his wife and his children, Virginia, 10, and Max, 5. The chil-{ dren cowered in a corner of a bed- room for the hour the battle raged. No one was struck by bullets Cichon was injured slightly by glass. Brought to the county jail here he was held on a charge of resisting an officer. Sheriff Mason prepared his assault | on the farm six miles northwest of | here with the precision of a military | maneuver. He even set up a field telephone line and for a time directed | his men from a clump of trees on aj} nearby hillside. The deputies surrounded the house | before dawn. They took posts behind trees and behind automobiles. At) daybreak Sheriff Mason telephoned Cichon, told him his home was sur-} rounded and ordered him to surren- der. Cichon, he said, refused to capi- tulate. He expressed determination | “to shoot it out to show the farmer has some rights,” the sheriff said. ‘Then Cichon was seen running from his home to the barn to get a gun. He dashed back, and as he ran deputies | fired several shots over his head. Once in the house Cichon returned fire and for an hour the region re- sounded with the sound of battle. Cichon finally walked from the back door with hands raised. Since last April, Sheriff Mason had been trying to remove Cichon from the farm. He served numerous writs) and several times, he said, Cichon marched him from the farm at the | point of a shotgun. The mortgage was held at the Bank of Elkhorn. Officers said that Mrs. Cichon on several occasions participated in the firing. The farmer and his wife, they said, ran from window to window and deputies on all sides of the structure were under fire from the house. Mrs. A. B. Welch of Mandan Has Stroke Mrs. A. B, Welch, wife of Lieut.- | said he had received “reasonable as- REPEAL PROPOSAL | AND BEER MEASURE. ARE PUSHED AHEAD Glass Resolution For Prohibi- tion Repeal Under Consid- eration in Senate | HOUSE WORKS ON BEER BILL Newest Plan Would Make Sell- ing of Liquor in Hotels, Restaurants Legal Washington, Dec. 6.—(4’}—The sen-! ate Tuesday referred back to its ju-{ diciary committee the Glass resolu- | tion proposing repeal of the 18th amendment and substituting a ban against the saloon. This had been suggested as the probable vehicle for early prohibi- tion debate promised in the senate,, where both the Republican and Dem- ocratic leaders agreed Tuesday that the issue certainly will be threshed out this session. In the house, meanwhile, Chairman | Collier opened the way for hearings! Principal Points. In Collier’s Bill Washington, Dec. 6—(#)—Prin- || cipal points in the Collier bill to modify the Volstead law: Permits manufacture and sale of beer, lager beer, ale and porter containing 2.75 per cent alcohol by weight. i Reduces the present tax of $6 a barrel of 31 gallons passed during the World war period to $5 a bar- rel. j Permits sale of non-intoxicating | vinous liquors made by natural fer- mentation of grape juice, and im- poses a tax of 26 cents a gallon, the same as under existing law, for wines of less than 14 per cent | alcohol. Permits sale of beer in bottles and barrels. | Protects dry states from ship- | nents of interstate character. | Provides penalties for violations | in accordance with existing laws. | Takes effect within 30 days after enactment. [ Wednesday on a 2.75 per cent beer bill by sponsoring a measure allow- ing modification of the Volstead act. Referring of the Glass resolution to committee was the first legisla- tive action of the senate this ses- sion, and came at the conclusion of the reading of President Hoover's annual message. The senate gave unanimous con- sent to the move at the request of Senator Glass (Dem., Va.) after he committee to surance” the judiciary would give “prompt attention” the legislation and report on it. It was on the Glass resolution at the end of the last session that there was recorded for the first time aj vote on the question of considering | prohibition repeal. | The resolution proposes to Tepeal | the amendment and substitute a pro-) vision in the constitution making it} illegal to sell liquor in saloons, but permitting its sale in hotels and res-} taurants. It also would provide for protec- tion of dry states from the invasion of liquor from wet commonwealths. Roosevelt Prepares For Albany Journey; ‘Warm Springs, Ga., Dec. 6—(P}— The possibility of a special session of congress early in his administration stood forth Tuesday as President-Elect | Franklin D. Roosevelt brought to an end his stay in Warm Springs. He| planned to leave for Albany late Tuesday. Taking as their cue the vote of the house on the resolution to repeal the; 18th amendment some of those who | have been close to the president-elect during the series of conferences he has held here regard a special session | as a strong possibility. { While expressing the view that farm relief and budgetary legislation form- ed the keystones of the legislative | arch upon which they believed Roose- | velt would insist, they said legislation | to legalize beer would fit into the sec- | ond category. Minneapolis Man To Succeed Babcock St. Paul, Dec. 6.—(P)—N. W. Els- berg, city engineer of Minneapolis,| was appointed state highway com-| missioner Tuesday by Governor Floyd B. Olson, succeeding Charles M. Babcock. The change is effective Jan. 1. The office carries an annual sal- ary of $6,000, while at his present! post Elsberg receives $7,500. Governor Olson, at a conference with Elsberg Tuesday, is believed to have persuaded the engineer to take} the position vith the possibility the chief executive may recommend a salary increase to the next legisla- ture in January. Elsberg, 45, was born in Minneapo- lis and is a University’of Minnesota Col. A. B. Welch, Mandan postmaster, in Mandan following a stroke. - civil engineer graduate. He has held the Minneapolis posi- tion since 1921. ——___________ Just Like Hindu | 18-year-old | Sneed, St. Louis girl, chose Hindu rites for) Margaret above, her marriage to Frank Martin. Her parents are members of the Yogoda Sat-Sanga society, and Swami U.! Punditji performed the marriage ceremony amid incense and flowers, touching each of their foreheads with a religious paste, and sprinkling rice and rose petals over their heads. CHICAGO ROBBERS GET HUGE LOOT IN SPECTACULAR RAD. WOULD HIT ALMOST EVERY THING EXCEPT BARE NECESSITIE: Additional 11 Per Cent Pay Cut For Federal Employes Al- so Recommended BALANCED BUDGET NEEDED | Reorganization of Government | and Banking Systems List- | ed As Necessary Washington, Dec. 6—(P—A blan- ; keting manufacturers’ sales tax cov- yering virtually everything but food, ‘and an additional 11 per cent pay cut for federal employes was recom. | mended to congress Tuesday by Pres- j ident Hoover. In his final message, which did not j touch upon the agitated prohibition question, the chief executive asserted three separate efforts to be “neces- sary foundations to any other action” —hbalancing the budget, complete re- organization of the nation’s banking system, and whole-hearted coopera- tion with other nations in the eco- nomic field. As for the present state of the Union, he said that “the acute phases of the crisis have obviously passed,” Text of Address Given on Page 4 The text of President Hoover's annual message to congress ap- pears on page 4 of this issue of | The Tribune. Take Securities Valued At From) $500,000 to $2,000,000 | From Mail Carrier | | Chicago, Dec. 6—(-P)—Five masked his guard in the shadow of the main! post office at Adams and Clark street | Tuesday and escaped with mail sacks containing securities that may be} worth $500,000 to $2,000,000. H It was one of the most spectacular}! Gaylight robberies in years. Shortly after 7 a. m. the carrier, Fred Voelsch, | and Frank Stastny as escort stepped! from the subway entrance of the fed-| eral building and crossed Adams street | on his way to make deliveries of re-} gistered mail at the loop banks. | A small sedan carrying five men drew alongside. Whiie one remained! at the wheel, the four gunmen forced} the pair into the lobby of the Edison building across the street, seized the | mail sacks and the guard's revolver, jumped into their car and sped away. | In the sacks were 123 pieces of mail for the First National Bank and 40) pieces for the First Union Trust and | Savings Bank. Only the senders knew their con- tents, and it will be impossible to ap- Proximate the loot for several days. Bank and post officials said the usual ; Morning registered mail carried a half million dollars or more in stocks and bonds, mortgages, checks and other securities. The carrier himself said he understood most of his mail usual- ly consists of non-negotiable securities, and he doubted if the loss would | Prove to be large. E. E. Brown, vice president of the | Union Trust, said it was unlikely there was any currency in the pouch and that the present date was an un- likely time for receiving coupons for collection. The carrier said one or two of the | Tobbers might be identified, but pur- suit was impossible. Postal inspectors said the mail probably came from Michigan, In- diana and Illinois correspondents of the banks. Name Rev. Westlund To Local Pastorate Rev. August Westlund, who preceded Rey. Emil Benzon as pastor of the First Lutheran church here, has tem- Porarily succeeded him in the local) pastorate and preached his first ser- mon at the church Sunday morning. He was sent here by the Missionary Board of the Minnesota Conference of the Swedish Lutheran church and how long he will remain is problema- tical, he said Tuesday since a call has been issued to another pastor who is expected to answer it in the near fu- ture. Strangely enough, Rev. Benzon, now pastor of the Providence Valley church at Dawson, Minn., also suc- ceeded Rev. Westlund in that charge. Rev. Westlund was pastor of the lo- cal church from the late spring of 1929 to February of 1930 and has been busy renewing old friendships since his arrival here Saturday evening. He announced Tuesday that the Ladies Aid society of the church will meet at 2p. m., Thursday in the church, at which time Mrs. H. H. En- sc and Mrs. Harry Malm will enter- in. The schedule of services for church- es at Timmer, Braddock and Wilton, which are charges of the local pastor, will be announced later, he said. S. D. TO BURY MONSIGNOR Sioux Falls, 8. D., Dec. 6.—(P)—Fi- nal rites will be conducted here Wed- nesday for Monsignor W. V. Nolan, 78, recently of Garretson, 8. D., who died last Thursday at Long Beach, Calif., after a lengthy illness, and that the freedom from industrial conflict was greater than hitherto known. “While we have recently engaged in the aggressive contest of a na- tional election,” he added, “its very. tranquillity and the acceptance of its results furnish abundant proof of the ||bandits ambushed a mail carrier and} strength of our institutions.” In addition to the manufacturers’ sales ta:: at a “uniform” but unspe- cified rate, here are some of his far= flung proposals for securing the bal- anced budget which he termed nece essary to “fully restored confidence in the future”: idespread Reorganization Widespread reorganization of the federal government, with executive orders to be submitted “within a few days” for regrouping and consolidat- ing more than 50 federal depart- ments and agencies. A flat 11 per cent slash in federal salaries, with a $1,000 exemption, in addition to the present 8 1-3 reduc- tion under the furlough system. Reductions in appropriations un- der those for the present fiscal year of $830,000,000—this to be offset in part by increases in “uncontrollable items” of $250,000,000. Drastic whittling down of expen- ditures for public works from $717,- 262,000 to $442,769,000. Elimination of certain unnamed payments to veterans arising from “ill-considered legislation.” The president, after asserting that measures already adopted had “un- doubtedly saved the country from economic disaster, devoted a full sec- tion of his message to criticism of the nation’s banking system. He de- clared “widespread banking reforms are a national necessity and are the first requisites for further recovery.” “As a system,” he said, “our bank- ing has failed to meet this great emergency. “It can be said without question of doubt that our losses and distress have been greatly augmented by its wholly inadequate organization. Its inability as a system to respond to our needs is today a constant drain upon progress toward recovery.” Refers to System Hoover explained that he did not refer to individual banks or bankers, but to a system which in “its insta- bility is responsible for periodic dan- gers to our whole economic system.” Although specific reforms were not named in the message, the president pointed out that the methods have been exhaustively examined and said that he saw “no reason now why solution should not be found at the present session of the congress.” He warned, however, that “infla~ tion of the currency or governmental conduct of banking,” should not have @ part in these reforms. ‘The government, Mr. Hoover said, should exercise care not to become a Participant in economic and social life except in emergencies because by so doing it becomes “a competitor with the people.” “As @ competitor,” he said, “it be- comes at once @ tyranny in what- ever direction it may touch. We have around us numerous such ex- Periences, no one of which can b: found to have justified itself excer' in cases where the people as a whole have met forces beyond their con- trol, such as the great war and this great depression, where the full pow- ers of the federal government must be exerted to protect the people. But even these must be limited to an emergency sense and must be Promptly ended when these are overcome.” Youthful Chicago Slayer § Sentenced Chicago, Dec. 6,—(”)—Sixteen-yeare old Charles Bertrand Arnold, Jr., waa sentenced to one to 14 years in Pon-