The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1933, Page 1

eee a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper TABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1988 HOUSE COMMITTEE WOULD SLASH COSTS IN MILITARY BUDGET All Phases of Army Activity 7 | cept Air Corps Affected By New Program KEEP OFFICER STRENGTH Reserve Officers Camps Would Be Shortened; Recruiting Costs Halved ‘Washington, Jan. 12.—(#)—The con- tinuing drive for economy brought to the house Thursday from its appro- Priations committee a bill recom- mending $31,584,000 less to carry on the military activities of the war de- partment next year than was allowed for this year. The same measure also allowed $79,324,000 less for non-military work, but much of this reduction was due to non-recurring emergency construc- tion authorized last session and not continued in the new bill. As submitted to the house, the bill would allow $273,079,000 for military and $72,743,000 for non-military activ- ities for the 1934 fiscal year. This was an apparent reduction of $110.- 000,000 for this year, but $50,000,000 of this was accounted for by non-re- curring emergency construction. Excluded from the bill was $1,000,- 000 asked by the budget bureau for | continuation of citizens’ military training camps. ‘The measure would permit the na- tional guard to eombriey field — tillery regiments with commer- ; cial vehicles, continue the ‘hort: | strength of the army at 12,000, short- en the training period for members of the reserve officers’ training corps from 42 to 30 days and cut recruiting expenses in half. Likewise, it would allow the alr corps to make contracts for now) Planes to the extent of $3,000,000 in addition to giving an outright appro- priation of $23,537,000 to that branch. Air Corps Grows An advance in the last year from fourth to third rank in the world’s military air strength was claimed for the United States by F. Trubee Davi-| son, assistant secretary of war fer) aviation. | In testimony before the appropria. tions subcommittee, Davison said: “Our tactical position is very much better today than it was at the be- ginning of the five-year program, in spite of all the difficulties we have gone through, particularly in the last three or four years. “That has reflected a change in our relative air strength as compared try si far ay . as naval air strength is concerned. “When we combine the army and the navy together we stand third in| the world today, whereas last year we stood fourth. “When we take simply the army air| compared with the ittee lots for heavier- 14 airship pilots. State Is Facin Propose to Eliminate Army Tr ———$—$—$—$—$—$—$—<—— or | ‘Whiskerweight’ Bout Ends in Draw | old, and Ww Order Public SOVIET TO CHANG LEVIES ON FARMER Will Abandon ‘Collection’ Sys- tem For Definite Grain Tax in Kind Moscow, Jan. 12.—(?)—Abolition of the depressing grain “collection” sys- tem, in effect for the last five years, was officially predicted Thursday as @ means of remedying the serious { . the “front” of the Soviet government, said in « speech made public Wed- nesday night ¢hat the present cumul- ative “collections” system probably would be replaced by a definite grain “tax” in kind, levied in advance of sowing. Under the ‘present system of levy- ing upon deliveries on a basis of pos- sibilities, production fell off greatly because peasants knew the more they raised the more ‘the government take. “The supply of manufactured goods and of food must be improved,” said Molotoff. In virtual agreement with the recommendations made public three days ago in a speech by Joseph V. chief of the Communist It was almost a battle of a century when these @ boxing match before some 2,000 oldsters assembled at St. Peters- burg, Fla. For William Judd, wielding that snappy left, is 92 years ‘ashington Brown, his opponent, is 80. Over the protests of physicians they traded jabs and uppercuts for four furious rounds. The match was called a draw. Capitol Probe Resolution two amateurs staged Hearing on -|Chinese province of Jehol Thursday JAPANESE FORCES | MOVE INTO JEROL TO BLOCK ‘FORAYS? Claim Several Thousand Chin- ese Irregulars Are Con- centrating in Area WOULD PROTECT GARRISONS Nipponese High Command Ex- pects to Annex Province to Manchukuo Chinchow, Manchuria, Jan, 12.—(#) —Japanese military forces of un- stated size commenced movements in the eastern section of the ancient to forstall whut was described as “anticipated Chinese irregulars’ forays.” Japanese movements in the state,! which their leaders predict will. be ultimately annexed to Manchukuo, were reported in the region of Kailu,; in the north, and headed in the di- rection of Tungliao. Information reaching Japanese army headquarters here said several thousand loosely organized Chinese “volunteers” were recently concen- trating in the Kailu district in Jehol, Preparing to raid and destroy the Tungliao-Heishan, Tungliaso-Liaoyu- an and Liaoyuan-Taonan railways and overwhelm, if possible, small Ja- panese garrisons already at Tungliao and Taonan. Senate Committee Seeks to Know If There Really Is Cause For Inquiry A public hearing on the resolution proposing: an investigation of the capitol building commission. was ordered Thursday by the senate state affairs committee, to which the mat- ter was referred following its in- troduction Tuesday. The hearing, , called for Monday morning, will be held to determine whether there is sufficient grounds to recommend passage of the resolu- tion, members of the committee said. The capitol commissioners will be asked to appear at the ki Senators W. E. Matthaei, Wells county, and C. W. Fine, Benson coun- ty, introduced the resolution which received the endorsement of the Non- partisan League caucus. It calls for an appropriation of $7,500 with which tonne? on the- proposed investiga- At a meeting of the house appro- priations committee Representative William Crockett of Cavalier county told the members that Governor Wil- liam Langer wanted $45,000 slashed from the $70,000 appropriation rec- ommended by the state budget board for the national guard. Crockett ex- pressed the belief the appropriation sought was too high. budget board was deferred and it was de- cided to call on Herman A. Brocopp, acting adjutant general, and his pre- decessor, G. A. Fraser, to explain the 10 Recommendations world. t that “we are living in Warning lead times,” the army iE z EEE Fargoan Appointed To Workmen’s Bureau Richard H. Walker of Fargo appointed » member of 8 compensa’ succeed W.-H. Stutsman of Mandan, whose tern expired the first of i has the] Minneapolis, tion bureau to| covered after = small safety pin was removed the] Albert Severson, seven-months-old son of Professor and to North Dekota house of rep- resentatives by the state ‘From Child’s Throat Jan. 12.—(?)—Fully re- from his appropriation. Srostett said $750 month now is ing saved by the adjutant gen- the elimination of Dakota Firemen’ association, its promotion and for the annual tournament, was “indefinite- ” ly_postponed. Fifty dollars was cut from the $100 requested in the budget bill for erect- ing headstones over graves of sol- diers, sailors and marines. ‘There was much buzzing when the hea-inmpertioe: budget bill was It was reported the Chinese ap- parently hoped to take advantage of Japanese absorption in the situation at Shanhaikwan and southwestern Jehol, which Thursday was apparent- ly quiet. The Japanese, as usual, assert that Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, the commander in North China, ordered the raids, which the former were con- fident would be easily repulsed. Although the Japanese military command issued a statement reiter- ating that it considered Jehol a’ por- tion of Manchukuo and that any operations in: Jehol were merely for the purpose of policing Manchukuo, Officers asserted that a major offen- sive in Jehol was not contemplated ——————__ | Choir Leader Dies DR. J. FRED WOLLE Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 12.—(—Dr. J. Fred Wolle, whose organization of Bach music festivals made him na- tionally known in music circles, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 69 years old. HIGH WIND CAUSES $1,000,000 DAMAGES NEAR LOS ANGELES Two Known Dead and Three Missing in Wake of Storm On Pacific Coast Los Angeles, Jan. 12—(P)—In the wake of its most terrific windstorm ;on record, Southern California Thurs- day counted its dead at two, its miss- ing at three and property damage in excess of $1,000,000. An accurate estimate of damage to agricultural crops will be unavailable for several days, but the loss is ex- pected to equal that suffered by the oll industry which reported $500,000 damage, most of which resulted from ‘ll. derrieks. The stérm brought winds ranging in velocity from 12 to 80 miles an hour. The weather bureau stated it was caused by an exceptionally high Pressure area over western Nevada which was relieved by blowing to the at present. Japanese military intelligence esti- mated the Chinese forces in Jehol Marshal Chang’s infantry brigades| in the southeast, four infantry and three cavalry brigades in the central and west sections under Tang Yu- Lin, the governor of Jehol, and 40,- 000 volunteers in the east and north. Shanhaikwan, China, Jan. 11.—(?) —(Delayed in transmission)—Peace hovers over the shell-scarred wall city, dividing Manchuria and China Proper—but it is @ precarious peace, apparently likely at any time to flare into war. i wall of China, nearest the Hsiao-Liang, has thus far man- settle the quarrel almost threw China and Japan Chang is z as totaling 130,000, including four of; south. Lieut. Commander Carl Hupp of the light cruiser U. S. S. Raleigh, was swept overboard and drowned when he attempted to secure a boat at- tached to the ship while it was whip- ping about in the storm. His body has not been recovered. The other death from the storm is believed to be that of Theodore Krog, wreckage of his boat was found on the shore. No trace of him was found. Three sailors from the aircraft car- rier Saratoga were reported missing in a shore boat, although there was no official statement from the navy. Hundreds of houses were unroofed as telephone and telegraph wires. County officials estimated $1,000,- 000 would be a conservative estimate of the total loss. Metropolitan Los Angeles escaped from the fury of the gale, the wind .|reaching @ velocity of only 12 miles an hour in the downtown district. HOOVER PROPOSAL FAVORED BY SOLONS Need to Aid Those Threatened With Bankruptcy Is Gen- erally Recognized sentiment for individuals and corpora- barrassed jtions through bankruptcy-reform| There is no doubt here that if Measures developed in congress}Democratic program for this session enactment of/fails, Roosevelt will call an extra ses- ON ALLOTMENT BILL TOWARD FINAL VOTE Reading of Measure For Pur- pose of Amendment Not Quite Half Finished SPONSORS ARE ENCOURAGED | Success in Warding Off Changes in Basic Plan Gives Hope of Success | Washington, Jan. 12.— () — The house plugged persistently today to get through a shower of amendments and reach a final vote on the emer- gency farm relief bill. Much remained to be done on the 25-page allotment measure. Reading} under which amendments are in order was not quite at the half-way mark. But its Democratic sponsors were en- couraged by increased success in warding off changes in the price-fix- ing plan as set up by the agriculture committee. One of the chief obstacles to be cleared was the tariff section. Tariff increases have not yet been provided for the three commodities put in the bill on the house floor— dairy products, rice and peanuts. But when the proper section is reached, they will be offered as amendments. One in particular—by Anderson (Rep., Minn.),—seemed certain to meet strong opposition. Designed to supplement a five-cent a pound pro- cessing tax and bounty on butterfat, it would levy this amoisat of tariff on animal and vegetable oil importations “from any foreign country or posses- sion of the United States.” Sponsors of the bill interpreted this language as proposing a tariff on Philippine imports, a step congress repeatedly has refused to take pend- ing the granting of independence. A committee amendment, establish- ing an initial marketing period prior to the 1933-34 marketing year during which the farmer's “fair price” shall be fixed at 75 cents a bushel on wheat and rice, 9 cents a pound on cotton, 5 cents a pound on hogs, 3 cents a pound on peanuts and 26 cents a pound on butterfat, was accepted Thursday. ROOSEVELT SILENT BUT IS PREPARING HIMSELF FOR POST President-Elect Will Not Talk | or Act Until He Assumes Office In March New York, Jan. 12.—(7)—With an eye on congress, President-elect lon the" drove ahead silently today on the “process of preparing myself” for the task after March 4. Roosevelt is waiting until he is president before he talks or acts, But he is anxious that this dying session of congress, the last of the Hoover administration, makes sure of balancing the budget and enacting farm relief, i The principle of the pending agri- culture bill before the house meets the ideas of the President-elect.. HE’ understands that the leaders of or- ganized agriculture are behind the measure. During the campaign he Gave assurance that if the several farm organizations would agree on federal help he would support Details of raising new taxes, if they ———- are necessary, and cutting appropria-| the vessel, in the sea of Okhotsk off Washington, Jan. 12.—(#)—Strong| tions, are left by him to congress, but helping financially he wants that done before he assumes the presidency. ton. 2 expected. . those measures Green Bottles to tae piendpe special message! Become Rage Soon | wp o Hastings Wd. L. BELL LEAVES the | Station reported the N. Y. K. (Ja- ey Leaves Local Bank | —— J. L. BELL J. L. Bell, vice president of the First National Bank here and a civic leader in Bismarck for many years, Thurs- Gay announced that he had severed his connection with that institution. LOCAL BANK AFTER YEARS OF SERVICE May Affiliate With Regional Credit Corporation of Minneapolis J. L. Bell, vice president of the) First National Bank here for many} years, Thursday announced that he had severed his connections with that institution. Though his plans for the future are not yet fully shaped, he announced he probably would become affiliated | with the Regional Credit Corporation of Minneapolis in the near future. During his many years of residence here, Bell has served as treasurer of many organizations, including the | Red Cross, Association of Commerce, jand Provident Life Insurance com- Pany, was a member of the Masonic Lodge and has been a civic and so- cial leader in the city. N. I. Roop was elected to succeed Bell Wednesday afternoon at the annual meeting of the board of di- rectors, following the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First Na- tional Bank which opened Tuesday and was adjourned until Wednesdy. F. L. Conklin succeeds Bell on the board of directors. Other directors C. B. Little, O. N. Dunham, E. A. Weather Report . tempera‘ PRICE FIVE CENTS | 4 a = a g Financial Crisis aining Camps JIHOUSE PLUGS AWAY $500,000 BEHIND IN CASH FUND ASSERTS N.D. AUDITING BODY Report Is Presented to Legisla- tors Who May Get No Pay January 20 INSTITUTION FOLK UNPAID Authorization to Anticipate Tax Collections Given to State Auditor More than $500,000 in unpaid state bills, “which amount increases daily,” creating a situation that “con- stitutes an emergency,” brought a request Wednesday from the state auditing board for legislative con- sideration. A letter signed by Governor Wil- Mam Langer, Robert Byrne, secretary of state; Berta E. Baker, state audi- tor; Alfred 8. Dale, state treasurer, and Gilbert Semingson, state exam- iner, as members of the board, was presented to the house by Majority Leader Herbert F. Swett, Kidder county. The board called attention to an overdraft of $16,273.29 on Jan. 5, to vouchers presented on the following day for $25,122.29, and to the unpaid December payroll of state schools. It said that aid to rural schools, due in September, amount to $221,918.67, and $77,914 for high school aid, are still unpaid, and that provision has not been made for pay- ing legislative expenses on Jan. 20 of approximately $31,514.40. The letter said: “In order that you may be advised as to the financial condition of the State at the present time, the state auditing board submits the following information. Refers to Past Action “On August 25, 1932, Hon. John Steen, then state auditor, presented the following request to the state auditing board which request was approved: “To the state auditing board of Sonn Dakota, Bismarek, “North Da- ota: “ “Whereas paragraph 17 of Chapter 261 of the 1931 session law provides, that in case of emergency, and in anticipation of taxes levied and In@ Process of collection, the auditor, with the advice and consent of the state auditing board, may issue warrants in payment of duly authorized vouchers, which warrants so issued pegs pais by the state treasurer any funds in his other than sinking funds ana ene the use of which is limited by the consti- tution of this state; and “Whereas, the general fund of this state due to slow tax collections is almost depleted; and Hughes and P. J. Meyer, were re- elected. At the directors’ meeting the fol- lowing officers were elected: C. B. Little, president; E. T. McCanna, E. W. Leonard, and Roop, vice presi- dents; Frank E. Shepard, vice presi- dent and cashier. H. E. Hanson, B. F. Lawyer, L. P. Warren and C. A. Heupel were re- @ppointed assistant cashiers. All officers of the Dakota National Bank and Trust company were re- elected at that institution's annual meeting this* week. They are J. E. Davis, president; J. P. Wagner, cashier; A, A. Mayer and H. E. Baker, assistant cashiers; and Dr. A. M. Brandt, J. A. Fleck, F. M. Davis, J. E. Davis, J. C. Oberg, Louis Rubin, J. C. Taylor, R. B. Webb, J. P. Wagner and Theodore Quanrud, members of the board of directors. Russian Steamer Is Reported in Trouble San Francisco, Jan. 12.—(7)—Radio messages early Thi jay told of the distress of the Russian steamship Sakhalin in the north Pacific. Ja- Panese dispatches said 254 Russians were aboard. No details beyond the location of the island of Sakhalin were carried in the messages. Panese) tanker Manju Maru, and the State's line steamship Genero] Per- {shing were standing by. The gov- ernment radio station at Victoria, B. C., named these two crafts as rush- Hi Het ie f 2 E “Whereas, there was on July 1, 1932, due the general fund of the state from uncollected taxes the fol- lowing sums: Due from 1929 taxes Due from 1930 taxes Due from 1931 taxes Total .. BS I thereby req consent of the state auditing board to overdraw the general fund to the amount of $600,000. Which amount I deem suf- ficient to meet the current obliga- tions of the state. Respectfully, John Steen, State Auditor. Bismarck, N. Dak. 1932 Request approved. George F. Shafer, governor. Gilbert Semingson, state examiner. Has Been Refunded “A portion of the authorization was used, which sum was refunded through subsequent collections. At the meeting of the auditing board on January 6, 1933, Hon. Berta E. Baker, state auditor, presented a similar re- Land to ihe state auditing board, Tequest was approved in the pis ge a) “ january Sth, there was an overdraft of $16,273.29. 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